A Flood Watch alert was issued tonight on the River Thames through Abingdon. The Environment Agency alert covers the section of the river from Sandford Lock to Day's Lock, at Little Wittenham, including Abingdon, Culham, Sutton Courtney and Clifton Hampden
Protesters claimed a 'partial victory' after evading security and police to invade Oxford's Bonn Square in support of tree campaigner Gabriel Chamberlain. A peaceful protest against its redevelopment began around midday today. But security guards
THE River Cherwell in north Oxfordshire was this evening added to the list of rivers in the county on flood watch after recent heavy rain. Earlier in the day stretches of the River Thames through the county were put on alert. This evening's move brings
A Flood Watch alert was issued this evening for the River Cherwell. The alert covers the full length of the river from Charwelton, near Banbury, to Oxford, along with its tributaries, including the Sor and Bloxham brooks. Other Oxfordshire rivers also
HOPES are rising that a strike by guards working for Oxfordshire rail operator First Great Western can be averted. After talks yesterday between FGW managers and officials from the RMT union, which represents the 500 guards, the union negotiators recommended
A Flood Watch alert was issued this afternoon for the River Thames in south Oxfordshire. It covers the section from Day's Lock, at Little Wittenham, to Whitchurch Lock, near Pangbourne, through Shillingford, Benson, Wallingford, Goring and Streatley.
BILLY Turley marked signing a two-year extension to his contract at Oxford with a bad error as United lost their sixth away game in succession. The U's keeper made an error of judgment in coming to the edge of his area to try to deal with a free-kick
Hopes are rising that a strike by guards working for Oxfordshire rail operator First Great Western can be averted. After talks yesterday between FGW managers and officials from the RMT union, which represents the 500 guards, the union negotiators recommended
FIRE crews tackled a blaze at an Oxford college last night. The fire started in a dishwasher in a kitchen, on the third floor of an accomodation block, at Keble College, in Parks Road. No one was injured.
If Bilawal Bhutto Zardari thought his wish for a quiet university life would be granted by the British media, yesterday's photocall in Oxford probably gave him a clue. Wheeled out to stroll among the immaculately manicured lawns of Christ Church quad
Fire crews tackled a blaze at an Oxford University college last night. The fire started in a dishwasher in a kitchen, on the third floor of an accomodation block, at Keble College, in Parks Road. No-one was injured and the fire was not believed to
First Great Western bosses met union officials yesterday in a bid to avert a 48-hour strike. Talks between the train operator and the Rail Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) centred on the union's decision to organise the two-day strike, about Sunday
HOSPITAL and council managers are joining forces to try to prevent a technical blunder delaying the opening of Oxford's new £125m cancer centre. Planning experts said the opening of the world-leading cancer centre could be jeopardised by a legal error
AN 18-year-old Oxford man has been accused of raping a woman in a playground while two other men watched. Shkelezen Elezi, of Coleridge Close, Cowley, denies attacking the woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, on Christmas Eve, 2006. Jurors
An 18-year-old Oxford man has been accused of raping a woman in a playground while two other men watched. Shkelezen Elezi, of Coleridge Close, Cowley, denies attacking the woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, on Christmas Eve, 2006. Jurors
A LORRY driver who fell asleep at the wheel, killing a family of four in a rush-hour multiple pile-up on the A34, has been jailed for three years and nine months. Ian King ploughed into a line of traffic at the rear of a long tailback near Bletchingdon
OXFORD professor Richard Dawkins has won yet another award for his controversial book The God Delusion, which puts the case for atheism. He received 3,000 votes to win the Audiobook of the Year Awards with a recording narrated by his wife, actress Lalla
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is no ordinary student, so he can expect no ordinary student life. The son of assassinated Pakistan politician Benazir Bhutto starts back at Oxford University on Monday for the first time since his mother's death. He has called
Give Gabriel Chamberlain and his fellow protesters their dues, they have made a good fist of their fight to save trees in Bonn Square and around the Westgate car park. However, time waits for no man. And their time may well be up. Planners have agreed
A YOUTH worker wants girls on an Oxford estate to boost their confidence through football. Jolene Hurst, a casual sports worker for the Rose Hill Youth Club, has appealed for more teenagers to join in a once-a-week kickabout she organises. Miss Hurst
PIPER Heath Richardson has presented a 1,150-name petition to city councillors in his bid to stay in Oxford's main shopping street. Mr Richardson, 32, has played to shoppers in Cornmarket Street for the past 14 years. But last month some traders
CHRISTMAS tree recycling points will be stopping in Oxford tomorrow. The 17 points were set up around the city to help with recycling following the Christmas period. All Christmas trees collected will be turned into wood chips and used in the city's
SOUTH Oxfordshire District Council has approved plans for a sales office building at Benson Cruiser Station.
INNOVATIVE talent will be on show at a mini-festival celebrating the variety of local music. The festival, which starts today, has been organised by Oxford Contemporary Music and Modern Art Oxford. They asked musicians from different genres to send
AN UNUSUAL exhibition featuring portraits and photographs of the same 16 people will be going on display at the Said Business School Gallery, Park End Street, until Tuesday, January 29. Painter Sally Bamber and photographer Robert Taylor invited 16
VOLUNTEERS are needed to take part in an experiment to discover how diet can affect well-being. Harris Manchester College, at Oxford University, is conducting the study. Volunteers must be female, healthy and never suffered from depression or had
A TAXI control office in Crescent Road, Cowley, refused retrospective planning permission, has appealed against enforcement action launched by Oxford City Council. The enforcement notice was issued over the change of use of the site from shop to taxi
A PIONEERING project which aims to lead the way in reducing antisocial behaviour on Oxfordshire housing estates has received a £100,000 funding boost. The Shout initiative, which runs in The Waterways development, beside the Oxford Canal in North
OXFORD'S retailers are facing an uncertain year after counting the cost of sluggish Christmas sales. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) said shops across the country had suffered their worst festive returns for three years. According to the BRC
A THIRD of children in Oxfordshire's schools are opting for school dinners instead of packed lunches - a rise of six per cent. Oxfordshire County Council's school meals provider Food With Thought served up 30,550 more school dinners between September
CHRISTMAS is meant to be a time of festive cheer and goodwill to all men. But for those unwrapping brightly-patterned socks or flashing Santa earrings, it can risk being slightly disappointing - at best. Now one Oxford-based charity is offering
A COMMUNITY garden set up in Oxford to provide a safe meeting space for local people is in need of guardians to watch over the blooms. The trustees of the Barracks Lane Community Garden have set up a garden guardians scheme and are hoping to get as
A DUSTY suitcase revealed itself as a historical treasure trove when an Oxford couple realised it contained a hand-written letter and a card from Benazir Bhutto. Colin and Christine Burden, from Meadow Lane, Iffley, were amazed to discover the signed
