FIRST Great Western has had to halt the introduction of its new Oxford Night Out ticket, due to problems over its use on Arriva CrossCountry trains between Oxford and Banbury, according to the Cotswold Line Promotion Group. CLPG spokesman John Stanley
THE Banbury-built Subaru Impreza WRC2007 of Chris Atkinson and Stephané Prévot finished today's stages in third position overall after a day of challenging and unpredictable conditions. Petter Solberg and Phil Mills also drove a determined day to maintain
A MAN who failed to turn up at court on charges of assault was arrested last night. Mahesh Bennett, 22, was charged with assaulting a woman in November last year and was arrested in Blackbird Leys after he failed to show up for a appearance at Oxford
TWO missing children have been found with their mother at an address in Wantage. Six police forces were involved in the search for the children - aged three and two - who were from Portsmouth, Hampshire, and disappeared last Friday. The children
FIREFIGHTERS were called out to Old Grimsby Road in Banbury to tackle a hedge fire in the early hours today. The blaze in a ten-metre section of hedge had burned the porch and window of a nearby house and damaged a car. No one was reported injured
FIREFIGHTERS have credited a smoke alarm for saving the lives of an elderly couple after their house caught fire. It came in the same week firefighters warned that people were twice as likely to die in a fire if they did not have a working smoke alarm
A NOISY neighbour has been fined for playing his music too loudly and breaching a noise notice. David Brough, of Iffley Road, Oxford, appeared at Oxford Magistrates' Court where he pleaded guilty to two charges of breaching a noise abatement notice
MAGDALEN Bridge, Oxford, will close on May Morning to stop revellers jumping into the River Cherwell - despite new calls to leave it open. Each year May Morning attracts an estimated 10,000 people who gather to listen to Magdalen College choir sing
Oxford Harlequins produced an excellent second half display to defeat Maidenhead and climb to fifth in the table. Here is the numbers' game. See Tuesday's paper for full report. Competition: South West 1 Score: Oxford Harlequins 27, Maidenhead 10
Magdalen Bridge will close on May Morning to stop revellers jumping into the River Cherwell - despite new calls to leave it open. Each year May Morning attracts an estimated 10,000 people who gather to listen to Magdalen College choir sing the Hymnus
Oxford United stopped the rot after three successive defeats but again struggled in front of goal as they were held goalless by Grays at the Kassam Stadium. New signings Justin Richards, Matt Green and Michael Howard all did OK on their debuts, but
A man has been arrested on suspicion of robbery after a woman was robbed in the Broadway, Didcot on January 16. The 31-year-old man was arrested on Sunday and has been released on police bail until March 13.
A man who failed to turn up at court on charges of assault was arrested last night. Mahesh Bennett, 22, was charged with assaulting a woman in November last year and was arrested in Blackbird Leys after he failed to show up for a appearance at Oxford
Firefighters have credited a smoke alarm for saving the lives of an elderly couple after their house caught fire. It came in the same week firefighters warned that people were twice as likely to die in a fire if they did not have a working smoke alarm
Two missing children have been found with their mother at an address in Wantage. Six police forces were involved in the search for the children - aged three and two - who were from Portsmouth, Hampshire, and disappeared last Friday. The children were
An operation to clear up after last week's flooding false-starts has begun in Oxford. While no homes in the city were flooded after rivers burst their banks, people worked around-the-clock to shore up homes in case waters rose. More than 75 Oxford City
A noisy neighbour has been fined for playing his music too loudly and breaching a noise notice. David Brough, of Iffley Road, Oxford, appeared at Oxford Magistrates' Court where he pleaded guilty to two charges of breaching a noise abatement notice
First Great Western has had to halt the introduction of its new Oxford Night Out ticket, due to problems over its use on Arriva CrossCountry trains between Oxford and Banbury, according to the Cotswold Line Promotion Group. CLPG spokesman John Stanley
Chiltern Railways has warned passengers of disruption on its services to the West Midlands next month, due to a major junction rebuilding and resignalling project south of Birmingham. The work will run from Saturday, February 9, until Sunday, February
Firefighters were called out to Old Grimsby Road in Banbury to tackle a hedge fire in the early hours of this morning. The blaze in a 10-metre section of hedge had burned the porch and window of a nearby house and damaged a car. No one was reported
Investigators have said a car fire on a minor road between Fernham and Uffington, near Wantage, could be arson. Firefighters were called at 7.20pm yesterday to put out the blaze. No one was injured.
THE Banbury-built Subaru Impreza WRC2007s of Chris Atkinson/Stephane Prevot and Petter Solberg/Phil Mills showed strong pace to consolidate yesterday's positions of fourth and sixth at the end of the second day of Rallye Monte Carlo. The 47 crews restarting
A SECOND kidney cancer patient has been denied a life-prolonging 'wonder drug' by Oxfordshire NHS officials because he is not considered an "exceptional case". Martyn Sumner, 52, has been given ten months to live without being given the drug Sunitinib
A JUDGE has refused to create an exclusion zone to keep animal rights protesters away from the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, during graduation ceremonies. Oxford University had asked for the ban to stop protesters against its new animal testing laboratory
BRADLEY Smith knows that he has been handed the chance to show the world just what he can do. The motorbike sensation is preparing to start his third season in the 125cc World Championship - but goes into the 2008 campaign knowing that he has a bike
Striker Matt Green says he has unfinished business at Oxford - and hopes to get back on the goal trail against Grays today. The Cardiff City striker, who scored in United's 2-0 victory at Kidderminster but then broke his collarbone in their next Blue
CHILDREN from Rush Common Primary School, Abingdon, got up close and personal with lots of exotic animals when they were guests at the opening of a new Pets At Home store, at the Fairacres Retail Park. They were introduced to African pygmy hedgehogs
PUPILS at Ladygrove Park Primary School in Didcot switched on their new energy-saving solar panels with the help of their sun-loving friend, Sunny Solar. The £20,000 panels were installed and funded by the Co-operative Group, who sent their climate-change
WITNEY'S Mr Entertainment', Ian Holloway, is putting on an evening of comedy to raise funds for Oxford's 5Eize the Day leukaemia charity, named after a ward at the John Radcliffe Hospital. Comedians David Copperfield, Tank Sherman and Andy Leach will
CHILTERN Railways is giving passengers advance warning that due to resignalling and engineering work, trains to and from the West Midlands will not run north of Leamington Spa for a week next month. From Monday, February 11, until Friday, February 15
PATIENT care is not at risk after Oxfordshire's ambulance control room staff were moved 30 miles out of county, NHS managers say. The majority of the 18-strong team was transferred earlier this month from offices at Oxford's Churchill Hospital to
A NUMBER of events are being held in the city to mark Holocaust Memorial Day tomorrow. They are being organised by the Oxford University Jewish Society and anti-genocide campaigning organisation Oxford Aegis Society and are open to the public. A survivor
PENELOPE Jepson has been inundated with rats as her North Oxford home - thanks to her rodent-catching moggie Topaz. The three-year-old tortoiseshell has killed six rats in the past 14 months and brought every one into Miss Jepson's house in Salisbury
OXFORD'S first organic burger restaurant is set to open in Cowley Road by the end of March. The eaterie is the latest venture by Oxford restaurateur Clinton Pugh, who owns Kazbar and Cafe Coco in the same road. Work has already started on transforming
A second kidney cancer victim has been denied a life-prolonging 'wonder drug' by Oxfordshire NHS officials because he is not considered an "exceptional case". Martyn Sumner, 52, has been given 10 months to live without being given the drug Sunitinib
It is difficult to see the logic in the decision to deny kidney cancer sufferer Martyn Sumner a drug which could possibly prolong his life. As if he hasn't enough to worry about, he is now having to launch an appeal and beg Oxfordshire Primary Care
PLANNERS have dismissed an appeal by the owner of a sandwich bar in Headington for a change of use at his premises. Mohamed Garni, owner of Mojo's Sandwich Bar in London Road wanted to change it from a retail outlet to a hot food takeaway. The planning
THE Oxfordshire and District Talking Newspaper has appointed its first female chairman. Margaret Simpson, of Headington, was appointed head of Oxtalk at the organisation's annual general meeting last month. She has been involved with Oxtalk since
It may sound like a shaggy dog story but this furry feline is genuinely too scared to go outside. While all his other moggie mates hear the call of the wild Billy the cat suffers so badly from agoraphobic he has not been outdoors for the last two years
A COLLECTION of gargoyle designs by young people from around the county have been on display at Oxford's Bodleian Library. The nine winning entries of the Design a Gargoyle competition were on display in the Proscholium at the entrance to the library
THOUSANDS of people across Oxfordshire will be watching birds this weekend as part of the RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch. It aims to find out which birds are the most common visitors to gardens in winter and keeps an eye on how others are faring as well
SPELSBURY village hall will hold its annual farmhouse breakfast today as part of the HGCA-backed British farmhouse breakfast week 2008, titled 'A Great Start'. The event, which will feature locally sourced produce, including locally produced sausages
