A DRIVER in his early 20s died in an horrific smash with a van near Bicester yesterday. Neil Ian St John Beasley, 31, of Herald Way, Bicester, was travelling alone in his Metro on the B4011 towards Bicester, when it was in collision with a 7 tonne Mercedes
BUNGLING workmen fitted a new toilet bowl for Ken Pitts - then found the door wouldn't shut. They didn't get bogged down. Instead, they cut a piece out of it. Council tenant Ken, 78, went potty. He told the Oxford Mail: "It was a botched job. The door
MYSTERY surrounds the death of a pensioner who was out cycling in a West Oxfordshire village. Norman Vickery, 74, died from massive internal injuries after falling from his bike in Shilton. Police are not sure whether he lost control of his bike or he
MALCOLM Shotton has issued a "hands-off" warning to clubs tracking Oxford United's leading scorer Joey Beauchamp. After hearing of national paper reports that Bolton were interesed in taking the £1.5m rated winger, Shotton declared: "I've not even spoken
TIGER attack victim Nigel Wesson paid a terrible price to work with big cats. Now, as the circus worker continues his recovery after losing his arm, he must be hoping that his insurance cover is also fully paid up. For insurance in Mr Wesson's line of
THE deadline for companies wanting to enter the Oxfordshire Business of the Year Awards is fast approaching, writes David Duffy. Firms have until March 31 to submit an entry form to the Heart of England Training and Enterprise Council. Forms are available
BUNGLING burglars Mark Salter and Tony Buckley left their getaway car at the scene of their crime and a tell-tale trail of muddy footprints across fields. They were no match for police dog Hero who followed their scent two miles across farmland to a pub
MAGISTRATES warned a former pupil who wrecked a school toilet by letting off a firework that he was facing a prison term. Kevin Moffitt, 18, of Poplar Close, Kidlington, caused more than £100 damage when he let off the Phantom Strike firework in a toilet
A SUPERB all-round performance saw City upset the form book to beat Boreham Wood 3-0 and reach the final of the Guardian Insurance League Cup. Having beaten 'Wood', the holders of the trophy, and strongly fancied for the Ryman Premier League title twice
THE Oxford scientist who first linked smoking to cancer has attacked the tobacco industry for claiming that passive smoking is harmless. Prof Sir Richard Doll, of the Radcliffe Infirmary, spoke out after one firm said inhaling other people's smoke did
Our reporter Simon Nix samples the trip of a lifetime - biking across America on a Harley-Davidson... WHEN you are facing a ride through the Big Country, you need a bike of comparable size. But it's not until you've travelled through the wide open spaces
A HUSBAND torched his holiday cottage to kill his wife and claim life insurance to cover gambling debts, a court heard. Jong Rhee, a 34-year-old Korean, took 25-year-old Natalie, of Field Garden, Steventon, for a weekend break in Snowdonia last April.
