A FIRE at Berinsfield Primary School is being treated as suspected arson. The entrance hall and part of the roof went up in flames and fire crews battled to stop the whole school in Wimblestraw Road from burning down early yesterday evening. The alarm
TEENAGE soldier Craig Lovitt walked free from court after being cleared of the rape of a 15-year-old girl behind a school classroom in Bicester. Lovitt, 19, an Army driver, wept and hugged his family after an Oxford Crown Court jury found him not guilty
PLANS for another large out-of-town shopping development in Oxford have provoked anger among local people. They say if the latest planning application - for an 895sq m non-food store next to Toys R Us in Botley Road - goes ahead, traffic on the congested
NORTH Leigh's hopes of lifting the Hellenic League's Norman Matthews Floodlit Cup were shattered in a remarkable penalty shoot-out in the final at Carterton Town last night. After the teams drew 2-2, Supermarine evntually clinched the cup by winning the
OXFORD United midfielder David Smith's one-match ban for Saturday's derby against arch rivals Swindon Town at the Manor Ground has been confirmed. Smith will be a rare absentee after picking up a fifth booking in the 2-0 win over Norwich last month. Winger
TOP postmaster Tony Summerfield has been arrested by cops probing the suspected laundering of up to £450,000. Award-winning postie Mr Summerfield, 56, of Kirtlington Post Office Stores, was questioned by fraud police and released on bail. The arrest followed
THE Government has announced a £19.5m bonus for training and enterprise councils - but the Heart of England TEC, which covers Oxfordshire, will not receive any of the extra cash, writes Chris Koenig. It is one of seven TECs, out of a total of 74 in England
NEWLY-installed anti-crime cameras are 'blind' during the night because of a shortage of operators. The CCTV system, installed in Wantage and Abingdon town centres, cannot provide 24-hour surveillance until more people are recruited. Jerry Patterson,
AN OXFORD hotel was granted a public entertainments licence as long as it put double glazing on all the windows so that people living nearby are not affected by loud music. University College and Merton College, which both have student accommodation nearby
WAR veteran Arthur Titherington has hit out at news that the Queen is to give the Order of the Garter to Emperor Akihito of Japan. He and other former Japanese prisoners of war believe the honour - Britain's highest for chivalry - is badly timed. It is
FRESH calls for Oxford's blood centre to be re-opened have followed the shock sacking of the national service's top man. Oxford MP Evan Harris threw down the gauntlet to Health Secretary Frank Dobson in the House of Commons yesterday. He said: "The closure
