THE richest man in the country, the Duke of Westminster, has been fined for speeding. Gerald Cavendish, of Eaton Hall, Eaton, Chester, was caught by speed cameras doing 98mph at 1.15pm on the M40 at Lewknor, near Watlington, on March 1. He pleaded guilty
VITAL revision notes stolen from the car of a young executive have turned up - in the men's toilet at Bicester Football Club. They went missing after thieves threw a brick through the window of a Mazda car and stole a cream shoulder bag containing an
ANIMAL rights activists are believed to have been behind another attack on the homes of cat farm workers. The homes of three employees of Hillgrove Farm, Minster Lovell, near Witney, were targeted last night. Bricks and rocks were thrown through their
INVENTOR Branko Babic has accused Prime Minister Tony Blair of ignoring his pleas for help in clawing back £100m he claims he is owed by US oil firms. Mr Babic, of Summertown, Oxford, appeared in the Oxford Mail in March, claiming he had not picked up
THE Government did a U-turn today and heaped praise on Oxfordshire diplomat Peter Penfold for his role in the arms to Africa affair. Yesterday, Mr Penfold, 53, of Fisherman's Wharf, Abingdon, was accused of conniving to send weapons to the African country
TWO late penalties from St Albans full back Marcus Tobin cost Oxford Cavaliers the points in their opening Rugby League Conference fixture of the season at Marston Ferry Road on Saturday. Tobin landed 67th and 71st minute goals to give the visitors a
ONE of the world's great cricketers was in Oxford last night to promote his autobiography. Wasim Akram, the Pakistani and Lancashire all-rounder, spoke to students at the Oxford Union about English touring teams, match-fixing scandals and the extraordinary
Riled rabbi criticises divorced duchess for trying to play happy families SARAH, Duchess of York, has been severely criticised by an Oxford Rabbi for her suggestion that children of divorced parents are better off having both parents living in the same
BRITAIN'S going to the dogs - as greyhound racing throws off its flat cap and pint of mild image. After years in the doldrums, business is booming at the country's 70-plus tracks. And with Damon Albarn - Britpop rock group Blur's frontman - among racing
ADVENTURER Sue Stockdale's plans to walk 600 miles across floating pack ice to the North Pole have already thrown up one surprise. The Scot, who has just come home to Faringdon from a test run to the Arctic, bumped into top explorer David Hempleman-Adams
HOLLYWOOD glitz and glamour came to the Oxford Union last night with a visit by two of Tinseltown's brightest stars, Gwyneth Paltrow and Ben Affleck, pictured. Ben, who shot to fame after co-writing and starring in the hit movie Good Will Hunting, is
BUSINESSES in Oxfordshire are being warned to beware of bogus "consultants" who charge for submitting a rating appeal, writes Maggie Hartford. Two directors of a so-called rating consultancy received suspended jail sentences recently for conspiracy to
PAINTER and decorator Darren Davison was found guilty of boosting his income by dealing in drugs. Davison, 25, claimed that heroin found in a police raid on his house, in Leiden Road, Wood Farm, Oxford, belonged to his heroin addict step-son, Lee. But
THE Spice Girls performing Shakespeare? It's enough to make the bard turn in his grave! But the fairies in director Andy Holme's A Midsummer Night's Dream are likely to bear an uncanny resemblance to the mega-popular band. Seven youngsters have renamed
FLOODS which forced hundreds of people to leave their homes last month were a freak of nature which could not have been predicted, experts said. A public meeting attended by 200 people in Kidlington last night was told authorities were simply caught out
COLIN McRae put himself on course for a second world title as he moved top of the championship standings with victory in the Corsica Rally. Victory for the Scot, driving a Banbury-built Subaru Impreza, also put the Prodrive Subaru team - seeking a fourth
GRAEME Hick stole the show in the Parks on the first day of Worcestershire's match against Oxford University with a magnificent century. The England batsman hit 17 boundaries as he raced to his 97th century. His superb knock finally ended when he pulled
Shipton-under-Wychwood made it two wins out of two back in Division 1 of the Adkin Cherwell League with a comfortable six-wicket victory over Thame. Choosing to bat first, visitors Thame owed much of their 166 all out to a fighting 77 from skipper Rob
ELVIS Presley fans Paul Oliver and Mandy Bywaters knew exactly how they wanted to celebrate their wedding - as a tribute to the star. Instead of traditional wedding dress, the bride, groom, best man, bridesmaids, pages, parents and many of the guests
