CONSUMER watchdogs are warning householders to take their time before switching electricity suppliers. As competition for new customers hots up, the National Consumer Council is advising people to take their time before being tempted by special offers
A partygoer camping in a field after a black-tie bash had a rude awakening when a friend reversed over his tent. Richard Humphries, 22, pitched his tent in the grounds of Culham Court, near Abingdon, after a private party at the house. He flaked out under
Oxfordshire is the 15th worst county in Britain for cars being targeted by arsonists, it was revealed in a survey today (MON SEPT 28). The Arson Prevention Bureau, league table of 57 countieswhich records the number of deliberately started car fires,
Parents at a village primary school, where a pupil suffered a broken arm in a playground attack, have met governors to review its policy towards bullying and bad behaviour. The meeting was set up following the incident in July which prompted an angry
OXFORD United's players went from chumps to champs after bouncing back from a record defeat by rattling up their biggest win of the season against QPR at the Manor on Saturday. And fans' favourite Kevin Francis was credited with playing his part in the
Former childminder Kay Evans would never beat her three children but she admits she will smack them if they misbehave. Kay, 30, of Coriander Way, Greater Leys, doesn't think it is wrong to smack a child to discipline them. She said: "I don't agree that
...or even a day, if you're the OxfordMail's George Frew! The baby needs new shoes, the bank is on your back because your overdraft is overwhelming, the wife's hinting about a new winter coat, your working suit is becoming shinier than a schoolboy's scrubbed
Shocked paramedics recognised a badly injured victim of a road traffic accident as a work colleague. The 22-year-old nurse, based at the accident and emergency unit of Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital, was today fighting for her life after the accident
A teenage joyrider who was badly hurt when the stolen car he was driving ploughed into a wall and burst into flames has died in hospital. Martin Kirk, 16, from Blackbird Leys, Oxford, and two other youths were in a stolen Vauxhall Belmont car which crashed
Fire crews across Oxfordshire are bracing themselves for a Millennium time bomb. The county's chief fire officer, Tom Carroll, has warned of a range of potentially lethal hazards associated with the year 2000. And he says time is running out to prevent
A Thames Valley police officer has resigned after being charged with neglecting his duty. The officer, who has not been named, had been due to appear before Chief Constable Charles Pollard but resigned before the hearing took place. He did not work in
Lawyer Tessa Street has become the first female freeman of Oxford for 500 years. Lord Mayor Carole Roberts told Tessa she was "really proud" to be the first Lord Mayor to make a woman freeman as she performed the ceremony to cheers from women in the audience
Protesters banged drums and danced through central Oxford in a good-humoured demonstration against increased traffic. The group, from Reclaim the Streets, met at Carfax and spent an hour twanging home-made banjos and playing drums. They then moved off
Oxford Utd 4, QPR 1 DEAN Windass led the charge as Oxford United bounced back magnificently from their Sunderland shocker to run up their biggest win of the season. The ex-Aberdeen striker was irrepressible and his infectious enthusiasm rubbed off on
The minute Dennis Potter arrived in Oxford as an undergraduate, he made it clear exactly where he was coming from. The man whose fame would eventually border on notoriety as Britain's most controversial TV playwright had humble roots. His father was a
Morrells Brewery is expected to be sold to tycoon Michael Cannon, who has made a fortune building up and selling pub chains. Financial experts in the City say the multi-millionaire has put in a £50m bid for the historic Oxford brewery and its 132 pubs
