The search for the body of 12-year-old Nathan Monaghan is continuing, four days after he fell into the River Thames while fishing. Nathan, of MacKenzie Avenue, Milton Heights, was at a weir near Sutton Courtenay, near Abingdon, on Saturday (November 9
Witney Liberal Democrats have accused two West Oxfordshire District Council cabinet members and the chief executive of burying their heads in the sand by refusing to attend a public meeting on the future of Marriotts Close, the former football ground
Dick Whittington and his cat will switch on Thame's Christmas lights this year. They are members of Thame Players who are staging the panto and will give a preview at the ceremony. Mayor Mike Welply will welcome people to the event outside the town hall
Efforts to bring new facilities to rural areas demand perseverance and commitment, Gill Bindoff, of Lewknor Parish Council, told the Chilterns Forum. She detailed the 30 years of work which led to last month's opening of the village's new parish hall
Witney Angels were on cloud nine after romping to a 106-5 victory over Ivel Barbarians. Star of the show was pacy Sarah Morley, whose mazy running brought her five tries. Louise Gray notched a hat-trick, while other tries came from Mary Drew (2), Heidi
Friends Annie Hogg and Jessica Scott swam their way to raising £110 for the BBC's Children in Need appeal. Annie Hogg and Jessica Scott The 10-year-olds completed 20 lengths of the 25-metre pool at the Bicester and Ploughley Sports Centre. Annie's mother
Bicester town councillors believe a £30,000 plan to create a cycle path from Caversfield into Bicester would be a waste of money. The Oxfordshire County Council scheme would see cyclists share existing footpaths with pedestrians, either beside the Bicester
Oxford University may not have won since they returned from their pre-season tour of Japan, but that does not worry skipper Fraser Gemmell in the slightest. Fraser Gemmell"It's no good winning 45-0 every week and learning nothing from those games," said
Grove Rangers ended Ardington & Lockinge's unbeaten record in Division 2 with a thumping 4-1 success. Gavin Mulcock and Stuart Eadie grabbed a brace apiece to eclipse Kevin O'Hanlon's finish for Ardington. Saxton Rovers moved back to the top of Division
Firefighters cut one casualty from a car following a two-vehicle collision in Banbury. Emergency services were called at 7.35am yesterday (November 12) to the crash in Broughton Road. Firefighters, who were at the scene for more than an hour, released
Police investigating the death of Banbury woman Mandy Rogers say a couple in a car who spoke to her could have important information. Miss Rogers, 34, went missing from her home in The Fairway in July. Her body was found by a farmer harvesting a field
A judge yesterday (November 12) threw out a murder charge against a Banbury man and told the jury to consider only a lesser allegation of manslaughter. Judge Julian Hall said it would be unsafe to let the jurors reach a verdict on the original murder
Mike Baillie finished as the highest-placed Witney Roadrunners in the Cheddar Half Marathon, coming home in 1.17.29 for tenth place. Other Witney times: P Thomas 1.30.00, M Phillips 1.31.09, S Pitts 1.43.33, D Roberts 1.45.56, D Leigh 1.47.31, D Barnby
Oxford City's girls collected the under 17 team gold medal at the Eric Andrews Memorial Cross County race at a muddy Banbury. Hannah England, Charlotte Eadle and Pippa Sprinz were the successful runners, and they won easily. Martha Lloyd, Hayley Luke
Oxford City's Ryman League Division 1 game at Uxbridge last night (Tuesday) was called off due to a waterlogged pitch. Another casualty of the weather is Mid Oxon Schools Under 15s' ESFA Wizards Trophy third-round tie against Reading at North Leigh tonight
Marvin Solomon was a four-goal hero for Bakels Crusaders as they squeezed through 5-4 after extra time at home to Morris Motors in the Couling Cup first round. Solomon hit a hat-trick in the first half and also netted the winner in extra time. Neil Tattersall
Garsington continued their revival by making it four wins in a row with a 2-0 victory over Launton Sports in the Premier Division. Launton's Kevin Jones is foiled by a tackle from Garsington's Lee Smith Earlier in the season, Garsington were in danger
Andy Jamieson hit a hat-trick as Bampton got back to winning ways with a 5-0 thrashing of Spartan Rangers 5-0 in the Premier Division. Matt Sharp and Ralph Curtis completed the rout, which moves them up to third in the table. Leaders Brize Norton cruised
Sales of the Cowley-built Mini are continuing to flourish. More than 120,000 of the cars have been delivered to customers in the first ten months of the year with British sales topping 30,000. More than 15,000 Minis were sold worldwide in October alone
Mobile phone giant Vodafone smashed City expectations by posting a 41 per cent jump in pre-tax profits for the first half of the year. Chief executive Sir Christopher Gent said margins and turnover were up across the business, which employs about 1,000
There is a new lesson on the curriculum at the pre-school in Steventon -- composting. Caption goes here The children -- including Jack, four, above -- are throwing waste vegetables and fruit into their new composter, provided by the county council, to
Traffic police in Oxfordshire are calling for the return of hidden speed cameras. Insp Malcolm Collis Earlier this year the Government ordered police forces to make their speed cameras bright yellow, to warn motorists of their existence. But Thames Valley
Union officials say working conditions, not pay, are at the root of the dispute at BMW's Mini plant. A pay deal which would have meant an eight per cent pay rise over two years was rejected a fortnight ago. A poll of workers has revealed money is not
People who use city council leisure facilities in Oxford face a five per cent increase in charges from January. Slice card prices are also increasing, but casual entrance fees for swimming pools in the city will not be affected. The council's Slice Card
West Oxfordshire district councillor Colin James is suggesting houseboats on flooded gravel pits and 'American-style' caravan parks in a bid to provide homes for people priced out of the housing market. A survey into housing in west Oxfordshire shows
Charges for hiring Oxford Town Hall are to rise from April to raise another £17,000 a year for the city council. The executive board agreed on Monday (November 11) to the increases, the first since 2000. There will be a 7.5 per cent increase for the use
Police have named the man whose body was found in the Oxford Canal, near Hythe Bridge Street, last Friday (November 8). He was Kevin Strong, 43, a resident of Lucy Faithful House hostel for the homeless in Speedwell Street, Oxford. Mr Strong was found
HORSHAM 1, ABINGDON TN 1: Peter Lamont gave his chances of taking over the mangerial reins at Abingdon Town a great boost after last night's promising display in the first round of the Ryman League's Bryco Cup. The assistant manager stepped into the breach
Dean Whitehead's form in the last two games has been praised by Ian Atkins and given the Oxford United manager an FA Cup boost for this weekend. Dean WhiteheadAtkins feels Whitehead's growing maturity means he can confidently throw the 20-year-old into
Lucky punter John Fedrick had a birthday weekend to remember when he scooped a whopping £11,023.84 on the horses - after being given some tips by a stranger. John Fedrick about to receive his cash from River Racing director Steve Jones John, of Thames
Vaccine firm PowderJect is enjoying its "best year ever" despite political controversy, takeover rumours and a major setback with a key product. Delighted management unveiled a sparkling set of figures for the six months to September 30 with pre-tax profits
Members of the public will choose a new name for the area of Park End Street in front of Oxford's Said Business School. Last month, the city council's central, south and west area committee asked people to suggest names for the stretch of road bordered
Firefighters in Oxfordshire will strike from 6pm tonight (November 13) after last-ditch negotiations failed yesterday. A sign outside Slade fire station in Oxford appeals for support for the firefighters' strike The 48-hour walkout was confirmed after
Art teachers in Oxford are divided over an invitation for school pupils to visit a new exhibition by controversial artist Tracey Emin. Tracey Emin at Modern Art Oxford with a work called Knowing My Enemy The show, called This is Another Place, opened
The Oxfordshire-based Atomic Energy Authority Constabulary received nearly 700 applications from potential recruits to police research centres including Harwell and Culham. After applications were sifted, 190 candidates were invited to attend a one-and-a-half
Wallingford Youth Club should re-open by Christmas -- almost a year after it was closed. Temporary repairs are being made to the building in Clapcot Way. The future of the site will be decided next year, with a new youth centre financed by a housing development
Melissa Allen's poem about turtles has won a prize in a national competition run by the Cheltenham & Gloucester bank and the Marine Conservation Society. Melissa receives her prize from Jo Graves Melissa, nine, a pupil at St Mary's Primary School,
THE iron bridge of Carterton, one of the town's few landmarks, could be demolished because of the cost of repainting it. The pedestrian bridge in Brize Norton Road is about 40 years old and needs a protective coat of paint. But county council engineers
Two police officers escaped serious injury when their car crashed on the way to another accident today (November 13). The Vauxhall Astra, responding to a report of a head-on smash on the A338 at Venn Mill, north of East Hanney, left the road as it approached
A landmark court case against the Vale of White Horse District Council over sewage services has been postponed. Residents of Letcombe Bassett claim that the council has unlawfully charged them for services they never knew they were liable. The case was
First-aiders are looking to a fresh start after a £26,000 revamp of their headquarters. The Wantage division of St John Ambulance has moved back into its home in Naldertown after asbestos was stripped from the walls and ceiling. It has also been given
Residents in Tackley who are transforming a derelict site into a garden have received £1,000 from West Oxfordshire District Council. Work on the site is continuing. A bench donated by the district council to mark the Queen's Golden Jubilee has already
There was a big surprise in the Oxford & District Billiards League as CCC B, the second-placed team in Division 2, beat Division 1 contenders Newtrim 2-1. What is more, they did so despite losing the opening game, when Paul Robinson (scratch) crushed
A school extension that was just a vision in 1994 is now a reality, and staff and pupils are preparing to move in officially. The £1.3m project at Bardwell School, Bicester, which caters for children with severe learning difficulties, is the culmination
A man has been jailed for 18 months for stealing a car from a blind and disabled friend he had known for 14 years. Shane Hanson, 40, was jailed for the theft after being cleared yesterday (November 12) of raping a 52-year-old woman. He had been accused
Gary Richards was the first of the competing Abingdon Amblers runners to finish the Sodbury Slog ten-mile multi-terrain event in a time of 1hr 13 mins, 11 minutes behind the winner. Abingdon Amblers times: G Richards 1.13, H O'Shea 1.34, Michelle Richards
A start-up firm that uses art to mark major milestones in peoples' lives has won a major award. Mary Dale, pictured above left with founding partner Alice Pickering The Stile Company, based in Banbury, took the top prize in the business ideas competition
Women who drink are at greater risk of contracting breast cancer than teetotallers, according to a pioneering Oxford scientist and his research team. In a study published yesterday, Sir Richard Doll, who first proved the links between smoking and lung
Parents of disabled children say they are devastated by the decision of Oxfordshire county councillors to reduce the number of respite centres. Members of the council's executive board yesterday (November 12) confirmed plans to restructure the service
