Anti-war demonstrators forced Amnesty International to cancel a meeting that was to be addressed by East Oxford MP Andrew Smith on April 25. Mr Smith was due to talk at Green College in Woodstock Road on human rights issues. But concerns about advertised
A new street market in Oxford has been cancelled at the last minute because of confusion over insurance cover. The Cowley Community Market was due to be launched in Manzil Gardens, east Oxford, on April 26 after the success of a trial event. But organisers
An air crash in which an Oxfordshire pilot died was caused by a build-up of snow in the engine and could have been prevented if protective guards had been fitted, according to an inquiry. Russell Dixon, 29, from Welford Gardens, Abingdon, and Carl Mason
A tireless fundraiser for the Royal British Legion for more than half a century has died. Gladys Heavens, of Rockley Cottages, Besselsleigh, near Cumnor, was 95. Last April, she was presented with a framed certificate by the ex-servicemen and women's
An Oxfordshire great-grandmother, who sang for the local troops during the First World War, has died, aged 102. Edith Large was the widow of Charles Large, a former journalist who covered stories for the Oxford Mail. He died three years ago, aged 99.
Tributes have been paid to a "cheerful" mother-of-four, who passed away peacefully following a battle with cancer. Marie Goodchild, of St John's Road, Grove, died aged 53, at Sobell House, in Headington, Oxford, on April 7. She was born in Oxford in 1949
A thief who threatened a shopper in Wallingford at knife-point before stealing her car has been jailed for eight years. Graeme Jarman, 39, approached Rosalyn Jennings as she loaded bags into her Vauxhall Astra at the Cattle Market car park, in Wood Street
The man who guided the Vale of White Horse District Council in its first 17 years, John Neville Wood, has died, aged 69. John Neville Wood in 1990 with his wife Jacoba Dieuwke and son Benjamin He had been suffering ill health for some time and died in
Former district councillor Tim Horton was bailed for the 10th time during his first appearance at Oxford Crown Court on April 25. Horton, 55, of The Goggs, Watlington, faces 35 charges of making indecent photographs or pseudo-photos of children between
A new appeal has been launched to trace witnesses to an accident in which a man was killed on an Oxfordshire road. Police today renewed their appeal for help in piecing together the events which led to the accident on the A34 at about noon on April 17
A Portuguese man who admitted stabbing his friend in the leg at a party in Oxford has been jailed for 15 months. The victim, who has not been named, suffered a 3in-deep wound and underwent two operations to save the nerves in his left leg after Serafim
A Jamaican man who admitted defrauding £81,000 from banks after stealing customers' debit and credit cards has been jailed for more than two years. Horace Morrison, 38, produced fake passports and driving licences after stealing at least two cards to
A new street market in Oxford has been cancelled at the last minute because of confusion over insurance cover. The Cowley Community Market was due to be launched in Manzil Gardens, east Oxford, on April 26 after the success of a trial event. But organisers
OXFORD have failed to score in their last three visits to Glanford Park, but they can perhaps look back to their League meeting with Scunthorpe at the Manor Ground three years ago as a good omen, writes JON MURRAY. That Division 2 encounter on April 29
OXFORD United boss Ian Atkins will probably continue to gamble without a goalkeeper on the bench today - even though the stakes are getting higher. The U's boss is one of the few managers in the country not to believe in the back-up of a keeper among
A Woodstock woman who helped to run the town's only garage and petrol filling station for more than 50 years has died, aged 93. Kate Young began working at Young's Garage, in Oxford Street, Woodstock, as a secretary when she was 17. She became a partner
Director Alex Cox is to give talks in Oxford before screenings of three movies. Mr Cox, artist in residence at Oxford University's St John's College, is famed for cult classics films such as Sid and Nancy and Repo Man. He has been invited by managers
A Portuguese man who admitted stabbing his friend in the leg at a party in Oxford has been jailed for 15 months. The victim, who has not been named, suffered a 3in-deep wound and underwent two operations to save the nerves in his left leg after Serafim
City council staff are being urged to show their support for Oxford's European Capital of Culture bid during a live TV broadcast on April 28. BBC1 will broadcast Clash of the Cities, a half-hour special on the race for the 2008 title, at 7.30pm. Council
The Unity Project, which was established to help women from ethnic minorities find employment, has been forced to close due to a lack of funding. The east Oxford-based project closed its doors in Union Street on April 25. It was launched two-and-a-half
A Jamaican man who admitted defrauding £81,000 from banks after stealing customers' debit and credit cards has been jailed for more than two years. Horace Morrison, 38, produced fake passports and driving licences after stealing at least two cards to
A thief who threatened a shopper in Wallingford at knife-point before stealing her car has been jailed for eight years. Graeme Jarman, 39, approached Rosalyn Jennings as she loaded bags into her Vauxhall Astra at the Cattle Market car park, in Wood Street
Anti-war demonstrators forced Amnesty International to cancel a meeting that was to be addressed by East Oxford MP Andrew Smith on April 25. Mr Smith was due to talk at Green College in Woodstock Road on human rights issues. But concerns about advertised
Reid, 45, who was filmed at Silverstone, said: "It was great fun and if it makes people more interested in the championship it will have been worth it."
Worcester, resuming on 256-3 in reply to the students' first-innings 231, took their score to 348 for the loss of two more wickets. The in-form Ben Smith increased his overnight 29 not out to 63 before being caught, while Kadeer Ali became Paul McMahon's
By Kieren Bushnell FOURTEEN-year-old David Yates, from Upton, near Didcot, has been inspired by one of his sporting heroes to aim for a 2008 Paralympics berth in Beijing. David, who has celebral palsy, has won a host of medals since taking up competitive
BRIGHTON hotelier Cameron Whyte and his daughter Lauren must consider Sandy Lane one of their happy hunting grounds. Cooly Cheetahs' magnificent victory in Tuesday's William Hill Pall Mall final followed on from their success with Cooly Cougar in last
One of Britain's major mushroom farms has closed with the loss of more than 80 jobs. Frank Stewart-Wood, owner of Aylesbury Mushrooms Ltd, which has occupied eight acres of Elmwood Farm, Black Bourton, near Witney, for 55 years, blamed cheap imports.
