Debts at Oxfordshire's major hospitals will top last year's £20m overspend within a year if managers do not keep to strict budgets. The Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust, responsible for the city's John Radcliffe, Churchill and Radcliffe Infirmary,
More than £1,100 was raised at a St George's Day celebration held by Abingdon Round Table at the Guildhall. Club chairman Jonathan Hunt said: "We hope that this will become an annual event."
Monopoly and May Morning may seem like an unlikely combination, but these would-be revellers are hoping to make it a game worth playing. Rob Pabst, of Abingdon, will join half a dozen friends with the aim of downing an early morning tipple at each of
Vacuum cleaner and washing machine manufacturer Dyson is moving its storage depot from Milton Park, near Abingdon, to a new site in Gloucestershire. From June, the Wiltshire-based company, which switched much of its production from Malmesbury, Wiltshire
Defending champions Shipton-under-Wychwood came safely through their potentially tricky Cricketer National Village Championship first-round encounter with a four-wicket win at home to Oxford Downs. Phil Garner Shipton, who enjoyed a memorable day when
Witney Community Church will be holding a fun day on May 5 at Burwell Hall, from 3pm. Activities will include face painting, football and tennis tournaments.
A pop quiz will be held at Witney Community Primary School on May 9, from 7.30pm, to raise money for the school's conservation area. Tickets are £5 each, including supper. Teams are limited to a maximum of eight people.
A purge on fly tipping is being promised by West Oxfordshire District Council. The council's environmental services department is speeding up the training of officers to enable complaints to be processed more quickly. The latest case in the district involved
A childminder has won permission to double the number of children she looks after in her Grove home. Maggie Spencer, of Linden Crescent, applied to the Vale of White Horse District Council for consent to increase the number from six to 12. Councillors
A scheme to transform Faringdon's Market Place has been given an extra £80,000 from Oxfordshire County Council so the project can go ahead. The £350,000 plan involves widening pavements, creating new paved areas and providing crossing points for pedestrians
A barn dance at Southwold community centre in Holm Square, Bicester, due to take place on May 3, has been postponed.
An impressive line-up of 130 teams will do battle in the newly-named Greene King Oxford and District League which starts on Wednesday (May 30). They will compete in 13 sections, with more than 1,500 players signed on. Greene King have taken over the sponsorship
Artists from a Bicester group will show off a year's work at the town's Art Weeks Festival. Bicester Sculpture Group will display work at their studio at The Old Vicarage, in Church Street, as part of the festival, which begins on May 10. Exhibitions
Two rush-hour trains will run non-stop from Banbury to London Marylebone when Chiltern Railways summer timetable begins on May 18. More trains will start from Banbury enabling passengers catching trains at Banbury, Bicester North and Haddenham and Thame
Headington Roadrunners' women had their best result to date in the Nike AAA National 6-stage road relays at Sutton Park in Birmingham, finishing fifth overall. Pride of place went to Jude Craft, whose individual leg time of 16mins 46secs put her in the
Radley's Kay Reynolds smashed the club record in the 100m and high jump as she helped her team to first place in the opening South of England Veterans' League at Tilsley Park. Radley cruised home, amassing 179 points to see off Abingdon Amblers, who were
Radley's B team got their Southern Women's League Division 3 campaign off to a flying start with a convincing victory in the opening meeting at Tilsley Park. Stacey Middleton recorded two victories for Radley B Leading the way in the senior events was
Radley had to settle for second place in Saturday's opening Southern League Division 1 meeting as their title defence got under way in Southampton. They finished five points behind Windsor, Slough, Eton and Hounslow, but it was a satisfactory start for
Torquay goalkeeper Arjan van Heusden has promised his old club Oxford that the Gulls will be trying their utmost at Lincoln this Saturday. It's a game Oxford United need them to win if Ian Atkins's team are to have any hope of reaching the play-offs.
Still packing in audiences in the West End, Marie Jones's Stones in His Pockets reaches Oxford in a touring production which really ought not to be missed. For the most part hugely funny, this tale of Hollywood movie makers at work in the scenic countryside
Children are being urged to get on their bikes this weekend to raise money for leukaemia research. A event is being staged at Heyford Park, near Bicester, on May 4, from 11am. The event is part of a national fundraising drive, organised by television's
Two Oxford men have been told to expect jail sentences for a series of robberies. Sean White, 26, of Comfrey Road, Blackbird Leys, and Samuel Jackson, 22, of Falcon Road, Blackbird Leys, were remanded in custody on April 29 until May 30 at Oxford Crown
Behind-the-scenes tours of the Oxford Apollo theatre are being organised to raise funds for the NSPCC. Theatre-lovers are being invited to take a trip back in time with a guided tour of the George Street building. Three tours take place on May 10, at
A credit controller stole £3,906 from her Oxford employer by exploiting defects in the company's accounting system, a court heard. Leanne Davies, 27, of Acacia Avenue, Greater Leys, Oxford, took the money from Johnsons Buildbase in seven instalments,
Patients, staff and visitors at an Oxford hospital have been urged to smile at a porter in recognition of their good work. Pictured at the back, from left, are Abdul Rahman, Ian Gidney and Andy Cox. Front, from left: Eamon Wadley, Chris Puffett and Mick
Residents and councillors have criticised plans to sell a derelict cricket ground to raise funds for a £2.5m centre of excellence for rugby and cricket in Oxford. They said green space would be lost, and schools and health centres put under pressure,
A last-minute cash boost has failed to stop the Unity Project from closing its doors. Some of the work of the east Oxford-based project, established to help women from ethnic minorities find employment, will be able to continue thanks to the £40,000 Home
An expert on diseases affecting the gut is giving a talk at the John Radcliffe Hospital, in Headington, Oxford. Peter Cartwright, author of Probiotics for Crohn's and Colitis, is due to speak at the Pickering Suite, in the JR's postgraduate centre, on
Communities and small enterprises could be the next to benefit from Oxfordshire County Council's plan to spread use of the broadband network, giving faster Internet access. The Oxfordshire Community Network has been installed in about 40 per cent of schools
County council leaders have drawn up plans to keep next year's council tax increase below 10 per cent. A review, proposed by council leader Keith Mitchell and deputy leader Margaret Godden, was adopted by the council's executive on April 29. The council's
Oxford's historic railway swing bridge is being considered for a £200,000 restoration project by the Oxford Preservation Trust. The trust, which this year restored the Martyrs' Memorial for its 75th anniversary, has commissioned a feasibility study with
These are the faces of seven men police want to question in relation to violence at an Oxford United football match. The men were all captured on CCTV footage during the trouble at a third-round Worthington Cup tie between Oxford United and Aston Villa
An award for the Army's most improved woman footballer has gone to Sergeant Clare Scott, pictured. Sgt Scott, 29, of Abingdon, serves with the Royal Logistic Corps, and her team -- the Army Womens Football Team -- reached the final of the Southern Counties
Abingdon town crier Tony Legge will be among more than 20 people taking part in an annual town criers festival. He was elected by Abingdon's six other town criers to represent the town in Bromyard, Herefordshire. He said: "It will be my first competition
Winger Nnamdi Obi was chosen as Henley Hawks' player of the season at their end-of-season party. It was quite an evening for the player who joined the Hawks at the beginning of the season from Imperial Medics, for he also collected the award for the try
Visitors flocked to west Oxfordshire over the Easter holidays as many people took advantage of the sunny weather and shunned holidays abroad. Attractions such as Blenheim Palace, in Woodstock, Cogges Manor Farm Museum, Witney, and the Cotswold Wildlife
Baby Cameron Todd is too young to thank his mother for battling to have him accepted as a citizen of a European country. Angela Ackerstaff, 22, a Dutch resident, has been locked in a three-month wrangle with British and Dutch authorities trying to get
A man who used a credit card to access child pornography on the Internet has been given a three-year community rehabilitation order. Keith Eltham, 46, of Kingfishers, Grove, near Wantage, downloaded 1,137 child porn images to his computer. The offences
Millions of pounds of extra funding could be poured into Oxfordshire schools if they meet ambitious new Government performance targets. The county council has been set 12 targets by the Government and given £40,000 to help achieve them. The authority
Daughters were given an insight into their parents' jobs when they joined them at work for a day. Ten girls were invited to the Bicester Defence, Storage and Distribution Centre as part of national Take Our Daughters To Work Day. They toured the site
A Bicester woman is set to turn her home into a gallery. Val Norris, hard at work Val Norris will be showing off a lifetime of creative needlecraft at her home in Longfields. The exhibition will feature embroidered wall hangings, clocks and mirrors, which
It could be a dream day for Oxfordshire rugby on Saturday, May 24 with two of their sides playing at Twickenham. Following their comprehensive 40-18 victory over Bucks at Chinnor on Saturday, Oxfordshire are just two wins away from reaching the final
Prop Simon Chadbone was chosen as the Oxford Harlequins players' player of the year at the club's annual awards dinner. Second-row forward Ben Brusch won the most improved player award, while centre Richard Rouse, who is expected to return to his native
Two rush-hour trains will run non-stop from Banbury to London Marylebone when Chiltern Railways summer timetable begins on May 18. More trains will start from Banbury enabling passengers catching trains at Banbury, Bicester North and Haddenham and Thame
A girl suffering from a brain tumour was the guest of honour at a children's charity's cycle race which raised £25,000. Zara and Zoe with some of the cyclists Zara Gabriel, five, of Hook Norton, north Oxfordshire, is recovering from an operation to remove
Soha housing has asked South Oxfordshire District Council for planning permission for ten parking bays, and a new access road, at Great Western Drive, Didcot.
A 15-year-old has been charged with a distraction burglary during which a 92-year-old woman was allegedly knocked to the ground. The burglars allegedly entered the woman's home, knocking her down, in Copse Lane, Marston, at about 3pm on April 25. One
Two Oxford men have been told to expect jail sentences for a series of robberies. Sean White, 26, of Comfrey Road, Blackbird Leys, and Samuel Jackson, 22, of Falcon Road, Blackbird Leys, were remanded in custody until May 30 at Oxford Crown Court. Both
Model students will take to the catwalk to show off their latest designs at Headington School on April 30. Getting ready are, from top, Fiona Young, Chloe Cumming, Vanessa Ross, Andrea Lo, Sano Kasamale and Alice Varley. Family and friends are expected
Eight granite seats which will be installed in Oxford's Cornmarket Street will cost £10,000 each. Earlier this month, Lord Mayor of Oxford Gill Sanders said the seats looked like tombstones. At a council meeting, Liberal Democrat councillor Jean Fooks
Yvonne Heap, who died after being stabbed outside an Oxford police station, was due to have been a witness at a close friend's wedding on May 1. Nara Taghiyeva, 27, described Ms Heap as "an angel" who had stood by her at the most difficult time of her
Oxford City manager Paul Lee was a relieved man after his Ryman League Division 1 North side edged a thrilling 3-2 golden goal victory over Hook Norton in the Oxfordshire Senior Cup final. Justin LeeLee said: "I thought we should have won the game in
A Scout group is looking for a band to help celebrate a reunion. The 16th Oxford Scouts plan to mark their 50-year reunion with a parade -- ending with a church service -- around Risinghurst on July 13. Photographs from the group's history will also be
