The chairman of a cash-strapped Oxford City Council local area committee has warned it cannot afford to complete all its planned schemes. The Cowley area committee has less than half the money in its capital and revenue budgets it needs to spend.
A TEN-day-long 'ghost festival' is hoping to find out if Oxford one of the most haunted cities in the UK. During the festival, at the Oxford Castle complex, in New Road, which begins on Friday, November 30, there will be ghost walks, ghost hunts, a spooky
Oxford Harlequins over-ran St Ives in spectacular style, running in 12 tries. Here is the numbers' game. See Tuesday's paper for full report. Competition: South West 1 Score: Oxford Harlequins 72, St Ives 3 Oxford Harlequins player ratings:
Is Oxford one of the most haunted cities in the UK? That is what a 10-day-long 'ghost festival' is hoping to find out. During the festival, at the Oxford Castle complex, in New Road, which begins on Friday, November 30, there will be ghost walks, ghost
Members of the British Horse Society will saddle up and head to County Hall on Tuesday to protest about BMW's closure of a bridleway. At Witney Magstrates' Court last month, the car making giant won permission to close the Roman Way bridleway, which
Chicken pox! The ladies at the nursery said it was around and of course Littl'un is one of the first to come out in spots. This explains the last few days of flu-type symptoms. But despite sprouting more and more spots by the hour - she's already got
A senior BMW manager who lied to police about driving at 101mph on Oxford's Eastern Bypass has been jailed. Thomas Moser, of Poet's Place, Banbury Road, Oxford, was caught in May during routine roadside speed checks. The 48-year-old, who is the German
A Benson man has avoided jail after he admitted being drunk on an aeroplane. Owen Goddard, 29, of Littleworth Road, swore at passengers and crew after he mixed Valium and alcohol before he boarded a flight from Bangkok to Heathrow in May. Goddard, who
CRACKLING bonfires and dazzling firework displays will help Guy Fawkes Night go with a bang in Oxfordshire. In Oxford, South Park hosts the annual Round Table charity fireworks display tonight. Gates open at 5pm, with the fireworks display at 6.30pm
AN all-day music festival in aid of Shelter featuring legendary German popster Michael Rother of Kraftwerk is being held in the city. Organisers are hoping the eclectic line-up at the seventh Audioscope festival at the Oxford Carling Academy on November
HEROES of the July floods from the Red Cross have been presented with awards to honour their efforts. Staff and volunteers from Oxfordshire received framed certificates at a ceremony in Steventon, near Abingdon, in recognition of their achievements
SHOPPERS can raise money for charity and pick up free dog tags at Co-op stores across the county this weekend. The '£1 for a Hound' weekend aims to raise money for the Dogs for the Disabled charity. Customers can make a donation simply by adding it
It was bad enough driving at 101mph on Oxford's Eastern Bypass. But to compound his offence, Thomas Moser, a high-flyer at BMW, lied about it, too, enlisting his teenage son to take the blame. Sadly for him, the police were smarter and rumbled him.
A CHURCH in East Oxford is to reopen tomorrow after a six-month £150,000 refurbishment programme. SS Mary and John Church, in Cowley Road, will celebrate its reopening at its festival of dedication at 10.30am. The Rev Adam Romanis, vicar at the
THOUSANDS of people are expected to head to South Park in Oxford this evening for the annual Round Table fireworks display. And money raised at the event will go towards East Oxford children's hospice Helen and Douglas House - with the aim being to
A TEENAGER has been jailed for two years after admitting attempted robbery and intimidating a witness. Oxford Crown Court heard that Jacob Chambers, who has 13 previous convictions, held a man down outside The Coven nightclub, in Oxpens Road, Oxford
POPPIES will not be on sale in Abingdon until today - just a week before Remembrance Sunday. An unfortunate series of events has meant the traditional red flower, worn in memory of the war dead, is not available in the town, which has a strong association
A MEMORIAL service for Michael Rowntree, general manager of the Oxford Mail and The Oxford Times from 1951 to 1967, is being held today. Mr Rowntree, who recently died aged 88, also spent 60 years with Oxfam, including a spell as chairman, and helped
A MAN who subjected a 15-year-old girl to a "terrible ordeal" by grabbing her in an Oxford alleyway has been jailed indefinitely. Married father-of-two Robert Whitehouse, who has several previous convictions for indecent exposure, got hold of the girl
CUB Scouts armed with rubber gloves and bin bags spent an evening sprucing up the Orchard Centre, Didcot. The 23rd Didcot Cubs picked up five bags of rubbish, after studying the global issues of waste, recycling and the environment, as well as other
Those fans who thought it would be relatively easy for Oxford United to climb out of the Blue Square Premier can be in doubt today about the task facing the club. Languishing in mid-table and still reeling from defeats to teams many had not even heard
A FREE vocal workshop is being organised for children aged between seven and 13 in Wantage parish church today. The main aim is to give young people experience of using their voices in different ways and to have fun learning new songs. The workshop
