Early indications for tonight's European election results were that Labour was being pushed into fifth place in the south east region. With about half of the region's votes counted, Labour was behind the Green Party. The Conservatives
STUART Hayes and Jodie Stimpson were triumphant at yesterday’s Mazda Blenheim Triathlon. Hayes recorded a time of 1hr 1min 10secs in the Men’s Elite race, just five seconds ahead of Jonathan Brownlee, who won the junior elite event. Aaron Harris came
OXFORDSHIRE shaded day one of their Western Division clash against an impressive Dorset attack at Great & Little Tew. The hosts were 258-5 when bad light stopped play at 7.10pm and will hope to get close to 300 today in the remaining seven
SERIOUS CRICKET HOME COUNTIES PREMIER LEAGUE Division 1 Welwyn Garden City 164 (52 ovs), Potters Bar 165-2 (31.2 ovs, T Phillips 96no). Welwyn Garden City 4pts, Potters Bar 25. Banbury v Henley – abandoned. Banbury 6, Henley 6. Oxford v High Wycombe
MUSIC lovers braved the rain for a charity festival in Oxford’s South Park on Saturday. The Otra Vida festival, which featured music acts on a big stage, and poetry, storytelling and dance events. Emily Rose is pictured danicng to the music of Gentle
THE launch of new charter flights from Oxford to Jersey has proved a soaraway success, with only two seats left on the first flight. More than 60 per cent of tickets on the charter service – the first from Oxford to the Channel island for 19 years –
THOUSANDS of people enjoyed a range of entertainment at the Headington Festival today. Highlights at Bury Knowle Park – the festival venue – included a fancy dress competition won by nine-year-old Fred Bale, centre, who dressed as a kite. His sisters
DILAPIDATED concrete council houses designed as a quick fix to post-war housing shortages are finally set for a revamp. The 17 homes, in Kempson Crescent and Thomson Terrace, in Littlemore, Oxford, were built in the 1940s and made of pre-cast concrete
MORE than 5,000 women put on colourful outfits to raise money for Cancer Research UK in a 5km run around Oxford’s University Parks. Although heavy rain fell throughout the first race on Saturday, runners on Sunday had better luck, with some
SHE was an unusual sight, even amid the colour and pomp of Oxford Pride. Murphy the cat joined hundreds of gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people for the annual Oxford Pride parade on Saturday. Men, women and youngsters blew whistles and
Cases which have recently been heard at Didcot Magistrates' Court Mary Robbins, 49, of Welford Gardens, Abingdon, admitted drink-driving on April 5. Had 66 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. Banned from driving for 20 months
THE Duchess of Cornwall is to meet children and young adults at Oxford’s Helen and Douglas House hospices this week after a personal request to staff. The Duchess became patron of the hospices two years ago and first visited the Magdalen Road
It felt like a dream, but last week I hopped on the Eurostar to Paris. Two hours after leaving St Pancras the wife and I landed at Gard du Nord and set off into the city. I had promised in advance not to drag her around too many bookshops but I
Jenson Button cruised to victory in today's Turkish Grand Prix to extend his lead in the world drivers' championship. The victory in Istanbul was his sixth in seventh races this season for Brackley's Brawn GP team. His team-mate Rubens Barrichello retired
STAFF and children at a Bicester school have been celebrating after their hard work was officially recognised. Kings Meadow Primary School has picked up an excellence award from Oxfordshire County Council after getting a top rating from Ofsted inspectors
Drivers have been urged to take care on Oxfordshire’s roads this morning as the wet weekend weather continues. More than 3cm of rain could fall on the county today to add to yesterday’s downpours, according to the Met Office, and there is surface water
A five-day programme of activities focusing on drug use and its impact on people's lives is set to take place across Oxfordshire to mark National Tackling Drugs Week. The diverse events are aimed at highlighting the ongoing efforts being made by all
