Oxford United manager Chris Wilder is mulling over whether Rhys Day, Sam Deering and Jack Midson have done enough to win places in the team at Grays on Saturday after strong performances in midweek. Day could take over from Mark Creighton at centre half
BOSSES at the Cowley Mini plant say it is to early to outline their policy should a new law boosting the rights of agency workers be introduced next year. The proposed Agency Workers Regulations will give temporary staff the right to the same
TWO cars collided on the A34 near the Peartree Interchange just before 6pm. The crash, which did not cause any injuries, was attended by a police officer and the vehicles were moved off the carriageway.
BIKING doctor Steve Fabes is preparing for his cycling assault on the Alps with the aid of some French pastries. The 28-year-old medic aims to cycle 50,000 miles around the world in just five years — but almost didn’t make it past Dover.
PEOPLE in Watlington have vowed to do anything possible to block church plans to build on a town beauty spot. More than 80 people packed into the town hall on Wednesday night for a public meeting called by former parish council chairman Tim Horton.
HARROWING pictures drawn by children in Gaza have gone on display in Oxford. The Children of Gaza Under Fire exhibition, on show at Oxford Town Hall, St Aldate’s, is made up of pictures drawn by children following the three-week Israeli bombardment of
AN OXFORD care home has been ordered to pay £145,000 after a severely disabled girl was fatally scalded in an “excessively hot” bath. Paraplegic Yelena Hasselberg-Langley, 18, suffered severe burns to 25 per cent of her body after being lowered
SCHOOLCHILDREN worked with top-level researchers to examine a range of scientific projects. Pupils from the Cherwell, St Edward’s and Magdalen College schools in Oxford were asked to discuss which scientific schemes deserved to be researched at the Diamond
A man was robbed at knifepoint in the early hours this morning. The 21-year-old was walking along Sunnyside, in Cowley, after getting out of a car in Hollow Way at about 4.15am when a robber pressed a knife to his throat and demanded cash. He handed
ROBBERS chased a man back to his house before forcing his housemate to withdraw money from a cash machine. A 22-year-old man was chased through East Oxford at about 3am yesterday. When he reached his house they forced their way in and also attacked
NEW accident figures show there were 342 people killed or seriously injured on Oxfordshire’s roads last year. The figures were released two weeks after we revealed the number of people killed in Oxfordshire dropped from 42 deaths in 2008 to
OXFORD trainer Nick Colton is upbeat over the chances of TIc TIc Boom in the Springbok. Colton’s charge produced a two-bend sectional of 16.09 secs, and four-bend 29.22 and is confident of making the latter stages of the competition. Fellow trainer
A MOTHER whose only child was killed in a road accident expressed her relief that the woman responsible was not sent to prison. Sally Kent looked on at Oxford Crown Court today as Magdalena Ochnio was handed a suspended sentence for causing
A MAN has been jailed after making his mentally disabled sister pregnant. The 35-year-old from Didcot – who cannot be named for legal reasons – was in bed with the woman when police arrested him in January last year. The pair share the
TRAFALGAR Cup winner and Oaks runner-up Freedom Emma now has the Derby in her sights. Formerly owned by the late Stuart Locke-Hart and now in the name of his son Nick, Emma will go for the Blue Riband in June. Handler Richard Yeates plans to run the
FIVE years ago, 10-year-old Callum Dickerson saw a boy collapse on the ground after being stabbed in the leg. He continues to have flashbacks to the incident and his sister is still traumatised from witnessing the scene. Now Callum is one of several
PAINTINGS by a man who became an artist after getting sacked as an Oxfordshire customs officer made more than £50,000 at auction. Eight paintings of prize cows by Richard Whitford, who lived in Watlington, were auctioned by Bonham’s in London on Wednesday
A YOUNG chef has revealed working with his life partner was the secret ingredient behind his Michelin star success. Head chef and general manager of The Goose in Britwell Salome, Ryan Simpson, described the restaurant’s listing in the 2010
OXFORD Brookes University has received another award for its green credentials. The university was named the third greenest in the UK in the People and Planet Green League in early 2009, and was the first UK university to receive a Gold EcoCampus Award
Three men have been arrested on suspicion of theft of motor vehicle, after a blue BMW motorcycle was stolen in Tavistock Avenue, Didcot. The men, aged 19, 19 and 20 are in police custody.
Two men were assaulted and robbed at an address in East Oxford in the early hours of yesterday. At about 3am, a 22-year-old man was chased back to his house in East Oxford by two men. The men then forced their way into the house behind the victim, and
BUSINESSES and entrepreneurs joined forces with Oxford United to kick off a new initiative. The Business in a Box scheme involves representatives from firms across the county using a box at the Kassam Stadium to network and discover how to build links
Police today appealed for witnesses after a series of burglaries in West Oxfordshire, where thieves targeted four nursing homes and a hotel. All of the burglaries happened some time overnight between Monday and Tuesday. The first raid was at Beech
A wallet was stolen in a distraction burglary in Wallingford yesterday. Between 11.30am and 12.15pm, a man went to a property in Thames Street selling goods. The man then asked the occupants of a property for a glass of water. They went to get
FOUR new community police bases will be opened in Oxford, taking the number across the county to 24. The offices are designed to keep neighbourhood officers as a visible presence in the villages, housing estates and areas they are policing.
A YOUNG Oxfordshire filmmaker has persuaded soldiers to help her attract investors for her new film. Vicky Jewson, from Boars Hill, made her cinematic debut in 2008 with her romantic comedy Lady Godiva, which was largely shot on the streets of Oxford
A 21-year-old man was robbed of a £1,500 watch and a mobile phone in Cowley early today. At 4.15am, a man got out of a vehicle in Hollow Way and, as he was walking into Sunnyside, a man came up to him and pressed a blade into his throat, demanding
Police are appealing for information after a burglary at a property in Broad Oak, Headington. Between 3.40pm and 6.30pm on January 19, thieves broke into the house by forcing a dining room window at the rear of the property. They stole a Matsui television
ALTHOUGH it has played a vital and glorious role in the history of Europe for four centuries, the elegant city of Vienna has never been as easy to visit as it is now. With Aer Lingus battling fiercely with easyJet, and the nationalised carriers Austrian
Nick Barnett’s dream of re-establishing Bicester as a leading force in Oxfordshire has taken a massive step forward after the club were acccepted into the Oxfordshire Winter league, writes Nick Farrant. And this week Bicester send out a warning to their
Abingdon have appointed a new head coach, Nikki Woodward, a women’s Level 4 coach who has just finished a degree in sport and physical education. She has been coaching at the Aylesbury Academy and has helped gymnasts to reach British Championship level
Oxford City Stars face a crucial double-header against the Isle of Wight raiders this weekend. And the outcome of the two matches could shape the rest of their season. The teams sit next to each other in the table, and two victories for either side
Oxfordshire teenager Sam Stroudley has been enjoying success on the Badminton England tournament circuit. He struck gold in the Surrey under 15 round at Woking, beating the host county’s Chris Rawson 21-16 in the final. Stroudley, who lives at the Quarry
Fireman Ellis Bicknell is red-hot at present – much to the delight of his Kidlington Forum B side. He started off by doing the unthinkable, recording a maximum against Kidlington Saints, allowing Forum to win their Division 1 clash 6-4. He and Andrew
Green Road Club produced a tremendous display to thump sorry Riley D 7-0 in the Oxford & District League’s Simonds Cup. Mark Burns set Green Road on their way with a 77-37, 68-42 win against Bob Hayward. Andy Benwell then beat James Griffin 70-50, 68
Great Tew A made it four wins on the bounce to stay top of Division 2 in the Banbury Indoor League. Curtly Slatter led the way with 34 not out in their 104-3 against Westbury, who regretted being a man short as they replied with 93. Tom Boardman
Alice Powell added another sring to her bow when striking gold at Europe’s leading racing car show, Autosport International. Powell scooped the coveted BWRDC GoldStars Award – presented to her by the legendary Sir Stirling Moss. In front of a huge crowd
Banbury-based karting team Stuart Wright Racing have snapped up three of the hottest properties around ahead of their inaugural season. Reigning Kartmasters champion Jordan King (KF2) and rising stars Roy Johnson and Charlie Robertson (both KF3) have
Headington Conservative Club A paid the penalty for fielding only two players, as they lost 2-1 against Ashton A in Division 1 of the Oxford & District League. John Williams (+70) hit a 26 break to give Headington the lead with a 150-91 victory over
Oxford specimen hunter Steve Kilbee took his chance of a break in the weather to catch a cracking winter pike from the Thames near the city, writes ANDY WEBBER. Although there was snow on the ground, the conditions were quite settled and the river looked
Match anglers were able to get back on some of our waters after the big freeze despite an Environment Agency Flood Watch around Oxford, which meant it was always going to be hard work. Oxford Waltonian fished their Osbourne Cup at Clifton Cut and the
Oliver Baboolal won five events in the 13-year age group, setting club records in three of them for Abingdon Vale at the City of Coventry Open Meet on Sunday. His five-timer came in the 200m freestyle – 2.23.75 (a club record), 200m backstoke 2.47.10
About 1,500 homes in Kennington and North Hinksey, near Oxford, were without power this morning after a network problem at 10.25am. A spokesman for Southern Electric said the majority had power restored within 10 to 15 minutes, but about 200 customers
Witney got the year off to a flying start after their A team finished second at the Linslade Gala. Despite being beaten by old rivals Maxwell, there were a host of encouraging performances. Ten-year-old Imogen Pitson won the girls’ 11 & under
An inquest into the death of a former volunteer to BBC Radio Oxford was postponed yesterday. Anjool Malde, who worked at the station’s Summertown studios between 2003 and 2005 as a volunteer contributor on the Download music programme, fell
A care home firm in Oxford has been told to pay out £145,000 over the death of a disabled teenager who was fatally scalded in a bath of "excessively hot" water. Paraplegic Yelena Hasselberg-Langley, 18, suffered severe burns after being lowered into
A crash involving a motorcycle and a car on the Botley interchange today led to delays in the area. Queueing traffic built up after the road was partially blocked by the crash on the A420. Congestion was reported back to Cumnor.
IT is quite easy to criticise Oxfordshire County Council over the state of our roads, as potholes open up seemingly every few yards. However, it is important to put things in perspective. The scale of the problem is so great that it is not one the authority
THE plight of Haiti following last week’s earthquake has clearly touched the hearts of this nation and the wider world. It may be a devastatingly poor country, that few of us know much about, yet the international response shows that people
OXFORDSHIRE transport chiefs have admitted they do not know how much damage was inflicted on the county’s roads by ice and snow, despite pledging £1m to fix potholes. The county council is calling on the public to report potholes and is bracing
ANYONE injured by a pothole or whose car is damaged by a pothole is entitled to claim for compensation, according to Oxfordshire County Council. However, local authorities have a defence against compensation claims if they were unaware of
FORMER Oxford United skipper Chris Hargreaves could be set for a sensational return to the Kassam Stadium. The 37-year-old midfielder, who led Torquay United to promotion back to the Football League last season, is a wanted man, with several clubs on
LASER pen louts were warned last night that police will use the full weight of a new law if they try to dazzle pilots in Oxfordshire’s skies. New legislation makes simply shining a light at an aircraft to dazzle a pilot a criminal offence. Previously
