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  • Four held over Oxford disturbance

    Police are appealing for witnesses after a fight broke out at the Bridge, Hythe Bridge Street, Oxford today. At about 1am, a call was made to police to report a large fight at the venue, and police attended. At least two people were

  • MOTORSPORT: Bradley will join Tech 3

    Bradley Smith will ride in the very competitive Moto2 world championship next season after agreeing to join the French-based Tech 3 team. The new agreement was announced yesterday afternoon after the Oxfordshire rider finished third in the

  • Check times of Chiltern Line timetable changes

    Special timetables for Chiltern Railways train services on Friday, during a closure of the route in Buckinghamshire, are now online at the firm’s website. Chiltern trains from Banbury will be diverted to Didcot Parkway for connections with

  • Ibiza honours music writer for disco contribution

    AN OXFORD man who helped make Ibiza the world’s dance music capital has been recognised by the island’s top DJs. Oxford-born Ben Turner, 37, received an Outstanding Dedication award at the Ibiza DJ Awards in recognition of his “overwhelming contribution

  • Legal action threat to kickstart town centre redevelopment

    A COUNCIL is threatening legal action to kickstart Bicester’s £70m town centre redevelopment. Cherwell District Council has approved moves to make a compulsory purchase order for land and rights of way in and around Bure Place after problems persuading

  • Teenager stabbed in city centre street fight

    A 16-year-old boy is in hospital with stab wounds after a fight involving 20 people outside a city centre bar. Police said the brawl started outside Baby Love bar in King Edward Street and spilled into High Street at 4am this morning.

  • strange lights in sky

    saturday 30/10/10 at about 22.30 myself and two others was stood outside in blackbird leys when all of a sudden a bright light appeared travelling across the sky at speed . I grabbed the phone and took photo as the lights were travelling across the sky

  • Man puts his identity up for sale

    RESIDENTS of Oxfordshire may have been puzzled recently by notices to ‘buy an identity’ in the windows of their local newsagents. Among the usual notices of old TVs and prams being sold, one man has decided to sell something a little more valuable

  • Everest climbers meet up for fundraising evening

    Mountaineers who scaled Everest will be coming together in Oxford next month for a rare get-together. On November 16, famous climbers like Doug Scott, the first British man to summit the peak, will be telling their stories to the public.