BUSINESS Secretary Vince Cable announced new investment in UK hi-tech start-up firms as he praised cutting-edge research in Oxfordshire yesterday. He was at the Satellite Applications Catapult in Harwell, which is home to several small businesses
RESIDENTS from Oxford estates say the Asbo has helped to clean up their streets and make communities better places. Gordon Roper, pictured, Blackbird Leys Parish Council chairman, said groups of youths used to cause problems near the shops in Blackbird
ANTISOCIAL Behaviour Orders (Asbos) have been dished out 141 times in Oxford since they were introduced 15 years ago. PC Mike Ellis, Oxford’s antisocial behaviour officer since 2011, said the orders had been a useful tool and allowed police and
2004: Philip Harper, 44. Prohibited from being in possession, in any public place, of any camera, video camera or other equipment which can be used for the photographing or recording of any still or moving images. 2009: John Andrenelli, 45. Banned
NEW antisocial behaviour legislation will help, rather than criminalise, people, an Oxford City Council officer has said. Alex Wrigley, antisocial behaviour investigation team manager at the authority, said: “One of the most controversial things
OXFORD’S Hannah England reached the 1,500m final at the World Championships in Moscow after finishing fifth in her semi-final tonight. England clocked 4mins 06.80secs to bag the top-five spot she needed to be sure of progressing. The 2011 world
TRADERS say Rose Hill shoppers will feel safer when CCTV cameras are finally installed by Oxford City Council this autumn. The authority put aside £18,000 to do the work in its budget in March this year after complaints from residents and business
CALLS have been made for a new, modern health centre to be included in a major development site in Summertown. Oxford City Council has earmarked the Diamond Place car park and Ewert House for development. Residents are now calling for a new
WORK has begun to restore an “antiquated” village hall to its former glory. Trustees at Headington Quarry Village Hall have been cleaning and making improvements to the hall every weekend since a new management committee was set up in December
LOCAL charities often get donations of a couple of hundred pounds – but how about a new van worth £16,500? Restore mental health charity in Manzil Way, East Oxford, was given a nearly-new Hyundai iLoad van by Johnsons Cars Oxford on Monday, August
A BARTON family hit by a “nightmare” house blaze have said they have been “overwhelmed” by support from the community. Mum-of-six Nikki Brockall’s family fled their home in Bernwood Road when the fire broke out in a caravan outside the house last
AN IMAGE of what the new Tesco store in Abingdon Road will look like has been released by the supermarket giant. Since the Fox and Hounds pub closed in 2007, South Oxford residents have been eager to see the site in use. Work started in July
A VILLAGE brass band is facing a cash crisis after it lost its main source of income. Kidlington Concert Brass fears it could have to cut performances after losing the tenant for lucrative car parking spaces off High Street which it rents out to
A CAMPAIGN to build a skate park in Botley is building up steam. In January councillors at North Hinksey Parish Council voted by seven to six against building a skate park at Upper Louie Memorial Field. They cited concerns with the project,
A BLACKBIRD Leys mother is holding a charity fun day in aid of McMillan Cancer Support for a second time – but this year it will have a far more personal factor. Community volunteer Lauraine Dineen, of Evenlode Tower, held a small gathering for
I am replying to Ian Cummings’s letter ‘The last government has left us in this mess’ on August 6. Isn’t it time he and his party stopped blaming Labour for the state of the economic crisis. It is three years since the election. I suppose if his
SINCE April, I have been under Dr Javah’s team at the Respiratory Medicine Centre at the Churchill Hospital. I was placed under the wonderful team at the sleep clinic. Since then, despite all the negative things in the NHS, I can only have
I WAS admitted to the hospital for a complete knee replacement in July. You only ever hear bad things about the NHS. However, I thought I would like to give my experience of my stay in the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre. From day one to the day
SO THE county council now want us to put forward ideas to resolve their crisis on how to reduce the budget by £25m. Well, with all due respect, I have already intimated on how they can do this: spend some of the money accumulated by four years
WITH reference to the recent letter from P Dean (August 5), I have to say I completely agree with the sentiments of his letter regarding the proposed provision of smoking shelters in our Oxford hospitals by NHS officials. I have to say I am amazed
METHINKS I have discovered the solution to the tediously ongoing House of Lords reform quandary. Let us revert to the situation where the Upper Chamber was chiefly composed of illegitimate royal offspring, their descendants and motley, inbred imbeciles
Those rightly concerned about the potential traffic impacts of the 190 dwellings proposed at Wolvercote Mill, pictured, should note the applicant’s transport proposals include ‘car club facilities’. A general reduction in the ownership and use
I WAS disappointed to read about the planned smoking shelters at Oxford hospitals. Our patients and visitors here have overwhelmingly voted for our site being smoke-free. Smoking shelters did briefly exist, but we had fires in these and visitors
THE Post Box village shop in Godstow Road, Wolvercote was robbed this afternoon. Thames Valley Police was called to the scene at 1.19pm today. No further details have been relased. Officers are currently at the Post Office and investigations
THE widow of the late Robin Gibb has praised a relative who is running 200 miles in the Bee Gees singer’s memory. Mr Gibb’s widow Dwina waved William Graydon off as his epic journey began on Saturday morning. The 60-year-old said: “It’s wonderful
RIDERS used swords, guns and lances to grab small pieces of wood off the ground to show off their horseback skills. The demonstrations by the British Tentpegging Association were a highlight of the 53rd Bicester and Finmere Show. Up to 10,000
FOR almost a decade Hinksey Park Football Club has had to train and play at Grandpont Nature Park with no changing rooms, toilets or café. But a new dawn for the club could be just around the corner after planners backed a proposal for a brand
ARTISTS took to the street to raise cash for a homeless charity last week. Painters and sketchers produced works of art while shoppers passed them during live art sessions outside the Broad Canvas store, Broad Street, Oxford. One piece of art
MAKING the jump from primary school to secondary isn’t always easy. But pupils who might have found it difficult have been enjoying a fun introduction to ‘big school’ during a two-week summer school at The Oxford Academy. About 30 children took
Police want to speak to this man after a burglar stole about £100 from the till of a pet shop in Kidlington. The crime happened on Friday at 11.40am in Alisons Animals in The Parade, Oxford Road. Police released the CCTV image yesterday and
A 39-year-old man is due to appear at Oxford Magistrates’ Court today accused of child sex crimes. Phillip Dawson, of Springfield Road, has been charged with two counts of attempting to incite/cause a child to engage in sexual activity, two counts
NEIGHBOURS are banding together to fight new council housing next to the Lye Valley Nature Reserve. Plans for 10 council homes on a patch of grassland in Warren Crescent submitted by Turley Associates on behalf of Oxford City Council on June 24
Nursing and healthcare is seldom out of the national media these days, with positive and negative stories. Sometimes it can be hard to keep up with it all and, unless you have direct experience of local health services, even harder to judge the
A man in his 60s is being sought by police after he approached a two-year-old girl and held her hand in the Castle Quay shopping centre in Banbury on Saturday. The incident happened at about 12.15pm. Police say the man was white, about 5ft 8ins
KINGSTONE PRESS CHAMPIONSHIP ONE OXFORD RL boosted their play-off hopes despite not playing this week. South Wales Scorpions’s 30-28 defeat to London Skolars saw Oxford stay sixth, two points clear of the Scorpions. Oxford need a top-six
Children who skip meals, consume fizzy drinks and watch too much television risk serious health problems in later life, says Oxford University. About one in three children and young people are overweight, risking problems including diabetes and
The post mortem examination on a 21-year-old man found dying in a stream in Bloxham was due yesterday. Police were called to the water by Little Bridge Road on Saturday at about 8am and the man was taken to the Horton Hospital but was pronounced
CHERWELL District Council spent more than £35,000 of taxpayer’s money fighting plans for a high-speed rail link between London and the north, it has been revealed. The authority was one of 15 councils which teamed up with residents’ associations
ALFA ROMEO OWNERS’ CLUB CLASSIC EYNSHAM’S Dave Messenger was pleased with a second in class finish, despite spinning early on in difficult wet conditions at Mallory Park. Messenger, however, had to retire from the second wet race due to a broken
WEST OF ENGLAND LEAGUE OXFORD Cavaliers will play in a higher league next year, despite being hammered 94-12 in the grand final at Cheltenham Old Patesians. Cavaliers plan to field a joint side with Oxford RL at Conference tier three level,
LITTLEMORE: Firefighters yesterday rescued a 47-year-old man from a blaze in the village. The man was pulled from his home in Champion Way by crews wearing breathing apparatus at about 4am. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service said the fire started
SOUTHERN COUNTIES NORTH ALCHESTER have announced former Bicester and Chinnor player Gary Few as their new head coach. Few will be assisted by ex-Chinnor captain Matt Hutchings as Alchester bid to build on last season’s eighth-place finish.
Hannah England continues her bid for a second World Championship medal in Moscow today when she races in the women’s 1,500m semi-finals (5.51pm). The Oxford City athlete, who won silver in the 2011 Championships in Daegu, South Korea, lines up
DRAYTON: Three laptops have been taken by a thief who smashed their way through a glass front door. The Steventon Road house was burgled between 9.10am and 5.30pm on Saturday. Call police on 101 with information.
NATIONAL 2 SOUTH CHINNOR have announced 11 signings and nine departures as they prepare for the new season. The news comes in the wake of Craig Chalmers’s resignation as head coach to be replaced by Andrew Smith and Matt Goode in a joint role
ABINGDON: A thief took number plates from a vehicle parked in Borough Walk. The crime happened between midnight on Friday and 2.30am on Saturday. Call 101 if you have any information.
TWO handbags were stolen from vehicles parked in the Wittenham Clumps car park. The cars were broken into between 10am and 10.40am on Sunday. A window was smashed to one of the vehicles and another was unlocked by the thief, police said.
BANBURY: A woman has appeared in Oxford Crown Court and admitted causing actual bodily harm. Leigh Halligan, of West Bar Street, Banbury, was charged with one count of assaulting Tammy Legg, together with her sister Kirsty Halligan on October 19
OXFORD: The wife of disgraced media tycoon Robert Maxwell has died aged 92. Elisabeth and Robert Maxwell were married for 45 years until he fell from his luxury yacht and was found floating in the Atlantic. French-born Mrs Maxwell, pictured
FIREFIGHTERS have this morning rescued a 47-year-old man from a blaze in Littlemore. The man was rescued from a ground floor flat in Champion Way at about 4am and left with paramedics. South Central Ambulance Service spokesman Michelle Archer
Oxford United legend Dave Langan was overwhelmed by the generosity of supporters after an appeal to buy his medals smashed through the target well before the deadline. The 56-year-old was almost lost for words when he was informed by the Oxford
AN “UNHINGED” man threatened his former girlfriend with a power drill and held her prisoner inside her car, a jury heard. Andrew Richardson, of The Phelps, Kidlington, denies one count of false imprisonment and went on trial yesterday at Oxford
OXFORD: A television was stolen by a burglar who smashed through a glass door to get into a Rose Hill home. The crime happened in Asquith Road between Wednesday and Friday last week.
A MAN convicted of falsely claiming benefits for more than two years has been warned to expect a jail sentence. Robert Wills, of Lawrence Way, Bicester, was found guilty after a three-week trial earlier this year at Oxford Crown Court. The
DRINKERS are being urged to help save their local pub from the threat of redevelopment. The Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) today published a list of 100 pubs across the country – including three in Oxfordshire – that are now listed as community
WATER bills in Oxfordshire could rise by an extra £29 as Thames Water attempts to make up for £291m of “unexpected spending”. The water company, which is already in talks with regulator Ofwat over an average £100 rise in bills over five years from
FAMILIES got the opportunity to camp out overnight and see bats, badgers and moths up close at Wytham Woods over the weekend. The RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) Big Wild Sleepout took place at the woodland overnight on Saturday
OXON: The A34 will see night time lane closures this week as road markings are repainted. The Highways Deparment said work will take place in the Pear Tree area, North Oxford, between 10pm and 6am from tomorrow until Friday. The northbound
CHESTERTON: Armed police officers were sent to a disturbance at the Bicester Hotel, Golf and Spa wedding venue in the early hours of Sunday. Thames Valley Police spokesman Hannah Williams said the force received a call at 12.20am. She said:
HE may have left hospital, but schoolboy Jack Taylor is still suffering the effects of the accident which left him close to death after being knocked off his bike. Not surprisingly, his traumatised parents have issued a timely plea for all cyclists
THIS is the moment Jack Taylor’s mother feared she would never see. The teenage cyclist holds his baby brother as he prepares to leave hospital after suffering a serious head injury when he was knocked off his bike. Last night, the 14-year-old
EDDIE Pepperell will continue to represent Frilford Heath after reaching an agreement to extend their sponsorship of the rising star until the end of next season. The 22-year-old has based himself at the club, which is near his Abingdon home, for
A SPARKLING opening round set Caroline Johnson on the way to a comfortable victory in the Beamish Club Championship gross competition at Chipping Norton. She carded a 72 to take control and an 82 in the second round was enough to take the title
THERE are reports that the A34 is currently partially blocked south of Abingdon due to a broken down vehicle. The southbound road is said to be blocked between the Marcham and Milton Interchanges.
AN EAGLE helped Paul Whiting lift the President’s Cup at Goring and Streatley by a single stroke. The three-handicapper found the cup with his second shot at the 365-yard par four 11th hole. Three birdies in the last six holes saw the Cholsey
MAGNOLIA Park is preparing to host the highlight of their calendar – an event on the Jamega Pro Golf Tour. The greenkeepers began preparations in March ahead of the tournament. More than 30 teams have signed up to play in Sunday’s Pro-Am, before
A GOLF day at The Oxfordshire raised six figures for a spinal injuries charity. More than 120 players took part in teams of four and the field included chef Michel Roux, Strictly Come Dancing judge Len Goodman and comic actor Tim Brooke Taylor.
SHAW GIBBS OXFORDSHIRE FOURSOMES LEAGUE Section 4 Rye Hill 3 (4pts), Badgemore Park 0 (0) (Rye Hill scores first): A Laird & J Rose bt M Hawkins & S Pearson 1 hole, B Pawley & T Smithers bt D Catlin & P Woollard 3 & 2, J
PRIME Minister David Cameron deserves credit for making it quite clear where he and his Government stand on the thorny issue of fracking. The Witney MP is all for it and while his stance will cause anger and alarm among many people, at least he
A WOMAN whipped by a horse rider in a “nasty” assault has asked witnesses to help make sure her attacker does not go “unpunished”. Penny Little claims shewas knockedforward after being hit around the head by a man on a horse while monitoring a
David Cameron has insisted that the whole of the country should accept fracking, claiming the controversial method of extracting gas will attract “real public support” when the benefits are explained. Mr Cameron said: “I want all parts of our nation
WHEN Edith Murray got her telegram from the Queen to mark her 100th birthday it was like seeing an old friend. Mrs Murray’s late husband Frank was a chauffeur to the royal family during the 1950s and had driven the Queen around and joked with the
