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  • Locals fume as pub charges for parking

    CUSTOMERS have branded a new pay and display meter in a pub car park “ridiculous.” Bill Porter, manager of the White Horse in Headington, said it has been set up to deter commuters and people from Oxford Brookes University using it as a place to

  • ROWING: Oxon oarsmen strike gold

    OXFORDSHIRE oarsmen struck gold for Great Britain & Northern Ireland at the World Championships in Chungju, Korea today. Britain’s men’s eight featuring Oxford’s Andy Triggs Hodge, Oxford Blue Pete Reed plus Henley residents Alex Gregory and

  • MOTORCYCLING: Smith is ninth in home grand prix

    Oxfordshire MotoGp rider Bradley Smith finished ninth in the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Smith's Monster Yamaha Tech 3 teammate Cal Crutchlow was seventh. The race was won by world champion Jorge Lorenzo, who narrowly beat Marc Marquez

  • It all comes out in the wash

    FIREFIGHTERS soaked up cash for a worthwhile cause by organising a car wash. More than £550 was raised for the Firefighters Charity on Saturday by the crew at Bicester fire station. Throughout September, fire stations across the county will

  • House roof fire not being treated as suspicious

    A HOUSE fire in Didcot tackled by 15 firefighters yesterday is not being treated as suspicious. The homeowners managed to escape the blaze in their semi-detached house in Freeman Road at around 10.45am. Fire crews from Abingdon and Didcot then