CHILDREN from across Oxford have a chance to explore the county’s waterways again over the coming months. Dovecote Afloat, which aims to help young people experience the Thames and Oxford Canal, is taking bookings for April and May. Using a
THE A420 was closed tonight in both directions due to an accident at Kingston Bagpuize. It was closed at the crossroads with the A415 and A338. South Central Ambulance Service said it was called at 6.41pm to collision between a pedestrian and
TALENTED and inspirational youngsters from across Oxfordshire beamed as they received awards for their work in the community. Young people in eight categories received trophies in the seventh Oxfordshire Youth Awards at a ceremony at Oxford’s New
I RECENTLY spoke to a couple who have both been freelancing at home since the recession. They explained that a lack of reliable broadband prevents them from working at the same time. They can’t both be online together – so the husband has to work
A FELLOW of Oxford University’s St John’s College who pioneered essential scientific techniques of biology has died aged 72. Professor Iain Campbell, of the university’s biochemistry department, was a key player in the development of nuclear magnetic
A RENOWNED rowing coach and University Boat Race winner from North Oxfordshire has died aged 71. Nick Bevan saw his crews win the Special Race for Schools at the Henley Royal Regatta seven times and also took a crew to victory at Westminster School
The wait is over and the next 18 grands prix will decide my fate. This is the crunch year and will have such a massive bearing on my future. We were happy with the end of the season last year and especially finishing second at the Valencia
Police are evacuating an area in Bicester after reports of a gas leak. Thames Valley Police officers have this afternoon urged people to avoid the area around London Road following the reports. Police say the leak is thought to have been caused
A CARE home and doctors’ surgery have been told to make improvements after inspections by the Care Quality Commission. Inspectors paid unannounced visits to both Fewcott Nursing Home and North Bicester Surgery in January. The care home, in
John McNulty, solicitor with Oxford law firm Turpin & Miller looks at cases of exaggerated compensation claims For several years now, the civil courts have been coming down very heavily on claimants who exaggerate compensation claims. Last
A FAMILY is raising money for research after watching their nine-year-old son fight a second battle against cancer. The Davises launched the Children’s Brain Tumour Foundation in 2012 after seeing nine-year-old Miles’ battle with the condition.
Biotech firm Circassia has raised £200m after launching on the stock market. The offer price for shares in the company, based at the Oxford Science Park, was set at 310p per ordinary share which values the company at £581m. A total of 64,516,129
JAMES Beattie says he has had no contact from Oxford United over the vacant manager's position. The Accrington Stanley boss was linked with the post last month and rumours have resurfaced in the last few days. But when asked this morning about
How did I get here? Gill Oliver meets charity worker Jane Benyon Looking back at Jane Benyon’s long career, it’s all been about helping people. The former social worker is the chairwoman of Cowley-based Community Emergency Foodbank, which handed
THE shape of Oxfordshire’s biggest employers is changing, a major new report has revealed. While the six largest remain in the public sector, the past year has seen thousands of jobs disappear from them – many from Oxfordshire County Council.
Julie Shepherd was communications manager for a software development company when her midlife crisis hit. She said: “It was very stressful, and then we were sold to a multi-national plc about five years ago. Everything changed for me. After 20
The make-up of the Oxfordshire economy is changing. The public sector still remains a huge employer but, for the first time in five years of the Oxfordshire Top 100 Employers’ survey, the county council has fallen from the top spot. A combination
A BRIGHT marketing move has propelled a hi-tech engineering firm to a top award. ICEoxford has been named the West Oxfordshire Business of the Year, as well as picking up the innovation award for its ‘Lemon is the new Orange’ initiative. The
PROFILE: DAVID CHRISTENSEN Recent floods left 128 acres of David Christensen’s farm near Abingdon under water for nine weeks. He is still waiting to see whether the grass will recover. Then there’s the constant struggle to protect his 1,200
UP to 70 jobs could be created in Thame if a major development is approved. Haberdashery distributor Groves, and print and production house The Windles Group, have applied for a total of 149,000 sq ft of new premises at Cotmorewells Farm on Howland
The family of a missing Wallingford man is very worried about him, police have said today. Mark Jones, 35, was last seen in Fir Tree Avenue on Sunday. Police have described him as white, about 5ft 10ins, of a medium build, with dark brown hair
Take a look at some of the top features, interviews and reviews from this week's edition of The Guide Katherine MacAlister chews the fat with top chef and TV personality Antonio Carluccio ahead of his appearance at the Oxford Literary Festival
Ski fan Tim Hughes heads for the Alps for some five-star recreation at prices that you can afford on this whistle-stop break for that all-important fix of snow IT could be the world-class skiing, the bling of its boutiques, its buzzing bars and
THE race is on to raise record-breaking sums to buy new machinery and equipment for patients at Oxford Children’s Hospital. With just 10 days to go until the Headington hospital’s biggest annual fundraiser – the OX5 Run – people are being urged
Spring is almost here, and baby talk is rife in the Luxford house. Don’t get too excited, there are no plans for mini-film fanatics just yet, rather my little nephew Toby and his impending first visit to the cinema. In the two years he’s been
The plot thickens at The Story Museum's new exhibition, according to Alexandra Coke An indoor forest, an underground burrow, a desert island… our interactive exhibition 26 Characters is being installed. The Story Museum’s atmospheric building
Check out this week's food highlights from around Oxfordshire * The Fishes in North Hinksey Village is closed until Monday for a refurb. When it reopens expect a fresher look and a new spring menu. Call 01865 249796 n Malmaison Oxford has won Hotel
Angus Henderson talks about his experience at George Street's Giraffe restaurant What was it like? I thought it was a very nice place. It wasn’t too crowded and the staff were very helpful but not too clingy. It had quiet music in the background
Well I can’t believe it’s March already and in less than two weeks we’ll be celebrating our one-year anniversary. Following the ups and downs of the last 12 months I’m very happy to find myself finally quite settled into this new, mad life. (Almost
The last year has seen the Oxfordshire economy firmly back on track. The credit crunch and double dip recession are now behind us — although plenty of painful lessons have been learned — and we can look forward to another 12 months of hopefully sustainable
Chris Bentham presents his recipe for chicken and mushroom ballotine, wrapped in prosciutto A ballotine is traditionally a boned thigh part of the chicken, duck or other poultry stuffed with forcemeat and other ingredients. It is tied to hold
THOUSANDS of book lovers are arriving for the 18th Oxford Literary Festival. This year’s event, which starts tomorrow, will feature hundreds of authors including BBC Radio 4’s James Naughtie, Oxford author Phillip Pullman and historian Lucy Worsley
Marc West laces up his tap shoes to join a troupe of Irish dancers as they celebrate at a city centre pub It all started with a (slightly inebriated) chat with a bloke down the pub – doesn’t it always? Next thing I know, I’ve agreed to participate
Although it’s been three years since their last album, Tim Hughes finds that Metronomy have been as busy as ever If there’s one thing you could never accuse Metronomy of, it’s being predictable. Frontman Joe Mount has made it his mission to
He may have a confusing name and nearly became a hairdresser, but Callum Burrows has clearly found his dream career, as he explains to Tim Hughes His name’s not Raymond, and he’s certainly no saint, but don’t let that put you off, because Saint
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Drivers have been facing delays this morning on the A338 northbound in Frilford due to an accident on the A415. The road is now clear following the collision between two cars. Four passengers involved in the collision received treatment from
Katherine MacAlister chews the fat with top chef and TV personality Antonio Carluccio ahead of his appearance at the Oxford Literary Festival Little unnerves famous chef Antonio Carluccio, including his appearance at the Oxford Literary Festival
Jane Messina is determined to do her best to make it a beautiful spring Dear March, you seem to have appeared out of nowhere this year, but I must say it's really nice to see you again. What was up with February this year? Did we do something to
Rebecca Moore is very, very excited about the Oxford Literary Festival I remember my very first visit to Oxford, strolling along the High Street by The Queen’s College, the late afternoon sun fading behind me. I was deciding whether to come here
Christopher Gray ponders the lack of female staff running the nation's railways During an interview last Friday with the playwright Barney Norris, the one-time student drama officer at Oxford Playhouse, we found ourselves chortling over the fact
Where is a good place to eat? Christopher Gray has a few answers There has lately been a pleasing expansion in the number of places whose names I can rattle off when asked — as every restaurant reviewer is, in the expectation of an authoritative
Conservative stalwart and former county council finance chief Charles Shouler has died, aged 79. The former cabinet member for finance, who represented Bicester until 2013, had battled cancer for several years. He stepped down from the county
Reg Little reports on the progress of a scheme to raise achievement in city primary schools For those unfamiliar with the social make-up of Oxford one thing could surely not have added up. How could a city renowned throughout the world as a seat
Reg Little on the late Tony Benn’s relationship with Oxford and a town in the Tory heartland of West Oxfordshire When they gather, as they do each spring, to march through Burford, Tony Benn will be remembered at an event he rarely missed.
Maggie Hartford on a food writer who helped to transform our post-war diet Few people who were alive in the 1970s can forget Vesta curry and the arrival of Indian takeaways. But if one person was responsible for awakening us to the possibilities
People convicted of offences at magistrates' courts in Oxfordshire recently: Samuel Bray, 20, of Ramsons Way, Abingdon, admitted possession of Class B drug cannabis in Ramsons Way, Abingdon, on January 28. Fined £100, a £20 victims’ surcharge
I WOULD like to add to John Tanner’s ‘List of Achievements’ of the last Labour Government (Letters, March 18). They are: Sent our ill-equipped forces into two pointless wars; mass immigration; saddled us with the ludicrous Human Rights Act; ruined
The passing of Tony Benn marks the end of an era. He was one of the very few remaining politicians of genuine principle, holding beliefs with passion and conviction. One could say of figures like Benn, as one could of his politically polar opposite
A TOWN is to scrap its “outdated” carnival princess contest in favour of an “ambassador” role based on personal merit. Wallingford Carnival Committee has axed the contest, which has been a regular feature for more than 50 years, for one based on
I WRITE in respect of the recent death of Bob Crow, the Railway Union leader. He abused Mrs Thatcher after her death, he did not have to like her but saying: “She can rot in hell” was grossly offensive. He is now quoted as saying: “I was born
A WOMAN cleared of murdering homeless man Denis Witney has admitted repeatedly kicking someone in the head as they lay on the ground. Joanne Moriarty, of Hart Street, Oxford, pleaded guilty at Oxford Crown Court yesterday to carrying out an assault
I HELP organise the annual Cowley Convoy to the Pride of Longbridge Rally which remembers the collapse of MG Rover in 2005 and also celebrates everything with a Longbridge/Austin connection. As Cowley was linked with Longbridge between 1952 and
I BELIEVE that the Western Conveyance project is flawed. It has been designed to divert fast-flowing water away from the Thames at Oxford to reduce flooding. The proposed channel will rejoin the river at Sandford. Residents who live downstream
D-DAY is approaching: Thursday, March 27 is the deadline for the Vale of White Horse to receive comments about Doric’s £100m plans to transform Botley’s modest West Way shopping precinct into a glitzy district centre. Doric’s scheme is based on
An ideal eaterie for meat-lovers in Headington is proving a big hit, as Christopher Gray discovers In accordance with the long-held journalistic maxim that a picture is worth a thousand words — probably 5,000 of mine — I invite readers to examine
Helen Peacocke says there are many ways to enjoy this delicious vegetable Wild celery (Apium graveol-ens), with its creamy white flowers came first. It can be traced back to the days of the ancient Egyptians and was prized as both food and medicine
Val Bourne offers her tips for a good bean crop for the ultimate nutritious – and frugal – kitchen staple I think it must be my Yorkshire genes, but I like to live quite frugally. The loaded supermarket trolley full of gastronomic delights is not
Liam Creedon says one animal could be part of the solution to cut flood problems Dredging is increasingly viewed as the magic elixir to solve the UK’s flooding woes, but could the reintroduction of the beaver provide a more long-term solution to
WEEKS before it reopens in London’s West End, students at King Alfred’s Academy, in Wantage, are putting on their own Miss Saigon. The cast of 70 students and 24 band members premiered their version of the musical at the college last night.
Damon Smith sees Jack O’Connell deliver a bruising performance as a young offender forced to survive behind bars The sins of a jailbird father are revisited upon an embittered son in David Mackenzie’s gritty drama. Based on screenwriter Jonathan
Nicola Lisle chats to self-mocking comedian Rosie Wilby Award-winning comedian Rosie Wilby is as much fun offstage as she is on it, and my chat with her is peppered with outbursts of laughter. Most of the laughter is at herself — or, to be
Nicola Lisle speaks to Jeff Clarke, the director of Opera della Luna Opera della Luna — one of the UK’s most versatile and energetic small-scale opera companies — makes a welcome return to Oxford next week with a revival of its 1999 production
David Bellan enjoys dances performed in time-honoured fashion Time is the theme that runs through this evening, a collaboration between Oxford Youth Dance and Ellyfish and Things Dance Theatre. The bright opener, Time is Running Out, came from
POLITICIANS of a certain age often start thinking of their legacy and Sir Tony Baldry, the MP for Banbury, appears to be no different. In a recent appearance in the House of Commons he referred to his 2013 decision to leave his body to Oxford University
CONCERNS have been raised about a move to allow up to 200 people live in student flats in East Oxford outside of term time. The owner of the Wavy Gate site, in Chapel Street, wants to change a council rule that restricts use of the flats to university
Vocal brilliance in a WNO double date. Christopher Gray is stunned by Sarah Tynan’s performance in Boulevard Solitude The annual spring visit to our region by Welsh National Opera — long since relocated from Oxford’s New Theatre to Milton Keynes
Giles Woodforde reviews a new Oxford Theatre Guild production. Blanche’s story is the stuff of which tabloid headlines are made. Growing up as a refined, virtuous beauty in Mississippi, she slides into a life fuelled by booze and sex. No longer
2:35pm Family concerned for missing Wallingford man. 1:37pm Take a look at some of the top features, interviews and reviews from this week's edition of The Guide
Nicola Lisle asks Harry Christophers and singer Sally Dunkley of The Sixteen It’s spring, which means choral group The Sixteen is setting out on its annual Choral Pilgrimage. This year’s pilgrimage has particularly strong Oxford connections, and
Tim Hughes finds that the 70s rock band still haven't calmed down After 40 years’ active service, one might expect The Stranglers to have calmed down. To the relief of the capacity crowd crammed into the O2 Academy on Monday, the ’70s rock band
Glass Animals are the next big thing to emerge from Oxford’s fertile music scene. Tim Hughes spoke to the schoolfriends Dave Bayley is out of his shed.The frontman of Oxford buzz band Glass Animals is taking time out from the group’s HQ — an old
Ashmolean’s special exhibition rivals any in London, writes Theresa Thompson Rhythm, colour, boldness, passion — these words were circling my mind as I left the Cézanne and the Modern exhibition at the Ashmol-ean. Those words could equally describe
A MAN has pleaded not guilty to a public order offence following a court hearing in the Jayden Parkinson murder case. Ryan McCann, 23, of no fixed abode, entered the plea at Oxford Magistrates' Court this morning. The offence is alleged to
Ester Lafferty on the events ahead that will explore analogue photography These days anyone who is anyone has a camera phone and can send digital images of themselves and the view from their holiday balcony to hundreds of friends around the world
RELEGATION would not derail plans to turn Oxford City into a Football League club, according to its co-owner. American businessman Thomas Guerriero said the Skrill North club is financially sound and he plans to invest in facilities and players
THIS year’s Cherwell School science fair was out of this world. A total of 150 year nine students at the school in Marston Ferry Road, Oxford, learnt about astronomy, chemistry, biology, physics and more at the annual fair. Lucy Honey, 11,
He’s busy partying when he’s not on tour, but Didcot’s very own stand-up star Matt Richardson can still tickle Katherine MacAlister Matt Richardson has been impressively hard to pin down, his career having taken off to such a ridiculous degree
An RAF doctor left out medical details when reviewing the health of an Abingdon pilot who later died in a plane crash with a teenage passenger, a tribunal ruled yesterday. Dr Douglas Wyper said Flt Lt Mike Blee was fit to fly in 2005 after recognising
OXFORDSHIRE’S political leaders are preparing to seize a once-in-a-generation chance to tackle some of the county’s flooding problems. Tomorrow, Oxfordshire County Council will hold a flood summit with representatives from the Government, the Environment
WE have reached a critical point in the battle for a permanent solution to the flooding that effectively shut this city in January. It is only two months since flood waters closed Botley and Abingdon roads and just over a month since the latter
Julie Shepherd was communications manager for a software development company when her midlife crisis hit. "It was very stressful, and then we were sold to a multi-national plc about five years ago. Everything changed for me. After 20 years there
A fruitless search for a night light to soothe her young daughter led a mum to create her own. Now, less than two years later, the illuminated canvases are selling like hot cakes and customers include actresses Amanda Holden, Denise van Outen and Jamie
At 71, Peter Allen says he is “just getting going.” He specialises in the design and manufacture of feeders for all types of farm livestock and can produce bespoke designs to suit the needs of individual clients. Despite having been in business
Some of us are old enough to remember visiting Communist countries in eastern Europe before Perestroika in 1989 — the unsmiling service, bread queues, the feeling that as a 'the customer you were always wrong.' As for taking your custom elsewhere
Two teenage boys have been charged with criminal damage after vandals sprayed cars, a front door and a bike with blue and orange paint. The crimes happened in Didcot's Torridge Drive, Hitchcock Way, Ottery Way, and Usk Way earlier this month.
A 23-year-old man has been arrested following a court hearing in which Ben Blakeley, 22, of Reading, denied murdering girlfriend Jayden Parkinson, 17. Police said threats were allegedly made against someone in the public gallery during the hearing
ALAN Green and Darren Elliott hit hat-tricks as Oxford City Stars ran out 10-1 winners against Cardiff Devils 2 to stay firmly in the South Division 2 title race. They are one of five teams – almost half the division – still in with a chance of
Police managed to track down the owner of two escaped horses killed after being hit by a lorry on the A34 yesterday. They told the owner they died near Weston-on-the-Green at about 2am. Another five horses were herded into a field by Thames
OXFORD City FC president Thomas Guerriero is looking to bring other local sports teams under his business umbrella. The American businessman, who co-owns the club with the Oxford City Charitable Company as well as local basketball and futsal football
A letter written by Lewis Carroll saying he sometimes wished he had “never written any books at all” has fetched more than £11,800 at a London auction. The item sold yesterday by Bonhams in Knightsbridge to an anonymous British collector was expected
A CONTROVERSIAL plan to build an underground swimming pool has been thrown out. Craig Burkinshaw, managing director of Witney-based holiday firm Audley Travel, wanted to build a side extension on to the house in Jericho, Oxford, and dig out a basement
A suspected arson attack badly damaged two sheds in Cowley on Tuesday. Firefighters from Slade Park and Rewley Road fire stations used jets to tackle the fire in Barns Road. They were called to the blaze at 9.12pm which spread to two garden
Almost £3,000 was raised in donations by shoppers in West Oxfordshire for a cancer charity. Witney Lions Club raised £2,119 outside Sainbury’s in Witney on March 1 and £714 the following weekend during a street collection in Woodstock. The
A 56-year-old man and a 57-year-old woman accused of beating up a lorry driver have appeared at Oxford Crown Court. Albert Matthews, of Grendon Road, Earl Barton, Northampton, and Eileen Rawlins, of West Park Road in Lingfield, Surrey, are both
This weekend, most of the country’s best chess players will be in cerebral action in Hinckley, Leicestershire – taking part in rounds 7 and 8 of the Four Nations Chess League. Oxford 1 will no doubt be handed a beating in their meaningless (as
Joe Dale has been appointed as the school and club development officer by the Oxfordshire Cricket Board. Dale will take up the newly-created post on April 22 after returning from a winter of cricket coaching in Western Australia. A University
THE Great Western franchise may be directly awarded to train operator First Great Western (FGW) for another five years, from 2015 to 2020, without a tendering process, officials have said. The Department for Transport had previously suggested a
SOUTH OF ENGLAND ROAD RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPS HANNAH England provided a star turn for Oxford City in the women’s six-stage event at Milton Keynes. And having helped her club to fifth place, the former world silver medallist is looking forward to
Businesswoman Mel Taylor rose to become a manager for pharmaceutical company Abbott Laboratories before having children. But after having her two boys, Jonathan, now nine and six-year-old Matthew, she struggled to find something that would fit
Two women who have been friends for more than 30 years have joined forces to set up a website they hope will make it easier for people to find true love. Anona Hessler, 42, and Clare Beaney, 41, (pictured) have been best friends since they met
When the Internet took off in the run-up to the millennium, futurologists were predicting that anyone with an office job would now be able to work from home. Instead of wasting hours commuting to work, we would be sitting in an upstairs bedroom
Banbury Under 13s were crowned Oxfordshire champions for a fourth successive year after beating Chinnor 27-10 in the final at Grove. Toby Parker, Harry Horrocks, Tom Chesser, Max Bending and Harry Gardner scored Banbury’s tries, with Parker converting
CARNIVAL spirit came early to Cowley Road in Oxford as a band trumpeted the start to an evening of fundraising. Horns of Plenty entertained guests — and passers by — outside Majliss restaurant on Tuesday night. A fundraising dinner and auction
Thames Valley Police yesterday contacted police in Norfolk for help in the search for missing man Malcolm Jones. Last night the 54-year-old had not been seen since he left his Bramble Bank home at about 8am last Wednesday. Police spokeswoman
The Soldiers of Oxfordshire museum is celebrating a £79,200 grant to help remember fallen soldiers of the First World War. The grant by the Heritage Lottery Fund was awarded this week ahead of the centenary of the start of the First World War.
A TEENAGER has described to a jury how he was allegedly kidnapped by four people from Bicester over a drug debt. John Law, prosecuting, said on May 20 last year the group used threats and intimidation to abduct 18-year-old Callum Pieton and force
ONE HUNDRED and seven days was how long Connor Sparrowhawk survived in an NHS mental health unit in Oxford. Now his family has called on supporters to help them celebrate his life over 107 days and raise awareness of his plight. During the campaign
It is easy to understand why the developers behind the new Westgate — and indeed John Lewis which will be providing the flagship store — badly want to see Queen Street pedestrianised. And there is good reason, too, why they should expect to
SOUTH OF ENGLAND ROAD RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPS OXFORD City finished 24th in the men’s 12-stage competition at Milton Keynes to sneak into the national event. Only the top 20 teams were guaranteed to qualify for the English championships at Sutton
Italy is a huge wine producing country with a massive amount of regions producing wine. Here we have picked some classic favourites from famous regions to bring you a mixed case that really brings the country’s character to life. Italian wines work
A NEW £35m bridge is planned for Didcot to link the former power station to a new housing estate. Council bosses say the bridge is vital to ease congestion between the power station, earmarked for business, and the new Milton Park. It would
Maybe as a reaction against the increasing bombast of the Hollywood blockbuster, European film-making has been shifting in recent times towards what has been termed `Slow Cinema'. Some critics have cited its origins in a return to the enigmatic intellectualism
This round-up of vintage British titles marks something of a departure for the Parky at the Pictures DVD column, as the emphasis from here on in will primarily be on precise assessments rather than the more comprehensive analyses that will continue
Excitement is building as Oxford MCCU’s season draws nearer and with it first-class matches against Nottinghamshire, Warwickshire and Middlesex, writes MATTHEW BRUCE. The clash with Warwickshire on April 7-9 will see England batsman Jonathan Trott
Henry Purdy was among the try scorers as England finished their Under 20 Six Nations campaign with a 52-5 victory over Italy at the Stadio Peroni. The Leicester player, from Milton-under-Wychwood, came off the bench to dive over in the second half
OXFORDSHIRE will face familiar opposition in the opening stages of the Middleton Cup this season as they seek to improve on reaching successive quarter-finals in the last two years. Oxon, whose dreams of lining up at Worthing last year were shattered
ROAD RUNNING DIANE Moore was the first lady home at the Carterton 10K. The Headington Road Runners athlete crossed the line in 38mins 33secs to finish ninth overall. Moore came in a full five minutes ahead of second-placed Bryher Bowness
CROSS COUNTRY ROY Treadwell won a silver medal in the British Masters Athletic Federation (BMAF) Championships at Tollcross Park, Glasgow. Treadwell (Oxford City) finished second in the vet 65 men’s category, having won the title last year.
MASONS’ Alan Lowe and Dave Rose knocked out Kennington’s Steven Sheard and Pauline Withey 3-1 in the Johnson Buildbase Oxford League’s Pairs Cup quarter-final at Vikings Club. OTHER RESULTS Pairs Cup quarter-finals: S Ponting & K Hollis
AN inquest has opened into the death of a woman who was found in the river behind Oxford Ice Rink. Firzana Saeed, of Hill View Road, West Oxford, was reported missing on Friday night and police recovered her body from the River Thames on Saturday
OXFORDSHIRE coroner Darren Salter yesterday held an inquest, but refused to name the deceased man. Mr Salter would only identify the man as Christopher H, claiming he was worried about the safety of children connected to the dead man. The Oxford
CHANCELLOR George Osborne delivered a Budget yesterday for what he termed “makers, doers and savers”. Keeping an eye on next year’s General Election, he produced a crowd pleaser to ensure companies and entrepreneurs received a package of incentives
Two teenagers have been released on bail after being arrested in connection with an armed raid at a Headington betting shop last week. The 18-year-old men, both from Headington, were arrested over a robbery at Stan James in Roundway on Thursday
THE family of a two-year-old girl killed in a collision with a reversing car paid tribute to her yesterday. Eileen Ellie-May Doran died on Saturday afternoon shortly after the collision at Oaks View Park. In a statement released yesterday,
A BOUNCER who raped a woman in the strip club where he worked while she was being sick into a bucket has been jailed for eight years. Ali Kacani, right, of Lidsey Road, Banbury, was yesterday found guilty of two counts of rape and one count of
MICKEY Lewis will take the routine pre-match press conference today amid increasing speculation surrounding Oxford United’s search for a permanent manager. It is expected to be business as usual at Roman Way this morning, as the caretaker boss
DEDDINGTON won the Banbury Indoor League’s Handicap Shield with a 2-0 victory over George in the final. Steve Arthur led the way for Deddington with 11 dolls, hitting a six in the first leg. RESULTS Quarter-finals: General Foods 0, Bicester
(senior men unless stated) CARTERTON 10K Headington RR: 9 D Moore (1st lady, LV35) 38.33, 123 G Jones (SL) 53.07, 179 C Jones 59.33, 213 T Procter-Legg 1.07.37. Kidlington: 3 G Hope 35.05, 4 M Dilks 36.15, 7 C Martin 38.04, 49 W Bunce (
FINANCE bosses at Cherwell District Council are taking legal advice after the company which handles its council tax bills had to recall 36,000 letters. The council is looking into compensation after the firm behind its £705,000-a-year deal to run
EGYPTOLOGISTS are used to hunting down burial sites among the pyramids and the sphinxes. But one group of Oxford University researchers is trying to solve a mystery closer to home. The Griffith Institute is looking for the Oxford grave of its
SAT on a fluffy blanket, Cody Moore was transfixed by a cuddly monkey as photographer Pete Herbert snapped away. Mr Herbert cooed: “Look at the monkey? Who’s a good boy?” until he was happy with the shot at Matalan in Cowley. Nine-month-old
