A swarm of bees had to be removed from the forecourt of the Ashmolean Museum today. The forecourt of the museum in Beaumont Street was closed on Tuesday after the bees landed on an information sign. Museum marketing assistant Tom Jowett said
A CYCLIST has been injured in a collision with a car on West Way. Police were called just after 6pm to the incident opposite Travis Perkins. A South Central Ambulance Service spokeswoman said one ambulance and one rapid response car were sent
THE family of Liberty Baker - the 14-year-old killed by a car as she walked to school in Witney - have tonight thanked her friends and the community for their support. Liberty was walking with friends Mercy Greaney and Bronte Moulder when a Citroen
MAISIE Norton’s aunt has decided that her teenage niece – having had cancer three times – deserves a holiday. So Michaela Mott’s band Ethemia have released a charity single, Moments, to send Maisie, 16, and her family on a dream vacation. The
AN OXFORD college has taken steps that could see a historic sports ground eventually turned over to housing. The site in Newland – used by Witney Mills Cricket Club – and an adjoined small football pitch have recently been protected from new public
Main roads out of Oxford face delays tonight as visitors to Oxford University’s Open Day head home. The university expected thousands of people to flock to the city today. The A420, Banbury Road, Donnington Bridge Road, A423, Botley Road and
TALK of local politicians and most people think of blustering, electioneering businessmen or slick career-driven sharks with an eye on Westminster. But many fail to realise there are hundreds of normal people making decisions that affect their
YES says Emma Carr, acting director of Big Brother Watch, a pressure group set up in 2009 to challenge policies it believes threatens privacy, freedoms and civil liberties in the digital age It is undoubtedly true that many councils around the
LONDON Welsh will face Wasps, Pontypridd and Henley Hawks in their pre-season fixtures, the club confirmed today. All matches will be away, meaning that the Exiles will not play at the Kassam Stadium until the Aviva Premiership season gets underway
Tony Fernandes and his partners have sold the Oxfordshire-based Caterham F1 Team to a consortium of Swiss and Middle Eastern investors, advised by former F1 Team Principal Colin Kolles. Under the terms of the sale, the team will continue to race
MEMBERS of a church which is propped up by wooden buttresses are hoping to find a more permanent solution to subsidence threatening its future. Summertown United Reformed Church in Banbury Road has to rely on the six beams to support its porch
RETAIL expert Mary Portas is back with a new TV series offering to help independent shops and businesses in Wallingford. Optomen Television, which is producing the show, said it is keen to hear from any businesses who would like “fresh ideas to
THE small village of Cassington was taken over by the smell of petrol and the roar of engines on Monday. Thousands of bikers descended on the West Oxfordshire village for the annual Cassington Bike Night, with a range of machines gathering on The
The B4009 Station Road, Chinnor, has re-opened after an accident involving two vehicles was cleared. Station Road has reopened in both directions following the incident which happened between Church Road and B4445 Thame Road. A diversion had
A PEACEMAKER had to have stitches after he was punched in the face for trying to stop a nightclub fight in Oxford. The 20-year-old was attacked when he tried to stop two men arguing on the dance floor of Lava Ignite in Park End Street last Saturday
Jon Murray looks at efforts in northern Germany to develop sustainable tourism We Brits love our islands. Whether Majorca or Corfu, the Isle of Wight or Jamaica, anyone who has grown up on a land surrounded by water automatically feels at home
A double-decker bus has collided with a car near Sainsbury’s Roundabout on Oxford Road, Kidlington. Thames Valley Police were called to the incident at 1.18pm today. No injuries have been reported but Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service are
TRAFFIC is queueing on the A40 because of a vehicle is leaking fuel. The incident has occurred between the Headington Roundabout and the Cutteslowe Roundabout. One lane is closed westbound. Updates on the traffic will be posted automatically
A CONVICTED paedophile living in Headington is being hunted by police after failing to go to court. Abdelouaheb Delhoum, 45, was convicted of two counts of sexual assault on a child under 13, three counts of inciting a child under 13 to engage
A LITTLEMORE primary school has been told it requires improvement and leaders believe its academy status will turn it around faster. John Henry Newman Academy in Grange Road was visited by Ofsted inspectors on June 4 and 5. It was the first
A SHOOTING in Blackbird Leys nearly a year ago is still unsolved with police today making another appeal for witnesses. A woman in her 40s suffered a wound to her shoulder when she was shot on the estate in July last year. A 22-year-old man
I have recently heard the term ‘able by ability and not disabled by disability’. In a way this is like perceiving the person with a disability positively with a half full glass which I have mentioned here before. But to consider yourself able rather
WHAT a shambles the Tories are in over Europe yet again. Voting against Jean-Claude Juncker has been a disaster for the PM and MP for Witney and deeply embarrassing for Britain. Absurdly Juncker, like Cameron, is a centre-right politician.
HUGH Jaeger’s letter (June 30), claims raising bridges to accommodate power lines will also allow rail freight containers of 9’6” – so less HGVs on our roads, but surely there will be more local HGVs taking these larger high cube freight containers
WITH his undisputed customary eloquence, including impressive alliteration, John Green (June 24) begins by arguing, respectably enough, against John Tanner’s: “trite and triumphalist tosh”, implicitly in favour of some form of proportioned representation
I AGREE with Sally Reynolds (July 1) when she quotes in her letter that a majority of serving soldiers do not consider fighting in Afghanistan to be “cool”. I can assure her that any theatre of conflict is a dangerous place to be. Children
IT seems odd that David Buckle, chief executive of South Oxfordshire District Council, who is a non-elected public servant, should take it upon himself to seek to persuade the contractors to change their plans for demolition of the Didcot A cooling
THE owner of a Wantage wall that could crumble into the road says he is willing to knock it down but will not replace it. Michael Macario has agreed to demolish the wall in Wallingford Street to make the area safer but only if Vale of White Horse
BEN Blakeley described himself as "evil" when he was questioned by police about the disappearance of Jayden Parkinson. This morning a jury at Oxford Crown Court was played a video of his third police interview on December 11 last year after being
OXFORD United supporters' trust OxVox have this morning released a statement urging anyone interested in taking over the club to make clear their intentions. Two consortiums, one led by Mark Ashton and the other by Charlie Methven, are in discussions
TRIPLE jumper Nathan Douglas is still hopeful of making the European Championships, despite missing the trials due to a niggling injury. The Oxford City athlete pulled out of the British Championships at Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium at the weekend
THEY are two words guaranteed to send shivers down the spines of most county politicians: Unitary status. The mere mention of them is enough to provoke a defensive reaction not seen since the French built the Maginot Line. That didn’t help
THE leader of Oxfordshire County Council has called for a debate on establishing a single council to run Oxfordshire. Speaking at full council yesterday, Ian Hudspeth said the county could benefit from being governed by a unitary authority.
MORE than 70 years ago he bravely risked his life for the freedom that we enjoy today. And all war hero Jim Wright wants is to be properly rewarded along with his conrades for their actions in the Second World War. Mr Wright, 91, has spent
A man arrested over the death of a Banbury woman has been rebailed. A 49-year-old Banbury man was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after Anne-Marie Gale, 27, was found unresponsive by paramedics and police on January 15 at Dover Avenue.
Jewellery and a camera have been stolen during a burglary in the centre of Oxford. Burglars forced open the front door of a house in St Michael’s Street on Monday evening and stole the valuables. Police say the break-in was between 6.30pm and
The new five-door Mini has made its debut on the Cowley plant production line. It is the first time a five-door version of the car has been built at the plant since production under BMW started 13 years ago. Plant managing director Frank Bachmann
NPOWER has defended its decision to hold the July 27 demolition of Didcot A power station between 3am and 5am. The move was criticised by residents in Didcot and nearby villages, who say they would like to witness the structure’s final send-off
TEN weeks ago these barn owls looked like balls of pink fluff. Now, despite what their heart-shaped faces may suggest, they are deadly rodent killers. Snap, along with her sister Crackle and brother Pop, are the newest arrivals at Wheatley
BEN Blakeley told a prison nurse “I’m a celebrity now” and wanted to watch himself on TV after he was arrested, a jury has heard. Yesterday, staff from Bullingdon Prison gave evidence about what Jayden Parkinson’s killer said while the search for
Rock and roll bad boy Peter Doherty has chosen Oxford as the venue for a warm-up show ahead of this weekend’s reunion by his band The Libertines. The star, right, will tonight play a solo show at the O2 Academy Oxford, in Cowley Road. The concert
A woman was stopped by police for putting on eyeliner while she was driving. The woman, who was spotted in Botley Road, Oxford, during a two-hour traffic enforcement operation yesterday, was fined £100 with three points on her licence. A further
THIS is enough to put you off beans on toast for life. Sherry Knight and Kay Webb spent five hours yesterday sat in a bathtub full of baked beans at the Cherwell School, in Marston Ferry Road, to raise money for Oxfordshire Animal Sanctuary, in
AN OXFORD art gallery has cleared a major hurdle in a campaign to overhaul its buildings after receiving £3.5m from Arts Council England. Modern Art Oxford, in Pembroke Street, was handed the cash by the Government-funded organisation yesterday
ONE lane of the M40 has reopened after an earlier closure due to an incident between J9 at Bicester and J8A at Oxford. Lane one was closed earlier due to an obstruction but it's not clear what it was. For automatic updates see our Live Traffic
A CAMPAIGN has been set up to turn Wantage’s former police station and magistrates’ court into a car park. Wantage Town Council says more parking spaces are already needed in the town centre, even before 5,000 new homes are built in Wantage and
GRAHAM SCOTT'S MATCH OF THE DAY JOE Butcher dismissed Olly Dimbylow with the sixth ball of the final over to clinch Abingdon Vale’s first Division 2 win of the season at the expense of Challow & Childrey. Butcher had enjoyed no success
THE semi-final line-up for the Oxford Pairs competition was completed after the early rounds were held across four different venues, writes ANDY BEAL. Six Bells C Kidlington still have two teams left standing, with Alan Surman and Ady Cross joined
AN Oxfordshire war hero has asked his MP to support his calls for Bomber Command veterans to receive a campaign medal. Jim Wright, 91, of Gibson Close, Abingdon, wrote to Nicola Blackwood, Conservative MP for Oxford West and Abingdon, last month
DIVISION 1 NICK Pykett fell three runs short of his century as Tiddington racked up 261-5 dec from 41 overs at fellow strugglers Cumnor, who were to regret choosing to field first. He was well supported by Will Cooper (72) as all the home bowlers
THE A34 Southbound is partially blocked near the Islip turn-off due to a collision involving two vehicles. It happened at about 7.45am and involved a car and a van. More to follow. Our top stories
DELAYS are expected on the roads into and around Oxford this morning as an estimated 7,000 students will arrive for the first of two Oxford University open days. Up to 10,000 extra vehicles are expected to come into the city. Traffic is building
Young gardeners have failed to dig into the junior heat of this year’s Oxford in Bloom competition. Only two schools from across the city submitted entries to the junior branch of the contest before applications closed on Sunday. Pupils from
TWO law professors will be swapping their Oxford college quads for the Yorkshire Dales this week when they try to cycle the first leg of the Tour de France. Ian Loader, 49, and Guy Goodwin-Gill, 67, of All Souls College are taking part in the 191km
6:46pm Liberty Baker's family have thanked people for their support and spoken about their treasured daughter following her death on Monday 2:50pm A man
PASSENGERS are still facing delays of up to 30 minutes on trains between Didcot Parkway and London Paddington after earlier signalling problems at Pangbourne. All lines have now reopened after Network Rail engineers fixed damaged cables in the
DIVISION 2 CROPREDY were guilty of a shocking batting performance at leaders Leighton Buzzard Town, with only two of their 11 making it into double figures. Alan Priestley (5-20) took the first five wickets to fall, reducing the visitors to
DIVISION 3 GREAT & Little Tew 2nd lost opener Sam Barnes to the first ball of their match at leaders Sandford St Martin before slumping to 116 all out. Although Danny Smith took some tap, he finished with 6-63 from 11.1 overs. At 73
DIVISION 4 MATTHEW Warner took three early wickets to put Kingston Bagpuize in charge at home to Leighton Buzzard Town 2nd, then returned to mop up the tail and finish with 5-43. Town were all out for 158, with Dan Jacobs (3-47) also in the
Thousands of prospective students and their families will flock to Oxford University today and tomorrow for open days set to cause traffic chaos. An estimated 7,000 people will come to the city in a week when roadworks have been causing disruption
A woman was left with bruising after being attacked by a man while walking from the Tesco store in Marcham Road, Abingdon. The assault happened as the 32-year-old woman was approached by the man at about 12.15am on Thursday, June 19, but police
Glass roofs are the main feature of a new Oxford Tube £10m fleet of buses. The Oxford to London bus has bought 26 of the new double-decker vehicles, which will also feature 4G wireless internet, and will eventually replace all of its fleet.
A TEENAGE girl has told for the first time of the moment a car ploughed into her two pals as they walked to school – killing her best friend Liberty Baker. Bronte Moulder, 14, des-cribed seeing Liberty’s body in the road after a blue Citroen C2
OXFORD United’s new home and away kits will be officially unveiled next week. The club are holding a launch next Tuesday evening, where the strips will be seen for the first time. United’s home kit will be used throughout pre-season, while the
A patriotic milkshake was served up in honour of the armed forces in Witney. Kim Cook, known as Crazy Kim, concocted the red, white and blue shake to sell in her Shake Shop in Market Square, Witney. The colourful drink is a strawberry milkshake
RESIDENTS and businesses in Witney are being urged to turn off their lights for an hour to mark the centenary of the First World War. Witney Town Council is making plans to commemorate the start of the war and wants the town to get involved with
A NHS treatment centre operated on 100 per cent of its patients referred for elective surgery within 18 weeks, according to new NHS statistics. The sample of 109 patients at Horton NHS Treatment Centre, in Oxford Road, were treated within 18 weeks
Motorists in Oxfordshire have been advised to plan ahead and allow extra time for their journeys this weekend as the British Grand Prix is being staged at Silverstone. The Highways Agency has said this will have a knock-on effect on traffic on
YOUNG musicians from Blackbird Leys are going to get a free summer course to expand their artistic horizons. The Blackbird Leys String Band, made up of about 30 children from primary schools in the area, will be able to enjoy a four-day long summer
DIVISION 5 DIDCOT 2nd fell further behind at the bottom after being rolled over for 91 by unbeaten Brackley, who went top of the table in the process. Keith Cartwright (3-8) was one of five visiting bowlers to enjoy success. Brackley used
DIVISIONS 6-10 NEIL Phillips and Nigel Bint combined to secure Challow & Childrey 3rd a 165-run victory over ten-man Didcot 4th in Division 10. Phillips hit 107 and Girish Kumar 39 in Challow’s 191-2 before Bint took 7-10 as visitors Didcot
CLAIRE Williams is convinced her Grove-based team are heading back to the top of Formula 1. Williams go into this weekend’s British Grand Prix on the back of a superb result in Austria. After qualifying first and second on the grid, Valtteri
Headington-based businesses have a month to apply for up to £15,000 to promote sustainable travel within the area. As part of the Travel Choices initiative, firms have until Friday, August 1, to apply for a business travel grant from Oxfordshire
A global engineering and technology services company has chosen to support an Oxford hospice. Siemens, which has bases in Oxford and Eynsham, has selected Headington’s Sobell House as its charity of the year. The hospice, in the grounds of
A TAXI firm has stepped in to provide cancer patients with free travel to a town’s therapy centre. Alpha Cars has agreed to transport cancer patients to The Hummingbird Centre, a support and therapy charity, which opened at Grange Mews, Station
SURVIVORS of sexual abuse will get face-to-face support after a charity was given a grant. Oxford Sexual Abuse and Rape Crisis Centre (OXARCC) is one of nine groups to benefit from more than £400,000 around the county. The first wave of cash
A DOMESTIC abuse helpine that takes more than 350 calls a month is under threat as part of a £1.5m cuts package. Council leaders are consulting on how they shave the amount off their spending to balance books to keep homeless hostels open.
