RENAULT secured another double top-ten finish in today’s Canadian Grand Prix. The Enstone-based team strengthened their hold on fourth place in the constructors title with another consistent display in Montreal, Nico Hulkenberg coming seventh and
A MOTORCYCLIST has been taken to hospital after a crash on the B4011 in Upper Arncott, near Bicester. Thames Valley Police are appealing for witnesses and said the 'serious' crash involving only the 40-year-old motorcycle driver at about 11am.
A NUMBER of key county projects around housing, employment and infrastructure are facing delays, it can be revealed. Oxfordshire Growth Board will meet this afternoon to discuss an array of matters crucial to the county's future, including a deal
A 20-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with possession of cannabis after police chased a ‘suspicious vehicle’ through Oxford. The drama began when the vehicle was spotted in the city and officers eventually arrested two people – who were in the car
EVERYBODY’S favourite Zumba instructor George Martini won himself a date on TV dating show Take Me Out. The 59-year-old appeared on a special over 50s version on ITV on Saturday. Mr Martini, who leads the OX5 Run warm up and voluntarily takes
A NEW wine, cheese and chocolate festival has announced it will stop in Oxford on its latest tour. Oxford comes as one of three newly announced locations for the touring festival which is made up of all things cheese and chocolate, plus tasters
RUNNERS around the county celebrated the 70th anniversary of the NHS with special themed parkruns on Saturday. The popular weekly running events were transformed with hospital staff running in uniform or fancy dress to mark the anniversary. The
ILLEGAL scrap metal collectors were stopped in their tracks after a council crack down. Eight people were caught illegally collecting scrap metal in the north of the county as part of a Cherwell District Council and police operation. The council
A RESCUE charity which took in some 30 feral felines to get them back to health has raised thousands for their care. Cherwell Cats Protection featured in the Oxford Mail last month after finding the colony at a site in north Oxfordshire. The
A CRASH closed the main road heading from Bicester to Buckingham on Saturday. All emergency services were sent to deal with the crash which happened along the A4421 near Fringford about 1.30pm. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service posted a warning
THE team responsible for transforming the county’s waste into renewable energy has turned it attentions to helping students do the same. Staff from Ardley Energy Recovery Centre, near Bicester, have been out up and down the county working with pupils
THOUSANDS of people helped launch a ‘green’ month of activities for Oxford starting with the Big Green Day Out on Saturday. Everything from electric buses and taxis to homemade goods and wonky veg filled the stalls in Broad Street for the annual
THE city has been awarded a £503,000 Government cash boost to tackle rough sleeping this coming winter. Oxford City Council was given the grant by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government from a pot targeted at areas with high
A GARAGE block was set alight after the fire spread from a nearby sofa which was deliberately burnt by an arsonist. Thames Valley Police are appealing for witnesses after the arson at Evenlode Garage block in Banbury. It happened at about 2.10am
THE grounds of Blenheim Palace will be transformed into a testing ground for futuristic robots. Old and new will come together as driverless cars and robots with legs stalk the grounds of the Woodstock World Heritage Site as part of a joint initiative
Katherine MacAlister adds The Plough in Witney to her list of favourite pubs It was an anonymous tip off, left by a man with a husky voice and presumably a beige mac. He wasn’t alone. The calls came in thick and fast, social media following suit
AN overheated light in an eaves cupboard caused a roof fire that 'could have been much worse'. The fire, at a property in Middle Barton in West Oxfordshire, was tackled quickly by fire crews yesterday afternoon. The homeowner discovered the
GLORIOUS sunshine, music and beer ensured the Jericho Street Fair was once again a roaring success yesterday. Canal Street was closed on Saturday for an array of market stalls and The Old Bookbinders served from bar outside and had a barbecue while
