1. An attack on an elderly woman in Chipping Norton is being treated as attempted murder by police
Detectives said an attack on an elderly woman in Chipping Norton yesterday was now being treated as attempted murder.
At about 5pm police were called to a house in Hailey Avenue with and found an elderly lady, in her seventies, who had sustained stab wounds.
The woman was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford and remains in a stable condition.
Hailey Avenue was closed to traffic while house to house enquiries were taking place and has reopened.
Scene watches remain in place in the area.
Swimming pools at the White Horse Leisure and Tennis Centre in Abingdon will be closed for 10 weeks this summer while essential maintenance work takes place.
The work will begin on July 4 and is expected to be completed in September.
The work involves draining the pools, replacing tiles and grouting around the pool edges, and repairing the concrete which supports the surrounding area.
Vale of White Horse district council has said that work will take about eight weeks, with a further ten days to refill, heat and test the pool water.
3. A man was stabbed in the back following an argument in Blackbird Leys
Witnesses are being sought after an 18-year-old man was stabbed in Blackbird Leys.
The man was attacked following an argument with two men on Druce Way at about 3.50pm on April 17.
He was taken to the John Radcliffe hospital where he was treated for a puncture wound to his back but has since been discharged.
Police said the first offender was a black man in his twenties.
He had a broad frame and was about 6ft 1ins, wore a grey hood over his head with the hood pulled tight to his face.
4. Snow flurries were spotted in Oxford, Banbury, Witney and Chipping Norton this afternoon.
A blast of Arctic air has brought snow flurries to Oxfordshire today with the white stuff spotted in Oxford, Chipping Norton and Eynsham.
In many parts of the country temperatures are not getting above 7C and the cold spell is set to continue until Friday, according to Met Office forecaster Lindsay Mears.
She said temperatures overnight fell to -1C at South Newington near Banbury, one of the 10 coldest locations across the UK.
5. Retailer Austin Reed has entered administration
High street chain Austin Reed has appointed administrators, putting nearly 1,200 jobs across the country at risk.
The 116-year-old retailer has a branch in Cornmarket Street, Oxford.
Global business advisory firm AlixPartners was appointed joint administrator to the menswear group, which has 100 stores, 50 concessions and employs 1,184 staff.
It will continue to trade while AlixPartners seeks a rescue deal for all or part of the business.
The move deals another blow to Britain's high street following the administration of BHS on Monday, which has put 11,000 jobs under threat and threatened the closure of up to 164 stores in the biggest retail failure since Woolworths went under in 2008.
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