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Supermarket manager brings World Cup to England

Competition winner Colin Morris

8:20pm Sunday 21st March 2010

A COMPETITION winner who flew the World Cup to England is hoping Fabio Capello’s men can do likewise this summer.

Stars spring surprises for Childish Things

Stars spring surprises for Childish Things

7:30pm Sunday 21st March 2010

COMEDY fans enjoyed two special surprises at this year’s Childish Things fundraising show for Helen & Douglas House.

Hundreds fined in Oxford clean-up drive

7:23pm Sunday 21st March 2010

FINES have been handed out to 286 Oxford dirt devils since a crackdown on rubbish in the city began.

SPORT RELIEF: Walking miles to make a difference

Graham Chapman took part in the Didcot event as he recovers his fitness after suffering Guillain-Barre

6:38pm Sunday 21st March 2010

PEOPLE of all ages donned trainers to take part in Sport Relief Mile runs this weekend.

Students work on homes for Haiti

Students help assemble the building

6:15pm Sunday 21st March 2010

ARCHITECTURE students at Oxford Brookes University have helped to develop a prototype shelter for victims of the Haiti earthquake.

Pork pie’s a cut above the rest

Paul Bellchambers, left, with a pork pie made using Mark Cooper’s Oxford Sandy and Black pigs

6:18pm Sunday 21st March 2010

A BREED of Oxfordshire pigs is behind the success of a new pork pie.

Literary lovers book in for Oxford festival

Literary lovers book in for Oxford festival

5:02pm Sunday 21st March 2010

BOOK fans flocked to Oxford at the weekend for the chance to chat to some star names at the Oxford Literary Festival.

Lap dancing club defies protest

5:04pm Sunday 21st March 2010

lapdancing sessions have started at a city centre bar in Oxford – despite continued protests from a neighbouring church congregation.

Ofsted reports prompt concern

Headteacher Eugene Symonds is concerned about inconsistency in the Ofsted reports for the primary and nursery schools

3:20pm Sunday 21st March 2010

A HEADTEACHER has raised concerns about the consistency of Ofsted checks after a linked primary and nursery school inspected weeks apart received wildly different reports.

Boys will get cookery lessons

12:20pm Sunday 21st March 2010

SECONDARY school boys in Didcot will be taught to cook at school for the first time next year.

Caravan set alight

11:08am Saturday 20th March 2010

ARSONISTS are believed to have caused a fire in a caravan last night.

Famed Oxford eatery closed by hygiene inspectors

Health inspector Richard Kuziara outside Al-Shami

9:00am Saturday 20th March 2010

A LONGTIME restaurateur has expressed his shock after environmental health officers shut down his popular eaterie.

Month’s delay on TV mast revamp

8:00am Saturday 20th March 2010

TV VIEWERS in Oxfordshire will continue to face problems until May because of delays fixing the Oxford transmitter.

Hospital food? Not bad (considering), reckons Blanc

Hospital food? Not bad (considering), reckons Blanc

7:00am Saturday 20th March 2010

CATERING staff at the John Radcliffe Hospital could be forgiven a sense of trepidation when they were asked to cook for injured celebrated restaurateur Raymond Blanc.

Rape accused remanded in custody

7:15pm Friday 19th March 2010

A MAN accused of raping a student as she walked home in East Oxford was remanded in custody today.





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