AN OXFORDSHIRE banker wanted in Hong Kong on corruption charges has begun a High Court battle to prevent his extradition to the former British colony. Ewan Launder, 60, of Norman Hall, Sutton Courtenay, is the former chief executive of Wardley Ltd - the
OXFORD is one of the few historic English towns which continues to allow large volumes of traffic into its centre, a public inquiry heard today. Barrister Adrian Trevelyn-Thomas, representing Oxford City Council and Oxfordshire County Council, told the
PEOPLE living near a layby which gipsies have just moved from are furious at the mess they have left behind. Household rubbish and even human waste has been dumped on the site at Oxford Road, Dorchester, where the families in six caravans left. One of
THREE women went on a shopping spree in Oxford paying for goods with a cheque book from a closed account, Oxford Crown Court heard. Carol Duff, 31, of Hawthorn Road, High Wycombe, Claire Fifield, 22, and Marlene Morris, 39, both from Greenhill Gate, High
New bowls star Les Gillett, from the Banbury club, came from behind to beat holder Hugh Duff in the first round of the SAGA World Indoor Championship at Preston yesterday. Gillett, who knocked out Duff on the way to his shock victory in the International
THE ghost of Amy Robsart may no longer roam the streets of Cumnor, but her mysterious death still haunts its villagers. Rumours were rife in 1560 when Amy was found dead with a broken neck and bruises to the head at the foot of a staircase in old Cumnor
TAX offices in Oxfordshire are opening specially on Saturday to give last-minute help and advice as the deadline looms for filing 1996-97 tax returns. Nationally an estimated two million tax returns have still not been returned, despite the threat of
AN angry vicar today condemned thieves who broke into his Oxford church and damaged a valuable antique door. The Rev Brian Mountford, the vicar at the University Church of St Mary the Virgin, condemned burglars who raided the High Street place of worship
CHIP shop owners Andreas and Kyriakou Sergiou hope to satisfy more than just the hunger of their customers in the run-up to a national competition. To help them in the challenge to become the nation's best chip shop, the couple have struck a deal to have
HEADTEACHER Ron Holland has turned himself into a weather forecaster - after being told his school roof could fly off in gale-force winds. In blustery conditions, the head of Barton Village First School can be seen venturing outside with his pocket-sized
BLOOD supplies sent to Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital were wrongly labelled in a potentially lethal mix-up. Patients were only saved from being given the wrong blood after staff noticed the mistake. As many as 20 bags with different types of blood had
OXFORD United's new boss Malcolm Shotton has kept to his word in demanding hard work from his players. And he's set to introduce regular afternoon training sessions at least twice a week. Shotton made an immediate mark with the players yesterday on his
HOTSHOT Joey Beauchamp scored a grand winner for United - and a 15-grand winner for his mate Paul Woodburn. Beauchamp's last-minute strike at the Manor Ground on Saturday was the final blow in a ten-match prediction Paul had made at the bookies. Paul,
