ENTERPRISING students reaped the rewards of swapping their trainers for suits this summer to gain work experience with Oxfordshire companies. Stephanie Henderson, from Banbury, won £100 from the Oxford Trust as "most enterprising student in Oxfordshire
Council tax bills in Oxfordshire could rise by more than seven per cent next year. The county council faces making demands above the rate of inflation just to keep spending at its current level. The hike would mean the bill for an average band D property
A hedge believed to date back to ancient times, was partially saved after a teacher stepped in to stop it being uprooted. Horrified Jane Carey, 47, went into action when she spotted contractors working for Cherwell District Council pulling up the greenery
A wallet containing almost $3,000 and gold credit cards was lost on a busy Oxford street. Its owner top Brazilian civil servant Roberto Garcio expected never to see it again. But the finance director for Brazil's ministry of agriculture had not reckoned
A power station, branded a blot on the landscape by many, has proved to be an inspiration to young artists. Six 7ft-high wicker cooling towers have sprouted up in Wittenham Clumps, south Oxfordshire. They are described as 'installation art' in tribute
The Horton Hospital is failing to meet six out of eight Government Patient's Charter standards, it was revealed today. Figures for 1997/1998 show patients are waiting longer than they should for assessment, treatment and admission to beds in the Banbury
Marlow 9, Abingdon Town 1 ABINGDON Town, depleted by injury and unavailability, crashed to one of the heaviest defeats in their history last night. Marlow, without a single point in Ryman League Division 2 this season until this game, took advantage of
GRESHAM Oxford Cheetahs aim to go out with a bang tonight, as they bring the curtain down on their Elite League speedway programme. They face champions Ipswich Witches and are bidding to become only the second team in the league to beat the Witches twice
Thomas Roberts has the world at his feet after being signed up by Premiership soccer club Coventry City, writes PAUL WARNER. The truly remarkable thing is that he's only nine years old. The former Bicester Colts player was facing the likes of Bardwell
Caroline Quinlan has had people rolling in the aisles since she decided to pursue a comedy career. KATHERINE MacALISTER reports... It's one of the hazards of the job, according to Caroline Quinlan. "When people find out I'm a comedian they always say,
School paintings and works of art usually find pride of place in the main hall or canteen, to be admired by friends and relatives during parents' evenings or on open days. But a dozen paintings from pupils of Southwold School, in Holm Way, Bicester, will
Two postmen have lost their unfair dismissal claim after failing to deliver mail during paid overtime. Now Gary Quick, 33, and David Chand, 26, are considering appealing against yesterday's unanimous decision by an Employment Tribunal. They say they were
The case of an Oxfordshire couple who exhumed their six-year-old son's ashes after a row over crematorium prices has led a national political party to demand tough new rules for the funeral industry. Grieving Peter and Margaret Green re-buried their son
It's not every day you meet a 39-year-old woman with the body of a 20-year-old, so I was willing to wait my turn. Barbie, the Dorian Gray of the toy box, was besieged by a gaggle of adoring fans desperate to meet their plastic heroine, for once, in the
Traffic police are gunning for drivers who risk the lives of pedestrians by speeding. Officers are this week using Gatso radar 'guns' to catch motorists who break the law. Yesterday morning half-a-dozen traffic officers caught more than 80 speeding drivers
HIGH-flying health boss Michael Orr is quitting early after his plan to slash £2.2m from his budget was thrown out. In a shock move, the chief executive of the Oxfordshire Mental Healthcare NHS Trust will go on New Year's Eve - several months earlier
