BUSINESS leaders in Oxfordshire are urging Chancellor Gordon Brown to improve transport and cut red tape in tomorrow's Budget. In a pre-Budget submission on behalf of its 4,000 members in Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire, the Thames Valley Chamber
Fox hunts are going to cause a serious road accident, protesters have warned, after a hound was hit by a car. The dog was injured when it was hit by a car driven by Sue Braun, of Chinnor, in Thame Park Road, Thame. The vehicle's headlights were damaged
A new exhibition at Oxford University is rewriting the history of radio by insisting that Guglielmo Marconi was not the first to make wireless transmissions. The display will be on permanent display from today, at the University's Museum of Natural History
The Government is to launch an investigation into the Rover sell-off by German car-giant BMW. The inquiry, to be held by the House of Commons Trade and Industry Select Committee, will explore what options there are for finding an alternative buyer for
A ROW, which erupted with the sacking of Oxfordshire FA general secretary Ron Leaver more than three months ago, finally comes to a head tonight, writes Michael Knox. The OFA, under pressure from their member leagues and clubs, hold what is likely to
The "Gang of Four" led by television sports presenter Jim Rosenthal could be ready to take over if chairman Firoz Kassam quits Oxford United, writes Jon Murray. Mr Kassam said over the weekend that he was considering resigning control of the club to someone
Seven years ago, when entrepreneur Paul Drayson came to Oxford to meet a researcher at the university's engineering department, he had no idea how deeply his involvement would reach. Not only did he sink his money into the invention he had come to see
POLICE are hunting for a "cowardly" attacker who knocked over a pensioner on her way to church and stole her handbag. The 84-year-old woman was attacked as she walked along Farm Close Road, Wheatley. The man ran past her from behind, grabbing the handbag
Armed robber Nicholas Samworth has started a six-year jail sentence for a post office raid carried out to fund his heroin addiction. Oxford Crown Court heard Samworth raided the post office with a hammer which the shopkeeper had believed to be a handgun
These are tough times for the meat trade. People are now eating less meat than ever before. The BSE crisis put many people off buying British beef for good and though it has now been given the all clear many are still reluctant to put it back on their
Kind-hearted Oxfordshire people have made a dream come true for a brave six-year-old girl battling against the odds. Little Laurel Brook has spent all of her young life fighting illness. Born with defective kidneys, Laurel spent her first 18 months on
