Andy Warhol was right: everyone, one day, will have their 15 minutes of fame. It's an alarming experience to suddenly have the world's media on your doorstep privacy, once lost, is hard to regain, writes Zahra Borno. Banbury couple Barbie and Paul Clynes
A Brutal attack on a pensioner going home from a shopping trip was described by police as the worst case they had ever seen in Abingdon. The 78-year-old, who lives in the town, suffered a dislocated shoulder and broken fingers in the attack in St Helen's
A campaign has been launched to attract more ethnic minorities after figures revealed fewer black people were shortlisted for vacancies at a council department, writes Mark Templeton. Oxford City Council's City Works arm which looks after repairs, maintenance
Devoted football fan Neil Calcutt won his own love match on the hallowed turf of Oxford United's Manor Ground. Fans watched as life-long U's follower Neil, 23, went down on one knee to propose to girlfriend Janice Ludlow at half-time during Saturday's
The Government was today calling on BMW to postpone its sell-off of Rover to allow more time to save thousands of British jobs, writes David Duffy. Trade and Industry Secretary Stephen Byers was expected to ask the German car giant to extend Friday's
The British film industry could not be in better shape. Smash hit successes including Notting Hill and Shakespeare In Love have put it back on the map once and for all, writes Zahra Borno. And Oxford is certainly doing its bit for the industry. Former
Damning criticism of they way disabled people are treated in Oxford is exposed in a new report out today, writes Mark Templeton. Oxford City Council faces a stinging attack by Radar, the Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation. And it has
Oxford City 2,Thame Utd 4 By RUSSELL SMITH THAME United kept their promotion dream alive by completing a Ryman League Division 1 double over local rivals Oxford City at Court Place Farm yesterday. Thame, 3-1 winners over City at Windmill Stadium over
A DAVID and Goliath biotechnology battle over patents for DNA chips is moving to the United States. The move comes after Oxford Gene Technology won a High Court victory in which Mr Justice Jacob ruled that US firm Affymetrix which is 30 per cent owned
Bristol City 2, Oxford Utd 2 By JON MURRAY STEVE Davis chose the perfect time to pop up with his first goal of the season at Ashton Gate yesterday to give Oxford United real hope of avoiding the drop. The U's were lucky to still be in the game after Bristol
By Jon Murray A ROLLICKING from Denis Smith inspired Oxford United to fight back and earn a 2-2 draw at Bristol City yesterday and a second division lifeline. United's manager, furious at the way his team had let slip a one-goal lead to trail 2-1 at half-time
A man has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving, after a pedestrian was killed during a high-speed police chase. The Police Complaints Authority is investigating the accident in which Jamie Smith, 22, of Didcot, was struck and killed by
JENSON Button wowed the crowds with a storming drive to fifth place in the British Grand Prix and said: "I feel like I'm living a dream." Nine months ago, the youngster watched the Silverstone Grand Prix from the grandstands. On Sunday, he lined up alongside
