A dumped kitten found completely wrapped in adhesive tape is recovering at an RSPCA animal centre. The RSPCA in Oxfordshire has launched an investigation after the ginger and white eight-week-old kitten was found in Longworth, near Abingdon. The kitten
TV personality David Bellamy opened a new £500,000 education centre at Sutton Courtenay -- then rolled up his sleeves to help children go pond dipping. David Bellamy at the new education centre The new building in the shadow of Didcot Power Station's
A 92-year-old man killed in his Witney home was stabbed in the neck, police have revealed. Scene of crime officers outside the home of Edwin Hiles Edwin Hiles, of Lancut Road, was discovered on the floor of his living room by a neighbour at 6.30pm on
The cost of installing CCTV cameras in south Oxfordshire town centres is to be re-examined by the district council. On July 11, South Oxfordshire District Council's cabinet will look at the financing of the scheme before deciding on its future. Wallingford
Wantage Fire Station needs to recruit more retained firefighters if it is going to be able to continue responding to emergency calls around the clock. The fire station is manned 24 hours a day, but station sub officer Tony Whiting said the level of cover
Banbury got their Division 1 campaign back on track - but were made to work hard for their third win of the season which came in the last over at home to Beaconsfield on Saturday. The visitors were kept tied down early on, the first 16 overs producing
A dumped kitten found completely wrapped in adhesive tape is recovering at an RSPCA animal centre. The RSPCA in Oxfordshire has launched an investigation after the ginger and white eight-week-old kitten was found in Longworth, near Abingdon. The kitten
Children enjoyed a fun-filled day to celebrate the opening of a new book department in Oxford on Saturday. Sisters Lucy, eight, and Amy Smith, 11, look for golden tickets Blackwell's Bookshop launched its children's section, which has moved from Blackwell's
Plans to turn Banbury's Market Place into a civic square went on public display last week. Hundreds of shoppers in the town's Castle Quay Centre studied plans to convert the Market Place into an illuminated meeting place and entertainment centre. The
A man who stole £1,500 of electrical goods from an Oxford house has been given a suspended sentence. Stewart Lygo, 23, took a laptop computer, a television and other items, from a flat in Wykeham Crescent, Cowley, in May 1999. The intruders were disturbed
Wantage Fire Station needs to recruit more retained firefighters if it is going to be able to continue responding to emergency calls around the clock. The fire station is manned 24 hours a day, but station sub officer Tony Whiting said the level of cover
Police investigating the death of a 16-year-old boy believe he might have inhaled something toxic shortly before collapsing. Kevin Field was with a group of friends in Albert Park, Abingdon, on June 3 when he passed out. Paramedics were called and took
Plans to turn Banbury's Market Place into a civic square went on public display last week. Hundreds of shoppers in the town's Castle Quay Centre studied plans to convert the Market Place into an illuminated meeting place and entertainment centre. The
Pioneering systems to help doctors in their fight against cancer were displayed by an Oxford company at three international exhibitions last week. Mirada, based at Oxford Innovation Centre in Mill Street, Osney, was set up by Oxford University medical
A man who attacked his disabled friend with a billhook after calling him a "no-good cripple" has been jailed. Nicholas Hancock, 38, of Bartlemas Road, east Oxford, headbutted, punched and kicked former tree surgeon Kevin Norton after a drinking session
Parish councils in parts of Oxfordshire face a grim future with fewer and fewer candidates for seats, claims MP Boris Johnson. The MP for Henley blamed the new Code of Conduct recently introduced by the Government. He said it was draconian and discouraged
A man who attacked his disabled friend with a billhook after calling him a "no-good cripple" has been jailed. Nicholas Hancock, 38, of Bartlemas Road, east Oxford, headbutted, punched and kicked former tree surgeon Kevin Norton after a drinking session
A "bubbly" teenage girl has died after her body rejected a kidney transplant donated by her father. Heather Worrell, 13, of Appleford Road, Sutton Courtenay, near Abingdon, had been optimistic about having a transplant after suffering from cystic dysplastic
More than 15,000 people congregated in east Oxford yesterday for a colourful cultural celebration. Josh Hume, nine, among the flags at Cowley Road Carnival The Cowley Road Carnival, sponsored by the Oxford Mail, included a 300-strong, rainbow-themed procession
Patients discharged from hospital after recovering from critical illness are being invited back so nurses can offer them help following their trauma. Nurses at The Horton Hospital, Banbury, are asking people who have been on ventilators during their hospital
The streets of Oxford were virtually deserted on Saturday afternoon, but the pubs were overflowing. England's three-nil demolition of Denmark in their World Cup second round match was greeted with jubilant celebrations across the city. People danced in
A 92-year-old man killed in his Witney home was stabbed in the neck, police have revealed. Scene of crime officers outside the home of Edwin Hiles Edwin Hiles, of Lancut Road, was discovered on the floor of his living room by a neighbour at 6.30pm on
Three Oxford women have been jailed for terrorising a suspected love rival during a drug-crazed New Year's Day burglary. Catherine Gray, 22, Emma Mainland, 21, and Natalie Hoareau, 20, forced their way into Lisa McBain's flat at Pennywell Drive, in Cutteslowe
A security guard was clubbed to the ground by a masked gang who made off with four new Volkswagen cars worth a total of £71,985, a court heard. Aaron Flemon, 22, was jailed at Oxford Crown Court on Friday for his part in the robbery and attack on nightwatchman
More than 15,000 people congregated in east Oxford yesterday for a colourful cultural celebration. Josh Hume, nine, among the flags at Cowley Road Carnival The Cowley Road Carnival, sponsored by the Oxford Mail, included a 300-strong, rainbow-themed procession
Rock Of Gibraltar, part-owned by Sir Alex Ferguson, has an outstanding chance of completing a remarkable treble at Royal Ascot tomorrow. The Aidan O'Brien-trained colt lines up for the Group 1 St James's Palace Stakes (3.45) having already recorded victories
Sven-Goran Eriksson declared that England have won the respect of the rest of the world with their progress to the World Cup quarter-finals. Eriksson was at pains to deflect all the praise for their achievements so far, insisting he is not a "hero" and
Oxfordshire's hopes of making it through to the knockout stages of the ECB 38-County Competition were dashed by Northants Cricket Board at Banbury. Yesterday's four-wicket defeat leaves them with two losses and a washout from their three group games -
Neighbourhood Watch Schemes will be highlighted by the Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police next week. Peter Neyroud will be speaking at the annual conference held by Thames Valley Association, which co-ordinates the work of groups across Oxfordshire
Parish councils in parts of Oxfordshire face a grim future with fewer and fewer candidates for seats, claims MP Boris Johnson. The MP for Henley blamed the new Code of Conduct recently introduced by the Government. He said it was draconian and discouraged
Thames Valley Police is to be held accountable for the way it deals with people from black and Asian backgrounds. It must release annual figures showing it is meeting targets for recruiting black and Asian officers. Figures showing how many people from
Three Oxford women have been jailed for terrorising a suspected love rival during a drug-crazed New Year's Day burglary. Catherine Gray, 22, Emma Mainland, 21, and Natalie Hoareau, 20, forced their way into Lisa McBain's flat at Pennywell Drive, in Cutteslowe
Thames Valley Police is to be held accountable for the way it deals with people from black and Asian backgrounds. It must release annual figures showing it is meeting targets for recruiting black and Asian officers. Figures showing how many people from
A free gardening service for council tenants is to be restored. Earlier this year, the previous Liberal Democrat-Greens administration of Oxford City Council axed the £150,000 service for 700 tenants because it needed to make savings. Now the Labour group
Police investigating the death of a 16-year-old boy believe he might have inhaled something toxic shortly before collapsing. Kevin Field was with a group of friends in Albert Park, Abingdon, on June 3 when he passed out. Paramedics were called and took
A "bubbly" teenage girl has died after her body rejected a kidney transplant donated by her father. Heather Worrell, 13, of Appleford Road, Sutton Courtenay, near Abingdon, had been optimistic about having a transplant after suffering from cystic dysplastic
The cost of installing CCTV cameras in south Oxfordshire town centres is to be re-examined by the district council. On July 11, South Oxfordshire District Council's cabinet will look at the financing of the scheme before deciding on its future. Wallingford
One hundred jobs could be created in Wallingford if an international environmental and medical firm goes through with plans to relocate to the town. CAB International's director general, Dr Denis Blight, detailed the plans to Wallingford Town Council
Home Counties Premier League Bicester & North Oxford slumped to the bottom of Division 1 after Saturday's ten-wicket defeat at home to Reading. Short of key batsmen through late cry-offs, a patched-up Bicester side were never able to come to terms
Division 2 West Leaders Oxford strengthend their grip at the top of the table by seeing off newcomers Farnham Royal by four wickets at Rectory Field on Saturday. After the start was delayed by 15 minutes because the home side did not have an approved
Historian Martin Greenwood is conducting three guided tours of villages in the Bicester area. The first is at Lower Heyford on July 4, the second at Fritwell on July 11 and the third is at King's Sutton on July 18. All tours begin at 7pm and start from
Historian Martin Greenwood is conducting three guided tours of villages in the Bicester area. The first is at Lower Heyford on July 4, the second at Fritwell on July 11 and the third is at King's Sutton on July 18. All tours begin at 7pm and start from
Neighbourhood Watch Schemes will be highlighted by the Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police next week. Peter Neyroud will be speaking at the annual conference held by Thames Valley Association, which co-ordinates the work of groups across Oxfordshire
Oxford East MP Andrew Smith has opened a long-awaited youth centre on the city's Wood Farm estate. The £30,000 centre, in Titup Hall Lane, was made possible thanks to financial help from Unipart, of Cowley, and the residents' campaigns against vandalism
The cost of installing CCTV cameras in south Oxfordshire town centres is to be re-examined by the district council. On July 11, South Oxfordshire District Council's cabinet will look at the financing of the scheme before deciding on its future. Wallingford
The streets of Oxford were virtually deserted on Saturday afternoon, but the pubs were overflowing. England's three-nil demolition of Denmark in their World Cup second round match was greeted with jubilant celebrations across the city. People danced in
A security guard was clubbed to the ground by a masked gang who made off with four new Volkswagen cars worth a total of £71,985, a court heard. Aaron Flemon, 22, was jailed at Oxford Crown Court on Friday for his part in the robbery and attack on nightwatchman
Patients discharged from hospital after recovering from critical illness are being invited back so nurses can offer them help following their trauma. Nurses at The Horton Hospital, Banbury, are asking people who have been on ventilators during their hospital
Financial and property experts in Oxfordshire are predicting a general recovery in the economy. Local property agents are predicting growth in both the manufacturing and service sector, which has led to expectations of higher tenant demand and rental
Church groups are to help combat youth crime and anti-social behaviour in Didcot by employing a professional youth worker. Churches Together in Didcot and District -- CTDD -- has pledged to raise £150,000 to fund a youth worker for five years to support
One hundred jobs could be created in Wallingford if an international environmental and medical firm goes through with plans to relocate to the town. CAB International's director general, Dr Denis Blight, detailed the plans to Wallingford Town Council
TV personality David Bellamy opened a new £500,000 education centre at Sutton Courtenay -- then rolled up his sleeves to help children go pond dipping. David Bellamy at the new education centre The new building in the shadow of Didcot Power Station's
A man who stole £1,500 of electrical goods from an Oxford house has been given a suspended sentence. Stewart Lygo, 23, took a laptop computer, a television and other items, from a flat in Wykeham Crescent, Cowley, in May 1999. The intruders were disturbed
A security guard was clubbed to the ground by a masked gang who made off with four new Volkswagen cars worth a total of £71,985, a court heard. Aaron Flemon, 22, was jailed at Oxford Crown Court on Friday for his part in the robbery and attack on nightwatchman
Children enjoyed a fun-filled day to celebrate the opening of a new book department in Oxford on Saturday. Sisters Lucy, eight, and Amy Smith, 11, look for golden tickets Blackwell's Bookshop launched its children's section, which has moved from Blackwell's
