Thousands of gallons of water has gone down the drain in North Abingdon in just two weeks - despite a hosepipe ban and a looming drought order. Thames Water has come under fire for taking days to fix the leak in Swinburne Road which has spewed out an
After months of legal battles and eviction orders, things are at last looking up for campaigners fighting for an Oxford boatyard. Yesterday, two of the boaters from the Castle Mill boatyard in Jericho met managers from British Waterways, the owners
Top cop Sara Thornton went back on the beat in Abingdon to find out how neighbourhood policing has clamped down on troublesome youths. Ms Thornton, Thames Valley Police Acting Chief Constable, also found out about a forthcoming Nightsafe scheme in the
Oxford University has won an extension of its injunction against activists opposed to the planned animal research laboratory. Mr Justice Holland's High Court ruling yesterday sees the exclusion zone around the £20m biomedical centre extended along South
Rat-runners have been warned to keep their speed down after villagers said they feared for their own safety. Oxfordshire County Council is to use speed indicator devices in places such as Wheatley, Stanton St John and Elsfield, which have seen an increase
NHS managers are still footing the bill for a privately-run mobile eye unit which has withdrawn its service from south Oxfordshire due to a lack of patients. The cataract operation clinic, run by South African firm Netcare, no longer makes regular visits
One year after three teenage boys and a student were killed in Oxford's Eastern Bypass crash, their memory is being kept alive. A joint memorial garden is being opened this afternoon at Oxford Community School in tribute. The crash happened a year ago
Noisy neighbours in Oxford have been told to keep the volume down - or risk having their equipment seized and smashed. The get-tough warning has come from the city council's environmental health team who now have powers to search, capture and destroy
As if Formula One was not glamorous enough, this weekend in Monaco the sport's finest rub shoulders with some of the few people possessing bigger bank balances. Monaco, the jewel in the crown of Formula One, is the one race guaranteed to attract the
Michael Schumacher is saddened by Valentino Rossi's decision to spurn Formula One and stay on in MotoGP. Five-times MotoGP champion Rossi disclosed he would not pursue his Formula One ambitions despite extensive testing with Ferrari. The Italian had
Nico Rosberg will be treading familiar ground this weekend even though he is making his Monaco Grand Prix debut. The German grew up in the Principality and while his racing rivals know the circuits as a 19-turn, Armco-lined race track, for Rosberg it
