Sick leave at Oxford City Council is estimated to have cost more than £750,000 in lost working time during a six-month period this year. Workers at the Town Hall took, on average, more than 11 sick days each over the past year and despite the fact the
Witney has an extra sparkle in the run-up to Christmas after the turning on of the seasonal lights at a festive fair in the town centre. Witney MP David Cameron, Holby City actor Mark Wells and Oxford United caretaker manager Jim Smith are pictured
Students are hoping to raise more than £2,000 for charity with a Winter Wonderland-themed ball in Oxford. Holly Anderson, 22, and Paul Mason, 24, both first-year students at Oxford Brookes University, have organised the ball to raise money for Macmillan
A mental health charity has reissued a plea for help in giving its needy clients a Christmas to remember. Mind in Cowley, formerly known as Acorn, was based at Cowley Community Centre in Barns Road, Oxford, for 23 years until the building was condemned
Steven Butler, 20, of Iffley Road, Oxford, admitted stealing computer games worth £100 from Zavvi on October 4, and possessing cannabis on July 16 in Banbury. Sentenced to 18-month supervision order with £120 costs. Matthew Brain, 22, of Wolsey Road
Miserable weather failed to rain on a very special parade of cars through Oxford yesterday. Models from every year of the Morris Minor’s post-war history weaved their way through the city to mark the 60th anniversary of the first model – a
Three teachers will swap Oxford for the island of Madagascar for six weeks to help disadvantaged children. Kelly Moriarty, Ruth Arnell and Tina Middleton, from Oxford and Cherwell Valley College, in Oxpens Road, will teach in an isolated region of a
A mother whose son needs a kidney transplant raised £2,000 at a charity auction on Saturday with 31 lots, including a hot air balloon ride and Premier League football tickets, up for grabs. Diana Berry, 52, a barmaid at Summertown’s Grove House
A trail of light from traditional lanterns will wend its way through Littlemore, in Oxford, as the community celebrates its links with the festive St Nicholas. The Littlemore Lantern Festival on Thursday will see dozens of children and their parents
Drama, music, rap and dance will be used in a mini-festival at an East Oxford theatre to celebrate the Earth. About 100 young people and adults have spent the last 12 weeks preparing short performances for a production called Planet Earth, which is aimed
Neighbours in Oxford have urged councillors to order the removal of a rotting set of temporary changing rooms near their homes. Families living near the changing rooms in Donnington Recreation Ground, near Donnington Bridge Road, have had to
A woman who has raised money for pensioners for 25 years collected more than £900 in one night. Money from “Josie’s Raffle” at The Horsehoes pub in Bampton will go towards days at the seaside and a cash gift at Christmas for the pensioners. Josie Buckingham
Christian healers braved the cold to reach out to the people of Oxford in the city centre. More than two dozen healers took to the streets to help passers-by – and many claimed to have had some miraculous results in Cornmarket Street.
Sophie Whipp is not only an inspiration to others, she is now officially a ‘Little Star’ as well. The 14-year-old, from Warbler Walk, Greater Leys, Oxford, will recieve a Cancer Research UK Little Star award — an annual accolade recognising the bravery
Women showed off their gymnastic skills during a 12-hour sponsored pole-a-thon to raise money for breast cancer. A total of 36 women took part in the charity event at the Thirst Lodge Bar in Pennyfarthing Place, Oxford, on Saturday. The women, who
Oxford United Football Club have tonight sacked manager Darren Patterson. The move was made after a showdown meeting following the U's 2-0 loss in the FA Cup to Torquay on Saturday. Chairman Kelvin Thomas met Patterson and they agreed
Oxford United manager Darren Patterson has been sacked. Following United's FA Cup defeat at Torquay on Saturday, chairman Kelvin Thomas decided to make the change. Jim Smith will take charge in the short-term, with Mickey Lewis assisting
Chris Carruthers admitted the red card dished out to Torquay winger Roscoe DSane didn't help Oxford United at all as they bowed out of the FA Cup on Saturday. The U's had created chance after chance in the first half when they revelled in an open game
Torquay's former Oxford United captain Chris Hargreaves described the Gulls' second-round triumph as "a great win", writes JON MURRAY. And the midfielder went on to back U’s manager Darren Patterson, who he feels is not to blame for the club
Burton moved three points clear at the top of the Blue Square Premier table with a 2-0 victory over Eastbourne Borough on Saturday. With Histon and Torquay enjoying FA Cup success, Nigel Clough’s side took full advantage with second-half goals from Greg
Hemel Hempstead 1 (Dillon 69) Banbury Utd 0 Banbury were left kicking themselves after going down to their fellow strugglers on Saturday. Howard Forinton had a glorious chance to level, but failed to find the target with only the keeper to beat.
Stourbridge 2 (Broadhurst 50, 64) Oxford City 0 OXFORD City put on one of their poorest displays of the season as they went down to defeat against a physical Stourbridge side in the Premier Division on Saturday. However, it could have been different
Gosport Borough 1 (Lynch 78) Didcot Tn 3 (Roach 22, Powell 24, Brown 25) Didcot Town moved back to the top of Division 1 South & West with an impressive display at their fellow high-fliers. Three goals in as many first-half minutes
Truro City 2 (Ash 35, Watkins 64) North Leigh 2 (Hope 38, 83) Liam Hope scored the late equaliser as North Leigh’s 470-mile round-trip to Cornwall was rewarded with a well-deserved point against the league leaders. Mark Simms and Ben Reardon went
Abingdon Utd 2 (Odhiambo 55, Beechers 63) Bracknell Tn 0 Abingdon continued their good home form with victory against struggling Bracknell in Division 1 South & West. The visitors shaded the possession in the first half, but couldn’t break down Abingdon
Letcombe 7 (Claydon 32, Whaley 42, Horswell 48, 62, og, Denny 80, 82) Cirencester Utd 1 (Tareq) Letcombe had to come from behind as they chalked up a club record seven league games in a row with the thumping of their Division 1 West
Former Oxford United, Oxford City and Witney United defender Rob Cruse has died in Cheltenham General Hospital after a serious road accident. The 24-year-old, who had just signed for Hellenic League side Almondsbury, crashed his car on the
Kidlington 3 (Deabill 1, 69, pen 79) Finchampstead 0 Jimmy Deabill hammered a hat-trick as Kidlington eased into the third round of the SBJ Sports Insurance Challenge Trophy against their Division 1 East opponents. Deabill opened his account when
A man was treated for smoke inhalation after a chip pan fire in his Banbury home. Firefighters were called to Edward Street after a chip pan fire caused a home to be filled with smoke midday on Saturday. A man was treated by paramedics. The property
Guests at Cromwell Lodge Hotel, in North Bar Street, Banbury, were evacuated after an explosion in the cellar on Saturday night. Firefighters found large amounts of smoke coming from the beer cellar, which was caused by batteries in a water monitoring
Police have revealed the extent to which thick fog caused chaos on roads across Oxfordshire on Friday night. One of the most serious collisions happened just after 5pm when a Peugeot 206 and a Vauxhall Astra collided on the B4016 Drayton Road
A young man has died after a collision on the A44, near Woodstock last night, police have confirmed today. Shortly before 11pm last night, a white Peugeot 306 and a silver Vauxhall Astra were involved in a collision near to the B4027 Glympton turn.
Former Oxford City and Witney United defender Rob Cruse has died in intensive care at Cheltenham General Hospital after being involved in a serious road accident. The 24-year-old, who had just signed for FTL Futbol Hellenic League side Almondsbury, crashed
Cars were targeted in a spate of suspected arson attacks over the weekend after Oxfordshire fire and rescue service was called to four separate car blazes. At 7.30pm on Saturday, a car was severely damaged on the A34 slip road leading to South Hinksey
A horse had to be rescued by firefighters from a ditch in Stratton Audley on Saturday. Just before 8pm, firefighters were called to Stratton Fields Livery Stables, near Bicester, after a horse became stuck in a ditch. The horse was pulled to safety
Firefighters were called to an oven fire in a Headington maisonette. Firefighters from Oxford and Headington tackled a blaze in a ground-floor maisonette in Barton Village Road. The fire is believed to have been caused by food in the oven.
Three cars were involved in a collision in Marsh Lane, Oxford, yesterday. Firefighters, police and an ambulance were called to the incident, which involved a silver Renault Clio, a yellow Suzuki and a black Renault Laguna. The incident
A woman was cut free from a car after it overturned in Kingston Blount near Chinnor, south Oxfordshire. Firefighters from Watlington and Thame cut the female driver from the white Hyundai Coupe around 12.30pm yesterday. The 50-year-old woman was taken
Thames Valley Police launches its annual Christmas anti-drink-drive campaign tomorrow. The month-long campaign is part of a national crackdown, supported by the Department for Transport (DfT) and the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO
Campaigners fighting to throw out controversial plans for a £1bn incinerator on their doorstep want 20,000 residents across south Oxfordshire to sign an online petition. Action group Sutton Courtenay Against the Incinerator (SCAI) has set up
