Two men have been arrested in connection with an armed robbery on the post office in Stanton Harcourt yesterday. The men, both in their mid-30s, have been released on police bail pending further inquiries until February 5. Police investigating
YOUNG Zak Corderoy has proved he’s made of championship stuff – after winning a major motorbiking title at the age of nine. And the mini-moto rider is following in the tyre tracks of his big brother Michael, who took a UK title at the same
The former Woolworths in Bicester is one of 51 stores snapped up by frozen food giant Iceland, it emerged last night. The announcement came just three days after the Bicester shop in Sheep Street closed its doors after more than 30 years trading in
A robber threatened staff at a rural post office during an armed raid. The man, wearing a balaclava and gloves, went into Stanton Harcourt Post Office, at about 10.20am yesterday. He threatened staff with a firearm then stole cash and
Firefighters tackled an electrical fire on a train in Oxford late last night. Crews were alerted shortly after 11pm. A spokesman for Oxfordshire fire and rescue said a malfunctioning under seat heater on the train had started the “small
When David Attenborough decided to make a nature programme about cuckoos he immediately called Oxford ornithologist Mike Bayliss to ask for help. Mr Bayliss worked on the programme Cuckoo, shown on BBC2 last night as part of the Natural World series
THE daughter of an elderly woman who fell from the window of an Oxford care home, last night described the guilt she felt over her mother’s death. Diana Egan said she wished she had looked at the home’s risk assessment policies before she chose
OXFORD United must try again on Tuesday after their FA Carlsberg Trophy second-round tie at home to York City fell victim to the weather. This week's severe frosts left local referee John Busby with no option but to call the match off when
