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  • Road closed as rider dies in crash

    A 52-YEAR-OLD motorcyclist was killed after being involved in an accident with a family’s car near RAF Benson. The smash in Preston Crowmarsh shut part of the A4074 Henley Road for more than five hours while investigators examined the scene. The biker

  • Jubilee toast

    A bid to relax licensing hours for the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations will be considered by Oxford City Council on Wednesday. The Government plan would extend all alcohol licensing hours until at least 1am over the weekend of June 2-3 to mark the Queen

  • Toy fire drama

    A block of flats in Blackbird Leys was evacuated on Saturday morning after a plastic toy caught fire on a balcony. Six fire engines were sent to deal with the incident on the fourth floor of Windrush Tower, off Knights Way, at 5.15am. The fire is being

  • Power cut hits 1,100 homes

    Some 1,100 homes in Marston and Headington were affected by a power cut at 10.30am on Saturday. A Southern Electric spokesman said power was restored to at least 400 households by noon, about 200 more by 4pm and then the rest by 7.40pm. The loss of

  • Results 18th & 19th February

    18th & 19th February Under 9 Red League Abingdon Youth v Kidlington Youth 4-1 Under 9 Green League Hanney Youth v Summertown Supernovae 0-7 Under 10 Blue League Quarry

  • Motorcyclist killed in A4074 smash

    A MOTORCYCLIST has been killed in a crash by RAF Benson. The A4074 is currently shut between the Elm Bridge Roundabout and Crowmarsh Hill after the biker was in a collision with a car at about 10.20am. Two ambulances were sent to the

  • Break-in was an act of folly

    A 47-YEAR-OLD man who has spent much of his life in prison has been jailed again for stealing a student’s dissertation in a burglary. Martin James, who has 27 previous convictions including numerous burglaries, was sentenced at Oxford Crown Court on

  • Teenager grabbed by sex attacker

    A TEENAGER was grabbed by a man and sexually assaulted as she was walking in Oxford last night. The 17-year-old was walking along Sandy Lane West when she was attacked by the man near Spring Lane. Police said they were called at about 7.50pm but