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A CYCLIST has died following a crash in Bicester tonight. The 48-year-old was injured in a collision with a silver Ford Escort on the A4421 Neunkirchen Way, near to Langford Village. Sgt Julie Daglish, who is investigating the crash, said:

RYAN Clarke saved two penalties as Oxford United beat Plymouth Argyle in a shootout to book a place in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy area semi finals. Sean Rigg, Adam Chapman and Liam Davis all converted from 12 yards to send the U's through.

A CYCLIST has been involved in a serious collision tonight that has shut a road in Bicester. Seelschied Way, the A4421, is reportedly shut both ways at the junction with the A41 following the collision. Emergency services have attended the

TOWN and district councillor Les Sibley has withdrawn his objection over Bicester’s replacement hospital. Mr Sibley objected to the loss of a footpath at the site and could have forced a public inquiry. Last Friday after talks with Cherwell

PREPARATIONS are under way to give hundreds of residents on an Oxford estate a Christmas celebration to remember. Hundreds of people are expected at a party and tree lighting ceremony in The Oval, Rose Hill, on Saturday. Members from the different

PLANS for a new private radiotherapy centre in Oxford have been approved, despite objections from hospital chiefs. Senior doctors at the Oxford University Hospitals Trust and the Churchill Hospital expressed concerns that staff could be poached

Good evening from Home Park, where Oxford United are taking on Plymouth Argyle in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy. The teams are in already, so here goes. #oufc XI vs #pafc: Clarke, Batt, Raynes, Wright, Davis, Potter, Cox, Chapman,

TWO ANTIQUE duelling pistols were among the treasures unveiled when a celebrity antiques expert visited Wallingford. Jonty Hearnden, star of Antiques Roadshow and Cash in the Attic, visited the Westgate House care home on Saturday. The pistols

Two further stars have given their support to tomorrow's Spirit of Christmas concert at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, in aid of the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign. Claudie Blakley, known for her role as Emma Timmins in BBC’s popular period drama

A BURGLAR who committed a series of offences has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in jail. Dayne Smith, of Ashmole Place, Oxford, admitted one charge of burglary, taking a vehicle without consent, attempted burglary, robbery and theft.

“YOU step up to the ring, your nerves kick in, and your heart starts beating faster. “You go to the corner, your coach talks to you and after that you can’t remember anything.” These are the words of 14-year-old Niamh McGuckin, from Berinsfield

THE husband of Bicester beautician Janee Parsons sobbed in the dock when he appeared at Oxford Crown Court today accused of murdering her. Relatives of both Andrew Parsons and Janee, 31, sat in the public gallery as the 38-year-old made his second

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A major survey asking Oxfordshire firms to record their views on burning business issues has been launched. The Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) aims to receive feedback from thousands of businesses and individuals in a bid to build

A NEW training school designed to boost the skills of workers at the Cowley Mini plant has been unveiled. The facility features state-of-the-art classrooms, dedicated computer study areas and a fully-equipped workshop and will be used by the plant

WHILE some teams found their way to the finishing line in the tough Tour de Trigs Challenge, others faltered. In teams of three on Saturday,123 hikers attempted either to walk 50 miles overnight in 24 hours, or the junior 30 mile route in half

WAITING times could be cut at Wolvercote GP surgery following a refurbishment and expansion. A new nurse treatment room has been created, meaning that additional clinics will be on offer and both doctors and nurses will be able to work from the

Thinking about Christmas presents? With only three full weeks left to shop for them, I’m starting to think about what to get everybody, although I’ll probably leave it to the last minute as usual. One friend has already posted her status on Facebook

RE Dial-a-Ride again. I cannot let such extraordinarily incorrect statements as in the letter from Cllrs Pressel and John Sanders (ViewPoints, November 21) go unchallenged. They have completely misunderstood how Oxford’s Dial-a-Ride bus service

MOST readers will by now be well aware of the scale of the recent floods and the state of the river around Oxford. They may also know from Oxford Mail reports that, in the last few days, two boats have sunk on the river after being swept away,

REFERRING to Freddie Whittaker’s report (Grave concerns, November 29). Plans for a gigantic extension, the full length of the north side of Holy Trinity Church, Headington Quarry, were bound to attract large opposition (no matter how pressing the need

Today we talk to ROMY BRIANT, chairman of the Independent Domestic Violence Advice Service   WHAT I’M CALLED: Romy MY AGE IN YEARS? Still lower than my IQ (just) WHAT I DO? My work has always been with families and children or with

EVERY letter I have read about Abu Qatada rightly condemns his extreme and hateful views of this country and wants an illegal immigrant sent back to his home country. However, I think there is a more important issue at stake. The current Government

I ASSUME that Ralph Leavis is referring to my letter of November 23 when he refers to “... Messrs Siret and Clark...” in his letter (ViewPoints, November 30). It seems that the way he has misspelt my name is as wrong as his arguments. The tired

MORE total madness. British taxpayers give £19m a year to South Africa. So now the President Jacob Zuma has spent £17.5m upgrading his family home. Come on Prime Minister, stop this bare-faced plundering now. DAVID WINKFIELD, Charles Street

PLANS to build a multi-million pound marina on Green Belt land next to the Oxford Canal have been put forward. Farmer Merlin Smith wants to build and operate the 206-berth inland waterways marina, boat workshop and boater facilities on 12 hectares

OXFORD’S Ashmolean Museum broke the record for the world’s longest piece of embroidery, by making it even longer. Visitors to the Beaumont Street museum on Saturday added their own flourishes to the 600-metre long international artwork. They

COUNTY council officers have recommended the authority approve plans to merge fire services in Oxfordshire and Berkshire with Buckinghamshire. The Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Fire and Rescue Authority wants to join the existing pact between

Oxford Stadium, already reeling from news of their closure on December 29, have been dealt another blow with their remaining eight BAGS meetings being withdrawn. The decision will mean a major loss of income for the trainers and staff. Galliard

GOODLAKE Arms B’s Martin Fowler hit two maximums in one leg, only for his side to crash to an 8-1 defeat at home to Premier Division leaders Chequers Inn A. Wins from Pete Hall and Stuart Dutton saw the visitors ease into a 2-0 lead. The home

OXFORD stadium boss Clive Feltham has denied the facility has been deliberately run down to pave the way for housing. The Greyhound Racing Association managing director blamed the impending closure on the loss of a “lucrative” Friday morning race

It’s a case of reading between the lines and seeing what loose ends turn up. Still, Oxford Stadium boss Clive Feltham has at last spoken out, if only to deny the facility has been deliberately run down to pave the way for housing. Of course

METEORITES landed at Headington School in Oxford as pupils came face to face with segments of rock from space. Pupils from Year Nine and above were able to see and touch moon rocks – a 4.3 billion-year-old nickel meteorite and a 1.2 billion-year-old

Oxfordshire Shield HARRY Moore’s late try earned Blue Boar a dramatic 14-10 semi-final victory at Littlemore. The hosts led 10-7 and looked to be closing out for a hard-fought win before Moore pounced on a loose ball from a scrum and Oscar

TWO tries each for Mark Rumble and Stephen Stone helped Didcot to a 29-5 win at Winslow in their rearranged BB&O Championship match. Carl Betteridge scored Didcot’s other try, with Josh Witts adding two conversions. Wing Connor Douglas,

A LATE goal from Dave Cresswell gave relieved Oxford Hawks a tense 4-3 victory at home to Milton Keynes in Premier Division 1. The hosts had led 3-1 at half-time, but the Bucks side hit back to level in the second half before Cresswell’s short-

OXFORD go into the mid-term break placed fourth in South Clubs League Division 2, following a 2-0 home defeat by a strong Spencer side at Oxford Brookes. The hosts held their own well in a goalless first half. Catherine Reaney kept Spencer at bay,

CONGRATULATIONS came flooding in last night after it was announced Prince William and Kate Middleton are expecting a Royal heir. Yesterday’s announcement was followed by warm words from the Rt Rev John Pritchard, Bishop of Oxford, Prime Minister

A 43-year-old accused of GBH with intent in relation to an incident that sparked a major chemical alert is due to enter a plea on Friday, January 11. John Harrison, of Park Close, Didcot, is accused of attacking Robert Sinclair on August 1 this

OXFORD drivers faced rush-hour misery yesterday when temporary traffic lights and an accident on the A420 conspired to cause miles of queues and hours of delays. To add to the problems on Oxford’s Botley Road, temporary traffic lights at the Ferry

THE bill for flood damage is likely to run into six figures for Oxfordshire County Council, as residents and businesses count the cost. Hundreds of staff, from emergency services to council officers, are filing their overtime claims following 12

National 3 South West A FINAL flourish could not prevent Oxford Harlequins from slipping to a 22-15 home defeat to Amersham & Chiltern. Quins fought back from 22-10 down, with replacement prop Pete Boulton’s 73rd-minute try earning them

The trial of three people accused of the murder of homeless man Denis Witney continued yesterday. Wayne Cattell, 37, of Mortimer Road, Rose Hill, Daniel McCollin, 30, of Blay Close, Blackbird Leys, and Joanne Moriarty, 29, of Mortimer Road, Rose

ANDREW PARSONS, the husband of Bicester beautician Janee, has appeared before magistrates this morning charged with murdering her. The 38-year-old spoke only to confirm his name and age in a short appearance just after 10am. Mrs Parsons, 31

ADAM Chapman is hoping to get a chance to push his claims for a regular starting place as Oxford United visit Plymouth Argyle in the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy tonight (Tuesday, December 4, 7pm). The midfielder has begun just one of the last five

More than 2,000 items from one woman’s designer fashion collection will go under the hammer today. It is thought to be the biggest single-vendor auction at Bonhams auction house in Shipton-on-Cherwell, near Kidlington. The collection includes

There were a number of nail-biting finales in last Thursday’s round of league fixtures. Two of them spelt the end of all bar one of the remaining 100 per cent records. Over in Wolvercote, the top of the table clash between Premier Section outfits

OXFORD City boss Mike Ford is set to give recent signing Josh Mulvany his debut when they host Blue Square Bet North rivals Bishop’s Stortford in their rearranged FA Carlsberg Trophy first-round tie at Court Place Farm tonight (Tues, Dec 4). Mulvany

FRIENDS and co-workers of a woman who was fatally stabbed in her own home have paid tribute to a “beautiful, devoted mother”. Beautician Janeé Parsons was found at her home in Lucerne Avenue, Bicester, on Saturday morning. Yesterday, her friends

A 15-YEAR-OLD boy has been arrested following an armed robbery. Cash was stolen from McColl’s newsagents in Savile Way when a masked offender went into the shop with a knife and demanded money at about 6.15pm on Monday, November 26. The 15-

OXFORDSHIRE’s primary care trust has denied it has anything to do with adverts offering £1,200 a day for temporary doctors. The locum positions were advertised online by Merco, a medical recruitment company that advertises for GPs on behalf of

A Norwegian ice musician who carves his instruments from frozen lakes thrilled an audience in Witney. Terje Isungset performed on an ice horn, ice xylophone and an iceophone at the sell-out Cogges Farm concert in Church Lane. The wind and percussion

Sister Frances Dominica is, as all who know her will testify, a humble person. Yet behind her calm and reassuring manner lies a veritable tiger – of resolve, tenacity, and sheer gutsy determination. All of which have helped Sister Frances create

PLANS for an £11m story museum in Oxford have been recommended for approval. Oxford City Council officers urged members of the authority’s west area planning committee to approve the plans for the Pembroke Street site at next Wednesday’s meeting

HOSPITALS in Oxfordshire have a higher than average mortality rate, a report released yesterday has found. The Dr Foster hospital guide for 2012 looks into efficiency and mortality at trusts around England. Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust

CAMPAIGNERS fighting Government proposals to build a high-speed rail link that would cut through Oxfordshire have taken their case to the High Court. The London-Birmingham link would cut across north-east Oxfordshire, near Finmere, close to the

THE founder of the world’s first children's hospice has been rewarded for her decades of dedication, with a lifetime achievement award. Sister Frances Dominica founded Helen House,which has helped thousands of families with terminally ill children

A MAN man has been charged with burglary and rape following an incident in West Oxford. Daniel Smith, 22, from Milton Keynes, was arrested on Saturday night and remanded in custody to appear at Oxford Magistrates’ court today. Officers were

OXFORD United fear Andy Whing and Jon-Paul Pittman could be ruled out for the rest of the season after suffering potentially serious injuries last weekend. Results on scans should be known today, although both will have to see a specialist before

AN Oxford grandmother, who was found with a knife in her head in a blood-splattered caravan, suffered “the most brutal attack imaginable”. His face covered in blood, murder suspect Stewart Dale was arrested by police outside his static home in

THIS shoplifting suspect, who police say left his gold-trim Nike Air shoes at the crime scene, is no Cinderella. Badvent face number four is suspected of trying to steal three bottles of Jack Daniels whisky from the Sainsbury’s store at Heyford

THE husband of Janeé Parsons will appear in court today charged with murdering her. Mrs Parsons, a 31-year-old mother-of-two, was found dead in the family's home in Lucerne Avenue in Bicester by police on Saturday morning. Andrew Parsons was

CIVIC leaders want a new car park to be created in Wallingford to cater for a growing demand for shopping spaces in the town. The town council, which is calling for a meeting with South Oxfordshire District Council, said one possibility raised

THE future of Oxpens Meadow as an open space is secure after councillors agreed to dedicate it to the Queen. Oxford City Council’s executive board has approved plans to designate it a Queen Elizabeth II playing field under the “fields in trust”

COWLEY Road Carnival organisers are confident the event will return next year, despite axeing its first fundraiser due to low ticket sales. Friday night’s concert at the O2 Academy was shelved after just 73 tickets were sold for the 1,000 capacity