A PILOT has been separated from his glider after the aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing in a south Oxfordshire field. The glider came down in a field off Cow Lane, Harwell, this afternoon. Read also: Harwell man jailed for burglary
A NEW collection of unpublished poems by Sir John Betjeman has been unearthed. The late poet laureate, who went to Oxford University and lived in Wantage, is thought to have written Harvest Bells as a student in the mid-1920s. The collection
HUNDREDS of people poured into community festivals at the weekend to celebrate the end of Ramadan and fasting for Muslims. Festivalgoers indulged in the two-day celebrations which begun in Cowley on Saturday and rolled over into a family funday
PUPILS from a Summertown school read tributes to D-Day heroes on the Normandy beaches at a ceremony attended by international leaders. Students from Summer Fields School spoke at a ceremony on Juno Beach on Thursday to mark the 75th anniversary
A PARTY atmosphere has spread through Wantage today as residents come out in force for the town's annual carnival. The Market Place is buzzing with activity as hundreds of people take advantage of the good weather to enjoy live music, dancing and
UNEXPECTED sunshine, live music and community spirit made sure the Jericho Street Fair was once again a roaring success. Despite other events in the city being cancelled because of an extreme weather warning, and grey skies looming over Canal Street
A MAN who was found with stab wounds in Wheatley is not thought to have sustained life-threatening injuries. He was taken to hospital after being found in Station Road at 4pm on Friday, with police appealing for information on how he was hurt.
A MAJOR redevelopment of an Oxford community centre is finally taking another step forward with work set to start on detailed designs. Oxford City Council's Cabinet is expected on Wednesday to approve the release of £800,000 to pay for formally-costed
HOME to Iffley Lock, a nature reserve and a 12th-century church, Iffley has retained its village character despite being brought into Oxford city's boundaries decades ago. It is thought the village was founded between 1000 and 1050 AD, probably
A SCHOOLGIRL has stood out above 17,000 entrants to rank in the top 10 of a national writing contest. Holly Dunn from Witney, 10, has been named as one of the best young writers in the Explore Learning Writers' Awards and is still in the running
OXFORD University’s historic grip for top spot on the university rankings has been broken by the University of St Andrews, which has edged Oxford down to third place for the first time. The Scottish University has now bagged second spot in the
INMATES serving time in Oxford Prison said the food on offer was the best they've ever had. In April 1980, the jail was catering for double the 130 men it was built to hold but those locked up felt the grub more than made up for the cramped conditions
AN OXFORD group which works with asylum seekers and refugees fleeing from persecution in their own countries, has been enlisted by the Home Office to help EU nationals after Brexit. Asylum Welcome has been contacted by the government department
The latest inspections by Oxfordshire councils' hygiene teams. What do the numbers mean? 0 - urgent improvement necessary 1 - major improvements necessary 2 - improvements necessary 3 - business generally satisfactory 4 - business
HERE is a round-up of some of the sentencing hearings held at Oxford Crown Court this week. Monday Two teenagers who left a man for dead and in a pool of blood after a 'senseless and unprovoked' knife attack on the streets of Oxford were jailed
TODAY marks the start of a campaign that seeks to remind people who have been scammed or who have been approached by a scammer to report their experiences. The Scam Awareness Campaign, run by Citizens Advice Oxfordshire, also aims to encourage people
