BRADLEY Smith has been handed a three-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Aprilia teammate Aleix Espargaro in the Catalunya MotoGP. The 28-year-old, from Forest Hill, was making his third of five wildcard appearances in Barcelona today
A MISSING 16-year-old is believed to be in the Oxford area, police say. UPDATE: Missing boy found 'safe and well' in Oxford after more than a week Aaron McDonald was last seen on Sunday, June 9, in Marchamley, Shropshire and was reported missing
THE last in a series of public debates about Oxford's future takes place tomorrow night. FULL STORY: Oxford Civic Society mark 50 years with live debates on city's future Oxfordshire County Council leader Ian Hudspeth and Oxford University Professor
SEVERAL televisions and a host of tools were stolen during a spree of shed break-ins in South Oxfordshire this morning. Thieves ransacked five outbuildings in the Didcot area between 3am and 10am. Police said the raiders hit three sheds and other
A BOATER who is relying almost entirely on the sun to power a near three week trip says his journey is 'proof of concept'. Tim Knox has been on Oxford's waterways since Friday, and plans to leave on Tuesday, as part of a narrow boat trip using solar
A MAN in Blackbird Leys has been taken to hospital after a 'liquid attack' this morning, police say. The incident in Knights Road at around 11.30am saw two men approach the 42-year-old victim in a public toilet and throw an 'unknown substance'
A NEW TV series is on the lookout for stressed-out parents of toddlers. A new poll carried out by YouGov has revealed that nearly half of all British parents have been embarrassed by their toddler’s behaviour when out in public. Channel 5 is
THE tyre of a police vehicle was slashed and officers were threatened with a knife as a man fled the scene of an assault in Abingdon. Vincent Marsh, 39, is wanted by police in connecton with the incident which took place in the early hours of
A MENSWEAR shop is set to be the latest brand to open up in the Westgate. Jack & Jones has been listed as 'coming soon' on the shopping centre's website. After starting out as a jeans shop, the retailer now offers a full range of menswear.
A SPECIAL school in Blackbird Leys has demonstrated 'deep commitment' to pupils' development, Ofsted has said. Mabel Prichard School has been rated 'good' by the regulator, following an inspection last month. A new report said: "Staff are deeply
THIEVES struck three times in one night on the same street in Bicester. Garages and sheds were targeted during the spree in Station Road on Friday night. In the first incident a bicycle was taken from a garden shed after its lock was smashed
A FREAK lightning strike started a bedroom fire in Banbury yesterday afternoon, the fire service says. The strike – at around 4.50pm on Cheney Road – hit a roof-mounted television aerial, which caused a power surge through a cable linked to a first
'HOW the zebra got his stripes' sounds like something from Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories collection. Now, a husband and wife team of scientists from Oxford think they have answered the question. Alison and Stephen Cobb, who live in Binsey
A DOG whose barking helped alert neighbours to a rapidly developing fire has now been evicted from his home. Paul Withers had to get rid of his Alsatian, known as Willy, from his flat in St Nicholas Road, Littlemore, last week after persistent
TWO new and diverse faces will join the emperor head statues on Oxford's Broad Street tomorrow. The iconic sculptures, also known as 'herms', line the railings outside the Sheldonian Theatre. Now a pair of new heads will be temporarily mounted
COMMUNITY members have raised concerns about school parking in Kidlington. Thames Valley Police's Kidlington and Surrounding Area Community Forum met on Wednesday night, uniting police officers with members of the public and community groups to
PICTURES have now been released showing off what the houses on Oxfordshire’s newest housing estate will look like. Redrow Homes are now marketing houses in ‘The Lawns’ – a 283-home development on the southern edge of Kennington. Work is beginning
TO CELEBRATE Father's Day, we asked readers from across the county to nominate Dads that deserve special recognition - and you did not disappoint. From a step-father who treated the kids like his own, to a Dad who donated his kidney to save his
A VICTORIAN village church is set to be converted into a family home under new plans. The Methodist Church has applied for planning permission to convert its building in Blewbury near Didcot. The plans include demolition of an existing rear extension
