A MAN has been held in police custody after being caught allegedly growing cannabis. Robert Hinton was charged by police earlier this week for growing 'a quantity' of the class B drug. He was also charged for driving a vehicle with the wrong
A DRIVER tried to run from police to avoid being caught with no insurance, tax or MOT - but left their mobile phone inside. Officers seized a dark-coloured Audi in Chinnor, South Oxfordshire, in the early hours of this morning. ALSO READ: 'Do
A TEENAGE boyfriend and girlfriend caught with about £1,700 worth of drugs at Truck Festival have been spared jail. Passing sentence Judge Daly said he 'didn't want to ruin their lives' by putting them behind bars. The couple, Zyta Gudalewska
Marc Evans returns to Stratford-up-on-Avon and heads back to the future for the opening of a revamped hotel They say that absence makes the heart grow fonder, while familiarity breeds contempt. Well, Stratford-upon-Avon seems immune to these
POLICE are trying to track down a wanted man who failed to turn up for a court appearance. Kofie John-Welch, 24, of Oxford, is known to frequent Oxford, Witney, Didcot and Banbury. He failed to appear at Oxford Crown Court on Thursday, August
A GRADE II listed village coaching inn has bagged the title as best historic property in the country. The White Hart House in Burford has been crowned the top historic house to spend a holiday as it sits nestled in the heart of the Cotswolds.
AHEAD of each of United's Sky Bet League One games this season, we are looking back at memorable matches against their next opponents. April 20, 1968: Oxford United 1, Tranmere Rovers 0 KEN Skeen’s 85th-minute strike was enough to sink Tranmere
TRANMERE Rovers have endured a difficult start to life back in Sky Bet League One and are only above Oxford United on goal difference. Manager Micky Mellon made several changes for last Saturday’s impressive 1-1 draw at Rotherham United and these
It should be a source of pride for British audiences that homegrown film-makers keep defying the odds to produce watchable features on shoestring budgets. Among the most prolific is Jamie Adams, although his laudably steady output has been surpassed
ALEX Gorrin is walking a disciplinary tightrope, but any threat of a suspension comes second to getting Oxford United over the winning line. The midfielder was booked on his first four competitive appearances following his summer move from Motherwell
Last year saw a clutch of British dramas about teenage girls holding their families together in the face of maternal meltdown. Now, following Bella Ramsey in Tom Beard's Two for Joy and Liv Hill in Jessica Hynes's The Fight and James Gardner's Jellyfish
A CHARITY is fundraising to give young people a night to remember in celebration of their achievements. Oxfordshire Youth is arranging an awards evening at the New Theatre in May, and has launched a crowdfunding campaign to make it happen. Organisers
A PARISH council has been given more than £11,500 to help improve drainage on football pitches. Vale of White Horse District Council has given the money to Shrivenham from a pot of cash donated by developers building new homes off Colton Road.
RISING costs have caused an Oxford school to increase the price of canteen meals. Cheney School in Headington has implemented the small 20 pence rise this term. ALSO READ: New Oxford school only serves veggie meals A notice in the secondary
THAMES Valley Police are appealing for a 16-year-old girl to come forward who may have seen a man being beaten up in a 'brutal, unprovoked' attack. The force says the girl 'is not in trouble'. The attack happened in the early hours of the morning
BILL Heine was ever the most modest of men, though he had plenty to be immodest about had he so wished. But the idea of being involved in anything any way grand, while it always seemed a little odd to him, rather tickled him too. It was so when
NINE people who were arrested in connection with the death of PC Andrew Harper last month have today had their bail extended until mid November. The nine, who are all males and aged between 13 and 30, had been arrested in connection with PC Harper's
BANBURY United boss Mike Ford knows his side have a target on their backs when they host Hitchin Town tomorrow. After losing in their Emirates FA Cup first qualifying round replay at Gainsborough Trinity in midweek, the Puritans return to BetVictor
THOUSANDS of motorcycles will unite and for a 'monumental' ride through Oxfordshire in memory of fallen police officer Andrew Harper. The 28-year-old newlywed was tragically killed in the line of duty, while responding to a call-out in Berkshire
OXFORD'S Extinction Rebellion group said it will challenge the county council's 'poor' climate change record on Saturday. The group said its own Town Crier will stand outside County Hall, in New Road, just before midday to highlight what it said
THE normal reaction after a defeat is to want an opportunity to put things right as quickly as possible. But a blank week was well timed for an Oxford United squad to take stock after being on the receiving end of some stick last weekend. A
MATT Williams is calling on his Chinnor side to take their game to the next level when they face Richmond on Saturday. The Oxfordshire club head into the National League 1 fixture on the back of a 17-15 win at Blackheath. While Chinnor were satisfied
WHOEVER scores first at the Kassam Stadium tomorrow will find themselves in unfamiliar territory. While Oxford United have conceded the opening goal in six of their last seven matches in all competitions, visitors Tranmere Rovers are also getting
THE UK’s first all-electric hearse is now helping people in Oxfordshire to reach their destination in an environmentally-friendly way. The eco-friendly vehicle is available at 16 Midcounties Co-operative Funeral homes including Oxford, Banbury,
OXFORD City have signed Antigua and Barbuda international striker Reece Beckles-Richards on a month’s loan from Wealdstone. Mark Jones’s side have failed to score in any of their last three games, picking up just one point in Vanarama National League
A £3.7m shelter for rough sleepers has now opened in Cowley. Oxford City Council and A2Dominion have invested in the new building in Rymers Lane, and it is is now providing support, specialised services and shelter for homeless people in Oxford
KARL Robinson says he is content to see two players go on international duty, even though they did not play a minute. Ben Woodburn and Mark Sykes were selected for Wales and Northern Ireland respectively, missing Oxford United’s defeat at Fleetwood
OXFORD United are looking into the free agents market as cover for Jamie Hanson’s injury. The midfielder is expected to be ruled out for three months after suffering a severe hamstring tear in the defeat at Fleetwood Town last weekend. As the
WORK to complete a much-delayed transport project in Oxford will go ahead – but the county council will ask again whether it has got a parking plan right. Access to Headington should be completed by March 2020 and is on course to cost more than
THE Liberal Democrats have picked an environmental expert to fight for the party in Wantage at the next general election. Richard Benwell, who lives in Great Coxwell, expects to stand in an election that might be called in the next few weeks.
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
THIS WEEK Thames Valley Police are flogging off 25 weird and wonderful things on their eBay page. The list includes two pairs of iconic Ugg boots, loads of clothes, a camping chair and a bike. Thames Valley Police use the buying and selling website
A PLANNED review of the Oxfordshire Growth Board will be completed by January 2020, it has been announced. That the review would be undertaken was first announced in June. Work on it will start in a few weeks’ time. The board’s director Bev
WORK will slow drivers down on a road that has been labelled the ‘most heavily used rat run in the city by quite some way’. A raised junction table will be built at the junction of Rymers Lane, Littlehay Road and Cornwallis Road in Florence Park
SUMMER may be well and truly over – but that doesn’t mean there are no festivals – just that they have moved inside. Tomorrow, Cowley Road plays host to an all-day event which will see more than 30 bands and artists playing under one roof. It will
ST GILES’ Cafe in Oxford was a city landmark, feeding an eclectic mix of scaffolders, academics and students since the 1930s. For decades the greasy spoon cafe was famous for one thing only - its breakfasts. Now times have changed and bacon and
A JAPANESE eatery that describes itself as 'a home from home' for customers is celebrating another five star hygiene rating in perfect timing with its autumn reopening. Edamame, in Holywell Street, Oxford, has long graced the quiet side street
A DANGEROUS driver who tore through the city at 80mph before smashing into a taxi in a dramatic Christmas Eve police chase has been jailed. Harry Rowe's driving and the crash he caused in Headington last year left taxi driver Zafeer Munim with
A THUG who pinned his pregnant parter to her bed before tipping a bottle of Jack Daniel's into her mouth has been spared jail. Brendon Taylor shook his head and repeatedly muttered from behind the dock yesterday as prosecutors told the court how
THE deputy leader of the city council, Linda Smith, will stand as a candidate in next year's local elections after all. Ms Smith, who represents Blackbird Leys for Labour, said at the weekend that she had been deselected by members in that ward
A VILLAGE vicar has resigned because he can not agree with Oxford Diocese guidance on same-sex issues. Rev Ken Campbell, the vicar of St Laurence Church, Appleton, has surprised his congregation by quitting and he is expected to leave his role
