A HOUSE which sits on the same street as social housing block Farndon Court and created quite a buzz after featuring in The Sunday Times' pick of the hottest UK properties is still on the market. Summerton Villa went up for sale earlier this year
AN alleged killer seen on CCTV to drive his car into a man who later died told jurors he was just trying to protect his friends. Four men - Michael Yemane, 20, of South Bridge Row, Oxford, Welid Solomon, 25, of Field Avenue, Oxford, Sasan Mohammed
AN OXFORD scientist who worked as a doctor at the John Radcliffe Hospital has been jointly awarded the Nobel prize for medicine. Sir Peter Ratcliffe was announced today as a winner of the prestigious international prize alongside William Kaelin,
A DANGEROUS driver who was spared jail for leading police on a chase through the grounds of Dorchester Abbey has now been banned from the roads again. Lee Smith, 36, of Wey Road, Berinsfield, was given a two-year community penalty for dangerous
Pizza Express has hired financial advisers ahead of crunch talks with creditors over the restaurant group's soaring debts. The restaurant chain, which has two branches in Oxford city centre, has hired advisers at corporate finance firm Houlihan
A PRIVATE school has refreshed its pledge to benefit the wider community. Magdalen College School in Oxford has published its second annual community engagement review, outlining its partnerships work last academic year with local communities.
TOBIAS London scored twice as Ardley United drew 2-2 at Shrivenham. Nick Stanley and Steve Robertson were on target for the hosts in the Uhlsport Hellenic League Premier Division clash. Milton United came out on top 5-4 in a Division 1 East thriller
A DRIVER was left 'walking home' after police seized their car as part of a crackdown on motorists. The silver car was stopped earlier today in Harrow road, Oxford. ALSO READ: When police stopped this truck they found it had a huge range of
AN investigation has revealed that the University of Oxford has potentially deadly asbestos in its buildings. As students began a new academic year, it emerged that the cancer-causing material – formerly used for insulation – is present on dozens
BURGLARS stole a truck and two Gucci watches after smashing their way into a south Oxfordshire home. The Squires Road property in Watchfield, near Faringdon, was targeted sometime between 1.30pm on September 24 and 9am on September 25.
PEOPLE have the chance to learn how to help someone in cardiac arrest, with free life-saving classes. Volunteers from first-aid charity St John Ambulance are holding CPR classes in Kidlington as part of their 2019 Restart A Heart campaign. Working
KARL Robinson has called for flair players to receive more protection from referees after losing Ben Woodburn to injury. The 19-year-old broke a bone in his foot and could be out for up to three months after being on the receiving end of a poor
OXFORD United have been dealt a big blow after discovering Ben Woodburn could be sidelined until the new year. The Liverpool loanee broke a bone in his left foot after being brought down early in Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Accrington Stanley.
AN eighteen-tonne truck on the way to pave someone's drive was stopped in Abingdon today by police due to a 'few issues.' The Iveco Eurocargo was stopped by Thames Valley Police's road policing team due to a list of problems with its registration
OXFORD City will play Margate for a place in the first round of the Emirates FA Cup. Mark Jones' men will host the BetVictor Isthmian League Premier Division side, who are one tier below City, on the weekend of Saturday, October 19. It is their
POLICE have released a CCTV image of a man officers would like to speak to following a theft in Berinsfield. At around 12.30pm on Tuesday, September 24, the victim, a 65-year-old woman, was paying at the till at the Co-Op on Fanes Drive when her
STUDENTS and staff at Oxford Brookes University will receive training from the charity Mind to further support mental health initiatives. The charity will receive about £50,000 in funding for the project as part of a partnership between Mind and
A PHONE repair shop will be moving next door to a Costa, estate agents and a bakery. If all goes to plan then Repair My Phone Today will be joining the array of shops on Banbury Road, taking over the old Chalford Blinds unit. As it is the unit
AN OXFORD pensioner was one of 23 people arrested in Extinction Rebellion protests at the weekend. 81-year-old Sarah Lasenby was part of a large group who were blocking Embankment with a car, close to the Ministry of Defence building, and attaching
HOMES at a new luxury estate built on a former WWII airfield are being considered by buyers. Nearly 100 people and groups interested in buying homes visited Hayfield Green in the historic Oxfordshire village of Stanton Harcourt over its launch weekend
BREXIT dominated dinnertime discussion as a group from Didcot visited their twin town in Bavaria. A group of 13 headed by town council leader, Mocky Khan, visted Planegg near Munich between September 12 and 15. The group took part in events
ANGELA Spiers and Paula Sleper put the finishing touches to a life-size "sculpted" wedding group tableau made entirely of paper in March 1973. They were among girls, all aged 4, at East Oxford Secondary School who spent six hours spread over six
CULHAM Science Centre has officially opened its testing centre for driverless cars. The launch took place on Friday and it was revealed that a further £780,000 of funding has been secured by Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership, via the government
A CARPENTER has had his only working chainsaw stolen and a community is rallying together to replace it. Crewz Barrett makes wood carvings for a living, but work has come to a stop after his chainsaw was taken from his caravan in Witney at the
A CHAMPION of making the Cotswolds into the UK's newest protected area has said the region is 'too large' to be a manageable national park. The Cotswolds was named as a leading candidate to become the UK's newest national park in a report to the
TWO goals in six second-half minutes saw Oxford City book their place in the fourth qualifying round of the Emirates FA Cup. Nana Owusu’s penalty and a superb individual strike from Zac McEachran earned Mark Jones’s side a 2-0 victory over Hampton
RURAL police officers have been on the case of suspected illegal hunters in Oxfordshire. Thames Valley Police's team for South Oxfordshire and the Vale of the White Horse responded to reports of respected hare coursing in Ipsden last night at 7pm
JOHN Mills scored the only goal of the game with just four minutes remaining as Banbury United picked up a hard-fought victory at Needham Market on Saturday. The substitute fired home a left-foot strike, with the help of a deflection, to give Mike
If you are looking for a well-built, attractively-priced car then Skoda has the answer in the Octavia. But not everyone wants to drive something quite so large. Enter the mid-sized Scala, which slips between its little brother the Fabia hatchback
THERE were long queues of traffic on a West Oxfordshire road this morning after a fallen tree blocked a lane. Traffic was queueing along the A415 due to fallen tree on the B4449 at Hardwick to Aston Road, Ducklington. The road was reopened
A BEAUTY salon is taking over a city centre shop unit where a family-run joke shop was based for over 25 years. Celebrations in Turl Street was opened in 1992 by Rod and Barbara Denton and then run by their daughter Clare Denton until it closed
KARL Robinson believes Oxford United showed a gritty side at Accrington Stanley which he had not seen before. While there was frustration the visitors could not win a game in which they had twice led, it could have been worse than a 2-2 draw.
CITY councillors have vowed to do all they can to stop a controversial plan for new student flats above a supermarket in Cowley Road. Developers want to build 137 new apartments above the Tesco Metro in the trendy area, which is popular with students
GROWTH in Oxfordshire will happen whether councils like it or not but it must be well planned, the city council's leader will say. Government bodies have said they want hundreds of thousands of homes to be built in the county and in the 'arc' between
NO ONE in Oxford has gone to prison after they failed to pay their council tax, the city council has confirmed. Powers to prosecute people for not paying the tax were brought in by the government in 1993. But deputy leader Ed Turner will say
CAMERON Brannagan says Oxford United’s high standards will mean they saw the 2-2 draw at Accrington Stanley as two points dropped. The midfielder put Karl Robinson’s side on course for a fourth straight victory with a 25-yard thunderbolt. It
THOUSANDS of families are expected to flood into Abingdon today for the start of the annual Michaelmas Fair. The two-day extravaganza will, once again, transform the town with its fair rides and stalls from midday to 11pm. The Michaelmas Fair
SCORES of drugs smuggled into mail rooms, and bladed weapons uncovered in the showers were among hundreds of illicit items found stashed in HMP Bullingdon. Shocking figures revealed by a freedom of information request found more than 500 items
A GRIEVING couple has reaffirmed their unfaltering efforts to create a multi-million-pound disability day centre in their daughter's memory - but are ‘desperate’ for help. Parents Rachael, 72, and Ian Scott-Hunter, 75, dedicate almost every waking
Oxford's universities celebrate Black History Month with events highlighting the history and achievements of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. Originating from the United States, where it was launched in 1970, Black History Month was
OXFORD MAGISTRATES’ NTAPECHELA NDOJIME CHISUSZ, 47, of Faringdon Road, Shippon, was convicted of failing to give information relating to the identity of a driver in Banbury between May 13 and June 10. He was fined £660 and must pay a victim surcharge
