Can you beat a burglar and spot the signs that no one is home? This mind-bending puzzle is the latest brainteaser to sweep the internet, but can you pick out the 11 clues that reveal the residents of this house have gone on holiday? At first
A CONMAN who scammed the county council's children's services out of more than £100,000 has been jailed. Shameless crook James Davies, of Fulwell Close, Banbury, swindled Oxfordshire County Council by continuing to receive child fostering payments
AN Abingdon woman got more than she bargained for when she stepped into her new home for the first time and her partner dropped to one knee and proposed. Charlotte Langham-West, 23, thought her partner of three years, Russell Comley, 27, had been
CLIMATE rebels from Oxford have been arrested at an airport as part of a mass protest in the capital. Some of the Extinction Rebellion activists, who have been occupying sites around Westminster this week, have moved on to London City Airport today
SCHOOL uniform was shunned in favour of sunshine yellow as a primary school celebrated World Mental Health Day. Fritwell CE Primary School near Bicester turned buttercup yellow to coincide with the annual awareness event today, which was marked
THEY are among the highlights of the musical year – a raucous series of mini-festival of bands dubbed the Day of the Deadbeats. Hosted by Oxford’s freewheeling, hard-living – and even harder playing – country rock and soul act The Deadbeat Apostles
THEY are among the highlights of the musical year – a raucous series of mini-festival of bands dubbed the Day of the Deadbeats. Hosted by Oxford’s freewheeling, hard-living – and even harder playing – country rock and soul act The Deadbeat Apostles
A THREE-round Twitter tournament to decide Britain’s favourite railway station has begun in the first ever World Cup of Stations, and Oxford is among the competitors. The online poll will give the public a chance to have their say on which stations
OXFORD is ranked among the most unaffordable cities to rent in the UK. The city falls behind Brighton and Bath, where renters are expected to spend 52 per cent of theirr salary on rental payments. In Oxford an average of 51 per cent of salary
GREENE King brewery staff in Abingdon are looking at going on strike over a 'paltry' two per cent pay rise. Workers at the company’s distribution centre, just off the A34, are among 200 over the country who are also members of the Unite union who
A JAPANESE Oxford United fan was surprised to meet a man from the city thousands of miles away in Japan. Kotaro Sumita was walking home after watching Rugby World Cup match Wales v Fiji at Oita, Japan when a man noticed his Japan Yellows flag on
YOU might not like the colour, but don't worry - nobody will see you anyway. From today six Poundland stores will be offering customers a world-first as part of the retailer’s extensive Halloween range – an invisibility cloak. But, if you
A fight has broken out over transphobic stickers in Oxford city centre. Thames Valley Police said a large number of the offensive stickers have been placed on lampposts and other street furnitiure. They started appearing in March 2019 in High
THE chief executive of a council that has been told it will not be allowed to scrap a controversial housing plan has demanded to know why. Mark Stone has written to communities secretary Robert Jenrick to ask how powers he outlined in a letter
A JAMES Bond film crew van sparked a bomb squad call-out at RAF Brize Norton, it has been reported. An MOD bomb squad allegedly had to be called to the Oxfordshire base on Tuesday night, and up to 400 personnel were evacuated. Crew members
BURGLARS broke into a house and stole a safe full of jewellery, passports and other important things. They got into the house on Orchard Road in Botley through the back window between 11am and 2.15pm on October 8. They raided the house, rifling
OXFORD United are due to hold a conference call this afternoon to discuss their plans for signing a free agent. Head coach Karl Robinson first raised the possibility last month following an injury to Jamie Hanson. Outside of the transfer window
WHATEVS, it’s time to chillax! It doesn’t sound like a real sentence, but as of this month, it is... at least according to the Oxford English Dictionary. The slang is among hundreds of new entries in the respected dictionary's annual update
Reviewing the Cherwell Boathouse on its 25th anniversary, I identified this popular North Oxford restaurant as a venerable institution for foodies – a term recently coined at the time – alongside, among others, the Elizabeth and the Luna Caprese.
THE inside of the Boat House is proof that appearances can be deceiving. The mock-Tudor facade on the River Thames masks what is essentially a Wetherspoons-style pub, with Sky Sports on flat screen TVs. After finding a space in the tiny car park
An award-winning Oxford clinic has opened a second unit at the Horton General Hospital. The Oxford Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) clinic, which is based at the Churchill, is a nurse-led, one-stop diagnostic clinic which sees patients with suspected
A LARGE number of offensive stickers have been placed across Oxford city centre containing transphobic comments. It is believed they started appearing in March 2019 in High Street, Catte Street and Parks Road area. Read the full story: Oxford
Eddie Pepperell finished on one-under-par after his opening round of the Italian Open. The Abingdon golfer, who began at the tenth, got off to a poor start in Rome after dropping two shots in his opening five holes. However, he hit back with
Two recent experiences have demonstrated to me that we now exist in a very different world media-wise from that to which I have been accustomed in half a century of the inky trade. The first came in an attempt – and failure – to secure a review
FOUR charities have won cash in a competition to celebrate 10 years of support for community groups by Oxfordshire businesses. Daybreak Oxford, Emmaus, Oxfordshire Sexual Abuse and Rape Crisis Centre and SeeSaw all won £250 and a package of support
THE A34 road closure will only be from the A423 Hinksey Hill junction to Botley Interchange – not up to Pear Tree. Early communications were issued by Highways England's project team with an inaccurate map showing the northbound closure all the
OXFORD’s Half Marathon returns to the streets of the city today, with 10,000 runners planning to pound thirteen miles of pavement. LIVE BLOG: Follow all the action from the Oxford Half Marathon The Oxford Half Marathon kicks off at 9.30am,
AN UNUSUAL discovery was uncovered just 18 inches below Christ Church when archaeologists found a skeleton in 1985. The 12th century remains - which were thought could be a nun or a monk- were found by the team investigating stone foundations in
DESIGNS of a huge multi-million pound resort that could come to the county have been released in a video. American company Great Wolf Resorts (GWR) has drawn up proposals to build an indoor water park and hotel in Chesterton, near Bicester.
Bosses at Stagecoach in Oxfordshire are taking a look at how they can fill the gap left by the scrapping of the X90. Last week Oxford Bus Company stunned passengers by informing them that the X90 would end on January 4. The decision put pressure
POLICE stopped a man who was driving 'erratically' in South Oxfordshire. The driver was pulled over in Thame last night. Although he passed a breathalyser and drugs test, he was reported driving without insurance. Thames Valley Police's
THE city council is expected to confirm that it will allow Oxford United to take over the management of Oxford Sports Park. Its cabinet discussed handing over the lease of the £4.9m facility to the club last night but did so in secret because
KIDLINGTON funeral director Carl Boswell has been named Young Entrepreneur of the Year at the Funeral Planner of the Year Awards. Hosted last month by broadcaster Gyles Brandreth, the awards ceremony took place in central London. Carl Boswell
A BROKEN down vehicle that was causing delays on a busy road this morning has been moved. Traffic was caught up on the A423 Southern Bypass road due to the lorry which broke down before the Hinksey Hill interchange roundabout. Oxfordshire
PROPERTY consultants VSL & Partners has been named Oxfordshire’s best performing commercial property agency and most active deal maker for the 10th time in 11 years. Leading property publication Estates Gazette Interactive named VSL & Partners Oxfordshire
A SEASON of events celebrating the history of pubs and brewing in Oxford’s past is being staged by the city’s museum. Pubs have been the hub of the community for generations, and Oxford has its own rich history of inn and taverns. In 1355 a dodgy
HEAD coach Simon Anderson hailed Oxford City Stars’ spirit after they narrowly lost to high-flying Streatham. Despite seeing his side go down 4-1 in South Division 1, the depleted visitors were always in the game despite missing seven players through
HARRY Potter illustrator Jim Kay will be in Oxford tonight. He will be at Blackwell's, in the Westgate, from 7pm until 8pm. The artist ,who is from East Sussex, will talk about his work on the illustrated editions of JK Rowling's bestselling
THE GOVERNMENT has told an Oxfordshire council that it could take over the running of its controversial homes plan hours before the authority was set to scrap it tonight. South Oxfordshire District Council’s (SODC) cabinet last week agreed it would
GREASE was the first 'grown-up' film I remember watching as a girl. I was too young to understand the plot and vaguely aware that the sexual tone was inappropriate for someone of pre-teen age, but was still reeled in by the soundtrack and depiction
A CRASH on the A41 has been cleared, returning traffic back to normal. The collision happend near Grendon Underwood, between Bicester and Aylesbury, just outside the county. The road bothways was partially blocked and there was queuing traffic
OXFORDSHIRE would be among the worst-hit areas if Labour saw through its plan to scrap private schools. The party made the pledge last month to 'integrate' independent schools into the state sector, removing charitable status and redistributing
LEGENDARY restaurateur Clinton Pugh is selling his Cowley Road dining empire so he can retire and do something else instead. The 61-year-old is considering a range of options for a new career including doing up a house in Devon and following in
EDDIE Pepperell will tee off at the Italian Open at Olgiata GC this morning hoping to enhance his position in the world’s top 50. The Abingdon golfer has travelled to Rome full of confidence after an impressive display at last month’s Alfred Dunhill
THREE Oxford Harlequins stalwarts were the first recipients of a new title recognising those who have given years of service to the club, writes JAMES ROBERTS. Paul de Lange, Allan Purchase and Andy Boyle all received the Quins 100 cap honour before
ANTHONY Forde is due to make a playing return for Oxford United before the end of the month. The winger suffered a groin strain during Saturday’s 2-2 draw at Accrington Stanley. But unlike Ben Woodburn, who was ruled out for up to three months
JONATHAN Cornish was in a class of his own as he won the Hanney 5 by a mammoth 50 seconds. The White Horse Harriers runner crossed the line in a time of 25mins 42secs, with Tegs Jones of Witney Road Runners following in second. Alex Miell-Ingram
DAN George has pleaded with Chinnor to cut out the nerve-jangling finishes. The Oxfordshire side needed a 75th-minute try from Jason Worrall to earn a 32-29 victory over Bishops Stortford in their latest National League 1 encounter. The dramatic
BRINGING in a culture where there are no secrets is helping Oxford United’s goalkeepers form tight bonds, says coach Wayne Brown. ‘Tell-all Mondays’ allow the stoppers to air problems about anything in their lives. Today is World Mental Health
ROB Hall admits getting back up to speed after injury has been far more difficult than his previous uphill battles. And the Oxford United winger, who missed eight months last season after knee surgery, believes the mental hurdles have been harder
AN UNPOPULAR plan to build student flats above Cowley Road's Tesco Metro has been approved. More than 100 people said they were opposed to the project – but councillors praised it as an innovative use of land. It will mean 137 student flats
A LONG-serving PE teacher who was passionate about sports has died aged 71. Glynis Wheatcroft, who had lived in Wallingford for 40 years, taught hundreds of children during her 22 years working at Cheney School. The retired mother-of-two was
AN AMBITIOUS plan to make the Cotswolds into the UK’s newest national park is leading to questions about how big it should be, and how it could benefit locals. The Cotswolds was named as a leading candidate to become a national park in a report
A KNIFE which was used to stab a man was returned to the Oxford kebab van from which it had been stolen, a court heard this week, as the assailant was jailed for more than four years. Anton Mullings had grabbed the 30cm kitchen knife, used for
OXFORD MAGISTRATES’ Liberty McFarlane, 21, of Wyatt Road, Oxford, admitted assaulting Alex Penn, a police sergeant, while he was on duty on August 23 in Oxford. She also admitted to assaulting Benjamin Bailey and Crystal Tummings on August 23. She
A NEW citywide partnership is being launched today to help prevent rough sleeping in Oxford. Today is World Homeless Day, also the launch date for Oxford Homeless Movement, which aims to ensure that nobody should have to sleep rough on the streets
A MAN accused of raping a woman he met online told jurors she 'enjoyed' the intimacy and showed no signs she was not consenting to having sex. Jurors at Oxford Crown Court heard an account yesterday from Christopher Schubert, who had described
A VICAR is among Oxfordshire activists who have been arrested in London as part of mass climate protests. Reverend Tim Hewes is one of five protesters from the Extinction Rebellion Wantage group arrested in the capital so far this week, as part
