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  • Jericho author co-writes Picasso novel with his daughter

    A JERICHO author has celebrated co-writing a novel with his daughter with a launch party at Modern Art Oxford. Ray Foulk, who helped to organise the Isle of Wight rock festivals, and his daughter Caroline Foulk, worked together on the story inspired

  • Police stop car with no insurance or brake light

    AN UNINSURED car was stopped by officers on a road in Bicester yesterday. The car was not insured because the driver had missed emails from their insurer. ALSO READ: Seven of the county's most wanted criminals One of the car's brake lights

  • Search of the River Thames for missing mum Hannah Gibbs

    THE River Thames is being searched on the hunt for missing woman Hannah Gibbs. Thames Valley Police have confirmed the search of the water is still going on, with officers looking for clues into her disappearance on the river banks as well. The

  • 38 young people in Oxfordshire questioned about no TV license

    MORE than 30 young people in Oxfordshire have been questioned about watching live TV or BBC iPlayer without a TV license. Figures from TV licensing have revealed that 38 people in the county, aged 18 to 25, were interviewed at unlicensed properties

  • Oxford United Women thrash North Leigh in county cup

    CARLY Johns and Daisy McLachlan scored hat-tricks as Oxford United beat North Leigh 11-1 in the OFA Women’s Cup first round. Steph Bent bagged a brace, while there were also goals for Gemma Sims, Sophie Baker and Brogan Moore. United return to

  • FOOTBALL: Hellenic League round-up

    NICK Thorne scored twice to help Easington Sports into the Oxfordshire Senior Cup third round. Joey Cowlishaw and Tom Smith were also on target for the Uhlsport Hellenic League Premier Division side in the 4-2 home win over Thame Rangers. Ardley

  • Oxford City manager Mark Jones leaves 'by mutual consent'

    OXFORD City boss Mark Jones has left the club 'by mutual consent'. The Vanarama National League South club made the announcement after discussions today, hours before City discover their opponents in the first round of the Emirates FA Cup.

  • Bike thieves break in to Cowley shed

    THIEVES stole two bicycles from a shed in Cowley. Thames Valley Police said the break-in happened at the home in Amory Close, on Saturday night or during the early hours of Sunday morning. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to

  • Power tools stolen from shed in Blackbird Leys

    THIEVES broke into a shed in Blackbird Leys and stole power tools. Thames Valley Police said the break-in happened in Balfour Road on Saturday night or early on Sunday morning. READ AGAIN: Garages and sheds targeted in Bicester Anyone with

  • This Oxford nursery is no longer rated 'inadequate'

    A NURSERY that was rated 'inadequate' earlier this year has raised its standards. Ofsted has revisited Bright Horizons Oxford Waterways Day Nursery and Preschool, and given a rating of 'good'. The nursery in Summertown had been given the regulator's

  • Cars parked at shops targeted for catalytic converters

    THIEVES have been targeting cars parked up at shopping centres and supermarkets. In what appears to be the latest in a long string of similar incidents, cars have been stripped of catalytic converters when parked up in bays outside shopping hotspots

  • Vegan businesses to come to city centre for market

    PEOPLE can browse, buy and taste vegan goods next weekend at a national market coming to Oxford. Vegan Markets UK (VMUK) will be stopping at Oxford Town Hall where stalls will showcase ‘the best of the best’ in vegan businesses from around the country

  • 57-year-old fined thousands after subletting council flat

    A WOMAN was fined thousands of pounds after subletting her council flat. Joyce Webster, of Whitworth Place, has to pay back £8,531.44 after being found guilty of two counts of tenancy fraud. From December 2017 through to August 2018 the 57-

  • Traffic at a standstill on A4130

    TRAFFIC is at a standstill after a crash on Wantage Road.  The A4130 High Road going Eastbound at Brightwell Cum Sotwell is partially blocked after a car accident. Keep up to date with live traffic news on our feed here.  Morotists say

  • Four cars crash on A34

    Traffic is now back to normal after four cars crashed on the A34 this morning. Queues were stretching back for miles on the southbound lanes, because of the collison - which happened just before the Kidlington Junction. According to our traffic

  • FOOTBALL: Banbury go second + Southern League round-up

    JAANAI Gordon’s injury-time goal moved Banbury United level on points with Coalville Town at the top of the BetVictor Southern League Premier Division Central table. Mike Ford’s side showed great fighting spirit to beat Biggleswade Town 3-2, after

  • Luxury model celebrates classic birthday

    Mini designer Alec Issigonis would probably have had a wry smile on his face if he had lived to see the car built to celebrate the 60th birthday of his little classic. The car he designed, first revealed on August 26, 1959, was a masterpiece of

  • Seven of the county's most wanted criminals

    SEVEN of Oxfordshire's most wanted criminals are being hunted around the world. The fugitives are on the run for breaking rules after they were let out of prison. They are wanted by Thames Valley Police for being unlawfully at large. The

  • What happened at the Westgate Centre this weekend?

    HUNDREDS of shoppers stopped in their tracks this weekend as a giant green dinosaur took over part of the Westgate Centre. The life-sized Iguanodon was put into Leiden Square as part of the Oxford Science and Ideas Festival, also known as IF Oxford

  • Oxford United striker Matty Taylor 'buzzing at three points'

    MATTY Taylor was relieved he kicked an illness into touch in time to become Oxford United’s match-winner at Rotherham United. The striker’s close-range header proved the difference as Karl Robinson’s side won 2-1 to climb into Sky Bet League One

  • Campaigners say councillor's Expressway motion is wrong

    AN action group against the Oxford to Cambridge Expressway is calling for an ‘otiose and disingenuous’ motion put forward by a council leader to be struck off the agenda in a meeting today. The No Expressway Group has written to Cherwell District

  • Latest results from court

    OXFORD MAGISTRATES’ JASON CLARK, 28, of Glyndebourne Gardens, Banbury, was convicted of drink driving on Warwick Road, Banbury on August 30. He had 72 micrograms of alcohol per 100ml of breath. The legal limit is 35 micrograms. He was fined £460