THE festive season has been heralded into Oxford this weekend with the annual Christmas Light Festival. The giant party has been taking over the city centre since Friday night themed around 'discovery' to mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo
AN OXFORD city councillor has praised the fire service after 35 firefighters were scrambled to a city tower block today. But ward councillor for Blackbird Leys, Linda Smith, warned that what turned out to be a kitchen fire was an 'unwelcome reminder
A TOTAL of 35 firefighters were called to reports of a smoke alarm sounding at an Oxford tower block this afternoon. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service has now revealed the cause of the alarm was an unattended pan left on a hob. The large
AN Oxford chef has won the coveted title of 'Pasta Chef of the Year' at a national competition. Uberto Scarpati, from independent restaurant Mamma Mia in Jericho, won the Pasta Pizza and Italian Food Association Award at a ceremony in London on
THE final sentencing hearing for three men convicted of killing a father on an Oxford street has been delayed. Last month Michael Yemane, 20, of South Bridge Row, Oxford, and Welid Solomon, 26, of Field Avenue, Oxford – were found guilty of murder
THOUSANDS of motorcycle tests are set to be taken at the Kassam Stadium in the coming years. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has asked Oxford City Council for planning permission to continue using the stadium car park for bike training
DESPITE his image one of the great freewheeling rock and roll stars of our time, Bobby Gillespie insists he is a quiet man. The swaggering front man of Primal Scream, who famously urged us to “get deep down” on 1990 anthem Loaded and to get our
A COMMUNITY-OWNED West Oxfordshire pub saved by locals five years ago is looking to secure its future with three 'luxury shepherd’s huts' for guests to stay over in. As it marks five years as a pub owned by its community, The Red Lion at Northmoor
A DRINK driver caught at nearly five times the legal limit has been handed a suspended jail term. Aigars Gulbis, was caught driving a Vauxhall Meriva while above the legal alcohol limit on April 27 at Bourne Street, Didcot. The 41-year-old
More than one in 10 toddlers in Oxfordshire are not receiving mandatory check-ups from health visitors as they should be, new figures suggest. Local authority health visitors, who assess a child’s development, are supposed to carry out four checks
HOUSE prices increased more than average for the South East in Oxford in September, new figures reveal. But the boost does not reverse the longer-term trend, which has seen property prices in the region suffer a 1.8 per cent annual decline .
HERE is a round-up of some of the sentencing hearings held at Oxford Crown Court and Oxford Magistrates' Court between November 11 and 14. Monday Oxford’s notorious dine-and-dash conman is set to get a free Christmas dinner this year – in prison
A TOTAL of 25 people still watch their televisions in black and white in Oxfordshire, it has been revealed, as the 50th anniversary of colour TV on BBC One is celebrated. New data from TV Licensing revealed there were 25 black and white TV Licences
The Chinner heritage steam railway is seeking £100,000 in donations to complete its construction work. The small gauge heritage steam railway in southern Oxfordshire is a registered charity and relies purely on volunteers. Chinnor’s railway originally
