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  • 'I don't believe that they are sorry', says lead investigator

    Stuart Blaik, leading the investigation said he doesn’t think the case could have gone ‘any better’ He said it was a ‘very complex’ investigation which has been ‘emotionally charged’ at times but the team have remained ‘extremely transparent’

  • Oxford post office is moving TOMORROW

    AN OXFORD post office is on the move. Botley Post Office on Elms Parade will shut tomorrow at 12.30pm. The branch is to be replaced by post office services at the new Midcounties Co-operative in the West Way development nearby. ALSO READ:

  • Matty Taylor signs three-year deal at Oxford United

    MATTY Taylor has given Oxford United’s summer a shot in the arm by signing a three-year deal. The striker’s 17 goals on loan from Bristol City helped fire Karl Robinson’s side into the Sky Bet League One play-offs last season. And after his

  • BREAKING: Easing of lockdown restrictions to be postponed

    Boris Johnson has announced that a further easing of lockdown restrictions will be postponed. Venues that had been due to open tomorrow will not do so until at least August 15. These include bowling alleys, skating rinks and casinos. Wedding

  • BREAKING: PC Harper's killers sentenced

    THE killers of PC Andrew Harper have been sentenced at the Old Bailey.  Henry Long:  16 years in prison Albert Bowers:  13 years in prison Jessie Cole:  13 years in prison Thomas King (who played no part in the killing):

  • Two men BANNED from town for two years

    TWO men have been banned from an Oxfordshire town for two years after a string of bad behaviour. Mason Arnold, 20, and Devon Arnold, 25, both of no fixed abode, were issued with a civil injunction order at Oxford County Court on Wednesday.

  • Oxford behind Cambridge as best place for graduates

    OXFORD has been ranked the second best town or city in the UK for university graduates. Research released by Debut places Oxford behind university rival Cambridge. See also: Latest court results for Oxfordshire Factors including median salary

  • All lanes reopen on A34 as crash is cleared

    A CRASH on the A34 southbund this morning has now been cleared. The collision involving two vehicles happened near the Abingdon North exit and Oxfordshire County Council urged drivers to take caution. ALSO READ: How getting fit can help fight

  • CRICKET: Home Counties Premier League previews

    AFTER a near-total wash-out last weekend, conditions are expected to be far better tomorrow in a fixture list which includes two local clashes. Thame Town lost the most to the downpours after making a very bright start to their innings. But skipper

  • CRICKET: Home Counties Premier League previews

    AFTER a near-total wash-out last weekend, conditions are expected to be far better tomorrow in a fixture list which includes two local clashes. Thame Town lost the most to the downpours after making a very bright start to their innings. But skipper

  • Pub managers say drinkers want outdoor spaces

    Managers of an Oxford pub company are asking council bosses to close a road so they can offer drinkers outdoor space as the coronavirus lockdown eases. Justine Rosser is co-owner of Duke Bars, which runs The Duke of Cambridge in Little Clarendon

  • Unused courtyard gets new role at RAF base

    AN UNUSED courtyard has been turned into a wellbeing garden at an RAF base. Situated at the Tactical Medical Wing (TMW) at RAF Brize Norton, the garden is the brainchild of Flight Lieutenant Hannah Dawson. She said: “The significant effort and

  • Distribution warehouse could be built on farmland

    A NEW distribution warehouse, trade showroom, offices and light industrial units have been proposed to be built on farmland. A major planning application to build a distribution warehouse on land south of Hithercroft Road is under consideration

  • The war of Walton Street isn't over yet

    THE word 'astonishment' might not even begin to cover the reaction of some people in Oxford today. After nearly a year of furious wrangling, debating and even death threats (well, against one man) the county council is now days away from throwing

  • Remember When: School children celebrated 150 years

    SCHOOL children from Culham Parochial School celebrated 150 years of the institution teaching the community at a birthday bash in July 2000. The celebrations - and the cake - marked the impressive milestone for the Oxfordshire primary school.

  • Carbon capturing ‘Earth Lab’ takes shape

    AN ECO education charity’s new sustainable visitor centre has started to take shape and soon to have carbon capturing materials, a green roof and soil-stuffed walls. The Earth Trust is an environmental learning charity and it is building an education

  • How getting fit can help fight coronavirus

    Oxfordshire residents are being reminded of the importance of staying fit and healthy in fending off coronavirus, as part of a new campaign from Public Health England. It comes after an Oxford University study released this week revealed anxiety

  • Calls to protect rare Oxford valley from concrete gardens

    NATURE lovers have called for Oxford’s 'hidden valley' to be protected against new housing developments, concrete gardens and climate change. The Lye Valley fen in Headington has one third of the rarest plants in the county and is very sensitive