A father and son who stole more than £8,000 worth of railway cable have been handed prison sentences. James Matthew Fisher, 30 and Alan Fisher, 64, were caught on the M4 by Gwent Police on their way home after raiding a Network Rail depot in Oxford
POSITIVE cases of coronavirus in Oxfordshire have risen by 33 in the latest figures. One death was reported in the county in the latest statistics, released by the Government. The death was one of six recorded within 28 days of a positive test
RYAN Williams has today become Oxford United's second signing of the summer transfer window. The winger returns for his second spell with the U's after joining from Sky Bet League One rivals Portsmouth. Full story: Oxford United sign Ryan Williams
THE 'DEVASTATED' mother of a black equal rights activist and Oxford graduate, has appealed for witnesses to her shooting to come forward. Local campaigner Sasha Johnson, 27, remains in a critical condition in hospital after being shot in the head
RYAN Williams is back at Oxford United after signing a two-year deal. The winger rejected a new contract at Sky Bet League One rivals Portsmouth to re-join the U’s, where he spent the 2013/14 season on loan from Fulham. Williams scored eight
An enthusiastic class of media make-up students created an array of glamorous and quirky make-up looks to complement a collection of fantastically flamboyant headdresses by Oxfordshire-based Enchanted Headdress. With the final of the BBC’s popular
BLACKBIRD Leys locals joined forces to tackle litterbugs. On Saturday, volunteers from Oxford Friends of the Earth and the Leys Neighbourhood Watch team set out on a mission to pick up as much litter as possible as part of OxClean's 'spring clean
Witney MP Robert Courts joined volunteers sprucing up the gardens at Witney Community Hospital last week. Mr Courts, who is vice patron of Volunteer Link-Up, helped Janet Boullin and Sally Kerr plant summer bedding in the therapeutic garden at
NANA Owusu has become the latest member of last season’s Oxford City squad to agree a new contract. The midfielder will stay at Court Place Farm for a third campaign, having first joined from Maidenhead United two years ago. Owusu topped City's
A 17-year-old sixth former has been brightening the lives of residents of a supported living scheme by sharing her gift for art. Charlotte Froud has started an online art class for residents at The Old Bake House in Chadlington, managed by charity
Retailers, restaurants and businesses across West Oxfordshire are being encouraged to sign up to a new customer loyalty app. West Oxfordshire District Council is working with LoyalFree to run the mobile phone app which offers free promotion for
PEOPLE in Oxfordshire have been urged not to let up in the war on coronavirus as the number of cases are now six times more than a fortnight ago. With Government announcements on the next stage of the national roadmap due to be announced on Monday
Graduate students at Magdalen College in Oxford have voted to remove a portrait from the wall of their common room which has been there since 2013. However, the Oxford University college has given the Royal family a warm welcome in recent years.
A MAN has been fined £1,000 after he admitted drink-driving at a primary school. Appearing at Oxford Magistrates’ Court, 40-year-old Corby Heyne, of Blencowe Close, Caversfield, admitted the offence at Gagle Brook Primary School in Bicester on
DOUBLE yellow lines around Bicester, painted last year, will be kept for another six months after a review. However, some changes will be made to the parking restrictions. An extra 25m of single yellow lines will be added on the south side of
CHANGES to a parking permit zone in Marston have been agreed after an 'unfortunate' administrative error. Signs placed on Horseman Close, Dents Close, Clays Close and Jessops Close in the Old Marston controlled parking zone said only residents
A ROAD accident will happen soon if a new exit from a luxury hotel is allowed to go ahead without lowering the speed limit along a busy road. That was the warning from a county councillor as plans for a new junction at the entrance to Eynsham Hall
GENERAL elections could look quite different across Oxfordshire in the near future, as proposals for the new areas MPs would represent have been published. The Boundary Commission has drawn up plans for new parliamentary constituencies across England
Did you know that in the UK each day 6,000 people start looking after someone? Whether it’s looking after a child with a disability, a partner with a chronic condition or an elderly parent who is vulnerable, more of us are becoming unpaid carers
A bespoke luxury clothing brand launched in Woodstock last week taking its name from an Oxford business that became an institution. Duckers Style takes its name from Ducker & Son – a traditional shoe makers in Turl Street that traded for 118 years
AFTER more than 200 nominations were received, the top 10 chip shops in Oxfordshire have been revealed. Online nominations closed on June 3 with a a top 10 brought together from those that were nominated. The voting has now moved to an in-paper
A compassionate young woman upended her life plan and switched careers to join the pressurised care sector at the height of the pandemic. Shay Sparg, 26, who is now a care assistant at Churchfields Care Home in Cassington, was preparing to move
THREE homeless cats are need of a loving home. The RSPCA South Cotswolds branch is hoping to find ‘forever homes’ after the three cats came into the care of The Cotswolds Cats and Dogs Home recently. The first, named Gordon, is an eight-year-old
A STARK warning has been issued over a toxic giant hogweed plant, which causes severe burns. Anyone spending more time gardening or going for long walks as lockdown eases, could stumble across the plant that is much more dangerous than people might
POLICE have become increasingly concerned for the welfare of a 52-year-old woman who has been missing since Saturday. Warwickshire Police is appealing for help to locale Lorraine Robins, who has been reported as missing and could be in Oxfordshire
WE reported on locals being asked for their views on a new Low Traffic Neighbourhood that is being introduced in East Oxford. Oxfordshire County Council will be rolling out the scheme across Divinity Road, St Mary’s and St Clements to ‘make the
A NUMBER of homes in Oxfordshire have been left without electricity due to a power cut. Engineers from Scottish & Southern Electricity Networks ar ecurrently on site of several planned and unplanned cuts. OXFORD OX3 0JJ, OX3 0JL and OX3
RISHI Sunak is willing to accept a delay of up to four weeks to the final stage of England’s reopening roadmap. A final decision on whether the Government will extend restrictions beyond June 21 is set to be announced by the Prime Minister on Monday
STUDENTS at Oxford University have voted to remove a 'colonial' portrait of the Queen from their common room, it is reported. Members of the college’s middle common room (MCR) voted to take down the print because for some students 'depictions of
LEWIS Saunders has had an eventful start to his 2021 Quaife MINI Challenge Trophy campaign. The teenager from Bampton, near Witney, has claimed 144 points to put him 11th in the standings after three weekends. Having claimed a podium in the
TOM Squires feels he is on the right track after a competitive display at his last event before the Olympics. The Kingston Bagpuize windsurfer was ninth at the Allianz Regatta in Medemblik, the Netherlands, which is part of the 2021 Hempel World
A ROBBERY suspect dismissed suggestions from detectives that he’d tried to steal from a barber. Ryan Roberts, 32, is accused of attempting to rob Didcot barber Luke Key at knifepoint in November 2018. Co-accused James Cumiskey, 42, is said to have
A dangerous driver faces arrest – after he failed to turn up at court. Tyrique Landers, 21, was due before Oxford Crown Court on Tuesday morning to be sentenced for a police chase that saw the Audi A3 driver lead officers from Morrell Avenue to
A West Midlands man is accused of having knife in public. Anthony Swinburn, 36, is said to have been in possession of the black handled kitchen knife in De La Warr End, Banbury, on October 22, 2020. At Oxford Crown Court on Tuesday, Judge Michael
A man has denied attacking another in Oxford last year. James King, 20, is said by prosecutors to have assaulted his alleged victim in Oxford on February 29, 2020. Appearing before Oxford Crown Court, King, of Audley, Stoke-on-Trent, pleaded
A couple have appeared in court charged with laundering stolen money. Charles Ezeala, 36, and Monette Tungala, 38, deny using accounts with overseas transfer service Transferwise and pre-paid card company Advance Payment Solutions to launder cash
KARL Robinson is targeting at least seven new signings for Oxford United this summer. The U’s head coach is confident he can bring in ‘three or four’ new faces ahead of the start of the Sky Bet League One season on Saturday, August 7, plus four
TUNE into BBC One today to see an Oxford antiques shop in the limelight. Antiques On High will feature on the BBC's Celebrity Antiques Road Trip at 4.30pm today. The two contestants this time are antiques TV experts, both of them auctioneers
AN OXFORD MP is calling on the Government to provide emergency funding to give carers a break from increased caring responsibilities during the pandemic. In Oxford West and Abingdon, over 10,348 people are unpaid carers, who look after elderly,
An alleged drug dealer will stand trial in the autumn. Malcolm Njururi, 23, is accused of dealing cocaine and heroin in Abingdon between April and June last year. Appearing before Oxford Crown Court, Njururi, of Normandy Crescent, Oxford, pleaded
