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Stories for 3 November 2006

Abingdon

Power protest costs firm £500,000

MANAGERS at Didcot power station today disclosed they lost �500,000 when Greenpeace protesters forced them to reduce production. more...

Police arrest Greenpeace protesters

GREENPEACE has ended its occupation of Didcot power station. more...

Power protest costs firm £500,000

MANAGERS at Didcot power station today disclosed they lost �500,000 when Greenpeace protesters forced them to reduce production. more...

Police arrest Greenpeace protesters

GREENPEACE has ended its occupation of Didcot power station. more...

Power protest costs firm £500,000

MANAGERS at Didcot power station today disclosed they lost �500,000 when Greenpeace protesters forced them to reduce production. more...

Police arrest Greenpeace protesters

GREENPEACE has ended its occupation of Didcot power station. more...

Art And Museum Events

Knowing where to draw the line

Veteran poet, writer and broadcaster Roger McGough is careful to remain a observer of everyday life, finds Katherine MacAlister Roger McGough - poet extraordinaire, 70s icon, mixer of the stars and now autobiographer - is probably one of the most humble men on earth. more...

Bicester News

'We'll fight for school'

Parents of children at Bicester's oldest primary school say they will fight to save it from closure. more...

Business

Today's local share prices (AM)

AEA Technology 96 BMW 2981 Electrocomponents 284.25 Isoft Group 43 Oxford Biomedica 28.5 Oxford Instruments 197 Oxonica 166 Reed Elsevier 585.75 RM 169.5 RPS 235.25 Torex Retail 40.5 more...

Columns

Cabbages and Kings: November 4, 2006

WE HAD no-one to blame but ourselves. To leave our departure from deepest Cornwall to the final day of the half-term holiday was ill advised. more...

Didcot

Power protest costs firm £500,000

MANAGERS at Didcot power station today disclosed they lost �500,000 when Greenpeace protesters forced them to reduce production. more...

Police arrest Greenpeace protesters

GREENPEACE has ended its occupation of Didcot power station. more...

Power protest costs firm £500,000

MANAGERS at Didcot power station today disclosed they lost �500,000 when Greenpeace protesters forced them to reduce production. more...

Police arrest Greenpeace protesters

GREENPEACE has ended its occupation of Didcot power station. more...

Power protest costs firm £500,000

MANAGERS at Didcot power station today disclosed they lost �500,000 when Greenpeace protesters forced them to reduce production. more...

Police arrest Greenpeace protesters

GREENPEACE has ended its occupation of Didcot power station. more...

Didcot News

Power Protest: Day two begins

Eco-activists who scaled a 650ft chimney at Didcot Power Station woke up a bright frosty morning today in their bid to bring the plant to its knees. more...

Power protest: Day two begins

Eco-activists who scaled a 650ft chimney at Didcot Power Station woke up a bright frosty morning today in their bid to bring the plant to its knees. more...

Power protest: The heated debate

The Didcot site is the second most polluting power station in Britain - behind only Drax in Yorkshire. more...

Power protest: In for the long haul

Greenpeace protesters who spent the night up a chimney at Didcot power station enjoyed a breakfast of porridge early today - and hope they do not end up eating it behind bars. more...

Power protest: 'It's cost us £500,000'

Managers at Didcot power station revealed today they lost £500,000 when Greenpeace protesters forced them to reduce production. more...

Power protest: 25 arrested

Greenpeace has ended its occupation of Didcot power station. more...

Features

Success for the Spork

The Spork is back. After seven years in the wilderness, it has taken up Dutch nationality and will soon be appearing in a shop near you. Indeed, if you live in north Oxford or in Burford it has already done so. more...

Films This Week

Click to see films from Novemver 3 - November 9

Borat (15) - Cultural learnings of America for make benefit glorious nation of Kazakhstan

Sacha Baron Cohen's hysterical journey into America's heartland, in the guise of his fictitious Khazakstani television reporter, could justifiably stake a claim as the most uproariously and hysterically funny film of the year. more...

Borat (15) - Cultural learnings of America for make benefit glorious nation of Kazakhstan

Football

FOOTBALL: Witney sweating on Keyes fitness

Sport Italia Hellenic League Prolific goalscorer Lee Keyes is battling to be fit for Witney United's trip to Malmesbury in the preliminary round of the Linaker Insurance Brokers Cup. more...

FOOTBALL: Merritt has high hopes

British Gas Business Southern League Oxford City caretaker boss Justin Merritt believes it's just a matter of time before they turn their fortunes around. more...

FOOTBALL: Time to toughen up, says Brock

FA Trophy Manager Kevin Brock says Banbury United need to toughen up as they travel to Division 1 South & West outfit Marlow in the second qualifying round tomorrow. more...

FOOTBALL: Eddie rejects loan move

OXFORD United midfielder Eddie Hutchinson has turned down a loan move to League 1 outfit Port Vale. more...

Headlines

Joe & Jill’s cat food offer for Gazette readers

HEALTHY eating is not just vital for us - it's also important for our pets - which is why Vets in Practice star Joe Inglis has teamed up with Pets' Kitchen to produce his own, 100 per cent natural dog and cat foods. more...

Leader

Finding the path

The Government has sent a very clear message about the likelihood of new unitary authorities being created in England over the coming years. The tightness of the timetable and the strict criteria mean that few, if any authorities, are likely to further their ambitions in this respect. more...

Letters

Drama queen?

Sir, The last few weeks have seen stories filling the pages of The Oxford Times and sister papers about the trials and tribulations of the very beautiful Eleanor Glynn, the current Miss England. more...

Flooding threat?

Sir, If permitted, Thames Water's proposed new dual function reservoir, about one kilometre away from the A338 in the flat country between East Hanney and Drayton, would be one of the largest in the UK. The site would cover about ten square kilometres, the reservoir's 150 cubic metres of water being contained by high banks constructed from the excavated earth. Thames Water's exhibition in East Hanney explained that most of the water would supply London -280m litres per day and 60m litres per day for Swindon and Oxfordshire. more...

Mutilating link

Sir, Building East-West Rail by 2011 would be welcome (Report, September 15), and in the meantime the existing Bicester Town to Oxford service should be made to run more quickly (Letters, September 15). more...

Grandiose confusion

Sir, I read with interest about Oxford Brookes ambition to create an iconic site in Headington with the pledge that it will meet the needs of the local community. more...

Excellent standards

Sir, The article concerning the European School in Culham, which appeared on page two of last week's issue, contained some inaccuracies. The article stated that the EC has 'pulled the plug' on funding for the school. This is not the case, since no recent changes have occurred regarding the financing of the European School at Culham. more...

Leave more time

Sir, I read the letter by Noam Bleicher (October 20), relating to the outrageous disruption caused by the roadworks at various locations in and around Oxford. more...

Real commitment

Sir, I have been working in Russia this week and so am sorry to be rather late in responding to the criticism by A.S.H. Smyth (Weekend, October 20) of the concert by the Oxford Philomusica at Cadogan Hall, London. I must first preface this by saying that I have never before felt compelled to write to the editor in my 47 years in the music profession. more...

More school buses?

Sir, Half-term begins, and once again the traffic jams miraculously disappear. My experience only covers the northern routes into the city, but I imagine that others will support the link between the (private?) school run and Oxford's increasing congestion problems. Do buses serve the four major private schools in North Oxford (Dragon School, Summer Fields, St Edward's School, Oxford High School)? If not, then surely it is time that they did. I imagine that parents enjoy the daily crawl about as much as the rest of us. more...

Why the rush?

Sir, May I endorse the comments made by your corespondent Annie Skinner (Letters, October20). Perhaps the council has more expertise than experts such as: Oliver Madge from the British Pest Control Assoc.: "This approach to waste collection has to increase infestations of flies, If councils introduce the scheme now people will not realise the full impact until next summer". more...

Green intrusion

Sir, A postscript to Annie Skinner's warning letter (October 27) of serious health risks that could be caused by fortnightly collections of wheelie bins and, on alternate fortnights, recycling boxes: surely there is an irony in the imminent intrusion, particularly in Oxford's conservation areas, of these variously-sized green and blue plastic commodities - albeit for the 'green' purpose of increasing recyclable waste removal - into predominantly well-tended and aesthetically-pleasing house frontages. more...

Bin bag dangers?

Sir, Should we wait for an accident before taking preventive action? This seems to be the stance of our city council, two city councillors, the road safety officer and some North Oxford schools. more...

Why remove choice?

Sir, I refer to Maggie Hartford's article in your newspaper, headed The end of cheap flights? (October 20), surely Dr Brenda Boardman and her team should be persuading Boeing, Airbus and all the other smaller aircraft makers to come up with a non-polluting engine (that I understand they are toying with the idea at the moment). more...

Mighty sword

Sir, Brenda Boardman (Business page, October 20) is correct - we can't carry on flying ever more and further. more...

Much better to live in global semi-reclusion

Sir, Hugh Jaeger's letter (The Oxford Times, October 27, Buses in Cornmarket) interested me greatly. Not so much the comments about Oxford buses, but rather his chiding of P. Berry for an ecologically irresponsible trip to India, Egypt and back. Are such journeys really necessary? more...

Health zone notion should ring alarm bells

Sir, The notion of Headington becoming a health and education zone of Oxford' as envisaged by Prof John Raftery, Brookes' pro-vice chancellor and reported by your paper on October 20 should ring alarm bells for local residents. more...

Motoring News

F1 team's success inspires new turbo

RENAULT dealers have just started taking orders for the latest turbo-charged Megane produced by Renaultsport. more...

Lighter TT Roadster takes its top off

AUDI is taking orders this month for the second generation TT Roadster, which is due to go on sale next spring. more...

VW unveils van for all seasons

PREPARE yourselves for The Next Big Motoring Thing. more...

Lone ranger

Lighten up

Peugeot is introducing a new 107 entry-model called Urban Lite' providing a safe, economical and value-for-money city car, with high-quality trim. more...

Megane gets GT treatment

Renault is taking orders for its new Megane GT models. more...

Megane gets GT treatment

Renault is taking orders for its new Megane GT models. more...

Lighten up

Peugeot is introducing a new 107 entry-model called Urban Lite' providing a safe, economical and value-for-money city car, with high-quality trim. more...

Lone ranger

VW unveils van for all seasons

PREPARE yourselves for The Next Big Motoring Thing. more...

Lighter TT Roadster takes its top off

AUDI is taking orders this month for the second generation TT Roadster, which is due to go on sale next spring. more...

F1 team's success inspires new turbo

RENAULT dealers have just started taking orders for the latest turbo-charged Megane produced by Renaultsport. more...

Motors

Megane gets GT treatment

Renault is taking orders for its new Megane GT models. more...

Lighten up

Peugeot is introducing a new 107 entry-model called Urban Lite' providing a safe, economical and value-for-money city car, with high-quality trim. more...

VW unveils van for all seasons

PREPARE yourselves for The Next Big Motoring Thing. more...

Lighter TT Roadster takes its top off

AUDI is taking orders this month for the second generation TT Roadster, which is due to go on sale next spring. more...

F1 team's success inspires new turbo

RENAULT dealers have just started taking orders for the latest turbo-charged Megane produced by Renaultsport. more...

Lone ranger

The latest version of Ford's Ranger pick-up - on sale in Britain now - gets a new common-rail 2.5-litre diesel engine, offering more power and torque, with its service intervals extended to 12,500 miles. Ranger sales have more than doubled over the last five years, and a completely redesigned, more comfortable, interior in the new models should see that success continue. Prices for the new model, excluding VAT, run from £11,650 to £17,450. more...

Roadtest: Fabia fireworks

If everything had gone according to plan, you would not be reading this. more...

Roadtest: Fabia fireworks

If everything had gone according to plan, you would not be reading this. more...

Megane gets GT treatment

Renault is taking orders for its new Megane GT models. more...

Lighten up

Peugeot is introducing a new 107 entry-model called Urban Lite' providing a safe, economical and value-for-money city car, with high-quality trim. more...

VW unveils van for all seasons

PREPARE yourselves for The Next Big Motoring Thing. more...

Lighter TT Roadster takes its top off

AUDI is taking orders this month for the second generation TT Roadster, which is due to go on sale next spring. more...

F1 team's success inspires new turbo

RENAULT dealers have just started taking orders for the latest turbo-charged Megane produced by Renaultsport. more...

Music

Youngsters are growing up fast

In the first of a two-part interview, Henry Dartnall of The Young Knives talks to Tim Hughes about fame and the importance of getting your greens on the road It's Halloween and fans of Oxford band The Young Knives are partying hard. more...

News

Restaurants sign up to homeless appeal

LEADING local restaurants and The Oxford Times this week launched the 2006 StreetSmart appeal to raise thousands of pounds for Oxford homeless charities in the run-up to Christmas. more...

Restaurants sign up to homeless appeal

LEADING local restaurants and The Oxford Times this week launched the 2006 StreetSmart appeal to raise thousands of pounds for Oxford homeless charities in the run-up to Christmas. more...

High is 'being choked' by buses

OXFORD'S historic High Street is being overwhelmed by 2,500 buses a day, a leading local hotelier has warned. more...

High is 'being choked' by buses

OXFORD'S historic High Street is being overwhelmed by 2,500 buses a day, a leading local hotelier has warned. more...

Sheriff of city's team thrown out of league

THE Sheriff of Oxford, city councillor Susanna Pressel, has been thrown out of her pool league for forfeiting a game. more...

Pupils sign in with a 'fingerprint'

PUPILS at an Oxford school are having their fingerprints scanned to prove they are at school. more...

£88m plan to ease congestion

OXFORD rail station is to be expanded as part of an �88m transport scheme to combat the city's chronic road congestion. more...

Happy at 100

REACHING the grand age of 100 is a milestone most of us would be glad to see. more...

Unitary hope fading

THE Government looks to have buried lingering hopes of any wholesale reorganisation of councils in Oxfordshire. more...

Yuri is a winner

AWARD winning The Oxford Times photographer Yuri Anderegg has been to Austria to pick up two awards in an annual competition recognising the world's best photographs. more...

Eco-activists continue power protest

ECO-ACTIVISTS who scaled a 650ft chimney at Didcot Power Station today pledged to continue their bid to bring the plant to its knees. more...

Call for more speed cameras

MPs have demanded more speed cameras to prevent deaths on Oxfordshire's roads. more...

Power protest cost firm £500,000

MANAGERS at Didcot power station today disclosed they lost £500,000 when Greenpeace protesters forced them to reduce production. more...

Power protest cost firm £500,000

MANAGERS at Didcot power station today disclosed they lost £500,000 when Greenpeace protesters forced them to reduce production. more...

Power protest cost firm £500,000

MANAGERS at Didcot power station today disclosed they lost £500,000 when Greenpeace protesters forced them to reduce production. more...

Power protest cost firm £500,000

MANAGERS at Didcot power station today disclosed they lost £500,000 when Greenpeace protesters forced them to reduce production. more...

Power protest cost firm £500,000

MANAGERS at Didcot power station today disclosed they lost £500,000 when Greenpeace protesters forced them to reduce production. more...

Power protest cost firm £500,000

MANAGERS at Didcot power station today disclosed they lost £500,000 when Greenpeace protesters forced them to reduce production. more...

Power protest cost firm £500,000

MANAGERS at Didcot power station today disclosed they lost £500,000 when Greenpeace protesters forced them to reduce production. more...

Power protest costs firm £500,000

MANAGERS at Didcot power station today disclosed they lost �500,000 when Greenpeace protesters forced them to reduce production. more...

PM urges young to become scientists

Young people who want to "change the world" should become scientists to help find ways to combat global warming, Tony Blair told a meeting in Oxford today. more...

Police arrest Greenpeace protesters

GREENPEACE has ended its occupation of Didcot power station. more...

£88m rail revolution

BICESTER's railway services are to be transformed as part of a new £88m transport package. Journey times between Oxford and Bicester will be cut from 30 minutes to between ten and 15 minutes, in a multi-million-pound plan to combat road congestion. more...

£88m rail revolution

Can you help?

BURGLARS broke into a house in a village near Bicester and stole the keys to a Mercedes car before driving it away. more...

Missing terrier

A FATHER-OF-TWO from Bicester has appealed to van drivers to help him track down his lost dog. more...

Residents welcome dispersal extension

PEOPLE in Bicester have welcomed the extension of police powers to break up gangs of yobs. more...

Curfew eased

A FORMER policeman convicted of assaulting two people has had his curfew shortened so he can start a new job and visit his daughter. more...

Parents prepare to fight for school

PARENTS of children at Bicester's oldest primary school say they will fight to save it from closure. more...

No room at school for Joe

A FATHER says his four-year-old son is "kicking his heels" at home after being refused a place at his local primary school. more...

Christmas lights beckon for Charlie the clown

PREPARATIONS for Bicester's annual Christmas lights switch-on, on Thursday, November 23, are hotting up. more...

Councillor kept out of the picture

A COUNCILLOR who fought an 18-month campaign for street wardens in Bicester was banned by officials from being photographed with one. more...

Cherwell prepares to shed jobs

STAFF consultations on job losses at Cherwell District Council are under way after management restructuring plans were approved last week. more...

Oak in memory of Norman

VILLAGERS near Bicester planted a tree in memory of a well-known community-spirited man who died earlier this year. more...

Prize presentation

A BICESTER teenager inspired by the life of black athlete Jesse Owens won a £100 prize after making a presentation about his hero. more...

Power protest costs firm £500,000

MANAGERS at Didcot power station today disclosed they lost �500,000 when Greenpeace protesters forced them to reduce production. more...

Police arrest Greenpeace protesters

GREENPEACE has ended its occupation of Didcot power station. more...

Power protest costs firm £500,000

MANAGERS at Didcot power station today disclosed they lost �500,000 when Greenpeace protesters forced them to reduce production. more...

Police arrest Greenpeace protesters

GREENPEACE has ended its occupation of Didcot power station. more...

Obituaries

Mr Colin Antrobus: Popular manager of Oxford's Clarendon shopping centre

COLIN Antrobus, the manager at the Clarendon shopping centre, Oxford, has died from cancer at the age of 70. more...

Mr Laurence Cummins: Director of the Oxfordshire Association of the Blind

THE director of the Oxfordshire Association of the Blind, who took on the role after 18 years as a newspaper editor, has died, aged 60. more...

Other Sport

BADMINTON: King pipped in bid for Open crown

Young talent abounded at the 40th Oxfordshire Open tournament held at Radley College. more...

Oxford News

Exclusive: Blair interview

Prime Minister Tony Blair has vowed to "take the heat" in order to get more of Oxford's young on the property ladder. more...

Bailiffs facing inquiry

An audit over the collection of thousands of pounds of Oxfordshire court fines is under way after allegations of abuse by bailiffs. more...

Skateboard park decision put off

Skateboarders have been asked to go back to the drawing board with their plans for a new Oxford skate park. more...

‘Keep faith from class’

An Oxford MP has condemned faith schools for dividing society along religious and racial lines. more...

Buses 'overwhelm' historic street

Oxford's historic High Street is being overwhelmed by 2,500 bus services a day, claims a hotelier. more...

'Dog could kill a young child'

A woman believes a vicious dog that mauled a Shi Tzu also attacked her pet - and is worried that its next victim could be a small child. more...

'We need more speed cameras'

MPs have demanded more speed cameras to prevent deaths on Oxfordshire's roads. more...

We're scan-gry

A new fingerprint scanning system used to register pupils at an Oxford school has been met with a furious response. more...

Choirboys sing for Sir Paul

It has been a long and winding eight-year road, but tonight Sir Paul McCartney will finally hear his own classical piece performed at the Royal Albert Hall - with a little help from Oxford choirboys. more...

Muslim teacher wins wage tribunal

The Muslim chairman of an Islamic school in Oxford has been ordered to pay a woman teacher compensation after a tribunal ruled she had not been paid the minimum wage. more...

U's go for record

Oxford United's loyal fans look set to take the club into the record books tomorrow - earning them a place in the top 10 Conference attendances. more...

‘I was blackmailed over robbery plot’

A student blackmailed a former workmate by demanding cash as "insurance" to stop him telling the police about a robbery plot, a court heard. more...

PM speaks to pupils

Tony Blair tried to convince scores of Oxford teenagers of the importance of science - but it seemed they weren't on his wavelength. more...

United hit the dizzy heights

They've been top of the Conference table almost all season, but now Oxford United have made it to the top of the highest point in England. more...

Bleak Christmas

Families from Oxfordshire face a grim Christmas this year after losing thousands of pounds of savings in the collapse of festive hamper firm Farepak. more...

Restaurant Reviews

Students flock to stodge shop

Katherine MacAlister finds the food a bit too luminous at Headington's Dong Dong Noodle Bar If there is a restaurant more blatantly aimed at the student market than the Dong Dong Noodle Bar I have yet to find it. more...

Results And Fixtures

SPORT CALENDER: The week's sporting fixtures

SATURDAY FOOTBALL NATIONWIDE CONFERENCE Oxford United v Aldershot. more...

Rugby

RUGBY: Quins snap up lock Cimpoias

Oxford Harlequins' South West 1 promotion bid has been boosted by the loan signing of Henley Hawks forward Carl Cimpoias. more...

Share Prices

Today's local share prices (AM)

AEA Technology 96 BMW 2981 Electrocomponents 284.25 Isoft Group 43 Oxford Biomedica 28.5 Oxford Instruments 197 Oxonica 166 Reed Elsevier 585.75 RM 169.5 RPS 235.25 Torex Retail 40.5 more...

Speedway

SPEEDWAY: Lanney: 'I had to sell Cheetahs'

Oxford Cheetahs co-promoter Aaron Lanney has revealed he had no choice but to sell his financial interest in the club to Colin Horton. more...

Abingdon Herald News

Power protest cost firm £500,000

MANAGERS at Didcot power station today disclosed they lost £500,000 when Greenpeace protesters forced them to reduce production. more...

'Sorry, m'lud, will do better'

AFTER showing his ignorance about one of Wallingford's most famous sons, Judge William Blackstone, deputy mayor Marcus Harris is to set the record straight. more...

Dealing with student anger

KING Alfred's Community and Sports College, Wantage, has adopted a pioneering stance in supporting students with problems. more...

Customers form battle group for pub

REGULARS at an Abingdon pub who feared it could be closed have formed a pressure group to help secure its future. more...

Police arrest Greenpeace protesters

GREENPEACE has ended its occupation of Didcot power station. more...

Banbury Cake News

Thieves snatch printers worth £30,000

THIEVES stole 600 printers worth £30,000 from a lorry while it was parked up for the night on the Wildmere industrial estate in Banbury. more...

Bicester Advertiser News

£88m rail revolution

Can you help?

BURGLARS broke into a house in a village near Bicester and stole the keys to a Mercedes car before driving it away. more...

Missing terrier

A FATHER-OF-TWO from Bicester has appealed to van drivers to help him track down his lost dog. more...

Residents welcome dispersal extension

PEOPLE in Bicester have welcomed the extension of police powers to break up gangs of yobs. more...

Curfew eased

A FORMER policeman convicted of assaulting two people has had his curfew shortened so he can start a new job and visit his daughter. more...

Parents prepare to fight for school

PARENTS of children at Bicester's oldest primary school say they will fight to save it from closure. more...

No room at school for Joe

A FATHER says his four-year-old son is "kicking his heels" at home after being refused a place at his local primary school. more...

Christmas lights beckon for Charlie the clown

PREPARATIONS for Bicester's annual Christmas lights switch-on, on Thursday, November 23, are hotting up. more...

Councillor kept out of the picture

A COUNCILLOR who fought an 18-month campaign for street wardens in Bicester was banned by officials from being photographed with one. more...

Cherwell prepares to shed jobs

STAFF consultations on job losses at Cherwell District Council are under way after management restructuring plans were approved last week. more...

Oak in memory of Norman

VILLAGERS near Bicester planted a tree in memory of a well-known community-spirited man who died earlier this year. more...

Prize presentation

A BICESTER teenager inspired by the life of black athlete Jesse Owens won a £100 prize after making a presentation about his hero. more...

Oxford Mail Business

Today's local share prices (AM)

AEA Technology 96 more...

Oxford Mail News

Power protest: 'It's cost us £500,000'

Managers at Didcot power station revealed today they lost £500,000 when Greenpeace protesters forced them to reduce production. more...

We apologise for delays

We apologise for some delays in breaking news on oxfordmail.net today. We have been suffering technical problems which has slightly delayed us bringing you all of Oxfordshire's latest events. more...

Power protest: Injunction ends action

Greenpeace is beginning to end its occupation of Didcot power station. more...

Power protest: Day two begins

Eco-activists who scaled a 650ft chimney at Didcot Power Station woke up a bright frosty morning today in their bid to bring the plant to its knees. more...

Power protest: The heated debate

The Didcot site is the second most polluting power station in Britain - behind only Drax in Yorkshire. more...

PM speaks to pupils

Tony Blair tried to convince scores of Oxford teenagers of the importance of science - but it seemed they weren't on his wavelength. more...

United hit the dizzy heights

They've been top of the Conference table almost all season, but now Oxford United have made it to the top of the highest point in England. more...

Exclusive: Blair interview

Prime Minister Tony Blair has vowed to "take the heat" in order to get more of Oxford's young on the property ladder. more...

Bleak Christmas

Families from Oxfordshire face a grim Christmas this year after losing thousands of pounds of savings in the collapse of festive hamper firm Farepak. more...

'We'll fight for school'

Parents of children at Bicester's oldest primary school say they will fight to save it from closure. more...

Skateboard park decision put off

Skateboarders have been asked to go back to the drawing board with their plans for a new Oxford skate park. more...

‘Keep faith from class’

An Oxford MP has condemned faith schools for dividing society along religious and racial lines. more...

Buses 'overwhelm' historic street

Oxford's historic High Street is being overwhelmed by 2,500 bus services a day, claims a hotelier. more...

Bailiffs facing inquiry

An audit over the collection of thousands of pounds of Oxfordshire court fines is under way after allegations of abuse by bailiffs. more...

'Dog could kill a young child'

A woman believes a vicious dog that mauled a Shi Tzu also attacked her pet - and is worried that its next victim could be a small child. more...

'We need more speed cameras'

MPs have demanded more speed cameras to prevent deaths on Oxfordshire's roads. more...

We're scan-gry

A new fingerprint scanning system used to register pupils at an Oxford school has been met with a furious response. more...

Choirboys sing for Sir Paul

Muslim teacher wins wage tribunal

The Muslim chairman of an Islamic school in Oxford has been ordered to pay a woman teacher compensation after a tribunal ruled she had not been paid the minimum wage. more...

U's go for record

Oxford United's loyal fans look set to take the club into the record books tomorrow - earning them a place in the top 10 Conference attendances. more...

‘I was blackmailed over robbery plot’

A student blackmailed a former workmate by demanding cash as "insurance" to stop him telling the police about a robbery plot, a court heard. more...

TEST STORY

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Power protest: In for the long haul

Greenpeace protesters who spent the night up a chimney at Didcot power station enjoyed a breakfast of porridge early today - and hope they do not end up eating it behind bars. more...

Oxford Mail Sport

GREYHOUNDS: Peterson's jackpot joy

TRAINER Michael Peterson was all smiles after scooping the jackpot at Oxford on Tuesday - picking up more than £11,000. more...

SNOOKER: Witney turn up heat

WITNEY A took advantage of leaders Riley A not being in action as they whitewashed Thame A 6-0 to close the gap at the top of the Premier Division table. more...

The Oxford Times Sport

ANGLING: TV series travels worldwide

OXFORD graduate Charles Rangeley-Wilson presents a four-part BBC television series fishing in different places around the world. more...

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