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Bicester News

ELECTION: Early Tory success

There was a predictable flurry of Tory successes when the first results for the elections to Cherwell District Council came in. more...

Mail gets sneak preview of plans

A masterplan showing the proposed layout of 1,585 houses, a new hospital and three schools on the edge of Bicester has been released to the Oxford Mail. more...

ELECTION RESULTS: Cherwell

Full listing of all the winners and losers in Cherwell District Council more...

Army truck crashes

Paramedics took one man to hospital after an Army rations truck overturned near Bicester yesterday afternoon. more...

Business

Friday's closing local share prices

AEA Technology 112.25 BMW 2942 Electrocomponents 258.75 Isoft Group 109.25 Oxford Bio 30.5 Oxford Instruments 211 Reed Elsevier 540.5 RM 197.25 RPS 205 Torex Retail 95.5 more...

Friday's closing local share prices

AEA Technology 112.25 BMW 2942 Electrocomponents 258.75 Isoft Group 109.25 Oxford Bio 30.5 Oxford Instruments 211 Reed Elsevier 540.5 RM 197.25 RPS 205 Torex Retail 95.5 more...

Business Arena News

CHERWELL WARD BY WARD RESULTS

Full ward by ward results from Cherwell District Council elections more...

CHERWELL WARD BY WARD RESULTS

Full ward by ward results from Cherwell District Council elections more...

Chox News

Five raise top running total

Five London Marathon runners have been rewarded with more than just medals for completing the 26-mile route they have collected more than £14,000 for the Chox appeal. more...

Cimena

Lalo Schifrin's thunderous theme tune is given a contemporary spin by Kanye West as Tom Cruise abseils on a motorised rope, stopping mere centimetres away from a painful landing, face-first into the ground. more...

Cinema

Mission Impossible III and Confetti

Lalo Schifrin's thunderous theme tune given a contemporary spin by Kanye West . . . CHECK. Tom Cruise abseiling on a motorised rope, stopping mere centimetres away from a painful landing, face-first into the ground . . . CHECK. Enough latex masks, disguises and costumes to stock an entire fancy dress emporium . . . CHECK. A dour Impossible Mission Force director who utters the immortal line: "This message will self-destruct in five seconds" . . . CHECK. Close-ups of Cruise looking sweaty and blood-spattered in a tight-fitting black T-shirt . . . CHECK. Double cross, triple cross and The Holy Cross . . . CHECK. more...

Search for partner and purpose

Five years after they shared a Barcelona flat, the characters from Cedric Klapisch's Pot Luck reassemble for a St Petersburg wedding in the even more free-spirited sequel, Russian Dolls. Klapisch is clearly intent on out-Godarding the nouvelle vague with his recklessly restless style. But his resolutely modern techniques do capture the skittishness of Romain Duris's confused search for both a partner and a purpose. more...

Columns

Cabbages and Kings: Friday, May 5

THE sturdy rugby-playing undergraduate with anarchic tendencies posed this question as we pressed against the barriers outside the Eastgate in High Street on a wet May Morning: "Are you up for it?" more...

Cricket

CRICKET: Arnold gets Oxon off to winning start

OXFORDSHIRE made a superb start to their competitive season when they cruised to a six-wicket victory over Wiltshire in their group match at Westbury on Sunday. more...

Editorial Comment

Moment of truth for United

The fans will be out in force, with a blaze of Oxford Mail yellow placards, to cheer them on. more...

Elections

OXFORD CITY COUNCIL ELECTION RESULTS

BARTON AND SANDHILLS James Craft (IWCA) 102 Prudence Dailey (Con) 239 Raymond Hitchens (Green) 81 Mick McAndrews (Lab) 570 Christopher Scanlan (Lib Dem) 657 Majority: 87 LIB DEM GAIN BLACKBIRD LEYS Ian Bearder (Lib Dem) 69 Rae Humberstone (Lab) 579 Maurice Leen (IWCA) 519 Tim Pizey (Green) 29 Majority: 60 LAB HOLD CARFAX Craig Aston (Con) 225 Sushila Dhall (Green) 337 Gabriel Grant (Lib Dem) 304 Josephine Salmon (Lab) 146 Majority: 33 GREEN HOLD CHURCHILL David Kent (IWCA) 297 Richard Lang (Con) 158 Joseph McManners (Lab) 597 Oliver Tickell (Green) 85 Thomas Wilkinson (Lib Dem) 150 Majority: 300 LAB HOLD COWLEY Mumtaz Fareed (Lab) 534 Martin Juckes (Green) 294 Shah Khan (Lib Dem) 627 Philippa Whittaker (Respect) 213 Majority: 93 LIB DEM GAIN COWLEY MARSH Mohammed Abbasi (Lab) 513 Antony Brett (Lib Dem) 404 Alyson Duckmanton (Green) 251 Judith Harley (Con) 188 Majority: 109 LAB GAIN HEADINGTON Duncan Hatfield (Con) 285 Matthew Ledbury (Green) 162 Ruth Najeme (Lab) 216 David Rundle (Lib Dem) 948 Majority: 663 LIB DEM HOLD HEADINGTON HILL AND NORTHWAY Mohammed Altaf-Khan (Lib Dem) 506 Maureen Christian (Lab) 451 Katherine Wedell (Green) 130 Julian Wheatland (Con) 388 Majority: 55 LIB DEM GAIN HINKSEY PARK Martin Herben (Lib Dem) 161 Simon Mort (Con) 221 Robert Price (Lab) 882 Lilian Sherwood (Green) 543 Majority: 339 LAB HOLD HOLYWELL Anneliese Dodds (Lab) 152 Richard Huzzey (Lib Dem) 564 Matthew Morton (Green) 276 Charles Steel (Con) 165 Majority: 288 LIB DEM HOLD IFFLEY FIELDS Bernard Gowers (Lib Dem) 200 Mohammed Nawaz (Lab) 514 Arthur Williams (Green) 890 Majority: 376 GREEN GAIN JERICHO AND OSNEY John Ballance (Lib Dem) 704 Nicola Blackwood (Con) 154 Sarah Pethybridge (Green) 265 Susanna Pressel (Lab) 1,100 Majority: 396 LAB HOLD LITTLEMORE Michael Davis (Con) 319 Margaret Oakenby (Green) 174 Gillian Sanders (Lab) 650 John Wilde (Lib Dem) 201 Majority: 331 LAB HOLD LYE VALLEY Susan Heeks (Green) 188 Sabir Mirza (Lab) 659 Nathan Pyle (Lib Dem) 638 Majority: 21 LAB HOLD MARSTON Mary Clarkson (Lab) 944 Meena Dhanda (Green) 123 Michael Haines (Ind) 398 Charles Haynes (Lib Dem) 717 Majority: 227 LAB HOLD NORTH Robin Aitken (Con) 235 Alan Armitage (Lib Dem) 663 Leopold Keyes (Green) 299 Matthew Pennycook (Lab) 157 Majority: 364 LIB DEM HOLD NORTHFIELD BROOK Jane Lacey (IWCA) 620 Rosemary Morlin (Lib Dem) 91 Carole Roberts (Lab) 502 Susan Tibbles (Green) 62 Majority: 118 IWCA GAIN QUARRY AND RISINGHURST Judith Chipchase (Green) 173 Jonathan Coats (Lib Dem) 699 Delia Sinclair (Lab) 789 John Young (Con) 354 Majority: 90 LAB HOLD ROSE HILL AND IFFLEY Antonia Bance (Lab) 727 Timothy Benjamin (Con) 230 Christopher Bones (Lib Dem) 343 Simon Brook (Green) 199 Majority: 384 LAB HOLD ST CLEMENT'S Laurence Baxter (Lab) 183 Stuart Hand (Con) 154 Andrew McGregor (Lib Dem) 310 Kate Pounds (Lab) 189 Mary-Jane Sareva (Green) 645 Carolyn Holter (Con) 141 Mark Whittaker (Lib Dem) 339 Nuala Young (Green) 574 Two councillors elected GREEN HOLD ST MARGARET'S James Martin Campbell (Lib Dem) 882 Christopher Goodall (Green) 491 Robert Porter (Con) 296 Bruce Russell (Lab) 95 Majority: 391 LIB DEM HOLD ST MARY'S Pathmanathan Mylvaganam (Ind) 33 Craig Simmons (Green) 689 Daniel Simpson (Lab) 141 Michael Tait (Lib Dem) 173 Majority: 516 GREEN HOLD SUMMERTOWN Raoul Cerratti (Con) 400 Jean Fooks (Lib Dem) 820 Malcolm Lee (Green) 574 Christopher Weaver (Lab) 146 Majority: 246 LIB DEM HOLD WOLVERCOTE Kenneth Bickers (Con) 474 Sheila Cameron (Green) 478 John Goddard (Lib Dem) 911 Michael Taylor (Lab) 145 Majority: 433 LIB DEM HOLD more...

OXFORD CITY COUNCIL ELECTION RESULTS

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OXFORD CITY WARD BY WARD RESULTS

Full ward by ward results from Oxford City Council elections more...

WEST OXFORDSHIRE WARD BY WARD RESULTS

Full ward by ward results from West Oxfordshire District Council elections more...

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CHERWELL WARD BY WARD RESULTS

Full ward by ward results from Cherwell District Council elections more...

WEST OXFORDSHIRE WARD BY WARD RESULTS

Full ward by ward results from West Oxfordshire District Council elections more...

CHERWELL WARD BY WARD RESULTS

Full ward by ward results from Cherwell District Council elections more...

Football

FOOTBALL: Kidlington veterans chase national glory

Kidlington veterans chase national glory KIDLINGTON, who include the likes of Garry Parker, Andy Melville and Anton Rogan, take on Ilkeston Town (Derbyshire) in the national final of the Umbro Veterans Competition at Nottingham Forest on Sunday (11am). more...

FOOTBALL: Didcot bid to bow out with treble

Didcot Town manager Stuart Peace has called for one final effort as his side look to depart the Hellenic League with a hat-trick of League Cup victories. more...

FOOTBALL: Banbury in highest finish

SUBSTITUTE Ollie Stanbridge scored the late winner as Banbury completed their Premier Division programme with a deserved 1-0 victory over Gloucester at Spencer Stadium. more...

FOOTBALL: McKeon boosts Chippy

SEAN McKeon bagged a brace as Chipping Norton Town boosted their chances of avoiding relegation from the Premier Division with a 4-2 victory at Shortwood. more...

FOOTBALL: Super City claim title

OXFORD City capped a memorable season by clinching the Spartan South Midlands League championship, thanks to their 1-1 draw against Holmer Green at Court Place Farm on Saturday. more...

Headlines

WEST OXFORDSHIRE WARD BY WARD RESULTS

Full ward by ward results from West Oxfordshire District Council elections more...

Stars head for Cornbury Music Festival

THE PRETENDERS are to headline the Cornbury Music Festival, in Charlbury, this summer. more...

WEST OXFORDSHIRE WARD BY WARD RESULTS

Full ward by ward results from West Oxfordshire District Council elections more...

Conservatives increase their dominance of local politics

A NIGHT of Conservative victories saw the party dramatically increase its dominance of politics in West Oxfordshire. more...

Conservatives increase their dominance of local politics

A NIGHT of Conservative victories saw the party dramatically increase its dominance of politics in West Oxfordshire. more...

Conservatives increase their dominance of local politics

A NIGHT of Conservative victories saw the party dramatically increase its dominance of politics in West Oxfordshire. more...

Conservatives increase their dominance of local politics

A NIGHT of Conservative victories saw the party dramatically increase its dominance of politics in West Oxfordshire. more...

Conservatives increase their dominance of local politics

A NIGHT of Conservative victories saw the party dramatically increase its dominance of politics in West Oxfordshire. more...

Conservatives increase their dominance of local politics

A NIGHT of Conservative victories saw the party dramatically increase its dominance of politics in West Oxfordshire. more...

Leader

Oxpens transformed

We must admit to not recognising Oxpens at all on seeing the image of the proposed new John Lewis store this week. It is a measure of how much the redevelopment of the Westgate will transform this area of the city. more...

Oxpens transformed

Come on the yellows

Whichever way the result goes tomorrow, it will be a momentous day in the history of Oxford United. The Kassam Stadium will be packed to the rafters as fans urge the team on to a victory that will secure United's place in the football league. Anything less will consign the team to Conference League football. more...

Letters

Two-year jail term is enough

I must express my point of view on your article on Angela Dublin's prison sentence for causing death by dangerous driving in the Oxford Eastern Bypass crash (Oxford Mail, April 26). more...

Real opposition

Labour has consistently opposed charging residents of Oxford for parking outside their own homes and consistently supported charging visitors for parking in the city centre. more...

Abusing position

Sir, Christopher Gray doesn't have to go as far as the Guardian and Nescafe to find howlers (Gray Matter, April 28). Seen on dozens of signs put up across Oxford's park-and-ride car parks: "Overstaying will be enforced". Funny, I would have thought they'd want to discourage the practice of leaving your vehicle there for days on end, never mind enforcing it; and indeed, elsewhere they specify a 48-hour limit. At any rate, despite talking big, so far they have failed to enforce any overstaying in my own case. more...

First cuckoo

Sir, I am inspired to write to you about the advent of the cuckoo in the fields and meadows around New Marston. I have heard him two mornings running this week and what a delight it is after the long cold winter months. More, it is the first time I've heard a cuckoo in this area for four years. more...

Reopen Old Gaol

Sir, Over the past weeks there has been a number of letters on the above subject, which has sparked both the council leader, Mr Jerry Patterson, and his deputy, Mr Tony de Vere, to air their views on the funding associated with preserving the Old Gaol for the future generations of Abingdon residents. more...

Remarkable doctor

Sir, I would like to take the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the birth of the remarkable doctor, John Thompson, to ask if anyone has recollections of him? He was medical director of Oxford's pioneering Child Guidance Clinic in South Parade from March 1956 until August 1957, and worked at other Oxfordshire clinics and charitable initiatives. more...

Attractive lighting

Sir, The new architectural lighting of St Michael at the Northgate is magnificent (Reports, April 21 and 28). more...

Risky business

Sir, Anybody disappointed at being prevented from throwing themselves off Magdalen Bridge on May Morning might like to contemplate this A-level physics calculation. more...

Anti-car movement

Sir, Once FOXCAN and the supporters of this scheme have received permission from the owners of the site, let them commission from consulting engineers a detailed structural and landscape survey of the entire area, and from it produce a fully-costed plan. Obtain firm commitments from the allegedly interested retail and other partners on whose funding they are banking, and the size of premises and terracing they would require. Assess whether the resulting 'turning basin' would be large enough to turn canal boats, and how much of it would be visible except from the surrounding buildings. more...

As merciful as Nero

Sir, Oxford certainly deserves a memorial to its Catholic martyrs. Your readers may not be aware of how many of these there were. Thomas Belson (Exeter College), George Nichols (priest, Brasenose College), Humphrey Pritchard and Richard Yaxley (priest) were hanged in the Town Ditch, which is the site of the current Broad Street, just outside the town walls on July 5, 1589. The two priests were also drawn and quartered. Ironically, the Protestant memorial is just a few yards from the location of the Catherine Wheel Inn, where these Catholic martyrs were arrested, on what is now the site of Balliol College. more...

Positive place

Sir, With regard to the on-going correspondence about Mr Adrian Percival's comments about Matthew Arnold, I felt the need to write after reading letters from a former head and also a former pupil. I write as a parent whose four children have been at Matthew Arnold and I have seen them through Elizabeth Howarth, Adrian Percival and now the present new head, Mrs K Ryan. more...

Common courtesy

Sir, Work continues apace on resurfacing the city's bypass. Inevitably there is disruption but the traffic management system in places appears to be the best possible in the circumstances. Where the carriageway reduces from two lanes to one, clear warning signs and cones are in place. more...

Sound work

Sir, I wish to publicly thank The City of Oxford Orchestra for their initiative of bringing professional music-making to care homes for the elderly in Oxfordshire and in particular for the music sessions they have brought to Rosebank Care Home in Bampton. more...

Chilling prospect

Sir, Like Christopher Gray, I too remember The Boot pub in Stonesfield (Weekend, March 3). Of course, there was always The Black Head, and The White Horse came and went. We read often of the changing face of the English village; that many are no more than satellites to the city, part of the commuter belt, or little more than a holiday retreat. The evidence for this is perhaps never more apparent than in the pub. more...

Water firm must do more to tackle leaks

Sir, Thames Water seem to have got away again very lightly, with their regular annual warning about the shortage of water, underlined this time by a hosepipe ban. A recent article in The Investors Chronicle quoting figures from Ofwat, the water regulator, pointed out that 33 per cent, one third of all the Thames Water supply, leaks away in transit, it just never gets there. Some leakage is inevitable, but this is a leakage rate which is 50 per cent worse than, twice as bad as, the average in this country for the rest of the water industry. more...

Closure of unit would lead to increase in suicide

Sir, The College Doctors Association represents the views of general practitioners who look after students of both Oxford University and Oxford Brookes University. We are strongly opposed to the the proposed closure of the Barnes Unit at the John Radcliffe Hospital. more...

Motors

Bus lanes 'should be open to motorcycles'

Motorcyclists have welcomed a debate in the House of Commons, on the opening of bus lanes for motorcycles. more...

Bentley lifts lid on stunning convertible

Bentley lifts the lid on stunning convertible Bentley has taken the wraps off its new luxury 2+2 convertible, the Continental GTC. more...

Patriotic pose

Jeep has unveiled the new Patriot, based on the concept first shown at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2005. more...

Wrangler 4x4 offers four doors

Chrysler Group has unveiled a new long-wheelbase Jeep Wrangler the first Wrangler to offer four doors, a diesel engine and space for five adults. more...

Dodge plans summer launch with car of right calibre

The new Dodge Caliber is due to arrive in the UK in July and Chrysler Group has just revealed the price of the first right-hand-drive Dodge car to come to the UK. more...

Hyundai gets better

When a motoring writer decides to retire and is faced with buying a car of their own, their choice is naturally watched with interest. more...

Roadtest: Hyundai gets better

When a motoring writer decides to retire and is faced with buying a car of their own, their choice is naturally watched with interest. more...

Motorsport

Montagny given Super Aguri drive

Former Renault F1 test driver Franck Montagny will drive for the Leafield-based Super Aguri F1 team alongside Takuma Sato at the European Grand Prix at the Nurburgring, Germany, this weekend. more...

Schumacher ready to turn up the heat

Michael Schumacher insists Ferrari are serious championship contenders again and aims to prove his point at the Nurburgring this weekend. more...

Schumacher ready to turn up the heat

Michael Schumacher insists Ferrari are serious championship contenders again and aims to prove his point at the Nurburgring this weekend. more...

Wurz sets pace in practice

Grove-based WilliamsF1 team test driver Alex Wurz set the pace when practice began for the European Grand Prix at the Nurburgring this morning as Michael Schumacher made a quick start on home ground. more...

Music

Potty pop

Mystery Jets are not so much a band as a spectacle. more...

Schola Cantorum: Sheldonian Theatre

It was a brave decision by Schola Cantorum to use its own choir members for the solo parts in Handel's Israel in Egypt, rather than engage the services of professional soloists. But was it a wise decision? Was this, I wonder, why the Sheldonian was barely half full on Saturday night, or was it simply that potential audience members were too preoccupied with forthcoming May Day revels? Whatever the reason, this was not, for me, one of Schola's best performances. It was technically assured, as always, and there was the usual fastidious attention to intonation, dynamics and interpretation. There were moments of great energy, too, with plenty of attack and some good, crisp entries. But somehow it seemed to lack their customary sparkle. more...

Oxford Chamber Music Society

The final concert in the Oxford Chamber Music Society's season was a homecoming for at least one of the performers. Harpist Helen Radice (pictured) is an Oxford graduate, who went on to the Royal College of Music and has since won several prizes and become internationally renowned. Her colleague Florica Grigoras, who also attended the RCM, is no less distinguished; she has been playing the violin since the age of seven, and has collected numerous prizes and scholarships along the way. The duo's pedigree shone through in Sunday's varied programme, along with their natural rapport, virtuosity and technical excellence. more...

Schola Cantorum Sheldonian

Butch Thomas: The Spin, Oxford

BUTCH THOMAS: THE SPIN. more...

Butch Thomas: The Spin, Oxford

Given time and enough practice, it is not so hard to play loud and fast on a tenor sax, and since Parker and Coltrane it is something players have aspired to and audiences have applauded. But, then, loud and fast is not enough. The music has to have some form and meaning to give the listener something to hold on to. Butch Thomas, an American saxophonist renowned for his work with Jaco Pastorius and now resident in Britain, absorbed this lesson early in his career. He showed at the Spin how wonderfully he can play with volume when needed, speed when appropriate and meaning at all times. more...

New College Choir: New College, Oxford

Under its present leader, Edward Higginbottom, New College Choir has gained an international reputation, performing in Europe and beyond several times a year. It was created 600 years ago in order to provide a sung liturgy in one of Oxford's finest chapels, and the best place to hear this remarkable choir remains their own home, where they perform from the choir stalls midway down the nave. This allows the listener to hear the two parts of the choir coming from either side, enhancing the effect of a chapel reverberating with sound. more...

News

Action call for low-cost homes

BANBURY MP Tony Baldry has said more needs to be done to help families in North Oxfordshire find secure homes. more...

MP battles to keep post office accounts

BANBURY MP Tony Baldry is asking the Government not to scrap a Post Office bank account used by millions of vulnerable people. more...

Weddings offer at historic house

COUPLES seeking a "wedding with a difference" can now tie the knot in one of the area's most elegant stately homes. more...

£1.5m plan for school

A £1.5m improvement scheme at Chipping Norton School will include a new art block and the remodelling of the design and technology facilities. more...

Forums to aid Asians

COMMUNITY leaders and service providers in Banbury are looking to improve the lives of the town's Asian population. more...

Driver dies on school run

THREE pupils were involved in an horrific crash, which killed the driver of their car, as they returned to their independent school after a weekend away. more...

Crimebusters aim to shame

THIEVES and troublemakers could be named and shamed under new hard-hitting measures proposed by the Banbury Crime Partnership. The move is another step in a bid to make the town a safer place to visit and shop. The partnership is an anti-crime organisation made up of shopkeepers, police, and local councils. more...

Geen: hospital awaits compensation claims

HOSPITAL managers are bracing themselves for compensation claims worth hundreds of thousands of pounds by the victims and families of killer Banbury nurse Benjamin Geen. more...

Robberies on rise in Oxford

CRIME in Oxford has fallen marginally but robberies and burglaries have risen in the past year, new figures reveal. more...

First look at new John Lewis store

THE OXFORD Times can today offer a first view of the £40m John Lewis department store, the centrepiece of the proposed new Westgate shopping centre. more...

'Sham' of consultation over ambulance trust

PLANS to scrap Oxfordshire Ambulance Trust look like going ahead in the face of strong local opposition. more...

Teenager in prison over smuggling pills into Australia

AN OXFORD teenager is in an Australian jail after admitting smuggling thousands of pounds worth of illegal drugs into the country hidden in a suitcase. more...

Parents of murdered academic speak of grief

THE parents of an academic found knifed to death in her flat have spoken of their grief as they prepared to lay her to rest. more...

Academic 'tried to steal from shop'

AN academic tried to steal £200 worth of Christmas presents by hiding them in his child's pushchair. more...

New passport office in Oxford

ALL adults in Oxfordshire applying for new passports must attend a 20-minute face-to-face interview at a new office to be opened in Oxford. more...

New nursing accomodation to be opened

ACCOMMODATION for more than 100 key health workers is being opened on Tuesday in Headington. more...

Blackwell's shareholder bails out company with £8m loan

OXFORD bookseller Blackwell's has plunged deeper into the red and been bailed out by a multi-million pound loan from its major shareholder. more...

Vandal's appeal against 'life' sentence fails

A YOUNG man given a potentially life-long jail term after he broke into and vandalised his parents' house failed in an appeal to have the sentence quashed. more...

Tesco set to win fight for major expansion of town store

TESCO looks poised to win its battle to expand its Abingdon store by more than a quarter. more...

College will get £20m revamp

WITNEY'S main college campus is to stay in the town centre and undergo a £20m investment to transform it into a state-of-the-art education facility. more...

Paramedics second fastest in country

OXFORDSHIRE paramedics are getting to life-threatening emergencies quicker than almost anywhere else in the country, five years after having the UK's worst performance. more...

Man wins player for United, but it could be too late

OXFORD United might well be relegated from the Football League this weekend, but the club has the consolation of winning £50,000 to spend on new players thanks to fan Andy Perrin. more...

Five people jump off Magdalen Bridge

FIVE people defied police and risked serious injury by leaping from Magdalen Bridge, Oxford, during Monday's May Morning celebrations. more...

'Narnia' bench uncovered

A BRICK bench from where C.S. Lewis saw Narnia in his mind's eye has been uncovered at the author's old home in Risinghurst. more...

Sea plane fraud made man kill himself

AN ENTREPRENEUR killed himself by stepping out in front of a train after paying a fraudster £30,000 for a sea plane that never arrived. more...

Sea plane fraud made man kill himself

AN ENTREPRENEUR killed himself by stepping out in front of a train after paying a fraudster £30,000 for a sea plane that never arrived. more...

Lib Dems hold the key to city

LABOUR escaped a widely predicted bloodbath in the Oxford City Council elections yesterday, but lost its flimsy grip on the authority. more...

Lib Dems hold key to city

LABOUR escaped a widely predicted bloodbath in the Oxford City Council elections yesterday, but lost its flimsy grip on the authority. more...

Tories tighten their grip on west of county

A NIGHT of Conservative victories saw the party tighten its grip on politics in west Oxfordshire. more...

Gains for Conservatives and Lib Dems in Cherwell

THE Conservatives and Liberal Democrats gained seats in Cherwell elections as voters turned against Labour. more...

CHERWELL WARD BY WARD RESULTS

Full ward by ward results from Cherwell District Council elections more...

Labour lose out in Cherwell vote

THE Conservatives and Liberal Democrats gained seats in Cherwell elections as voters turned against Labour. more...

Mast blow to solo sailor

YACHTSMAN Adrian Flanagan, who is attempting to sail solo around the world, has suffered serious damage to his boat. more...

CHERWELL WARD BY WARD RESULTS

Full ward by ward results from Cherwell District Council elections more...

Opinion

Oxford showcase fof Van Gogh

It was Britain's second exhibition devoted exclusively to the work of Vincent van Gogh and it took place in Oxford. Yet, curiously, very little is know about the Oxford Arts Club show, held between May 7 and June 2, 1924, at Barnett House, on the corner of Broad Street and the Turl. Ironically, this became the site years later (following rebuilding) of Blackwell's Art Shop, where some of the very pictures that had been displayed unknown and probably unappreciated at the time are now offered in various publications as iconic images of 20th-century art. more...

Oxford showcase for Van Gogh

Other Sport

HORSE RACING: McCoy feat overshadowed by Pipe

TONY McCoy's 11th consecutive jump jockeys' title was overshadowed by the shock retirement of his old ally Martin Pipe. more...

Oxford News

ELECTION: First City results

The first results in the 2006 local elections for Oxford City Council have started to come in. more...

ELECTION: First City results

The first results in the 2006 local elections for Oxford City Council have started to come in. more...

ELECTION: Labour lose out

Labour escaped a widely predicted bloodbath in the Oxford City Council elections, but lost its flimsy grip of the authority with the Liberal Democrats now the largest party. more...

MP has a burning issue

Oxford East MP Andrew Smith has joined a Friends of the Earth campaign against the building of an incinerator outside Oxford. more...

Newly inspired

Jacqui Ibbotson has been named the new arts and learning coordinator for Oxford Inspires, the cultural development agency for Oxford and Oxfordshire. more...

OAP ‘forced to step into road’

Pensioners living in an East Oxford street fear there will have to be an accident before anyone listens to their requests for road safety measures. more...

Housing tribute to prof

Accommodation buildings for more than 100 key health workers are being opened on Tuesday in Headington. more...

Lawyer lashes asbestos ruling

A leading industrial injury lawyer from Wantage has criticised a Law Lords judgment which will mean victims of asbestos-related diseases will not receive full compensation. more...

Man cleared of rape 'not bitter'

A tennis coach cleared of rape said he was left jobless and struggling to pay his rent after the allegation was made against him. more...

Arrest snares graffiti artist

Police believe they have snared one of Oxford's most prolific graffiti artists, responsible for defacing hundreds of buildings in the city with the words 'detest' and 'glitch'. more...

Yob is banned from his home

A violent yob banned from an Oxford estate for the rest of his life has now been restricted from entering his home. more...

Look at what is in store

This is the first view of the £40m John Lewis department store, the centrepiece of the proposed new Westgate shopping centre in Oxford. more...

City is behind you

You can do it, United that's the message from people across the city today ahead of tomorrow's must-win match at the Kassam Stadium. more...

City is behind you

You can do it, United that's the message from people across the city today ahead of tomorrow's must-win match at the Kassam Stadium. more...

City is behind you

You can do it, United that's the message from people across the city today ahead of tomorrow's must-win match at the Kassam Stadium. more...

Home secretary sacked

Home Secretary Charles Clarke was sacked from the Government this morning. more...

Home secretary sacked

Home Secretary Charles Clarke was sacked from the Government this morning. more...

ELECTION RESULTS: Oxford

Full listing of all the winners and losers in Oxford City Council more...

Queen draws the crowds

Thousands of people turned out to see the Queen yesterday during her first visit to Oxford in two years. more...

Restaurant Reviews

Bread of heaven

It's not easy to find a lovely village pub, with a non-smoky atmosphere and food that will keep both adults and children happy. more...

Restaurants

Hotel du Vin: Henley

Gourmets gathered in great numbers in Henley last weekend for a two-day festival of food the town's first. The glorious sunshine, coupled with the opportunity for so much eating and drinking, attracted thousands to the town, all of whom appeared to have congregated, when I arrived on Saturday, in the giant marquee covering most of the Market Square. Not so for there were almost as many visitors waiting their turn at the produce stalls farther along the street (what wonderful bagged salad leaves I bought from Green Bean!), and a long line of people queuing beside the Town Hall for the 1pm talk being given, as it was billed, by "Roy Ackerman and friends". more...

Results And Fixtures

FIXTURES: The week's sporting calender

SATURDAY FOOTBALL COCA-COLA LEAGUE TWO Oxford Utd v Leyton Orient. more...

Rowing

ROWING: Abingdon students lead way

LOCAL success was at a premium at Sunday's Wallingford Regatta on the Dorney course at Eton. more...

Rugby

RUGBY: Oxon call on six of the best

John Brodley underlined Oxfordshire's strength in depth by making six changes for tomorrow's Pool 3 clash with Dorset & Wilts at Dry Leas (3). more...

RUGBY: Baiden buoyant

Oxford Cavaliers utility man Pete Baiden was bullish ahead of their TRL Conference West Midlands Division opener at Coventry Bears. more...

RUGBY: Henley battle to last

DEPLETED Henley completed their Mational League Division 2 league campaign with a 34-20 defeat away to second-placed Waterloo. more...

RUGBY: Heartbreak for Banbury

BANBURY'S heart-breaking end to the Midlands 3 East season was finally complete on Saturday when they lost their play-off against Ilkeston Elks, who snatched a 24-21 victory with a try 90 seconds from time. more...

RUGBY: Oxon eye Twickenham return

OXFORDSHIRE hinted at a Twickenham return as their Chinnor-dominated side eased past Hampshire in the Plate at Kingsey Road on Saturday. more...

Speedway

SPEEDWAY: Cheetahs given another hiding

Swindon Robins 56, Oxford Cheetahs 38: Cheetahs crashed to another heavy defeat as they were thrashed by their local rivals at Blunsdon last night. more...

Tennis

TENNIS: North are too strong

NORTH Oxford proved too strong for Oxford Sports in Men's Division 1 of the Wilson Inter-Club League. more...

TENNIS: Dream date for Dominic

Dominic Daly has earned the chance to meet a tennis legend after a fine display at the Birmingham heat of the Ariel Tennis Ace. more...

TENNIS: North Oxford are too strong

North Oxford proved too strong for Oxford Sports in Men's Division 1 of the Wilson Inter-Club League. more...

Witney News

ELECTION: Majority goes up

A jubilant night for Conservatives in West Oxfordshire saw the party dramatically increase its majority. more...

ELECTION RESULTS: West Oxfordshire

Full listing of all the winners and losers in West Oxfordshire District Council more...

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