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Stories for 16 November 2007
Abingdon
Schools compete for green prize
Water butts, composters, recycling bins and even rap music are among the weapons in the battle to become Abingdon's greenest school today. more...
Schools compete for green prize
Water butts, composters, recycling bins and even rap music are among the weapons in the battle to become Abingdon's greenest school today. more...
Giant plan for launch of arts festival
TWENTY-FIVE local artists will create a giant version of a masterpiece in just a day to launch next year's Abingdon Arts Festival. more...
'Outstanding' label for nursery school
A SHIPPON nursery school has been rated outstanding in an Ofsted inspection. more...
Abingdon News
Thief steals £500 from OAP
A thief stole £500 from a pensioner's home after pretending to be a water worker. more...
Bicester News
Council planners 'are too costly'
The planning department at Cherwell District Council is too costly and needs to develop an understanding of value for money, according to an Audit Commission report. more...
Cimena
AMERICAN GANGSTER (18)
Casting Denzel Washington as a quietly spoken crime boss who shoots a man in the head before resuming conversation over a meal with the quip "Now where was I?" - there's something not quite right here, just as in the film, white cops furrow their brows at the thought of a black man who outsmarts the Mafia by selling pure heroin at bargain prices. more...
Cricket
INDOOR CRICKET: Hill hammers the Marston bowlers
Tom Hill smashed a brilliant 63 not out as Broughton & North Newington thrashed Marston St Lawrence by 71 runs in Division 3 of the Banbury Indoor League. more...
Didcot
Parks worker wins top award
A TEENAGER who has "given 110 per cent" to his work and studies has been named national Horticulturist Apprentice of the Year. more...
Parks worker wins top award
A TEENAGER who has "given 110 per cent" to his work and studies has been named national Horticulturist Apprentice of the Year. more...
Parks worker wins top award
A TEENAGER who has "given 110 per cent" to his work and studies has been named national Horticulturist Apprentice of the Year. more...
Didcot News
Cancer victim fights drug refusal
Cancer victim Stephen Dallison is angry that NHS staff spend £11m on management costs while denying him a £2,500 drug to fight his terminal illness. more...
Editorial Comment
Breweries too quick to shut doors
It will indeed be a sad day if we lose too many of our pubs. more...
Eyesore
A waste plant on the grain silo site near Kidlington is hardly likely to scar the landscape, even though it would be in the Green Belt. more...
Well done!
After so many years, we thought Children in Need might be losing its appeal. more...
Features
Death of a scientist
CORONER Nicholas Gardiner spoke in Latin to bring to a close the Oxford inquest into the death of Dr David Kelly. more...
Headlines
Update: Death-crash driver bailed
A DRIVER has been released on bail in connection with the death of a woman pedestrian who was hit by a car outside Witney. more...
Skulls fractured in village fight
TWO young men suffered fractured skulls after a fight broke out in a village. more...
Crash victim was former teacher
A WOMAN who died while walking along a road just outside Witney was a former teacher in the town. more...
Update: Death-crash driver bailed
A DRIVER has been released on bail in connection with the death of a woman pedestrian who was hit by a car outside Witney. more...
Skulls fractured in village fight
TWO young men suffered fractured skulls after a fight broke out in a village. more...
Beauty in demand
COLLEGE students are catching up on the growing demand for complementary health and beauty. more...
Switching on promises fun for everyone
OXFORD United and top darts players - as well as a possible future Prime Minister - are lined up to give Witney some razzmatazz and sparkle on November 30. more...
Crash victim was former teacher
A WOMAN who died while walking along a road just outside Witney was a former teacher in the town. more...
Horse Racing
HORSE RACING: Mill stars to delight Knight
Glasker Mill reaped the reward of some intensive schooling sessions at Henrietta Knight's West Lockinge stables, near Wantage, with a thrilling victory at Cheltenham on Friday. more...
Ice Hockey
ICE HOCKEY: Oxford duo eye Swindon reunion
OXFORD City Stars duo Nick Eden and Grant Bailey will be aiming to sink their old mates when they travel to Swindon Wildcats in the English National League South Division A tomorrow. more...
Letters
Grey hairs should be a warning
So Patrick Tolani, director of Oxfordshire Racial Equality Council, thinks that illegal immigrants have more right to be in Britain than the old (Oxford Mail, November 1). more...
Smoky pubs are part of history
In reply to Derek Honey, Fears grow for our empty pubs (Oxford Mail, November 5), pubs were not created solely for the use of smokers. more...
Key problem
I don't like dispersal zones any more than Chris Boswell (Oxford Mail, November 6), but I have to admit that the area around The Oval at Rose Hill, Oxford, is safer and more pleasant to walk through since various Asbos were served and the zone has been put in place. more...
Praying for a dry winter
I completely share Andy Webber's frustration at the lack of action to reduce future flood risk in Oxford (Oxford Mail, November 7). more...
It's attempted murder
It started with hay and straw being set on fire by arsonists, then it spread to schools. more...
No more Elvis, please
Has everyone quite finished celebrating the death of Elvis, this year? If the answer is yes, thank goodness for that! more...
Get tough with the cheats
Where has our work ethic gone? Once people were proud to go out to work and provide for their families. more...
It was an illegal war
I read with amazement and disgust Lord Mayor John Tanner's comments and the fact he was to lay a wreath on Remembrance Day (Oxford Mail, November 7). more...
Spectators at parade made us proud
Yet again, the Oxford branch of the Royal Tank Regiment Association would like to congratulate all concerned for making this year's Remembrance Sunday parade so memorable for all of us privileged to take part. more...
Hard-won viability
Sir - Desmond Morris (Letters, November 2) is quite right to urge us to view the fate of the Jericho boatyard from a historical viewpoint. more...
Scheme would reinforce city's design ambition
Sir - Zaha Hadid's proposed design for the much-needed extension to the Middle East Centre in the grounds of St Antony's College is a dynamic and exciting move. more...
Decades behind
Sir - Two of your recent correspondents seem to have no idea what's going on in the real world outside the inward-looking UK. Michael Heavey ascribes Britain's lack of work ethic to our joining the European Union, but this is patent nonsense. We had poor and declining productivity throughout the 20th century, due to low industrial investment, inadequate training and a work ethic that can best be described as abysmal. This didn't just happen in the 1970s when we joined the then Common Market. more...
Roadside question
Sir - On reading of the battle to keep roadside advertising signs for farmers' markets in West Oxfordshire (Report, November 9), I could not help but wonder what the position is in Oxford city. more...
Green vision
Sir - What do a few "convenient untruths" matter, write your green warriors, if the cause is just? more...
Cared for nothing
Sir - Michael Tyce (Letters, November 2) suggests that the scientific consensus on global warming and mankind's culpability for accelerating climate change is wrong. His implication is that urgent action is not needed to reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions. He is the one that is wrong. more...
Fossil fuel junkies
Sir - Michael Tyce condemns Climate X Change's graphic illustration, of Victorian bloomers sharing a washing line with thongs (Letters, November 2), because he thinks it fails to take account of the fact that bloomers existed for reasons of modesty rather than warmth. more...
Dreadful collection
Sir - Under your headline Councillor in court over mess (Report, November 9) the Green group leader Craig Simmons is quoted as saying "Labour talks the talk, but when it comes to it, their own councillors aren't serious about the environment or about the neighbourhoods in which they live". more...
Eco support
Sir - We support the proposal for a new rail station at the Shipton-on-Cherwell eco-town, as described in your article by Reg Little (November 2). The use of rail access is important, since the neighbouring roads are heavily congested, and this would fit in with the ethos of an environmentally-friendly development. more...
Parking nonsense
Sir - With reference to Simon Jefferson's letter (November 2) entitled 'blatant discrimination over parking permits', I concur heartily with his observations. more...
Spoiling the view
Sir - Next Monday, the city council will take a decision that will save, or spoil for ever, the world-famous views of Oxford's "dreaming spires". more...
Hands are tied
Sir - The article PO verdict next year (October 26) raises two important points which may have escaped your readers' attention. more...
Running joke
Sir - H Jaeger's letter is right to highlight the almost certain reduction in service quality if Royal Mail RM do indeed go ahead with plans to have our mail sorted in Swindon. more...
Valuable time lost
Sir - The Oxford Times is correct to highlight the power of the scrutiny system in local government (Editorial, November 9) and its importance in the forthcoming flood inquiry of the county council. more...
Shedding light
Sir - Could I draw your readers' attention to an error in the date of the Cycle of Time event which takes place in Bicester as part of Oxfordshire 2007's Winter Light closing events. more...
Ban fireworks
Sir - Despite the excitement and pleasure fireworks close at hand give to parents and children on Bonfire Night, I think the indiscriminate sale of fireworks should cease and only properly organised displays be allowed. more...
News
Hospice appeals for Christmas volunteers
KATHARINE House hospice is calling for volunteers to help at two fundraising events in the run up to Christmas. more...
Hospice appeals for Christmas volunteers
KATHARINE House hospice is calling for volunteers to help at two fundraising events in the run up to Christmas. more...
Hospice appeals for Christmas volunteers
KATHARINE House hospice is calling for volunteers to help at two fundraising events in the run up to Christmas. more...
Horton nurses speak out
NURSES at Banbury's Horton Hospital have called proposed changes to children's and maternity services 'unsafe, unfair, and illogical'. more...
Burglars target 87-year-old
POLICE are appealing for information and urging the public to be vigilant after two distraction burglaries, one near Brackley and another in Aylesbury. more...
Rally shows solidarity with Burma
A RALLY to show solidarity for the people of Burma will be held in Oxford tomorrow. more...
Charity fair
BURE Park Primary School, Bicester, is hosting a fundraising fair in aid of Children in Need. more...
Charity fair
BURE Park Primary School, Bicester, is hosting a fundraising fair in aid of Children in Need. more...
Hospice appeals for Christmas volunteers
KATHARINE House hospice is calling for volunteers to help at two fundraising events in the run up to Christmas. more...
Hospice appeals for Christmas volunteers
KATHARINE House hospice is calling for volunteers to help at two fundraising events in the run up to Christmas. more...
Hospice appeals for Christmas volunteers
KATHARINE House hospice is calling for volunteers to help at two fundraising events in the run up to Christmas. more...
New patrons take pride
ORGANISERS of Oxford Pride have announced two more patrons will be joining the board of the gay community's annual festival. more...
Ex-presenter takes top role
A FORMER Oxford radio presenter has been elected as the national president of the Country Land and Business Association. more...
Update: BBC faked quins sound
THE BBC has apologised for adding the sound of babies crying to its footage of quintuplets born at an Oxford hospital. more...
Litter-picker helped solve murder
PENSIONER Victor Hearne has described being hailed by police as the man who helped convict three murderers as the "proudest day of my life". more...
Homes plan for college land
AFFORDABLE city centre homes will be built on surplus land in Oxpens as part of the £86m redevelopment of Oxford and Cherwell Valley College campuses. more...
Tesco quiz for shoppers
A LEADING supermarket chain is planning to extend and modernise one of its large stores and potentially close one of its smaller stores in Bicester. more...
Tesco quiz for shoppers
A LEADING supermarket chain is planning to extend and modernise one of its large stores and potentially close one of its smaller stores in Bicester. more...
Rickshaw rules move approved
A CODE of conduct is set to be drawn up in an attempt to regulate the use of rickshaws in Oxford - but it will still be illegal to flag one down in the street. more...
Update: Death-crash driver bailed
A DRIVER has been released on bail in connection with the death of a woman pedestrian who was hit by a car outside Witney. more...
Robbery victim to avoid lone walks
A ROBBERY victim has vowed never to walk alone at night along the Oxford street where he was attacked. more...
£6m cancer machinery arrives
MEDICAL machinery weighing 42 tonnes has completed a 5,550-mile journey to an Oxford hospital. more...
Parks worker wins top award
A TEENAGER who has "given 110 per cent" to his work and studies has been named national Horticulturist Apprentice of the Year. more...
Schools compete for green prize
Water butts, composters, recycling bins and even rap music are among the weapons in the battle to become Abingdon's greenest school today. more...
Mayoral pair celebrate
TWO former Lord Mayors of Oxford are celebrating 50 years of marriage today. more...
Skulls fractured in village fight
TWO young men suffered fractured skulls after a fight broke out in a village. more...
Pub closures gather speed
THE smoking ban and soaring property prices are killing off Oxford's pubs at a rate of almost one every eight weeks, claim real ale enthusiasts. more...
Residents see latest flood defences
FROM sandbags that inflate in water to a house alarm system which warns you when water levels start to rise, a fair yesterday claimed to provide the solution to every kind of flooding problem. more...
Drugs den man evicted
A HEROIN addict who caused 11 years of hell for his neighbours will be evicted from his house - but he insists it's not all his fault. more...
Bus driver robbed at knifepoint
THIS masked man is wanted for a knifepoint robbery of a bus driver in Oxford. more...
Pair quizzed over lead theft
TWO men are being questioned by police on suspicion of stealing lead after they were spotted on the roof of an Oxford pub today. more...
Police search for burglar
POLICE are appealing for information following a burglary in Mill Lane, Benson. more...
Bogus water worker stole £500
A BOGUS water worker stole £500 from a house in Wootton, near Abingdon. more...
Betjeman given pride of place
NEWLY-reopened St Pancras railway station in London is the home of a new statue of former Poet Laureate Sir John Betjeman. more...
Man arrested over knife
A 51-year-old man is in custody today after he was spotted waving a knife in a busy Oxford street. more...
Fire badly damages house
FIREFIGHTERS were called to deal with a blaze at a house in Rose Hill, Oxford, today. more...
Crash victim was former teacher
A WOMAN who died while walking along a road just outside Witney was a former teacher in the town. more...
Hamilton books in for signing
FORMULA One driver Lewis Hamilton is visiting Borders Bookshop in Magdalen Street, Oxford, later this month to sign copies of his new autobiography. more...
People do it for the children
PEOPLE across Oxfordshire baked cakes, designed crockery and dressed in costume today to raise thousands of pounds for the BBC's Children in Need Appeal. more...
Warneford Meadow 'safe for now'
HEALTH managers have admitted defeat in their attempts to build a housing development on Warneford Meadow, Oxford. more...
Police search for burglar
POLICE are appealing for information following a burglary in Mill Lane, Benson. more...
Update: Death-crash driver bailed
A DRIVER has been released on bail in connection with the death of a woman pedestrian who was hit by a car outside Witney. more...
Skulls fractured in village fight
TWO young men suffered fractured skulls after a fight broke out in a village. more...
Crash victim was former teacher
A WOMAN who died while walking along a road just outside Witney was a former teacher in the town. more...
Charity fair
BURE Park Primary School, Bicester, is hosting a fundraising fair in aid of Children in Need. more...
Charity fair
BURE Park Primary School, Bicester, is hosting a fundraising fair in aid of Children in Need. more...
Hospice appeals for Christmas volunteers
KATHARINE House hospice is calling for volunteers to help at two fundraising events in the run up to Christmas. more...
Hospice appeals for Christmas volunteers
KATHARINE House hospice is calling for volunteers to help at two fundraising events in the run up to Christmas. more...
Hospice appeals for Christmas volunteers
KATHARINE House hospice is calling for volunteers to help at two fundraising events in the run up to Christmas. more...
Tesco quiz for shoppers
A LEADING supermarket chain is planning to extend and modernise one of its large stores and potentially close one of its smaller stores in Bicester. more...
Tesco quiz for shoppers
A LEADING supermarket chain is planning to extend and modernise one of its large stores and potentially close one of its smaller stores in Bicester. more...
Parks worker wins top award
A TEENAGER who has "given 110 per cent" to his work and studies has been named national Horticulturist Apprentice of the Year. more...
Schools compete for green prize
Water butts, composters, recycling bins and even rap music are among the weapons in the battle to become Abingdon's greenest school today. more...
Police search for burglar
POLICE are appealing for information following a burglary in Mill Lane, Benson. more...
Betjeman given pride of place
NEWLY-reopened St Pancras railway station in London is the home of a new statue of former Poet Laureate Sir John Betjeman. more...
Parks worker wins top award
A TEENAGER who has "given 110 per cent" to his work and studies has been named national Horticulturist Apprentice of the Year. more...
Offers
Best of the tasting mixed case, £65
The Best of the tasting mixed case costs £65 and includes three bottles each of Sandy Ridge Sauvignon Blanc 2007, New Zealand; Domaine du Mage Le Rosé 2006, France; Broken Earth Shiraz/Cabernet 2006, Australia; and Rio Alto Cabernet Sauvignon 2006, Chile. more...
Other Sport
ANGLING: Gray day again as Steve wins
IT was Steve Gray all the way for the second time in two weeks when he won the latest Jolly Anglers' club match on the BMH. more...
SWIMMING: Bowles smashes club records
Robert Bowles broke two records at Wantage White Horse's annual 1500m championships. more...
GREYHOUNDS: Now it's time to double up
Oxford owners and trainers are in for a pre-Christmas boost with double prize money on offer at tomorrow's BAGS meeti- ng. more...
TABLE TENNIS: Forum A turn up the heat
Forum A cut Rutherford A's lead at the top of Division 1 to a point with an 8-2 demolition of Lord Nuffield A in the Oxford & District League. more...
GYMNASTICS: Seven-up for Wantage youngsters
Wantage gymnasts came away from the Oxon Championship in Maidenhead with 14 medals, including seven golds. more...
GYMNASTICS: Maddy is champion
Maddy Crossley, from Carterton, has been crowned Southern Regional Challenge Cup champion after seeing off rivals from across the south east at the regional championships in Basingstoke. more...
SWIMMING: Canlan-Shaw sets City on way to third
Joe Canlan-Shaw set City of Oxford on their way to an impressive third place in a tough competition at the second round of the Speedo League at Temple Cowley pools. more...
SNOOKER: Witney take over at summit
Three matches in a week have seen Witney A move top of the Gentworks Oxford & District League Premier Division. more...
BILLIARDS: New Club aces go marching on
New Club stretched their lead at the top of Oxford & District League Division 1 with a 3-0 victory at Thame. more...
SPORTS AWARDS: Smith picks up top honour
Bradley Smith capped a sensational year by landing the Sportsman of the Year award. more...
ICE SKATING: Super Watson glides to free skating gold
Reece Watson (pictured) was the star of the show as Oxford Figure & Free Skating Club held their annual national free skate competition at Oxford Ice Rink. more...
KICKBOXING: Haspra lifts Euro crown
Vladimir Haspra headed a successful display from Oxfordshire competitors in the European Championships at Worcester. more...
Oxford News
Quins footage sound faked by BBC
The BBC has apologised for adding the sound of babies crying to its footage of quintuplets born at an Oxford hospital. more...
Library store faces fresh hurdle
An 11th-hour attempt to stop Oxford University building a giant book depository in Osney Mead will be launched on Monday. more...
Pub closures gather speed
The smoking ban and soaring property prices are killing off Oxford's pubs at a rate of almost one every eight weeks, claim real ale enthusiasts. more...
Drug den man kicked out
A heroin addict who caused 11 years of hell for his neighbours will be kicked out of his house - but he insists it's not all his fault. more...
Flood defences go on show
From sandbags that inflate in water to a house alarm system which warns you when water levels start to rise, a fair yesterday claimed to provide the solution to every kind of flooding problem. more...
Pair quizzed over metal theft
Two men are being questioned by police on suspicion of stealing lead after they were caught on the roof of an Oxford pub today. more...
Bus driver robbed at knifepoint
This masked man is wanted for a knife-point robbery of a bus driver in Oxford. more...
It's Shao time for rapper at final
An Oxford rapper has been chosen from thousands of hopeful musicians as a finalist in a search for the best young singing star. more...
Homes help pay for new campus
More than 80 new homes many of them 'affordable' are to be built on the site of an Oxford college, to help fund its £86m redevelopment. more...
Grimm way to help children's hospital
Drama lovers in Oxford are being urged to go to the theatre in a giant tent to raise funds for the £15m Oxford Children's Hospital Campaign. more...
Palin praises £8m Pitt Rivers plan
Intrepid explorer and former Monty Python star Michael Palin has welcomed the completion of an £8m extension at Oxford's quirkiest museum. more...
Helen House special: Drumming up money
Keeping Helen and Douglas House hospices running is not a cheap business. more...
New express train standards set
A new fleet of express trains to replace First Great Western's 30-year-old InterCity 125 High Speed Trains will be lighter, greener and carry up to 70 per cent more passengers, the Government said today. more...
Fire damages house
Firefighters were called to deal with a blaze at a house in Rose Hill, Oxford, today. more...
New use likely for historic chapel
A theological college could be forced to turn one of its historic chapels into a concert hall or exhibition space because of rising maintenance costs. more...
Snapshots of estate life go on show
The building of the Holy Family church and snapshots of school life are part of a photographic exhibition celebrating 50 years of Oxford's Blackbird Leys estate. more...
Man arrested over knife
A 51-year-old man is in custody after he was spotted waving a knife in a busy Oxford street. more...
Four car pile-up on A34
Motorists experienced severe traffic delays along the A34 this evening following a four car pile-up. more...
School welcomes its high ranking
Staff and pupils at a Kidlington primary school are celebrating after being ranked highly in a national league table. more...
Warneford Meadow safe, for now
Health chiefs have admitted defeat in their attempts to build a massive housing development on Oxford's Warneford Meadow. more...
BBC 'sorry' for quins soundtrack
The BBC has apologised for adding the sound of babies crying to its footage of the quins born at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital. more...
Lewis books in for signing
Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton is visiting Borders Bookshop in Magdalen Street, Oxford, to sign copies of his new autobiography. more...
Four in court
Sentencing has been adjourned for four people convicted of benefits offences. more...
Bandit on bus steals just £1
A robber has been captured on camera threatening an Oxford bus driver at knifepoint - then stealing just £1. more...
Doing it for the kids
Fundraisers around the county came up with all kinds of wacky ways to raise cash for the BBC's annual Children in Need appeal more...
School Sport
RUGBY: West Kidlington's tag hat-trick
West Kidlington completed a hat-trick of wins in the Kidlington Partnership Year 5/6 Tag Rugby Festival at Stratfield Brake. more...
RUGBY UNION: Tom's try seals spot in final
Marlborough (Woodstock) battled to a 7-5 win over St Birinus (Didcot) in the Oxfordshire Under 14 Cup semi-final. more...
Share Prices
Today's local share prices
AEA Technology 107 BMW 2974 Electrocomponents 235.5 Nationwide Accident Repair 137.5 Oxford Biomedica 29.25 Oxford Catalyst 154 Oxford Instruments 221.5 Reed Elsevier 595.5 RM 185.5 RPS Group 348.25 more...
U'S News
Patto will take patient approach
OXFORD United manager Darren Patterson says he is determined not to rush players back from injury too soon. more...
Fan Dan has foot in both camps
Oxford United fan Dan Leach has divided loyalties today - because he's one of the 20,000 MyFootballClub members who have paid £35 for a stake in Ebbsfleet United. more...
Wallingford
Police search for burglar
POLICE are appealing for information following a burglary in Mill Lane, Benson. more...
Police search for burglar
POLICE are appealing for information following a burglary in Mill Lane, Benson. more...
Artist in line for top award
A WALLINGFORD woman whose artistic talents were unlocked during a severe bout of ME has been shortlisted for the Sue Ryder Care, Nettlebed, Woman of Achievement award. more...
Air base chefs find recipe for success
CHEFS from Benson air base cooked up a storm at the Combined Services Culinary Challenge competition. more...
Doctor's £2,000 charity boost
A DOCTOR determined to help disabled people compete in the 2012 Paralympics raised £2,000 by running the New York marathon. more...
Police search for burglar
POLICE are appealing for information following a burglary in Mill Lane, Benson. more...
Wallingford News
Distraction burglar strikes
Police have issued an image of a man wanted for a distraction burglary on a 98-year-old woman. more...
Wantage And Grove
Betjeman given pride of place
NEWLY-reopened St Pancras railway station in London is the home of a new statue of former Poet Laureate Sir John Betjeman. more...
Betjeman given pride of place
NEWLY-reopened St Pancras railway station in London is the home of a new statue of former Poet Laureate Sir John Betjeman. more...
Witney News
Driver arrested after pedestrian killed
A driver has been arrested after a woman pedestrian in Witney was hit by a car and died yesterday. more...
Death crash: driver bailed
A driver has now been released on bail in connection with the death of a woman pedestrian who was hit by a car near Witney. more...
Healthy pointers to a very long life
Former schoolteacher Olive Rudlin says there is no secret to reaching 100 years. more...
Crash victim was former teacher
A woman who died while walking along a road just outside Witney was a former teacher in the town. more...
Abingdon Herald News
Giant plan for launch of arts festival
TWENTY-FIVE local artists will create a giant version of a masterpiece in just a day to launch next year's Abingdon Arts Festival. more...
Sculptor's work given platform
NEWLY-opened St Pancras railway station in London has provided the ultimate platform for the work of Oxfordshire sculptor Martin Jennings. more...
'Outstanding' label for nursery school
A SHIPPON nursery school has been rated outstanding in an Ofsted inspection. more...
Doctor's £2,000 charity boost
A DOCTOR determined to help disabled people compete in the 2012 Paralympics raised £2,000 by running the New York marathon. more...
Betjeman given pride of place
NEWLY-reopened St Pancras railway station in London is the home of a new statue of former Poet Laureate Sir John Betjeman. more...
Police search for burglar
POLICE are appealing for information following a burglary in Mill Lane, Benson. more...
Air base chefs find recipe for success
1???from Benson air base cooked up a storm at the Combined Services Culinary Challenge competition. more...
Artist in line for top award
A WALLINGFORD woman whose artistic talents were unlocked during a severe bout of ME has been shortlisted for the Sue Ryder Care, Nettlebed, Woman of Achievement award. more...
Banbury Cake News
Horton nurses speak out
Burglars target 87-year-old
POLICE are appealing for information and urging the public to be vigilant after two distraction burglaries, one near Brackley and another in Aylesbury. more...
Oxford Mail News
Fire damages house
Firefighters were called to deal with a blaze at a house in Rose Hill, Oxford, today. more...
Pair quizzed over metal theft
Two men are being questioned by police on suspicion of stealing lead after they were caught on the roof of an Oxford pub today. more...
New use likely for historic chapel
A theological college could be forced to turn one of its historic chapels into a concert hall or exhibition space because of rising maintenance costs. more...
Snapshots of estate life go on show
The building of the Holy Family church and snapshots of school life are part of a photographic exhibition celebrating 50 years of Oxford's Blackbird Leys estate. more...
Man arrested over knife
A 51-year-old man is in custody after he was spotted waving a knife in a busy Oxford street. more...
Bus driver robbed at knifepoint
This masked man is wanted for a knife-point robbery of a bus driver in Oxford. more...
Driver arrested after pedestrian killed
A driver has been arrested after a woman pedestrian in Witney was hit by a car and died yesterday. more...
Four car pile-up on A34
Motorists experienced severe traffic delays along the A34 this evening following a four car pile-up. more...
It's Shao time for rapper at final
An Oxford rapper has been chosen from thousands of hopeful musicians as a finalist in a search for the best young singing star. more...
Homes help pay for new campus
More than 80 new homes many of them 'affordable' are to be built on the site of an Oxford college, to help fund its £86m redevelopment. more...
Healthy pointers to a very long life
Former schoolteacher Olive Rudlin says there is no secret to reaching 100 years. more...
Library store faces fresh hurdle
An 11th-hour attempt to stop Oxford University building a giant book depository in Osney Mead will be launched on Monday. more...
Warneford Meadow safe, for now
Health chiefs have admitted defeat in their attempts to build a massive housing development on Oxford's Warneford Meadow. more...
Cancer victim fights drug refusal
Cancer victim Stephen Dallison is angry that NHS staff spend £11m on management costs while denying him a £2,500 drug to fight his terminal illness. more...
Grimm way to help children's hospital
Drama lovers in Oxford are being urged to go to the theatre in a giant tent to raise funds for the £15m Oxford Children's Hospital Campaign. more...
BBC 'sorry' for quins soundtrack
The BBC has apologised for adding the sound of babies crying to its footage of the quins born at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital. more...
Lewis books in for signing
Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton is visiting Borders Bookshop in Magdalen Street, Oxford, to sign copies of his new autobiography. more...
Palin praises £8m Pitt Rivers plan
Intrepid explorer and former Monty Python star Michael Palin has welcomed the completion of an £8m extension at Oxford's quirkiest museum. more...
Four in court
Sentencing has been adjourned for four people convicted of benefits offences. more...
Helen House special: Drumming up money
Keeping Helen and Douglas House hospices running is not a cheap business. more...
Council planners 'are too costly'
The planning department at Cherwell District Council is too costly and needs to develop an understanding of value for money, according to an Audit Commission report. more...
Bandit on bus steals just £1
A robber has been captured on camera threatening an Oxford bus driver at knifepoint - then stealing just £1. more...
Crash victim was former teacher
A woman who died while walking along a road just outside Witney was a former teacher in the town. more...
Death crash: driver bailed
A driver has now been released on bail in connection with the death of a woman pedestrian who was hit by a car near Witney. more...
Doing it for the kids
People across Oxfordshire baked cakes, designed crockery and dressed in costume yesterday to raise thousands of pounds for the BBC's Children in Need Appeal. more...
Spray time is now over
A scheme encouraging the public to send in pictures of Oxford's graffiti-riddled areas has been extended after proving a massive success. more...
Distraction burglar strikes
Police have issued an image of a man wanted for a distraction burglary on a 98-year-old woman. more...
New express train standards set
A new fleet of express trains to replace First Great Western's 30-year-old InterCity 125 High Speed Trains will be lighter, greener and carry up to 70 per cent more passengers, the Government said today. more...
Quins footage sound faked by BBC
The BBC has apologised for adding the sound of babies crying to its footage of quintuplets born at an Oxford hospital. more...
Thief steals £500 from OAP
A thief stole £500 from a pensioner's home after pretending to be a water worker. more...
Oxford Mail Sport
ANGLING: Gray day again as Steve wins
IT was Steve Gray all the way for the second time in two weeks when he won the latest Jolly Anglers' club match on the BMH. more...
GREYHOUNDS: Now it's time to double up
Oxford owners and trainers are in for a pre-Christmas boost with double prize money on offer at tomorrow's BAGS meeti- ng. more...
SWIMMING: Bowles smashes club records
Robert Bowles broke two records at Wantage White Horse's annual 1500m championships. more...
SWIMMING: Canlan-Shaw sets City on way to third
Joe Canlan-Shaw set City of Oxford on their way to an impressive third place in a tough competition at the second round of the Speedo League at Temple Cowley pools. more...
SNOOKER: Witney take over at summit
Three matches in a week have seen Witney A move top of the Gentworks Oxford & District League Premier Division. more...
BILLIARDS: New Club aces go marching on
New Club stretched their lead at the top of Oxford & District League Division 1 with a 3-0 victory at Thame. more...
SPORTS AWARDS: Smith picks up top honour
Bradley Smith capped a sensational year by landing the Sportsman of the Year award. more...
TABLE TENNIS: Forum A turn up the heat
Forum A cut Rutherford A's lead at the top of Division 1 to a point with an 8-2 demolition of Lord Nuffield A in the Oxford & District League. more...
ICE SKATING: Super Watson glides to free skating gold
Reece Watson (pictured) was the star of the show as Oxford Figure & Free Skating Club held their annual national free skate competition at Oxford Ice Rink. more...
GYMNASTICS: Seven-up for Wantage youngsters
Wantage gymnasts came away from the Oxon Championship in Maidenhead with 14 medals, including seven golds. more...
GYMNASTICS: Maddy is champion
Maddy Crossley, from Carterton, has been crowned Southern Regional Challenge Cup champion after seeing off rivals from across the south east at the regional championships in Basingstoke. more...
KICKBOXING: Haspra lifts Euro crown
Vladimir Haspra headed a successful display from Oxfordshire competitors in the European Championships at Worcester. more...
RUGBY: West Kidlington's tag hat-trick
West Kidlington completed a hat-trick of wins in the Kidlington Partnership Year 5/6 Tag Rugby Festival at Stratfield Brake. more...
RUGBY UNION: Tom's try seals spot in final
Marlborough (Woodstock) battled to a 7-5 win over St Birinus (Didcot) in the Oxfordshire Under 14 Cup semi-final. more...
The Oxford Times News
Pub closures gather speed
THE smoking ban and soaring property prices are killing off Oxford's pubs at a rate of almost one every eight weeks, claim real ale enthusiasts. more...
Residents see latest flood defences
FROM sandbags that inflate in water to a house alarm system which warns you when water levels start to rise, a fair yesterday claimed to provide the solution to every kind of flooding problem. more...
Bus driver robbed at knifepoint
THIS masked man is wanted for a knifepoint robbery of a bus driver in Oxford. more...
Drugs den man evicted
A HEROIN addict who caused 11 years of hell for his neighbours will be evicted from his house - but he insists it's not all his fault. more...
Pair quizzed over lead theft
TWO men are being questioned by police on suspicion of stealing lead after they were spotted on the roof of an Oxford pub today. more...
Police thank volunteers
VOLUNTEERS who work for Thames Valley Police have been thanked for providing a decade of service to the force. more...
Update: Death-crash driver bailed
A DRIVER has been released on bail in connection with the death of a woman pedestrian who was hit by a car outside Witney. more...
Man arrested over knife
A 51-year-old man is in custody today after he was spotted waving a knife in a busy Oxford street. more...
Fire badly damages house
FIREFIGHTERS were called to deal with a blaze at a house in Rose Hill, Oxford, today. more...
New use likely for historic chapel
A THEOLOGICAL college could be forced to turn one of its historic chapels into a concert hall or exhibition space because of rising maintenance costs. more...
Bodleian store decision due today
An 11th-hour attempt to stop Oxford University building a giant book depository in Osney Mead will be launched today. more...
Sculptor's work given platform
NEWLY-opened St Pancras railway station in London has provided the ultimate platform for the work of Oxfordshire sculptor Martin Jennings. more...
Update: BBC faked quins sound
THE BBC has apologised for adding the sound of babies crying to its footage of quintuplets born at an Oxford hospital. more...
Rapper bids for top spot
AN Oxford rapper has been chosen from thousands of hopeful musicians as a finalist in a search for the best young singing star. more...
Healthy pointers to a long life
Hospice marks 25 years
TWENTY-five years ago children's hospice Helen House opened its doors for the first time - becoming the first such establishment in the whole world. more...
Palin praises £8m Pitt Rivers plan
INTREPID explorer and former Monty Python star Michael Palin has welcomed the completion of an £8m extension at Oxford's quirkiest museum. more...
Crash victim was former teacher
A WOMAN who died while walking along a road just outside Witney was a former teacher in the town. more...
Hamilton books in for signing
FORMULA One driver Lewis Hamilton is visiting Borders Bookshop in Magdalen Street, Oxford, later this month to sign copies of his new autobiography. more...
People do it for the children
PEOPLE across Oxfordshire baked cakes, designed crockery and dressed in costume today to raise thousands of pounds for the BBC's Children in Need Appeal. more...
Police search for burglar
POLICE are appealing for information following a burglary in Mill Lane, Benson. more...
Warneford Meadow 'safe for now'
HEALTH managers have admitted defeat in their attempts to build a housing development on Warneford Meadow, Oxford. more...
New standards set for express trains
A NEW fleet of express trains to replace First Great Western's 30-year-old InterCity 125 High Speed Trains will be lighter, greener and carry up to 70 per cent more passengers, the Government said. more...
Bogus water worker stole £500
A BOGUS water worker stole £500 from a house in Wootton, near Abingdon. more...
More trains for Christmas
More trains more...
New appeal on cycle death
Car park work begins
Witney Gazette News
Update: Death-crash driver bailed
A DRIVER has been released on bail in connection with the death of a woman pedestrian who was hit by a car outside Witney. more...
Sculptor's work given platform
NEWLY-opened St Pancras railway station in London has provided the ultimate platform for the work of Oxfordshire sculptor Martin Jennings. more...
Beauty in demand
COLLEGE students are catching up on the growing demand for complementary health and beauty. more...
Healthy pointers to a long life
Crash victim was former teacher
A WOMAN who died while walking along a road just outside Witney was a former teacher in the town. more...
Switching on promises fun for everyone
OXFORD United and top darts players - as well as a possible future Prime Minister - are lined up to give Witney some razzmatazz and sparkle on November 30. more...
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