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Stories for 30 May 2007

Abingdon

Air show comes under fire

THE RAF has defended its inaugural Spirit of Adventure event, following criticism from some visitors.  more...

Air show comes under fire

THE RAF has defended its inaugural Spirit of Adventure event, following criticism from some visitors.  more...

Plans unveiled for Old Gaol

A 250-SEAT theatre, cinema, homes, shops, a restaurant and a new footbridge over the River Thames would be created in a redeveloped Old Gaol under plans put forward by a Reading-based property management company.  more...

Air show comes under fire

THE RAF has defended its inaugural Spirit of Adventure event, following criticism from some visitors.  more...

Air show comes under fire

THE RAF has defended its inaugural Spirit of Adventure event, following criticism from some visitors.  more...

Air show comes under fire

THE RAF has defended its inaugural Spirit of Adventure event, following criticism from some visitors.  more...

Plans unveiled for Old Gaol

A 250-SEAT theatre, cinema, homes, shops, a restaurant and a new footbridge over the River Thames would be created in a redeveloped Old Gaol under plans put forward by a Reading-based property management company.  more...

Soldiers deploy to Iraq

THE commander of an Abingdon regiment said there was a mood of apprehension and excitement among his troops as they landed in Iraq.  more...

Abingdon News

Companies queue up to revamp Old Gaol site

A 250-seat theatre, cinema, 10-pin bowling alley, youth facilities, shops, homes and a restaurant are among ideas for redeveloping Abingdon's Old Gaol.  more...

Army is shining light in hour of need

There is more to the work of the Salvation Army than bands, tambourines, selling copies of The War Cry and preaching about the dangers of drink.  more...

Companies queue up to revamp gaol

A 250-seat theatre, cinema, 10-pin bowling alley, youth facilities, shops, homes and a restaurant are among ideas for redeveloping Abingdon's Old Gaol.  more...

Art

David Tress: The Brian Sinfield Gallery, Burford

Fierce Vision is a fitting title for this impressive show, by the artist David Tress, at the Brian Sinfield Gallery in Burford. The ferocity is in the making: the vision is of raw beauty. Paint is applied to paper with an energy and passion that almost destroys it. The violence of his techniques in mixed media matches his vision of the awesome power of nature. Whether he is painting snow showers, rainbows, the dawn, waves crashing on rocks or heat over stubble fields it is expressed with a tactile empathy. His images of churches, from Malmesbury Abbey (pictured) to Llanwnda, remind me of the atmospheric works of John Piper.  more...

The Hidden Art of Charlbury

If you venture through a secret door into a walled arbour you will discover three very different and talented artists in an old barn. Inspired by her collections of china, bags, belts and boxes, and her garden, Sue Rangeley's delicate botanic watercolours and crayon studies of hellebores and dahlias have led, in turn, to her bejewelled, embroidered textiles (right) like the organza skirt appliquéd with dahlias and decorated with fine beading. Her florets and her Art Deco bags with stylised leaves and flowers are stunning and technically perfect like her vase-shaped guilded bag with fabric leaves that flow from the base to a bouquet of ruched roses. See, too, her gray silk organza cape encircled with metallic organza roses - a "touch of fantasy and romance" for bridal or elegant evening wear.  more...

Athletics

ATHLETICS: Anderson sparkles with gold

Javelin thrower Danielle Anderson struck gold for Oxford City at the South of England Under 17/15 Championships at Ashford.  more...

Aunt Sally

AUNT SALLY: Weller shines as Sun eclipse rivals

John Weller whipped off a double sixer in his 16-doll haul as Royal Sun clinched a 2-1 home win over Queen's Head in Section 2 of the Greene King Aunt Sally League.  more...

Banbury News

Robber attacks pensioner

A pensioner was robbed by a hooded man or boy who grabbed her and pushed her to the ground.  more...

Cyclist hurt in collision

A cyclist suffered back injuries after a collision with a car.  more...

Bicester News

Car park would be 'multi-storey horror story'

Residents protesting against plans to build a steel-framed car park opposite their homes have sent a petition to councillors and developers.  more...

Business News

Today's local share prices (AM)

AEA Technology 112 BMW 3374 Electrocomponents 295.75 Isoft Group 41 Nationwide Accident Repair 154.5 Oxford Biomedica 39.25 Oxford Instruments 289.5 Reed Elsevier 670.5 RM 203.5 RPS Group 349.25   more...

Scientists face job cuts

NUCLEAR scientists at Harwell could be balloted for industrial action over cuts in funding which could lead to more than 90 job losses.  more...

Talks as takeover hits snag

TALKS are continuing between Banbury-based software firm iSoft and US company Computer Sciences Corp, which is threatening to block iSoft's takeover deal.  more...

Cinema

Wedding Daze

In keeping with tradition, Michael Ian Black's romantic comedy Wedding Daze offers something old (most of the gags), something new (the romantic pairing of Jason Biggs and Isla Fisher), something borrowed (larger-than-life supporting characters defined by their tics or sexual peccadilloes) and something blue (sporadic gross-out humour).  more...

Water, Ten Canoes and The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros

Having confronted sexual bigotry in Fire (1996) and religious sectarianism in Earth (1999), Deepa Mehta set out to complete her 'elements trilogy' with Water in 2000. But she was forced to abandon the project after groups linked to the Hindu fundamentalist Bharathiya Janatha Party succeeded in destroying the sets in Uttar Pradesh, convinced that they were preventing an insult to Indian womanhood by denouncing the sacred Manu doctrine that a widow should either join her husband on his funeral pyre, marry his younger brother or subject herself to a life of isolation and penury.  more...

Cricket

CRICKET: Rowant left in lurch

Aston Rowant could seek advice from the International Cricket Council after Zimbabwe Test spinner Graeme Cremer withdrew as their overseas player and coach.  more...

CRICKET: Net gain for Hooky!

Hook Norton have had two long-awaited practice nets installed following a series of grants.  more...

CRICKET: Abingdon storm on at the top

Leaders Abingdon Vale wasted no time dispensing with bottom club and derby rivals Kingston Bagpuize by nine wickets in Division 2 of The Oxford Times Cherwell League on Saturday.  more...

CRICKET: Hill slams super double ton

Nick Hill smashed a double century for Kennington, only for rain to ruin the match with his side poised for a massive victory in OCA Division 5 on Saturday, writes Kieren Bushnell.  more...

Cross Talk

At 89, 'time to retire'

WINNIE Griffin is finally giving up her job to go into retirement - at the grand-old age of 89, writes David Horne.  more...

Dance

Gelede Dance Company

This was the premiere of Menelva Harry's new work, Snake in the Geisha Palm, an intriguing and effective piece highlighting her interest in oriental martial arts.  more...

Didcot

Firm's 'No' to nuclear idea

THE company that owns Didcot Power Station has rejected the idea of a nuclear plant on its site - an option suggested by a Government report.  more...

Leader's vow to oppose nuclear move

THE leader of South Oxfordshire District Council has vowed to fight any move to site a nuclear power station in Didcot.  more...

Firm's 'No' to nuclear idea

THE company that owns Didcot Power Station has rejected the idea of a nuclear plant on its site - an option suggested by a Government report.  more...

Leader's vow to oppose nuclear move

THE leader of South Oxfordshire District Council has vowed to fight any move to site a nuclear power station in Didcot.  more...

Grieving teenager raises charity cash

A BOY whose father died of leukaemia this month battled on with two sponsored football matches yesterday - to raise funds for treatment of the disease.  more...

Didcot News

Grieving son's fundraising soccer tribute

A teenager whose father died of leukaemia this month has battled on with two sponsored football matches to raise funds into treatment of the disease.  more...

Power plant rejects nuclear future

The company which owns Didcot Power Station has rejected the idea of a nuclear plant on its site.  more...

Features

Superb home of a great man

A GREAT deal has been written about Kelmscott Manor over the years - but the editors of the newly published William Morris's Kelmscott: landscape and history (Windgather Press, £25 paperback) are confident their book provides one of the best accounts yet of this superb house and estate.  more...

Gray Matter

A pub landlord of a very special kind

The Half Moon in St Clements was certainly Oxford's smallest pub up until the 1980s. It probably still is today, despite expansion into what had been union offices next door. The picture above, taken in 1981, shows about half the 'trading area'. This is not an expression, I assure you, that would have passed the lips of landlord John Leaves, the man in the centre of the photograph, who was ever contemptuous of the jargon and conventional practices of business life.  more...

Headlines

Air show comes under fire

THE RAF has defended its inaugural Spirit of Adventure event, following criticism from some visitors.  more...

Air show comes under fire

THE RAF has defended its inaugural Spirit of Adventure event, following criticism from some visitors.  more...

Airman died after helicopter 'fell from sky'

AN airman from RAF Benson was killed when his helicopter "fell from the sky" on his first mission in Iraq, an inquest heard yesterday.  more...

Colder than parts of the Arctic

OXFORDSHIRE was officially colder than parts of the Arctic during the wash-out Bank Holiday weekend.  more...

Air show comes under fire

THE RAF has defended its inaugural Spirit of Adventure event, following criticism from some visitors.  more...

Airman died after helicopter 'fell from sky'

AN airman from RAF Benson was killed when his helicopter "fell from the sky" on his first mission in Iraq, an inquest heard yesterday.  more...

Air show comes under fire

THE RAF has defended its inaugural Spirit of Adventure event, following criticism from some visitors.  more...

Air show comes under fire

THE RAF has defended its inaugural Spirit of Adventure event, following criticism from some visitors.  more...

Airman died after helicopter 'fell from sky'

AN airman from RAF Benson was killed when his helicopter "fell from the sky" on his first mission in Iraq, an inquest heard yesterday.  more...

Ice Hockey

POINT-TO-POINT: Logan's run ends with hum-dinger

Barry Logan ended a long wait for his first winner when he rode He's A Dinger to a shock 20-1 victory at a rain-soaked Kingston Blount, near Chinnor.  more...

Leader

Dix Pit is smell is a serious problem

OFFICIALS from the county council and its waste management contractors were taken aback when about 200 people turned up at a public meeting to tackle them over the smell coming out of Dix Pit.  more...

Letters

Danger lurks on towpath

I walk along the Oxford Thames towpath between Rose Hill, Iffley and Donnington Bridge every day and have done so for many years with my previous dogs and now my new pooch.  more...

A real opportunity

We, as local elected representatives with an interest and concerns about the wellbeing of Peers School at Littlemore, Oxford, are writing to let you know why we are supporting the proposal for it to become an academy.  more...

Resign and fight

Two city councillors have been welcomed to the bosom of the national Conservative Party.  more...

Parking is high priority

Sir, It seems that, at last, we are going to get the full development of Marriotts Close and its surrounding area, whether we like the format or not.  more...

Mistake

Sir, I'm amazed at yet another foolish mistake made by the council.  more...

Planning row

Sir, Planning is the subject within the council's remit that arouses the most passion, frustration, and anger.  more...

May 2 letter

Sir, Thank you for replying to my question as to why a recent letter of mine was not printed.  more...

Music

Music from the Movies, Sheldonian Theatre

This was the first concert I'd been to where the players actually wore the programme. Last Saturday the Oxford Chamber Orchestra offered several Caribbean pirates (one with parrot), a jaunty Robin Hood, a Hogwarts prefect with a genuine Gryffindor tie (acquired via the internet, today's equivalent of an ethereal delivery). Then, just before we began, there was an irruption of Batpersons who chased round the theatre a few times then settled at the back among the extensive percussion section, where they were very fully employed all evening, sharing the bangers, crashers and tinklers very amicably between them.  more...

Carlos Lopez-Real: The Spin, Oxford

The organisers of the Spin Jazz Club, Pete Oxley and Mark Doffman, have been in the business long enough to avoid clumsy mistakes in their programming. This is born out by the fact that the club was short-listed for the second time in the Parliamentary Jazz Awards this year. Consequently, there is no reason to fear that, because the guest soloist on a particular week is relatively unknown, the evening will not be as enjoyable as with the crowd-puller from the week before. In fact the opposite is more likely to be the case.  more...

News

Air show comes under fire

THE RAF has defended its inaugural Spirit of Adventure event, following criticism from some visitors.  more...

Air show comes under fire

THE RAF has defended its inaugural Spirit of Adventure event, following criticism from some visitors.  more...

Air show comes under fire

THE RAF has defended its inaugural Spirit of Adventure event, following criticism from some visitors.  more...

Baldry fears little change on Horton

FEARS that local doctors are being brainwashed over plans to downgrade children's and maternity treatment at Banbury's Horton Hospital have been raised by town MP Tony Baldry.  more...

Villages win special status

THE "special character" of two of Oxfordshire's most picturesque villages has been recorded to make sure that any future development remains in keeping with their surroundings.  more...

Builder hurt in fall

A BUILDER was hurt after he fell several floors while working in a city centre shop on Tuesday.  more...

Oxford is 'burglary hotspot'

Homes in Oxford are the fifth most likely to be burgled in the UK, according to new research.  more...

Armed police arrest man with toy gun

ARMED police surrounded a gunman seen on security cameras to be threatening passers-by in Oxford city centre - only to discover he was brandishing a plastic toy gun.  more...

Mick's Cafe to trial smoking ban

MICK'S Café - one of the last bastions of never-say-die smokers - is holding a trial no smoking day to prepare customers for the nationwide ban on July 1.  more...

Landlord discovered 200 cannabis plants

A LANDLORD duped into renting her house out to cannabis farmers posing as students has warned other homeowners to be on their guard.  more...

Police crack down on charity cons

A POLICE crackdown has been launched today on 'charity' con artists who are targetting Oxford city centre.  more...

Air show comes under fire

THE RAF has defended its inaugural Spirit of Adventure event, following criticism from some visitors.  more...

Air show comes under fire

THE RAF has defended its inaugural Spirit of Adventure event, following criticism from some visitors.  more...

Air show comes under fire

THE RAF has defended its inaugural Spirit of Adventure event, following criticism from some visitors.  more...

City brings in 'opinionmeter'

FIRST there was the barometer, then came the swingometer - and now Oxford City Council has brought in the 'opinionmeter'.  more...

Residents protest about car park deck

RESIDENTS protesting against plans to build a steel-framed car park opposite their homes have launched a petition.  more...

Residents protest about car park deck

RESIDENTS protesting against plans to build a steel-framed car park opposite their homes have launched a petition.  more...

Airman died after helicopter 'fell from sky'

AN airman from RAF Benson was killed when his helicopter "fell from the sky" on his first mission in Iraq, an inquest heard yesterday.  more...

Police hunt cyber-stalker

AN Oxford woman is being hunted by police and people in internet chatrooms for subjecting a July 7 bombing victim to a year-long 'cyber-stalking' campaign.  more...

Stores face £200 fines over dumped trolleys

CITY councillors have pledged to clamp down on supermarkets which fail to retrieve shopping trolleys dumped in streets and gardens across Oxford.  more...

City to safety check 32,000 trees

Oxford City Council is to embark on an urgent tree-felling exercise after tests showed 50 need to be cut down within a month.  more...

Plans unveiled for Old Gaol

A 250-SEAT theatre, cinema, homes, shops, a restaurant and a new footbridge over the River Thames would be created in a redeveloped Old Gaol under plans put forward by a Reading-based property management company.  more...

Firm's 'No' to nuclear idea

THE company that owns Didcot Power Station has rejected the idea of a nuclear plant on its site - an option suggested by a Government report.  more...

Leader's vow to oppose nuclear move

THE leader of South Oxfordshire District Council has vowed to fight any move to site a nuclear power station in Didcot.  more...

Protest over night flights noise

A HOUSEHOLDER is so annoyed at having his sleep disturbed by low-flying helicopters from RAF Benson, he is organising a petition to try to get night flights stopped.  more...

Vow to keep up cinema fight

HOPES of a reopening of the Regent cinema in Wantage have been dealt another blow. But campaigners say they will fight on to save the silver screen.  more...

Air show comes under fire

THE RAF has defended its inaugural Spirit of Adventure event, following criticism from some visitors.  more...

Air show comes under fire

THE RAF has defended its inaugural Spirit of Adventure event, following criticism from some visitors.  more...

Air show comes under fire

THE RAF has defended its inaugural Spirit of Adventure event, following criticism from some visitors.  more...

Airman died after helicopter 'fell from sky'

AN airman from RAF Benson was killed when his helicopter "fell from the sky" on his first mission in Iraq, an inquest heard yesterday.  more...

Air show comes under fire

THE RAF has defended its inaugural Spirit of Adventure event, following criticism from some visitors.  more...

Air show comes under fire

THE RAF has defended its inaugural Spirit of Adventure event, following criticism from some visitors.  more...

Air show comes under fire

THE RAF has defended its inaugural Spirit of Adventure event, following criticism from some visitors.  more...

Residents protest about car park deck

RESIDENTS protesting against plans to build a steel-framed car park opposite their homes have launched a petition.  more...

Residents protest about car park deck

RESIDENTS protesting against plans to build a steel-framed car park opposite their homes have launched a petition.  more...

Air show comes under fire

THE RAF has defended its inaugural Spirit of Adventure event, following criticism from some visitors.  more...

Air show comes under fire

THE RAF has defended its inaugural Spirit of Adventure event, following criticism from some visitors.  more...

Air show comes under fire

THE RAF has defended its inaugural Spirit of Adventure event, following criticism from some visitors.  more...

Airman died after helicopter 'fell from sky'

AN airman from RAF Benson was killed when his helicopter "fell from the sky" on his first mission in Iraq, an inquest heard yesterday.  more...

Plans unveiled for Old Gaol

A 250-SEAT theatre, cinema, homes, shops, a restaurant and a new footbridge over the River Thames would be created in a redeveloped Old Gaol under plans put forward by a Reading-based property management company.  more...

Firm's 'No' to nuclear idea

THE company that owns Didcot Power Station has rejected the idea of a nuclear plant on its site - an option suggested by a Government report.  more...

Leader's vow to oppose nuclear move

THE leader of South Oxfordshire District Council has vowed to fight any move to site a nuclear power station in Didcot.  more...

Protest over night flights noise

A HOUSEHOLDER is so annoyed at having his sleep disturbed by low-flying helicopters from RAF Benson, he is organising a petition to try to get night flights stopped.  more...

Vow to keep up cinema fight

HOPES of a reopening of the Regent cinema in Wantage have been dealt another blow. But campaigners say they will fight on to save the silver screen.  more...

Non Leage

FOOTBALL: Davis signs up to boost City

Talented teenager Steve Davis has been given a glowing endorsement by Oxford City player-manager Justin Merritt after signing a one-year contract at Court Place Farm.  more...

FOOTBALL: Brock quits Banbury

Kevin Brock has resigned as boss of Banbury United after eight years at the helm.  more...

Obituaries

Nina Armstrong

Nina Armstrong, who successfully campaigned for equal parking rights for carers of people with disabilities, has died aged 85.  more...

On The Box

Nostalgic look at children's TV

This week has been Children's TV Week, although you may not have noticed because the BBC has made little fanfare about it and tucked the programmes away on BBC4 so that they are inaccessible to many viewers. Yet it's an important subject, as children's television is under threat. ITV has closed its children's TV department and the BBC has announced that it will cater only for the under-11s. The BBC's tradition of Saturday-morning programmes for children has been replaced by wall-to-wall cookery.  more...

Other News

Fraud units recover more than £600,000

MORE than £600,000 has been recovered from benefit cheats, thanks to the fraud teams of two Oxfordshire councils.  more...

Other Sport

RACING: Prince puts Cole back in derby picture

After nine years without a Derby runner, Paul Cole is going for glory again in the Vodafone-sponsored Classic with Strategic Prince.  more...

SQUASH: Handley tests Barrington

Top seed Joey Barrington had to survive a gruelling semi-final against local player Scott Handley on his way to winning the Hithercoft Open at Wallingford on Sunday.  more...

ROWING: Record-breaker Julia lands gold

There was success for two local clubs in the National Schools Regatta at Nottingham at the weekend.  more...

RESULTS May 31

RESULTS.  more...

FIXTURES May 31

FIXTURES.  more...

Oxford News

Trees face emergency felling

Oxford City Council is to embark on an urgent tree-felling exercise after tests showed 50 need to be cut down within a month.  more...

A Dragons' Den test for teens

Teenage entrepreneurs will present business ideas to a 'Dragons' Den' style panel in a bid to secure £1,000 start-up grants.  more...

Three injured in A44 crash

Two people are in a serious condition in hospital following a crash on the A44 south of Chipping Norton today.  more...

Triathletes ready to go

There are only three days to go before more than 4,000 athletes descend on Woodstock for this year's Blenheim Triathlon.  more...

A Dragons' Den test for teens

Teenage entrepreneurs will present business ideas to a 'Dragons' Den' style panel in a bid to secure £1,000 start-up grants.  more...

Algerian died of overdose

An Algerian asylum seeker died after accidentally overdosing on anti-depressants - just weeks after he was granted leave to stay in the country.  more...

Mother’s fight over education

The mother of a 15-year-old boy with special needs has spoken of the "constant battle" she fights to ensure her son receives the education he deserves.  more...

Fire crews save barge from sinking

Fire crews fought a "race against time" to save a canal barge which became trapped in strong currents tonight.  more...

Police stoppped ‘lawful protest’

Fourteen animal rights campaigners walked free from court today after a judge condemned the police for unlawfully stopping their protest.  more...

Rugby

RUGBY: Cavaliers are outgunned

Oxford Cavaliers slipped to a 50-18 defeat at Bristol Sonics in the Totalrl.com Conference West Midlands Division.  more...

RUGBY: Academy back in training

Chinnor Academy begin pre-season training tomorrow with the emphasis on fitness and conditioning.  more...

RUGBY: Quinnell speaks at dinner

A few tickets are still available for Wallingford's 40th anniversary gala dinner at The Hithercroft on June 29.  more...

Share Prices

Today's local share prices (PM)

AEA Technology 111.5 BMW 3383 Electrocomponents 295.5 Isoft Group 43.25 Nationwide Accident Repair 153.5 Oxford Biomedica 39.5 Oxford Instruments 292 Reed Elsevier 677.25 RM 205 RPS Group 351   more...

Tennis

TENNIS: Henman handed French lesson

Tim Henman dismissed any talk of retiring after being on the receiving end of a hammering by unheralded Ernests Gulbis in the first round of the French Open.  more...

Theatre

Dud & Pete: Come Again

The warm-up scene of Dud & Pete: Come Again, a tribute to fondly-remembered comedians Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, was promising, setting up a TV set with actors, radio engineers and whatnot wandering about measuring angles, adjusting furniture, vaguely dusting a grand piano. Sadly, that's about as good as it got. We were to witness the Tony Ferguson Show, introduced by the man himself (Alexander Kirk) in a desperate Archie Rice-type attempt to get us interested and applauding before launching into an interview with Moore.  more...

Six Characters Looking for an Author: Oxford Playhouse

Pirandello's play was booed off the stage as the work of a madman at its premiere in Rome in 1921. Today, his use of the play as metaphor, the distinction, if any, between the real and the assumed self, the mask and the face, the persona and the person, not to mention the unmentionable - the backstories and revelations - have become familiar theatrical ground. So, too, have his once-daring stage tricks - the curtainless perspective through to the bare back wall, the exits and entrances via the auditorium, the visibly moved props and scenery.  more...

Travel Features

Elba - the isle that beguiles

'Elba. Mmmm. Isn't that the place where....?" Now to borrow a well-worn saying, if I'd had a penny for every time some boring so-and-so asked if this was where Napoleon died, I could have paid not only for my trip there, but everyone else's on the flight too.  more...

Wallingford

Airman died after helicopter 'fell from sky'

AN airman from RAF Benson was killed when his helicopter "fell from the sky" on his first mission in Iraq, an inquest heard yesterday.  more...

Protest over night flights noise

A HOUSEHOLDER is so annoyed at having his sleep disturbed by low-flying helicopters from RAF Benson, he is organising a petition to try to get night flights stopped.  more...

Airman died after helicopter 'fell from sky'

AN airman from RAF Benson was killed when his helicopter "fell from the sky" on his first mission in Iraq, an inquest heard yesterday.  more...

Airman died after helicopter 'fell from sky'

AN airman from RAF Benson was killed when his helicopter "fell from the sky" on his first mission in Iraq, an inquest heard yesterday.  more...

Protest over night flights noise

A HOUSEHOLDER is so annoyed at having his sleep disturbed by low-flying helicopters from RAF Benson, he is organising a petition to try to get night flights stopped.  more...

Wantage And Grove

Vow to keep up cinema fight

HOPES of a reopening of the Regent cinema in Wantage have been dealt another blow. But campaigners say they will fight on to save the silver screen.  more...

Vow to keep up cinema fight

HOPES of a reopening of the Regent cinema in Wantage have been dealt another blow. But campaigners say they will fight on to save the silver screen.  more...

Witney News

Burglar goes on crime spree

A burglar is thought to have broken into six homes in one day.  more...

Abingdon Herald News

Air show comes under fire

THE RAF has defended its inaugural Spirit of Adventure event, following criticism from some visitors.   more...

Airman died after helicopter 'fell from sky'

AN airman from RAF Benson was killed when his helicopter "fell from the sky" on his first mission in Iraq, an inquest heard yesterday.   more...

Plans unveiled for Old Gaol

A 250-SEAT theatre, cinema, homes, shops, a restaurant and a new footbridge over the River Thames would be created in a redeveloped Old Gaol under plans put forward by a Reading-based property management company.   more...

Firm's 'No' to nuclear idea

THE company that owns Didcot Power Station has rejected the idea of a nuclear plant on its site - an option suggested by a Government report.   more...

Protest over night flights noise

A HOUSEHOLDER is so annoyed at having his sleep disturbed by low-flying helicopters from RAF Benson, he is organising a petition to try to get night flights stopped.   more...

Vow to keep up cinema fight

HOPES of a reopening of the Regent cinema in Wantage have been dealt another blow. But campaigners say they will fight on to save the silver screen.   more...

Leader's vow to oppose nuclear move

THE leader of South Oxfordshire District Council has vowed to fight any move to site a nuclear power station in Didcot.   more...

Grieving teenager raises charity cash

A BOY whose father died of leukaemia this month battled on with two sponsored football matches yesterday - to raise funds for treatment of the disease.   more...

Soldiers deploy to Iraq

THE commander of an Abingdon regiment said there was a mood of apprehension and excitement among his troops as they landed in Iraq.   more...

Abingdon Herald Sport

RACING: Prince puts Cole back in derby picture

After nine years without a Derby runner, Paul Cole is going for glory again in the Vodafone-sponsored Classic with Strategic Prince.   more...

SQUASH: Handley tests Barrington

Top seed Joey Barrington had to survive a gruelling semi-final against local player Scott Handley on his way to winning the Hithercoft Open at Wallingford on Sunday.   more...

ROWING: Record-breaker Julia lands gold

There was success for two local clubs in the National Schools Regatta at Nottingham at the weekend.   more...

RESULTS May 31

RESULTS.   more...

FIXTURES May 31

FIXTURES.   more...

Banbury Cake News

Air show comes under fire

THE RAF has defended its inaugural Spirit of Adventure event, following criticism from some visitors.   more...

Theatre to close for repairs

ONE of Oxfordshire's top theatres is preparing to shut down for three months.   more...

Baldry fears little change on Horton

FEARS that local doctors are being brainwashed over plans to downgrade children's and maternity treatment at Banbury's Horton Hospital have been raised by town MP Tony Baldry.   more...

Villages win special status

THE "special character" of two of Oxfordshire's most picturesque villages has been recorded to make sure that any future development remains in keeping with their surroundings.   more...

Bicester Advertiser News

Air show comes under fire

THE RAF has defended its inaugural Spirit of Adventure event, following criticism from some visitors.   more...

Residents protest about car park deck

RESIDENTS protesting against plans to build a steel-framed car park opposite their homes have launched a petition.   more...

Oxford Mail News

Three injured in A44 crash

Two people are in a serious condition in hospital following a crash on the A44 south of Chipping Norton today.   more...

Triathletes ready to go

There are only three days to go before more than 4,000 athletes descend on Woodstock for this year's Blenheim Triathlon.   more...

A Dragons' Den test for teens

Teenage entrepreneurs will present business ideas to a 'Dragons' Den' style panel in a bid to secure £1,000 start-up grants.   more...

Trees face emergency felling

Oxford City Council is to embark on an urgent tree-felling exercise after tests showed 50 need to be cut down within a month.   more...

Companies queue up to revamp gaol

A 250-seat theatre, cinema, 10-pin bowling alley, youth facilities, shops, homes and a restaurant are among ideas for redeveloping Abingdon's Old Gaol.   more...

Power plant rejects nuclear future

The company which owns Didcot Power Station has rejected the idea of a nuclear plant on its site.   more...

Algerian died of overdose

An Algerian asylum seeker died after accidentally overdosing on anti-depressants - just weeks after he was granted leave to stay in the country.   more...

Mother’s fight over education

The mother of a 15-year-old boy with special needs has spoken of the "constant battle" she fights to ensure her son receives the education he deserves.   more...

Fire crews save barge from sinking

Fire crews fought a "race against time" to save a canal barge which became trapped in strong currents tonight.   more...

Police stoppped ‘lawful protest’

Fourteen animal rights campaigners walked free from court today after a judge condemned the police for unlawfully stopping their protest.   more...

Companies queue up to revamp Old Gaol site

A 250-seat theatre, cinema, 10-pin bowling alley, youth facilities, shops, homes and a restaurant are among ideas for redeveloping Abingdon's Old Gaol.   more...

Grieving son's fundraising soccer tribute

A teenager whose father died of leukaemia this month has battled on with two sponsored football matches to raise funds into treatment of the disease.   more...

Army is shining light in hour of need

There is more to the work of the Salvation Army than bands, tambourines, selling copies of The War Cry and preaching about the dangers of drink.   more...

Burglar goes on crime spree

A burglar is thought to have broken into six homes in one day.   more...

Car park would be 'multi-storey horror story'

Residents protesting against plans to build a steel-framed car park opposite their homes have sent a petition to councillors and developers.   more...

Robber attacks pensioner

A pensioner was robbed by a hooded man or boy who grabbed her and pushed her to the ground.   more...

Cyclist hurt in collision

A cyclist suffered back injuries after a collision with a car.   more...

A Dragons' Den test for teens

Teenage entrepreneurs will present business ideas to a 'Dragons' Den' style panel in a bid to secure £1,000 start-up grants.   more...

Oxford Mail Sport

AMERICAN FOOTBALL: Saints back with a bang

Oxford Saints returned to winning ways when they defeated Kent Exiles 26-0 at a rain-drenched Oxford Rugby Club on Sunday.   more...

BOXING: Confident Miles to fly the flag

Oxford Boxing Academy's Nicky Miles faces the biggest fight of his career when he tackles Matthew Chandra from the London-based Crown and Manor gym in the featherweight final at the National Novice Championships at Portsmouth on Saturday.   more...

The Oxford Times News

Children's TV 'social poison', says Pullman

PHILIP Pullman, the award-winning author of His Dark Materials, has condemned children's television as "social poison" for treating its audience as a marketing opportunity.   more...

Police crack down on charity cons

A POLICE crackdown has been launched today on 'charity' con artists who are targetting Oxford city centre.   more...

Air show comes under fire

THE RAF has defended its inaugural Spirit of Adventure event, following criticism from some visitors.   more...

City brings in 'opinionmeter'

FIRST there was the barometer, then came the swingometer - and now Oxford City Council has brought in the 'opinionmeter'.   more...

Theatre to close for repairs

ONE of Oxfordshire's top theatres is preparing to shut down for three months.   more...

Residents protest about car park deck

RESIDENTS protesting against plans to build a steel-framed car park opposite their homes have launched a petition.   more...

Today's local share prices (AM)

AEA Technology 112   more...

Airman died after helicopter 'fell from sky'

AN airman from RAF Benson was killed when his helicopter "fell from the sky" on his first mission in Iraq, an inquest heard yesterday.   more...

Scientists face job cuts

NUCLEAR scientists at Harwell could be balloted for industrial action over cuts in funding which could lead to more than 90 job losses.   more...

Talks as takeover hits snag

TALKS are continuing between Banbury-based software firm iSoft and US company Computer Sciences Corp, which is threatening to block iSoft's takeover deal.   more...

Police hunt cyber-stalker

AN Oxford woman is being hunted by police and people in internet chatrooms for subjecting a July 7 bombing victim to a year-long 'cyber-stalking' campaign.   more...

City to safety check 32,000 trees

Oxford City Council is to embark on an urgent tree-felling exercise after tests showed 50 need to be cut down within a month.   more...

Stores face £200 fines over dumped trolleys

CITY councillors have pledged to clamp down on supermarkets which fail to retrieve shopping trolleys dumped in streets and gardens across Oxford.   more...

Church hosts flower festival

Holy Trinity Church in Headington Quarry is holding its first Flower Festival this weekend.   more...

Lincoln worker retires after 45 years

AFTER more than four decades of working for one of the oldest colleges in Oxford, Ted Busby has retired - aged 82.   more...

Witney Gazette News

Colder than parts of the Arctic

OXFORDSHIRE was officially colder than parts of the Arctic during the wash-out Bank Holiday weekend.   more...

Air show comes under fire

THE RAF has defended its inaugural Spirit of Adventure event, following criticism from some visitors.   more...

Theatre to close for repairs

ONE of Oxfordshire's top theatres is preparing to shut down for three months.   more...

Airman died after helicopter 'fell from sky'

AN airman from RAF Benson was killed when his helicopter "fell from the sky" on his first mission in Iraq, an inquest heard yesterday.   more...

  
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