Oxfordshire | Archive | 2008 | June
People are being asked to keep an eye out for a missing man who has connections to the Abingdon area. more...
People are being asked to keep an eye out for a missing man who has connections to the Abingdon area. more...
People are being asked to keep an eye out for a missing man who has connections to the Abingdon area. more...
Abingdon's £3.1million traffic system needs major changes or should be scrapped to ease congestion, claims a report into the scheme. more...
Flitting around the city, Jo Halstead finds plenty of intriguing exhibits, including some colourful artwork by Big Brother veteran Amy Jackson more...
Dexter Fletcher. Know the face but can't place the name? Let me jog your memory. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Bugsy Malone, Press Gang, Hotel Babylon? A ridiculously diverse CV that has him playing with the Hollywood greats, appearing in local theatre and bagging prime time TV, all at the same time. So how has Dexter Fletcher kept it going for so long? Katherine MacAlister finds out. more...
People in Bicester are more concerned with loitering youths, dog fouling and litter, than serious crime and disorder, police have said. more...
A teenager who survived a crash that killed four of his friends has told his father from his hospital bed that he wants to return home. more...
Every now and then, a novel comes along that portrays Oxford so vividly it would be accurate to describe the city as one of the main characters. more...
EMPIRES OF THE SEA Roger Crowley (Faber and Faber, £20) Plunging back nearly 500 years into the history of the Ottoman empire, this is a glorious achievement in classical hands. As with his previous book on the siege of Constantinople, Crowley has taken up sword and scimitar to give an entralling account of East and West duelling for supremacy in the wide blue expanse of the Mediterranean. And what a stage! Malta, Gibraltar, Rhodes, Tunis, Cyprus and of course exotic Istanbul. more...
SWEET EVENLODE Godfrey Hodgson (Wychwood Press £10) Godfrey Hodgson has lived in the area since 1975, in several places near to the Evenlode River. He has been principally a writer of American politics and history, but was laid up at home following a period of time in hospital, and decided to write this book, his "votive offering to a landscape I love". more...
by Sarah O'Meara When Jessica Mitford died in 1996 she left her postman £5,000. After a lifetime of letter writing, the socialite knew she had kept him busier than most. The 12,000 letters sent between the Mitford sisters throughout the 20th century have become infamous as a chronicle both of a unique family and of a complicated and politically charged era. more...
AN OXFORDSHIRE estate agent is to close at the end of the month, while another 13 jobs have been axed at a second property group. more...
British consistently stands head and shoulders above its neighbours in teenage pregnancy rates. more...
The news headlines make grim reading. more...
Rock Disco is a brand new night in the Oxford clubbing calendar's plethora of musical delights - so as such, I had little idea what to expect. more...
Brian was a white van man' long before the description became derisive. He used his redundancy cash from British Leyland to buy a vehicle and set up as a carrier in and around Cowley and Blackbird Leys. more...
WORK has started on the first phase of one of the biggest industrial property developments in Oxford for more than a decade. more...
The Museum of Natural History is using National Insect Week to help young people understand how vital insects are in nature, writes ELIZABETH EDWARDS Insects are the most essential parts of the ecosystem but are often dismissed as being of no significance and treated as pests. Activities during National Insect Week, starting Monday, will be setting out to correct this image. more...
Holders Banbury have been drawn at home to Great & Little Tew in round two of the Bernard Tollett Oxfordshire Cup. more...
ECB Cockspur Cup Oxford will again look to underline their strength in depth when they host Henley in their Group 12 semi-final on Sunday. more...
Home Counties Premier League Banbury can put themselves firmly in the Division 1 title race with victory at leaders High Wycombe tomorrow. more...
Home Counties Premier League Kidlington have suffered another blow with the news their overseas player Chade Steenholdt has returned home to Australia. more...
Minor Counties Championship Francois Vainker will make his full Oxfordshire debut against Wiltshire in the Western Division at Challow & Childrey, starting on Sunday. more...
Glory Farm's boys and Langford Village's girls took the honours in the annual Kwik Cricket Festival for the Cooper Family of Primary Schools at Bicester and North Oxford CC. more...
Ben Rae smashed his fifth century in seven games as Westbury saw off Charlbury by six wickets in Division 1. more...
The news that two crumbling city schools are to be razed to the ground and rebuilt is to be welcomed. more...
The Home Office acted with supreme arrogance yesterday in refusing to reassure the people of Kidlington and Oxfordshire it would sort out the problems at Campsfield House. more...
People at Barton are rejoicing - and rightly so. more...
A butterfly flaps its wings in a distant land, and we get wet in a tornado in Oxford, according to the theory of cause and effect in the eco-system first expounded by American mathematician Edward Lorenz. more...
It is a fact of life that critical decisions regarding your career have to be made at a relatively young age. The choice that is made while still a teenager can affect the course of your life and perceived wisdom is to seek as much advice as possible before embarking on a particular route. more...
Enter the surreal world of Wirth Research and be amazed. Here people walk about with electronic masks over their eyes examining cars which are not there or, even stranger, they drive such cars on race tracks which also do not exist. more...
What other fruit symbolises the British summer as perfectly as the strawberry? This luscious, fragrant fruit, which is a member of the rose family, heralds all that's good about the British summer, so I make no apology for highlighting its attributes once more. Who can fail to celebrate its arrival? Besides providing chefs and cooks with a versatile ingredient that's now being used extensively in savoury dishes as well as puddings, strawberries signify so much. more...
Ardley United host Didcot Town on August 2 in a pre-season friendly. more...
VAL BOURNE was among the calming green and white at this year's Chelsea flower show I have recently come back from the best Chelsea Flower Show I have ever had. The sun shone, but not too warmly, so the Grand Pavilion sparkled throughout the week without getting tired and limp. The large show gardens were fabulous and there were an unprecedented eight Gold Medals and four Silver Gilts. The best in show was the Laurent Perrier Garden designed by Tom Stuart-Smith who won his third Best in Show award. I think that's a record too. more...
Dates have been set for the roll-out of BlackBerry communication devices for Thames Valley Police officers in Oxfordshire. more...
OXFORDSHIRE is facing a grave shortage of burial spots as cemeteries fast approach capacity. more...
SCHOOLS across Oxfordshire are set to be transformed in a £67m improvement programme - the biggest ever undertaken in the county. more...
Dates have been set for the roll-out of BlackBerry communication devices for Thames Valley Police officers in Oxfordshire. more...
OXFORDSHIRE is facing a grave shortage of burial spots as cemeteries fast approach capacity. more...
SCHOOLS across Oxfordshire are set to be transformed in a £67m improvement programme - the biggest ever undertaken in the county. more...
Dates have been set for the roll-out of BlackBerry communication devices for Thames Valley Police officers in Oxfordshire. more...
A BLIND man from Witney has been welcomed home after winning a world triathlon gold medal. more...
OXFORDSHIRE is facing a grave shortage of burial spots as cemeteries fast approach capacity. more...
SCHOOLS across Oxfordshire are set to be transformed in a £67m improvement programme - the biggest ever undertaken in the county. more...
Dates have been set for the roll-out of BlackBerry communication devices for Thames Valley Police officers in Oxfordshire. more...
OXFORDSHIRE is facing a grave shortage of burial spots as cemeteries fast approach capacity. more...
SCHOOLS across Oxfordshire are set to be transformed in a £67m improvement programme - the biggest ever undertaken in the county. more...
Dates have been set for the roll-out of BlackBerry communication devices for Thames Valley Police officers in Oxfordshire. more...
OXFORDSHIRE is facing a grave shortage of burial spots as cemeteries fast approach capacity. more...
SCHOOLS across Oxfordshire are set to be transformed in a £67m improvement programme - the biggest ever undertaken in the county. more...
Richard Clarke will be on home territory when he plays in an England over 65s practice match on Oxford Hawks' pitch at Banbury Road North on Sunday (1pm). more...
Twyford trainer Alan Jarvis ended a barren run of almost three months without a winner when Rich Harvest scored at Chepstow. more...
We welcome your decision to publicise the subject of a 20mph city (Oxford Mail, June 13). more...
There is currently a lot of debate about whether we should have a 20mph limit across the whole of Oxford, including the main roads. more...
The plan for a 20mph city is great news for cyclists. more...
The Vice-Chancellor of Brookes admires Liberty's Shami Chakrabarti (Oxford Mail, June 13). I used to feel the same. more...
How many drivers are observing the 40mph speed limit on the A34 near the bridge works at Wolvercote? Just me, I think. more...
Mick Hucknall, the voice, and face, of Simply Red, tells Tim Hughes why he is no longer holding back the years - but instead trying something completely new HIS voice and flowing red locks have marked out Mick Hucknall as one of the best-known names in pop. more...
History will be made in Oxford this summer with a reunion of one of the greatest bands ever to have emerged from the city. more...
NICOLA LISLE enjoys the launch of Opera Anywhere's latest venture - opera cruises on the Thames They have done it on a pond, they have done it on ice, now they're doing it on the river. Once again Opera Anywhere is living up to its name by taking opera to the places that other operas don't reach. more...
A free organ recital at Christ Church next week by renowned organist Simon Preston commemorates the tragically short life of a former Oxford graduate, writes NICOLA LISLE When Simon Preston sinks his fingers on to the organ keys in Christ Church's magnificent cathedral next Thursday evening, he knows that this will be no ordinary recital. For many, it will have an almost unbearable poignancy, for this is the second annual concert in a series established to commemorate the life of Dr Andrew Chamblin, a former Christ Church graduate student, whose sudden death in February 2006, at the age of 36, sent shock waves through his circle of family and friends that are still keenly felt. more...
CHRIS GRAYon Puccini's neglected La Fanciulla del West at Grange Park The new production of Puccini's vocally demanding La Fanciulla del West at Grange Park, near Winchester, makes a powerful case for this strangely neglected opera to be given a permanent place in the repertoire. more...
Dates have been set for the roll-out of BlackBerry communication devices for Thames Valley Police officers in Oxfordshire. more...
Dates have been set for the roll-out of BlackBerry communication devices for Thames Valley Police officers in Oxfordshire. more...
Dates have been set for the roll-out of BlackBerry communication devices for Thames Valley Police officers in Oxfordshire. more...
SCHOOLS across Oxfordshire are set to be transformed in a £67m improvement programme - the biggest ever undertaken in the county. more...
OXFORDSHIRE is facing a grave shortage of burial spots as cemeteries fast approach capacity. more...
OXFORDSHIRE is facing a grave shortage of burial spots as cemeteries fast approach capacity. more...
OXFORDSHIRE is facing a grave shortage of burial spots as cemeteries fast approach capacity. more...
A teenager who survived a crash that killed four of his friends has told his father from his hospital bed that he wants to return home. more...
A teenager who survived a crash that killed four of his friends has told his father from his hospital bed that he wants to return home. more...
A teenager who survived a crash that killed four of his friends has told his father from his hospital bed that he wants to return home. more...
SCHOOLS across Oxfordshire are set to be transformed in a £67m improvement programme - the biggest ever undertaken in the county. more...
SCHOOLS across Oxfordshire are set to be transformed in a £67m improvement programme - the biggest ever undertaken in the county. more...
There was another major incident at Campsfield House Detention Centre in Kidlington during the early hours today. more...
Seven men broke out of controversial detention centre Campsfield House in Kidlington this morning, it has been confirmed. more...
Seven men broke out of controversial detention centre Campsfield House in Kidlington this morning, it has been confirmed. more...
These are the four men who are on the run from Campsfield House immigration centre. more...
These are the four men who are on the run from Campsfield House immigration centre. more...
Domino's Pizza, in London Road, Headington, has applied for permission to extend its opening hours to 3am on Fridays and Saturdays. more...
Kevin Spacey, the American actor and artistic director of London's The Old Vic Theatre, has been named as the next Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre at Oxford University. more...
Dates have been set for the roll-out of BlackBerry communication devices for Thames Valley Police officers in Oxfordshire. more...
Dates have been set for the roll-out of BlackBerry communication devices for Thames Valley Police officers in Oxfordshire. more...
Dates have been set for the roll-out of BlackBerry communication devices for Thames Valley Police officers in Oxfordshire. more...
PASSENGERS are paying £350 for a luxury train journey which will see antique train carriages arrive in Oxford. more...
WHO or what is to blame for Muslim extremism will be the subject of a debate at Oxford Town Hall on June 28. more...
A PERSISTENT beggar who has been jailed for four months was caught trying to get money from two off-duty police staff. more...
There was another major incident at Campsfield House Detention Centre in Kidlington during the early hours today. more...
TWO Oxford primary schools are set to be pulled down and rebuilt at a clost of almost £13m. more...
AN OXFORD estate can lay claim to having the best street dancers in the country following a triumphant performance at the World Hip Hop Championships. more...
Seven men broke out of controversial detention centre Campsfield House in Kidlington this morning, it has been confirmed. more...
Seven men broke out of controversial detention centre Campsfield House in Kidlington this morning, it has been confirmed. more...
A MEMORIAL was being unveiled at Oxford's University Church of St Mary the Virgin today to commemorate Catholic and Protestant martyrs of the Reformation period. more...
People are being asked to keep an eye out for a missing man who has connections to the Abingdon area. more...
Anxious residents living in the shadow of Campsfield House have this morning demanded the detention centre steps up security. more...
These are the four men who are on the run from Campsfield House immigration centre. more...
These are the four men who are on the run from Campsfield House immigration centre. more...
POLICE have extended a search area in the continued hunt for four escapees on the run from Campsfield House immigration centre. more...
POLICE have extended a search area in the continued hunt for four escapees on the run from Campsfield House immigration centre. more...
PEOPLE in Bicester are more concerned with loitering youths, dog fouling and litter, than serious crime and disorder, police have said. more...
PEOPLE in Bicester are more concerned with loitering youths, dog fouling and litter, than serious crime and disorder, police have said. more...
OXFORDSHIRE is facing a grave shortage of burial spots as cemeteries fast approach capacity. more...
OXFORDSHIRE is facing a grave shortage of burial spots as cemeteries fast approach capacity. more...
OXFORDSHIRE is facing a grave shortage of burial spots as cemeteries fast approach capacity. more...
AN escapee from Campsfield House has been found hiding out at Oxford's Botanic Garden. more...
AN escapee from Campsfield House has been found hiding out at Oxford's Botanic Garden. more...
Workers at carmaker BMW's Mini plant in Oxford have been told they need to pay more towards their pensions. more...
A teenager who survived a crash that killed four of his friends has told his father from his hospital bed that he wants to return home. more...
A teenager who survived a crash that killed four of his friends has told his father from his hospital bed that he wants to return home. more...
A teenager who survived a crash that killed four of his friends has told his father from his hospital bed that he wants to return home. more...
SCHOOLS across Oxfordshire are set to be transformed in a £67m improvement programme - the biggest ever undertaken in the county. more...
SCHOOLS across Oxfordshire are set to be transformed in a £67m improvement programme - the biggest ever undertaken in the county. more...
SCHOOLS across Oxfordshire are set to be transformed in a £67m improvement programme - the biggest ever undertaken in the county. more...
Three illegal immigrants who have escaped from the Campsfield House detention centre remained on the loose tonight. more...
Three illegal immigrants who have escaped from the Campsfield House detention centre remained on the loose tonight. more...
An Oxfordshire student has won a Nintendo DS after successfully entering an online competition run as part of the regional Safe Drive Stay Alive campaign. more...
Dates have been set for the roll-out of BlackBerry communication devices for Thames Valley Police officers in Oxfordshire. more...
Dates have been set for the roll-out of BlackBerry communication devices for Thames Valley Police officers in Oxfordshire. more...
Dates have been set for the roll-out of BlackBerry communication devices for Thames Valley Police officers in Oxfordshire. more...
OXFORDSHIRE is facing a grave shortage of burial spots as cemeteries fast approach capacity. more...
OXFORDSHIRE is facing a grave shortage of burial spots as cemeteries fast approach capacity. more...
OXFORDSHIRE is facing a grave shortage of burial spots as cemeteries fast approach capacity. more...
SCHOOLS across Oxfordshire are set to be transformed in a £67m improvement programme - the biggest ever undertaken in the county. more...
SCHOOLS across Oxfordshire are set to be transformed in a £67m improvement programme - the biggest ever undertaken in the county. more...
SCHOOLS across Oxfordshire are set to be transformed in a £67m improvement programme - the biggest ever undertaken in the county. more...
Dates have been set for the roll-out of BlackBerry communication devices for Thames Valley Police officers in Oxfordshire. more...
Dates have been set for the roll-out of BlackBerry communication devices for Thames Valley Police officers in Oxfordshire. more...
Dates have been set for the roll-out of BlackBerry communication devices for Thames Valley Police officers in Oxfordshire. more...
Seven men broke out of controversial detention centre Campsfield House in Kidlington this morning, it has been confirmed. more...
Seven men broke out of controversial detention centre Campsfield House in Kidlington this morning, it has been confirmed. more...
These are the four men who are on the run from Campsfield House immigration centre. more...
These are the four men who are on the run from Campsfield House immigration centre. more...
POLICE have extended a search area in the continued hunt for four escapees on the run from Campsfield House immigration centre. more...
POLICE have extended a search area in the continued hunt for four escapees on the run from Campsfield House immigration centre. more...
AN escapee from Campsfield House has been found hiding out at Oxford's Botanic Garden. more...
PEOPLE in Bicester are more concerned with loitering youths, dog fouling and litter, than serious crime and disorder, police have said. more...
PEOPLE in Bicester are more concerned with loitering youths, dog fouling and litter, than serious crime and disorder, police have said. more...
OXFORDSHIRE is facing a grave shortage of burial spots as cemeteries fast approach capacity. more...
OXFORDSHIRE is facing a grave shortage of burial spots as cemeteries fast approach capacity. more...
OXFORDSHIRE is facing a grave shortage of burial spots as cemeteries fast approach capacity. more...
AN escapee from Campsfield House has been found hiding out at Oxford's Botanic Garden. more...
A teenager who survived a crash that killed four of his friends has told his father from his hospital bed that he wants to return home. more...
A teenager who survived a crash that killed four of his friends has told his father from his hospital bed that he wants to return home. more...
A teenager who survived a crash that killed four of his friends has told his father from his hospital bed that he wants to return home. more...
SCHOOLS across Oxfordshire are set to be transformed in a £67m improvement programme - the biggest ever undertaken in the county. more...
SCHOOLS across Oxfordshire are set to be transformed in a £67m improvement programme - the biggest ever undertaken in the county. more...
SCHOOLS across Oxfordshire are set to be transformed in a £67m improvement programme - the biggest ever undertaken in the county. more...
Three illegal immigrants who have escaped from the Campsfield House detention centre remained on the loose tonight. more...
Three illegal immigrants who have escaped from the Campsfield House detention centre remained on the loose tonight. more...
Dates have been set for the roll-out of BlackBerry communication devices for Thames Valley Police officers in Oxfordshire. more...
Dates have been set for the roll-out of BlackBerry communication devices for Thames Valley Police officers in Oxfordshire. more...
Dates have been set for the roll-out of BlackBerry communication devices for Thames Valley Police officers in Oxfordshire. more...
People are being asked to keep an eye out for a missing man who has connections to the Abingdon area. more...
OXFORDSHIRE is facing a grave shortage of burial spots as cemeteries fast approach capacity. more...
OXFORDSHIRE is facing a grave shortage of burial spots as cemeteries fast approach capacity. more...
OXFORDSHIRE is facing a grave shortage of burial spots as cemeteries fast approach capacity. more...
SCHOOLS across Oxfordshire are set to be transformed in a £67m improvement programme - the biggest ever undertaken in the county. more...
SCHOOLS across Oxfordshire are set to be transformed in a £67m improvement programme - the biggest ever undertaken in the county. more...
SCHOOLS across Oxfordshire are set to be transformed in a £67m improvement programme - the biggest ever undertaken in the county. more...
Witney United Football Club have signed a 'significant' sponsorship deal with Polythene UK Ltd. more...
Banbury United have appointed former Puritan player and boss Wally Hastie as assistant manager. more...
Dates have been set for the roll-out of BlackBerry communication devices for Thames Valley Police officers in Oxfordshire. more...
OXFORDSHIRE is facing a grave shortage of burial spots as cemeteries fast approach capacity. more...
SCHOOLS across Oxfordshire are set to be transformed in a £67m improvement programme - the biggest ever undertaken in the county. more...
Dates have been set for the roll-out of BlackBerry communication devices for Thames Valley Police officers in Oxfordshire. more...
OXFORDSHIRE is facing a grave shortage of burial spots as cemeteries fast approach capacity. more...
SCHOOLS across Oxfordshire are set to be transformed in a £67m improvement programme - the biggest ever undertaken in the county. more...
Dates have been set for the roll-out of BlackBerry communication devices for Thames Valley Police officers in Oxfordshire. more...
OXFORDSHIRE is facing a grave shortage of burial spots as cemeteries fast approach capacity. more...
SCHOOLS across Oxfordshire are set to be transformed in a £67m improvement programme - the biggest ever undertaken in the county. more...
Dates have been set for the roll-out of BlackBerry communication devices for Thames Valley Police officers in Oxfordshire. more...
OXFORDSHIRE is facing a grave shortage of burial spots as cemeteries fast approach capacity. more...
SCHOOLS across Oxfordshire are set to be transformed in a £67m improvement programme - the biggest ever undertaken in the county. more...
Dates have been set for the roll-out of BlackBerry communication devices for Thames Valley Police officers in Oxfordshire. more...
OXFORDSHIRE is facing a grave shortage of burial spots as cemeteries fast approach capacity. more...
SCHOOLS across Oxfordshire are set to be transformed in a £67m improvement programme - the biggest ever undertaken in the county. more...
Although Donington Park this weekend is my home Grand Prix, I'm more relaxed than normal because there is not much spare time and so much to do. more...
Oxford Premier (Newton Abbott): 1, 5, 7 R Parker 1443, 1374, 1362; 2, 3 R Ward 1402, 1400; 4, 6 A Bazylkiewicz 1376, 1363; 8 D Fellows 1310. more...
Oxford University time trial ace Jesse Elzinga stormed to victory in the Oxonian ten-mile time trial on the Witney A40 course. more...
Nathan Harrison, 11, may have become the youngest podium finisher in a competition for drivers up to five years older than him. more...
Bicester's David Kuester was fifth in the 60-64 year age group at the British Masters Weights Pentathlon Championships at the Stantonbury Stadium, Milton Keynes. more...
Two Oxford primary schools are set to be pulled down and rebuilt at a clost of almost £13m. more...
An Oxford estate can lay claim to having the best street dancers in the country following a triumphant performance at the World Hip Hop Championships. more...
There was another major incident at Campsfield House Detention Centre in Kidlington during the early hours today. more...
An MP has said that the number of incidents at Campsfield House are " unacceptable". more...
Seven men broke out of controversial detention centre Campsfield House in Kidlington this morning, it has been confirmed. more...
Thousands of people from communities across Oxford are set to descend on Cowley Marsh Park for the city's third annual Mela on Sunday. more...
Anxious residents living in the shadow of Campsfield House have this morning demanded the detention centre steps up security. more...
These are the four men who are on the run from Campsfield House immigration centre. more...
More than 100 parents and teachers visited Oxford Brookes University to quiz some of education's top names about schools and universities. more...
Oxfordshire is facing a grave shortage of burial spots as cemeteries fast approach capacity. more...
Police have extended a search area in the continued hunt for four escapees on the run from Campsfield House immigration centre. more...
An escapee from Campsfield House has been found hiding out at Oxford's Botanical Gardens. more...
A fundraising group for an animal charity may be forced to close because of a lack of volunteers. more...
Workers at carmaker BMW's Cowley Mini plant in Oxford have been told they need to pay more towards their pensions. more...
Petrol filling station bosses across Oxfordshire have welcomed news a second strike by tanker drivers scheduled this weekend has been suspended. more...
Pupils, staff and parents at an Oxford school are celebrating after it received an award for its contribution to the arts. more...
Three illegal immigrants who have escaped from the Campsfield House detention centre remained on the loose tonight. more...
Schools across Oxfordshire are set to be transformed in a £67m package of improvements - the biggest ever undertaken in the county. more...
Oxford University professor Elleke Boehmer has written a book about former South African president Nelson Mandela to coincide with his 90th birthday celebrations next month. more...
The legacy of a pioneering project which helped turn around an Oxford estate, has been secured, thanks to a city council grant. more...
A new memorial to Catholic and Protestant martyrs associated with Oxfordshire has been unveiled in a city centre church. more...
Twelve men accused of being part of a conspiracy to supply cocaine will enter pleas to the charge in September. more...
There was another major incident at Campsfield House Detention Centre in Kidlington during the early hours today. more...
Seven men broke out of controversial detention centre Campsfield House in Kidlington this morning, it has been confirmed. more...
These are the four men who are on the run from Campsfield House immigration centre. more...
Seven men broke out of controversial detention centre Campsfield House in Kidlington this morning, it has been confirmed. more...
These are the four men who are on the run from Campsfield House immigration centre. more...
THE search to find the top companies and individuals in the county's business community will end tonight at a glittering awards ceremony. more...
Abingdon and Headington have some of the oldest dance sides in England, writes CHRIS KOENIG Perhaps it is the growth of English nationalism that we have to thank for the increase in popularity of English folk songs and dances - as opposed to Irish, Welsh, or Scottish ones. more...
Tim Hughes tucks in and finds more than your average curry more...
SATURDAY. more...
AEA Technology 68.5 BMW £25.48 Electrocomponents 153.75 Nationwide Accident Repair 142 Oxford Biomedica 23 Oxford Catalyst 168.5 Oxford Instruments 233.5 Reed Elsevier 590.25 RM 197.75 RPS Group 296 more...
AEA Technology 68.5 BMW 2588 Electrocomponents 153.75 Nationwide Accident Repair 142 Oxford Biomedica 23 Oxford Catalyst 168.5 Oxford Instruments 233.5 Reed Elsevier 586.25 RM 194.5 RPS Group 288.25 more...
Former world champion Jason Crump heads a strong line-up, who are paying tribute to long-time Oxford Cheetahs rider Steve Johnston at Coventry on Sunday. more...
Colston maintained their fine start in Mixed Division 1 of the 2-Pair League by beating Oxford Sports 2.5-1.5. more...
Oxford City came good at the death to register a very useful 6-3 win over North Oxford A in Mixed Division 1 of the OLTA's Wilson 3-Pair League. more...
Oxfordshire's former British No 1 Tim Henman admits he's not missing the game at all and is enjoying retirement - doing the simple things he never had a chance to. more...
You can tell there's a fuel crisis. more...
Katherine MacAlister talks to director Maria Aitken about bringing The 39 Steps to Oxford and all the happy memories that come with it more...
NICK UTECHIN talks to Maria Aitken about bringing her successful production of The 39 Steps to Oxford "I returned from the City about three o'clock on that May afternoon pretty well disgusted with life." So begins John Buchan's classic 1915 adventure story, The Thirty-Nine Steps, with his initially weary and jaundiced hero, Richard Hannay. Life for him gets immeasurably more exciting almost immediately, with dead bodies, a trip to Scotland and a grim race against time with German agents. more...
PAUL STAMMERS enjoy's Creation's Spanish-tinged Much Ado About Nothing You can tell there's a fuel crisis. No Mini Coopers or Vespa scooters for Creation Theatre Company this time - the only forms of transport are a bicycle and a wheelbarrow. more...
For the past five years a skilled and committed steering committee has been working to create a short stay house in Oxfordshire for people suffering from mental problems. more...
Tim Hughes joins freaky-dancing maraca-man Bez, of the Happy Mondays, for some spills, thrills and bellyaches around the lake at Blenheim Palace ahead of this month's Wakestock. more...
Wallingford School is on the up - and its improvements have been given the official stamp of approval in its latest Ofsted report, which classed the school as good with outstanding features. more...
A 44-year-old man who downloaded indecent images of children on his computer left court with a suspended jail sentence today. more...
JUST a fortnight ago, the future of this weekend's Riverside Festival in Charlbury looked bleak as torrential downpours swamped the site. more...
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