PLANS for dedicated parking spaces to serve a planned town centre hotel have been dropped in a council U-turn. Cherwell District Council submitted plans for a £6.5m five-storey community building over Franklin’s Yard car park, which will house
A BIOTECH firm is set to more than double in size by the end of the year after seeing its key cancer therapy adopted by an industry giant. Adaptimmune will see its Milton Park-based workforce increase from 30 currently to 70 in the next six months
SMALL firms are being overlooked by the county’s enterprise agency, a business leader has warned. Bob Bradley, president of the Oxfordshire Chamber of Commerce, has called on the Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) to spend more time
THE OXFORD Pride festival is set to end with a parade through the city centre this weekend. The 10-day arts and cultural festival – celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgeneder life in the county – was launched on Friday and is due to end
MULTIPLE sclerosis sufferers have been given a boost after a new treatment developed by an Oxford firm was approved to be available on the NHS. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) has sanctioned the use of Genzyme’s Lemtrada
There is a corner of Oxford that will forever be Ireland, thanks to Eamon O’Sullivan. And the manager of O’Neill’s pub in George Street absolutely loves the fact his clientele is an eclectic mix of local workers, students, international tourists
More than 100 people gathered outside the Oxford Union for a peaceful vigil tonight. They were in St Michael’s Street to express their views on the union’s response to allegations made against its president Ben Sullivan. Mr Sullivan, 21, was
A GROUP of mothers have started their training for an adventure of a lifetime. The 18 women from the Cherwell Valley – who call themselves the Valley Girls – are planning to cycle a whopping 470km across rural Rajasthan, India, to raise money for
Rotherham striker Danny Hylton has signed for Oxford United and declared: I can't want to start. United unveiled what is manager Gary Waddock's first signing this morning. Hylton spent time on loan at AFC Wimbledon and Bury FC last season and
TAILBACKS are being reported on the A34 this evening after a crash involving a car and two lorries. The accident on the northbound road between the Botley and the Peartree interchanges has blocked one lane.
FOR the past three years the Independent Working Class Association has hosted Working Class History Month to keep Oxford’s history alive. Alex Wynick reports OXFORD’S working class origins are being celebrated for the third year running in
Organisers have cancelled this year's Banbury and District Show amid safety concerns due to the weather. Torrential rain and the condition of the town's Spiceball Park have forced them to cancel the annual fair which was due to take place on Sunday
AN OXFORD City Football Club managing director who worked with Harry Redknapp and Bobby Moore during their time at the club has died aged 76. Les Goodchild came to the club in 1979 as managing director, after local firm Free Newspapers Ltd, owned
THE first man to play football as a full-time professional for an Oxford club has died aged 88. Jack Casley became one the city’s leading football figures over five decades, after a career that began with Oxford United’s previous incarnation, Headington
EVERY road I go down at the moment seems to be booby trapped, which is so frustrating. I’m not going to make up any stories and I just hope in the races before the summer break at Barcelona, Assen and the Sachsenring we can string together some
THE city’s largest park will host the second Oxford Festival of Nature this weekend. Families can expect pop-up wildlife gardens made of recycled rubbish, birds of prey and nature walks that delve into the science behind wild habitats. Organiser
FORMER pop star Gary Glitter is to be charged with eight sex offences involving underage girls, the Crown Prosecution Service has announced. Banbury-born Glitter, 70, whose real name is Paul Gadd, became the first person to be arrested as part
Tim Hughes enjoys a cosmic ride with Australian psych-rockers Tame impala Tame Impala O2 Academy Oxford WITH thunderous grungy bass and brain-crunching reverb, Tame Impala have cornered the market in acid-drenched psychedelic rock.
It is one of the world’s most famous railway journeys. Not the Orient Express, nor the Trans-Siberian — it is the day, just before the outbreak of the First World War, when a train carrying the poet Edward Thomas drew up ‘unwontedly’ to the tiny station
THREE vehicles have been involved in a collision on the Eastern Bypass at Cowley. It has partially blocked the slip road at the Garsington Road junction.
Some people are lucky with their relatives, including Oxford author Rebecca Gowers. One of her great-grandfathers, Douglas Pelly, provided the story to enable her to become a full-time writer. Now another great-grandfather, Ernest Gowers, has thrust
Jo Eames, co-owner of Peach Pubs, has published her second book Not Only The Good Boys (£9.99), a historical novel like her first, The Faithless Wife, which explored the Spanish Civil War on Menorca. This time she weaves fiction into the true story
JACK BROOKS COLUMN Another two weeks into the season and my body is beginning to get slightly more stiff, sore and tired. As things have been going well and I’m bowling as well as I ever have, I keep getting wheeled out every game so I’m finding
Terry Cudbird didn’t want to put his feet up after retiring, so he walked 4,000 miles around the perimeter of France. He transformed the diary of his mammoth walk into a book called Walking the Hexagon, a reference to the shape of France. Now
I interviewed Sir Roger and Lady Moyra Bannister for The Oxford Times magazine Limited Edition, so became aware of his energy and the range of his achievements. Talking to me, he emphasised his research into neurology and how he was part of the explosion
Oxford City's Conference North match at home to Workington last season is one of 11 games in England under investigation of match-fixing. The game, which took place on December 10 and finished in a 1-1 draw, is one of ten matches in the Conference
With a buzzing cultural life, beautiful scenery and world-class museums and hotels, Northern Ireland’s capital is shaking off its troubled history and reinventing itself as a lively tourist destination. Tim Hughes found out more KEN Harper turns
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The distinctive Smokey Mountain Cooker from Weber offers an opportunity to try out different smoking techniques and get your creative juices flowing. And it really is so easy that anyone can prepare something amazing. Once the Smokey Mountain is up
I had been daydreaming about our tea at Blenheim Palace so took the afternoon off to ensure we savoured it in all its glory while taking full advantage of the stunning gardens and grounds. We were lucky that the day we chose was an absolute corker
Katherine MacAlister's post-theatre dash for late night food leads to a tapas mix that doesn’t match expectations Never underestimate a male stomach. Just when you think you’ve got things under wraps and are on the home straight, it whips out right
Jake Oppon on opening up a bar on the roof of Oxford's Varsity Club Upon seeing The Varsity Club in Oxford’s High Street for the first time, we knew it was a fantastic site and had great potential. A beautiful tall, slim building over three
John Footman is Executive Chef at Summertown’s new restaurant The Oxford Kitchen. John traces his love of cooking with fresh quality produce to his childhood and the imaginative home grown food cooked by his family. This passion for fresh produce continued
Stepping into the shoes of Sybil Fawlty has given Donna Gray comedy inspiration, as she tells Katherine MacAlister Donna Gray has discovered she can do stand-up. Not an unusual development for someone specialising in comedy you might think,
A PLAY area that missed out on a refurbishment two years ago has finally got new equipment. The £25,000 plan for the play area off Great Clarendon Street in Jericho was missed off an Oxford City Council list for park refurbishments. Now it
Starsailor frontman James Walsh tells Tim Hughes why the time is now right for the successful indie pop band to get back together They were a hugely successful band, with a string of hit records and a likable line in melodic indie-pop. Then
Katherine MacAlister discovers the philosophy behind an exciting new show from China with martial arts and music Immortal Chi is a massively impressive sounding show. Direct from China, and created by the team behind Shaolin Warriors, it has
Nick Hilton on why finishing exams is not a reason to 'trash' the city Trashing is an Oxford tradition, in the same mould as generally being the sort of entitled yob that would make the blood of an ordinary citizen boil. It consists of completing
Annette Cunningham says exam time in Oxford is magical It’s a sight to behold. There’s always something quite magical about travelling to work on the Number 2 bus this time of year and spotting the, somewhat surreal, sight of clusters of students
My journey last year to the first Gibraltar Literary Festival was achieved in some style thanks to the airline that generously supplied the ticket, Monarch. Such was the comfort in which I travelled — with an extra legroom seat at the front of the
The Daily Telegraph columnist Michael Henderson was absolutely right last week to condemn the irritating practice — increasingly observable in our theatres — of patrons giving standing ovations at the end of performances. “Me, me, me,” he wrote
What a wonderful week of opera it has been for me, with Opera Holland Park’s opening production of Puccini’s La Fanciulla del West on Tuesday preceded a few days earlier by two other masterpieces from the 20th-century repertoire. These were Grange
A HISTORIC building in the grounds of Abingdon Abbey could become a pub. Vale of White Horse District Council has revealed one of the top four bidders for Old Abbey House is a pub restaurant firm. The council put the building, the former home
ENGLISH wines and home-grown grapes may still be in the minority, but despite the country’s unpredictable weather, Oxfordshire’s oldest vineyard is flourishing. The 36-year history of Frilford Heath’s Bothy Vineyard began after Roger and Dorothea
Reg Little on the roles of county people and places in the Normandy Landings They will gather on Saturday by the block of granite known as the Harwell Stone, as they always do in early June. The simple service will be preceded by a village
Katherine MacAlister joins the teenagers at Nando's... but finds it all a flap rather than a hen party ‘You know what this is like?” Mr Greedy said raising his voice, the kids looking up in alarm. “It’s just like that garden shed we’ve just bought
Orders for the latest generation of the Cowley-built Mini are running at record levels. Bosses say demand for the car is greater now than at any time since its launch almost 13 years ago, despite latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers
Helen Peacocke on the family mixing it up with delicious flavoured confections Despite the torrential rain and chill wind that rattled around the stalls at Deddington’s Farmers’ Market during the holiday weekend, the Ramaglia family tenaciously
Sylvia Vetta on the biography of Roger Bannister, who ran the first four-minute mile I interviewed Sir Roger and Lady Moyra Bannister for The Oxford Times magazine Limited Edition, so became aware of his energy and the range of his achievements
Val Bourne on a pepper-scented floral favourite back in vogue One plant that seemed to be right in vogue at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show was the lupin, a pepper-scented stalwart of my 1950s’ childhood. Pale-yellow lupins appeared in the
HOW many of us have been told by a relative that in the good old days this or that was better than today? I’m not a technophobe but youngsters are dependent on their electronic gadgets these days and seem to lack imagination to do things without
MAY I comment on ‘A private group would have disappeared by now’ (Letters, May 30). John Maden is a friend and former fellow officer of Oxford and District Trades Union Council. I was also delegated to help organise Levellers Day. This
RADIOHEAD star Colin Greenwood will join a team of 22 dads, who have already raised more than £66,000 for a blood cancer charity, to tackle Oxfordshire’s largest triathlon. The team will join 7,000 others at the Blenheim Palace Triathlon in Woodstock
BANBURY MAGISTRATES Richard Bradley, 47, of Swinbrook Road, Shipton-under-Wychwood, admitted drink-driving in Fiddlers Hill, Shipton-under-Wychwood, on May 12. Had 61 micrograms of alcohol in 100ml of breath, above the legal limit of 35 micrograms
I HAVE read in sheer horror of the tragic death of Clifford Clarke, who was mauled to death by a crazed Spanish fighting dog. The dog’s two owners had not fed it for nearly two days, so understandably the dog was desperate for some food. The
IN response to Chris Stevens’s letter (Having the women’s results at top is political correctness gone mad, May 28): I’m a mum of a 15-year-old girl who has played football for the last seven years. Football is her passion and her life. She is
I THINK it outrageous that the Iraq War inquiry will not publish in full the correspondence between Blair and Bush before their attack on Iraq. This illegal war cost a minimum of 100,000 innocent lives in that country and many of our brave servicemen
OH dear, when will our members of Parliament join the real world? Mr Gove, the Education Secretary, wants to have a law that will stop parents from taking children on holidays in term time. He does not seem to be aware of all the parents who
Come along to the Oxford Festival of Nature at Cutteslowe and Sunnymead Park on Saturday and explore Oxford’s largest park to discover the wildlife that lives there. Andy Gunn, one of the organisers of the festival, is looking forward to introducing
Damon Smith is more infuriated than dazzled by this floppy fiction fairytale Olivier Dahan’s fictionalised account of a turbulent year in the life of Hollywood actress Grace Kelly begins with newsreel footage of the Oscar-winning star’s lavish
Giles Woodforde on Chris Goode's latest production starring Gwyneth Strong ‘First impressions are the most lasting,” goes the 18th- century proverb. That’s not always true, you’ll discover if you visit Botley Road’s West Oxford Community Centre
A MOTORBIKE was stolen from a Bodicote stable after thieves cut a padlock with bolt croppers. Between 10pm on Friday, May 23 and 7am on Saturday, May 24, they gained entry to the Goose Lane premises and stole a blue and white Yamaha 125cc scrambler
Hard on the heels of English National Opera’s Peter Grimes at the Coliseum comes a thrilling production, opening the 2014 season at Grange Park, that confirms its status — for this reviewer at least — as Benjamin Britten’s most accomplished work for
As Giles Woodforde discovers, this musical remake is a hit Betty Blue Eyes — the name suggests a 1940s forces sweetheart, a singer with a famous dance band perhaps. But Betty is in fact a pig being fattened up for consumption at a corporate feast
Eight years after her sensational turn as drunken harridan Martha in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, husky-voiced Hollywood star Kathleen Turner is back in the West End with a rapidly emptying bottle of bourbon once again supplying her principal prop
Unlikely as it may seem, La Fanciulla del West, Puccini’s rootin’-tootin’ 1910 opera set in the Californian Gold Rush, is solidly based in reality. This applies even to its pistol-toting heroine Minnie — part Snow White, part Calamity Jane. This
SHORTLY before the elections, the Oxford Mail reported on a spate of graffiti canvassing votes for city councillor Colin Cook, pictured. Mr Cook claimed to know nothing about the script, which had been daubed on a number of walls across West Oxford
A WHEELCHAIR user who tried to sue Stagecoach Oxford for discriminating against him is appealing against a judge who threw his case out. Robert Light, 71, was told his lawsuit was thrown out because the judge didn’t receive a written statement
Temple Cowley Pools has to be saved and with 14,000 people signing the Temple Cowley Pool petition, clearly there is enormous support for saving the centre. Temple Cowley Pools, above, is unique. It was built in the 1980s. It has a large
QMy friend has been through the courts in relation to their child and they advised me that the court is biased towards the mother. Is this true? AThis certainly is not the case in my experience. The court has a duty to all parties to look impartially
WORK has started on a project to create a £70,000 outdoor gym at a Didcot park. The town council is replacing the trim trail in Edmonds Park with a modern outdoor gym and contractors started work to install the equipment on Monday. About £50,000
Nicola Lisle talks to 'guitar freaks' the Katona twins ahead of their show at the Sheldonian The last two CDs released by the Katona Twins could not be a greater contrast — a recording of Bach music last October, and then Guitar Freaks, a classical
ONE person has been taken to hospital with neck injuries after three cars were involved in a collision in Blackbird Leys. Blackbird Leys Road was shut by police, while they investigated the scene and recovered the vehicles: A Vauxhall Astra, a
Alexander The Great tells the story of two runaway teens, with folk, rock, jazz and blues. Tim Hughes meets creator Humphrey 'Huck' Astley No one could accuse Humphrey ‘Huck’ Astley of dumbing down. While other musicians are busy churning out accessible
A golf day and auction will take place today to raise money for the Save Oxford Stadium campaign. It will be taking place at Oxford Golf Club in Hill Top Road from midday. The money will go towards the campaign to prevent the Sandy Lane stadium
Oxford city council took enforcement action against taxi drivers 385 times in the year 2013/14 (May to Arpil). Of these, 206 were warnings issued to the driver and on two occasions the driver’s taxi licence was surrendered. In 32 instances
Theresa Thompson on a collection of art paying tribute to Kenneth Clark Kenneth Clark, patron, collector, art historian, and broadcasting impresario best known for his pioneering 1969 TV series Civilisation – the first to bring the art of the 20th
LONDON Welsh head coach Justin Burnell said the club were back where they belong after securing promotion to the Premiership last night. The Exiles won the Greene King IPA Championship final 48-28 on aggregate after a pulsating 21-20 second-leg
AN INCIDENT on the A34 has partially blocked the southbound lane between Oxford Road and Marcham Road, outside Abingdon. Three vehicles were involved, according to traffic reports. A fire service spokeswoman said crews had not attended any
Liz Nicholls on how the gap between rich and poor can be bridged by the arts Watching Searching for Sugarman at the weekend, one particular note chimed. The Oscar-winning documentary directed by the late Malik Bendjelloul tells the story of mythical
Nicola Lisle asks leading actor Philip Arditti all about his role in the upcoming Catch-22 Call it what you like — catch-22, damned if you do and damned if you don’t, caught between the devil and the deep blue sea — it all comes down to the same
AN MP has said police have no excuse for ignoring a call for help by a vulnerable teen who was being sexually abused. The girl told officers she was being abused by Omid Ali in January 2012 and Oxfordshire County Council’s safeguarding team was
POLICE have promised they will be unrelenting in their hunt for evil adults who have sexually exploited young and vulnerable girls for their own twisted gratification. Yesterday, they were proved to be true to their word. Last year’s first
TWO men who targeted a vulnerable teenager have become the latest defendants jailed as part of Operation Bullfinch. Bilal Ahmed and Zeeshan Ahmed were handed prison sentences yesterday at Oxford Crown Court after unanimous guilty verdicts from
AN ELDERLY man was swindled by two conmen in Chipping Norton on Monday . He was visited by two men at his home in West Street at about 4pm, who posed as cleaning products salesman before entering his home and stealing cash from his kitchen as well
THE Oxford Mail is able to reveal that both Zeeshan and Bilal Ahmed were defendants in the first Bullfinch trial held last year after winning a legal challenge yesterday. Child abuser Zeeshan, 28, was jailed for seven years following the Old Bailey
A doctor based at Harwell is leading investigations into research that could see babies born with three genetic parents to prevent inherited diseases. Dr Andy Greenfield, from the Medical Research Council’s research unit, heads a panel appointed
Thieves broke through security fencing to steal a forklift truck from a site in Great Western Park, Didcot. The yellow JCB was taken over the weekend from Sir Frank Williams Avenue. Call police on 101. Our top stories:
A 67-year-old man died after apparently falling into a cellar window following a night out drinking, an inquest in Oxford heard yesterday. Roger Callow, of The Paddocks, Deddington, was found outside a property in New Street in the village in the
A TEMPORARY lock keeper helped rescue a teenage boy who got trapped underwater while canoeing with his father. Sebastian Cook was manning Radcot Lock near Faringdon on May 29 when the boy ventured too close to a weir and got caught in a small whirlpool
A DOG was rescued from a disabled toilet this morning by fire crews, after being left there by its owner. The mutt, whose breed was not revealed, was found in the loos at Gloucester Green bus station, Oxford, at about 3am. Police said the owner
Banbury secured their place in the Royal London National Club Championship Group 13 final with a thrilling one-wicket success at home to Kibworth. Skipper Jimmy Phillips hit the winning runs to book a trip to Cambridge Granta on June 22. A
Oxfordshire face an uphill task to progress in the Middleton Cup after losing their opening match 115-109 against Middlesex at Oxford City & County. Too many of the Oxon team failed to show anywhere near their best form as they lost out on
Oxfordshire Ladies lost 142-78 to a strong Kent team in their first John’s Trophy match at Sutton, Surrey. The only winning rink came from Carol Penson’s four of Margaret Bullock, Maggie Alderson and Carol Gaskins. Oxfordshire 78 (2pts), Kent
Oxfordshire Under 25s produced a below-par display in their 71-45 defeat by Berkshire in their Junior Home Counties League opener at Thatcham. Now played in a three-rink format, the clash saw Oxon fail to take a single point. Disappointingly
TEACHER Rupert Attlee was 25 when he visited Tiananmen Square in Beijing. He arrived on June 3 and found a city in a carnival-like state, with thousands of students parading through the streets calling for democracy in China. The next day,
Volunteers are wonderful! Millions of volunteers regularly give their time up and down the country and organisations across the public, private and voluntary and community sectors depend on them to do many things. Volunteers’ week, from June 1
Headington A won 5-1 at South Oxford A to return to the top of Division 1 in the Oxford & District League, sponsored by Yarnton Nurseries. The success was cemented by Howard Watts’s rink, who chalked up a 35-10 win in the 108-65 scoreline.
Establishing Oxford as a centre of growth, driven by groundbreaking businesses and research, is now a long-term government ambition. Investment is already flowing in and for a long time now so have people, from both home and abroad. It is all
TIM Stephens’s double was a rare highlight for Team Oxfordshire in the UK Youth Development League at Tilsley Park, Abingdon. The Oxford City athlete won the under 17 boys’ 400m hurdles in 56.1secs and high jump in 1.75m. But Oxon’s depleted
DRIVERS are facing congestion this morning on the London Road, in Headington. According to traffic reports, the road has been hit by delays around Merewood Avenue, near Thornhill Park and Ride. More to follow. Get the latest updates on
3:47pm Banbury-man Gary Glitter has been charged with sex offences against girls 3:23pm This week's featured artist on our Oxfordshire Bands Showcase is singer-songwriter
OXFORD Saints recorded their fourth straight win of the season after beating previously-unbeaten Peterborough Saxons 34-14. In their first home game of the season, played in front of a decent-sized crowd at Abingdon RFC, Saints maintained top spot
Steven Sheard lifted the Men’s Individual crown on his way to a hat-trick of titles on finals night. The Kennington player defeated John Patey, of West Oxford Democrats Club, in the singles final. Sheard took the first leg with 11,960, but
A cycling arsonist has started four fires in Banbury leaving the High Street closed, police have said At about 2.15am, three ATMs in High Street were set alight causing damage to the buildings although no money was stolen. The three banks targeted
Some films are impossible to review. Their subject matter is so emotive that any challenge to their methodology or motivation lays the critic open to accusations of ignorance, insensitivity or bigotry. Ryan Coogler's Fruitvale Station has caused plenty
THE Queen’s Baton will come to Oxford tomorrow at the Cutteslowe Summer Festival. It will arrive at Sunnymead Park between 3pm and 4pm, and will be carried by Oxford’s four batonbearers – Juliet Field, 67, Simon Price, 16, Ian Warland, 50, and
A REPORT which recommends an “arc of opportunity” for building new garden cities – including about half of Oxfordshire – is up for a top economic prize. The proposed site which stretches from Southampton round to Folkstone in Kent is identified
Health workers will today protest outside two city hospitals over pay. Members of the Unison union will join a national day of action at Headington’s Warneford Hospital, in Warneford Lane, from noon to 1.30pm and the John Radcliffe Hospital in
A JURY has been told a woman who alleges she was raped was bullied into making a complaint by a friend. Yohannis Urrutia Castro, of Church Street, Watlington, is on trial at Oxford Crown Court and denies one count of rape. The 33-year-old is
Fifty-five premises in Oxford were visted for alcohol test purchases by police and Oxford City Council licensing officers in the year to April. Of these, 10 venues sold alcohol to someone under the age of 18 and nine of those were given fines.
Jewellery has been stolen in a series of burglaries police say are linked. Thames Valley Police said homes in St Peter’s Crescent, Taylor Close, Somerville Drive and Brashfield Road, were all targeted last month with jewellery taken from each house
DAVID Cameron’s home was turned into the scene of a Greenpeace fracking protest yesterday morning. Eight activists wearing hi-vis jackets and hard hats set up a mock drilling site and fenced off the Witney MP’s house in Dean near Charlbury in protest
MORRIS dancing is a tradition synonymous with real ale. But one Abingdon dancer has given up all liquids except water for charity. Steve Green, of Northcourt Road, has gone ‘H2only’ to raise money for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution
The trial of a 38-year-old woman accused of murdering two children in an arson attack more than 16 years ago started at Oxford Crown Court yesterday. Fiaz Munshi, of Manley Road, Oldham, Lancashire, is charged with the murder of eight-year-old
WORLD-FAMOUS violinist Nigel Kennedy wowed audiences in a special city concert then popped round the corner to play an impromptu gig at a jazz club. The virtuoso played Brahms’ Symphony No. 3 in F major and Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D major
A REPORT commissioned by the company behind the proposed West Way redevelopment in Botley has said its benefits will outweigh any adverse effects. Doric Properties, the firm planning the £100m shopping centre scheme, had already submitted a planning
CANCER waiting targets are being affected because some patients are not agreeing to their first hospital appointment, a leading doctor has said. Professor Mark Middleton spoke after NHS leaders warned many waiting times had not improved despite
RISING star David Omoregie set a new 110m hurdles track record during Oxford City’s open meeting at Horspath. The 18-year-old Cardiff AC member clocked 13.71secs in wet conditions. Omoregie, who could compete in the World Junior Championships
A PLANNING inspector has said a complete review of Oxfordshire’s Green Belt may be needed. His comments came as he temporarily halted an inquiry hearing into Cherwell District Council’s development strategy yesterday. Nigel Payne, who has been
A PROJECT to create a wetland nature reserve on the Thames in Oxfordshire is one of two county schemes nominated for top environmental awards. The River of Life project and an Oxford Brookes student’s analysis of Oxfordshire’s biodiversity are
YOUNGSTERS had some jungle fun getting up close and personal with a host of creepy- crawlies. Jonathan Cleverly entertained children with his special animal encounter show Jonathan’s Jungle Roadshow at Barefoot Books, in Banbury Road, Summertown
RYAN Clarke has started his recovery from a foot injury after undergoing surgery. The Oxford United goalkeeper went under the knife on Tuesday to correct a problem which affected him in the second half of last season. After an appointment last
THE new “champion” of Oxford’s Covered Market says she wants to see rent battles between traders and Oxford City Council end. Labour city councillor Mary Clarkson has been appointed to the position to help resolve issues surrounding rent increases
THIRTY years ago, a group of mums decided they needed somewhere for their children to meet – and so launched Donnington Doorstep. Now Donnington Doorstep Family Centre, off Donnington Bridge Road in Oxford, is preparing to celebrate the landmark
