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Forms axed to save police time
7:14pm Wednesday 3rd December 2008
Police officers have ditched lengthy stop and account forms in a bid to cut back on the amount of time they are tied up with red tape.
Comments (0)Rail disruption following death
9:05am Wednesday 3rd December 2008
First Great Western trains from Oxford to London Paddington were taking extra passengers this morning following a death at High Wycombe.
UPDATE: Man named after A44 death
9:04am Wednesday 3rd December 2008
A 21-year-old man killed in a car crash on the A44 has been named.
Christmas on the cheap
5:00pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008
ACCORDING to the latest figures by the Centre for Economic and Business Research, Christmas spending in the UK will fall by 2.6 per cent to £10.6bn this year, with the average household spending £399 compared to £413 last year.
Ten Oxfordshire schools ranked as outstanding
4:23pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Ten mainstream Oxfordshire schools were rated as outstanding last year, it has been revealed.
Aston Martin axes jobs
7:17pm Monday 1st December 2008
Another 1,350 jobs have been cut or threatened with the axe as luxury car firm Aston Martin, aleading bank, and a car accessory retailer shed labour in response to the economic downturn.
New soft top Mini unveiled
5:22pm Monday 1st December 2008
A new version of the popular Mini Convertible is to be launched next year, BMW has revealed.
Pub on fire
5:28pm Monday 1st December 2008
Eight fire crews are tackling a large fire at a pub in Chipping Norton.
Police link arson attacks
3:13pm Monday 1st December 2008
Police have appealed for witnesses after arsonists struck twice in the same area of Banbury.
Hotel evacuated after explosion
4:24pm Sunday 30th November 2008
Guests at Cromwell Lodge Hotel, in North Bar Street, Banbury, were evacuated after an explosion in the cellar on Saturday night.
Man treated for smoke inhalation after pan fire
4:26pm Sunday 30th November 2008
A man was treated for smoke inhalation after a chip pan fire in his Banbury home.
Pervert jailed for taking indecent pictures
10:09am Saturday 29th November 2008
A 46-year-old man who took indecent photographs of a child has been jailed for three years.
Crash closes A361
9:35pm Friday 28th November 2008
The north Oxfordshire road where a fatal crash happened earlier this week was closed again tonight due to an accident.
Arsonist set fire to parents’ home
6:30pm Friday 28th November 2008
A MAN who barricaded himself inside his parents home before setting fire to the living room was jailed for three-and-a-half years yesterday.
County pays up faster
4:54pm Friday 28th November 2008
Traders have welcomed a decision by Oxfordshire County Council to speed up payment of invoices from small businesses.
'Queen rush' man released
2:14pm Friday 28th November 2008
A man in his 30s who was arrested after rushing towards the Queen’s car during a royal visit in Banbury yesterday morning has been released.
Nine U's fans arrested for disorder
9:07am Friday 28th November 2008
Nine Oxford United fans were arrested last season, new figures have revealed.
BMW workers find out who keeps jobs
7:47pm Thursday 27th November 2008
Workers today found out who was among the hundreds of staff losing their jobs at BMW’s Mini factory.
ID cards 'will hit us all'
5:52pm Thursday 27th November 2008
Campaigners in Oxfordshire last night said the Government’s scheme to introduce identity cards for foreign nationals treated immigrants as “criminal suspects”.
Think green this Christmas
3:42pm Thursday 27th November 2008
Recycling watchdogs have turned back the clock by giving Father Christmas a green cloak.
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Early taste of Christmas wine
This week is The Oxford Times Wine Club Christmas Tasting and, with just four weeks to go until Christmas Day, it is an excellent opportunity to sample a specially-selected range of wines for the festive season.
The Mole and Chicken, Easington, near Thame
One of the pictures on this page gives a good impression of the delights to be enjoyed at the Mole and Chicken on one of those sunny days that now seem as far as can be from our present situation.
Imagine This: New London Theatre
I had trouble shifting my +1 for the musical Imagine This, which opened last week at the New London Theatre. No-one was interested (one German friend would have come, but funnily enough I hadn’t thought to ask him), and while nobody actually said, “Sounds like a gas”, there were plenty of unprintable responses, averaging out at: “Holocaust – the musical? Um, no thanks . . . ”
Hansel and Gretel: Oxfordshire Touring Theatre Company
Another winter rolls in and, to cheer our spirits, Oxfordshire Touring Theatre Company travel hither and yon through the county with colour, music and fun trailing in their wake. For those of us who live in villages these harbingers of the festive season are a welcome sight.
Patto - I deserved more time
Sacked Oxford United boss Darren Patterson feels he was “so close” to bringing the club success.
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