Top hospital boss says he is 'fully committed to keeping the Horton'

Sir Jonathan Michael

7:00am Thursday 30th May 2013

OXFORDSHIRE’S top hospital boss said he is “committed” to keeping services at the Horton General Hospital after concerns from campaigners.

Olympic torch money 'great value'

The Olympic Torch passes through Oxford last July

12:00pm Tuesday 28th May 2013

SPENDING more than £100,000 on allowing the Olympic Torch to pass through Oxford last summer was “great value for money”, council leader Bob Price said.

Car CDs stolen

10:30am Monday 27th May 2013

THIEVES took CDs from a car parked in Wimborne Avenue, Banbury, between 5pm on Thursday and 8am on Friday.

Post office raid

10:30am Saturday 25th May 2013

A thief stole £380 in piles of cash from the Hook Norton Post Office.

No fears over Horton hospital's future says MP

7:10am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

THERE is “no dark plot” to downgrade the Horton General Hospital of services, Banbury MP Sir Tony Baldry has said

Sex attack on woman aged 22

11:50am Monday 20th May 2013

A 22-year-old woman was sexually assaulted in Princess Diana Park in Banbury.

Pervert jailed for affences against four underage girls

11:00am Monday 20th May 2013

A 65-year-old man from Sulgrave has been jailed for 12 years for sexual offences against four underage girls.

Man who ‘flashed’ at cleaners spared jail

11:00am Friday 17th May 2013

A MAN has avoided jail after exposing himself five times to staff in McDonalds.

Rain fails to dampen village festival spirit

Olivia Johnstone, six, left, Emilia Floats, seven, Heidi Phillips, seven, and Bella Munro, six, brave the rain

12:50pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

THOUSANDS of people visited an Oxfordshire village to see dozens of local bands play across four venues.

Veteran broke pal’s jaw after sex pest claim

2:00pm Friday 10th May 2013

AN ex-soldier who served in Iraq and Afghanistan has been spared jail over a violent attack, after a judge heard of his struggles with an anxiety disorder.

People injured in three-car smash

12:30pm Friday 10th May 2013

Police are appealing for witnesses to a road accident involving three cars.

Elections 2013: Ray Jelf wins Hook Norton

7:54am Friday 3rd May 2013

RAY JELF has won the Hook Norton ward in a Cherwell District Council by-election.

Business award winners bask in glory

Helen Le Brocq and Liz McGaffry Payne of youth trust OYAP. Picture: Copyright Jon Banks/JB-photo.co.uk

1:30pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

BUSINESSES across North Oxfordshire have been celebrating their successes in the annual Cherwell Business Awards.

Robber threw trousers away

11:00am Thursday 2nd May 2013

A ROBBER took off his trousers and threw them away as he fled with cash from a knife-point raid at the Co-op in Banbury.

Road closed after three-vehicle crash

5:11pm Wednesday 1st May 2013

Drivers are being urged to avoid a road in north Oxfordshire after a collision.

Robbers threaten Co-op staff with knife

Robbers threaten Co-op staff with knife

3:25pm Wednesday 1st May 2013

TWO robbers threatened Co-op staff with a knife before fleeing with cash.

Consultation delay hits Horton surgery hopes

9:50am Wednesday 1st May 2013

HOPES that abdominal surgery will soon return to the Horton General Hospital have been dashed after a consultation was delayed.

Depressed father-of-two took his own life

12:10pm Tuesday 30th April 2013

A DAD-OF-TWO suffering from depression took his own life, an inquest heard.

Free compost for residents

5:00pm Monday 29th April 2013

Free bags of compost are being offered to Cherwell residents as a thanks for recycling efforts.

Elderly wife dies within days of husband’s death after car park accident

The couple

9:00am Monday 29th April 2013

A DEVOTED couple passed away within a week of each other after the husband died following a collision in a Chipping Norton car park.



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