UPDATE: Pensioner injured in HGV crash this morning has died

11:20am Saturday 25th May 2013

An 86-year-old man from Wallingford has died following a crash this morning

Residents in a spin over old cricket ground homes

6:00pm Saturday 25th May 2013

PLANS for 30 homes on an old cricket ground in Headington will be scrutinised by city councillors after sparking widespread objection.

Couple who met at bishop's palace mark 70 years together

Wilfred and Daisy Morgan mark their 70 years together. Picture: OX59362 Mark Hemsworth

2:00pm Saturday 25th May 2013

AN encounter on the stairs of the Bishop of Oxford’s old country palace led to 70 years of marriage.

Colleges clash over redevelopment plan

Prof Jonathan Bate

1:00pm Saturday 25th May 2013

TWO of Oxford’s best-known colleges have fallen out over plans to redevelop a building in Jericho.

Police target cyclists for jumping red lights

CAMPAIGN: From left, PCSOs Paul Phillips, Peter Brownridge and Sam Thomas

11:00am Saturday 25th May 2013

CYCLISTS who ignore red lights and other traffic rules are being targeted as police step up enforcement.

Jewellery raid

11:00am Saturday 25th May 2013

BURGLARS broke into a shed and used tools to force their way into a West Oxford house.

Battle re-enactment features 2,000 'soldiers'

11:00am Saturday 25th May 2013

A MASSIVE re-enactment of English Civil War battles takes place at Blenheim Palace this weekend.

Laptops stolen

10:30am Saturday 25th May 2013

Laptops and mobile phones were stolen from a Headington house in a burglary on Thursday.

Fares on buses to capital set to rise by £1

10:00am Saturday 25th May 2013

BUS fares from Oxford to London are set to increase tomorrow.

Child safety conference delayed after sex abuse case

9:30am Saturday 25th May 2013

A CHILD safety conference has been delayed following the conviction of seven men for grooming and abusing vulnerable girls in Oxford.

Organisers promise plenty of fun at Cat Crufts

Jeannine Parfitt with her cat Dragon. Picture: OX59331 Damian Halliwell

7:00am Saturday 25th May 2013

CRUFTS, for cats, is coming to Oxford.

Update: Trains running again after person hit on tracks

8:55pm Friday 24th May 2013

RAIL services are now running again between Didcot Parkway and Swindon, after a person was hit by a train in Wiltshire earlier this evening.

Crowds line the streets of Abingdon for homecoming parade

9:18am Friday 24th May 2013

CROWDS are lining the streets of Abingdon this morning ahead of the parade involving 270 troops from Dalton Barracks. 

Crews tackle car fire in suspected arson attack

7:54am Friday 24th May 2013

A CAR was deliberately set on fire in East Oxford last night, authorities say.

A34 has reopened after hay bales blocked a lane

11:11am Friday 24th May 2013

THE A34 has fully reopened at the Milton Interchange after hay bales spilled on to carriageway.

Woolwich tragedy has made soldiers "more defiant" says commanding officer

9:41am Friday 24th May 2013

COMMANDING Officer of 12 Logistic Support Regiment (LSR) Andrew Moffat has said the events in Woolwich have made soliders "more defiant". 

Silence descends as troops and the crowd await the arrival of Princess Anne

Troops gather in the Market Place, Abingdon, for the arrival of Princess Anne

10:02am Friday 24th May 2013

SILENCE has descended on Market Place in Abingdon as troops from the Dalton Barracks and the crowds await the arrival of Princess Anne for the medal presentation ceremony. 

Rail disruption this evening after person is hit by train

7:30pm Friday 24th May 2013

County rail services are facing delays tonight after a person was hit by a train at South Marston, outside of Swindon.



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