PM turns up on the sidelines

Jake Daff-Horne, six, pictured with the PM

10:30am Tuesday 21st May 2013

THE Prime Minister took a day off from Westminster to cheer his son Elwen at a football tournament in Kidlington.

Thames Valley PC to face court again, accused of selling on information

9:30am Tuesday 21st May 2013

OXON: A Thames Valley Police officer accused of selling personal information will face court again in November.

Thirty-two charged following football match disorder

5:27pm Monday 20th May 2013

A VIOLENT brawl between rival fans at an Oxford United football match has led to 32 charges.

Air ambulance aims to upgrade night service

6:50pm Monday 20th May 2013

OXFORDSHIRE’S Air Ambulance hopes to be able to land helicopters in unlit areas at night for the first time.

Pensioners missing out on benefits cash

2:30pm Monday 20th May 2013

A CAMPAIGN has been launched to encourage OAPs to claim benefits they are entitled to.

Scales of Justice

12:48pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

People convicted of offences at Oxford Magistrates' Court recently:

More Oxford people living in fuel poverty

Yvonne Ryman

10:20am Monday 20th May 2013

THE number of households in fuel poverty in Oxford is on the rise, figures have revealed.

Surge in number of people attending church

Worshippers at St Aldate's Church in Oxford

9:00am Monday 20th May 2013

A GROWING number of worshippers are going to Anglican churches in the Diocese of Oxford, bucking a national trend for falling attendance.

Bid made to preserve county's ponds

Oxford East MP Andrew Smith and charity director Jeremy Biggs at the nature reserve at Pinkhill Meadow, Farmoor

3:00pm Saturday 18th May 2013

CARNIVOROUS plants in Oxfordshire’s ponds are one species set to snap up a huge funding boost.

Red Nose Day cash grants distributed to charities

winners of the Great Headington Bake-Off for Red Nose Day in March were sisters Lottie, 12, and Katie Harris, 14;

12:00pm Saturday 18th May 2013

CHARITY groups have been given a lifeline with a pot of more than £36,000 distributed across Oxfordshire.

Mum salutes people who gave blood in memory of son

Chris Gorman, left, and Peter Harvey, who organised the blood donor session in memory of their friend. Picture: OX59010 Ric Mellis

5:00pm Friday 17th May 2013

EVERY single person who donated blood in memory of college student Liam Treacy should feel “proud”.

Hearts are warmed by winter aid

Richard Preston and members Pauline Rattray and Brenda White at the Valentine Club

1:00pm Friday 17th May 2013

THE warmth of human kindness was spread across Oxfordshire during the harsh winter with “better-off” pensioners donating £25,000 of their government fuel allowances to those struggling to heat their homes.

Councils cut use of agency staff in half

7:10am Friday 17th May 2013

SPENDING on agency staff at town halls across the county has been almost cut in half over the past five years.

Artists throw doors open for Artweeks

12:00am Friday 17th May 2013

TENS of thousands of people are knocking on the doors of studios, barns, galleries, schools and even people’s homes in the name of art.

Call to relax county bus lane regulations

John Lant, of Patient Voice, left, with Alan Lygo, centre, and Andy Willoughby of the ambulance service

12:00pm Thursday 16th May 2013

JOURNEYS for patients being taken for hospital appointments could be cut if bus lane rules were relaxed to allow non-emergency ambulances.

Jobless figures fall

9:30am Thursday 16th May 2013

The number of jobless signing on in Oxfordshire has fallen to its lowest level this year.

SCALES OF JUSTICE

8:00pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

PEOPLE CONVICTED OF OFFENCES AT MAGISTRATES’ COURTS AROUND THE COUNTY RECENTLY

Quirky catalogue of historic pubs includes Oxfordshire tie collections and a weeping ghost

Landlord of The Bear Inn in Oxford James Vernede and the collection of 5,000 ties that has been amassed since 1954 Pictures: OX587869 Jon Lewis

12:00pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

AN Oxford pub housing a collection of 5,000 ties and an inn with a weeping ghost are featured in a new handbook on the nation’s most historic watering holes.

OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL SHAKE-UP: New roles for some as authority’s executive is expanded

From left, Arash Fatemian, Lorraine Lindsay-Gale, David Nimmo-Smith, Judith Heathcoat, Hilary Biles, Ian Hudspeth, Melinda Tilley, Rodney Rose, Nick Carter and Louise Chapman Picture: OX59152 Andrew Walmsley

7:00am Wednesday 15th May 2013

OXFORDSHIRE County Council’s top table is now bigger after Ian Hudspeth unveiled his new cabinet.

OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL SHAKE-UP: Opposition scores victory in early clash over key scrutiny committee

Lynda Atkins and Mark Gray arrive for the first meeting of the new county council Picture: OX59150 Antony Moore

7:00am Wednesday 15th May 2013

A DIMINISHED Conservative group at County Hall suffered its first blow yesterday as opposition councillors took control of a key scrutiny committee.

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