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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)Man charged after death crash
6:48pm Wednesday 3rd December 2008
A man has been charged in connection with a fatal collision near Woodstock on Saturday.
Man's body found in Severn
5:22pm Wednesday 3rd December 2008
The body of a man found in the River Severn is believed to be missing man Andrew Wallis.
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.
Drive-by gun gang caught
8:10am Wednesday 3rd December 2008
A GANG which caused thousands of pounds of damage in drive-by shootings with a ball bearing gun have been brought to book.
Man held over death crash
7:29pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008
A 23-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving in connection with a fatal collision on the A44 near Woodstock on Saturday.
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.
Teenager robbed at knifepoint
3:27pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Police are appealing for witnesses after a robbery was committed at knifepoint in Chipping Norton yesterday.
Police appeal for A44 death-crash witnesses
7:04pm Monday 1st December 2008
A man and a teenage boy remained in hospital tonight after a crash in which a passenger was killed.
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.
Update: Printing firm hits trouble
5:20pm Monday 1st December 2008
A printing company founded in 1832 to produce anti-slavery literature has fallen victim to the credit crunch.
Burned-out church reopens
4:26pm Monday 1st December 2008
Parishioners have celebrated after their church re-opened following a fire more than a year ago.
Jobs at risk at Alden Press
11:29am Monday 1st December 2008
ONE of Oxfordshire’s oldest printing firms Alden Press, which employs 121 people in De Haviland Way, Witney, will today file to go into administration.
Police appeal for crash information
9:53am Monday 1st December 2008
Police were this morning continuing to appeal for information on a crash which left one man dead and two others in hospital.
Witney switches on its Christmas lights
10:56pm Sunday 30th November 2008
Witney has an extra sparkle in the run-up to Christmas after the turning on of the seasonal lights at a festive fair in the town centre.
Josie raises £900 in raffle
10:34pm Sunday 30th November 2008
A woman who has raised money for pensioners for 25 years collected more than £900 in one night.
Man dies after car crash near Woodstock
3:21pm Sunday 30th November 2008
A young man has died after a collision on the A44, near Woodstock last night, police have confirmed today.
Former city player Cruse dies in hospital
2:37pm Sunday 30th November 2008
Former Oxford City and Witney United defender Rob Cruse has died in intensive care at Cheltenham General Hospital after being involved in a serious road accident.
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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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