Oxfordshire has been declared free of foot and mouth disease. It means farming can start returning to normal as infected-area restrictions are lifted. The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food announced the lifting of restrictions in Oxfordshire
The second-largest teaching union in Oxfordshire has backed a call for a 35-hour week. Three teaching unions are now calling for teachers to have a cap on the number of hours they work starting from the autumn term. Members of the National Association
The Oxford Devils take a healthy 19-point lead into the second leg of their National League play-off semi-final on Saturday (8pm). With a final place at the Wembley Arena on May 5 at stake, the Devils will not go into the game with complacency. But the
Headington Middle School's six-a-side footballers are set for an experience in a million tomorrow - when they play at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. Representing Oxford United, Headington take on Scarborough in the national final of the Railtrack Play
Oxford 46, Ipswich 44 JT/FOX Oxford Cheetahs moved back to the top of the Sky Sports Elite League - but only by the skin of their teeth as former Cheetah Craig Boyce came back to haunt them in a cracker of a meeting at the Stadium last night. Twelve points
Magdalen Bridge in Oxford will stay closed to revellers for the May Morning celebrations. For the fourth year running, a working party including representatives from the city and county councils, Oxford University and Thames Valley Police has decided
Improvement schemes to make a village centre safer and more user-friendly are being drawn up. Wheatley parish council is to work with South Oxfordshire District Council and Oxfordshire County Council to come up with environmental improvement schemes.
Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs Bilbo and Baggins may not be heading to the abattoir after all, now a family has offered them a new home. The owners of the pigs, the Harding family, of Quarry Lane, Charlbury, are moving to the United States, but their efforts
Social worker Martin Brear threatened to harm a kitten to protect his pregnant Polish girlfriend, a court heard. Brear, 34, of Myrtle Close, Long Hanborough, said he had made the threats in a bid to help his girlfriend Anja, a former student at Oxford
Three top Oxfordshire companies have emerged as winners of the Queen's Awards for Enterprise it was announced today - the Queen's birthday. Travel company Abercrombie & Kent, computer firm Software 2000 and video technology specialists Vicon Motion
ANDY Linighan, the veteran centre half Oxford United brought in to try to shore up their defence but who was then frozen out when manager David Kemp decided to go with younger players, wants to continue playing beyond the end of this season. The 38-year-old
The number of pupils two schools can admit is to be reduced to allow the county council to borrow money for new classrooms. The Government has prevented Oxfordshire County Council from borrowing funds for buildings at the two schools because the number
Culworth retained their Gas Appliance Showroom Banbury Indoor League Division 1 crown with a nail-biting victory over Banbury. Chasing Banbury's 86-5 from their ten overs, Culworth sneaked home with one wicket in hand and just two balls to spare. Oxfordshire
Vale of White Horse Under 11s shone with two wins and a draw in their opening three games at the ESFA North Tyneside Festival. They kicked off with a 1-0 win over North Tyneside at Marden Bridge courtesy of Matthew Steele's strike at the start of the
Musical Youth Company of Oxford perform Lionel Bart's popular musical based on Charles Dickens's Oliver Twist at the Oxford Playhouse from tomorrow until Saturday. Comedy, tragedy, and the outright villainy of Fagin and Sykes, combined with a feast of
A council swimming pool has been closed after young swimmers developed a mysterious itchy rash on their stomachs. The children, aged between five and 11, were taking part in a holiday play scheme at Peers Swimming Pool, Sandy Lane West, Littlemore. Lifeguards
Public pressure for crime-cutting cameras in town centres will be a major factor when new talks take place over the next few weeks, a district council has promised. A survey of the district's major towns showed overwhelming support for closed circuit
Driver Lisa Henton cannot get in or out of her driveway because other vehicles block her in. She wants councillors to put double yellow lines across the lay-by in front of her house. Miss Henton has faced the problem since she moved to Weirs Lane, off
The number of pupils two schools can admit is to be reduced to allow the county council to borrow money for new classrooms. The Government has prevented Oxfordshire County Council from borrowing funds for buildings at the two schools because the number
The second-largest teaching union in Oxfordshire has backed a call for a 35-hour week. Three teaching unions are now calling for teachers to have a cap on the number of hours they work starting from the autumn term. Members of the National Association
