Police answer call to take up sport
7:20pm Thursday 17th May 2012
A group of police officers were given a PE lesson by school students to help get more people involved in sport.
Fri, 18th May 2012
Bicester News
'Fat tax' would put an unfair burden on the poor'
7:00pm Thursday 17th May 2012
Calls for a ‘fat tax’ on food have been criticised by a clinically obese man who is awaiting NHS weight loss surgery.
TV battle gets dream Phantom wedding
6:20pm Thursday 17th May 2012
A Bicester family had to battle it out on television to win their daughter her dream wedding.
Hi-tech housing of the future is revealed
10:30am Thursday 17th May 2012
Developers have revealed details of a £95m “groundbreaking” housing scheme which will pave the way for future homes in the UK.
On the radio
10:10am Thursday 17th May 2012
RAJAR, which monitors radio listener figures, released its latest quarterly figures for local and national radio stations yesterday.
Jobless figures see steep drop
10:00am Thursday 17th May 2012
The number of people in Oxfordshire signing on the dole has fallen by the largest amount for almost two years.
Campaigners bid to limit private firms' part in the NHS
9:30am Thursday 17th May 2012
A new bid has been made to limit private companies’ involvement in the NHS in Oxfordshire.
Repatriation of servicemen
9:30am Thursday 17th May 2012
Hundreds of people from RAF Brize Norton are expected to turn out for today’s repatriation of one of their own.
Brands ban at Olympic torch event 'ridiculous' say traders
9:00am Thursday 17th May 2012
WHEN it was announced the Olympic Torch would pass through Oxford, it was hoped the city would see a huge boost in business.
Avoid alcohol and keep babies safe
12:50pm Wednesday 16th May 2012
A MOTHER who says her adopted daughter is ‘living proof of the dangers of drinking’ has appealed for people to take a few booze-free days to help boost her charity’s coffers.
Police officer back as the boss
12:00pm Wednesday 16th May 2012
Twenty-five years after starting his police career in Bicester, Neville Clayton is back – but this time he’s in charge.
Robbers flee
10:30am Wednesday 16th May 2012
BICESTER: Two knife-wielding robbers fled from a house in Rochford Gardens after the occupants refused to hand over cash.
NEW COUNTY LEADER: Bedblocking
9:30am Wednesday 16th May 2012
A REPORT into bedblocking will be the key to solving the county’s problems, Mr Hudspeth believes.
NEW COUNTY LEADER: Budget
9:30am Wednesday 16th May 2012
THERE will be no rethink on the county’s budget, Mr Hudspeth vowed last night.
NEW COUNTY LEADER: Education
9:30am Wednesday 16th May 2012
MR Hudspeth has backed plans for schools across Oxfordshire to become academies and hopes to encourage competition to improve standards.
NEW COUNTY LEADER: Red tape target to get economy moving
9:00am Wednesday 16th May 2012
KICKSTARTING the county’s economy by slashing red tape is top of the list for Oxfordshire’s new county council boss.
NEW COUNTY LEADER: Policies branded more of the same
9:00am Wednesday 16th May 2012
Ian Hudspeth’s views on education have been labelled “more of the same” by a campaigner against the academy plans.
NEW COUNTY LEADER: Libraries
9:00am Wednesday 16th May 2012
THERE will no u-turn on plans to staff Oxfordshire’s libraries with volunteers, Mr Hudspeth warned.
Schools SOS bird hide enhances wild garden
7:10am Wednesday 16th May 2012
DO you need a makeover for your school nature garden or a revamp for a neglected area of the school?
UPDATE: Repatriation tribute information - cortege at Carterton at 3.30pm
7:10pm Tuesday 15th May 2012
This is the latest information for the next repatriation tribute near RAF Brize Norton and outside the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford.