Blazes force county to rethink policy
	6:44am Fri 9 May 08
	A SPRINKLER system is being installed in a new £3m science block at an Oxfordshire secondary school after a policy shake-up in the light of several high-profile blazes.

	Parade dancers get ready to shake
	5:56pm Fri 9 May 08
	A TROUPE of belly dancers are set to perform in the annual Lord Mayor's parade in Oxford.

	‘Only thing we can do is pray’
	6:53am Fri 9 May 08
	BURMESE people living in Oxford have spoken of their fears for loved ones and their country after a devastating cyclone struck at the weekend.

	Sailing open day attracts 300
	6:28am Fri 9 May 08
	SEVEN-year-old Ryan Holmes was among more than 300 people who joined West Oxfordshire Sailing Club's open day to have a go at sailing, rowing, diving, pond-dipping and canoeing.

Cannabis move sparks crackdown

6:23am Friday 9th May 2008

CANNABIS smokers in Oxfordshire are being warned they face a tougher crackdown from police.

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Train brick attack plea

6:51am Friday 9th May 2008

BRITISH Transport Police have appealed for witnesses after vandals hurled a brick at a train near Wolvercote, smashing its windscreen.

	Nellie celebrates 100th birthday
	6:33am Fri 9 May 08
	A BICESTER woman has celebrated her 100th birthday.

Bus cash deal sealed

6:25am Friday 9th May 2008

A DEAL has been reached between Oxford City Council and bus companies over the costs of the free bus fare scheme for pensioners.

Free compost given away

6:42am Friday 9th May 2008

TO celebrate Compost Awareness Week, Cherwell District Council is giving away free bags of compost.

	Former teacher faces child porn charges
	7:53pm Thu 8 May 08
	A FORMER teacher has appeared in court accused of a string of child porn offences.

Post Office minister defends closures

6:10pm Thursday 8th May 2008

POST Office Minister Pat McFadden has defended the Government's programme of service cuts in Oxfordshire - and said more than nine out of ten customers would experience "no change" in the branch they used.

	Bid to demolish former pub fails
	5:54pm Thu 8 May 08
	PLANS to knock down a former 19th-century coaching inn in East Oxford have been rejected by a planning inspector.
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Police tow away burger van

5:59pm Thursday 8th May 2008

POLICE stepped in to tow away a fast food van which was becoming a magnet for vandalism.

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	Tesco bids to expand main store
	4:30pm Thu 8 May 08
	TESCO has submitted plans to extend its flagship store in Bicester.
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	Top crime-buster wins award
	4:22pm Thu 8 May 08
	A POLICE officer who solved almost 70 per cent of all the crimes he has investigated recently, has won a top award.

Awards finalists announced

3:12pm Thursday 8th May 2008

The top companies and business leaders in the county have been shortlisted in the Oxfordshire Business Awards 2008.

Man hurt in unprovoked attack

6:05pm Thursday 8th May 2008

A MAN was shoved into a wall during an unprovoked attack in Grove.

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	Flood cash: 'Too good to be true'
	12:58pm Thu 8 May 08
	THE leader of the Vale of White Horse District Council said he feared the £110m pledged by the European Union to help flood victims in the UK was too good to be true.

	Punches took away my husband
	8:34am Thu 8 May 08
	THE wife of a man who was left in a permanent coma after being punched at a party spoke of her guilt, as his attacker faced a "substantial" jail sentence.
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Pupils evacuated in chemical scare

11:05am Thursday 8th May 2008

OXFORDSHIRE Fire and Rescue Service were called to a report of a chemical spillage at Chipping Norton Leisure Centre today.

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