http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/headlines/ The Oxford Times /news/headlines/ en-gb Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:05:56 +0000 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:05:56 +0000 http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/headlines/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/resources/images/727338/?type=rsslogo http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/headlines/ http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/headlines/4033825.Taxi_clue_to_statue_vandals/ Police tonight renewed an appeal for witnesses after the statue of King Alfred in Market Place, Wantage was vandalised in the early hours of Christmas Eve. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:16:07 +0000 41e156973e045a238181fe2907d42ca2 http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/headlines/4033784.Update__Road_re_opened_after_crash/ Police have re-opened the A361 at Junction 11 of the M40 following an earlier accident. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:41:08 +0000 386e701e2848f97a449490efb0a1add8 http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/headlines/4033785.Home_admits_safety_error_in_death/ The owners of an Oxford care home where a pensioner died after falling out of a first floor window yesterday admitted breaching health and safety laws. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:41:47 +0000 cd831c3f1e0f49e085b2bf9b04fa3929 http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/headlines/4033782.Badgers_1_Road_engineers_0/ Burrowing badgers evicted from a Cumnor Hill sett to allow roadworks to be carried out has returned and prevented bulldozers from moving in. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:39:50 +0000 e5aac6b2cdd8f4bb5e54c8c4c2bea996 http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/headlines/4033669.Robbers_raid_jeweller_s_shop/ Robbers smashed glass cabinets and stole valuable watches during a robbery at an Oxford jewellers today. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:32:20 +0000 fe8a9b982e54221704c7c3d398c16293 http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/headlines/4033637.Woman_found_dead_in_street/ A 45-year-old woman was found dead in an Oxford street on Sunday, police revealed tonight. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:25:36 +0000 e8309b51e571cac421b14205d7558732 http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/headlines/4033665.Driver_charged_over_M40_crash_death/ A 24-year-old man has been charged with causing the death of a motorist in a crash on the M40. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:30:13 +0000 7ff028382d8017e37582759536987515 http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/headlines/4033616.Drive_to_cut_town_centre_fumes/ Experts have come up with ways to try to solve air pollution problems in the centre of Abingdon, including proposing a park and ride service for the town. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:17:10 +0000 d38b91231811db828ab3fdad53b12556 http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/headlines/4033577.MURDER_TRIAL__Jury_told_of_police_interview_silence/ A 49-year-old man accused of murdering his wife with a kitchen knife during an argument answered “no comment” when quizzed about the incident by police, Oxford Crown Court heard today. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:05:57 +0000 71297f114ca1837339cc37d6394efd75 http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/headlines/4033572.Shops_suffer_power_cuts/ Shops and businesses in Didcot's Broadway suffered power cuts today due to a fault in an underground cable. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:03:52 +0000 25d3f9c575e09db5373fc61d4210a70a http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/headlines/4033265.Fallen_cable_cuts_off_power/ An overhead power cable came down in Culham's High Street today, leaving homes in the village without electricity for much of the morning. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:55:52 +0000 f27b66b13d03c71282f56d3485b2c48c http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/headlines/4033286.Praise_for_Poppy__Army_/ Poppy Appeal collectors in Oxford have revealed their motivation for braving the cold to raise what is expected to be a record amount of cash in the city. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:59:16 +0000 57643653f2e4a78ced22c8fd9f03f8a6 http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/headlines/4033193.Air_link_to_Jersey_set_for_take_off/ Holidaymakers will soon be able to jet off to the Channel Islands from Oxford after a deal was signed to offer the city’s first charter flights to Jersey in almost 20 years. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:44:01 +0000 701c0ddba7549b512bd901e0393638f2 http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/headlines/4033200.Safety_centre_salutes_pioneers/ Two firefighters who spent years teaching children about safety have been recognised with the official opening of a new safety education centre in Oxford. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:45:09 +0000 60ea75df75722c9dd050b00b579f4c33 http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/headlines/4033131.Skipping_gets_kids_fit/ A former boxer is putting children — and teachers — through their paces on a mission to get skipping into the school playground. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:34:32 +0000 6ec0031b69456c8cde04f551c20fd4ce http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/headlines/4033148.11_weeks_of__jams_ahead/ Motorists in Oxford city centre will face weeks of delays resulting from roadworks on the St Aldate’s junction with Speedwell Street, due to start on Monday. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:36:16 +0000 67440d6b7078a76df74708fef7635cec