The Local Newspaper

A MURDER investigation has been launched after a woman’s body was discovered in Horspath this morning.

HERE’S one man who can mix it with the best of them.

NO ACTION will be taken for the time being over a derelict house in an Oxford conservation area, despite two months having gone by since a city council order to improve it expired.

Nine-year-old children armed with cameras and clipboards took to the streets to tackle problem parking around their Littlemore school.

QUICK-thinking nine-year-old Brandon Trafford saved his mum’s life when she collapsed at their Barton home after eating a spring roll.

STAFF at two Oxford theatres and an art gallery are celebrating today after being awarded hundreds of thousands of pounds in grant funding.

BRITAIN’S Got Talent stars The Jive Aces flew into Oxford to launch the spectacular airshow Fly to the Past.

A COMMITTEE of MPs has praised Oxford’s joint ticketing scheme after visiting the city this week.

A HISTORIC Oxford building firm which cut its workforce as the recession struck in 2008 is looking to recruit once more.

A MOTORIST drove a car without one of its tyres before punching a policeman in the face.

FOR these actors, all of Cumnor is a stage. They are putting on a new play on William Shakespeare’s life to raise money for charity.

Auditions for quiz show Mastermind have been held in the city over the past two days.

A 42-year-old woman has appeared at Oxford Magistrates’ Court accused of carrying out a distraction burglary.

Greasy spoon cafes do not often have the reputation for being a safe haven for those suffering with mental health problems.

Arguing America is not the greatest democracy on earth helped a group of Oxford pupils clinch the title of national public speaking champions.

BUSKING minister the Rev Dick Wolff made his annual appearance in Oxford city centre yesterday for Christian Aid Week.

A FREE bus shuttle service could clear the way for a new scheme to develop Oxford’s St Clement’s car park.

It was saved from bulldozers by residents arguing it should be an open space for residents to enjoy.

On being told that no-one from Botley and North Hinksey had been killed in the Second World War, retired Oxford University physicist Ray Rook embarked on a mission to dispel the myth.

Little Zola Tatton has to hand it to Emma Boor after being transfixed by her puppetry skills.