Pensioners angry over bus pass scheme

5:10pm Wednesday 2nd April 2008

PENSIONERS are complaining after the Vale of White Horse District Council refused to join other authorities in subsidising an extra 30 minutes for the new bus pass scheme.

Truck festival tickets go on sale

11:50am Tuesday 1st April 2008

MUSIC lovers in Oxfordshire are once again being given first chance to snap up tickets for one of the country's best-loved festivals.

Pooh Sticks fun for all

9:19am Tuesday 1st April 2008

THE day after Oxford rowed to Boat Race victory against rivals Cambridge, 2,000 people flocked to Little Wittenham to see others claim their own glory on their river.

Celebration day to thank our soldiers

9:16am Tuesday 1st April 2008

FOR Jeanette Spicer being reunited with her husband Adrian who had returned from war-torn Afghanistan was like getting married all over again.

	Tackling the marathon for charity
	2:48pm Sun 30 Mar 08
	A MUM will put on her trainers and run the Flora London Marathon 2008 to help sick children like her son.

Drivers fined for breaching bridge weight limit

3:56pm Friday 28th March 2008

EIGHT lorry drivers have been fined for flouting the 18-tonne weight restriction on a fragile bridge near Abingdon.

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£14,300 bursaries boost for young talent

3:45pm Friday 28th March 2008

MORE than 30 young people from across south Oxfordshire are sharing £14,300 in bursaries from the district council to help them with their sports and arts.

Search starts for top village

6:57am Thursday 27th March 2008

THE search is on to find Oxfordshire's Village of the Year.

Firefighter gains national award for safety campaign

12:07pm Wednesday 26th March 2008

AN Oxfordshire firefighter who cycled more than 1,000 miles - and toured county schools - to highlight seatbelt safety following the death of his son in a car crash has won a prestigious national award.

Hundreds expected to join Pooh Sticks fun

12:06pm Wednesday 26th March 2008

HUNDREDS of people from around the world are expected to descend on an Oxfordshire village this weekend for the annual World Pooh Sticks Championships.

Young comedy duo win New York spot

6:14pm Tuesday 25th March 2008

A YOUNG comedy duo took their talents across the pond to star in their own show at a top American club.

	The only way is up
	7:51am Sat 22 Mar 08
	NICK Merry has insisted Oxford United Football Club are in a better position than two years ago - despite the team's relegation from the Football League, falling gates and increasing financial losses.

	Paedophile sentencing goes to Appeal Court
	7:37am Fri 21 Mar 08
	ANOTHER sentence passed by Oxford judge Julian Hall on a sex offender is being taken to the Court of Appeal.

	Sensitive papers found littering road
	3:14pm Wed 19 Mar 08
	PAPERS, containing sensitive financial information and belonging to about 200 people, have been found strewn across a road in Wantage.
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	Residents feared repeat of flooding
	3:13pm Wed 19 Mar 08
	ABINGDON residents feared a repeat of July's floods on Sunday as roads were left submerged after a downpour.

Campaigners face wait for PO decisions

8:32am Wednesday 19th March 2008

CAMPAIGNERS are waiting with bated breath to find out if their fight to save post offices across The Herald area has been successful.

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Conmen 'offering to do shopping'

11:08am Tuesday 18th March 2008

TRADING standards officers in Oxfordshire have received reports of residents being telephoned by conmen offering to do their shopping.

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	Donkeys lead way in Easter processions
	9:01am Tue 18 Mar 08
	RESCUE donkey Polyanne joined churchgoers on Sunday to mark the start of Holy Week in Wantage.
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	Hundreds take part in Sport Relief
	7:05am Mon 17 Mar 08
	HUNDREDS of people across Oxfordshire went the extra mile for charity over the weekend as they joined in the fun for Sport Relief.

	Agency issues flood alerts
	4:39pm Sun 16 Mar 08
	Flood alerts have been issued for parts of Oxfordshire after heavy rain overnight caused rivers to swell.

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