Oxfordshire County, England News

AN Amazonian tribal chief travelled to Oxford to help raise the issues of deforestation and climate change.

TRIAL closures of two notorious rat runs in Oxford will not now go ahead because of fears they could cost lives.

A MAN who was punched to the ground and kicked in the head in a late-night attack has told a court of the injuries he suffered.

A man has confessed to chopping down a tree which landed on power cables and caused traffic chaos across west Oxfordshire.

IN his 22 years of policing traffic PC Glenn Powell, 49, has seen it all. From pulling motorists over for driving while playing the trumpet, women putting the finishing touches to their make-up and men shaving, the experienced cop is still amazed at what people get up to when driving.

PROPOSED A 240m cuts to healthcare spending in Oxfordshire could mean job and service losses, health bosses warned last night.

A FORMER soldier and his wife are drawing on their military experience to transform one of Oxford's best known pubs.

CHILDREN in Oxfordshire are set to benefit from a A 2m investment in nurseries and pre-schools. Oxfordshire County Council has agreed to hand over the money for building projects at 17 centres.

Global drinks giant PepsiCo is eyeing up an audacious move to Reading's striking skyscraper The Blade, getreading can reveal.

A PUB and a shop were caught selling alcohol to underage teenagers in a police operation.

TWO letting agents's offices and two homes were raided yesterday in a probe into complaints about missing rent and deposit payments.

Drivers faced delays of more than an hour this afternoon after the A40 Witney Bypass was closed in both diections.

Oxford Brookes University is ready to redraw its plans for a new Headington campus in a final bid to rescue the controversial A 150m scheme.

REGULARS at a pub will not need to spend much time getting to know their new landlord - " he's been drinking with them for more than 30 years.

OXFORD'S parks and pavements are under siege from dog mess - " but only two owners have been fined in five years.

TWICE as many officers patrol Oxford city centre at weekends to tackle drunken and loutish behaviour compared to four years ago.

PEOPLE from all corners of the county are gearing up to perform stunts in aid of Children in Need on Friday.

DRIVERS have suffered delays on Oxforda s A34 Western bypass this morning after a cow got onto the dual carriageway.

TEENAGERS were given a harsh lesson in road safety as part of a police drive to cut the number of young people killed on Oxfordshire's roads.

AN operation to crack down on burglaries in West Oxfordshire has resulted in a 30 per cent crime reduction, police say.