Transport and Logistics Network
The Women’s Tour of Britain cycling race kick-started today with Stage One – 142.1km from Colchester to Bury St Edmunds. France’s Clara Copponi won the opening stage after a dramatic late crash with just 300 metres remaining.
That came after the race h…
A man from Banbury who kicked and punched a woman has been jailed. James Hampton launched the attack despite being under a restraining order.
At around 1.30pm on April 15, the victim, a woman in her 30s, called police as Hampton had breached a restrain…
SARAH Cracknell is not like most pop stars. Sure, the singer with synth-pop band Saint Etienne is a formidable presence on stage, a chic frontwoman for a band who have lost none of their hip elegance.She is still touring the world, playing hip venues a…
Petrol prices have passed the psychological barrier of £100 to fill up a standard tank, in what has been labelled as a “depressing” day for motorists around the country.
Prices have been rising steadily for months, and the government has faced calls to…
The RSPCA have issued a warning over the dangers of sports netting after a fox cub was strangled to death by a football goal in a back garden. The charity received 2,055 calls last year regarding animals becoming entangled across England.
In Oxfordshir…
An Oxfordshire man who dumped a mountain of waste outside of a primary school while pupils were in class has had his truck seized and crushed. Patrick Ward was linked to the vehicle after locals noted down the number plate.
Despite being a licensed was…
TRISTAN NUGENT, 28, of Old Jamaica Road, London, was found guilty of failing to provide a specimen of blood for analysis at Abingdon police station last October. He also admitted failing to attend court. He was given six months’ imprisonment suspended …
The owner of an East Oxford hardware shop that has been in the family for 112 years has said he will shut down after new traffic measures mark the ‘final straw’ in a difficult few years.Silvester’s Stores on Magdalen Road is located one block down from…
A rogue landscaper who charged thousands of pounds for work that should have cost a little over £100 has been caught by trading standards. Dean Potter charged his victim in Charlbury £5,600 for substandard work on their garage and driveway.
According t…
You would be hard-pushed to find a more exciting place to work than Silverstone. The world-class racing site – which is just under an hour from Oxfordshire by car – is currently recruiting for a host of roles.
From sous chefs to logistics specialists, …