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Stars shine for Childish Things

Stars spring surprises for Childish Things

8:03pm Sunday 21st March 2010

Comedy fans enjoyed two special surprises at this year’s Childish Things fundraising show for Helen & Douglas House.

Walking miles makes a difference

Graham Chapman took part in the Didcot event as he recovers his fitness after suffering Guillain-Barre

8:12pm Sunday 21st March 2010

People of all ages donned trainers to take part in Sport Relief Mile runs this weekend.

Literary festival sets record

Literary lovers book in for Oxford festival

6:04pm Sunday 21st March 2010

Book fans flocked to Oxford at the weekend for the chance to speak to some star names at the Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival.

Cameron in Sport Relief run

David Cameron runs in the Sainsbury's Sport Relief Mile on London's Southbank

4:37pm Sunday 21st March 2010

Tory leader and Witney MP David Cameron surged ahead of the opposition when he took on runners racing a mile for Sport Relief.

M Blanc rates hospital food

Hospital food? Not bad (considering), reckons Blanc

7:39am Saturday 20th March 2010

Catering staff at the John Radcliffe Hospital could be forgiven a sense of trepidation when they were asked to cook for injured celebrated restaurateur Raymond Blanc.

Oxford Brookes appeals for memories

6:20am Saturday 20th March 2010

An appeal has been launched for memories from students of the former Oxford Polytechnic and the College of Technology.

Posthumous awards made

Lt Col Rupert Thorneloe

7:05pm Friday 19th March 2010

A soldier killed in Afghanistan in July was awarded the Queen’s Commendation for Valuable Service.

'Copter pilot pays tribute to crew

Soldiers shelter from dust thrown up as an RAF Chinook helicopter comes in to land in Afghanistan

6:47pm Friday 19th March 2010

AN RAF pilot has insisted he was not scared during a daring mission behind enemy lines in Afghanistan which has earned him a Mention in Despatches.

Witney shops expansion forges ahead

6:34pm Friday 19th March 2010

The first phase of building work on the expansion of a Witney shopping centre has been finished.

TV disruption 'will continue until May'

Helicopter brought in to fix TV transmitter

1:45pm Friday 19th March 2010

Disruption to television channels in Oxfordshire will continue until May due to technical problems, Digital UK revealed today.







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