Witney, England News

A PERSISTENT burglar who raided a school has been jailed for three years. Raymond Starkings, 21, of Home Close, Carterton, admitted burglary and handling stolen goods at Oxford Crown Court on Friday.

Toddler's death in Flintshire pond an 'unspeakable tragedy' A CORONER has described an incident in which a toddler drowned in his Flintshire grandparents' pond as an "unspeakable tragedy". Nineteen-month-old Daniel Peralta was found in the pond at his grandparents' house at Pitmans Lane, Hawarden on August 1. An inquest heard how the tot fought for ...

TWO women died in separate accidents during a day of traffic problems across a freezing Oxfordshire yesterday.

BRITISH Telecom has apologised after thousands of Oxfordshire people were unable to use their telephones this morning.

TRAVEL agents across Oxfordshire were today fielding calls from travellers anxious about their British Airways flights, after cabin crews voted to strike over Christmas in a row over jobs, pay and conditions.

A total of 15 shops have collected signatures from shoppers and employees over the past two months.

SHOPPERS in Witney were the latest to use the Oxford Mail's video service to send a message of goodwill this Christmas to troops in Afghanistan.

Visitors to Marriotts Walk, Witney, next Saturday will be able to see for themselves the impact of a car crash caused through drink-driving. Members from the West Oxfordshire Safer Communities Partnership will be holding an awareness day to show shoppers the devastating result of driving under the influence of drink or drugs.

He made two other phone calls to Canterbury at the end of October 2008 lasting 56 minutes and 59 minutes.

FAMILY and friends gathered to toast the health of Witney's first female GP, who proved practising what she preached has definitely paid off.

FUNDRAISERS are being urged to "put their heart" into a month of activities for the new Oxford Heart Centre.

Two men have been fined for flytipping in West Oxfordshire after they were caught on camera.

A A 2.7M project to bring two schools under one roof is under way. The development at the Kinga s School, in New Yatt Road, Witney, will enable the 170 pupils of both the primary and senior schools to be taught in the same building.

Thousands of people marched through central London on Saturday calling for a deal on climate change at next week's conference in Copenhagen.

THE husband of a woman who died in a car crash less than a mile from home has paid tribute to his "bright light". Linda Bennett was driving a black Vauxhall Astra along the B4022 Witney Road when she was involved in a crash with a red Volswagen Golf.

CHRISTMAS has come early for a blind dog with a new home and the return of his sight.

A new bridge could be built across the River Thames near Witney to save a 13th-century structure.

A bridge in Oxfordshire which has enjoyed tax-free status for more than 200 years is to be sold at auction.

FATHER Christmas will start his rounds early this year. The Lions Club of Witney is taking its float to Cogges Hill Road, Oxlease, Manor Road, Hollis Close on Thursday.

Police are appealing for information after a series of burglaries where thieves broke into homes across Oxfordshire and stole cars.