Police say the murder of a 23-year-old Jamaican man in Blackbird Leys is not the start of a drugs, gang or race war. Detective Chief Inspector Dave Lewis, the man leading the investigation into the death of Moshean Cameron, was quick to reassure residents
Oxon Senior League: Mark Nelson grabbed a late winner as ten-man Launton Sports wrapped up their Division 1 campaign with a 3-2 victory over Chadlington. Danny Green fired Sports ahead after the Chadlington keeper could only parry a snapshot from Lewis
RT Harris Oxford City FA: Bullnose Morris clinched the double when they lifted the Couling Cup with a 3-2 victory over Bakels Crusaders in the final at Rover Cowley. Dave Jennings fired the newly-crowned Premier Division champions ahead, only for Gary
Oxford City's Megan Edwards posted a qualifying time for the English Schools Championships, when competing in the Heart of England League at Derby. Edwards clocked an excellent time of 12.8secs in the under 15 girls' 100m. Sarah Swords, Jackie Anstice
North Berks League: AFC Wallingford A came out on top 3-1 against Saxton Rovers Res in a nerve-jangling penalty shoot-out to lift the Nairne Paul Cup in the final at Abingdon Town. It looked like a shock was on the cards when Saxton took the lead after
Witney & District FA: Darryl Kew was the hero for Carterton Town A as his injury-time winner saw them beat Brize Norton to clinch the Premier Division crown and rob Brize of their fifth successive title last night. Brize keeper Danny Cox was called
A full investigation is being launched into the saga of construction calamities that made repaving Cornmarket Street in Oxford such a financial disaster. Oxfordshire's executive board has requested a probe into those responsible for the catalogue of problems
An Iranian asylum seeker who fled to Britain to escape religious persecution in his own country has lost his appeal to stay in the country. But an Oxford church says it will continue to support his struggle to remain in the UK. Saied Farhadey, 38, of
A prison inmate held a female warder hostage in his cell and threatened her with a weapon he had made out of razor blades, a court heard. Albert Reid, 40, denies falsely imprisoning Bushra Sheikh at Bullingdon Prison, near Bicester, on March 31 last year
A woman doused her husband in paraffin and tried to set fire to him because he would not let her drive his car without a licence or insurance, a court heard. Matthew Laing told Oxford Crown Court on April 4 that his wife Maritza held a lighted match to
Irish band The Commitments, above, from the 1993 film of the same name, will launch the Oxford Balloon Festival with a one-off concert on May 7. The band features two of the award-winning film's original cast -- guitarist Kenneth McCluskey, who played
Pensioners living in sheltered housing in Botley are campaigning for a live-in warden to preserve their peace of mind. Elderly residents of the bungalow complex in Seacourt Road say they would feel a lot safer in their homes with someone on site to provide
Your news item (Oxford Mail, May 3 ) on "seats a waste of money" is also an article on councillors being a waste of money. Colin Cook, of the city council, is quoted as saying that if only the county council had told them of the rising costs they would
A drinking marathon organised by Oxford United fans and far right sympathisers erupted into a massive St George's Day brawl. Keith Miles A fight broke out in the garden of The Goose public house in Oxford city centre involving a group who had met up to
Barry Lovell (Oxford Mail, April 28 -- Make every cyclist wear safety helmet) so misunderstands the issues around the Protective Headgear for Young Cyclists Bill that I feel compelled to explain my views (not those of Cyclox members) which were not fully
nPower Village Cup: Seamer Matthew Lee took 4-4 as Oxford Downs sprang a surprise with a three-wicket win at Aston Rowant in a low-scoring second-round encounter. Having been put into bat, Rowant reached 82-4 before Lee sparked a collapse which saw them
Extra security measures are being taken by both Witney secondary schools to protect their pupils and premises. Henry Box School has just installed a CCTV camera system at a cost of £17,000 to monitor the buildings and grounds round the clock. Over this
Oxford City 2, Dunstable Tn 2: Oxford City defender Julian Dark played his last game for the club after 342 appearances as they ended their Ryman League Division 1 North campaign at a rain-sodden Court Place Farm last night. Jemaine Ferreira went close
Witney were crowned Division 1 champions after they secured the point they needed in a 2-1 defeat by Thame A. Promoted to Division 1 in 2001 season, Witney were runners-up the next season, before finishing third last year. Witney ended the campaign with
Debutant Ben Owen put in a scintillating display as he helped Radley's men to second place in their opening fixture of their Southern League Division 3 campaign at Tilsley Park. Radley, who last season won promotion from Division 5, were placed in the
Commuters told MP Tony Baldry they wanted more trains between Bicester, Islip and Oxford and the reintroduction of passenger trains from Oxford to Milton Keynes. The Banbury MP went on a fact-finding visit to Bicester Town station ahead of a planned meeting
A 100ft dog -- as high as an office block -- will be making its debut at the Oxford Balloon Festival. Churchill, the bulldog featured in the Churchill Insurance adverts, is the largest shaped hot air balloon in the country. Christian Brown, director of
A woman doused her husband in paraffin and tried to set fire to him because he would not let her drive his car without a licence or insurance, a court heard. Matthew Laing told Oxford Crown Court yesterday that his wife Maritza held a lighted match to
Oxford United's directors are set for a meeting with Firoz Kassam in the next few days to discuss his plan to make them all pay £25,000 to be on the board. The U's chairman revealed at last Friday's fans' forum how he wants ten directors and local businessmen
I wasted my time getting up at 5am on May Morning. My family and I arrived at the St Clement's end of Magdalen Bridge at 5.45am to find it barricaded by the police. We became part of a very large and restive crowd who were kept penned at The Plain even
