As a vegan, it's hard to suppress the temptation to whoop with triumph while writing about a documentary that exposes the pernicious misinformation peddled by the fast-food industry. But if ever a symbol of the inexorable creep of globalisation had it
Wantage Town welcome back JP Mills and Wayne Harbert for their trip to early leaders Slimbridge in the GLS Hellenic League Premier Division. Chris Nelson remains out with a groin strain, and Nigel Emsden is also sidelined with a similar injury. Ardley
Crisis-club Abingdon Town have ended a week of turmoil by appointing former assistant manager Nobby Hayward as their new boss. Last Saturday, Town crashed out of the FA Cup after an embarrassing 7-0 thrashing at Oxford City. That led to the departure
Glorious tunes, witty lyrics, starry-eyed romance and sheer exuberance are all the ingredients you need for a perfect night out - and there's all of that in abundance in Petra Siniawski's sizzling production of Kiss Me, Kate, showing at Milton Keynes
Oxfordshire County Council chief executive Richard Shaw has quit the embattled authority to take up the same post at a different council. He will become chief executive of Surrey County Council in the new year. Announcing his decision on August 9, Dr
A 16-year-old has been jailed for three years for two violent incidents in which Oxford schoolboys were threatened with a screwdriver. The Oxford teenager can no longer be named after Judge Mary Jane Mowat ruled he should be anonymous. This was despite
A successful tv quiz show contestant heard her former work manager tell a tribunal he could not re-employ her after she became pregnant because her work hours could not be changed. Jessica Watts is challenging English Churches Housing Group, based in
County council leaders have offered financial support to Oxford Castle's heritage interpretation centre in case low visitor numbers make it run at a loss. The county council and the Osborne Group are converting the former prison in New Road into a £34m
The widow of a popular Oxfordshire police officer who died in a car crash has welcomed the first National Police Memorial Day. Crash victim Dc Robert Keylock Father-of-two Dc Robert Keylock, 44 died from multiple injuries following the accident on the
A supermarket chain says shoppers at its Kidlington store buy the fourth-highest amount of organic food outside London. Top of the shopping list at the Kidlington Sainsbury's store are organic bananas, followed by six-packs of eggs, and carrots. Since
Elderly members of a historic Methodist chapel in Oxford are heartbroken by the news their church is to close. The last service at Headington Quarry Methodist Chapel - the first nonconformist church to have its own building in Headington - willl be held
Swindon Robins 52, Silver Machine 44: Oxford Silver Machine put themselves in pole position to claim the final Elite League play-off place by snatching the bonus point in a dramatic finish to last night's local derby at Blunsdon. Although they were beaten
Graham Rix says he has noticed a steely determination among his Oxford United players to carry on their unbeaten run. And the U's boss is hoping that resolve manifests itself again at the Kassam Stadium tomorrow when they take on relegated Rushden. Last
When I last reviewed the Bell at Standlake, shortly before the dawn of the new Millennium, its reputation with gourmets stood high. Dishes from Malaysia, Thailand and other points east were offered by its well-travelled bosses to supplement traditional
A law firm dealing with compensation claims from retired Cowley car workers has been inundated with fresh claims after a story in the Oxford Mail last week. Francis Jordan, 85, of Wheatley, who worked at the Cowley plant in 1934, and received compensation
Massive queues will build up at an Oxford post office if another nearby is allowed to close, city councillors have warned. Residents have already complained about waits of more than 30 minutes for pensions, benefits and other services at Headington Post
Burn-out. . . Paul Kingsnorth, who took a break from activism to write a novelI have been friends with Paul Kingsnorth, the environmentalist and writer, for a few years since we were put in touch because of our writing interests. Knowing people with strong
CHAMPIONS Oxford City ended their Ladies Division 1 3-Pair season in tremendous style, with a 9-0 whitewash of Cholsey. The convincing victory means that City finish the season with a 100 per cent record, and regain the title they last collected in 2000
Oxford City striker Wayne Cort is set to join Boreham Wood to be nearer his young family. The London-based striker has an eight-month-old baby to look after, with his wife pregnant with their second child. City boss Andy Sinnott said: "We don't want to
Skipper Jamie Cope makes a return as Oxford Harlequins open their South West 1 league campaign with a game at Cheltenham tomorrow, kick off 3pm. Cope missed the last three months of last season with a neck injury - a large factor in their relegation to
SATURDAY FOOTBALL COCA COLA LEAGUE TWO Oxford Utd v Rushden & Diamonds. SOUTHERN LEAGUE Premier Div: Hemel Hempstead Tn v Banbury Utd. Div 1 West: Brackley Tn v Swindon Supermarine, Oxford City v Mangotsfield, Thame Utd v Taunton Tn. FA VASE 1st qualifying
It's hard to imagine it now, but there was a time when clubbing had nothing to do with banging beats and waving your arms in the air. Before trance, before techno - heck, even before house, there was a flourishing underground dance scene with its own
A woman banned from going into Marks & Spencer in Oxford city centre has been jailed for 100 days for breaching an antisocial behaviour order. Lisa Mulcahy, 41, of Speedwell Street, was given a two-year Asbo in March with a condition that she did
A three-mile stretch of the Oxford Canal at picturesque Thrupp will remain closed for at least a fortnight after a 250-year-old culvert collapsed, threatening to flood the village. A makeshift dam has been constructed on the Oxford Canal in Thrupp, near
The owner of a guest house has received his second heavy fine in just three years for having filthy kitchens. Jeremiah Cronin, of the Nanford Guest House, in Iffley Road, Oxford, was fined £10,500 for food hygiene offences by Oxford magistrates on September
A worker at Oxford University's new animal testing laboratory has been arrested after two animal rights campaigners had a burning substance thrown over them. Mel Broughton, 44, and his mother Pauline, 70, were among 30 campaigners from the pressure group
