A woman found dead at her home in an "unexplained death" in Chilson near Chipping Norton has been named as Patricia Owens. Her body was discovered on Friday night and a post mortem conducted over the weekend has proved inconclusive. A police spokesman
Police have launched an investigation after the discovery of a woman's body in the village of Chilson, near Chipping Norton. The body of a 53-year-old woman was found on Friday night. Police are treating the discovery as an "unexplained death" and
FOOTBALL BLUE SQUARE PREMIER Oxford Utd 0, Ebbsfleet Utd 0. BRITISH GAS BUSINESS SOUTHERN LEAGUE Premier Div: Banbury Utd 2, Corby Tn 1. Div 1 South & West: Abingdon Utd 2, Andover 0; Bridgwater Tn 0, Didcot Tn 2; Oxford C 5, Slough Tn 0. FOOTBALL
DARREN Patterson admitted that although Rob Duffy was sent off, he was relieved not to be down to nine men. The Oxford United manager acknowledged that while he wanted to look at the replay over Duffy's red card, he thought skipper Barry Quinn was lucky
East Oxford residents have until Fridaynov23 to have their say about controversial parking permit schemes. Oxfordshire County Council is carrying out feasibility studies for the East Oxford/Iffley Fields and Divinity Road areas of East Oxford and the
Abingdon Utd 2 (Mills 40, Holden 79) Andover Tn 0 Teenager John Mills marked his senior debut for Abingdon United by scoring the first goal in their routine Division 1 South & West victory over Andover at Northcourt Road on Saturday. The game had
Bridgwater Tn 0 Didcot Tn 2 (Powell 38, Bartley 65) A Stunning goal from striker Michael Bartley ultimately settled this Division 1 South & West encounter as Didcot made it three consecutive league victories on the road. Didcot deserved the win which
Banbury Utd 2 (Gooderick 2, Murphy 56 pen) Corby Tn 1 (Diggins 73 pen) At last! Banbury recorded their first British Gas Southern League Premier Division home win of the season at Spencer Stadium on Saturday, to increase their unbeaten run to six
Oxford City 5 (Bell 22, McSporran 32, Stewart 40, Gunn 65, Gardner 82) Slough Tn 0 Oxford City maintained their scoring bonanza with a five-goal destruction of struggling Slough in one-sided British Gas Southern League Division 1 West game on Saturday
Clanfield 3 (Barker 19, 59, Hunt 54) Cheltenham Saras 2 (Sherlock 12, 60) A brace from the in-form Dean Barker - his 12th and 13th goals of the season - gave Clanfield victory in a thrilling Division 1 West game on Saturday. Saracens opened the
These days, it is common for people to accuse the Government of dumbing down our education system, so that all receive passes and no one feels 'disadvantaged'. This, of course, our Government, which we all believe and trust 100 per cent, strenuously
I refer to Tim Bickell's letter, Great Honour (Oxford Mail, November 1). Two points need clarification. Wantage has never bestowed the freedom of the borough on the Royal Berkshire Regiment. Secondly, and more important, as an ex-Royal Berkshire
I never miss the beautiful Remembrance Day service at the St Giles war memorial in Oxford and it was great to see the usual huge crowd (Oxford Mail, November 12). Mercifully, the rain stopped. On my way back to the city, a couple asked if they were
While I was watching the Service of Remembrance at the war memorial in Witney, a young RAF cadet was taken ill. Her mother helped her to the edge of the crowd. The young man who was standing next to me took off his sheepskin jacket and gave it to
A man was surprised to receive an invitation to come to his doctor's surgery - for a test offered only to women. Mark Garlinge, 33, of Faringdon, received the letter from the Fern Hill Practice at Faringdon Medical Centre asking him to come in for cervical
Milton Utd 5 (Jones 18, Bailey 39, 44, 67, Johnson 76) North Leigh 1 (Allen 62) A hat-trick from Adam Bailey sent North Leigh crashing to their second Premier Division defeat of the campaign in the Hellenic league on Saturday and propelled Milton
Sprightly 89-year-old Lilian Clarkin from Oxford, realised a lifelong ambition last week when she rode a horse for the first time. Mrs Clarkin, pictured on the horse, from Iffley Road, made it into the saddle thanks to her neighbour, horsewoman Penny
Ten-man Headington Amateurs live to fight another day after their first-round tie at home to Chadlington was abandoned at 1-1 after 90 minutes due to bad light in the Oxfordshire Senior Cup. Chadlington, from the Oxfordshire Senior League, stunned their
Hundreds of people turned out for a Christmas fair in Oxford to promote human rights and environmental issues. The One World Fair, organised by Oxford-based charity Oxfam, was held in the Town Hall on Saturday. Penny Lawrence, the charity's international
Families from Blackbird Leys packed into the Leys Linx Centre over the weekend to see the history of their estate in pictures. The project - part of the Blackbird Leys 50th anniversary celebrations - featured prints depicting all aspects of life from
Delays to rail services in Oxfordshire, the Thames Valley and West of England are "a cause of serious concern", the rail regulator has said. Train punctuality nationally was improving, but there was still a lot of hard work to be done on routes from
A monthly antiques fair has closed after more than three decades, with the organisers blaming a clampdown on flyposting. The fair in Abingdon has 45 different stalls and several hundred people visit it each month. It was next due to take place today
Rod and Rosalie James don't know how many children they have fostered over the years. The Abingdon couple, who are celebrating 30 years as fosterers, stopped counting when they passed 100. Mr and Mrs James, who are both 67, have three biological children
Top darts players are lined up to give Witney some razzmatazz on November 30, when the town switches on its Christmas lights. The event will include a band and children's entertainment. Witney MP and Tory leader David Cameron will be joined on stage
Firefighters and engineers from Thames Water were called out after a water main burst in Barracks Lane, Cowley, close to Oxford Community School this afternoon. Portable pumps and sandbags were used to contain the water.
A ballet school show was disrupted by a small fire at Wallingford's Corn Exchange theatre earlier today. Firefighters were called halfway through Kinecroft Academy of Dancing's annual show after audience members reports a burning smell. The problem
THE southbound carriageway of the A34 was closed by police near Oxford for two hours today after an accident, close to the Pear Tree interchange. Police said two vehicles were involved in the crash and the road was closed to recover one of the vehicles
The southbound carriageway of the A34 has reopened following a two-hour closure after a pile-up this morning. The crash, which involved a silver Peugeot and a white Mercedes Sprinter van, happened at 10am. The closure caused long tail backs before
More and more we are relying on the power of email; I expect the telephone will become obsolete eventually. In the restaurant we have always relied on the phone for any table bookings, but these days we have to look at our email all the time. Martin Page
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a blaze at Langdale Hall in Market Square, Witney, yesterday afternoon. The fire started in a second-floor store cupboard. No one was injured in the blaze.
The southbound carriageway of the A34 has been closed by police after an accident, close to the Pear Tree interchange, at 11am today.
Firefighters tackled a blaze at Langdale Hall in Market Square, Witney, on Saturday afternoon. The fire started in a second floor store cupboard. No one was injured in the blaze.
A 28-year-old woman involved in a head-on collision on the A40 Cheltenham Road in Burford on Friday night is still in a critical but stable condition at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital today. She was driving a red Peugeot which crashed with a black
A 17-year-old has been released on police bail until Wednesday, January 16, having been arrested on suspicion of careless driving. The youth was arrested in connection with a collision in which a 13-year-old boy was killed near McDonald's in Ducklington
More businesses need to get behind Oxford's Cowley Road Carnival so next year's event can have a real 'wow factor'. East Oxford Action, which organises the annual event, has already started preparations for next year's event, on July 6, and has said
THE driver of a car involved in a head-on crash on the A40 near Burford has been released on bail. The 44-year-old driver of a Chrysler, who was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, has been released on bail till Sunday, February 17, 2008. A
A WOMAN has had all her entertainment equipment confiscated after neighbours complained more than 50 times about noise. Melanie Day, of Nettlebed Mead, Greater Leys, Oxford, pleaded guilty to two offences of failing to comply with a noise abatement
CLERGY are fighting back against metal thieves with a high-tech liquid that will give each church its own 'DNA'. At least four churches in the county have been stripped of metal from their roofs by criminal gangs this year. The metal, principally lead
A noisy woman has had all her entertainment equipment confiscated after neighbours complained more than 50 times. Melanie Day, of Nettlebed Mead, Greater Leys, Oxford, pleaded guilty to two offences of failing to comply with a noise abatement notice
CLANFIELD village is celebrating the reopening of its pre-school - almost four months to the day after it was overwhelmed in the July floods. Youngsters can return tomorrow to their sessions at the Methodist Church Hall following extensive drying and
VOLUNTEERS who work for Thames Valley Police have been thanked for providing a decade of service to the force. Dozens of volunteers joined Chief Constable Sara Thornton, Assistant Chief Constable Nick Gargan and chairman of Thames Valley Police Authority
POLICE have renewed an appeal for witnesses to a crash in which a 17-year-old cyclist was killed near Wallingford. So far no one has come forward to shed light on the death of Abigail Haythorne from RAF Benson. Floral tributes still mark the scene
BREASTFEEDING counsellors are celebrating the success of their mobile baby cafe after the 200th mother and baby stepped inside. Lucy Taylor, of Randolph Street, East Oxford, visited the 18-seater bus - which is the UK's first - when it made a stop
A WORK of art inspired by the Uffington White Horse created by British artist Tania Kovats will be on display at the Oxfordshire Museum over the November 23-25 weekend. It consists of a converted horsebox and a collection of objects relating to the
A LOW-CARBON launch party is being held in West Oxford today. Residents are being invited to attend the event, which will be looking at ways individuals, and communities, can act to stop climate change. The event will be taking place in the West Oxford
A WIDOWER from Oxford has fallen at the final hurdle in a bid to find love on reality TV. Alistair Morris, 46, from Arlington Drive, Marston, agreed to star in the BBC2 programme Arrange Me A Marriage, in the hope of finding a partner, and stepmother
TWENTY-five years ago children's hospice Helen House opened its doors for the first time - becoming the first such establishment in the whole world. The pioneering hospice, in Leopold Street, Oxford, has been holding a year of events to mark its anniversary
AN artist with a love of wildlife and big cats is holding a show in aid of lions in Africa. The Really Wild Art Show will be held at Green College, Woodstock Road in Oxford, between 10am and 3pm between tomorrow and Saturday, November 24. A quarter
INTREPID explorer and former Monty Python star Michael Palin has welcomed the completion of an £8m extension at Oxford's quirkiest museum. The celebrity, whose travels around the globe have been televised by the BBC, praised the improvements at the
THE seventh annual Letcombe Bassett Christmas Market is due to take place later this month. As well as the usual location of White's Farmhouse Barn, the market will also be held in the Manor Barn, the Village Hall and the church on Sunday, November
A couple of weeks ago I went with my team to the Royal Opera House in London (not for ballet) after this event you could have a quick step or two or may be a slow step or two. It was the Bordeaux 2005 wine tasting, hailed as the best vintage ever so
