LEWIS Hamilton drove a perfect race to win a close battle with Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen at the Hungarian Grand Prix. The 22-year-old led from start to finish and though the McLaren driver was pushed hard throughout by the Finn, he held on to extend his
The wait is finally over, with the first night of the Oxford Mail Film Festival tonight. Over the next six days, we will take the films you have been voting for over the past eight months and put them on the big screen. The festival, being held at
A horse enthusiast who started a showjumping event 47 years ago after being paralysed in a riding accident said the event remained hugely popular. The Bicester and Finmere Show was launched by Sally Haynes when she was 19 - two years after she broke
Planners have given the go-ahead for a £15m care village for retired and elderly people. Up to 170 people could be accommodated in Coral Springs, which will be built on a site near the A40, on the edge of Witney. The complex, which has been given the
Oxford City Council looks set to take over the running of an ailing community centre in Cowley after its management association was plunged into financial chaos. The council is being asked to grant £46,307 to keep Cowley Community Centre, in Barns Road
We need more than an inquiry into how the Government has handled the flood crisis. We need a commitment to make sure it doesn't happen again, by ruling out house building on flood plains and adopting a robust carbon emissions reduction programme to
A total of 300,000 Gloucestershire residents had no available water in their taps - all because their water treatment plant failed. Not from sabotage, terrorism, or mechanical fault, but simply because - it flooded. Numerous occupants of Abingdon
As Environment Secretary Hilary Benn said on his recent visit to Oxford: "We can't stop the rain, but we can control where and how we build." We should now abandon the following in Oxford: The deep digging of a new Westgate multi-storey car park A
On the morning of Saturday, July 21, I was driving through surface water in Drayton Lane, Milton, in a line of four cars, when, in the opposite direction, came a pickup truck at such an unreasonable speed for the road conditions that all four cars were
Police and prison staff were tonight hunting 14 detainees who escaped from the Campsfield House immigration detention centre at Kidlington. They went on the run amid the confusion after fires broke out in a kitchen and accommodation block. A total of
The weekend escapes at Campsfield House at Kidlington again throw into question the Government's policy on housing immigrant detainees. A recent review, commissioned by the Home Office, highlighted serious weaknesses at immigration removal centres and
Pedal-power was the order of the evening at this year's Druid Games, held in Oxfordshire. Steady streams of people pedalled bikes to keep the generator working which supplied the lights and the amps for the live bands on stage. The Lammas Games, now
Stagnant water and decaying algae left behind by flood waters are making parts of Oxford stink. As the city, parts of which were under water for days following the torrential downpours two weeks ago, begins to dry out, residents have noticed an unpleasant
A promising linguist with an incurable brain disease choked to death while enjoying dinner with her family, an inquest heard. Yumiko Boyle struggled to swallow a piece of roast beef at the Black Boy in Milton. The 18-year-old was taken to Banbury's Horton
Managers at Oxford's Co-op have pledged to continue with their scheme to build a wind turbine in the city's flood plain. In May, Midcounties Co-operative announced the plan to build a wind turbine to supply power for its headquarters in Botley Road and
A net could be put over the top of a controversial kickabout area in Crescent Road, Cowley, Oxford, to stop balls coming out and hitting people's homes. Residents living nearby have been plagued by damage from balls smashing windows, breaking guttering
Children dressed as pirates and learned sea shanties during a holiday club organised by churches in the Cherwell Valley. The 38 youngsters, from Fritwell, Heyford, Ardley, Souldern and Somerton, near Bicester, made parrots and snakes during craft sessions
A retired GP has paid tribute to all the patients he helped to fight cancer and urged people to take part in a fundraising 10k run. Dr Richard Evans, from Weston-on-the-Green, near Bicester, who was a practice GP before working in palliative care at
Train operator First Great Western is making the going easy for people visiting the Moreton-in-Marsh Show in September. People arriving by rail at Moreton station from 8.55am to 2.05pm on Saturday, September 1, will be able to buy discounted admission
To most people, it's just a pretty flower, but ragwort can cause liver disease and even death in horses, cattle and wild animals. The weed is such a problem the Oxfordshire branch of the British Horse Society has this year spent £4,000 on employing a
Abingdon Rotary Club is linking up with the Phoenix Land Rover Club to stage this year's Abingdon 4x4 at Dalton Barracks over the weekend of September 29-30. Proceeds from the two-day event will go to support the Benson-based Thames Valley and Chiltern
A rejuvenated parish council in Oxford has made its first big move - a bumper pay day for local good causes. People with money worries, disabled workers and parents with young children will all benefit from the £17,500 payout from Blackbird Leys Parish
Police and security staff were today looking for 14 asylum seekers who escaped from a detention centre in Kidlington after a fire started in an accommodation block. A total of 26 detainees broke out of Campsfield House in Langford Lane after 11pm
A MAJOR police operation is under way in Kidlington after 26 people escaped from the Campsfield House detention centre. GEO, who run the centre off Langford Lane, Kidlington, on behalf of the Border and Immigration Agency, contacted Thames Valley Police
TRAIN operator First Great Western is making the going easy for people visiting the Moreton-in-Marsh Show in September. People arriving by rail at Moreton station from 8.55am to 2.05pm on Saturday, September 1, will be able to buy discounted admission
Train operator First Great Western is making the going easy for people visiting the Moreton-in-Marsh Show in September. People arriving by rail at Moreton station from 8.55am to 2.05pm on Saturday, September 1, will be able to buy discounted admission
LEWIS Hamilton will start on pole for today's Hungarian Grand Prix after McLaren team-mate Fernando Alonso was penalised following a controversial qualifying session. The stewards declared Alonso had "unnecessarily impeded another driver", with the
Wallingford town councillors will not be wearing their robes this year when they honour two Canadian airmen who died by piloting their stricken bomber away from the town. The service honouring the men is organised by Wallingford branch of the Royal
FARMERS in Oxfordshire face a nervous wait following an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Surrey. Cobra, the Government's emergency committee, met yesterday in response to the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. Prime Minister Gordon Brown and
A GIANT children's street party is to be staged on an Oxford estate to celebrate a £250,000 refurbishment of its shopping area. About 100 youngsters from Barton will get the opportunity to spend an afternoon partying at Underhill Circus in the heart
FOUR council-run play areas in Oxford will stay closed for at least another week, because of safety fears after last week's floods. The playgrounds affected are: Boulter Street, St Clement's; Botley Park; Hinksey Park off Lake Street; and Oatlands
MOVES are under way to register Oxford ice rink as a listed building in a bid to save it from the bulldozers. Oxford City Council wants to knock down the 1980s building in Oxpens Road as part of plans to redevelop the West End of the city. But the
STAGNANT water and decaying algae left behind by flood waters are making parts of Oxfordshire smell. As the countryside, parts of which were under water for days following the torrential downpours two weeks ago, begins to dry out, residents have noticed
ROB Challis and Katie Beswick are looking forward to a happy future after almost two years of tragedy, trauma and worry. A year ago, the couple told of how they had coped after their twins Jayden and Karleigh were born four months early, weighing just
OXFORD city councillors who are due to debate whether to back striking post workers in Oxford have been handed a memo from Royal Mail managers. Tomorrow, all 48 councillors are due to take a vote on whether to back the Communication Workers' Union
JOUSTING is to be part of this year's Blenheim International Horse Trials - as well as poker. Two horse trial riders, Mark Jenner and Richard Evans, will be going head to head in medieval-style combat as part of the event's entertainment on Sunday,
A CHILDREN'S creativity workshop will be held at the Reading Room in High Street, Chinnor, tomorrow. The workshop will offer youngsters the chance to explore self-awareness enhance learning abilities and confidence. Children aged six to nine can come
A TEENAGER facing jail after years of alcohol-related crime has found salvation behind bars - but serving customers, not time. Roxy Cullen, 19, from Oxford, went off the rails at just 13, progressing from shoplifting to burglary and eventually assault
TEN thousand homes in west Oxfordshire can expect a knock on the door this month from canvassers wanting to promote recycling. It is part of Recycle for Oxfordshire, a joint campaign by the county and district councils to reduce the amount of rubbish
RESIDENTS living on an Oxford estate can have their say on a local community centre. A survey is being held for residents and tenants to make comments about The Dovecote in Nightingale Avenue, Greater Leys. To have your say, download the questionnaire
