An Oxfordshire raver is the first in the country to be banned from organising illegal parties anywhere in England and Wales under the terms of a unique Asbo. Ryan Hawkins at the turntable Police described 21-year-old Ryan Hawkins as a 'major player' in
Liberal Democrat leadership candidate Chris Huhne admitted he was one of the ringleaders in a heated student protest at Oxford University in November 1973. Chris Huhne, left, looks at the camera As our picture above shows, a long-haired Mr Huhne, who
As much as I am outraged by the use of animals in testing human medications, I am even more saddened to see a minority of people use a supposedly 'peaceful' demonstration in Oxford on Saturday as an excuse to battle authority (Oxford Mail, January 16)
A teacher who has raised thousands of pounds to help poor children is to make the trip of a lifetime to meet one of them. Fiona Weikert, 53, from St John's Road, Wallingford, said: "My school has helped sponsor children for many years but this will be
A hundred employees who have lost their jobs have been promised help to find alternative work with the help of their local council. Workers at the Past Times gift shop chain's call centre in Windrush Park Road, Witney, were made redundant last week by
An Oxford Mail paperboy's dream bike, which was stolen, has been found and returned -- partly thanks to our publicity. Tom Applin, 14, a daily delivery boy from Grove, near Wantage, kept all his wages and Christmas tips to buy a £300 multi-gear Silver
Wallingford professional Scott Handley's bid to win the inaugural Hithercroft Open was ended by a cruel injury blow. Handley, the second seed, had taken his quarter-final clash with eventual winner and seventh seed Laurence Delasaux (England) to a fifth
A judge was due to give his verdict today (Thurs) on whether a tractor driver who was involved in a collision with a school bus is guilty of careless driving. Blessed George Napier pupil Tomas Ryan-Vig, 12, of Barry Avenue, Bicester, died in the accident
New Oxford Cheetahs boss Aaron Lanney is seeking a main sponsor to take his new-look side to the forefront of the Sky Sports Elite League. He is searching for companies who may be interested in becoming main team partners or individual backers of the
People in north Oxfordshire with long-term medical conditions are being given the chance to learn new skills to help them live more independently. Staff at the North Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust Partnership are launching a Living Well course, which
Autotype UTV League: Ady Gibbons netted the late winner as Division 3B outfit Goodlake Arms sent Division 2 side Dorchester United crashing out of the Devenney Cup with a shock 3-2 home defeat. Gary Nesbitt and Ashley Brind twice pegged back Goodlake,
Your report on Stephen Eeley whose operation was cancelled to save the 'great God' money (Oxford Mail, January 4), moves me to write to you. I, too, am a heart patient, but not with the same complaint. At about the time as this report, you carried a story
It doesn't take a genius to work out that if you put public services in out-of-the way places, people won't use them. Health officials had plenty of warning that if they moved the family planning clinic from the heart of the community in East Oxford to
An eleventh-hour £1.4m deal has been struck to buy parkland as part of a Didcot housing development. But South Oxfordshire District Council came close to losing the developer's money as the deadline loomed. The two-acre piece of land will form part of
Fire chiefs have warned there is a burning need for more retained firefighters, or response times to accidents and emergencies could be seriously affected. The Fire and Rescue Service, run by Oxfordshire County Council, has launched a major recruitment
Teenage mini motorbike riders who drive illegally through streets and car parks on an Oxford estate could get a race circuit. Two sites at Blackbird Leys have been put forward as potential locations for a supervised and legal circuit for youngsters seen
Oxford has been used as the backdrop for a new DVD/video guide helping people discover secrets of their family history. Discover Your Family History was filmed at Oxford's Central Library, the County Record Offices in Cowley and the churchyard at Black
Lee Bradbury admits his time at Oxford United is up. The former Portsmouth and Manchester City player has been frozen out of Brian Talbot's plans after a contract wrangle that shows no sign of being resolved. And because neither side is willing to change
Gerald Samson (Oxford Mail, January 11) is over-generous in his defence of Charles Kennedy. Certainly, alcoholism is a human failing. It is, however, a very serious failing in anyone who wishes to become Prime Minister. Prime Ministers frequently have
I am writing in response to John Mankelow's letter about refuse collections over the Christmas and New Year holiday period (Oxford Mail, January 11). He says that this is not acceptable in this day and age. We are very lucky to have regular refuse collections
Abingdon residents are steeling themselves for a 15 per cent rise in the town council's share of council tax to help pay for the reopening of the outdoor swimming pool and the new visitor information point. On top of that a tax increase of almost five
A tidy-up of Thame's allotments is on the cards thanks to a £500 grant from the Midcounties Co-operative. It will buy two new mowers to replace old and shabby equipment. Thame has 160 allotments at sites in Windmill Road and Kingsey Road, and the mowers
Oxfordshire's GCSE pass rate rose last year for the first time in four years, with several schools making dramatic improvements -- but the county is still bottom of a league of similar authorities. According to Government school league tables published
Shipton-under-Wychwood will begin the defence of their Oxfordshire npower Village Cup title with a visit to either Great Milton or Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts on May 7. Shipton, who have twice won the national competition at Lord's, receive
Oxford City Stars produced one of their poorest displays of the season. as they crashed to a 10-1 defeat at English National League leaders Cardiff Devils. Player-coach Dan Prachar felt the team - with the exception of the three under 19 players - performed
Morrells of Oxford Sunday League: Isis Tavern's long wait for their first victory of the season ended as they squeezed past Iffley Harriers with a 1-0 success to reach the third round of the Jack Sadler Cup. With just two minutes left it looked as though
Banbury Subaru World Rally Team driver, Petter Solberg, launches his 2006 World Rally Championship campaign aiming for a podium place on the Monte Carlo Rally, which gets under way tomorrow. Solberg will be joined by Stphane Sarrazin and Chris Atkinson
Traffic had to be diverted after a bus got stuck in a street because of badly parked vans. Residents in Girdlestone Road, Headington, Oxford, were alerted to the problem when they heard the driver of a No 15 bus beeping his horn just before 11am on Wednesday
Council wardens could be dishing out parking tickets to motorists in streets across Oxfordshire instead of police. The county council wants to extend the special parking area scheme in force in Oxford across the whole county -- a move which would allow
The number of teenagers using Oxford's family planning service has slumped by nearly 50 per cent since it moved from Cowley Road to the city centre. New figures show 1,624 under 20-year-olds used the Alec Turnbull Clinic between April and December 2003
A Oxford soldier serving in Iraq was killed when his head struck a bridge girder as he was driven beneath it, an inquest heard. Vincent Windsor, 23, pictured, from Cowley, died after suffering a massive head injury in January 2004 as he was standing up
I was appalled to read what Sarah Morris wrote about my brother and sister-in-law, Family of nine is nothing to be proud of (Oxford Mail, January 11). My brother is a full-time builder who supports his family and does not ask for state payouts. He receives
A charity shop chain is looking to raise funds from unwanted Christmas presents. Sue Ryder Care is asking people to donate any gifts that failed to excite. It is estimated that 15,000,000 presents -- worth more than £400m -- are cast aside. Now, the charity
