The violent, centuries-long feud between the Vampires and the Lycans moves into a devastating new phase in Underworld: Evolution, the blood-spattered sequel to Len Wiseman s 2003 action-thriller. If you haven t seen the first film, then you ll struggle
Thieves targeted a motorcycle shop in the second raid on it in six weeks. Four men, wearing balaclavas and hoods, charged at the door of TTR Motorcycles in Hans Avenue in Wantage and barged their way in after using a crowbar to weaken it yesterday at
Silverstone's Grand Prix circuit will become the battleground for the world's motoring elite, when tens of millions of pounds worth of cars, from Aston Martin to Ferrari and Porsche to Maserati and many more, will feature in a weekend of races and special
Brian Talbot defended his controversial decision to bring back Billy Turley in the Oxford United goal last night. The U's boss axed Chris Tardif and recalled his summer signing from Rushden but then watched in horror as Turley gifted Macclesfield the
In a review last week of Lope de Vega's Fuente Ovejuna at the Oxford Playhouse I mentioned an organisation called the Society Against Interval-free Theatre and presented myself I should say misrepresented myself as its founder. In fact, the organisation
Our restaurant critic CHRISTOPHER GRAY misses out on a February cheap room deal during an enjoyable return visit to the White Hart Hotel in Nettlebed Did you know this is National Chip Week and for good measure National Honey Week as well? And speaking
Club e-mail: garrini2@aol.com Chairman - Glenn Dickinson, 14 Holland Way, Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes MK16 0LN Tel: 01908 610535 Treasurer - Colin Kightley, 3 Manor Close, Cosgrove, Milton Keynes MK19
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Several species of the natural world must have expected a warmer start to the year, for recorders for the Nature's Calendar 2006 Phenology Survey spotted a ladybird on New Year's Day in the Banbury area, frogspawn near Abingdon on January 7 and a peacock
Chairman - Vernon Cannons, The Stumps, Wicks Close, Clanfield OX18 2QH Tel: 01367 810262 Treasurer - David Sarbutts, 10 Eton Close, Witney OX28 3GA Tel: 01993 776088 Secretary - Andy Cannons, 107 Cogges
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Club website: www.sandfordstmartin.play-cricket.com Chairman - R N Coles, Ash House, Ledwell, Chipping Norton OX7 7AN Tel: 01608 683258 Treasurer - R Mitchelmore, 3 Frances Road, Middle Barton, Chipping
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Chairman - D Harvey, 23 Jordan Hill, Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 8ET Treasurer - G Clarke, 57 Ramsay Road, Headington, Oxford OX3 8AY Secretary - G Wakefield, 69 Chorefields, Kidlington OX5 1SY Fixture Secretary - G
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Chairman - Ed Murray, 13 Gidley Way, Horspath, Oxon OX33 1RQ Tel: 01865 873041 Treasurer - Julian Edwards, 16 Blenheim Road, Horspath, Oxon OX33 1RY Tel: 01865 876490 Secretary - Max Eason, 23 Temple Street
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Website: www.dintoncc.co.uk Chairman - P J Ludlow, 9 Mill Corner, Springhill Road, Grendon Underwood, Aylesbury HP18 0YH Tel: 01296 770909, Mobile: 07767 758246 Treasurer - P Scott, 4 Henton Mews, Fairford Leys,
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OXFORD City Council is so angry at plans to charge for parking permits its leader will refuse to help the county council implement the controversial scheme. Car owners living in 16 city centre areas including Summertown, Headington, Jericho and central
A LAGER drinker has been forced to cry into his beer after complaining about an Oxfordshire brewery's advertising campaign. An unnamed aficionado of the beverage decided the Witney-based Wychwood Brewery had gone beyond the pale with the slogan (pictured
ANTI-smoking campaigners were triumphant this week after Parliament's decision for a complete ban on smoking in enclosed public places. The Government had proposed a tobacco ban in workplaces and bars, pubs and clubs that served food, but during the
ONE of Oxford's best known bookshops is preparing to close, bringing to an end a history of book-selling stretching back to the reign of Queen Victoria. The bookshop business in Turl Street, next door to the Mitre, was taken over by the Janus Society
HOUSE builder Berkeley Homes is facing criticism over the controversial development on the old Lucy's site in Jericho. A residents' group is to call on the company to "show greater respect" for its neighbours after a series of complaints about disturbance
THE £300m scheme to redevelop the Westgate Centre, Oxford, has been dealt a severe blow just weeks before a planning application is due to be submitted. Nuffield College says it will not allow its land at Worcester Street car park to be used as a bus
A NURSE deliberately drugged vulnerable and elderly patients in order to create drama on the casualty ward without arousing suspicion, a court heard. Oxford Crown Court was told yesterday that Benjamin Geen, 24, injected 18 patients at The Horton Hospital
Last Saturday, I was driving along Botley Road, Oxford, when I passed a police officer standing on the pavement. A short distance further on were two more policemen, one of whom dived out in front of my car and the car behind, pulling us both into a bus
Shopkeepers, schools and parents in Abingdon are being urged to support a campaign to reduce under-age drinking. A key part of the scheme, that will be extended across Oxfordshire, is an identity card that rewards users with discounts at High Street businesses
Campaigners who spent years trying to set up a cyclepath between Wallingford and Cholsey are bitter that the project seems set to be dropped. The Howbery Park Green Transport Group was set to try to secure the path so that some of the 1,000 employees
FORUM A consolidated their place at the top of Division 1 of the Oxford & District League with an 8-2 win over Vikings A. Karl Bushell beat Julian Lawton Smith to give Forum the lead, but then Stuart Pringle overcame Greg Boone and James Lovelock
CARTERTON stormed away in the last six ends to beat Banbury Cross 22-14 and reach the finals of the English Indoor Association fours championship. In Sunday's Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire area final at Oxford & District IBA, Littlemore, the scores
BICESTER & North Oxford, who have seen Oxfordshire captain Ian Hawtin move to Banbury, have suffered a double blow with overseas star Tauqeer Hussain joining Milton Keynes. The Pakistani all-rounder is moving to the Morrant Four Counties League after
A unique opportunity to create a 40-acre sports village on the edge of Bicester must not be lost, a town councillor has warned. Plans to build five rugby pitches, seven football pitches, six tennis courts, an athletics track and a hockey pitch on land
TOM Larman spared the blushes of Division 1 side Saxton Rovers as his last-gasp strike saw them come from behind to beat Division 3 outfit Ardington & Lockinge in their Devenney Cup third-round replay. Johnny James fired Ardington ahead, before Larman
Our MPs have struck a blow for the wellbeing of all of us, whether we are smokers or not. The ban on smoking in public places will be more widespread than expected, after Tuesday night's free vote in the Commons. Smokers will probably not appreciate it
A nurse deliberately drugged vulnerable and elderly patients in order to create drama on the casualty ward without arousing suspicion, a court heard. Oxford Crown Court was told yesterday (February 15) that Benjamin Geen, 24, injected 18 patients at The
Oxfordshire is getting ready for Elton John -- as more than 70 per cent of tickets already sold have been bought by people living in the county. This leaves organisers with the logistical headache of how to get thousands of fans from Oxford and beyond
OXFORD City went five points clear at the top of the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division with a 2-0 victory over Welwyn last night. It stretched their unbeaten run to 20 games. Justin Miller was prominent early on, putting in a long-range effort
Steve Griffiths (Oxford Mail, February 2) takes us to task for not being overly enthusiastic about the proposed plaque to commemorate the demolition of the Cutteslowe Walls in North Oxford. Our concern when this was brought to the north area committee
Further to Marjorie White's letter on Radley Lakes (Oxford Mail, February 8), RWE npower's new proposals are in no way an improvement on the earlier ones. They still don't address the problem of the flood level. It is naive to assume that emptying large
The regional Learning and Skills Council is urging apprentices and employees to enter the National Apprenticeship Awards. David Ansell, executive director of the LSC for Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, said: "The Apprenticeship Awards
Peer Paul Drayson and his wife Elspeth have handed over £1.25m to the Oxford Children's Hospital Campaign -- boosting the amount raised to £9.16m. Lord and Lady Drayson The couple, who have five children aged between two and nine, have been loyal supporters
City landlords claim they will lose trade when smoking is banned in their pubs despite many welcoming the move, according to an exclusive Oxford Mail survey. Jolly Postboys landlord Graham Blophy is unhappy In our poll of 73 bars across Oxford, there
Fears that Thame could lose its community hospital if new health care plans stick to county boundaries have been voiced by local doctors. A petition is being drawn up and a public meeting called to save the hospital in East Street. Thame is on the Oxfordshire-Buckinghamshire
PREMIER Section side Corner House suffered a shock 4-1 home defeat by Section 1's Democrats B in the Oxford & District League. John Patey (5,490), Alan Huntley (5,310), Steve Huntley (4,170) and Jim Patey (2,780) all won, with Allan Lacey (10,480,
SUBSTITUTE Roger Cherry scored his first goal for 12 seasons as Saxon Warriors beat Railway Wheatley 4-3 in Division 1 of the Morrells of Oxford Sunday League. Stewart Parsons's opener was cancelled out and although Carl Howard made it 2-1, Railway went
OXFORD City Stars were stunned by an early barrage as they lost 4-1 at Streatham Redskins in the English National League South Division. An unscheduled diversion through central London meant half the Oxford team were still getting changed while the National
A £685,000 rescue plan for Banbury's open-air swimming pool has been put forward by Cherwell District Council's Labour group. The plan sets out a series of budget amendments that include reducing the council tax rise from 4.55 per cent to 2.72 per cent
A wheelchair user is calling for changes to pavements and kerbs in her home town to improve safety. Yvonne Pow, 69, of Lynmouth Road, Didcot, switched from a manual wheelchair to an electric model shortly before Christmas. She said it had given her more
Pupils at some of Oxfordshire's struggling schools will be given a helping hand to improve their grades with a £2.4m pay-out. Sixteen schools across the county are due to receive a share of the money in the hope it will boost exam results. Oxfordshire
A father-of-three has emerged victorious in a two-year campaign against bungling workmen who left asbestos strewn across his home and garden. Oxford City Council has been ordered to pay £2,000 to Jason Davis, of Preachers Lane, to 'remedy the situation
River Thames enthusiasts have welcomed £1.3m of investment that will be used to improve facilities along the waterway in Oxfordshire. The Environment Agency is splashing out to refurbish Godstow Lock, in Wolvercote, build new walkways at Benson Lock and
DNA profiles from Oxfordshire teenagers freed without charge are being kept on file by Thames Valley Police, the Government has said. The force's electronic database contains genetic details of 102 under-18s who have never been convicted, charged or even
One of Oxford's biggest attractions has 'reopened' its doors after a major refit. The Oxford University Museum of Natural History has bought many new exhibits and has rearranged a large number of its existing displays after an injection of £750,000. Although
BRIAN Talbot defended his controversial decision to bring back Billy Turley in the Oxford United goal last night. The U's boss axed Chris Tardif and recalled his summer signing from Rushden . . . but then watched in horror as Turley gifted Macclesfield
Drug dealers in Oxfordshire have been let off with a slap on the wrist by Thames Valley Police, the Government has revealed. The force has left itself open to accusations it is soft on drug crime after it emerged offenders are routinely escaping prosecution
City landlords claim they will lose trade when smoking is banned in their pubs despite many welcoming the move, according to an exclusive Oxford Mail survey. In our poll of 73 bars across Oxford, there was mixed reaction to plans to stub out tobacco
