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Oxford will become an alcohol-free zone after city councillors backed calls from the police for fresh powers to tackle nuisance street drinkers. The blanket ban, which will come into force later this year after a period of statutory consultation, will

Arsonists caused a mass evacuation of a tower block after setting fire to a lift. Residents living in Evenlode Tower, in Blackbird Leys, Oxford, were forced out of their flats after smoke filled the 10th floor at 9.45pm yesterday. Firefighters extinguished

Motorists faced traffic chaos during rush hour on the A34 this morning after two gas cylinders exploded in a van, setting it on fire. The vehicle, which contained 20 gas cylinders, was ablaze on a lay-by near the Marcham junction in Abingdon. Police

I would like to invite Glenn Comiskey (Oxford Mail, April 15) to be a pedestrian on Oxford's Eastern Bypass. We all worked hard to get a 50mph limit along this stretch of road. Believe me, there was no "overwhelming silence" from us pedestrians. The

I seem to have put the cat among the pigeons with my letter in praise of cats (Oxford Mail, April 1). After four replies, I feel I must respond. I did not call them "free spirits" although thinking about it, I suppose that is a good name for them.

Ah, the joys of spring and being able to get out on your bike again. Doing the daily grind of cycling to work and back through wind, rain and snow means you can lose sight of the reason you took up cycling in the first place - because it's so much fun

A witness to a knifing yesterday described hearing a gang of boys begging their friends to 'stab him' shortly before a teenager was attacked. Three 16-year-olds, who cannot be named because of a court ban, deny a charge of violent disorder after a man

Carl Llewellyn said it was purely by chance he rode Run For Paddy in the Scottish Grand National to what was a fairytale first success as a trainer. Following his dramatic short-head victory on the 33-1 chance over Ladalko in the Gala Casinos Daily

Honda face a pivotal week as they look to resurrect Jenson Button's dream of a debut victory this season. The Englishman met team managers at the Brackley factory yesterday to pick over the bones of yet another disappointment, finishing seventh despite

F1 fans can win tickets to the British Grand Prix qualifying session at Silverstone every month by competing in the ELF Hot Engine Game on the TOTAL website www.total.co.uk TOTAL has launched the arcade-style online game to celebrate its sponsorship

FORGERY rewarded the patience of Gerard Butler, who trains at Blewbury, near Didcot, by landing the Bloor Homes Spring Cup at Newbury on Saturday. The four-year-old gelding had run just four times in his first two seasons due to injuries. But Butler

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Witney were crowned Chiltern League Champions following a superb team effort in the final round gala at Dunstable on Saturday. At the halfway stage, Witney had built up a healthy lead with many of their swimmers producing personal bests. And they

There was success for Oxfordshire clubs Oxford Hawks and West Witney teams at the Rover Oxford Youth Festival, which attracted more than 800 players from 70 teams over the weekend. On Saturday, Oxford Hawks won the Under 12 trophy after beating Cheltenham

Oxfordshire made it two championships in a row after a convincing a 25-14 win over Humberside gave them the Kaliber Inter-Counties League Division 3 title. This triumph, which extended Oxon's record of only one defeat in their last 18 games, followed

Oxford Cheetahs' new No 1 Todd Wiltshire, who suffered badly from jetlag last week, hopes to kick-start his latest spell with the team when they travel to Peterborough for tonight's Elite League clash (7.45). The Australian, who scored only two points

Carterton boss Terry Merriman says his Hellenic League Premier Division players can pull off a shock, by beating Southern League Premier Division outfit Banbury United in the final of the Oxfordshire Senior Cup at the Kassam Stadium tonight (7.45).

A new image has helped an old-established Oxford building firm celebrate a record-breaking year. A major rebranding exercise saw EW Beard simplify its name to Beard as part of a continuing shake-up of the company under the award-winning stewardship

HIGHWAYS officers at Oxfordshire County Council will review road safety in a village outside Oxford following a fatal crash at the weekend. Susan Fenton, 32, from Oxford, was the front seat passenger in a stolen red Honda Prelude that smashed into a

A NEW image has helped an old-established Oxford building firm celebrate a record-breaking year. A major rebranding exercise saw EW Beard simplify its name to Beard as part of a continuing shake-up of the company under the award-winning stewardship

MIKE Giddings's late try saw Harwell edge out Didcot 13-0 in a scrappy BB&O Division 1 South derby and finish third. Despite being unbeaten at Christmas, they could not quite keep pace with Abingdon and Broadmoor Staff. A pushover try for No 8 Simon

Farmers are being warned to be on their guard after three 12-week-old lambs were skinned in their field in the middle of the night. The lambs, which were not due to be sold until August, were slaughtered between Friday night and Saturday morning at

BICESTER turned on the style to defeat Swindon College 54-24, but it was not enough to secure promotion from the BB&O Premier Division. Milton Keynes' 51-5 victory over Farnham Royal meant it is they and not Bicester who go up. Bicester were ahead

A woman is taking her first steps to offering help to families dealing with alcoholism after her own husband died of excessive drinking. Tracy Jarvis, 39, of Fern Hill Road, Cowley, Oxford, offered to help relatives of alcoholics when she was featured

ROGER Sevier kicked Grove to a 30-28 victory over Chipping Norton at Cane Lane in Southern Counties North with a spectacular long-range penalty. Leading 28-27 late on, Chippy infringed just inside their own half and were duly punished when Sevier landed

Pensioners want to call time on plans for live music at a North Oxford pub next to their residential home. The Gardeners Arms in Plantation Road, has been granted permission for bands to play on Sunday to Thursday between noon and 11pm; Fridays and

HENLEY Hawks survived being reduced to 13 men to record a 16-10 home victory over Blackheath in National 2. No 8 Dave Archer and flanker Matt Hulland were both sin-binned as Blackheath rallied from 16-3 down after the break. But referee Glen O'Hara

A mother whose daughter's boyfriend was jailed yesterday for cutting the brakes on her car says she is not looking for revenge. Debbie Beaupre spoke to the Oxford Mail last night after William Berry was given three years for the potentially lethal attack

Didcot Girls' School is a good school where pupils receive outstanding care, according to its latest Ofsted report. Inspectors who visited the 1,400-pupil school last month found that pupils make good progress, perform above average in exams and enjoy

The events of an important day in 1606 were re-enacted in Chipping Norton at the weekend as the town celebrated the 400th anniversary of the granting of its charter. The charter, granted to the people of Chipping Norton by James I, gave the town some

Bathing Oxford's oldest building in light in a scheme to transform the city at night has received glowing praise. At the flick of a switch on Sunday, St Michael at the Northgate Church in Cornmarket Street became the first building to be lit up in an

More than 12,000 elderly people in Oxfordshire could face difficulties accessing their pensions if the Government scraps a Post Office payment method, new figures revealed. The Post Office Card Account (POCA) was introduced in 2003 to increase security

Fraudsters using 'cloning' devices at a cash machine outside a large supermarket could have got away with thousands of pounds from scores of unsuspecting victims. Police have received several reports of card fraud from people who have used the machine

Highways officers at Oxfordshire County Council will review road safety in a village outside Oxford following a fatal crash at the weekend. Susan Fenton, 32, from Oxford, was the front seat passenger in a stolen red Honda Prelude that smashed into a

JAMIE Hiscock ran in four tries as South West 1 champions Chinnor ended their season with a 68-13 victory at relegated Spartans. The teenage winger was rewarded with a start after some valuable contributions in recent months and repaid his coach in

BANBURY blew the Midlands 3 East South title for the second time, losing 19-18 at Daventry, and again it was poor kicking that cost them dear. They must now pick themselves up for a play-off at Midlands 3 East North runners-up Ilkeston on Saturday,