Goals from Yemi Odubade and Luke Foster gave Oxford United a 2-0 win at St Albans which sent them into the play-offs. Gravesend were the only team who could realistically have denied them a place, and they lost 4-0 at home to Southport. The U's made
FERRARI driver Felipe Massa claimed pole position for tomorrow's Bahrain Grand Prix ahead of McLaren's rising star Lewis Hamilton. Massa was also fastest in qualifying in Malaysia last week and will again start at the front after clocking a time of one
THREE weeks ago they survived the horrific bus crash high in the Andes that claimed the life of their best friend. Yesterday, Charlotte Mardon-Heath and Jessica Last joined with hundreds of others to pay a final and lasting tribute to Georgia French
TWENTY-five environmental protesters who squatted at Didcot power station were yesterday fined almost £5,000 - but said it was worth it. The Greenpeace campaigners, including 27-year-old Paul Mellett of Oxford, all pleaded guilty to aggravated trespass
After the terrible deaths of 10-year old schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman by school caretaker Ian Huntley in 2002, assurances were made in a bid to ensure a tragedy like this could never be repeated. These so-called assurances involved every
It seems that every TV advertisement tells you how much bacteria there is around the house. The toilet is a minefield of ugly bugs - don't even mention worktops in kitchens, from which your kids grab their sandwiches. You can go to your local supermarket
Twenty-five environmental protesters who squatted at Didcot power station were yesterday fined almost £5,000 - but said it was worth it. The Greenpeace campaigners, including 27-year-old Paul Mellett of Oxford, all pleaded guilty to aggravated trespass
Gay human rights activist Peter Tatchell is hoping to be picked as the Green Party parliamentary candidate to contest the Oxford East constituency. Mr Tatchell, who stood as a Labour candidate in London more than 20 years ago, is up against local resident
Thirty Oxford youngsters had the red carpet treatment when they arrived at the premiere of their film in limousines. The young starlets, who met at the Jericho Community Centre had the full Hollywood-style treatment for the first big screen showing
Poor patient care at Oxford's Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre is putting lives at risk, according to a former patient. Paul Baker, 57, said he would not allow a loved one to go to the Headington-based site "unless it was a matter of life or death", following
STREET performers, DJs and choir singers are just some of the people already signed up for this year's Cowley Road Carnival - but the organisers want more. Time is running out if you would like to get involved with performing at this year's event -
I was fascinated to read of proposals for plans to get County Hall to devolve more power (Oxford Mail, April 5). My fascination was not about the principle - on which I have an open mind - but on who was making the call. In local government, as in
A jury has been told four people accused of murder had the "power of life and death" in their hands. Prosecutor Adrian Redgrave summed up the case against Edward Doyle, 35, Terry McMaster, 24, Tracey Fathers and Karen Fathers, both 35, all from Alice
Street performers, DJs and choir singers are just some of the people already signed up for this year's Cowley Road Carnival - but the organisers are after more. Time is running out if you'd like to get involved with performing at this year's event -
A cat lover has launched a fresh appeal to find her pet - more than a year and-a-half after it went missing. Dr Katherine Morris, a philosophy teacher at Oxford University, has never stopped searching for her black tom Bitten, since he disappeared in
A woman who rented her Oxford house out through a housing association said tenants had wrecked the property. Catherine Wheatley is now considering legal action against the Catalyst Communities Association. The association managed the house, in Fletcher
Residents have urged highways bosses to impose a lorry ban through their village after work to improve a nearby motorway junction was shelved. People living in Weston-on-the-Green, near Bicester, claim they are plagued by heavy lorries "rat-running"
Parents were last night blocked from knowing where more than 200 teachers and education staff without criminal records clearance have been working. It has emerged 204 teachers and staff at schools in Oxfordshire did not have evidence of being checked
The last place you might expect to see an England football legend working up a sweat is the lanes of north Oxfordshire. But motorists who looked a bit closer at the backpack-laden jogger near Bicester yesterday would have seen a familiar face - Paul
Three weeks ago they survived the horrific bus crash high in the Andes that claimed the life of their best friend. Yesterday, Charlotte Mardon-Heath and Jessica Last joined with hundreds of others to pay a final and lasting tribute to Georgia French
Researchers at Oxford University have pinpointed a "fat" gene which could help them fight Britain's growing rate of obesity. Diabetes expert Prof Mark McCarthy said his study showed some people were more susceptible to weight gain - backing the theory
Witney's Lewis Calcutt lifted the Walt Bradbury Cup after a hard fought contest against Alan Mander, of New Club, writes DAVID WHITE. A well-controlled break of 65 helped Calcutt secure the opening frame 93-10, which left Mander fearing that worse was
Oxford United will offer injured centre half Chris Willmott a new deal for next season - but don't know yet what league they will be in. Willmott has been sidelined since December after needing a knee ligament operation. But he proved a key member
Oxford United could clinch their place in the play-offs - for the first time in the club's history - if results go their way today. If the U's win at bottom club St Albans, who are already relegated, and sixth-placed Gravesend & Northfleet fail to win
Oxfordshire Under 16s just failed in their bid to finish top of the Midland Counties Youth Championship when held to a 2-2 draw by hosts Leicestershire & Rutland. Extending their unbeaten run to six matches, Oxon played their best football in the first
BLENHEIM Palace in Woodstock is fast gaining a reputation for producing some very big perch, writes ANDY WEBBER. For the third week running, another monster 'stripey' has been caught, this time weighing 4.9.0. The successful angler was Roland Warren
Oxford's champion trainer Paddy Curtin caused a major shock when his Jobies Vieri landed an open race sprint at a handsome 20-1 at Reading on Tuesday. His other runner, Farloe Superb, was not so fortunate, finishing second. Meanwhile Dean Childs's
A WOMAN who was warned she might never walk without crutches after a horrific accident is tackling this year's London Marathon. Lyn Owen, 48, from Falcon Mead, Bicester, had 14 operations after smashing her knee in a quad bike accident nine years ago
GARDENING personality Chris Beardshaw will give a talk at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock on Tuesday, May 8, at 7pm. The talk will coincide with the launch of his new book How Does Your Garden Grow. Tickets cost £14 or £11 for Royal Horticultural Society
A HAIRDRESSER is putting his scissors to one side to embark on a cycle ride from Land's End to John O'Groats to raise money to help his godson. Keen cyclist Keith Millard, who runs the Lawrence Anthony salon, in Banbury Road, Summertown, Oxford, is
AN electricity transformer weighing 137 tonnes will crawl its way along the county's roads on its way to an electricity sub-station in Oxford this weekend. Electricity transmission company National Grid will transport the transformer on a 60 metre-long
OXFORD'S only skatepark has been handed a lifeline after receiving thousands of pounds worth of vital building supplies. The wooden skatepark in Meadow Lane has permission to open until December - but the condition of the equipment had prompted fears
GREEN group Sustainable Wallingford is launching a revised edition of its free Buy Local directory, which gives details of shops and traders selling locally-produced goods. Members will be in Market Place on Saturday, April 28, from 10am encouraging
A MOVE to get yellow zig-zag lines painted outside schools in a safety drive has been rejected by Oxfordshire County Council. Cowley and Littlemore councillor John Sanders wanted to invite schools to take part in a pilot project aimed at reducing accidents
INVESTIGATORS believe an accident where a plane struck power cables while on a training flight, leaving thousands of homes without electricity, might have been averted. They said the aircraft, which was carrying out night-time circuit training, was
A MAN who breached a noise abatement notice three times disturbing neighbours has been fined and banned from playing loud music. Stuart Pownceby, 25, of Robsart Place, Cumnor, admitted that he had breached the notice on December 14 and 22, and January
