A CRACKDOWN on speeding motorists is being launched - and those who get caught face shock tactics to get them to change their ways Offenders will be told about the horrors of fatal crashes by the firefighters who deal with them. Figures reveal that
A SPECIAL 'flood summit' is being convened in Oxford to address concerns over the city's ability to deal with future torrential rainfall. The meeting, for which a date has yet to be set, would allow worried residents and those concerned about the effect
Nelson were crowned champions in Section 1 of the Oxford & District League after another faultless 6-0 home victory against Masons A. Ray Sturgess (10,030 and 11,660, break 11,470) started the ball rolling by winning both his games. Keith Sheard (
A win cannot be guaranteed - nor a new star signing promised. But fans of Oxford United will get their first look at a specially-commissioned work of art within the fortnight. Brendon Cross, a former director of the club, said the stadium's public
Oxford bands are being called on to to "make music, raise money and help end poverty" by signing up for a music festival. The event, called Oxjam is organised by Oxford-based charity Oxfam. And those taking part could follow on from the success of
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A million-pound revamp of Wantage Baptist Church is set to go ahead after 10 years of planning. Plans to redevelop the 300-year-old stone church in Mill Street, look set to be approved by planners at the Vale of the White Horse District Council. Pastor
A spate of violent late-night attacks has prompted calls for more CCTV cameras and restrictions on pub opening hours. Householders in Wantage are demanding the measures after a brawl left a youth requiring hospital treatment. The peaceful town has
Wantage MP Ed Vaizey, who is campaigning to save more than 90 jobs at UKAEA's Harwell site, near Didcot, is to have a meeting with Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks on October 8. The MP is also asking all three councils with an interest in Harwell - the
Cyclists across Oxfordshire are being given the chance to buy helmets for just £5, a saving of nearly £10, in a bid to cut the number of serious head injuries in accidents. The Oxford Mail has linked up with Oxford Products, a Witney firm which supplies
A £50m redevelopment which owners say will completely transform the heart of one of Europe's biggest business parks has surprised community leaders. Milton Park, near Didcot, is home to more than 150 businesses employing about 6,500 people - and has
A POLICE centre which has trained thousands of officers to tackle emergencies such as terror attacks has been ordered off its current site. Thames Valley Police's base at Upper Heyford airfield has taught the force's 4,200 officers how to deal with
The clock on Carfax Tower in the city centre is back on time. It ground to a halt last month because of a faulty motor. A spokesman for Oxford City Council said: "It needed a new mechanism to drive the clock and we're delighted that it is now working
Pumping up the volume proved an expensive move for music lover Peter Jones from Abingdon. The noisy neighbour had to pay a total of £400 in a fine and court costs after repeated complaints from neighbours about loud music being played late at night
Nurse Evangeline Welch's hopes of getting her own home were raised when a note in her wage packet said there were houses being built for key workers - such as herself. But Mrs Welch, who works at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital had her hopes dashed
A bit of a Homer Simpson moment for whoever was manning the website at Oxfordshire County Council this week. In one of their news dispatches about the recent flooding, the headline read "food-hit households". Presumably, whoever wrote it had doughnuts
George Dumbleton, who has died aged 87, spent much of his life devoted to caring for his wife Cicely. Mr Dumbleton, who was born in Wendlebury, near Bicester, and lived there all his life, followed his father Albert's footsteps by running the family
Friends, colleagues and political rivals have been stunned by the death of one of the county's leading lights in the Labour Party, Brian Hodgson. He had been admitted to Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital with heart problems and died on Saturday, aged
A police centre which has trained thousands of officers to tackle emergencies such as terror attacks has been ordered off its current site. Thames Valley Police's base at Upper Heyford airfield, near Bicester, has taught the force's 4,200 officers how
A group of teachers have been putting their summer holidays to good use at Modern Art Oxford. An exhibition of their work, entitled Collective, was installed at the museum's cafe, in Pembroke Street, on Monday. The project saw teachers who had taken
When 59-year-old Victoria Fletcher was diagnosed with cancer for the second time, it was staff at the Churchill Hospital and Macmillan nurses who helped her pull through. And to say thank you she has raised more than £1,000 for the two organisations
A man who dumped nine sacks of rubbish in open countryside was tracked down by a letter found in the litter. Jeremy Hayden, 38, of Lansdown Road, Faringdon, was fined £200 and ordered to pay £300 costs. At Didcot Magistrates' Court, Hayden admitted
A shop designer has been chosen as Woodstock's new Mock Mayor, 100 years after his grandfather Walter Bishop held the post in 1907. Dating back to 1786, the ancient tradition is one of only two such celebrations still held in the UK, the other being
A MILITARY funeral was held today for one of three servicemen killed when a helicopter crashed during a training exercise. Flight Lieutenant David Sale, 28, crewman Sergeant Phillip Burfoot, who were based at RAF Benson, and Private Sean Tait died on
Re: Nicola Merritt's letter (Oxford Mail, August 20) about too many buses for Blackbird Leys, we have been telling the county council that there are about eight or more buses at a time virtually empty. It is not Greater Leys that needs an increase, it
Paul Foster says he would like CCTV operators 'off their backsides and back on to the streets to prevent crime happening in the first place' (Oxford Mail, August 21). Perhaps Mr Foster would like to explain how the crucial evidence provided by the cameras
I would like to respond to both letters about the use of CCTV in Oxford (Oxford Mail, August 21). Firstly, can I correct Paul Foster's misconception that police officers are operating our live CCTV cameras in Oxford. For some years our operators,
It's early afternoon and the latest star in the French Railways constellation - the TGV Est high speed train - is pulling out of Paris. Leaving the Gare de l'Est, an easy 10 minute walk from the Eurostar terminal at Gare du Nord, the scenery gives way
They admit to being as different as "chalk and cheese" but two former Sunday school sweethearts are celebrating 65 years of happy marriage. For Eric and Phyllis Evans, from Wantage, love blossomed at just 16. And last week they celebrated their anniversary
Long queues and overloaded recycling bins at a south Oxfordshire tip will soon be a thing of the past for recyclers. After years of wrangling over the price, Oxfordshire County Council has bought the whole of Oakley Wood Waste Recycling Centre, at Benson
Young people with a mind for mechanics will be able to accelerate their reading skills thanks to a cash grant. Oxford charity Trax works with teenagers from deprived areas who have an interest in cars, motorbikes and mopeds. But it has been turning
An engaging summer visitor to my neighbourhood has been giving us something to watch besides the rain over the past few weeks. The handsome brown and white racing pigeon arrived in next door's garden on August 2. Neighbours Mary and David were most
Can going to the cinema be injurious to the health? I ask after seeing The Bourne Ultimatum, during which I almost fainted as a consequence of all the jerky high-speed camera movements and dizzy-making shots from vertiginous heights. And it is not just
The tiny Herefordshire village of Much Marcle used to be chiefly famous for its cider works. Weston's was temporarily eclipsed by West, however, when the serial killer Frederick West was exposed in 1994. He was born and brought up there and at least two
It's a hard job, being a television critic. You have to sit in an armchair for hours on end (literally), watching a mixture of the good, the bad and the ugly. Perhaps the BBC bosses have taken sympathy on reviewers with a season of programmes designed
There are times when only a traditional Sunday lunch will do, and at such times Oxford's Randolph Hotel can be relied upon to supply it. Over more than 30 years, I have enjoyed eating amid the splendours of its large Victorian dining room with all the
A massive book, almost 700 pages long, sits on my desk. While I accept that I will never read it from cover to cover, I am confident I will come to rely on it as I do on Alan Davidson's classic The Oxford Companion to Food, which has proved a constant
On the day of the Kentucky Derby, distilleries vie for the distinction of having their bourbon poured into the mint juleps served there. The first mint juleps, which are thought to date back to the early 19th century, called for brandy or rum. However
The summer isn't usually a good time for arthouse cinema. But, with the major studios having shot their blockbuster bolts early, the schedule is currently dominated by subtitled gems and minor oddities. Indeed, this week sees the release of a prime
Knocked Up is a smartly written and executed tale about the mistakes that sometimes happen in the heat of lust. The sort of mistakes that can radically alter lives or, as in the case of Judd Apatow's film, mistakes which unexpectedly bring new life into
The first notes of the Allegro from Bach's Piano Concerto in D minor rose in a glorious, powerful and cohesive sound, filling Christ Church Cathedral with their warmth and joyousness. If I had closed my eyes, I could easily have imagined that I was listening
The moment one enters the Garden Gallery one is overwhelmed by the luminous glow of the enamel objects displayed by the British Society of Enamallers. Phil Barnes, the doyen of this illustrious group, displays his complex pieces epitomised by the clarity
Oslo. Two men stand in a room: one who claims not to sleep and one who claims never to eat. "We must be the only two sane people in this nuthouse," says the one wearing only his pants to the one who has just stepped out of the cupboard. Elling (John
There's a certain irony in the fact that there has been a flowering of different outdoor Shakespeare productions in Oxford during this particularly miserable summer. Latest to appear is the British Shakespeare Company, which has been around for 13 years
One of the world's finest harp players, David Watkins, will be giving a solo recital at St Mary's Paris Church, Chipping Norton on Thursday at 7.30pm. The music he plans to perform will be taken from his new CD The Eternal Dreamer and will include Nocturnes
The RSC's enthralling interpretation of Shakespeare's entire History Cycle is shaping up to be the first big landmark in 21st-century British theatre. The plays are being staged in the order in which they were written. First came the three parts of Henry
Blue blistering barnacles! There are only two more days left of Hergé's Adventures of Tintin! If you thought Cornmarket Street in Oxford was chaotic, with its obstructive pedlars, confused sightseers and wobbling cyclists, you should see what the Young
A former motorbike cop has swapped his helmet for a dog collar to become the new top clergyman for Thames Valley Police. The Rev David Wilbraham is now in charge of a team who provide a listening ear to officers who need help in sometimes stressful
I have just returned from two lovely weeks in Skye. Despite wet weather, the unique selling points of this Highland island were still on offer. There were seals at every turn, Golden and Sea Eagles soared through the skies, and the mountainous landscape
POLICE are making an appeal for GCSE students who get their results tomorrow not to drink alcohol when celebrating or commiserating over their grades. Police said they wanted to remind GCSE pupils that, despite reaching another milestone in their education
MORE than £7,000 worth of cigarettes were stolen from a shop in Wallingford after thieves scaled a seven feet-high gate. Police are appealing for witnesses after a stock room at the Londis store in Sinodun Road was broken into. The incident, which happened
More than £7,000 worth of cigarettes were stolen from a shop after thieves scaled a seven feet-high gate. Police are appealing for witnesses after a stock room at the Londis store in Sinodun Road, Wallingford, was burgled. The incident, which happened
AN 18-year-old man needed hospital treatment after being hit over the head in Didcot last night. The assault took place in Venners Water, on the Ladygrove estate, at 9pm. The victim received treatment at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford and was
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Garsington Sports Club fell just one short of equalling the record leg score as they beat George 2-1, writes ANDY BEAL. After winning the opener 23-18, they lost the next 25-26. In the decider they set a massive 40 dolls, Barry Ruffels top-scoring
Apotex Scorpio's Will Bratt produced an inch-perfect performance to win round 16 of the Formula Renault UK Championship at Brands Hatch. Bratt had finished in second place, but this was upgraded to a victory for the Oxon ace following the post-race
Oxfordshire-based team Friesian Racing claimed an impressive third place in the national section of the Baja GB in mid-Wales at the weekend. After 625.82 kilometers of high-speed action in the Welsh forests, the team, with their distinctive Land Rover
Radley recorded three club records, with 16 personal bests as they had a good day at the Middlesex Trophy meeting at Perivale. The junior and senior ladies teams both won their respective meetings, while the junior and senior men finished runners-up
Oxford City's veterans narrow missed out on retaining their Southern Counties title in the final at a very wet Ashford on Sunday. City, who won the event by the slender margin of half a point ahead of Blackheath & Bromley last year, again went head-to-head
Oxfordshire's Minor Counties Championship game against Devon at Exmouth was abandoned as a draw after a second consecutive day was washed out without a ball being bowled. Scores: Oxon 173-8 v Devon - no play yesterday. Match drawn. Devon 3pts, Oxon 0
Oxford all-rounder John Williams and Banbury seamer Ed Smith have been called up by the Oxfordshire Development XI for their crunch Tom Orford Trophy clash against Hertfordshire at Tiddington, starting today. Oxon go into the two-day game knowing a
Banbury United made it two draws out of two with a 1-1 draw at Cheshunt in the Premier Division thanks to a goal in the last minute from Lewis Travers. Cheshunt had a goal disallowed during a goalless first half. Visitors' keeper Andrew Wheeler pulled
A LATE strike from Mark Green - his first for the club - gave Didcot a deserved 1-0 win in Division 1 South & West. Green and Josh Mulvany had already struck the woodwork for Didcot before Green snatched his 88th-minute winner. In a thrilling encounter
A GOAL from midfielder Liam Malone earned Oxford City a deserved 1-1 draw in last night's Division 1 South & West derby at Northcourt Road. But it could have been all three points had not Abingdon's Ryan Curtin made a brilliant goalline clearance at
POLICE investigating the murder of a motorcyclist on the M40 have arrested three men in connection with the attack, police said today. Armed officers from Warwickshire Police and West Midlands Police raided two addresses in Coventry and one property
THAMES Valley Police has appointed a new force chaplain. Before joining the force, Rev David Wilbraham, who lives in Witney, was a Vicar of two churches in Surrey as well as being chaplain to Surrey Police. Mr Wilbraham, who will co-ordinate the work
An 18-year-old man needed hospital treatment for head injuries after being hit with what police described as a blunt instrument. A spokesman for South Central Ambulance said: "We don't believe his injuries were life-threatening." The assault took
THERE are "absolutely" no plans to offer cash incentives to Oxford residents who recycle the most, according to the city council. The response comes after the South East England Regional Assembly, a quango chaired by county council leader Keith Mitchell
SUE Roaf - whose home in North Oxford was the country's first eco-house - is to quit her post as a city councillor. But she does not intend to resign until local elections next May, much to the relief of the ruling Liberal Democrat administration, whose
RESIDENTS are demanding a brewery do something about the state of their local pub. The Chequers Inn, in Headington Quarry, Oxford, closed in January and, according to neighbours, has become a dumping ground for rubbish and been allowed to fall into
CELEBRITY chef Raymond Blanc has warned his more fiery rivals they risk jail unless they drop their macho ways. They will end up with prison food on their plates if they continue to bully kitchen staff, claimed the self-taught Frenchman, who owns the
THE Chipping Norton and Woodstock Green Gym has been busy during the summer repairing bridges and fences, sawing up fallen trees and removing treeguards on young trees in the area. Its next project is on Wednesday, September 26, when volunteers will
WORK has started on the £6.5m redevelopment of a sheltered housing scheme for the elderly in East Oxford. Demolition work on Rosemary Court, in Stanley Road, started last week in a project that aims to provide elderly people with good quality rented
OXFORD'S former Lord Mayor Bill Baker and his wife Vicky are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. Mr Baker, a former leader of Oxford City Council, has lived in Meadow Lane, off Donnington Bridge Road, since 1939, and met his wife at a neighbour's
A PHOTOGRAPHER for The Oxford Times found himself in front of the cameras after giving enough blood to help up to 1,500 people. Antony Moore, 58, was praised by staff as he donated his 500th pint of the red stuff at the National Blood Service donor
OXFORDSHIRE could be facing further floods in the coming months, with soils left saturated by heavy summer downpours, experts in the county warned. The Environment Agency has given "enhanced flood warnings" across England and Wales because massive
PATIENTS at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital trauma unit have some of the best chances of survival in the country, a new report has revealed. The study, by the Trauma Audit and Research Network, based at Manchester University, shows that the Headington
A WOMAN was taken to hospital yesterday suffering life-threatening injuries following a crash in a city centre road. The 75-year-old woman was rescued by emergency teams after she was found hanging upside down in her vehicle. It is thought her car
SCIENTISTS have said the purple water colouring at Oxford's open-air Hinksey Pool was caused by a chemical called potassium permanganate. Last night, Oxford City Council leisure chiefs got final confirmation of the cause of the discolouration and the
THOUSANDS more houses are expected to be built in Oxfordshire over the next 20 years than was first thought. We have been told a report due to be published next week will recommend a review of part of the Green Belt - particularly around Oxford - as
COUNCILLORS have backed plans to limit the number of bars in Oxford's Cowley Road - but said they do not go far enough. Oxford City Council is looking to extend its saturation policy to include the Cowley Road area. The idea is to make it difficult
POLICE have recaptured another escapee from Campsfield House detention centre - but nine more remain on the loose. The detainee, who has not been named, was recaptured yesterday and was last night being quizzed by officials from the Borders and Immigration
Nick Baldwin has been appointed the new groundsman at the Kassam Stadium following the tragic death of David Wedge. Baldwin, 47, from Berinsfield, is well known to all the players and staff as he worked part-time on the pitch for four years before becoming
Oxford United striker Yemi Odubade hopes the goal he "pinched" off teammate Eddie Anaclet at Burton on Sunday may help him to keep his place in the team! The competition up front at United this season is so intense you almost have to score to guarantee
SHOPKEEPERS have reacted angrily after Oxford City Council went cap-in-hand to ask for as much as £30,000 to fund the street warden scheme. Around 500 letters have been sent to businesses, predominantly in the areas where street wardens patrol. Steve
DRIVERS have been warned to expect delays when resurfacing work leads to the closure of the northbound carriageway of the A34 between Hinksey Hill and Botley. Work is set to start on Tuesday, August 28, and run until Friday, September 14. Diversions
SAFETY tests have begun on gravestones in Oxford cemeteries and churchyards by the city council. About 20,000 memorials will be surveyed as part of a five-year programme under health and safety legislation. Headstones will get a visual inspection
A LONDON Routemaster bus has been laid on to transport people from Thame leisure centre, in Oxford Road, to this year's annual folk festival at Towersey, from tomorrow to next Monday. A spokesman for the festival, now in its 43rd year, said: "We have
RESIDENTS should 'name and shame' nuisance mini-moto riders, a neighbourhood beat officer has said. PC Jon Shaw, who patrols Marston, has handed out five Acceptable Behaviour Contracts (ABC) to youths in the past month over the riding of the miniature
Oxfordshire is to be recognised as the South East's homebuilding power house with 56,640 homes being built in the next two decades - 20 per cent more than first thought. The Oxford Mail has been told a top-level report due to be published next week
Scientists have said the purple water colouring at Oxford's open-air Hinksey Pool was caused by a chemical called potassium permanganate. Last night, Oxford City Council leisure chiefs got final confirmation of the cause of the discolouration and the
Crimefighters in Oxford believe they have broken the back of antisocial behaviour across the city. The news comes after figures revealed Oxford has more people on Antisocial Behaviour Orders (Asbos) than anywhere else in the Thames Valley. Sixty-four
