OXFORD United's owners want to reduce the club's losses by around £470,000 over the next three years, they revealed last night. Ian Lenagan told a Fans' Forum at the Kassam Stadium that he hoped the present loss of £720,000 can be reduced bit by bit
Tim Henman has finally put us all out of our misery and announced his retirement from tennis. The Oxfordshire hero never fulfilled his potential as a star player and failed to land a major championship. But he gave us some unforgettable moments -
Some think that children have to go to Rugby, Eton or Charterhouse to get a good, solid education. Not so. Just ask Euan Allen, who yesterday picked up his GCSE results and found he had earned 10 As a B and a C. Those results were remarkable enough
PASSENGERS on a bus in Abingdon had an unusual excuse when they arrived late for work - the driver was stopped for speeding. An Oxford Bus Company No 4 service from Oxford to Abingdon was speed-checked doing 37mph in a 30mph area by police today.
SUPPORTERS of Tim Henman from his home village of Weston-on-the-Green have wished the former British number one good luck following his retirement from tennis. The British number two, who hails from the village, announced in New York today that he
Supporters of Tim Henman from his home village of Weston-on-the-Green have wished the former British number one good luck following his retirement from tennis. The British number two, who hails from the village near Bicester, announced in New York today
Headteachers had plenty to smile about today after seeing improved GCSE results from their students this year. The Oxford Mail spoke to three heads to find out their thoughts on how their schools fared. At Peers School, in Littlemore, Oxford, the target
Students across the county were in celebratory mood after learning they had contributed to a record year of GCSE results. Early evidence suggests the number of Oxfordshire teenagers achieving five or more A* to C grades is likely to increase on last
Smiles, tears, celebrations and commiserations - emotions were running high today as teenagers across the city took time out from their summer holidays to discover their GCSE results. Students gathered at schools and colleges anxious to find out if they
The land adjacent to Oxford United's football stadium, on which the Ozone leisure complex now stands, was sold for less than half its actual value. Figures obtained by the Oxford Mail under the Freedom of Information Act show the land on which the leisure
Passengers on a bus in Abingdon had an unusual excuse when they arrived late for work - the driver was stopped for speeding. An Oxford Bus Company No 4 service from Oxford to Abingdon was speed-checked doing 37mph in a 30mph area by police today.
Oxford's Green Belt is set to be substantially redrawn north and south of the city, opening the way for major housing schemes. As revealed exclusively in the Oxford Mail this week, a review of the city's Green Belt will be one of the key recommendations
Hundreds of mourners paid their final respects to Adam Davis who died in a car crash earlier this month. The service for the 19-year-old took place today at St Edburg's Church, Bicester. Mr Davis, of Oxlip Leyes, Bicester, and friend James McCabe, of
Street lights in Oxford could be replaced if a councillor succeeds in his bid to slash the city's energy consumption.o In 2005-2006 Oxford city and Oxfordshire county councils racked up a combined electricity bill of £5million - and civic leaders should
A book distribution firm has been forced to pay almost £30,000 for failing to recycle its packaging waste. Baker & Taylor was found guilty of failing to recover and recycle more than 1,900 tonnes of rubbish between 1997 and 2006. The firm, based in
LOCAL bands are set to battle it out for the chance to appear on screen in a new film based on Philip Pullman's novel The Butterfly Tattoo. Bands were invited to send in demos and those chosen will perform at a gig on Saturday to choose which one will
It can be difficult to summon the energy to drag yourself out to a gig on a miserable Monday night that has no right to call itself the height of summer. But an injection of blues magic from Texas legend Lightnin' Willie and the Poor Boys is just the
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. The latest to appear is the British Shakespeare Company, which has been around for
POLICE are appealing for help in tracing a woman who has gone missing from her home in West Oxfordshire. Jennifer Marsden, 58, was last seen early today when she walked out of her house between 5.30am and 7am in Jubilee Lane in Milton-under-Wychwood
Imagine a three-year-old Harry Potter - but female and pink - and you have Amelia. She was drawing pictures at the table where she, her parents, grandparents and a couple of youthful aunts were lunching in a village pub. There was one picture for each
An all-night cafe is what Oxford's Cowley Road needs, according to a councillor for the area. Discussions are currently on- going about whether to introduce CCTV cameras to the road and limit the number of new bars which can open. But Nuala Young,
An Oxford pensioner has embarked on a one-woman crusade to clean a mountain of cigarette butts in her quiet road in Headington. Armed with a dustpan and brush, fed-up Ann Cole, 77, of Massey Close, has vowed not to let smokers from the nearby Churchill
Oxford bands are set to battle it out for the chance to appear on screen in a new film based on Philip Pullman's novel The Butterfly Tattoo. Bands were invited to send in demos and those chosen will perform at a gig tomorrow to choose which one will
A proposal to limit more pubs and bars in an area of Oxford will be put to councillors next month. The case for extending the city centre "saturation zone" to Jericho is to be pressed by city councillor Susanna Pressel. Residents in East Oxford are
Oxford bus users who have an issue with the city council had a direct line to the top this week in the form of new chief executive Peter Sloman. Mr Sloman took up the top post this week, with an advertised salary of £115,000, and has been getting the
A book distribution firm has been forced to pay almost £30,000 for failing to recycle its packaging. Baker & Taylor was found guilty of failing to recover and recycle more than 1,900 tonnes of packaging waste between 1997 and last year. The firm,
A PROPOSAL to limit more pubs and bars in Jericho will be put to councillors next month. The case for extending the city centre "saturation zone" to Jericho is to be pressed by local city council Susanna Pressel. Residents in East Oxford are being
The festival season steps up a gear this weekend, with the daddy' of them all - Reading. The Carling Weekend: Reading, is not only the biggest thing to kick-off in this part of the world, it is widely acknowledged to be among the best fests on the planet
If you can name a pub in Oxford where you'll get a three course nosh-up for two, with drinks, for £30, let me know. Because the only place I know about - The Radcliffe Arms in Jericho, one of the last independently run pubs in Oxford - may not boast
One of the unexpected joys about Lord of The Rings at the Theatre Royal in London is its glossy programme which, as you might expect considering the scale and nature of its source material, features some decidedly colourful credits. Hobbit Nonsense
A campaigner against flytipping has branded as "scumbags" people using an Oxford nature reserve for a dump. Brian Lester has campaigned against litter and flytipping on the Blackbird Leys estate for more than a decade. But he was disgusted after a
The thirst for revenge can be unquenchable. In Seraphim Falls, a protracted chase set in the treacherous mountains and desert of mid-19th century Nevada, two men play out a life or death struggle for survival. The shocking events which bind hunter and
Knocked Up is a smartly written 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 world
The owners of a well-known Didcot toy shop have been forced to bring the shutters down. Dentons closed for the first time in March but was bought back by previous owners, the Holland family, and turned into a toy and bike store with a nursery and pram
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Footballers from two teams travelled to Poland to take part in a town twinning football tournament. This year's team was a combination of players from both Chesterton and Launton Football Clubs - the winners and runners up of last year's Peter Flynn
Oxford journalist Jim White has written a book about his experiences as a manager of a local boys' football team. Mr White, a sports writer for The Daily Telegraph, is chairman of a city club which plays in the Oxford Mail Boys League. His book, entitled
Thousands of Oxfordshire music lovers are heading over the county boundary for the UK's biggest rock festival. The Carling Weekend: Reading Festival kicks off today in Berkshire. And among those making the annual pilgrimage are a clutch of Oxford
Tim Henman will retire from tennis after Great Britain's Davis Cup tie with Croatia at Wimbledon next month. The 32-year-old former world number four, from Oxfordshire, made the announcement at a news conference in New York. It brings to an end a
PIGS were left running loose near Kingston Bagpuize when a lorry transporting the animals overturned today. Twelve of the 220 pigs on board the lorry, which overturned at about 12.30pm today, escaped and firefighters, including an environmental protection
Sell your mum, mortgage the kids, put your kidneys on eBay, but raise the money to see this show. It's all about muppets - and you'll notice that's muppets with a small 'm' instead of a capital, and the reason for that is that despite looking a) identical
No entry for last few days - poorly - possibly down to huge birthday cake overload at the weekend. Yes, the little ankle biter has turned One. Don't really know how I feel about it. Told Himself I don't want her 'not to be a baby' - as usual he laughed
Pigs were left running loose on a road near Kingston Bagpuize in Oxfordshire when a lorry transporting the animals overturned today. Twelve of the 220 pigs on board the lorry, which overturned at about 12.30pm, escaped. Firefighters, including an
The success of Australian wines is well documented. They have had a key role in turning us from a nation of beer drinkers into wine drinkers, pushing French wines off their perch, and taking the mystery out of what was in the bottle by helpfully putting
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Brian Martin, a former English teacher at Magdalen College School, Oxford, used his background for his first novel, North, which is now out in paperback (Pan, £7.99). The eponymous hero is a charismatic, brilliant student whose sexual exploits wreak havoc
At the new Diamond Light Source synchrotron or super microscope' at Harwell, scientists are using light beams 10 billion times brighter than the sun to look deep into the basic structure of matter. Their findings will underpin the development of a new
Rebel Cook Simon Rimmer (Cassell, £20) Simon Rimmer is a chef who cooks from instinct rather than technique, as those who read his first book, The Accidental Vegetarian, will know. He first broke all the rules when, as a dedicated meat eater who didn't
The Coroner's Lunch. What a splendid title, and what a splendid book. It's Colin Cotterill's first novel (Quercus, £12.99), and is a crime story with a decided difference. Set in Laos, for a start. It's 1976, the monarchy has been deposed, and the communists
POLICE have charged a man in relation to a distraction burglary in Princes Street, East Oxford, earlier this month where a woman in her eighties had a laptop and a broadband router stolen. Shaun September, 22, of no fixed abode, was charged last night
Of all the Napoleonic expeditions, none remains as interesting as his conquest and ultimate failure in the land of the Pyramids. His intended prize was the overland route to India, already a commercial jewel and on the road itself to becoming part of
Did pressure to save Oxford United Football Club from extinction back in 1999 cause Oxford City Council to part with public assets worth millions at way below their market price? That is a question to which The Oxford Times has been demanding an answer
A summer of wishing and waiting to see if they had made the grade came to an end today for thousands of teenagers anxiously awaiting their GCSE results. Schools and colleges across the county saw students on their doorsteps from the early hours eager
THE funeral of a former headteacher and first president of the Chipping Norton Rugby Club was taking place today. Arthur Nockels, 86, a former graduate of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, returned to Oxfordshire in 1964 and remained as head at Chipping
THREE people were taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, this morning after a car crash in Banbury Court, The Vineyard, Abingdon. The incident, at about 3.30am, involved one car. The injuries were described as serious but not life threatening
A 20-year-old man was taken to hospital early today after being stabbed in the chest. Paramedics were called to Sherwood Avenue, in Abingdon, at 3.14am after receiving calls that a man had been stabbed. The man was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital
A 20-year-old man was taken to hospital early this morning after being stabbed in the chest. Paramedics were called to Sherwood Avenue, in Abingdon, at 3.14am after receiving calls that a man had been stabbed. The man was taken to the John Radcliffe
Three people were taken to Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital this morning after a car crash in Banbury Court, Vineyard, Abingdon. The incident, at around 3.30am, involved one car. The injuries were described as serious but not life threatening.
CHRIS KOENIG ponders the lot of country folk who had the misfortune to fall seriously ill in medieval Oxfordshire Perhaps the best insight into the medieval outlook of heaven and hell, with this world stuck between the two, is provided by the poem
VAL BOURNE says gardeners are optimists hoping for Indian summer This time last year, I was writing about the heat of summer reassuring you that plants looking withered by hot sun and dry air would eventually rehydrate and recover. Back then, I was
More than 20 Oxfordshire groups attended a meeting called Join the Dots to show what efforts are being made in their areas to combat global warming, writes JANE MUIR Not speed dating, but carbon dating was the theme at a Join the Dots meeting recently
THERESA THOMPSON says that the exhibition at the National Gallery of Rembrandt and other masters is a real gem You have seen it before. It is one of the most iconic paintings of the 17th century. But until you stand in front of Rembrandt's The Syndics
In an experiment combining art and science, the hidden world of nature is revealed at the Oxford University Botanic Garden, writes HELEN PEACOCKE The Oxford University Botanic Garden is among the oldest botanic gardens in the world and the oldest in
GILES WOODFORDE talks to the great stage actress Barbara Jefford on her return to the Oxford Playhouse "Men, Men, MEN!" cries Mrs Higgins in tones of mounting exasperation right at the end of Act III of George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion. The line is
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
PATIENTS suffering potentially life-threatening mouth abscesses are turning to their GPs for help, due to a shortage of NHS dentists. This is the view of Dr Tia MacGregor, who claims people are visiting her with painful oral infections because they
FORMER Oxford High School pupil Harriet Brown has had "the chance of a lifetime" to study theatre across Europe. The 24-year-old, from Shipton Road, Woodstock, spent seven weeks on a Winston Churchill Travelling Fellowship in Luxembourg, Germany and
A MAJOR crackdown on speeding motorists was launched today - 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
RICHARD Melhuish, who is accused of conning a man with learning disabilities into paying £7,000 for a fake pest control operation, told police he had just been there to clean the property. At Oxford Crown Court yesterday, a jury heard a police interview
A 75-year-old woman was still in a serious condition late last night following a dramatic accident in the city centre. She suffered potentially life threatening chest injuries in the crash in St Cross Road, at about 11.15am on Tuesday. Emergency
AN ABINGDON man suffocated while installing hospital equipment in New York, an inquest in Oxford heard yesterday. Paul Ambrose, 25, of Welford Gardens, died when liquid nitrogen leaked from an MRI scanner he was installing at the New York Presbyterian
BUSINESSES who feel they are being pushed out of Cornmarket Street by illegal traders could crack down on the problem by paying for a bylaw to outlaw peddling. Companies in central Oxford are being asked to pay about 1.5 per cent extra on their business
Cropredy CC have built a new patio area at the pavilion in memory of Eric Hillman and Dave Jones, the well-known cricketer and footballer, who both died recently of cancer. To mark its opening, the club are staging a Twenty20 match on Bank Holiday Monday
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Oxford City's Adam Wootton completed a golden month when he won the Nick Faldo Series Under 21 regional qualifier at Walton Heath - to earn himself a lesson from the three-times Open champion. Wootton, who has already won his club championship and the
Hanborough produced a Houdini act for the second succssive year to escape relegation from Division 3 of the Oxford & District League, sponsored by Yarnton Nurseries Garden Centre. Members of Hanborough and Charlbury watched their fate unfold as home
Kirtlington's Sandy Bolton held off a strong challenge from Tyrell Hatton, from Harleyford, to win Frilford Heath's Junior Gold Medal, held over the Blue and Red courses. Bolton, pictured above receiving his trophy from Mike Augar, of main sponsors
Banbury Central's father and son Les and Will Campion, together with skip Mark Sykes, reached the last eight of the English National Triples at Worthing. The Central trio came through four rounds before falling victim to a late onslaught from Glyn Walls
Adam Wrathall, who suffered severe multiple injuries in their opening home Conference meeting against Weymouth on Easter Monday, has thanked the Oxford Cheetahs fans for their support he has received since the crash. Wrathall, who is not 16 until this
Supporters are likely to question Oxford United's management at a Fans' Forum tonight about the massive changes to the times they watch their team. Instead of regular Saturday afternoon football, fans of clubs in this year's Blue Square Premier are
RIDGEWAY LADIES LEAGUE Didcot Emeralds 42 (2pts), Abingdon 50 (7) (Didcot skips first): S Davis 14, J Bice 18; C Anderson 16, I Sparrow 7; S Powling 12, H Steele 25. Didcot Sapphires 50 (7), Wantage B 48 (2) (Didcot skips first): P K Smith 18, J Daley
The City Clubs will be out to seize the Oxfordshire Bowling Association's Bradshaw Cup from holders the Country Clubs when they meet at Carterton on Sunday (2.30). City Clubs: M Clarke, P Boffin, D May, O Sharif, M Nash, B May, L Eltringham, M Plested
Exciting prospect Eddie Pepperell showed his class by storming through to the semi-finals of the Boys Amateur Championship at Royal Porthcawl. The 16-year-old, from Abingdon, fought off competition from boys much older than himself, before losing 4
The absence of Katherine O'Connor meant that Oxfordshire girls had to settle for fourth place out of five in Junior County Week at Hadden Hill. They avoided defeat only in the opener against Berkshire, which ended in a 3-3 draw. Oxon's wins came from
Danny Betson, just one of the many riders hitting the heights for Oxford Cheetahs at the moment, came close to beating Andy Smith's Conference League track record. His time of 60.7 seconds against Cleveland was faster than some of the Elite League matches
Oxford Cheetahs' promoter Allen Trump has urged the team give Plymouth Devils a 'hiding' in the first leg of the Knockout Cup quarter-final replay at Oxford Stadium on Bank Holiday Monday. Last time the sides met, Oxford secured a replay on aggregate
OXFORDSHIRE'S most inspirational women are to be rewarded to help raise funds for the Sue Ryder Care respite hospice in Nettlebed. Nominations are wanted for the first 'Women of Achievement Award' which will celebrate local women for their contributions
TRANSPORT writer and broadcaster Christian Wolmar will visit the town in October to talk about his new book Fire and Steam, a history of Britain's railways. The event is in the town hall on Tuesday, October 16, at 6.45pm for 7pm. For tickets, priced
VILLAGERS have thanked their councillor for backing their calls to repair a "dangerous" footbridge in Oxford. Oxford City Council leader John Goddard has been praised for his action in helping to make the bridge safe. But residents say he would
A PLANNING application for a five-storey extension and roof garden to a house in St Clement's, Oxford, has been withdrawn. The application, which also includes the conversion of the building to a workshop and studio and seven one-bedroom flats, had
A SENIOR policeman has proposed measures to drive sex workers and their clients out of a park in East Oxford. Cowley Marsh Park has been highlighted by Insp Graham Sutherland as somewhere used by prostitutes - but he said simple improvements could help
THREE men are doing just what the doctor ordered and going out for a two-mile stroll every morning. Mick Hambidge, 70, Dennis Constable, 69, and Roy Farmer, 71, are the official members of the Filkins Gentlemen's Walking Club. They put on their
STREET cafe culture is coming to Cowley Road in Oxford after months of talks and discussions. Restaurateur Clinton Pugh has been granted a street cafe licence for his two restaurants, Cafe Coco and Kazbar, to set up tables and chairs in Dawson Street
SOUTH Oxfordshire District Council planning committee has agreed that extensive work can be carried out on the listed Old Post Office in Warborough. The accepted plan envisages removing cement render and replastering with lime render, removing a 1960s
OLIVE Acaster returned from her holiday in Australia with some unwanted souvenirs in her luggage - poisonous redback spiders. Ms Acaster, 56, started unpacking boxes on Monday when a freight container arrived following an eight-month trip abroad.
Businesses who feel they are being pushed out of Cornmarket Street by illegal traders could crack down on the problem by paying for a bylaw to outlaw peddling. Companies in central Oxford are being asked to pay about 1.5 per cent extra on their business
Patients suffering potentially life-threatening mouth abscesses are turning to their GPs for help, due to a shortage of NHS dentists. This is the view of Dr Tia MacGregor, who claims people are visiting her with painful oral infections because they
Landlady Olive Acaster returned from her holiday in Australia with some unwanted souvenirs in her luggage - deadly red-backed spiders. Ms Acaster, 56, started unpacking boxes on Monday when a freight container arrived following an eight-month trip abroad
