Oxford United had victory snatched from their grasp when substitute Richard Logan scored five minutes into stoppage time at the Kassam Stadium last night - to the fury of home fans. That was because the fourth official had signalled there should be
Oxford pop-punk trio Young Knives have missed out on the coveted Mercury Music Prize. The band, who were nominated for their album Voices of Animals and Men, were up against 11 other groups, including troubled singer Amy Winehouse. New rave outfit Klaxons
OXFORD nightclub Po Na Na has withdrawn an application for an all-night licence after being told it would have to serve all drinks in plastic glasses. Police concerns over an increase in city centre violence meant one of the conditions of the Magdalen
Residents of an Oxford estate are hoping the end of the school holidays will bring peace and quiet. They say the summer has been blighted by a huge din generated by youths riding motorbikes. One resident, David Troth, launched a campaign to rid Greater
One of the high street's most cherished names, Marks and Spencer, is to open a branch at the Marriotts Close development in Witney. The retailer agreed this week to become one of the anchor stores along with Debenhams, which signed earlier this year
A memorial football match for a Bicester man who died in July after falling from the roof of a van has raised £1,500. The match in memory of Stephen Huntley was held at Bicester Town Football Club, on Saturday - which would have been Mr Huntley and
ONE of the high street's most cherished stores, Marks & Spencer, is now on board the new Marriotts Close development at Witney. A deal has been signed this week for them to become one of the big anchor stores, along with Debenhams who signed up earlier
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Two days of music, arts and celebration are expected to attract thousands of people for a fundraising event in memory of a Chipping Norton teenager. It will be the third event held in memory of Emma Curtis-Smith, who collapsed while watching her boyfriend
Angling competitions for children attracted huge interest in Oxford. In some events, the girls were as keen as the boys. We recalled ( Memory Lane February 5) how 180 youngsters took part in the Oxford and District Inter-Schools Competition in December
OXFORD'S "strangest street" is in dire need of a good clean-up, according to a city councillor. Susanna Pressel, Labour city councillor for Jericho and Osney, believes Roger Dudman Way, which runs behind the railway station, is long overdue for an
Gizzy is a beautiful eight-year-old domestic longhaired cat. She came into the centre as she cannot cope when she is ignored. She absolutely loves people and is very affectionate. Gizzy needs an owner who will be around for a lot of the day as she craves
Widget is a four-year-old tortoiseshell cat who was transferred from our Cambridge centre. She is looking for a home with experienced owners who will appreciate that handling tends to be on her terms! She enjoys a fuss and can be affectionate but again
A MOTORIST has been sentenced to 80 hours' unpaid community work after admitting driving dangerously in Shiplake. Scott Lomax, 23, of Winnersh, Berkshire, was also disqualified from driving for 12 months at Basildon Crown Court, in Essex. The charge
An elderly man from Chipping Norton was burgled by men posing as water board officials. Police are warning people to be on their guard after the distraction burglary, which happened at around 3.30pm on Monday, September 3, in Dunstan Avenue. A man
East Oxford residents who were woken by what they thought was the sound of gunfire are concerned it may be the beginning of a spate of nuisance behaviour. At least six people living around Marsh Park called police in the early hours of Tuesday, August
An elderly assault victim is being urged to contact police after being slapped in the face. The man was walking along Neithrop Avenue about 6.15pm on Monday when a youngster approached him from behind and slapped him. A nearby resident called police
AN elderly man had £250 stolen by men posing as water board officials. At about 3.30pm yesterday a man knocked on the door of the house in Dunstan Avenue, Chipping Norton, and spoke to the caller. He could not understand what was being said, so said
Oxford's "strangest street" is in dire need of a good clean-up, according to a city councillor. Susanna Pressel, Labour city councillor for Jericho and Osney, believes Roger Dudman Way, which runs behind the railway station, is long overdue for an overhaul
POLICE are appealing for information and for the victim to come forward after an elderly man was assaulted in Banbury yesterday. At about 6.15pm the man was walking along Neithrop Avenue when a youth approached him from behind and slapped his face.
Village style 'parish plans' will be piloted in Oxford in a bid to give residents control of their communities. For the last five years villages across the county have been drawing up their own visions for development and improvement - with more than
Thousands of visitors flocked to the Wychwood Forest Fair on Sunday at Capps Lodge, near Burford. Chairman of the Friends of Wychwood Ken Betteridge, one of 13 volunteers who organised the event, believes this year's fair attracted one of its best ever
A DISABLED teenager who was scalded in an Oxford care home bath died of organ failure due to burns and scalds, the results of a post-mortem examination have shown. Police and the Health and Safety Executive are continuing to investigate the death of
If being a councillor were the 'gravy train' you suggest (Oxford Mail, September 1), surely there would be queues of committed and well-qualified people eagerly putting themselves forward for election? This has not been my experience to date. Craig Simmons
Ann Cole (Oxford Mail, August 24) should be highly commended for sweeping up the fag ends from around her home near the footpath from the Churchill Hospital to Massey Close. But why should she have to? A similar situation exists near the path from
A disabled teenager scalded in a bath in an Oxford care home died of organ failure, due to burns and scalds, a post mortem has found. Police and the Health and Safety Executive are continuing to investigate the death of 18-year-old Yelena Hassleberg-Langley
In the light of recent concern over youth drinking, it is only natural to expect a tightening of alcohol-related measures. However, my recent experiences suggest this has gone too far. Last week, I was in Threshers, in Witney, buying real ale with
We do not want a residents' parking zone in this small area of Summertown in Oxford. We want our domestic refuse collected once a week. We do not want our garden wall surfaces to be used for advertisements. We want a post office. Will anyone in
A neighbourhood policing scheme piloted two years ago in West Oxfordshire has been hailed as one of the best in the country. The praise follows a survey, carried out by Her Majesty's Inspectorate (HMI) of Constabulary, in which half of those interviewed
Oxfordshire's senior policeman defended the county's team of Police Community Support Officers, who have not been credited with solving a single crime. Last week, the Oxford Mail revealed figures showing the 121 PCSOs in the county achieved a zero detection
POLICE used their latest electronic tool in combating drug-related crime in Witney and Banbury for the first time. It was the first time such technology has been put to use in the county outside Oxford. Invited by the club's management, officers
So here it is, the glittering premier of Movie Geek – a rather spurious title that implies I have the answers to obscure questions like who was the art director on ‘Battle Beyond The Stars’? (For the record I don’t know and even if I did I wouldn’t admit
After one of the wettest summers we’ve known for a long time, Oxford is basking in something of an Indian summer. Cargo shorts worn with flip flops (even on bikes!) are very much in evidence, usually worn with polo tops – collars turned up de rigueur
DIRECT rail services between Oxfordshire, Shropshire and North Wales are to resume, more than 40 years after they were axed by British Rail. The Wrexham, Shropshire & Marylebone Railway Company, which is part-owned by Laing Rail - the parent company
A motorcyclist died in an accident on the A420 in Oxfordshire last night. Police are appealing for witnesses following the collision at 11.40pm at Watchfield, near Faringdon. The collision, 400 metres west of the junction with Majors Road and Faringdon
A 16-year-old girl who went missing on Saturday, August 25, has been found. Jasmine Flather, of Henley, was last seen by her mother in Oxford city centre on the Saturday she disappeared. Police believed she may have been staying with friends in Oxford
NIGHTCLUB owners have pulled out of plans to keep open a city centre branch of Po Na Na until 6am. City council licensing chiefs were set to rule over the plan for Magdalen Street venue at a meeting this morning. However, the club pulled out at the
POLICE today appealed for witnesses after a motorcyclist died in a crash on the A420 at Watchfield last night. The collision, 400 metres west of the junction with Majors Road and Faringdon Road, at 11.40pm yesterday was between a blue Citroen Saxo
MISSING girl Jasmine Flather, who was reported missing last week, has been found and returned to her home in Henley. The 16-year-old was located last night in Oxford city centre after being spotted by a police CCTV operator.
One of the country's leading housing experts is to speak at the annual meeting of an Oxford housing organisation. Prof John Hills, who led a major Government review of the social housing sector recently, will be the guest of Oxford Citizens Housing
Oxford band Young Knives take on troubled singer Amy Winehouse for the £20,000 Nationwide Mercury Prize tonight. The singer, who has cancelled a string of performances, is due at the London ceremony along with the Oxford punk-pop trio, nominated for
Direct rail services between Oxfordshire, Shropshire and North Wales are to resume, more than 40 years after they were axed by British Rail. The Wrexham, Shropshire & Marylebone Railway Company, which is part-owned by Laing Rail - the parent company
Firefighters were called to a collision between a lorry and a car on the A361 near Burford today. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service sent one crew from Burford to the scene just outside the Cotswold Wildlife Park after receiving the call at 8.01am.
Former Witney mayor David Stew has died - just nine months after the death of his wife Jill who ran a well-known dancing school in the town. Mr Stew, 71, of Ducklington Lane, Witney, served on the town council for more than 20 years in the 1960s, 1970s
One of Oxfordshire's Euro MPs will be sentenced today for 21 charges of deception after falsely claiming benefits of more than £70,000. Ashley Mote, 71, a former UK Independence Party representative, was found guilty of eight charges of false accounting
TWO people were being treated at the John Radcliffe Hospital, in Oxford, today following a coach crash on the M1 yesterday in which 30 people were injured. A 60-year-old man is suffering from serious arm injuries, a broken pelvis and facial injuries
City of Oxford's Sam van de Schootbrugge and Lindsay Powell have been selected for England's South East Region Development Programme. Van de Schootbrugge is one of 20 swimmers chosen for the level 2 scheme following his outstanding performances in the
Oxfordshire's Bradley Smith was again in the points when finishing eighth in the 125cc race at the Cinzano Grand Prix of San Marino. But it was a slow first five laps that held him back in a race won by local hero Mattia Pasini. The 16-year-old Repsol
Oxford United wingback Alex Jeannin hopes to repeat his feat of scoring against his former club Exeter City tonight - just as he did the last time he faced them. The 29-year-old Frenchman was at St James Park from 2003 to 2005 and has pleasant memories
CITY licensing officials were today set to decide whether nightclub Po Na Na should become the first all-night drinking venue in Oxford by being given a licence to open until 8am. The club, in Magdalen Street ,closes at 2.30am, but would become Oxford's
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a collision between a lorry and a car on the A361 near Burford today. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service sent one crew from Burford to the scene near the Cotswold Wildlife Park after receiving the call at 8.01am. A spokesman
Three Oxford Hawks players have taken part in international veterans tournaments. Andy Clark was part of the England over 40s side that won the Four Nations Tournament in Swansea last weekend with a clean sweep of victories over Wales, Scotland and
Striker Ricky Johnson continued his remarkable start to the season scoring all four goals in Easington's 4-0 demolition of Letcombe on Saturday. The victory keeps the Banbury side on top of the Sport Italia Hellenic League Division 1 West table, and
FOUR men appeared in court charged in connection with the murder of a motorcyclist on the M40. Simon Turner, 40, Dane Garside, 41, and Sean Creighton, 43, are charged with murdering motorcyclist Gerry Tobin on the M40 in Warwickshire. The trio appeared
Henley Hawks suffered a nightmare start to their National 2 season with a 15-3 home defeat to Cambridge. Not only was the result an early blow to Hawks' promotion hopes, but it came the day after club captain Liam Wordley had broken an arm in an industrial
Carterton started with a new-look strike force of Dave Skipp and Kieran Davis and it paid instant dividends with a 4-0 win at home to fairford in Saturday's Sport Italia Hellenic League Premier Division clash. They combined to open the scoring in the
OXFORD band The Young Knives take on troubled singer Amy Winehouse for the £20,000 Nationwide Mercury Prize tonight. The singer, who has cancelled a string of performances, is due at the London ceremony along with the punk-pop trio. Winehouse, who
Banbury United had a disastrous first half as they lost 4-2 at home to Yate Town's Saturday's Premier Division clash - conceding four times. Sammy Ibrahim could have scored in the first minute for Banbury, but shot over eight yards out after out-witting
Kidlington took their Southern League visitors to extra time before bowing out of the FA Cup on Saturday. With score at 1-1 at the end of 90 minutes both sides agreed to play extra timein their preliminary round tie instead of facing a midweek replay
Anaclet Odhiambo saved Abingdon United's blushes with an injury time strike to force a replay night against ten-man Downton in the preliminary round of the FA Cup on Saturday. From the kick-off United took control, but the home side looked dangerous
RESIDENTS living in an Oxford housing complex who were evacuated during July's floods said simple measures - overlooked by planners - would have kept them in their homes. Those living in Osney Court, owned by the Home Housing Association, were given
Didcot Town breezed through to the next round of the FA Cup with two goals in each half as they won 4-2 at Christchurch. The Wessex League hosts were always up against it after Didcot took an early lead. Paul Powell's excellent left-wing cross was headed
Oxford City won 4-3 despite a late scare at Andover Townafter the hosts scored three goals in five minutes to make it a nervous ending to their FA Cup preliminary round tie. City looked to be cruising through after Ikechi Anya, player-manager Justin
THAMES Valley Police is being forced to make savings totalling £10m - but has promised the number of officers on the beat will not be cut. The savings will happen only 12 months after the force made £7m of cutbacks to cope with a fall in Government
Oxford Cheetahs' Brendan Johnson went through the card unbeaten to land the opening round of the British Under 15 championship at Weymouth on Saturday. Johnson's bid to become the 2007 British Champion got off to a perfect start, when he went through
ROYAL Mail has just managed to meet minimum targets set for deliveries of first class post in Oxfordshire. Its performance target is for at least 91.5 per cent of first class post to be delivered the next working day. While 91.6 per cent of post delivered
SHOWMEN whose fairs were cancelled throughout the summer due to bad weather welcomed the sunshine yesterday at the opening of Oxford's St Giles Fair. There was no sign of the rain which has given showmen one of the worst summer seasons in living memory
Great & Little Tew 2nd made sure of promotion in Division 6 by handing out a nine-wicket thrashing to Bledlow Ridge 2nd. Piers Myatt took 5-26 as Ridge were rolled over for 121, before Tew cruised to 122-1 in 33 overs. Bledlow Ridge 2nd 6pts, Great
Abingdon United boss Andy Slater wants his side to 'finish the job' when they host Downton in tonight's FA Cup preliminary-round replay. On Saturday, Anaclet Odhiambo grabbed a last-minute equaliser to force a 1-1 draw. "That was our get out of jail
Oxford United's players are out for revenge tonight as they bid to beat the team that broke their hearts in May. Exeter City visit the Kassam Stadium with the U's desperate for three Blue Square Premier points to erase the painful memory of their penalty
EDF Energy Senior Vase An under-prepared and makeshift Gosford All Blacks slumped to a 63-12 defeat at home to Hucclecote in south west round one. Gosford had not even played a warm-up match before this clash, while this was Gloucester Premier League
Oxfordshire kicked off their Inter-Counties League Division 1 campaign with a disappointing 20-16 defeat away to Surrey. The newly-promoted side got off to the perfect start with a 4-2 victory from the ladies B team, only for Surrey to hit back. Sarah
ODDA Ladies' Premier League leaders Shelley Arms D made it 11 straight wins in with a 6-3 win at Quarry Gate C. The home side took the opening game, but Shelley hit back impressively to lead 4-1 with victories from Irene Richardson, Paulette Guy, Hazel
Tim Wilford (89) and Russell Hayes (79no) rescued Division 5 leaders Shipton-under-Wychwood 2nd from 26-4 on their way to 235-5 and a five-wicket win over Bourton Vale 2nd. Craig Lambert (43no) joined Hayes to finish off the job. Earlier Gareth Rowley
Oxford Downs 2nd's hopes of a top-two finish in Division 4 were shattered by Wolverton Town, who will make an immediate return to Division 3. Put into bat, Town scored 220-8 thanks to Jake Yeo (67) and Michael Baker (59), and despite Roger Berryman's
AN ARTIST who lost more than fifty paintings in the city's July floods is showcasing his latest collection in the Town Hall Gallery from today. George Taylor's White Series paintings were not affected by the flooding and will be shown at the gallery
DIDCOT racing driver Ian Pearson retained the Club Class title with three rounds to spare with victory in round nine of the Formula Renault BARC Championship. The 27-year-old has won the title for the last three seasons and has yet again proved his
Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts are Division 3 champions, and only bottom club Chearsley stand between them and the remarkable record of winning every match they have played this season. Win No 13 out of 13 came at home to Cropredy after Nondies
Horspath thrashed Bourton Vale by nine wickets to move within nine points of promotion to the top flight. But their last Division 2 match is at home to Abingdon Vale, who still harbour hopes of going up and have a fine record against the top sides and
OXFORD Brookes University is to award eight honorary degrees at its graduation ceremonies, which start on Friday. Among those to be honoured are TV survival expert Ray Mears, Prof Sir David King, the Government's chief scientific adviser, and TV chef
Buckingham Town easily dispensed with Dinton to collect their second Cherwell League Division title and earn place in the Division 2 West of the Home Counties Premier League. Their off-spinner James Gear was man-of-the-match, taking 6-26 as the home
OXFORD Town Hall was packed on Friday and Saturday nights for two performances by young people from Oxford and its twin cities. More than 200 musicians, dancers and singers from Oxford, Leiden in Holland, Bonn in Germany, Grenoble in France, Perm in
TRADERS at Oxford's Covered Market have joined the green revolution, thanks to a new recycling scheme. The new system means that more than 4,000 cardboard boxes a week are now diverted from landfill. Overall, 156 tons of waste each year will be recycled
VOLUNTEERS who visit detainees in police custody are struggling to cope with the number of non-English speakers being locked up. The 'custody visitors' regularly visit detainees to check on the welfare of those in police cells. But there is a lack
OXFORD City Council leader John Goddard has launched an attack on the Environment Agency over what he says are inadequate flood defences. He said he was fed up with 'excuses' and wanted action to be taken. Floods in July wreaked havoc for many residents
Would-be Mayor of London Boris Johnson has urged residents in the capital to "reclaim the streets" from dangerous yobs and gangs. The Henley MP, who yesterday officially launched his bid to become Conservative Party candidate for London's top office,
ROYAL Mail has just exceeded its target of delivering 91.5 per cent of first-class post the next working day in Oxfordshire. But that still leaves a failure gap of almost 10 per cent. Customers will not be satisfied until the delivery figure is nearer
WILL the plan to turn Peers School at Littlemore, Oxford, improve education? Supporters say it will, opponents say it won't. But there appear to be large numbers of people in between who are undecided or are simply not interested in entering the debate
Police say the results of a post mortem into the death of a teenager in a Oxford care home are likely to be revealed later today. Officers and the Health and Safety Executive are continuing to investigate the death of Yelena Hassleberg-Langley, 18,
Worried parents of children studying at Peers said they did not know enough about controversial plans to turn the school into a £30m academy. Next year, the former failing Littlemore school is almost certain to become a city academy run by the Diocese
