HOPES that Oxford United had turned the corner and would make a strong push for the play-offs in the second half of the season seemed over-optimistic after a hugely disappointing performance at the Kassam Stadium on Tuesday night. They were unable to
Oxford United were trailing 1-0 at half-time in tonight's Blue Square Premier clash with Weymouth at the Kassam Stadium. A scrappy goal from Gavin McCallum on 39 minutes proved the difference between the sides.
An incinerator to burn Oxfordshire's waste looks set to be agreed after councillors were denied the chance to vote on the issue today. County councillors were told that no other suitable solutions had been tendered by companies bidding for the waste
Oxford University looks set to receive outline planning permission to build 150 homes west of the city. If full planning permission is eventually granted, the homes will be built on either side of Tilbury Lane, off the B4044 Eynsham Road at Botley.
A PETITION against the use of halal meat in all children's meals at an Oxford school attracted more than 100 signatures today. Rose Hill Primary School has introduced halal meat - which is slaughtered in a specific way for consumption by Muslims - into
Just weeks after getting the all-clear from cancer, seven-year-old Jay Seward has been hailed a 'Little Star' by a host of celebrities. Jay, of Rackham Place, Oxford, received a Little Star award from the charity Cancer Research UK, after a three-year
A BURGLAR stole a safe in a raid on a home in Charney Bassett. The burglar got into the property by forcing the kitchen window and stole the safe containing deeds for the property, passports and insurance details. Jewellery was also taken. The burglary
A petition against the use of halal meat in all children's meals at an Oxford school attracted more than 100 signatures yesterday. Rose Hill Primary School has introduced halal meat - which is slaughtered in a specific way for consumption by Muslims
A NEW ultrasound service based in Witney will save thousands of patients from having to travel into Oxford. The service, launched today is the first in the county with direct referrals by GPs for ultrasound examination. The Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals
COUNCIL managers have said time is ticking for the eco-campaigner who is mounting a tree-top protest in central Oxford. Oxford City Council officials explained the process they are intending to use to evict Gabriel, a 34-year-old campaigner who will
A charity which has spent 25 years helping disabled people to live independently is fighting for survival. Dialability demonstrates disability equipment to about 6,000 disabled people each year, helping them to access wheelchairs, mobility scooters
AN OXFORD city councillor, caught up in the chaos after Pakistani politician Benazir Bhutto was murdered, has described seeing his homeland brought to the brink of civil war. Saj Malik, who works as a taxi driver in the city, was in Pakistan for a
An Oxford city councillor, caught up in the chaos after Pakistani politician Benazir Bhutto was murdered, has described seeing his homeland brought to the brink of civil war. Saj Malik, who works as a taxi driver in the city, was in Pakistan for a family
THE Government today rejected calls for a new inquiry into the death of the weapons expert Dr David Kelly. Lord Hutton's report into the death of the scientist concluded Dr Kelly, who lived in Southmoor, had committed suicide, but a recent book by
Time is ticking for protester Gabriel who is trying to stop a tree being cut down in Oxford's Bonn Square. Oxford City Council wrote to the 34-year-old on Friday, threatening an injunction if he continued to trespass on the land. The city council
A few months ago my boss - a father of three - warned me it was only a matter of time before my little girl started choosing what to wear. Oh how I laughed. The other morning I was putting on her socks and reached for her shoes, when she took them from
The Government today rejected calls for a new inquiry into the death of the weapons expert Dr David Kelly. Lord Hutton's report into the death of the scientist concluded Dr Kelly, who lived in Southmoor, near Abingdon, had committed suicide, but a recent
Bodicote Sports continued their quest for the Banbury District & Lord Jersey League Premier Division crown with a 3-2 win against Arncott. Tony Beckham fired Bodicote ahead, only for Arncott to hit back through Richard Owens and Anthony Davidson.
Steve Mulcock grabbed a second-half hat-trick to help Worcester & Bletchingdon to a thrilling 5-3 win at reigning Oxfordshire Senior League Premier Division champions Garsington. The home side raced into a two-goal lead when William Baleham lobbed Worcester
Rob Harper smashed a hat-trick as Wheatley United beat East Oxford 5-3 in RT Harris Oxford City FA. John Boodell fired them in front from his own half, with Adam Cuddy getting their other. Ian Castle, with a double, was among the scorers for East
Botley United pulled off a shock 4-2 win against Lambourn Sports in the third round of the Berks Charity Shield. James Bruce (2), Andy Potter (2), Terry Wood and Stefan Marx were on target. Harwell International fought back to beat Coleshill United
A ROAD safety campaigner has branded as "weird" new speed restrictions designed to increase safety on a busy Oxford road. Oxfordshire County Council is imposing 20mph speed limits along London Road in Headington - but has left a 30mph section in
A pioneering project which aims to lead the way in reducing antisocial behaviour on Oxfordshire housing estates has received a £100,000 funding boost. The Shout initiative, which runs in The Waterways development, beside the Oxford canal in North Oxford
Adam Brooks grabbed a late equaliser as Wootton & Dry Sandford battled back to draw 2-2 at Division 1 leaders Saxton Rovers. Leading 2-0 with only a minute left, it looked as though Rovers were home and dry, only for Wootton to hit back. Josh Nicholls
Staff at a rapidly expanding Oxford firm have just completed their fourth office move in two years. Holiday Lettings has taken over the second floor of Barclay House, formerly the Oxfam building in Banbury Road, Summertown, after outgrowing its premises
A Witney man is combining his desire to lose weight with a passion to save an endangered wild cat, the Iberian Lynx. Jonathan Strode has so far raised £1,000 for the SOS Lynx appeal through sponsored walks in Spain. And the exercise has helped him
James Bond came home to Oxfordshire as family of his creator, Ian Fleming, helped launch new postage stamps featuring 007. Great nephews Robert and Diggory Laycock and great niece Rose Grimond, who have bought the village shop and post office in Nettlebed
Police are appealing for information on a brawl in Abingdon town centre on New Year's Eve. Officers said today that four men, in their late teens or early 20s, were involved in a fight on Bath Street near to Blue Boar pub and The Venue pub at about
Any Dream Will Do star and former St Birinus School pupil, 18-year-old Antony Hansen will feature in a special Valentine's concert, entitled Dream On, at the London Palladium on Sunday, February 17, from 8pm. He will appear as a member of a new boy
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a fight broke out in Bath Street, Abingdon. Four men, aged in their late teens to early twenties were involved in fights along Bath Street, near to the Blue Boar pub and The Venue pub. It is not believed that
An Oxford couple face an agonising wait to see if they can reclaim more than £2,000 they lost after a travel company they booked flights with went bust. Linda Booker and her disabled husband Iain were due to fly to Las Vegas with US based flight operator
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POLICE this evening appealed for witnesses after a number of sheds and garages were broken into in Bletchingdon. At some time between December 16 and 21, the up-and-over door to a garage in Oxford Road was forced and a variety of tools and power tools
In view of the county council's decision to back an incinerator to burn up to 200,000 tonnes of waste annually, what happens to the ash which will remain? Is it proposed that local gravel pits, probably teeming with wildlife, be used for disposing of
Regarding your article about the Coldstream Guards evacuating Chelsea Barracks after 150 years (Oxford Mail, December 22), I thought it was called the Wellington Barracks when I was stationed there. I was there when the Guards Chapel was bombed, killing
You would have thought that the omnipresent Big Brother had enough information on every citizen by now, but no, your local friendly town hall has been ordered, yes ordered, by the Ministry of Stick Your Nose In to send out survey forms to all householders
I can sympathise with Jim Pertwee, A hefty price for parking (Oxford Mail, December 11). I have had my own problems with the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford when it became clear to me that patients with disabilities need to get as close to the entrances
Oxford United fans have been told their long wait for a new statue is nearly over. U's fans have been looking forward to a new £25,000 work of art, to be placed outside the Kassam Stadium, since March last year. The exact nature of the statue is still
A road safety campaigner has branded as "weird" new speed restrictions designed to increase safety on a busy Oxford road. Oxfordshire County Council is imposing 20mph speed limits along London Road in Headington - but has left a 30mph section in the
More than 200 people have signed a petition in support of plans to regenerate the former US airbase near Bicester. Heyford Park Residents Association wrote to everyone living at the base, asking for signatures in support of plans developed by the North
JON Curtis smashed a five-timer as Brize Norton cruised into the quarter-finals with a 9-1 thrashing of nine-man AFC Wood Farm. Chris Marshall added a double, with Mark Jewell and Jez Morgan also on target. Wood Farm were reduced to ten men when Russell
Two distraction burglars posing as water officials snatched money from a woman in Thame. An hour earlier, police believe the same men tried to burgle another house in the town. The men knocked on the door of a house in Rooks Lane at about 5.15pm on
A CONTROVERSIAL incinerator is set to be built in the county to handle the deal with the area's waste . Councillors were today told that no other suitable solutions were tendered by companies bidding for the waste treatment contract. The incinerator
FORMER councillor Margaret MacKenzie, a stalwart of the Oxfordshire political scene, has died in hospital. Mrs MacKenzie, 84, of Sutton Courtenay, a Labour Party member and former county and district councillor, died at the John Radcliffe Hospital
TWO men posing as water workers stole £50 from a woman in Thame. They said that they needed to get in and turn off the water at the property in Rooks Lane, because a neighbour was having problems with their water. One man stayed with the occupier
A MAN found dead in bushes near a university campus in Oxford has been identified. David Steele, 28, was found dead in a hedgerow in Jack Straw's Lane, Headington, in the grounds of Oxford Brookes University at 8.15am on Monday. Oxfordshire Coroners
Former councillor Margaret MacKenzie, a stalwart of the Oxfordshire political scene, has died in hospital. Mrs MacKenzie, 84, from Sutton Courtenay, a Labour Party member and former county and district councillor, died at the John Radcliffe Hospital
A man found dead on a university campus in Oxford has been identified. David Steele, 28, was found dead in a hedgerow in Jack Straw's Lane, Headington, in the grounds of Oxford Brookes University's Marston Lane campus at 8.15am yesterday. A spokesman
A distraction thief stole more than £2,500 from a pensioner in Oxford. He called at a house in Mayfair Road, Cowley, at about 4.40pm yesterday, claiming to be a water worker investigating a leak across the road. Once inside, he told the 87-year-old
A controversial incinerator is set to be built in the county to handle the deal with the area's waste. Councillors were today told that no other suitable solutions were tendered by companies bidding for the waste treatment contract. The incinerator
A former academic has accepted up to £20,000 from her former employers at an Oxford University hall, after they accepted they had unfairly dismissed her. Dr Elaine Storkey, a BBC religious affairs presenter, was awarded the cash from Wycliffe Hall,
The man in charge of the new Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies has moved to end speculation surrounding the development of the site. Work on the structure of the main building of the £75m centre in Marston Road was completed in 2005, but then it came
An act of "horrific cruelty" was how animals lovers described the abandoning of a dying boxer dog beside a road on the coldest night of the year. The dog was suffering from cancer, could not walk and has now been put down by a local vet. But the dog
Pregnant women who feel too posh to push should reconsider having a Caesarean section because it could lead to a hysterectomy after later pregnancies. Researchers at Oxford University found that mothers whose infants are surgically delivered are more
Hundreds of soldiers who have returned to base in Bicester from active service will next month be welcomed home with a parade and celebration. Bicester Town Council, Cherwell District Council and Oxfordshire County Council have joined forces to provide
A BOGUS water worker stole £2,600 after conning his way into the home of an 87-year-old woman in Oxford. At about 4.40pm yesterday, a man called at a house in Mayfair Road, Cowley. He told the 87-year-old woman who lived there that he was from the
BENAZIR Bhutto's son today appealed for privacy a week after he was named joint leader of her opposition Pakistan People's Party. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, 19, said he hoped to be able to study in peace while he was at Oxford University. He told
A family returned home from a Christmas break to discover their house had been ransacked by burglars. The burglars broke in to the house in Graham Close, Blewbury, near Didcot,sometime between December 23 and January 2 and stole a laptop computer.
Benazir Bhutto's son today appealed for privacy a week after he was named joint leader of her opposition Pakistan People's Party. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, 19, said he hoped to be able to study in peace while he was at Oxford University. He told a news
HOUSEHOLDERS returned home from a Christmas break to discover their house had been burgled. The burglars broke in to the house in Graham Close, Blewbury, sometime between December 23 and January 2 and stole a laptop. Police made an appeal for information
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PARAMEDICS were called to the A4095 outside Kirtlington today after a car crashed into a ditch. The driver needed hospital treatment for injuries which are not thought to be life-threatening.
Paramedics were called to the A4095 outside Kirtlington this morning after a car crashed into a ditch. The driver needed hospital treatment for injuries which are not thought to be life-threatening.
BRACKLEY-based HondaRacingF1.com is giving away two pairs of tickets to see Jenson Button at the 2008 Autosport International Show this Saturday. Fans of Jenson will have the opportunity to get up-close to the Honda Racing F1 Team driver at the world's
During the festive period, I found myself, for the second year running, tucked up with the entire family in a country retreat in the deserted Derbyshire Dales. After numerous board games, including a nerve-wracking Charades session in which one contestant
A SPEED camera was damaged and set on fire in a vandal attack. A householder living near the camera, on the A420 at Cumnor, alerted the police after seeing flames. The member of the public told police they had seen someone attempting to cut the
THOUSANDS of householders have been reprimanded for blighting Oxford's streets with excess refuse since the launch of fortnightly rubbish collections. An Oxford City Council crackdown on the problem has seen 4,393 advice letters, 790 warning letters
TV PRESENTER Jeremy Clarkson has admitted he was wrong to brand the scandal of lost CDs containing the personal data of millions of Britons as a "storm in a teacup" - after falling victim to bank fraud himself. The BBC Top Gear presenter, who lives
Oxford United boss Darren Patterson is continuing to work hard to bring in new players - but says he will not be panicked into doing deals for the sake of it. The U's manager had been hoping to have another signing in place in time for tonight's Blue
More than 5,000 letters have been sent to recycling 'offenders' in Oxford. But the good news is that the message seems to be getting through. The city council says that most people reprimanded then toe the line. Which is probably a good thing, as
It was unthinkable that Oxfordshire County Council would allow Cogges Farm Museum to close. There would have been an outcry if the death knell had been sounded to one of Oxfordshire's historic treasures. The council looks set to give it a year's reprieve
THE sentencing of a 25-year-old man who stabbed a dog to death has been postponed for psychiatric reports. Santigo Taboada, of Loyd Road, Didcot, used a samurai sword, metal bar and baseball bat to kill black-and-white terrier Molly after the dog's
CHARGES have risen at five city council-owned car parks. Sunday to Friday charges at the Westgate, Worcester Street, Abbey Place and Oxpens car parks went up by 50p to £3.50 for one to two hours. At Gloucester Green, the tariff for one to two and
A 34-year-old man attacked his girlfriend and her mother with a knife and a meat cleaver. Luke Wale, of Dexter Close, in Banbury, admitted attempted murder and two counts of causing grievous bodily harm with intent at Oxford Crown Court yesterday.
MEMBERS of commuter group Ox Rail Action will meet tonight to consider joining "strike" action against train operators. The group will decide whether to join commuter pressure group More Train Less Strain by using false tickets at train stations in
BICESTER'S police surgery for those residents wishing to raise issues relating to the town centre is being held today. The monthly surgery, held at Garth House in Launton Road, will take place from 11am until 6pm. Residents should raise their concerns
HUNDREDS of model trains pulled in the crowds when a railway exhibition celebrated its 25th anniversary at the weekend. Many train enthusiasts headed to Exeter Hall, in Kidlington, on Saturday and Sunday, to see dozens of mini locomotives, steam engines
A CALL has gone out for a "root and branch" review of Oxford's failing leisure services after it emerged staff shortages forced another leisure centre to shut for a day. Barton Pool was meant to open last Wednesday, the first day after the Christmas
TICKETS are now available for the annual party for the over-70s at Oxford Town Hall on Thursday, January 17. Tickets are available from the Town Hall reception desk until Tuesday, January 15. None will be available after this date. Only city residents
HUNDREDS of residents have given their views about what it is like to live in England's largest village. More than 400 people living in Kidlington were quizzed about their neighbourhood during a recent survey. Overall, villagers said Kidlington
Thousands of householders have been reprimanded for blighting Oxford's streets with excess refuse since the launch of fortnightly rubbish collections. An Oxford City Council crackdown on the problem has seen 4,393 advice letters, 790 warning letters
