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  • Off-duty firemen praised for action

    Two firefighters have been praised for their efforts helping Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service at a serious accident on the M40. Watch manager Alastair Lofthouse and firefighter Scott Lomas from Staines Fire Station were traveling along the M40 between

  • U's hold Man Utd XI to 2-2 draw

    Oxford United held Manchester United's stars of tomorrow to a 2-2 draw in their first home pre-season game in sweltering heat at the Kassam Stadium on Saturday. Yemi Odubade and Jamie Guy put the U's two up early in the second half but the Man Utd XI

  • UPDATE: Man dies in bypass crash

    A man has died after his silver BMW was involved in a collision with a roundabout and a lorry this morning. The man, in his 20s, died at the scene of the crash at the Littlemore roundabout on Oxford's Eastern Bypass just after 2am. Two men also in the

  • Fire crews deal with flat blaze

    Firefighters were called to a blaze in a flat in Oxford this morning. Two crews from Rewley Road were called to reports of smoke coming from a ground floor flat in Girdlestone Close, Headington, at 12.56am. A spokesman for Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue

  • UPDATE: Missing woman found

    A 44-year-old woman who went missing from her home in Oxford yesterday was found last night. Phillipa Marshall, who was last seen at her home in Squitchey Lane, Summertown, at 10.30am, was found at 8.20pm in Oxford. The alarm was raised after her family

  • ATHLETICS: Nathan pegged back by Idowu

    Oxford City's Nathan Douglas signed off in his final triple jump competition before the Olympic Games in Beijing by finishing runner-up at last night's Aviva London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace. Douglas once again had to give best to world No 1 and

  • United new-boys out to impress

    Oxford United manager Darren Patterson says the side he fields against a Man Utd XI today will be "not far off" the one that starts the season. This first home friendly of pre-season gives the fans the chance to see some of Patterson's eight new signings

  • FILTHY CITY: We'll sort out rubbish

    Oxford City Council's waste boss last night described as "unacceptable" piles of festering rubbish in Cornmarket Street and pledged to clean up the area. The Oxford Mail yesterday featured pictures showing bins overflowing with litter in one of the

  • Traffic chaos chokes road

    CLA Game Fair organisers were last night reviewing traffic plans in a bid to avoid a repeat of jams which clogged roads yesterday. Tens of thousands headed to the world's biggest game fair at Blenheim Palace from early morning. But gridlock caused

  • Put the boot in

    People are asked to bring along old wellington boots for a Welly Bank at Barracks Lane Community Garden, in East Oxford, today. It is part of a swap shop event being held at the community garden. The event starts at noon.