Oxford Mail

On this day:

• Enthusiasts’ rapid response to Minor matters

  IN their jobs for South Central Ambulance Service, Dick Tracey and David England’s rapid response can mean the difference between life and death. But at weekends the classic car enthusiasts slow down the traffic for a very different reason. read more

• Meet the man putting us in the pictures

  WITH his new period drama Belle one of the summer’s cinema hits, Reg Little talks to film producer Damian Jones about his film career and takes a look at how the county makes it onto the big – and small – screen read more

• Arrest warrant issued

  An arrest warrant has been issued after a 39-year-old man failed to appear in court on Monday. read more

• Northern Gateway views sought

  A consultation into the Northern Gateway area action plan has opened. read more

• Inquest to open into asbestos-linked death

  An inquest is being held after a 68-year-old man from the town died of an asbestos-related disease. read more

• Royal history tour during twin town visit from Wantage

  BRITAIN’S Royal connection to Germany was celebrated by a diplomatic visit from Wantage. read more

• Future is bright for county's energy trainees as centre opens in Witney

  APPRENTICES can take advantage of a modern purpose-built training centre when it opens in September. read more

• Tennis club serves ace expansion plan

  TENNIS in Abingdon is set for a volley of investment. read more

• First day of A420 roadworks described as a nightmare

  THE first day of major roadworks along the A420 were described as a ‘nightmare’ by locals in Shrivenham yesterday. read more

• BBC journalist Naga's golf day raises £24k for deaf

  MORE than £24,000 was raised by golfers at The Oxfordshire Golf Club near Thame to train and provide hearing dogs for the deaf. read more

• Abingdon & Witney College handed £4m building boost

  A COLLEGE has been handed a £4m boost to build a new centre to train youngsters in core engineering skills. read more

• Rabbit Foot Dispatches: 'Dangerously sober, stood up by a shire horse - but rubbing shoulders with a half-naked hero'

  The Original Rabbit Foot Spasm Band's festival summer rolls on - with dates at Cornbury, Marlborough and Truck... rubbing shoulders with a half-naked Georgie Fame and being stood up by a shire horse. read more

• Keith Robert Stansfield

  Stansfield Keith Robert Tragically taken from us on 7th July 2014, but in our hearts forever you will stay. A much loved son to his mum, sadly missed by his brothers and sisters and relatives. A New Star in heaven for us all to see, And no-one but no-one can ever take that away. Funeral Service has taken place. read more

• It’s impossible to find a pool open for general swimming in Oxford

  I HAVE tried to go swimming with the aim to teach my grandson how to swim. However, I cannot get into a swimming pool when I want, like in the old days, and when I say when I want, I mean when I want. read more

• There are also virtues of a time before cars

  THE letter by Tony Augarde (July 17) extolling the so-called virtues of the motor car made me look back with nostalgia to a time when there were few cars. A time before front gardens, streets, town and village centres were littered by them, when you could appreciate to the full, the beauty of towns and the countryside without something blocking the view. He says that you can carry four people in a car, but how many cars travel our roads with a full load? With bicycles, each person can have their own, relatively cheap, personal form of transport which takes up little room and provides an excellent form of exercise. read more

• Skydive is to help raise awareness of meningitis

  ON August 25 this year I will be making a skydive (as a first timer) for a very special little girl. read more

• Weekend was spoilt by trespassers on property

  I live in a beautiful spot by the river near Oxford and this weekend it has been lovely to see groups of people enjoying the weather and the amazing resource that runs through our county. read more

• The cast gave it their all and audience loved it

  Saturday morning, I open the paper – murders, wars, food banks, cruelty to old folks. I wonder what is going on in our wonderful planet. read more

• Association made life easier for other parents

  I WAS surprised that your obituary, July 17, for Ann Hunt did not mention that many of us are familiar with Ann through the amazing book Can Any Mother Help Me? read more

• Wednesday's letters: What are your fellow readers writing in about today?

  Catch up on all the issues and quips raised by our readers in their Letters to the Editor today read more

• Department must take another look at centre

  FIRSTLY I must say how pleased I am with Oxford City Council Planning Department for listening to my objections regarding neighbouring developments. Thanks to their efficiency one proposal was amended. read more

• ‘One track can’t cope with this extra traffic’

  CAMPAIGNERS will have to wait to outline their concerns about traffiafter planning officers decided at the last minute to delay discussing plans for 166 new homes near Wallingford. read more

• Plans for thousands of extra homes branded a catastrophe

  THE face of Witney could “fundamentally change” if another 3,500 homes are built in the town, according to a resident. read more

• Ex-Oxfordshire teacher charged with historic sex offences

  A FORMER Carmel College teacher has been charged with a number of sexual offences. read more

• Construction firm fined £525,000 after death of worker Mark Williams

  A CONSTRUCTION firm has been fined £525,000 and ordered to pay costs of about £90,000 after the death of Nuneham Courtenay worker Mark Williams.  read more

• Yellow lines to free up village bus route

  DOUBLE yellow lines could be introduced in Wolvercote to help buses move through the village’s crowded streets. read more

• Update: Power restored to 2,000 homes in Witney

  POWER has now been restored to the properties in Witney. read more

• Was the Oxfordshire Growth Deal introduced in a democratic way?

  Today's Issue: Was the Oxfordshire Growth Deal introduced in a democratic way? read more

• A solution for someone with a disability is a solution for all

  A solution for someone with a disability is a solution for all, says our disabled space columnist Niall Strawson read more

• Upper Fisher Row residents claim drunk students vomit in their street

  LARGE groups of foreign language students have turned a local park into a hub of anti-social behaviour and vandalism, residents have claimed. read more

• ATHLETICS: Clarke keeping focused for Glasgow

  LAWRENCE Clarke will not allow himself to look beyond the Commonwealth Games as he prepares for two championships in three weeks. read more

• Furniture plant rescue saves 84 jobs

  EIGHTY-FOUR staff at Witney furniture maker Corndell were told on Monday that their jobs are safe after a takeover deal was agreed. read more

• CRICKET: Sorry Shrivenham bowled all out for 9

  SHRIVENHAM 2nd captain Martin Hammond was rueing his side’s chronic availability after seeing them bow-led out for just nine runs in their Division 6 match at home to Faringdon 2nd. read more

• London Welsh sign second row James Down

  London Welsh have made their 24th new signing of the summer after announcing the arrival of second row James Down. read more

• Hopefully council will find a solution

  ‘COMMON sense has prevailed” said mum Lorna Mills after an appeal panel agreed that asking children to walk to school along the A40 was a bad idea. read more

• Horror of the crisis in Gaza decimates yet another family

  THE near unimaginable tragedy that has befallen a former Oxford Brookes scholar and his family should awaken us all to the situation on the ground in Gaza. read more

• Anti-UKIP meeting

  Speakers will tonight campaign against the UK Independence Party. read more

• Cyclist is hurt in crash

  A cyclist was taken to hospital with suspected leg and head injuries yesterday after an accident with a car. read more

• Pair remanded over charge of blackmail

  A man has appeared in court charged with blackmail and false imprisonment. read more

• Fiaz Munshi: The face of a double killer convicted over the 1997 Magdalen Road arson

  FIAZ Munshi is facing a lengthy prison sentence today after she was found guilty of being involved in an arson attack which killed two children.  read more

• Drink-binge driver is jailed over fuel spill

  A DRINK-driver who caused a fuel spill after crashing his wife’s car into two trucks has been jailed for 16 months. read more

• CRICKET: Rae ton boosts Westbury

  BEN Rae smashed an unbeaten century as Westbury stretched their lead at the top with a 69-run win at Minster Lovell, writes David Quinn. read more

• Oxford Airport plane celebrates Prince George's first birthday

  HANGAR8 Aviation – based at Oxford Airport – gave Prince George a birthday card plane on a larger scale. read more

• Wednesday, July 23

  Wednesday, July 23 read more

• Fire crew remains on site of barn fire at Thame

  The barn fire at Abbey Farm, North Weston, near Thame has now been put out.  read more

• Vigil for ex-Gaza Scholar as wife and children are killed

  A FORMER Oxford Brookes Gaza Scholar is in intensive care and six members of his family dead after their home was bombed by Israeli forces. read more