The Oxford college at the centre of the Laura Spence row was expected to learn today whether the dispute has damaged student recruitment. Magdalen College was hoping to know by the end of the day how many candidates have applied to study there. Anthony
Oxford Hawks Ladies were disappointed with their 1-1 against Henley in Trysports 3 Counties League Division 1. Hawks started superbly, going ahead when Clare Halligan's shot hit the post and Sarah Dawson followed up to score. Henley equalised from a penalty
Jon Blencowe is to continue as Abingdon Town's caretaker manager on a month's trial, writes Russell Smith. The 29-year-old midfielder agreed to the move after Andy Lyne turned down the chance to take over the hot-seat at Culham Road. Blencowe is keen
City of Oxford continue to lack a cutting edge in the absence of Nick Perks, who has his wrist in plaster, and paid the price for missing chances as they lost 1-0 at home to Hayes in the South League's Middlesex, Berks, Bucks & Oxon regional section
Oxford United's latest signing Andy Linighan can make a huge impact in bringing on some of the club's promising kids. That's the belief of caretaker manager Mike Ford, who yesterday signed the 38-year-old former Leeds United and Arsenal centre back on
(Vintage, 8.99) Since Plato, philosophers have disagreed on why we should all agree on calling a cat a cat. How much does our perception of things depend on cognitive ability, and how much on knowledge of language? Eco uses 'stories' or fables, often
(Orion, 6.99) This is set in the American mid-West in 1972, when Ellen Grier accompanies her jobless husband and her two children to the home of her in-laws on Vinegar Hill a loveless house suffused with the settling dust of bitterness and routine. But
(Granta, 8.99) Said grew up in the late forties and early fifties, and witnessed the collapse of the old Arab order, in the midst of both British and American imperialism. Born in Jerusalem, he was brought up in Cairo and spent summers in a Lebanese mountain
(SLM, 3.99) Mendelsohn has put together a useful and interestingly laid-out guide to everything well, almost everything that 14 to 18-year-olds need to know about but which they won't necessarily learn at school. While it is probably a little optimistic
Oxford historian Norman Davies challenges the traditional picture of 1,000 years of 'eternal England' and considers the history of the British in the light of parallel events on the continent. He looks at four countries England, Ireland, Scotland and
Maggie Hartford profiles the internet names organisation Nominet . . . If you wanted to look up your favourite store on the Internet, where would you look? Anyone who knew a bit about surfing the Web would try marks&spencer.co.uk or marks&spencer.com
A farm worker carried out a series of sexual assaults on young boys across the country, including Oxfordshire, a court heard. Peter Cleaver, 39, pleaded not guilty at Exeter Crown Court yesterday to 18 charges involving five boys during a nine-year period
Top jockey Frankie Dettori has been invited to entertain crowds of a very different sort in Oxford tomorrow night. The twice champion flat racer, who is equally at home as a popular guest on the TV chat show curcuit, has been booked to speak at the Oxford
Shared Experience Theatre return to the Oxford Playhouse on Tuesday with Henrik Ibsen's classic drama of female emancipation, A Doll's House . The company has assembled an all-star cast for this production which includes Paterson Joseph, one of the country's
Folk music fans will be descending on Banbury on Saturday, October 14 when The Mill hosts a one-day festival, presented by the Ride a Cock Horse Folk Club. The headline act of the Folk 'n' Good Music Day is the Dylan Project, which features Dave Pegg,
A new production of Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades, which will be sung in Russian, opens the Welsh National Opera's autumn programme at the Apollo Theatre next week. Antony Walker conducts on Tuesday, October 17 and Vladimir Jurowski on Friday, October
West Witney Ladies turned in a better performance away to Hampstead & Westminster, but still came away losing their South Clubs League game 3-1. Again, because of the unavailability of key players, player-coach Zazi Barrell had to reshuffle the starting
City of Oxford A had to settle for third place at Temple Cowley in the first round of the Speedo League Southern Section, finishing behind Portsmouth Northsea A and Wycombe & District teams. Oliver Worthington won the men's open 100m individual medley
Mention Czech cinema and most people will think of the Film Miracle of the 1960s, when artists like Milos Forman, Jiri Menzel and Vera Chytilova took advantage of the political thaw to deliver a courageous series of humanist comedies and surreal satires
When the heavy metal door at Oxford Prison banged shut four years ago, nobody could have imagined the story that was to unfold could have been taken straight from one of the many dramas that are filmed there, writes Mark Templeton. First it was going
Singers helped raise money for hospices by joining a worldwide "Hallelujah" chorus. Musicians at St Mary's Church, Kidlington, formed an impromptu choir on Saturday evening, to sing Handel's Messiah. The event was repeated by choirs in six continents
Animal lovers strode out to help save one of the world's most endangered species. Walkers descended on the Cotswold Wildlife Park at Burford to ramble for the rhino. The event was organised by the global environmental organisation, WWF formerly known
A leading Oxfordshire company is among the safest in the country because of investment and training, writes Sarah Parker. The Unipart Group of Companies based at Cowley has eliminated reportable accidents over the last three years, saving 300,000 since
Maggie Hartford profiles the internet names organisation Nominet . . . If you wanted to look up your favourite store on the Internet, where would you look? Anyone who knew a bit about surfing the Web would try marks&spencer.co.uk or marks&spencer.com
Fingerprints of a killer are thought to have been found on the rucksack of a nurse whose strangled body was found in Oxfordshire in 1983. The prints, found using new technology, were on travel documents and the diary of murdered nurse Eila Karjalainen
One of the county's oldest men's outfitters has broken with 170 years of tradition by selling clothes for women. For generations, WP Hine and Co, now based in Mill Street, Wantage, has supplied bespoke tweed suits to the cream of Oxfordshire society -
The petrol crisis was revisited in court when a soldier claimed he was training to drive petrol tankers to avoid the panic experienced last month. But oil giant Shell quickly denied Army drivers from Oxfordshire would be used in the event of another fuel
Supporters of jailed arsonist David Blagdon plan a peaceful demonstration today (Octrober 17)outside the prison where he is currently being held. Blagdon's case - highlighted by the Oxford Mail - has attracted nationwide interest since we highlighted
A doctor's surgery is expected to be closed until tomorrow (Wed) after an arson attack on the premises. Police have launched an investigation into the fire early yesterday morning in a mobile building which serves as the North Bicester Surgery, in Holm
Pensioners have been left stranded and facing difficult journeys to their nearest doctor after a city bus service was cancelled. Bodley Road and Herschel Crescent services in Littlemore, Oxford, were taken off the number 16A route on Saturday because
Posties laid low by sickness have hit hundreds of households and businesses. The Royal Mail today apologised to people in the OX1 and OX2 postcode areas of Oxford who have suffered severe disruption to their post because of high levels of staff sickness
Nicky Law, the young manager who has guided Chesterfield to the top of Division 3, is the latest name to be linked with the vacant Manor Ground hot seat. According to reports, Oxford approached the Derbyshire club for permission to speak to Law, who is
Banbury Bulls shrugged off the disappointment of Welsh international lock Derwyn Jones making himself unavailable at the last minute by romping to a 41-20 win over Hereford at Bodicote Park. Bulls took the lead when scrum half Tony Hurst and full back
Rally champion Simon Mauger has set his sights on a drive in the World Championship. After winning the 2000 Puma European Rally Championship earlier this year, the Haddenham driver has been working to secure a Puma 1600 works drive with Ford in either
Oxford Hawks fell to a penalty stroke in the last five minutes of their English League Division 2 encounter against early leaders Havant. They started the game without the in-form Paul Poulter, suffering from flu, and without regular goalkeeper Phil Hargraves
Chris Murray was the toast of Witney after they broke their league duck with a dramatic 20-18 victory at home to Stow-on-the-Wold on Saturday. Just when it looked as though Witney had thrown away the chance to record their first league win of the season
Bicester's talented halfback, Stuart Cassidy, could be out for six weeks after damaging knee ligaments in their 21-18 defeat at home to Swindon on Saturday. Cassidy, playing at fly half, received the injury just after half-time following a high-speed
(Profile, 5.99) When she was 14, Thrse Humbert's mother died, leaving her to bring up her five younger siblings. The palaces she invented for them to live in as children became reality. After marrying the son of the French Minister for Justice, Thrse
If you want an insight into the real passions and preoccupations of your neighbours, CommuniGate is a good place to start. The online service for non profit-making organisations has already been used by a range of clubs and societies in the county, offering
Police have identified a man found hanging near Folly Bridge, Oxford. Damian Sutton, 28, of Riverside Court, Oxford, was discovered by a passer-by yesterday on a bridge near the River Thames. The area was sealed off as police carried out an investigation
Scouts from the 28th Oxford troop clear up after thousands of pounds' worth of equipment was destroyed in a suspected arson attack. Leader Ian Meadows held a crisis meeting at the troop's Fairlie Road headquarters in Cowley last night, 24 hours after
Oxford researchers have recruited their millionth volunteer for the UK's largest study into female health. The figure means that one in four women aged 50 to 64 are taking part in the Million Women Study, which was launched three years ago. As a result
The Museum of Modern Art, in Oxford, is displaying the work of American artist Matt Mullican from October 22 to January 7. His work takes a variety of forms, including photographs, diagrams, symbols, collages, computer images, banners, bulletin boards
The audience is likely to start humming along to some of the well-known tunes from The Boy Friend when the musical is staged by the Witney Dramatic Society. The 1920s musical by Sandy Wilson will be performed at the Corn Exchange, Witney, from Thursday
Richard Tarling has claimed fifth place in the inaugural European Formula Palmer Audi motor racing championship. The 1999 Formula Palmer Audi champion, from Henley, collected eighth and tenth positions in rounds 19 and 20 respectively of the prestigious
Oxfordshire's Joe Palmer and Nigel Russell won the Mighty 8 Pairs Championship at Ross on Wye. Karen Williams reached the last eight of the Blandford Forum Classic before losing 3-1 to England International Tricia Wright. Oxfordshire play host to Bedfordshire
Oxford City Stars brushed aside Bracknell Hornets 8-3 on their home rink in the English National League, writes Colin Kirby. Stars, boosted on Sunday by the return of several players from injury, soaked up some early Bracknell attacks with Matt Cameron
Champagne rugby returned to Dry Leas when the largest crowd of the season saw Henley Hawks backs score four sparkling tries in their 32-24 victory over Exeter Chiefs. The Hawks made an electric start, scoring two tries in the first eight minutes through
Abbas Kiarostami reinforces his claim to be world cinema's most ambitious director with The Wind Will Carry Us, a resolutely non-drama, that is more interested in the sights and rhythms of the everyday than anything so mundane as narrative, writes David
An appeal for more leaders and helpers with cubs, scouts and beavers has been made by Thame Group Scout leader Paul Parkinson. The town has three beaver colonies but with a waiting list for two more, the three cub packs may have to be amalgamated unless
The first reunion for friends from a youth fellowship is set to become an annual event. More than 30 members of Thame Young People's Fellowship, which closed in 1956, turned up. Organiser Steve Summersbee said: "It was marvellous to see so many old friends
More than 40 businesses were taking part today in Oxfordshire's biggest and most prestigious business event. The In Business Exhibition was being held at Blenheim Palace at Woodstock, writes David Duffy. Following the huge success of the first event last
Catering entrepreneur Ian Lye may be 74, but he has no plans to retire. In fact he is developing his business empire further by opening a second shop, writes David Duffy. Mr Lye, a former caterer and restaurateur and his wife Caroline, already own The
From D Cambrey, of Enright Ave, Santa Clara, CA, USA Do the Harwell (AERE ?) apprentices have an E-mail address? I am an ex-apprentice from 1950 to 1955. dcambrey@mindspring.com
A hospital's new children's ward could get a 50,000-pound boost from Cherwell District Council. The grant would halve the deficit between money raised and funds needed for the Holbech children's ward at the Horton Hospital, Banbury. The windfall would
Library books ended up sticking to woodwork when staff put them back on shelves just hours after they were varnished. Text books had to be peeled off ledges at the world-famous Bodleian library's upper reading room following the embarrassing blunder.
A woman was today recovering from the shock of an abduction attempt in which she thumped one of her attackers in the stomach with her umbrella. The 28-year-old woman from Abingdon was waiting for a bus outside Unwins off licence in Oxford Road, Abingdon
Grandfather Geoff Cherry has lost his fight to prevent a mobile phone mast from being set up next to a nursery school. He wanted BT Cellnet to change its mind on putting a radio base and antennas on an electricity pylon at Views Farm, Little Milton. He
Tate Hulbert has denied that he was shown the door by Oxford City for disciplinary reasons and that it was his own decision to leave the club. The 25-year-old striker parted company with the Ryman League Division 1 outfit last week with manager Paul Lee
