Patricia Amos was back behind bars today after being jailed for a second time for truancy offences. Patricia Amos shouts at reporters on her way to court The Banbury mother was sentenced to 28 days in prison for allowing her daughter Jackie, 15, to miss
Oxford will lose shoppers to other centres including Reading and Milton Keynes if it fails to rebuild the Westgate Shopping Centre, a report warns. Oxford's Westgate Centre off Queen Street The city council is keen to push ahead with the redevelopment
Two Londoners who met during the war near Wallingford have just celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary. John and Margaret Browne loved the area so much they never returned to London. The couple met while he was serving in the RAF at Benson and she
Witney and Abingdon College is highlighting course opportunities at a careers open day on Saturday at its Warren Farm campus. The farm, at Horton-cum-Studley, will be open from 11 am to 3pm with tutors on hand to offer advice and answer questions. The
RT Harris Oxford City FA: David Jennings slammed a four-timer as Bullnose Morris took another giant leap towards the Premier Division title with a 7-2 victory at Bakels Crusaders. They were only 1-0 up at half-time, but ran away with things after the
Oxfordshire Senior League: Kevin Hilcup's double strike saw leaders Kidlington Old Boys take a giant stride towards the Premier Division title with a 2-1 win at Eynsham in their top-of-the-table battle. Despite having a strong wind behind them in the
Cowley Con A regained the Hashman Shield, which they last won in 1999, after a 2-1 victory over New Club in an exciting final at Riley Snooker Club. For the second week running, Cowley had Keith Pearce to thank, as his timely break of 26 in the deciding
North Leigh 0, Oxford Utd 2: A brace from second-half substitute Tom Winters sentt a youthful Oxford United side into the Oxfordshire Senior Cup final, after a disappointing encounter at Banbury United's Spencer Stadium last night. It was little more
Darrell Bellinger was left disappointed after a mix-up in results led to him being re-placed second overall in the Under 20 men's race at the Reebok Challenge cross country series. The Oxford City athlete was initially announced as the overall winner
Radley's Lucy Boggis set a new UK age-group points record when lifting the AAA Under 17 National Indoor Pentathlon title in Cardiff. Boggis amassed a huge 3,590 points, beating the old mark, set in 1999 by Aileen Wilson, by eight points. The feat was
Lee Jones grabbed an extra-time winner as Division 2 outfit Sutton Courtenay scraped past third division Hagbourne Uni- ted 2-1 in the War Memorial Cup semi-final. Hagbourne had a strong wind behind them in the first half, and took the lead when the busy
When it comes to making sure her children attend school, Patricia Amos is a failure. She is paying the penalty - behind bars again, this time for the transgressions of her 15-year-old daughter, Jackie. Oxfordshire County Council claims that her previous
Oxford East MP Andrew Smith has joined the debate over Oxford's future economic growth - on the side of further expansion. As the Oxford Mail revealed on March 22, the city and county councils are locked in disagreement over the issue, with the county
Two village football clubs are struggling to complete the season after being forced off one of two pitches by a rent rise of nearly 100 per cent. Manager Mark Richards with some of his Radley youth side But the landowner says the rise is not unreasonable
The number of people sleeping rough in Oxford has been reduced thanks to a partnership between the city council and voluntary groups, according to a report. The report, which was coordinated by Oxford city councillors David Rundle and Stan Taylor, says
A get-tough policy on street drinkers has led to some of the worst offenders leaving Oxford, according to a city centre police inspector. Head of Oxford's city centre unit Insp Stuart Craik said the number of persistent street drinkers had decreased significantly
Caroline Bull is the new chief executive of Oxford City Council. She replaces Marion Headicar, who moved to Portsmouth City Council after three years at the town hall. Ms Bull comes to Oxford from Exeter, where she has been director of enterprise and
Graham Rix says that he could not be happier with the way things have started at Oxford United. The U's temporary manager, who only took up his new post on Monday in the wake of Ian Atkins's suspension, admitted he has been delighted with the reaction
It is beyond belief that Councillor Don Seale, the county council's executive member for social and health care, can make such an outrageous statement: "Most of the people in the county take the council tax burden with the minimum of fuss" (Oxford Mail
We have seen demonstrations and read letters opposing the property-based council tax, with some people prepared to face incarceration rather than pay exorbitant increases. Yet your reporter Andrew Ffrench appears to glorify this inequitable and iniquitous
Only two years ago Oxford City Athletic Club runner Simon Hoff was diagnosed with skin cancer. But his determination to race again and the support of his family and friends has helped him to pull through. Now he is running his way back to full fitness
Oxford University coach Sean Bowden was in confident mood even though the Dark Blues proved to be the lighter crew at yesterday's weigh-in for Sunday's 150th Boat Race. Cambridge weighed in an average of a pound heavier than Oxford. The heavier crew has
Witney & District FA: Carterton Town A stepped up their bid for the Premier Division title with a fine 3-1 victory at North Leigh A. Despite trailing to an own goal at half-time, strikes from Darryl Kew, Dan Kearney and Dan Crossman after the break
District councillors have moved to ensure Oxford and Cherwell College can transfer some of its courses to Bicester as quickly and easily as possible. Cherwell District Council broadly approves the move to establish motor sport and other engineering courses
A campaign has been launched to cut heart deaths in north Oxfordshire. GP practices in Kidlington, Bicester and Banbury are handing out bookmarks and credit card-sized advice sheets about the symptoms of a heart attack and what to do. The three-month
Headington Roadrunners senior men's sealed an exciting victory over Witney Roadrunners in the Oxfordshire Road Relays Championships at Hook Norton. The team kicked off their road race season as they finished the cross country campaign, by battling back
Oxford children's writer Philip Pullman has promised to name a minor character in his new book after the winner of a charity auction. He is one of 20 authors offering parts in their new novels to raise money for the charity Medical Foundation for the
Councillors have criticised the handling of the redevelopment of a north Oxford leisure and adjacent community centre - accusing owners Oxford City Council of consulting too late. The council has rejected the complaints about the forthcoming £3.5m refurbishment
A lifeboat bought by an Oxford charity rescued a jet-skier in trouble off the Kent coast. The £76,000 lifeboat paid for by the Oxford Lifeboat Appeal, pulled the stricken jet-skier to safety after he was caught in gales. Derek Betts, from Northampton,
Motorists are being warned to drive carefully by signs which pull no punches about the dangers posed by stretches of the county's roads. Oxfordshire County Council is working with Thames Valley Safer Roads Partnership (SRP) to install signs on rural routes
