A schoolboy who was shot in the back has returned home after just four nights in hospital and is already looking forward to the new term. Craig Claridge at home with his sister Charlene, 16, and parents Dave and Deborah Craig Claridge, 14, had two operations
Sir - I have been interested in your articles about problems with the postal service. We have personal experience. Our middle daughter's 21st birthday was on June 30, and four family friends and relations have inquired whether she received their cards
Abingdon's 30th annual horse show attracted entries from four counties and organisers hope they have cleared the £2,000 barrier for local charities. There were 201 entries and several hundred spectators at the event on Sunday at Rye Farm meadow. Conditions
IC3 Home Counties League: Henley were crowned champions for the first time on Saturday - and they did it in style with a resounding 80-run victory at nearest rivals Slough. Batting first, Henley, without skipper Mick Hilditch, who has been banned for
A council finance chief is posting an early warning of cuts to services in eight months' time. Vic Allison is telling West Oxfordshire district councillors that they need to start looking at ways of saving £600,000 in next year's 2005-6 budget. The advance
A 12-month plan to provide sporting opportunities for disabled people has been launched in north Oxfordshire. Cherwell District Council said the plan, in conjunction with the redevelopment of sports centres in Banbury, Bicester, and Kidlington, would
Oxford United's players have learned the hard way that, wherever you are, you have to be on your guard against thieves. So too did an elderly woman in a mobility scooter and a teenager who had his phone stolen after being befriended by youths in the city
The family of a man who died of stomach cancer have raised £700 for district nurses to help them buy an important piece of equipment for terminally ill patients. When Robert Elliott, 73, was dying, the Blackbird Leys community team had to "beg, borrow
A new celebrity chef could be in the making in Abingdon - and he's only 15. Dylan Bettson is one of 12 who has reached the regional final of the national Young Chef of the Year competition. And Larkmead School pupil Dylan - whose favourite meals are bacon
Oxford house prices fell the third fastest in the country in August, according to figures from leading property website Hometrack. Prices in Oxford fell by 0.7 per cent, while prices for England and Wales as a whole fell by just 0.1 per cent. The average
Students in Oxford spend more per week than their counterparts around the UK, according to a survey. Research for the Royal Bank of Scotland's Student Living Index found that the city's undergraduates spend more than average amounts of money on alcohol
Business and education leaders in Oxfordshire are calling on the Government to scrap its target of getting 50 per cent of young people into university. The Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce said the drive to get half of all people under 30 into higher
Oxford City Council's new street-cleaning equipment was being launched today in Cornmarket Street. The new mini-lorries will sweep and wash streets simultaneously - something that has not been possible before. This will save time, allowing city centre
A shirt signed by football icon Pele has been used to kick off an Internet auction to raise funds for an Oxford-based disabled children's charity. ACE Centre Advisory Trust, based in the grounds of the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Windmill Road, Headington
Oxford City have snapped up Banbury United striker Mark Simms as they aim for their first victory of the season at Southern League Division 1 West basement boys Egham Town on Tuesday. City were thumped 3-0 at home by Paulton Rovers on Saturday, and have
THE true cost of Oxford United's 0-0 draw at Leyton Orient last Saturday will become clear in the next few hours. Midfielders Barry Quinn and Chris Hackett (above) will have scans at the Nuffield Orthopedic Centre later today. They both sustained suspected
Sir - Councils have a duty to protect the elderly, more so when they are tenants in designated OAP sheltered accommodation. Oxford City Council has had problems housing homeless people and those with drink, drug and mental health problems. It has used
Expensive watches, mobile phones, jewellery and other belongings worth thousands of pounds were stolen from Oxford United's players in what police described as an "audacious" burglary. The changing room at the Kassam Stadium Items were taken from the
Oxford skipper Rupert Evans's five-wicket haul wasn't enough to force victory against Reading in Division 1 at Roman Way as the visitors' last pair held out for a draw. Defending 187 all out after being put in to bat, Oxford reduced the visitors to 0-
Chris Tardif publicly thanked Graham Rix for saving his career after another stunning performance in the Oxford United goal. The new U's keeper made a world-class save from a goalbound header by U's old boy Andy Scott to help earn his team a 0-0 League
The future of Didcot and District Citizens Advice Bureau remains uncertain - largely because of funding. To help assure its survival, the centre - which serves Didcot, Wallingford and an outreach centre at RAF Benson - is to employ a fundraiser, following
A concert of rousing tunes, culminating in a finale of musical pyrotechnics, is being held in Woodstock on Friday (August 27). The Performing Arts Symphony Orchestra is appearing at Blenheim Palace to give a concert of classic proms as part of a national
An elderly woman was mugged as she rode along a north Oxford street on her mobility scooter. But victim Anastasia Heath says she would be prepared to meet the offender to help him understand how victims are affected by crime. Ms Heath, who uses a scooter
Sir - MP Andrew Smith makes a pledge to staff at Littlewoods (Oxford Mail, August 12). I am still awaiting a reply from him on gluten free foods. He said he would look into this. After ringing his office three times, I have still not had a response. All
Sir - Critics of our (Risinghurst and Sandhills Parish Council's) 'No ball games on the streets' signs (Oxford Mail, August 16) might like to ponder what they would have done in our place. Faced with serious complaints by Sandhills residents whose property
Sir - We would like to congratulate all our pupils for their excellent results this year. They worked hard, they did their best and they achieved good grades, as they have done over a number of years. It is therefore sad to have heard the media hype about
