Residents are planning a protest after Thames Water removed children's play equipment without warning and gave them two weeks' notice of a nine-month sewage works scheme. Michael Haines, front, and Bill Munnolly, are angry about Thames Water's decision
A popular former headteacher has died. John Davidson, born in 1929, was head of Manor School, Long Hanborough, between 1962 and 1989. Mr Davidson trained at Borough Road College, Isleworth, and taught at Pinner School in Middlesex before moving to Long
James Harle, a former keeper at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, has died aged 84. Mr Harle was keeper of the Department of Eastern Art at the Beaumont Street museum from 1962 to 1987. In 1951, Mr Harle took his wife on a trip to India and it was this
Retired veterinary surgeon William Morrison Milne, who had practices in Bicester and Kidlington, has died aged 86. Mr Milne, known as Bill, opened a practice in Bicester in an area known as Evans Yard, in 1963, and travelled around the country working
People with satellite dishes outside their houses and shopkeepers with "inappropriate" shop signs could be targeted in an effort to enhance Banbury's historic areas. Cherwell District Council has drawn up proposals to improve the appearance of the town's
William Andrews is a dangerous man and well deserves his three-year jail sentence. A jury at Oxford Crown Court, which found him guilty of indecently assaulting an Oxford student in a Jericho alley, rightly rejected his pathetic defence - the evidence
Thousands of nervous students were flocking to schools across Oxfordshire today (Thursday, August 26) to collect their long-awaited GCSE results. Individual schools are still processing their results and it will not be known until later this year whether
It is the final farewell to Gleep, Europe's first nuclear reactor at Harwell. Gleep - Graphite Low Energy Experimental Pile - is now in the final stages of being decommissioned by the Atomic Energy Authority. It is 57 years since it went critical in 1947
Angry residents are demanding urgent action over a damaged road. Cracks in the surface have worsened in the recent torrential rain, and now water pours from a large hole which is 3ft deep. Families on the Elms Rise estate, Botley, Oxford, say they have
Environmental protection officers are hot on the trail of fly-tippers who turned a rural beauty spot near Oxford into an eyesore. They are now in the process of gathering evidence which could lead to the prosecution of those responsible for the latest
Children in Oxford are being encouraged to take up golf in preference to a life of crime. The city council's street warden team could be responsible for fostering a future Tiger Woods. Boys and girls as young as eight from Rose Hill have been lured from
Seven people were arrested during disorder surrounding last night's (Wednesday, August 25) Carling Cup clash between Oxford United and Reading at the Kassam Stadium. There was a heavy police presence at Oxford railway station awaiting the arrival of away
Oxford City Council unveiled its new £43,000 state-of-the-art street-cleaning vehicle - its latest weapon in the fight against litter and graffiti. The vehicle, the size of a small van, enables sweeping and washing to take place simultaneously for the
Sir - We are urged to use economy bulbs, turn off unwanted lights, and fill an electric kettle with only the amount of water required. We are told that by saving electricity, we are helping the environment. Power stations will burn less fossil fuel and
A student who was grabbed and bundled down a dark alleyway in Oxford would have been raped if she had not fought off her attacker with a bunch of keys. The alleyway next to the Jericho pub That is the view of Det Sgt Ian Richings, of Oxford CID, who led
Sir - As the old playground joke goes, what shop never shuts? The cop shop. Sadly this is no longer the case in Britain. Recently, I drove to the state-of-the-art police station in Abingdon at 5.15am to report an incident. I rang the bell at reception
Nearly two years after it was approved, a £1.5m project to redevelop the Thameside boat centre in Abingdon has run aground over the terms of a new lease. Thameside owner Len Baker blames delays on the Vale of White Horse District Council, which owns the
Phyl Gibbard, who flew a plane for the first time at the age of 81, has died on her 90th birthday. She returned from her first overseas visit -- a day trip to France -- and told her family: "Now I've been abroad, I want to fly." As a surprise birthday
A new 'de-cluttered' market place for Wantage was outlined during the first open discussions on its future. Town councillors sifted through plans drawn up by consultants commissioned to give the town a facelift. But they decided that the drawings produced
The Oxford Silver Machine went down to a 58-37 defeat to Poole Pirates at Wimborne Road. After a series of rain-offs, Oxford looked decidedly rusty and were never really at the races in this Elite League clash. They got off to a horrendous start as the
People fighting to save their hospital from closure will join campaigners across Oxfordshire to swap ideas. A group of more than 20 people gathered at the Bradley Centre, in Bretch Hill, Banbury, to discuss what can be done to keep all wards of the town's
Oxford United boss Graham Rix said he couldn't fault his team for effort or spirit as they bowed out of the Carling Cup. The U's were beaten 2-0 by Reading in the first round at the Kassam Stadium. The Royals struck twice in the second half as they knocked
Planners gave the go ahead for a power station at Didcot fired by agricultural oils and waste animal fats - the first of its type in the country. But the plant will not be built unless it is also approved by the Environment Agency. South Oxfordshire district
Detectives investigating the theft of thousands of pounds of jewellery and watches from Oxford United players have released a picture of the man they want to speak to. An e-fit of the man police want to question about the theft from the Kassam Stadium
A controversial 260-home development in the heart of Jericho was approved by Oxford councillors yesterday (Wednesday, August 25), despite impassioned pleas for it to be jettisoned. As a result of the eight-to-two vote in favour of the project by Oxford
Sir - If Andy Gibbons (Oxford Mail, August 17) had taken the time to look at the manifesto of the Independent Working Class Association - accessible at www.iwca.info - he would be aware that the use of the term 'reactionary' to describe our politics is
Sir - I entered your garden competition in May and was one of the runners-up. What a delightful day we had on August 10. After early rain, we arrived in Southampton in glorious sunshine. The crossing on the Red Funnel, with so many boats on the water,
Sir - Your articles, Villagers' boundary battle and County angry at ward plans (Oxford Mail, August 19) reveal only the 'tip of the iceberg' about plans for new county council divisions. The same is happening in many communities throughout Oxfordshire
