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
Former secretary of the Oxford Preservation Trust Helen Turner has died aged 74 after suffering a heart attack at her home in Islip. Helen Turner At the trust Mrs Turner was the driving force behind the appeal that led to the £250,000 restoration of Magdalen
A Witney business woman who set up her own recruitment agency in the town has died at the age of 57. Sue Warman struggled against breast cancer for several years but died peacefully in the Churchill Hospital, Oxford. Born in Long Hanborough and a pupil
What troubled times these are for Oxford promoter Nigel Wagstaff and all connected with local speedway as the axe looms over top-class racing at Cowley, writes JOHN GAISFORD. I say, top-class racing - the Elite League - because I am confident that if
Summertown BC, one of Oxfordshire's most successful clubs with a host of champions, are on the brink of folding after 85 years. The loss of car parking space for their green at Keble College Sports Ground following building work has meant the club haven't
A saxophonist who formed an Oxford band and was known for encouraging young musicians has died aged 72. Vic Good Vic Good, who was born in Headington in September 1931, formed The Vic Good Band, a jazz influenced dance band, in the mid-1950s. It continued
Arena Essex 57, Oxford Silver Machine 38: Oxford Silver Machine were easily defeated at Purfleet in last night's Elite League speedway encounter. And to add to their troubles, the Hammers even pinched the aggregate bonus point to put pressure on Oxford's
The People's Park in Banbury will be protected if moves to extend the conservation area are accepted. Cherwell District Council officer Linda Rand hopes the idea will be adopted by the council in November. As well as protecting the park, the proposals
A failed asylum seeker has been in Bullingdon Prison, near Bicester, for eight months awaiting deportation, even though he wants to return to Afghanistan. Ali Riza Ghulam-Ali, 23, came to the UK last year but his application to stay was refused and he
Archivists want to hear people whose ancestors were involved in one of the county's worst railway disasters. The Oxfordshire County Record Office is hoping that people will be willing to loan diaries, letters, photographs and other material connected
Oxfordshire County Council intends to spend £7m on a new management information system, called SAP, in its efforts to root out accounting flaws. This follows a damning report last week by independent financial investigators that revealed the county council
A church in Abingdon is considering whether to spend more than £7,000 installing security cameras. St Nicolas Church, in the Market Place, is examining a variety of security methods to protect the building. The church was attacked by vandals twice in
A woman found parts of her son's body left behind following a police investigation, two weeks after he blasted himself to death with a homemade bomb. Deputy Oxfordshire coroner Dorothy Flood on Wednesday (September 1) urged Thames Valley Police to ensure
A post watchdog chairman has proposed a controversial solution to the county's postal problems - shut down the Oxford sorting office and start afresh. Richard Ward, chairman of Postwatch (Midlands), said: "The time has come to start all over again. Numerous
Sir - I suggest councils do away with pavements and grass verges and widen the roads and let the cars have the lot. The pavements in Kennington are a disgrace, full of potholes. Lorries at building sites park on pavements, leaving no room for pedestrians
Charities could earn themselves an early Christmas present by bidding for a slice of cash offered by the Oxford Mail's parent company Gannett. The US-based Gannett Foundation is giving away thousands of pounds to good causes in Oxfordshire. Chosen charities
Two couples whose babies died on the same day at an Oxford hospital are raising money for a charity dedicated to combating the lethal infection that led to the infants' deaths. Alison and Craig Richards, who lost Owen, and Susan and Nick McKeown, who
Action to clean up and improve six traveller sites in Oxfordshire has started after the county council took over their management yesterday. Insp Geoff Robinson at the Wheatley site The council has ended its contract with private firm Westgate Managed
Sir - Oh no, it's those whinging farmers again (Oxford Mail, August 28). What a cheek they have asking for more public money, just because some of this year's harvest was damaged. They feel they have a right to the job, even if their job is redundant.
A rare Anglo Saxon gold ring unearthed by a builder in the back garden of a house in Abingdon is to go on display at Oxfordshire museums. Nigel Himpson, from Bradstocks Way, Sutton Courtenay, was helping his friend Terry Woodward from Golafre Road, Abingdon
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
Vandals have forced Wallingford Bridge Club to sever its 35-year link with the town. For the last 19 years it has been in the buildings on the Bullcroft. But dilapidation and vandalism has forced the 240-strong club to abandon them. Now it has moved to
A town's only cinema which faces closure could thrive with some 'tender loving care' according to an expert's report. Owners of the Regent in Wantage want to redevelop the building as a block of eight one-bedroom flats because they believe the theatre
Frilford Heath completed the semi-final line-up in the Shaw & Co Oxfordshire Foursomes League Cup with a 2-1 victory over North Oxford. North made their hosts battle all the way, with Shaun Smith and Ian Booth defeating Derek Walton and Paul Dolton
Giverny Porter, the six-handicapper from Chipping Norton, has won her way through to the final of the Izzo National Club Champions Clup which takes place at The Belfry on September 26. Porter, who is still a junior, qualified for this handicap competition
In an ideal world, every penny needed by our National Health Service would be provided by the Government. But we have long given up the idea that that is possible. Increasingly, we have to rely on the generosity of such people as the Richards and McKeown
Objectors to plans for 3,200 homes on the western edge of Didcot are expected to clash with a Government inspector over arrangements to hold a month-long local inquiry at Crowmarsh, near Wallingford, rather than Didcot. At a pre-inquiry meeting on Tuesday
Some of the country's top singers and instrumentalists will take part in Oxford's third Lieder Festival which this year focuses on the songs and chamber music of Brahms. It is based in the Holywell Music Room, Holywell Street, and runs between October
Forty-five flats will form the last piece in the jigsaw of a housing development on a former car parts factory site in north Oxford. City councillors will consider an application for the development, off Woodstock Road, at a meeting of Oxford City Council's
Sir - Your headline, Post service is appalling, says MP (Oxford Mail, August 27) made me laugh. As a postman who has got up at 4am six days a week for 16 years, I can tell Andrew Smith: If you would like to see something 'appalling', take a good look
