Oxford United owner and hotel magnate Firoz Kassam has been given the go-ahead for a new hotel near the Oxford United stadium and Ozone leisure park. The site where Firoz Kassam plans to build an 87-bed hotel Councillors approved a planning application
Kitty Boggis has been selected for the European Eventing Championships after her stunning debut in the Badminton Horse Trials. Boggis, 22, from Lew, near Bampton, Witney, will become the first eventer to represent Great Britain at pony, junior, young
Oxford University ABC will honour the memory of Robert Nairac at an annual show in the Oxford Union Debating Chamber on Saturday. Nairac, the SAS officer murdered by the IRA in 1977, is recognised as saving the club, while a student at Oxford in 1969.
Oxfordshire veteran Alan Ley showed all his experience in helping his side to a narrow 122-118 victory over Northamptonshire at Wellingborough in their latest Middleton Cup trial. Ley, who has played more than 600 games for the county, skipped his men
A campaign to stop television presenter Jeremy Clarkson being awarded an honorary degree is gathering force - but a Witney motor dealer has jumped to his defence. The Top Gear host is due to receive the accolade from Oxford Brookes University in recognition
Frustrated Andrea Bocelli ticket holders are putting mounting pressure on concert promoters Vipco to officially confirm a new date. Despite announcing two weeks ago that the concert had been rescheduled for July 10, last week Vipco's Mike Dandridge and
Heroes from across Oxford were rewarded for their exceptional work for many different communities and projects in the city. The Lord Mayor of Oxford, Bryan Keen, with the recipients of the Certificate of Honour at the Town Hall The outgoing Lord Mayor
Here we go again, the Woodstock mafia, or town council, call it what you will, cock stabbing and feuding in a manner worthy of a banana republic, not an historic town like Woodstock (Oxford Mail, May 12). At the last town council election, we had a few
Autotype UTV League: Wheatsheaf Didcot wrapped up the season with a 5-2 win over a spirited White Horse, Abingdon, to claim runners-up spot in Division 3B. Wes Coster was the hero, with a hat-trick for Wheatsheaf, while Nick Guiry and Paul Drewett were
Double cup winners Cold Arbour completed their Premier Division season with their unbeaten record intact as they won 3-0 at Mansfield Road. However, Arbour, who have the President's Cup and the League Cup in their trophy cabinet, look like missing out
Abingdon's boxers emerged with four victories as the club hosted their final dinner tournament of the season. Darren Cuddy claimed the boxer-of-the-night award after gaining a hard-won split decision against Luton Shamrock's Damien Burke. But he had to
Chipping Norton slipped to the bottom of Section 1 in the Shaw & Co Oxfordshire Foursomes League after drawing with Burford. But both sides came within a whisker of victory in a tight finish at Chippy. Teenager Tom Woolley and his Burford opponent
At last we're getting tough with the hoodlums causing havoc at Wood Farm in Oxford - and not before time. They have had the run of the estate for far too long. All the many law-abiding folk there want to do is to go to the shops without fear of intimidation
Residents living close to the Harwell science campus, near Didcot, are set to find out if the site had been shortlisted for long term nuclear waste storage. The Government is currently investigating long term storage options for the country's nuclear
A social club steward who has been attacked twice in the line of duty has received an award for bravery. Chris Parrott, 50, was viciously attacked by a gang of teenagers he had seen swinging on football goalposts outside the Morris Motors Athletic and
LiberaL Democrats have been left with only a crumb of power after Tory county councillors gave all but one of 29 posts on key outside bodies to their own members. Group leader Dermot Roaf left the new cabinet's first meeting yesterday (Wednesday) empty-handed
Children in Oxford must wait five months for a renovated play area because teachers fear vandals and thieves plan to strike again. Offenders stole fence posts and childrens benches from Shepherd's Hill Pre-School in Blackbird Leys last Thursday. The raid
There will be a new name in the Hellenic League next season after Oxford City agreed a partnership with Division 1 West side Quarry Nomads. Under the arrangement, Quarry Nomads will be known as Oxford Quarry Nomads and will play their home games at Court
Oxford United right back Dave Mackay looks like leaving the club to return to his native Scotland. Mackay, who moved south in the summer after Graham Rix signed him from Dundee, has been talking with new United boss Brian Talbot over the past few days
Reader Lucy Brett is absolutely right -- the police do seem to have strange priorities (Oxford Mail, May 16). It seems unjust laws are passed to try to intimidate even the most peaceful animal rights' campaigners. Any demonstrators who are caught handing
I was not surprised to read the response by councillor Briony Newport (Oxford Mail, May 13) to my earlier letter regarding the unnecessary closure of Oseney Court old people's home in Botley Road, Oxford. The General Election may be over, but politicians
