Linda Nicholls had enough to worry about when she took her wheelchair-bound father to visit her seriously ill mother in hospital -- without having to watch a thief steal her car. Miss Nicholls, 53, of Almond Avenue, Kidlington, drove to Kent to take her
Abingdon-based soldiers flew home today (Monday) after six months of stress and strain in Iraq. More than 250 troops from 3 Close Support Regiment Royal Logistic Corps based at Dalton Barracks were back to enjoy leave after supplying front line troops
Whoops of joy and a massive sigh of relief greeted television presenter Wesley Smith when he handed over a £50,000 cheque to a Brightwell-cum-Sotwell pre- school. The money means the Allsorts Pre-school can now have a new home at the village school. Its
A doorman who lost two pints of blood after being glassed by a customer in a bar has told how he is still living with the consequences of the assault. Richard Newman, 32, of Burford Road, Minster Lovell, was jailed for three years and nine months at Oxford
David Bull, executive director of the United Nations children's watchdog Unicef in the UK and former director of Amnesty International UK, will be talking about children's rights after a visit to Bangladesh and Mozambique. He will be at an Amnesty International
Oxford City 5, Biggleswade Tn 1: Oxford City turned on a five-star show in the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division at Court Place Farm on Saturday. City took the lead in the sixth minute when Ray Spence's shot rebounded off Scott Waters and
Oxford University 14, Tonga 34: Sheer brute force finally told as Tonga ran in three tries in a final-quarter blitz to sink Oxford University at Iffley Road yester- day. But having battled tirelessly until then, the Dark Blues can consider themselves
GLS Football Hellenic League - North Leigh 0, Milton Utd 1: Goalkeeper Rob Hamling was the hero as Milton United stunned the Premier Division leaders with a shock smash-and grab victory on Saturday. The 18-year-old keeper produced a spectacular first-half
Students in Bicester ditched their uniforms and kept their mouths shut to raise £300 for people living in poverty around the world. As well as the non-uniform day and sponsored silence, year seven pupils at the Cooper School also sold cakes and washed
FA CUP 1st round: Eastbourne Borough 1, Oxford Utd 1. SOUTHERN LEAGUE Premier Div: Gloucester City 1, Banbury Utd 1. Div 1 West: Thame Utd 2, Sutton Coldfield 1. GLS FOOTBALL HELLENIC LEAGUE Premier Div: Abingdon Tn 1, Didcot Tn 2; Ardley Utd 3, Henley
Poole businessman Aaron Lansy is the man who will take the helm at Oxford next year if everything goes to plan. He is new to the promoting game, so will have another established promoter alongside him in his first year at Cowley. The little-known Lansy
A interactive, online way to encourage recycling in north Oxfordshire has won the approval of teachers and schoolchildren. Cherwell District Council has created a schools area on its new recycling website with activities for pupils and lesson suggestions
The mystery surrounding a UFO sighting in south Oxfordshire took another twist when a mother and daughter also claimed to have seen the "alien spacecraft". A brick-shaped object -- claimed to be a UFO -- was photographed hovering over the Benson area
Yachtsman Adrian Flanagan may have to restart his record-breaking attempt to sail the globe due to damage to his vessel. Mr Flanagan, from Ludgershall, near Bicester, is trying to raise funds for the Oxford Children's Hospital Appeal. He has faced a series
A boy was airlifted to hospital yesterday after injuring his neck playing with friends during a rugby tournament in Thame. Two other boys were also injured in games at the Chinnor Rugby Club Mini Rugby Festival and taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital
Oxfordshire's hunts, now reborn as hound exercise clubs, met as usual for the traditional start of the hunting season on Saturday and insisted their activities were within the law. About 90 members of the Bicester and Whaddon Chase Hound Exercise Club
A campaign to promote East Oxford will be partly funded by construction firms that carried out roadworks in Cowley Road. Businesses in the area are organising an afternoon and evening of entertainment on November 23, to encourage people to visit the area
People in west Oxford were meeting tonight(Monday) to highlight their concerns about drug dealing and drug taking. They are concerned about the growing number of incidents in the Oatlands recreation ground and Botley Park, off Botley Road. Susanna Pressel
I was shopping in an Oxford store during Freshers' Week. The store was offering 10 per cent off all goods. Notices informed the students, and the store's assistants told them verbally. As we approach Armistice Day and the festive season, would it not
In response to Phil Parker's letter (Oxford Mail, October 27), there has been no collusion between Stagecoach and Oxfordshire County Council about the withdrawal of bus service 20 from Wootton and Glympton. The contract for diversion of the off-peak journeys
After one of the longest dry periods since records began, Oxfordshire has enjoyed a month of above average rainfall. But Thames Water said the county will need a lot more rainfall to replenish ground water levels and cut the risk of water restrictions
An Oxford man caught up in the South Asian earthquake is returning to the disaster zone with £25,000 of donations to buy aid and restart work on the toppled mosque tower he spent years building. About 60 friends and relatives of Risinghurst property developer
I was puzzled and disappointed by your editorial (Oxford Mail, November 2), criticising those councillors who chose to abstain in the county council debate on new housing. As anyone reading the article could see, they had no choice but to abstain, due
Thame Utd 2, Sutton Coldfield 1:Thame United recorded their second successive victory to move off the bottom of Southern League Division 1 West. It was also their first win of the season at their Aylesbury United home. Sutton Coldfield created more chances
GLS Football Hellenic League - Bicester Town 3, Chinnor 2: Chinnor suffered the loss of defender Richard Carr, who was sent off for comments made to an assistant after just ten minutes of Saturday's Division 1 East game. But Bicester found it hard to
We report today on two sides of the fundraising effort for victims of the earthquake in Pakistan. On the one hand, Nawaz Shah has done brilliantly to raise £25,000 in next to no time. His ambition to help with aid and rebuild the mosque at Mirpur is inspiring
Elderly and disabled residents who were forced to buy a TV licence despite being entitled to a free service have been told they will be reimbursed by Oxford City Council. Warning letters were sent to residents living at Bradlands, in Mill Lane, Marston
One of Oxford's busiest petrol stations was closed for more than an hour on Sunday after the fire service was called to a car leaking fuel on the forecourt. Motorists had to be turned away from the BP garage at Wolvercote roundabout, Oxford, after pumps
A five-day RSPCA blitz to offer free services, provide advice and check for animal cruelty at every house in Barton, Oxford, was starting today (Monday). The area has been chosen as a pilot for a new RSPCA initiative, which aims to reduce ignorance and
Gloucester City 1, Banbury Utd 1: Paul Lamb's second-half equaliser gave injury-hit Banbury United a well-deserved point at Gloucester City in the Southern League Premier Division on Satur- day. Lamb struck in ther 58th minute, finishing off the best
Oxford United's players were accused of "sledging" at non-League Eastbourne on Saturday to try to win through in the FA Cup. Ollie Rowland, the Eastbourne Borough winger who slotted home a twice-taken 90th-minute penalty which brought the Conference South
On behalf of the organisers of the Re:Action Festival at Heyford Park, I would like to thank all the young people and their leaders who worked so hard to make a positive contribution to the festival. We know they are as disappointed as we are that in
An Oxfordshire teenage entrepreneur dubbed the "Baby Branson" was due to launch his new airline today(Monday). Martin Halstead, 19, was set to be at Southampton Airport to lift off his Monday-to-Friday daily flights from the city to the Isle of Man. The
