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  • School rapist gets 10 years

    A boarding school housemaster who was alleged to have sexually assaulted a boy at a school near Abingdon 11 years ago was yesterday jailed for 10 years for raping boys in his care. Anthony Bulley, 39, systematically preyed on boys aged between 11 and

  • Commendations for police

    Police officers working in Abingdon have been praised by their Chief Constable, Peter Neyroud. Sgt David Horsburgh, Pc Tracy Frazer and Pc Javid Haq were commended for successfully disarming a woman who confronted them with a knife and made threats to

  • Green festive dreams

    Residents in south Oxfordshire are being urged to have a green Christmas. South Oxfordshire District Council will be giving residents a free recycling sack over the festive season to help minimise waste. The bag can be used for tins, cans, paper, cardboard

  • Fatal crash: man charged

    A man has been arrested following a crash involving an Aston Martin sports car on the Berkshire Downs, near Wantage, in which a female passenger died. The 24-year-old front seat passenger, who was from the Wantage area, died after the DB7 Vantage left

  • Hockey: TUTHILL KEEPS ROVER SECOND

    South League: Rover Oxford finished the first half of their 2005-6 Division 1 campaign with a 3-1 win at home against Eastcote. For the second time in two weeks, Rover took an early lead with Ruth Tuthill deflecting home a free hit from just outside the

  • Rugby: BICESTER BOOK SPOT IN LAST 32

    Powergen National Vase: Bicester sealed their place in round five with a 39-10 victory over East Retford on Saturday. Despite the home side's overwhelming superiority, the scores were level at half-time and Retford were still in the game with 20 minutes

  • Awards for police

    Police officers from Bicester have received awards from Chief Constable Peter Neyroud. Insp Adrian Wappner, Sgt Paul Allan, Pc Richard Ell, acting Sgt Philip Hampton, Pc Andrew Mott, Philip Balderstone of Bicester Roads Policing and Pc Geoffrey Chambers

  • Football: Shreeves eyes Thame debut

    Southern League: Thame United could give a debut to striker Vinny Shreeves when they host Burnham in Southern League Division 1 West tonight. Shreeves, 19, has joined from United Counties Premier League side Newport Pagnell after netting 18 goals for

  • Chief praises officers' work

    Police who caught the men behind the drive-by shooting of a Didcot teenager were among the latest to receive commendations from the Thames Valley's police chief. Officers who solved a £100,000 eBay fraud and those who tried to save a teenager who died

  • Prison hotel opens later

    The launch of Malmaison Oxford, the new hotel in the former Oxford Prison has been put back. Malmaison spokesman Elizabeth Morrison said Oxford Castle Ltd, which owns the site, had postponed yesterday's planned opening until Friday. She apologised for

  • Man, 30, killed in three-car collision

    A 30-year-old man died at the scene of a three-car collision near Faringdon yesterday (Monday). The accident happened on the B4019 at Coleshill, near the entrance to Colleymore Farm, shortly before 7am. A white Peugeot 306, a silver BMW Mini and a red

  • Thief grabs mailbag at 'safe' site

    Residents in North Oxford said they were disgusted that a mailbag containing up to 300 items was stolen after it was left behind a shop. The Post Office branch in Hayfield Road closed last year as part of a rationalisation programme. But Bunters delicatessen

  • Library faces closure

    Readers have reacted with dismay to the news that Bury Knowle Library in Headington could be closed to make way for businesses. Bury Knowle Library A review of property owned by Oxford City Council has recommended that Bury Knowle House be used for commercial

  • Remanded over stabbing

    A teenager has been remanded in custody following an alleged stabbing in Oxford in the early hours of November 26. Sergio D'Almeida, 18, of Woodstock Road, Oxford, appeared at Oxford Magistrates' Court charged with grievious bodily harm. The alleged stabbing

  • Allotment arsonist 'returns to scene'

    A thief who broke into 40 sheds at a west Oxford allotment -- burning one of them down -- has been spotted at the site trying to sell the goods he stole. The man, who has not been caught, is alleged to have admitted breaking into 40 sheds at New Botley

  • Talks start on free travel passes

    Talks to pave the way for free bus travel across Oxford for the over-60s have started. On Thursday the city's two main bus companies -- Stagecoach and Oxford Bus Company -- will receive a letter from the city council explaining how they will be reimbursed

  • Parking mad

    Shoppers have been warned to expect long delays on Oxford's roads this Christmas because of the city's "bastardised" transport policy. Cars in St Giles in Oxford City councillors have predicted widespread congestion with motorists searching for one of

  • Get rid of outdated rule

    I read with total disbelief the story of Dr Alison Brading, from Thrupp, who has been prosecuted by Cherwell District Council (Oxford Mail, Novermber 24). The council has wasted thousands of pounds over six (yes, six) years, all because she had the audacity

  • Rugby: HERO LAVERY ON THE BENCH AGAIN

    Ross Lavery, Oxford University's Varsity Match hero last year, must again be content with a place on the bench for the 124th renewal at Twickenham next Tuesday. Tom Tombleson gets the nod ahead of Lavery at left wing, while Richard Graham is preferred

  • Plea to redesign proposed complex

    Campaigners are calling for a redesign of Marriotts Close, the Witney town centre development due to start going up in early 2007. Action to Improve Marriotts Close (Aim) believes the shopping, restaurant, cinema and housing complex should contain at

  • Church choir launches CD

    A concert to launch a CD made by a Thame church choir will help raise funds for a heart monitor for the town's health centre. The CD, by the adult choir at St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, will be launched in the church on December 10. At the free concert

  • Rugby: Dark Blues flop in final warm-up

    Oxford University 5, Leinster A 36: There was little to shout about as Oxford University's final Varsity Match warm-up ended in a comprehensive home defeat. Just two days before naming his Twickenham team, this drab showing gave director of rugby Steve

  • Pilot hurt as snow forces crash-landing

    A signal from a mobile phone was used to trace a woman pilot who crashed her plane during heavy snowfall in the Cotswolds. The 53-year-old from Bicester, who has not been named, dialled 999 from her phone yesterday to tell police that she was injured

  • Benefit claims calls unanswered

    Thousands of calls from jobless Oxfordshire people seeking their first benefit payments went unanswered because of computer failures, a leaked report has revealed. Jobseekers had to wait up to six weeks to get their money because of the problems with

  • November 29: Parking policy in disarray

    What a muddle parking has become in Oxford. It is bad enough having two councils in charge. What makes it worse is that the two councils involved, Oxfordshire County Council and Oxford City Council, cannot agree on policy. While the city council tries

  • Brewery wins accolade for research aid

    An Oxfordshire brewery has had a £168,000 grant for cancer research named after it in recognition of its fundraising efforts. Hook Norton Brewery has spent almost 20 years supporting Leukaemia Research, after managing director James Clarke lost his sister

  • Teacher 'caused carpet burn by dragging pupil'

    A teacher pulled a boy with cerebral palsy 20 metres along a carpet, burning him, because he would not stand up, a court heard yesterday. David Byrne, 56, also said the child -- who cannot be identified for legal reasons -- was behaving like "a little

  • Football: SCOTT PLAYING WAITING GAME

    Scott Fitzgerald will keep his mobile phone within touching distance this week - hoping he gets the all-clear from Brentford to play in Oxford United's FA Cup second-round tie at Cheltenham on Saturday. The on-loan striker was told by the Bees that they

  • Simple solution

    The argument drags on over whether or not an expensive safety barrier can be provided on Oxford's Eastern Bypass. Meanwhile, lives continue to be put at risk. What about a cheap, temporary solution, to protect us while the bureaucrats make their minds

  • Remove lights

    Was there a special offer on traffic lights lately that I missed? That's the only conclusion that I can come to with the new installation of lights at the Tesco roundabout at Cowley, Oxford. There are now nine sets of lights on that roundabout and they