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  • Store raids continuing

    FOUR more shops have been attacked this week in the continuing spate of raids on stores across Oxfordshire. Thames Valley Police this week renewed their warnings to firms about improving security after two newsagents and a two service stations were

  • Mail overturns anonymity order

    A crown court judge this morning lifted the naming ban on an Oxfordshire man who had attempted to have sex with a young girl. Judge Bruce McIntyre had in January enforced an order under Section 11 of the Contempt of Court Act stopping the Oxford Mail

  • Town's churches get second American vicar

    Abingdon has its second American-born vicar -- the Rev Dr Charles Miller, who has been appointed as the new team rector and vicar of St Helen's Church. Dr Miller succeeds the Rev Michael Goode, who retired last year, and takes up his position in May.

  • Charity lands conman's cash

    Donations given to a bogus charity collector were handed to the good cause they were intended for yesterday. Police handed over a cheque for £179.82 -- the amount collected by a Coventry man who was arrested at the Beehive pub, in Carterton, last June

  • Football: Old Boys go nap to shatter Bullnose

    RT Harris Oxford City FA: There was no stopping Donnington Old Boys as they romped 5-0 in their Premier Division match away to AFC Bullnose Morris. Donnington's marksmen were Wayne Desmond, Rory Barrett, Craig Hambridge, Lee Trinder and Liam Gurdev. In

  • Athletics: Hawtin suffers first loss but is still new champ!

    Oxford City's Melissa Hawtin suffered her first defeat of the season in the under 13 girls' category at Saturday's Inter-Counties Cross Country Championship, but still managed to clinch the Cross Challenge title. Hawtin crossed the line in 13.41 at Wollaton

  • Football: Bletchingdon come back from the dead

    Oxfordshire Senior League: Worcester & Bletchingdon staged an astonishing recovery to beat Yarnton 4-3 in a seven-goal Division 1 thriller. Yarnton raced into a 3-0 lead with goals from Michael Taylor, Michael Lillis and Andy Potter. Bletchingdon

  • Wednesday, March 15: It's time to get behind the team

    Takeover talks falter, the chairman decides to stay, new executives come in, fans call for new owners and the club loses its eighth manager in seven years. And all this as the team teeters on the edge of a calamitous relegation. It has been a very busy

  • Police to face death inquiry

    An official investigation has been launched into a struggle in which a man died and a police officer was injured in an Oxford churchyard. Police close off SS Mary and John Church The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) travelled to Oxford

  • Backward look

    I am really pleased that the city and county councils are funding the 'art of the backward look' campaign to improve cycle safety. A big problem with many cyclists is that they cycle with headphones or earphones playing music at them, so not only can

  • Gang not deterred

    Even the Daleks wanted to join the gang of Scouts and Guides for this annual musical feast of song, music and dance. The Gang Show is back in town at the New Theatre, Oxford, with a cast of more than 150 enthusiastic youngsters and their leaders. After

  • Talbot axed

    Fans have issued a rallying cry for all supporters to back the players and new manager after Oxford United boss Brian Talbot was sacked yesterday. Brian Talbot Talbot -- the eighth manager to leave the club under Kassam's regime -- was axed after a string

  • We must catch speedy drivers

    Yet again I read an ill-informed and unhelpful letter, Police are alienating motorists (Oxford Mail, March 11). A speed of 38 mph is too fast in a 30mph limit (27 per cent too fast!). When will people stop complaining when they are caught breaking the

  • Football: Wallingford make it three finals in a row

    North Berks League: Wallingford A are through to the final of the Nairne Paul Cup for a third successive year, after a 4-0 win over Kintbury Rangers Res. The pivotal moment came when Kintbury's experienced Mark Wilcock was sent off for reacting to a challenge

  • Football: HOLDERS CRASH OUT TO HAILEY

    Holders Carterton were sent tumbling out of the Senior Cup as they were beaten 3-2 by Hailey in the quarter-final. Dan Crossman volleyed Carterton into the lead, but Daniel King levelled, before brother Sean put Hailey in front. Davy Cooper made it 3-

  • 'Maxwell didn't shoot civilian'

    A pensioner who fought alongside Robert Maxwell has defended his honour after the tycoon was accused of shooting an unarmed civilian at the end of the Second World War. Detectives were preparing to interview Mr Maxwell just before his death about an allegation

  • Parking bonus as machines crash

    Motorists enjoyed a rare treat yesterday (March 14) when Oxford City Council was forced to allow thousands to park for free at Westgate car park after experiencing "technical difficulties" with its computerised pay machines. At one stage queues for the

  • Doctor reveals why foul play suspected

    A doctor has spoken of the moment he suspected a member of his medical team had administered a drug or drugs which it is alleged caused 18 patients to stop breathing. Dr Graham Walker was giving evidence at Oxford Crown Court yesterday in the trial of

  • Race day clash causes chaos

    Roadworks which started on the same day as a major sporting event have been suspended after they caused major tailbacks. Drivers faced long delays along a 15-mile stretch of the A40 after roadworks with manually controlled traffic lights were set up at

  • Diamond quits

    Anne Diamond sensationally announced she was quitting her job as breakfast show presenter on BBC Radio Oxford this morning (March 15). The former TV AM presenter said she was leaving to pursue television opportunities in London. The news comes the day

  • Football: Darren confident of saving U's from drop

    Darren Patterson says that he wouldn't have accepted the Oxford United job if he didn't think he would be a success. The former Northern Ireland international, who was the club's youth team coach, was yesterday unveiled as the new U's manager after Brian

  • Athletics: Hattie's delight at GB selection

    Oxfordshire's Hattie Dean has spoken of her delight after been named in the Great Britain & Northern Ireland team for the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Japan on April 1 and 2. Former Radley ace Dean, who now lives in Sheffield, learned

  • Race day clash causes chaos

    Roadworks which started on the same day as a major sporting event have been suspended after they caused major tailbacks. Drivers faced long delays along a 15-mile stretch of the A40 after roadworks with manually controlled traffic lights were set up

  • Wife suffered years of abuse

    The best friend of a woman who was stabbed to death by her estranged husband told a jury yesterday how he berated his wife telling her she was fat and useless in bed. Nicola Bastable, who had been friends with victim Sarah Smart for more than 10 years

  • Police face death inquiry

    A man died in an Oxford churchyard after an apparent struggle with police officers yesterday afternoon (March 14). The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) travelled to Oxford last night to investigate the death of the man at SS Mary and

  • Doctor reveals why foul play suspected

    A doctor has spoken of the moment he suspected a member of his medical team had administered a drug or drugs which it is alleged caused 18 patients to stop breathing. Dr Graham Walker was giving evidence at Oxford Crown Court yesterday in the trial

  • Talbot axed

    Fans have issued a rallying cry for all supporters to back the players and new manager after Oxford United boss Brian Talbot was sacked yesterday. Talbot the eighth manager to leave the club under Kassam's regime was axed after a string of disappointing

  • RUGBY: Grove title race is real fantasy

    GROVE may not be gunning for promotion or fighting relegation, but there is still everything to play for in the closing weeks of the season. This is because the club's fantasy rugby title hangs in the balance with three rounds of league matches to go

  • Speedway: Star Tony helping Cheetahs to roar

    Oxford Cheetahs are back and swing into action for the first time when they take on big rivals Swindon Robins in an Elite League challenge at the Stadium tonight (7.30pm). It's been a long winter for promoter Aaron Lanney and the fans. But now, the

  • FOOTBALL: Banbury ease into cup semis

    North Leigh 0, Banbury Utd 4: Andy Baird hit his first hat-trick of the season as Banbury United beat North Leigh 4-0 in last night's Oxfordshire Senior Cup quarter-final. Banbury now face Thame United in the semi-finals, at Court Place Farm. Baird's

  • BILLIARDS: Bossom stars in vain for Thame

    A magnificent frame from Thame B's Nigel Bossom could not stop County A coming away with a 2-1 victory in Oxford & District League Division 1. Bossom (+60) demolished Richard Tatton (-100) 200-92, despite Tatton making breaks of 31 and 48. The Thame

  • FOOTBALL: Bletchingdon come back from the dead

    Oxfordshire Senior League:Worcester & Bletchingdon staged an astonishing recovery to beat Yarnton 4-3 in a seven-goal Division 1 thriller. Yarnton raced into a 3-0 lead with goals from Michael Taylor, Michael Lillis and Andy Potter. Bletchingdon

  • FOOTBALL: Holders crash out to Hailey

    Holders Carterton were sent tumbling out of the Witney & District FA Senior Cup as they were beaten 3-2 by Hailey in the quarter-final. Dan Crossman volleyed Carterton into the lead, but Daniel King levelled, before brother Sean put Hailey in front.

  • ATHLETICS: Hawtin loses but is still crowned champ!

    Oxford City's Melissa Hawtin suffered her first defeat of the season in the under 13 girls' category at Saturday's Inter-Counties Cross Country Championship, but still managed to clinch the Cross Challenge title. Hawtin crossed the line in 13.41 at

  • ATHLETICS: Hattie's delight at GB call-up

    Oxfordshire's Hattie Dean has spoken of her delight after been named in the Great Britain & Northern Ireland team for the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Japan on April 1 and 2. Former Radley ace Dean (pictured), who now lives in Sheffield

  • Towpath will be closed for repairs

    A KEY stretch of towpath in Oxford will be closed for six weeks while repairs are carried out. Work started this week on the bank and surface of the Thames towpath between Folly Bridge and the Long Bridges boathouse just north of Donnington Bridge.

  • Drink regulations could become city-wide

    RESIDENTS and businesses are being urged to have a say on plans designed to cut alcohol-related problems across Oxford. The city could become England's third district to introduce powers allowing police to confiscate alcohol from anyone causing problems

  • NHS will get £14m less than expected

    HEALTH managers struggling to cover a multi-million deficit in Oxfordshire's budget have been told that next year they will be given £14m less than they expected. The Government has decided to get rid of the purchaser parity adjustment grant which gave