“She would help anyone she could and had a smile for everyone.” Joanne Pounds, 44, of Field Close, in Kidlington, paid tribute to her sister who was found dead in a field last month. Mother-of-two Christine Belcher, of Queens Avenue, Kidlington, died
Tributes have come pouring in for the former Oxford United manager Ian Greaves, who has died at the age of 76. The former Manchester United full back, who managed Huddersfield Town, Bolton Wanderers, Oxford United, Wolves and Mansfield, passed away at
Oxford City got their new year off to a perfect start with an impressive victory against their British Gas Business Southern League Premier Division rivals at Court Place Farm on Saturday. The match had been in doubt due to a heavy frost, but referee
Stepping up to international racing for the first time this year, Banbury’s Will Bratt firmly cemented his place as one of Britain’s most promising hopes for a future in Formula 1 after a strong season in the FIAT Spanish Formula 3 Championship. Ending
A heritage society has vowed to fight “appalling” plans to shut the Museum of Oxford. Tony Joyce, chairman of the Oxford Civic Society, said his 1,000-strong group would do everything it could to fight Oxford City Council’s bid to close down the museum
People living on an Oxford estate will tomorrow night learn more about revised plans to build new shops on the site of a burnt-out pub. In May 2007, Oxford City Council granted Midcounties Co-op permission to build four shops and eight flats
More than 140 teachers in Oxfordshire miss school each day because of sickness, according to the Conservative Party. Figures released by the Tories show that on average 143 teachers are too unwell for work every day in the county. In
Police investigating allegations of witness interference relating to a trial faced by huntsman Otis Ferry have made a fourth arrest. A 29-year-old man, from Caynham, near Ludlow, in Shropshire, is on bail after he was arrested on suspicion of perverting
After one of the grimmest years, economically, any of us can remember, we’re all hoping for better in 2009. It’s rumoured the Government may cut and run and hold a General Election this year. Personally, after the PM bottled out of a contest in much
Mike Framley should not be worried about the lowering in numbers of mothers-in-law (Oxford Mail letters, December 30). Comedians can refer to them as mother-out-laws. There has got to be more scope there! Chris Payne, Victoria Court, Bicester
My family and I were profoundly saddened and shocked to read of the gang attack on our young friend and former neighbour, Shane Williams (Oxford Mail, December 19). Our eldest, son, Huw, now in his first year of computer science at Keble College, Oxford
Have you made your New Year Resolutions? Is one of them to make a difference to the life of someone else? We can make it easy for you. The shop at the John Radcliffe Hospital is run by WRVS staff and volunteers. They make an enormous difference to the
Model train enthusiasts steamed into Kidlington for the 26th annual Scoutrail exhibition. More than 1,000 people visited the show at the village’s Exeter Hall over the weekend. The exhibition is stages to raise money for the 33rd Oxford
Traffic in Witney will only get worse without the controversial £15m Cogges Link Road, the leader of West Oxfordshire District Council said as the authority backed the scheme. The lowlands planning sub-committee voted unanimously to give its support
A detainee at the Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre in Kidlington has been taken to hospital following what was believed to be a suicide attempt. The detainee, believed to be from the Democratic Republic of Congo, in central Africa
Liam Ceesay, 28, of Islip Road, Oxford, found guilty of driving a car otherwise than in accordance with a licence on Marston Ferry Road, Oxford, on October 4. Fined £50, ordered to pay costs of £30 and a victim’s surcharge of £15. Also found guilty
A new scheme to get Oxford’s younger population into the theatre has been unveiled. The Oxford Playhouse, in Beaumont Street, has been given £30,000 by the Arts Council England South East, to give free tickets to youngsters after it applied
Oxford has the highest increase in sporting participation in the South East — but there is still a lot more work to do. That is the view of the Oxfordshire Sports Partnership after a Sport England survey found 25.2 per cent of the city’s adults
A youth worker has been using the power of reggae to raise funds for a dilapidated orphanage in West Africa. Mark Samuels — known locally as Natty Mark — has raised more than £400 for the Kumasi Children’s Home in Ghana by putting on a series
Vandals are putting people’s lives at risk by targeting life-saving equipment along the banks of Oxford’s waterways, it was claimed last night. Nancy Hood, 65, said she was “appalled” to discover 10 lifebelts had been thrown into the canal at Castle
A shop worker from west Oxfordshire raised £2,000 by slimming to pay for her charity mission to India. Rosie Dodds, from Foxholes, near Chipping Norton, spent a month with two other county volunteers in Sarberia, a small village in West Bengal, helping
Drivers heading towards Oxfordshire were hit by delays after a car fire on the M40 in Buckinghamshire. One lane was closed and queueing traffic was reported due to the fire on the M40 northbound between Junction 4 A404/A4010 (High Wycombe Handy Cross
A FORMER American airman who left an indelible mark on south Oxfordshire and one of its families has died. Edward Hoffman served during the Second World War in the US Army Air Force’s 7th Photographic Group (Reconnaissance), stationed at RAF
A roads campaigner behind a website that shames bad drivers is writing to police urging them to double the number of officers on the roads. Andrew McGavin, of Burford, created BetterDrivingPlease.com two years ago allowing motorists to name and shame
Ambitious plans have been submitted for a £4m Oxford church complex which would also offer student flats and could house the area’s library. Botley Baptist Church has lodged a planning application to demolish its 1960s church, known as the Botley warehouse
