Teenagers accused police of being heavy-handed when they arrived in the early hours of the morning to break up an illegal rave in Carterton. According to eye-witnesses at the party, up to seven police cars, a riot van, dog handler and an ambulance were
A violent husband chased his wife through a village street before slitting her throat, a court heard today. Russell Yeates murdered his wife Debbie Smith with a 20cm long kitchen knife before trying to kill himself, Oxford Crown Court was told. Yeates
Oxford's Peers Sports Centre is set to be demolished within two years to pave the way for new facilities at the city’s first academy school, it has been confirmed. But swimmers have said they are disappointed developers of the new £32m Oxford
There was a gloomy feeling among staff tonight as Oxford’s only Woolworths store shut for the final time. Even the shelves were for sale at the Templars Square store, in Cowley, as administrators of the chain told managers “everything must
Four-year-olds in Oxfordshire can now start school full-time following a major shake-up of the county’s school admissions policy. From yesterday, all children who turn five between September 1 and August 31 are entitled to full-time school education
Substitute Richard Wilson made a dream debut with the winner for ten-man Drayton in a 2-1 victory against neighbours Steventon in North Berks League Division 1, writes Andy Wells. In the only top level game to survive the freeze, Wilson glanced
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Steve Foster hit a hat-trick as Witney & District FA Division 2 side FC Chequers stunned Premier outfit West Witney 5-1 in the John Fathers Oxfordshire Junior Shield fourth round. In one of just three fixtures to survive the freezing weather
North Leigh A edged past Bampton Town Res 2-1 in Witney & District FA Division 1. Gary Thomas and Luke Simmons scored, with Matt Sharp replying. In Division 2, Southrop saw off Spartan Rangers Res 3-1. Jason King netted for Spartan, but goals from
Abingdon United Under 18s came from 3-0 down to secure an unlikely 3-3 draw away to Stevenage in the Football Youth Conference. Boswell put the hosts two goals clear after half an hour, while Pagett made it 3-0 just after half-time. In the 55th minute
Kevin Quinn scored a late equaliser as Heyford Res drew 3-3 at Bishops Itchingdon Res in Division 1 of the Banbury District & Lord Jersey FA. Dan Dennehey gave Bishops the lead, only for Ryan Douglas to level. After the break, Douglas gave Heyford the
Wallingford Wanderers booked their place in the fourth round of the Autotype UTV League's Ridgeway Cup with a 3-2 victory against Berinsfield Rebels. In the only game to survive the arctic conditions, strikes from Dave Norris and Luke Higgins saw Wallingford
Rover Cowley fought back from three goals down as the Division 1 side reached the second round of the Oxfordshire Senior League's Ben Turner Cup with a thrilling 8-4 win against Horspath. Goals from Paul Flack, Sam Gordon and Elliott O’Brien
The executive editor of BBC Radio Oxford will give a free public lecture on digital media at Oxford Brookes University. Steve Taschini will discuss the challenges that digital media such as blogging and on-demand television place on mainstream broadcasters
Talks are being held about the possibility of building a community-run arts centre featuring a cinema and theatre in Abingdon. Representatives from art groups, the Vale of White Horse District Council and Abingdon Town Council have discussed the idea
Donations have been flooding in to a struggling animal rescue centre after a warning that it could be forced to close. Staff at the Oxfordshire Animal Sanctuary have thanked the dozens of well-wishers who have turned up with armfuls of pet food and envelopes
Traders hope a £50,000 refurbishment of a shopping street in North Oxford will provide a much-needed boost to their businesses. Oxfordshire County Council has agreed to pay £20,000 to improve the pavements in North Parade, and now the city
Plans by our great Oxfordshire County Council leader, Keith Mitchell, to pedestrianise Queen Street in Oxford must have left us all scratching our heads. A recent letter in the Oxford Mail from this overseer tells us that there are plans to remove bus
Returning to Oxford after a holiday I was perturbed to read about your readers’ criticisms of the Bonn Square development. So I went to see. The whole area was stark, cold, unimaginative and without a single redeeming feature. It’s an eyesore
Where on Earth would we have found sufficient power to keep the country going over the past three weeks or so, if all we had to draw upon were so-called renewable resources? With below average daytime and night-time temperatures, the demands upon the
The number of Oxford families asking for charity food parcels doubled in the run-up to Christmas and will continue to rise this year, say organisers. The city’s Community Emergency Foodbank provided food for up to 60 people a day in December, with many
Work to improve sporting facilities in Kidlington took a giant leap forward with the official reopening of the table tennis club’s home following a six-month refurbishment. The new pavilion at Exeter Close forms part of a £500,000 project to upgrade
The world of medieval knights came to life for a group of children with a special session at the Museum of Oxford. The event was the last in the museum children’s Christmas holiday programme. Children aged between five and 11 learned
A jealous husband chased his wife through the streets of Wheatley before slashing her neck with a kitchen knife, Oxford Crown Court heard today. Russell Yeates killed his wife Debbie Smith after a series of violent arguments at their home in
Police today appealed for witnesses after a young man was seriously injured in a road crash. A black Renault Clio was travelling along Lower Road between Haddenham and Aylesbury at about 1.15am on New Year's Day when it was involved in a collision.
A jealous husband chased his wife through the streets of Wheatley before slashing her neck with a kitchen knife, a court heard today. Russell Yeates killed his wife Debbie Smith after a series of violent arguments at their home in Wheatley
Everyone was smartly dressed for this British Legion rally. But where did it take place and what was the occasion? According to Michael Clarke, of Lewell Avenue, Old Marston, Oxford, who sent in the picture, it is of a group from Marston British Legion
Does anyone recognise this Oxford pop group? The picture appeared alongside an article in the Oxford Mail in 1963, highlighting the problems facing Oxford youth clubs. But the group and the musicians were not named. The article
This was the end of an era at St Ebbe’s School in Oxford. Children gathered to say farewell to headmistress Marjorie Bristow and her deputy Nora Barltrop, who were leaving after 12 years. A farewell party was held in the school, attended
It was a sad day when the last house in the Friars came down. Homes in the St Ebbe’s area of Oxford had been demolished and its tightly-knit community dispersed, over a period of more than 20 years in the name of city centre redevelopment. On January
Readers are agreed – the picture of the Oxford Air Scouts visiting an American aerodrome during the Second World War (Memory Lane, December 1) was taken at Mount Farm airfield, near Dorchester. But Graham Holt has cast doubt on the date we
Soldier Ernest Harlowe gave a graphic account of life on the front line in a letter he wrote during the First World War. The lance corporal, from the 5th Battalion, King’s Own Lancaster Regiment, based at Didcot, told of the horrors he and
A spaniel handed in to an animal welfare centre in west Oxfordshire is being trained to sniff out cancer. Two-year-old Casper was a resident at the Blue Cross animal centre in Burford for three months but failed to find a new home. However
Transport chief Ian Hudspeth vigorously defended the county council’s multi-million-pound plans to pedestrianise Oxford city centre at his first public question-and-answer session last night. About 40 people turned up to Oxford City Council's
A second armed robber is now believed to be on the loose in Oxford. A man brandishing an Uzi-style gun ran behind the counter of Lloyds TSB Bank, in London Road, Headington, at about 5.05pm yesterday. He threatened staff and stole £1,000 in cash, then
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A second armed robber is now believed to be on the loose in Oxford. A man brandishing an Uzi-style gun ran behind the counter of Lloyds TSB Bank in London Road, Headington, at about 5.05pm yesterday. He threatened staff and stole £1,000 in cash then
Pupils at three schools in Oxfordshire were asked to stay away from their classes this morning. Longworth Primary School and pre-school near Abingdon were closed after the heating system broke down, and year seven pupils and eight pupils at Wheatley
Former Oxford United boss Darren Patterson believes Jamie Guy can go on to become a top player – even though he flattered to deceive in an ultimately disappointing time with the U’s. Many fans thought the 21-year-old Colchester United striker would take
OXFORD City Council is considering transferring its outdated IT services to County Hall to avoid an “equipment meltdown”, according to a report to go before its executive board tomorrow. The report warns the authority’s IT systems are “creaking at the
This is the armed robber wanted for six gunpoint raids across Oxford in nine days. The gunman is captured on camera as he flees an armed raid on Ladbrokes bookmakers in London Road, Headington, Oxford. He is wanted for the raid on bookmakers
