Oxford United are urging all their supporters coming to the home with against Torquay a week today to ‘show their colours’ The U’s are looking to turn the Kassam Stadium yellow and blue for the visit of the play-off chasing side – and to help fans out
A teenager banned from terrorising people in an Oxford estate has breached his Asbo by assaulting a teenager. Byron Haines, 18, formerly of Field Avenue, in Blackbird Leys, was given an antisocial behaviour order, prohibiting him from initimidating
PROSECUTORS have abandoned their case against a woman who had been accused of killing a pensioner in Oxford. Mother-of-four Jean Heapy, of East Hagbourne, near Didcot, was knocked to the ground in Queen Street, in the city centre, in November
A man arrested in connection with an armed robbery in Headington, Oxford, has been released on bail until March 19. Police arrested the 22-year-old on Wednesday on suspicion of a robbery at Ambleside Drive on February 4. Detectives are linking the
A FATHER has spoken of his heartbreak after his 13-year-old son’s grave was ransacked by vandals – who left cherished mementoes smashed to pieces. Carl Hobbs, of Thames View, Abingdon, visited the town’s cemetery in Spring Gardens on Wednesday, but found
A TEENAGER was behind bars tonight after being convicted of a revenge attack against an Oxford schoolboy. Oxford Crown Court heard Saqab Dogar kicked the boy as he lay bleeding on the ground in St Nicholas Road, Littlemore. Dogar, right
Families and residents have marked a special milestone at a unique care facility for young adults in Oxford. Douglas House, the only respite hospice in the world for young adults, turned five today. The facility in Magdalen Road cares for people aged
Droopys Quinta showed her class in some style when trotting up in the Pattinson Construction Trafalgar Puppy Cup qualifier and looks the pick in tonight’s £1,000 final. The white and black bitch had to give best to runner-up Droopys Lancelot in crowding
A CHEF who exchanged child porn with a circle of other paedophiles has been jailed for 20 months. Paul Child was caught after sending a text message to a “dangerous” paedophile who had already been identified by the police. Officers found six discs
A three-car crash today caused long delays on the A34 in Oxfordshire. One lane was blocked and queueing traffic built up on the A34 northbound between the B4027 Islip/Bletchingdon turn-off and the B430 near Weston-on-the-Green. Congestion
THE groundsman looking after Oxford United’s Kassam Stadium pitch has been sacked and replaced with a manager from a stately home. It has also emerged car washers from the Kassam Stadium car park were called in before last weekend’s game against Barrow
Oxhoops Braves fell just 11 points short as they lost 69-58 to Kingston Wildcats in their first ever play-off game in the National Founders Cup. One of Braves’ main objectives was to stop Willdcats, who have averaged more than 100 points per game during
Three teams from Bartholomew School, Eynsham, have been crowned Oxfordshire badminton champions. Hannah Broadhurst, Gerda Bachrati, Ella Kemp, Hattie Nixon and Hannah Cummings triumphed in the under 14 girls’ competition at Blackbird Leys Leisure Centre
If it’s not ice, frost and snow, it’s severe flooding! After all that snow, our rivers were put on Flood Watch by the Environment Agency last week and so once again matches were either cancelled or moved to the Oxford Canal. I was out
TWO councillors have explained why they failed to turn up for a key meeting which involved setting this year’s council tax. Independent Working Class Association councillors Stuart Craft and Jane Lacey were both missing during a crucial vote
Police are renewing their appeal for information after the body of an elderly man was discovered in St Aldates, Oxford, on Wednesday. The body was discovered at about midnight on the road works in St Aldates, outside the Solus lighting shop and has
A FLOODING group is backing plans to spend up to £100m protecting Oxford over the coming century. On Wednesday, the Environment Agency sent out more than 2,500 copies of a consultation document into a multi-million-pound strategy to safeguard
Police in Banbury were able to trace a suspected dangerous driver thanks to the assistance of the police helicopter. During yesterday afternoon a green Peugeot had reportedly been involved in a collision in Bloxham, but had failed to stop.
A man who was arrested in connection with a robbery in Headington on February 4 has been released on bail. The 22-year-old has been bailed until March 19 pending further enquiries. The arrest was made on Wednesday evening at an address in Horspath
Abingdon RBL A stormed to the top of the Premier Division after an impressive 6-0 win against Witney C. Abingdon’s trio of Kevin Higgs, Jamie Saczak and Dave Noake proved too strong for Clive Burnet, Phil Smith and Julian Marks, as Witney remain rooted
Oxfordshire's Nichola Simpson has set her sights on winning gold at the World Championships in Korea later this year after defending her women's compound title at the Las Vegas Archery Festival in the United States. Simpson, 52, who was a silver medalist
Ian Hawtin, who will captain Oxfordshire for a fifth successive season this year, is also to skipper Banbury in the Home Counties Premier League. Remarkably, it will be the experienced wicket-keeper’s first club captaincy. But he is
Riley A took full advantage of their game in hand, thumping CCC B 3-0 to go three points clear at the top of Division 1. Malcolm Bough (+50) beat Ken Olive (+70) 150-75, before Matthew Challen (+30) crushed Brian Mabbutt (+20) 200-87. Gary Bough (+70
ONE of Oxford’s quirkiest houses is to go on the market — but not before the owner strips all the rooms to the bare bones to help make a sale. Don Smith has owned the property at 50 Aston Street, East Oxford, for 20 years and converted it 10
MUSICIANS will aim to help schoolchildren in India at a special fundraising concert in Oxford tomorrow night. The event, at the Jacqueline du Pre Music Building in St Hilda’s College, Cowley Place, has been organised by the Rotary Club of Oxford
A REGGAE-LOVING youth worker has written a series of poems in aid of a run-down African orphanage. Mark Samuels — known as Natty Mark — has produced a compilation of his verse in the hope it will inspire people to get involved in helping the
TEACHER Jan Read is learning new lessons – about running. Her pupils have challenged her to take part in this year’s OX5 Run and she is determined to pass the finishing post in style. Mrs Read, 51, from Tackley, who taught at schools in Oxfordshire
HARWELL’S space-age Diamond science facility is being used in a bid to shed light on the causes of Parkinson’s Disease. Scientists from Keele University have been using the technology at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) site to fire powerful
THE Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire picked up a needle and thread adding a stitch to a giant textile project designed to bring science and art together. Tim Stevenson added the stitch to the world’s largest diffraction pattern, an innovative
The last remaining river in Oxfordshire on flood alert was today given the all-clear. The Environment Agency's flood watch - the lowest level of alert - which had been in place on the River Ray, in north Oxfordshire, was removed late this morning
Vandals wrecked a teenage boy’s grave during a rampage at an Abingdon cemetery. Chief Insp Andy Boyd, commander for Vale of White Horse, said he was “disgusted” following the attack at Abingdon Cemetery, in Spring Gardens. Police believe vandals targeted
Vandals wrecked a teenage boy’s grave during a rampage at an Abingdon cemetery. Ch Insp Andy Boyd, commander for Vale of White Horse, said he was disgusted following the attack at Abingdon Cemetery, in Spring Gardens. Police believe vandals targeted
Jason Tustain led the way as St James A stayed right in touch at the top of the Division 1 table after a 7-3 win over Rutherford. The victory keeps them in third, but just two points off top spot, with a game in hand over the leading two sides. Neil
The sponsors of Berinsfield ABC, Hutton Parker Property Management, have organised an evening of amateur boxing at the Rover Sports and Social Club, Oxford, on Friday, April 17. The event, which starts at 7pm, includes a three-course dinner with full
Berinsfield bantamweight Richard Tyler shrugged off the flu to step into the ring and move a step closer in his quest to be crowned a NACYP champion with a determined victory in Bristol. Although not boxing at his best, he always had the upper hand against
A motorist had a lucky escape when a car overturned and ended up in a ditch this morning. Paramedics and police were called to the crash on the A420, near Besselsleigh, at around 10.20am. The silver Peugeot landed in a ditch but no one was seriously
A driver has been arrested on suspicion of causing the death of a pensioner who was found dead in Oxford city centre. The man in his late 60s, who has not yet been formally identified, was found with multiple head injuries at the junction between St
A modern-day country inn, paying homage to the best British traditions with Michelin-quality food, treatment rooms, impressive conference and events facilities and superbly appointed bedrooms, the Lambert Arms is ideally located just 500 yards from J6
Staff and customers at Bicester Country Club in Chesterton are celebrating this month with the Grand Opening of recent developments and improvements to existing facilities. Under the watchful eye of the Payne family since summer 2006 a range of local
BROTHERTONS, 1 HIGH STREET, WOODSTOCK 01993 811114. Katherine MacAlister finds a visit to an Italian restaurant spoiled by some of her fellow diners. DID you know that Queen Victoria is alive and well and lurking in Woodstock? If you
CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC (PG. Comedy/Romance. Isla Fisher, Hugh Dancy, Krysten Ritter, Leslie Bibb, John Goodman, Joan Cusack, Kristin Scott Thomas, Robert Stanton. Director: PJ Hogan. CONFESSSIONS Of A Shopaholic is the right film in
PUSH (12A). Sci-Fi/Action/Romance. Dakota Fanning, Chris Evans, Camilla Belle, Djimon Hounsou, Cliff Curtis, Bneil Jackson, Maggie Siff. Director: Paul McGuigan. Just once, it would be refreshing to watch a cinematic vision of the future
Tim Hughes enjoys some quirky banter with possibly Belgium's greatest living pop star - Bent Van Looy of the mighty Das Pop. TINTIN, Hercule Poirot ... err ... the Singing Nun. When it comes to cultural icons, Belgium is not quite in the premier
Emmy the Great tells Tim Hughes she pens ‘menstrual music - the music of oestrogen’. THERE’s no shortage of singer-songwriters at the moment. At times it seems that anyone with a semi-decent voice, a guitar, and an ounce of imagination
Katherine MacAlister takes a look at a blisteringly successful show so intense there are ice buckets in the wings for the dancers to plunge their aching feet into. AN ESTIMATED 1.3 billion Chinese watched the Riverdance TV special over the
Natalia Tena tells Katherine MacAlister she’s looking forward to a break from acting to enjoy gigs with her band. NATALIA Tena is as mad as her film characters would have you expect. Dishevelled, manic, chatty, down-beat, chaotic and charming
It is now just over three months before the bulk of the GCSE, AS and A2 written examinations start. Thousands of young people throughout the country are completing their courses and beginning the process of consolidating their understanding of the information
Afrobeat@Po Na Na, Magdalen Street, Oxford Richard Bell feels that Afrobeat could be a top night out – if only the music was up to much. ARRIVING at Po Na Na on a Thursday for new night Afrobeat was an unsettling experience for me. It
At this time of year pupils all across the country, having taken their mocks, are planning their revision for the real thing in the summer term. With all the attention on exams it is sometimes possible to forget that learning is not just taking examinations
A TV producer’s dreams of becoming a novelist have borne fruit – after 15 years. WHEN AA Milne created Winnie the Pooh for his son Christopher Robin, he thought the quaint bear would put a smile on the little boy’s face. At first he was right.
Stimulating specialist teaching across a broad curriculum encourages curiosity, questioning and investigation and a zest for intellectual exploration and discovery. Girls value the opportunity for discussion and research, in and outside lessons, and
Maria-Jose Gago, head of Spanish and director of the A-Level Easter revision course at Magdalen College School, Oxford, explains why more and more students are looking for help . . . A-Level exams loom in two months and students are envisaging weeks
The Sixth Form at Cokethorpe is relaxed but disciplined, built on a combination of academic and social activities and with life-enhancing opportunities that stem from an increased variety of subject options and extra-curricular activities There was great
An exhibition of new work by emerging artists offers something for everyone. TUCKED away in the corner of Gloucester Green Bus Station, yet another of Oxford’s best kept secrets, OVADA (Oxford Visual Arts Development Agency) is currently showcasing
BMW managers hit back after a stinging attack from a union leader which accused them of treating workers at Cowley “worse than dogs.” The response came following a letter from Unite union joint general secretary Tony Woodley to Munich-based
OXFORD United goalkeeper Billy Turley is confident of winning the mind games with returning centre forward Rob Duffy should Mansfield get a penalty at the Kassam Stadium tomorrow. Duffy proved a master of the spot-kick in his time at Oxford
BMW bosses hit back after a stinging attack from a union leader which accused them of treating workers at Cowley “worse than dogs.” The response came following a letter from Unite union joint general secretary Tony Woodley to Munich-based BMW
Whoever decided a report about mass job losses at Cowley was not worth following up needs to examine their public service ethic today. It should be remembered that there is only one organisation which has put more than 1,200 workers out on the streets
OXFORD City Council ignored warnings almost three years ago to get a rescue plan in place for mass job losses at BMW, the Oxford Mail can reveal. Managers were told they should be ready to apply for emergency European money to help re-train workers and
