A FORMER soldier and his wife are drawing on their military experience to transform one of Oxford’s best known pubs. Landlords Lynne and Gary Hawkins are determined to shake-off the once notorious reputation of the Bullnose Morris, in Cuddesdon Way,
The family of a former Oxford railway worker who died from asbestos-related cancer have received almost £100,000 compensation. Dudley Maasz died in July 2006, a year after being diagnosed with mesothelioma, caused by asbestos exposure from working as
TWO microlights found themselves in the flight-path of 26 military planes en route to the Queen’s birthday celebrations, a report has revealed. Six RAF Typhoons, four Tornados and various other RAF aircraft had to break formation and descend after spotting
A PUB and a shop were caught selling alcohol to underage teenagers in a police operation. Staff at Co-op, in Bassett Avenue, Bicester, and the George and Dragon pub, in Fritwell, sold alcohol to youngsters working for police during a test purchase operation
PUDSEY fans pulled out all the stops – and spots – to raise thousands of pounds for this year’s Children in Need. Pyjama wearing, custard gunging and spotty fancy dress were among the eye-catching stunts staged by schools, businesses and community
CAMPAIGNERS moved in to clear the “disgusting” former Bar Risa premises after they became swamped in rubbish. Takeaway wrappers, vodka bottles, cigarette butts and vomit have covered the seating area outside the Hythe Bridge venue since the bar and its
The wife of a councillor and businessman who died suddenly has paid tribute to a “wonderful family man”. Father-of-two Dave King, who represented Carterton north west on West Oxfordshire District Council, passed away on Saturday, October 31. More than
HOPES have been raised that Oxford could soon play host to a world class science centre. Science Oxford is in talks with Oxfordshire County Council about buying of one of its main city centre sites. Macclesfield House in New Road, which opened in the
CHARITY worker Peter Corcoran got an amazing view of Oxfordshire from 12,500ft up. Mr Corcoran, 45, who has had two kidney transplants and is blind in one eye, achieved a lifetime ambition to do a parachute jump. The feat helped raise £800 for the Oxford
THE Spirit of Christmas is returning to Oxford’s Christ Church Cathedral at a special fundraising event for the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign. The evening of music, carols and readings is on Wednesday, December 2 at 7.45pm. This year the event, hosted
A CHANCE encounter on a safari holiday has led to boxes of books and footballs being sent from Wallingford to a Kenyan school. Former Wallingford Bookshop owner Trish Millar visited the school on the edge of the Samburu National Park in February, while
SEASONAL snow flurries – made of paper – helped get the crowd in the mood for the Chrismas lights switch-on in Bicester. More than 2,000 people were delighted by the temporary blizzard last night. Mayor James Porter, Santa Claus and 14 children from
AN OXFORD Mail reader is celebrating after winning a prize in one of our competitions. Mother-of-two Claire Hilsdon, from Cowley, won a set of coach tickets to London for her and her family to mark the official launch of the new fleet of Brookes buses
WACKY TV star Timmy Mallett has heaped praise on the 12th Man fund and says it’s spreading a feeling of togetherness among “Oxford United nuts” like himself. The entertainer, most recently known for his stint in I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!
A GREAT-GRANDFATHER took to the skies to raise money for a charity that helped his wife after she lost her sight. Didcot pensioner Ronald Moore, 76, had always wanted to try sky-diving, but wife Mary would not allow it. So, when she died suddenly in
A thief stole a briefcase worth £2,400 as it was being loaded into a car outside the Randolph Hotel. Police are appealing for help after the President Classeur Louis Vuitton briefcase was taken in Beaumont Street at about 1.15pm on Sunday. The briefcase
THIS is the first glimpse of what Oxford University’s multi-million pound redevelopment of its Iffley Road site could look like. Architects and designers held the first exhibition on Thursday, with the promise of giving the university the “
Thames Valley Police is appealing for information after a burglary to a property in West End, Cholsey. Thieves broke into the property between 2pm and 4pm on Saturday, November 14, and stole electrical items, including an MP3 player and a games
Burglars broke into a house in Park Hill, Wheatley, today. Between 5am and 6.15am, thieves forced open a sash window to gain access to the property. PC Emma McGrath said: “It is likely that the thieves were scared off by the alarm sounding
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Car production fell last month, but the decline was the smallest this year, it has been announced. A total of 106,400 cars were made in the UK in October 2009 - a drop of 6.7% on the October 2008 figure, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders
A young woman was robbed of her bag while walking through South Park, Oxford. At about 7.30pm yesterday, the 20-year-old was walking through South Park, from Cheney Lane towards Divinity Road, when a man approached her and tried to grab her bag.
Many must be heading to the Oxford Playhouse this week more in hope than expectation of satisfaction from the student production of the Leonard Bernstein/Stephen Sondheim musical West Side Story. As director Alice Hamilton points out in
FARLOE Dexter, whose tardy start cost him dear in his last outing is expected to make amends in the A2 over 450m at Oxford tonight. Dexter, with a great late rattle, will need to beat Bluetoon Hannah in the red jacket and fast-finishing Broadacres Lilly
Oxford Bookmakers played their part by sponsoring races to the tune of £400 for Children in Need. But one of them, Alan White of Claydon Racing, is pushing the boat out even more for some of his most loyal punters. In a move believed to be unprecedented
A cyclist was robbed of his mobile phone while riding through Littlemore. At 6.20pm yesterday, a 43-year-old man was cycling along the cycle path in Champion Way and, when he was near to the entrance to the academy, two men shouted to him from behind
Thieves stole jewellery and clothing in a burglary at a house in Wilcote, near Finstock. Sometime between 7.45am and 4pm on Tuesday, thieves broke into the house through the rear door and, after an extensive search; jewellery and two coats were stolen
FORUM F beat clubmates Forum C by just five points in the first round of the Aubrey Hughes Handicap Shield. They had a 100-point start, but it was always likely to be close for Paul Woodward, Donald Harris and Matthew Simmonds as they took on Terry Ruane
Police are appealing for information after a man had a £2,400 handmade briefcase stolen from outside the front of the Randolph Hotel, Oxford. At about 1.15pm on Sunday, the victim was loading his bags into his car when he placed the briefcase
FIELDSIDE tightened their grip at the top of the Gentworks Oxford & District League Premier & Division 1 with a 5-1 win against Riley B, writes DAVID WHITE. Mick Bennett beat Matthew Challen, before a break of 48 in frame three helped Adam Brown see
OXFORD & District Snooker & Billiards Association president Brian Coppock has died after a long illness, aged 75, writes DICK HASHMAN. Mr Coppock became president in 1983. He first played in the league as a teenager in the early 1950s, playing for the
Andy Cox (pictured) is the only doubt as Oxford City Stars bid for revenge at Chelmsford Chieftains in Division 1 of the English National League tomorrow. Cox injured a shoulder in last Saturday’s 5-1 defeat at Wightlink Raiders. Stars lost 3-1 at home
ANOTHER swathe of off-licences owned by First Quench are to close, causing more than 55 job losses in Oxfordshire. First Quench — which also trades as Wine Rack, The Local, Haddows, Bottoms Up and Victoria Wine — fell into administration in October
EYNSHAM, from Division 2, picked up their first victory of the season as they shocked Division 1 side Fieldside 2-1 in the Oxford & District League, writes DICK HASHMAN. Norman Woodcock (+70) gave Fieldside the lead with a 150-71 win over Mick Mc-Cluskey
High-tech company RM has won a £2.3m contract to supply a state-of-the art computer system to the Oxford Academy, which opened last year on the site of Peers School. RM, based at Milton Park, near Abingdon, said the deal included ICT equipment and services
Christopher Rawlins CE School, Adderbury, triumphed in a primary schools’ tag rugby festival hosted by Gosford All Blacks RFC at Stratfield Brake, Kidlington. They took the honours with King’s Meadow, Bicester, finishing runners-up. Christopher Rawlins
A Brian Johnston Memorial Trust scholarship is helping one young Oxfordshire cricketer with his dreams of becoming a pro one day. Pictured picking up the Coronation Cup Award of ‘Young Player of the Year’ at Cumnor CC, Alex Kidd said: “The Trust’s support
THE suspension of leisure activities at Farmoor after the discovery of more than 10,000 dead fish, mostly perch, at the reservoir’s water intake from the Thames, has now been lifted. No trout were lost in either reservoir and the incident is still
A shake-up at IT company iSoft has resulted in a total of 12 new jobs at the firm's Banbury headquarters. The restructuring led to 14 redundancies at Banbury, but 26 new posts were created during the 90-day consultation period. However, only five people
Years ago, the River Cherwell at Kidlington was among Oxfordshireshire’s finest fishing venues, with plenty of large barbel and chub to keep the specimen boys happy and lots of silver fish for the match anglers. But after three severe floods, plus abstraction
THE fourth round of the Angling Times Winter League (Oxford Division) was held on the Kennet & Avon Canal from Kintbury to Avington and it fished well for the 66 anglers. After gale-force winds and heavy rain the previous day, conditions were much improved
The Thames rose three inches during Sutton Courtenay’s Tom Ripon Memorial fished by ten at Culham Reach and the fishing was awful. Switching between pole and feeder with maggot, Steve Roberts landed a decent slab, plus bits, worth a winning 5.10.0.
Ian Warren produced Banbury & District Canoe Club’s best result in the Avon Descent from Stratford to Bidford. Warren came third in the wild water racing category, with a much-improved Gary Harper fifth. Alice Murphy, in seventh, was both the first
Ryan Conway and Molly Williamson captured the top boy and top girl titles at the City of Oxford Swimming Championships at Temple Cowley. Conway, 15, cruised to 88 points, ten points clear of Jack Gosden-Kay, 13. And Williamson, 14, racked up 89 points
A man charged with five counts of stealing charity collection boxes in Headington, Oxford, including four belonging to the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal, appeared in court today. Michael Bailey, 25, of Fettiplace Road, Barton, Oxford, has yet
A 40-year-old man arrested after raids on two Oxford estate agents has been released without charge. Trading standards officers seized papers and computers in raids on Charles Lawson (Lettings) Ltd on Cowley Road, James C Penny estate agents in Walton
A man has confessed to chopping down a tree which landed on power cables and caused traffic chaos across west Oxfordshire. Police had to close the A40 near Witney in both directions for six hours after the tree landed on power lines on Wednesday. About
There’s a sparkle in the snow that blankets Santa’s Lapland in the forests of the Arctic Circle. It’s reflected in the stars of the night sky, which are brighter than you ever see from the streets of Britain. But nothing quite matches the wonder in
A MASKED knifeman stole thousands of pounds in a raid on a shop. Police are appealing for witnesses after the knife-wielding man burst into a back office at Co-op Shop, in Ferriston, in Banbury at 5.10pm yesterday. The man, who was wearing
Changes have been made to the rules surrounding player eligibility for the npower Village Cup in the wake of this year’s Oxford Downs CC controversy. Downs pulled out of the 2009 competition after it came to light that they had inadvertently fielded
Police have arrested four men following an incident at a pub in Henley. The arrests were in relation to an incident at 2.15pm yesterday at the Catherine Wheel pub in Hart Street, where money was stolen from one of the fruit machines. Police pursued
Police are appealing for information after an attempted distraction burglary in Thame. At 2.15pm yesterday, a boy went to a property in East Street and asked the occupant, a woman in her fifties, if he could look for his ball in her garden. The
Police today appealed for information after an armed robbery at the Co-op store in Banbury. At about 5.10pm yesterday a man entered the back office of the store in Ferriston, wearing a black balaclava and carrying a knife. He threatened a female
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RICHARD BELL discovers club nights don’t get any better than the Coven’s gay night Dirty Angel – even one that’s suffering the post-Halloween blues. Oxford’s gay scene is, in my opinion, sadly underrepresented in terms of the club nights
MAJLISS, COWLEY ROAD, OXFORD 01865 726728. KINGS of korma, masters of massala, brigadiers of balti Tim Hughes and Ed Nix are devotees of the fine art of the curry. Connoisseurs of the delicate cuisine of the Indian subcontinent, they have made
TIM HUGHES talks to top 80s pop star Alison Moyet on why life is now so much better. ONE of the top solo stars of the 80s, big haired, big-voiced Alison Moyet seemed to have it all. Finding fame at 21 with electro-pop duo Yazoo and releasing
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A CARTERTON woman has turned calendar girl to raise money for charity. Rachel Sparkes, of Oakfield Road, was picked from thousands of competitors to take part in this year’s Goodbooks Girls Charity Calendar, where all profits go to Help for
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ANDREW FFRENCH takes us on a thrilling literary tour as he searches for the Oxford Mail Book of the Year. THERE have been some great books in the shops in the past 12 months and many have been featured on the Oxford Mail books page in association
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The man (yes, a man) famed for boosting body confidence for women the length and breadth of Britain will be catwalking into Oxford tomorrow. Gok Wan, the bespectacled style evangelist whose celebration of the nation’s ‘bangers’ has become a rallying
What is the connection between a writer and painter and an inventor of urological devices? Perhaps surprisingly, they are one and the same. Orde Levinson, managing director of Whiz UK, is a painter, writes books on art and is an art historian. As a taboo
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Tim Hughes talks to actor turned reggae star Brinsley Forde, right, about stepping into the shoes of one of music’s most iconic figures – the great Bob Marley. BRINSLEY Forde was always going to be famous. But perhaps not in the way he planned
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AFTER weeks in a dark room, the judges of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year have emerged into the daylight to announce their final decision and enable the exhibition of winning entries to open at Science Oxford. The judging panel – a
Arriba arriba! Tim Hughes braces himself for the new sound of Tijuana brass, courtesy of US punk band The Bronx. LOS Angeles punks The Bronx have spent six years kicking around the furniture and blasting away crowds with raw-throated full-throttle
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Schoolchildren from across the city will get to illuminate Oxford’s Christmas Lights this year as part of the Christmas Light Night lantern procession through the city’s streets. Local artists, seven schools and one community group spanning
ENVIRONMENTAL experts from Oxfordshire have been advising the Obama Government how to implement pledges on climate change. AEA Technology, which employs about 500 people at Harwell, believes it can continue to win more orders in the US. It said its
Celebrate the arrival of the Christmas season in Oxford with a spectacular evening of lights, lanterns, art, live music and street performance, all thrown together with a generous helping of festive cheer! Nine different cultural venues
Oxford City midfielder Michael Alexis is in talks about moving to Premier Division rivals Didcot Town. Alexis, 24, who scored City’s opener in their last-gasp 3-2 FA Cup defeat against Burton, told City boss Mike Ford he felt his chances were
Two soldiers killed in Afghanistan are due to be returned to Britain in the 100th repatriation ceremony to pass through the market town of Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, on its way to Oxford. Rifleman Andrew Fentiman, 23, of 7th Battalion The Rifles,
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a blaze at two bungalows in Bodicote shortly after 5pm yesterday. Four fire crews — two from Banbury, one from Hook Norton and one from Deddington — fought against the blaze which completely destroyed the roof of one home in Freemans
The leader of Britain's biggest business group has urged the Government to extend the car scrappage scheme until the general election to help the recovery from recession and boost employment. Richard Lambert, director general of the CBI, said the so-called
Motorists are now having to pay £5 a gallon for diesel again, according to the AA. The average price for diesel at the pumps has reached £5 a gallon for the first time in just over a year. The AA said diesel prices rose, on average, 3.78p a litre
Oxford United boss Chris Wilder is closing in on a new signing. He hopes to have the capture – a striker – in before tomorrow’s home game against Barrow, but if not then some time next week, before the loan transfer deadline closes.
TWO letting agents’s offices and two homes were raided yesterday in a probe into complaints about missing rent and deposit payments. Police and Oxfordshire County Council’s trading standards officers carried out raids at Charles Lawson (Lettings
A COMMUNITY is calling on the Government for greater planning protection to stop East Oxford turning into a student ghetto. Homeowners in Magdalen Road are opposed to plans to build 44 student flats in the street. Some residents say they feel under
THE answer to whether uniformed service personnel should be free to go into pubs is one that must be guided by common sense. Guardsman Brad Thomas was shocked that he and fellow Grenadier Guard Jimmy Nuttal were refused service when they stopped for
