Jason Taylor returns to Banbury United’s squad for tonight’s trip to Evesham in Zamaretto Southern League Premier Division. The former Rushden striker has missed the last five games with a knee ligament injury, but came through a reserve game unscathed
A few weeks ago, during the swine flu outbreak that struck down my husband and son, I had to stop at Tesco in Abingdon to pick up some pain killers (having stropped out of Tesco at Didcot theatrically after the pharmacist was mean to me).
CHRISTMAS came early for sick children at Oxford Children’s Hospital with the arrival of some very special visitors. The whole of Oxford United’s first team squad visited the hospital, in Headington, today to meet some of the children receiving treatment
A 58-YEAR-OLD woman remains in intensive care after suffering head and chest injuries falling from a first-floor window. Her condition was tonight described as serious, but stable at the John Radcliffe Hospital after the incident in Bernwood Road, Barton
A TEACHER has told how he wielded his umbrella in a bid to fight off muggers who threatened to kill him. Hugh Rees, of Southfield Park, was walking home through South Park, Oxford, at 9.20pm on Friday, December 4, when he was attacked by three men.
A father-of-two has told today how a gang of teenage boys attacked him in a unprovoked attack. The 38-year-old man suffered a cut lip and black eye when he was surrounded by the gang, while using a cycle path between Cow Lane and Tamar Way, in Didcot
A FORMER semi-professional footballer has been jailed after being found with more than £2,000 worth of cannabis. Jermaine Jones, 27, was sentenced to eight months in prison yesterday after admitting possessing more than 350g of cannabis and
A LITTLE touch of movie magic is just the ticket for the city’s over-60s as the Oxford Mail’s three-day Christmas festival of feel-good films kicks off. Suzy Sheriff, manager of the Phoenix Picturehouse, in Walton Street, which is hosting the festival
THE final prosecution witness took the stand as the murder trial of Robert Chin entered its third week today. The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told the jury at Oxford Crown Court he was in a car with two drug users on the day
SHOPPERS in Witney were the latest to use the Oxford Mail’s video service to send a message of goodwill this Christmas to troops in Afghanistan. We are recording messages from members of the public who wish to share their admiration for our soldiers
A word of warning to those relying on telephone and computerised banking, who think they are secure. An acquaintance abroad has confirmed that he can invade the privacy of anyone’s bank details, anywhere in the world, in any bank with only the minimum
The hunting season has barely begun and already the League Against Cruel Sports has evidence of three separate incidents of what we believe to be illegal hunting, with case files being prepared for the police. Hunters who think themselves above the law
Chris Wilder was right to speak out about the whingers in the crowd at Oxford United’s match against Ebbsfleet (Oxford Mail, December 8). In a superb performance, two moments were worth the entrance fee alone and will go down in the history of Oxford
A COUNCIL is making a bid for £500,000 to take part in a pioneering scheme to make homes more environmentally friendly. Cherwell District Council is one of a number of councils vying for a grant to trial smart meters in homes and businesses in Bicester
WE need more parking and we need it now. It’s good to see Thames Valley Police having a crackdown on cycle thefts in the city. As the Oxford Mail announced yesterday, bike thefts in Oxford have risen to their highest level for six years. More than five
I would like to defend counciller John Tanner from counciller Craig Simmons’ grossly unfair attack (Oxford Mail, December 2). The Magdalen Road controlled parking zone (CPZ) is not universally popular. Seventy per cent of the returns in the last formal
ON behalf of the Oxfordshire Town Chambers Network’s 24 member groups, their town centre-based shop and business members, and colleagues in local councils and communities, we’d like to say thanks to the Oxford Mail, and your sister papers, for your support
Q Last Christmas we gave my grandson a pet mouse, which he loves. However, after a year I am worried that the mouse (Harry) has no companions, but if we get another will it fight if it is a male, or we will be over-run with babies if we get a female
I AM appalled that the Chancellor of the Exchequer continues to play politics with the perilous state of the public finances of this country. In his report to Parliament on December 9, there were no proposals to reduce the public borrowing requirement
THE chances of enjoying a white Christmas in Oxfordshire are hanging in the balance, the Met Office revealed tonight. South westerly winds could cause heavy rain over the festive period – or the cold and frosty weather could stay in place for
RESIDENTS have given their approval to a new waste food collection service in Cherwell district. Out of 626 residents in the north of Cherwell who joined the scheme, 85 per cent were now recycling food waste instead of leaving it for landfill. George
Henley Hawks head coach Jason Forster hailed his side’s defence after their narrow victory over Worthing. Forster said: “I know they missed a few kicks and a great chance at the end, but they didn’t look like scoring to be honest. “They scored a try
A 900-YEAR-OLD parish church has reopened its doors to show off a sparkling new renovated interior. In August, the historic St Edburg’s church closed for three months for £250,000 of renovations – phase one of a £1m refurbishment project. Now the church
Henley Hawks 10, Worthing 8 Henley Hawks climbed to ninth in the National 2 South table after riding their luck in a scrappy home victory. Not only did Worthing kicker Joe Govett miss five out of six shots at goal, but they also conspired to throw
National 3 South West Sam Stoop scored a wonder try on his debut as Chinnor edged to a 22-21 win at Reading. Stoop struck with his first touch after coming off the bench, while fly half James Cathcart kicked 17 points. Having lost 12-10 at Chinnor
Southern Counties North Witney held on for a 19-15 victory at Grove, who scored three tries in a second-half rally. The visitors had Sam Collins and James Lamb sin-binned in the closing stages, while Grove’s usually reliable fly half Roger Sevier
BB&O leagues Harry Sutton ran in five tries as Gosford All Blacks demolished Harwell 58-7 in the Premier Division. The centre was in irrepressible form, while flanker Dan Hughes and scrum half Tim Ellis both grabbed try doubles.
Oxfordshire’s youth team returned to winning form with an exciting 9-8 win away to Middlesex. The under 18 boys squeezed home 5-4 thanks to victories from Simon Allmond (ave 18.13), Scott Smith (18.40), Stephen Wright (18.22), Sam Lewis (19.65
South West 1 East Wallingford made it five wins in a row with a comfortable 25-10 success at Bletchley. Fly half Jackson Sayce missed an early penalty for Wallingford, but they took the lead after ten minutes. Scrum half Derek Viljoen took a tapped
Stuart Dutton was the star in a high-scoring Greene King ODDA match as he helped Premier side Marston Royal British Legion C beat Section 1 rivals College Oak 6-3. Dutton scored two of the eight maximums on the night, while there were also
Midlands 2 East South Banbury Bulls climbed back to the top of the table after a 29-0 victory at Peterborough Lions. Bulls now have a one-point advantage over previous leaders Market Harborough, who lost to Vipers. Banbury, who travelled with just
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Eleven people have been arrested in a police operation against hare coursing. The neighbourhood policing teams in Wantage, Faringdon and Hungerford are running an operation targeting anyone who is hare coursing and committing any related offences
Horspath starting well with an early goal from Joseph Wilde. An exciting game to watch with both teams battling well and creating chances, but first half remained 1-0 to Horspath despite some good shots from both teams. Second half saw Horspath
A 58-year-old Oxford woman remains in intensive care after suffering head and chest injuries in falling from a first-floor window. Her condition was last night described as serious, but stable at the John Radcliffe hospital after the incident at Bernwood
A LORRY driver has been arrested following a crash on the M40. The driver of a white Ford Transit van died after a collision with a lorry on the southbound carriageway between junction six at Lewknor and junction five at Stokenchurch at 5.30am on Saturday
Police today appealed for witnesses after a man was robbed in Headington. At around 12.05am yesterday, a 20-year-old man was walking in The Slade when a black saloon car drove past. Someone shouted something out of the window and then three men got
Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen have been unveiled as the driving team for Lotus F1's maiden season on the Formula One grid. The Malaysian team are one of four new entrants for the 2010 season and have signed an experienced pairing in former
In the last game before the Christmas break, the top two in Division 3A of the South Clubs’ Women’s League met with Banbury playing host to Wycombe – and it was the visitors who triumphed 2-1. Wycombe appeared quicker off the mark, and within minutes
Oxford Hawks dropped to bottom of Premier Division 2 after a frustrating 4-3 home defeat against Winchester in their last league game before Christmas. Hawks started brightly and kept the ball well, making the Winchester players work hard to get the
Thousands of pounds worth of beauty products were stolen from a hair salon in Chipping Norton. Burglars forced their way into Nice Touch, in West Street, between 7pm on Wednesday, December 2, and 9am the next day. They stole Dermalogica and Wren products
HOODED robbers punched a man in the face and stole cash in a late night mugging. The 20-year-old man was shouted at by the men, who were in a black saloon on The Slade, in Headington, Oxford, shortly after midnight on Sunday. The car stopped and three
Seven teenage boys have been arrested after a man was dragged from his bike and beaten up. The 38-year-old was on the cycle path on Cow Lane, Didcot, near the junction with Tamar Way, at 5.45pm on Friday. Four 15-year-old boys and three aged 16, were
Police today appealed for witnesses after a break-in at a beauty salon in Chipping Norton, where thieves stole thousands of pounds worth of property. Thieves forced their way into the Nice Touch salon in West Street some time overnight between 7pm
Crowmarsh arrived in Littlemore on a cold winter morning knowing that victory would ensure they went into the Christmas break at the head of the Under 11s B league. Whereas it sometimes takes Crowmarsh a while to get going, today they were up
HUNDREDS of people gathered at a hospice service to remember their loved ones. Sobell House hospice’s 14th annual Lights of Love ceremony took place on Saturday in the grounds of the Churchill Hospital, Oxford. Fundraiser Lindsay Manifold
Police arrested seven boys, four aged 15 and three aged 16, following an assault on a cyclist in Didcot. At about 5.45pm on Friday, a 38-year-old man was riding home along the cycle path from Cow Lane towards Tamar Way when he was attacked by a group
Half of local authorities have salt stocks to deal with iced-up roads that would last just six days of continuous freezing weather, according to the AA. The motoring organisation said it had been informed by industry sources that local councils had
Kidlington started the stronger and put Oxford City under some pressure forcing 2 early corners. But Oxford City started to create the own attempts on goal, but fine handling from Jack Smy in the Kidlington goal kept the City attackers at bay.
IT was a council blunder that grabbed national attention. Villagers in Grove called in police after their 13ft-tall Christmas tree was spotted being chopped down by three men in overalls. However, they were shocked when Oxfordshire County
Oxford United have been drawn at home to Woking in the second round of the FA Carlsberg Trophy. United, who reached the second round with a 1-0 win over Hayes & Yeading on Saturday, will host the Blue Square South side on Saturday, January 9.
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SO MANY children took part in this nativity play, there was hardly room for them all on the stage. These pupils recreated the birth of Jesus and the visit of the shepherds and wise men at St Christopher’s School in Temple Road, Cowley, Oxford
OXFORDSHIRE’S relationship with the railways had a chequered beginning, with both Oxford and Abingdon putting up stiff opposition to the very idea of railway connections in the 1830s and 1840s, writes William Crossley. University dons feared
A teenage girl has told how a manipulative fantasist raped her in a field after grooming her over the Internet. Martin Dews was jailed for six-and a-half-years last week after a jury at Oxford Crown Court found him guilty of raping the girl
Today we feature an interview with the victim of rapist Martin Dews. Dews was jailed for six-and-a-half years last week after being found guilty of raping the 17-year-old. She said the experience had been “hell” . Dews groomed her on the Facebook website
It was an exciting day for Mini in Oxford yesterday. Drivers picked up the keys to battery-powered Mini E models, which they will use for six months as part of a pilot study to assess life with a zero-emissions vehicle, along with people in the US and
Oxford United are searching for a player who can consistently put away penalties. Jack Midson’s shot against a post late in the 1-0 FA Trophy win over Hayes & Yeading was the FOURTH time this season that a United striker has missed from the spot. James
A TEENAGE girl has told how a manipulative fantasist raped her in a field after grooming her over the Internet. Martin Dews was jailed for six-and a-half-years last week after a jury at Oxford Crown Court found him guilty of raping the girl
A WOMAN was fighting for her life last night after she fell out of the first-floor window of a house in Oxford. The 58-year-old was in intensive care at the John Radcliffe Hospital, in Headington, after suffering serious head and chest injuries in the
