A gang of boys held after a father-of-two was assaulted in an unprovoked attack have had their bail extended, pending further inquiries by police. A 38-year-old man suffered a cut lip and black eye when he was attacked on the cycle path between
FLOOD experts have built a mock-up living room in a water tank to help them develop new ways to protect homes. The tank, at HR Wallingford, in Howbery Park, throws waves of water against the room, to test which products are best at protecting
Flood experts have built a mock-up living room in a water tank to help them develop new ways to protect homes. The tank, at HR Wallingford, in Howbery Park, throws waves of water against the room, to test which products are best at protecting
Lewis Hamilton emerged smiling after his first day of testing ahead of the new Formula One season and citing a "night-and-day feeling" compared to McLaren's horror show of a year ago. Hamilton completed 108 laps of the 2.5 mile Ricardo Tormo circuit
Staff and customers were evacuated from Witney's Waitrose store after smoke filled the supermarket. Firefighters were called to the Woolgate Centre store at 1.20pm yesterday after an air conditioning unit’s motor burned out, causing the smoke. The shop
A gang of boys suspected of beating up a father-of-two in an unprovoked attack have had their bail extended, pending further inquiries by police. A 38-year-old man suffered a cut lip and black eye when he was attacked on the cycle path between
LEADERS of an Oxford church have resurrected protests against an Oxford bar’s plans to run lap-dancing sessions. In January last year, Greene King applied for a licence to run lap dancing and pole dancing at Thirst Lodge, off St Ebbe’s Street, but withdrew
A MAN has gone on trial accused of a dozen sex offences against three girls and a boy. Edward Wakelin, 35, of Humfrey Road, Barton, Oxford, appeared at Oxford Crown Court today, facing five charges of sexual assault on a child under 13, six charges of
“THE train now arriving at platform one is the 09.01 sleeper train to London Paddington...” Passengers at Oxford station were not seeing things yesterday morning when their train rolled in. In place of the usual High Speed Train
A POLICE officer commandeered a bike from a member of the public and chased a burglary suspect. Pc James Gunner was called to Burgess Mead, in Jericho, at 2pm yesterday after reports that two men had broken into a house. As he chased a man along the
HOODED raiders stole jewellery in a smash and grab raid on a Wallingford shop. Two men used a hammer to smash the front window of MGJ Jewellers, in St Martin’s Street, at about 4.15pm yesterday. They grabbed jewellery from the display and fled. The
THE headteacher of Fitzharrys School in Abingdon has praised the hard work of staff and pupils after achieving a satisfactory rating from Ofsted. Inspectors trialling a new tougher system visited the secondary school, in Northcourt Road, on January 13
DIDCOT is to become Britain’s “poo-power” capital when it starts generating gas from the human waste of townspeople. Work is about to start on a pioneering British Gas project at Didcot sewage works to convert the contents of the town's toilet bowls
OLYMPIC triple jumper Julian Golley visited Didcot Girls School today to tell them about his life in elite sport. The athlete, who competed in the Barcelona Olympics in 1992 and won a gold medal in the 1994 Commonwealth Games, described his background
THIEVES stole a car after reaching through a letterbox and grabbing the keys. Police are appealing for witnesses after the Jeep Cherokee was stolen from Pudsey Close, Abingdon, sometime between 11.30pm on Saturday and 8.45am on Sunday.
A pensioner who disappeared from his home in Charlbury, prompting a police helicopter search, has been found safe. David Sturdy, of Woodfield Drive, went missing at about 8.15am yesterday. The 74-year-old suffers dementia and police
PARISH councillors on Oxford’s largest estate are to get a ticking-off from auditors for breaching regulations. Every year auditors assess councils across the country to make sure they are managing their affairs according to official guidelines. Larger
RESIDENTS fear land north of Wallingford put forward as a potential site for 750 new homes could be used as a gravel pit for several years before any building work begins. Oxfordshire County Council has told protesters from the No To Site A
A MOTHER in Blackbird Leys says she was forced to wait almost three weeks to have her rubbish collected from outside her home. Mother-of-two Lucy Collins, of Merlin Road, said she phoned Oxford City Council every day for two weeks to get the stinking
AN electrical shop is closing its doors after more than six decades of trading in Witney. Owner Matt Delnevo, whose uncle Victor opened V. Delnevo in 1947, will close the High Street shop on Saturday. He did not want to compete with supermarket prices
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Adam Greenaway’s double helped holders Saxton Rovers to a 4-1 victory over Lambourn Sports in the North Berks Charity Cup second round, writes Phil Annets. Greenaway and Mark Druce put Saxton 2-0 up at half-time. Substitute Tom Larman hit No 3, before
James Newport scored twice as Harwell Village halted a run of four successive North Berks League defeats with a 4-2 home win over Drayton in Division 1. A Lee Fuller penalty and a Gareth Fenton strike wrapped it up for Harwell, with Leon Smith and Andrew
Jake Steele scored twice as holders Oxford & Cherwell Valley College eased to a 5-1 win at King Alfred’s Community & Sports College, Wantage, in the Oxfordshire Under 19 Cup first round. Liam Jenkinson’s opener for Oxford was cancelled
Vale of White Horse Under 14s were blitzed by a three-goal salvo at the start of the second half as Cheltenham ran out 3-0 winners of their Vale Cup clash at Milton United. The visitors fired their terrific treble inside the first ten minutes after the
East Hendred, from the North Berks League, beat East Berkshire League Division 3 side The Mitre 7-5 in a thrilling Berks & Bucks Junior Cup fourth-round tie. Ash Simmons and Lee Hedges both scored doubles for Hendred, with Sam Powell, Jonathan Hedges
Adam Goodwin marked his return after 18 months out through injury by scoring Abingdon Exiles’ final goal in their 3-0 win over White Horse Abingdon in Division 3B – the only game in the Autotype UTV League to survive the bad weather. Exiles
FOUR new courses have launched to help women, men and teenagers get back into work on Oxford’s largest estate. The Starlight Community Project, in Greater Leys, has been given a £11,500 cash boost by the European Social Fund to encourage people into
HUNDREDS of bargain hunters snapped up cult films and comics as a well-known rental store closed for the last time. People swamped Videosyncratic, in Cowley Road, as owner Jon Spira sold off his stock. Queues stretched out on the pavement – with some
BUILDERS and workmen are being warned to be extra careful after a string of thefts of vans, where owners have left the keys inside vehicles while working. The thieves have struck twice in Botley, once in Faringdon and Grove and an attempted theft in
Oxford Mail Girls League Miriam Pritchard smashed a four-timer as Oxford City saw off Bardwell 7-0 in the Under 11 League. Bardwell had beaten City 1-0 in a summer tournament, so the Oxford side saw this as a chance for payback.
Work has begun on Thame United’s new £3m community stadium at Church Farm. Thame were kicked off their old Windmill Stadium ground in 2005, and have spent the last five years in a nomadic existence, ground-sharing at Aylesbury United and latterly
Bicester Community College’s Lauren Haynes has netted a place in the England Under 15 squad. The teenager earned her call-up to the 19-girl squad after impressing at a four-day trial at Lilleshall, near Telford. A member of the Arsenal Football Club
Witney Royals leap-frogged Charlbury Town on goal difference in the Witney & District FA Premier Division as they won 3-1. Ryan Colleton (2) and Matt Thompson netted while a Chris Catchpole own goal gave Charlbury their reply. FC
Bodicote Sports eased to a 2-0 win against Steeple Aston in Division 3 of the Banbury District & Lord Jersey. Carl Taylor curled home the opener, before Andy Brooks sealed victory after the break.
Ricky Barrett bagged a brace for Quarry 09 in their 4-3 win against Rose Hill in the RT Harris Oxford City FA's Premier Cup. Karl Brown and James Green got their other goals. In the Doug Hobbs Cup, Northway hit form to win 6-0 at home to Fairview, thanks
Stonesfield reached the third round of the Oxfordshire Charity Cup with a 3-1 extra time win over Brize Norton. After a goalless first half, Kori Noonon gave Stonesfield the lead when the keeper spilled Martin Hall’s free-kick. Dan Tasker levelled to
Eysham kept up the pressure at the top of the Oxfordshire Senior League's Premier Division table with a 5-0 demolition of Enstone. It means they are just three points behind leaders Rover Cowley. After a goalless first half, Cecil Rodney
It has been a week of beloved revivals at the Royal Opera House. Jonathan Miller’s contemporary Cosi is currently playing alongside Robert Lepage’s Rake’s Progress – an apt pairing of works that reflects an increasing attempt on the part of the Royal
THE letter claiming that introduction of an Interim Executive Board for Oxford School is undemocratic (Oxford Mail, January 28) paints a very partial picture. The school was designated as a National Challenge School in 2008, because standards of attainment
IT WAS encouraging to read recently about the upcoming OxClean spring clean campaign. However, there was no mention of any plans to help turn around the awful state of our ring road, with regard to litter, debris and filth. With responsibility for this
YES I knew it. I was right. Gordon Brown and Labour have finally flipped their wobbly lids. I am referring to Mr Brown’s boast that he is the ‘party of middle class’. Shouldn’t he have said the working class? Surely ‘Labour’ means to work, toil and
HOW on Earth can Lord Hutton’s ruling be justified? The 70-year silence over Dr David Kelly’s death is mystifying. What are they afraid of? NIGEL AXTELL, Langley Close, Headington
BEA Bradley asks the challenging question: “Why are religious leaders not railing against the blasphemy of bloodsports?” (Oxford Mail, January 22). I suggest it is because many are insulated from harsh realities and are obsessed with an abstract theology
IS THE campaign against global warming a tax-raising myth, real, or a cover-up for something far more unpleasant and long-lasting? I am not a meteorologist or scientist, but I have a theory. It is an idea, if you like, yet a possibility. This winter
Regarding the 20mph speed limits imposed across Oxford, has anyone considered actually educating pedestrians and cyclists on how to use roads in an appropriate manner? It would be cheaper. What an absolutely idiotic idea to suggest a 20mph limit for
I received an invite to a special occasion today that a few years ago I would never in a million years have expected. Unfortunately it isn’t dinner with David Tennant; however it is something far more special. I’ve just RSVP’d to a “Celebrate
A DRUG support group has launched a new service for users’ parents and families. Smart (the Substance Misuse and Alcohol Referral Team), which provides counselling and advice to drug addicts and alcoholics, is setting up new family and carer support
MUSICIANS and students got together to make music and raise money for the victims of the Haiti earthquake. About 100 people gathered at St Peter’s College, in New Inn Hall Street, Oxford, to make a recording of the traditional Haitian folk
A TRIO of enterprising Blackbird Leys women are weeks away from launching a support group for businesswomen on the estate. The Women’s Business Network is the brainchild of mother-of-one Katie Chester. She believes there is a gap in the market for a
PEOPLE who have shaped the history of East Oxford’s Pegasus Theatre joined those who are helping to decide its future at a grand reunion. The theatre in Magdalen Road is currently in the final stages of a major redevelopment, so the reunion took place
STUDENTS from Oxford University are to host a pioneering Copenhagen-style convention on climate change. The inaugural Oxford Climate Forum will draw students from more than 20 universities in a bid to place them at the forefront of the nation’s battle
Police are appealing for information after a Jeep Cherokee was stolen in a burglary at a property in Pudsey Close, Abingdon. Between 11.30pm on Saturday and 8.45am on Sunday, thieves stole the keys to the car by reaching through the letter box. The
Police are appealing for witnesses after a burglary at a jeweller in Wallingford yesterday, where thieves smashed the shop’s window. At 4.18pm, two men stopped outside the MGJ Jewellers in St Martins Street. Both the men were wearing hooded tops and
A match of two games...is that a new cliche?? Radley dominated the first game and were very comfortable 4-1 winners with goals from Kieran Hill, Finlay Irving & Stefan Allen (2) with a single reply from Wynn Tasker. Summertown's keeper
HOODED raiders stole expensive jewellery in a smash and grab raid. The two men used a hammer to smash the front window at MGJ Jewellers, in St Martin’s Street, Wallingford, at about 4.15pm yesterday. They grabbed a stash of jewellery from the display
A pensioner who disappeared prompting a police helicopter to join in the search has been found. David Sturdy, of Woodfield Drive, Charlbury, went missing from his home at around 8.15am yesterday morning. The 74-year-old suffers dementia and police
Traders have claimed a new supermarket will breathe fresh life into a shopping arcade. A Tesco Express store will open at the former Helibed site in Botley’s West Way arcade on Tuesday, February 23. Shopkeepers and community leaders
Littlemore followed up a good win against Marston Saints in their previous fixture with another good victory against Chalgrove Cavaliers. Littlemore started the match well, going 1 - 0 ahead after 5 mins with a good finish from Daryl Samworth after
Oxford United were getting a real scent of Wembley after the FA Carlsberg Trophy draw gave them a home tie in the quarter-finals. They will play Kidderminster Harriers in the last eight on Saturday, February 20, with a great chance of reaching the two-legged
A TEENAGER whose brave fight against cancer saw her named a Little Star has died. Sophie Whipp, 15, from Warbler Walk, Greater Leys, died in hospital on Sunday following a two-year battle against acute myeloid leukaemia. Last night her parents paid
THE council tax payer has become wearily used to bill increases each year. Oxfordshire County Council — which is responsible for the lion’s share of council tax bills — says 2010/11 bills will increase by 2.75 per cent, or 60p a week on Band D properties
IT’S OFFICIAL – the Pope is coming to the UK later this year. In a speech to bishops, the Pope spoke of the “living faith and devotion” among Catholics in England and Wales, highlighting the recent visit of the relics of St Therese and the forthcoming
HOUSEHOLDS in Oxfordshire will pay an average of £2.59 more each month in council tax from April, it was revealed last night. Oxfordshire County Council – which levies the largest share of council tax – said 2010-11 bills would increase by 2.75 per cent
