HEADINGTON A pulled three points clear at the top of Division 1 of the Oxford & District League sponsored by Yarnton Nurseries. And with a game in hand on their rivals, it now looks like the crown is their’s to lose. A comprehensive win over South Oxford
A motorcyclist is in hospital with serious injuries after a crash near Eynsham. The collision took place at 7.45am yesterday when a pick-up truck and motorcycle collided on the A40 at Barnard Gate. The motorcyclist sustained injuries to his stomach
BT engineers will tomorrow continue work to reconnect Internet and phone users, cut off after the theft of 1,600 metres of copper wire last week. The company said it had taken longer than expected because of the amount of damage caused.
CHILDREN created beautiful jewellery thanks to an Oxford student’s gem of an idea. Designer Astrid Woollard is hosting a series of children’s jewellery workshops at South Oxford Community Centre in Lake Street during the summer holidays. The 27-year-old
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The sun was shining, and after two-and-a-half hours of delight, watching the Shakespeare’s Globe production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in the Old Schools Quadrangle at the Bodleian, I decided to pedal the long way — not to say the wrong way — home.
GENE THERAPY company Oxford Biomedica has received permission from US regulators to test its treatment on prostate cancer patients. The study will enrol patients with advanced cancer in five centres across the US, who will receive Biomedica’s vaccine
Once it was the Fox and Hounds. Ten years ago, the catering entrepreneur Steve Chick turned it into The Snooty Fox — one of many of the name in the country, the first having been created by hotelier Maxwell Joseph in Tetbury after that most self-regarding
"Readers can only be grateful for this unforgettable book,” wrote Daisy Goodwin in the lead review in the Books section of this week’s Sunday Times. The day before, in the Daily Telegraph, Jane Shilling enthused just as much about Candia McWilliams’s
STAFF and managers at Oxford Wood Recycling based at Milton Park, near Didcot, are celebrating being voted European Social Firm of the Year. The company, which employs people from disadvantaged backgrounds, has also won a Social Enterprise mark and £1,000
Supermac’s famous wind of change hit Oxford hard in the middle of the 20th century — and changed its shopping scene forever. I refer here not to the products of an American hamburger chain — these came later — but to a future prime minister and
Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz have starred in some of the most financially successful and critically acclaimed films of the past 25 years, collecting numerous awards for their efforts. Yet put these two Hollywood superstars in the same camera shot
Fight for tickets — if any remain — for the Shakespeare’s Globe touring production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a not-to-be-missed theatrical experience. The setting, in the Bodleian Library’s Old Schools Quadrangle, is itself a star of the show,
This is not a traditional pasty recipe, as it doesn’t contain meat and the filling is cooked before being wrapped in pastry and then baked. It is, however, a great dish to cook if you have loads of summer vegetables in the kitchen that you don’t know
When I walked into my local pub, The Queen’s Head in Eynsham, the other night, the bar was buzzing — what’s more, almost everyone was tucking into a large Cornish pasty. And they weren’t any old pasties — these were the genuine article and had been made
The title and sub-title, A Collection Depicting Oxford and its University, modestly describe Nick Cistone’s highly recommended exhibition. It is housed in the beautiful barrel-vaulted entrance to The Oxfordshire Record Office at Temple Cowley, which provides
THE county’s RSPCA animal sanctuary says it has a record number of kittens needing new homes, but no-one coming forward to take them. Willow Farm Rescue Centre, which opened two years ago in Chilton, near Didcot, is filled with abandoned, injured
Dismissing the loss of an eye — gruesomely presented in a copious splurge of stage blood — as “a mere scratch”, medieval bovver-boy Malatestino (Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts) returns to the battlefield ready to inflict, and perhaps take, more punishment
If this 55-minute show does not go down a complete storm at the Edinburgh Fringe, then I shall be amazed. When I talked to Kate Stanley and Grace Chapman of the Idle Motion physical theatre company for these pages a couple of weeks ago, they impressed
When is a Botticelli not a Botticelli? When, for that matter, is a Holbein not a Holbein? And how did a portrait of a Bavarian town clerk turn into one of Martin Luther by Holbein, and then back again? And how come a brunette, peeping from behind a curtain
His hands hovering high above the keyboard rather like a hawk selecting its prey, pianist Olli Mustonen holds you in a state of suspense before he begins each movement of each piece. In this recital his hands were aloft quite frequently, for he had selected
Mahler’s First Symphony tackles the theme of child mortality, pronounces flamboyantly opinionated Norman Lebrecht in a new book. Really? OK, the third movement is based on a funeral march, and a minor key version of Frère Jacques. Also, any reference
The ‘Edinburgh or Bust’ mini- season at The North Wall Arts Centre in Summertown had some choice acts stopping off on their way to the Edinburgh Fringe. On Saturday I went to see the Singlonga Glee Club and had an evening of fun and laughter. Fringe
‘His situations and his characters have a theatricality about them automatically, which seems very tempting initially; the trouble is that from the practical point of view, he throws up all sorts of challenges.” Thus playwright David Wood about adapting
Three Bonzos and a Piano began life as The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band back in 1962. Formed out of art school, they played off-beat jazzy songs across London’s many pubs, building a large following and eventually rising to become a favourite of the UK’s music
It’s the language that catches you first, from a world that is always 1930 and words that could only have been written by Noël Coward. “Very flat, Norfolk”, naturally, but I had forgotten this interchange between Amanda and Elyot: “I was brought up to
DEVELOPERS have insisted a planned new nightclub in Wantage’s former Regent Cinema will not bring more rowdies to the town centre. H&H Entertainment has applied to convert the Newbury Street cinema into a club, named Shush, and hopes to keep it open
Police today appealed for witnesses to a collision on the A40 near Witney in which a motorcyclist suffered serious injuries. The collision, which happened at about 7.45am on Tuesday, was between a small pick-up truck and a motorcycle, on the
FOR children wanting to clown around this summer, the return of Millets Farm Centre’s award-winning Maize Maze, right, is a must. The garden centre complex, at Frilford, near Abingdon, was the first place in the UK to cut a maze into one of
A LONG-STANDING Oxford GP has been suspended and an investigation launched into his care for patients. Dr Mark Huckstep, who works at the Wolvercote Surgery and the Kendall Crescent Health Centre in North Oxford, was suspended by NHS Oxfordshire. Under
A MAN accused of sexually assaulting a woman claimed his alleged victim was “moaning and groaning” like a porn star, a court was told yesterday. Jurors at Oxford Crown Court were told the attacks, which were alleged to have taken place in November, were
A GROUP of detainees at Campsfield House immigration detention centre in Kidlington were on hunger strike last night. In a statement issued through pressure group Campaign to Close Campsfield, detainee Young Cee said 147 were refusing meals. He said
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A TEACHING union has dismissed the validity of this year’s Key Stage Two results – because 21 per cent of the county’s primary schools boycotted the exams. The results – published by the Department for Education yesterday – showed primary schools
A CAR show set up to celebrate the history of car production in Oxford is preparing for its biggest ever display of vintage vehicles. More than 150 vehicles from Rolls Royces to Morris Minors are set to descend on the city for the third annual Cowley
PEOPLE in Oxford learned how to create the best bunting at a family open day on Sunday. Printmaker Emma Molony was at Rose Hill Primary School to show how bunting can be created using images of summer plants. The event was organised by Modern Art Oxford
THE sight of overflowing bins is all too common on the streets of Oxfordshire and, at the Oxford Retail Park in Cowley, it’s no exception. The bins at the entrance to the park are all too often left strewn with waste. While it is a positive
CITY councillors are discussing whether to move recycling bins which have become a magnet for flytippers in Cowley. The bins at the entrance to the Oxford Retail Park are frequently left strewn with waste despite twice-daily collections by
Steve Walton (Red Lion Eynsham) reached the last four of the singles competition with a thrilling 2-1 victory against Phil Wilkins (Cricketers). Walton set off at a blistering pace, with a maximum set of six to win the leg, before hitting all
LAURENCE Fox, star of ITV’s Lewis, was spotted taking some time out from filming in Oxford yesterday afternoon. The actor, who plays Detective Sergeant James Hathaway in the crime series, was spotted fishing on the river behind Oxford’s ice
MUGGERS struck three times in East Oxford, Littlemore and Rose Hill in little over 24 hours. A 23-year-old man had his wallet stolen after he was pushed to the ground in Jeune Street, off Cowley Road, by two robbers at about 2.15am on Sunday. Then,
MANY mums will read Gemma Fillary’s story with a degree of envy. The 28-year-old gave birth to her second child in less time than it takes to watch an episode of EastEnders. Lots of mums-to-be are stuck in the maternity unit for hours and hours – often
STAND-in skipper Steve Bates (pictured) was a happy man after seeing his impressive Shipton-under-Wychwood side easily beat Troon to book their place against Rowledge in the semi-finals of the npower Village Cup. Bates, who was captain for
FOR most mothers, giving birth is a gruelling experience which lasts hours – sometimes even days. But for hairdresser Gemma Fillary it was over quicker than she could finish chopping her friend’s locks. Instead of hours of blood, sweat
OXFORDSHIRE Development XI are forced into a number of changes ahead of their Tom Orford Trophy clash against Bucks at Beaconsfield, which starts today. Knowing that victory will secure the cup, Oxon are without captain Chris Watling. Ed Gross will
OXFORDSHIRE Over 50s make two changes to their side to take on Dorset in the last 16 of the ECB 50+ Championship at Challow & Childrey tomorrow. Ian Caunce and Tony Munsey return, with John Gough and Phil Evans making way. Oxfordshire
A WOMAN is suing a Saudi Arabian prince’s firm for sacking her when she said she wanted to work from Morocco instead of Oxfordshire. Olivia Vilalta claims she was unfairly dismissed by Glympton Estates, which runs a 2,000-acre estate with a stately home
THE son of a west Oxfordshire aristocrat who shot himself dead while on the phone to police had just split up with his girlfriend, it has emerged. Alexander Codrington, 16, son of baronet Sir Christopher Codrington, was found dead in woodland
Good causes can apply for a new wave of grants being given by the charitable arm of our parent company – Gannett. In the past, donations from the company have seen community groups and charities from across Oxfordshire reap the benefits.
Mark Creighton isn’t one to make bold predictions about how Oxford United will burn up League Two this season. But he has a strong belief in his fellow teammates, and in the players who have joined in the summer, and insists: “We won’t be there to make
THOUSANDS of pounds worth of work to prevent flooding in Witney has been finished, in place of a multi-million-pound project. In June last year, the Environmental Agency said it would not implement a £3.7m scheme involving storage ponds, which some claimed
GOOD causes can apply for a new wave of grants being dished out by the Oxford Mail’s parent company – Gannett. In the past, donations from the company have seen community groups and charities from across Oxfordshire reap the benefits.
