THE woman described as Didcot’s Most Wanted, Adelle McColl, will appear on the BBC’s Crimewatch programme tonight. McColl failed to appear at court for sentencing after being found guilty of GBH with intent at Oxford Crown Court in June. A warrant for
Greengrocer’s store Stokes could be sold by administrators, saving the jobs of 13 staff, it was revealed tonight. The shop in Templars Square, Cowley, Oxford, is one of seven stores in the national chain to survive after nine were closed yesterday, bringing
Two men have been arrested after 12 cars were damaged in a spate of criminal damage in Eynsham. Wing mirrors were broken and windows were smashed in the attacks in the early hours of this morning. A window to a house was damaged and the Lloyds Chemist
“As a woman living in Oxford, there are some streets I just don’t feel comfortable walking down.” That is the view of one woman who took part in a march calling for the city’s streets to be made safe for women. Natalie Brook, 27, said: “Despite years
A LIFE-LONG Oxford United supporter said he was “thrilled” to being our Face In The Crowd winner this week. Paul Robinson, 61, from Begbroke, pictured wearing his Oxford United tie, collected £75 after being photographed by the Oxford Mail at United’
PREUVIAN political leader Hugo Blanco will speak at Oxford Town Hall on Thursday. Mr Blanco is a leader of the Peruvian peasant movement and has been politically active since the 1950s. In the 1960s he played a central part in the ‘Land or Death’ peasant
MORE than 600 people packed out a pirate-themed music concert at Oxford Town Hall on Sunday. Children dressed as pirates, sang along and danced as Oxford’s Philamusica orchestra wowed the crowds with water-themed songs and music from the Pirates of the
A conference on caring for people nearing the end of their lives takes place in Oxford tomorrow. The Orders of St John Care Trust (OSJCT), in partnership with NHS Oxfordshire, will discuss working practices in end of life care, including caring for those
A RADICAL shake-up of the NHS will shut county services and lead to privatisation, city councillors will tell the Government. Labour-run Oxford City Council has passed a motion hitting out at moves to give NHS cash to GPs instead of primary care trusts
STORE wars have broken out in an Oxfordshire market town after a second major supermarket announced plans to move in. Waitrose said its 15,000sq ft supermarket in Gloucester Street, Faringdon, would create up to 120 new jobs and boost existing shops
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A NEW blow has been delivered to campaigners fighting gravel extraction plans they say will “devastate” West Oxfordshire countryside. Big increases in gravel extraction are set to be concentrated on the Lower Windrush Valley and around Cassington
A BRAZILIAN Soccer Schools base in Oxford and the surrounding area is to be launched in March. And the local organiser hopes to attract hundreds of youngsters from the Oxford Mail and Witney & District Boys Leagues. Brazilian Soccer Schools began in
FIRE chiefs have urged residents to fit smoke detectors after a family had a narrow escape from a blaze. An 18-year-old man awoke to find the lounge ablaze after falling asleep in front of an over-loaded open fire in Tadmarton Road, Bloxham. He led his
A GROUP of mothers whose lives have all been touched by a Banbury children’s unit are gearing up to raise cash to say thanks. The women, who call themselves Party Mums, will host a halloween party for under fives at soft play centre Rugrats and Half
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Dine in style at The Feathers For the festive menu and for information on staying over the festive period contact The Feathers The Feathers, Market Street, Woodstock, Oxfordshire OX20 1SX Telephone: 01993 812291 Email: enquiries
A GREAT CHRISTMAS PART VENUE We have a large conservatory for Christmas parties of up to 50 people. This year we’re also offering FREE transport home from The Inn for groups of 16 or more. To check out our great value menu (3 courses only
A TEENAGER woke up in a car to find she was being raped after a night out in Oxford. The 19-year-old had gone out with friends to Anubar in Park End Street, Oxford, on Saturday night. She met a man and the pair went to the Bridge nightclub
Until Wednesday 22 December 2010 Oxford Castle Gardens will twinkle with decorations by local children, plus special wishing trees and there will be flying visits from Father Christmas Visit Father Christmas in his grotto and receive
ART lovers painted Woodstock red as a public art wall helped kick-start the town’s biggest arts festival. The town has been transformed into a riot of colour with pubs, restaurants, shops and churches hosting hundreds of paintings, sculptures, photos
Police arrested two men in the early hours today after a spate of criminal damage in Eynsham. Shortly after 1am, vehicles and property were damaged in Acre End Street. PC Mike Welsh said: “A total of 12 cars were damaged during the incident, where
FIRE chiefs have urged residents to fit smoke detectors after a family had a narrow escape from a blaze. An 18-year-old man awoke to find the lounge ablaze after falling asleep in front of an over-loaded open fire in Tadmarton Road, Bloxham, near Banbury
A HORSERIDER who suffered the same accident that paralysed Superman actor Christopher Reeve is back in the saddle thanks to a revolutionary new treatment. A year ago Thea Maxfield landed on her head after she was thrown from horse Fiorella. She suffered
WALLINGFORD'S Rainbow Pre-school, off High Street, has officially opened its new kitchen, staff room, and children’s toilets after a £35,000 refurbishment. Mayor Bernard Stone cut the ribbon last Thursday. The school, which is attended by 72 children
THE founder of the Cornbury Music Festival says its future has been secured and more big acts will play following a buy-out by a major promoter. The event, previouly staged at the Corbbury Park estate near Charlbury, has failed to make a profit in its
IN 1610 he was hanged at Oxford Castle for treason. Four-hundred years later, in almost the same spot where he was hanged, a plaque has been unveiled naming him a martyr. Blessed George Napier was an Oxford-born priest whose ‘crime’
Christmas at Mill View... Christmas Trees, Wreaths, Holly, Mistletoe, Pot Plants & Flower Arrangements Also a wide range of gifts for your pets including Pet Treats, Christmas Stockings & Soft Toys Ladder Hill, Wheatley, Oxfordshire OX33 1HY
Celebrate Christmas and New Year at The Marlborough Hotel and Restaurant Book Now for Christmas Parties, Christmas Day and New Year's Eve Visit www.marlboroughwitney.co.uk for more information and to book
BEER lovers will be able to raise a glass, and money, for an Oxford charity this weekend. Managers of Oxford pubs the Honey Pot, the Jam Factory, the Duke’s Cut, Oxford Retreat and the White House will launch a beer festival in aid of Sobell
Police are appealing for information following a rape in Oxford in the early hours of Saturday. The victim, a 19-year-old girl, met a black man, aged in his twenties, in Anubar in Park End Street. They then went to the Bridge nightclub and
A STREET cleaner lost his job and ended up in court for flytipping rubbish while working for Vale of White Horse District Council’s waste contractor. David Collett, 48, from Denchworth Road, Wantage, let a neighbour load rubbish into a works van belonging
BANBURY and Witney occ-upy the top two places in South Clubs’ League Division 3A after impressive wins. Banbury went top by thrashing leaders Staines 4-1. Mel Wilkinson scored their first, and although Staines levelled from a short corner, Banbury were
A PARATROOPER who lost three limbs in a bomb blast in Afghanistan and other wounded colleagues are to run the US Marine Corps Marathon in Washington DC on Sunday. Corporal Tom Neathway of 2nd Battalion the Parachute Regiment, based at RAF Brize
There will be no tricks, but plenty of treats at Bloor Homes’ Hallowe’en Open Weekend at its Folly Park View development in Faringdon. The marketing suite will be open until 9pm on October 29 and all weekend from 10m to 5.15pm, and visitors will be greeted
A PROLIFIC flasher has been given a second Asbo for exposing himself just three days after being sentenced for a near-identical offence. John Bustin performed a sex act in front of a 37-year-old woman and her 20-year-old daughter in Cowley,
PROLIFIC isn’t the word to describe serial flasher John Bustin from Cowley. His list of sexual offences date back to 1984 and yet, once again, he has escaped jail and been handed a new two-year Asbo despite re-offending days after his last sentence.
A FORMER convent schoolgirl from Abingdon is returning to Oxfordshire to perform steamy stripteases on stage. Ex-Our Lady’s pupil Hannah McCarthy, 29, now calls herself Miss Fan-Teasy and teaches raunchy burlesque routines to women of all ages
A depleted Grove side saw their winning run ended with a 19-10 defeat at Newbury Stags in Southern Counties North. Missing Nick and Roger Sevier, Tom Clipsham, Jon North and Rob Weaving, Grove lost Richard Keen and Jamie Burns to late illness. Three
A MAN who was beaten up for creating a false Facebook website account in his attacker’s name “to some extent brought it on himself”, a judge said. Mark Pratt broke Philip Rees’ jaw after learning about the page. Alistair Grainger, prosecuting, yesterday
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South West 1 East Captain Ian Jeffreys notched a hat-trick of tries as Wallingford pipped Reading Abbey 28-24. Wallingford had led 20-7 and 25-12, but it took a late penalty from wing Ralph Smith to clinch the away win. A missed
A POPULAR ITV period drama which features scenes shot in a west Oxfordshire village has been criticised for a series of historical gaffes. Downton Abbey, about life at a stately home in the years before the First World War, has been attracting more
Midlands 1 West Banbury Bulls could not build on their opening victory as they lost 27-7 at Nuneaton Old Edwardians. Nuneaton led 12-0 thanks to tries from Paul Rees and Sam Garnham and a Tom Short conversion. Banbury rallied with a stoppage-time
Rileys C remain on course for the Greene King ODDA Summer League and Seven-a-side Cup double – but only just. The Premier Division champions were given a scare at Masons Arms A before inching home 4-3 in the cup thanks to Jon Jukes’s last-frame win.
THE children of a man killed in a Banbury pub have won an appeal over a compensation claim. James and Megan Lavelle took their claim to the Appeal Court in London after Oxford County Court turned down their case in January this year. Mr and Miss Lavelle
Skipper Robbie Eason lifted the championship trophy to cap Horspath’s record-breaking four divisional titles – and then dedicated the success to the members who kept the club alive. The village club took the Spread Eagle Hotel, Thame, by storm
MINI Plant Oxford has thrown its support behind this year’s children’s lantern procession through the heart of Oxford City centre. The partnership between MINI and Oxford Inspires means that school and community lantern-making workshops are under
JUST before the May General Election, I wrote a letter stating that should David Cameron gain power and become Prime Minister, that within a few months he would put us into poverty, take us back to the Thatcher years. Somebody replied to that letter
I AM writing to let your readers know that Mr Robert Vincent, who read the Oxford Mail every day, a great writer to your paper, has passed away. He was my great friend, and he was well-known in East Oxford. His family and we all are going to miss him
I am writing about your Worst Car Evah (Oxford Mail, October 15) on the Dodge Avenger. Yes, the Avenger name was unsullied in the United States, but only because when the Hillman Avenger was sold there, it was called the Plymouth Cricket.
IT IS fantastic news that the Victorian heritage of Jericho is finally being recognised (Friday’s Oxford Mail), and it is obviously long overdue. The ‘Venice’ of Oxford, as described by author Philip Pullman, is one of Oxford’s jewels in its studded
It’s the time of year when, leaving the house, I pack my bike lights without fail. I have LED lighting, nothing fancy on the front but a strong light on the back with a funky throbbing mode that has been known to annoy the cyclist behind me but also soothe
Have fun singing your heart out, or making personalised cards online — all for a good cause. The Christmas season is all about spreading goodwill, so why not give a little more this year and reap the rewards? There are lots of ways to help
A SECOND application to build a £650m waste incinerator near Bicester was approved yesterday by an Oxfordshire County Council committee, to the shock of campaigners. Waste firm Viridor wants to build the ‘energy from waste’ facility at Ardley Fields,
National 3 South West Martin Nutt scored two tries on his return for Oxford Harlequins, but could not save them from a 24-17 defeat at Newton Abbot. Nutt, who was back after his charity Everest base camp climb, helped Quins recover from 24-3 down
Q. My cat has broken his pelvis in a road traffic accident. My vet has said cage rest for 4 to 6 weeks should allow it to heal. Will there be any long-term effects? Can any more be done? P. Williams, Wallingford A. Cats usually recover remarkably
National 2 South Henley Hawks climbed to fourth in the table with a hard-fought 13-7 victory at Shelford. Ali James’s try and fellow centre Danny Wells’ conversion sealed the spoils in wet and windy conditions. Shelford’s forwards had the edge in
In the shadow of Wormwood Scrubs prison, Oxford Hawks ran amok with six different goalscorers as they won 6-4 away to PHC Chiswick. It was an impressive Premier Division 2 win at the Linford Christie sports ground, with Hawks’ Ted Bennett man
HAS John Tanner finally lost all his marbles? Thank heavens the super-loo for Gloucester Green has been scuppered. Personally, I find them scary, claustrophobic and they are impossible for the less able to negotiate. At our local fellowship group
In respect of your article “City can afford to build £16.8m pool) (Wednesday’s Oxford Mail), there are a couple of points that merit clarification. First, the build-cost of the new pool is £8.5m (the figure you quote includes revenue costs over 25 years
SO, new Shadow Chancellor Alan Johnson will “stand up for the poor”. In that case, will he seriously consider the two million or so pensioners who are what is called “in the poverty trap”? The Government’s own findings show that pensioners are entitled
Some curious facts and figures behind our favourite festive foods and traditions.... Christmas pudding, also called plum pudding — although it does not contain plums— is traditionally steam-cooked in a cloth on ‘stir-up Sunday’ at the beginning
Jason Bowers was delighted with Chinnor’s victory over Cheltenham. Chinnor’s head coach said: “It was a really good performance. “Another five points at home shows that we are a test for any team. “I was very encouraged by our first half performance
CCTV security camera recordings played a key role in securing the jailing of a gang described as being “at the cutting edge of gaming machine fraud”. The seven men were jailed for the theft and laundering of tens of thousands of £1 coins.
Chinnor 38, Cheltenham Tigers 15 Chinnor ran in six tries for a comfortable National 3 South West win at Kingsey Road. The hosts never hit top form and, at times, their defence appeared a little loose, but Cheltenham looked better than a side who
New Zealand's prime minister held a crisis meeting with studio bosses in a bid to keep filming of The Hobbit movies, but warned his country would not be drawn into a bidding war. Plans to make the £316m, two-film project in New Zealand fell into
For most of us, Christmas would not be complete without turkey for the main festive meal. Discover its origins and try some deliciously different recipes. The scientific name for a turkey is Meleagris gallopava from Latin gallus, meaning cock,
PAMELA Anderson signed autographs and posed for photos with students after addressing the Oxford Union about vegetarianism yesterday. The Baywatch star spoke to about 200 students and introduced documentary Glass Walls, narrated by Sir Paul McCartney
Didcot Town boss Stuart Peace says an “open and frank discussion” with his players led to him being persuaded to stay in the hot-seat at Loop Meadow Stadium. Peace, Didcot Town’s most successful manager, had planned to step down following the
CRIME can fall despite a cut in front line police numbers, a minister insisted as he visited Oxford yesterday. Police and Criminal Justice Minister Nick Herbert made the vow as he met Thames Valley Police’s Chief Constable Sara Thornton to discuss 14
PLEASE treat us like mature, intelligent adults Mr Herbert, because just as that old cliche goes, you can fool some of the people some of the time, but you can’t fool all of the people all of the time. And while you might be tempted to believe you can
Oxford United’s FA Cup first-round tie at Burton Albion has been switched to Sunday, November 7 (3pm). It cannot be played on the Saturday because the stewards at Burton are also used by Derby County, who are at home to Portsmouth in the npower Championship
PAacy Oxford United forward Alfie Potter admits it’s a weight off his shoulders to have got off the mark with his goal against Northampton on Saturday. The 21-year-old former Peterborough player has scored some famous goals in his time, notably for Havant
A 52-YEAR-OLD rower has furiously paddled his way into the record books as part of a triumphant dragon boat team. David Buckland was part of a 20-strong British crew which paddled 175.6km (109 miles) in 24 hours, smashing the previous world
AN ABINGDON pre-school is to close after attendance fell. The voluntarily-run Hadland Pre-school, based at Hadland Road Community Centre, will shut at the end of term on Friday, December 17. Three staff at the 24-year-old school look
TWO religious leaders are claiming an historic first after an Islamic Imam preached at a Christian chapel. For the first time in Pembroke College’s 500-year history, a Muslim, Dr Taj Hargey – from the Summertown Islamic Congregation in Oxford – was welcomed
