A WINNING National Lottery ticket worth nearly £1m which was bought in the Vale of White Horse for the draw on Saturday, December 18, last year has not been claimed yet. The holder has until June 16 to claim the prize by calling 0845 910 0000, a Lottery
CCTV cameras recorded the last moments of a promising Oxford United football academy player who was stabbed to death in London, a court heard yesterday. Godwin Lawson, 17, and his two friends were attacked in the street for no apparent reason
BROOKSIDE Primary School in Bicester has been rated good by Ofsted, which said there had been “significant improvement” in teaching and learning since an inspection in 2007. A report said the 252-pupil school in Bucknell Road produced above-average results
Ron Holden has set a New Year example for us all. He has lived in East Avenue, East Oxford, for 50 years and often picks up litter around his home. But over a meet-up with family, Mr Holden’s sister Joyce Heard bet him that he couldn
LITTER has proved profitable for one East Oxford resident, after he made a bet that he could pick up 100 pieces of rubbish from his street in one day. Ron Holden, has lived in East Avenue, East Oxford, for 50 years and often picks up litter
AN Oxford councillor is trying to get Witney’s Cogges Link Road scheme scrapped so £14m can then be spent elsewhere. Labour city and county councillor John Tanner wants a cheaper alternative to the £18m scheme. But the county council’s cabinet member
CONSTRUCTION work is under way to build a state-of-the-art all-weather pitch at Wallingford School. Wyll Willis, headteacher at the comprehensive school, hopes the £300,000 floodlit full-size hockey pitch would be ready for use by the end of March.
A STUDENT from Kidlington has bandaged her way to victory after becoming St John’s Ambulance Oxfordshire Cadet of the Year. Karen Fung, 16, fought off competition from dozens of other young cadets to claim the prize. And the Gosford Hill pupil will
TRADERS have hit out at “absurd” town centre changes that will see supplies wheeled and carried along pavements and through bus queues. They said shoppers would be put at risk when loading bays are temporarily moved as part of a re-development of Bicester
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Spanish driver Daniel “Dani” Sordo will strengthen the new Banbury-run Mini WRC Team in the 2011 FIA World Rally Championship. He will team up with Kris Meeke when Mini makes its return to rallying with the Mini WRC this coming season.
CONTROL of trains running through Reading was successfully transferred to Network Rail’s Thames Valley Signalling Centre, alongside Didcot Parkway station, over the Christmas break. Resignalling work covering 100 miles of track was carried out from Christmas
Music and books retailer HMV Group said its Oxford stores were unlikely to be affected by a planned raft of closures and redundancies. The group will close 60 of its 600 HMV and Waterstone's stores over the next 12 months after it reported a 13.6 per
PLANS to increase the number of concerts and outdoor events held at a country estate have put two aristocrats at loggerheads. Charlbury residents fear that Lord Rotherwick’s plan for up to 14 annual events at Cornbury Park will cause too much noise.
DRINKERS at a Didcot pub say they are stunned by a brewery’s bid to demolish their local. Greene King has submitted a planning application for eight homes on the site of The Waterwitch, in Cockcroft Road. The 45-year-old pub would close in three months
A rise in major workplace injuries in Oxfordshire over the past year has triggered a call for increased safety. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) says work-related fatalities in the South East rose in 2009-10 compared with the previous year, out
KIND-HEARTED businesspeople have been thanked for donating presents for children whose parents are fighting in Afghanistan. Personnel from 78 Squadron, based at RAF Benson, near Wallingford, are serving as part of Operation Herrick, and many
Two men were arrested on the M40 on suspicion of possessing class-A drugs with intent to supply after being followed through Oxfordshire by the police helicopter. The men, aged 20 and 36, were in a grey Vauxhall Astra, which was stopped on the M40
AUTOTYPE UTV LEAGUE James Beesley scored twice as promotion hopefuls King & Queen Wheatley toppled leaders Yellow Eagles 4-2 in Division 3A. Beesley and Simon Evans fired King & Queen into a two-goal lead, before Simon Hill set up Thom Airs to pull
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Confidence among Oxfordshire businesses has dipped thanks to worries over domestic demand. A new report has revealed firms are concerned about their prospects for the months ahead and there are still fears of a “double dip” recession among county business
A 40-YEAR-OLD man accused of stealing a rare first edition of the first Harry Potter novel denied the charge at magistrates yesterday. Kevin McGirr told a court he did not take the signed copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, worth
DISRUPTED bin collections will be back to normal by the end of the week, the city council has insisted. Rubbish chiefs at the Town Hall said every bin or recycling container missed because of snow and ice will have been emptied by Friday. The council
‘And you can send me dead flowers every morning Send me dead flowers by the mail Send me dead flowers to my wedding And I won't forget to put roses on your grave.’ The Rolling Stones song Dead Flowers — from their last great album Sticky
Comment is all but superfluous in respect of this image — one of the more distressing pictures I saw in newspapers over the holiday period. The group of Dolce & Gabbana models it depicts have clearly taken their calorie-counting to absurd degrees. The
AUTOTYPE UTV LEAGUE Luke Higgins blasted a four-goal salvo to help Wallingford Keys blow away Division 1 promotion favourites Masons Arms in a 6-1 home win, writes TIM SIRET. Craig Dean scored for Masons to make it 3-1 early in the second half. But
In the past year or so I have found that two other OCGS girls have been living in Lake Forest, CA almost as long as I have -- since 1977! We now meet up at the Lake Forest Senior Club (where we go to sign up for trips, watch movies, play mahjong). I've
The CBE in the New Year’s Honours for David Suchet was an entirely justified reward for an actor who on screen and on the stage (a rare combination for a thesp these days) has brought delight to millions. His portrayal of Joe Keller in the West End revival
Since Branca in Walton Street — then just weeks open — was my first review of 2001, it is fitting perhaps that I should consider it again at the beginning of the second decade of the new Millennium (as some numerical purists consider 2011 to be
Because Enstone became a satellite town for more than 1,000 airmen during the Second World War, members of the Enstone Historical Society decided to stage a commemoration evening on the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain last November. It
As a member of the Food Advice Division of the Ministry of Food from 1942 Marguerite Patten gave invaluable advice on recipes. Through her help, housewives learned how to cook with dried milk and dried eggs and be imaginative with the limited ingredients
There is something ineffably romantic about vanished villages. I might mention Hampton Gay, near Kidlington, or Shorthampton, near Charlbury, or Widford, near Burford — but one of the best is to be found at Wheatfield, near Watlington. Peering
‘The British are coming!” famously declared screenwriter Colin Welland in 1982 when he collected his Oscar for Chariots of Fire. More than 20 years later, his prophecy seems to be coming true. Slumdog Millionaire was the toast of Tinseltown in
IT may have been a few days late, but Christmas spirit was still in strong supply at the Lord Mayor’s carol concert yesterday. Heavy snow meant Lord Mayor of Oxford John Goddard had to postpone the original event on December 19. But
The Russian Ice Stars return to the New Theatre from tonight until Sunday with a spectacular adaptation of Peter Pan, J. M. Barrie’s magical tale of the boy who never grew up. Theatregoers will be transported to a world of make-believe as Wild Rose
AS a postgrad criminologist I have recently been researching gender justice and the differential treatment often meted out to women who are portrayed as doubly deviant by a patriarchal sentencing culture. Often women are sexualised in a ‘babes behind
Regarding Mr Sanderson’s letter, Meat Is Unhealthy (Oxford Mail, December 29) who can say 100 per cent that eating meat can causes illness? Mr Sanderson may have championed the vegetarian diet but what suits some people, may not be suitable for others
THE controversial increase in VAT from 17.5 to 20 per cent will hit motorists hardest, that much is clear. They face a triple-whammy of price hikes because the cost of petrol has been forced up by two tax increases, as well as rocketing oil
GOVERNMENT inspectors have ordered a school to shape up after criticising staff for lacking “drive, ambition and vision” to improve standards. Governors at Wheatley C of E Primary School said they were shocked by the report by the education watchdog
UHLSPORT HELLENIC LEAGUE Headington Ams 3 (L Cuff 13, 29, McCuaig 26), Letcombe 4 (Horswell 33, Hedges 46, 55, Pendell pen 84) New signing Phil Hedges scored twice as Letcombe staged an amazing comeback to recover from 3-0 down to beat
Is this wrong? I’ve just spent the last half an hour on the Internet trying to find the best price for a Nintendo Wii rather than doing what I should be doing, writing this column. Now, if like my mother you’re one of the uninitiated and still think
Our mother Mary was admitted to the John Radcliffe Hospital recently after suffering a stroke, and, after the constant bad press about the state of our hospitals, we would like give a positive review. From the moment the ambulance crew arrived, to her
ith the on-going debate about the proposed wind turbine at Horspath I decided to do some research into wind turbines. The first thing I found was, according to the official website of the wholesale electricity market, one day recently, all of the country
I make no apology for wanting to save libraries from the Tory axe. David Williams (Oxford Mail letters December 29) asserts that as Lib Dems have been adamant that cuts must be made, due to the profligacy of the previous Labour government, somehow this
Directing an Oscar Wilde play is rather like being a chaperone at a party: at best you are invisible, at worst actively intrusive. Marshalling Wilde’s politicos, dandies and duchesses through An Ideal Husband, Lindsay Posner is quick to lose himself among
Recent UK exhibitions and television series have emphasised the Islamic contribution to modern science and technology. This exhibition takes a different approach, showing how Islamic science is a portrayal of culture, in the same way that art and
Not content with running Truck Festival, the transatlantic spin-off Truck USA, the environmentally conscious Wood Festival and Cowley Road’s OX4, the Bennett brothers and the Truck festival team have decided to organise another mega gig. EquiTruck
First I should declare a personal bias. I was particularly taken with the opening track on John Rutter’s new CD A Song in Season (COLCD 135) because it celebrates the completion of restoration work on Wells Cathedral in 2009. Fifty years ago, my father
MOTORISTS were nursing a New Year hangover last night as petrol prices continued to hit record highs in Oxfordshire. An increase in Value Added Tax from 17.5 per cent to 20 per cent yesterday, combined with a 1p increase in fuel duty, saw prices
UHLSPORT HELLENIC LEAGUE Thame Utd 1 (Stewart 74), Ardley Utd 3 (Concannon pen 55, 67, Bryan 59) Ian Concannon fired a second-half double as Ardley United marched on at the top of the Premier Division with victory over Thame United at
A 72-YEAR-OLD Oxford man has admitted sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl. Chun Wai admitted two counts of causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity and two counts of sexual assault on the same victim. Wai, who spoke through
TWO men were behind bars last night accused of burgling Evelyn White’s home two days after she was killed in a fire. Terry Peacock, 36, and Paul Warman, 33, appeared before Oxford Magistrates’ Court on Monday charged with aggravated burglary of the home
Sam Deering and Mark Creighton could find they still have a future at Oxford United after returning from loan spells in Wales. And manager Chris Wilder stressed the door is never closed to any player. It follows the unexpected recall for Jack Midson
HISTORIANS are telling the story of their 10th century village in a new hour-long film. This is Aston charts the history of the village near Bampton, giving a guide to the historical places, buildings and people in the village. The Aston History Group
OXFORD is bucking the national trend with property prices set to weather the downturn better than many other UK towns and cities, experts have predicted. Many economists are forecasting price falls nationally of between five and 10 per cent as households
CAR parks in Abingdon and Wantage are running at a loss, despite a recent rise in parking charges by the district council. Critics said their fears that higher charges would drive away motorists have come true as income from car parks across the Vale
COGGES Farm Museum is to undergo major changes before it reopens later this year, in a bid to keep the axed attraction afloat. A trust, set up to run the former Oxfordshire County Council facility, is looking to run it as a working farm, with
MORE cuts are set to be made to made to Banbury Museum — as it was revealed that council chiefs looked at closing the £5m attraction. Cherwell District Council is looking to cut £28,861 from the budget for 2011/12, including a 58 per cent cut in the
