MUM Heidi Kelloway is one of the few who did not break her New Year’s resolution last year. She told girlfriends her challenge was to get on television – and that’s exactly what she did. Now the Ulrika Jonsson lookalike is appearing
Non-urgent operations remained suspended at the Horton Hospital, Banbury, tonight. Operations were cancelled last week at the Horton, and the John Radcliffe and Churchill hospitals in Oxford, because of a jump in A&E patients and ‘bed blocking’ by patients
YOBS and vandals causing trouble in Kidlington have been beaten thanks to a police crackdown on anti-social behaviour. Shopkeepers said a dispersal order to stop teenagers causing mayhem in the High Street was working. The order, which allows police
TWO holidaymakers from Witney are among a group of people who are suing a tour operator after they were taken ill on holiday in Turkey. A writ at London’s High Court claimed their holidays were ruined when they came down with salmonella and other gastro-intestinal
Police today released images from CCTV in connection with a sexual assault in Bicester. At about 8.45pm, on Saturday, November 27, a woman in her twenties, was assaulted in the car park of Bicester Community Hospital in Kings End. Det Sgt Craig
WHILE it may be true anyone can play guitar, it takes luck as well as talent to cut it in the world of music. That is the message of Anyone Can Play Guitar, a new independent film about Oxford’s music scene – a scene which has seen scores of
VOLUNTEERS are needed to help smarten up stations on the Cotswold Line later this year. Train operator First Great Western wants volunteers to help carry out work at stations in west Oxfordshire at the end of May and start of June, when the line will
LIFE in Wantage could soon be told in rhyme and verse as the town wants to appoint a poet laureate. Wantage Town Council hopes to install the position later this year in time for a new celebration of the town’s most famous poet, in the first John Betjeman
Ian Avery, 57, of Meriden Court, Wallingford, admitted harassment without violence in Wallingford between December 3 and 5. Given a 12-month conditional discharge and told to pay £85 costs. Also given a restraining order. Michael Carty, 46, of Wood
People convicted of offences at Oxford Magistrates' Court recently: Julian Gunnett, 35, of Rectory Road, Oxford, admitted possession of cannabis (Class B) in Oxford on December 7. Given a six-month conditional discharge and told to pay £45
“LESSONS full of “joie de vivre” have helped a village primary school score top marks from inspectors. Longworth Undenominational Primary School was rated outstanding by Ofsted for the first time. Inspectors said “nothing of significance was less than
PLANS to hike parking charges in Bicester and Banbury and end free parking in Kidlington are to be re-examined tonight. The move came after Cherwelll District Council’s Tory-led executive agreed to increase parking by 10p an hour in Bicester
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Oxford United have filled the blank Saturday left by Stevenage's involvement in the FA Cup. Their home fixture against Cheltenham Town in npower League Two has been brought forward from Tuesday March 8 to Saturday January 29.
Headington Amateurs 3 (Zaja 77, Hill 81, B Cuff 85) Tytherington Rocks 3 (Totterdell 8, Hughes 69, 88) Headington Amateurs came from two goals down to lead with five minutes left only to concede a late equaliser in a dramatic finish to their Division
Ardley Utd 2 (Bone 62, Nicholls 82) Shortwood Utd 1 (Mortlock 47) Murray Nicholls’s stunning 30-yard free-kick gave Ardley United victory over Shortwood – and stretched their lead at the top of the Premier Division to nine points. Ardley had been
SCHOOL pupils in Oxford will be encouraged to say “it’s all Greek to me” when classes are introduced to teach youngsters the ancient language. Oxford educational charity the Iris Project will teach ancient Greek to Year Six children at Barton’s Bayards
Macclesfield Town midfielder Richard Butcher has died at the age of 29. It’s only two weeks since Butcher played against Oxford United in Macclesfield’s 2-1 defeat at the Kassam Stadium. Macclesfield have not disclosed the cause, but Butcher died at
The news that Oxfordshire residents have given up £17,000 worth of winter fuel payments given them by the Government is a warming tale. You could be forgiven in thinking homeowners would be reluctant to give away free money, particularly given the harsh
A CAMPAIGN urging better-off pensioners to give up their winter fuel payment to help needy OAPs has been declared a success after raising £17,000. Pensioners donated that total in four weeks, with £10,000 donated in the first 10 days.
My Granny, one giant mountain gorilla….one epic adventure By Judith Evans A tear of happiness trickled down the cheek of Phyllis Cooper (My Granny), a larger than life and inspirational woman, as she began to relive her epic adventure to
North Leigh 5 (Taylor 24, 31, 35, 58, 75) Almondsbury Tn 4 (Pitcher 27, Griffiths 34, 83, Packham 57) Matty Taylor had a day to remember with a fantastic five-timer as North Leigh returned to action after a six-week lay-off with a bang in Division
Evesham Utd 3 (Shaze 10, Brown 30, Scheppel pen 63) Oxford City 0 Oxford City remain deep in Premier Division relegation trouble after being brushed aside by fellow strugglers Evesham United. The hosts took the lead after ten minutes when David Accam
A FRIEND of a young footballer who was stabbed to death admitted he was carrying a knife on the night they were attacked, a court heard. Julian Borja, 20, told a jury at the Old Bailey he had “no idea” why he, his brother and stabbed Godwin Lawson were
WHAT a fantastic Christmas present. Waste recycling in Oxford in November topped 50 per cent for the first time, compared with only 38 per cent in the past couple of years. I would like to say a big thank you to everyone who is putting their recycling
NOW that bin collections are beginning to return to normal after the devastating seven-inch snowfall which laid on our roads and pavements undisturbed, untreated and under our feet for well over a week, it has not escaped my attention that some areas
THERE has been much criticism over the years against animal rights groups. Their actions seem mild compared to the recent shameful actions of the student demonstrations. PAMELA TREADWELL (Mrs), Dodgson Road, Cowley, Oxford
OXFORD City Council should hang its head in shame over the outrageous and dangerous state of the icy paths and side roads during the recent cold spell. DAVID WINKFIELD, Charles Street, Oxford
IF you haven’t already, you must visit Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. It’s on a par with Amsterdam. I had the good fortune to live in Copenhagen for a few years and I soaked up the bike culture until the day I left. To be one of thousands, to
THERE was a special reason why the departure of Bletchingdon Band for a contest in London was delayed – the conductor’s wife was giving birth. The coach had arrived before dawn and the musicians were ready with their instruments. But
Universal Soldier made a sparkling debut for Aston Rowant trainer Lawney Hill with a runaway victory at Chepstow on Saturday. The six-year-old, formerly trained by Nicky Henderson, coasted home by 15 lengths under Harry Skelton in the three-mile
Cinderford Tn 3 (Evans pen 75, pen 89, McCootie 78) Abingdon Utd 2 (Mills 28, 53) Abingdon United let slip a two-goal lead provided by John Mills’s double as they slumped to their fifth successive defeat in Division 1 South & West. Mills fired Abingdon
Didcot Tn 1 (Lawrence 34) Chippenham Tn 1 (Lamb 45 Didcot Town wasted a series of golden chances as they shared the points in an exciting Premier Division encounter at the npower Loop Meadow Stadium. Dave Lawrence put Didcot ahead after 34 minutes
Swindon S’marine 3 (Cook 44, Horgan 50, Wells 76) Banbury Utd 0 Banbury United produced an instantly forgettable display as they crashed to defeat against a vastly superior Swindon Supermarine in the Premier Division. Billy Jeffrey’s side were hit
THE new year sees more pain at the pumps for drivers, with rises in fuel duty and VAT adding about 3p or 4p to the cost of a litre of petrol or diesel (Last Wednesday’s Oxford Mail). But these increases don’t just hurt the driver and our hard-pressed
OXFORD City Council is clearly politically motivated in reacting so rapidly to threaten opponents of the St Clement’s car park redevelopment, after they displayed a temporary sign informing residents of the appalling plans (‘Protesters told to drop St
THE county council says it has to make a saving of £155m over the next four years by running more efficiently. So are they saying that they haven’t been running the council efficiently? Well we know they haven’t. Turning off street lights at 12.30am
MAYBE it’s an age thing, but over the Christmas and New Year break I became addicted to tear-jerkers – you know, The Sound of Music, Dirty Dancing and, for me at least, that real ice breaker, The Horse Whisperer (in fact, I only saw the last 50 minutes
THESE happy folk were enjoying a well-deserved break from work. We know the picture was taken at Southend-on-Sea on June 16, 1951. It is also clear that they travelled in a Tappin’s coach from Didcot. All we know about the women, however, is that they
CAR workers at Cowley played a major role in the Allies’ battle to win the Second World War. They adapted their engineering skills to repair damaged military aircraft and get them back in the air. Reader Peter Tothill, of Stadhampton, was reminded of
IT MIGHT look like a scene from mid-winter, but the first picture was taken in mid-April 1966. Snow made driving conditions difficult in West Way, Botley. Note the sign indicating that traffic was entering Berkshire – the transfer to Oxfordshire was still
A FAMILY enjoy a picnic beside what looks like a river and relax in a garden. But has anyone any idea who they are? Beryl Naylor, of Banbury Road, Kidlington, found a batch of family photographs, including these, in a box she bought at a house clearance
A FAMILY was saved from a carbon monoxide leak thanks to a detector in their Chipping Norton home. Fire crews discovered the gas was leaking from a boiler at the house in Cox Lane. The alarm had detected the odourless, colourless gas and the family
A COUPLE who have smoked one million cigarettes between them have celebrated their first smoke-free year. James and Kathleen Woodall smoked 20 to 30 cigarettes a day each for almost 50 years. But they vowed to change their ways when
Oxford United matchwinner Tom Craddock is ahead of schedule to match his goals total of last season. And he says he will be thrilled if he can repeat his 2009-2010 tally. The former Luton striker fired in his tenth goal of the campaign – his eighth
FEARS that leisure centre users would see major cost increases when Oxford City Council surrendered management of facilities appear to have come true. Today we report that Fusion, the not-for-profit firm which runs the centres, is set to
YOUR New Year’s resolution to get fit will lose more pounds than expected with charges at Oxford’s leisure centres rising 6.7 per cent on average next week. Prices for all activities, including swimming, fitness classes and ice skating, will
OXFORD United turned on the style to record a first league win over Aldershot on Saturday and climb to tenth in League Two. And manager Chris Wilder admitted the only thing missing was that touch of ruthlessness to put the game to bed when the U’s were
PRIME Minister and Witney MP David Cameron may have coined the phrase, but groups of residents across West Oxfordshire have been involved in ‘Big Society’ initiatives for years. They have been running community shops, not-for-profit ventures
CONFIDENCE among Oxfordshire businesses has dropped amid fears of a double dip recession, according to a new survey. A report has revealed firms in the county are concerned about their prospects for the months ahead. The Lloyds TSB Business in Britain
