A TAXPAYER-supported transport service for OAPs must prepare to stand alone despite being given a cash reprieve by council bosses, an elderly campaigner has said. Michael Hugh-Jones, secretary of Oxfordshire Pensioners’ Action Group, said Dial-a-Ride
A MAN accused of raping a woman with learning difficulties in the centre of an Oxfordshire town has been cleared of all charges. Musa Camara maintained his innocence throughout the four-day trial at Oxford Crown Court. Yesterday, jurors took just 108
A MOTHER who lost her premature baby has appealed to more mums to donate breast milk, saying it helped prolong her daughter’s life. Amy-Louise Walker gave birth to Akemi Truby in November, 12 weeks prematurely. The baby was kept in an
A man was attacked and robbed in Banbury. The 26-year-old man was walking over the bridge in Middleton Road at approximately 5.45pm on Sunday. He took a shortcut off the road that leads to the Mill Arts Centre and the Oxford Canal. As he turned
A GREENGROCER has warned he could follow other traders and shut up shop because of disruption caused by the Bicester town centre redevelopment. Arthur Eldridge, of Eldridge Growers, in Sheep Street, says he could shut in April if trade does not pick
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THE second phase of Didcot’s Orchard shopping centre could be open by the end of 2013. David Buckle, the chief executive of South Oxfordshire District Council, said that negotiations with developer Hammerson were nearing completion. The expansion would
11.03: 1 HARD WORK 2-1 fav, 2 Gulta Pride 4-1. (2x4x3). Trainer: T Kibble. Time: 28.34. 11.19: 1 LUNDY GRAND 3-1, 2 Spice Please 4-1. (3x1x4). Trainer: A Kibble. Time: 28.00. Malbay Davy (4) 2-1 fav. 11.34: 1 WESTWAY STAR 4-1, 2 Emly Park 6-1. (3x4x5
THE memory of a lost friend is spurring a woman on to take the Arctic winter with the help of some four-legged friends. Michele Preece, 44, from Chiselhampton, will next month take part in a 200-kilometre (125-mile) dog sled challenge in Norway next
A broken-down lorry near Bicester today caused hold-ups for drivers. The lorry broke down on the northbound A41 between junction 9 of the M40 and the B4030 Oxford Road. One lane was blocked leading to queueing traffic. Delays on the A34 northbound
TINY Jessica Green stopped her parents in their tracks when she ended up in hospital, inspiring them to pull on their running shoes to help other sick children. Sam Quarterman, 25, and Carl Green, 23, will take part in the OX5 Run at Blenheim
CONSTRUCTION firm Leadbitter has teamed up with a French building company to buy out its owner. The Abingdon-based firm and Bouygues Bâtiment International have combined to acquire Leadbitter from its Dutch owners Heijmans for an undisclosed sum. The
RESIDENTS want their parish councillors replaced after trees were cut down leaving it looking “like a war zone”. Families said they were disgusted when workmen appeared at the copse in Louie Memorial Fields and Copse in North Hinksey with chainsaws to
United fans excited by the possibility of a second successive play-off final can’t sing “We’re going to Wem-ber-ley” – because this season’s npower League Two play-off final will be at Old Trafford on Saturday May 28. Even the automatic promotion places
Police today appealed for information after a man was assaulted in Wallingford. The 60-year-old man was walking through the Kinecroft between 2pm and 2.30pm on Monday, when he became involved in a verbal altercation with another man, who then
Sam Deering’s lively showing as a substitute at Northampton probably kept him in the U’s squad for the next game. Even though Alfie Potter was fit again, Deering remained as one of the subs for Tuesday’s clash with Shrewsbury, Matt Green this time dropping
Robins boss Mark Yates got his players back in the following day after the home defeat by Lincoln. And he told the club’s website: “I’ve drawn a line under Tuesday and we know where we are as a group now. “We were in to address that, but it’s more frustration
Witney United are hit by injury and unavailability before Saturday's trip to Wantage Town in the Bluefin Insurance Brokers League Cup. They will be without injured trio Sean McKeon, Jason Smith and Lewis Colwell, while Vinny Byfield, James Lambert, Matt
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A FARMER has put up a £5,000 reward to catch thieves who stole £10,000 of equipment from his small holding. Burglars targeted Derek Turner’s site off Blackthorn Road, near Launton, last week. During the burglary thieves chopped off part of a goat’s
THE leader of Oxfordshire County Council has been put on the spot by his own constituents over shutting their local library. Keith Mitchell, who represents the Bloxham division that includes Adderbury, was told people were unsure how they could take
1. Care and welfare of people who use services CQC: The inspectors noted there had been substantial improvements in stroke care and a reduction in time taken to produce radiology reports. But waiting times for cancer patients were too long
NINETIES rock wild child Courtney Love wants to settle down in Oxfordshire, according to Oxford's young Tories. The Hole frontwoman, best known as Mrs Kurt Cobain, made a surprise appearance at the association’s weekly Port and Policy evening at the
A HOUSING expert has warned property prices in parts of Oxford could halve if residences become uninsurable because of a risk of flooding. The insurance industry said it could not guarantee flood cover would continue for people living in high-risk properties
Striker Steve MacLean says he’s sure the goals will come for him too. The former Rangers, Scunthorpe, Sheffield Wednesday and Aberdeen hit-man, now on loan to Oxford from Plymouth until the end of the season, has scored goals virtually everywhere he’
DIDCOT Town chairman John Bailey has a simple message for the club’s next manager – keep us up. The Railwaymen are just a point above the drop zone and Bailey said it was vital they stayed in the Zamaretto Southern League’s top-flight. “That will be
Oxfordshire under 15 badminton player Andrew Brockie collected his seventh medal of the season when competing in a tournament at Worcester. Playing in the under 17 boys doubles event, Brockie won a bronze after he and partner, Ryan Quek (Worcester)lost
I WOULD like to add to the comments made by Sylvia Vallis (January 19) regarding the John Radcliffe Hospital. My mother Sandra Lloyd experienced a heart attack and the prompt and professional response undoubtedly saved her life. I would like to thank
IT IS bad enough to have to keep rubbish in a bin for two weeks, but my mother often has hers removed only once a month. I contact Oxford City Council and report the problem but it continues. Unless we tell them on collection day, or the next, that
Oxford City boss Mike Ford will give young striker Felipe Barcelos his Premier Division debut when they travel to Bedford Town on Saturday. With Lee Steele and Jerome Anderson sidelined with hamstring injuries, on-loan Aldershot midfielder Adam Mekki
TWO young riders from Oxfordshire have been given a boost by being selected for AW Cycles junior squad. Sixteen-year-olds Will Macke, from Witney, and Harry Strudley, from Benson, are in a five-strong team that will be targeting the national junior series
John Paul, the reigning British junior sprint champion from Wantage, captured three gold medals at a junior international meeting in Holland. The 17-year-old, who attends King Alfred’s College and represented Scotland in the Commonweath Games
FOR 18 months, Chris and Julia Moran had no idea whether their poodle Archie was alive or dead. The toy poodle vanished without trace from a garden in Heybridge, Essex, in July 2009, and had not been seen since... until he turned up two days
I AM writing to add my thoughts on where cuts should be made by Oxfordshire County Council. It is obvious that savings must be made, but why do officials only mention cuts to services and not cuts to the ‘back office’. Surely the priority must be to
WE WRITE regarding the story 'Deal ready to sign on shops revamp' relating to Abingdon (Oxford Mail, December 8). The Vale of the White Horse District Council stated that “plans to redevelop the neighbouring Charter area are high on the agenda, but will
VODAFONE needs to reassess its siting of a 12-metre mobile phone mast and base station close to the St Giles War Memorial. We appreciate that our rapidly advancing communications society requires infrastructure. But would the company
PARKING outside Wadham College is charged at £2 per hour for the first half hour, £3 per hour for the second half hour and £1.50 for the next full hour. Is there a rational economic explanation for this beyond creating a structure sufficiently complex
IT SERVED me right. I should have left the door locked, leapt into my car and sped (Thames Valley Police and all-too-regular A34 traffic hold-ups willing) to where an ever-fascinating public awaited in Oxford. Instead I unlocked it to answer the phone
Confidence seems to be oozing through Oxford United’s players at the moment, and they are a delight to watch. But they are preparing themselves for a tough local derby with Cheltenham tomorrow, one equally as testing as they faced at North-ampton
A MAN has been given an eight-week curfew after he was caught breaking into a rigged police car. Raymond McCavery, 30, of Southfield Park Flats, in Oxford, was charged with theft from a motor vehicle on Monday after he was caught on film breaking into
PLANS to put a 12-metre mobile phone mast in front of the Oxford War Memorial in St Giles has been branded “sacrilege” by opponents. Vodafone has submitted a planning application to place the mast at the north end of the Oxford street. The news has
SATURDAY. FOOTBALL. NPOWER LEAGUE TWO. Oxford Utd v Cheltenham. ZAMARETTO SOUTHERN LEAGUE. Premier Div: Banbury Utd v Cirencester Tn, Bedford Tn v Oxford City, Evesham Utd v Didcot Tn Div 1 South & West: North Leigh
Chinnor prop Ian Stock will miss tomorrow’s National 3 South West match at home to Bridgwater & Albion with a shoulder injury. Stock is expected to be out for two weeks, so Andy Berry comes into the squad as cover. Hooker Alan Cawston is on standby
THE failures at Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals are deeply disturbing but not altogether surprising. The Care Quality Commission has identified four areas in which the hospitals trust is failing: staffing levels, care and welfare of patients, staff
THREE Oxfordshire hospitals have 28 days to come up with an action plan to deal with “worrying” staff shortages and patient waiting times, a watchdog has warned. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) said the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust
Mum Lynne Whitley is doubtless familiar with the classic Drifters song lyric ‘Kissing in the back row, at the movies on a Saturday night…’ as it was this sentiment that prompted her to enter the Oxford Mail and Odeon Cinemas Golden Ticket Competition
OXFORD United boss Chris Wilder added to his squad last night by signing left-footed winger Jennison Myrie-Williams. And the 22-year-old, who arrives from Scotland but who had two loan spells with Cheltenham Town, could be in the squad to face his former
MAJOR improvements to Oxford’s Kennington roundabout and Hinksey Hill interchange are set to go ahead, despite Government cuts. Oxfordshire County Council has said it found cash to make changes in a bid to combat congestion on Oxford’s ring road. They
VICTORIAN working class cottages and industrial buildings and an “ecological highway” linking Oxford to the countryside are just some of the features of Jericho city planners wish to preserve. Oxford’s first industrial suburb is set to become the city
