James Allen, 27, of Luther Street, Oxford, admitted shoplifting two leather jackets valued at £400 from Marks and Spencer in Oxford on December 27. Also admitted commission of another offence while subject to a conditional discharge. Original offence
Goals from Alex Dawson, Callum Betts and Joseph Flannagan [2], reflected a dominant display from Adrington and Lockinge Youth
A ROAD in Oxford is set to take its place in literary history after becoming the focus of a new novel. Divinity Road is the first book published by Oxford author Martin Pevsner, a lecturer at Oxford and Cherwell Valley College. The story
A “REALLY nice, intelligent bloke” was killed by a combination of heroin and alcohol, a coroner has ruled. Mathew Sullivan, of Egrove Close, South Oxford, was found unconscious in a West Oxford flat on July 27. The 35-year-old carpenter had a history
CHILDREN in hospital got a sweet surprise thanks to an Oxford cake-maker. Award-winning Sana Malik cooked up a colourful three-tier cake for youngsters at Oxford Children’s Hospital. Ms Malik, who runs her own business Sana’s Wedding Cakes from her
A TATTOO-mad couple are to thank the doctors who treated their baby son by organising a body art fundraising event. Paul and Carly Humphreys have invited body artists to their Evolution Tattoo parlour in Banbury Road, Kidlington, to raise cash
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PODGY ponies at the Blue Cross animal adoption centre in Burford are being put on a diet. The charity said about 40 per cent of all ponies arriving at the centre for rehoming are overweight. Equine welfare supervisor Gemma Taylor said: “It’s down to
RESIDENTS are to be asked if they want a replacement skate bowl for the damaged Botley Bowl. North Hinksey Parish Council is to send out a questionnaire to everyone in the parish asking if they want to replace the popular facility. The Botley Bowl in
BLACKWELL’S Bookshop is to host a play for the first time when Creation Theatre takes over part of the world famous store next month. The company will stage a production of Doctor Faustus in the Broad Street shop’s basement Norrington Room. Next month
A TRAMPOLINE club is jumping for joy after scooping a national award. Higher Energy Trampoline Club, based at Chipping Norton Leisure Centre, has been awarded The Gym Mark and Club Mark by the British Gymnastics Association. About 200 children go to
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Oxford United have signed one player, and let one go out, on transfer deadline day today. The U's have signed 26-year-old left winger Simon Hackney on loan from Colchester until the end of the season. This comes after the move to sign
A 31-year-old man is in hospital with serious head injuries following an assault at a Woodstock pub. Police were called to the Crown Inn in High Street at 9.42pm last night and this morning scenes of crime officers were still combing the area for clues
CHINESE students put on a show at Oxford Town Hall to celebrate their New Year. The event, on Friday, showcased 15 traditional acts including martial arts, comedy, fashion and music, ahead of the Chinese New Year on Thursday Eric Liu, 22, of organisers
NPOWER LEAGUE TWO Oxford Utd 1, Cheltenham 1. ZAMARETTO SOUTHERN LEAGUE Premier Div: Banbury Utd 0, Cirencester Tn 2; Bedford Tn 0, Oxford City 1; Evesham Utd 3, Didcot Tn 0. Div 1 South & West: North Leigh v Cinderford Tn pp; Wimborne Tn 0, Abingdon
A NEW police team at Oxford station starts work today to cut crime on the county’s railway network. British Transport Police fully reopened its office at the station the morning, and hope that six uniformed officers will make passengers feel safer on
SATURDAY’S RESULTS 7.35: 1 BIT VIEW EASY 9-4, 2 Landene Rocket 6-1. Trio: (2x3x6). Trainer: Clarke. Time: 27.76. Boozed Scrappy (5) 2-1 fav. 7.50: 1 LASSA EXPLODES 6-4 fav, 2 Posh Marnie 5-1. Trio: (3x2x6). Trainer: Baker. Time: 27.36. 8.05: 1 WEE
Wantage Tn 5 (Claydon 28, 38, Keen 43, Jones 44, Cattell 60) Witney Utd 0 Richard Hill’s reign as Witney United manager got off to a farcial start as he was only able to field nine players for the kick-off of the Bluefin Insurance Brokers
A 32-YEAR-OLD man suffered serious head injuries in an attack in Cowley Road, Oxford, yesterday. Police said officers were called at 2.50am to reports of an assault near The Regal nightclub. The victim was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital and was
Getting private companies to run public services was a key theme of the Conservative government in the 1980s, so many will be surprised to see that Conservative-run Oxfordshire County Council has already rejected the idea for its threatened libraries.
Threatened libraries across Oxfordshire can be kept running with council cash if they are managed by a private company, an American outsourcing firm said. Stuart Fitzgerald, vice president of Library Systems & Services UK, said his firm could
A POPULAR Bicester barman who died of meninigitis was last night described as the “life and soul of the party”. The family of Ian North said he was a joker who always made people laugh. The 22-year-old was found dead at his home in Warwick Court, Bicester
BRITAIN’S Got Talent star Fabia Cerra, pictured centre, was the guest judge at a charity show featuring Balliol College students. The Blackbird Leys resident, famous for a burlesque performance on the ITV show, judged 13 acts including dancers, comedians
Bedford Tn 0 Oxford City 1 (Malone 57) Liam Malone’s second-half strike gave Oxford City a much-needed win in the Premier Division at Bedford on Saturday – and lifted them out of the drop zone. City’s captain tucked his shot home in the 57th minute
Banbury Utd 0 Cirencester Tn 2 (Mark Draycott 31, Bevan 90) Banbury United will be slipping into the Premier Division relegation zone if they produce many more performances similar to the one which saw them slide to defeat against Cirencester Town.
Oxford City have been thrown out of the Oxfordshire Senior Cup for fielding an ineligible player in their 2-1 quarter-final win at Carterton last Tuesday. City included new signing Neil Dunn from Clevedon. But it later transpired that the midfielder
Evesham Utd 3 (Palmer pen 40, Accam 49, Shaze 54) Didcot Tn 0 Didcot Town, watched by new manager Ady Williams, slipped into the bottom four of the Premier Division after being comfortably dispatched by Evesham United. Former Wales international Williams
WITH all of the grumbling I’ve heard about the NHS on telly and read about in the newspapers, I’d like to explain what it’s like without a national health service. While I saw waiting for my dad to have a pacemaker inserted under the thin skin covering
NOWHERE to work, nowhere to borrow a book, nowhere to study at university, nowhere for elderly people to go, nowhere to get a decent meal for the homeless, nowhere to get the flu vaccine, nowhere to park, nowhere to dump rubbish legally. This Government
THE good folk of Albert Street in St Ebbe’s, Oxford, knew how to celebrate. Tables and chairs were brought out into the road and children tucked in to a sumptuous tea, as their mums and dads looked on. This was the scene in May 1935, when the nation
READERS have fond memories of living at the Slade camp at Headington, Oxford. The former Army camps off Horspath Driftway and The Slade provided much-needed housing for dozens of families in the post-war period. What’s more, many of them were extremely
MEMBERS of Oxford Central Townswomen’s Guild always struck lucky with the weather when they held their garden party. The sun shone on the first two – and the third, on the lawn of Frewin Hall, Oxford, in 1968 was no exception. Attractions included entertainment
PRIORY Lane was closed to traffic for the town’s first rural street fair in 1974. Craftsmen and women from the Cotswolds set up stalls and gave demonstrations in wood lathing, pottery, spinning and lacemaking. The fair was organised by Burford members
HUMPTY Dumpty and all the King’s Men were alive and well at Stonesfield carnival in 1986. Members of the village playgroup got dressed up as the favourite nursery rhyme characters and toured the streets on a float. The arrival of the
Wimborne Tn 0 Abingdon Utd 3 (Mills 30, 47, Lewis 52) John Mills’s brace set Abingdon United on the way to an emphatic victory at lowly Wimborne Town in Division 1 South & West. Abingdon had an early let off when Gareth Barnes headed a great chance
YOU know what I fear more than death? The weirdo who boards the bus and, using auto-pilot, makes a bee-line for the space next to me. It must happen at least once a year and, when it does, I swear I’ll walk or cycle in future. But if the attentions of
I WRITE with reference to Oxford Mail, January 19, where Leigh McPherson claimed that she was shocked by what she had heard after buying a My Pal Violet – a cuddly toy puppy from Asda – for her four-month-old child to help her to talk. She couldn’t believe
I wish to object to the totally distasteful comments and assertions made by Matthew Sinclair of the Taxpayers’ Alliance (The Issue, January 24), regarding pensioners’ bus passes. He belongs to an organisation which does a lot of talking but makes little
Mr Willcox (Oxford Mail, January 26) expresses concern that the health of city residents will be affected by the proposed closure of the Temple Cowley Pools and gym. I would like to point out that the city council will not be closing that facility until
VINCE and Kath Boulter were one of many couples who met and fell in love at Carfax Assembly Rooms in Oxford. Vince asked Kath to dance and that was the start of a romance that lasted more than 50 years. He was prompted to write in after seeing the picture
HUNDREDS of young people twisted, moonwalked and hopped their way to glory at a national dance competition in Blackbird Leys yesterday. The Oxfordshire Streetdance Championships at the Blackbird Leys Leisure Centre attracted more than 900 competitors
SHE’S the woman who simply can’t throw anything away. Frances Riches’ Oxford home is full of thousands of books, papers, ornaments and boxes, leaving most rooms unusable. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) has cost the 72-year-old her
Well deserved victory for Steventon and they had the Man of the match Harry Fisher. Harry scored 4 goals and the other goal was scored by Henry Scott. Greater Leys played but just couldn't find the net.
Jenson on the Button for League Leaders Jenson Wright scored twice as unbeaten league leaders Horspath continued their march to the title with a hard-fought but merited victory over a game Kidlington team. The visitors won the first
A MAN who thrust a ball-bearing gun into another man’s face to break up an argument walked free from court because a judge said his victim “thoroughly deserved” to be frightened. Notorious East Oxford man Leslie Belcher, who was given a two-year
CONTROVERSIAL Judge Julian Hall has returned to Oxford Crown Court and has shown yet again he has the knack of handing down sentences that baffle most law-abiding citizens. This time he has given an absolute discharge – that’s no punishment whatsoever
Ryan Clarke was the toast of his Oxford United teammates after a brilliant late penalty save earned his team a rare draw at the Kassam Stadium on Saturday. Tom Craddock, who scored United’s goal the 1-1 draw against Cheltenham, said: “Clarkey makes some
PLANS for a giant slurry lagoon are being fought by councillors. Waste management company Agrivert wants to create the basin, measuring 172m by 60m, in Yarnton to store fertiliser created by food waste from homes in Oxfordshire. At the moment it is
WHEN Ben Pine was born with club feet the chances of him ever running looked slim. Mr Pine, of North Drive, Harwell was born with his right foot pointing backwards and his left foot angled sideways. But after five operations and years
PRIMARY schoolchildren got the chance to wield a conductor’s baton as they took the helm at an Oxfordshire Youth Orchestra performance. Little Harry Beel, pictured, from Windmill Primary School, Headington, was one of the youngsters picked out as a budding
