Oxford saw the match run away from them in the final half hour. Here is the numbers' game. See Tuesday’s paper for full report. Competition: Southern Counties North Score: Oxford 5, Wootton Bassett 31 Oxford player ratings:
Former Emmerdale actress Amy Nuttall and Spooks star Iain Glen are to join the cast of TV hit Downton Abbey, which is partly filmed at Bampton. They are among five new faces heading to the country estate of the Crawley family when the programme
A man who was reported missing after getting out of a stationary car on the M40 yesterday has been found safe and well. Edwin Arnold, 70, got out of a car to relieve himself when traffic was brought to a standstill by a crash near High Wycombe
A YOUNG footballer who snubbed Reading for Oxford is just one of the success stories at United’s football and education academy. Christos Hughes was at Reading’s John Madejski Academy, but swapped Berkshire for Oxfordshire after hearing good things about
STAFF at Oxfordshire’s hospitals have been putting their hearts into launching a charity fundraising drive. The Oxford Radcliffe Hospital’s Trust’s charitable funds team has launched a fundraising drive for the Oxford Heart Centre. Put
Oxford United chalked up their biggest away win of the season with a 3-0 victory at Morecambe. Asa Hall scored twice, and Paul McLaren got his first goal for the U's. Oxford remain eighth, level on points with seventh-placed Gillingham, and behind them
Asa Hall hit a double, and Paul McLaren scored his first for the club, as Oxford United turned on the style on their first appearance at Morecambe’s new Globe Arena. This was their biggest away win of the season, and their first league double
Two goals in six minutes during the first half put Oxford United in control of their League Two match at Morecambe. Asa Hall opened the scoring after 30 minutes, from Paul McLaren's free-kick, and a first-time shot by Harry Worley. And McLaren then
Twitchers from across the country continue to flock to Chipping Norton in the hope of glimpsing a rare bird. Sightings of the oriental turtle dove, that first appeared in the town on Tuesday, have been reported in the last few hours.
Damian Batt returned at right back for Oxford United in their League Two game at Morecambe today. Chris Wilder returned to his tried and trusted striking trio of Steve MacLean, James Constable and Tom Craddock. And Asa Hall came back into the starting
As modelling work in Irkutsk is hard to come by, Katja pays the bills by cutting hair. “It’s sad but true,” she said to me as she trimmed my beard in my hotel’s salon. “The women out here are all beautiful. But not the men. The men are smart
DRIVERS may have been surprised to get a Valentine’s-shaped treat while stopped at traffic lights this week. Hearts appeared over the red lights at the St Clement’s Junction at the bottom of Headington Hill, Oxford on St Valentine’s Day. The stunt was
A cyclist is preparing for a poignant tour of First World war battlefields, to raise money for servicemen injured in recent conflicts. Darren Justice, 31, will join 300 other riders for the 350-mile Battle Field Ride in northern France, in aid of soldiers
When the then Transport Secretary Malcolm Rifkind cut the ribbon to open the M40 extension through Oxfordshire on January 15, 1991, he and his officials at the Department for Transport must have breathed a huge sigh of relief. Although the
A WOULD-BE shop owner has warned sky-high rents are making it “impossible” to open a store in Oxford. Rhian Clark, who lived in the city for 20 years, said her dreams of launching a gift shop in Jericho or Little Clarendon Street were in tatters after
SPEEDS have fallen by a minuscule amount since County Hall paid £300,000 to make Oxford a 20mph city. New figures show drivers have slowed down by an average of 0.9mph since the new limit was introduced. Speed surveys carried out on
Berinsfield's Edward Reilly is through to the semi-finals of the National Schools Championships after a determined points win over Brentwood’s Charlie Lewis at Bexleyheath. Both boys knew what was at stake at this stage of the competition and
A NEW youth club has been launched to bring much-needed facilities to young people in Oxford. The North Hinksey Youth Club was originally set up last year, only to close after a few weeks due to a lack of volunteers. But after a new
AN Australian publisher has escaped deportation after the Home Office had a change of heart. On Thursday, the Oxford Mail revealed that Vaarunika Dharmapala, 33, had been denied a visa under the Government’s new immigration cap, because she
MYSTERY surrounds the future of the European School in Culham after plans to turn it into Oxfordshire’s next academy collapsed. The school is one of 14 across Europe which educate the children of European Union employees. It also teaches
STAFF have vowed to relaunch a popular Oxford milkshake bar, just days after it went into administration. Shakeaway managers told workers in Oxford that the store was closing on Monday, with immediate effect, after “testing retail times”. But manager
Vikings B stayed clear at the top of Division 1 in the Oxford & District League as they brushed aside British Rail 8-2. Jingyu Sun, Pavel Jaskolski and Alan Cherry were in devastating form, with BR’s only success being Andy McColgan beating Alan Cherry
Jason Bean emerged victorious with a large net of chub as Kidlington fished their Mac McGregor Cup on the Cherwell at Thrupp, The stretch proved very patchy, with only large fish showing. Bean fished pole with lobworm over chopped worm to tempt ten
HUNDREDS of young people at Bicester’s Cooper School were given an insight into what could be their future career by a former X-Factor finalist and singer. Lloyd Daniels was a surprise guest at the annual Going 4 It event and some of the girls were very
l So Keith Mitchell says the budget is a framework, and all views on how cuts should be implemented would be listened to. Does he really mean what design would be most effective for the guillotine which will be used for the mass executions of public
IT is good to see some flexibility shown in the Government’s decision to allow Australian-born Vaarunika Dharmapala to stay, despite her falling foul of immigration changes. Strictly speaking, Ms Dharmapala was no longer eligible to stay here but, for
THE Oxford Folk Festival, which attracts thousands of music fans to the city every year, has been cancelled because of rising costs and the recession. This year would have been the 8th event, but despite announcing an impressive line-up of
Paul Clarke has become the third Oxford trainer to take up dual attachment. Clarke will link-up with Harlow and joins Nick Colton (Oxford/Swindon) and Michael Peterson (Oxford/ Hall Green) as trainers with dual options. Racing manager Gary Baiden applauds
A lot has happened in our lives since my brain surgery last August, not least being the recurrence of my wife’s breast cancer, which understandably has had a terrific impact on our lives. We did not expect it to return within a year of treatment
IT was interesting to read in council leader Mr Mitchell’s recent letter (Oxford Mail, February 14) that he sees the need to reduce senior posts within his council during times of the “current economic climate”. I understand he has been council leader
COUNTY council leader Keith Mitchell says his policy on closing libraries is based on clear professional advice. In our opinion, that advice is based on manipulated and flawed statistics and should be open to scrutiny in the consultation process. The
Graham Smith, from Bicester, caught the largest brown trout from Lechlade Trout Fishery last month, a cracker of 17.9.0. The best rainbow went 17.0.0. Overall, 312 anglers caught 871 fish, with the best flies montanas, Cat’s Whiskers and damsel
Oxford's hopes of success in the Oxford Stadium Bookmakers Stakes all hang on the Nick Colton-trained Danielles Shelly. The home dog ran a cracker in the qualifiers on Thursday night to go down by a neck to hot favourite Ballymac Ace in a thrilling
SIX Oxfordshire men, including Oxford United fans, have been jailed for a total of nine years for their part in a Wild West-style saloon bar brawl. A gang of 14 men from Oxfordshire and three from Gloucestershire were sentenced yesterday
I AM writing to tell you I fully support the Save the Marston Library campaign and here is why you should also. Firstly, if you’re worried about the economy, don’t be. Libraries help kids get good grades which they need to get a good job. If we get
HERE is a poem I think sums up how we are all feeling about the cuts. It is called True Colours. Broken promises, lies deceived Now the true colours are showing Of this Coalition Government And what it stands for So it can be no longer believed
The next time Oxfordshire County Council Leader Keith Mitchell is considering where to wield his axe, he might care to consider the extra cost of concessionary bus fares if local libraries are closed. Many users of libraries are concessionary bus pass
EYES down for question one: name the first pub in Britain to host a live TV broadcast of a pub quiz? Locals at the Black Horse Hotel in Thame should have no problem with that teaser in years to come, as TV crews arrive on Tuesday to film an
Movealong Rory can provide in-form Richard Baker with another winner in the A1 over 450 metres at Oxford Stadium on Saturday night. Rory has the consistent Glencorbry Haka to over come, but should be up to the mark. Add Dreamwalk in the red jacket for
CAMPAIGNERS who want to save Temple Cowley Pools in Oxford have handed a 2,600-signature petition to the city council. Under council plans, the complex is to be sold for an estimated £1.5m to help finance a new swimming pool on Blackbird Leys
EIGHT hundred officer and staff jobs will go within Thames Valley Police over the next four years, police said. Thames Valley Police last night set its 2011/12 budget at £383m after the Government reduced the force’s funding allocation by 3.7 per cent
Former Oxford United stars Jamie Cook and Dannie Bulman are set for one of the biggest games of their careers when Crawley Town take on Manchester United at Old Trafford on Saturday night (5.15). The pair can’t wait to line up for the Blue
SO Oxfordshire County Council is congratulating itself for spending £300,000 to achieve a drop in speed on Oxford’s roads of less than one mile per hour. This would be the council that this week cut services by £119m – some of which could have been avoided
Alfie Potter’s hat-trick for the reserves this week has pushed his claims to play a part in Oxford United’s team at Morecambe on Saturday. Manager Chris Wilder believes the treble Potter bagged in Wednesday’s 6-1 Totesport.com Combination win
A FORMER director of an Oxfordshire company has been jailed for his part in a £1.6m fraud. Edwin Dayan was given a 12-month sentence at Oxford Crown Court yesterday after putting non-existent revenue through the accounts of Witney firm Torex Retail in
A POTENTIALLY fatal virus is spreading among dogs on an Oxford estate. Six animals in Rose Hill have been struck with canine parvovirus and all unvaccinated dogs are now vulnerable to the highly infectious disease. It attacks the gut
THE Oxford Mail received some suspicious calls about a monster sighting in Oxford last week. According to bemused callers, a runny nose was spotted sprinting through the city. One caller even said the monster was seen enjoying a quiet pint in the Turf
