THE brother of a guitarist killed days before his wedding in 1973 has appealed for help to write his band’s story. Bob Sillitoe, 59, wants to record the history of 1960s Bicester covers band The Rum & Blacks, which featured older brother John
Oxford United slipped one place to ninth in npower League Two after losing 2-0 to Hereford United at the Kassam Stadium. Stuart Fleetwood scored both Hereford goals, after eight minutes and two minutes into stoppage time. Oxford passed the ball well
YOUNGSTERS discovered the weird and wonderful world of science with help of two of television’s best loved stars. The Wallace and Gromit Roadshow arrived at Science Oxford on Thursday, where visitors learned how to make their own version of
AN extra double-decker bus journey has been added in Oxford to cut queues during morning rush hour. Hundreds of residents, Oxford Brookes students and John Radcliffe Hospital users take the single-decker C13 every day in Marston, causing congestion at
Police said the body of a woman who had links to Oxford was found yesterday evening. Police were called to Fennells Wood, Flackwell Heath, at 4.50pm yesterday, where the body of a woman was discovered. The woman has not yet been formally
When these two squads of former team mates play each other there is a special feeling in the air. The Cobras had beaten the Eagles in their opening match back in September but since then achieved only one other victory, while the Eagles have had
Stuart Fleetwood's double gave Hereford United the points against the U's on Military Day at the Kassam Stadium. Fleetwood scored on eight minutes, and two minutes into stoppage time at the end. In between, Oxford dominated, but couldn't
Stuart Fleetwood shot Hereford into an eight-minute lead against Oxfoprd United at the Kassam Stadium today. And the U's were still trailing 1-0 at half-time despite getting back into the game well. Fleetwood got in front of keeper Ryan Clarke to turn
IT is not often 97-year-olds get the chance to play volleyball. But each year, 500 Oxford University students volunteer around the city in schools, homeless shelters, museums and care homes, putting on the most unlikely activities for Oxford residents
A “BABY” version of Oxford’s iconic Mini has been unveiled. The Rocketman is a concept car that will make its official debut at the Geneva Motor Show next month. Bosses say it will be slightly larger than the original 1959 Mini, designed
RESURFACING and repair work on the A415 river crossing at Newbridge has been completed and is now open to traffic. Work was due to finish on Sunday, February 27. The road links Witney and Abingdon. Rodney Rose, Oxfordshire County Council cabinet member
A WOMAN passenger was taken to hospital after a car crash on the A3400 today. The road was temporarily blocked after a black Volkswagen Passat and red Volkswagen Golf collided between Long Compton and Chipping Norton at about 11.10am. Thames Valley
A LAMPPOST was left tilting after being hit by a driver in Oxford today. Police were called to the A420 by the Botley interchange at about 12.15pm after the silver Vauxhall Corsa hit the post. The driver and elderly passenger were unharmed, police
A KIDLINGTON fitness fanatic is preparing to run seven marathons in seven days. Adam Kelly, 20, from Cromwell Way, has set himself the exhausting 180-mile challenge to raise thousands of poundsfor the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. Although he has completed
A LAST-DITCH attempt to save a barbers in East Oxford has failed and the shop will now close in two months. Akmal Hairdresser’s, in Leopold Street, failed in an appeal against Oxford City Council’s order to close the shop. Owner Mallik Akmal said he
THE Dean of Oxford’s Christ Church Cathedral has pledged to give collection money to the earthquake hit New Zealand city. ChristChurch Cathedral in Christchurch, New Zealand, was founded by members of Oxford’s cathedral in the mid-19th century. At least
A THREE-decade old shop in Headington, Oxford, is to become the latest independent trader to close, while uncertainty surrounds the future of another store. Businesses have suffered a number of problems in the last 12 months, including increa-sed car
WAS this Christmas card really early? Or, was it really late? We usually expect to receive cards before December 25, not in the last week of February. And, despite the backlog of post caused by the snow last December, John Barlow was a little surprised
A MAN punched a 66-year-old parking warden after he asked for a car to be moved from a loading bay in Oxford’s Cowley Road. Lancelot Maine dashed across the busy East Oxford street to attack Isidoro Nahabwe. Maine was yesterday given a suspended prison
Tommys Girl, who posted a 37.07 clock at Oxford before embarking on an open race spell, can return to the Sandy Lane track in style by landing the S1 over 595m tonight. TONIGHT’S RUNNERS 7.35: VEVAS TIGER, Seems Like Magic, Primo To 3, Oi Oi Badger,
Even couch potatoes can boast they’ve walked right across Scotland when they take a trip on a cruising barge... And trust me, it really is that easy – you simply walk the towpath of the Caledonian Canal, and catch up with your barge for meals
Hall Green raider Ballymac Denis made the most of his trap two draw to skate clear and land the £1,000 Oxford Stadium Bookmakers Oxfordshire Stakes final on Thursday. In an unusual line-up that saw a field of railers, Stuart Buckland’s 3-1 shot, a previous
Former Berinsfield fighter Jordan Flynn stormed into the final of the National Schoolboy Championships, but there was disappointment for his ex-clubmate Edward Reilly. Flynn, who lives in Oxford but fights out the famous Repton Gym in London, won a one-sided
A POST office on an Oxford estate has closed following the resignation of the sub-postmaster. The temporary closure has left so many elderly residents facing a longer journey to collect their pensions that a special community bus service is now being
Oxford City Stars are unchanged for their tough clash at home to South Divison 1 high-fliers Invicta Dynam-oes today (5pm). Following their 7-2 thrashing by Chelmsford Chieftains last weekend – their fourth straight defeat – Stars’ coach Ken Forshee
Oxfordshire Over 45s created a little bit of history when they had a clean sweep of victories in their Masters Inter-Counties Championship match at the Hithercroft, Wallingford. The hosts defeated Durham, Yorkshire 2nd and Worcestershire, the first
Other Results. Oakfield: (Saturday, Brook-Swallow, 27 fished) 1 P Alland (GOT Oakfield) 31.13.0, 2 L Ripper (GOT Baits) 25.1.0, 3 N Bryan (The Matchmen) 20.5.0. Oakfield: (Wednesday, Brook, 16 fished) 1 P Alland (GOT Baits) 36.1.0
Joe Canlan-Shaw smashed his own 400m individual medley county record in the middle-distance 400-metres Oxfordshire and North Bucks County championships at Aylesbury. The 23-year-old City of Oxford member and Loughborough University student sped to victory
Bfield rattled up the highest score of the day as they thrashed Great & Little Tew A by 65 runs in Division 1 of the Banbury Indoor League. Jake Heath (28no) and Billy Adkins (27no) saw Byfield to a formidable 144-3 in their ten overs. Heath then claimed
After 25 years of dreaming about catching a pike weighing over the 30lb barrier, Cowley piker Eamonn Deeley has finally done itm, writes Andy Webber. He landed what must be one of the largest pike to come out of this county, weighing 32.3.0
The first leg of the pike fishing experiment on Farmoor l and ll trout reservoirs last Saturday proved inconclusive, with just one small ‘jack’ caught, writes Andy Webber. Sixty anglers, including some top names from the pike fishing world, fished
Doug Robinson was the clear winner in Oxford Bus AC’s match held at Fritwell, writes Andy Webber. Using the pole at 11 metres, he weighed in 66.9.0 of carp, his fish taking either red or white maggot. Anthony Tompkins caught 29.15.0 of carp on maggot
The Williams Formula 1 team are in a confident mood after making imp-rovements to the car for the forthcoming grand prix season, which starts in Melbourne next month. At the launch of the Grove-built Williams Cosworth FW33 car, their technical director
Oxfordshire racing driver Alastair Rushforth, a regular in the MGCC MG Trophy, is set to graduate to the ELF Renault Clio Cup this year – and he can’t wait. Rushforth, 32, from Stanford in the Vale, has confirmed that new outfit Team ARM (Alastair
THE city’s biggest party is back on for another year. The Cowley Road Carnival will now go ahead on Sunday, July 3, after highway bosses confirmed they will alter nearby roadworks which threatened to scupper the event. Last week,
Jason Buck, with two victories, was Littlemore RBL’s hero as they beat Fieldside 4-2 in the final of the Gentworks Oxford & District League’s Simmonds Cup at Abingdon Conservative Club. Karl Walker got Fieldside off to a great start, making
Oxford retained the team trophy at the London University Championships on at Brunel. Members of both Oxford University and Oxford Brookes shone as they achieved three gold medals, five silver and two bronze. There were strong performances from Jordan
Drug dealing seems to have become an all too familiar sight on our city streets, as East Oxford residents will testify. Today, we have some images taken by residents of drug deals being carried out in broad daylight in the street. Now
A MAN has started monitoring drug deals in the street to help police get a grip on the problem. An East Oxford resident caught the alleged deals on camera as he walked along James Street and said dealers seemed to have no regard for police
The Oxford Mail is delighted, as many in East Oxford will be, that Cowley Road Carnival is back in the diary. It is, without doubt, one of the highlights of the city calendar. Last week, we reported how much-needed repair work to Iffley Road could scupper
A NEW ice cream set to raise cash for orangutans promises to be the “King of the Zingers”. G&D ice cream parlours have linked up with Cowley Road charity Sumatran Orangutan Society to launch a one-off flavour, Zingy Mandarin, for conservation work abroad
COMIC Relief is all about bringing communities together to raise charity cash, and one Oxford estate has decided to do just that. Rose Hill residents are planning a packed day of events around The Oval for Red Nose Day on Friday, March 18. They will
COUNCIL chiefs have rejected the first of a series of projects for solar farms in West Oxfordshire amid fears it will set a precedent. They threw out a bid for a farm near Burford ahead of 12 other plans they will have to decide on. The spate of applications
WORK on the biggest housing project in Oxford will start no later than December 2013, Oxford City Council has revealed. The Barton West development has moved a step closer after council chiefs shortlisted possible investors. Once complete, the 90-
The private company in talks with Oxfordshire County Council over outsourcing the library service said it hopes to be ready to finalise its proposals within two weeks. Stuart Fitzgerald, of Library Systems and Services, said he was hoping to persuade
COMIC Relief is all about bringing communities together to raise charity cash, and one Oxford estate has decided to do just that. Rose Hill residents are planning a packed day of events around The Oval for Red Nose Day on Friday, March 18.
