Chinnor’s backs ripped Oxford Harlequins to shreds. Here is the numbers' game. See Tuesday’s paper for full report. Competition: National 3 South West Score: Chinnor 66, Oxford Harlequins 3 Chinnor player ratings: 15. Mark
A new kebab shop will open in Oxford city centre despite disorder warnings from police. Oxford City Council members gave permission for the Mediterranean and Turkish restaurant and takeaway in Park End Street. Police had warned the plan
THREE of Oxford’s finest bands are lining up to celebrate Bonfire Night in spectacular style with a showcase of talent designed to show off the best of the city’s diverse music scene. The Oxford Mail has teamed up with local promoters Coo, to stage Fireworks
DURING the past decade, firefighters from Oxfordshire have cleaned cars, taken part in fun runs and cycled from John O’Groats to Land’s End to raise an estimated £1m. The funding has supported The Fire Fighters Charity, which helps injured
The Lake District – one of Britain’s most celebrated landscapes – marks its 60th birthday this year. Not the landscape itself of course (that was formed around 400m years ago and would require an unfeasibly large cake) but the Lake District National
DURING the past decade, firefighters from Oxfordshire have cleaned cars, taken part in fun runs and cycled from John O’Groats to Land’s End to raise an estimated £1m. The funding has supported The Fire Fighters Charity, which helps injured firefighters
One of Oxford United’s stars turned out to help busy businessmen and women fight the flab. Midfielder Simon Heslop, right, helped launch a new corporate fit club at Feel Fit Gym in Templars Square, Cowley. The 24-year-old said: “We are very fortunate
A HISTORY group has published a book to celebrate the life of a well-known Abingdon author. Abingdon Area Archaeological and Historical Society (AAAHS) compiled it to honour Mieneke Cox, who died two years ago. The book consists of lectures given by
A HISTORY group has published a book to celebrate the life of a well-known Abingdon author. Abingdon Area Archaeological and Historical Society (AAAHS) compiled it to honour Mieneke Cox, who died two years ago. The book consists of lectures
ONE of Franz Kafka’s best-known tales is about a man turning into a beetle. Now examples of the author’s spidery handwriting have gone on display for the first time at Oxford’s Bodleian Library. Letters and postcards revealing the close
Macclesfield 1 (Diagne 60), Oxford Utd 1 (R Hall 90+3) Rob Hall scored an injury-time equaliser as Oxford United maintained their impressive away form with a dramatic draw at Macclesfield today. The on-loan West Ham striker, who only came on at half-time
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THE county’s charity heroes were recognised this week at a special event put on in their honour at Oxford Town Hall. Hundreds turned out for the Oxfordshire Charity and Volunteer Awards to see both organisations and individuals rewarded for
Alfie Potter replaces Rob Hall as Oxford United make one change for today's League Two clash at Macclesfield. Hall drops to the bench, with boss Chris Wilder otherwise sticking with the side that beat Bristol Rovers 3-0 last week. Oxford Utd: Clarke
STEAM train enthusiasts travel to Didcot railway centre from across the globe and now the ‘Russians’ are coming. A new blockbuster film version of Leo Tolstoy’s epic novel Anna Karenina is being filmed at the heritage railway centre next to
A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of raping a 16-year-old girl in Greater Leys. Police are appealing for witnesses following an incident, which happened between 10.15pm and 10.45pm on Friday on a pathway between the Kassam Stadium and
The professor softly circles a small section of the pork chop-sized sample of brain in front of me. “This is the hippocampus,” she says. “It is where your father made his memories.” Those memories include the poetic prose from the King James Bible,
Josh Harrop starred as Abingdon Vale easily won the first round of their West Midlands Division 2 campaign at Mansfield. Harrop, 16, took the 200m individual medley in a club record time of 2 mins 18.51secs – one of 21 victories on a great day for Vale
Oxfordshire County Council’s Visual Impairment Team were out in the city this week to raise awareness for those who cannot see. The team and some of the 180 people who use the service descended on the Westgate Centre with white canes to answer questions
Defending champions Vikings A got their Oxford & District League campaign off to the perfect start with a 10-0 thrashing of British Rail. Jingyu Sun, Pavel Jaskolski and Alan Cherry were unstoppable. In Division 2, maximums from Markus Wagner and
Oxford Lions will be looking to make it three victories in a row when the leaders travel to second-placed Loughborough University on Sunday in the National Futsal League Midlands Group. Lions warmed up for the clash with a 16-4 thrashing of South Division
SKATERS in Oxford hope work on their permanent home could begin before Christmas, after more than a decade of waiting. And they wheeled themselves even closer with an artwork auction last week, which raised more than £4,000. The Oxford Wheels Project
Berinsfield southpaw Ronan Wadley posted his second success of the campaign when he claimed a determined points success over tenacious and taller Derby rival Jake Morgan at Hayes. The two squared up to each other from the bell, but it was the Oxfordshire
Keith Taylor, Green MEP for Oxfordshire and the South East, visited a local farmer yesterday to discuss reforms to the Common Agricultural Policy. Reforms include giving small landowners in remote areas more financial assistance and reducing the payments
Sylvia Brown, 75, of Chinnor won a silver medal at the veterans’ world championships in Croatia. In her women’s sabre over-70 group of nine, Brown won six out of eight bouts to finish runner-up to British teammate Carol Wengraf.
Horspath Hammers will be crowned British Premier League champions if they beat Wednesfield Aces in their home finale at the Village track on Sunday (2pm). With second-placed Leicester, who trail the Oxfordshire side only on race points, expected to beat
Pete Bowles (Sensas A4) finished top in Sunday’s practice match for the second round of the Oxford Winter League, fished by 25 anglers on the Thames at the bottom end of Medley and the Channel. The cloudy conditions and strong south-west wind was good
Mums will meet at Debenhams in Oxford today for a ‘celebration of breastfeeding’. More than 30 mothers will gather at the store, in Magdalen Street, at 11am to breastfeed their babies. They were planning a sit-in protest, but have changed the
A £67M project to improve rail services in west Oxfordshire has been welcomed by Prime Minister David Cameron. The Witney MP called in at Charlbury Railway Station yesterday to inspect the completed Cotswold Line scheme, which has seen a second track
A parish councillor has avoided jail despite a court hearing how he subjected his wife to years of domestic violence. Stephen Radband, the former Royal British Legion’s repatriation family liaison officer, admitted two counts of assault by beating, involving
Competitors in the Abingdon Marathon will set off from Tilsley Park at 8.45am tomorrow. Tomorrow will be the 30th running of the event.
Soldiers from Dalton Barracks didn’t forget their training, even while out on the town. The four soldiers were in Canada for training when they found a man who had been stabbed. The troops used credit cards to seal wounds and helped
Oxford's Jason Plato has vowed to give it everything as he bids to retain his Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship in the season finale at Silverstone tomorrow. The defending champion trails series leader Matt Neal by five points with three races
Bradley Cox has underlined his progress by becoming the junior British motorbike trials champion. The 16-year-old, from Begbroke, won the ACU Luscombe Suzuki Leeds British Youth A title with victory in the final round at Bracken Rocks in Derbyshire.
As Colin Howes bit into his sandwich while he was having a day’s fishing on the Kennet upstream from Reading, his rod tip almost took off. He soon forgot how hungry he was as he struck into a big fish which started to take line. After a good scrap, Colin
Chipping Norton teenager Alice Powell will be looking to reclaim sixth spot in the standings when the final rounds of the Formula Renault UK Championship take place at Silverstone tomorrow. The 18-year-old slipped to seventh after a disappointing showing
A man admitted pushing a lit cigarette into his partner’s forehead and going on the rampage with a Samurai sword. Kevin Stone, 28, of Andersey Way, Abingdon, smashed the blade through a television and threatened girlfriend Sara Payne. He appeared at
Work will be carried out to stabilise an embankment on the southbound A34 after it was damaged by badgers. Repairs near to the Wytham Godstow flyover will begin on Monday and are expected to be completed by Sunday, October 23. The work will be carried
A 33-year-old man has appeared in court charged with an alleged machete attack in Berinsfield. Peter Saville, of Wey Road, is charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent, possessing a bladed article and possessing class B drugs. The charges
Terry Biddlecombe is back home at West Lockinge, near Wantage, after suffering a stroke last Saturday. The 70-year-old three-times champion jumps jockey, and husband of trainer Henrietta Knight, was released from the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford,
Oxford kart racer Nathan Harrison has his sights on the British Championship crown going into the season finale of the Super 1 Series at Three Sisters, near Wigan, this weekend. The 15-year-old, from Cumnor Hill, Botley, stands in second place in the
Bee Gees star Robin Gibb, 61, who lives near Thame, is being treated for an inflamed colon after being rushed to the John Radcliffe Hospital with abdominal pains.
Sergeant Terence Wall often uses his Blockbuster card to take out his favourite action movies from the DVD store. But he never imagined he would use the card to save the life of a man who was stabbed in a restaurant gang attack. Sgt Wall and four comrades
TONIGHT’S the night for Sandy Lane specialist Jolly Poacher and the big question is, can he pull off the unprecedented ‘golden’ treble? The Nick Colton-trained brindle lines up in what appears an unfavourable trap four draw in the final of the Blanchford
DONNA Hancox, daughter of late Oxford stalwarts Barry and Carol Hancox, is leaving for a new life in Australia next month. Donna, a former trainer at Reading and chief paddock steward and racing office assistant at Cowley for the past 11 years, was born
Riley A beat Fieldside 2-1 in Division 1 of the Gentworks Oxford & District League. Lewis Moss (+30) put Riley ahead in a 200-183 win against Bob Chivers (-30), only for Fieldside to level when Paul Robinson (-60) beat Allan Copelin (+100) 200-177.
CAMPAIGNERS claim their community is under attack after supermarket giant Tesco submitted its fourth and fifth planning applications to revamp a derelict pub site. The firm’s plans to turn the Fox and Hounds in Abingdon Road into an Express shop have
TESCO is one of the commercial juggernauts of our time. There is a reason it has been so successful – it has a business plan and it executes it without distraction. So its relentless pursuit of opening a store on the dilapidated Fox and Hounds
Oxford Stars parade new signing Andrew Sturmer when they host Wightlink in South Division 1 at Oxford Ice Rink on Sunday (face-off 6pm). The capture from Bristol Pitbulls goes straight into the squad as Stars look to get back to winning ways. Last weekend
Four tandem bikes were stolen from a home while the owners were asleep. The thieves struck on October 3 and grabbed bikes worth £1,600. The thieves removed garden fence panels at the home in Blackbird Leys, before escaping with the cycles, one of which
A 17-year-old boy has been charged with groping four women as he cycled past them. The teenager, from Bicester, was yesterday due to appear before Banbury Magistrates Court yesterday charged with four sexual assaults. It is alleged he
A Summertown-based energy company has announced the creation of 100 new jobs at its offices in Oxford and Northampton. Opus Energy, which supplies gas and electricity to businesses, has had a 31 per cent growth in sales since last year to £198m. The
A former landlady whose regular presence at a riverside pub led her to be called the Queen of Osney Island has died aged 98. Rosemary Shorter passed away at the Horton Hospital in Banbury on Tuesday. She had been born on the island and, after moving
When Jack Hatton was first told he needed treatment for leukaemia, he said it would have to wait until after Oxford United’s next game. The 19-year-old fan did not miss a match in the club’s 2009/10 promotion winning season despite his illness. His
Cannabis, cocaine, computers, motorbikes and pushbikes were seized in a police raid on a house on an Oxford estate. Officers carried out a search warrant at a property in Samphire Road, Blackbird Leys, yesterday morning. They seized four cannabis plants
A school was last night in mourning after a former pupil was electrocuted when the cherry-picker he was using hit high voltage power lines. Dean Bough, 17, from Littlemore, died after the accident in the grounds of Stonelands Barn, off Shilton Lane,
Oxford United were last night still considering whether to contest an FA charge that their players overstepped the mark during last Saturday’s npower League Two clash against Bristol Rovers. It’s understood the charge relates to an incident
MICHAEL Duberry may have turned 36 yesterday, but his will to win is greater than ever, writes MARK EDWARDS. And the Oxford United defender says that whatever his age, his attitude towards doing things right will never change – continuing with today’
A woman honoured for providing a lifeline to lonely pensioners has admitted she is “very nervous” about coming face to face with royalty. Christine Burden, 65, from Meadow Lane, East Oxford, founded the Sweet Memories Senior Citizen's Club nearly 11
A limit on the number of taxis that city residents can hail in the street will not be scrapped, council leaders have vowed. Oxford City Council said the city has enough cabs for hire, and cutting the 107 limit would add to congestion. The council has
New managers have taken over a popular village pub that featured in TV detective series Midsomer Murders. When The Six Bells at The Green, Warborough, closed on Tuesday, September 12, villagers feared brewers Brakspear would take months to find a long-term
17 year old Tara Love from Nuneham Courtenay has won the prestigious Gareth Evans Achievement Award which recognizes not only a young person's gifts and talents, but also his or her commitment to use that potential for the benefit of the wider community
