TWO of East Hendred’s three pubs are up for sale, and the landlords are blaming the owner Greene King’s high rent and beer prices. The pub firm is looking for a new licensee to take over The Wheatsheaf Inn, while the lease of The Plough is
COMMUTERS in North Oxford and Kidlington can look forward to a new train service to London within three years, says rail boss Rob Brighouse. Mr Brighouse, managing director of Chiltern Railways, is optimistic the £130m service from Oxford to London Marylebone
TWO serious heart operations in the past six months could not stop poppy seller Jan Cottingham taking her usual spot in Bicester town centre. Ms Cottingham, 59, and friend Brian Tegg, 71, have been Poppy Appeal volunteers in the town jointly for 68
TOMORROW, Oxford’s Remembrance parade will start at St John’s College in St Giles at about 10.45am. Wreaths will be laid at the war memorial in St Giles at 11am followed by a two-minute silence. There will be a service of remembrance at the Commonwealth
THE sheer size of a giant snake surprised a television crew at Cotswold Wildlife Park. CBBC’s Live ’n’ Deadly filmed an episode at the Burford wildlife park last week, but producers had to change their plans when reticulated python Barney showed off
OXFORD City will be in this afternoon's FA Cup second round draw after a goalless draw in Essex against Redbridge on Saturday. But City could, and perhaps should have secured their place in the next round without the need for a replay a week on
Sheff Utd 3 (Evans 12, 19, Flynn 71), Oxford Utd 0 Oxford United's FA Cup campaign ended at the first hurdle after Chris Wilder suffered an unhappy return to his hometown club this afternoon. League One high-fliers Sheffield United ran out
Oxford City are being held 0-0 at Redbridge at half-time in the first round. In a poor first half, chances have been few and far between, Declan Benjamin going closest with a 30 yard strike which hit a post.
CHILDREN may have taken over the council chamber, but the debate was probably a bit more grown up than normal. Sixty pupils from 30 schools across Oxfordshire kicked out the politicians and had their own go at setting the rules in an annual Children’
Estate agency Allen & Harris in Headington has made several new appointments across its sales and lettings teams. Nick Batten has become branch manager; Hayley Davies, residential sales manager; Tania Fellon and Mike Ihnatyszyn negotiators and Parmal
RS Components, the trading brand of Electrocomponents based at the Oxford Business Park, has won the Logistics and Distribution Operations award at the European Supply Chain Excellence Awards. The award was presented for the electronic component company
An Oxford business has boosted its senior management by appointing a new motoring expert to lead its team. Guy Twiselton, from Kidlington, has joined Volkswagen retailer Ridgeway Oxford Kidlington as general sales manager. Having worked in the automotive
OXFORD United boss Chris Wilder has made three changes to his starting line-up for today's FA Cup tie at Sheffield United. The U's manager has brought back goalkeeper Ryan Clarke, defender Andy Whing, midfielder Peter Leven into the starting XI. That
Jason Mooney has been ruled out of this afternoon's FA Cup first round tie at Redbridge with a leg infection. He has been replaced by veteran Keith McLoughlin. Oxford City: McLoughlin, Clarke, Learoyd, Ballard, Pond, Blossom, Lyon, Benjamin
Accountancy firm Ellacotts has appointed David Stevens as corporate services partner. He joins from BDO in Birmingham where he maintained a portfolio of prestigious names.
Quince Products, a Watlington company specialising in jellies and chutneys, has won a Masterchef Live bursary award. The company beat 70 competitors to win the opportunity to showcase their food at the Masterchef Live show in London. The event
Erik Muller is not one to give up when it comes to starting businesses. Mr Muller, 41, has run no fewer than six companies in the past, but they have all proved unsuccessful. But now he has bounced back with his latest idea – Rico’s Pizza Shack – which
Dancers from Oxford’s estates will be popping and locking their way to France next year to prove themselves at an international dance competition. But the youngsters from Blackbird Leys and Barton first need to raise £5,000 to make the trip. Despite
A charity group for new parents in Wantage is under threat due to a lack of volunteers. The Wantage, Grove and Villages branch of the National Childbirth Trust could close unless it can find more members to help provide support for mums, dads and parents-to-be
A tot from Marcham has inherited about three quarters of a million pounds after his father and grandfather died just months apart. But three-year-old Rory Greenstreet will have to wait until he is 25 to get his hands on most of the money after his mother
FORMER district council leader and past mayor of Abingdon Janet Morgan was given the Freedom of the town at a special ceremony in the Guildhall. Mrs Morgan, 76, a Liberal Democrat, moved to Abingdon in 1957 when she was 22, and has served on the town
WHEN Emma Butler gave birth to her first child, she thought it would be the happiest year of her life. Just eight months later she was living on a sofa and selling her only possessions, just to buy baby milk. But thanks to the Oxford Mail, she is now
MARKETING manager Tina Pratt was ‘sky high’ after raising more than £400 with her daring leap for a cancer charity. The 26-year-old who is head of marketing and PR at Alexander Advertising in Wallingford, plunged 10,000ft out of a plane in aid of Against
IT was a case of one good turn deserves another for a team of Bicester soldiers. Three soldiers from 23 Pioneer Regiment, based at St David’s Barracks, near Bicester, opened Crown Emporium, in Crown Walk. And in return for the favour, all five shops
AN Oxfordshire serviceman is set to test his rugby skills against some of the greats at a charity match. Flight Lieutenant Nathan Jones, who is based at RAF Brize Norton, will take part in the Help for Heroes fundraising match at Twickenham Stadium.
THOUSANDS of pounds raised at Bicester’s first military proms concert has been handed over to help the country’s hero soldiers. The proms held in Garth Park in September raised £4,087 for soldiers’ charity Help For Heroes. It was the
A washing machine caught fire at a house in Lidsey Road yesterday morning. Fire crews were called to the blaze in the ground floor kitchen of a two-storey semi detached house at 11.41am. No one was injured.
The funerals of a 25-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman who were killed in a car crash last weekend have been announced. The funeral of Cullum Miles will be held at St Mary’s Church in Horsefair next Friday, at 11am. A service for Stacey Westwood
A vigilante who hit a man in the face with a metal ratchet breached his suspended sentence but has still not been jailed. Liam Garvey was given a suspended prison term in March having admitted causing grievous bodily harm with intent, a charge that carries
As he stood before hundreds of mourners yesterday, Joanna Braithwaite’s father said he felt privileged to have been her dad. Nearly 600 people filled St Aldate’s Church in Oxford to pay tribute to the life of Miss Braithwaite. The 34
Joseph Reeves-Smith turned on the power to win the last round in the club championships at the Rissington Kart Club. Having progressed from the Cadet category where he was a multiple winner, the 12-year-old, from Over Norton, near Chipping
CITY of Oxford masters returned from the national championships at Sheffield with their biggest record and medal haul. The team of Dave Denny, Sara Dykes, Marie Royal and Matthew Gomez set British and European records for both the mixed 160-199 combined
Shameless thieves have defiled Armistice Day by snatching Poppy Appeal collection tins. A Royal British Legion box was stolen from Seeney’s Pet Supplies in Stratton Way, Abingdon, between 1pm and 2pm yesterday, less than three hours after staff marked
MATT Daynes smashed an unbeaten half-century as Preston Capes A beat Deddington by 50 runs in Division 3 of the Banbury Indoor League. Capes rattled up 128-5 in their ten overs, before Ben Packman claimed 2-27 as Deddington were dismissed for only 78
THAME A, from Division 1, beat Premier side Littlemore RBL C 5-1 in the Gentwork Oxford & District League. Littlemore’s Matthew Chal-len and Thame’s Lee Richardson shared the first two frames, before David Feore beat Jason Buck 2-0 and Darren Howard
Oxford City Stars coach Ken Forshee hopes his side can bounce back from last weekend’s double defeat when they face back-to-back English National League South Division 1 fixtures this weekend. Stars sail across the Solent to face Wightlink Raiders tonight
A man produced a knife after failing to get into the CLA Game Fair at Blenheim Palace. Nicholas Keyser, 28, appeared at Oxford Crown Court yesterday and admitted affray and having a lock knife at the event on July 24. Keyser, of Meysey Hampton, Cirencester
A 61-year-old man who downloaded child pornography has been warned he could be jailed. Terrence Pitts, of Rochester Way, Adderbury, near Banbury, admitted six counts of making indecent images at Oxford Crown Court yesterday. Pitts was bailed ahead of
AMELIA Grace Poppy Allen-Miles has perfect timing — being born at 11.11 on the 11th of the 11th, 2011. Little Amelia, pictured with her mum Holly, was due 15 days earlier but decided to arrive, weighing 6lb 15oz, as the clock struck the magic mark yesterday
It was solemn proof the fallen will never be forgotten. Ninety-three years after the guns fell silent on the Western Front, 200 people gathered at a painstakingly restored North Oxford memorial to pay their respects. An open air service of rededication
The repatriation of a soldier killed in Afghanistan will take place on Thursday. Private Matthew Thornton, of 4th Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment, was killed by an improvised explosive devise on Wednesday. He was 28. The plane carrying his body is
DEDDINGTON were crowned champions in the Tag Rugby Festival at Gosford All Blacks RFC – after doing their own version of the haka. They pipped Edward Feild, Kidlington 5-4 on tries in an exciting decider to the tournament for under 10s and under 11s.
BACK-to-back victories for the Oxford Stealers have given them the early initiative in the Oxford League. After a 107-54 win over a young Blazers team, the Stealers had to work harder at Brize Norton. They trailed by ten points early on, and only pulled
BRIZE Norton Jets drew 45-45 in an exciting South Regional League match at Milton Keynes Netters. Jets were nine goals down after only seven minutes, but hit back to trail 14-10 by the end of the first quarter. This deficit was reduced this to 25
ASHTON stayed two points clear at the top of Division 1 with a 3-0 win at Cowley Conservative Club A in the Gentworks Oxford & District League. Pete Fenn (+60) put Ashton ahead with a 200-109 win over Dick Hashman (+10), before Callum Vinall (+90) beat
WEST Oxford Democrats Club bowed out in the group stages of the Champion of Champions tournament at Vauxhall Holiday Park, Great Yarmouth. The Abingdon & District League champions went down 9-5 to Eastchurch WMC in their opening match. They then raced
History was created at the Stadium on Thursday with the first dead-heat in one of the sports’ oldest races as Farloe Kraven (8-1) and Westmead Palace (3-1) could not be separated in the final of the £2,000 Cesarewitch. First run in 1928, the race had
Seasonal problems and injuries have forced the retirement of Oaks and Trafalgar Cup winner Freedom Emma. The Richard Yeates-trained bitch was hoping to to try and retain her Oaks title, but is in season again and now will be retired. She is off to Ireland
Vikings A chalked up their fourth successive big victory to stay clear at the top of Division 1 in the Oxford & District League. Eddie Herrity put up tremendous resistance for Forum, beating Alan Cherry and inflicting on Pavel Jaskolski his
Beaming bride Donna Burton made sure her wedding was a day to remember — on Remembrance Day. Poppies are the bride’s favourite flower and she wanted to base her wedding day around the bloom. She even chose Armistice Day to get married
Winslow Wonder, without a win in her last four outings, can bounce back to form in the Jane Hickey 40th Birthday stakes tonight. TONIGHT’S RUNNERS. 7.35: ASHVALE BEAUTY, Nicks Boy 3, Hold On Mini, Meenala Harry, Igoyougo, Moonveen Paris. 7.50: Effernogue
SAY what you like about showbiz reality shows – sometimes the discovery-making end justifies the undignified means. Yes, it’s a cattle market; yes, shows like The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent sometimes pander to the worst common denominator
James Shaw caught this handsome perch, estimated at 2lb-plus, on the Thames near his home in Abingdon. The 14-year-old was using a feeder rod with 3lb line and a spinner and caught the specimen on only his third cast
OXFORD City boss Mike Ford may turn to veteran keeper Keith McLoughlin if regular No 1 Jason Mooney fails to recover from injury in time for today’s FA Cup first round trip to Redbridge. McLoughlin deputised for the on-loan Wycombe ace, who has a leg
The Oxford Winter League has moved from the Thames to the Oxford Canal and 40 anglers fished Sunday’s practice match from Wolvercote through to Aristotle Lane ahead of tomorrow’s fourth round. The canal was quite clear with unusually few boats and there
India Weller and Isobel Hobbs, of Abingdon GC, competed with distinction in the British Age Group Championships at Guildford. Weller, 11, finished tenth overall in the level 2 age group. Her strongest performance came on the bars where she scored an
WITNEY’S panto, a spiritualist church, cinema, children’s dance group and many other community organisations are homeless after the town’s main hall was closed indefinitely. The Corn Exchange in Market Square was shut by Witney Town Council
A DECISION into where Oxfordshire children with heart problems will be treated has been delayed. The High Court this week quashed a consultation into deciding where to base paediatric cardiac surgery after labelling part of its process “flawed
TO have one child with a life-threatening condition is traumatic for any parent. To have a second with an unrelated, but just as dangerous, one must be a near mortal blow. Yet Gemma Smith can smile today because of the fantastic care
TO look at Molly and Brendan Ray, no-one would ever imagine that at one point their lives hanged in the balance. But both of the happy, healthy children had their young lives saved by expert teams at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford just
NO-ONE can criticise Witney Town Council for taking the decision to close the Corn Exchange on safety grounds. There is just no wriggle room when it comes to providing venues for the public. Safety must be paramount. The real concern
Chris Wilder says that Oxford United will relish the role of underdogs at Sheff-ield United today. The U’s boss takes his depleted side to his hometown club for an FA Cup first-round tie where he says they have nothing to lose. Wilder is without Wayne
A LONG-mooted plan to extend an Oxford University halls of residence has returned with a proposal for more rooms. The university wants to build 312 rooms at its Castle Mill halls in Roger Dudman Way, in the city centre, as part of a bid to
CITY residents are being urged to join an orchestra of sound systems for an addition to Oxford’s Christmas lights switch-on. The Unsilent Night event will run for the second year and feature hundreds of people playing a piece of pre-recorded music for
