John Tarrant, 69, of High Street, Finstock, admitted drink driving in High Street, Finstock, on September 25. Namely having 57 microgrammes of alcohol in 100ml of breath, above the legal limit of 35 microgrammes. Fined £120, a £15 victims’ surcharge and
Nathan Ford, 23, of Levery Close, Abingdon, admitted possessing cannabis (Class B) in Abingdon on September 16. Fined £150, a £15 victims’ surcharge and £85 costs. Tanya Thompson, 41, of Preachers Lane, Oxford, admitted stealing a bag and
The Taxpayers’ Alliance has published how much local authorities and NHS trusts spend each year on funding trade union staff, ahead of this week’s strikes. The pressure group has published the results of hundreds of Freedom of Information Act requests
IT WAS once the frontline in a Civil War seige but North Parade traders say they are losing a modern day business battle. North Parade Avenue has “died a death”, according to the owners of a gallery closing after more than a decade. Verandah Gallery
Schools in the city are being encouraged to sign up to help break a charity world record for the most young people singing and signing at the same time. National deaf charity SignHealth are asking primary school pupils to sign up for sign2sing in its
A second collection point has opened for Banbury’s first food bank. Residents can leave food at Banbury Town Hall in Bridge Street between 9am and 4pm Monday to Friday. The Peoples Church in Horsefair launched the food bank last month to cope with a
WHEN Prince Charles visited Didcot’s Vauxhall Barracks in February, the family of Staff Sgt Brett Linley was presented with the Elizabeth Cross. The bomb disposal expert with 11 EOD Regiment was killed in an explosion in Afghanistan in July last year
Marston Saints came out on top with a goal in each half from Josh Josephs. Consistent first half pressure saw saints create several chances before converting.Good work down the wing and a dangerous cross giving Josh Josephs a tap in.Just before half time
A portrait of her grandmother has won an Oxford schoolgirl a prize awarded each year in memory of a former pupil. Rosie Williams, 17, pictured, from Headington, entered an A1 size painting of her 90-year-old grandmother Judy Little for the Dan Hemingway
To anyone who has endured the pain of childbirth, Jo Bowlt may well sound like superwoman. While in the throws of labour with her second child, she cleaned her house, played with her son, and made a cake ready for the midwives to enjoy with tea after
A GROUP of friends who were devastated to lose their best friend earlier this month are hoping to raise thousands of pounds in her memory. Gemma Elms from Jacobs Mill, Witney, died from ovarian cancer on November 2, aged 31. Her close friends will now
Henley Hawks soared to a 37-24 victory at morning leaders Richmond that reignited their promotion hopes in National 2 South. Third-placed Hawks now trail top dogs Worthing and Richmond by just six points after excelling in front of their largest visiting
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CONTROVERSIAL plans for a marina in a north Oxfordshire village should be approved, a council planning officer has said. The plans for a 31-boat marina with 21 parking spaces at School Lane, Cropredy, will have a “limited landscape impact” the report
VOLUNTEERS have been helping out with conservation work along Letcombe Brook to help wildlife thrive in Wantage and Grove. Friends of the Letcombe Brook’s seven volunteers cleared up the banks to improve the habitat for water voles and otters which were
A STRIKING copper-coated building in the heart of East Oxford has won a hat-trick of awards. The new, £7.4m Pegasus Theatre, Magdalen Road, received an award for recognising the contribution to Oxford from the Oxford Preservation Trust, as reported in
CAMPAIGNERS in Oxford have said a new voluntary code for pub companies is a “missed opportunity” which will cause more Oxford boozers to close. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has published proposals to improve the
Bus passengers across southern Oxfordshire are being advised to check new timetables which start on Monday, December 12. The majority of services will continue at their current frequency, with some services improved. Among the changes are: The 63
A FORMER university porter who was unlawfully evicted from his rented house after being accused of having “homosexual orgies” has spoken of his years of hell. Stanford Robinson, 58, came back to his house on Magdalen Road in February to find
Cogges Manor Farm, Witney Sunday 18 December 2011 10.00am-2.00pm Good quality food and crafts in the magnificent barns at Cogges Manor Farm FREE entry & parking For more information visit: www.cogges.org.uk
Village Hall, Sunningwell Saturday 3 & Sunday 4 December 2011 10.00am-4.00pm Stuck for gift ideas? Come and find something beautiful to give your loved ones. With a wide variety of handcrafted stalls including wood turned
Whites Barn (an 18th century Barn), Bassett Road, Letcombe Bassett Sunday 4 December 2011 11.00am-4.00pm There will be a collection of stalls giving you a chance to buy some different Christmas presents Entertainment will
House prices in Oxfordshire are at their highest level for almost a year. Latest figures from the Government’s Land Registry show the average price of a property in the county in October was £238,459, a rise of 0.3 per cent on the previous month. Prices
DOES anyone recognise these players and officials? Judging by the two trophies on display, the football team had obviously enjoyed a successful season. But we don’t know the name of the club, where or when the picture was taken, or the names of any
IF YOU go out in the woods today, you’re sure of a big surprise, says the famous rhyme. And that was certainly the case when these children headed out into the countryside for a teddy bears’ picnic in 1974. Suddenly, out of the trees came two life-size
THE cane was regularly used in many schools as a means of maintaining discipline in class. But corporal punishment didn’t seem to have much effect on children playing truant at St Barnabas School in Jericho, Oxford. The school logbook records that in
AN EARLY move to introduce one-man buses in Oxford backfired. City of Oxford Motor Services – now Oxford Bus Company – decided to dispense with conductors on some peak hour services because of a severe shortage of staff. Honesty boxes would be put inside
FOUR Oxfordshire licensees received an award for their skill in looking after one of the favourite tipples enjoyed by beer buffs. The quartet became members of the Guild of Master Cellarmen for their expertise with the Ind Coope brewery’s Burton Ale
House prices in Oxfordshire are at their highest level for almost a year. Latest figures from the Government’s Land Registry show the average price of a property in the county in October was £238,459, a rise of 0.3 per cent on the previous month. Prices
BOY band Hanson will be rolling back the years at the Oxford Union today. The Oklahoma band, made up of brothers Isaac, Taylor and Zac, will be talking about life at the top of the charts and about launching their own record label. Hanson
Morris Memorial Hall, Kelmscott Saturday 3 December 2011 From 3.30pm Find all your Christmas shopping needs under one roof - choose your Christmas gifts or treats for yourself from our wide range of beautifully handcrafted, unique
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Old Fire Station, Oxford Thursday 1 December 2011 5.00pm-7.30pm A chance to browse unique and often one of a kind gifts in the Arts at Old Fire Station Shop. They'll be money off offers and the first 30 through the door will even
The O3 Gallery, Oxford Castle Thursday 8 December 2011 5.00pm-8.00pm Find that unique Christmas gift that you've been hunting for. Browse a special selection of the finest hand-made art and design objects. For more information
Bosses at struggling holiday firm Thomas Cook will give an update on the company’s plans and financial situation in two weeks. They declined to comment on rumours that 200 stores could be closed with the loss of up to 1,000 jobs and stressed it was “
Premier Division Wantage Town made the quarter-finals of the Bluefin Insurance Challenge Cup with a 4-2 win at Rayners Lane. Three goals in the first 11 minutes sealed it for Town. Danny Keen gave Wantage the lead when James Christian fumbled his shot
Abingdon United ended a run of three consecutive Evo-Stik Southern League Division 1 South & West defeats as they held on for a point in a dour struggle in the west country. Although they failed to get a single shot on target, the result stopped the
OXFORD: Motorists experienced long delays on the A40 at Wheatley after roadworks overran. The road was closed eastbound between the turnings for Wheatley and Stanton St John on Saturday morning. It caused delays stretching back several miles to the
OXFORD: A sign outside Atomic Pizza in Cowley Road was stolen on Saturday night. The 30cm wide sign, emblazoned with the restaurant’s name, was taken from where it was attached to the building above the front door. Waitress Debbie Whalley said: “We
AN ALCOHOLIC with a 22-page criminal record of 135 offences escaped being jailed despite breaching his Asbo for the 15th time. Howard Russell, 57, who was given an antisocial behaviour order in July 2010 after incidents including attacking paramedics
FLAMBOYANT restaurateur Max Mason thought he was signing up to sell souvenir programmes when he put himself forward to be a 2012 volunteer. Olympics bosses had other ideas and selected him to become a diplomatic assistant instead. The Big
TWO motorists were taken to hospital after a head on collision in Dorchester this morning. The A4074 Henley Road was closed close to the junction of Oxford Road after a red Ford Fiesta and a silver Seat Leon crashed just before 7.42am. A 35-year-old
YES . . . Paul Townsend, president of Abingdon Chamber of Commerce: I think that changing Abingdon's name to include ‘on-Thames’ will help to promote the town as a place to come and visit. Abingdon had always been known as ‘on-Thames’ up until the
Walking in along the canal towpath between Jericho and the train station on Friday morning, I was struck suddenly by a sense of grave disquiet... It was 7.15am, still bluey-black, and the towpath virtually empty. I’d just joined the
Girlguiding Oxfordshire County Brownie Pack Holiday Fifty Six Brownies were lucky enough to attend a county pack hold at Stansfeld outdoor study centre the weekend 25 to 27 November 2011. The event was the brain child of Fiona Joines the county
I have just read an article about The Samaritans. The writer had talked to the caller for three hours. The chap was finally talked out of suicide. The helper said he would never know what happened to ‘Mr X’ – quite. So, why don’t they ask for a ‘phone
Our readers may have heard about Bombardier, the Derby-based trainmaker, being under threat of closure. But they may not have realised this could affect them as well. It follows a Government decision to appoint Siemens as the preferred bidder for the
Southern Ambulance denied me transport to the John Radcliffe Hospital because I am disabled. My partner and carer was due an urgent appointment for minor cancer surgery on Friday, November 19. The consultant at pre-assessment stated my carer, who
We were pleased to see our ARCh (Assisted Reading for Children in Oxfordshire) volunteers featured in two articles in the Oxford Mail recently. ARCh currently has 200 volunteers helping about 600 children in Oxfordshire primary schools but we still need
I read with interest the correspondence concerning the interaction between residents and street parking enforcement procedures. While I have sympathy for both sides of that argument, my own gripe concerns the new parking regulations recently introduced
The Oxford Mail and The Oxford Times reported my proposal for a 600-metre tunnel linking the ring road to the John Radcliffe car parks, to divert 10,000 vehicle movements a day from Headington and Marston streets and cut gridlocks. Some readers misread
With regard to banking regulation, the separation of banks’ retail operations from their investment units is essential to avoid further banking bail-outs by the taxpayer. If banks wish to continue to play the Wall Street or London casinos they should
It is clear that Tim Siret is very unhappy with the way the West conducts its business (Oxford Mail, letters, November 18). So perhaps he could enlighten the misled masses as to what socialist country we should mimic to receive the Utopian existence
A RECORD turnout greeted Emmerdale star Jeff Hordley as Banbury switched on its Christmas lights last night. The soap star, who plays bad boy Cain Dingle, was joined by Father Christmas and civic dignitaries as about 5,000 people filled Bridge
OXFORD’S only secondary school to be rated outstanding by Ofsted could become an academy within a matter of months. The Cherwell School, in Marston Ferry Road, has launched a formal consultation on whether or not it should convert – with a decision due
North Leigh got back to winning ways in Division 1 South & West with a convincing victory in Devon on Saturday. Three goals in a devastating 16-minute period, midway through the first half, put the game beyond the home team. The visitors started on
A SCHOOL sports field became a sea of red and white yesterday as hundreds of pupils took part in a charity run. The annual Santa Fun Run at St Edward’s School in North Oxford raised money for Helen and Douglas House. More than 300 pupils, teachers
The Youngest is doing the Greeks at school this term and they seem to be extending their ancient empire into the house. I have a temple of Jenga bricks balancing on the hearth and work has begun on a giant papier-mache Minotaur destined, I am told, for
Banbury United will have to do it all again on Tuesday night at Wealdstone’s adopted Grosvenor Vale ground in Ruislip after the FA Carlsberg Trophy third qualifying-round clash ended in a goalless draw. The hosts had the visitors under pressure early
Didcot Town reached the first round of the FA Carlsberg Trophy for the first time in their history with a shock 3-1 win at Blue Square Bet side Bromley on Saturday. Dave Mudge’s side travelled to south east London as massive underdogs against
RAPE is one of the most notoriously difficult crimes to investigate. There are without doubt times that allegations are made up. And there are other times when it simply comes down to one person’s word against another’s. But there are also many times
ABOUT one in five men questioned over Oxfordshire rape allegations are charged, show figures obtained by the Oxford Mail. Of the 654 people taken into custody in the past five years, 118 faced court. In 2011 to date, there have been
RAIL travellers faced delays of up to 20 minutes this morning due to over-running engineering works. Network Rail spokesman Sam Kelly said there were delays of up to 20 minutes between Swindon and Didcot Parkway. The delays were expected to last
BICESTER: There were long delays on roads around Bicester Village yesterday as shoppers descended on the outlet centre. Motorists complained of delays on the A41 stretching as far as Junction 9 of the M40, with knock-on effects on surrounding villages
A WOMAN set fire to her own home after a row with her boyfriend. Kate Cahill caused at least £13,900 of damage after setting a chip pan alight in the house she shared with her partner and his two children. The 30-year-old was jailed at Oxford Crown
A BOWEL cancer drug has been classed as a “low priority” for funding. Doctors and NHS managers on the cancer drugs and therapeutics committee of the south central priorities committee said there was “evidence of lack of cost effectiveness” for cetuximab
HEALTH chiefs have scrapped bunion removal surgery in all but the most crippling cases. Bosses at NHS Oxfordshire said many people with bunions do not need surgery as they do not have symptoms and the procedure can lead to side effects, although the
OXFORD: The trial of a former Swindon Town footballer and two tradesman accused of swindling elderly Oxfordshire residents out of thousands of pounds will resume today. Phil King, 43, who went on to a Premiership career with Aston Villa and Sheffield
IN June 1944, it was one of the bases crammed with people waiting for the signal for the invasion of Europe to begin. RAF Broadwell near Carterton has stood empty, crumbling and largely forgotten for more than 60 years but it may be about to get a whole
THEY say every man’s home is his castle. But in the case of the former RAF control tower at Broadwell that may not quite be true. How fantastic to be able to live in a home with such an impressive history. All too often heritage sites are mothballed
A FAMILY fled for their lives after fire ripped through their home. The blaze started in the loft of the bungalow in Radley before spreading through the property. About 30 firefighters spent two hours battling the blaze in Sugworth Crescent on Saturday
CHRIS Wilder says that his Oxford United squad have enough about them to make sure they come through their sticky patch sooner rather than later. Saturday’s 3-1 reverse at the hands of Cheltenham was the U’s fifth straight defeat and sees them ninth
Four men have been arrested after a street brawl outside a Banbury nightclub. Clubbers who witnessed the fight between a group of men are now being called on to come forward by police. A 21-year-old man’s leg was injured in the scrap at about 2am
Sports campaigners want “Icelandic bank” cash that had been written off by a council to be used to provide top-notch sports facilities in Bicester. Cherwell District Council has recently been told that it will get back the £6.5m it invested in Icelandic
HOMES are being mobbed by ladybirds after unseasonably warm autumn weather, according to a Wallingford expert. Helen Roy from the town’s Centre for Ecology and Hydrology said the spotty creatures would normally be snoozing at this time of the year.
A digital spokesman said it was “inevitable” that older people would face problems switching to digital TV. It comes as elderly Oxfordshire residents continue to contact the Oxford Mail to say they are facing problems two months after the switchover.
