Oxford 2 (Craddock 50, Smalley 87), Northampton 0 Tom Craddock showed what Oxford United have been missing with a well-taken goal to defeat Northampton at the Kassam Stadium today in a game where both sides missed a penalty. The striker
IT MUST be every parent’s worst nightmare, arriving late to work only to find out that your child has been in a car accident. But for Liz Thorne, the shock was even greater. Because Ms Thorne, 23, from Bicester, had been caught in the traffic behind
A BOXING councillor is set to help carry the Olympic torch from Oxford to Reading when the iconic flame tours Britain next year. Banbury Town Council member Dave Earle will be among the 8,000 runners set to carry the torch from Land’s End to Olympic
OXFORDSHIRE'S ambulance service has been recognised for having the best response times in England. South Central Ambulance Service NHS Trust won the Ambulance Trust of the Year award at the 2011 Health Business Awards ceremony this month. Latest figures
Seriously ill children have been given a taste of how to bake like a top celebrity chef. Raymond Blanc visited the Oxford Children’s Hospital laden with mince pies and gingerbread men, and helped the children put the finishing touches to some of their
SERIOUSLY-ILL children have been given a taste of how to bake like a top celebrity chef. Raymond Blanc visited the Oxford Children’s Hospital laden with mince pies and gingerbread men, and helped the children put the finishing touches to some of their
Youngsters in Barton have been given a whole heap more fun. The estate’s new £150,000 play area was opened yesterday to the delight of children. As well as the playground, the area has had £300,000 spent on refurbishing the youth centre at the Barton
PLANS for a five-storey block of nine flats in Park End Street, Oxford, are to be reconsidered over concerns it does not provide enough affordable housing. Oxford City Council’s planning review committee will meet next Thursday to look at the plan, approved
ELEVEN-year-old Rowan Crook ensured his school’s Christmas tree was one of the star attractions at a festive tree festival in his village church. The youngster, who attends Hagbourne CofE Primary School, was one of the children invited to decorate a
A COUPLE plan to celebrate what would have been their tragic baby’s second birthday with a charity fun day — but they need some help. Gemma and Luke Froude have already raised more than £20,000 in memory of their son Finnley, who died last year. The
RAPTUROUS applause marked the end of the fifth Oxford Senior Citizens’ Film Festival after 500 people flocked through the doors during the three-day event. The festival is held every year at the Phoenix Picturehouse, in Walton Street, Jericho, and sponsored
SHOPPERS are being urged to become ‘secret Santas’ and give a Christmas gift to support mental health charity Mind. Shop manager Claire Jones who is based at the Mind store in Walton Street, is urging shoppers to spend a bit extra when they do their
Chris Wilder makes three changes to his Oxford United line-up ahead of today's League Two clash with Northampton. Alfie Potter, Rob Hall and Liam Davis come into the side with Anthony Tonkin and Asa Hall dropped to the bench and Lewis Guy not making
NEIGHBOURS have objected to a “garden-grabbing” plan to build a detached house in an Oxford garden. Six letters have opposed the plan for a four-bedroom home in the place of a garage in the back garden of a semi-detached home in Littlemore Road, Cowley
Who’s afraid of the recession? Not women apparently – the number starting up their own businesses has risen this year. We spoke to local businesswomen about the highs and lows of being their own boss. Research for Simply Business has found a 12
ICY conditions brought 17 traffic collisions and a “significant” number of falls across Oxfordshire this morning. South Central Ambulance Service said there had been 15 road accidents between 7.28am and 11.55am. This was twice the number of calls than
The spirit of Christmas has yet to arrive in Division 1 of the Oxford & District Association as leaders Vikings A thumped clubmates Vikings B 10-0. Holton A stayed in the chase by beating Forum B 9-1. Elson Costa and Andy Misseldine had maximums
Winger George Fagg was the hero as Wood Green School, Witney, lifted rugby's Oxfordshire Under 19 Vase with a dramatic 27-22 win over d’Overbroecks College, Oxford, in the final at Oxford RFC. Trailing 22-17 going into the last ten minutes, Wood Green
Luke Fisher shone as eight members of the Witney (Tae Kwon Do Association of Great Britain) TAGB School took a step towards becoming black belts. Fisher received his second consecutive grading award for outstanding technique and effort, attaining his
AN Oxfordshire-based serviceman who was co-piloting an RAF helicopter when it crashed, killing three people, has been spared jail. Former Flight Lieutenant Robert Hamilton, 29, was not given a prison sentence because he was left paralysed by the August
Oxford City Stars are looking to end their 11-game winless run with the visit of English National League Division 1 South leaders Chelmsford Chieftans tomorrow (6.15). Stars are the only side this year to take league points off the Chieftans
TRAINER Chris Stringer, who rejoined Oxford a few months ago, is quitting Sandy Lane, to go full time at Swindon. He had a dual attachment between the neighbouring tracks, and now feels that racing at one circuit makes economic sense. There are no plans
HOOK Norton conceded no fewer than 40 extras as they lost by five wickets to Cropredy A in a high-scoring Banbury Indoor League Division 2 encounter. Tom Rothwell’s 32 not out gave Hooky a formidable total of 130, but Cropredy eased home with just one
DRENNAN GOT Baits have retained their Oxford Winter League title after the sixth and final round on Sunday. They triumphed on nine points, with Sensas A4 runners-up on 11 and early front-runners Turners third on 14. Both Drennan and Sensas go through
ANDY Benwell kept his nerve as Green Road beat Riley C 4-2 in round one of the Gentworks Oxford & District League’s Buildbase Cup. In this all-second division tie, Ray Benwell took the first two frames for Green Road, against Hasan Ali of Riley. Ed
LOWLY Fieldside turned the formbook on its head to record a shock 4-1 victory away to leaders Oracle in the first round of the Gentworks Oxford & District League’s Stephen Reiss Cup. With one point for a win and two points for the total aggregate, it
A HOSPITAL in Oxford has installed an emergency alarm system after staff were handed whistles to call for help in a crisis. Last month, the Oxford Mail revealed there had never been a unified emergency call system in older wards at the John Radcliffe
Cokethorpe School, Witney, captured rugby's Oxfordshire Under 19 Cup for the fourth year running with a 31-0 victory over old rivals Henley College in the final at Oxford RFC. The West Oxfordshire side, who had pipped Henley 8-7 in last year
FORMER Berinsfield boxer Jordan Flynn will be playing an exciting role in next year’s Olympics in London. The 15 year-old, who nows fights for the Repton ABC in London, is one of six youngsters from the club chosen to carry the flags into the ring before
PLANS for 26 student flats next to East Oxford Primary School have again been backed by city councillors, despite strong opposition from parents and staff. The west area planning committee originally granted planning permission to the Union Street development
FEWER than half the pupils at Prime Minister David Cameron’s local primary school hit the Government’s education target in their Key Stage Two exams. But Chadlington Primary School leaders said the result was an “anomaly” and was down to almost two-thirds
Burford School beat Chipping Norton School 15-5 in the West Oxfordshire District Under 19 Cup rugby final to complete a four-timer, having already won the Under 15, Under 14 and Under 13 competitions. A bitterly cold night at Chipping Norton
AN update on the water situation in the Thames region and the prospects for river and lakes will be given at the 2012 annual general meeting of the Angling Trust Thames Reg-ional Forum. The evening will include a talk by Barry Russell, of the Environment
Oxford Lions boss Enrique Guillen has been named FA National Futsal League manager of the month for November. Guillen bagged the award after receiving the most votes from the other 23 National League managers. His recognition comes after Oxford went
ABINGDON Vale have been promoted to West Midlands Division 1 of the Arena League after finishing second in the Division 2 final. There were individual club records set by Niall O’Leary in the open 100m backstroke and Michael Esnouf in the 100m breaststroke
Hazy Tom, the rising star of Charlie Longsdon’s Chipping Norton stables, lost his unbeaten record at Ascot yesterday. The winner of his first four starts under National Hunt Rules, the five-year-old was sent off the 10-11 favourite for the Grade 2 Mitie
Former Oxfordshire seamer Jack Brooks has been named in the England Lions squad for next month’s tour to Bangladesh. The 27-year-old Northants star is in a 16-man party, captained by Nottinghamshire batsman James Taylor, to play in a five-match
CAMPAIGNERS stepped up their fight against a proposed new road across the Eastern Bypass yesterday as they delivered a petition to the Town Hall. Northway Residents’ Group and backers in Marston and Headington have collected 1,800 signatures
A DRINK driver who told a policeman on Armistice Day “when one of your soldiers gets killed in Afghanistan I laugh” has been jailed. Azhar Hussain committed a string of offences in Oxford on November 11, including racially abusing an Asian policeman
I AM, by my own admission, a grumpy person. I am a grumpy old man in the rotund body of a young man. There are few things I enjoy more than wallowing in my own curmudgeonly grumblings. It follows logically, therefore, that with the onset of Christmas
Match fishing IT was a real perch feast for the nine anglers who fished Marston AC’s John Simmonds Cup on the club’s own stretch of the Cherwell, and some cracking specimens were caught. Jim Foster broke the long-standing club match record with a
Berinsfield’s Niamh McGuckin is hoping to capture her first major title when she competes in the finals of the ABA national schoolgirls championships in Manchester today. The 13-year-old Oxfordshire prospect came close last season when she lost a narrow
IT is great news that Oxford City Council has axed plans to designate Oxford Stadium as a building site. Well travelled as I am in connection with the Stadium with both speedway and greyhounds, the fight to keep Sandy Lane as a sporting venue has been
A TRUCK driver who sexually abused a girl in the cab of his lorry has been jailed for six years. Chris Govier groomed his victim to such an extent she said she fell in love with him, Oxford Crown Court heard yesterday. The 61-year-old defendant admitted
A train passenger was assaulted by three men in an unprovoked attack and thrown off at Bicester North Station. British Transport Police (BTP) last night released images of five people they want to speak to in connection with the attack. The 29-year-old
OXFORD Mail reporter Ben Wilkinson came top in a national journalism examination. Mr Wilkinson, who covers West Oxford, Abingdon and Wantage for the paper, passed all of his National Certificate Examinations to qualify as a senior reporter. And he was
TRADING Standards are protecting the names of dozens of businesses caught selling cigarettes, fireworks and even knives to children in case it hurts firms’ takings. Figures obtained by the Oxford Mail show 27 out of 85 premises checked by under
OXFORDSHIRE Trading Standards do a lot of good work but it has got it wrong with its protection of retailers who have flogged cigarettes, fireworks and knives to children. These firms have broken the law and parents deserve to know if their
A man who fooled managers he was a fully qualified nurse, ended up running a ward at Oxford’s Warneford Hospital, above, and giving drugs to the wrong patient. Stephen Swift’s claim that he was registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
OXFORD Health (the new non-descriptive moniker for the mental health trust) hardly comes out of the Stephen Swift affair with much credit or credibility. Swift seems to have been given the running of a mental health ward at the Warneford merely
Liam Davis says that all friendships will be cast aside on Saturday – if he is chosen to play against his former side. The left back is available after suspension for Oxford United’s npower League Two game with Northampton Town at the Kassam Stadium
A FORMER Abingdon head girl said she was honoured to receive an OBE from the Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace. Sophie Churchill, a former pupil at the School of St Helen and St Katharine, received the honour for services to the environment on Wednesday
A £15,000 fraud could be solved if someone can help to identify one of today’s Badvent suspects. Behind door 18 is a CCTV image of a man police need to talk to after Lloyds TSB Bank in Summertown was targeted by criminals who used a fake driving licence
A TEAM of 25 pupils, parents and staff from Our Lady’s School in Abingdon raised £2,000 for children’s hospice Helen and Douglas House in the annual Santas on the Run event. The team joined 1,200 people running through the streets of Oxford
THE landlords of an Oxford pub have something to raise a glass to. Far From the Madding Crowd in Friars Entry has been named the city’s Pub of the Year by Oxford Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA). Landlord David Patalong said: “We are delighted
