HOUSING bosses are to look at whether Oxford’s estate managers are seen out enough following a rise in complaints. The Labour-run council cut the managers responsible for areas such as Rose Hill from 12 to five last April. Tenants say
WOMEN who have suffered domestic violence contributed to a quilt calling for an end to abuse. People helped by the Oxford Sexual Abuse and Rape Crisis Centre helped create the embroidery, made up of 35 panels, to mark the group’s 30th birthday
AN ADVICE centre for Chinese people based in East Oxford has been given a huge cash injection allowing it to continue running its services for five years. Last year Oxfordshire Chinese Community and Advice Centre (OCCAC) had its funding cut by Oxford
A HOUSING block for the elderly in Old Marston could be bulldozed and replaced with a modern complex as part of Oxford City Council’s push for more social housing. Bradlands House in Mill Lane is expected to be demolished next January to make way for
Leisure facilities including a skate park, better bus links and controls on commuter parking have been listed by South Abingdon residents as major priorities in a new survey. Neil Boston, who runs community group South Abingdon Residents’ Plan, is conducting
Tim Wilson, an associate at the Oxford office of Dehns patent and trademark attorneys dodges the ‘pasty tax’ to uncover some good news for innovative firms in this year’s Budget One important aspect of this year’s Budget that was rather overlooked
KENNY DALGLISH is leaving his post as Liverpool manager. The 61-year-old legend has had talks with the club's American owners after the club's disappointing league season and sources are this afternoon saying he will be replaced as manager. Liverpool
Ray Allen, founder of Third Way IT, an Oxford-based provider of Google apps for business, discusses the merits of bringing your own technology to work How do you feel about using your own computer or tablet at work? For many this is becoming
The latest green technology has combined with the expertise of engineering students from Oxford University to develop a groundbreaking new vehicle. Combining a sleek, low shape with battery power, PEGGIE will be the university’s competitor in the Shell
Here’s a quiz question. Out of nine different major asset classes, including commodities, UK equities, cash and property, amongst others, which was the best performing in 1999? Answer: the hedge fund sector. Now here is another — which sector was bottom
It is said of some cancers, such as prostate, that you often die with them, not of them. Cancers and other diseases too, including heart problems, HIV and liver failure, bring with them wasting or cachexia. The wasting affects not only skeletal muscle
Albert Ford reveals why he is so content with his life and his Oxford-based leather goods business What was your first job and what did your responsibilities include? As a 14-year-old delivering flowers for a florist on Madison Avenue, New York
Years before anyone had heard of an iPhone, Neil Bailey and Stewart Thompson, academics in the Life Sciences department at Oxford Brookes University, realised mobile devices could be superb data collection tools. They also recognised they had an unparalleled
Mother-of-two Abi Parsons loved her grandmother’s pink and gold tea set so much that she was afraid to use it. The tea set had hung on the dresser at her grandparents home in North Wales throughout Mrs Parsons' childhood, having been used for her own
Former Oxford City winger Garath McCleary has joined Premier League new boys Reading on a free transfer from Championship side Nottingham Forest. McCleary, 25, who was born and bred in Blackbird Leys, has signed a three-year deal with the Royals
Roy Hodgson focused on footballing matters as he explained the selection of John Terry and the omission of Rio Ferdinand in his England squad for this summer's European Championship. Although Steve Gerrard was appointed captain, Terry was selected
More of us are looking for environmentally friendly solutions to everyday tasks at home and in the workplace. Everyone virtually without exception is recycling more and many are having green technologies built into their homes and offices in a bid to
AEA Technology 0.22 BMW 5311 Electrocomponents 212.8 Nationwide Accident Repair 71 Oxford Biomedica 3.8 Oxford Catalysts 47.5 Oxford Instruments 1131 Reed Elsevier 502.25 RM 78.5 RPS Group 211.4 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley, Abingdon
Free courses to introduce people to fly fishing are again being run by members of the Farmoor Fly Fishing Club. The sessions, which start at 6.30pm for 7pm, are being run at the club’s Darlow Water, at Hardwick, on Wednesday evenings. They
A major extension to a hotel and restaurant near Didcot could bring 20 new jobs to the town. Premier Inn at the Milton interchange currently has 84 bedrooms and runs the neighbouring Applecart restaurant. It wants planning permssion
People from all walks of life in Summertown have been getting together to show off their artistic talent for Artweeks. About 100 schoolchildren and residents helped create some stained-glass windows to decorate St Michael and All Angels Church in Lonsdale
AN area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Wallingford will be damaged forever if planners allow a new care village for the elderly to be built, according to residents. They are campaigning against a planning application by CABI (Centre for Agricultural
OPPONENTS of a scrapped plan to build more homes in Vale villages have branded the whole affair a “waste of time and money”. Vale of White Horse District Council had hoped to approve a policy tonight to allow more village developments to help it meet
A MOTHER who says her adopted daughter is ‘living proof of the dangers of drinking’ has appealed for people to take a few booze-free days to help boost her charity’s coffers. Julia Brown founded the Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Trust after
Twenty-five years after starting his police career in Bicester, Neville Clayton is back – but this time he’s in charge. Insp Clayton has set out his vision for policing the town and items high on his agenda include burglary and problems related to excessive
The number of people in Oxfordshire signing on the dole has fallen by the largest amount for almost two years. Latest figures for April from of the Office of National Statistics show there were 7,613 people out of work and claiming benefit in the county
OXON: Wood and books were spilt across the M40 in a lorry crash early yesterday which blocked the southbound motorway for more than four hours. Two lorries collided at about 2.30am between junction six by Watlington and junction five at Stokenchurch
The repatriation of a serviceman based at RAF Brize Norton and his colleague will take place tomorrow. Corporal Brent McCarthy, an RAF policeman, and Lance Corporal Thomas Davies, from the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards, were killed on Saturday in Helmand
THE trial of four men accused of multi-million pound fraud involving an Oxfordshire business has been postponed. Nigel Horn, Christopher Moore, Robert Loosemore and Mark Woodbridge all deny a total of eight offences involving Torex Retail PLC. The company
THERE is sometimes flawed thinking about transport schemes, particularly public transport: you need the demand to invest in infrastructure but you need that infrastructure to create demand. It is essentially poppycock from transport mandarins looking
Oxford University student Jamie Gibson has been called into the 27-man England squad for the Killik Cup clash against the Barbarians at Twickenham. The London Irish flanker is one of four players added to the squad that will tour South Africa, with
NORTH HINKSEY: A by-election to replace two members of North Hinksey Parish Council takes place tomorrow. Residents can vote for the three candidates at Seacourt Hall between 7am and 10pm and the result is expected on Friday. Debby Hallett and Colin
OXFORD is to become an electric car hub with more charge points per head of population than any other European city. Government Transport Minister Norman Baker yesterday announced a £320,000 project to install 64 new charging points for the
Lord Williams’s, Thame, captured the Oxfordshire Under 14 Cup with a 6-1 win over Warriner, Bloxham, in the final at Thame United. Will Curtis and Tom Porter bagged braces, with George Burton and Matt Peake-Pijnen also on target for the victors. KING
GEORGE Casserley struck the decisive goal as Wootton and Dry Sandford beat Berinsfield 2-1 to lift the North Berks Cup for the first time, writes PHIL ANNETS. Ben Taylor was also on target for the Division 1 side, who had to hold off a late
Plans to build a new maintenance hangar bay at RAF Brize Norton will be discussed by councillors on Monday. The Ministry of Defence applied to West Oxfordshire District Council and the plans will be discussed by the lowlands area planning sub-committee
OXFORD’S real ‘Inspector Morts’ will appear in the latest series of Lewis after sharing his wisdom with stars Kevin Whately and Laurence Fox. Detective Inspector Simon Morton has spent 10 years at Oxford CID investigating murders, rapes and
TALK about life imitating art with Oxford’s Inspector ‘Morts’ appearing in one of the new series of the spin-off Lewis. With talk from Morse author Colin Dexter that Lewis as a series might be nearing its end and Det Insp Simon Morton about to retire
BICESTER: Two knife-wielding robbers fled from a house in Rochford Gardens after the occupants refused to hand over cash. The attempted robbery took place at 9.15pm on Tuesday, May 8. One of the men was in his 20s, of medium build, about 5ft 8in tall
OXFORD: City researchers have called for a 20 per cent ‘fat tax’ to be put on unhealthy food. Experts from Oxford University said the measure would tackle the numbers of people suffering diet-related conditions such as obesity and heart disease. They
A MOTORIST has been given a community order after being convicted of causing the death of a motorcyclist. Jonathan Bridger was yesterday found guilty by jurors at Oxford Crown Court of causing the death of 59-year-old Christopher Mason, of Mulberry Close
Oxfordshire's triumph in the ESFA Under 16 Inter County Trophy saw a highly-talented crop of players realise their outstanding potential. Joint managers Des Williams and Steve Alman targeted success in this competition at the start of the season. And
Vale of White Horse’s rise to national champions in the ESFA Under 15 Inter Association Trophy was built on a mixture of good fortune and terrific team spirit. Having already triumphed in two spot-kick shoot-outs, Vale showed nerves of steel again to
A TWO car crash on the A34 by Wolvercote has caused traffic delays this morning. The accident happened at about 9am and two people, including a 70-year-old female, have been taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital with minor injuries. Widespread tailbacks
Hindsight is a wonderful thing. But there’s also nothing like the thrill of the present. That split-second when things happen right in front of you and you are expected to react, instantly. Except that it doesn’t always work like that, as I discovered
MR SIRET, in his letter of May 8, says that we were right to fight Hitler. Why then, does he support the Palestinians? The Nazis wanted to exterminate the Jews. The Palestinians want to wipe Israel off the map and drive the Jews into the sea. What
BRITAIN had a perfect fleet of Harrier jump jets in prestige condition. The Royal Air Force didn’t want to lose them but they were taken out of service anyway. But we hear now that Britain is going to buy American F35 Joint Strike fighter – a jump jet
COUNCILLOR Rodney Rose has given up any idea of helping buses get through the rush-hour jams in Oxford. The latest scheme for the Kennington and Hinksey Hill roundabouts (Oxford Mail, May 10) will only improve things in the short term. Hamburger roundabout
AN 11-year-old school boy has been airlifted to Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital after his foot was crushed by a school bus in Stadhampton this morning. The Icknield Community College pupil was injured in the incident involving the coach
Despite appalling weather again, John Bailey bagged a brace of sixes in Chequers A Quarry’s 2-1 home win over Red Lion B Eynsham in Section 2 of the Greene King Oxford & District League. After losing the opening leg 16-12, Bailey (2-6-6) led
Having a cuppa and listening to Radio 2, I hear a story about ‘Pudsey’, the dog that won Britain’s Got Talent. I haven’t seen his performances yet, but it would appear the media have gone dog crazy so I thought I’d jump on the bandwagon too. Before
IT WAS good to see First Great Western have made an effort to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee by decorating one of their high speed trains. I wonder if Oxford Bus Company have any plans to decorate one of their buses as they have done for the Silver and
The Scottish Government’s proposal of a mere 50p minimum cost per unit of alcohol indicates that they are not taking the dangers of alcohol seriously. It is a tokenistic gesture which, while providing a major financial boost to alcohol retailers and
SINCE my recent letter about physiotherapy shortages in West Oxfordshire, it has come to my notice that the situation is going to get drastically worse in the future. The current elderly population in West Oxfordshire is around 106,000 residents. This
I WHOLEHEARTEDLY agree with Tim Siret (View Points, May 8) that we need to change the political order. The gap between rich and poor grows ever wider while fat cats and bankers prosper. There is little real distinction between the three leading political
WE have been hearing rather a lot recently about a cap on benefits, and headlines have told us that 500,000 recipients are likely to lose their Incapacity Benefit. There is no doubt that there is a certain amount of abuse in the benefit system, just
GOALS from Marc Merritt and Liam Bint early in the second half gave Wantage Town A a 2-1 victory over fellow Division 3 side Shrivenham A in the North Berks AG Kingham Cup Final. All the action came after the break at Abingdon United following a tight
An Oxford University college has denied having a policy students should not wear pyjamas to breakfast at the college dining hall. It was reported that signs entitled ‘hall manners’ had gone up around Brasenose College telling students to end the “slovenly
A REPORT into bedblocking will be the key to solving the county’s problems, Mr Hudspeth believes. He said he was waiting on the results of a report into the issue before taking specific action on the crisis. The council has commissioned Dr Stephen Richards
A man has admitted walking into a police station with a knife. Aaron Gardner, of Pegasus Road, Blackbird Leys, admitted having the kitchen knife in a public place when he appeared at Oxford Crown Court yesterday. The incident took place at Cowley Police
A YOUNG motorcyclist was taken to Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital yesterday morning after suffering leg injuries in a crash with a car in Botley. The collision between the 4x4 silver Honda C-RV and the red Kawasaki bike happened at about 8.50am by the
MR Hudspeth has backed plans for schools across Oxfordshire to become academies and hopes to encourage competition to improve standards. Oxfordshire schools were accused of coasting by Prime Minister and Witney MP David Cameron and city primaries have
THERE will be no rethink on the county’s budget, Mr Hudspeth vowed last night. He also refused to rule out further cuts in the future. The county council needs to save £119m over four years but it is on track and has already cut some £51.3m. Mr Hudspeth
CHOLSEY United will play off against Yellow Eagles at Abingdon United on Sunday (6.30pm) for the Division 2 title in the Critchleys UTV League, writes Tim Siret. The teams finished level on points, and although Cholsey finished the season with a better
CARTERTON and Oxf-ord City celebrated victories in the OFA County Cup finals. Carterton defeated City 4-1 in the Under 16 competition, with City landing the Under 14 crown with a 7-1 victory over Thame United. Charley Hamilton (2), Laura Jones and Steph
CARTERTON A completed the cup treble for the first time in their history as they lifted the Fred Ford Cup with a 4-3 penalty shoot-out victory against Ducklington. It goes with their John Fathers Junior Shield and Senior Cup triumphs. Ben Hutter put
THE air ambulance has been called to a collision involving a coach by the Crown Pub in Thame Road, Stadhampton. It is not yet known how serious the incident is or what kind of coach is involved.
Michael Duberry has reassured Oxford United fans of his commitment to the club following rumours the defender was poised to retire or look for a move elsewhere. And he is set to line up in pre- season alongside Deane Smalley, who has returned to the
KIDLINGTON have been crowned Under 13 League champions – but only by the narrowest of margins. After winning two games this week, Kidlington finished level on points with Oxford City at the top of the table. League rules state that the
THERE will no u-turn on plans to staff Oxfordshire’s libraries with volunteers, Mr Hudspeth warned. Almost half of the council’s libraries will be partly staffed with volunteers, but earlier this month County Hall was unable to say how many volunteers
IAN Hudspeth’s views on education have been labelled “more of the same” by a campaigner against the academy plans. Similarly his plans to improve schools, libraries and bedblocking were rejected by campaigners and were labelled little different from
KICKSTARTING the county’s economy by slashing red tape is top of the list for Oxfordshire’s new county council boss. Ian Hudspeth yesterday officially took over as county council leader after his predecessor Keith Mitchell stood down. And in an exclusive
Banbury is getting ready for a right Royal knees-up after plans were revealed for next month’s Jubilee celebrations. A host of street parties, including one which organisers hope will smash UK records, will honour The Queen’s 60 years on the
The future of one of Oxfordshire’s most popular museums is looking more secure after it was awarded a £270,000 grant. But the trustees of the Vale and Downland Museum in Wantage have warned they still need more financial support. The grant from Vale
DO you need a makeover for your school nature garden or a revamp for a neglected area of the school? Now is your chance as the Oxford Mail has teamed up with Abingdon construction company Leadbitter for the fourth year running for our Save
