There are delays of up to 45 minutes around Junction 9 and 10 of the M40 tonight, after an incident earlier this evening. A South Central Ambulance Service spokesman said it was called to the motorway after a “man was ejected from a car”.
Oxford East MP Andrew Smith is backing a call to prevent estate agents setting up too many ‘To Let’ signs in streets. Nick Brown, Labour MP for Newcastle East, used the 10-Minute Rule Bill system in Parliament to rise the issue, although the
People convicted of offences at magistrates' courts in Oxfordshire recently: Keith Greenwell, 67, of Southcombe Cottages, Chipping Norton, admitted using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour to cause harassment, alarm or distress
THE M40 is currently closed in both directions around Junction 10 for Cherwell Valley Services. It is unknown why the motorway is closed, but people near the incident report seeing an air ambulance and road ambulances drive past. Drivers are
Pupils across Witney are nervously waiting to hear a panel of judges’ verdict on their school gardens. Children at 10 primary and secondary schools in the town have entered Witney Town Council’s Schools in Bloom competition. In March, the schools were
THE Olympic Torch was greeted by a wave of colour and samba rhythms as it made its way down Cowley Road in Oxford. Greeted by the banging drums of Larkrise Primary School, Daybreak presenter Dan Lobb carried the torch into East Oxford before
Mini Oxford erupted with cheers as four of its own welcomed the Olympic flame to Oxford. Manager Paul Kelsey chair of Oxford City Athletics Club, brought the flame into the plant, before handing over to Nigel Roberts, also a manager.
A "once-in-a-lifetime day" was how the Olympic Torch's procession through Blackbird Leys was described today. As it made its way down Cuddesdon Way and onto Blackbird Leys Road, crowds of residents came out of their houses, waving flags and cheering
Thousands lined the streets of Kidlington to cheer on seven Olympic torchbearers. Issy Jackson, 12, from Aylesbury brought the torch to Banbury Road to roars from the crowd. The village was a sea of red, white and blue as the relay enjoyed a respite
THE Olympic Torch Relay is running about 10 minutes late. It has just gone into the Mini Plant in Cowley.
A TEAM of pupils from a Headington will be pitting their wits against schools from across the UK to be crowned top of the quiz league. Four students from St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School in Headley Way, Headington, have made it through a series of
A PARISH councillor has stepped in to save her local pub despite having no experience in the industry. The Star Inn, in Sparsholt, was put up for sale by pub company Punch Taverns last year and has been run by temporary landlords since. In September
PRIME Minister and Witney MP David Cameron paid tribute to cancer campaigner and Olympic Torch bearer Clive Stone. Mr Cameron said "you earned it" as Mr Stone handed the flame over to another torchbearer in Woodstock. Mr Stone fought
ADAM Chapman has ended speculation over his future by agreeing a new two-year contract at Oxford United. The 22-year-old turned down two offers from the U's earlier this summer, but has penned a deal which will keep him at the Kassam Stadium
OXFORDSHIRE Fire Service’s control room could be run from Berkshire in two years’ time. Oxfordshire County Council’s Fire Service and Royal Berkshire Fire Service are proposing the creation of a joint control room to receive 999 calls. Next
THOUSANDS of people lined the streets of Bicester to welcome the Olympic torch to town. Crowds five deep cheered and waved their Union flags to salute the five runners. The atmosphere was electric as Carly Castle, 32, of Banbury, Simon
A ROBBER threatened staff at Aldi with a knife this morning and made off with “a substantial amount” of cash in a holdall. The incident happened at the Botley Road, Oxford, store at about 9am and police still are hunting for the suspect. The
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TWO Wallingford men have appeared in court charged with a string of offences after a Benson pub worker was tied up by raiders. The incident happened at the 17th century Three Horseshoes pub in Oxford Road at about 3.40am on Friday. Thomas
GAVIN Henson will be playing at Oxford's Kassam Stadium next season after signing for London Welsh. The 30-year-old Welsh international centre is the club's first major signing after securing promotion to the Aviva Premiership.
CLUTCHING a trophy that is almost as big as she is, tiny Tia-Mai Young is now a world champion. The five-year-old is the toast of her family and friends after being crowned the Under-6 World Freestyle Slow Dance Champion in Blackpool. Tia-Mai beat
A BICESTER business has backed a police campaign aimed at tackling metal thefts. Thames Valley Police has introduced a new scheme so anyone who wants to sell scrap metal to a dealer will have to provide a photo identification including their current
ORGANISATIONS on an Oxford estate have received a £12,000 boost for a range of community projects. Blackbird Leys Parish Council has awarded the cash to a number of local groups, including the Agnes Smith Advice Centre and Assisted Reading
WHEN geography teacher Paul Wavell put a price of £1,000 on his beard his pupils were only too keen to rise to the challenge. The deputy headteacher of Christ Church Cathedral School had his facial hair removed last week, with the money shared between
NEW powers to tax developers for every house they build could fund extra school places in Oxford, it has been suggested. The city council is consulting on proposals for the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), a Government scheme that will
King Neptune (Mark Wilkins) looks fearful as Alan Dudgeon tugs his huge beard during a scene from this school play. The Treasure Seekers, written by teacher Thelma Telling, was the annual production at Speedwell First School, Littlemore, Oxford, in 1979
A bright new future was heralded for workers at the Cowley Mini plant today as business leaders joined politicians in welcoming a further £250m investment in production of the car. Prime Minister and Witney MP David Cameron said: “I am delighted BMW
PUPILS found an ideal way to keep fit – to join the after-school PE Club. The club was run by PE master Mr R Simpson at New Marston County Primary School in Copse Lane, Oxford. When this picture was taken in 1961, the pupils were clearly in fine fettle
FOR families who couldn’t afford a week’s holiday, a cheap day excursion by train was ideal. We were reminded of the days when British Railways ran seaside specials to South Coast resorts when we came across this advertisement, left. It was published
FORMULA One driver Lewis Hamilton joked that he would have liked to have swapped his disappointing finish in the British Grand Prix on Sunday for carrying the Olympic flame in his home town. The McLaren Mercedes driver and 2008 Formula 1 champion had
A young dancer saved the day when Wishee Washee missed his cue during the Aladdin pantomime at the New Theatre, Oxford. When the curtain came down at the interval, the actor was in the habit of dashing to the pub, sinking a quick pint and racing back
OXFORD City's Hannah England will make her comeback from an Achilles injury in the 1,500m at Friday's London Diamond League meeting. England, whose last race was on May 27, lines up alongside fellow British Olympians Lisa Dobriskey and Laura
ALL the talk at the Six Bells pub in 1981 was about cricket. The Warborough and Shillingford XI was taking on a team from top county side Somerset in a benefit match for Somerset opening batsman Peter Denning. John and Sarah Medlock, who ran the pub,
There was no argument about minor celebrities and corporate sponsors grabbing these Olympic torches. Children at Cutteslowe First School Nursery in Wren Road, North Oxford, made them – and were determined not to let anyone else run with them and steal
A car crashed into a stone flowerbed on Sunday. Crews were called to Hill Rise, Woodstock at around 5.40am and the driver was treated for minor injuries.
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BICESTER: A fire in a wheelie bin spread to a nearby garage and shed in Campbell Close in the early hours of Saturday. Fire crews were called to extinguish the blaze at 1.30am. One man in his 20s was treated for smoke inhalation at the scene. The
IT has been 150 years since Lewis Carroll first told the story of Alice in Wonderland on a sunny summer’s day in Oxford. And though the sun may not have been shining all weekend, the city made sure the anniversary was one to remember.
THEY may not have magical powers but the UK’s national quidditch team showed heart yesterday. Oxford's Cuttleslowe Park played host to an international tournament of the broomsticks-and-balls game which is played by flying wizards in the Harry
A shopkeeper has appealed for help after he was attacked and his Oxford store repeatedly broken into. Farrukh Abbasi runs Girdlestone Stores, in Headington, and says he has been broken into three times since May. But so far no-one has
FIRST Great Western trains in Oxfordshire are facing delays of 40 minutes today due to a signalling problem. The problem is between Evesham and Oxford and the train company does not yet have an estimate when it will be fixed.
Jockey William Buick gave all the credit for Nathaniel’s battling victory in the Coral-Eclipse at Sandown to trainer John Gosden. Buick, 23, who lived with his father, Walter, at Letcombe Regis, near Wantage, until 2010 when he accepted a job with Gosden
SATURDAY’S RESULTS 7.45: 1 MINNIES JOVITE 5-4 fav, 2 Lively Travel 4-1. Trio: (2x3x4). Trainer: Baker. Time: 27.15. 8.00: 1 MINGLERS RISE 6-1, 2 Memphis Light 9-4. Trio: (4x5x6). Trainer: Atkins. Selkirk Bash (6) 2-1 fav. Time: 27.31. 8.15: 1 JIMMY
Tributes have been paid to Frank Caudwell, owner of the 1972 Whitbread Gold Cup winner Grey Sombrero, who has died at the age of 94. Caudwell, who lived at Drayton, near Abingdon, passed away at Richmond Village retirement home at Letcombe Regis, near
A thanksgiving service to a former deputy headteacher of John Mason School was held last week. Ros Collins, deputy at John Mason from 1981 until 1993, passed away aged 73. A memorial service was held at Holy Cross Church in Daventry
TERRITORIAL Army soldiers who have returned from duty in Afghanistan were presented with service medals in a ceremony on Saturday. The 50 troops from 7 Rifles were presented with their medals by the Duchess of Gloucester after their comrades
ONE of today’s torch bearers is unlikely to be troubled by the pace as he jogs through Oxford. Witney Road Runners member Ian Fowler is used to covering far greater distances than he will undertake in Cuddesdon Way, Blackbird Leys. The 46-year-old,
SERGIO Perez has criticised Grove-based Williams driver Pastor Maldonado as “dangerous” and “stupid” and feels it is time the stewards finally threw the book at him before another person is hurt. For the second successive Grand Prix Maldonado
AS many as 40,000 people are expected to turn out when the torch comes through Oxford today. That’s according to Oxford City Council’s executive director of community services Tim Stadler. The figure includes the 20,000 people who have
VOLUNTEERS at a mental health charity in East Oxford have been baking cakes for customers visiting their garden café. People will gather at Restore in Manzil Way this afternoon to get ready for the Olympic Torch coming down Cowley Road.
RACHEL Capell is one of the main organisers for the Olympic celebration in Oxford’s South Park. Ms Capell, 40, from Didcot, works for the city council as an events officer, and helping to coordinate the performances in the park is one of the
PENSIONER Christine Carter has been trying on her new tracksuit to make sure she is ready to carry the Olympic Torch through Oxford. “I’ve had the trousers taken up to make sure they are the right length because I don’t want to trip,” said
CAT Kelly is one of 30 singers rehearsing for an Oxford choir’s biggest ever concert. Mum-of-one Ms Kelly, of Cheney Lane, Headington, is director of Rising Voices, one of the acts performing at the Olympic Torch celebration at South Park tonight
WHAT a truly inspirational day I had at John Mason School in Abingdon on Wednesday meeting the young people and teachers involved in Sky Sports Living for Sport programme. My thanks go to the many staff and pupils who welcomed me so warmly and shared
PEOPLE have raised concerns over the forthcoming reduction in front-line police. Time and time again we read of criminals with 20 or more previous convictions, and others who have offended again just after being released from prison. If this situation
I, PRESUMABLY like both Mr Gibbons and Mr Siret (Oxford Mail ViewPoints June 29 and July 5), believe in an NHS that provides a service free at the point of delivery for all citizens irrespective of circumstances, financial or otherwise. I also believe
Aged 16, my most sophisticated triumph was ordering Szechuan duck. In true Neanderthal style, I brusquely (to make myself seem more ‘adult’) ordered “A ‘Sez-zookan duck for the lady and a chicken salad for me”. Today’s 16-year-olds would
Oxfordshire's Minor Counties Championship clash against Wales at Challow & Childrey has been abandoned without a ball being bowled. The Western Division encounter was due to get under way yesterday, but the first day was called off after Friday
PUB manager Robyn Cuthell is looking forward to toasting the Olympic Torch from one of the best vantage points in East Oxford. Miss Cuthell, 28, is the manager of the Cape of Good Hope, where Cowley Road and Iffley Road join The Plain, and
WHAT prompted me to write about Barton and the A40 in the first place (ViewPoints, June 25) was reading of the proposal to convert the A40, along that stretch, into an urban road with speed restrictions. On the face of it, this sounded like total nonsense
THE report about the naming of a road by residents in Headington at the former site of Oxford United’s old Manor Ground home (Thursday’s Oxford Mail), gave the impression that the Yellows had in some way been snubbed. As a U’s fan of far too many years
IT is a tragedy that after 60 years’ devoted service as Supreme Governor of the Church of England, the division caused by the women priests debate should now embarrass our dear Queen further over the issue of women bishops. The Church of England’s Article
The Oxford Olympic Torch Celebration was quite a sight to behold, it had everything and then some. What stood out the most were the young guns who got everybody nicely pumped up for the main event of the night. The Torch being bought into South Park onto
The Oxford Olympic Torch Celebration was quite a sight to behold, it had everything and then some. What stood out the most were the young guns who got everybody nicely pumped up for the main event of the night. The Torch being bought into South Park onto
A WALLINGFORD man was spared jail despite breaking someone’s legs in two places and dislocating their shoulder. Daniel McCann was in the Dolphin pub in Wallingford on October 29 last year when he carried out an unprovoked attack on Sonia Burgess, Oxford
ALFIE Potter is relishing the hard work which lies ahead in Oxford United’s pre-season following the longest injury lay-off in his career. A broken ankle in January kept the winger on the sidelines for the second half of last season. Potter got the
HEALTH and social services staff have been told to cut bedblocking by more than half within six months. County care chiefs have for the first time given their teams targets to tackle Oxfordshire’s bedblock crisis with exact dates in a bid to
A HUNDRED residents of Blackbird Leys proved their community spirit could not be deterred by the weather. Children, athletes and parents pushing prams took part in the Blackbird Leys Mile on Saturday. It was part of the Pegasus Olympics
A WOMAN was attacked and raped in an alleyway in Didcot. Police are appealing for witnesses who may have seen the attacker near the alleyway off Lydalls Close in the early hours on Saturday. The woman told police she was attacked by
GRUESOME tales of murder, ghostly hauntings and bizarre traditions are unveiled in a new book about Oxfordshire. The Little Book of Oxfordshire, by local author Paul Sullivan, brings together facts, myths and stories from the county.
We welcome the announcement from Oxfordshire health bosses that bed- blocking targets are being made public. This is an issue that has rightly concerned many people in the county and the public needs to know it is being tackled. Last month there were
Today saw the Olympic flame arrive in Woodstock and was taken throught the grounds of Blenheim Palace. Thousands of people turned out to cheer, scream and smile at the torch. It was a fantastic afternoon that everyone will remember for years to come as
SO, after months of anticipation, it’s finally here. Barring any last-minute disasters, the Olympic torch is due to arrive in Oxfordshire today. While it’s easy to be critical of the corporate juggernaut the Olympics Games have become
Today saw the Olympic flame arrive in Woodstock and was taken throught the grounds of Blenheim Palace. Thousands of people turned out to cheer, scream and smile at the torch. It was a fantastic afternoon that everyone will remember for years to
A NEW £50m flight simulator has been ordered by the Ministry of Defence for RAF Brize Norton. The contract for a simulator to help train pilots to fly the Airbus A400M transport plane is being signed today as the Farnborough Air Show in Hampshire
As you can see from my photos, the last bit of the Woodstock Blenheim Torch Relay was some of the best. Seeing the Torchbearer finish her leg of the relay and hand over the flame to be transported to Kidlington...well worth the 45 minute wait to get
BMW has announced today it is investing a further £250 million into its Mini production in the United Kingdom. The money will be spent on production of its Mini model over the next three years at Oxford, Swindon, and Birmingham. It comes
A day when kirtlington was tranformed into a body mass, with union jacks held high, whistle blowing, shouting and clapping as the olympic convoy passed by this small village in Oxfordshire. A special day for the village and one we'll all remember.
A day when kirtlington was tranformed into a body mass, with union jacks held high, whistle blowing, shouting and clapping as the olympic convoy passed by this small village in Oxfordshire. A special day for the village and one we'll all remember.
CrossCountry was one of just three of the country’s 19 franchised train operators to fail to achieve 90 per cent punctuality on its services last month. The firm, which links Oxford and Banbury with the south coast, the Midlands and the north
THE fun and games of the playground were replaced with the sound of music as a Witney primary school hosted a live festival on Saturday. More than 500 parents, pupils and residents came along to the Batt School’s third annual Battstock music festival
MILL Lane Primary School is hoping it will be flush with success this summer. The Chinnor school is competing to win £7,500-worth of building work under the Oxford Mail/Leadbitter Group School Build competition to refurbish its run-down toilet block.
A vision for the development of more than 1,000 homes on land to the west of Barton has gone on display. Oxford City Council’s “masterplan” for Barton West has gone on show to residents, showing where homes, shops and a school may all go. The council
MILL Lane Primary School is hoping it will be flush with success this summer. The Chinnor school is competing to win £7,500-worth of building work under the Oxford Mail/Leadbitter Group School Build competition to refurbish its run-down toilet block.
