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  • Gathering Festival @ Cowley Road, OX4

    IT'S a cold, damp night but Cowley Road is heaving. There are queues stretching up and down the street outside the O2 Academy, a noisy rabble around the East Oxford Community Centre, and laughter from a scrum of people piling into the Bullingdon

  • Rochdale 2 (Donnelly 78, Grant 87) Oxford United 0

    OXFORD United had nothing to show for a largely positive performance as two late goals gave Rochdale all three points. It was a harsh scoreline on the U's, who for long spells had looked comfortable at Spotland. But despite creating several

  • No prison over abuse images

    AN IT worker caught with child abuse images escaped a prison sentence after police took more than two years to charge him. Kyle Williams had more than 9,000 pictures and videos, but Judge Christopher Compton criticised police as the case had taken

  • Rally is perfect vehicle for fans of classics

    CLASSIC cars and vintage vans brought crowds flocking to Kidlington Airport over the weekend. The annual Oxford Bus and Classic Vehicle Rally took place on Sunday. Among the exhibitors was the Oxford Bus Museum, based in nearby Long Hanborough

  • SCALES OF JUSTICE: Banbury magistrates' court round-up

    Stuart Glen, 18, of Windrush Valley Road, Witney, admitted entering an office at ATP Sports Pavillion, Witney, as a trespasser and stealing a foreign coin worth £2 on February 2. Also convicted of entering the female changing room of The Fabulous

  • SCALES OF JUSTICE: Oxford magistrates' court round-up

    Dean Welch, 52, of Redbridge Hollow, Oxford, admitted stealing goods worth £125.66 from Co-op in London Road, Headington, Oxford, on September 17. Told to do 80 hours of unpaid community work in the next 12 months and ordered to pay £85 costs.

  • Updates - Rochdale v Oxford United

    9:23pm GOAL! #rochdaleafc 1 (Donnelly 78) #oufc 0 The hosts break the deadlock as Donnelly steers a header into the corner. — @OxfordMailOUFC 23 October 2012 9:16pm

  • Blur bassist offers land to ease shortage of station parking

    ROCK star Alex James could hold the key to easing demand for car parking spaces at Kingham’s railway station. The station’s 140-space car park is often full by mid-morning, with some passengers resorting to parking on the verges of the B4450 near

  • Boat accident leaves OAP with 40 stitches

    A RETIRED couple say they could have been killed after a “dangerous” boater forced them to crash their 65ft barge. Dave Jenkins, 59, needed 40 stitches to his head after he swerved to avoid the oncoming boat on the Thames by Abingdon Bridge on

  • Group shows off sweet little hobby

    LORRAINE Wicks, far left, has built frosted forts, a sugary Spanish galleon and several spaceships. But it all started with a hedgehog. Mother-of-two Mrs Wicks is a master in the art of sugarcraft – sculpting with sugar. She always wanted to

  • Abseil is plane sailing after overcoming fear

    CLEANING manager Margaret Goodey conquered her fear of flying to see her grandson being born in Australia before taking part in a charity abseil. Mrs Goodey, from Fyfield, near Abingdon, was present at the birth of grandson Harrison Goodey near

  • Mark Hoppus @ The Oxford Union

    THE Oxford Union has long surpassed any controversy surrounding it's speakers - in fact, its website describes the union as "at the cutting edge" Figures from celebrity culture are a regular occurrence, with past speakers including Michael Jackson

  • DARTS: ODDA set to kick off

    The Greene King ODDA’S Winter League will start with the men’s sections on Tuesday, November 6 and the ladies’ a day later. There are vacancies for one men’s and one ladies team. Those interested should contact league secretary Jim Baxendale on

  • Jessica is top of the teen bakers

    AN OXFORD High School pupil who was inspired to cook after watching TV show The Great British Bake Off has won a national junior contest. Jessica Oakhill, who lives near Bicester, impressed the judges, including presenter of the popular programme

  • Bus service changes announced

    SHOPPERS heading from west Oxfordshire to Cheltenham on Saturdays will see their bus service doubled from December. In addition to the current afternoon round trip to the Gloucestershire town, operator Pulhams, of Bourton-on-the-Water, will launch

  • Scales of Justice

    People convicted of offences at magistrates' courts around the county recently: Yousek Koudoua, 22, of no fixed address, admitted possession of cannabis in Coltsfoot Square, Oxford, on July 17. Fined £60, £15 victims’ surcharge, and £85 costs.

  • Local shares (PM)

    AEA Technology 0.04 BMW 4906 Electrocomponents 208.1 Nationwide Accident Repair 59.25 Oxford Biomedica 2.5 Oxford Catalysts 96.5 Oxford Instruments 1294 Reed Elsevier 598.75 RM 80.6 RPS Group 235.7 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley

  • Deacon Blue 25th Anniversary Tour @ New Theatre, Oxford

    WHEN Deacon Blue started seriously denting the charts in the late eighties with hits like Dignity, I don’t know why, but I was doing something else (probably burning my Marillion LPs). It wasn’t until many years later when my then fiancée started

  • Cash boost to battle superbug

    Drug discovery company Summit has received a £4m boost to develop a potential treatment for a hospital superbug. Summit, based at Milton Park, will receive £1.26m immediately from the Wellcome Trust to test its new C. difficile antibiotic on volunteer

  • Worker hurt in fall at Tesco warehouse in Abingdon

    A TESCO worker was injured in a fall through the ceiling of a warehouse in Abingdon. Paramedics were called to the company’s Abingdon warehouse, to the rear of its “Extra” store in Marcham Road yesterday afternoon. Tesco spokesman Fflur Sheppard

  • Milton gun incident: police saw man shoot himself

    THE man who shot himself with an air weapon at Milton Services near Didcot yesterday remains in hospital today, police have said. It has also been confirmed today that the man, who has not been identified, shot himself after unarmed police officers

  • Man avoids jail for racial abuse

    AN ABINGDON man has been handed a four-month suspended sentence for racially abusing a taxi driver in Oxford. Scott O’Regan, of Finmore Close, had pleaded guilty to racially aggravated threatening behaviour at Oxford Crown Court. The court

  • Hi-tech research unit sees its first patients

    The first patients have used a new £13m research centre that hopes to improve care for heart attack and stroke patients. It will use the latest imaging and diagnostic technology, replacing the current system of 100-year-old electrocardiograms (

  • Building fun at autumn festival

    LITTLE Toby Shepherd had big plans to build a wooden den at an Autumn festival. The Cholsey three-year-old joined other youngsters at the activity on Saturday at the Earth Trust Centre in Little Wittenham. Toby said: “I enjoyed being a builder

  • Plaque honours Marston's brave heroes

    A PLAQUE has been unveiled in Marston commemorating to people who died in the Second World War. Memorial trees were planted more than 60 years ago where an air raid shelter used to be in Marston Road but there was no formal sign marking their importance

  • Man is found

    OXFORD: A 41-year-old man reported missing from his Oxford home has been found. Clinton Cantwell, of Horspath Road, was found yesterday. He had last been seen last Monday.

  • Man denies axe attack

    BANBURY: A man has denied striking another man in the face with an axe. Barrie Potts pleaded not guilty to the attack on 44-year-old Paul Williams. Mr Williams was rushed to hospital after he was allegedly hit in the head with the axe in the

  • RUGBY: Grove call the shots in local derby

    Grove triumphed 28-15 away to Oxfordshire rivals Alchester at Fritwell in Southern Counties North, bagging the bonus point into the bargain. It was a second successive defeat for Alchester and things went wrong from the start, with at least half

  • RUGBY: Yellow peril for Harlequins

    Oxford Harlequins, fielding 11 players aged under 21, paid the price for indiscipline as they went down 73-11 at high-riding Newton Abbot in National 3 South West. They had two players yellow-carded in the space of five minutes and having to play

  • Oil spill causes lorries to crash on A40

    EYNSHAM: A crash involving three lorries caused big delays on the A40 westbound yesterday. The accident, which led to an oil spill, happened between Cuckoo Lane and the B4022 at about midday. It is not known if anyone was injured.

  • Vehicles collide

    Bicester: Two vehicles collided on the B4100 Banbury Road, north of Bicester, yesterday. A black Toyota Auris and a white Mini Cooper collided at 6.30am near the turning to Fringford Road, but no-one was hurt. The B4100 was partially blocked but

  • Traders happy that bridge has reopened

    TRADERS in a west Oxfordshire village have welcomed the reopening of Tadpole Bridge. The 18th century Thames crossing on Buckland Road, near Bampton, had been closed for six weeks by Oxfordshire County Council to repair damaged masonry. Yesterday

  • ‘He died doing what he loved’

    A BUSINESSMAN who had a heart attack during a marathon motorbike endurance ride “died doing what he loved”. That was how Cumnor company director Gordon MacPherson’s death was described by his family and friends last night. Mr MacPherson, of

  • Grant Johnson rape charge

    A teenager accused of rape was yesterday told he would have to enter a plea in December. Grant Johnson, 19, had been due to deny or admit the charge at Oxford Crown Court but the hearing was adjourned. Johnson, of Radford Close, Rose Hill,

  • Man threatened to jump off scaffolding in Banbury Road

    A man threatening to jump from scaffolding came down after more than four hours. Police, negotiators and the ambulance service were called to the four-storey building in Banbury Road at about 9.18pm on Friday and the man came down at about 2am.

  • Things get better in Cuba

    WHILE the elections in Venezuela are of some interest, it is also interesting to see developments in Communist Cuba, where the average monthly salary is a paltry $20 per month. Raul Castro (Fidel’s successor), is giving Cubans the freedom to travel

  • Losing part of history

    IDEALLY, it would be nice to be able to preserve every example of new technology for posterity – from the humble bicycle to the largest battleship – but as inventions become more complex, the ability to do this becomes increasingly more difficult.

  • Points of view

    WE have Mr Siret And Ian Cummings too Who both have different opinions That they bring to me and you They like to write about politics They write about history as well They are both intelligent people As all of us can tell

  • Council must face the reality for our market

    I WRITE regarding Colin Cook’s comments in your article (Market in deep crisis, October 18). One can usually rely upon Councillor Cook for a rather silly comment but on this occasion he has excelled himself. We are in the worst economic climate

  • On yer bike: I am jumping on the cargo bike bandwagon

    I love overhearing people astonished at the amount of bicycles in Oxford when they visit. I Googled to see if anyone could quantify them but to no avail, so taking a guess based on, say, 18 per cent of the Oxford population, which currently stands

  • THE QUIZ LEAGUE: A cracking start to Winter season

    The latest running of the Oxfordshire Winter Quiz League got off to a cracking start last Thursday with its traditional curtain raiser; the ‘Round Britain’ Tabletop. Staged at a variety of venues across the county, it provides entrants with the opportunity

  • RUGBY: Nine-try Hawks expose the class gap

    Henley Hawks made it seven wins in a row in National League 2 South as they outclassed newly-promoted Bournemouth 63-7 at Dry Leas. Hawks were on top of their game, playing fluid, attacking rugby and although the visitors’ pack battled hard, the

  • Wright may be kept in reserve

    Jake Wright may be among the substitutes tonight as Oxford United head to Rochdale looking to build on an excellent performance at the weekend. The U’s thrashed Accrington Stanley 5-0, and manager Chris Wilder is keen to make as few changes as

  • RUGBY UNION: No Wales call for ace Henson

    London Welsh utility back Gavin Henson hasn’t been included in the Wales rugby union squad for the autumn Test series. Ospreys fly half Dan Biggar has been recalled for the series, which starts against Argentina on November 10, followed by games

  • RACING: Double for Longsdon

    Chipping Norton trainer Charlie Longsdon landed a 9-1 double at Plumpton yesterday with Pete The Feat and Hannibal The Great. Pete The Feat, the 10-11 favourite, followed up his recent Uttoxeter success by running out an easy 12-lengths winner

  • RACING: Bradstock blast after Carruthers debacle

    Mark Bradstock has called for changes following the Cheltenham debacle in which his stable star, Carruthers, was left at the start. Bradstock, who trains the nine-year-old gelding at Letcombe Bassett, near Wantage, was fuming after his Hennessy

  • No politics in policing

    PARTY politics should not be brought into the role of the police commissioner and the governance of policing should be politically neutral. National adverts on the pending police commissioner’s election have now been aired. The timing of the

  • Schools are important

    WHO is responsible for the long-term plans for development and providing the infrastructure for Oxford? In recent years, within the Oxford ring-road, housing is being squashed into every available space, however small. Houses are being turned into

  • Don't be afraid of death

    IN RESPONSE to Mike Everett’s letter (ViewPoints, October 16) about life and death, from my own personal experience, death is nothing to be frightened about. Between 2001 and 2006, suffering various major illnesses, I passed away three times and

  • HOCKEY: Improving Hawks ladies beaten again

    Despite suffering another defeat, Oxford Hawks gave a much more impressive display when losing 2-1 away to St Albans in Investec Conference East on Saturday. Indeed, Hawks took the lead with an outstanding deflection by Becky Odlin. St Albans

  • Let's be united on racism, says Pittman

    Jon-Paul Pittman believes it is vital all players fight against racism in football, regardless of whether they wear the Kick It Out t-shirts. The campaign’s annual week of action has traditionally seen all footballers show their support for the

  • HOCKEY: Dead-eyed Dans boost Oxford

    Oxford were indebted to the deadly Dans as they recorded a 6-4 win at home to Henley in an entertaining game in Regional Division 1 on Saturday. Dan Smyth bagged a hat-trick and Dan Bleach a brace as Oxford got back on track. After going behind

  • Didcot house raid court case adjourned

    THE case of a man accused of pouring petrol over another man in a dawn raid on his Didcot home was adjourned yesterday. Robbie Sinclair had been asleep when he was allegedly set upon by a gang who beat him up before dousing him in petrol. Police

  • COMMENT: Trust should show more sensitivity

    THE finances of all our public sector organisations are stretched and in the global picture it is hard to argue too much with the decision to withdraw the Christmas payment for nurses at community hospitals. As we report today, the charitable funds

  • Warrant for man’s arrest

    THIS man is being hunted by police after he failed to turn up to court to face a charge of possessing cocaine with intent to supply. Albert Haxhia, 24, was due to attend Oxford Crown Court on August 17 and a warrant for his arrest was issued on

  • Oxford University takes over Radcliffe Infirmary site

    A NEW chapter has been written in the history of one of Oxford’s most iconic buildings. Yesterday saw the reopening of the newly refurbished Radcliffe Infirmary as a home for the teaching of humanities at Oxford University. The building was originally

  • Radcliffe Infirmary site continues search for knowledge

    A NEW chapter has been written in the history of one of Oxford’s most iconic buildings. Yesterday saw the reopening of the newly refurbished Radcliffe Infirmary as a home for the teaching of humanities at Oxford University. The building was originally

  • Nurses won't get money for Christmas party this year

    A HEALTH trust that gave its chief executive a pay rise while other staff salaries were frozen has axed Christmas party funds for hundreds of nurses. About 717 staff working at community hospitals across Oxfordshire had previously been offered

  • COMMENT: Too modest?

    THE Bishop of Oxford says he does not hold the qualities to be Archbishop of Canterbury. Yet he has frequently been prepared to speak out and is not afraid of using his office to stimulate public debate. Sounds well suited for the job to us.