OXFORD Brandon Morris, 21, of Sorrel Road, Oxford, admitted possessing two spliffs of cannabis in Blackbird Leys on August 15. Fined £60, £15 victims’ surcharge and £85 costs. Patrick Meredith, 44, of Speedwell Street, Oxford, admitted shoplifting
IT HAS been open for less than two years. But in that time, Truck Store in Cowley Road, Oxford, has welcomed 100 different acts to perform within. On Saturday, Phil McMinn, right, became the 100th act to perform live, impressing a packed crowd
IT has been a church hall for more than a hundred years. But now, because of a rotting floor which the Cowley St John parish cannot afford to replace at SS Mary and John Church Hall in Cowley Road, Oxford, new tenants are being sought. The
THOUSANDS OF people are expected to flock to Oxford’s main firework display and bonfire this weekend. The 45th annual South Park Round Table Oxford Fireworks is just one of a number of large displays around the county over the next few days.
IT is impossible to put Submotion Orchestra into a style bracket or to label them as anything other than by the name of their second album, Fragments. Playing their biggest concert in the UK to date at Koko, the seven-piece band showcased their exceptional
MORE than 100 competitors ran through the countryside of Ascott-under-Wychwood on Sunday to raise money for charity. It was the fourth year the west Oxfordshire village has hosted the run and entrants were able to take part in either 5km or 10km
A FINAL ruling by a planning inspector has switched the location of where more than 500 new homes in Wallingford will be built. The core strategy for where new homes should be built across South Oxfordshire had proposed building the homes at Winterbrook
Get yourself out of a study rut as author and study skills counsellor Eileen Tracy solves your work woes... Essay not easy Q: I’ve always been slow to write essays. Now I’m at university, essays have to be longer and it’s taking me
Yes, yes, so your mates headed off to Manchester, London and the other big clubbing meccas and will no doubt be regaling you with tales of their awesome 24-hour party people nightlife. But, there’s a truckload of fun to be had in Oxford. After all,
Whether you love vintage or would never dream of wearing second-hand, Reign wear is for you. Now in its seventh year and with a sister shop in Berwick Street, Soho, the store offers gourmet vintage at takeaway prices. Fashion-savvy Susana de Santos
A PENSIONER made a splash after her car crashed through a garden fence and landed in a swimming pool. The 83-year-old's red Vauxhall Corsa crashed through a garden fence in Foxborough Road, Radley, this morning. The garden belonged to doctor
Celebration time? Revision blues? A classic case of the munchies? Step away from the bucket of chicken: Liz Nicholls serves up a few of Oxford’s best bites – that don’t cost an arm or a leg Rock the Kazbar Rub the lamp and you’ll find
On a recent Thursday evening rush-hour drive from Oxford to Witney I was held up for a full eight minutes in a crawling queue between Farmoor and Eynsham. This was caused, of course, by that infuriating anachronism the Swinford Toll Bridge. Such
Hello and welcome to the Student Guide 2012! Whether you’re fresh to this city or a seasoned pro returning to Brookes or Oxford Uni for another merry Michaelmas term, we hope this magazine will provide you with helpful eats (p4), beats (p20) and cheats
Should anyone be in search of a formula for a new television foodie programme, could I suggest one in which Marco Pierre White sits at the head of a table of guests and holds forth on the subject of grub, wine, restaurants and related matters as a
There was a letter last week in the Daily Telegraph from C.J. Fletcher, of Stanton St John (a delightful village in which I spent the first two, very happy years of my four-decade stint on The Oxford Times). He (if he he be) wrote: “This morning I
But I really love gin!” The sassy wife of Rick Keene, founder of the Cotswold Brewing Company, enthuses as she speaks on their leap from lager to spirits. Seven years ago Richard and Emma Keene saw a gap in the market. With hundreds of micro-breweries
There’s a corner of Oxford that has become so gastro, it’s becoming hard to move. And all the restaurants and pubs which qualify for the new East Oxford tag are of a similar ilk, making it hard to choose between them, the food being superb in all.
If you hate waste and are trying to think of an interesting way of using up all that pumpkin flesh left over from Halloween, try brewing up some pumpkin wine. Get it right and it will give you at least five bottles of a quite drinkable brew that will
There can’t be many people who don’t enjoy sinking their teeth into a freshly cooked pizza covered with lashings of cheese, tomato sauce and all their favourite flavourings. Pizzas now rate as one of the top fast foods, universally enjoyed throughout
You have to be built of stern stuff and, frankly, be slightly unhinged. But winter growing can be worthwhile. The window of opportunity to get out on the plot is inevitably hampered by icy blasts. You play Russian roulette with the rude sleet
I love it once the clocks go back, from the moment we get that extra hour in bed. My sister-in-law, who is a counsellor, once explained patiently that I must have enjoyed being in the womb. As I’m a twin who arrived prematurely bottom first (and awkward
Few places are genuinely ‘steeped in history’, but Oxford’s Port Meadow is one of them. Three thousand years ago Bronze Age farmers settled here; in the 10th century King Alfred gave this pasture to the Freemen of Oxford to graze their cattle. Parts
BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD (12A, 93 mins) “Once there was a Hushpuppy and she lived with her daddy in the Bathtub...” The opening voiceover of Benh Zietlin’s extraordinary debut suggests a modern-day fairytale. However, there’s no happy ever after
Co-written by lead actress Lauren Anne Miller, For A Good Time, Call... is a potty-mouthed comedy about flatmates who discover their calling as phone sex operators. The sassy sisters earn upwards of $800 a night by catering to the X-rated fantasies
Love is messy and chaotic in Jacques Audiard’s grimly compelling romance about two damaged souls who are thrown together just as their lives are falling apart. Shot without a single drop of sentiment but a great deal of empathy, Rust And Bone captures
Roadshow WORLD WAR ONE 1914-18 Banbury Museum Saturday, Nov 3, 10am–4.30pm Digitising pictures, letters and memories for the 100th anniversary Theatre CHICAGO New Theatre, Oxford Monday, November 5 – Saturday, November 10 Back again with an all-new
Cosmic private eye Dick Spacey, obsessive plumber Ron, mystic Madame Psoriasis, psychotic Victorian heroine Jane Hair. All are characters conjured up by writer and performer Steve Attridge for a new comedy show, Chaos, Carnage and Kulture. Let’s start
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera has been seen by more than 130 million people, and worldwide box office takings are in excess of $5.6bn. The show has won over 50 major awards. Now Phantom is on tour in the UK in a new production — staging
Yarnton held off a revival from Oxfordshire Senior League rivals Chalgrove to edge into the third round of the Oxon Charity Cup with a 2-1 victory. Second-half goals from Jay Johnson and Ryan Thorne put Yarnton seemingly in control, only for Simon
A WELL-loved teacher and a “local institution” has been commemorated with a path named after him. Hugh Randolph taught classics at Abingdon School for 30 years. After retiring he became a volunteer church warden, edited the Abingdon old boys
‘Empty the rubbish bins,” orders the bombastic mayor (Richard Gledhill). More offensively, he then tells a local official: “Do something about your bad breath”. No stone must be left unturned in the mayor’s attempts to present a squeaky-clean impression
Ronald Harwood is a notable — if these days somewhat lonely — contributor to the tradition of ‘the well-made play’ and The Handyman, which dates from 1996, a typically polished example of his work in this neglected genre. The well-managed production
Music at Islip OXFORD CONCERT PARTY St Nicholas Church, Islip Saturday, 6.30pm Tickets: justinstead@ btinternet.com Known for its exuberant, informal and fun-filled concerts, the Oxford Concert Party is just the group to brighten up the dark evenings
As it nears the end of its third decade, Music at Oxford has really pulled out all the stops this year, with a programme that takes audiences on a journey around some of Oxford’s most stunning concert venues — from the tranquillity of college chapels
Theatre TIM FIRTH’S CALENDAR GIRLS The Mill Arts Centre, Banbury November 23 and 24, November 28-December 1, at 7.45pm Box office: 01295 279002 Based on the Miramax film, screenplay by Juliette Towhidi and Tim Firth. Banbury Cross Players’ very own
Tom Conti’s still got it, those twinkling eyes and easy charm evident when we chat about his new play Rough Justice. He found a dusty copy of the play in a bookshop recently and decided to bring it to life – the right decision according to the reviews
Living as we do, with so many great music venues on our doorstep, it is easy to become complacent. We can become a little spoiled. Growing up out in the sticks, I would routinely travel miles to see some, admittedly, not very good bands play in appalling
Francesca Martinez’s comedy was born from one of the darkest and bleakest periods of her life. She describes it as being “rescued” and “like a light going on”. As a result she’s been on stage making us laugh for the past 13 years and with awards coming
CHILDREN of all ages gathered spellbound at Oxford Central Library for a six-hour readathon. The event was organised by the charity Assisted Reading for Children, a Bicester-based charity which supports more than 200 volunteers across Oxfordshire
CYCLISTS who did not have lights on were fined by police in three areas of Oxford last night. Officers, who were in two spots in High Street and one in Botley Road, were giving £30 fines to those without lights. Those stopped could either pay
Anaclet Odhiambo and Jelroy Constant hit hat-tricks as Kidlington Royals won 8-3 at home to Barton United in the Critchleys Upper Thames Valley League's Premier League, writes TIM SIRET. Tony Webster and Kieron Davies completed the scoring for
Oxfordshire Under 16s went down 3-0 to Hampshire in their South West Counties Competition opener at Winchester City. George Reid hit the Hampshire bar from a free-kick and also had a header cleared off the line, before Tommy Wright fired the hosts
TNAKFULLY Oxfordshire is a county that continues to buck the general gloom and doom and the news today that Premier Inn has decided to build a new hotel in Witney is surely cause enough to raise a glass. Plans have been submitted for a 57-bedroom
Ten-man Didcot Town deservedly won through to the FA Carlsberg Trophy third qualifying round and a home tie with Dorchester after beating Poole Town 2-0 in Tuesday night’s replay at the Loop Meadow. Lance Williams opened the scoring on 23 minutes
All Souls College says it will continue to support campaigners who are fighting to keep a library open. Writers have been backing a campaign to save London’s Kensal Rise library. Bursar Thomas Seaman said All Souls was working with campaigners
No arrests have been made by police hunting an arsonist suspected of targeting a Littlemore street. The Oxford Mail reported earlier this month there had been at least 10 deliberate fires in Cowley Road in the last three years with sheds and fences
Soufian Kessabi bagged a brace as Mansfield Road saw off Freeland 4-3 at home in the Oxfordshire Senior League Premier Division. James Watkins and Matt Wells completed their tally, with Nathan Langford, Alex Bush and Danny Taylor on target for
Oxford City FA SAM King celebrated his birthday with a brace as Union Street defeated Oakley United A 6-1. James Cunning also fired a double in the hosts’ emphatic victory. Stephen Price’s 30-yard cross-cum-shot put Union Street ahead,
Oxford City had to be satisfied with a point from a goalless draw at lowly Bishop’s Stortford in an entertaining Blue Square Bet North encounter on Tuesday night. The result keeps Mike Ford’s men fourth in the table, but they had enough chances
PRIME Minister David Cameron has backed a review of concerns which led to the suspension of births at a maternity unit. Births at the Cotswold Maternity Unit in Chipping Norton were stopped on October 18 after “concerns around working practices
TWO years ago Berinsfield were playing in Division 4 of the North Berks League, but today they sit top of Division 1 after a 2-2 draw at reigning champions Crowmarsh Gifford. Shane Harris and Mark Ingram scored Berinsfield’s goals, but Andy Allum
FILM crews are back in Oxford shooting an episode of Inspector Morse prequel Endeavour. Production vehicles were in Broad Street yesterday as a dramatic stunt that will feature at the end of one of the episodes was filmed on the roof of Trinity
A PAIR of kebab van owners were warned they were “drinking at the last-chance saloon” after a series of hygiene failures. Brother and sister Mehdi and Wadeya Karrouchi were told they could be stripped of their street-trading licence for Mehdi’s
Hotshot James Roberts will be looking to continue a fantastic goalscoring streak as Oxford United start their FA Youth Cup campaign on Wednesday (October 31, 7.30). The 16-year-old striker, who was released by Wycombe Wanderers earlier this year
FAMILY and friends have paid tribute to a Royal Marine and a medic who were repatriated to RAF Brize Norton yesterday. Corporal David O’Connor, 27, from 40 Commando Royal Marines, and Corporal Channing Day, 25, from 3 Medical Regiment, were killed
Dean Matthews and Simon Oakley hit doubles as Carterton Pumas beat Kirtlington 4-2 at home in the Oxfordshire FA John Fathers Junior Shield second round. Callum Emmett and Steve Foreman replied.
Ben Sunblad fired a fantastic five-timer as Witney & District FA Division 1 leaders Aston crushed Hanborough Res 9-1, writes ANTHONY BARLOW. Kevin Alcraft, Dan Long, Matt Smith, and an own goal compounded Hanborough’s miserable day, Liam Busby
THE men who use young girls in trafficking, if they are foreign, should be deported back to their own country. These girls are brought here with the hope of a job and a better life, not knowing that these same people helping them will end up beating
AS a resident of Cowley for more than 55 years, I was delighted to read the article (October 24) about the Morris Club. At last it will be put to good use and hopefully it will become a privilege for children to be taught there. The only ‘blot
I WAS pleased to see the story titled Resident wins battle over covenant money on October 25. The Oxford resident was successful in challenging Oxford City Council over a demand for £30,000 to release a covenant that effectively prevented him from
I WRITE regarding the article about the collapse of RH Transport and Rodney Rose’s comments (October 25). I find his somewhat dismissive comments about the whole affair quite incredulous, and do question his capability to hold the position of ‘
SO JOLLY good, the Dragon School is to sponsor three Blackbird Leys primaries (October 25), Windale, Orchard Meadow and Pegasus: all is well with the world of primary education in Oxfordshire. Windale Primary headteacher Maureen Thompson is quoted
“Now you know the way, don’t you,” I instructed patronisingly, as we discussed our jogging route. “So if you fall behind, you’ll be able to get home,” I continued, like Barbara Woodhouse in lycra, digging myself not so much a hole but a crater with
I woke up this morning and turned on BBC news to see that New York has flooded after Superstorm Sandy caused a tidal surge. Six million people are stranded in their flats unable to leave and they have had to stock up for a week until the waters
WESTMINSTER headed a whole series of shock results in the first round of the North Berks Charity Shield, writes PHIL ANNETS. The Division 4 side stunned Division 1 hosts Long Wittenham Athletic 2-0 thanks to goals from Dean Staniford and George
CANDIDATES vying for the region’s top police job will debate at an Oxford hustings ahead of the vote later this month. Elections for the new Thames Valley police and crime commissioner (PCC) will take place on Thursday, November 15. The commissioner
Cropredy won 4-3 at home to Hanwell in the Banbury District & Lord Jersey FA Premier Division. A Matty Boscott penalty, Luke Gardner, Tim Bennett and Luke Bedding scored for the victors.
I rang the highways department of Oxfordshire County Council to notify them the pothole created by the leak from one of the Thames Water pipes had, for the second time, disintegrated, leaving a large dip on Stert Street in Abingdon. There is a
Once again Roger Tucker has got it exactly right: it won’t just be £85,000 for the police commissioner, it will be all the trappings that go with it, probably topped off by a luxury car and driver (ViewPoints, October 26). If we have to have a
AN INVESTIGATION has been launched into the death of a man who was hit by a train yesterday morning. The man was hit near Cholsey at around 7.20am. His death is not being treated as suspicious. Trains between Didcot Parkway and Reading were
Students at Magdalen College have boycotted their canteen after new meal charges were announced. Currently students pay £4 per meal, but once the changes come into force they will have to pay a compulsory fee of up to £150 a year to cover kitchen
OXFORD: Motorists were delayed on the A34 yesterday after a three vehicle collision. The accident happened at around 8.45am on the southbound carriageway near the Pear Tree Interchange. One lane was blocked by the accident but Thames Valley Police
OXFORD: This is the man police want to speak to after an Audi was stolen and used for three fuel thefts. Detectives yesterday released this CCTV image after a blue Audi coupe was taken from William Lucy Way, Oxford, on September 3. It was used
THE curious curse of Saint Frideswide is just one of the spooky Oxford legends revealed in a new book out in time for Halloween. Historian Paul Sullivan has written Bloody British History: Oxford, a compendium of enthralling tales about the city
GOOD for tomorrow’s leaders. Boycotting their canteen at Magdalen College after new meal charges were announced, students have shown the kind of moral indignation which bodes well for their futures. As David J Townsend, president of Oxford
TOURISTS from Oxfordshire were left stuck in hotels as a deadly storm smashed into New York yesterday. Friends and family back at home in Oxford last night spoke of their fear as a record four-metre tidal surge and winds of up to 85mph battered
Eddie Pepperell is all set to take on some of the world’s best golfers next season after securing a place on the European Tour. The Abingdon golfer turned professional less than 18 months ago, but will tee up alongside the likes of Rory McIlroy
Britons trying to get home from the US were left to endure at least one more day in storm-tossed New York when UK airlines were forced to cancel more flights yesterday. But with UK travellers staying on in hotels as storms lashed the Big Apple,
A GROUP of students at Didcot Girls’ School have launched a campaign calling for a speed camera to be installed on a “dangerous” stretch of road. Bethany Ray, 15, Bethany Brogden, 16, Chelsea Sleep, 15, and Maisie Cox, 15, are campaigning for the
THE work of the Poppy Appeal is more important than ever, according to a Second World War gunner from Oxford. Jim Lewendon has been a poppy collector for almost 40 years, having served in the armed forces himself. Last year the people of Oxfordshire
