A 23-year-old Oxford man has been released without charge following a brawl in Gloucester Green. A 20-year-old was yesterday rebailed by police until January 17. In all, 16 men were arrested on suspicion of violent disorder after the incident in
PASSENGERS were left shocked and covered in glass after a lorry crashed into a bus. The accident happened on Botley Road, in West Oxford, at its junction with Ferry Hinksey Road yesterday at about 11.15am. It involved an Oxford Bus Company
Tere were celebrations at Wallingford Rowing Club’s after their women's junior quad took one of the top honours at the seventh annual Oxfordshire Sports Awards, held at the Kassam Stadium in Ox-ford. After a year of incredible sporting achievements
PUBS and other licensed premises in Didcot have launched a new initiative to keep night-time drinkers safe. Fourteen businesses have now signed up to the Nightsafe scheme, pledging to help Thames Valley Police and other agencies to reduce alcohol-related
FIREFIGHTERS, paramedics and police are standing down at Folly Bridge in Oxford after the report of a man falling into the Thames appeared to be a fale alarm. Police spokesman Rhianne Pope said emergency services went to the river after a call
THE 2013 Cherwell Business Awards are now open for entries. Now in their second year, businesses across Cherwell have until January 31 to enter the awards. Shortlisting will take place in February and the awards ceremony and gala dinner will
WITH her second book of memoirs about to hit the shelves, Eve Diett has done well out of her amazing memory. The 86-year-old grandmother-of-nine first wrote about her years in the Women’s Land Army during the Second World War. These memories
THE death of an eminent astrophysicist was today ruled an accident after a corner was told a friend restrained him in self defence. Oxford University's Professor Steven Rawlings died from a heart attack after a fight with long-term friend Devinderjit
Comedy FLANDERS AND SWANN Oxford Playhouse January 19, 7.30pm Box office: 01865 305305 or oxfordplayhouse.com Back by popular demand, Tim, Duncan, the Hippo and the words and music of Flanders and Swann return to Oxford for one night only. Flanders
John Suchet has spent a large chunk of his working life – more than 30 years, in fact – researching and broadcasting the latest events from around the globe. Now, though, he is more interested in what was happening around 250 years ago – in particular
PEOPLE in a Headington cul-de-sac are protesting about commuters parking in their road, which has been left out of the residents’ parking zone. Heath Close, a small cul-de-sac off Warren Crescent, is outside the Girdlestone Road Controlled Parking
Photos taken at 11AM on Wednesday 28th November 2012. According to live data from the Environment Agency (http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/floods/riverlevels/136497.aspx?stationId=7086) the river above Days Lock is just 3cm below
Ben Glastonbury, Adam Wells and Lewis Morrison were on target for Bletchingdon as they eased to a 3-1 win against Oxfordshire Senior League rivals Enstone in the Oxfordshire Charity Cup quarter-final. Enstone replied with a late goal from Tony
Jamie Kennedy scored a double as Witney Royals moved to third in the Premier Division with a 5-1 win at Carterton A in Witney & District FA. Lee Beer, Steve Brazier and Chris Thompson completed their tally, with Jason Lonsdale replying.
Kevin Kogel scored a hat-trick as Drayton, from North Berks League Division 2, reached the fourth round of the Berks & Bucks Junior Cup, after scraping to a 5-4 home win against Division 3 opponents Stanford in the Vale. Ryan Seamark and Richard
GRIEVING friends of a footballer who died during training are raising money to create a memorial fund in his memory. Paul Thompson was training with the Witney Royals Football Club in July when the tragic incident took place. Now his friends
MPs and councillors are used to being put under pressure – but not by six-year-old schoolchildren. Oxford East MP Andrew Smith, above, and Oxford City Council leader Bob Price attended New Hinskey school as part of parliament week for years five
Didcot Casuals went top of North Berks League Division 1 following a narrow 1-0 win over Saxton Rovers as most of their main rivals had a day off due to waterlogged pitches. Dan Cox-Rogers scored the only goal midway through the second half to
AN OFFICE block in Cowley Road could be turned into a 66-bedroom hotel. The ground floor of Tyndale House is currently occupied by a branch of Sainsbury’s and by Professional Music Technology, while the upper floors are currently offices which
OXFORD: Plans to expand two city primary schools will move on to the consultation stage after a decision made by councillors. At yesterday’s Oxfordshire County Council cabinet meeting, councillors voted unanimously to support proposals for the
GROVE: Staff at an newsagents were subjected to a terrifying knifepoint robbery. The incident happened in McColl’s, Savile Way, on Monday. A man with a scarf wrapped around his face went into the newsagents at about 6.15pm with a knife in his hand
OXFORDSHIRE has been singled out in an annual report by education watchdog Ofsted for failing to perform as well as it should. Figures released by Ofsted show the number of Oxfordshire schools rated inadequate has nearly trebled since 2009, from just
ABOUT 1,000 people braved the wet weather in Abingdon to welcome home 350 troops from Afghanistan. While a military helicopter flew overhead, friends, family and complete strangers stood in the rain yesterday, or leaned out of their windows, to applaud
PUPILS learnt about the importance of renewable energy by making their own wind turbines. Year Three pupils at St Aloysius’ Primary School in Woodstock Road also made solar powered eco-ovens yesterday as part of Green Energy Fortnight. Thomas
The Williams F1 Team today announced that Pastor Maldonado and Valtteri Bottas will be the team’s race drivers for the 2013 FIA Formula One World Championship season. 2013 will be Maldonado's third season with the team and comes on the back of
Daniel Jones scored the winner as ten-man Kidlington Old Boys won 2-1 at Watlington in Oxfordshire Senior League Division 1. Kristian Thomas put the visitors ahead with a piledriver past James Conn in the Watlington goal. On 70 minutes, Kidlington
Scott Joy hammered a hat-trick in Chadlington’s 4-1 home win over Highfield Juniors Eagles in the Giles Sports Witney Youth League Under 14 C League. Henry Eve also netted, with Kallum Taylor replying. Ethan Barrett hammered a hat-trick as
Zac McEachran hit a hat-trick as Oxford & Cherwell Valley College reached the last eight of the ESFA Under 18 Colleges Trophy by crushing New College (Swindon) 6-1. Liam Palfreeman, Tom O’Donnell and Jack Self completed Oxford’s tally in the
CALLUM Crook maintained his record of scoring in every game as Florence Park Blues kept their 100 per cent Under 10 Blue League record with a 5-0 home win over St Edmunds. Kaishaan Willett (2), Cameron Hannon (2) and Crook netted in a good team
A BUS crash left passengers covered in broken glass in West Oxford this morning. The accident, which involved a lorry and an Oxford Bus Company 4B bus, happened at about 11.15am outside the Osney Arms in Botley Road. Police and paramedics were
An elderly woman with dementia has been found safe and well after going missing in Oxford. Nancy Higgins was reported missing following an appointment she had at the Churchill Hospital in Old Road, Headington today. Police announced in the
HOMEOWNERS avoided ruined homes with barriers in place as flood waters rose across West Oxford. A number of roads off Botley Road were affected by flood water, with some residents choosing to abandon their homes rather than face the risk of being
Former Magdalen College School pupil Nick Gardner will be Oxford University’s Varsity Match hooker as they seek a third straight victory. Gardner was handed the No 2 shirt yesterday when captain John Carter named his team to face Cambridge University
Moving house is supposed to be one of the most stressful events in life. Well, to be honest, I’m trying desperately trying to move house. I love my current flat but with Oxford rents being what they are and my salary being what it is, I begrudge
OXFORD MAIL GIRLS LEAGUE CAITLIN Taylor bagged four goals as Under 10 Division leaders Didcot Cas-uals won 7-0 at Stonesfield Strikers. Taylor’s haul capped a fine game, while defender Caitlin Cox scored from the halfway line. Claudia Dolton
OXFORD MAIL BOYS LEAGUE Under 9 Red League: Bure Park Juniors 13, Goring Robins 1; Horspath Yth Lions 4, Oxford City Blues 3. White League: Kennington Ath 2, St Edmunds 0; Crowmarsh Yth 3, Oxford City Whites 1. Blue League: Cholsey Bluebirds 2,
TWO Oxford schools were closed yesterday as a result of flooding. And as headteachers in schools close to the county’s rivers monitor threats from rising water levels, more may be closed in the coming days. St Ebbe’s Primary School, White House
UNDER 9 RED P W D L F A Pts Bure PK Jun 9 7 2 0 80 19 23 Didcot Tn Yth 8 7 1 0 71 10 22 H’path Yth L’ns 10 6 1 3 30 25 19 Hinksey PK 8 2 0
JAMES Constable believes Oxford United’s win over Northampton Town sets them up perfectly for a crunch period of the season. The U’s ended a four-game winless streak with a deserved 2-1 victory over npower League Two’s in-form side on Saturday.
FLOODED roads and rail lines have thrown Oxfordshire’s transport networks into disarray. Oxfordshire County Council last night could not rule out possible closures of Botley Road, to join the closure of Abingdon Road and several other busy routes
WITH rising river levels threatening further flooding in Oxford, experts have warned the worst is yet to come. While the volume of rainfall has reduced, the Environment Agency said river levels would continue rising over the next 36 hours, posing
RESIDENTS and workers in Abingdon were bailing out water yesterday, amid concerns about rising water levels. The River Thames in Abingdon remained on a flood warning last night, while the River Ock overflowed into neighbouring gardens. In St Helen
THERE has been a tangible sense of community in Oxford. After three days of waiting the city was finally hit with flooding, with the Abingdon Road area the worst affected. West Oxford also had its woe. The tension had been building over recent
THE blood of homeless man Denis Witney, right, was found on the clothes of two of the people accused of his murder, Oxford Crown Court heard yesterday. Forensic scientist Melanie Banks told the jury she analysed clothing and items from the scene
BARBARA Osborne knows only too well the difference that minutes can make when speeding a severely-ill child to hospital. With faster transport she believes years of heartache could have been avoided after her daughter Catriona was struck down by
A MAN who downloaded tens of thousands of indecent images of children has been spared jail. Paul Standen, 38, of Lane Farm, Warpsgrove Lane, Chalgrove, admitted three charges of downloading indecent images of children while living at a house in
RAIL fans were got all swept up by a Tornado at Didcot Railway Centre at the weekend. The centre hosted a special event where enthusiasts could have a close-up view of the recently-built replica A1 Class steam locomotive No 60163 Tornado wearing
All roads closed because of the flooding last night remain closed including Abingdon Road, Ferry Hinksey Lane and Binsey Lane. Botley Road is still open but heavily flooded so drivers are advised to drive slowly. The Seacourt park and ride remains
