A man has died from a suspected heart attack in a pub in Abingdon. The tragedy happened in the College Oak pub on the Peachcroft estate at about 10.30pm yesterday. Eddie Cavanagh, landlord of the Greene King pub in Peachcroft Road, said the
A 40-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was found dead at a house in Bicester today. Police were called to a house in Lucerne Avenue at about 10.30am following reports of a domestic altercation. Despite the
A WILDLIFE officer has said there may be 100 wallabies living in Oxfordshire after one was spotted in Witney. Sara Pettorino, 50, who lived in Australia for 12 years, said she clipped a wallaby as she drove along Oxford Hill, Witney, yesterday
NORTH Oxfordshire MP Sir Tony Baldry marked Carers Rights Day by launching a new course aimed at easing the burden of some of the county’s thousands of young adult carers. An estimated 11,000 young carers in Oxfordshire manage their schooling,
THOUSANDS of people turned out to join the launch of the festive season in Bicester and Didcot. Four Olympic Torch bearers led celebrations in Didcot, while Bicester’s mayor Dan Sames, with the help of schools’ drawing competition winners Rushani
MICHAEL Raynes kept Oxford United in the FA Cup with a late equaliser to set up a replay against Accrington Stanley. The defender headed in a 94th-minute equaliser after Lee Molyneux's stoppage time free-kick appeared to have won the game for the
London Welsh 15, London Irish 9 FIVE penalties from Gordon Ross were enough for London Welsh to secure a vital Aviva Premiership victory over London Irish at Oxford's Kassam Stadium today. Fly half Ross did not miss a kick, but Irish had to
HUNDREDS of men are today grabbing their razors to bid farewell to Movember in style. Scores of Oxfordshire men – and even some women and children – joined in the global effort to raise money and awareness for men’s health. At the beginning
4:23pm #accringtonstanley 1 #oufc 1 Potter plays in Rigg, whose shot is tipped over. Good chance. — @OxfordMailOUFC 01 December 2012 4:20pm #accringtonstanley
FORMER Oxford United player Mitchell Cole has died, the Football League has announced. Mr Cole, 27, was forced to hang up his boots as a professional player in February last year following a heart attack. The winger suffered from hypertrophic
Cheney Falcon Rowing Club beat the floods and the opposition to strike gold at the Oxfordshire Inter-School Rowing Competition at Wheatley Park. The Cheney School-based team of ten triumphed in the event for 12 to 16-year-olds, with Wallingford
Holton went four points clear at the top of Division 1 in the Oxford & District Association after hammering Vikings B 10-0. Thye took advantage of Vikings A not playing to record maximum points. Forum B beat British Rail 6-4, thanks in
St Edward’s School, Oxford, are celebrating a hat-trick of Oxfordshire hockey titles. They repeated their feat of 2008 by capturing the under 14, 16 and 18 cups. St Edward’s were under 18 champions for the seventh successive year, beating Bloxham
Berinsfield featherweight Tomas Rysakovas gained a unanimous points verdict over Ashford’s Jon Holt in the England Senior Novice Championships quarter-finals at Reading. Rysakovas kept the pressure on Holt for two rounds and in the third imposed
MEET Barnaby. The playful border collie is the new muse of award-winning Eynsham author Helen Peacocke, and may be the star of a new book. Barnaby has big shoes to fill, as he takes the place of Ms Peacocke’s previous dog, and co-author, Pythius
A woman has been charged in connection with a disturbance at the Christmas lights switch on in Witney last night. Prime Minister David Cameron, MP for the Witney constituency, switched on the lights in the town centre at about 7pm. Police said
1:17pm Irish No 8 Hala'ufia sent off for dangerous tackle on Jewell. Ross penalty makes it 6-0 to Welsh. 1:12pm Welsh 3, Irish 0 (Humphreys missed pen)
Cokethorpe School (Witney) bid to lift rugby’s Oxfordshire Under 19 Cup for a fifth successive time when they face Abingdon School in the final at Chipping Norton RFC on Wednesday (1.30). Cokethorpe booked their place inthe decider with a 10-5
Bicester welterweight Daza Usher maintained his unbeaten record with a unanimous points verdict over Cheltenham’s Damien Dinwiddy at the GL1 Leisure Centre, Gloucester. Usher made it four wins from as many fights since turning professional by winning
Nick Carter’s Beckys Druidin looks a sound bet in the A6 over 450 metres at Oxford Stadium tonight. The white and black bitch was forced to check early last time out, but finished very strongly. TONIGHT’S RUNNERS 7.45: Lissycasey Shaz 3
Police boundaries were changed yesterday in a bid to provide more round-the-clock cover. Oxford city’s 22 neighbourhood police teams have merged to form seven larger units, but the same number of police will still work in each area. Officers
Police yesterday launched their annual Christmas campaign to battle drink and drug driving. The campaign in December last year saw 7,720 drivers breathalysed by police in the Thames Valley. There was a 15 per cent increase in the number of
STAFF put a pillowcase over an inmate’s head to stop him spitting, a surprise inspection of Bullingdon Prison revealed. And although the report by the HM Inspectorate of Prisons said the Bicester prison was improving, it highlighted concerns about
OXFORDSHIRE'S men team followed their County Cup promotion in the summer with a move up to the next group in the winter County Cup. Led by Jon Maskens, the team of Joe Cartledge, Nigel Matthews, Jack Rooney and Josh Dawson were joined by debutants
OXFORD City Stars have the rare luxury of being able to name a full-strength side for the NIHL Cup home clash against Peterborough Islanders tomorrow (6.15pm). It’s the first time since the opening-day game against Swindon that Stars have no injuries
FREDDIE Wilkinson, 10, of Cholsey Primary School and Didcot Barramundi Swim Club, won the 50m breaststroke and 100m individual medley in the East & South East Division Primary School Championships at Watford. He was also placed third in the
Black Friday November 23 will go down in history as the day the Greyhound Racing Association (GRA) closed Oxford down. The hurt and heartache of the many dedicated staff just before Christmas was there for all to see, just a few weeks to go and
A man found dead behind West Oxford Community Centre, off Botley Road, was yesterday named as James Rowland. The 34-year-old, from Helen Road, Oxford, was found at the site on Sunday morning. Police are not treating his death as suspicious.
OXFORD & Cherwell Valley College has unveiled a £6m plan to redevelop its city centre campus. A new riverfront cafe, hair and beauty salon and river walkway are all part of the scheme, aimed at attracting more people through the doors.
RILEY A could not close the gap on Gentworks Oxford League Division 1 leaders Abingdon Conservative Club as they lost 2-1 to Riley B. RESULTS Ashton 2, Oxford Bowls 1; Cowley Con Club B 3, Thame 0; Riley B 2, Riley A 1; Fieldside 3, Cowley
A charity concert being held to raise funds for next summer’s Cowley Road carnival has been cancelled due to poor ticket sales. The Jouvert event was due to take place at the O2 Academy, Cowley Road, last night. But Cowley Road Works, the charity
Police want to speak to this man captured on CCTV after car tyres were slashed. A car’s tyres were cut in Garston Court, Burford Road, at 10.40pm on Tuesday. Call police on 101 with information.
FOLLOWING an inquiry, ambulance chiefs have stood by paramedics who picked up a dying badger and took it to a vets. South Central Ambulance Service said the crew’s “humane” decision did not divert them from emergency duties. Spokesman James
LUCY GOLDING heads to the largest ski area in the world, france's Le Trois Vallees... A theoretical conversation between two women in Waitrose: “We’re going to Les Trois Vallées daaarling! We’ve booked Hector and Hugo into private lessons
KINGSTON Bagpuize were crowned Oxfordshire Cricket Board (OCB) Indoor League champions after beating Oxenford by five wickets in their final match. Ben Fisher took 2-11 as Oxenford were all out for 62 off the final ball, then Kingston cruised to
Police are warning villagers in North Oxon to be on their guard over a cold caller who has been touring the area. Police said the man was seen in Shutford on Wednesday knocking on doors claiming to be wanting to buy puppies. Police community
AS YOU tear open your Advent calendar today, be thankful there is just a chocolate and not a criminal suspect peering back at you. It might look like a bit of fun, but there is a very serious message behind the Oxford Mail’s Badvent campaign.
THE Oxfordshire branch of the Perchfishers held a fish-in on the Alliance stretch of Thames before the floods. The fish were hard to come by and crayfish proved a problem. Colin Lurcock had only three bites all day, missing the first two before
STILL going strong after 25 years, Waterstones in Oxford’s Broad Street held a star-studded celebration. On Thursday night one of the city’s most famous authors, Philip Pullman, joined Olympic rower Greg Searle and legendary chef Antonio Carluccio
WORKERS last night spoke of their relief after their jobs at an Oxfordshire printing company were saved. All 518 jobs were secured at Benhamgoodheadprint (BGP) after parent company the Goodhead Group was bought out of administration for an undisclosed
Match fishing RIVER fishing is out of the question for anglers for the next couple of weeks after the floods sent the Thames, Cherwell and Thame over their banks. So it will be a case of stillwaters or the Oxford Canal this weekend for matchmen
DETAILS have been released of how householders can dispose of sandbags used in the recent floods. People in South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse should return them to the car park where they were collected by next Friday. Those collected
ABINGDON Road was partially reopened to traffic last night. But Thames Valley Police have refused to reveal when its officers were monitoring barriers on the road, despite calls for help from Oxford County Council. As reported in yesterday’s Oxford
A DRUG dealer serving time for the murder of a rival faces extra time behind bars after slashing a fellow inmate. Robert Chin, 46, who was known as “Champagne” when he sold drugs in East Oxford, was given a life sentence for killing Devon McPherson
LONDON Welsh head coach Lyn Jones says his side are still focusing on performances rather than results. Jones has named an unchanged team for today’s Aviva Premiership clash with London Irish at Oxford’s Kassam Stadium (1) as they look to pull
THE Government has freed up £120m in flood defence cash, and Oxfordshire may be eligible for a slice. A week of heavy downpours saw the county deluged as homes, businesses and schools were affected. Scenes echoing 2007’s crisis occurred and
A WOMAN was rescued from a smoke-filled house in Blackbird Leys, Oxford. Firefighters were called to Bury Road at 10.30pm on Wednesday and rescued the woman while firefighters outside cared for a neighbour who had gone in to try to help the woman
THE introduction of parking charges at the Thornhill and Water Eaton park-and-ride depots has been delayed for the second time. The long-stay charges for those staying for more than 11 hours were due to come into effect last Monday. But problems
DOUBLE Olympic gold medalist Andy Triggs Hodge is calling for routine screenings of young people to pick up potential fatal heart problems. Mr Triggs Hodge became the patron of the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young after a friend and fellow rower
ADAM Balding is playing his 15th season of professional rugby, but he has no plans to retire just yet. The experienced back-row forward joined London Welsh last month, making his debut in their LV Cup defeat to Exeter Chiefs. Balding, who turns
RESIDENTS say at least 20 homes in Oxford have been blighted by sewage that has poured into their homes because of this week’s floods. People living in Western Road, Earl Street and South Hinksey are all blaming Thames Water for the problem, claiming
Chris Wilder knows that one lower-league club will get a plum draw in tomorrow’s FA Cup third round draw – and sees no reason why it can’t be Oxford United. The U’s travel to Accrington Stanley today with their manager stressing the importance
tHERE is nothing to celebrate about flooding, as the battered residents of Oxford will tell you. But after a truly grim week, which brought back horrible memories of 2007, it is fair to say that we saw the very best of Oxford’s people at the very
MODERN Art Oxford director Michael Stanley was working on moving it to a new base when he died, it has emerged. The scheme was revealed as key figures from the world of art gathered to pay tribute to the 37-year-old, right, who was found dead on
REVEALED behind the first door of our Christmas criminal calendar is metal thief Mark Hendron, who stripped lead from schools, charities and a church. The 25-year-old was jailed for nine months at Oxford Crown Court in September after admitting
CHRISTMAS is the season of goodwill, but not everyone has been good this year. And the Oxford Mail is again running our festive Badvent calendar to show you who is on Thames Valley Police’s Christmas list this year. Every day until Christmas
CUTTING water and energy use has helped Blenheim Palace scoop a top tourism award. The 300-year-old stately home was amongst nine Oxfordshire businesses and organisations which won prizes at Tourism South East’s awards for excellence. The Woodstock
A woman has been charged in connection with a disturbance at the Christmas lights switch on in Witney last night. Prime Minister David Cameron, MP for the Witney constituency, switched on the lights in the town centre. Bethan Tichborne, 28,
A woman has been charged in connection with a disturbance at the Christmas lights switch-on in Witney last night. Prime Minister David Cameron, MP for the Witney constituency, switched on the lights in the town centre. Bethan Tichborne, 28,
