OXFORD Nicola Jenkin, 41, of Cassington Road, Yarnton, admitted drink-driving in Stanley Road, Oxford, on October 18. Had 74 micrograms of alcohol in 100ml of breath, above the legal limit of 35 micrograms. Fined £700, £70 victims’ surcharge, £85
New railway timetables come into effect tomorrow. Chiltern Railways is making major adjustments to its timetables as a result of a full year’s experience with its faster mainline services to try to ensure trains can cope with rush-hour passengers
DRINKERS are being warned that “extremely dangerous” bogus booze could be on sale across the county. It comes as an off-licence owner was fined a record amount in Oxfordshire for selling counterfeit alcohol. Oxfordshire County Council’s Trading
YOUNG ‘MPs’ backed a motion calling for a “curriculum for life” in Britain’s schools. Holly Laverick, 17, from Oxford and Cherwell Valley College, Harry Haslam, 18, formerly a pupil at Wallingford School and Naiha Masih, 17, from Matthew Arnold
A FAMILY has been left devastated after a “brazen” burglar stole £10,000 worth of their property along with precious sentimental items. Tristan Hockley smashed a window to get into the semi-detached house in Woodstock Road, Oxford, during the daytime
AN out-of-sorts Oxford United were stung by a late strike from Adam Mekki as the points were shared with Aldershot Town. It extended United's unbeaten run to five games, but the home side will view it as two points dropped after leading for more than
THE mountains that rise from the shores of Lake Annecy offer some of the world’s finest winter sports. But I’m not here to ski. It’s not even snowing. I’m standing at the Col des Annes at an altitude of more than 1,700m for one thing only: the
Police are appealing for the public’s help in finding a woman who is missing from her home in Oxford. Margarita Stocker, 56, of Lizmans Court, Silkdale Close, Cowley, was reported missing to police on Thursday afternoon. An appeal was not put out
A CAR enthusiast is calling on the people of Witney to help fill in a “unique piece” of the town’s history. Des Bacon, 64, is appealing for anyone who knows the history of his 1971 Morris Minor 1000 Traveller. After doing some digging last
Good afternoon from a bright but chilly Kassam Stadium. Fresh from two decent results in cup competitions Oxford United return to league action today looking for three precious points against Aldershot. As always your comments are very welcome
MORE than £10,000 could be on its way to community projects if bids to the county council are approved. The council’s Chill Out Fund has received four bids for cash from the fund this month, totalling £14,067, but officers have recommended that
A WOMAN has been taken to hospital following a car accident on the M40. The crash involved two minibuses and one car and took place on the road’s southbound carriageway between junctions six at Lewknor and seven at Milton Common. At around
OXFORD: Two laptops, keys, and personal documents were stolen by burglars who smashed a back patio door to get inside a house. The burglary happened in Stratford Street on Sunday between midday and 1pm. Call 101 with information.
OXFORD University has unveiled plans to build a £19m research centre. The new sustainable development centre for the University of Oxford’s Somerville College in Woodstock Road is to forge strong links with India. A £3m cash injection from
A BBC geology presenter visited Oxford’s Natural History museum after dark this week. Prof Iain Stewart, who has presented the BBC’s Horizon and Making Scotland’s Landscape, gave a talk to a captivated audience on Thursday night. He is pictured
BICESTER: A woman escaped a car in flames after it crashed into a stream off the A41. The incident happened close to Wendlebury, near Bicester at around 7.30pm on Thursday. When paramedics reached the scene the driver had escaped the car by
A LENGTHY legal battle over the removal of waste from a golf course has come to an end after two brothers were sent to prison yesterday. The Wyatt brothers had appealed against the decision earlier this year to jail them for failing to remove 150,000
MALCOLM Bough (+20) produced three 20-plus breaks while helping Riley A defeat Cowley Conservative Club B 3-0 and strengthen their hold on second place in Division 1 of the Gentworks Oxford League. Bough won 200-163 against Neil Kirby (+70), whose
CAMPAIGNERS hoping to save an Oxford leisure centre from closure vowed to fight on despite a major setback at the High Court. Oxford City Council wants to shut down Temple Cowley Pools in Temple Road and build a new multi-million-pound pool in
RILEY C were given a big fright by struggling Division 2 club Ashton in the first round of the Gentworks’ Oxford League’s Simonds Cup. The highly-placed Division 1 side eventually scraped home 4-2 as Altaf Ali defeated Ashton Callum Vinall 68-31
FRASER Harris was the star with two trebles for Forum C, who pulled clear at the top of Oxford & District League Division 2 with a brace of wins. After beating arch-rivals Vikings C 6-4, Forum then had an 8-2 win over Vikings D. Forum’s
LANDLORDS who left homes mouldy, rotten, cockroach-infested and crammed with tenants have been fined more than £23,000. Oxford City Council has released pictures of three different properties in the city after their owners were prosecuted.
GLORY Farm Primary School, from Bicester, have been crowned North Oxfordshire champions. Year six pupils Sophie Phillips, Tansy Hammond, Jessica Davies and Laila Clifford, from year 5, made up the triumphant team. Having won the Bicester Partnership
Match fishing The fifth round of the Angling Trust Oxford Winter League was fished on a gin-clear Kennet & Avon Canal at Great Bedwyn. It proved hard graft for all but those in the last section and it was from here that Pete Bowles (Sensas
IT beggars belief that people were forced to put up with the squalid conditions of the homes owned by the three landlords who have been in court. These three men took advantage of people who were desperate for accommodation. Oxford City Council
Oxford United will host Southend United in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy Southern Section semi-final next month. This morning's draw saw Chris Wilder's men avoid the npower League One sides, Leyton Orient and Yeovil Town, who are left in their section
RAIL commuters from Bicester and Banbury to London reacted with anger to 9.1 per cent rises in their season tickets. The average increase in England is 3.9 per cent, with a cap set at an average of 4.2 per cent. A season ticket from Oxford
YOUNGSTERS welcomed in the Christmas season with a lantern parade to mark a church’s annual St Nicholas Festival. St Mary’s and St Nicholas Church organised the festival, which began with St Nicholas-themed crafts at Littlemore Community Centre
ABINGDON School came from behind to capture the Oxfordshire Under 19 Cup with a hard-earned 20-13 victory away to holders Cokethorpe. And by becoming champions, Abingdon scuppered the hosts’ bid to make it five titles in a row. Fielding their
The Oxford Mail’s monthly columnist, Gerald Stratford, reflects on a tough time after the pike at Farmoor THE two-week pike fishing session at Farmoor Reservoir didn’t have the result I would have liked, with only one fish of 14lb caught by a boat
OXFORD Rugby League have signed two of the region’s brightest prospects in Southampton Spitfires duo Andrew Hoggins and Oliver Johnson as they prepare for their debut Championship One campaign. Hoggins, a 24-year-old centre or loose forward, has
ABINGDON Vale’s Niall O’Leary is No 1 in Britain following his record-breaking performance in the South East Region Winter Championships at Aldershot. The 16-year-old’s winning time of 2mins 1.09secs in the 200m backstroke, which brought him the
Legacy of Light is tipped to taste victory for the first time in the Cooper Coral Classic at Oxford Stadium tonight. TONIGHT’S RUNNERS 7.45: Pennys Lexi, COOLCROO TIGER, Heatherhil Louie, Loughlea Ripple, Irwins Legend 3, Slashers Dasher.
The future of champion trainer, Angie Kibble, is still up in the air. Ten of the 12 handlers based at Sandy Lane have found new tracks following the decision to close Oxford Stadium at the end of the month. But incredibly, Kibble is one of
A MAN accused of Denis Witney’s murder has claimed he can’t remember much of the night when it happened. Giving evidence in Oxford Crown Court yesterday, Daniel McCollin told the jury he had large blanks in his memory from both before and after
TOP scorer Tom Craddock is set to hand Oxford United a big boost at home to Aldershot today. The striker, who has eight goals in his last seven appearances, is expected to return to the squad for the npower League Two clash after a month out with
THIS year’s Turner prize winner is working with space scientists in Harwell to create new art. Video artist Elizabeth Price scooped the prestigious £25,000 prize earlier this week with a film inspired by a fire in a Woolworths store in Manchester
MORE than 30 rural communities are in discussions with a super-fast broadband provider offering to lay new networks for free. Chipping Norton’s Gigaclear is to start work in a second county community to provide speeds of up to 1,000 megabytes (
Parking charges at park and ride depots north of Oxford are due to be brought in on Monday. The £3 daily charge for drivers who park for more than 11 hours at Thornhill or Water Eaton were due to come in on November 26, but the implementation was
A DISTRACTION burglar who has preyed on the elderly and disabled for more than 14 years is once again facing jail. It took less than 30 minutes for a jury at Oxford Crown Court to find serial conwoman Janet Lestrade, of Balfour Road, guilty of
JANET Lestrade is a coward who deserves to go to prison. For years she has preyed on vulnerable elderly people, making a career as a con woman. The fact that she deliberately targets victims who she knows will be more trusting and less able
THE motoring and motorsport writer for the Oxford Mail has been named the best in the UK for the third year running. David Duffy, who lives in Witney, was chosen as the Guild of Motoring Writers’ regional motoring journalist of the year. He has
ARMY bomb disposal experts will ‘defuse’ a homemade explosive device from an Afghan school during a dramatic re-enactment today. The four-man team from Didcot’s 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment will take part in the British Military Tournament
REVEALED in our Badvent calendar today are a suspected charity cash thief and a man accused of attacking a police officer. Police have arrest warrants for Jennifer Pugh who they allege stole money from a collection box from Oxford University’s
POWER has now been restored to hundreds of homes following a suspected cable fault in Oxford. Engineers from Southern Electric were called out to address the problem which left 800 houses without power just after 6am this morning. By 8am the
THE deadline for applications of Oxford City Council’s culture fund passed yesterday. Grants of between £500 and £1,000 are on offer for the first time from the city council to help fund projects which will benefit the city and the people of Oxford
CHILDREN at a Kidlington school are campaigning to urge passing drivers to slow down. The pupils at Bletchingdon Primary School planned a week of campaigning, designing signs and standing outside the school in Weston Road in both the morning and
FRILFORD Heath’s Eddie Pepperell was left frustrated by the rain again yesterday as his full European PGA Tour debut was put back by a further day. The 21-year-old, from Abingdon, was finally due to tee off this morning in the first round of the
Amlin Challenge Cup Grenoble 20, London Welsh 9 A MUCH changed London Welsh slipped to defeat at a freezing Grenoble tonight, further denting their qualification hopes in Pool 5. Welsh head coach Lyn Jones initially made 14 changes from
