SIXTY years ago the Douglas family moved to Bicester to take on a new venture. And six decades on, their family business, the shop Henry’s menswear, is still going strong. Last weekend, the shop celebrated its 60th anniversary in the town with
Skaters will perform a fairytale Christmas show at Oxford Ice Rink in mid-December. More than 100 performers will include international, national and local skating champions. The gala show will also include 100 skaters from Oxford Junior Figure
SHOPPERS and traders today formed a human chain around Botley’s West Way shopping centre to protest against controversial redevelopment plans. Around 550 people turned out for the demonstration, which was organised by campaign group West Way Community
So the F1 season finishes this weekend! It’s a tough year for all the teams, with so many race weekends, the staff work flat out. Sebastian Vettel (pictured below talking to his pit crew) was again unstoppable in Austin and not only did he
FROM students ice skating on Port Meadow to images of weird and wonderful insects. These are just some of the pictures which Oxford University is gathering, as it makes its photo archive available to the public. All of the university’s colleges
STEPHEN Fry has been named as the next visiting professor at a University of Oxford College. The writer, actor and television presenter will succeed theatre director Sir Michael Boyd in February as the Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor of Contemporary
A SUPERB spell in the first half gave Oxford United a very welcome win in front of their own fans to stay top of Sky Bet League Two. James Constable scored his 101st goal for the club from short range after a quarter of an hour and the rampant
BICESTER Rotary Club members sprang into action last weekend to raise hundreds of pounds for the victims of the devastating Philippines typhoon. Volunteers manned a spot in Sheep Street and collected £550.88 in just five hours. Cash will be
TALENT is blooming in two flower shops at Oxford’s Covered Market. Two awards at the Floristry World Skills competition in Birmingham went to flower shops in the market. Zoe Rowlinson, a worker at The Garden, won a gold medal in the junior
A SCHOOL is celebrating after it was given Ofsted’s highest rating of outstanding. Woodstock Primary School was last rated good by inspectors when they visited in 2008. When the school was revisited last month, it was judged to be outstanding
Rutherford narrowed Holton A’s lead at the top of Division 1 of the Oxford & District League to two points with a 9-1 victory at Vikings A. Chris Lansley and Roel Dullens secured maximums for Rutherford, while Simon Cox saved Vikings from a
Ryan Tomkins,the boy reported missing from Didcot earlier, has been found safe and well. Thames Valley Police issued an appeal earlier after fears for the 14-year-old's welfare but have since confirmed he has been found.
Ruscote were crowned Banbury Indoor League Division 3 champions with a nail-biting one-wicket win over Azad. Chipping Norton are also promoted as runners-up following a six-wicket thrashing of Preston Capes. RESULTS Marston St Lawrence 162-2 (10
CHESTS, beards and armpits were waxed as pub regulars raised almost £2,000 in the name of a pub landlady’s beloved dad. The fundraising drive at The Carriers Arms, Hill Road, Watlington, was held last Saturday and organised by landlady Tarina Croxford
WANTAGE shoppers have donated thousands of Christmas gifts to fill hampers for the less well off. Wantage and Grove Food Bank is on track to fill between 80 and 100 hampers for local families. Volunteers have been collecting anything from a
SIX teams have been shortlisted in the competition to revamp an Oxford college’s Grade II listed building. The 40-year-old Florey building, above, at the Queen’s College is sent to undergo a multi-million pound refurbishment and the contest will
PUPILS from Sandhills Community Primary School in Oxford have been showing off an underpass mural they painted themselves. The A40 subway has been decorated in a three-week £20,000 Oxfordshire County Council project which also saw the underpass
BROTHER and sister Ben and Alice Yates met some of tennis’ biggest stars when they were invited to take part in the 2013 Barclays ATP World Tour as mascots. Ben, ten, and Alice, eight, from Witney, were two of 35 children who met tennis stars including
A TEENAGER crowned school bake-off champion at a contest at her Abingdon school was shocked by the surprise appearance of TV chef Mary Berry. St Helen and St Katharine School charity bake-off winner Imogen Dooley, 15, was given a cookery book prize
The fourth round of the Angling Trust Oxford Winter League was on the Kennet & Avon Canal at Avington, where the 36 anglers found small roach willing to feed, as well as some bonus perch. Martin Phipps (Drennan Banbury Gunsmiths) drew in the
2:03pm It's about as cold here as it was at Gateshead on Wednesday night. Thankfully it's much, much drier so we will definitely get some football. — @OxfordMailOUFC 23 November 2013
AS temperatures plummet, residents can warm themselves up with mince pies, mulled wine and festive cheer at Christmas lights switch ons over the coming weeks. Oxford does not have an official switch-on, but this weekend is holding its Christmas-themed
YOUNG people with disabilities are being given the chance to use specially-adapted bikes. Wheels for All is running at West Oxfordshire District Council’s artificial turf pitch in Witney to give disabled young people from the age of three the chance
FIREFIGHTERS who helped save a Kidlington supermarket from a major blaze were the guests of honour at its re-opening. They attended the Co-op in High Street at 8am on Thursday, four months after the fire. The store was severely damaged in an
Justin Burnell has revealed he takes a long-term appro-ach to his selection policy at London Welsh. The Exiles head coach has rotated his team every match this season and has done the same for today’s Greene King IPA Championship clash at Moseley
Bicester welterweights Jack Wheeler and Sammy Ait-Tales were celebrating after wins at the Witney Town show. Jack Wheeler, 16, saw off the more experienced Aaron Mullis from the Witney academy by a unanimous decision. The taller Wheeler used
Cai Griffiths says London Welsh are not feeling the pressure of being league leaders as they target a ninth straight victory. Every win the Exiles rack up makes them more of a scalp for their Greene King IPA Championship rivals as today’s hosts
Gordon Ross will make his 100th league appearance for London Welsh against Moseley today (3pm). The Welsh fly half and assistant coach, in his fifth season at the club, surpassed 600 league points in last weekend’s 28-0 win over Ealing Trailfinders
A DISGRACED magistrate, Church of England minister and music teacher has been jailed for sexually abusing a young girl 10 years ago. Christopher Tadman-Robins, 66, of Upper End, Shipton-Under-Wychwood, has begun a two-and-a-half year jail sentence
Cholsey's Andrew ‘Stanno’ Stanley, is in his final stages of training for the fight of his life as the undefeated semi-professional prepares to box for the Southern Area cruiserweight title in London on November 30. Supported by his Howbery Business
POLICE want to speak to these six people captured on CCTV after a 19-year-old man was hit with a bottle in a brawl on a platform at Didcot Parkway railway station. British Transport Police (BTP) said the man suffered cuts to his head in last month
ASA Hall is set to start Oxford United’s clash with Morecambe today, writes DAVID PRITCHARD. The midfielder came on for the injured Andy Whing in the win at Mansfield last week. As he is ineligible for the FA Cup, as part of the loan deal from
OXFORD members produced a stunning display to win four gold and four silver medals at the National Figure Ice Skating Competition. The haul accounted for a quarter of the medals on offer at the competition, which saw skaters from all over the country
A PROTEST against rising energy costs will be held in Oxford next week. Fuel Poverty Action Oxford has organised the protest outside British Gas’ headquarters in Cowley on Tuesday. The protest will coincide with the release of statistics on
THE A44 was blocked off after a collision between a lorry and a van at the Wolvercote roundabout in Oxford. Thames Valley Police were called to the scene at around 9.06pm on Thursday. The lorry had come to a stop, blocking the A44 exit of the
COUNTY highways boss David Nimmo Smith has ordered the permanent closure of a controversial junction on the A40. A gap in the central reservation of the road at Risinghurst has been temporarily closed, but now it will be sealed off for good.
A COMMUNITY came together yesterday to say its final goodbye and fulfil the dying wishes of an Abingdon teenager known as the Pink Princess. About 400 people attended the funeral of 17-year-old Leah Graham and, in accordance with her wishes, celebrated
THE Miller family were in the medals for the tenth successive year after starring in the UK Open Championships in Guildford. They led an impressive display by the Didcot Taekwon-Do club, who won a host of medals in an event which attracted more
THE jury in the trial of a lorry driver accused of causing death by dangerous driving has retired to consider its verdict. Christopher Watson is alleged to have failed to secure a chain which may have fatally sliced through another vehicle on the
TOOLS have been stolen from four vans in Kidlington. Vans parked in Mill Street, Cherwell Avenue, Cromwell Way, and The Broadway, were broken into between Friday, November 15, and Sunday, November 17. Call police on 101 with details.
Oxford City Stars have been dealt a big setback after Mike Whillock returned to Germany. The 20-year-old was having an impressive season, but leaves the club with immediate effect, missing tomorrow’s crunch clash at English National League South
CARTERTON’S Kate Dela won silver at the British Championships in Newcastle. The 30-year-old was third in the vault, second on bars and third in the floor exercises. But her best performance was on the beam, where she scored 12.1 points.
CITY of Oxford won the top visiting club trophy at the Welsh Capital Open Meet in Cardiff. They landed nine golds, 19 silvers and 18 bronze medals to see off strong challenges from Swansea and Swim Ireland, who finished second and third respectively
CASH and computers were stolen when thieves forced their way into a Bicester home through patio doors. The burglary happened in Heron Drive between 9.15am and 6.15pm on Wednesday. Call police on 101 with information.
THE brother of an Arctic Greenpeace protester jailed in Russia yesterday said he is hopeful for the future after the campaigner was granted bail. Steve Ball spoke out after brother Phil, 42, was freed with 28 other members of the “Arctic 30” –
Spirit Of Shankly (7-2) regained the winning thread for Chipping Norton trainer Charlie Longsdon at Haydock yesterday. The five-year-old was brought with a powerful run by Noel Fehily to beat Urban Hymn by five lengths in a novices’ hurdle over
Mark Bradstock, who trains at Letcombe Basset, near Wantage, opened his account for the season when Super Villan (3-1) scored at Ffos Las yesterday. The eight-year-old battled on well for Nico de Boinville to beat Hansupfordetroit by a length and
THE response of the public to an appeal by Wantage and Grove Food Bank for help putting parcels together for needy families has been extraordinary. But it is sad that, in the UK of the 21st century, there is a need for food banks at all in relatively
OXFORD welcomed in the festive season last night with a parade of hundreds of children through the city centre. The Christmas Light Night parade, which started in Blue Boar Street and culminated in St Giles, featured 500 children from schools around
THE move of a 90m transformer from Didcot Power Station was postponed last night, but drivers are still being warned of major delays due to planned works. The 600-tonne part was due to be taken down the A34 to the M4, but the move was put back
CHRIS Wilder has called on his players to relish the expectation of playing at the Kassam Stadium as Oxford United look to finally crack their home form. The next few days offer an ideal chance for improvement, as they entertain Morecambe this
KIDLINGTON & Gosford won 41 medals and set 52 personal bests in the B Grade gala at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield. Among their medal haul were seven gold, eight silver and eight bronzes, with the others made up of fourth
SCHOOL computers, laptops and iPads were stolen in a raid in Abingdon. The thieves forced open a window to break into the IT rooms at Abingdon School in Park Road between 2am and 5.20am on Wednesday. Pc Mark Allmond, of Thames Valley Police
Asa Hall is set to start Oxford United’s home clash with Morecambe this afternoon. The midfielder came on for the injured Andy Whing in the win at Mansfield last week. As he is ineligible for the FA Cup, as part of the loan deal from Shrewsbury
SOME people might think brightening up Oxford’s tower blocks is pointless window dressing and that council bosses will never be able to make homes there desirable residences. But some families who have lived in the blocks for many years may now
Chris Wilder has called on his players to relish the expectation of playing at the Kassam Stadium as Oxford United look to finally crack their home form. The next few days offer an ideal chance for improvement, as they entertain Morecambe this
BUILT in the 1950s, Blackbird Leys looks like many other estates up and down the country. But if Oxford City Council gets its way two of its most iconic buildings will become much more eye-catching. As part of the council’s £15m bid to revamp
A 55-year-old woman was left bruised after she was bitten by a dog on a footpath near the River Thames. The woman was walking past two women walking six dogs on a path on the Dorchester side of the riverwhen one of them bit and held on to her wrist
A burglar smashed a window to get inside a Cowley home and steal an iPad and jewellery. The break-in happened in Horspath Road between midnight and 6pm on Wednesday. Anyone with information should call police on 101 or the anonymous Crimestoppers
A MOTHER terrified families at Thame Fair by brandishing seven knives and a meat cleaver when she thought her son had been kidnapped. Lavinia Ryan, of Van Diemans Road, Thame, told one stallholder there would be “carnage” unless her 12-year-old
HOUSEHUNTERS thought they had spotted a bargain when they saw a thatched cottage on the market for £6,500. There is just one problem – it is only nine feet tall. The miniature wooden Wendy house, which is hooked up to running water and electricity
A church confession booth has been vandalised at Eynsham. The grille separating the two rooms at St Peter’s Church was damaged on Tuesday between 9am and 4pm. Father Martin Flatman, of the Abbey Street church, said: “There could be all sorts
BURFORD has been called the “beating heart of the Cotswolds” after new owners were found for two hotels in the town. Colliers International has announced that Dan and Michelle Arnell have taken over the Highway Inn Hotel in High Street. Burford
RESIDENTS have been given a first glimpse of what shape Oxford’s Northern Gateway could take. Oxford City Council is drawing up plans to develop 100 acres of land between the A34 and Wolvercote. At the first public consultation into the scheme
A team of researchers trying to stop strokes has been recognised with a top award. The Oxford University Stroke Prevention Research Unit has been awarded the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher Education. The unit was founded in 2000 by Prof
CONCERNS have been raised about the impact the multi-million pound redevelopment of the Westgate could have on Oxford’s historic skyline. English Heritage has written to Oxford City Council saying the developer behind the £400m scheme is “pushing
