HUNDREDS of pupils from North Oxfordshire schools will today discover how to get their feet on the career ladder. North Oxfordshire Academy is hosting a special apprenticeship fair which matches more than 20 employers and career professionals with
MUSIC is central to Mel Houldershaw’s life in almost every way. She has been giving piano and recorder lessons to children and adults for almost a quarter of a century. But most of the mother-of-one’s time is taken up with voluntary activities
THE first electric BMW i3’s have been handed over to happy new owners. Among the first drivers to pick up one of the newly-launched electric cars from North Oxford BMW Garage, at the Wolvercote Roundabout, on Saturday was John Ganderton. The
MOTORISTS are tonight facing delays following an accident involving four cars near Kidlington. Rush-hour traffic has been forced to go slow, with one lane closed and drivers queuing on the southbound carriageway. The accident happened between
LAST year a total of 1,460 victims of crime across Oxfordshire were helped with coming to terms with what happened to them. Today the charity which supported them – Victim Support – is celebrating its 40th anniversary. The national charity
I think the reason Labour is now doing well in West Oxfordshire is probably community engagement. When Duncan Enright won a town council by-election in 2011 it showed people we can win in West Oxfordshire and what Labour councillors are all about
WANTAGE Town Council has donated £10,000 to Wantage Silver Band towards building a new car park. The silver band moved into its new hall at Tugwell Field in March after a decade of fundraising the £270,000 needed to build it. Now the band wants
Immigration experts at Oxford University say it is “extremely unlikely” the Government will achieve its aim of slashing net migration to the tens of thousands. It comes after new figures by the Office for National Statistics showed 35,000 more
THE Oxford Mail has partnered with the world’s largest sports store, Decathlon to find Oxford’s best community sports picture. There is something for everyone with four categories: best individual, best team, best display of skill and most entertaining
A STRAY dart and a shattered pint glass led to 60 years of marital bliss for an Oxford couple. Jean and Reg Costar are today celebrating their diamond wedding anniversary. The couple, who live in Wood Farm, met at the Rock of Gibraltar pub
A BUSINESSMAN and well-known angler has died aged 81. Derek State was the president of the Newland Angling Club and owner of Witney tackle shop, State Tackle. He founded the Cotswold Winter League for anglers and was also a collector of birds
A DUNKIRK and D-Day veteran has died, aged 95. John Powell later worked in farming and as a storekeeper. The grandfather-of-two was among the men of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) sent to France in 1940. He was part of the evacuation
A woman’s body has been found in a wood near Oxford this morning. Joanna Stannard, 28, of Bullingdon Road, East Oxford, was last seen at her home on Tuesday. Police said today that the body they have found in Bagley Wood near Kennington is
VALE of White Horse District Council is dumping its housing problems on Didcot’s doorstep, the town council leader says. New figures reveal Didcot could double in size as more houses are planned to be built around the town. An extra 400 homes
BARGAIN hunters queued all the way round to Bonn Square this morning for the opening of the new H&M shop in the Clarendon Centre, Oxford. The store opened at 11am today with the first few lucky shoppers getting 25 per cent off. Clarendon
YOU’D be forgiven for mistaking this scene for a real-life car smash. In fact it was a mock rescue attempt by fire crews to highlight the dangers of drink-driving. Students at Carterton Community College watched on as their teachers were cut
Check out the top 5 stories from this week's Guide Sam Attwater talks about his tiring stint on stage as well as being a contestant on Dancing On Ice As he starts his ‘400th’ trip to the UK, Chris Cain of US indie-rockers We Are
Sarah Mayhew-Craddock gets lost in an exhibition of geographical artwork by Emma Moxey Inviting visitors to dance between picture planes and skip through various geographical scales, East Oxford artist Emma Moxey’s exhibition in the gallery at
More often than not the part of my job that people find fascinating is the occasional close proximity to movie stars. It’s entirely understandable, even to me certain actors have that aura of unattainability to them, as if they belong to another
FOUR STARS The Caucasian Chalk Circle comes freighted in an audience’s perception with so much political ‘significance’ – not to say artistic ‘importance’ – that the excellent story it tells is often overlooked. The best known of Bertolt Brecht
"Ghost the Musical is probably the most technically complex production to ever tour the UK" writes Elizabeth Adlington Life at the theatre is never quiet. And some of our busiest days are those when a new show is arriving for their run, eager to
* Our Guide columnist Shaun Dickens at The Boathouse in Henley, who had to close for six weeks due to flooding, has found a creative way of keeping his business afloat by relocating to a paddle steamer called the New Orleans. The New Orleans is
Tim Hughes tries out Jericho's only proper fish and chip shop If nothing else, the proprietors of Jericho’s only proper fish and chip shop can be commended for their confidence and extraordinary self-belief. After all, it’s a brave move calling
Disgruntled villagers have been won over at a renamed local where the food is sublime, says Katherine MacAlister Framed on the noticeboard by the front door is the Oxford Mail’s article about The Black Sheep’s controversial decision to change its
"The chop house tradition is about hearty eating, good company, fine wine and ales" writes Johnny Pugsley So it was four years ago today that we opened the doors of Jacobs & Field in Headington. And after all that time we are in the middle
OXFAM has condemned fraudster Edward McKenzie-Green today after he admitted swindling £64,000 from the charity. McKenzie-Green, 34, appeared at the Old Bailey today and admitted fraud. Oliver May, Oxfam’s head of counter-fraud, has said: “Oxfam
OXFORD Fashion Week is now well under way after the first of five fashion shows took place on Tuesday night. The week kicked off with the High Street Show at The Varsity Club, which featured clothing from retailers such as New Look and Next.
Marcin Pluta, 29, of The Causeway, Banbury, admitted two counts of theft from a motor vehicle on January 30 in Thorpe Way, Banbury, when he stole 15 litres of diesel, and on January 22, in Thorpe Way, Banbury, when he also stole diesel. Also admitted
A TEENAGER who was about to start a BBC training course has been jailed after Class A drugs were found hidden between his buttocks. Omari Watson, of Blenheim Gardens, Wembley, was arrested at an address in Westholm Court, Bicester, on February
Nick Welford shares his recipes for the Hazelnut and honey parfait, salted caramel and popcorn tuille This dessert has recently been on the valentines menu and went down really well with customers, it is quite easy to make and you do not have to
The head of counter-fraud at Oxfam plundered more than £64,000 from the charity after he became addicted to prescription painkillers, the Old Bailey heard today. Edward McKenzie-Green, 34, created invoices for companies he had set up and then paid
Marc West joins stargazers at Waddesdon Manor and learns that a surprising number of heavenly bodies can be clearly glimpsed by us lesser mortals... As if the moonlit approach winding up hill through the trees to finally reveal the North façade
As Sons Of Bill arrive in Oxford, singer and guitarist James Wilson tells Tim Hughes how family bonds and rock & roll influence their sound Almost 20 years ago, three brothers in the Appalachians got together and formed a band. Raised in
As he starts his ‘400th’ trip to the UK, Chris Cain of US indie-rockers We Are Scientists tells Tim Hughes he feels like a conquering king Their name may sum up images of Bunsen burners and bubbling test tubes, but musical boffins We Are Scientists
LOCAL people are being priced out of the Oxfordshire property market, according to experts. And it’s mainly down to a ‘ripple effect’ as unaffordable prices in the capital drive Londoners out to cheaper areas, such as the county. House prices
BOSSES at a hi-tech centre for business are searching for more space after becoming fully occupied. The Oxford Centre for Innovation, based in New Road, Oxford is now home to 46 companies employing more than 160 staff. And nine more businesses
Actor and singer Sam Attwater tells Katherine MacAlister about life after a tiring stint on stage and as a contestant in Dancing on Ice Sam Attwater has hardly had time to take his ice skates off before he’s back on stage again. The Dancing On
William Poole has strong views on the merits of student ‘thesping’ I was recently reading the ‘Warden’s Punishment Book’ of All Souls College, which was maintained from 1601 to 1850. It’s usually defaulting on prayers and bills, but we do get some
The Bishop of Oxford, John Pritchard, on why he is fasting I’ve never been great on fasting. Oh, I’ve had my moments. Two days and nights fasting in a High Street shack in Christian Aid Week. The 5 plus 2 diet last year which got rid of a few pounds
Christopher Gray ponders what even constitutes a 'serving' Something strikes me as distinctly odd about the labelling on the carton of Bisto parsley sauce pictured above. Anyone see what it might be? That’s right — the mention of “23 servings”.
Christopher Gray believes female figures dominated the charts long before the Spice Girls We think of ‘girl power’ as an aspect of the music business relating to the 1990s and the Spice Girls. But how women ruled at a much earlier period was evident
THERE are just 24 days to go. And organisers are hoping this year’s OX5 Run will prove to be a record-breaker. So far a total of 950 people have signed up for the charity run, organised by the Oxford Mail, to raise money for the Oxford Children
Christopher Gray talks about seeing Dial M For Murder and Ghost the Musical in Oxford Is tension a cure for the common cold, or at least the symptoms of it? I ask because of an experience last Thursday at Oxford Playhouse’s matinee performance
Christopher Gray finds this memoir by Labour’s Alan Johnson is a gripping read Garlanded with near-uniform five-star reviews on its publication last year, Alan Johnson’s ‘Memoir of a Childhood’ is now out as a Corgi paperback guaranteed to impress
Christopher Gray discovers a change to tasteful luxury in Sudbury House Hotel’s fine new restaurant I am delighted today to be the first reviewer to reveal the many excellencies of the new Restaurant 56 at Faringdon’s Sudbury House Hotel. Others
Helen Peacocke explains how food was presented in Shakespeare’s time For several years members of the Enstone History Society have staged events that bring history to life through food. This year they decided to hold a scrumptious Tudor feast to
LOCALS are being priced out of the Oxfordshire property market, according to experts. And it’s mainly down to a ‘ripple effect’ as unaffordable prices drive Londoners out to cheaper areas, such as Oxfordshire. House prices in the capital have
Val Bourne on how to cultivate sweet summer fruit It may not have been a cold winter, like the ones we’ve got used to, but my strawberry patch is still looking quite ragged. I need to cut off all the old leaves and give my plants a feed with
UK sales of the Cowley-built Mini dropped significantly in February, latest figures have revealed. Statistics produced by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show 979 cars were bought compared to 1,124 in the same month last year
Matt Jackson of the wildlife trust on how crickets and birds respond to altering world While we humans argue about whether climate change is real, whether we caused it and whether we should do anything about it, wildlife has been quietly getting
A POWER cut affected more than 700 customers in the Yarnton area this morning. A spokesman from Southern Electric confirmed that a fault occurred on the high voltage network in the OX5 region from just after 6am. Engineers were able to identify
A. E. Coppard was born into poverty in Kent, and after a mostly self-education and a variety of jobs, which included sprinting professionally, he moved to Oxford to work at the Eagle Ironworks. He saved enough from his wages and his running to give
Liz Nicholls previews a festival that celebrates women's empowerment A film festival — Women Who Live Their Dreams — is showcasing some incredible female documentary filmmakers from around the world, in the run-up to International Women’s Day.
Damon Smith finds Wes Anderson is on dazzling form with a talent-studded, five-star romp When Wes Anderson is good, he's very good — dare I say it, brilliant — and when he’s occasionally off-key, the Texan writer-director still puts other filmmakers
Dancin’ Oxford features the acclaimed Tavaziva dance company this year. Their director Bawren Tavaziva spoke to David Bellan This is Tavaziva’s tenth anniversary year, and they’re presenting a special programme that has been so successful that
David Bellan on why Daley dances off with the best piece Five very different pieces got the first evening of Dancin’ Oxford off to a flying start, but they varied widely in terms of quality. Dancers should avoid pretentious write-ups of their
Christopher Gray says this exciting stage production really lifts the spirits Eye-popping visuals and compelling, plangent music to complement the emotional heft of the story it accompanies make Ghost the Musical one of the most exciting stage
THE Insider could not help but notice the furore which has broken out in Oxford recently over a flag. There seemed to be a certain amount of sniping about exactly whose idea it was to fly the rainbow flag on Town Hall. Both the Lib Dems and
Please can you all look out for a Samsung Galaxy 3 mobile in a black case – lost/stolen in a taxi from Cowley Road to Koi in town on Saturday, March 1. The phone is replaceable but the photos on it are not. They are photos of my mum who died 16
WITH regards to the recent letter concerning a bus service directly to the Churchill and Nuffield Hospitals. My wife and I have been trying for many years to get a bus service from Abingdon that would call at the Redbridge park and ride en route
WHEN the local electorate finally remove Matthew Barber and his crew from power, he will have a promising new career ahead of him as a maker and purveyor of prime artisan fudge. His case for the proposed Doric development almost pulled out my fillings
I’ve recently been researching the global land grab, a phenomenon taking place across the world, from Argentina in the west to Cambodia in the east. As a resident of Botley, it strikes me that the approach of Doric Properties to our community bears
One of the consequences of the cap on housing benefit, the ever-increasing rent levels in Oxford and the chronic housing shortage is that the city council has decided when discharging its obligations to secure housing for homeless applicants, to utilise
I AM writing in response to letters damning the development in Elms Parade, Botley. I have had the pleasure of calling Botley my home for all my life. I went to North Hinksey primary school, studied karate in St Peter’s and St Paul’s for nearly
I AM writing in response to the article about the ‘living wage’ (February 25), in which a business leader makes objections to the idea. If a so-called business is only viable if workers are paid the minimum wage, then it is not a business at all
I am writing concerning hospital transport. On two occasions recently I had to attend the Churchill Hospital and, as advised, did not use my own car. The Red Cross voluntary drivers took me from door to door, were punctual, courteous and
I WAS delighted to read that the bike hire scheme in Headington is to be relaunched. (Boris bikes’ set to ride again with new operator, February 28). So on my regular Monday coach commute I strained my eyes at Thornhill park and ride to try and
TENANTS from Barton, Headington, Northway and Marston could be given priority to move into social housing on the new Barton Park estate, it has emerged. The new estate with 885 homes, will also feature a new primary school, shops, sports pitches
Giles Woodforde attends Chipping Norton Theatre's performance of an amusing Michael Frayn production Nothing, ever, will beat Michael Frayn’s Noises Off for sheer comic mayhem, and ability to reduce audiences to hysterically laughing jellies. But
Nicola Lisle talks to pianist Mark Viner ahead of his recital at SJE Arts If things had worked out differently, Mark Viner could now be working as an archaeologist or scientist. Instead, at just 25, the former West Oxfordshire schoolboy is
Celina Macdonald thinks Ditto are not like all the others This is a real folk song because it’s so depressing,” say folk duo The Larks, who open the night, and are introducing a track inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s tale of The Little Mermaid
Pauline Black’s music in her re-formed band is still highly relevant, writes Tim Hughes Riven by racism, strife and unemployment, the England of the late ’70s and early ’80s was a very different place to now. Or, at least, we like to think it was
Anne James views paintings by Radley College’s famous alumnus In addition to his distinguished public career, Sir Patrick Nairne was also an accomplished water-colourist, a member and latterly an honorary member of the Oxford Art Society (OAS).
Paul Hobson, director of Modern Art Oxford, looks at an installation exploring how we relate to natural phenomena In 1910, when British weather records began, the Earth passed through the tail of Halley’s Comet and nervous commentators — looking
LONDON Welsh have announced eight new signings, including the return of scrum half Tyson Keats. Welsh have bolstered their squad to 47 players as their push for promotion from the Greene King IPA Championship gathers pace. Keats, whose botched
Katherine MacAlister asks acclaimed Cambridge Jones about his photography project with 26 great authors — and their heroes — for The Story Museum, Oxford Philip Pullman was getting over a terrible cold when he arrived at The Story Museum for a
LONDON Welsh head coach Justin Burnell said he had no hesitation in penning a new deal at the club. The Exiles announced Burnell’s contract extension yesterday, although they would not say how long he had signed for. Burnell’s new deal comes
THREE road accidents across the county caused delays for morning commuters yesterday. There was a two-car crash on the A34 northbound near East Ilsley at about 8am. Police said no one was hurt but one lane was blocked, causing severe delays
A POWER cut yesterday affected 350 homes for nearly 12 hours in Wallingford. The homes lost power at 2.45am. Southern Electric engineers later located an underground fault and made repairs, which led to power being restored shortly after 2pm
COMEDY and music fans can see The Office star Ricky Gervais as David Brent in Oxford. Gervais will appear as the character from the television show at the Oxford New Theatre on May 14. Brent and his band Foregone Conclusion are touring the country
Garlanded with near-uniform five-star reviews on its publication last year, Alan Johnson’s ‘Memoir of a Childhood’, This Boy, is now out as a Corgi paperback guaranteed to impress and amaze anyone with the sense to read it. This might not include
FARMERS have poured scorn on a new flood relief fund announced by Prime Minister David Cameron, claiming it will do little to offset losses running into hundreds of thousands of pounds. Mr Cameron revealed the Government’s new £10m Farming Recovery
SPRING is here again, as Kurt Cobain once said. And it’s about time. After a miserable winter in the county – the wettest on record – every Oxfordshire resident is waiting for a turn in the weather. This week has actually been light and pleasant
SCHEMES to encourage unfit people to do more exercise often draw criticism. Is this a good use of taxpayers’ money? Will it work? Couldn’t the money be better spent? But the people behind a new plan to get people active say they are doing the right
A 33-year-old has admitted carrying out an assault which caused grievous bodily harm in a pub toilet. Stuart Morris, of Stonhouse Crescent, Radley, pleaded guilty yesterday on the first day of his trial over the offence on January 25 last year.
HEAD coach Pete Wilson insists there is plenty more to come from his upwardly mobile Witney side. Wilson and forwards coach Ritchie Craig have overseen a run of seven straight league and cup wins that have sent Witney up to fourth in South West
A WOMAN was involved in a collision with a bus on Wednesday evening in Oxford. The incident took place on Worcester Street, on the New Road junction, at 6.34pm. The woman suffered minor injuries.
Buses will replace trains from Bicester North Station to Princes Risborough at the weekend due to signalling work. Engineers will be installing new equipment as part of the Evergreen 3 project linking Oxford with London Marylebone via Bicester.
A man who was killed by a train near Charlbury has been named as rail worker Dennis Williams. The inquest into the death of the 52-year-old, of Duffryn View, Rhymney, Gwent, was opened and adjourned yesterday. He was hit by a First Great Western
BOBBING along in a sea of grass, these daffodils at Oxford’s Botanic Garden signal that spring has sprung across Oxfordshire. Following the county’s wettest winter on record, nature has woken up to warmer March days. Trainee horticulturalist
A BANK says it is being forced out of the Westgate Centre after unveiling plans to move into the nearby site due to be vacated by BHS. Lloyds Banking Group has applied for planning permission to turn the BHS store in Queen Street into a Halifax
9:55am Farmers say Prime Minister’s cash pledge is not enough Yellow daffodils herald spring at Botanic Garden + Video: It's going to be a warm weekend Dealer kept weapons to protect £87k drugs
A MAN accused of raping a woman in an Oxford alleyway told a jury he was shocked when he heard the allegations against him. Jordan Gibbs, of Saxon Way, Headington, denies two counts of rape and one of sexual assault on September 30, 2012. The
OXFORD MAIL CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE MEN (senior men unless stated) 1 J Eve (Hed) 30.14, 2 D Bell (Cir) 30.32, 3 L Newell (Oxf) 30.42, 4 A Burgess (Oxf) 30.55, 5 M Marshall (Oxf, U20) 31.04, 6 T Wright (Ban) 31.06, 7 T Jones (Wit) 31.12, 8
Matthieu Marshall enjoyed his best race of the season to secure an under 20 double at Harwell. The Oxford City athlete finished fifth overall in the final round of the Oxford Mail League to win the category by 32 points and added the county title
Black Prince sealed the Yarnton RBL League title with a 6-0 win over Black Bull. Roger Goodall led the way with 14 dolls, including a six, to secure his position as the league’s top scorer with a tally of 146. Results: Black Bull 0, Black Prince
Oxford City Stars crashed to their second successive home defeat as they went down 5-4 to London Haringey Racers in a thrilling English National League South Division 2 clash. Stars, whose last outing at Oxford Ice Rink saw them slip to a 5-2 cup
ALMOST one year ago fire raged through Cycle King in Cowley Road, destroying 1,700 bikes. The fire caused more than £1m worth of damage, but now things are looking more positive and after a lengthy restoration process, the shop is reopening on
Witney 1 all but sewed up the Oxfordshire 1st division title by beating their closest rivals City 1 by 3.5 points to 2.5 on January 27. Witney are a powerful outfit, in a class of their own and the fact that City ran them so close despite being
National Hunt racing is the stuff of dreams, and none more so than for Aston Rowant trainer Alan Hill as he prepares to saddle Harbour Court at next week’s Cheltenham Festival. The exciting eight-year-old is the 4-1 second favourite for the CGA
James Eve sprung a surprise, while Melissa Hawtin showed why she was pre-race favourite as the Oxfordshire cross country season concluded at Harwell. Both athletes doubled up with victories in the final round of the Oxford Mail League and the Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire IBA experienced mixed fortunes on their tour of the south west. Based in Torquay, president Phil Woodville’s side went down 126-112 to Taunton Deane, beat Plymouth 131-117 and lost 129-109 to Exeter. RESULTS Taunton Deane 126
West Oxford Democrats Club kept up the pressure on Section 1 leaders Berinsfield Club with a 4-1 win at home to Masons A in the Johnson Buildbase Oxford League, writes PETE EWINS. Dave Rose (5,530) beat Bob Parsons in the opener to give Berinsfield
BANBURY lock Doug Backhouse has been selected for the England Under 18 squad. The promising teenager should make his debut during April’s tri-nations tournament in France. Backhouse was picked after impressing at England’s development weekend
OXFORDSHIRE will hold an open trial session as they prepare for the upcoming County Championship Shield campaign. The event will take place at Oxford RFC on Wednesday, March 26 under the eyes of head coach Craig Burrows and assistant James Cathcart
Police officers were called to Hollow Way, Cowley, yesterday after a collision between a motorcycle and a car. They were called to the scene outside The Corner House pub at 12.23pm. Police said the motorcyclist’s injuries were not believed
Thames Water fixed a burst water main in the town centre yesterday. The company was called to Market Square yesterday morning after the four inch main burst, sending a substantial amount of water into the street. Spokeswoman Becky Trotman said
ANOTHER site owned by the trust criticised over the death of a teenager has failed an inspection. Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust has apologised after its care home on Piggy Lane in Bicester failed a Care Quality Commission inspection.
Few films have had as seismic an impact on world cinema as Rome, Open City (1945), Roberto Rossellini's compelling, but unashamedly melodramatic account of the Italian underground's duel with the occupying Nazis. However, it wasn't the storyline that
One of the masters of the moving image passed away on 1 March. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences opted not to include Alain Resnais in the in memoriam segment of Sunday's Oscar ceremony. So, we shall do our best to make amends here.
CAMPAIGNERS are calling on the county council to build pedestrian crossings to make walking to school safer for children. Parents in Oxford want new crossings to be installed in three locations to improve the safety of youngsters walking to three
COMMUTERS faced heavy traffic on the A34 this morning due to an accident earlier today. There was a crash involving a car and a scooter on A34 northbound between the Milton Interchange and the Marcham Interchange. One lane was closed before
SPORTS students at Burford School were treated to a talk by an Olympic rower and author yesterday. Alison Mowbray, a silver medallist at the 2004 Athens Olympics, visited the school to celebrate World Book Day today, following the release of her
BLEDDYN Phillips has stressed London Welsh’s commitment to Oxfordshire, despite the club playing Sunday’s league match away from the county. The Exiles host Moseley in the Greene King IPA Championship at their traditional Old Deer Park ground (
Firefighters rescued a woman who was stuck in a lift at Oxford University’s Bodleian Library. A spokesman from Oxfordshire Fire Service said firefighters arrived at Broad Street at 7.37pm on Tuesday and left at 7.48pm after using a lift key to
A DRUG dealer who had £87,000 of drugs and three banned weapons to protect his stash, has been jailed for seven years. Sean Flaherty was arrested last year after police raided his flat in Territorial Way, Headington, and found it was being used
FIONA Bunn, Nick Wiltshire and Josie Harrison secured doubles for local clubs during an action packed day of cross country racing at Harwell. Bunn and Wiltshire, who represent Abingdon, plus White Horse Harriers’ Harrison won their respective age
FARINGDON will celebrate their tenth birthday with a series of events on Saturday, April 5. The club, who began life in 2004, played their first match against Fairford in 2007 and now have junior teams ranging from under 6 to 15. Faringdon’
WITNEY Angels made it six wins from six Women’s National Conference South East West 2 matches with a 22-0 home success over Tabard Ladies. Centre Lou Gray and wing Liz Spicer both scored try doubles, with fly half Jess Paterson converting one.
A MAN says he feels like he’s “lost a part of himself” after his motorbike was stolen while he was at home. Matthew Grihault, of Mickle Way, Forest Hill, said the keys to his home, garage, van and black Suzuki GSX R1000 were stolen while he was
COMMUTERS face delays and queues this week due to roadworks on the A40. Traffic has queued between Cassington and Wolvercote in both directions. The delays are caused by roadworks being carried out by Oxfordshire County Council just west of
A TV executive who has produced a string of award-winning shows, is involved in a legal battle with soon-to-launch local channel That’s Oxford. Peter Williams has accused the channel’s founder director Daniel Cass of reneging on a promise to make
A NEW emergency unit in Witney that means patients can be treated closer to home has been praised. West Oxfordshire District Council’s health chief Mark Booty described it as “vital” to the town during a recent visit. He said: “It is fantastic
THE county’s most inactive people will be given motivational phone calls encouraging them to exercise in a new scheme costing more than £480,000. People can be referred by their GP or can refer themselves to the new scheme run by Oxfordshire Sports
OXFORD City were given a major boost last night when Vauxhall Motors announced their resignation from Skrill North because of financial costs. Although league general manager Dennis Strudwick said they had yet to receive official confirmation of
A MAN believed to be linked to two robberies in Banbury was armed with a gun, according to victims. In the first incident, the man attempted to take money from the till and from a customer in the Esso petrol station, Ermont Way, on Monday at about
THREE Oxford University students will tonight take to the stage at the Sheldonian for the final of the Oxfordshire youth concerto competition. Pianist Zizhou Zhang, violinist Enyuan Khong and flautist Daniel Shao will each perform concertos by
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS MEN Senior: 1 J Eve (Hed), 2 L Newell (Oxf), 3 A Burgess (Oxf). Vet 40: 1 J Bolton (Wds), 2 F Campbell (Hed), 3 R Storey (Eyn). Vet 50: 1 I Lambourn (Whh), 2 J Griffiths (Hed), 3 L Hurman (Hed). Vet 60: 1 T Hughes
SOPHIE Carter, from Woodstock, helped her first-claim club Belgrave Harriers retain their ladies’ national half marathon team title. The event, which was part of the Reading Half Marathon, saw Carter finish 310th in 1hr 22mins 19secs. She was
THE construction of the Government’s new high speed rail project will have a “major adverse effect” on Oxfordshire’s roads, according to a report. An environmental statement produced for a consultation on the first phase of the HS2 project warns
LONDON Welsh’s future should be made clearer later this month when the inspection that will decide if their move to Witney is viable is set to take place. The Exiles have expressed interest in moving to the West Witney Community Stadium. But
OXFORDSHIRE pair Henry Purdy and Gus Jones will line up for England Under 20s in tomorrow night’s Six Nations clash against Wales at Kingston Park, Newcastle (7.45). Leicester Tigers man Purdy, from Milton-under-Wychwood, starts on the left wing
MAGIC has come to life for the children of Charlton-On-Otmoor primary school for World Book Week. Staff have turned the school near Bicester into a Harry Potter-style place of magic for the children, with the help of dry ice and dance teacher Sissi
WHAT is billed as “the country’s poshest music festival” has unveiled its line-up. X Factor stars Sam Bailey and Luke Friend, pianist Jools Holland, 60s icon Georgie Fame, 70s stars 10cc, 80s pop act Simple Minds and 90s Girl Power icon ‘Sporty
