Our deputy picture editor Richard Cave takes his pick of the week’s best photographs and tells us why he reckons they make the grade Zippo's circus was in town and Ed Nix took a cracking picture, above, of ‘Summer’ and Sultan, one of the Liberty
A HOMELESS chef who suffered from depression died from a lethal cocktail of drugs and alcohol. Nesawor Miah, 40, who was born in Bangladesh, had worked part-time in an Indian restaurant in Oxford before becoming unemployed. On December 8 he
JOSS Wright is one of 14 researchers across the country studying how humanoid robots are developing. He predicts that one day robots could become friendly companions to older people, providing part of the answer to problems experienced by the growing
OXFORD United suffered the cruellest of defeats as a freak own goal in the dying minutes handed Dagenham & Redbridge a fortuitous victory. A tight game looked destined to finish goalless, but a minute from the end of normal time, the visitors
A RAILWAY station that came close to closure in the 1960s is now the second busiest in West Oxfordshire after a 25 per cent jump in passenger traffic in just one year. Figures released by the Office of Rail Regulation show that between April 2012
2:01pm Good afternoon and welcome to sunny east London, where Oxford United are looking to get new head coach Gary Waddock his first victory. Dagenham & Redbridge stand in their way and know a win today could kick start
THE BEST man of a triple amputee soldier has been jailed after stealing thousands from him. Former Bicester soldier Alex Stringer’s best man Conor Aldous was arrested in 2012 over missing money from Mr Stringer’s bank account. Aldous, 22, of
CAMPAIGNERS in Oxford say they have come up with a viable business plan to save a threatened leisure centre. Oxford City Council is preparing to sell the Temple Cowley Pools site for housing once its new multi-million pound complex in Blackbird
BURSTING onto the internet with their travel blogs, these women visited Oxford to get a taste of the city of dreaming spires. VisitBritain invited 31 travel writers from 19 countries to experience different regions, attractions and activities across
Matthew Kneale is one of the nicest atheists I have ever met (and I’ve met a lot of Christians). A non-believer since the age of...well, it’s probably genetic to be honest, Kneale now lives in Rome (and yes, the irony isn’t lost on him either).
NEWCOMERS and residents alike will be able to discover some of the secrets of Oxford’s city centre in a talk by history expert Malcolm Graham. Renowned local historian Dr Graham will be speaking today with Oxford Preservation Trust director Debbie
MATT Bevans says Oxford United have to cut out the individual mistakes which have affected their away form ahead of the trip to Dagenham & Redbridge today. A rock solid defence provided the platform for a superb unbeaten run on the road in
SKY BET LEAGUE TWO ANDY Whing and David Connolly are in line for recalls to the Oxford United starting line-up in east London today. The pair missed Monday’s 3-0 defeat at Southend United, where Whing, pictured below, was an unused substitute
A VULNERABLE man who starved to death months after his benefits were cut should not have been ruled fit to work, the Government has admitted. Prime Minister David Cameron last night described the death of Mark Wood as “tragic” following the admission
A KEY central city street is to be closed after a ‘fatberg’ has caused a sewer to partially collapse. Part of Park End Street will be closed for up to two weeks from Monday, April 7, while £60,000 emergency work is carried out on the sewer, causing
YESTERDAY we wrote about the need for compassion within the health sector. Regrettably today we have two more stories where it seems authortities have lost sight of what they exist to do. The death of Mark Wood after his benefits were cut to £40
PRINCE Charles has been asked to support efforts to prevent homes being developed at Oxford Stadium. Former promotions manager Mick Wheble, 65, has written a letter to the Prince of Wales asking him to support the campaign to save the stadium,
FORTY-FIVE same sex couples have already set a date to tie the knot in Oxfordshire. Gay marriage becomes legal in the UK today after years of campaigning. In the county, 12 couples have booked dates for April, five in May, 14 in June, and more
SEB Jewell says London Welsh owe London Scottish a performance when they meet in the Greene King IPA Championship tomorrow. Jewell, who starts at full back in the battle of the Exiles at Richmond Athletic Ground, admits Welsh have been far from
A MAN said lightning which blew apart a 120ft redwood tree yesterday was “like a bomb going off”. Nicholas Kaye said the electrical surge blew apart his telephone and Internet router in Shipton-on-Cherwell yesterday afternoon. Elsewhere, a
DUNLOP MSA BRITISH TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP OXFORD’S Jason Plato is confident a mixed 2013 campaign will see him start this season in top gear. The MG KX Momentum Racing driver, a two-time champion, will be in one of 31 cars on the grid for
GREENE KING IPA CHAMPIONSHIP MATT Corker returns from a heart problem tomorrow as London Welsh seek a victory at London Scottish to seal a play-off spot (2). Club captain Corker is back at lock, having not played for Welsh since November 3.
OXFORD-BASED figure-skaters were among the medals after their first taste of international competition. The youngsters came back with two silvers and a bronze medal from the Lea Valley Ice Arena in London. They took part in the Skate Southern
A MOTHER-of-four who lived with no heating for more than a year has finally had her problem fixed after the Oxford Mail got involved. Monica Thomas’ story of problems with a faulty heating system at her home in Cowley was published in January.
ABINGDON School pupil Charles Quarterman, 15, celebrates winning the Lee Valley Youth Winter Series, held at the Hog Hill circuit in North East London. Competing in the boys’ under 16 age category, the Oxford-based rider followed his first and
Two lanes were closed on the M40 southbound between junctions nine and 10 yesterday, following an accident. A car overturned on the motorway after a collision with a lorry just before 8am, closing the middle and outside lanes. One person was
Conservative candidate Stephen Harrod won the by-election for the Chalgrove and Watlington county council seat on Thursday. Mr Harrod received 871 votes, with Liberal Democrat Susan Cooper second with 629 votes. UKIP candidate Gavin Craig got 311
The sentencing of a man who was found guilty of sexually grooming a young girl was adjourned for a week. Luke Southam was found guilty by a jury after a three-day trial at Oxford Crown Court last month of the charge against a 13-year-old girl.
The high-profile launch of the new version of the Cowley-built Mini has been dogged by an engine problem. Customers who ordered the diesel version of the Cooper model have been told they will have to wait until a noise issue is cured. The third-generation
DRIVERS faced delays on the A34 northbound yesterday after a vehicle struck the central reservation near Abingdon. A police spokeswoman confirmed that both lanes on the A34 between A415 Marcham Road and A4183 Oxford Road were closed until 11.15am
A GOVERNMENT minister was back in the classroom yesterday to find out about a school’s project. Lord John Nash, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Schools, was at Oxford High School to hear about its collaboration with Year 5 and 6
A STAINED glass window was fitted in memory of road crash victim Freddie Perry at his school yesterday. The 10-year-old died after being hit by a car near his home in Oxford Crescent, Didcot, on September 10 last year. Classmates filmed tributes
MORE than 1,000 fundraisers will gather in the grounds of Blenheim Palace tomorrow for this year’s OX5 Run. The charity five-mile challenge in Woodstock is expected to be the biggest ever, with 1450 people signed up to raise money for Oxford Children
ACTION for Children is refusing to say when it expects to complete an investigation into whether Jimmy Savile abused severely disabled children in Chipping Norton. The organisation, formerly the National Children’s Home, ran Penhurst School, which
PARENTS are being warned to keep an eye out for scarlet fever after 66 cases were reported in Oxfordshire this month. The number of cases is up from 22 in February and 11 in January, according to Public Health England. Advice has been sent
WINDRUSH Valley’s Jimmy Doran, 12, is through to the quarter-finals of the England Schoolboy Championship after a fine victory against Rayleigh’s Luke Brooks. Both boxers produced an accomplished display of boxing, but Doran’s punching accuracy
EMMA McDermott triumphed in the opening time trial event of the season at Brill. The Oxonian rider, whose club were hosting the 15.5-mile event in which there were 27 riders, came home in 52mins 20secs to take victory. She won in convincing
OXFORD City Stars will be hoping to make the most of home advantage in the English National League South Division 2 Cup final weekend, starting today. Stars host Wightlink Tigers in the semi-finals at 5.15pm today, followed by Chelmsford Warriors
EAST Oxford Conservative Club defeated Premier Division champions Abingdon Conservative A to win the Gentworks Oxford & District League’s Colin Cutler Memorial Trophy. In thrilling final,which went to a last-frame shoot-out, East Oxford, who
A HEALTH trust took a disabled four-year-old boy’s walking frame away from him because he was moving out of Oxfordshire. A member of staff from Oxford Health turned up at Oliver McConnell’s home in Ambrosden and took back the walking frame the
Today is your last chance to enter the Oxford Mail’s Baby of the Year 2014 competition. The last of this year’s baby photo booths is at Sainsbury’s Heyford Hill, where you can get your baby’s photograph taken by Fraiser Portraits for free.
OXFORDSHIRE’S immigration detention centre is to expand with campaigners claiming it will almost double in size. The Home Office said Campsfield House, Kidlington will expand the 216-bed centre, but no final decisions have been taken. Campaign
WHEN Emma Watson showed up on the red carpet at the New York premiere of her new film Noah, she looked like the belle of the ball. But from a look at the contents of her handbag, it appears that even the multi-million pound actress has bad hair
AN OXFORD University professor says that he has been dismissed from his post following harassment claims. Jeffrey Ketland, a lecturer and fellow in philosophy at Pembroke College published an online statement on a philosophy blog. An inquest
HORSPATH Hammers started their South & South Wales League Division 1 campaign with an 89-80 success at Exeter. And the victory was all the more notable because of a fine display from ten-year-old Owen Johnson on his first appearance for the
MAURICE Winstone made it two wins out of two in North Oxford AS’s closed season canal series on the Oxford Canal at Frenchay Road. For the second week running, Winstone drew an end peg and caught roach and perch on bread and maggot to top the field
A STUDENT scammed by a rogue letting agent five years ago has spoken of her relief after finally getting her money back. Alice Codner was swindled by Zulfiqar Hussain when he took a deposit and a month’s rent from her and six friends for an East
A DRUNK man stole a phone and a hat from a man in the street in a moment of “idiocy”, a judge heard. Jack Tovey, 21, took the mobile from a man who he believed had stolen it from his friend. Tovey, of County Road, Swindon, had drunk eight pints
OLYMPIC bronze medallist, Steve Parry, will be at Barton Leisure Centre next month as part of the 2014 Swim Tour. Parry will be joined by fellow Olympians, Cassie Patten and Adam Whitehead, to pass on tips to keen swimmers of all ages. Sports
HOLTON A remain favourites to win the Oxford & District League Division 1 title, despite being held to a 5-5 draw by Bicester A. Bicester’s Jeff Rigby and Tony Gorman won two matches each, and this was equalled by Andy Misseldine and Darren
RILEY A reached the final of the Gentworks Oxford & District League’s Hashman Shield after semi-final rivals Cowley Conservative Club turned up a man short. Lewis Moss, with a break of 43, beat Dick Hashman 150-111 in the first frame, before
Romain Grosjean is adamant Lotus’s crisis is not causing any rifts within the team – although it is giving him the occasional headache. Grosjean and the Enstone-based outfit suffered another day of woe in practice ahead of tomorrow’s Malaysian
