ABOUT 30 local and international organisations will get a slice of £5,400 raised by a village pantomime. Launton Village Player’s production of The Little Mermaid, which took to the stage at Cooper School, Churchill Road, Bicester, in February,
CHEERLEADING may have previously been more at home on an American Football pitch, but not anymore. Young cheerleaders from Bicester will be taking part in a nail-biting, two-minute 30-second performance of stunts, jumps and dance in a national
THE main road through Long Hanborough is currently closed both ways following an accident. There is queuing traffic along the A4095 following a collision between a bus and a car. It took place between Church Road and Boddington Lane. Updates
AUTHOR Simon Wenham first became interested in the Salter Bros’ rich history when he discovered the company archive while working at its Folly Bridge base. The history student then researched the Oxford business for a Masters research degree at
A COUNCIL is sending out officers on undercover missions to catch pet owners who fail to pick up mess after their dogs. Cherwell District Council officers will target dog owners during early morning and evening walks in areas considered hotspots
What a difference a year makes in football! On April 22, 2013, Manchester United and Sir Alex Ferguson had just wrapped up the club’s 20th league title with a commanding 3-0 home win over Aston Villa. Nearly a year to the day, Manchester United
A TEENAGE girl was pushed up against the wall of a church in a sexual assault. The attack happened in Church Road, Milton-under-Wychwood, at about 4.40pm on Thursday but police only released the details today. Police described the sex attacker
HEROES of the First World War from an Oxfordshire village are remembered in a new exhibition. Volunteers at the Tom Brown’s School Museum in Uffington have traced records of the 130 villagers who served during the conflict from 1914-1918. Led
OXFORDSHIRE’S county flower – the fritillary – drew weekend visitors to Waterperry Gardens, near Wheatley. Shop manager Sue Ware said the bell-shaped, purple flowers had looked stunning. She said: “They look lovely in the meadow. “It is
6:52pm A4095 is closed following a collision between a bus and a car 11:50am A teenage girl was sexually assaulted in Milton-under-Wychwood
IT IS not often that I have felt ashamed of my city, but the fiasco over the Passion Play by a city council official making the national press has made me somewhat ashamed. I wonder if any action is being taken to address this jobsworth’s ignorance
MY partner (a practising Christian) and I (an atheist) note with interest that the city council at Easter was unaware of the concept of a Passion Play and so initially refused a licence, suggested by Thames Valley Police for such a ‘dangerous’ event
Vale of White Horse District Council leader, Councillor Matthew Barber, has challenged some of our statements on the district’s development plans (April 17). Firstly, he says they have identified only seven sites in the Green Belt for development
The media are making much of the poor being unable to afford food. I saw one programme about more food banks opening up and was dismayed. One interviewed woman explained that she was a school dinner lady, earning too little to afford food. The
SIR Terence English, who lives in Iffley, is a former president of the British Medical Association and the Royal College of Surgeons. He is leading a campaign for physician-assisted deaths: Some people still suffer towards the end of a terminal
ONCE again, Oxford City Council show they are not fit for purpose. It is a disgrace that a wonderful Easter Passion play could not be held in the city. For an officer of the council to admit that they thought a Passion Play at Easter was, allegedly
SO THE city council has splashed out thousands of pounds on an ‘adapted’ Citroen Berlingo in an attempt to keep a sharp eye on non-payers and over-stayers in our local car parks, have they? What a disgrace. You’d have thought they’d have at
What does it mean for me to own a guide dog ? How does it benefit me and what are the challenges? Peter my guide dog, was provided for me by Guide Dogs for the Blind and he’s a flat coat retriever/Labrador cross. He was two years old when he was
FESTIVAL organisers are planning a bumper weekend of sport, crafts and stalls in Headington. After 7,000 people turned up to enjoy last year’s festivities in Bury Knowle Park, the organisers have extended this year’s Headington Festival to two
JAKE Wright admits he is among the Oxford United players whose future at the club is on the line after their play-off ambitions all but vanished during a wretched Easter weekend. The chances of a top-seven finish are solely mathematical after 1
Oxfordshire Community and Voluntary Action (OCVA) is an umbrella organisation that supports community organisations and charities across the county, whether that be with funding advice, training needs, sector knowledge, publicity opportunities or volunteer
A MOTORCYCLIST has been taken to hospital following a three-vehicle crash on the A34 this morning. The collision – which involved a lorry, a car, and a motorcycle – happened on the slip road from the M40 to the A34 southbound at about 9.15am.
ANOTHER healthcare facility run by Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust has been criticised in a report released today. A report from the Care Quality Commission said some of the rooms at a facility for people with learning disabilities were “not
DRAGONS have been appearing all over a South Oxfordshire village as residents mark St George’s Day. Villagers in West Hagbourne near Didcot have been creating the beasts and positioning their models around the village in a contest that has now
THREE bank clerks were involved in a £2m scam using a high-tech computer, the Old Bailey has heard. Tai Hulbert-Thomas, 27, of Carlton Road, Oxford, was one of three Lloyds TSB employees who allegedly made a series of transfers using stolen log-in
OXFORD will learn on Friday whether a major scheme to prevent flooding on its major roads has cleared the latest hurdle. The Thames Regional Flood and Coastal Committee, which is made up of councils along the River Thames, will meet in Wandsworth
A Nuneham Courtenay construction firm is due to be sentenced today over the death of villager Mark Williams. The dad-of-two, 41, was killed when the forklift he was driving toppled over on a Newbury building site in July 2011. Earlier this
An inquest is due to open today into the death of a woman found dead in her Littlemore home with her mother. Caroline Jessett, 50, was found dead by police in her Cowley Road home in November after environmental health officers raised concern about
CRACKS from building work that should have cost £3,000 to repair have left a dad-of-two with a £100,000 bill and the likely loss of his home. Mike Ferguson decided in 2004 he would convert the basement of his home in Bullingdon Road, East Oxford
A man charged in connection with the death of teenager Connor Tremble has been refused bail. Grant Clemens, of Stockwells, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, is accused of assisting an offender and has been in custody since February. Connor, 17
OXFORD CITY FA THE George clinched the Premier Cup final after a 3-1 victory over Union Street. Ricky Anderson hit a double, with Dean Flanagan ensuring victory late on at Oxford City’s Marsh Road ground. Following an even first half, which
OXFORDSHIRE SENIOR LEAGUE OAKLEY continued their push for the Premier Division title with a 1-0 victory at Oxford University Press. Leaders Oakley sealed the points with a penalty from Shayne Almond just before half-time. Third-placed Mansfield
Vale of White Horse Under 13s celebrated a fabulous four-timer by winning all their matches at the ESFA Isle of Wight Festival. To cap their superb week, they also won the Bert Worrall Fair Play Trophy, and a cash prize of £250. James Stewart
Wantage Town bid to complete the first leg of a double when they take on Brimscombe & Thrupp in the Uhlsport Hellenic League's Flying Press Floodlit Cup final at Shrivenham tonight (7.45). Gary Ackling’s side have one eye on the Premier Division
More than 150 girls from 12 Oxford primary schools are set to take part in a tournament at Cutteslowe Park, North Oxford, on Saturday (11.30-1.30). The girls will be in action in a series of six-a-side games. They will also be entertained by
Didcot Girls’ School take on Highworth GS (Ashford, Kent) in the ESFA Under 14 PlayStation Schools’ Cup semi-final at the John Wallis 3G pitch next Tuesday (2).
Oxfordshire's Brittany Egden was a member of the England Under 15 squad which lifted the Bob Docherty Cup for the first time at Repton School, Derbyshire. The 14-year-old, from Yarnton, who attends Marlborough School, Woodstock, helped England
Premier Division champions West Witney lifted the Witney & District FA Fred Ford Cup with a 2-0 win in the final against Combe at Clanfield. First-half goals from Chris Bowles and Kevin Lewis saw West complete a league and cup double with victory
A 39-year-old has admitted causing death by careless driving after a crash on the A34. Steffan Leach, of Cherwell Drive, Birmingham, crashed his Mercedes Sprinter van into a Porsche Carrera on the southbound carriageway of the A34 at Weston-on-the-Green
Candidates standing for election across Oxfordshire this month will be announced tomorrow. The deadline for nominating yourself as a candidate in the council elections for Oxford, West Oxfordshire, Cherwell and the elections for the European Parliament
Christ Church college is expected to announce a successor to dean Rev Christopher Lewis soon. Mr Lewis is to leave this summer after 11 years in the job. The college is aiming for a successor to replace him by October 1. The dean of Christ
TABLE tennis is making a return to Oxford this summer after 21,000 people picked up their bats last year. Oxford has been chosen to host Ping!, a festival of free ‘street’ table tennis, for the second time. Last year saw 18 tables dotted over
THIS is what the first railway station to be built in the county in almost 80 years will look like. Chiltern Railways yesterday unveiled its first images of the Oxford Parkway station planned to go next to Water Eaton Park-and-Ride between Kidlington
A WITNEY landlord who threatened to close if trade didn’t pick up said there were 50 per cent more visitors over the Easter weekend. Mark Wates, who runs Nortons cafe-bar in Langdale Gate, said last month he may close if he didn’t have a successful
NORTH BERKS LEAGUE WANTAGE Town A kept the pressure on North Berks League Division 2 leaders Abingdon United Res with a 3-0 win at East Hendred, writes Phil Annets. Jamie Wilkins, with two, and Jared Jones were the Wantage scorers. Danny
OXFORDSHIRE SENIOR LEAGUE ARCHIE GODDARD CUP TOM Gerald hammered a hat-trick as Freeland Res won 6-0 at Broughton & North Newington Res, who can no longer progress from Group A. Connor Almond (2) and Ashley Blackwell completed the rout
THERE’S no denying that Network Rail’s £1bn electrification project is absolutely necessary. But what has angered many affected by the scheme is how officials have gone about it. Earlier this year the firm scrapped its original timetable for rebuilding
NETWORK Rail has admitted to Wantage MP Ed Vaizey it has had “considerable problems” with its £1bn electrification project so far. Mr Vaizey, who previously branded the company “incompetent and insensitive”, said directors told him they would work
Barton United won the Hedley Toms/Michael Brown Memorial Trophy Final after a 2-1 victory against AFC Jericho at Abingdon Town. However, the losers did themselves no favours after being reduced to nine men – one of their red cards coming after
PRIME Minister David Cameron and Sir Tony Baldry yesterday paid tribute to D-Day pilot Leslie Valentine, who died aged 95 on Monday. Mr Valentine, the last known surviving light bomber pilot from the Normandy landings, lived out his final 27 years
OXFORDSHIRE delegates of the National Union for Teachers voted to stage another strike during exam time if the row with the Government over pay, pensions and conditions continues. All seven delegates from Oxfordshire who attended the NUT’s national
IT is a slightly strange prize for winning an art competition, but children from Didcot’s Ladygrove Park Primary School yesterday got their hands on a skeleton that will be used to teach health at their school. The life-size model was handed over
WE can’t be so naive as to deprive teachers of withdrawing their services in a dispute over pay and workload. Public sector workers are very good at making their strong views heard, often involving a significant impact on the people they serve.
AN inexperienced Oxford United Development side went down 4-0 at Colchester United yesterday afternoon The U’s looked at six trialists in their line-up, with Matt Bevans the only player included to have played for the first team this season. However
PUBS in West Oxfordshire could be protected under laws marking them as assets of community value. West Oxfordshire District Council’s (WODC) economic and social overview and scrutiny committee will consider a proposal tomorrow. Councillor Duncan
A GREEN campaigner believes figures linking 276 deaths in Oxfordshire to air pollution are further proof that is what caused her city councillor husband’s fatal lung cancer. Deborah Glass Woodin, 52, of Marlborough Road, South Oxford, spoke out
EXOTIC butterflies were given a helping hand by thrilled youngsters at Blenheim Palace. The species from Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines fluttered into the Butterfly House which reopened this week after a £100,000 renovation project.
Dan Rivers, from Didcot, has been named in the England team for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. He is one of 14 marksmen named in the first wave of selection and will compete in the smallbore rifle section. Rivers said: “I’m so pleased that
LONDON Welsh flanker Richard Thorpe will appear before an RFU disciplinary panel tonight after being sent off for punching during the Exiles’ 25-21 defeat away to Bristol in the Greene King IPA Championship last Friday. The hearing will take place
Matt Blenford hit a hat-trick as Heyford Athletic won the 126th Jersey Cup final after a 7-0 thrashing against Woodford United at Bicester. Six second-half goals proved the difference as Heyford sliced through the Woodford defence time and time
DEVELOPER cash should be spent not on a new piece of public art but on restoring Wallingford’s theatre, it has been argued. Supermarket firm Morrisons will hand over £50,000 to be spent on “public art” as part of a deal agreed to bring a store
GROVE in 2040 could have a population of 30,000, wind farms and fracking to reduce council tax and a leisure centre with an Olympic-size swimming pool. This is what Grove Parish Council, which is inviting people to discuss the future at this week
