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SEVEN county people died in the last year because of a shortage of organ donations, health bosses have revealed. The figure was released to encourage more to join the NHS Blood and Transplant register and discuss wishes with their family. Latest

THOSE were the days when fans flocked to Oxford Stadium to enjoy a night of speedway. Reader Bill Law, of Faringdon, came across these programmes recalling the thrills served up by the Cheetahs on the track on Thursday evenings. He writes:

Dawn Coppock, 14, left, and Paula Matthews, 12, proved they were experts in the old-fashioned art of bed making. The two St John Ambulance cadets from the Northway group won a silver cup and shield in a bed-making and nursing competition in 1979.

THERE were smiles all round as these boys and their leaders posed for the cameraman. With shoes shining, socks pulled up, hats correctly positioned and uniforms neatly arranged, they looked a very polished outfit. They were proud members of the

CELEBRITIES, music lovers and artists came together for Oxfordshire’s first big music festival of the summer, with the event once again hailed by organisers as “pretty fantastic”. Up to 12,000 people a day joined the 11th Cornbury Music Festival

THESE men were on target to win a top prize. They were all members of Abingdon Royal British Legion Rifle Club and they represented England, Wales and the Channel Islands in a shooting match against Scotland. They won and were rewarded with

IT WAS an event which attracted hundreds of spectators – and many complaints. The annual duck racing at Grove, near Wantage, a tradition going back more than 200 years, created great excitement in the village. Large crowds would gather along the

Opera correspondent Stuart Macbeth is enchanted by Garsington Opera's first rate production of Janáček's masterpiece It’s always a pleasure to arrive at Garsington Opera – currently celebrating its 25th anniversary at its new home - the Getty family

MICHAEL Appleton says he has no immediate plans to make changes to Oxford United’s coaching staff. The 38-year-old began his job as head coach this morning, meeting the players and media for the first time since being officially appointed by new

Motorists face delays driving along Botley Road as 11 days of roadworks began today. The work, which Oxfordshire County Council said were sewer repairs, will involve temporary three-way traffic lights at the junction with Abbey Road. The roadworks

Oxford United launch their kit of 2014-15 tomorrow and here supporter Thom Airs revisits some of the more memorable U's attire... 1) Number one is the goalkeeper's traditional home, so in the interests of inclusion let's start with something green

The first on-site activity of any property development is the ‘rip-out’ stage, when you need a mixture of muscle, structural knowledge and guts, writes Anna Halloran, director of Oxford-based interior designers Spiering & Co, who has six weeks

It's well worth popping along to The Phoenix at 8pm tonight for a screening of Paul Kelly's How We Used to Live. Following on from Finisterre (2003), What Have You Done Today Mervyn Day? (2005) and This Is Tomorrow (2007), this docu-essay marks another

A ROBBER with a “terrible” criminal record has been jailed for snatching cash from two women. Terry Wakeling, pictured, of Bonar Road, Headington, Oxford, admitted two counts of robbery and one count of causing racially aggravated harassment, alarm

What is important (Oxford Mail, July 4) is that we persuade the county council pension fund to disinvest from coal, oil and gas companies. Cllr David Thomas misses that point in his eagerness to throw mud at the Labour Party. A badly drafted

I NOTE the letter from Jane Benyon, director of CEF, Bladon, which implies that those using food banks may be so doing because of a range of factors, including prison, gambling, drugs, etc, and that supply is likely to be contributing to rising demand

A FOOTBALL team paid their respects to fallen First World War servicemen by placing a poppy cross on the top of Mount Snowdon. Players from Oxford City Blues under-10s team climbed 1085m up the highest mountain in Wales to raise cash for the Royal

CONGRATULATIONS to the leader of Oxfordshire County Council for his bold vision of a single council for Oxfordshire with its savings in finance and the numbers of councillors. My ex-colleagues on the council will know that I have rarely expressed

I AM grateful to Terry Roper (“Warmongers must be fought, cool or not”, Letters July 2) for spelling out two common false arguments for war – that the best way to avoid war is to prepare for it, and that war can rid us of “people in this world who

SO Mr Hudspeth, leader of the Oxfordshire County Council, would back a move to see Oxford United leave the Kassam Stadium to go to a new site, possibly Water Eaton – a move that I would support. However, history is not on the side of the club (

OXFORD MAGISTRATES. Quentin Sachetat, 22, of Mortimer Drive, Marston, Oxford, admitted driving at 50mph on St Giles, Oxford, on March 17, over the 20mph limit. Fined £155 and ordered to pay a £20 victims’ surcharge and £65 costs. Banned from driving

DEFENCE secretary Philip Hammond is at Harwell this morning to officially announce £108m funding for Oxfordshire.  The money, that has been granted to the county's Local Enterprise Partnership, includes £26m for the Western Conveyance Scheme as

FIREFIGHTERS in Oxfordshire marked 40 years of proud service by showing off their life-saving skills. Visitors to Gloucester Green, Oxford, on Saturday were shown how water rescues are carried out, a mock-up of a road traffic accident, and an example

A WOMAN in her 20s was taken to hospital with facial injuries after falling off her bicycle. South Central Ambulance Service was called to the incident in Clifton Hampden, near Abingdon, today at 7.41am. The woman was taken by ambulance to

AFRICAN dancers and rock, reggae and marching bands arrived in East Oxford yesterday for the Cowley Road Carnival. Last year more than 35,000 people joined in the carnival and this year tens of thousands of people enjoyed the party in the sunshine

A collision on the M40 at junction 7 is causing heavy traffic. All traffic was held for fifteen minutes as the incident was moved to the hard shoulder. All lanes are now reopened on the motorway but there is heavy traffic southbound past the

Last week I grouched. Which is highly unusual for me, so in that spirit of goodwill which flourishes during every World Cup and Wimbledon tournament, let me redress this balance by pouring light, praise and love on five highs guaranteed to keep you

A ROW has broken out between opponents and supporters of the West Way redevelopment scheme over a report published by an influential architecture body. Both sides have claimed it backs up their arguments about the controversial £100m project planned

MICHAEL Appleton officially starts work at Oxford United today, with the man who made the appointment comparing him to Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers. The new head coach will meet the players for the first time this morning to end a whirlwind few

ONE GOLDEN afternoon on July 4, 1862, Oxford don Charles Dodgson took 10-year-old Alice Liddell and her sisters on a boating trip up the Thames from Folly Bridge in Oxford. The story they created that afternoon became Alice in Wonderland and sparked

LLOYD Belcher became Oxfordshire’s youngest player when making his debut in their Western Division clash at Shropshire yesterday. The Horspath spinner, at 15 years and ten days old, claimed two wickets as the hosts were dismissed for 284 at Bridgnorth

RECORDS will go online tomorrow to help people research relatives who died fighting in the First World War. Documents will be released tomorrow on 300,000 British and Commonwealth men, including those who served in the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire

Fiaz Munshi could begin giving evidence today in her trial for murder at Oxford Crown Court. The 38-year-old denies being involved in starting a fire which killed Anum Khan, eight, and her brother Majid, 15, at a house in Magdalen Road, East Oxford

GREAT & Little Tew stay rooted to the foot of Division 2 after suffering their fourth defeat in five games with a three-wicket reverse at Dinton. Faisal Ali did the damage with 6-38 off 19.1 overs as Tew were shot out for 105 after electing

ANUPAM Sanklecha’s five-wicket haul propelled Shipton-under-Wychwood to a 69-run victory over Horspath in a rain-affected Division 2 match at the Recreation Ground on Saturday. The Indian seamer has come into his own since the format switched from

HARRY Smith hit a superb century as Great & Little Tew recorded an emphatic 75-run victory at Ashbrittle to book their spot in the national quarter-finals of the Davidstow Village Cup. Smith hammered a destructive 109 to take Tew to 241-6 off

OXFORD’S bowlers were left frustrated by Daniel Solway in their draw at home to Gerrards Cross in Division 1. Fine knocks from Brad Sutherland and Shami Mendis saw the hosts post 197-4 off their 39 overs in a rain-affected match at Roman Way.

THE annual festivities of the Eynsham Carnival took over the village centre on Saturday. The event saw dancing, craft stalls and a parade, as well as live music performances and even a llama show-jumping display. Eynsham Carnival Queen

10:23pm World Cup question of the day: Who's heading for the final? 10:17pm Listen to our interview with Philip Hammond as he announced the £100m+ for Oxfordshire

WES Morrick picked up five wickets in a marathon spell to earn Aston Rowant a hard-fought draw at home to Tring Park in Division 1. The Rowant skipper bowled unchanged for 27 overs to take 5-61 and restrict their rivals to 138-8 in reply to the

ASHLEY Blanchard claimed a five-wicket haul as Banbury returned to the top of Division 1 after a nervy three-wicket success at Harefield. Bowlers were on top in a tight clash that saw only two batsmen score more than 20, one from each side.

HELENA Deakih and friend Aneta Brzakova were among more than 200 people in a charity bike ride yesterday. The Oxford 100/50 challenge saw participants start at Oxpens Meadows and ride through the scenic Cotswold hills, taking a 100-mile or 50-mile

THE leader of Oxford City Council has said that Royal Mail’s refusal to cooperate in the Oxpens redevelopment wouldn’t be a “showstopper”. Bob Price was speaking after Royal Mail announced that it had no intention of moving from its Oxpens Road

MORE than 100 extra people in Oxfordshire could benefit from an implanted device that helps prevent heart failure, after new guidance was published by a health body. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has refreshed its

A BID to buy an East Oxford social club could be made as early as this week. Oxford City Council has been looking into how it can help buy the Gladiator Club in Iffley Road after it was put on the market last year. City council leader Bob Price

Division 1 Charlbury 133 (A Rump 49, T Rothwell 4-28), Hook Norton 136-0 (M Riley 76no, T Bartlett 45no). Chadlington 196-6 (R Ingram 66, H Mills 61, S Hunt 33, A Armitage 3-36), Great Horwood 200-5 (S Parker 59, T Spurr 57, J Wilkins 30, T

PLANS for a new green, sports fields and sites for 250 homes in a village near Abingdon have been revealed. A committee of residents in Drayton who spent the last two years creating the Neighbourhood Plan presented their final draft to the village

Division 1 Oxford 2nd 231-8 (A Hall 69), Banbury 2nd 228-9 (I Tew 104, A Sabin 53). Great Brickhill 209-5 (M Baker 97, D Aris 58, S Roberts 3-58), Oxford Downs 215-6 (W Bartlett 81, J France 53). Cumnor 172-4 (S James 35), Thame Town 168

Division 1  Aston Rowant 143 (51 ovs, L Bethell 48, W Morrick 32no, S Shearman 3-17, R Wilson 3-45, S Stanway 3-46), Tring Park 138-8 (53 ovs, W Morrick 5-61). Burnham 170 (55.4 ovs, H Gandam 50no, K Kumar 40, T Afridi 3-29), Henley 171-5 (

POLICE have this morning confirmed that a missing teenager was found safe in the early hours of today.  Seventeen-year-old Rebecca Tremlett was last seen just after 5.30pm in north Oxford and police had said they were worried about where she was

COWLEY Road Carnival was a great success and that’s not simply because the weather stayed fine – mostly. The event was an example of what can be achieved if community groups rally round to support a cause. Planning for the carnival takes place

PUPILS were transported back 2,400 years when ancient Greece invaded Cheney School. The East Oxford Community Classics Centre held a double bill of themed days including archery and cavalry shows by re-enactment group Comitatus. Pupils learned

A SPEED camera on the A34 near Oxford caught the fourth highest number of speeding drivers in the UK last year, bringing in £126,640 in fines. Figures released on Friday by insurance company LV, after a Freedom of Information request to Thames

A £26m funding boost means a new relief channel will now be built to prevent devastating floods in Oxford. Abingdon and Botley roads were closed in January following flooding which cost businesses in the city millions of pounds. Now Oxfordshire

IN January Oxfordshire benefited from a multi-million-pound boost as part of the City Deal. Now six months on, the county is a winner again as more than £100m is invested in improvement schemes. For a long time the message from the Government