AN ARTIST’S film about how the Internet can corrupt society has taken up residency in Modern Art Oxford. St Edmund Hall graduate Rosamund Lakin is having her work displayed until August 24 as part of the Platform project, which supports young artists
OXFORD United have been drawn away to Premier League side West Brom in the Capital One Cup later this month. The second round tie will see a return to the Baggies for U's head coach Michael Appleton and chief executive Mark Ashton, who are both
NOISE and rumblings from the redevelopment of an Oxford college are “far beyond what is tolerable”, residents have said. They have reported vibrations in their homes from the demolition of the south and west sides of Ruskin College, in Walton Street
A SECOND bid to get nearly 160 homes built in Abingdon has been labelled “a scandalous waste of public money”. Consultation on the Drayton Road planning application closes today with last night 59 comments lodged against and just one in favour.
A BID could be made to protect a historic Witney sports ground from development over fears it will be used for housing. Witney Town Council is looking at applying for town green status for the ground in Newland, used by Witney Mills Cricket
RESIDENTS are counting down to the grand opening of Blackbird Leys’ new swimming pool in four months. Our exclusive pictures show progress on the £9.23m extension to Oxford City Council’s Blackbird Leys Leisure Centre, Pegasus Road. Contractors
IN THE early 1990s, amateur historian Nigel Dawe visited a friend who was moving into a new workshop at Tubney Wood near Abingdon. It was a simple trip that would take him on a journey into the past. It took him a while to find the entrance to
OXFORD United have signed teenage striker Alex Jakubiak on loan from Watford until January. The frontman, who turns 18 later this month, completed the formalities this afternoon after playing in Scotland Under 19s' 2-0 defeat away to Belgium Under
A 21-YEAR-OLD who told Connor Tremble's killer where the teenager lived said he was "distraught" when he realised what he had done. This afternoon Zak Perry, 21, gave evidence in Oxford Crown Court about phone calls he received from Will Blencowe
If the start of the Football League last weekend was the appetiser, then the main course is coming on Saturday in the form of the Premier League. Last season provided us with one of the most exciting of recent Premiership years. Manchester
A RECLUSIVE daughter placed her dead mother in a bath tub and covered her in sheets before she died herself, an inquest has heard today. The mummified bodies of Caroline, 50, and Pauline Jessett, 78, were found in their dilapidated Littlemore
THE number of people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) in Oxford has halved during the past year. It fell by 48 per cent from 2,112 to 1,099 in July, new figures from the Office for National Statistics revealed today. And across Oxfordshire
MICHAEL Appleton hopes Oxford United's efforts in the Capital One Cup last night are rewarded with an attractive tie when the second round draw is made this evening. Goals from Carlton Morris and Danny Hylton saw the U's come from behind to win
I had a look at the Frideswide Square/Station masterplan. I noted that the plan does not show bicycle racks near the station nor seem to have clearly defined bicycle lanes in Frideswide Square. Given that the relocation of bus traffic from Gloucester
WITH all the killings going on in Gaza I admire Baroness Warsi for resigning. When you see all the photos of the attacks on children, people’s houses being destroyed and hospitals and schools hit, it sickens one. I don’t agree with Hamas but
IN your article “Police lecture underage foreign students drinking in South Park”, August 7, you report that 47 such teenagers were caught in that zone thus imbibing and officers confiscated – rather than the usually preferred “seized” – 49 cans of
AT this time of great calamities, such as Ebola in Sierra Leone and elsewhere, religious fighting in Palestine and Mesopotamia (Iraq), and the brutal redefinition of the frontiers of former USSR republics, it behoves us all to ensure that what money
Every child needs, and deserves, a hot nourishing meal every day. The majority of the members of the recent education scrutiny committee agreed that the new coalition government’s proposals had been introduced with indecent haste. Monies provided
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DELAYS on the A40 are beginning to ease after emergency repairs were carried on the Cassington traffic lights. Temporary traffic lights were installed in Eynsham Road after the lights were damaged by a vehicle in a road traffic accident this morning
SEVENTY years ago today pilot Herbert Parsons scrambled over the fence of his RAF station to get married. The young member of the 1st Airborne Division’s glider pilot regiment rushed from RAF Brize Norton to St Aldate’s Church, Oxford, to wed Helen
A MAN who says he was attacked twice by murder accused Will Blencowe warned 17-year-old Connor Tremble about him, a jury was told this morning. Today in Oxford Crown Court evidence was given by Ben Harris, who said he slept with the 21-year-old
Lawrence Clarke is safely into the semi-finals of the 110m hurdles at the European Athletics Championships after finishing third in his heat in Zurich this morning. The Oxfordshire athlete recorded a time of 13.46secs to progress into Thursday's
AN acquired brain injury or ABI is a brain injury acquired through a stroke, trauma, haemorrhage or bump to the head causing injury to the sensitive tissues and neurological networks in the brain. One thing that I know, following my brain haemorrhage
YES Charlotte Christie, chairwoman of the Jericho Community Association Strategic Iconic Assets Heritage Acquisition Fund (SIAHAF) aims to build 13 open-market houses and seven ‘affordable’ flats. In terms of units, this is only 32 per
DANNY Hylton was thrilled to follow Oxford United head coach Michael Appleton’s final instructions as the substitute slotted an 87th-minute winner at Bristol City last night. It rounded off a fantastic evening for the visitors, who responded admirably
WANTAGE Town were denied their first Southern League point when a hotly-contested late goal from AFC Totton sent them falling to a 2-1 home defeat in Division 1 South & West last night. Things had looked good for Wantage when Swindon Town loanee
OXFORD City had a man sent off for the second successive game, but maintained their unbeaten Vanarama Conference North start with a battling and deserved 0-0 draw at Marsh Lane. Darren Mullings saw red in City’s 1-0 win at Hyde on Saturday, and
FOUR cars were involved in a crash near Milton Road, near Didcot this morning. A black VW Polo, silver Vauxhall Corsa, black Honda Civic and blue Audi A4 were involved. Police were called at 8.40am to the incident in Milton Road. An ambulance
MORE than £73,000 has been spent fighting attempts to take Oxford City Council to the High Court. In the last three years 10 attempts have been made to launch judicial reviews against the authority. And while none of these have been successful
AFTER spending three-and-a-half years in and out of hospital for cancer treatment, Ace Manthey had grown tired of watching films and playing video games. So instead, he picked up a guitar and learned to play it. Now the nine-year-old from Abingdon
A FRIEND of Connor Tremble begged ambulance staff to save the 17-year-old’s life moments after he was fatally stabbed. The teenager’s flatmate Kyle Martin is heard during the harrowing 11-minute 999 call after finding Connor bleeding on the floor
WITH so much coverage of the perils of playing video games, readers will agree it is refreshing to see a boy shun them in favour of playing guitar. And Ace Manthey’s efforts with his six string are even more impressive given he was undergoing chemotherapy
SUITABLE scrutiny of any council is vital to ensuring a high performing local authority. And as such judicial reviews are sometimes fully justified in holding them to account. The shambles of the Castle Mill development, that cost Oxford City
HANNAH England qualified comfortably for Friday’s final of the women’s 1,500m at the European Athletics Championships in Zurich yesterday, writes STUART WEIR. The Oxford City athlete recorded 4mins 10.73secs to go through as one of four fastest
Oxford Downs blew the chance to climb off the foot of the table when they lost by two runs in a low scoring thriller with Oxford 2nd. Downs were well set when they rolled over the visitors for only 139, with all six bowlers used enjoying success
Two 32-year-old men have been rebailed by police investigating a raid where a suspected robber died. The Oxford men were arrested on suspicion of robbery after a raid at John Gowing Jewellers in the city’s Covered Market in March last year.
A teenager arrested over an assault on a woman who posted a picture of her injuries online has been rebailed by detectives again. The 19-year-old man from Edgware, London, was arrested after Jeanne Marie Ryan was groped and punched at Plush nightclub
A SCRAP metal merchant convicted after a sting by undercover police had his name cleared yesterdy. Joseph Smith, of Smiths of Bloxham scrap merchants, was convicted of attempting to convert criminal property and given a £1,750 fine, and a £2,500
WOULD you fancy enjoying breakfast in this impressive Victorian banquet hall? Or perhaps you would like to stay in one of Oxford’s historic college dorm rooms? Keble College and domestic bursar Nick French Keble College is
AN investigation has been launched after a 14-month-old girl is believed to have drowned in a bath. Thames Valley Police said the child was in the care of her mother when she died in Grove on Thursday. Police were called by staff at the John
Mark Poulter came within an ace of joining the elite group of maximum men with a 17-doll haul for Yarnton British Legion in the Greene King Oxford & District League, writes ANDY BEAL. Poulter clanged off a brace of sixes in his first two throws
A flat fire was caused after a pan was left unattended on a hob. Firefighters were called to the first floor of a flat in Gateley, on Monday at 12.37am after neighbours were alerted by smoke alarms. The occupant was woken up as three fire engines
A taxi driver has been unanimously cleared of sexually assaulting a female passenger. Altaf Hussain, of Portway, Banbury, was accused of kissing the woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, on December 16, 2012. But the 50-year-old was
CAMPAIGNERS are hoping the power of prayer will help them to save Temple Cowley Pools. In its latest move, the Save Temple Cowley Pools campaign has been seeking support from church congregations. The Temple Road complex is to close because
3:50pm A mother and daughter found dead in Cowley Road 'could have been there for months' 2:42pm Drivers on the A40 are facing delays as traffic lights
THE FAMILY of a young boy who died from head injuries has received an apology because a serious case review report was not discussed with them before it was published. Oxfordshire Safeguarding Children Board (OSCB) released an updated report on
THE Bard is back in Oxford, as a popular production of Twelfth Night is being revived at the castle. To celebrate the 450th birthday of William Shakespeare, the English Repertory Theatre has brought its 2008 play back to the city. Assistant
YOUNGSTERS went barking mad at Harcourt Arboretum yesterday as they took a tour of the trees and used bits of bark to make bookmarks and bracelets. The Brilliant Bark event, which runs from 1pm to 4pm until Monday at the Oxford University arboretum
A SIX-YEAR-OLD boy, who died after running out in front of a car, might have been in a “strop” because his mum would not let him have any sweets, an inquest heard. Oxfordshire Coroner’s Court was yesterday told Jayden Nash was knocked more than
A man arrested after a demonstration has had the charges against him dropped. Dominic O’Dwyer, 26, of Howard Street, East Oxford, was charged with theft and obstructing or resisting a constable in execution of duty on July 27. The charges have
An inquest has opened into the death of a Thame man who was killed on the M40. Ivan Elford, 40, of Pearce Way, Thame, who was a civil engineer, died on the motorway between junctions 8a at Thame and 9 at Bicester on August 4. At Oxfordshire
CONTROVERSIAL plans to create a rooftop terrace at a Cowley Road bar were turned down last night. The Art Bar, formerly The Bullingdon Arms, applied to Oxford City Council to convert its first floor flat into a new bar and roof terrace. Councillors
THE parents of Skye Hall, a five-year-old battling a terminal brain tumour, are asking for Oxfordshire’s gardeners to come to their aid to help the youngster fulfil his dying wish. One of the last things on Skye’s bucket list is to swim in a hydrotherapy
THE ROUTE for The Tour of Britain has been released, revealing where cyclists will be pedalling their way through Oxfordshire. The UK’s biggest cycling race will reach the county on Friday, September 12, the first time that the Tour has passed
OXFORDSHIRE’S elderly population will receive extra help and support in a bid to tackle the county’s bed-blocking crisis. Age UK Oxfordshire has been given £225,000 by the Government and county NHS to run a new project called Circles of Support
A fine century from Minster Lovell’s Jack Simpson (100) helped his side post 202-6 at Garsington in Divisions 1 of the OCA League. Despite an unbeaten 54 from Garfield Simmons, the hosts fell eight runs short on 194-7. An outstanding knock
WHEN Jenny Hogan’s cocker spaniel Trudy disappeared during a walk at Eynsham Fishponds on July 31 her owner feared the worst. But 12-year-old Oli Hewitt came to the rescue when he found the pooch in a drain, struggling to keep her head above water
A TROUBLED housing association has appointed a new chief executive. Lorraine O’Brien will replace interim chief executive Owen Ingram, who has led Witney-based Cottsway Housing Association for the past 18 months, in October. A former chief
TO the people who made them, they are a source of pride. Now factory workers at Cowley’s Mini Plant will be able to see vehicles from across its 101-year history. More than 50 Cowley-built cars will be on display as part of the Cowley Classic
Elliot Carter looks ahead to this weekend's musical highlight - the Green Man Festival Set in the natural amphitheatre of the Black Mountains in the Brecon Beacons National Park, the family run, family friendly, Green Man Festival is half a world
