OXFORDSHIRE’S involvement with conflicts in the skies will be celebrated at a new exhibition in Woodstock. Above The Dreaming Spires – Oxfordshire’s Great War Aviation Story will be unveiled in August to mark the longstanding links between the
ANTI-fossil fuel campaigners took over the Oxford University admissions building in Broad Street this afternoon. The campaigners were protesting the university’s stance on investing in fossil fuels. The University Council was supposed to make
FOUR milk vans have been stolen from a dairy in Old Abingdon Road, police said. Officers said the vans were stolen between 2am and 8am on yesterday from the Dairy Crest Ltd depot in Towles Mill. Thieves broke into the depot and stole keys to
SPENDING on culture in Oxford by the city council is set to be slashed by £312,000 in the coming financial year. The local authority’s culture budget will fall from £438,000 to £126,000, prompting concerns that less profitable minority groups will
A BRIDGE for cyclists that passes a busy junction in North Oxford could be built with cash from developers of a proposed business park. The proposal has been discussed after city cycling group Cyclox said planned improvements to Wolvercote Roundabout
YOUNGSTERS have been getting sporty to compete at a Quicksticks Hockey Festival for Bicester Schools. More than 110 Year 3 and 4 students picked up their hockey sticks to compete for top spot in the sports festival on Wednesday. Organised by
PUPILS at Faringdon School held a disco and raised £400 to help disabled children. They then took a half-day off lessons in 1990 to deliver toys and an adapted bike to the Churchill Hospital in Oxford. Memory Lane this week They are
BMC Service Casuals quickly established themselves as a force in the local football world. Within three seasons of being formed, the team from the Cowley car plant was making headlines. Former manager Albert Taylor has sent in a report from
OXFORD City footballer Bert Smith met his death in the First World War through disease rather than military action by the Germans. He died of blackwater fever, a severe form of malaria, while fighting in Salonika, Greece, in April 1918, seven months
THESE energetic children set off on their tricycles for a sponsored ride to help buy new equipment for their playgroup. If they were too young to pedal, they pushed and pulled toys on wheels five times around the tennis courts at Bury Knowle Park
NINE mothers spent five months in 1986 sewing a giant tablecloth, which was to be the star prize at the village playgroup’s summer fair. Edward Kitching and Nicola Watkinson PUPILS at Peers School organised a tea dance for pensioners from
THESE villagers were taking part in the revival of an old tradition – a sheep roast at Headington Quarry in Oxford. The picture was taken in 1961. The Oxford Mail reported: “As you turned into Headington Quarry Hollow last night, the smell of roasting
WHEN pupils at Crowmarsh Gifford School heard of the plight of Ethiopian orphans, they were determined to help. They set to work to make a large number of jumpers for children whose parents had died in the country’s famine disaster in 1985.
A LANDLORD agreed to lease rooms to an Oxford gentlemen’s club on one strict condition. There was to be “no spitting out of the window into the street”, Mr Gare told members of what was to become the Frewen Club. The club was formed in 1869
A MOTORCYCLIST and a car have been involved in a collision in Headington. Ambulance crews are on the scene assessing injuries and spokeswoman Catherine Morrow said they were treating two patients, a man and a woman. Our top stories
BANBURY MAGISTRATES. KENYATA BOWEN, 40, of Hearthway, Banbury, admitted stealing perfume from Debenhams in Banbury on January 27 and January 21. Given a 12-month conditional discharge and told to pay £120 compensation, a £15 victims’ surcharge.
The A40 London Road is partially blocked in both directions because of an accident involving a lorry. The collision was at Milton Common at the junction of the A329. The road coming from the M40 to Tetsworth is partially blocked. Our top stories
A MUM who went on a shoplifting spree with three other women has been jailed for three months. Duvets, children’s clothes and kettles were among items taken from three shops by 21-year-old Charlotte Connors and her accomplices, a court heard.
CHILDREN'S money boxes, cash and a wallet were stolen in two burglaries that police believe were linked. Police said that between 10pm on Wednesday, March 11, and 6am on Thursday, March 12, a house was broken into in Upper Road, Kennington.
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DIVERS are currently searching the Thames in the continuing search for missing Oxford woman Emily Stiff. It is understood the divers have returned to the strecth of the Thames at East Street, Osney Island, after a coat was found. Miss Stiff
2005 * Oxford's chronic homelessness problem is among the worst in the country, with 1,000 families living in temporary accommodation. * The Oxford-built Mini continues to go from strength to strength – buyers are snapping them up as used cars
WATCH the main moments from Oxford United's goalless draw with Plymouth Argyle at the Kassam Stadium on Saturday. Video via Oxford United's Official Youtube channel
I THINK it would be a good thing to remove the honours of the Chief Constable and the chief executive of Oxfordshire County Council. At present the Serious Case Review appears to be a victimless cover-up by both authorities. The true victims
IN response to Jim Lynch’s request on information regarding the No 8 Bus, it commenced its journey from New Hinksey, along the Abingdon Road, through St Aldate’s, into High Street, along to St Clement’s and then along Marston Road to end in Marston
CHILTERN Railways intends unilaterally to rename Bicester Town station “Bicester Village”, ignoring the many objections voiced, despite the very limited window of opportunity so to do. I’m sure I’m one of many who believe they have no moral right
IT IS not very often that I write in support of Thames Valley Police. The recent case of child abuse was very unfair about the Chief Constable. I think the blame is due entirely on social services. Many years ago while a Sergeant at Bicester
I KNOW there have been many complaints about cyclists having no lights on their bikes. This is the opposite. Please cyclists, when you have LED lights on your bike, can you have them pointed towards the road, not up in the air. I can understand
EVEN those who have seen it all before, cannot fail to be moved by the prospect of this next General Election in a few weeks time. Many are waiting with impatience and I bet, when it is officially announced, it will be something of an anti-climax,
REGARDING Jim Lynch’s letter appealing for information on the number 8 service in Oxford, I used the bus which came along the Marston Road every day during the 1940s. It came from Oxford, past the Millham School, then on to Headley Way and Old Marston
REFERENCE the article ‘They park here and then commute to London’, (March 9) this is a growing problem for Risinghurst residents as well as the businesses on the Roundway. I often return home, perhaps with a load of shopping in the rain, and find
More gaps filled: Second-year pupils at Donnington School in 1952. Back row, left to right: ?, Dave Saunders, Maureen Murphy, ?, Ian Campbell, Pauline Scammell, Richard Warnock, Margaret Alder, Dave Hickman, Christine Faulkner, ?. Middle row: Mick
This picture is the earliest I have of the Oxford speedway team. It was taken in 1937, shortly before the speedway boys broke away and the Oxford Ixion Motorcycle Club was formed. Over the years, I have managed to add a few names, but I would like
Pupils at Faringdon School held a disco and raised £400 to help disabled children. They then took a half-day off lessons in 1990 to deliver toys and an adapted bike to the Churchill Hospital in Oxford. They are pictured handing the gifts to
BMC Service Casuals quickly established themselves as a force in the local football world. Within three seasons of being formed, the team from the Cowley car plant was making headlines. Former manager Albert Taylor has sent in a report from
When pupils at Crowmarsh Gifford School heard of the plight of Ethiopian orphans, they were determined to help. They set to work to make a large number of jumpers for children whose parents had died in the country’s famine disaster in 1985.
Oxford City footballer Bert Smith met his death in the First World War through disease rather than military action by the Germans. He died of blackwater fever, a severe form of malaria, while fighting in Salonika, Greece, in April 1918, seven months
Nine mothers spent five months in 1986 sewing a giant tablecloth, which was to be the star prize at the village playgroup’s summer fair. Julie Surman, who suggested making the tablecloth, said: “Although it’s a patchwork, we’ve used only the finest
A landlord agreed to lease rooms to an Oxford gentlemen’s club on one strict condition. There was to be “no spitting out of the window into the street”, Mr Gare told members of what was to become the Frewen Club. The club was formed in 1869
These energetic children set off on their tricycles for a sponsored ride to help buy new equipment for their playgroup. If they were too young to pedal, they pushed and pulled toys on wheels five times around the tennis courts at Bury Knowle Park
These villagers were taking part in the revival of an old tradition – a sheep roast at Headington Quarry in Oxford. The picture was taken in 1961, the third year the event had been held after a 46-year lapse. The Oxford Mail reported: “As you turned
ROWLAND Phillips has been named London Welsh’s new head coach, with Justin Burnell leaving the club. Phillips, who takes over with immediate effect, was the Exiles’ defence coach. Burnell was appointed head coach in June 2013 and led the club
I WAS sad to hear of the death of the author Sir Terry Pratchett. In typical style he announced his own death on Twitter. The feed said: “AT LAST, SIR TERRY, WE MUST WALK TOGETHER.” In his Discworld novels, Death is personified and always speaks
Who wouldn’t want to get behind the wheel of a great big bulldozer? Who wouldn’t want to smash a wrecking ball into the bad 1970s hangover of the Westgate multi-storey car park? I’m surprised the council isn’t selling tickets. I remember
TEENAGE children are never far from the headlines, the older generation often echoing the old song: “Why can’t they be like we were, perfect in every way, oh what’s the matter with kids today?” Indescribably loud pop music with incomprehensible
DOCTORS and nurses from the paediatric surgery ward at Oxford Children’s Hospital have signed up for the OX5 Run to help its children continue to receive first-class care. Tom’s Ward is one of only 24 paediatric wards in the country and money raised
A CHARITY has promised a “successful” and “seamless” transition when it takes over Oxford’s Dial-a-Ride scheme. Aspire Oxford will be running the community transport service in the city from Monday, April 13, instead of Oxfordshire County Council
JOE Skarz thinks even Barcelona would be unable to play attractive football at the Kassam Stadium as the shocking pitch came in for major criticism after Saturday’s 0-0 draw with Plymouth Argyle. The Oxford United left back was one of many to hit
A man has been arrested on suspicion of robbery after a woman had her bag stolen. The 30-year-old woman was walking down a cycle path along the Eastern Bypass when a man got off his bike, pushed her to the ground and grabbed her around the throat
MICHAEL Appleton says nobody is putting Patrick Hoban under more pressure to break his Oxford United duck than the striker himself, writes MARK EDWARDS. The Irishman squandered two good chances in Saturday’s 0-0 draw with Plymouth Argyle at the
MORE than £100,000 a day is being spent on temporary staff in Oxfordshire hospitals as the county’s health recruitment crisis deepened. Oxford University Hospitals Trust (OUHT) spent £31.9m on agency workers and bank staff between April 2014 and
SOLAR eclipses are pretty rare so it is understandable that they cause an awful lot of excitement among seasoned stargazers and members of the public. According to experts, Friday’s eclipse will look stunning from Oxford, and you won’t have a better
AT A time when money is tight, and health services are under increasing pressure, it is frustrating to hear that the NHS has spent millions just trying to plug the gaps. It is one thing to hear that staffing levels are low, but it is even more
Burglars stole electronic items after breaking into a hosue in Oxford. The thieves gained entry to a house in Finmore Road, Elms Rise, Oxford by smashing the rear patio windows between 12.45pm and 3.30pm on Wednesday. Once inside, they stole
A TEENAGER who suffered with social problems is now planning to be a role model for others with difficult lives. Morgan Williams from Barton, Oxford, was so obsessed with video games that he was nearly expelled from his school. Originally from
JAKE Wright says the Oxford United back line are happy with their contribution in recent games, and are determined not to let standards drop, writes MARK EDWARDS. Saturday’s 0-0 draw at home to Plymouth Argyle means the U’s have conceded just one
SKY BET LEAGUE TWO Oxford Utd 0, Plymouth Argyle 0. VANARAMA CONFERENCE NORTH Barrow 2, Oxford City 2. EVO-STIK SOUTHERN LEAGUE Premier Div: Corby Tn 2, Banbury Utd 1. Div 1 South & West: Bishops Cleeve 0, Wantage Tn
North Leigh were always struggling after hosts Stratford scored two excellent goals in the first 15 minutes of Saturday’s Evo-Stik Division 1 South & West clash on the way to a 3-1 victory. The visitors started with reserve keeper Kane Lewis
Barrow 2 Oxford City 2 Oxford City twice led away to Vanarama Conference North leaders Barrow on Saturday, but had to settle for a point as the hosts battled back for a draw. Lee Henderson headed City into the lead and Marlon Jackson put
Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup hero Coneygree could attempt to emulate Denman by carrying top weight to victory in the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury in November. While the eight-year-old, trained by Mark Bradstock at Letcombe Bassett, near Wantage,
A MINISTER last night stood by claims Thames Valley Police tried to pressure him not to raise in Parliament its failure to stop an Oxford paedophile. Rob Wilson said he regarded discussions with officers as threats when he was preparing to ask
SCIENTISTS will bring their telescopes out on to the streets as a solar eclipse dazzles Oxford this week. The moon will block out a section of the sun to an extent not seen for 16 years. The two-hour spectacular on Friday will start at about
Lewis Hamilton appears poised to ‘terminate’ the opposition again this Formula 1 season if his dominant performance in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix is anything to go by. The reigning world champion conjured a crushing victory around
General manager Justin Merritt was pleased with Oxford City’s 2-2 draw at Vanarama Conference North leaders Barrow, despite being frustrated at missed chances. City made several opportunities against the title-chasing Bluebirds, but had to settle
Wantage Town gave themselves some breathing space near the bottom of Evo-Stik Southern League Division 1 South & West with a resounding 4-0 victory away to fellow strugglers Bishops Cleeve on Saturday. Before the match, Wantage boss Daniel
Jon Gardner grabbed a stoppage-time winner as Ardley United beat North Leigh United 1-0 in the Uhlsport Hellenic League's Bluefin Sports Challenge Cup quarter-final at Eynsham Park. Gardner lashed home a shot through a crowded penalty area.
Didcot's Town's Division 1 South & West play-off ambitions in the Evo-Stik Southern League were dealt a big blow as they slumped to a 4-2 defeat at Yate on Saturday. The Railwaymen never recovered after going 3-0 down in the first 43 minutes
It's the morning after the night before in Letcombe Bassett, near Wantage, following Coneygree’s fairytale win in the Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup. A banner is draped over the gates of Mark Bradstock’s Old Manor Stable with the words “Coneygree
THREE horses died when a stable block was destroyed by fire at a stud farm in Aston Rowant in the early hours of today. Firefighters are still damping down a stable block after a fire broke out in the early hours killing three horses. The fire
9:46pm We'll call it a night now but we'll see you tomorrow morning bright and early. The forecast for tomorrow is light rain in the morning but drying up and a bit of sun late in the afternoon. High of 9degC and low of
A MAN who went missing from the John Radcliffe Hospital last night has been found safely. John Howe, 67, went missing yesterday at about 8.15pm and was located today in Reading. Thames Valley Police had been concerned because he went missing
Struggling Banbury could not prevent Evo-Stik Southern League Premier Division high-fliers Corby from collecting all-three points on Saturday. And it was a more comfortable victory than the score-line might suggest, with Banbury's goal coming from
EXPENSES claims by Oxfordshire’s MPs broke the £50,000 mark in six months. Henley MP John Howell tops the table with £14,125 in claims while at the other end Wantage MP Ed Vaizey has clawed back just £4,224 from the taxpayer. Claims paid so
TRADITIONAL dancers celebrated the Hindu festival of Holi in East Oxford. The day of celebrations at the Asian Culture Centre in Manzil Way on Saturday also marked the spring festival of Basant. Revellers at the event hosted by the Oxford Hindu
THE future of London Welsh head coach Justin Burnell is on the line, according to reports. Despite leading the Exiles into rugby union’s top division last season, the 47-year-old has seen his side lose all 27 league and cup matches so far this
TOP Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson phoned the BBC’s director of television in an attempt to draw a line under the “fracas” that led to his suspension, a friend has said. But television critic A A Gill claimed BBC boss Danny Cohen decided to initiate
A HERITAGE group that planted two trees near the Westgate Shopping Centre four decades ago has criticised a developer for felling them without warning. Oxford Preservation Trust director Debbie Dance said the group was “disappointed” to discover
ONE of the oldest locks on the River Thames now has refurbished lock gates and new supports for a walkway over the weir. It took a team of five engineers to complete the four-month project at Benson Weir in Preston Crowmarsh, near Wallingford.
A PRIMARY school in Greater Leys has been placed in special measures after an inspection rated it as inadequate in all areas. Windale Community Primary School was criticised for not reaching Government standards of teaching or behaviour. The
PAINTED faces and donning bear ears was how staff and residents at The Close care home, in Abingdon Road, Burcott, raised cash. Life skill support worker Rebecca Dobbin said: “Yesterday a face painter visited The Close, where both staff and residents
Sir – Recent events show that it is now accepted by pretty much everyone on all sides that the Port Meadow flats development was a disastrous mistake that has caused shocking damage to Oxford’s priceless protected heritage, and the Save Port Meadow
Sir – One of the major problems of Oxford is that the rivers and streams create a series of disconnected islands. With this in mind it would make sense to have a footbridge opposite the Dudman Way students’ flats across the River Thames to Tumbling
Sir – Did I dream it or was it only last month that the Vale Vision dropped through my letterbox proclaiming under “Ten things we have achieved together for Abingdon”, that the open-air swimming pool had been saved for future generations by no less
Sir – A big thank you to the Civic Society and The Oxford Times for promoting the weekend’s OxClean spring clean in our city (Report, March 5). Scores of volunteers went out everywhere in Oxford with their grabbers and sacks to pick up the litter other
Sir – The county council has passed large cuts to the care of very disabled people. This will cause real suffering for people already struggling. All the services at risk are essential: day centres; helping people get out of bed, washed, dressed
Sir – Further to a number of recent letters to The Oxford Times concerning development, it is clear that many of us feel that the solutions to transport and housing issues put forward in proposed developments are inspired either by desperation or by
Sir – Is there no limit to the incompetence of the Conservatives who lead our county council? We have Ian Hudspeth making a screeching U-turn over the ‘redundancy’ of the chief executive, presumably after he discovered employment law. Now we have
Sir – Oxford University is a major player in the drive to increase the county’s housing stock by 40 per cent by 2031, saying that more housing is essential to help with its staff recruitment and business expansion. Yet it seems that some of the
Sir – I felt obliged to respond to Henry Brougham’s criticism of a Witney-to-Oxford monorail (Letters, March 5). The first ‘flaw’ that he identified was one of environmental acceptability, particularly the visual impact on Port Meadow. I’d
Sir – Congratulations to that fine German-owned retailer Aldi for at last being given the go-ahead to build a store in Didcot. No doubt the townsfolk of Didcot will ‘look forward to the opening’ but I hope they have more room to manoeuvre than
Sir – Monday, March 2, saw the opening of Nuffield Place, the former home of Lord Nuffield for their 2015 season. I organised a small convoy of Cowley-related cars and it is lovely to be able keep the link between Cowley and Nuffield Place alive
Sir – David Cameron keeps trying to wriggle out of live head-to-head TV debates ahead of the forthcoming General Election. Ed Miliband has again challenged him to name the date, any time, anywhere. Come on Mr Cameron, stop ducking the debates and
Sir – Dr Peter Rawcliffe writes (Letters, March 5) that speeding up flood water in Oxford does not increase the water passing downstream. This is not strictly true, as it allows for less time for water to evaporate or to reach the groundwater store
Sir – A correspondent recently said vote green and you may get blue. Well I can think of a lot worse scenarios than a green/blue coalition. The massive support for the Scottish Nationalist Party means it is likely that Westminster will have Alex
Sir – High energy bills are a big problem for many people locally, especially at this time of year. 1.6 million children in the UK live in fuel poverty, and this winter one older person will die of cold every seven minutes. Meanwhile the Big Six
Sir – Since it appears Oxfordshire Highways can’t be bothered to clear up the hideously litter-strewn A34 (particularly around the Botley Interchange), why don’t they just enter the entire road for the 2015 Turner Prize? If Tracey Emin’s unmade
Sir – While people decide whether we should support St John’s College or the homeless people of Oxford, I want to ask if an impact assessment has been done on how either type of development will affect public transport ? We are reaching the maximum
Sir – Full marks to Rose Hill volunteers and their tree planting project. Despite vandalism and people’s inability to tell a weed from a young tree they carry on. But are they fighting a losing battle? Then Abingdon College proudly announces
Sir – Thousands of people from all over the country, including many of the readers of this newspaper, served at the Royal Navy Shore Training Establishment HMS Collingwood. The HMS Collingwood Association has had a request to track down a Wren
Sir – Like so many, Paul Surman (Letters, March 5) is being highly ethnocentric in his feelings about free speech. I am not a Muslim, and wasn’t personally offended by Charlie Hebdo’s pornographic depictions of Mohammed, but I can appreciate how unspeakably
Sir – This letter should have been written last week but there is a wise saying ‘never write in anger, wait and you might feel differently’. Well, I have waited and feel exactly the same. Christopher Gray’s article subtitled ‘reflects on his church
Sir – Whilst I fully support the wearing of school uniforms, what I am totally disgusted with is the exceptionally high cost of it. Not for the trousers and skirts, but for the jumpers and PE kit. Trousers and skirts can be purchased at a reasonable
