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  • Children pitch up to put football on film

    CHILDREN from Rose Hill Junior Youth Club saw their footballing dreams made a reality by stepping on to the pitch at Oxford City Football Club as part of a TV project. Forty-eight youngsters aged six to 12 from the youth club, wearing donated kits

  • Car enthusiasts mark classic’s birthday

    FORTY years after it first rolled off the Oxford production lines, an iconic car had an almost royal welcome at its homecoming. The Austin Princess 1800-2200 – or “Wedge” as it affectionately became known – had its official Oxford birthday celebrations

  • Traffic diverted through Banbury after motorway crash

    TRAFFIC from the M40 is being diverted through Banbury after a crash further up the motorway. Six vehicles have been involved in the crash near Junction 12, Gayden, Warwickshire. The entry slip road at Junction 11, Banbury, has been closed

  • Oxford United fans' chat

    1:04pm We'll leave you with this chap grooving his way out on Sat. Don't you love it when #oufc make you feel THIS good: http://t.co/QRGHzpuXDu — @OxfordMailOUFC 27 April 2015

  • Two bridges to hold festivities

    Magdalen Bridge isn’t the only one to host May morning festivities in Oxford. Crowds will also gather at Aristotle Bridge in Aristotle Lane, North Oxford, at the same time, 6am, for their own celebration. It began about 20 years ago after North

  • Guild go back in time with costume parade

    These women took a step back in time to show fashions from a bygone age. Members of the North Oxford Townswomen’s Guild took part in a parade of costumes ‘through the ages’ in February 1956. The show was put on for the benefit of members of

  • German ships destroyed in naval battle off the Falklands

    Former Oxford schoolboy Norman Kent, who became a Royal Navy chaplain, gave a vivid account of a sea battle in which he and his fellow sailors were involved. He was on board HMS Kent, one of a fleet of British ships which clashed with German ships

  • The changing face of Thame

    These boys were among the prize-winners at Thame Chess Club’s annual tournament in 1983. Robert Lagdon, left, competed in the under-nines section, while Daryl Arnold, centre, and Robert Jameson took part in the 10-11 age group. The club, which met

  • Crowd of 5,000 turned out for May Day celebrations

    Hands are outstretched for a piece of fertility cake from a morris dancer during the May morning celebrations in Oxford. This was the scene in Oxford in 1972 when crowds gathered in Broad Street to welcome the merry month of May in traditional

  • Finally the time comes to pay up for drug addict coin thief

    A DRUG addict who was given a second chance after stealing his father’s collection of antique coins has been jailed for 27 months. Matthew Kinnaird, of Hazel Crescent, Kidlington, was sentenced at Oxford Crown Court. On Thursday the 30-year-old

  • Scales of Justice: 18 cases heard at Oxford Magistrates Court

    OXFORD MAGISTRATES Adam Kupka, 27, of no fixed address, admitted trespassing in St Andrew’s Church in Oxford and stealing 50 keys and a biscuit of an unknown value between March 27 and March 29. Sentenced to 18 weeks in prison and ordered to pay

  • No change over past 100 years of students drinking

    As we approach May Morning, let’s reflect that drunken Oxford students aren’t a new fad. They were a particular concern of Arthur Winnington-Ingram, Bishop of London, back in 1905. Winnington-Ingram delivered his annual sermon at the University

  • Sustainable transport is a vital part of development

    We've seen on one hand plans to review Green Belt land with the aim of developing it, and on the other hand a report that plans for 270 new homes in Littlemore. These had been turned down by the city council planning committee due to lack of transport

  • Hotel blaze came at huge cost to county taxpayers

    Michael Grange, the director of the Randolph Hotel, is quoted at great length about the "devastating" damage to his establishment caused by the recent fire and about the expected "extremely expensive" repairs. Can we expect an apology from Mr Grange

  • Global warming made up by the climate alarmists

    How apt that the activists at Sustainable Wantage decided to switch the lights off for an hour to get attention for their eco-hysteria. Most people seem not to be aware that Britain is legally committed to reducing its carbon dioxide emission by

  • Idea of nuclear deterrent is just a myth in reality

    Your correspondent B Gibbs (letters April 21) shows a touching but misplaced faith in a nuclear deterrent. As the Green Party has long argued, the nuclear deterrent is a myth. It doesn’t work. The UK’s nuclear arsenal did not deter Argentina

  • Hospital urgently needs a Park-and-Ride bus service

    Parking at the John Radcliffe Hospital is seriously inadequate and getting worse. I suggest that a park-and-ride bus service should operate to and from the hospital, non-stop, throughout the day. The obvious place to find a site for the car

  • We must have trees as a relief from the concrete

    When you look at the plans for Westgate there are trees on Castle Street. I too assumed they were the present trees. However, obviously not. What trees are proposed here? Also, with the traffic on this route the need for trees is essential.

  • Lack of school places means children are being scattered

    I am writing from Chilton where none of the old village were able to get into our community school which has serviced the village since the 1800s. Seventee per cent of the catchment did not get offered their village school, half of which didn’t

  • Delays in Didcot after two-car crash

    TRAFFIC out of Didcot is slow because of an accident. Two cars – a Ford and a VW Passat - have collided on the A4130 eastbound, which has been reopened to traffic. News The crash was at the junction for the B4016 Broadway near the

  • Mum fights to have vital drug made available through NHS

    A MUM whose husband and young son are fighting the same rare life-threatening disease is campaigning to gain access to vital medication on the NHS. Sally Balfour-Allen was devastated when her little boy Samuel was diagnosed with tuberous sclerosis

  • Footballers’ tribute to tragic Kyle

    FRIENDS and family of tragic Kyle Byfield came together for a memorial football tournament in Banbury on Sunday. The 23-year-old, who died on April 16, was a keen footballer and played for a number of teams around Banbury. He had been found

  • Charity dance competition is strictly sensational

    ALL the glitz and glamour of the ballroom was brought to Oxford’s New Theatre on Saturday as couples danced off in the Strictly Oxford competition. A troupe of 15 local celebrities took to the floor with their professional dance partners to perform

  • FOOTBALL McNish snatches late victory for North Leigh

    Callum McNish scored in the last minute to secure North Leigh a dramatic 3-2 victory at Clevedon Town on Saturday. Three goals in a crazy three-minute spell early in the first half saw the home side take a half-time lead in this Evo-Stik Southern

  • SWIMMING: Super City of Oxford secure fourth

    City of Oxford secured a fantastic fourth-place finish in the B final of the National Arena League in Cardiff this weekend. Their first appearance in the culmination of this prestigious nationwide competition saw City miss out on a top-three position

  • RUGBY UNION: Sending-off was crucial, says Rowland Phillips

    London Welsh director of rugby Rowland Phillips felt Chris Hala’uifa’s 55th-minute sending-off had a “massive influence” on their 38-17 defeat by Leicester Tigers in the Aviva Premiership on Saturday. The big Tongan was yellow-carded by referee

  • Delays on trains through Oxford due to signalling problems

    TRAINS through Oxford are being delayed because of signalling problems at the station. There are delays of up to 20 minutes after a signalling issue. News First Great Western said the problem had been fixed but that delays delays expected

  • Volunteer group shuts due to lack of recruits

    A COMMUNITY group which helped improve green spaces in the Blackbird Leys estate is closing after 18 months. The Conservation Volunteers has had dedicated officer Monique van Assouw on the estate working to clean, plant and tend the parks and green

  • FOOTBALL: Bruce goal earns victory for Wantage

    Wantage Town ended their first season in the Evo-Stik Southern League with a 1-0 victory away to Taunton Town, who are in the Division 1 South & West play-offs. A spectacular goal by Adam Bruce gave Wantage victory to end a tricky campaign

  • County's population explosion timebomb

    THE population of Oxfordshire could almost double over the next 40 years. By 2052 the number of people in the county is expected to reach more than a million, compared to the 666,000 living here last year. And nearly a fifth of the population

  • WEEKEND RESULTS: April 25-26

    SKY BET LEAGUE TWO Oxford Utd 2, Cambridge Utd 0. VANARAMA CONFERENCE NORTH Oxford City 4, Guiseley 2. EVO-STIK SOUTHERN LEAGUE Premier Div: Chesham Utd 1, Banbury Utd 0. Div 1 South & West: Clevedon Tn 2, North Leigh

  • Pupils stamp success on city postcards enterprise

    YOUNG entrepreneurs hope to put their stamp on a business contest today after holding a final sale of their colourful Oxford postcards. The Alpha team, from Cherwell School, have created a range of hand-drawn postcards based on local landmarks.

  • Residents call for traffic-calming measures

    A “RAT RUN” road needs to be tackled after two pet cats were killed in two days with fears a child could be next, campaigners said. In an urgent appeal to transport bosses, 46 people living near Wolvercote Green signed a petition saying children