GUIDES have secured a new deal that will boost their chances of raising money to revamp their hall. Girlguiding Kidlington District, along with 33rd Oxford Kidlington Scout group, have launched a fundraising partnership with the Midcounties Co-operative
HOSPITAL porters have voted in favour of strike action in a row over pay and conditions. Porters at the John Radcliffe Hospital voted 100 per cent in favour of taking industrial action in the ballot, which closed on July 3. It is understood
AN OXFORD man is wanted by police on suspicion of breaching the terms of his release. Thames Valley Police want to recall Kofie John-Welch because they believe the terms of his release on licence has been breached. Officers believe the 20-year-old
THERE was a touch of madness about Oxford on Saturday as the city was turned into a wonderland for Alice’s Day. This year is the 150th anniversary of the publication Lewis Carroll’s famous novel Alice in Wonderland, first published in November
YOU wanted confirmation of the cartoonist responsible for the drawing of John Henry Brookes on the cover of Bryan Brown’s book The Man who Inspired a University (Memory Lane, June 1). Yes, it is in the style of Alan Course and I would bet on it
MY MEMORIES of the old Gloucester Green bus and coach station in Oxford (Memory Lane, May 11) are of a very effective and busy hub, with four separate entrances and a wonderful parcels service, run by City of Oxford Motor Services. The parcels
THE annual squash match between Abingdon and the Oxfordshire county side ended in a 4-1 victory for the county in 1978. But rivalry on the court was quickly forgotten as the players posed for this picture afterwards. The county side, at the
IT WAS a case of “make do” when Thelma Palmer went to the Central Girls’ School in Oxford. Looking at her clothes, anyone could have been forgiven for thinking she was a member of the Royal Navy. With money tight, her mother was forced to improvise
THESE young dancers delighted audiences at Rose Hill more than 50 years ago. Pupils who joined the Jackie Bebbington School of Dancing in later years enjoyed the luxury of a new community centre on the estate. But the children in this picture
A PIG roast was one of the features of a three-day carnival at Combe, near Woodstock – 14-year-old David Moss is pictured testing the quality of the meat before everyone tucked in. The event, in 1976, also included a craft fair, flower festival
IT’S a gem in the centre of Abingdon enjoyed by thousands of people every year. Albert Park has been a haven for those who want to walk, relax or play since the 19th century. And for those who wonder why it is named Albert Park, there is a
FORMER pupils of the Central Girls’ School took their own trip down memory lane by organising a reunion. All 10 attended the school from 1946-51 and gathered at the Coach and Horses at Chiselhampton for a lunch. The picture was sent in by Myrtle
A THIRD A400M Atlas aircraft landed at RAF Brize Norton last night after being delivered from an assembly plant in Seville, Spain. The next-generation transport aircraft is the third of 22 A400M Atlas planes to be delivered to the UK as part of
A WOMAN accused of trying to murder an elderly hospital patient has been granted bail until she stands trial in October. Julia Knight denies the attempted murder of Irene Robson at Horton General Hospital in October and appeared at Oxford Crown
RAIL services have returned to normal between Oxford and London Paddington. Signalling problems between Slough and London Paddington had caused delays on First Great Western trains between Oxford and the capital.
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MOTORISTS are facing delays after a bus crashed into a scaffolding in Thame this afternoon. The alarm was raised at 12.05pm and emergency services headed to Michaelis Road to find the find the bus had collided with some scaffolding. Police
RAIL staff are set to go on strike this week after the RMT union said talks with First Great Western had broken down without agreement. The union said that today discussions aimed to settle the issues of jobs and safety regarding the introduction
CHANCELLOR George Osborne (June 23) confirmed £12nn will be slashed off the welfare bill. By coincidence, that is the same amount spent each year in overseas aid. The politicians just don’t get it. The majority of the UK want overseas aid stopped
ONCE again, we read in the Oxford Mail that Banbury has been handed a cash boost to reduce empty shops and identify gaps in the sort of shops. What about a boost in finances to Kidlington to fill our empty shops and to get a more varied type of
I AM writing to you in support of the petition calling for the cancellation of the harassment warning notice served on reporter Gareth Davies by the Metropolitan Police after he contacted a convicted fraudster for comment on a story he was writing.
A LETTER to South Oxfordshire District Council leader John Cotton regarding Morrisons appearing to abort plans to open a supermarket in Wallingford: Dear John (!!) Oh dear I can absolutely assure you that Lynda Atkins does have full and detailed
REGARDING your Hospital Heroes campaign launched this week, I would like to nominate all of the staff from 7c at the John Radcliffe main hospital level 7. They have treated me with a lot of respect. They have gone beyond their call of duty
A LANDOWNER has been ordered to pay more than £5,000 for illegally keeping a large amount of waste wood at a site in Bicester. Gordon Jones appeared at Banbury Magistrates’ Court last Tuesday after being charged with failing to comply with an order
BANBURY MAGISTRATES Barry Bloom, 36, of Rotary Way, Banbury, admitted using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour to provoke a fear of unlawful violence in Broad Street, Banbury, on June 19. Also admitted begging in Broad Street
I KEEP wondering how Lord Janner’s relatives can be so adamant that the changes levelled against him are spurious. “Are you in fact a paedophile, darling/dad?” “No.” “Fair enough, then.” DAVID DIMENT Riverside Court, Oxford
DOGS Die In Hot Cars is the message that appears, evidently, not to have reached many people during this heatwave we are experiencing in Oxfordshire and across the UK – should anyone in their right mind need reminding. During searing temperatures
He'll never get anywhere,” my primary school report read, “because all he thinks about is Star Wars.” But my teacher was wrong. This week I did get somewhere. It was Boswell’s toy department in Oxford. I was inspecting the latest range of Star
VILLAGERS are hoping their new Oxford Mail-inspired defibrillator will save lives. Farmoor residents installed their public access defibrillator at the village hall last week. The £1,500 cost of the unit was donated by villagers Ann and Clive
By Andrew Dubock, Viva communications manager FIVE years ago, the “Building Better Neighbourhoods” survey looked at the contribution of faith communities to life in Oxfordshire and found a high percentage of activities focus on children and
By Rev Dr Timothy Bradshaw, Oxford University theology department Religious stories hitting the news headlines recently have been disturbing. The horrifying shootings of black Methodist Christians by a white supremacist in Charleston, USA,
OXFORD City’s Nathan Douglas secured his place in the World Athletics Championships in Beijing later this year with a fine display in the Sainsbury’s British Championships, writes STUART WEIR. But there was mixed fortunes for the two other leading
A badly worn barbecue hose could have led to an explosion on Saturday, according to firefighters. The fire service was called to a blaze involving a gas barbecue in Abingdon Road, Standlake, at 10.49am. The fire was thought to have started
Traffic was at a standstill after two vehicles collided on the A4185 near Harwell this morning. The road was blocked both ways and traffic was affected at the Harwell Innovation Centre traffic at HIC. South Central Ambulance spokeswoman Michelle
TWO men have died after the microlight they were flying crashed at Enstone airfield. Police, fire and ambulance crews were called to the scene at 7.20pm on Friday. The pilot, a man in his 60s, and the passenger, a man in his 50s, were both
As readers can see from our fantastic pictures, Cowley Road Carnival was just as full of noise, energy and colour as ever before this year. The annual event is among the most hotly anticipated in Oxford’s calendar. The range of music and food
The news that £4.7m will be used to improve and rejuvenate the existing parts of Barton is good news for people living there. It is easy to get excited about the council’s plans for the new Barton Park Estate and forget that the rest of the area
A GROUP of Oxfordshire-based dancers have tasted success at the World Freestyle Dance Championships. The four girls train at the Flair Dance Studio, based at The Oxford Academy on Sandy Lane West, Oxford, and were up against some of the world’s
OXFORDSHIRE fought back well as spinners Will Beer and Luke Ryan gave them the upper hand in their Unicorns Counties Championship clash with Wales at Great & Little Tew. The hosts were on the back foot with Wales on 116-2 in their Western Division
A motorcyclist from the town has died after a three-vehicle crash in Gloucestershire. A 41-year-old man, from Banbury was killed in the accident, which involved another motorcycle and a car, at about 3.30pm on Saturday, according to Gloucestershire
Firefighters have praised the actions of a young boy who alerted his family to a chip pan fire in their flat. They were called to a property in Alex Smith Square at 4.40pm on Saturday to reports of a kitchen fire. Slade Park fire station crew
REVELLERS lined the streets of East Oxford yesterday for a five-hour fiesta. The centrepiece of the Cowley Road Carnival was a colourful parade, featuring schools, community groups, dancers and musicians. See our full report and pictures.
SISTER Frances Dominica has yet to rule out returning to the hospices she founded despite being asked to leave following historical sexual abuse allegations, her lawyer has said. The 72-year-old nun – given an OBE in 2006 for her services to healthcare
COLOURFUL floats and creative costumes joined the carnival queen to take to the streets of Eynsham for its 69th carnival. This year’s Eynsham Carnival included fire stunt shows, Punch and Judy and an eagle and vulture display. Carnival committee
3:53pm Julia Knight, pictured at a previous hearing in January, has appeared in court today over an alleged
FIREFIGHTERS tackle a blaze at a flat in Wood Farm last night. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service was called to a flat fire on the 14th floor of Foresters Tower, off Wood Farm Road, yesterday at 7.30pm. Smoke was seen coming out of the flat
A CASH injection of £4.7m is set to regenerate the heart of Barton. Oxford City Council has revealed plans to revamp sections of the estate, including the Underhill Circus area. It is hoped that work can begin as early as next year and be completed
A man has been charged with a conspiracy to kidnap and rob in Oxford, Thames Valley Police said. Radoslaw Litwiak, 27, of no fixed address, faces one count of conspiring to kidnap and one count of conspiring to commit robbery between April 15 and
THE renegade restaurateurs who started a “food surplus cafe” in Oxford are back – and are asking city restaurants and shops to fill their cooking pots. The group will hold its second cafe at East Oxford Community Centre on Saturday from noon to
WORK to overhaul two of Oxford’s busiest junctions will begin in just over two weeks. Oxfordshire County Council said it would begin the 16-month scheme at Wolvercote and Cutteslowe roundabouts on July 21. It is expected to cost up to £10m
Oxfordshire's Alexis Canter performed well on his Wimbledon debut, but admitted to mixed emotions after losing in straight sets to Japan’s Yosuke Watanuki on Saturday. The 17-year-old, from Long Wittenham, gave a good account of himself in the
Great & Little Tew’s bowlers tore through Shipton-under-Wychwood’s top order as they recorded a five-wicket win at home in Saturday’s Division 2 derby encounter. The result saw hosts Tew extend their lead at the top to 22 points over their
Will Rooney proved the star, but Oxford’s season shows no sign of improving after they were on the wrong end of a draw at home to Burnham in Division 1 on Saturday. The paceman took 5-68, but was unable to stop the visitors amassing 302-8 off 61
Adam Price picked up a fivewicket haul after Robbie Eason carried his bat for an unbeaten 81 as Horspath posted a crushing 140-run victory at Tring Park in Division 1. Price returned figures of 5-36 with his engaging mix of leftarm seam and spin
THOUSANDS of revellers poured into East Oxford yesterday to enjoy music, food and dance at the annual Cowley Road Carnival. The road was shut from The Plain to Magdalen Road for the festivities as crowds thronged in the sunshine. Almost 800
Aston Rowant slumped to the foot of the Division 2 table after they were forced to settle for a draw at home to Gerrards Cross on Saturday. Cove’s win at Amersham saw the hosts slip to bottom spot. It looked quite promising as the hosts set
THE sunshine greeted crowds as they enjoyed the seventh annual Yeah Baby! music festival over the weekend. Music, balloon racing and cake sales all played a part in the event, which was held in Abingdon’s Market Square in memory of Amber Phillpott
UNICORNS COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP Western Div: Wales 238 (82.4 ovs, G Ansell 71, S Wood 46, W Beer 4-54), Oxfordshire 35-1 (9 ovs). SERIOUS CRICKET HOME COUNTIES PREMIER LEAGUE Division 1 Henley 220 (61.3 ovs, Z Ashraf
A ROW has broken out over the future of Abingdon Guildhall after a former town councillor branded the rejection of all bids to run it as a “poor and short-sighted” decision. The town council turned down an unknown number of private bids to create
DAREDEVILS have been racing through a former Second World War airfield after a new £12,000 BMX track opened. Work to revamp Herschel Crescent Recreation Ground was completed last month after more than two years in the planning. Part of the
A MUM will run a charity race while pushing her baby daughter in a buggy, in memory of her grandfather. Zoe Beal will be pulling on her pink running vest to tackle the 5km Race for Life course around Oxford University Parks to raise cash for Cancer
