Drivers are facing delays at junction nine of the M40 near Bicester after an accident on the entry slip road. The incident that happened about 4.30pm and has closed a lane on the entry slip road for the M40, causing delays in the area. Traffic
Opening your pages, I was very surprised to see my brother Ossie in the photograph of the City of Oxford Silver Band receiving a cheque towards new uniforms and instruments (Memory Lane, August 17). He was christened Horace (Frederick Mark) Trinder
Most football clubs have a hard core of supporters and throughout the years Oxford City FC have had their share. While viewing my collection of Oxford City FC photographs taken in the late 1970s, I was pleased to find the attached photo, right,
Oxford City councillors once considered moving all their operations to Headington Hill Hall. The idea was considered in 1958 when city affairs were being run from twelve separate buildings. Had the move gone ahead, it could have broken a link
THERE was a relaxed atmosphere at the Towersey Festival this weekend, as thousands turned out to enjoy music in the sun. The four-day event – which finishes tonight – is in its 51st year and being held at Thame and Oxfordshire Agricultural Showground
The banners might have been hastily written, but the message from these protesters was clear. Families objected to their children being charged the full fare to travel by bus to school. City of Oxford Motor Services – now Oxford Bus Company
This is the third of five sections of a panoramic picture taken of pupils and staff at the Oxford Central Girls’ School in 1949. Thelma Dover, of Deddington, whose maiden name was Palmer and who appeared in the second section (Memory Lane, July
PUPILS usually stood or sat in rows to have their school photographs taken, but not at St Christopher’s. This class at the junior school in Temple Road, Cowley, Oxford, decided on a different format – clambering on to and around a climbing frame
It's the million dollar question: just why do some motorists hate people on bikes? Honour’s column last week talked about the so-called war on the streets. And in my column a fortnight ago, I was discussing the matter with my unexpectedly reactionary
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Community campaigners in East Oxford have marched from the former Temple Cowley Pools site to Oxford Town Hall to protest against the proposed closure of community centres. More than 40 activists marched through the rain, with banners saying "the
MICHAEL Appleton saluted Oxford United’s supporters for the role they have played in the side’s promising start. Fans organised a retro day for Saturday’s game against Yeovil Town and hundreds turned up in shirts, scarves and hats from previous
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FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD Lance Corporal Jessica Morley-Blackwell was one of 200 army cadets from Oxfordshire who went to Penally Training Camp in South Wales for two weeks of fun, friendship and action. As part of the summer camps, the cadets tackled
A TEENAGER who dumped black bin bags full of car parts in a quiet country lane has been handed a £500 fine. Dale Horwood admitted one count of fly-tipping rubbish in Lower Blackberry Lane, off Grenoble Road on the edge of Oxford, in June last year
I USED to work for a hotel chain that used tips on credit cards to make up your wage – I think it was like 70 per cent wage from employer 30 per cent from tips. If anything over 30 per cent was left you would get it. I do not tip any more. I pay
THE Labour Party leadership election is a joke. The whole process should have been properly established long before the election commenced. The talk of excluding people joining the Labour Party for £3 because they may have supported another
CHRIS Robins now accuses me of not reading his letters properly. He says that he didn’t say that I said that all the Calais migrants were terrorists. True, but he did say that I wanted others to believe they are all terrorists. He goes
FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD Lance Corporal Jessica Morley-Blackwell was one of 200 army cadets from Oxfordshire who went to Penally Training Camp in South Wales for two weeks of fun, friendship and action. As part of the summer camps, the cadets tackled
A HISTORIC church in Wytham village is set to undergo a £113,000 makeover that could all be finished by Christmas after years of fundraising. All Saints’ Church was built in 1812 for the 5th Earl of Abingdon but parts of it came from the medieval
A HISTORIC church in Wytham village is set to undergo a £113,000 makeover that could all be finished by Christmas after years of fundraising. All Saints’ Church was built in 1812 for the 5th Earl of Abingdon but parts of it came from the medieval
Trevor Cooknell, 48, of Chelmscote Row, Wardington, admitted drink-driving in The Greensward, Wardington, on July 26. Had 92 micrograms of alcohol in 100ml of breath, above the legal limit of 35 micrograms. Fined £185 and ordered to pay a £20 victims
MY MOTHER, born in 1908 in Alnwick, Northumberland, and brought up by her grandmother, was not allowed to learn to swim, ride a bike or roller skate. She came to Oxford in 1936. In 1943, when I was four, she held me up to see the swimmers in the
FURTHER to B Gibbs letter in the Oxford Mail (August 24) regarding the horrendous parking charges in Oxford City centre. This reminds me of when I ran a guesthouse during the 90s in Iffley Road. I had a group of guests from America. Three went
IN RESPONSE to Megan Archer’s article on tipping in restaurants (August 26), my method is quite simple. If the whole experience has been good, I’ll tip 10 per cent. I’ll then apply a sliding scale whereby if it’s only been average it may reduce
SO Ms Robinson of Eynsham does not want to read about Oxford United on the front page of the Oxford Mail (the few lines that it is) but she will jump on the bandwagon of success when it occurs. Ms Robinson, football is about highs and lows.
PETROLHEADS flocked to Blenheim Palace this weekend for the estate’s festival of transport. A range of vintage cars were on show at the Woodstock stately home, from motorcycles, Minis and VWs, to hot rods and American sports cars. And although
The Very Rev Martyn Percy Dean of Christ Church, Oxford LIKE many parents, I suspect, I was recently awaiting exam results. Not mine, but my son’s. Was I anxious? Well, just a little, to be honest. Despite this being the holiday season
Penny Faust of the Oxford Jewish Congregation MOST of us take them for granted; currently there are very few countries where they are not seen both as beneficial and an entitlement; as we come to the end of summer, some of us feel that we haven
WE’D been at the bus stop for 22 minutes, staring at the fanciful real-time information board. A nearby pensioner had apparently cracked the code. “When it says the bus will be 22 minutes” she calmly confided, “it means they haven’t got a clue.
SO Ms Robinson of Eynsham does not want to read about Oxford United on the front page of the Oxford Mail (the few lines that it is) but she will jump on the bandwagon of success when it occurs. Ms Robinson, football is about highs and lows.
IN RESPONSE to Megan Archer’s article on tipping in restaurants (August 26), my method is quite simple. If the whole experience has been good, I’ll tip 10 per cent. I’ll then apply a sliding scale whereby if it’s only been average it may reduce
CHRIS Robins now accuses me of not reading his letters properly. He says that he didn’t say that I said that all the Calais migrants were terrorists. True, but he did say that I wanted others to believe they are all terrorists. He goes
THE Labour Party leadership election is a joke. The whole process should have been properly established long before the election commenced. The talk of excluding people joining the Labour Party for £3 because they may have supported another
I USED to work for a hotel chain that used tips on credit cards to make up your wage – I think it was like 70 per cent wage from employer 30 per cent from tips. If anything over 30 per cent was left you would get it. I do not tip any more. I pay
FURTHER to B Gibbs letter in the Oxford Mail (August 24) regarding the horrendous parking charges in Oxford City centre. This reminds me of when I ran a guesthouse during the 90s in Iffley Road. I had a group of guests from America. Three went
MY MOTHER, born in 1908 in Alnwick, Northumberland, and brought up by her grandmother, was not allowed to learn to swim, ride a bike or roller skate. She came to Oxford in 1936. In 1943, when I was four, she held me up to see the swimmers in the
We'd been at the bus stop for 22 minutes, staring at the fanciful real-time information board. A nearby pensioner had apparently cracked the code. “When it says the bus will be 22 minutes” she calmly confided, “it means they haven’t got a clue.
DANNY Hylton is revelling in the buzz around Oxford United after the forward’s flying start to the season continued with a starring role in the 2-0 win against Yeovil Town. The 26-year-old bagged his 20th goal for the club to open the scoring early
THE biggest sport in Bangladesh returned to Oxford when teams of rowers raced down the River Thames yesterday afternoon. Rowers took to the water for the fiercely competitive Bangladeshi Boat Race, cheered on by crowds lining the riverbanks.
THE weather wasn’t perfect but that didn’t matter too much because it was raining festivals in Oxfordshire for the Bank Holiday weekend. There were lots of entertaining events to choose from including Towersey, the Big Feastival and the Foodies
CARS that communicate with "smart" roads and street lights which measure footfall and air quality might sound like science fiction, but as we report today they are not so far-fetched after all. Cities like Oxford are on the cusp of a new digital
TASTEBUDS were tantalised by delicacies from around the globe as food fans gathered for mouth-watering treats in an Oxford park. Hundreds of families flocked to South Park, Headington Hill, for the annual Foodies Festival on Saturday and Sunday
DANNY Rose felt Oxford United’s energetic performance against Yeovil Town showed resting players in midweek was the right decision by head coach Michael Appleton. The midfielder was one of six key players who dropped out of the starting XI for
A ROBBER smashed through a man’s car window and hit him with a snooker cue before stealing the vehicle, driving it away and setting it alight. The 22-year-old victim was driving a grey Skoda Fabia down Between Towns Road, Cowley, between 12.30am
A VAST digital network linking Oxford’s roads, streetlights, shops and car parks could transform city life, a UK internet chief said. Entrepreneurs and start-up businesses are being called on to put forward proposals for how technology can be used
BRADLEY Smith finished seventh in the British MotoGP at Silverstone yesterday. The Monster Yamaha Tech3 rider, from Forest Hill, near Oxford, battled well in the wet conditions, but has slipped back to sixth place in the overall standings.
A STRIKE will continue to disrupt train services in Oxfordshire today. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union have been striking since Saturday in a row over new trains with First Great Western. The company said only the service
A STRIKE will continue to disrupt train services in Oxfordshire today. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union have been striking since Saturday in a row over new trains with First Great Western. The company said only the service
Oxford City scored two late goals to seal their first home win of the season with a 3-0 success over bottom club Weston-super-Mare and move up to sixth in the Vanarama National League South table. Leading through Bradley Bubb’s first-half strike
A FAMILY was left outraged after an 11-year-old boy was told he would have to travel alone in a car driven by a bus driver for part of his journey to school. Oxfordshire County Council made the suggestion to Samuel Herbert’s family because there
Great & Little Tew clinched promotion to Division 1 after their two main rivals Gerrards Cross and Amersham both lost on Saturday. Andy Harris’s side, already assured of 20 points after opponents Dinton scratched their game on Friday, now need
Banbury's Division 1 title hopes were ended amid a crushing 147-run defeat away to mid-table Reading on Saturday. Following their narrow defeat away to leaders High Wycombe the previous week, Banbury were already big outsiders for the championship
A FAMILY was left outraged after an 11-year-old boy was told he would have to travel alone in a car driven by a bus driver for part of his journey to school. Oxfordshire County Council made the suggestion to Samuel Herbert’s family because there
NURSES, teachers, academics and students are being invited to protest against “austerity” cuts at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester. Members of the Oxford and District Trade Union Congress (TUC), Unison, Banbury GMB and the Oxford
A BOY recovering from a rare brain tumour took the helm on a four-day yachting adventure. Daniel Bainbridge was diagnosed with neurofibromatosis type 1 as a baby, a common condition that can cause tumours to grow on nerves in his body. Daniel
A BOY recovering from a rare brain tumour took the helm on a four-day yachting adventure. Daniel Bainbridge was diagnosed with neurofibromatosis type 1 as a baby, a condition that can cause tumours to grow on nerves in his body. Daniel, 10
NURSES, teachers, academics and students are being invited to protest against “austerity” cuts at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester. Members of the Oxford and District Trade Union Congress (TUC), Unison, Banbury GMB and the Oxford
Didcot Town scored four times in the final 18 minutes to hit back from 3-0 down and record a stunning 4-3 derby victory over hosts Wantage Town in an Emirates FA Cup preliminary-round thriller at Alfredian Park on Friday. Wantage seemed to be cruising
Morgan Williams scored a hat-trick as North Leigh trounced hosts Cove 7-0 in the preliminary round of the Emirates FA Cup on Saturday. The Combined Counties League had no answer to their Southern League visitors, who had the game won at half-time
THOUSANDS of people combined their love of food and music at the fifth annual Big Feastival. Record numbers attended the three-day event, which is organised by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver and hosted by rock star Alex James at his Oxfordshire farm
A NEW charity fundraiser has launched in Oxford to support mothers and babies without food in Bangladesh. Shokhi Bangladesh was launched by volunteers in Cowley yesterday [sunAUG30] to help raise funds and awareness. The charity will fundraise
THE opening of the final section of new railway between central Oxford, Bicester and London could be delayed until next summer. Work to complete the line between Oxford Parkway at Water Eaton, and Oxford station in the city centre, cannot take
Ardley United suffered a crushing 6-0 home defeat by Flackwell Heath in the Uhlsport Hellenic League Premier Division. The visitors trailed 2-0 at the break to goals from Joe Blount and Dan Burnell, who completed his hat-trick in the second half
VOLUNTEERS hope to bring an often overlooked piece of Blenheim Palace’s history out of the shadows. Combe Mill is just a mile from the palace but the volunteers who lovingly care for it say it is often passed over by tourists who head straight
VOLUNTEERS hope to bring an often overlooked piece of Blenheim Palace’s history out of the shadows. Combe Mill is just a mile from the palace but the volunteers who lovingly care for it say it is often passed over by tourists who head straight
A NEW cafe in Abingdon Road can open as long as it does not turn into a takeaway following objections from residents. Oxford City Council has allowed Ali Khan Din, the owner of 68 Abingdon Road, permission to change its use to a restaurant/café
