Fire engines, police cars and an ambulance have been called to a house in Abingdon Road. No smoke or fire can be seen but it is thought fire crews were dealing with a domestice fire. Two fire engines and an ambulance are at the scene.
THE owner of more than 100 iconic Andy Warhol images which have gone on display at Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum has described the exhibition as “fabulous”. Oxford University alumnus Andrew Hall has loaned 139 pieces of work created by the American
A LONG-STANDING computer hub in Blackbird Leys is feeling the pinch and is desperately in need of new sources of funding. The Blackbird Leys Information Technology Zone, known as BLITZ, is based in the community centre and helps scores of people
YOUR story of the closure of the Oxford locomotive shed 50 years ago (Memory Lane, January 4) reminded me of a picture I have in my collection. It may well be an Oxford Mail photograph, but as you can see, it is of one of the Western Region Castle
I WAS interested to see your feature on the wartime Civil Defence messengers in 1944 (Memory Lane, January 11). My name was then was Jean Clinch and I used to meet this same group of young people at Donnington School. Unfortunately, I was not
THESE are some of the members of Bicester Floral Club who celebrated their 21st anniversary with a dinner at Weyland Hall. We’re not sure of the year, but it was certainly an occasion for the ladies to put on their finery. Two members, Lorraine
WILLIAM Morris succeeded in life as a great entrepreneur and benefactor, despite “irregular attendance” at school. The creator of the Cowley car industry, who gave millions of pounds to hospitals and other good causes, had a difficult start to
FRIDAY the 13th proved lucky for this group of Scouts. The 10th Oxford troop based at New Marston had planned the holiday of a lifetime to Luxembourg in 1976. All the preparations were going smoothly until an unexpected late hitch – the travel
WILLIAM Morris succeeded in life as a great entrepreneur and benefactor, despite “irregular attendance” at school. The creator of the Cowley car industry, who gave millions of pounds to hospitals and other good causes, had a difficult start to
LIFE was at a low ebb when Caesar Doyle fled his native Northern Ireland during the troubles and headed for a safe haven in Oxfordshire.He arrived just before Christmas 1971 with his wife Lorna, sons Justin and Reuben, two suitcases, £200, no home and
FRIDAY the 13th proved lucky for this group of Scouts.The 10th Oxford troop based at New Marston had planned the holiday of a lifetime to Luxembourg in 1976.All the preparations were going smoothly until an unexpected late hitch – the travel agency they
A JUNIOR doctor says if the government pledges more cash towards a 24/7 NHS, medics will make it work. Rachel Clarke, who works at the county’s hospitals, said if the Department of Health (DoH) hires more doctors then the health service could be
A PERMANENT memorial to the former Cowley Barracks would be a requirement of any planning permission for a new development on the site, according to city council leader Bob Price. Two old barrack blocks in James Wolfe Road, off Hollow Way, are
LIFE was at a low ebb when Caesar Doyle fled his native Northern Ireland during the troubles and headed for a safe haven in Oxfordshire. He arrived just before Christmas 1971 with his wife Lorna, sons Justin and Reuben, two suitcases, £200, no
THE body of missing Oxford man Trae Van-Merlin is believed to have been found yesterday, police have said. Thames Valley Police said officers were called by a member of the public to land next to Seacourt Stream, off Botley Road, at about 3.30pm
OXFORD United have announced the rearranged dates for their away trip to Exeter City and home game against Dagenham & Redbridge in Sky Bet League Two. The U's will make the trip south-west to play the Grecians on Tuesday, February 23 (7.45pm
OXFORD United expect to sell more than 5,000 Wembley tickets on the first day of going on sale. The U's take on Barnsley at the home of English football in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy final on April 3. Tickets became available to season ticket
Two men have denied gunning down and killing a woman outside a home in Abingdon. Billy Johnson and Charles Noble appeared at Oxford Crown Court today accused of murdering the 26-year-old Miss Reeves in Thornhill Walk in November last year.
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POLICE have charged man from Faringdon for plotting to deal heroin. Mark Collins, 41, was charged on Tuesday February 2 on one count of possession with intent to supply a class A drug. It is connected with an incident in Faringdon last Monday
More than 2,000 tickets were bought for the Johnstone's Paint Trophy final at Wembley in the first hour of going on sale this morning. Oxford United season ticket holders were able to buy tickets for the match against Barnsley on April 3 from 8am
Baby it's cold outside... Valentine's Day is only a bouquet of roses' throw away, but things are feeling pretty grim. So escape the ravages of Storm Imogen with our tips for a winter-warming night out in, and around, Oxford Indie-rock
A POLICE officer feared he was going to die when a car was driven at him on the Eastern Bypass, a court has heard. PC John Birch said he was convinced Fares Hakim was going to run him over after he stopped him at the Rose Hill roundabout on April
A CHEF who carried out a spate of offences over a five-month period has been jailed for 16 months. Matthew Bagnall-Nevers, of Nye Bevan Close, Oxford, admitted two counts of burglary and two counts of theft between June 7, 2015, and November 20
COUNTY council leader Ian Hudspeth doesn’t appear to comprehend the futility of his stated position – on the one hand he supports central government’s austerity policies, on the other “I will always stand up for the people of our county” (February
IT WAS sad to see the boat half submerged by Botley Bridge, but what is even sadder is the cruel comments of some people. A man has lost his home. Yes he should have been insured, but he isn’t the first and won’t be the last not to have insurance
VALENTINE’S Day is the perfect opportunity to appreciate the support you receive from your loved ones. Commercial gifts aside, it helps you say those things that otherwise might go unspoken in the midst of everyday life. For couples caring for
Leszek Kozyra, 42, of Jersey Road, Oxford, admitted drink-driving in Heyford Hill, Oxford, on January 13. Had 99 micrograms of alcohol in 100ml of breath, above the legal limit of 35 micrograms. Handed a community order and made subject to a two-month
OF ALL the damaging cuts proposed by Oxfordshire County Council, it is the likely closure of the children’s centres which is the most destructive and short-sighted. I recently dropped into the Marston Northway Children’s Centre on Copse Lane to
WE KEEP hearing all this talk about EU reform and it all appears to involve immigration and freedom of movement. What it should be about is who runs our country – our freely elected government or unelected pen-pushers in Brussels? If we were
I AGREE with Hazel Dawe that the EU provides us with useful laws and directives regarding consumer rights. The issue is how to actually make the British public aware of these useful directives. For example, a sale of goods directive allows
THE CASUALTY of a crash on the M40 near Banbury last night was a 50-year-old-man from Headington, who was found dead at the scene. Thames Valley Police is appealling for witnesses who saw the VW Golf spin off the northbound carraigeway, slide down
LAST December, cruiserweight boxer Steve Ward climbed back in the ring at the age of 59. He lasted three rounds against a fierce 35-year-old, nicknamed the ‘One Man Riot’. “I got put down,” Ward declared after the final bell, “but I kept getting
OXFORD United’s congested fixture list is music to the ears of midfielder Liam Sercombe. The U’s endured a frustrating weekend, with their match at Exeter City called off on Saturday morning due to a waterlogged pitch. United are already facing
A COMMUNITY centre is the latest place to be targeted in a spate of break-ins police believe is a one-man crime spree. Members of the Northway Community Centre, in Dora Carr Close, said their “blood boiled” as they watched CCTV footage of the two-and-a-half
OXFORDSHIRE is consistently one of the worst performing areas for bed blocking. It is why health bosses have been looking at alternative methods to solve the problem, the latest being transferring patients to beds in nursing homes. There was
IT comes to something when it is sniggers from adults rather than children that changes a school’s name. But while those who led the Isis Academy in Iffley to change its name to the Iffley Academy should look at themselves, this brings up a wider
HUNDREDS of boxing fans packed into the Oxford Sports and Social Club this weekend to see some of the sport’s rising stars compete. Despite having no permanent home, Blackbird Leys Boxing Club hosted the England Youth Pre-Quarter Finals on Saturday
SKY BET LEAGUE TWO Exeter City v Oxford Utd pp. FA TROPHY 3rd round: Woking 1, Oxford City 0. EVO-STIK SOUTHERN LEAGUE Div 1 South & West: Banbury Utd v Bridgwater pp; North Leigh v Wimborne Tn pp; Taunton Tn v Didcot
EAST met west at Oxford Town Hall yesterday as stilt walkers, dancers and acrobats delighted crowds during Chinese New Year celebrations. Ling Hiling Zhu gracefully walked through the 900-strong crowd to start the celebrations for the Year of the
MORE patients are stranded in hospital beds despite a radical £2m project to tackle the bedblocking crisis getting under way last year. Health leaders announced plans in November to move medically fit patients stuck in hospital beds with nowhere
COMMUTERS face delays through Clifton Hampden, where a set of traffic lights have failed. Lights in Abingdon Road, at the Oxford Road junction, are out both ways. Drivers are having to manoeuvre the junction without help. Traffic is slow
David Sloan, the first Oxford United player to win an international cap while at the club, has died at the age of 74. A tenacious right winger, Sloan joined United from Scunthorpe in February 1968 and helped them gain promotion from Football League
Oxford City boss Justin Merritt was unhappy with the late dismissal of skipper Joe Lapoujade as they were beaten 1-0 in the third round of the FA Trophy. Lapoujade received a second yellow card from referee Constantine Hatzidakis for what Merritt
Oxford City’s superb run in the FA Trophy came to an end in the third round as they were beaten 1-0 at Woking on Saturday. It was the second year running City have fallen foul of the Vanarama National League side, who ended City’s Wembley aspirations
BRADLEY Smith was satisfied with the opening test ahead of the MotoGP season, which starts next month. The Oxfordshire star, aboard his Monster Yamaha Tech3 bike, completed 179 laps in a three-day test in Sepang, Malaysia – the most of any rider
A SNAPSHOT survey of revamped Frideswide Square has found bus drivers the most courteous when dealing with other road users. But the Oxford Pedestrians’ Association study discovered some car drivers are still inconsiderate when sharing space.
STORM Imogen is inflicting her wrath on the county, which is bracing itself for wind speeds of up to 70mph. Early risers endured the first bout of heavy rain, which pounded the pavements from the early hours of this morning. Oxfordshire is
James Roberts feels he can be of most use to Oxford United by playing his football elsewhere. The young striker joined neighbours Oxford City on loan, coming off the bench in their 1-0 FA Trophy defeat to Woking on Saturday. And he believes
A SPECIAL school in Oxford has been forced to change its name after jibes about pupils being trained as terrorists. The Iffley Academy in Iffley Turn was known as The Isis Academy until it was rebranded in an attempt to avoid confusion with the
A BID to take control of £4bn of spending for transport schemes and health and social care has been submitted to the Government by Oxfordshire’s political leaders. The devolution proposal asks for the county to retain £69m a year in business rates
CAMPAIGNERS are thanking Oxford City Council for being the first in the country to take a stance against investing in fossil fuel companies. Members of Fossil Free Oxfordshire will present a ‘thank you’ card to the council today, after it decided
TURNER & Townsend has been named as the firm chosen to carry out Oxford Brookes’ dramatic £130m revamp. The makeover will involve the demolition of the existing main hall and lecture theatre, construction of a new hall and the re-planning of
THE head of Oriel College is facing calls for her resignation following the Cecil Rhodes statue debacle. Provost Moira Wallace has been criticised by individuals who think she has mishandled recent events regarding the campaign to remove the statue
PLANS for the state-of-the-art community facilities that will be the “focal point” of Barton Park, Oxford’s biggest housing development in a century, have been welcomed by a football club chairman. A new turf sports pitch, multi-use games area
