SUMMERTOWN Stars Under 14s have excelled in qualifying for the national finals of FA People’s Cup.Competing in the youth section qualifying round at Bristol, Stars were unbeaten all day before winning the final on a penalty shoot-out. The decisive penalty
OXFORD United showed no signs of being distracted by their trip to Wembley this weekend as they tore Bury apart to stay in the Sky Bet League One play-off race. Conor McAleny struck a hat-trick after Marvin Johnson and Joe Rothwell had put the home
The wait is over, and the results are in - all 959 of them. Find out how you did in this year's OX5 in the table below. A huge thank you to everyone who took part and helped make the 15th annual OX5 a memorable day in the sun-drenched grounds
Firefighters tackled a blaze at Swannybrook Farm, Oxfordshire this afternoon. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service were first called shortly after 4pm to the fire involving building materials. Two crews, one from Bampton and one from Abingdon
PETS at Home in Oxford is set to stop selling rabbits this Easter in order to teach children about responsible pet ownership. Customers will not be able to buy or adopt a rabbit between Good Friday and Easter Monday. Each year, customer interest in rabbits
RESIDENTS have been warned to expect seven weeks of works for the Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme.Environment Agency engineers will be drilling holes, digging pits and carrying out pumping tests along the route from Botley Road to Sandford on Thames in
SULTRY chef Nigella Lawson claimed her famous flirtatious manner is down to clever editing and accidental double entendres. Speaking to an audience at the Oxford Literary Festival, Miss Lawson, famous for her cooking shows Nigella Bites and Nigella
SMALL charities wanting to expand can now bid for funding from Oxfordshire Community Foundation (OCF), which is offering up to £75,000 to good causes across the county. Applications are being taken for OCF’s Step Change Fund, which provides funding
A DETAILED planning application for 1,500 homes in Wantage is expected to be submitted within a month.Wantage and Grove Campaign Group for sustainable development, which attended the latest Crab Hill forum meeting, also said it is planning to hold an
ARTISTS in Abingdon will exhibit their talents at a town centre church.St Nicholas Church in Market Place will host members of Abingdon Artists for their spring exhibition.The event will show and sell some of their favourite pieces including watercolour
TETRIS could help ward off symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder according to an Oxford study. A single dose of psychological therapy, including a stint playing the classic computer game, can prevent the unpleasant and intrusive memories that
A CODEBREAKER at Bletchley Park whose work helped save countless lives in the Second World War has been immortalised in a new poster series.Joan Clarke, who worked alongside Alan Turing, is one of 10 women to grace the 'Trailblazers' posters created
FLORAL tea dresses and funky hats adorned a school hall at a retro fair.Stalls crammed with chintzy china and antique jewellery decorated Our Lady's Abingdon, as Ruby's Vintage and Retro Fair hosted its first event of the year.Two dozen traders
A 26-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with assault by beating and possessing an offensive weapon in public after an incident in Beech Lane, Didcot on Sunday night. Jamie Dennington, of no fixed address, was arrested after people were called to the
YOU can't teach an old dog new tricks – but what about birds?For this year's Oxfordshire Artweeks, residents at one county care home have been learning a new skill – art on an iPad.The iPad painters at Richmond Village in Letcombe Regis near Wantage
AN EXPANSION to the Endoscopy Department at the John Radcliffe Hospital has finally been completed after a £1m investment.Staff and visitors joined Dame Fiona Caldicott, chairwoman of Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, on Level 2 of the
BLOSSOMING petals are set to brighten a neighbourhood this spring.Florence Park Community Centre has launched its Sunflower Competition, calling on residents to fill the area with the beautiful buds.Contestants who grow the tallest sunflower will be crowned
POLICE have released CCTV images after a man ripped a speaker box out of a wall at a McDonald's drive-thru. At about 3am on Friday March 3 the speaker box at the drive-thru restaurant at Ducklington Lane, Witney was torn from its holdings. The box
COMMUNITY members are being called to show their support for a thriving market.The East Oxford Farmers’ and Community Market is on the search for new members to join its committee.It needs residents to join the team to help continue supporting traders
A NEW walking festival this spring will invite intrepid trekkers to explore one of Oxfordshire’s Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.The inaugural Chilterns Walking Festival calls on experienced and novice walkers alike to take in the landscapes, traditions
A PURSE, a driving licence and personal documents were snatched when thieves targeted an Oxford home.The burglary in Headington’s Bulan Road took place overnight on Friday.Offenders got into the home through the back door, Thames Valley Police said.
Workers from Cowley’s Mini Plant are heading to Germany to protest the planned closure of a pension scheme. Some eleven BMW employees will gather outside the car manufacturer’s Munich headquarters tomorrow and hand in a petition demanding action
RESIDENTS are looking for help to give their village a spring clean this Sunday.Villagers in Chinnor, South Oxfordshire, will be blitzing footpaths and green spaces in a massive community effort from 10am to 12.30pm.The group plans to meet at White’s
A CO-ORDINATOR for Oxfordshire Mind has spoken out about his own recovery from the brink of suicide, reminding sufferers there is 'always hope'.David Bryceland, 50, runs the charity's Benefits for Better Mental Health (BBMH) service for people
A SCHOOL is asking people in Oxfordshire to consider themselves invited to an ‘outstanding’ production of Oliver.The popular musical by Lionel Bart will be brought to the stage by nearly 140 students at Burford School from today (Tuesday) until to Saturday
A SCHOOLBOY who loves to zoom around on his special bike will battle competitors at a 'superhero' sports event.Ben Warne has become a village celebrity thanks to trips out on his recumbent trike, and will step up his cycling power at a summer
A former Liberal Democrat MP has criticised a family court judge for failing to publish a ruling in a case in which a Polish woman whose teenage daughter went into council care was found to be in contempt of court. John Hemming, who campaigns for improvements
A DANCE school for people with learning disabilities is facing the jarring prospect of moving out of its Banbury home after 25 years because it has failed to come to an agreement on rents.Internationally-known troupe Anjali Dance Company has launched
SHOPPERS at an Oxfordshire Sainsbury’s store donated more than £2,000 for Red Nose Day.Staff at the Wantage supermarket dressed up in fancy costumes, decked the tills with balloons and ran a colouring completion, lucky dip, name-the-teddy and a bake sale
AN APPLICATION for 150 homes will be discussed at a meeting tonight.South Oxfordshire District Council’s planning committee will be considering granting outline planning permission for Bloor Homes’ development on land to the east of Benson Lane in Crowmarsh
THE village of Berinsfield in South Oxfordshire has been given a boost after more than £1m of government funding was awarded to regenerate the area. More than 100 housing estates across the country are set to benefit from investment to kick-start their
AS THE saying goes ‘proud as a peacock’ and there is no wonder why when you’re as attractive as this one.This peacock was strutting it’s stuff around Harcourt Arboretum to the delight of its visitors and even put on a proud display of its feathers.There
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man exposed himself in an alleyway in Abingdon. Thames Valley Police were called to reports of an exposure in the alleyway between Saxton Road and John Morris Close on Tuesday, March 21, at about 5pm.
A DANGEROUS derelict building that has long-blighted a beauty spot could finally be demolished. For a decade wildlife haven Radley Lakes has been blotted with a 'dark and uninviting' blip on its landscape, in the form of a former family home called
MANY Marston and Northway residents are currently anxious about the future of their GP services and are raising their concerns with us on the doorstep. As you announced in your paper in November 2016, Marston Medical Centre has merged with Bury
MEDICS have embarked on the adventure of a lifetime as they drive 5,000 miles to Mongolia.Three final year students are driving a donated ambulance that recently retired from service, to deliver it to paramedics facing a critical shortage of emergency
WORKERS at Oxford Bus Company have agreed a settlement in their long-running dispute over pay and Christmas working, the country’s largest union said today. A pay deal for the year, starting on November 1, 2016, and a lump sum to settle 2016 Christmas
COLOUR is set to be splashed across a shopping centre when giant art comes to the city next month.A collection of 50 paintings will shine bright throughout Templars Square Shopping Centre as part of The Positive Painting Project. The community initiative
JOURNALIST Sarah Morris is to give a talk about finishing a book started by her mother, Sue Lloyd Roberts MBE.The renowned war correspondent died aged 64 in 2015 from leukaemia with her book, The War on Women, unfinished.On Saturday, as part of the St
BURGLARS broke into a house in East Oxford and stole three computers.Thames Valley Police said the thieves broke into the property in Divinity Road between March 19 and Saturday.Officers said the offenders forced open the back door before searching all
BESTSELLING crime writer Stuart MacBride will visit Oxford next month.He is to give a talk at Waterstone’s in Broad Street on Friday, April 28, at 7pm about his new novel, A Dark So Deadly.Mr MacBride was born in Dumbarton near Glasgow and grew up in
AN art competition and exhibition is being staged by St Michael’s and All Angels Church in Abingdon.The deadline for entries at the church in Park Road is Friday, March 31.Entries for the contest should be on the theme of celebration to coincide with
By Andy Chivers Most people have ridden a bike as a child but then the pressures of adult life, work and family relegate the bike to the past. This time of year, with the sudden appearance of long light evenings, reminds us of those carefree days
BURGLARS broke into a garage in South Oxford at the weekend and stole two bikes.Thames Valley Police said the thieves took the bikes from the garage in Vicarage Road on Sunday after it was left unlocked.Anyone with information has been asked to contact
THE World War II St Nazaire Raid took place 75 years ago today. This was a successful British amphibious attack in German occupied Normandy on 28 March 1942. Over 600 men of the Royal Navy and British Army commandos took part in this bold and daring
ABINGDON School headteacher Mike Windsor is among fundraisers preparing to abseil from Dorchester Abbey’s 100ft tower to raise cash for charity.The abseil will take place on Saturday, April 29, at noon and those taking part will raise funds for the continued
PHIL Edwards believes Oxford United have to beat Bury tonight if they are to have any chance of staying in the hunt for the Sky Bet League One play-offs.A hectic March has seen Michael Appleton’s side win just twice in seven games, missing out on the
FOR a talon-ted candidate, it could be the perfect opportunity for their dreams to take flight. This Oxfordshire birds of prey attraction is hunting for an apprentice falconer. The successful candidate, probably a school leaver, will work with
ONE final push is needed to raise as much money as possible from the OX5 Run to reach the £1m target for Oxford Children's Hospital. The hospital's charity are confident more than £100,000 has been raised so far from Sunday's run but urged people
MORE than 100 police officers stormed 10 homes this morning in a series of raids over child sex offences. Thames Valley Police sent about 120 officers to carry out the raid and as a result arrested seven men. Detectives said the men during dawn
A MACHINE nicknamed the dragon because of its nozzle that blasts potholes with flames will soon be seen on Oxfordshire’s roads. After the successful introduction of the first machine in 2015, the county council’s highways contractor Skanska will
MECHANICAL robots, futuristic gadgets and gigantic machines could all drift through the heart of East Oxford when a summer bonanza returns this year. Organisers of the annual extravaganza Cowley Road Carnival have announced merrymakers will be
THE Balmer family are not alone in their quest to secure cerebral palsy treatment known as selective dorsal rhizotomy. Several families appeared in the Oxford Mail before, seeking the same surgery. Barton mum Paula Masih-Gill fundraised
THE new pound coin is being rolled out today - but Oxford won't be one of the first to see it. As the new 12-sided coin is introduced across the country, Oxford seems to have been somewhat left out. The coin will appear in banks across around
AS Oxford United’s return to Wembley in a bid for silverware draws ever closer, DJ Kevlar is back in the mix to spur on the U’s with a new rap. Taking to the microphone once again, Kevin Broe has released a second United cup song ahead of the Checkatrade
ADULT social care is heading for a crisis, if it is not already there. Pressures are growing on children’s social care with more children and families needing protection and support. The County Council has been starved of funds from Government
NHS England is working on new guidelines to discourage GPs from prescribing medicines which are available over the counter for a fraction of the cost. Here are some of the items available on prescription that are being considered as part of the
TWO district councils in Oxfordshire are among just 22 authorities across England who have insisted they will freeze their level of council tax in 2017/18. Responding to a survey by the Press Association and as previously reported in the Oxford
REIGNING champions Fril-ford Heath were on the receiving end of a 3-0 whitewash at the hands of hosts Ellesborough in Section 1 of the Core Golf Oxfordshire Foursomes League. Kirtlington maintained their unbeaten record in Section 2 with a 2-1
CHINNOR’S title hopes suffered a huge blow when they fell to a 33-17 defeat at mid-table Clifton.The visitors were unable to claim a losing bonus-point as Bishop’s Stortford moved ten points clear in National League 2 South.Chinnor dominated the opening
THERE were mixed emotions as Abingdon Pilgrims Ladies played their last match on Saturday. The one-team club, founded around 1950, are to disband due to a shortage of players. They had to scratch four league games this season. They
A STRONG second-half comeback proved in vain as Oxford Harlequins were beaten 36-21 at home by leaders Maidenhead.The hosts started well and Huw Dimond converted his own try after 14 minutes of the South West 1 East clash.But Maidenhead, watched by World
A STRONG second-half comeback proved in vain as Oxford Harlequins were beaten 36-21 at home by leaders Maidenhead.The hosts started well and Huw Dimond converted his own try after 14 minutes of the South West 1 East clash.But Maidenhead, watched by World
THAMES Valley's Police and Crime Commissioner has pledged to tackle cyber crime and support the vulnerable in his plan for the next four years. PCC Anthony Stansfeld has launched his new police and crime Plan for Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire
GOSFORD All Blacks helped themselves to a baker’s dozen as they beat Bletchley 79-7 at home in Southern Counties North. It only took four minutes for the hosts to open the scoring when Ben Bodinham burst over. Josh Spires’s try levelled the
DRIVERS are being warned of loose cattle on a road near Banbury. The cows are on the A4260 between Adderbury and Deddington. Drivers are also being held up on the A41 near Bicester due to a broken down car on the approach to the M40. The
BRITAIN learned 90 years ago that road building doesn’t solve congestion. From the Great West Road in 1925 to the £15-billion road building programme announced in 2014, study after study concludes new or enlarged roads increase traffic, and thus congestion
OXFORD bowed out of the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup when outclassed 46-14 by hosts Whitehaven in their second-round tie on Sunday. After a long trip north, struggled early on, and it was only in the last quarter that the Blues scored twice to make the
CHAMPIONS Littlemore remain on course for a perfect season after beating Wheatley 43-19. The B&O Championship clash was all but over at half-time. Tries from Stewart Beale (2), Rhys Painton, Darren Warne and Aaron Ward put Littlemore 38
A WEATHER warning is in place in Oxfordshire this morning as thick fog descends on the county. Forecaster the Met Office has issued a yellow fog warning, suggesting the weather may cause disruption on the county's roads. The forecaster said
THE top man at Oxford City Council has his sights set on pastures new as he prepares to leave the post after a decade. Stepping down as chief executive, Peter Sloman will be walking into the same job but at nearby unitary authority, Reading Borough
OXFORDSHIRE will be looking for a big victory against basement team Kent this weekend to get back into the promotion picture in Division 1 of the BDO Inter-Counties Championship. In their penultimate match of the campaign, Oxon will be keen to
A STALEMATE over the redevelopment of Summertown appears to have come to an end and construction work could start in two years. The Diamond Place scheme, to build housing, shops, a community hub and health centre, had stalled while Oxford University searched
OXFORD Hawks missed a chance to seal third place in South League Premier Division 1 with a disappointing 2-1 defeat at home to London Edwardians in their penultimate game. In one of their most insipid displays of the year, Hawks were second
MICHAEL Appleton has urged his Oxford United players to grab their last chance to claim a place in the starting line-up at Wembley.Bury visit the Kassam Stadium in Sky Bet League One, after which the U’s will turn their focus to Sunday’s Checkatrade Trophy
THE family of a little boy facing life in a wheelchair are racing against time to raise money for 'life-changing' surgery. At just four-years-old Thomas Balmer has limited movement in his legs due to cerebral palsy, a neurological condition diagnosed
WOMEN are furious they have to pay 20p to spend a penny in a Witney shopping centre’s toilets – despite men being able to go free of charge. Concerns have been raised over the alleged ‘inequality’ of the toilets in Marriott’s Walk. At the moment
