It is proving to be a great festival season for Oxford bands. First Radiohead and Ride smashed their respective sets at Glastonbury, and now Foals have raised the bar with a phenomenal headline set at Citadel. The festival, a one-day event run
Long time Ride fan Marc Evans is more than delighted by a triumphant homecoming by the Oxford indie-rockersRideNew Theatre OxfordJuly 10, 2017Oh my, what a glorious homecoming it was for Mark Gardener, Andy Bell, Steve Queralt and Loz Colbert. A joyful
Long time Ride fan Marc Evans is more than delighted by a triumphant homecoming by the Oxford indie-rockers Ride New Theatre Oxford July 10, 2017 Oh my, what a glorious homecoming it was for Mark Gardener, Andy Bell
Artist Wendy Freestone on taking her work to the Royal Academy My work is very much influenced by people watching. I enjoy observing people in a group and seeing how they interact, as well as the space they take up and their presence. As humans
EVERY year, Oxford’s Town & Gown fun run raises tens of thousands of pounds for research into trying to find treatments for muscular dystrophy. In a new column, Emily Bonner, 30, who was diagnosed with limb girdle muscular dystrophy in 2014, tells us
EVERY year, Oxford’s Town & Gown fun run raises tens of thousands of pounds for research into trying to find treatments for muscular dystrophy. In a new column, Emily Bonner, 30, who was diagnosed with limb girdle muscular dystrophy in 2014, tells us
Q My ex-partner and I split up five years ago, when our children were aged 10 and 12. He’s been paying child support through the child maintenance service, but he’s recently stopped paying for our eldest saying she’s now over 16. But she’s still at school
THE World Health Organisation estimates that 285 million people are currently living with impaired vision: that’s more than the entire population of France, Germany and the UK put together.Some leading conditions such as glaucoma and age-related degeneration
PASSENGERS faced disruption on the trains after a fallen tree blocked the railway. Chiltern Railways reported delays and cancellations to their services after the line through Gerrards Cross was blocked on Thursday afternoon. The line is now
On the eve of Truck Festival, founder Robin Bennett tells Tim Hughes about how it feels to be celebrating the event’s 20th anniversary Twenty years ago a group of friends decided to hold a party in a field to celebrate the 20th birthday of a south
On the eve of Truck Festival, founder Robin Bennett tells Tim Hughes about how it feels to be celebrating the event’s 20th anniversary Twenty years ago a group of friends decided to hold a party in a field to celebrate the 20th birthday of a south
As it reaches its 20th anniversary, Tim Hughes previews this year’s Truck Festival – an event which promises to be the biggest and best in its history THE stage is set, the bar is stocked and hundred of artists are ready to rock up and play at
With the curtain about to rise on the 20th instalment of Truck festival, Tim Hughes sits down for a question-and-answer session with one of the festival’s perennial favourites, Lee Christian – who returns this year with his band The Prohibition Smokers
BURGLARS have made off with a number of items including cash stashed in a large whisky bottle after breaking into a home in Abingdon. Thames Valley Police said the the burglars forced their way into the home in Gozzards Ford through a back window
Katherine MacAlister talks global travel and elephants with Phileas Fogg "It's quite a romp," Andrew Pollard promises, as he prepares to take on Phileas Fogg in Around the World in 80 Days, complete with acrobatics, aerial stunts and presumably
Take a group of disparate, disillusioned, East London school misfits, who amused themselves during break-time by attempting increasingly ambitious gymnastic moves and feats, and fast forward to 2017 when the same group are touring the world with their
News that Dr Who has been cast as a woman was met with an indignant frisson of column inches and opinion pieces. Because how could a time-travelling scientist/doctor be a woman?Lauryn Redding is facing a similar barrage as she turns one of Shakespeare
TICKETS for this year's Towersey Festival near Thame are selling faster than ever, organisers have announced.More than 85 per cent of adult weekend tickets have been snapped up for the 53rd annual outing.Music lovers have been drawn to this year'
BADGERS are more 'sociable' than often thought, with implications for how they transmit disease, new Oxford University research has revealed. Using security tracking technology in Wytham Woods, researchers have revealed fresh insights into the
Having recently had two babies within 17 months of each other, my wife Gemma and I decided to use our many waking hours to plan our third baby, our food baby, which we call Hiddn Kitchn. The idea comes from my passion for serving delicious food in unusual
I can’t stay away. It’s become embarrassing; every time The Cinnamon Stick opens its doors, there I am panting to be let in, desperate to be fed, like a stray dog. But it had to be done, I had to go back; images of the food haunting me until I could satisfy
PLANS to build almost 4,000 homes north of Oxford could ‘turn the Green Belt policy on its head’, a campaign group has warned.Cherwell District Council has proposed that 3,990 homes are built on the protected land between Oxford and Kidlington – to contribute
THE M40 has been reopened after a woman fell from a bridge over the carriageway. South Central Ambulance spokesman Dabid Gallagher said the woman was possibly struck by a car after falling close to junction 11 of the M40 near Banbury. She has
RESIDENTS can have their say on the city’s future at Summertown Farmers Market.An open city council meeting regarding the local plan for Oxford will be held at the market in Banbury Road.Officers will be there to answer questions from 10am to 2pm.
CHURCHES in Oxfordshire can win a £10,000 prize for artworks representing their role in the community.Specialist insurer Ecclesiastical is running the Great Community Mural competition until August 21.For full details see .ecclesiastical.com/churchcomp
A PET shop owner has moved to purse-friendly Spain after being priced out of Oxfordshire’s housing market. White Horse Exotics in Abingdon shut last month, and a planning application has been lodged to turn it into a milkshake and vintage furniture
COUNTLESS lives could be saved in Banbury thanks to the sterling efforts of a local solicitors' firm on behalf of the Lions Club of Banbury.The town's second-ever public access defibrillator, nestled in a bright yellow box, was unveiled in Horse
THIEVES have made off with a CBE medal belonging to an 80-year-old after breaking into a home in Headington. Thames Valley Police said the 'sentimental' medal was stolen from Professor Denis Noble when his home in Old London Road was broken into
HUNDREDS of children, and especially girls, could be put off PE if they are forced to take lessons almost entirely outdoors for the next year, a school has warned.King Alfred's Academy in Wantage made the warning as it seeks permission to keep using
WORKS on a major development in Marcham should begin within nine months. Building on the much-coveted community facilities on the Anson Field is set to start in April, according to project leaders. The Community Facilities Steering Group revealed
A CHOIR will mark its 13th birthday with a special concert. The Voice Box Choir will perform at North Leigh Memorial Hall at 7.30pm on Saturday, July 22. Tickets are on available to buy from Greenway Antiques, in Corn Street, Witney, and North Leigh Post
DRIVERS are being advised to take an alternative route as a village road closes for carriageway maintenance work. Cars will be unable to pass through a section of Bampton Road at Curbridge for the duration of the works, which begin on August 4 and are
CURATORS at Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum are urging visitors to call in and see new displays in the Western art galleries.Many of the galleries in the Western art section have undergone major changes and people are being invited to come and see new objects
RUNNERS have stepped out to pound the pavements in support of the Grenfell Tower Appeal, raising money for those affected by the tower block disaster.More than 20 people banded together in Bicester to show their support for the friends and family of those
THE expansion of a popular Abingdon sports facility has been approved.Vale of White Horse District Council has given Abingdon School permission to build another 3G pitch at Tilsley Park, alongside the existing one.It will be floodlit with six 12-metre
A CARE service has been rated overall as ‘good’ by a health watchdog.Stanbridge House in Banbury, which provides an ‘extra care’ service to people living in their own flats was praised for supporting people in a ‘caring way’ by the Care Quality Commission
SMALL businesses in Oxfordshire can get a free energy audit and possibly even free efficiency upgrades.Oxford Brookes University is offering the surveys in conjunction with Oxford's Low Carbon Hub group.Not only are the surveys free but actions recommended
A GROUP which formed to save a bus service for the community of Witney is looking for a driver. Earlier this year, West Oxfordshire Community Transport Ltd formed to take over the 214 and 215 services, which run between Witney’s estates and then on to
A MAN who broke into a family home whilst wearing a skeleton mask has been jailed for more than three years. Cheyenne Webb, 22, of Marjoram Close in Blackbird Leys, broke into a family home in Rokemarsh, Wallingford, shortly before 4am on June
BURGLARS broke into a house in Oxford and stole a handbag full of valuables.The break-in happened on Monday night after thieves got into the house in Rippington Drive, Marston, through an unlocked window.Thames Valley Police said anyone with information
RESIDENTS in parts of Oxfordshire have been told they can use plastic bags to line food waste bins – and the bags will be turned into electricity. The company that recycles food for South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils is
IDEAS for providing temporary accommodation will be debated by councillors.Next Thursday, Vale of White Horse District Council’s scrutiny committee will be given different options on the accommodation they will be able to provide residents.Currently the
A TOWN council is sharing some safety advice with residents as the British summer continues to heat up. Witney Town Council took to social media to advise people in the town on protecting the home in hot weather. Crimes like burglaries can increase during
BUDDING cartoonists will be the bees knees as they create a nature-themed comic.From Monday the Earth Trust will be inviting cartoonist Neill Cameron, whose work features in The Phoenix comic, to help youngsters create their own artwork.Children will
HARWELL Campus will become a new global centre for a chemistry which helps identify molecules.It has signed a leasing agreement with Cobalt Light Systems, which is now part of Agilent Technologies Inc.Cobalt is leasing a bespoke design and build property
BURGLARS broke into a house in Oxford and stole a handbag full of valuables.The break-in happened on Monday night after thieves got into the house in Rippington Drive, Marston, through an unlocked window.Thames Valley Police said anyone with information
YOUNG people juggling their school work and daily lives with caring for families and loved ones were treated to a special breakfast club at Banbury Academy.The new initiative, set to be held once a term, gave young carers at the school in Ruskin Road
ONE of the most influential English language writers on Italian history and a senior research fellow at All Souls College has died aged 97.Dennis Mack Smith, who for 25 years leading to his retirement was a fellow of the Oxford college, is remembered
A JURASSIC day of fun and swashbuckling pirate adventures lie in store for young visitors to Banbury Museum this summer.Staff have been hard at work at the museum in Castle Quay preparing a range of family events throughout the holidays, including a Dinosaur
FRANK McCusker, who has died aged 55, was chief executive of a leading ski club and a respected figure in the snowsports industry.Mr McCusker was CEO of Ski Club Great Britain and his sudden death sparked an outpouring of tributes from within the industry.He
THE team behind Oxford City Farm are on a long and winding road to realising their agrarian dream.Thankfully, that road is now a little less bumpy, after a small army of volunteers took the day off work to lend a hand.Gas engineers who normally help keep
A NEW city centre restaurant featuring an oysters and champagne bar will open tonight.No. 1 Ship Street in Oxford, formerly the News Cafe, will open at 6pm.The restaurant over two floors is being run by Ross Drummond and Owen Little.A drinks reception
A CHURCH that has been at the heart of Woodstock’s community for more than 1,000 years is to be transformed as part of a £600,000 renovation programme. St Mary Magdalene Church is undergoing a total refurbishment following a huge fundraising campaign.The
FAMILIES will rove around a nature reserve in Radley.The Earth Trust will welcome visitors at Thrupp Lake on Wednesday, to explore wildlife living in the wetland habitat.It will host the tour from 10am until 2pm. A donation of £2 is suggested per child
A LONG-STANDING youth football club on Oxford's biggest housing estate has set up an academy especially for girls who love the beautiful game.Following years as a pipe dream, the first girls-only training sessions are now being held by Oxford Blackbirds
HUNDREDS of hospice supporters will drift through the streets during a moonlit memory walk.Sobell House Hospice has encouraged people to sign up for its annual Moonlight Stroll, which will see crowds cascade through Oxford on August 19. This year the
ANDREW and Sally Hall made an emotional return to their son's primary school for an art project in his memory. Skye Hall died aged five in 2014 after fighting a brain tumour for a year. The following year, Blue Skye Thinking, a charity established
THE Police and Crime Commissioner for the Thames Valley will make a guest appearance at a Headington Ward Focus meeting.The monthly meeting for residents of the area invites residents to discuss a wide range of issues facing Headington.Headington councillor
THE principle of open justice is what our legal system is based around. This is the idea the public and the press can follow court proceedings to ensure things are done in a fair way for defendant and victim. As a result, the testimonies of
A CHILD sex offences suspect who battled a five-year campaign to keep his identity a secret can finally be named, top judges have ruled. Oxford landlord Tariq Khuja took his fight for anonymity all the way to the Supreme Court – the highest court
EIGHT-YEAR-OLD karting hotshot Aston MacAndrew-Uren is set to make his season debut as he becomes the fourth generation karting competitor in his family.The youngster, from Upper Heyford near Bicester, is following in the footsteps of his dad, grandad
JAMES Henry was encouraged by the way Oxford United solved problems on the pitch as a slick Brentford side edged an entertaining pre-season friendly 4-3 at the Kassam Stadium. The Sky Bet Championship side were dominant early on and deserved their
A MUSIC lover who has been going to Truck Festival for more than a decade said she was 'disgusted' after organisers took nearly £200 off her then sold her tickets. Louise Carr had been paying for her and her boyfriend's tickets by monthly direct
OXFORD United’s hopes of re-signing Chris Maguire are over with the forward signing a two-year contract at Bury. The 28-year-old was at the club's training ground in Carrington yesterday for a medical and to discuss personal terms. And the
THE number of people targeted by con artists has skyrocketed in recent years as online scammers target people ‘in more ways than ever’. New figures revealed reports of such scams in the city had increased by 73 per cent in the past four years.
STANDING isolated on a major development site this is the house that renowned Victorian architect Sir Thomas Jackson built.Work is progressing well on the Keble College scheme to construct a new campus between Woodstock Road and Banbury Road in Oxford
ALZHEIMER'S patients are set to lose a 'lifeline' that has served Abingdon for 33 years.Abingdon Alzheimer's Society Day Support, based at the Health and Wellbeing Centre, will close on August 31.The day service was among 47 which saw
STAFF from local charity the Let's Play Project formally reopened Banbury's Aldi store at a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week.The supermarket in Ruscote Avenue, which has been serving customers for more than 20 years, had undergone a refurbishment
On 27 July 1967, the Sexual Offences Act received royal assent and homosexual acts performed in private between consenting adults over the age of 21 ceased to be a crime in England and Wales. Scotland followed suit in 1980, while Northern Ireland finally
We are in thumbbail mode this week, but there is plenty to keep an eye out for. NEW(ISH) RELEASES. Álex de la Iglesia's MESSI (released three years before his recent brush with the Spanish tax authorities and his marriage to childhood sweetheart Antonella
A DRUG dealer who hurtled into pavement railings after attempting to dodge police in a high-speed car chase has been locked up.Father-to-be Qais Ahmed 'became nervous' and drove away with £300-worth of drugs in his car when police spotted him
EYNSHAM Roadrunners enjoyed a successful Hornton Classic 6, winning the men’s and women’s team titles. Robert Storey, who finished third overall and first veteran 50, fourth-placed Mark Baker and Benedict Pollard made up the male trio. Liz
OXFORD Brookes followed their success at Henley by winning gold in Europe at the forefront of the British Universities team, writes John Wiggins.In the week when the Brookes first eight were named national team of the year by the British Universities
A FORMER 999 call handler has urged people to stop making trivial calls after witnessing first-hand how they left the ambulance service struggling to cope with demand. Karen Frederick thought she had landed her 'dream job' when she became a call
OXFORD has been highlighted as one of five top growth areas for house prices over the past decade. Growth in UK house prices has slowed in 2017 but new figures released by the UK House Price Index showed prices in Oxford rose by 43.5 per cent over
WEST Oxford Democrats came from 2-0 down to draw 3-3 at home to Gladiators in the Johnson’s Buildbase Oxford & District League. Bob Pincombe and Dave Jarman put Gladiators ahead, before Terry Green (5,960), Eddie Tebby and Bob Parsons (6,660)
CHILTERN RAILWAYS has said it will provide more than 70,000 extra seats for rail passengers travelling during the upcoming improvement works.It comes as the line between Oxford, Didcot and Banbury is expected to close from Saturday for nine-days whilst
OXFORDDevang Gandhi, 42, of Rushdene Road, Eastcote, Hillingdon, was convicted assaulting a woman by beating her in Oxford on January 6 2017. Community order made. Defendant must comply with a rehabilitation activity requirement for 15 days and carry
OXFORD City Stars have signed the experienced Stewart Tait for the forthcoming English National League season.Tait, who spent last term with both Bracknell Hornets, where he was the team captain, and London Raiders, has played top-level sport for 18 years.He
PEP Clotet said Oxford United did all they could to keep John Lundstram before admitting defeat ahead of an expected move to Sheffield United today. The Oxford Mail understands the U’s skipper turned down four separate contract offers, with the
A TRANSPORT campaigner has dubbed Oxfordshire one of the worst counties for bus cuts as more services are lost.Four buses will stop running by the end of the month – with operators blaming the county council’s withdrawal of subsidies last year.Bus Users
COUNTLESS lives could be saved in Banbury thanks to the sterling efforts of a local solicitors' firm on behalf of the Lions Club of Banbury.The town's second-ever public access defibrillator, nestled in a bright yellow box, was unveiled in Horse
A £9bn list of infrastructure improvements has been drawn up to cope with the thousands of new homes and jobs expected by 2040.Oxfordshire's six local authorities have produced a package of projects to be used to bid for a share of a £23bn Government
CLIMBING the ladder at work means something different today, compared to 15 years ago.It used to be normal to clamber up to change a light bulb or clean a window.But thanks to health and safety regulations, ladders are all-but banned in the workplace
OXFORD is in the top three cities for business growth, according to a new economic report.The Powerhouse study, by law firm Irwin Mitchell and respected think-tank Centre for Economic and Business Research, says Oxford achieved a 2.5 per cent increase
LOCAL traders are being invited to sign up for a safari.Oxfordshire Business Safari is at The Manor County House Hotel at Weston-on-the-Green on October 5, from 10am to 4pm.Organiser Sheila Smith said: “The venue has a lot of rooms, so you have to go
PUBLIC relations agency Cuban Eight is celebrating after being named Small Consultancy of the Year at the PRCA Dare Awards Midlands ceremony in Birmingham earlier this month. The judges’ criteria included financial performance, staff and client retention
OXFORD-based accountancy firm Shaw Gibbs provided corporate financial support to Xeretec Group during its recent takeover of Landscape Group,Xeretec is the UK’s biggest reseller of Xerox’s printing products, including desk-top printers, copiers and scanners
A FREE masterclass looks at how to find funding for business.The session takes place at The Pod at The Oxford Centre of Innovation in New Road next Thursday, from 6pm to 8pm. Topics covered include what you need to know when looking for finance, an introduction
WHAT should have been the outstanding match of the season in the Bridle Insurance Oxfordshire League between the top two teams, Headington and Watlington, was marred by a road crash. The doyen of Watlington bowls, Bob Gilkes, and his wife Nina
THE UK's most selective universities – such as Oxford – should not recruit all students based on their academic results, according to new report.Current attitudes to higher education are based on 'snobbery and discrimination', with bright
