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  • Parky at the Pictures (In Cinemas 11/10/2017)

    As always, when it comes to continental cinema at the London Film Festival, the emphasis is on France. Such is the current state of the Seventh Art in Europe, however, that the majority of the Francophone titles in the 61st edition of Britain's biggest

  • Inquest opens into death of 25-year-old found dead in woods

    AN INQUEST has been opened into the death of an engineer found in woods after he was reported missing. The body of Matthew Wilson, 25, from Abingdon, was found in woods near Radley College on September 30, Oxford Coroner’s Court was told today.

  • Audi stolen after car keys taken during burglary

    A CAR was stolen from outside an Oxford home after burglars broke in and stole the keys to the vehicle. At around 5am on Tuesday the front door of the Kestral Crescent property was forced open and thieves took a set of car keys for a black Audi A5 parked

  • Big ideas wanted for events in South Park

    ORGANISERS are being encouraged to present their big ideas for the 2018 crop of large-scale events in Oxford's South Park.Guided by a deed of covenant, each year four events attended by more than 500 people take place in the East Oxford park. In 2017

  • VIDEO: Drone's eye view of Oxford

    EXPERIENCE Oxford's dreaming spires as residents rarely get the chance to see them with an aerial video that gives a bird's eye view of some of the city's most famous landmarks.  The footage, which was taken by Oxford University graduate Stephen

  • Cultivate: talking magic beans

    Katie Herring is sales and marketing manager at CultivateAnyone who, like me, is trying to reduce their meat or animal product intake will know all about the value of beans.Beans are a good source of protein and the amino acid make-up of their proteins

  • Max, 14, organises his first gig for Oxjam Oxford

    FOR the past six years, Oxford has been taken over each October by Oxjam – the one-day, multi-venue music festival with hundreds of musicians performing for free to raise money for the city's most famous charity.This autumn, in Oxfam's 75th anniversary

  • Exeter College Choir to perform on BBC Radio 4

    AN OXFORD college's choir will perform on a national radio programme on Sunday. Exeter College Choir will perform on BBC Radio 4's Sunday Worship programme. It will be broadcast on the station from 8.10am and will be aired live from the Churchill

  • Oxford church to collect food for homeless

    CHURCH-goers in an Oxford community can donate food to those less fortunate.Blessed Dominic Barberi in Littlemore will host a harvest festival on Sunday. The Catholic church in Cowley Road will collect tins, bottles and packages during its 11am service

  • Black History Month event cancelled at Oxford Brookes

    BLACK History Month continues at Oxford Brookes University but an event on Friday, 'Dreams and Legacies: An evening of cultural celebration' at the Headington Campus, has been cancelled.  It comes after a low number of students had confirmed their

  • Oxford scientists to create TARDiS

    SCIENTISTS from Oxford University will help create a real-life TARDiS to explore the effects of climate change as well as the origin of stars and planets.The THz sounder TARDiS (Terahertz Atmospheric/ Astrophysics Radiation Detection in Space) will measure

  • Booker Prize longlisted author is to give a talk at Waterstones

    MAN Booker Prize longlisted author Kamila Shamsie is to visit Waterstones in Oxford.She will be at the Broad Street store on Thursday, October 26 at 7pm to talk about her latest novel Home Fire, which tells the tale of sibling relationships and sacrifices.It

  • Councillors debate future of leisure centre

    THE future of an empty area within a leisure centre will be decided by councillors next week. Part of the Willowbrook Leisure Centre in Didcot has been left vacant since January when a playgroup moved out after 15 years. Leisure centre providers SOLL

  • A road across Christ Church Meadow? It could have been reality

    AS council leaders call in consultants for advice on transport, a new display is reminding residents of a controversial post-war proposal to build a road across Christ Church Meadow.Last month it emerged that the city and county councils have commissioned

  • Surgery group meet-up

    THE Botley Patient Participation Group’s Annual General Meeting will take place at Botley Surgery on October 21. Anyone registered at the practice is encouraged to attend. Reports to the meeting will include an annual report, elections for positions and

  • Crunchingly good time had by all at apple day

    APPLES of all shapes and sizes were the order of the day as Wolvercote residents crunched their way through the village's annual apple day.The harvest event, hosted by Wolvercote Community Orchard, saw villagers head to the orchard site opposite The

  • FOOTBALL: Brothers Dean and Craig Mays boost Hollybush

    FC HOLLYBUSH cruised to a 4-0 win at Minster Lovell to maintain their three-point lead at the top, of the Witney & District FA Premier Diviison, writes ANTHONY BARLOW.Dean Mays led the way with a brace, with brother Craig Mays and Dan Bishop also on target.Chipping

  • FOOTBALL: Oxford Mail Girls League reports

    A HAT-TRICK from Amy Norfolk and a brace for Laura Badland helped Launton Ladies to an 8-0 win at Barton United in the Under 15 League.Emily Clarke, Ellie Wells and an own goal completed Launton’s tally.Carterton beat Kidlington Youth 7-0.Erin Nicholson

  • Pep Clotet salutes impact of fully-fit Wes Thomas

    PEP Clotet has praised the contribution of Wes Thomas during Oxford United’s return to winning ways, writes JACK JOHNSON. The striker netted his fifth goal of the campaign as the U’s beat AFC Wimbledon in Sky Bet League One on Saturday. Thomas

  • Malaysian couple facing £100k bill free to leave hospital

    A COUPLE who are facing a bill of £100,000 from the John Radcliffe hospital can now head home to Malaysia. Their new son - who was discharged yesterday - spent ten weeks in hospital after being born prematurely while his parents Irina Ishak and

  • Man jailed for historic sex assaults on girl in Oxford

    A MAN has been jailed for a string of historic child sex abuse carried out on a girl in Oxford. Andrew Jackson, of Daisy Bank, Abingdon, had denied the charges before facing a trial at Oxford Crown Court last month. A jury convicted him of

  • Superhero staff at children's hospital don capes for play week

    THEY might be superheroes all year round but patients and nurses at Oxford Children’s Hospital dressed up as such yesterday as part of a national play week. This week is National Play in Hospital week, organised by the charity Starlight to encourage

  • Councils to return to offices destroyed in arson attack

    TWO councils will be returning to their offices which were destroyed in an arson attack in January 2015. For several years both Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire district councils have been in temporary accommodation after a fire destroyed

  • Three vehicle crash causing delays on A41 this morning

    DRIVERS are facing delays this morning on the A41 after a three vehicle crash. It is believed the crash happened just before the Wendlebury Interchange on the M40. This has had a knock on effect on traffic on the A41 from Bicester.  

  • FOOTBALL: All the action from the Oxford Mail Youth League

    CAIRO Cuss bagged a double hat-trick as Tower Hill Stars beat Quarry Hammers 18-0 in the Under 13 Autumn B League, writes PAUL LYON.Ethan Phillips and Jamie Aust both netted four-timers, while Oliver Traynor (3) and Alfie Hartwell completed the scoring

  • Oxford MP admits smoking cannabis at university

    OXFORD MP Layla Moran has admitted to smoking cannabis at a demonstration calling for its legalisation. Ms Moran joined demonstrators outside Parliament yesterday at a 'tea party' and Labour MP Paul Flynn yesterday. When asked if she had smoked

  • Stunning pictures capture Michaelmas Fair from the night sky

    THE bright neon lights of Europe’s longest street fair were captured by an Abingdon resident in these stunning drone pictures. The Michaelmas Fair was in full flow as the sun went down on Monday evening and resident Tim Walker, who lives nearby

  • Say leaves! Send your seasonal snaps to the camera club now

    IT looks like the perfect publicity shot for Marks & Spencer's autumn range of children's clothes, but this prize picture was captured by an Oxford Mail Camera Club member.Heidi Hayward shared the shot with the club Facebook group and was inundated

  • Folly Bridge to be shut for resurfacing

    OVERNIGHT road closures will shut Oxford's Folly Bridge from tonight. Oxfordshire County Council works to resurface part of Abingdon Road that runs over the bridge will start at 7pm and close it until 6am tomorrow. All work is weather dependent.It