A STUDENT nurse from Kidlington could be on the road to becoming Miss England 2018. Lily Quainton is one of 21 contestants vying for a place in the competition's semi-final – and she is now urging people in Oxfordshire to show their support with
PREPARE for a flavour fiesta because the capital’s favourite Mexican joint, Benito’s Hat is opening its doors to the hungry people of Oxford on October 24. Opening in the newly-refurbished Westgate Centre, Benito’s will create a Latin American
FORWARD Owen James has signed a professional contract with Oxford United. The youngster, who turns 17 tomorrow, has progressed through the club's development system. James has caught the eye since he made his youth team debut at 14 and has
POST will be delivered across Oxfordshire next week after Royal Mail won a High Court injunction preventing a planned 48-hour strike by postal workers. Members of the Communication Workers Union were due to walk out from October 19 after voting massively
A WOULD-BE thief attempted to rob two Spars on the same night.The repeat offender went into Spar stores in Minster Lovell and Eynsham between 8pm and 9pm on Wednesday and demanded money, but police said he was ‘unsuccessful’ on both occasions.Call 101
People from all over the world call Oxford their home, and there are all sorts of different curries that are made and enjoyed here. Most of us are familiar with Indian and Thai curry, but Taste Tibet brings Oxford something altogether much rarer: Himalayan
EDDIE Pepperell continued his rich vein of form with a superb opening round at the Italian Open today. The Abingdon golfer, who has secured four top-seven finishes in his last five outings, finished on seven-under-par and a share of the lead in
OXFORD United had Hannah Short sent off in a 4-0 defeat at Birmingham City in their FA Women’s Super League Continental Tyres Cup clash. Strikes from Freda Ayisi and Lucy Quinn put the Blues 2-0 up at half-time. And after Short saw red for
A £12m contract has been awarded to build a new hospital unit in Oxford. Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has hired construction firm McBains to build the extension at its Littlemore Mental Health Centre. The new 22-bed facility will cater
Oxford has always made a habit of accepting bands from the peripheries of our fair city. And if there was ever a band that deserves ushering into the warm bosom of Oxford music, it is Chipping Norton’s Cassels. As with much of our local favourites, this
Oxford has always made a habit of accepting bands from the peripheries of our fair city. And if there was ever a band that deserves ushering into the warm bosom of Oxford music, it is Chipping Norton’s Cassels. As with much of our local favourites, this
Kathryn Roberts tells Tim Hughes that she loves her Dartmoor home but feels most at home being on the road with husband Sean LakemanKathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman are the closest thing to folk royalty.As well as being part of the greater Lakeman clan
Kathryn Roberts tells Tim Hughes that she loves her Dartmoor home but feels most at home being on the road with husband Sean LakemanKathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman are the closest thing to folk royalty.As well as being part of the greater Lakeman clan
A MISSION to provide vital support to Caribbean islands left in ruins following the devastation of Hurricane Irma is effectively complete. Aircraft deployed from RAF Brize Norton have returned to the base after more than a month of helping the British
Nicola Lisle talks to director Sholto Kynoch about this year’s Oxford Lieder FestivalOxford audiences are about to be swept into 19th century Vienna as the Oxford Lieder Festival, now in its 16th year, starts a two-week journey through a particularly
A vivid portrayal of one woman’s entanglement in addiction, treatment and self-awareness, may not sound like an instant box office success, but People, Places and Things is so intoxicating that it enjoyed a sell-out season at the National Theatre and
MARC WEST picks out his favourites of the scrumptious varieties that were on offer at Waterperry Gardens’ Apple DayOCTOBER'S Apple Day has become a calendar custom and a celebration of core values – not only of the importance of orchards to our landscape
FERN Ford laughs as she recalls the moment her band were told they were in the running for the country’s most prestigious award. News The Big Moon’s album Love in the 4th Dimension had been nominated for the Mercury Prize left the all-female four-piece
AN EXTENDED 20mph zone has been approved for a busy Oxford road, even though police said it is unenforceable. A further 250 metre stretch will be set up along Woodstock Road after Oxfordshire County Council's cabinet member for environment Councillor
AN OXFORD composer as co-written a musical about the imagined assassination of controversial Daily Mail columnist Katie Hopkins.Matt Winkworth has written The Assassination of Katie Hopkins with his long-term writing partner Chris Bush.A synopsis for
PEP Clotet insists Gino van Kessel’s hamstring injury is not a cause for concern, but Oxford United will be cautious over the forward’s fitness. The 24-year-old limped off just 11 minutes after coming on as a second-half substitute against AFC
A MAN grabbed a woman in a Kidlington alleyway and flashed her. Police are trying to trace the man after the 'distressing' sex assault, which happened at 4.50pm on Friday. The victim, who is in her late 20s, was walking on a footpath between
A RECORD 8,357 people powered through the finishing line of this year's Oxford’s Half Marathon.But for one runner it was just another one of 44 events crossed off his list.'Weekend Warrior' Will Ash, from Bicester, is taking on the challenge
DOZENS of new homes have been approved in the latest milestone for Oxfordshire's newest village being built at former RAF base Upper Heyford.Planning for 79 new homes has been waved through by councillors for the development in Heyford Park, near
A HUSBAND and wife who started a riding school in South Africa and had to rebuild it from scratch in the UK are finally moving into their own place.After nearly a decade building Huntersfield Equestrian at a temporary home in Little Coxwell near Faringdon
A PILOT was flying at least 1,200ft below the safe zone when he fatally crashed at an Oxfordshire nature reserve, a report has found. David Norris, 64, died on January 15 when his light aircraft crashed in Aston Rowant Nature Reserve. Today
BEST – episode – EVER.Wantage's very own Comic Book Guy is celebrating after moving into his biggest shop yet.Steve Taylor, who opened Toy Planet in the town three years ago, officially opened at his third new premises at 5-7 Mill Street this weekend.Along
REMEMBER the days when going out for a burger meant hitting the same two takeaway giants? Now, it seems, almost every other pub does a quality burger (the other half, obviously, do pizza). On top of that, we have seen a rash of high-end burger
A THIEF snatched power tools after breaking into a van in Wantage.Police appealed for witnesses after a white Citroen van was raided between 6pm on Tuesday and 8am on Wednesday.It happened in Barnards Way and anyone with information has been asked to
FATHERS will learn about feminist parenting at an Oxford workshop.Dads can debate the topic at Rose Hill Community Centre on Saturday, October 21.The Feminism for Dads morning has been organised by Threads Equality Agency, which provides advice on boosting
THE cultural significance of 'twerking' and its modern connotations will be discussed at Oxford Brookes following Black History Month.The university has invited professional dancer Kelechi Okafor to give an introduction to twerking on November
AT first glance this appears to be a horrific car cash, with the lives of the victims hanging by a thread.But the only real thing in this scenario are volunteers from St John Ambulance (SJA), who are in training.Held at Kidlington fire station, the mock-up
A PRIMARY school in Abingdon wants to extend its age range.Oxfordshire County Council is consulting on plans to accept two-year-olds at Dunmore Primary School’s nursery.It currently only takes children as young as three, although in September started
A LIBERAL Democrat politician who served as a town, district and county councillor for almost 30 years, has died of cancer aged 82. Janet Morgan was first elected as an Abingdon town councillor in 1983, and holds the distinction of never being
A MAJOR new exhibition on world religions at Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum will be launched next week.Imagining the Divine: Art and the Rise of World Religions will run from Thursday until February 18.Exploring Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and
THE Lord Mayor of Oxford will host a day of live music, dancing and cream teas this weekend to raise money for charity. The event takes place at Oxford Town Hall in St Aldate's tomorrow from 1pm until 4pm. Tickets are £8 in advance or £10 on the door
CURRY houses across the county – including West Oxfordshire – came together to raise nearly £15,000 for charity. Some of Oxfordshire’s leading curry houses donated half of all their takings last Wednesday to Oxfam – which will use the funds to support
A SQUADRON at RAF Benson has been given military honours for its involvement in Iraq.The troops of 33 Squadron are to receive Battle Honours approved by Her Majesty the Queen.In Iraq the unit moved equipment and soldiers around the battlefield as well
BUSINESSES are being asked to vote on whether to pool funds to help boost the town centre economy in Banbury.Cherwell District Council will send out the ballot papers from Tuesday for businesses to cast their vote on the proposed 'Business Improvement
BURGLARS broke into a home in Oxford and stole a bike, alcohol and cigarettes.The break-in happened at the house in Southfield Road, East Oxford, between 6.30pm on Tuesday and the 1.40am on Wednesday.The thieves got in after forcing open a first-floor
FOR many working in the medical profession, the satisfaction of saving lives makes up for the unsociable hours.The team working on the ward at Sobell House Hospice, however, have a different goal. Patients supported by the Headington hospice have generally
AN OXFORDSHIRE company has been named 'start-up entrepreneur of the year' by a high street bank. Oxford Space Systems was given the accolade by Barclays at an award ceremony in London on Wednesday night.The space-age business, which is based in
PEOPLE in Witney and the surrounding area will have the chance to save a life by giving blood at the end of this month.A session will be held in the Corn Exchange, in Market Square, on Tuesday, October 31, with slots including 1.30pm and 3.30pm and 4.15pm
SHOPPERS in Oxford donated nearly £300 for a dementia specialist care home during a one-day collection.The League of Friends of Vale House Dementia Care Home held their street collection in Elms Rise, Botley, on September 30 and raised £299.54.The home
POLICE have charged Joshua Dodd with a string of sex offences in Oxfordshire. The 25-year-old, of no fixed abode, was arrested and charged on Tuesday with: - One count of attempting to cause/incite a girl aged 13-15 to engage in sexual activity
WHEATLEY Royal British Legion is looking for volunteers to help with this year’s poppy appeal in the village.The group will be collecting at the Wheatley Asda from November 4 to 10 and the village’s Welcome Break hotel on November 7 to 10.The group is
A PLOUGHING competition will be held at a country estate near Wantage.The Newbury & District Agricultural Society will hold its annual ploughing match at Woolley Park on Saturday, October 21.Visitors can enjoy the tradition of ploughing, featuring the
A ZEBRA crossing may be installed to help pedestrians cross a busy road. Oxfordshire County Council are consulting on plans to put the crossing in place in Didcot on Station Road, east of its junction with the Foxhall Road roundabout.To have your say
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 yesterday.The
FORMER Oxford Mail reporter Chris Peterson, who has died aged 70, travelled to many parts of the world in a long career as a journalist.He was described by his family as a 'wonderful husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, colleague and friend
THE COUNTY'S hub of historic motoring Bicester Heritage has announced the dates for the 2018 Flywheel Festival.This year the festival running from June 22 to 24 will be a collaboration between the Classic and Sports Car Show and Flywheel Festival.The
PEOPLE can discover how common plants can be used to produce clothes dye at an event this weekend. The Earth Trust Centre in Little Wittenham is hosting the workshop on Saturday October 14 from 10am until 4pm.Booking is essential. Call 01865 407792 to
A PERVERT who was caught with thousands of child sex images just one month after being released from prison for the same offence is again behind bars. Robert Coomber, of Oswestry Road, New Hinksey, Oxford, admitted three counts of possessing indecent
BIBLICAL blooms raised a whopping £1,300 towards disabled toilets.Parishioners at St Nicholas Church, East Challow, created a festival of floral fun on a theological theme over the weekend of October 7.The Friends St Nicholas School, King Alfred’s Quilting
AN increase in funding to redevelop East Oxford Community Centre has been criticised as 'smoke and mirrors' by a local Green councillor. Oxford City Council this week announced it would be expanding original plans for the Princes Street community
HE SERVED the people of Oxford as a bobby on the beat for almost 30 years and became the historian of policing in the city. Last week, surrounded by his family, friends and many ex-colleagues, former Oxford City Police officer Geoff Rose was laid
A LIBRARY will comprise more than 20,000 images by a celebrated scholar of vernacular architecture at an Oxford university. Oxford Brookes University will host the Paul Oliver Vernacular Architecture Library (POVAL) collection in its main library.The
A NEW building is to be constructed at the site of council headquarters near Wallingford devastated in an arson attack.South Oxfordshire District Council announced yesterday it intends to move back to its former base in Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford.Council
TWO Oxfordshire councils will not provide extra support this month to follow the roll-out of Universal Credit. Some claimants in South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse districts will start claiming Universal Credit by the end of this month. But a spokesman
Abingdon School headteacher Michael Windsor explains why it is important that pupils are still allowed to take risks in order to grow and develop.ACADEMICS from Newcastle University recently suggested that boys and girls should not be allowed to play
A MOTORCYCLIST suffered shoulder, arm and neck injuries after a crash in Oxford this morning. A motorbike and car crashed in Woodstock Road in Summertown at about 8.10am, blocking the road and causing a temporary closure. It happened near Frenchay
WEST Oxford Democrats Club opened their campaign in the Oxford Winter League with a 4-2 win at home to Masons Arms in Division 1. Terry Green (5,690) and John Patey (4,890) put Democrats in front before Dave Rose, who won by 30, and Maxi McDonnell
UNBEATEN Adi Burden is hoping to make the most of his chance in the spotlight when he steps into the ring in front of the television cameras next week.The Bicester BC light heavyweight takes on Geogi Valevski on Friday, October 20.Burden’s fight is a
SOUTH Moreton’s Terry Russell made a blistering start to his professional career with a third-round stoppage victory on a big show at London’s York Hall.The Didcot fighter, who had previously been a national super middleweight champion in the Queensbury
A CHARITY which looks after the homeless in Oxford took an innovative campaign to the city centre yesterday. Oxford Homeless Pathways hopes October will be designated a special month for fundraisers in years to come as it takes part in its TOAST campaign
AN Oxfordshire football coach has hit the jackpot after being funded for her UEFA B coaching licence course, writes JAMES ROBERTS.Ellen Hopkins was one of 50 females selected for Betfair’s Fairer Game campaign to promote equality within the sport. The
ABINGDON School made their mark at the Reading Small Boats Head, writes John Wiggins.The shining lights were Connor Brown and Matthew Wiblin, who came in ahead of St Edward’s and Radley College to win the J18 pairs.The Teddies pair of Campbell Nelson
THE boss of Apple revealed his top tip for starting up a business at an exclusive talk in Oxford last night. Tim Cook also shared his secret method for coping with failure, which involves looking in a mirror. The CEO of the world's largest
Theresa May could probably do with something to take her mind of her current travails, but let's hope that no one suggests she takes a night off to watch Sally Potter's latest feature, The Party. Bearing echoes of the soirées hosted in Mike Nichols's
PEP Clotet has praised Xemi for his patience and believes a first league goal in an Oxford United shirt will prove a big confidence boost. The 22-year-old caused much excitement among U’s fans, when signing on a three-year deal from Barcelona B
Since competing at Cannes with his debut short, Rien à dire (1999), acclaimed Swiss actor Vincent Perez has had a chequered time as a director. But, following Peau d'Ange (2002) and The Secret (2007), he seems set to reach his widest audience to date
TWO young fighters, from Blackbird Leys ABC, are eyeing future glory after reaching the quarter-finals of the Development Championships for the first time.Representing the Home Counties, Dane Simmonds and Keenan Dallimore saw off their Eastern Counties
RESIDENTS are being given a final chance to shape which developments are built in their local area over the next decades. Both South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) and Vale of White Horse District Council published the final versions of their local
SOUTH Moreton’s Terry Russell made a blistering start to his professional career with a third-round stoppage victory on a big show at London’s York Hall.The Didcot fighter, who had previously been a national super middleweight champion in the Queensbury
A HEALTHCARE official said changes have been introduced following the death of a Bullingdon Prison inmate who suffered mental health problems.Oxford Coroner’s Court has heard that James Maughan, 34, was found dead on the morning of July 11 last year.The
OXFORD Bus Company is nominated in what it calls 'the prestigious' UK Bus Awards.The firm is shortlisted in the 'Top Shire Operator' category which recognises bus companies that provide an 'outstanding' service and 'embrace
A FORMER investment banker has been appointed chairman of trustees at Oxford Playhouse.Elizabeth Paris, pictured, a former managing director at Chase Manhattan and JP Morgan, is also an associate fellow at Oxford University’s Said Business School, a Deputy
DRONE footage has revealed the huge expansion of Bicester Village which is set to open in little over a week. More than 30 new shops will be opening at the designer outlet and the latest pictures released show work nearing completion. The expansion
UPDATE: Your say on plan for Zero Emissions Zone NON-ELECTRIC vehicles could be banned from Oxford city centre by 2035 in what is believed to be the world's first Zero Emissions Zone. The new zone would see all petrol and diesel taxis, cars
EDDIE Pepperell will be hoping to maintain his superb run of form when he competes in the Italian Open, which starts today at Milan. Four top-seven finishes in his last five outings have lifted the Abingdon professional from outside the top 100
GUTSY grandmother Trish Wagstaff has completed her latest fundraising stunt having plunged from the sky dangling from a parachute. The 85-year-old tackled the latest daredevil feat on Friday not content with having already completed a wing walk
OXFORD'S new John Lewis store is getting ever closer to completion as products hit the shelves. With less than two weeks to go before the opening of the Westgate Centre, which houses the department store, on Tuesday, October 24, it has been receiving
AN EMERGENCY fund needs to be set up in Oxford because the government has ignored calls for a benefit change to be delayed, the city council has claimed. Senior councillors look set to approve money being diverted into a £50,000 pot to help people who
OPINION is divided on plans to ban petrol and diesel vehicles in the city centre, amid growing calls to make air quality a public health priority. The city and county council’s joint scheme to ban all non-electric vehicles from the centre of Oxford
SHOPPERS are being urged to use their buying power to make a difference this week. Activities, promotions and discounts are taking place all over the county in the lead-up to Social Saturday on October 15. The campaign aims to highlight Oxfordshire
CHALK paint guru Annie Sloan has teamed up with Oxfam to create a new paint colour to mark the charity’s 75th anniversary. The new shade is named Lem Lem, which means the lush green of fresh growth in the language of Ethiopia.The paint will be sold through
OXFORD Tube has announced Rob Hough as its new operations manager. Mr Hough, from Thame, has been working with Stagecoach in Oxfordshire for 10 years. For the past 12 months he has been assistant operations manager at the Oxford depot.
VISITORS will get a 'world class welcome to a world class shopping centre' once the Westgate opens but need to make 'smart travel choices' to avoid congestion. The city's two major bus companies, the Westgate Alliance and local authorities have
NOMINATIONS for the 2017 Oxfordshire Sports Awards open today with more categories than ever before. This year’s event – the 12th – will take place on Friday, January 19 at the Kassam Stadium, with the Oxford Mail once again the official media
A BANBURY designer kitchen and bathroom firm has reopened its showroom in the town after a major refurbishment.More than 100 guests were at a party to celebrate John Nicholls launching the new-look venue.The event included cooking demonstrations and tasting
BUSINESS centre operator Oxford Innovation has named Jo Willett as its new managing director.The firm, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this month, has promoted Ms Willett from her former role as business development director.She joined Oxford Innovation17
AN INNOVATION centre focusing on race cars has opened in Abingdon.The the new facility, for international engineering group GKN’s automotive division, will use the firm’s expertise in electrified drivelines, lightweight structures and composite materials
OXFORD MAGISTRATES' Inderjeet Singh Aujla, 44, of Lancaster Close, Bicester, was convicted of failing to give information relating to the identification of the driver or rider of a vehicle when required to between May 30 2017 and June 27 2017 in
LESS than half of the units at the new Westgate Centre will be open on its first day but the management team insisted the development would be ready in time. When the £440m centre opens in less than two weeks 60 of the 125 units inside will open
