THIEVES made off with two bikes after raiding a shed in Cowley, Oxford. The offenders removed the lock from the shed in Bodley Road overnight on Monday. Police have not said how many people they believe were involved.Anyone with information is urged to
'MAGICAL' road signs showing the way to Narnia and other destinations should be allowed to stay in place, according to Oxford Mail readers.Oxfordshire County Council said it was waiting for the weather to improve before investigating the mysterious
NON-URGENT operations will be resumed at the John Radcliffe Hospital following eight days of cancellations. Paul Brennan, director of clinical services at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said the hospital would resume non-urgent
COUNTER-terrorism police have told residents in Oxfordshire not to worry about wasting police time when it comes to suspicious activity.With the current UK threat level at ‘severe’, meaning an ‘attack is highly likely’, Thames Valley Police yesterday
OXFORDSHIRE residents can bag discounts of up to 50 per cent at attractions across the county as part of a weeklong celebration of English Tourism.Until Sunday people who live here can take advantage of discounts from key attractions, hotels, shops and
THE first wave of shops are set to open at Didcot’s newly expanded Orchard Centre but the wait goes on for more big name announcements. Some six brands will unveil their new shops on Thursday, with residents able to shop in Marks & Spencer
A FORTNIGHT-LONG clean-up of one of Oxford’s busiest areas has officially begun. Led by Oxford City Council, Cowley Road will be subject to a ‘deep clean’, with residents urged to get in touch with officers who will be there for the next couple
A BURGLAR who claimed he was checking a ‘gas leak’ when caught breaking into his neighbour’s home has been spared jail. Bradley Fisher, previously of Windrush Close in Witney, was found guilty by a jury of 12 people at Oxford Crown Court. Fisher
WHAT do you wear when you are on your bike? Are you in the ‘wear whatever you would anyway’ camp – as modelled by the Dutch and Danes, or the full high-viz, helmeted and gloved rider with Lycra leggings and cleated shoes? Fashion photos often feature
MENTAL health support will be key for one rail provider this year as Mind had been chosen as its charity of the year.Chiltern Railways has announced it will partner with Mind to raise fund for the group over the coming year.Mind director of fundraising
CRIME writer Clare Mackintosh is celebrating the success of her third novel.Ms Mackintosh, who launched the Chipping Norton Literary Festival, watched her latest crime thriller, Let Me Lie, go straight into The Sunday Times bestseller list at number three
A BELEAGUERED NHS trust facing a hefty fine in the wake of two of its patient's deaths has warned that every pound it is fined is a pound taken out of mental health care. Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust has already admitted breaching health
OXFORD has the highest hotel occupancy rate in the country but the cost of a night's stay in the city could come tumbling down in the next two years.Research by real estate advisor Colliers International has revealed only Edinburgh is as stretched
A BLACK hole at the centre of the Milky Way will be discussed by astronomer Professor Patrick Roche tonight in Oxford.In the free talk, the Oxford University professor, who is also the chairman of the UK Infrared Telescope Board, will explain how we know
STAFF and students from an Abingdon boarding school are getting on their bikes to fundraise for a mental health charity that supports young people.Radley College, an independent boys school, is fielding a team of 13 staff and students for popular cycling
Karl Robinson, the odds-on favourite for the Oxford United vacancy, has 'offered to resign' from his job at Charlton Athletic. The South London Press are reporting the 37-year-old has offered to quit twice in the last week, but it is believed they
AN OXFORDSHIRE care home has been rated as one of the best in the region by its residents, who took part in a website’s survey. Penhurst Gardens Care Home in Chipping Norton was rated as one of the top 20 care homes in South East England by a survey conducted
MILLIONS of pounds in funding has been approved for investigating congestion-busting improvements across Oxford, including widening the Botley Road bridge and 'enhancing' the Access to Headington project. The Oxfordshire Growth Board has today
SCHOOLS have united in a bid to rid classrooms of bullying and stop children suffering in silence.Scores of Oxfordshire schools have signed up to a new anti-bullying charter, committing to 10 pledges including to listen to pupils and challenge discrimination.The
First year boys at the Abingdon School have competed in the national race for a chance to go to South Africa. The challenge, 'race for the line', involves designing, building and racing rocket cars, which has been integrated into their curriculum
THERE is one week left for residents to have their say on controversial changes to Abingdon's Old Gaol development.Last month plans were submitted by owner Cranbourne to turn empty restaurant space into three flats and then run its own cafe/wine bar
WALLINGFORD’S town sports pitches are to get new, better floodlights.The organisation which looks after Wallingford Sports Park on Hithercroft Road plans to install new 2,000 Watt luminaire lights which have a higher intensity at pitch level but spill
FRAUDSTERS are phoning Oxfordshire residents in a bid to trick victims into handing over large sums of cash.Thames Valley Police officers have issued the warning that the fraudsters are cold calling victims and pretending to be staff from their bank.They
A VILLAGE store, a space technology company and a wood recycling firm are among the finalists at the inaugural Vale4Business awards. Applicants for the awards, which cover several aspects of business including innovation, recruitment and overall employer
POLICE officers throughout the Thames Valley are being brought to their knees by fatigue, the federation has warned. Craig O'Leary, chairman of the Thames Valley Police Federation, has surveys revealing that officers, particularly those based in local
THE cost of replacing cladding on two of Oxford’s tower blocks remains well within the city council’s £1m budget. Council papers reveal that the authority has so far spent £828,000 on the project to strip Evenlode and Windrush Towers of flammable
TALKS being staged today at the Oxford Literary Festival will pay tribute to science fiction writer Brian Aldiss.The author, artist and poet, whose story inspired Steven Spielberg’s A.I. film, died aged 92 last year.Mr Aldiss OBE, a former literary editor
OXFORD Flood Alliance has highlighted a new potential problem with the Seacourt Park and Ride expansion which it says could force it to close permanently. The group has discovered that a similar car park built in a flood hot spot in Wokingham,
DON'T tell your partner: Oxford has just been named as the most adulterous city in the entire country. With an estimated 12,800 adulterers, about nine per cent of our city's population is apparently cheating on their partner. This is according
INDEPENDENT businesses will meet up in Oxford today for a networking session. The inaugural Independent Oxford brunch takes place at Silvie in Iffley Road from 10am until 12pm.As part of the free event, Silvie's founder will talk about running a family
CHILDREN are developing confidence and caring attitudes at a preschool in Oxford, Ofsted has said.The education and childcare regulator visited New Marston Preschool last month, and yesterday published its report.It rated the 24-pupil preschool, located
SMALL antiques including silver, jewellery and china will fill the halls of Kidlington Methodist Church for the next fair.The antique and collectors market will return on March 24 for people to head along and dig out a vintage treasure.The two halls will
PLANS to improve Old Headington's Village Hall will go on display at the friends of the hall's Annual General Meeting.The public meeting will be held at the Dunstan Road hall on March 23.After a brief formal meeting guests can see the new plans
SAFETY on the roads of a new estate is being assessed to identify any potential hazards.The Great Western Park Residents Association has launched a 'community road safety project' and is asking residents to submit any locations they know to be
Counter-terrorism police have told residents in Oxfordshire 'don't worry about wasting police time' when it comes to suspicious activity. With the current UK threat level at 'severe', meaning an 'attack is highly likely', Thames Valley Police today
AN EMPLOYEE at Templars Square who saved the shopping centre £13,000 a year in costs for maintaining car park machinery, has won an award. Barry Burnham works for Westgrove Group, which provides cleaning and security staff for UK shopping centres
AN OXFORD man has suggested the city should suspend all relations with its Russian twin town until the country changes its behaviour. In a letter to the Times newspaper, Robin Laurance said ordinary citizens in Oxford had an opportunity to 'contribute
A GREAT-GRANDMOTHER proved to be Oxford United’s lucky charm after her attendance at Saturday’s match broke a five game winless run.Bett Brackley watched on proudly as her beloved U’s beat Peterborough United 2-1 on her 95th birthday.In what is likely
Returning for a 32nd year, BFI Flare: The London LGBTQ+ Film Festival presents over 140 features and shorts at BFI Southbank and other venues across the capital between 21 March and 1 April. In addition to the screen selection, the festival has also
BRADLEY Smith is hoping his Red Bull KTM team can learn from an issue which hindered him in the opening race of the MotoGP season.The Oxfordshire rider qualified 20th in Qatar, but worked his way through the field early on.However, a front tyre problem
MIKE MacDonald scored a hat-trick of tries as Chinnor maintained their stranglehold on National League 2 South’s play-off spot when convincingly beating Barnstaple 41-12 at Kingsey Road.Josh Barton, Orisi Nawaqaliva, Alex Dancer and George Oliver also
TADMARTON Heath and Studley Wood made winning starts to their Core Golf UK Oxfordshire Foursomes League campaigns.CLUB RESULTSCORE GOLFUK OXFORDSHIRE FOURSOMES LEAGUESection 1 Tadmarton Heath 2 (3pts), The Oxfordshire 1 (1) (Tadmarton scores first): M
AS A school, Tyndale Community School is only as old as its youngest pupils, yet it has already integrated itself as a valued part of the Cowley community. For decades its building served as a sports and social club, frequented by friends who would dance
A BIKE delivery company in Oxford has suggested that cyclists should legally be allowed to jump red lights. Pedal & Post courrier firm has been accused on Twitter of encouraging cyclists to break the rules. The firm, which delivers parcels
IN 2013, Oxford's most famous chef Raymond Blanc did an unusual thing. When a pub in the village where he runs his world-famous Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons restaurant went up for sale, instead of snapping it up himself or trying to squash the competition
OXFORD Hawks gave a determined display as they went down 2-1 at home to high-riding Reading in their Ladies’ Investec Conference West match. After a team of helpers had removed snow from the pitch, Reading took the lead with a reverse-stick deflection
OXFORD Harlequins ran in eight tries to beat Bicester 46-0 away and relegate their county rivals from South West 1 East. With a maximum of 20 points available from their last four games, the north Oxfordshire side find themselves 22 adrift of safety
OXFORD Hawks’ nervy progress towards the South League Premier Division 1 title continued when they suffered a 4-3 defeat at home to Bromley & Beckenham.This defeat followed their 6-3 hammering by London Wayfarers the previous week.But despite these setbacks
AN OXFORDSHIRE pet shop has banned the sale of rabbits over Easter. Pets at Home in Abingdon is instead running free 'educational workshops' about care for small mammals. The company, which has made the decision across all of its 440 UK stores
OXFORD Eastern Bypass will remain partially closed at Cowley tomorrow following a lorry crash at the weekend. The 'flyover' bridge at the Cowley junction will stay shut on Wednesday morning while further repairs are carried out. The road beneath
OXFORD were denied a place in the national semi-finals of the Junior Vase by virtue of tries scored after a 13-13 draw with South Molton at North Hinksey Sports Park. Crossing the whitewash twice proved enough for the Devon side in the South West
HUNDREDS braved the cold and the intermittent snow to dance the afternoon away and raise money for Sport Relief. Children, parents and grandparents all busted some moves at Matthew Arnold School in Botley as part of a fundraiser organised by Oxfordshire
KIDLINGTON Green Social Club clinched their third successive Cowley Workers ODDA men’s league championship with a 7-2 victory away to Prince of Wales.The Premier Section kings extended their unbeaten run to an astonishing 42 matches when they proved too
YEARS of uncertainty over Oxford United’s training ground has been ended by an agreement which will see them move to the Oxford Sports Park.The £4.9million development on Horspath Road has been under construction since last September and is due to open
UPDATE - Artist insists 'I am not a vandal' IT’S been branded the most normal town in England but now it appears Didcot is actually the hidden location of nearly all of fiction’s most fantastical places. Mysterious road signs directing motorists
OXFORD University museums and attractions enjoyed record-breaking visitor numbers in 2017, according to the latest figures. More than 3.2 million people – a 13 per cent rise – called in at the university’s six cultural attractions last year – the
The city's historic Covered Market has become a 'ghost' of its former self and needs urgent help from the council to save its future, traders have warned. The market, opened in 1774, has recently lost a number of long-serving traders including
A WOMAN accused of neglecting her mentally ill mother until she died in squalor said she would have ‘never done anything to harm her’, a court heard.Taking the stand, Emma-Jane Kurtz, 41, clutched a rugby shaped stress ball as she told the court how her
