CAMERON Norman struck a stoppage-time penalty to give Oxford United a 3-2 victory in a pre-season friendly at Hungerford Town. The full back was brought down for the spot kick and despatched it to give Karl Robinson’s side their sixth win in seven
THE PEOPLE of West Oxfordshire came out in force to pay their respects to a Second World War veteran today. St Mary’s Church, Witney, hosted the funeral of Patrick Churchill, who was one of the first to storm the Normandy beaches on D-Day. The
AN HMP Bullingdon prison guard was left permanently scarred after an inmate poured boiling water over him during a row in his cell. Daniel Beckford, of Bodley Manor Way, London, was set to stand trial for the single count of assault occasioning
AFAMILY-OWNED chain of shops has said a £400,000 redevelopment of the Witney store it bought in 1976 is a ‘show of commitment’ to the area. Fraser’s Retail refurbished its Cannon Pool store on Hailey Road last month, adding a range of products
OXFORD United’s firepower has increased with the signing of Jamie Mackie on a two-year deal. The striker underwent a medical earlier today, before putting pen to paper on the contract this afternoon. It ends United’s long pursuit of the 32-
DOUBT has been cast on Ed Vaizey's claim that the campaign to reopen Grove railway station could be nearing its conclusion. The Wantage MP claimed this month that a train station at Grove was becoming a ‘considerably more positive prospect’.
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to prevent a music academy from losing its home have stepped up efforts to make the building a community asset. Fundraising group #SaveTheRockBarn is battling to prevent The Rock Barn in Witney Market Square from being demolished
WORK to extend Seacourt Park and Ride into the floodplain will begin next month and could take about nine months to complete. The controversial project to create a further 685 spaces in the facility off Botley Road was approved at the end last
SEVERAL dogs have been seized in the Didcot area after people were bitten by the animals. PC Beverley Kaur, in an update to residents, said police had been receiving a number of complaints about dog bites. She said a 'couple' of dogs had been
THE 'Oxlympics' sporting challenge for local businesses has been won by Oxford Bus Company. Oxfordshire High Sheriff Richard Venables devised the event to encourage local workforces to improve their health and wellbeing. The series of events
A TWO-MONTH murder trial into the killing of Christopher Lemonius has reached its final stages. Prosecutor Stuart Trimmer QC yesterday began delivering his closing speech, summing up the Crown Prosecution Service’s case in front of a jury at Oxford
POLICE took to the A34 in an unmarked heavy goods vehicle to catch out distracted drivers. Officers in Thames Valley Police’s shared roads policing unit were on the road around the border between South Oxfordshire and Berkshire today as part of
A BLOOMING display of support has gone out in Bicester to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War. A number of floral displays will pop up across the town as part of the annual Bicester in Bloom event. This year's event is themed
OXFORD’S Central Neighbourhood police team is inviting local residents to a ‘Have Your Say’ meeting between next month. The latest session, held at the Jericho Community Centre, will cover anti-social behaviour around Mount Place. It will takes
ABINGDON and Witney College has announced it is planning to merge with Northamptonshire's Moulton College. Barry Jenner, chair of governors for the Oxfordshire higher education institution, which has 2,000 full time and 10,000 part time students
BUS drivers in the county have beaten 18 other areas for the outstanding quality of their driving. Stagecoach in Oxfordshire has been given the Christopher Ball Memorial Award for the fourth consecutive year. The award ceremony is held in memory
HUNDREDS of metres of open green space near Bicester devastated after a fire tore through the countryside. The flames took hold of a field in Caversfield on Thursday about 5pm. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service said the fire was believed
A SCHOOL in Oxford is in the running to win a new playground made entirely from recycled plastic. John Henry Newman Academy in Littlemore is competing against more than 30 other schools across the country, to receive a new play area made from 900kg
A THUG walking down the street with a baby brutally attacked a man after hurling racist abuse. The victim, a 35-year-old man, was walking on the footpath through Bury Knowle Park, Headington, on Saturday. He was then confronted by a man and
OXFORD United have been drawn with Fulham Under 21s in the Checkatrade Trophy group stage. The EFL announced last Friday that Karl Robinson's side were placed alongside Northampton Town and Wycombe Wanderers in Southern Group F. United, beaten
FIRST Responders in southern Oxfordshire have been given £2,000 by local Freemasons. The Freemasons of Wantage held their 15th Burn's Night event earlier this year in the Masonic hall to fundraised for the charity. Money went to a central fund
A CHURCH project that has been helping schools in south Oxfordshire for almost a decade has won a national prize. TrinityLearning, based in Abingdon, was chosen for a United Reformed Church Community Project Award at a ceremony in Nottingham on
AN ALL-FEMALE acapella group from Oxford has booked its place at Edinburgh Fringe Festival next month but the singers need funding to get there. The Oxford Belles - made up of students from Oxford University and Oxford Brookes - want to mark the
IT is now less than nine months until the UK withdraws its membership from the EU, and – although confirmation on the Government’s ‘direction of travel’ and position is still to be finalised – as an economy, Oxfordshire has lots of positives to shout
There are traditional and common paths into certain careers and then there are the rather more unusual journeys taken in people’s employment history. Emilie Ressot’s story puts her firmly in the second category. When it comes to qualifying as
IVO Pekalski has left Oxford United to rejoin Halmstads on loan for the rest of the season. The agreement runs until November, when the Allsvenskan campaign ends. It ends, temporarily at least, an unhappy spell in England for the 27-year-old
OXFORD’S seedy underbelly is to feature in a new graphic novel aimed at highlighting the problem of alcoholism and addiction. Tales of an Alcoholic: The Unsolved Casebook of Detective Chief Inspector Sauce features the character who, according
A NATIONAL Lottery grant of £1m has been made to The Story Museum in Oxford so the second chapter of its growth as a venue can unfold. The Pembroke Street attraction first opened to the public in 2014 and brings in thousands of visitors every year
AN OXFORDSHIRE river has been subject to a big clean up to improve the nearby habitats. The project, 'Restoration at Pudlicote' was run by conservation charity Wildlife Oxfordshire who secured funding for the project in 2016. Pudlicote lies across
AN APPEAL to collect shoes for people in South Africa has been 'overwhelmed' with donations after receiving triple the number of pairs expected. Richard Bodkin, a scientist based on the Harwell Campus, put a call out for colleagues to donate shoes
CHORAL singers from China will perform at an Abingdon church this summer. St Helen's Church will host the choir of St Philip's Church, Hong Kong, and they will give a concert of English and Chinese Christian music. It will take place on Friday
A FOOD, folk and farming festival in Oxfordshire welcomed 'record numbers' last weekend. HanFEST in Hanwell, near Banbury welcomed guests from across the county to enjoy local produce, take part in archery and listen to live folk music on stage.
OXFORD residents are invited to attend Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group’s board meeting on Thursday, July 26 at Henley Town Hall from 9am until 12.45pm. The public can submit questions in advance at least 48-hours before the meeting to oxon.gpc
THE Horton Treatment Centre in Banbury has launched a new campaign encouraging staff to challenge colleagues and managers who may be putting patients at risk with their behaviour. Ramsay Health Care UK, who run the hospital in Oxford Rd, says the
EYNSHAM youth club reopened in February 1971 after a £2,500 revamp funded by Oxfordshire County Council. Pictured are committee members Elaine Wickson and Cliff Brown chatting about records on the opening day. Improvements at the club, near the
OXFORDSHIRE'S Morrisons stores are to introduce a quiet hour for customers who would value shopping in a calmer environment. Designed to help customers who struggle with the loudness associated with supermarket shopping, the initiative will run
ACADEMIC Professor Patricia Fara will host a talk on the impact of the First World War at a time when some women were given the right to vote. The professor will give the talk 'A Lab of One’s Own: Science and Suffrage in the First World War' at
AN EXPENSIVE watch was snatched from a Covered Market jeweller by a 'customer' and two accomplices. The daylight theft saw a topless man steal a Rolex watch from John Gowing Jewellers in Oxford city centre, as another man opened the shop door and
PLANS to launch the first rockets into space from the UK could provide a big boost for Oxfordshire. Sutherland on the northern coast of Scotland was announced yesterday as the site of the UK’s first ‘spaceport’, capable of launching rockets vertically
RESIDENTS on a West Oxfordshire street will be banned from parking outside their own homes unless an ‘atrocious’ parking decision is reversed. Earlier this month, homeowners on Nine Acres Lane, Charlbury, awoke to a notice from Network Rail saying
PUPILS and artists have clubbed together in a bid to spruce up a ‘glum and gloomy’ Oxford underpass. The project saw youngsters from St Nicholas Primary School team up with two local artists, Miranda Carnegie and Francesca Shakespeare, to give
WITH blooming flowers and golden skies, Becca Collacott's river image captures an idyllic slice of Oxfordshire's waterways. As the sun sets on the Thames the pale yellow orb can be seen reflected in the peaceful waters below, with the whole snap
FOUR wickets apiece for Adam Spears and Adam Webb helped Didcot to a seven-wicket victory at Sandford St Martin in Division 2 of the Cherwell League. The result leaves the hosts rooted to the foot of the table, still without a win, while Didcot
OXFORD United’s bid to bring safe standing to the Kassam Stadium has taken a step forward. The club’s ‘Ox-Rails’ system was put to the test under scrutiny of engineers, brought in to see if the idea could be supported practically. United would
FOUR wickets apiece for Adam Spears and Adam Webb helped Didcot to a seven-wicket victory at Sandford St Martin in Division 2 of the Cherwell League. The result leaves the hosts rooted to the foot of the table, still without a win, while Didcot
A GREEN Party MEP has delivered another broadside to the Government over the potential £3bn Oxford-Cambridge expressway. Keith Taylor visited Oxfordshire yesterday to meet campaigners and groups opposed to the expressway, which will cut across swathes
IT WAS bought after an unlikely wartime romance more than six decades ago. Now an un-restored Beetle, still in immaculate condition, is cementing its place in history as part of a new book. For current owner John Spong, the treasured car has
WITNEY Swifts are now hot favourites for the OCA League Division 1 title after they beat second-placed Wolvercote by five wickets to stretch their lead. Wolvercote were bowled out for 179 as Tom Stewart-Liberty hit 88 and Red Pratley took 3-51.
WITNEY Swifts are now hot favourites for the OCA League Division 1 title after they beat second-placed Wolvercote by five wickets to stretch their lead. Wolvercote were bowled out for 179 as Tom Stewart-Liberty hit 88 and Red Pratley took 3-51.
MANAGERS at Hinksey pool have defended a controversial system of allowing children in the pool for 15 minutes at a time. Parents criticised the arrangement put in place this weekend as the hot weather made it one of the busiest of the year.
THE lift of an £1,000-a-week Oxford care home has now been broken for more than three weeks, continuing to leave upstairs patients ‘stranded’. Earlier this week the Oxford Mail reported on the broken lift at Headington Care Home, which relatives
OLIVER and Will Fletcher enjoyed a successful European Championships with both riders returning home to Faringdon with medals. Oliver Fletcher, 15, came home with silvers in the junior team and individual competitions in Fontainebleau, France.
ACTOR Shaun Evans, who plays a young Inspector Morse in ITV’s Endeavour, was spotted showing off a moustache during filming in Oxford. He was among cast and crew seen in Radcliffe Square, where filming began for a sixth series of the detective drama
JON Obika is ready to challenge Oxford United’s imminent new signings for a place up front after finding a new level of fitness in pre-season. The striker made it six goals in four friendly games as Aldershot Town were beaten 3-0 last night.
HOSPITAL managers will be forced to swap their suits for scrubs this summer as Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) desperately tries to fill front-line midwifery roles. Amid an ongoing NHS retention and recruitment crisis, the
