The Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has been charged with assaulting a former girlfriend, it has been reported by Australian media. Sky News reported that the charge refers to an alleged assault of a former girlfriend that happened in December
BIG budgets will not guarantee promotion from Sky Bet League One this season, warns Karl Robinson. The Oxford United head coach has more to spend for 2022/23 and saw a bid accepted for an overseas transfer target last week. It is hoped the deal
More than 200,000 new cannabis users are expected to take up the habit in Thames Valley if the Class B drug is legalised, new figures have revealed. The research has revealed Thames Valley is one of the top five places in the country where people
A MAN has been left with bruised hips and hands after chasing a delivery driver who drove off with his new fridge. Guy Thompson, 60, fell when chasing an LG delivery driver who left his house without installing his new fridge from John Lewis due
A group of visual arts and design students took part in an project to upcycle and market a range of clothes for Oxfam. The 23 students from City of Oxford College completed the sustainability project as part of their work experience with the Oxfam
A former marine biologist, artist, paediatric nurse and headteacher are just some of the newly ordained deacons who will serve Oxford. The Bishop of Oxford, the Rt Rev Dr Steven Croft, ordained 32 deacons on Saturday (July 2) in three services
New research has revealed hundreds of thousands people could start using cannabis in Thames Valley, if the drug is legalised. Figures from the Civitas think tank show that 205,769 people could pick a joint up for the first time in the area, if
A VAN which looked like it had been set on fire near a popular swimming spot is at the centre of the latest crime puzzling police. On Saturday, a cordon taped off the riverside verge at Cheese Wharf in Buscot near Faringdon, which is just off the
A NEW pandemic research institute launched today at the University of Oxford. The Pandemic Sciences Institute has been set up to prepare and counter future pandemic threats to come after covid. Bringing together academia, industry and public
The trial of a man accused of blackmailing an Oxford gene and cell therapy company for £300,000 worth of Bitcoin has been delayed. Ashley Liles, of Fleetwood, Hertfordshire, is charged with unauthorised computer access with intent to commit an
NANA Owusu will line-up against Oxford City next season after joining Dulwich Hamlet. The 26-year-old arrives at the Vanarama National League South club after three seasons at Court Place Farm. Owusu was City’s top-scorer in 2019/20 after joining
A LORRY was stopped by police for being too heavy. Officers from Thames Valley Police spotted the blue truck on Spring Road in Abingdon yesterday afternoon. Pictures taken by officers at the scene show the lorry carrying lots of heavy broken
Drivers in and around Oxford will have four National Highways road closures to watch out for this week. But motorists will be able to take some solace in the fact that all of them are only expected to cause slight delays, of under 10 minutes.
11:31am Traffic update ✔️✔️ Traffic is back to normal on the A40 Northern Bypass heading Westbound this morning from
EUROPE’S most powerful electric vehicle charging hub has officially opened in Oxford. Pivot Power said the £41m energy hub at a Redbridge Park and Ride has room to charge 42 electric cars at once and can recharge a car in 20 minutes. There’
JORDAN Flynn was moments away from a second consecutive TKO as he beat Jahfieus Fahre at York Hall. The Cowley boxer had to settle for a points victory at the iconic venue as he extended his professional record to 6-0. Flynn was pleased with
Over 300 stone sculptures are dotted between hedges and under trees, beside the pool, lake, the lush Windrush meadows and the interior of an Oxfordshire manor house for a midsummer exhibition. Some 39 artists have their works dotted around the
Here we feature photos from the Oxford Mail archive from 1994. It was the year when protesters demonstrated against Campsfield House detention centre, near Kidlington, and Icolyn ‘Ma’ Smith was cooking up dishes for the homeless in Oxford.
A DAD has completed an epic running challenge to raise vital funds and awareness in honour of son who has a rare, life-limiting condition Brett Parson, 48, from Wallingford, ran four miles, every four hours, for 48 hours, clocking up an ultra-distance
A trial was kicked into the long grass as the barrister strike entered its second week. The defendant, who is accused of assaulting in Chipping Norton last October, was due to be tried at Oxford Crown Court this week. But he appeared before
A COMMUNITY is calling for its village to be saved from perceived overdevelopment in the area. Protestors in the Marston locality joined forces at the weekend, raising concerns over road safety and flooding. More than 200 homes have already
An Oxford street has been named one of the most beautiful in the UK, new research has revealed. The research was conducted by GetAgent and used eye-tracking software to determine which streets were most visually appealing to the human eye A
For some it was serious, competitive sport, for others it was simply a day to enjoy yourself. Sports events run by schools throughout the county featured prominently in the sports pages of the Oxford Mail. Young athletes, often watched by their
PRIVATISATION of NHS services has led to a decline in the quality of healthcare and increased rates of deaths from treatable causes, according to Oxford researchers. A study published in The Lancet Public Health journal examined the impact of the
CELEBRITY fitness guru Joe Wicks is to tour the country in a Mini, to encourage people to live a healthier life. Mr Wicks is taking ‘PE With Joe’ on the road for the second year running, with the help of Oxford’s very own Mini Plant. His seven-stop
Oxford Bus Company is launching its annual Brand the Bus! 2023 competition for a local charity or good cause to have its branding on a double decker. And to make the giving back competition more accessible to good causes it has changed the format
OXFORD United are hoping for more bumper crowds at the Kassam Stadium after season ticket sales reached a significant milestone. The U’s have passed their 2021/22 tally of just under 4,700 with the Sky Bet League One campaign still more than three
The number of micropubs across Oxfordshire will continue to grow, according to a real ale campaigner. Dave Richardson, of the Oxford branch of real ale group CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale), said nationwide the number of micropubs is growing steadily
THE second stage of repairs scheduled for a medieval castle could start at the end of this month. Historic England are due to release the rest of the £283,200 grant awarded to Wallingford Castle last year after it was deemed the site was “vulnerable
A man absconded from mental health support workers, went on a drugs binge then attacked a pensioner at a Cowley cash point. Mark Baxter, 39, punched the woman, who was in her 70s, in the face as she waited outside the Lloyds bank in Crowell Road
MEMBERS of the House of Lords visited court in Oxford on Monday. The peers were at the St Aldates courthouse as part of a parliamentary review of the 2014 law that governs everything from adoption to how cases work in the family courts. Crossbench
A school has officially broken ground for its new English building. Lord Williams’s School, in Oxford Road, Thame, held the ground breaking ceremony for the new English teaching building last Wednesday (June 29). The new building has been designed
BEESLEY Muriel Winifred (Nee Bull) Passed away peacefully in her sleep on 26th June 2022 aged 95 years. Much loved Mum, Grandmother and Great Grandmother. Funeral Service to take place at St Johns Chapel, Oxford Crematorium on Tuesday 19th July 2022 at
RODGERS Raymond Ray passed away peacefully on June 29th in Yarnton Care Home aged 95 years. Sadly missed by all the family x
WAITE Matthew No happy returns, only loving memories for your 45th birthday May the winds of love blow softly and whisper in your ear, That all of us who loved you, still wish that you were here. Forever in our thoughts, always in our hearts. You'll Never
