Former Conservative Cabinet minister Jonathan Aitken is to mark the opening of a new church centre by discussing his downfall. Former warehouses on the Osney Mead industrial estate in west Oxford are being converted into The King's Centre, headquarters
A writ has been served on Oxford United over the non-payment of almost £500,000. The football club was due to pay the city council an instalment of £494,000 on January 4, as part of the deal struck over the Kassam Stadium, but the money has not been paid
Four Oxford United hooligans face jail or a hefty fine after they failed to heed a World Cup ban by handing over their passports. Twelve United supporters are subject to football banning orders, which mean they cannot travel abroad during the World Cup
Ruth Brown Former Witney town councillor Ruth Brown, sister of the man who engineered the first test tube baby, has died aged 79. Ruth Brown She was born and bred in Witney, one of 11 children to the town's former registrar, Harry Steptoe. She lived in
Jean Milford Jean Milford, who was born and grew up in Didcot, has died in Devon, aged 89. She was the younger sister of Muriel Cullen, an organist and choirmaster at Didcot and East Hagbourne, who died three weeks ago. Their late father was a railway
Tony Stevens A lorry enthusiast died suddenly next to his favourite truck, according to one of his closest friends. Tony Stevens, 58, of Hawkins Way, Wootton, near Abingdon, was an Eddie Stobart lorry spotter, and travelled around the UK on the look out
Herbert Green THE funeral of a former Didcot and Wallingford railwayman, Herbert 'Jack' Green, has taken place. Mr Green, of Lime Kiln Cottages, Old Burghclere, near Newbury, died at North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke, aged 87. He was a frequent contributor
Peter Cunningham Firefighters from Watlington will carry the coffin of a former colleague who died after a car crash last Monday. Peter Cunningham, 56, died after the van he was driving was in collision with a bus on Firebrass Hill, Ewelme, near Wallingford
A scheme to modernise Eynsham's ancient Market Square is going ahead, despite a protest petition. Work has now started on digging up the Tarmac and repaving the Square in York stone. Black bollards will also be installed. The work should be finished by
Thame's new mayor has no doubt what will be the highlight of his year -- the opening of the swimming pool in October. Mike Welply said: "Thame has waited more than 80 years for this pool and I'm looking forward to being at the official opening. "It will
SEAMER Ali Malik returned impressive figures of 8-50 to set up Oxford & Horspath 2nd for a five-wicket win over Abingdon Vale. Ali's super 20-over spell skittled Abingdon for 111 in 40 overs, despite the best efforts of Ben Humpage (34) and Paul Lemon
A bogus caller stole an 85-year-old man's wallet after he let her into his home at the Oval in Rose Hill, Oxford, believing she was a carer. The thief was a white woman, 25-30 years old, about 6ft tall, very slim with medium-length dark hair. She left
A teenager was assaulted by a heavily-tattooed man wielding a weapon. The 16-year-old was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, after suffering cuts to his ears and face. He has since been discharged. The attack took place just after 7.45pm on
More than 100 people turned out to enjoy games, stalls and displays at an Oxford neighbourhood fun day on Sunday. Tayyab Sabir, seven, gets his face painted at the fun day Revellers enjoyed the weekend sunshine at the Rose Hill Family Fun Day, held at
Thame's new mayor has no doubt what will be the highlight of his year -- the opening of the swimming pool in October. Mike Welply said: "Thame has waited more than 80 years for this pool and I'm looking forward to being at the official opening. "It will
Brian Hodgson, leader of the Labour group on Oxfordshire County Council, joined former Cabinet minister Tony Benn and CND's Bruce Kent in speaking at the annual Levellers' Day event in Burford. About 600 trade unionists, socialists, and peace campaigners
Banbury Rugby Club's recreation ground and stadium has gone up for sale after the Charity Commission ruled that its owners had mis-spent £1.7m. John Ariel, of accountants Bakey Tilley, receiver and manager of the Charity for a Recreation Ground for Banbury
A RAPID transport scheme designed to speed commuters to Oxford city centre has taken a major step forward. Former city centre manage Marcus Lapthorn has been recruited to lead the project team aiming to set up a £30m guided expressway system. The Guided
A young Didcot violinist has won a prestigious music competition. Julie Macrae Julie Macrae, 18, of Didcot Sixth Forms, who has been playing for 10 years, won the Frances Kitching Trust Award as well as a silver bowl and £300 towards the cost of a new
Work to help disruptive pupils return to school has been given a helping hand with the rebuilding of a centre for emotionally-disturbed children. Nick Butterworth with, from top, pupils Kerry, Annie and Ashley For 54 years, the Mulberry Bush School, in
A bogus caller stole an 85-year-old man's wallet after he let her into his home at the Oval in Rose Hill, Oxford, believing she was a carer. The thief was a white woman, 25-30 years old, about 6ft tall, very slim with medium-length dark hair. She left
Final preparations are being made for parties across Oxfordshire as the county looks set to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee in style. Juggler Nigel Roder entertains the party-goers Events include a black tie function at Brookes Restaurant in Oxford
More than 100 people turned out to enjoy games, stalls and displays at an Oxford neighbourhood fun day on Sunday. Tayyab Sabir, seven, gets his face painted at the fun day Revellers enjoyed the weekend sunshine at the Rose Hill Family Fun Day, held at
A scheme to modernise Eynsham's ancient Market Square is going ahead, despite a protest petition. Work has now started on digging up the Tarmac and repaving the Square in York stone. Black bollards will also be installed. The work should be finished by
Detectives believe an attempted arson attack in Oxford may be linked to a string of similar incidents two months ago. A liquid, thought to be petrol, was poured through the letterbox of a house at 11.20pm on Friday, May 17, but the fuel did not catch
The new Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police will visit St Aldate's police station in Oxford on May 22. Peter Neyroud will spend the afternoon in Oxford, being given a tour of the police station and on patrol with the city centre unit. Mr Neyroud will
A scheme to convert Milham Ford School in Oxford into a housing development is being recommended for approval on Tuesday, May 21. This summer, the city's only state girls' school will leave its premises in Harberton Mead, Marston, to share Oxford School's
Joey Beauchamp could be granted a money-spinning testimonial at The Kassam Stadium if he is forced to retire from football through injury. The 31-year-old midfielder has been talking to family and friends about his best options after seeing a specialist
Challow & Childrey slumped to an amazing 5-4 before crashing to a 19-run defeat against Aston Rowant in a dramatic low-scoring encounter, writes Peter Fenn. Challow looked to have the upper hand after Rowant were skittled out for 107 by the pace of
Lukas Dryml recovered from two early falls to score three straight victories, as Oxford Cheetahs narrowly lost their rain-shortened Elite League B fixture at Belle Vue last night, writes Leon Hill. Dryml's first misadventure came in the first heat as
Schoolchildren are being asked to help organise the Banbury Show by designing a poster and naming the show's mascot. Primary school pupils in the town can name the character in the show's logo, and secondary school students can draw a poster to publicise
David Eachus David Eachus, who dedicated many years to promoting the interests of police officers in Oxfordshire, has died aged 70. He joined Oxford County Police in 1953 and, later, Oxford City Police, which became part of Thames Valley Police. He rose
Dr David Wing Colleagues have paid tribute to academic Dr David Wing who died, aged 59, suddenly at work in Oxford University's department of biochemistry. Dr Wing joined the Glycobiology Institute in 1985, where his research centred on the brain and
Colourful woollen blankets knitted by a woman with Down's Syndrome are to be sent to Afghanistan to help the relief effort. Bill Holland and daughter Lorna Lorna Holland, 52, prepared more than 100 knitted squares which were then sewn together by members
A vandal shattered a window moments before the annual town meeting at Chipping Norton started. Whoever damaged the town hall window may have used a catapult, according to the council's clerk, Michael Fletcher. Police are investigating. One councillor,
Brian Hodgson, leader of the Labour group on Oxfordshire County Council, joined former Cabinet minister Tony Benn and CND's Bruce Kent in speaking at the annual Levellers' Day event in Burford. About 600 trade unionists, socialists, and peace campaigners
Work to help disruptive pupils return to school has been given a helping hand with the rebuilding of a centre for emotionally-disturbed children. Nick Butterworth with, from top, pupils Kerry, Annie and Ashley For 54 years, the Mulberry Bush School, in
Witney captured the Totector Trophy after a closely fought contest at Wellingborough on Saturday. Witney were involved in some thrilling races, especially with the Bedford club, Modernians, but their consistency won the day. Highlights included Clare
Carterton Town have appointed former Oxford United midfielder Paul Berry as their new manager, following the resignation of Andy Slater. Berry moves into the Kilkenny Lane hot-seat, along with former Witney Town and Carterton player Terry Merriman. Berry
Banbury brothers Adam and Jamie Derbyshire stepped up their bid for the Radical Enduro Sportscar Championship with a sensational win at Spa Francorchamps in Belgium. The result puts the duo just two points behind championship leaders Shaun Balfe and Nigel
North Leigh chairman Pete King has vowed to do all he can to ensure the west Oxfordshire club can progress up the non-League pyramid, after his side won the Hellenic League championship. Speaking at the club's end-of-season awards ceremony, King explained
Formula 1 heads for its most glamorous location on Sunday - the Monaco Grand Prix - but the drivers are not looking forward to it. Grove-based BMW-Williams driver Ralf Schumacher said he once remembered someone saying that racing an F1 car around the
Final preparations are being made for parties across Oxfordshire as the county looks set to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee in style. Events include a black tie function at Brookes Restaurant in Oxford Brookes University on Thursday, May 30 at 7pm
OXFORD Mail journalist Reg Little was highly commended at the BT South East and Eastern Media Awards, at the Tate Modern in London. Mr Little was runner up in the Business/e-commerce category for features on the launch of the Mini at Cowley, industrial
A vandal shattered a window moments before the annual town meeting at Chipping Norton started. Whoever damaged the town hall window may have used a catapult, according to the council's clerk, Michael Fletcher. Police are investigating. One councillor,
Preparations for the Golden Jubilee are in full swing at Upper Heyford. At a public meeting residents from Upper Heyford village and Heyford Park, the former US Air Force base, gave the thumbs up to plans for a children's party and a party for the over
A team of walkers will take part in a 100km cross-country challenge to raise money for the Gurkhas. Penny Bassett, and her husband, Tim Lee, from Iffley Road, Oxford, and their friend Steve Williams, from Botley, are training for one of the country's
People in Oxford got a taste of Anglo-Saxon life at the Museum of Oxford on Saturday. Mrs Christian, centre, with Theodora Boorman as an Anglo Saxon, and Pete Parsons as a Royalist musketeer Museum staff and volunteers dressed in period costume and people
CITY councillor Daniel Paskins is taking a break from council agendas -- to sit the final exams for his Oxford University history degree. Mr Paskins, who won a Labour seat in the new Lye Valley ward on May 2, sits the first of six three-hour exam papers
Student Ruth Macdonald has gone public with her graduation project. Ruth Macdonald with some of her work Ruth is in the final year of a BA Fine Art course at the Oxfordshire School of Art and Design in Banbury. Her work involves CCTV coverage and how
Schoolchildren are being asked to help organise the Banbury Show by designing a poster and naming the show's mascot. Primary school pupils in the town can name the character in the show's logo, and secondary school students can draw a poster to publicise
Banbury Rugby Club's recreation ground and stadium has gone up for sale after the Charity Commission ruled that its owners had mis-spent £1.7m. John Ariel, of accountants Bakey Tilley, receiver and manager of the Charity for a Recreation Ground for Banbury
A new treatment for cancer has produced favourable results in its first trials on patients. British Biotech, of Cowley, studied data from 23 people who used medication designed to selectively kill small lung cancer cells. Doctors found that tumours were
Palm trees could be sprouting in gardens throughout Oxfordshire, thanks to an enterprising new firm. Joe Devlin Brothers Simon and Mark Walker and Joe Devlin set up Continental Plants to import ready-potted plants from Tuscany in Italy because they believe
The head of Business Link has revealed it has helped thousands of firms since its revamp last year. Chairman Alex Pratt said about 7,000 firms had been assisted in the area it covers, which includes Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire. The
The chairman of a pub chain has denied speculation the company could launch a takeover bid for Oxfordshire brewer Brakspear. Michael Davies, chairman of JT Davies, which owns about 60 pubs, confirmed the company has increased its stake in the Henley-based
Greenpeace demonstrators have targeted Esso garages in Banbury as part of a countrywide protest against global warning. They staged protests at Bodicote and Ermont Way on Saturday, May 18, in a "day of action" organised by Greenpeace and Friends of the
Student Ruth Macdonald has gone public with her graduation project. Ruth Macdonald with some of her work Ruth is in the final year of a BA Fine Art course at the Oxfordshire School of Art and Design in Banbury. Her work involves CCTV coverage and how
Dedicated minor injury units (MIUs) could be introduced in Oxfordshire as part of a project to modernise community hospitals. Health workers were attending a conference on Tuesday, May 21, to discuss plans for the county's community hospitals. The move
Colourful woollen blankets knitted by a woman with Down's Syndrome are to be sent to Afghanistan to help the relief effort. Bill Holland and daughter Lorna Lorna Holland, 52, prepared more than 100 knitted squares which were then sewn together by members
Schoolchildren are being asked to help organise the Banbury Show by designing a poster and naming the show's mascot. Primary school pupils in the town can name the character in the show's logo, and secondary school students can draw a poster to publicise
A young Didcot violinist has won a prestigious music competition. Julie Macrae Julie Macrae, 18, of Didcot Sixth Forms, who has been playing for 10 years, won the Frances Kitching Trust Award as well as a silver bowl and £300 towards the cost of a new
People in Oxford got a taste of Anglo-Saxon life at the Museum of Oxford on Saturday. Mrs Christian, centre, with Theodora Boorman as an Anglo Saxon, and Pete Parsons as a Royalist musketeer Museum staff and volunteers dressed in period costume and people
A former prison officer has been jailed for 10 years after being found guilty of raping a child. Steven Holt, 37, who formerly worked at Huntercombe Young Offenders' Institution, near Wallingford, and had served in the army, was jailed at Oxford Crown
CITY councillor Daniel Paskins is taking a break from council agendas -- to sit the final exams for his Oxford University history degree. Mr Paskins, who won a Labour seat in the new Lye Valley ward on May 2, sits the first of six three-hour exam papers
A scheme to convert Milham Ford School in Oxford into a housing development is being recommended for approval on Tuesday, May 21. This summer, the city's only state girls' school will leave its premises in Harberton Mead, Marston, to share Oxford School's
Student Ruth Macdonald has gone public with her graduation project. Ruth Macdonald with some of her work Ruth is in the final year of a BA Fine Art course at the Oxfordshire School of Art and Design in Banbury. Her work involves CCTV coverage and how
