MP Tony Baldry has called on Cherwell District Council to appeal against a High Court decision over a planned asylum accommodation centre near Bicester. Mr Baldry wants the council to take the case to the Court of Appeal after Mr Justice Collins allowed
Councillor Don Seale, Oxfordshire County Council executive member for social and health care, replying to Margaret Coombs, states that "no cuts are planned" in social services spending and that spending is being increased (Oxford Mail, April 1). While
Oxfordshire's top referee Gareth Copsey has added Murrayfield to his list of venues as he heads towards the upper echelons of the game. The 35-year-old RAF Abingdon fireman took charge of the women's international between Scotland and France, which immediately
BIG-HITTER: Bicester's Dave Clayton (with ball) takes some stopping during their win over Henley in the Oxfordshire Veterans Cup finalPicture: Steve Wheeler Order No. 215817 Bicester won the Oxfordshire Veterans Cup for the first time when their pack
Ambitous Chinnor have linked up with Premiership club Saracens to provide a direct route for their youngsters into the professional game. And the first player to benefit is their outstanding young flanker Dave Seymour, who has already played five games
An immigration charity boss has cast doubt on whether an asylum accommodation centre would ever be built on the outskirts of Bicester. Keith Best, chief executive of the Immigration Advisory Service, claims the Treasury will not foot the bill for the
Three Witney Roadrunner juniors came away with medals from the Basingstoke Open meeting. Lewis Warren set a personal best in the under 15 long jump, his leap of 5.56m bringing him gold. Warren also won silver medals in both the 100m and 200m with times
For the third year in succession, Woodstock Harriers have qualified for the finals of the National 12-Stage Road Relays at Sutton Park, Birmingham. In the qualifying round at Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, Harriers came 24th from 58 starting teams. The relays
Home runner Jason Cooke was the best of the Oxfordshire runners in Sunday's White Horse Half Marathon, which saw a record field of nearly 500 competitors. Jason CookeThe White Horse Harrier came home in second place in a time of 1hr 15mins 48secs, more
Dorking 2, Abingdon T 1: Abingdon Town slipped to their second successive defeat, away to Ryman Division 2 title-chasers Dorking on Tuesday night. Town were two goals down in 20 minutes, and it would have been worse had not keeper Chris Brain made four
Shops, a cinema, open space, housing, a hotel and offices are all under consideration for the redevelopment of Witney's prime town centre site, the former town football club at Marriotts Close. West Oxfordshire District Council planners have drawn up
The report on future housing needs in Oxford makes grim reading. We have always known that the city has a severe shortage of homes, but if anything, the position is worse than feared. The Housing Requirement Survey suggests that Oxford needs 1,700 new
Green Party councillors in Oxford claim there are three times more bikes in the city than places for them to be parked safely. Cllr Craig Simmons St Clement's ward city councillor Claire Palmer accused the county council of wasting £240,000 on benches
Youths riding around a field on a moped may have been responsible for killing a cow by harassing it into a ditch. Christopher Beckwith and Andrew Collinswood with the body of the cow The animal became stranded in a ditch in a field in Kennington, off
A man held his hand over a busker's mouth and another attacked him while a female accomplice stole his cash, a court heard. Heroin addict Nigel Carter, 37, who attacked Philip Fairweather, was jailed for nine months at Oxford Crown Court on Tuesday after
A midwife who delivered two of her own grandchildren has retired after a career spanning more than 40 years. Marion Woodward Marion Woodward, 64, has delivered hundreds of babies in Oxfordshire, some of whom have grown up and had their own children. But
County council leader Keith Mitchell and senior executive member Don Seale yesterday survived demands for their resignation. The call for Mr Mitchell to step down came from Labour group leader Liz Brighouse during exchanges at Oxfordshire County Council's
Skipper Andy Crosby says that Oxford United's players must do everything they can to prevent a repeat of last season after they fell to a 3-1 defeat at promotion rivals Mansfield. Keeper Kevin Pilkington gathers as Mark Rawle flies in The U's are now
Commercial director Nigel Eggleton asks that passengers get in touch with the Oxford Bus Company with queries or complaints (Oxford Mail, April 1). There are some bus drivers who, by association, tarnish the reputation of the rest. The problem is, of
Oxford needs to build 17,000 new affordable homes in the next 10 years to keep up with demand, warns a new report. The city council plans just 380 a year. The Housing Requirement study surveyed 17 towns and cities in the south east and found Oxford was
Shops, a cinema, open space, housing, a hotel and offices are all under consideration for the redevelopment of Witney's prime town centre site, the former town football club at Marriotts Close. West Oxfordshire District Council planners have drawn up
Oxford Silver Machine's top rider Greg Hancock is out of Wednesday's Knockout Cup second leg at Arena Essex. Tough rival: Mark Loram The American ace crashed heavily during Monday's 50-45 win over Ipswich in the Elite League at Sandy Lane, just one of
A Banbury woman jailed twice for allowing her daughter to play truant said she would go to school with her to stop it happening again. Patricia Amos, 45, was released from a 28-day prison sentence imposed last month. She denounced her sentence as "hypocritical
Gary Chapman smashed a four-timer as Donnington Old Boys lifted the Doug Hobbs Cup with a 6-3 victory over Division 1 rivals Real Islip at Rover Cowley. After an even first half, the more experienced Old Boys team came good in the second, with Chapman
John Curtis hit a four-timer as Brize Norton kept alive their Premier Division title hopes with a 6-3 win over championship rivals Adlestrop. Curtis hit Brize's only goal of the first period as they went into half-time level at 1-1. But after the break
A man who collapsed and died as he was returning a hire car yesterday has been named as Robin Cowlishaw, 64, of Plane Tree Way, Woodstock. He was a co-founder and company secretary of health and safety consultancy Meridian Safety, of Broadway, Didcot.
Two groups of travellers have moved off a site in Oxford after being told to leave by police, but it is thought they will set up a new camp in the area. About four weeks ago travellers took over a former oil depot at the bottom of Railway Lane, Littlemore
Oxfordshire MPs David Cameron and Boris Johnson and Euro MP James Elles are joining forces to launch a campaign to save the European School at Culham, near Abingdon. The European Commission has been studying the future of 12 European schools and may withdraw
The Royal Mail boss at the centre of the Oxford postal dispute remains defiant and unrepentant about the company's actions. Area general manager Michael Stockdale told the Oxford Mail that it was impossible to carry out a proper investigation into the
