I was interested to read Ken Hill's letter on smacking children (Oxford Mail, July 9). Sadly, I have none of my own, but in 1973, fostered two children short term. Out shopping, one of my charges broke free of my hand and ran across the road. Yes, I smacked
A popular headteacher leaving his job after nine years was given a surprise send-off yesterday (July 15). Peter Killick at the presentation An outdoor assembly was held at Ducklington Primary School in honour of Peter Killick, who was given presents and
Banbury United start their Southern League Premier League campaign at Bath City on August 14. Three days later, they face Stamford in their first home game. They will be expect a big gate on December 27 when they host local rivals Rugby United. The return
Richard Kelly plays his last game for five weeks as Bicester & North Oxford take on Challow and Childrey in Division 1 of The Oxford Times Cherwell League tomorrow. Kelly flies back to Australia to attend the wedding of his brother, and misses a big
Caroline Jones is confident that Oxfordshire can keep their tag as a yo-yo team, and bounce straight back into the top flight at County Week. Oxon's captain has seen her side jump backwards and forwards between Groups 1 and 2 for the last five years -
IC3 Home Counties Premier League: Oxford will be without all-rounder Ian Evans and opener Keith Mustow when they travel to Slough for tomorrow's Division 1 clash. Evans was struck on the helmet during Oxfordshire's victory over Herefordshire this week
A councillor's campaign to boost numbers on the Anthony Nolan bone marrow register is gaining momentum. Over the next few months, two more special clinics will be held in Bicester in a bid to get as many people as possible to join the national register
SATURDAY CRICKET IC3 HOME COUNTIES PREMIER LEAGUE Div 1: Finchampstead v Banbury, Henley v Potters Bar, Slough v Oxford. Div 2 West: Aston Rowant v Burnham, Gerrards Cross v Thame Tn. THE OXFORD TIMES CHERWELL LEAGUE Div 1: Challow & Childrey v Bicester
Police are urging more witnesses to come forward following an assault in which an 18-year-old was punched and kicked. On Thursday, July 1, the man was playing football with a group of friends outside Banbury Youth Centre when he was approached by a youth
A group of visitors from one of the poorest provinces in South Africa has come to Oxfordshire to learn how to develop tourism. The party of eight from the Eastern Cape has been visiting tourist hotspots in the county this week to get ideas about how to
Sir -- I was delighted to see you give space to county councillor Terry Joslin's proposal that we should look into a mini-tram system for Oxford (Oxford Mail, July 9). Trams, of various types, have proved to be a successful part of many integrated transport
We become immune to the charms of Oxford. It takes a visitor to perk you up, peel the scales off your eyes and make you realise what a wonderful city it is. Playing tour guide was the only reason I went to The Perch Inn in Binsey. It was either there
Council tax may be forced up by Government plans to increase public spending, Oxfordshire residents have been warned. County council Conservative leader Keith Mitchell said there was a "danger" that council tax will have to increase even further following
The scene is familiar in Oxford on a Friday or Saturday night. Anna Winstanley Ten thousand people, many of them staggering and shouting, spill onto the city's streets at about 11.30pm and head for taxi ranks, bus stops and food outlets. For other people
Geography teacher Robert Lilwall is preparing for a 20,000 mile around the world cycle journey crossing 20 countries to raise money for children at risk. Mr Lilwall, 27, who teaches at Larkmead School in Abingdon, will set off from his home in Lytton
Oxfordshire batsman Robbie Eason came in for special praise from skipper Keith Arnold after the county finally posted their first Minor Counties Championship victory for two years with a miraculous 34-run win over Hereford- shire. The 23-year-old Horspath
Meeting the writer and freelance journalist Diana Appleyard at her home in the Oxfordshire countryside, you get to see what "having it all" can actually mean. Diana Appleyard Diana lives with her family in a converted farmhouse surrounded by 20 acres
Oxford City are hoping to add former Aston Villa midfielder Garry Parker to their squad for their forthcoming Southern League Division 1 West campaign. The ex-Leicester man, 37, who is on trial at Court Place Farm, and who played Sunday League football
Spider-Man 2, which swoops into theaters today, not only meets our expectations, it leaps far beyond them. Spider-Man 2 Easily the film of the summer, Spidey's sensational sequel is also the best superhero movie in at least 15 years -- since Tim Burton's
Ipswich Witches 55, Oxford Silver Machine 38: Oxford were bewitched last night by Ipswich at Foxhall Heath where they were a shadow of the team who won there just a month ago. Ipswich drew first blood with a 4-2 heat advantage with Oxford's track specialist
Good Vibrations was composed by Brian Wilson while the rest of the Beach Boys were touring, and recorded with an army of Los Angeles session musicians. Pieced together over six months from more than 70 hours of recordings in three Californian studios,
There is no question that parts of Oxford can be intimidating late at night. When a senior police officer says that he feels uncomfortable and threatened while patrolling the city centre, the signs are worrying. The flashpoint comes when up to 10,000
There will be disruption to traffic in Didcot town centre for nearly two months while new traffic signals are installed. Roadworks are due to begin on Monday (July 19) at the junction of lower Broadway and High Street, where traffic lights are being installed
The father of a missing Oxford student has made an emotional appeal for him to get in touch. Fears are growing for the safety of Omar Zeidan, 19, right, a first-year history student at Oxford Brookes University, who has not been seen since July 5. He
An anti-erosion scheme installed by a rowing club on a stretch of the River Thames in Oxford has been welcomed by conservationists. Large sausage-shaped rolls made from coconut fibres and soil have been fitted to the riverbank near Donnington Bridge,
One of Sir Denis Thatcher's last wishes is likely to see an Oxfordshire village become an unlikely shrine to his wife, Lady Thatcher. While Oxford played a prominent part in the life of the Iron Lady, Denis Thatcher, who died in June last year, aged 88
An Oxford United commemorative plate has proved it's not only saucers that fly in mysterious circumstances. Pranksters at a pub stole the plate a year ago and sent it packing on a chartered flight to Spain. Since then landlord Peter Neal has been bombarded
Oxford's street wardens are being hailed as among the best in the country. The team of nine civilians, who have already been praised for cutting burglaries by almost a third in some areas of the city within the past year, will receive a Government award
Fundraisers collected about £2,000 a day for 10 months to help a charity appoint four new nurses for cancer patients in Oxfordshire. Staff at Macmillan Cancer Relief are celebrating after completing their £600,000 appeal in less than a year. It means
Graham Rix says he is not overly worried by the score when Chelsea visit the Kassam Stadium tomorrow - but he wants to make sure his new-look Oxford United team have taken his ideas on board. The Premiership giants are bringing a star-studded line-up
Councillor Mick McAndrews keeps saying how he supports building in the Green Belt to help the homeless. Could he tell your readers, out of the hundreds of houses built at Greater Leys, how many went to house homeless people in Oxford? I do not mean from
A parcel was left on my doorstep. It was supposed to be delivered, recorded and signed for. The sticker with the tracking number was torn off. I asked the sender to send the item recorded delivery, for which I paid, to stop it from being left on the doorstep
Sir -- No-one can deny that Oxford faces a serious housing problem. Therefore, I am startled to read that Councillor Jean Fooks, among others, has come out shooting from the hip against any infringement of the Green Belt (Oxford Mail, July 9). She is
