Kay Passer? Lovely girl, but didn't she move to Didcot? Ah, you want to know about Que Pasa, which boasts: "Not just a bar, it's an experience from morning through 'til night". Que Pasa,12 New Road, Oxford Hmmm. I doubt that slogan's the one I would pick
A man has walked free from court after a jury found him not guilty of stabbing another man to death outside Blackbird Leys Community Centre. Police at the Blackbird Leys community centre after the stabbing After the verdict, police appealed for more witnesses
Sir - The picture of the county council's children's services that you paint (Oxford Mail, November 17) is not one that we recognise. We fear it will undermine the morale of our hard-working and highly committed staff. The level and quality of our services
Although A Narrow Escape is Oxfordshire author Faith Martin's first police thriller, she has been writing novels for many years now. Her real name is Jacquie Walton, and she spent the first six years of her working life as a secretary at Somerville College
Oxford City boss Andy Sinnott is looking to new signing Ronnie Joe to fire them up the Southern League Division 1 West table after snapping him up from Ryman Premier League side Dover Athletic. The former Thame United frontman, 26, scored on his debut
Abingdon Town manager Nobby Hayward has received a huge boost after their former Oxford United winger Joey Beauchamp rejected a move to Hellenic League Premier Division side Didcot Town. Hayward said: "It's great news. There have been rumours that Joey
Oxford University will be looking for the perfect morale-booster before the Varsity Match when they complete their build-up against Combined Northern Universities at Durham tomorrow (2). The Dark Blues have enjoyed some notable wins this term with victories
Milton United have appointed Gary Ackling as their new manager - but former boss Keith Stopps has slammed the Premier Division outfit for his dismissal. Stopps was sacked by Milton chairman Ken Tull on Monday, and is disappointed at the way his departure
SATURDAY FOOTBALL COCA-COLA LEAGUE TWO Chester v Oxford Utd. FA TROPHY 2nd round: Tonbridge Angels v Oxford City. SOUTHERN LEAGUE Premier Div: Banbury Utd v Halesowen. Div 1 West: Brackley Tn v Burnham, Taunton Tn v Thame. RYMAN LEAGUE Div 2: Abingdon
Oxfordshire's leading craft makers are making it easy for you this festive season by holding their popular festive show at the Oxfordshire Museum in Woodstock from Sunday (November 28). Featuring the finest designs and highest quality workmanship in the
Step out of the cold and into the magic, music and laughter of A Christmas Carol as the Creation Theatre Company continues its run of success with Charles Dickens' classic. Matthew Hendrickson as Scrooge This timeless Christmas story celebrates the redemption
Of course, it could be dangerous for rock fans to dance in the aisles at the New Theatre in Oxford. But isn't life the poorer when habits that have been part of life for so long are banned because someone might cut their leg?
PE lessons may qualify as a fresh subject for movie treatment, but in this film staleness reigns as first-time writer-director Rawson Marshall Thurber relies on tired, comedy standbys, such as gays, fat girls and racial caricatures. In pitting the fortunes
Indian-born writer-director M. Night Shyamalan forged his reputation as a film-maker of daring and audacity with his thriller The Sixth Sense. His comic book fantasy Unbreakable and alien invasion thriller Signs have similarly delighted audiences, not
According to The Bible, evil begets evil. This notion, that from bad seeds blossom poisoned fruit, is at the core of the American remake of Takashi Shimizu's cult horror Ju-On: The Grudge. Interestingly, rather than transplant the original story to some
Oxford's new casualty department has been named the UK's best-designed hospital building by the Department of Health. The unit, at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Headington, welcomed patients for the first time in January and was officially opened by
More than 30,000 students at Oxford University and Oxford Brookes University are being offered the MMR vaccination after a disturbing rise in mumps cases. The local health protection team has been closely monitoring mumps outbreaks at both universities
Residents in Oxfordshire are continuing to improve their recycling performance and are maintaining their position as one of the best in the country. The first six months of the 2004/5 financial year has seen the county move from a previous average of
A pub landlord was fined £9,000 after festering meat was discovered in a dirty kitchen. Food up to six weeks out of date was found at the Royal Sun, in Woodstock Road, Begbroke, including a piece of lamb that had decomposed and turned green. Environmental
Status Quo might be famous for rocking all over the world, but when they came to Oxford, their fans didn't get much of a chance to rock. Status Quo fans Suzanne Powell and June Wilkins were annoyed not to be allowed to dance in the aisles at the group's
Abingdon middleweight Jake Guntert bids to round off his first year in the professional ranks with a 100 per cent record when he takes on Peckham journeyman Dean Powell at York Hall, Bethnal Green tonight. The 21-year-old former national schoolboy finalist
Darren Patterson spent much of yesterday waiting anxiously by his phone, hoping for the call that would strengthen Oxford United. But it hasn't been easy getting the players he wants, and the U's caretaker manager (pictured above) may have to go into
Sir - I note several correspondents writing in to ask why the housing situation is not being left for local elected councils to decide on. I think I may have the answer: Cornmarket Street in Oxford. After all, we are talking of a large number of buildings
David Starkey, the nation's favourite historian, whose TV series is currently gracing our screens, will be at Oxford's Borders on Thursday, December 2, to talk about the first volume in his mammoth new history of the British Monarchy, as seen on Channel
A troop of soldiers invaded an Oxford hospital to do battle with some rough ground, as a thank-you to staff who cared for one of their colleagues following a near fatal crash. The troops from the Royal Logistic Corps at the John Radcliffe Hospital Martyn
Feel like a big night on the town tonight, but can't face the prospect of heading into the centre of Oxford? Need a night of clubbing, but cringe at the prospect of dealing with over zealous bouncers, and the fear of being turned away at the door because
This season's Glyndebourne on tour at the New Theatre, George Street, Oxford, is the first under the direction of new music director, Edward Gardner. He will be conducting David McVicar's production of Puccini's masterpiece, La Bohme, which was a big
Gosford Hill A moved into top spot in Division 1 of the Five Disciplines League after a 142-72 drubbing of Oxford University. Gemma Noble, Heather Booth, Ian Whitehead and Andy Purrott shone for Gosford. Abingdon A held on to second place after beating
An initial reaction on hearing that a sequel was to be made of Bridget Jones's Diary was: is there anywhere else for it to go? The answer would seem to be Thailand. Renee Zellwegger and Colin Firth But the Thai adventure aside - and tabloid over-reaction
A touch of the Orient comes to Oxford next month (December) when stage epic Miss Saigon rolls into town, starring Steven Houghton and Miriam Valmores-Marasigan. Steven Houghton and Miriam Valmores-Marasigan Steven Houghton plays the role of 'Chris' in
The leaders of Oxfordshire County Council and Oxford City Council are set to clash again next week - this time at a key regional planning meeting. County council leader Keith Mitchell and Alex Hollingsworth, leader of the city council, have one last chance
Police divers have been searching waterways in Oxford for a missing 80-year-old woman. Elizabeth Grigs, known as Betty, was last seen at her home in Edgeway Road, Marston, last Friday (Nov 19). She received a telephone call at 7.30pm that evening but
Mail room porters who staged a walk-out at an Oxford hospital have returned to work after managers pledged to listen to their concerns. About 10 workers at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Headington took unofficial action when they were told they would
Sir - I am underwhelmed by Oxford New Labour's call for Tony Blair to resign - 18 months after the Iraq War "officially" ended (Oxford Mail, November 19). Hardly a resounding victory for the anti-war faction, was it? Only 16 of the 34 present voted for
