An Oxford University student who fears for his life if he's deported back to Afghanistan has got a last-minute lifeline after an MP stepped in to help. Azim Ansari with wife Becky Azim Ansari, an 18-year-old engineering student, was due to be sent back
Maurice Leen, Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for the Independent Working Class Association in Oxford East, knocks city councillor Susan Brown for announcing 'headline grabbing' initiatives to deal with antisocial behaviour (Oxford Mail, March 8).
Midlands Division 3 East South: Banbury gave a limp and lacklustre display as they slumped 32-10 away to Lutterworth. Against a big and well-organised pack, the visitors struggled to generate any sustained pace and momentum and failed to adapt to the
South West 1: After two successive defeats by Chinnor, Oxford Harlequins bounced back with a bang to hammer Cheltenham 54-19 at Horspath Road on Saturday. Quins were quickly out of the traps with three tries in the first ten minutes. Left wing Barry Nutt
Rock legend Joe Cocker will head the line-up on the first day of this year's Cornbury Fest- ival. The festival, in the spectacular grounds of historic Cornbury Park, near Charlbury, on July 9 and 10, will mark the first festival appearance for more than
A MAN still fighting a legal battle after losing his home and business more than 20 years ago has seen his mobile home destroyed by fire. Mike Hunt, 75, and his family, who lived at the site in Aston Rowant, were left with just the clothes they were wearing
Southern Counties North: Witney enhanced their chances of securing the promotion play-off position with a tight 11-8 victory away to fellow contenders Grove at Cane Lane. In a tight encounter, there was just a penalty for each side during the first half
Private companies are providing 80 per cent of Oxfordshire County Council's adult care services at a cost of £130m a year. The county has become such an expensive place to live that the authority is having to hire workers from agencies to provide specialist
More official sites for gypsies and travellers are needed to help ease conflict between travelling and settled communities, the Government says. But in Oxfordshire, the county council says its 13 authorised sites are sufficient for the number of traveller
The search is on for 400 boys evacuated to Blenheim Palace during the Second World War. The palace is trying to track down boys from Malvern College who lived at the palace between October 1939 and July 1940. The former evacuees will be invited to a reunion
Oxford Silver Machine have won their battle to track American superstars Greg Hancock and Billy Hamill in their quest for Elite League honours this season. Despite resistance from Coventry, who want a substantial fee from Oxford for their services, the
City councillor Rick Muir says that level of staffing in the city council has remained static though, later in his letter, he admits there has been an overall increase (Oxford Mail, March 9). He fails to mention the number of private consultants engaged
I have recently heard that the concessionary fishing rod licence is about to change, so that people receiving Incapacity benefit are no longer eligible for this lower priced licence. I was under the impression that a cheaper rod licence was to benefit
The cost of family holidays are being slashed by up to £400 to cut the number of children being taken out of Oxfordshire schools during term time -- but parents say the offer has come too late. Oxfordshire County Council is taking part in a pilot scheme
Four years after Oxfordshire County Council installed a computer system to monitor its financial affairs it is still forking out millions of pounds to iron out defects. County Hall took delivery of a package called Systems Applications Products (SAP)
An appeal has been made for people not to abandon unwanted animals after two pet rabbits were found dumped on the Ridgeway. Betty Collins, of Palmers, Wantage, who is a volunteer for the Royal Society of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, said she was
Women's matches: Oxford Hawks continued their good run of results in South Clubs' League Division 2 with a hard-fought 1-0 win away to Basingstoke. It was a scrappy affair, with chances falling for both sides. Hawks had a scare after 15 minutes, when
National League 1: Henley Hawks achieved the first of three victories they have targeted to avoid relegation with a tense 13-10 victory over Nottingham at Dry Leas on Saturday. In a pulsating finish, Nottingham threw caution to the wind, but Henley hung
South League: Rover Oxford continued their excellent end-of-season form in the Regional division with an emphatic 6-1 victory at already-relegated Wokingham. In truth, it was not one of Rover's better performances, but it was all that was needed against
Berks Bucks & Oxon Premier Division: A superb defensive display helped Gosford All Blacks gain a shock 12-7 victory over promotion-chasing Wallingford at Stratfield Brake. Gosford, with Simon John and Mark Wingfield Digby reunited at half-back, dominated
More than 500 people braved rain and cold winds to watch a charity football match in tribute to schoolboy Tomas Ryan-Vig, who died when his schoolbus and a tractor towing a trailer collided. The match raised around £1,500 for the Diambars charity, set
The problems of Morris Motors Social Club deepened after its chairman was declared bankrupt. The bankruptcy order applies to Tom Doliamie as an individual, but his opponents are now seeking to have him disqualified from his position as chairman. The order
A Blackbird Leys drug addict caught carrying heroin and crack cocaine has been banned from the estate to help rid the area of its drug problems. Eugene Allen, 36, of Sorrell Road, Oxford, was issued with an antisocial behaviour order (Asbo) which could
The cost of family holidays are being slashed by up to £400 to cut the number of children being taken out of Oxfordshire schools during term time -- but parents say the offer has come too late. Oxfordshire County Council is taking part in a pilot scheme
The first complaints of neighbourhood nuisance have been received by a 24-hour hotline which allows residents to 'shop a yob'. Since its launch on February 28, the It's Your Call hotline has received more than 25 reports of antisocial behaviour, including
Ten people went missing from wards at Oxford's Warneford and Littlemore mental health hospitals in the last year. But this is a dramatic fall on the previous 12 months. Nineteen people went missing from April 1, 2003, to March 31 last year. Patients who
Juan Pablo Raponi could make an appearance for Oxford United's reserves in their Oxfordshire Senior Cup semi-final against Thame United at Court Place Farm tonight (7.30). The 22-year-old Argentine was left out of the starting line-up for Saturday's Coca-Cola
