A new cup will be on offer in the junior section of the Wallingford Carnival procession this year. Wallingford Town Council is buying the £100 trophy. Councillors have yet to decide what the trophy will be called. Member Adrian Payne said: "It's good
Staff from Witney Community Hospital have tasted sweet success after raising £390 for Comic Relief. Nurses from the Linfoot ward at Witney Community Hospital collected chocolates and bottles of wine from patients which were then given away as raffle prizes
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
Elderly people living in rural areas around Wantage have renewed calls for a travel token scheme to be reinstated following a Government pledge to provide them with free local bus travel. In his Budget statement, Chancellor Gordon Brown said there would
Banbury Utd 2, Solihull 0: Banbury's second win over the Easter holidays realistcally ended their fears of relegation from the Premier Division. They scored in each half and could have had several more, while their keeper Simon Tricker did not have a
With assistance from world champion Trina Gulliver, Shears hammered unbeaten leaders Cowley Community Centre A 8-1 in their Ladies' Premier Section clash of the titans. Both teams went into this crunch contest unbeaten, but it was Shears who reigned suprenme
Banbury MP Tony Baldry said he was confident he would be cleared of allegations that he used his position as chairman of a major Commons committee to further his own financial interest in a West African diamond firm. Mr Baldry, chairman of the Commons
Ashford Tn 0, Oxford City 1: Oxford City eased their relegation worries when Jon Steedman scored a spectacular goal in their Division 1 West game at Ashford yesterday. City, who slipped perilously close to the drop zone following Friday's 3-2 defeat by
Patients and staff at Sobell House hospice in Oxford will be saying thanks to the 'Thong Rangers', a group of 10 Didcot residents who raised £9,000 by running half-naked from the hospice to Didcot Hospital. Cliff Oakes, from Kynaston Road, Didcot, with
Traders in parts of Oxford's Temple Cowley shopping district say their businesses are struggling to survive because of roadworks in the area. Shopkeepers Ian Parmee, Mark Smith and Tak Lau say they have lost trade because of roadworks in the Cowley Road
A cancer survivor is preparing to drop 100ft down the side of an Oxford hospital to raise money for research. Next month, John Mulcahy, 34, of Sixpenny Lane, Chalgrove, will be abseiling from the roof of the John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington - just
A man needed hospital treatment after he was assaulted by a gang as he walked home from a night out in Cowley Road, Oxford. The victim, thought to be in his 30s, went for a drink in the Bullingdon Arms on March 11, before picking up fish and chips on
A nine-year-old boy has donated £580 towards creating a new playground for young children at his Oxford primary school. Thomas Roberts raised the money by taking part in the 4km Junior Great North Run in September last year. Half the money has been spent
Fresh doubts surround the Argentine management's future at Oxford United after Horacio Rodriguez was absent again from yesterday's match against Leyton Orient at the Kassam Stadium. It was the second successive game that head coach Rodriguez has missed
We read that Cherwell is among the top 10 local authorities for recycling waste (Oxford Mail, March 23). I fill my blue bin every second week but because of the nasty "excess waste" labels and other draconian threats received, if there's as much as a
Patients in Oxfordshire suffering from chronic illnesses such as diabetes and heart disease could soon be wearing special vests so that doctors can monitor their condition 24 hours a day. Designed by a team of medics based at the John Radcliffe Hospital
Oxfordshire's senior police officer believes many revellers will not be capable of drinking sensibly if pubs and clubs open later - blaming British yob culture and the antics of footballers and pop stars. Chief Supt David McWhirter Chief Supt David McWhirter
I find it fascinating that Val Smith has "jumped ship", resigning from Oxford City Council and putting herself forward as a candidate for Oxfordshire County Council (Oxford Mail, March 23). Her platform for standing for the county is apparently to have
A man elected mayor of Abingdon, even though he did not sit on the town council, has been selected as a candidate for a blue plaque -- used to mark the homes of historically important people. Arthur Edwin Preston was the accountant for Abingdon Borough
The management of Wantage Civic Hall is to be transferred to a not-for-profit trust organisation by April next year. But the Vale of White Horse District Council, which is to do the same for the Guildhall in Abingdon, said users of the buildings should
Thame Utd 2, Brackley Tn 0: Thame avenged their 5-0 defeat at Brackley on New year's Day with a comfortable victory in yesterday's Division 1 West game at Windmill Stadium. Brackley shaded the opening stages, with Russ Dunkley shooting wide from eight
Henley Hawks face a huge test if they are to avoid relegation following their 27-14 defeat by fellow strugglers London Welsh at Old Deer Park on Saturday. The Welsh now lead Henley by six points in the battle against the drop. From the first time that
A headteacher donned a hard hat to perform the topping out ceremony of a £1.5m project for new buildings at her school. Building work at Fritwell Primary School, near Bicester, is due to be completed by September. Victorian school buildings and a small
Claire Matheson made it third time lucky when riding her first winner aboard Roll With It at the Old Berkshire Hunt meeting at Lockinge, near Wantage, yesterday. Unseated from the 12-year-old on her first two rides, Matheson, who also trains the gelding
Chief Supt David McWhirter, the county's police commander, says he has changed his mind about the wisdom of introducing 24-hour drinking. He believes that young people in Britain aren't mature enough to handle an 'open all hours' policy, blaming our '
Abingdon wartime glider pilot Peter Clarke OBE joined scores of other veterans to mark the 60th anniversary of the last major air assault of the Second World War. Mr Clarke, 83, travelled to RAF Shawbury, near Shrewsbury, to commemorate the anniversary
An ancient Jewish tradition will be revived in Oxford this summer when a Mikvah for spiritual bathing is built. A Mikvah is a pool used by Jewish women who believe immersing themselves in it once a month will bring a sense of sanctity to their marriage
A survey is being done to find out the need for cycle parking in east Oxford, following pleas from cyclists. East Oxford councillors have asked Oxford City Council officers to carry out research, despite provision of cycling racks being Oxfordshire County
The owners of Oxford's biggest live music venue say they fear for its future after expansion plans were turned down. The owners of the Zodiac wanted to expand next door The Zodiac wants to take over a neighbouring tile shop in Cowley Road and build a
A boy has appeared in court in connection with a series of sex attacks on women in their homes in Oxford. The 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared before Oxford magistrates on Bank Holiday Monday. He is charged with committing
Oxford United's season is effectively over after they could only draw with the Londoners for the second time this season. They again failed to hang on to a hard-earned lead, and their second successive draw over the Easter period has surely put to bed
Henk Giele, the surgeon struck off by the General Medical Council, is the kindest, most honest and decent man anyone could hope to meet. If he has committed any crime, it is to have been nave and too kind. Other consultants I know are familiar enough
Thirty-five years ago, I was invited to present a leather-bound copy of the works of William Shakespeare to the outstanding academic of a school in Russia. Having achieved distinction in his chosen subjects, I asked him what career he was going to pursue
Staff working in Oxford shops and businesses could be in line for awards that recognise their commitment to helping disabled customers. Oxford City Council will hold an awards ceremony to reward staff who understand the needs of people with disabilities
