Failing to sweep in front of your house or putting open bin bags in the street could get you fined under a New York-style zero tolerance blitz on litter. Blackbird Leys Parish Council wants to put a squad of enforcement officers on to the streets every
After making my way over the rough hilly field (214 paces) from the south west stand (furthest away from Pegasus Road), I was dismayed to find about 80 people waiting on either side of the bus stop and no bus at all waiting to fill up. How typical of
Wallingford gave thanks for freedoms preserved by the Second World War -- and an insight into the future for the town from next summer. A 'Thanks For Freedom' weekend in the town was part of an anniversary tribute by the Royal British Legion nationwide
Parents are not supposed to outlive their children. But some do and it must be a simply shattering experience. Two Oxfordshire families are today coming to terms with the shock and grief of losing a child. Adelina Scott Lin drowned last week after falling
Three RAF service personnel appeared in Witney Magistrates' Court yesterday (August 8) charged with assault. Faisal Riaz, 22, of RAF Brize Norton, is accused of assaulting a man outside a takeaway in Corn Street, Witney, on June 21. Greg James, 20, and
South Oxfordshire MP Boris Johnson was bitten on the face by an alsatian while out jogging at his home near Thame. And the campaigning politician immediately used the incident in his bid to keep local community hospitals open. He said: "Fortunately I
Charities in the Wantage area are being invited to 'grab a grand' to further their chosen good cause. Wantage Round Table aims to hand out £6,000 over the next six months to half a dozen lucky organisations in the area. Table chairman Paul Couchman explained
It is sickening to see how mounds of household rubbish left to rot on the streets is tolerated in our city. This country has imported many things from our cousins across the big pond from the Big Mac to Apple Mac and Oxford has sent back its literature
Will Brown 20, and Luke Howard, 17, showing off their bike skills Jumps, twists, turns and gravity-defying aerial stunts were all on the menu at this year's annual Ladygrove skatepark competition in Didcot. Skateboarders, BMX riders and in-line skaters
A teenager has pleaded not guilty to stabbing a man in Blackbird Leys, Oxford. The 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is accused of unlawfully wounding Lee Plowman, 26, with intent to cause grievous bodily harm with a knife in Warburg
The jury at Oxford Crown Court retired yesterday (Friday) to consider verdicts in the case of the alleged murder of Sam Barr. Sam, 28, died from serious head injuries following a wedding at the Holiday Inn, Pear Tree, Oxford. Michael Fury, 18, his father
World-renowned collections at three Oxford University museums will now be seen in a better light, thanks to grants totalling £185,000. The Pitt Rivers Museum, the Ashmolean Museum and the University Museum of Natural History have all been given funding
Persistence has finally paid-off for frustrated bride-to-be Tracey Jordan. On Saturday, after a staggering 27-year engagement, she will finally get her wish and become Mrs Paul Hazel. Tracey, 41, of Berinsfield, near Wallingford, was due to wed her 'other
This has been a truly terrible year on Oxfordshire's roads. The eastern bypass tragedy claimed four young lives and shattered so many more and things are no better across the county. Statistically, the worst stretch of road over the last five years is
A Witney group is setting up a course for young mothers-to-be, thanks to a £7,000 grant. The course at Witney Families Together will help prepare 13- to 25-year-olds for parenthood and tell them about employment and education opportunities. The grant
Cherwell District Council has given itself a pat on the back over Banbury's floral displays. Tim Green, the council's landscape officer, said the hanging baskets and flower beds were the best for years. He said: "That's not just my opinion. Many local
The other day I found myself, car, et al, in the hedge, courtesy of a horse, a woman rider and an infernal mobile phone. I was driving along a winding country lane between two north Oxfordshire villages. You will have to believe me when I say I was doing
So progress on the £34m Oxford Castle development has been welcomed by Oxfordshire County Council leader Keith Mitchell (Oxford Mail, July 27). Perhaps he could tell us why? In the same issue of the Oxford Mail, he states in a letter: "There is an urgent
I do hope Chris Boswell (Oxford Mail, August 2) was pulling our legs when he suggested we "do away with" buses. The No 10 bus route, which I use regularly, takes in the John Radcliffe Hospital, Wood Farm, Horspath Road, Templars Square, Rymers Lane and
I was disappointed to read your editorial (Oxford Mail, August 2), which suggested that raising car parking charges in the city centre was a poor decision. You claimed that the problems experienced by the Westgate could be traced to car parking prices
Residents in a Didcot street next to the site of a proposed new nightclub say drunken "yobs" will make their lives a misery. They fear their houses, cars and garden fences will be vandalised by people on their way home from the nightspot at the Orchard
Uncertainty loomed for travellers heading to Heathrow yesterday (Friday) following wildcat strikes that saw 130 flights cancelled and up to 50,000 holidaymakers stranded. Mixed messages were given to holidaymakers in Oxford who tried to get information
More than 2,000 residents have signed up for e-mails to help them avoid traffic jams when a £7m road repair scheme begins on the A34 in Oxford. The Highways Agency announced this summer that from next month, workers will begin repairing the five-mile
THAME United were facing a race against time today on the eve of the new season after Southern League bosses last night agreed to their ground-share with Aylesbury United - with one proviso. The league rubber-stamped the deal as long as Thame provided
Bearing in mind the Cornmarket Street fiasco, in my opinion, the only reason the recent Soviet Navy sub rescue was a 100 per cent successful is that there were no Oxford City/County councillors involved. Had they been, those Russian submariners could
More than £200,000 worth of Premium Bond prizes are yet to be claimed by lucky winners in Oxfordshire. A search is under way to find more the 3,640 winners who have scooped prizes ranging in value from £25 to £1,000. In the South East prizes worth £3.2m
