A Christmas card featuring a drunken Santa urinating is to be sent to 200 offenders in west Oxfordshire. The cards are a fun way of warning people who have been given fixed penalty notices in the past to watch their behaviour this Christmas - or face
There has been an inflation-busting rise in the expenses claims of councillors sitting on Oxford City Council and Oxfordshire County Council. City councillors claimed £242,804 in the financial year to April 2006 for travel and subsistence, special responsibilities
First reactions are positive to Oxford's new "hamburger" roundabout at Green Road, Headington. Motorists, businesses and bus companies today gave a thumbs-up to the new system, despite all the time, traffic jams and £2.6m spent on the project. The
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The merger of city law firm Tarlo Lyons and Oxford-based Blake Lapthorn Linnell was rubber stamped today. The combined firm has 105 partners and a total staff of more than 700, with offices in Southampton, Winchester, Portsmouth, Fareham and London
ANIMAL rights group Speak is setting up a political wing and plans to put forward candidates to contest seats at local and general elections. The group, which has led protests against the construction of an Oxford University medical research lab in
THE BLACKBIRD Leys choir which starred in a Channel 5 TV series earlier this year has been invited to perform for The Queen. Forty singers from the estate were chosen to appear in Ivor's Choir and trained for a special performance at the Albert Hall
Eddie Anaclet causes chaos in the Stevenage Borough penalty area.
Gavin Johnson bursts through the Stevenage Borough defence
Chris Hargreaves celebrates after United come from 2-0 down to level the scores at 2-2
Adam Miller and Oxford United's Chris Hargreaves try to win the ball.
Billy Turley is beaten as Steve Morrisson's lob gives Stevenage Borough a 2-0 lead.
Trouble erupts after Luke Oliver's tackle on Robbie Duffy
Troubled high-tech firm BGM Cryogenic Engineering has been put for sale after going into administration. A total of 39 workers at the Witney firm were made redundant last week after being told to pick up their tools and leave. Dawn Chapman, a spokesman
The Oxford choir which starred in a Channel 5 TV series earlier this year has been invited to perform for The Queen. Forty singers from the Blackbird Leys estate were chosen to appear in The Singing Estate and trained for a special performance at the
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Work has started on a £15.1m scheme to refurbish kitchens and bathrooms for thousands council tenants. Charter Community Housing which controls about 4,000 council homes in north Oxfordshire, has appointed contractors Property Care and the Apollo Group
THE trial of a man accused of killing an Oxford academic will start tomorrow. Michael Humphries, 42, of Ferndale Street in Faringdon, will appear at Oxford Crown Court charged with murdering Dr Barbara Johnson in her North Oxford flat in January.
German company Evotec, which employs nearly 400 people in Oxfordshire, expects to break even this year for the first time after selling a Hamburg-based subsidiary for £23m. The sale to US company PerkinElmer is another milestone in Evotec's strategy
LECTURER Howard Taylor got the best present of his life when his wife gave him one of her kidneys. Mr Taylor, 51, received the kidney in a transplant operation with his wife Liz, 44, at the Churchill Hospital on December 1 last year. Now, one year
Much of the success of Headington Secondary School in Oxford was due to headmaster Cyril Eason. He took charge when the school opened in 1936 and held the reins for 26 years until his retirement at Christmas 1962. At his last prizegiving, there was
Did an Avro Lancaster bomber land and take off from Cowley airfield in Oxford during the Second World War? Most definitely yes, according to Colin Judge, who lived in White Road, Cowley, at the time. Doug Buckingham, of Boswell Road, Cowley, recalled
A MOTHER who drove her four-year-old daughter home from a nursery school while almost four times the drink-drive limit is facing a jail term. Joy Jones, 44, of West End, Witney, appeared at Banbury Magistrates' Court after pleading guilty to driving
Staff at Oxford's Randolph Hotel will be helping to raise £80,000 for the Princess Royal Trust for Carers during the festive season. The Randolph, which is part of Macdonald Hotels, will be joining forces with colleagues in hotels and resorts across
OXFORD Cheetahs fans could know their line-ups before Christmas. The new management team of Colin Horton, Trevor Swales and Aaron Lanney have been working away since the the end of the annual AGM, and are now close to naming their line-ups for next
Hook Norton 1, Cricklade Tn 0 HOOK Norton stayed in promotion contention with a hard-fought victory against their Wiltshire visitors in Division 1 West. From the off, Hooky dominated, and produced some slick passing football despite a heavy surface
North Leigh 2, Thame Utd 1 A STRIKE from Andy McCabe secured North Leigh their fifth successive win and sent them top of the Premier Division. Thame took the lead after 20 minutes when Nathan Jack fired home from an acute angle. Five minutes after
Headington Ams 1, Penn & Tylers Grn 1 JAMIE Mundy suffered a broken collar bone after only ten minutes, which unsettled the home side. There followed an uneventful first half, in which the only real chance saw substitute James Green's header come
Oxfordshire has lost nearly 100 NHS dentists since the introduction of controversial new contracts earlier this year, the Oxford Mail can reveal. Rather than increasing the supply of high street dentists as the Government had hoped, the reforms have
An Oxford charity which teaches young people life saving techniques has had a cash injection after a fundraising team climbed Britain's three highest peaks in 24 hours. The Injury Minimization Programme for Schools provides Oxfordshire children between
She was one of the most photographed women of the 20th Century, but there are still some images of screen goddess Marilyn Monroe that have never been published. A series of these photographs of the Some Like It Hot actress are to be displayed at a Witney
When my sister came to visit me in England last spring, there were a handful of authentic Oxford experiences I wanted to ensure she had - going punting, attending a college bop, making a late-night stop at the kebab van after a long bout of drinking.
A woman was killed - and a man and baby injured - when their car was involved in a three-vehicle crash which closed the M40 for five hours on Saturday. The fatal pile-up brings the death toll on Oxfordshire's roads to 57 this year - already 17 higher
After months of delayed journeys and raised blood pressure for motorists, the 'Headington Hamburger' is fully open. As the last cone was removed yesterday from the much-criticised seven-and-a-half-month project at the notorious A40 roundabout, we were
Perhaps it is a bit early to pass judgement, but I thought I would let you know how we're getting on with our new refuse collection procedure. Our green box is coping well with a fortnight's worth of glass bottles and newspaper. Mind you, we've been
It baffles me, all the hoo-haa about the 'recycling revolution' coming to Oxford. About time too is all I can say. For too long, it has been left to the individual to do his or her bit (or not!) for the environment. Trips to recycling centres are
Oxford City Council has said smelly wheelie bins "would not be a problem" if people just recycled more. Concerns about rotting rubbish have surfaced because refuse collections in the city now take place fortnightly instead of every week. Having originally
Two benefit fraudsters who dishonestly claimed more than £18,000 between them have been handed suspended jail sentences. Ann Marie Treglown, 30, of Hayden Lane, Nuffield, and Ann-Marie Mould, 23, of Ockley Brook, Didcot, both admitted dishonestly claiming
Businesses in Oxfordshire have called for road pricing to prevent the county's traffic grinding to a halt. The Oxfordshire Chamber of Commerce, which represents 350 companies in the county, welcomed the publication of a report last Friday which said
FOOTBALL NATIONWIDE CONFERENCE Stevenage 2, Oxford United 2. BRITISH GAS BUSINESS SOUTHERN LEAGUE Premier Div: Gloucester City 1, Banbury Utd 4. Div 1 South & West: Brook House 0, Abingdon Utd 3; Didcot Tn 3, Andover 1; Oxford City 1, Hanwell 1.
Oxfordshire became the focus of the anti-Iraq war movement as hundreds of protesters gathered in the county. Campaigners from across the country met outside RAF Brize Norton on Saturday - labelling the base a symbol of Britain's involvement in the Iraq
High winds of up to 70mph brought down power cables in the early hours of yesterday, leaving hundreds of residents without power. Storms on Saturday night and yesterday morning knocked out supplies at hundreds of homes across the county, and yesterday
Animal Rights group Speak is setting up a political wing - and plans to put forward candidates to contest seats at local and General Elections. The group, which has led protests against the construction of Oxford University's controversial medical research
Lecturer Howard Taylor got the best Christmas present of his life when his wife gave him one of her kidneys. Mr Taylor, 51, received the kidney in a transplant operation with his wife Liz, 44, at the Churchill Hospital on December 1 last year. Now
THE first edition of the new ITV regional news programme Thames Valley Tonight is being broadcast tonight at 6pm. Head of news Robin Britton said: "Our new programme will have a very strong consumer element."
SHOPPERS in Oxford's Cornmarket Street watched in amazement as more than 60 students staged a mass pillow fight yesterday. The event was one of the city's first "flash mobs", which started in the United States in 2003. Students from Oxford Brookes
HIGH winds of up to 70mph brought down power cables in the early hours of yesterday, leaving hundreds of residents without power. Storms on Saturday night and yesterday morning knocked out supplies at hundreds of homes across the county, and yesterday
A MAN was killed when he was struck by a train travelling at 100mph through Didcot Parkway Station. The driver of the 10.45am London Paddington to Swansea service on Saturday alerted police after his train struck the man on the track next to the platform
A RAINBOW hung in the air above the Green Road roundabout, Oxford, as the new 'hamburger' junction was finally declared complete. Residents who live near the notorious junction on the A40 at Headington were optimistic as the last traffic cones were
Oxford City 1, Hanwell Tn 1 OXFORD City can count themselves fortunate to have rescued a point against Division 1 South & West basement boys. Although City made the early running against a side desperate for points, there were few opportunities being
TWO more drugs dens which bring misery to residents are being targeted after police won their first court order to shut a flat in Oxford. Police closed a second-floor flat in Whitehouse Road, Grandpont, and evicted the tenant after Oxford Magistrates
OXFORD Brookes hopes to get even more students to take the bus to university instead of their car, as part of a new travel plan. Brookes' Sustainable Travel Plan 2006 aims by 2010 to reduce the percentage of staff using their cars to get to work from
FELLOW users of the A44 say they fail to see what Jeremy Clarkson is talking about when he calls it a dangerous road and believe it is no different to other roads in the area. Colin Carritt, mayor of Woodstock, regularly uses the road and said he thinks
HUNDREDS of trees and shrubs have been planted as a council has decided to go green and improve the environment. Banbury Town Council has planted Acer Freemanii Autumn Blaze trees at Spiceball Park to celebrate National Tree Week. They have already
Gloucester City 1, Banbury Utd 4 BANBURY put the disappointment of their midweek FA Trophy exit behind them to extend their unbeaten away run in the Premier Division. After weathering an early storm, two goals from Howard Forinton and Jon Gardner
Brook House 0, Abingdon Utd 3 TWO goals from Jermaine McSporran and one from Micheas Herbert gave Abingdon the points from their trip to west London in Division 1 South & West. Both sides struggled to adapt to a heavy pitch, but he game came to life
Didcot Tn 3, Andover 1 DIDCOT Town claimed the Division 1 South & West points against against a resilient Andover, who played most of the match with ten men. The sending-off of defender Kieron Hall happened in the 32nd minute after Didcot had already
JIM Smith accused his Oxford United players of forgetting their team ethic as they went for individual glory in Saturday's action-packed 2-2 draw at Stevenage. But the U's boss still felt it was a point gained rather than two points dropped as his Conference
WATERCOLOURS of Oxford colleges by 20th-century British artists are to go on sale this week. The sale of paintings, with price tags ranging from £500 to £2,000, will be on sale at Christie's Auction House in London on Thursday.
A FREE 'living well' course in Witney is being offered to people with long-term medical conditions. The Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust is offering people living with conditions such as arthritis, MS, diabetes, ME, heart disease, Parkinson's disease,
NEW plans for leisure facilities are being drawn up by Cherwell District Council - but local people are being asked for their views before proposals are finalised. The Cherwell Recreation Strategy is intended to be a joined-up approach to recreation
