The Government survived a major Labour backbench revolt last night to secure the backing of the House of Commons for its plan to replace Britain's Trident nuclear deterrent. The Government won the main motion by 409 votes to 161 - a majority of 248.
Families have waved off their loved ones as the biggest ever deployment of troops from Dalton Barracks got under way this week. Soldiers flew out of RAF Brize Norton on their way to Afghanistan as part of an advance guard of servicemen and women.
Volunteers who help elderly and infirm patients are turning their back on their work due to poor parking at Oxford's major hospitals. Managers at the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust were today told that many people who give their time free of charge
Work on a £500,000 scheme of improvements to the River Thames towpath in Oxford is due to start in the next few days. Oxfordshire County Council has pledged to spend £400,000, and Oxford City Council will top up the pot with £100,000. The aim is to
AS a English rugby fan who suffered merciless stick from Welshmen during their halcyon days of the 70s and 80s – the Gareth Edwards, JPR era – I suppose I could have had a little chuckle at their expense when I heard about their controversial defeat in
AS a English rugby fan who suffered merciless stick from Welshmen during their halcyon days of the 70s and 80s – the Gareth Edwards, JPR era – I suppose I could have had a little chuckle at their expense when I heard about their controversial defeat in
AS a English rugby fan who suffered merciless stick from Welshmen during their halcyon days of the 70s and 80s – the Gareth Edwards, JPR era – I suppose I could have had a little chuckle at their expense when I heard about their controversial defeat in
FOUR out of six pubs in Didcot and Wallingford served alcohol to under-age drinkers in an operation run by police, council and trading standards officers. The operation involving police, South Oxfordshire District Council and trading standards, took
POLICE officers and staff whose work has brought credit to the service are to be presented Shrievalty Merit Awards at a ceremony tomorrow. The awards, made annually to individuals and teams, will be presented by the High Sheriffs of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire
A woman who assaulted Oxford United defender Rufus Brevett was sentenced to community service today. Claire Patton, of Aylesbury Crescent, Plymouth, smashed a glass bottle over the footballer's head in a pub on February 22 last year. She was found
A MAN sexually assaulted two teenage girls on their way to school. At about 8.35am on Monday four teenage girls were walking to school when they saw a man acting suspiciously in the bushes in Wootton Road, Henley. The man grabbed two of the girls
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JIM Smith says Oxford United's players now have to show their character to make sure they get into the play-offs after their title hopes disappeared with a second successive home defeat last night. Although it's not mathematically impossible to catch
On Monday November 13th 2006 I wrote, here, about cluster bombs. I said I had contacted my MP, David Cameron, in September, asking for his views on whether they should be banned; and that I had not yet had a reply. On February 28th I did receive a full
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a distraction burglary of an 89-year-old woman in Neithrop, Banbury. At about 3.15pm on Monday, three men called at the woman's home in Boxhedge Square. They said they were from the council and they had come to
Conmen stole money and personal documents from an 89-year-old woman after bluffing their way into her home. Police are appealing for witness to the incident, which happened at about 3.15pm on Monday. Three men called at the woman's house in Boxhedge
NINE people have been taken to hospital after suffering smoke inhalation during a disturbance at an Oxfordshire immigration detention centre. A Home Office spokesman said the incident at Campsfield House immigration removal centre in Kidlington began
GARETH Hunt, star of The New Avengers and the face of Nescafe has died of cancer aged 65. The TV actor had battled pancreatic cancer for the past two years. He played Mike Gambit in The New Avengers, alongside Joanna Lumley and Patrick Macnee, and
The original 1986 version of this thriller starred C Thomas Howell and Rutger Hauer in a tale of young college student pursued relentlessly by a truly psychotic hitchhiker. Sean Bean takes the role of the madman on the road in this remake. Whether he
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Top teenage entrepreneurs from an Oxford school are celebrating after winning a major award. The group from Iffley Mead School, picked up the trophy for Best Team Company at the Young Enterprise Team Programme Celebration held at the King's Centre, Osney
Nine people have been taken to hospital after suffering smoke inhalation during a disturbance at Campsfield House immigration detention centre, in Kidlington. 'Tornado' teams of prison officers equipped to deal with riots were sent to the scene. A
Goalkeeper Nick Lacey saved a penalty as Slade Farm United kept up their Banbury District & Lord Jersey League Division 2 title bid with a 1-0 victory at Duke of Wellington. A draw looked on the cards when Duke were awarded a spot-kick ten minutes from
Martin Grimsley and Del Hewson were sent off as Charlbury Town were dumped out of the Senior Cup with a 1-0 defeat by West Witney in the first round. Matt Townsend scored the only goal, with West Witney's Hewson going for two cautions and Charlbury's
James Lindsay ran in four tries as Chinnor Under 14s defeated Bicester 55-14. The first half saw Jason Abbot, Jack Reed and Lindsay (2) cross the line with Abbott converting once. Bicester hit back with a converted try, but could not stem Chinnor
Arron Campbell bagged a brace for Golden Ball Res as they thrashed Tetsworth 6-1 in the R T Harris Oxford City FA Premier Division. Chris Jones, Jonathon Ramsey, Mark Smith and an own goal completed their tally with Olly Slater replying. North Oxford
BB&O Premier Division champions Wallingford have already secured promotion, but there are nine other Oxfordshire clubs who could yet go up or down. Here is my run-down of the permutations: National 2: Esher look almost assured of the title with two
FC Nomads continued their resurgence as they pulled clear of the Premier Division drop zone with a fine 2-0 victory over Carterton, writes ANTHONY BARLOW. A goal either side of half-time from Jamie Sissons and Tony Gerrard sealed the points, moving
Ben Spencer hit a brace asGrove Rangers Res reach the AG Kingham Cup final with a 3-1 win against Lambourne Sports Res . Dave Stebbings got the other, Steve Crame replying. Wootton & Dry Sandford Res reached the Nairne Paul Cup final with a 3-2 extra-time
A goal 15 minutes from time from Nathan Brown helped Saxton Rovers to a 2-1 victory over Blewbury to keep up the pressure on North Berks League Division 1 leaders Lambourn Sports, writes ANDY WELLS. It looked bleak for Saxton when they fell behind early
Thame B gave clubmates Thame A a helping hand in their quest for a first Oxford & District League title for ten years with a 2-1 win over nearest rivals Fieldside. Captain Tom Fletcher (+80) put an end to Fieldside skipper Paul Robinson's (-30) 17-match
Witney coach Matt Watts says his players should be full of confidence as they approach "three massive matches". Not only have they won through to their second successive Oxfordshire Cup final, they also face title-decising clashes in Southern Counties
North Oxford CC celebrated being crowned Kidlington Indoor League champions with a six-hitting spree in a 6-0 thrashing of runners-up Punch Bowl. Anchor man Paul Sawyer bagged a brace of sixes in his 15 dolls. Pete Dempsey also hit 15 dolls including
Julien Lhomme was first local runner home at the Banbury 15 on Sunday. The Headington ace crossed the line in 1hr 24mins 32secs to finish second. Nicholas McGuiness (North East Runners) won in 1.22.49. OTHER RESULTS Eynsham RR: T Whitlock (V50)
Workers at the Cowley Mini plant have been praised for 'exceeding expectations' by BMW bosses. The annual conference in Munich was today told the car is on track to beat sales targets again this year and helped to boost the group's pre-tax profits by
Oxford City reached the Oxfordshire Senior Cup semi-finals after edging past Witney with a goal four minutes from the end of extra time. Substitute Chris Harper ended Witney's resistance late on at Court Place Farm after City had rallied from a goal
Abingdon United had to settle for a points as they drew 1-1 against Swindon Supermarine in British Gas Business Southern League Division 1 South & West. Andy Slater's side could feel hard done by in this replayed game, having led the original game 3
Banbury United reached the semi-final of the Errea Cup with a hard-fought 3-1 win at Didcot Town last night. The Puritans edged the first half, but were unable to find a way past keeper Chris Webb. Jon Gardner was denied by a fine low save and then
The testing of human bones found at a prehistoric burial site in Oxfordshire has revealed they belonged to people who may have died in a Neolithic Age massacre. Remains of the 14 people - three of whom were probably killed by arrows - were discovered
Best-selling Oxford author Mark Haddon has written a television drama about Down's syndrome. Mr Haddon shot to fame four years ago with The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, a novel about a teenager with Asperger's syndrome. Now he has
Didcot Tn 1, Banbury Utd 3 BANBURY United reached the semi-final of the Errea Cup with a hard-fought win at Didcot Town last night. The Puritans edged the first half, but were unable to find a way past keeper Chris Webb. Jon Gardner was denied by
The most famous gang are back in town and feeling in a very patriotic mood. More than 300 enthusiastic Scouts, Cubs and Guides and their leaders are staging the Oxford Gang Show all this week at the New Theatre, Oxford, and giving the audience a welcome
Green campaigners believe Oxford City Council has shot itself in the foot by admitting more homes could be built in the city than first thought. The Town Hall has long campaigned for a so-called urban extension - a large housing development on Green
A senior police officer is calling on communities in Oxfordshire to "fight back" against conmen preying on elderly people. Chief Inspector Dennis Evernden, Thames Valley Police's area commander for west Oxfordshire, said the district was being plagued
OXFORD United's Conference title hopes were virtually extinguished by a second successive home defeat at the Kassam Stadium on Tuesday night. Midfielder Simon Russell hit a brilliant goal from 30 yards five minutes from time to bring Kidderminster
Residents in North Oxford are protesting against plans for a mobile telephone mast near the entrance to a recreation ground. T-Mobile has notified Oxford City Council that it plans to erect the 30ft high mast outside the Five Mile Drive playing fields
Complaints against two leading members of Witney Town Council have been received by the organisation charged with investigating conduct in local government. The Standards Board for England has confirmed it has received complaints against the town's
City councillor Bob Price again demonstrates stunning self-denial in a letter that encapsulates the mindset that leads to Oxford City Council being so poorly run by its politicians (Oxford Mail, March 6). In summary, he attempts to convince Oxford
On Sunday, I tried to take my daughter to a birthday party arranged at the Vue Cinema complex in Cowley, Oxford. Unfortunately, she was late for the party and the showing of the film, due to the simple fact that I was unable to park the car, despite
COUNTY Hall's most senior employees have been awarded ten per cent pay rises. The increase, which comes at a time when 500 county council care assistants are battling against wage cuts, means chief executive Joanna Simons is now earning £173,766 - a
COUNTY councillor Olive McIntosh-Stedman has been charged with council tax fraud. Ms McIntosh-Stedman, a county councillor for Cowley and Littlemore since 1997, was charged with two counts of making false council tax benefit claims in 2002. She has
A SCOUT leader has admitted sending images of children to fellow on-line paedophiles. Andrew Hadwin, who turns 27 today, stored more than 2,000 indecent photographs of children and shared images with fellow members of an Internet group called Boylovers
THE headteacher of a Catholic school has criticised Oxfordshire County Council's admissions procedure after non-Catholic children were given places at the school ahead of Catholics. The issue has prompted Kate O'Keefe, the headteacher of St Gregory
THE public inquiry into an application for village green status for Radley Lakes will be held in the New Pavilion at Radley College from Monday, April 2, to Thursday, April 5. If the outcome of the inquiry and resulting decision of the planning committee
Nearly 150 people have signed a petition to save Rose Hill's post office. As reported in the Oxford Mail, the Royal Mail has confirmed it will shut the branch in Courtland Road, Oxford, on Monday, after failing to reach an agreement with the owners,
DISTANCE running is not without its perils such as shin splints and hitting 'the wall'. But I had not really considered out of control dogs as being an occupational hazard until yesterday. Our regular group were winding our way around the Tuesday lunchtime
DISTANCE running is not without its perils such as shin splints and hitting 'the wall'. But I had not really considered out of control dogs as being an occupational hazard until yesterday. Our regular group were winding our way around the Tuesday lunchtime
DISTANCE running is not without its perils such as shin splints and hitting 'the wall'. But I had not really considered out of control dogs as being an occupational hazard until yesterday. Our regular group were winding our way around the Tuesday lunchtime
Safety experts have condemned a children's playground on an Oxford estate, forcing the city council to close the site. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents advised the authority to shut Bernwood Road play area, in North Way, Barton, because
A Scout leader has admitted sending images of children to fellow on-line paedophiles. Andrew Hadwin, who turns 27 today (Wednesday), stored more than 2,000 indecent photographs of children and shared images with fellow members of an Internet group called
County councillor Olive McIntosh-Stedman has been charged with council tax fraud. Ms McIntosh-Stedman, a county councillor for Cowley and Littlemore since 1997, was charged with two counts of making false council tax benefit claims in 2002. She has
County Hall's most senior employees have been awarded bumper 10 per cent pay rises. The increase, which comes at a time when 500 county council care assistants are battling against wage cuts, means chief executive Joanna Simons is now earning £173,766
Oxford Harlequins have expressed their strong disappointment at Grove's decision to pull out of their Oxfordshire Cup semi-final. Grove withdrew from Sunday's clash as they could not raise a side, so holders Quins are in the final again on March 24
Brian Rawlings hammered a hat-trick for Berinsfield as they edged out Kennington in an eight-goal Oxfordshire Senior League Premier Division thriller. Barry Hayden headed the opener, before Rawlings doubled their lead. Rob Cattell reduced the arrears
The headteacher of a Catholic school has criticised Oxfordshire County Council's admissions procedure after non-Catholic children were given places at the school ahead of Catholics. The issue has prompted Kate O'Keefe, the headteacher of St Gregory
ANDREW Smith, Labour MP for Oxford East, has vowed to rebel over Britain's nuclear weapons programme. Mr Smith said he planned to defy the party line in the Commons today and vote against the Government's £20bn plans to replace Trident. It will be
A BLOCK of public toilets in North Oxford plagued by drug dealers and people meeting for sex has been closed for good. Last December, city councillors closed the toilets in St Bernard's Road on a temporary basis after residents complained they were
A MINI-MUSICAL written by the late Humphrey Carpenter to explore "the funny side of Parkinson's Disease" is to be staged for the first time in Oxford. Shake It All About was one of the last projects that the Oxford broadcaster and author had been working
HUGO Brunner, the Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire, has appointed six new deputies. Largely ceremonial, the post of Deputy Lieutenant dates back to the days of Queen Elizabeth I when Lord Lieutenants were responsible for law and order. Appointment as
TICKETS are now available for Oxfordshire County Council's summer party in the park for under-fives. This year's party is due to take place on Thursday, June 28, between 10am and 3pm at Cutteslowe Park. Attractions will include a reptile show, a play
TAXMEN sent a pensioner a demand for two pence in arrears - and warned him he would face penalty interest if he failed to pay up. Tony Taylor, 78, has been paying his tax correctly for more than 50 years, but a letter came from HM Revenue and Customs
THE annual Kevin Mott Memorial football match takes place at Witney United's Marriotts Stadium tomorrow. The match, which is held each year, raises money for the Meningitis Trust and is held between Henry Box School and Abingdon & Witney College.
A CALL for lighter prison sentences for murderers has been criticised by Oxford families who have suffered at the hands of killers. Lord Chief Justice Lord Phillips said mandatory life sentences for murderers meant prisons risked becoming "full of geriatric
