A FORMER pub owner who went missing last month has been found safe and well. Chef Trevor Grainger, 56, was reported missing from his home in Middle Way, Summertown, Oxford, on February 5. He was last seen on February 2. He is a well known figure
The second play we intend to stage at the ODN Festival in June is The Canary Cage by Diane Raffle. This play involves three women who are locked in a cellar. One is psychotic two are in danger. Only one survives. The play has the power to send shivers
RAM-RAIDERS smashed a shop front and stole thousands of pounds worth of televisions today. About £3,500 worth of LCD televisions were stolen from Corbetts, in West Street, Chipping Norton, after the front grille was ripped off the shop and windows
Ram-raiders smashed a shop front and stole thousands of pounds of televisions today. About £3,500 worth of LCD televisions were stolen from Corbetts, in West Street, Chipping Norton, after the front grill was ripped off the shop and windows smashed.
Oxford Cheetahs were out of luck as they went down to a last-heat defeat in their Sky Sport Elite League opener against Peterborough Panthers at Oxford Stadium on Friday. There was drama in heat 9 when Cheetahs Ales Dryml crashed out at the pits bend
A TEENAGE girl is still in hospital a week after sustaining serious head injuries in a crash between a coach and a car on the A40 at Risinghurst. The 14-year-old girl, who was a passenger in a blue Rover which was in collision with an Oxford Bus Company
PLANS to raise charges in two car parks in East Oxford have been put on hold due to concerns about how it could affect local businesses. It had been proposed to raise short-stay charges in Union Street and St Clements car parks by 10p for stays of up
Bus operators fear a 66 per cent rise in parking fees at Oxford's park-and-rides may lead to chronic congestion in the city. In an attempt to generate an extra £100,000, Oxford City Council plans to increase charges from 60p to £1 and scrap discounted
Mr Bean is donating proceeds from a star-studded film premiere to the Oxford Children's Hospital Campaign. His creator, comedian Rowan Atkinson, who lives in Waterperry, near Wheatley, is starring in Mr Bean's Holiday, and the premiere is taking place
A mother wants tougher sentences for people using imitation firearms after the man who blinded her son in one eye was jailed for three years. Christopher Bowsher, 33, fired a pellet from a BB gun into 15-year-old Rhys Taylor's right eye in Tarragon
West Kidlington A took the honours in the Kidlington Schools' Partnership's tag rugby festival at Stratfield Brake. St Thomas More A were runners-up with West Kidlington B third. Dr South's (Islip) and Edward Feild (Kidlington also took part. West
Primary or junior schools wishing to enter this year's English Cricket Association Under 11 8-a-side Hardball Competition should contact the tournament organiser at JPlace@mcsoxford.org for an entry form. The tournament is for teams of eight, and the
Marlborough (Woodstock) pipped St Bartholomew's (Newbury) 5-4 after extra time in the ESFA Minute Maid Under 13 National Cup second round. The tie finished 3-3 at the end of normal time with Josh Ruffles, Lee Jones and Alex Williams netting for Marl
Stuart Capel successfully defended his middleweight light contact title at the FWC Kung-Fu competition held in Waford. Capel, who won gold in the same event last year, helped Oxford achieve their best ever result. He also took silver in the middleweight
The last match in the Oxford Carp Winter League was fished by 18 matchmen on a very cold, windy day at Lower Court Farm. After a lovely week of warm, settled weather, everything went pear-shaped on the Sunday, although I was told the water still "fished
Having won the Ted Allsop Over 50s Handicap Cup for seven consecutive seasons, Mick Bennett finally lost his grip on the trophy when he lost in the semi-final to Thame's Derek Syrett. And Syrett made the most of his triumph as he went on to beat Ron
Oxford's premier live music venue, The Zodiac, is being transformed into a club "for the future" as part of a £2m expansion project. The Academy Music Group (AMG), which last November bought the Cowley Road club for an undisclosed fee, has ended months
Oxford United manager Jim Smith has been charged by the Football Association for the incident in which he questioned a linesman's sight by offering him his glasses. It happened during United's 1-0 home defeat by Kidderminster Harriers on March 13.
Thomas Reade (Abingdon) won the Vale of White Horse Under 11 Girls six-a-side football tournament in a penalty shoot-out against St Michael's (Steventon). The match finished goalless after extra time, and both sides then struggled from the spot with
Marlborough (Woodstock) triumphed in Stow-on-the-Wold's floodlit rugby under 16s tournament with a 20-10 victory over Burford in the final. Winger Adam Browning, with two tries, and centre Vinny Snell were among the Marlborough scorers. In the semi-final
Ollie Simmons (Warriner, Bloxham) and Lauren Hawtin (Gosford Hill, Kidlington) starred at the combined Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse Schools' Under 12 Cross Country Championships at Cokethorpe School, Witney. Simmons took the county honours in
Vale of White Horse Under 11s bowed out in the semi-finals of the County League six-a-side tournament at Woolton Hill Junior School, Newbury. They finished runners-up in their group on goal difference behind Portsmouth B after winning four of their
Nick Christodoulou bagged a brace as Oxfordshire Under 14s made a flying start to their Reed Trophy campaign with a 4-2 win over Berkshire at Milton United. Despite dominating the game, Oxfordshire almost let victory slip from their grasp before two
Oxford will have three runners in the William Hill Pall Mall semi-finals after Dean Childs saw both his charges qualify, along with Angie Kibble's Appleford Al. Arthurs Joy and Target Harry will represent Childs next Tuesday. In a troubled first heat
Cropredy secured the Division 1 title in the Banbury Indoor League, but nearly threw it away as they edged out King's Sutton by one wicket. Nathan Hawkes claimed 2-8 and James Coleman 2-12 as Cropredy dismissed King's Sutton for just 54, but in their
A few Saturdays ago I reported that several anglers who were targetting other species of fish had caught trout from the Thames, writes Andy Webber. I had an anonymous call from some chap who told me that the reason there were trout in the river was
Oxford City Stars will look to end their 2006/7 home campaign on a high note when they entertain Haringey Greyhounds at Oxpens Road tomorrow. Back-to-back defeats against Streatham and Haringey last weekend ended Stars' play-off dreams, but they have
South West Counties Youth Championship Oxfordshire Under 18s got back to winning ways with a 2-1 victory against Somerset at Witney's Marriotts Stadium. Oxon took the lead after seven minutes, Mark Flanagan (Abingdon Town) latching on to a through
Headington Athletic went top of Division 2 North in the Thames Women's Valley League after double-header victories against Chalfont St Peter. In a bid to reduce the fixture backlog, two games of one hour were played, Headington winning the first match
Carterton Colts secured their second successive league title as they defeated Chipping Norton Town Swifts 3-1 in the Under 10 C League. After a goalless first half, Chippy went in front shortly after the restart. But Carterton hit back to level when
Oxford Mail Girls League Sadie Mansell was the star of the show as her hat-trick helped Kidlington A to a 4-0 victory over Carterton A in the Under 12 A League. Poppy Sharples put Kidlington in front with a long-range effort, before Mansell added a
MORE than 150 brides are expected to make an appearance at the Oxford Mail Wedding Fair and Bridal Fashion Show tomorrow. The event, which starts at 11am and is at the Paramount Oxford Hotel, on Wolvercote Roundabout, Oxford, will feature more than
FAMILIES and friends of servicemen are encouraging neighbours to turn their town yellow today. Carterton, home to air crew based at RAF Brize Norton, will become a sea of yellow ribbons, as part of a week of awareness for members of the armed forces
CHILDREN could be called on to help a campaign to slow down traffic speeding through their home village - Aston Rowant, near Thame. They may be asked by a new action committee to make their own 'Slow Down' signs to be posted alongside the road. Aston
THE Bishop of Dorchester, the Rt Rev Colin Fletcher, will join the Archbishops of Canterbury and York in London today to mark the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade. The Walk of Witness is described as "a public act of remembrance
A PRIMARY school in Didcot could be 'closed' in order to combat failing standards. Greenmere Primary, in Mereland Road, would cease to exist under the Government's Fresh Start initiative and would reopen with a new name and identity. The school is
ANIMAL rights campaigners have been demonstrating this week to highlight the case of a monkey being used for medical research. The Fighting for Felix campaign began on Monday and will culminate with a demonstration today. Protest group Speak is demanding
ICY winds and hail storms slowed the fishing at Farmoor II, near Oxford, this week after a fantastic opening weekend. Most of fish are being taken deeper in the water, mainly on various booby patterns. Brian Parrott landed the best fish so far this
HOME Start Southern Oxfordshire and St Nicholas School are appealing for spare rolls of wallpaper which they can use to cheer up the Regal Centre in time for the annual blues and beer Festival in June. Speaking for the groups, Emma Anderson said: "We
VOLUNTEERS are being sought for a spring clean of the Oxford Canal on Monday, as part of a national Towpath Tidy campaign. The aim of the event is to benefit wildlife as well as improving the appearance of the canal at Oxford, between Drinkwater and
