A woman was held against her will for an hour and a half by two men who offered her a lift home in their car. The 22-year-old, who has not been named, was picked up near the Port Mahon pub in St Clement's St, Oxford, at about midnight on Sunday. Instead
Division 1 Buckingham Town 204-9 (J Tomlinson 48, L Tomlinson 41, N Watkins 3-43, I Bryan 3-64), Bicester & North Oxford 133 (S Talsania 41, G Pearson 6-30). Cumnor 296-6 dec (49 ovs, J Neilson 120, G Walford 79, R Pyke 4-67), Shipton-under-Wychwood
Proposals to extend a mobile phone mast near Bicester town centre have sparked concern among councillors. Mobile phone company Orange wants to replace a 15m mast on land off Alchester Terrace with a 20m one. Bicester Town Council has decided to
White lines in Abingdon High Street aimed at replicating the planned single-lane traffic system are to be removed. The decision follows complaints that the lines have caused traffic congestion. However, the lines marked out in nearby Stert Street for
It is a special kind of sacrifice to give up your honeymoon. But that is exactly what Karen White is doing - and all in the name of charity. Her two-year-old son, Luke, has liver disease and is alive today thanks to the skill of medical staff. So
Two serving city councillors, Tia MacGregor and Paul Sargent, elected as Liberal Democrats, became Independents. Now they have changed their minds yet again and become Tories. They were welcomed with open arms by party leader David Cameron, although
RESULTS CRICKET SOMMERS HOME COUNTIES PREMIER LEAGUE Division 1 Radlett 249-7 (66 ovs, S Berger 106no, S Lowe 63), Banbury 250-4 (47.2 ovs, B Hector 132no). Banbury 25pts, Radlett 7. Finchampstead 270-6 (58 ovs, M Jones 68no, L Nurse 63), Farnham
I reada recent news article that the Police Federation, which represents rank-and-file officers in England and Wales, was claiming that police officers were being driven to make "ludicrous" arrests to meet Government targets - arrests that include two
I write in response to Tony Drake, Andy Gibbons and Dona Velluti about the plan to turn Peers School at Littlemore, Oxford, into an academy (Oxford Mail, May 17). What have Ms Velluti and her friends in the trade unions got against the academy proposal
NICK Hill smashed a sensational double-century for Kennington, only for rain to ruin the match with his side poised for a massive victory in Division 5 of the OCA League on Saturday. Hill finished unbeaten on exactly 200 as Kennington rattled up 326
KIDLINGTON made it back-to-back victories as they beat Basingstoke by 60 runs at Stratfield Brake. It seems that the only thing Kidlington skipper Dave Taylor cannot win is the toss and once again his team had to make all the running as their opponents
AN astonishing bowling display by opening bowlers Sam Lachlan and Luke Merry saw Thame hammer Gerrards Cross by eight wickets to register their first win of the campaign. Lachlan and Merry exploited helpful conditions after skipper Adam Krol won a useful
OXFORD kick-started their campaign with a resounding five-wicket victory at home against highly-fancied High Wycombe at Rover Cowley on Saturday. This result would have delighted Oxford skipper Jason Harrison, who joined the club from Wycombe in the
A COMMANDING century from skipper Benji Hector sped Banbury to a handsome six-wicket victory over Radlett in high-scoring match at White Post Road on Saturday. Radlett seemed to have set a stiff target when they scored 249-7 from their 66 overs. However
OXFORD Cheetahs lifted themselves off the foot of the table, after picking up the aggregate bonus point at Eastbourne on Saturday, despite losing 43-31 in a match curtailed by rain. And the hero for Oxford was new Swede Ricky Kling, who revelled in
In the second part of our Falklands War commemorations, the Oxford Mail remembers the conflict's first and bloodiest land battle: the fight for Goose Green. Debbie Waite spoke to Para Geoff Johnston, who witnessed the bloody battle first hand. Geoff
THE curtain has come down on one of English football's famous left backs with Oxford United's Rufus Brevett announcing his retirement. The 37-year-old is hanging up his boots after a magnificent career in which he has made nearly 700 league and cup
A fab four-figure sum raised by a Beatles-mad woman from Didcot will go a long way towards helping a children's charity. Customer service worker Jo Lovelock organised a Beatles tribute concert last month, raising more than £3,500 to support disabled
Alistair Campbell, the former Number 10 'spin doctor', is to speak in Oxford about his personal experience of mental health problems. Mr Campbell, who was Tony Blair's director of communications from 1994 to 2003, suffered a complete nervous breakdown
When Ajit Bhart arrived in England from his native India as a young man in 1964, he had just £3 in his pocket. But during the intervening 43 years, the grandfather-of-two has forged a successful career, supported his large family and become well-known
Vulnerable young residents at Banbury Foyer are receiving computer training to help them study and find jobs. The foyer is a residential scheme that provides accommodation, support, and training opportunities for homeless young people. Five new computers
Forty-nine lives have been saved in Oxfordshire in the last 12 months as the fire service continues its 365 Alive campaign, say crews. The Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue has released its latest figures as part of its ongoing mission to save 365 people
Mums and dads took part in a three-legged pub crawl and other fundraising activities to ensure an after-school club at an Oxford adventure playground continues. A fun day was held at Folly Bridge Inn, Abingdon Road, Oxford, to raise money to support
Pensioners Roy and Janet Crawford only had seven miles to travel to join more than 12,000 other caravanners in a major event at Blenheim Palace. But, instead of nipping home to Middle Barton for an easy night's sleep, they stayed on site for the duration
The story of a rare wild flower had celebrity gardener Alan Titchmarsh steaming along to Didcot Railway Centre last week. The former presenter of BBC2's Gardeners' World was looking into the history of the Oxford Ragwort flower for his new series,
Proposals to extend a mobile phone mast near Bicester town centre have sparked concern among councillors. Mobile phone company Orange wants to replace a 15m mast on land off Alchester Terrace with a 20m one. Bicester Town Council has decided to object
White lines in Abingdon High Street aimed at replicating the planned single-lane traffic system are to be removed. The decision follows complaints that the lines have caused traffic congestion. However, the lines marked out in nearby Stert Street for
he latest edition of the best-selling Lonely Planet Guide to Great Britain describes Oxford as "bookish, conservative, closeted and elite". The guide says the city is "a privileged place, highly aware of its international standing as one of the world's
A dental worker who lost her job while on maternity leave is suing the Prison Service for unfair dismissal. Caroline Birks, of Ravencroft, Bicester, claimed managers at Grendon and Springhill Prisons in Buckinghamshire deliberately failed to tell the
Drinkers who passed through a metal detector to get into an Oxford pub proved to be knife-free. Police placed the device, known as a knife-arch, outside the entrance to the Bullnose Morris pub, in Blackbird Leys, on Friday. It was the first test of
TRADERS say business will boom if proposals to build 540 houses on land between Summertown and Marton get the go ahead. Oxford City Council has listed 20 acres of land between Marston Ferry Road and Lonsdale Road, close to the Cherwell floodplain, as
Tornado strike jets, a Second World War Spitfire and the new Eurofighter Typhoon jet were on display at the RAF's Spirit of Adventure airshow at Abingdon airfield on Saturday. Thousands of people descended on the former RAF base at Dalton Barracks to
A woman is recovering in hospital after a crash on Oxford's Eastern Bypass. Police are appealing for witnesses to the collision between a car and a motorcycle on Saturday morning between the Headington roundabout and the Horspath Driftway junction.
For most newly-weds, their honeymoon is expected be a time of romance and luxury - but not Karen White. Although the 27-year-old from Kidlington is off to Paris - the city of romance - she will devote the first few days of wedded bliss to travelling
