Whatever you have planned for the next two weekends, the chances are it won't be a patch on what this man has got lined up. For Oxford University lecturer Hanno Nickau will be competing in not one, but two, Ironman triathlon races. The gruelling events
City councillors in Oxford have rejected calls to help council tenants kick the habit ahead of the smoking ban which comes into force on July 1. The council's health scrutiny committee had called for information about smoking cessation services to be
A teacher from Oxford's Peers School appeared before scores of MPs at the Commons to tell them why he thought it should not become the city's first academy. Ian Jones, who has worked at the Littlemore school for 27 years, spoke on behalf of the Oxfordshire
He's already battled fierce storms, monstrous sea swells and weeks of loneliness. But now, after nine months at home, Bicester yachtsman Adrian Flanagan, above, is getting ready for the second stage of his stalled round-the-world voyage. And he faces
THOUSANDS of homes will receive leaflets today, Tuesday, warning them that a teenager thought to be behind more than 30 crimes is back on the street. Lewis Felton, 17, of Dunnock Way in Greater Leys, Oxford, was handed an antisocial behaviour order
The wife of an adventurer fatally injured in a mountain accident told last night how he died in her arms. Christopher Parratt, 32, was walking on Mount Tryfan's east face in the Ogwen Valley, Snowdonia, with his wife Jennifer when tragedy struck on
Witnesses have told how they saw objects hit a helicopter in Iraq which crashed and killed five British forces personnel. Among the dead were Flight Lieutenant Sarah-Jayne Mulvihill, 32, and Wing Commander John Coxen, 46, both of whom were based at
A WOMAN who has had to kill rats in her garden twice in the past two months claims the council has no idea of the true scale of the rodent problem in Oxford. Dr Gillie McNeill, who has lived in Bateman Street, Headington, for the past eight years,
SHOPPERS could face an increase of peddlers and illegal street hawkers in Oxford city centre this summer. Street traders are policed by a full-time city council street trading officer - but the funding for that post has been cut by £18,000, making
Success has bred success over the past seven years for the new Oxfordshire Business of the Year. Banbury-based Crompton Technology was formed by directors Scott Roberts, Mike Dewhirst and Roger Davidson, who bought up plastics company PPL in 2000.
Preparations for Oxford's 15th Motor Show are under way and the day is promising to be better than ever. The show, combined with a summer craft fair, is being organised by Newsquest Oxfordshire and will be run by the Oxford Mail and The Oxford Times
The top boss of Chiltern Railways has stepped down. Managing director Cath Proctor has been in charge since February 2004 and was seen as being responsible for putting the company back on track after the collapse of a tunnel at Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire
A Biotech firm which specialises in needle-free drug delivery has won a top award. Glide Pharma based at Milton Park, near Didcot, was voted the best business at the 2007 Medical Futures Innovation Awards - widely recognised as Oscars of the healthcare
Boss Simon Biltcliffe reckons his "apprentice" is far better than Sir Alan Sugar's new boy.o Mr Biltcliffe, managing director of Bicester print firm Webmart UK, has taken on top teenage whizz kid Richard Boon and is grooming him for success. Just
It was 12th time lucky for Roger Cox, Abingdon's new mock mayor of Ock Street. Mr Cox, above, knocked out the favourite and mayor for 11 years Stuart Jackson, romping home with a 20-vote majority. The 58-year-old gardener from Wootton Road, Abingdon
THE 32-year-old Oxfordshire man who died in a fall on a mountain in Snowdonia at the weekend has been named. Christopher Parratt, from Oxfordshire, was with his wife Jennifer on Saturday, when he fell descending the east face of Tryfan. North Wales
An 11-year-old girl was grabbed and punched by a gang of teenagers as she walked home last night. The girl was walking through The Leys, in Witney, at about 5.30pm when she was attacked by five boys and one girl near the entrance to the Witney Bowling
A few weeks ago, Gordon Brown said he wanted his Government to be spin-free and to concentrate on the real issues that matter to people. One would have thought that with the Labour leadership sewn up, he wouldn't have had to think of using spin until
May I thank Sidney Thorpe for correcting me in his letter (Oxford Mail, June 6) with regard to the 3.6 per cent increase in pensions this year? I was unaware of the increase, as I couldn't recall seeing anything about it in the press at the time of
A Kidlington butcher has beaten a string of banger makers in a national sausage competition. David Woodward, above, who runs Woodland's Quality Butchers in Bicester Road, Kidlington, has picked up eight awards at the Newark and Nottingham Robin Hood
Shoppers could face an increase of peddlers and illegal street hawkers in Oxford city centre this summer. Street traders are currently policed by a full-time city council street trading officer - but the funding for that post has been slashed by £18,000
Electricity had not arrived when Florence Baldwin spent her childhood in Charlbury. Water was pumped by hand from the well and if you wanted to travel it was in the main by horse and cart. Although Mrs Baldwin, pictured, was born at Egham in Surrey
I AM disappointed at Clive Harrison letter, Posties stuck in a time warp (Oxford Mail, June 13). A secret strike ballot, where people weigh up all the arguments and consequences, is the clearest message of all. There is nothing 1970s about 77.7 per
A woman who has had to kill rats in her garden twice in the past two months claims the council has no idea of the true scale of the rodent problem in Oxford. Dr Gillie McNeill, who has lived in Bateman Street, Headington, for the past eight years, said
Angry residents whose cars were smashed by vandals are so frustrated at the police's response they are threatening to take the law into their own hands. People living in the King's End area of Bicester say they know who is behind the vandalism spree
Vital scrutiny work is being put on ice creating a system of secrecy at County Hall - according to opposition councillors. Oxfordshire Liberal Democrats claim scrutiny reviews - aimed at putting county council policy under the microscope - are being
AN 11-year-old girl was attacked by a gang of teenagers as she walked through Witney. At about 5.30pm yesterday an 11-year-old girl was walking home through The Leys when she was approached by a group of teenagers, five boys and one girl, all aged
AEA Technology 129.25 BMW 3351.5 Electrocomponents 290 Isoft Group 49.75 Nationwide Accident Repair 158.5 Oxford Biomedica 39 Oxford Instruments 306.5 Reed Elsevier 658.75 RM 206 RPS Group 352.25 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley, Abingdon
Andrew Smith discovers whether the new Land Rover Freelander can build on a popular theme. What do these people who review cars in newspapers and magazines actually drive themselves away from the test situation? In my case my vehicle of choice is
The role of the non-executive director is growing and can be rewarding, not just financially but in terms of how an individual can influence the running of a business. A seminar being held in Oxford is bringing together key players involved in the field
Dodi is a four-year-old domestic short hair, she was sadly returned to Burford centre as her behaviour started to change in the home. Dodi is a very sweet and friendly cat, however she is quite an independent cat that likes her own space and will come
Daisy is a very active four-year-old Collie cross who is an accomplished escapologist that will need a home with a secure garden. Daisy is very bright, so will need lots of mental and physical stimulation to keep her happy. While she has been at the
A MAN is fighting for his life after he was attacked in Adderbury. Police said the 30-year-old man was thought to have been assaulted about 3.15am yesterday in Margaret Road. He is in a critical condition in the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. Forensic
A man is fighting for his life after he was attacked in Adderbury. Police said the man was thought to have been assaulted about 3.15am yesterday. He is in a critical condition in the John Radcliffe Hospital. Forensic officers have carried out a thorough
Success has bred success over the past seven years for the new Oxfordshire Business of the Year. The directors of Banbury-based Crompton Technology are celebrating after scooping the coveted title at the gala awards ceremony held in front of more than
FASHION students at the Banbury campus of Oxford and Cherwell Valley College were all dressed up with somewhere to go. Young designers and models were at Banbury Museum to take part in a fashion parade to show off their latest creations. The teenagers
(From left) Players of the year: U10s Kieran Cooper, U9s Kia Bennett, U11s Alex receive their trophies from sponsor Chris Ledger of Allsports Trophies
THE recently launched MG TF will make its first public appearance at the Abingdon-based MG Car Club's 57th annual International race meeting at Northamptonshire's Silverstone Circuit during the weekend of Friday, June 22 to Sunday, June 24. The Longbridge-built
Oxford captain Jason Harrison showed his class with a valuable century in his side's derby clash away to derby rivals Banbury on Saturday. But chances of a positive result to the eagerly-awaited clash were dashed by the weather. Batting first, Oxford
Division 1 Charlbury 185-7 (K Duester 60, A Glass 35, G McCallum 33, J Hill 4-27), Shrivenham 186-4 (M Whale 70no, Surajit Banerjee 69). Great Horwood 40-0 v King's Sutton, rsp. Twyford 202-6 (H Colver 84, Tamzver Hussain 67no), Hook Norton 156
They say that home is where the heart is. But for many of Oxford's refugees, home is a dangerous place. Refugee Week 2007, which starts today (Monday), aims to bring refugee experiences to a wider audience and show the positive contribution they make
Marcham returned to winning ways in emphatic fashion with a crushing 236-run victory over Freeland in OCA League Division 2 on Saturday. Alex Lamb smashed 103 and Matt Launchbury 98 as the leaders rattled up 260-9. And it proved far too much for Freeland
The town must resign itself to having a post office in a temporary cabin in Goldsmiths Lane car park for at least 18 months, town clerk Andrew Rogers told town council members. He praised efforts by post office managers to get the town a permanent
Following your story about the Oxfordshire breast cancer screening service (Oxford Mail, June 11), the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust would like to reassure women across the region that quality and patient safety are paramount. In the face of
An unbeaten half-century by Shahbaz Ali guided Kidlington to an exciting last-over victory in their rain-affected match against Kew at Stratfield Brake on Saturday. However, when Kidlington reduced Kew to 21-6, thanks to hostile spell from Josh Lalor
OXFORD captain Jason Harrison showed his class with a valuable century in his side's derby clash away to derby rivals Banbury on Saturday. But chances of a positive result to the eagerly-awaited clash were dashed by the weather. Batting first, Oxford
The running out of Aston Rowant's South Africa batsman Dominic Telo led to a spectacular collapse and ultimately to a four-wicket defeat by hosts Basingstoke & North Hants in Sommers Home Counties Premier League Division 2 West. Having been put in to
COUNTY council safety experts will be touring the county this week giving advice about child safety in cars and offering car seat checks. Between 10am and noon, the team will be at the Waitrose car park, Wallingford (today), Millets Farm, Frilford
Even though I grew up in Memphis, Tennessee, only an hour from Oxford, Miss, I would never have considered calling myself a Mississippian. However, after almost eight years in Oxford, I now proudly call myself a Mississippian. Why? Well, because I'm
We always hoped that the tragic deaths of Oxford schoolboys Hassan Hussain and Ben Halsey-Jones would not be in vain. And so it is proving to be, thanks to new initiatives at The Cherwell School in North Oxford, which both attended. Hassan drowned
FILMMAKERS have returned to Oxford to inject more of the city's flavour into the eagerly-awaited first movie of Philip Pullman's trilogy. Crowds gathered to watch as crews set up to take more footage around the Radcliffe Camera on Fridayfor The Golden
HEARTS and minds are not being won in Oxford's war on waste, according to new figures. Customer satisfaction with rubbish collections has slumped dramatically, putting the council among the worst authorities in the country. The news comes just days
Le Mans horror show for Greaves OXFORDSHIRE driver Tim Greaves had a nightmare time in the Le Mans 24-Hour race. Greaves's Team Bruichladdich Radical car lasted just 16 laps before being forced to retire. The Audi driven by Frank Biela, Marco Werner
DOUGLAS Alexander, Secretary of State for Transport, will visit the Oxford Bus Company depot in Watlington Road, Oxford, today to see the work the company is doing to combat pollution. The company recently became the first operator in Britain to introduce
THE OXFORD TIMES CHERWELL LEAGUE. Division 1. Oxford Downs 189-5 (47.4 ovs, F Crouch 56, C Taylor 50, L List 30no), Banbury Twenty 121-5 (30 ovs, T Pearce 38). Dinton 163 (45.4 ovs, M Ludlow 33, K Doddapaneni 5-48), Bicester & North Oxford 160-
STAFF shortages at Oxfordshire's breast screening service have been alleviated and most women are now being seen just two months over the three-yearly time limit. The Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust, which oversees the checks at the Churchill Hospital
CRICKET. COCKSPUR CUP. 4th round: Banbury 180 (42.1 ovs, L Ryan 36, J Noble 35, M Clewley 4-27), Dunstall 156 (43.4 ovs, S Eustace 67, P Taylor 3-11). SOMMERS HOME COUNTIES PREMIER LEAGUE. Division 1. Oxford 226-5 (66 ovs, J Harrison 103no), Banbury
FIREFIGHTERS were called after a car fire outside the Barley Mow pub, in Warwick Road, Banbury, at 11am yesterday. No one was hurt.
ARMY families were able to celebrate Father's Day yesterday via a video link with their husbands and fathers serving in war zones. Hundreds of soldiers from 23 Pioneer Regiment of the Royal Logistics Corps, based at St David's Barracks in Bicester
THE public have a chance today and tomorrow to discuss plans to transform Peers School into the city's first academy. Public consultation sessions will be held at Peers today in Sandy Lane West, Littlemore, at 4.30pm and tomorrow at Pegasus Primary
Oxford speedway chief Allen Trump has made his first major signing - appointing Great Britain Under 21 manager Peter Oakes as the new director of speedway at Cowley. Oakes (pictured), a former sports editor of a national daily newspaper and leading
THE deaths of two Oxford teenagers in drowning incidents within a few months has prompted their school to take steps to try to prevent another tragedy. Following the deaths of Ben Halsey-Jones and Hassan Hussain - who were both pupils at The Cherwell
SENIOR managers at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, say the hospital meets every single standard set by the Government. As part of an annual health check, overseen by the NHS watchdog, the Healthcare Commission, every hospital and primary care
Householders are being given a chance to say how they think nearly £290,000 of money earmarked for recreation in their neighbourhood should be spent. The money destined for Cowley, Oxford, has come from legal planning agreements on two major development
Young people are to be encouraged to lead a healthy and safe lifestyle, with the help of councillors. The Vale of White Horse District Council has launched a Youth Development Strategy, mapping out how it will support and encourage the development
A SECOND teenager has admitted an arson attack which caused £190,000 damage to Longfields Primary School, Bicester. The 15-year-old, who cannot be named, had previously denied arson but changed his plea to guilty at Banbury Youth Court. He was remanded
RUGBY League players have paid tribute to physiotherapist Jacqueline Scott who died in a road accident on her way to a match. The 44-year-old, of Lilac Way, Carterton, was killed when her motorcycle was involved in a crash with a car in Brize Norton
Motorists parking along a quiet lane off Marston Road, Oxford, are have been branded "thoughtless" by neighbours. Parking along Ferry Lane, near Ferry Road, has become such a problem it is feared emergency vehicles would be blocked if there was an accident
OXFORD'S rich ethnic diversity and community cohesion took a big step forward when more than 3,500 people thronged Cowley Marsh Park to celebrate the second annual Mela yesterday. The eight-hour inter-cultural gathering throbbed to music, song and dance
A decision on Bicester's long-awaited £70m town centre redevelopment has been delayed by another month. Cherwell District Council was due to consider the application on Thursday, but the decision has been pushed back to allow for extra consultation.
Film makers have returned to Oxford to inject more of the city's flavour into the eagerly-awaited first movie of Philip Pullman's trilogy. Crowds gathered to watch as crews set up to take more footage around the Radcliffe Camera on Friday for The Golden
Law and order is breaking out at a Didcot school, as a group of young legal minds prepare for the national final of a mock trial competition. A team of year eight and nine pupils from St Birinus School, in Mereland Road, played the parts of magistrates
Heart and minds are not being won in Oxford's war on waste, according to new figures. Customer satisfaction with rubbish collections has slumped dramatically, putting the council among the worst authorities in the country. The news comes just days after
Thousands of smokers across Oxfordshire are being given support at work to help stem their cravings in time for the smoking ban next month. Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust is so far working with nine employers in the county who want to offer their staff
A thousand coins, each representing a year in Oxfordshire's history, were placed around the Mercury fountain in Tom Quad at Christ Church, Oxford. The £1 coins had been collected by pupils at Christ Church Cathedral School to commemorate the county's
Staff shortages at Oxfordshire's breast screening service have been alleviated and most women are now being seen just two months over the three-yearly time limit. The Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust, which oversees the checks at the Churchill Hospital
Organisers of the Cowley Road Carnival in Oxford are appealing for more store holders to come forward. The annual event will be taking place on Sunday, July 1 along the Cowley Road in Oxford, between noon and 6pm. Anyone interested in running a
The directors of a hi-tech engineering firm are celebrating after being voted the Oxfordshire Business of the Year. Banbury-based Crompton Technology Group (CTG) took the overall crown at a ceremony on Friday in front of 400 guests at the Four Pillars
Some motorists still take a cavalier attitude to wearing seatbelts but most are heeding the ban on using mobile phones at the wheel, say police and road safety officials. Thames Valley Police and Oxfordshire County Council organised a two-hour road
German supermarket giant Aldi is to appeal against a decision by Oxford city councillors to refuse planning permission for a new store off Botley Road. The cut-price supermarket chain applied for permission to build the 1,731sq m store between Toys
The public have their last chance today (Monday) and tomorrow to discuss plans to transform Peers School into the city's first academy. Public consultation sessions will be held at Peers today in Sandy Lane West, Littlemore, at 4.30pm and tomorrow at
A second teenager has admitted an arson attack which caused £190,000 damage to Longfields Primary School, Bicester. The 15-year-old, who cannot be named, had previously denied arson but changed his plea to guilty at Banbury Youth Court. He was remanded
It was once a place people would avoid. Now, after five years of campaigning and hard work, a former wasteland in Oxford is a blossoming community garden for everyone. The site in Barracks Lane, Cowley, used to be home to derelict garages and was used
Army families were able to celebrate Father's Day yesterday via a video link with their husbands and fathers serving in war zones. Hundreds of soldiers from 23 Pioneer Regiment of the Royal Logistics Corps, based at St David's Barracks in Bicester,
A SPECTACULAR dancing on ice show is being held in Oxford as part of a campaign to save the city's rink from closure. The Oxford Ice Rink Summer Gala takes place from Friday, June 22, to Sunday, June 24, and will give a showcase to skaters who could
BUS company Thames Travel has extended the operating hours of two of its most popular routes. The X39/X40 running from Oxford to Reading now runs for 18 hours a day on weekdays and 21 hours at the weekends. The service was extended to meet the needs
MILL Street, Islip, will be closed to traffic for up to five days for resurfacing work. The road will be closed from the level crossing to the junction with Kidlington Road from Monday, June 25. Oxfordshire County Council said access would be maintained
THE best beer in the district will be flowing this month at The Bear in North Moreton, which has just won a pub of the year award. After just 18 months in business, The Bear received an award from the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) for being the best
BROTHERTONS Italian Brasserie in High Street, Woodstock, is opening an ongoing exhibition tomorrow of landscape pictures from Tuscany taken by travel photographer Sarah Howard.
