Littl'un sent her first text on Tuesday. Himself was in the shower and thought she was a bit quiet. When he came out he found a message on his phone from a guy he worked with up until 6 months ago. Apparently he'd been in between lectures - he's now working
Oxford United boss Jim Smith is urging his side to forget about Saturday's disappointing home defeat when they travel into the unknown tonight. The U's make the trip to the Cambridgeshire village of Impington to take on Histon - knowing little about
Oxford band A Silent Film lived up to their name when they took centre stage for a pivotal scene in a film adaptation of Oxford author Philip Pullman's novel The Butterfly Tattoo. The production company, which is currently filming the movie in and around
Medical secretaries claim they were treated badly by an Oxford hospital which used X-Factor-style techniques to announce redundancies. The 19-strong team from the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre received letters telling them to go to one of two rooms, where
Passenger pressure group Ox Rail Action, which represents commuters who travel into London, has welcomed the arrival of a new managing director at criticised rail company First Great Western. Alison Forster, the managing director of FGW, has been moved
Sixsecurity cameras in Abingdon are to be decommissioned as part of a cost cutting drive. The move has "disappointed" a top police officer who says it could hamper the drive to reduce crime and antisocial behaviour. But the Vale of White Horse District
The stepfather of a 19-year-old killed in a car crash at a notorious blackspot on Christmas Day has vowed to carry on fighting for improvements to the road. Shane Vaughan's family were yesterday coming to terms with the likelihood it was speeding which
Officers raided a house in Botley Road, Oxford, today as part of what Thames Valley Police called an intelligence-led drugs operation. Seven officers were involved in the raid, at about 2pm, and a quantity of what was believed to be class A drugs was
They might not last until Halloween, but that probably won't stop these children from proudly keeping their prize pumpkins. Pupils from across the county and beyond gathered at Waterperry Gardens, near Wheatley, today for its pumpkin challenge cup with
The furore over Northern Rock reveals that banks were borrowing overseas to, in effect, encourage the increase in house prices in the UK. The policy has also helped to subsidise buy-to-rent buyers, thus deprivingworking class would-be house buyers of
It is is unacceptable that Royal Mail took ages to investigate the allegations against postal worker Steven Gill, then refused to explain its conclusions, as the law requires, and simply sacked him. No employer must be allowed to get away with flouting
What a shambles the Royal Mail management have become from top to bottom. The so-called top guys take big bonuses or big payouts when they leave. They promise the postal workers all sorts of incentives, then withdraw them. They treat the public the
I was interested to read the story regarding the appalling postal service at Wallingford (Oxford Mail, September 14). But I am afraid that this is the shape of things to come across the county. Royal Mail management is in the process of decimating a
Why is it that whenever strike action is mentioned, the poor old employee is always portrayed as the villain? Both the page two article and the comment column (Oxford Mail, September 15) put the blame squarely at the feet of the postal workers. The
Talented youngsters from Oxford have been chosen to be part of the England team in the street dancing world championships. The nine dancers from Blackbird Leys will take their best moves to Germany in October where 3,000 dancers from 34 countries will
Cars will be banished from a road in Headington, Oxford, for a day this weekend as residents reclaim the streets for people. The Highfield Residents' Association has been given permission to close-off All Saints Road between 11am and 11pm on Saturday
A new survey has revealed Oxfordshire is leading the broadband revolution in the South East of England. According to figures released by BT, Oxfordshire has the third highest take-up of broadband of any English county. More than 45 per cent of homes
A pilot scheme in Oxfordshire to help workers seek new skills is to be extended across the country, the Government announced. The Adult Learning Grant, which gives eligible adults up to £30 a week towards the cost of learning, is targeted at young working
Cycle to recycle was the message from Save Radley Lakes supporters who used pedal power to drive home their plea on a ride from Oxford to Abingdon via Thrupp Lake at Radley. The lake is under threat of being filled in with thousands of tonnes of spent
The owners of Witney's main shopping centre are planning a revamp to increase the number of stores. A two-storey extension is to be built after partial demolition of the Cargo shop in the Woolgate Centre. French Square, outside the Waitrose supermarket
Thousands of households, motorists, bus and rail users across Oxfordshire will be quizzed in a bid to paint an accurate picture of chronic congestion problems. And with 56,600 new homes to be built in the county over the next two decades, transport
Thousands of jobseekers from across the county are set to descend on Oxford Town Hall for the Oxford Mail Job Fair 2007 tomorrow. The free event, which runs from 10am to 5pm, will feature 24 different exhibitors - offering a platform for employers and
A man approached a group of children on a bus from Oxford to Carterton and made lewd remarks. Police are appealing for witnesses following the incident on the 100 bus, which left Gloucester Green bus station at 9.15pm last Friday. A man approached
A bus passenger was injured in a late night brawl. The man was on a number 100 Stagecoach double-decker which had left Witney and was heading throgh the Burwell Drive area at about 1.45am on Sunday, police said today. A fight started on the lower
A casino night in the best James Bond tradition will raise money for the British Red Cross. The event, on September 29, will be a Bond-themed evening with roulette, blackjack, Vegas-style dancing girls, and local opera diva Heather Whitworth. With
One of Oxford's oldest pubs marked its 400th birthday with 200 people toasting the milestone. The King's Arms, in Holywell Street, which has been serving drinkers since the time of James I, opened its doors to regulars for a special invitation only party
Food served at Oxford Children's Hospital is no longer too horrid to swallow, according to staff. Managers claim food on the wards is appetising for young patients and available most of the day. News of the improvements came as children's cancer charity
A young Scout group is appealing for volunteers to help organise events and meetings. The North Banbury Beaver Colony, which celebrated its third anniversary earlier this month, is on the lookout for new people to join the growing group and is especially
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POLICE will be at The Oxfordshire County & Thame Show tomorrow giving road safety advice. The team of five, led by Sgt Chris Appleby, will be at the event offering advice on road safety to the expected tens of thousands of visitors. As well as offering
Former publican Ron 'Captain' Kirk, a landlord in Oxfordshire for 16 years, has died aged 67. Mr Kirk ran The Fishes, in North Hinksey, Oxford, between 1984 and 1996, and The Crown, in Finstock, near Witney, from 1997 to 2000. He was born on a farm
Oxford's South Park will be transformed into a colourful, cultural 'campsite' on Saturday for In-Tent-City. The family event features 12 specially-commissioned tents capturing the ideas and issues relevant to a range of Oxford organisations and community
Parent who continue to fail to strap their children safely in their cars could now face a £500 fine. Yesterday, the Oxford Mail revealed around 200 parents have been fined across the Thames Valley in the first 12 months since a change in law meant all
Welcome to The Policy of the Month, brought to you by David Cameron's Tory Party, still scrabbling around for policy ideas with a General Election possibly just around the corner. Match of the Day viewers are used to voting on their favourite goal,
A raft of plans to brighten up and regenerate East Oxford have been under discussion. Among the ideas for Cowley Road, Iffley Road and St Clement's Street are to put up street banners, a gateway or archway to the area, a boulevard of the stars, which
Former Abingdon Ambler Jonny Lodowski won his first international medal at the European Clubs Cup in the Czech Republic. His club, Enfield & Haringey, were representing Great Britain against clubs from Russia, Italy, Spain, Serbia, Turkey, Bosnia and
Council bosses have been given the go-ahead to clear up tonnes of rubbish left by travellers at an illegal campsite near Didcot. Travellers were forced off the Hadden Hill beauty spot in January after a two and a half year battle. They left behind
Fatherhood brings about such huge changes in your life. Many are very unnerving and include such horrors as dropping the baby, making sure he/she/it doesn't vomit on your new pinstripe suit and facing that first nasty nappy after the Missus has gone out
POLICE today appealed for witnesses after a man tried to assault a girl on a bus. The assault happened on the 100 bus from Oxford to Carterton, which left Oxford at 9.15pm last Friday. Police said a man approached a group of three children who were
Sutton Courtenay's Daniel Madge had to be airlifted to hospital after he suffered concussion during their Division 2 game against Benson AFC. The game was abandoned on 46 minutes whwn it ws 1-1 after Madge fell awkwardly. He was treated in hospital
A fast track ballot for strike action by Oxfordshire postal workers will open on Tuesday with the result being announced a week later. The move follows the sacking of postmen Steven Gill and John Doran at the Oxford Mail Centre in Cowley for gross misconduct
Youngsters at Garsington seem to have been quite a lively bunch. We published a picture of some of them heading for a night out dressed as tramps (Memory Lane, September 3). Now here are two more pictures from the archives of former villager David
POLICE are appealing for information and witnesses to a number of small fires this month, mainly in the skate park in Waddesdon. Each incident is being treated as arson. The most recent and serious incident took place on Sunday between 5pm and 6.45pm
POLICE say criminal damage has fallen by more than 43 per cent in Thame since Operation Mend was launched in June this year. The figures compare June to August with the previous three months, March to June. Chinnor has seen a 36.4 per cent reduction
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE will twice host rounds of Britain's premier motor racing series - the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship - in 2008 with fixtures at the Rockingham and Silverstone circuits having been confirmed. Rockingham, with its unique
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A PASSENGER group representing commuters who travel daily from Oxford to London today welcomed the arrival of a new managing director at First Great Western. Alison Forster, the managing director of FGW, has been moved to a new post following the company's
A passenger group representing commuters who travel daily from Oxford to London today welcomed the arrival of a new managing director at First Great Western. Alison Forster, the managing director of FGW, has been moved to a new post following the company's
A MOTORCYCLIST was taken to hospital following a collision with a van at the Bladon roundabout today. The accident at 7.40am blocked part of the A4095 near the junction with the A44. A spokesman for South Central Ambulance Service said the extent
Matt Spooner hit a hat-trick as Oxford University Press thrashed Watlington 6-0 in the Premier Division. Jon Brown slotted home Andy Gray's pass to give Press a first-half lead. Watlington manager Dave Lynch took over in goal in the second half after
A motorcyclist was taken to hospital following a collision with a van at the Bladon roundabout this morning. The accident at 7.40am blocked part of the A4095 near the junction with the A44. A spokesman for South Central Ambulance service said the
BROADCASTER and feminist icon Prof Germaine Greer was at Modern Art Oxford yesterday. She was discussing the Stella Vine exhibition, which includes images of a young heroin victim and Princess Diana's death crash. Australian-born Ms Greer has courted
THEY cycled for six hours a day from Oxford to the south of France and back in all weathers - but three former Magdalen College School pupils say it was worth every mile. Oliver Martin-Robinson, Hal Munby and Camilo Stargardter rode the 2,500km to Biarritz
A SECLUDED street of back-to-back Victorian terraced houses in East Oxford captured the glamour of a movie set in a day of fame for a 12-year-old. Olivia Frazer-Smith, from Navigation Way, North Oxford, won a competition to become guest assistant director
AN OXFAM charity shop has had to pay £600 to replace smashed windows. The shop, in Market Square, Witney, was targeted at the weekend - the fourth time since February. Spokesman Sally Lee said: "You accept that, if you are in a town centre, this might
PLANS to speed up the closure of a Ministry of Defence base near Bicester could threaten frontline supplies, union leaders have warned. Staff at the Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) base at Caversfield learned last week the site could close in just
Oxford Cheetahs' Sam Martin is expected to shake off a sprained ankle in time for tonight's Conference League trip to Stoke. It is the first of five meetings in six days for Oxford. Cheetahs, who will be without Jordan Frampton at Loomer Road - he
AFC Totton 4, Abingdon Utd 1 Two goals in the last four minutes brought an end to Abingdon United's FA Cup campaign in last night's second qualifying round replay. Totton went ahead on 17 minutes and Jamie Brooks and Billy Beechers both had chances
Oxford United's Blue Square Premier match at Histon tomorrow is now a must-win game after they threw away their their victory chance against Aldershot last weekend. That's the view of the U's in-form new signing Paul Shaw, whose goal against the Shots
Oxford United chairman Nick Merry has issued a thank-you to season ticket holders and is giving something back to them by offering them the chance to bring in two friends at a reduced rate when the U's take on Torquay on Thursday, October 11. Merry
A SECOND Oxfordshire postal worker has been sacked following a disciplinary hearing. John Doran, who has been with Royal Mail for 24 years, was dismissed yesterday for gross misconduct following an incident at the Watlington post office. Oxfordshire
A PILOT who died when his light aircraft crashed into a field shortly after take-off has been identified by police. Albert Street, 58, of Crabtree Close, Bloxham, died on Sunday at the scene of the crash in neighbouring Warwickshire.
THE Iron Lady returned to her old college yesterday to celebrate the talent and diversity of women in Oxfordshire. Baroness Thatcher, 81, was at her alma mater - Somerville College in Woodstock Road - for the Oxfordshire Women of the Year lunch. Wearing
A ROGUE builder admitted conning a disabled pensioner over work he claimed to have done on her roof. Scott Mitchell yesterday pleaded guilty at Didcot Magistrates' Court to two charges of obtaining money by deception, totalling £1,980, and failing to
EIGHT WEEKS after floods hit parts of Oxford, Government minister Phil Hope visited the city to praise volunteers. But after disabled pensioner Susan Libor spoke to him, he soon found out that for many the nightmare was far from over. Sitting on
Oxford City reached the Women's FA Cup second qualifying round after a hard-fought 2-0 victory over Gloucester City. The first round tie was switched to Court Place Farm due to the flood damage suffered by Gloucester in the summer. City went ahead
Marston's Oxford Sunday League Anaclet Odhiambo hit a hat-trick for The Nelson as they edged a ten-goal thriller 6-4 against Cold Arbour in the Premier Division. Johnny McMahon opened Nelson's account, before their former Oxford United striker Billy
Autotype UTV League Andy Wheeler and Chris Philpott smashed hat-tricks for Kidlington Royals in their 15-1 demolition of AFC Oxford in Division 1. Mark White and Jamie Burns each netted a double, with Shaun Willoughby, Alex Gardner, Chris Souch, Reece
Allied Counties Youth League Oxford City crashed to a 3-2 defeat against Bisley Sports in their first premier division home game of the season - after going two up early on. An excellent long pass from Lewis Colwell set up Jon Gotch to finish coolly
OFA Under 13 Cup Kidlington Youth crushed Highfield Juniors 7-1 in the Ron Smith Cup. Highfield took the lead through Bradley Newman but Kidlington stormed back with Luke Sanders's brace. In the second half, Marley Thomas hit a hat-trick and Reece
Oxford Mail Girls League Lauren Hawtin's hat-trick helped Kidlington open their Under 13 A League campaign with a 4-1 victory at Benson. Hawtin opened the scoring on six minutes after a fine through pass from Mary Maguire. The bulk of the play
Giles Sports Witney Youth League Sam Doherty smashed a spectacular five-timer as Witney Viking Youth beat Carterton 6-1 in the Under 15 A League. Mark Ryder scored Vikings' other goal, with George Seacole replying for Carterton. In the B League,
MORE than 800 people jogged, walked or ran the 10k Bolt around Blenheim Palace to raise an estimated £30,000 for the British Heart Foundation. Runners enjoyed brilliant sunshine on Sunday as they made their way around the palace grounds for the event's
A DEVELOPER has submitted plans for the regeneration of an Oxford estate - to the delight of local residents. Taylor Wimpey plans to demolish 97 outdated Orlit houses and six private dwellings in Rose Hill and replace them with 254 new homes. The
CHRISTMAS came early for patients at the Oxford Children's Hospital when they were asked to try out the official top ten toys for the festive season. Youngsters were testing out the chart-toppers yesterday courtesy of battery company Duracell, which
CHILDREN flocked from an Oxford estate on Saturday to mark a special day in its heritage - and become part of its history themselves. More than 100 children from Barton joined the first Underhill Circus Fun and Activity Day and organisers hailed the
STAFF, pupils and parents released hundreds of balloons and tucked into a pig roast to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their school. Dozens of people attended the celebration at Glory Farm Primary School in Hendon Place, Bicester, on Friday evening
The Iron Lady returned to her old stomping ground yesterday to celebrate the talent and diversity of women in Oxfordshire. Baroness Thatcher, who is now 81 years old, was at her alma mater - Oxford University's Somerville College in Woodstock Road -
Eight weeks after floods ravaged parts of Oxford, Government minister Phil Hope visited the city to praise volunteers. But after being collared by disabled pensioner Susan Libor, he soon found out that for many the nightmare was far from over. Sitting
