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  • Students advised to stay safe

    STUDENTS arriving in Oxford are to be given advice on how to keep safe and out of trouble. Thames Valley Police and NHS South Central have been talking to new students in Oxford to combat the dangers posed by binge drinking, poor home security and living

  • Oxford talent 'outshines London'

    OXFORD outshines London in terms of cultural diversity, the city's arts festival organiser has said. Amy McKay, event co-ordinator for the Oxford Arts Festival, said the capital could not be compared with the amazing quality of cultural talent the

  • Arts festival begins Friday

    Oxford outshines London in terms of cultural diversity, the city's arts festival organiser has said. Amy McKay, event co-ordinator for the Oxford Arts Festival, said the capital could not be compared with the amazing quality of cultural talent the city

  • RUGBY UNION: The numbers game

    In the first of a new series, oxfordmail.net offers an at a glance look at the weekend's featured rugby match. The full match report will appear in Tuesday's Oxford Mail. League: South West 1 Score: Oxford Harlequins 17, Redingensians 21 Oxford

  • South Park picture scoops prize

    Franco Cheung was left feeling absolutely fabulous when this photograph of Oxford's South Park at sunset bagged a prestigious competition. Mr Cheung, who lives and works in Oxford, was so taken aback by the beauty of the park on a chilly March morning

  • Champagne launch for new bar

    STAFF at a new bar in Oxford are laying on a Champagne reception for customers tonight. The Thirst Lodge bar, off St Ebbe's, has been open for several weeks, but the grand opening is at 6pm today. Manager Tommy Harris, pictured cracking open a bottle

  • Five-year-old dies after collision

    A FIVE-year-old boy died in hospital in Oxford after being struck by a car. Police today appealed for witnesses to the crash which happened at about 3.40pm yesterday when a mother and her son were walking in Cockpit Road, Great Kingshill, in Buckinghamshire

  • Families joy as soldiers return

    CHILDREN ran to greet their fathers as soldiers arrived home after six months in war-torn Afghanistan. The men spoke of concerns that their children wouldn't recognise them and told of dangerous gun battles with the Taliban. Wives and children were

  • Gun 'prank' leads to court

    A MAN pointed a replica gun at his friend's head as a "prank". Oxford Crown Court heard that 30-year-old Roy Sharp, of Turnberry Close, Bicester, felt he had been shunned by Adam Slater, so pointed an imitation pistol at his head and pulled the trigger

  • Van man 'blinded by rage'

    A FATHER who mowed down a group of teenagers in a "grotesque over-reaction" to them wrecking his van has been jailed for more than three years. Father-of-five Mark Newcombe, formerly of Jerome Way, Shipton-on-Cherwell, left 18-year-old Graham Tomkins

  • Sorting office closure stuns workers

    ROYAL Mail workers claimed plans to close Oxford's main sorting office was "payback" for their recent strike action. Up to 430 employees at the Oxford Mail Centre in Garsington Road face losing their jobs when the office closes in 2009 as part of an

  • Bar on its last lap

    ALMOST five years of lap-dancing at an East Oxford bar are coming to an end. Bar Baby, in Cowley Road, is undergoing major refurbishment - and when it reopens on Friday, October 21, its regular Sunday lap-dancing nights will no longer be part of the

  • ANGLING: Phil bags koi from Thames

    Abingdon rod Phil Bennett has been fishing since he was a young lad and has quite an impressive list of fish to his name. But he got a surprise on his latest outing, when he fished the weirs on the Thames at Sutton Courtenay. He tackled up with a

  • TENNIS: Final farewell for tearful Tim

    Tim Henman had to wipe away a tear as he won what was probably his last-ever singles match yesterday. After his straight-sets victory over Roko Karanusic had helped Great Britain to a 2-0 lead over Croatia in their Davis Cup Euro Africa Zone One play-off

  • SWIMMING: City and Witney struggle

    Both City of Oxford and Witney found it tough in the final round of the Milton Keynes Junior League. City finished fifth, only three points behind City of Milton Keynes, while Witney were last in their division at Biggleswade. The City top performance

  • ATHLETIC: Double joy for Oxon

    Oxfordshire came away from their Inter-Counties under 20 match at Tilsley Park with victory in the men's and ladies' sections. The women's team dominated, amassing 42 first places, with several personal bests being achieved. Most of these came in

  • GREYHOUNDS: Boy back for Trophy tilt

    Last year's winner Mahers Boy, trained by Elaine Parker, will be back to defend the 2007 Blanchford Building Supplies Oxfordshire Trophy at Oxford Stadium. And Farloe Superb, the 2005 winner, is also set to have another tilt if his connections consider

  • Smith vows to stop the rot

    Jim Smith says that he and his fellow coaching staff at Oxford United will be doing everything they can to stop the rot after Thursday night's shock defeat at Histon. And the U's boss doesn't blame supporters who were upset about the performance as

  • ICE HOCKEY: Let's put on a show

    Oxford City Stars coach Darryl Morvan wants his players to put on a show for the fans when they host Vectis Tigers tomorrow (6). Morvan is looking for a positive response from his players against the Isle of Wight side after their 7-1 home drubbing

  • Working with wood

    A WORKING with wood clinic will be held at the Elder Bank Hall in Station Road, Brize Norton, by professional Tony Halcrow at the annual meeting of the West Oxon Woodturning Association on October 2, at 7.30pm.

  • Sadness as skatepark dismantled

    TEN years of skateboarding at an East Oxford skatepark came to an end when volunteers had to pull down the ramps. Hundreds of skaters have been left with nowhere to go as a permanent home for the skatepark is yet to be found. Oxford Wheels Project

  • Healthier lifestyles top new agenda

    A BLUEPRINT shaping recreation and leisure activities in north Oxfordshire for the next five years has been launched. Cherwell's District Council's new recreation strategy highlights healthier lifestyles and opportunities for young people as two of

  • Hugo goes green for food show

    OXFORDSHIRE'S Lord Lieutenant Hugo Brunner will demonstrate his green principles today by arriving at a village food festival by bicycle. Mr Brunner will travel by train to Kings Sutton, then pedal the six miles to Deddington where he will officially

  • Festival keeps on trucking

    ORGANISERS of Oxfordshire's biggest rock festival have fought off threats of floods and foot-and-mouth disease and are gearing up for its late summer comeback. The rearranged Truck Festival kicks off in Steventon today after being cancelled in July

  • University absence angers village

    VILLAGERS were angered by Oxford University failing to attend a meeting about flooding. More than 100 residents of Wolvercote, many who were inundated in July, packed a special meeting, But the university, a major landowner in the area, was not represented

  • Divided allegiances over World Cup

    CHINNOR rugby prop Joe Iosefo stares straight ahead as he delivers this chilling message for England's rugby players: "La e faatafa ma e soso ese. Le Manu Samoa e o mai I!" Manu Samoa, take on England today in a make-or-break game for both teams'

  • Service with a squeak

    ALL creatures great and small will be turning up for a village church's popular service. The Pet Blessing takes place at St Michael's Church in Leafield, near Witney, tomorrow. Among those going to this year's event is Jenny Digby with her pet guinea

  • No one's lane

    A ROAD in Oxford remains 'ownerless' despite council work to improve it. Pullens Lane, off London Road, Headington, serves Oxford Brookes University and Headington School. But no one - private organisation or public body - has taken responsibility

  • Recital date

    STEPHEN Taylor, an associate of the Royal College of Organists, returns to St Mary's Church, Banbury, tomorrow for a recital starting at 3pm. The programme will include pieces by Elgar, Peeters, Messiaen, Mathias, Yon, Sowerby, De Grigny, Dubois -

  • Painting the town pink

    CHARITY fundraisers are hoping to paint the town centre pink. The Witney team of Against Breast Cancer is holding its sixth Pink Day and hopes to be even more successful than last year when more than £5,000 was raised. Shops, businesses, pubs and

  • City set for in-tents event

    OXFORD'S South Park will be transformed into a colourful, cultural 'campsite' today, 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

  • Van man was 'blinded by rage'

    A dad who mowed down a group of teenagers in a "grotesque over-reaction" to them wrecking his van has been jailed for more than three years. Father-of-five Mark Newcombe, formerly of Jerome Way, Shipton-on-Cherwell, left 18-year-old Graham Tomkins fighting

  • 'This is payback for our strikes'

    Shocked Royal Mail workers last night claimed plans to close Oxford's main sorting office was "payback" for their recent strike action. Up to 430 employees at the Oxford Mail Centre in Garsington Road face losing their jobs when the office closes in

  • 'There will be space for all at Academy'

    There will be a place for any child that wants to learn, according to the man set to take charge of the new Peers Academy in Oxford. Mike Reading has been appointed to replace current headteacher Lorna Caldicott - provided plans are approved by county

  • Pupils give Cameron a grilling

    Tory Party leader and Witney MP David Cameron took time out to talk to and be quizzed by sixth form students about national and local politics. Mr Cameron visited Bartholomew School in Eynsham yesterday as part of a series of constituency visits around