Didcot Town welcome back midfielder Richard Witt and defender Matt Bicknell as they look to reach the Errea Cup final at home to Clevedon tonight. The duo were suspended for Saturday's 4-2 win at Gosport Borough. However, they are without Ashley Vine
The Health and Safety Executive will not be taking legal action against Oxford City Council after a student was killed by a falling tree. Angela Regoczy, 22, died when a diseased horse chestnut fell on her family's parked car in Gloucester Street, Oxford
An arsonist set a toilet on fire at Oxford and Cherwell Valley College's main campus in Oxpens Road today. The fire was started in a men's toilet on the first floor of a three-storey building at about 12.50pm and was extinguished by a fire crew within
A teenager has been jailed for five-and-a-half years after admitting stabbing a man in Headington. Craig Ballantyne stabbed a 30-year-old man in the stomach outside The Royal Standard pub shortly before 7.30pm on September 8 last year. Ballantyne,
A zero-emissions sports car designed by Oxford University students is to be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show. The hydrogen-powered Lifecar, with a top speed of 100mph, uses advanced fuel cells. The consortium behind the idea includes companies working
Revellers stripped lead from an abandoned pub after holding an all-night party. Police called to the Snooty Fox pub, in Littleworth, near Faringdon, found a party taking place inside the pub in the early hours of Sunday. There were about 40 cars parked
Farmers in the county fear the blue tongue virus could devastate their businesses after the disease was discovered in Bucking- hamshire. Farm animals in neighbouring parts of Oxfordshire have been placed in a blue tongue 'protection zone'. The Department
A 35-tonne crane was called into action to complete renovations on an Oxford lock. Iffley Lock's gates, which weigh four tonnes - the equivalent of an African elephant - were returned to the lock today after being refurbished. Al Wells, operations
Blue Hills, trained by Peter Hiatt at Hook Norton, notched his ninth-career success with victory at Wolverhampton on Monday. The seven-year-old romped home by two and a half lengths from Phone Call under Marie King in an amateur riders' handicap over
Oxford Hawks slid to a 3-1 defeat against Ashford in South League Premier Division 1. Ed Baldock netted for Hawks, but the Kent side had too much firepower. Banbury produced a second-half fightback to beat Belvedere and Bexleyheath 4-2 in Premier
Simon Boardman's first-half brace set Banbury on the way to a 4-2 home win over high-flying West side Devizes in the quarter- finals of the England HA Harrod UK Men's Trophy. Boardman struck twice from a short corners, and with Adrian Simons doing likewise
Rover Oxford produced a gritty display to earn a point in a goalless draw against Liverpool Sefton in their Slazenger England League National North Division clash. The home side dominated midfield and had some excellent attacking plays. Liverpool
Oxford Hawks' second-half fightback wasn't enough to prevent a 3-2 defeat by Harrow in South Clubs' League Division 1 at Banbury Road North. Harrow raced into a 3-0 lead by half-time. Hawks pulled a goal back in the second half when Amy Bryant smashed
The Oxfordshire airman killed in a rocket attack in Iraq was a key member of a team dedicated to saving lives in his local community. Sergeant Duane "Baz" Barwood, a 41-year-old married father of two, lived in Carterton and regularly put in five hour
Hannah Nicholson's brace gave leaders City of Oxford a 2-0 home win over Milton Keynes in Trysports 3 Counties League Premier 1. Wendy Gundry's double helped Oxford Hawks 2nd to a 3-1 home win over Wallingford. Katie Merrick was also on target. Rachel
Joe Brownhill hit a hat-trick in Oxfordshire's 4-1 win over Hampshire in the Southern Counties Under 13 Boys Championship. Guy Dixon was also on target. CITY of Oxford beat West Witney 5-0 in the Oxfordshire Under 11s boys final of the Yazoo National
A young dancer has been picked by the English Youth Ballet to perform in its latest production. Fourteen-year-old Sarah May is spending this week performing at the Gordon Craig Theatre, in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, in the prestigious ballet company's
OXFORDSHIRE'S postal service is once again one of the worst in Britain, with about a quarter of first-class mail arriving late. New figures show the delivery rate of first-class letters in the OX postcode area was the fifth worst of the 121 post codes
A spirited display could not stop Banbury Bulls being relegated from Midlands 2 East with a 13-3 home defeat to Matlock. Although they had their moments, Banbury's error count was criminally high with knock-on after knock-on destroying their rhythm.
Banbury player-coach Grant Holmes was left frustrated by his side's lack of scoring prowess. He said: "That was game we could have won. "We just turned over too much ball, too easily. "We are not going to score after three phases like we did last
Oxford Harlequins went a long way to securing their South West 1 status with a 19-8 victory at Redingensians. Two more victories from their remaining games should be enough to keep sixth-placed Quins in the division. Had they finished off their chances
TODAY marks the one-month countdown to a new bus pass concession giving Oxfordshire residents free England-wide local bus travel and the opportunity for days out to some of the region's favourite landmarks. From April 1, the concession will enable
Henley Hawks are now 11 points adrift of safety in National 2 after losing 41-13 at Manchester. Should Hawks now lose at home to Wharfedale on Saturday, they would be virtually down. Henley took lead through Danny Wells's penalty on three minutes,
Oxfordshire's postal service is once again one of the worst in Britain, with about a quarter of first-class mail arriving late. New figures show the delivery rate of first-class letters in the OX postcode area was the fifth worst of the 121 post codes
Curry fans in Oxfordshire have helped raise more than £6,000 to support Oxfam's relief work in cyclone-hit Bangladesh. The money came from donations made by customers visiting curry restaurants, and through a fundraising dinner at Oxford Town Hall.
Lady Luck shone on Witney for once as they edged out Slough 14-7 in Southern Counties North at Hailey Road. Having lost some tight clashes this season, Witney looked set to draw this one when Henry Lamb's late penalty struck a post. But the ball rebounded
Chipping Norton were pushed all the way as they won 35-22 at Abingdon in gale-force winds in the BB&O Premier Division. Abingdon, who were missing seven regulars, began with the wind behind them and took the lead through Ben Humpage's penalty. A scintillating
Troubled train operator First Great Western left some of its Oxfordshire passengers fuming again - the day after the Government ordered it to improve its service. Wednesday's Cotswold Line commuter train, the 5.42am from Hereford to Oxford and London
Harwell had nine different scorers as they blitzed local rivals Didcot 56-0 in BB&O Division 1 South. Ryan Hodnett (2), Andy Lee, Kev Wood, Ben Lacy, Dave Beaven, Nick Brown, Simon Ritson, Rob Douglas and Ian Empson scored tries. But Beaven could
It is almost time for audiences to meet the gang as an all-singing, all-dancing spectacular is set to hit the Oxford stage. Hundreds of Scouts and Guides are taking part in this year's Oxford Gang Show. And that means sleepless nights for the director
THE Thames Valley Roads Policing Proactive Unit and Dog Section will be featured tonight on Road Wars, a documentary now in its sixth series on Sky One. Camera crews have followed the work of the Roads Policing Proactive team and Dog Section during
A TEENAGER was sentenced to five-and-a-half years' imprisonment today for a stabbing in Headington. Craig Ballantyne, 19, of Primrose Place, Oxford, appeared at Oxford Crown Court and pleaded guilty to wounding with intent in connection with the stabbing
A TREMENDOUS climax is building in the race for the Winter League ladies' Premier Section crown. Leaders and defending champions Shelley Arms C entertained Cowley Workers Club A and ran out convincing 8-1 winners. But second-placed Lord Nuffield Club
Chinnor FC show no sign of losing their grip at the top, brushing aside Shelley Arms 8-1 in their latest outing. Alan Syphas got the ball rolling for the hosts, winning with an 27.33 average, and Roy Pryor made it 2-0 before Lyndon Richards put Shelley's
Oxfordshire remain top of Division 1 in the Inter-Counties League but had to battle all the way for a 19-17 victory away to Hertfordshire. There was a shock defeat for the ladies B team as they managed just two wins from Irene Richardson and lady-of-the-match
The Lisbon (Reform) Treaty provides for the European Union to take over as a dictatorship on January 1, 2009. If passed, it will overrule the British Constitution and Westminster will be powerless. It will almost certainly be used to close our Parliament
Zoe Patrick, leader of the Liberal Democrat group on the county council, is blatantly dodging the issue over residents' parking charges in Oxford (Oxford Mail, February 5). The Liberal Democrat group refuses to admit that it supports the charges, but
How heartless of Jonathan Saunders and his son to laugh at others, Bullying claims are laughable (Oxford Mail, February 23). Both my daughters were, until recently, bullied at Cheney School in Oxford. On one occasion, my child had her face slapped
I was appalled to read your report highlighting the enormous amount of waste deposited by fly-tippers at Redbridge Hollow. The report states that a cost of £858,000, close to a million pounds, to clear up this mess, which I might add will fall at the
All Oxfordshire council taxpayers should be alarmed at being told that it will cost £850,000 to clear the fly-tipped waste from the Redbridge Hollow site in Oxford (Oxford Mail, February 25). This sounds an enormous sum and it is likely that a number
Well, this column seems to be turning out to be like one of those chairs you get in old pubs - everyone who takes it on gets pregnant! My predecessor, Harriet Waters, had a baby recently and now I'm expecting again. Maybe my fellow writer, James Styring
THE second phase of revamping an Oxford park to make it more friendly to people living nearby is set to get the go-ahead on Wednesday. An £80,000 new play area in the centre of Cowley Marsh park was opened at the end of last year, and now Oxford
A company which has devised an innovative way of allowing cars to run on hydrogen has won a green award. Staff at OM Energy, based at Aston Tirrold, have invented an Electro Hydrogen Generator which converts water stored in the car to hydrogen that
THE former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto, was killed at an election rally in Rawalpindi last year. But her favourite portrait will hang in the Pakistan cabinet office for years to come, thanks to an Oxford-based painter. Humayun
The second phase of revamping an Oxford park to make it more friendly to people living nearby is set to get the go-ahead on Wednesday. An £80,000 new play area in the centre of Cowley Marsh park was opened at the end of last year, and now Oxford City
Two more young women have come forward to compete for Miss Oxford's crown this year. The current Miss England, Georgia Horsley, has urged women in the county to take part in the competition, which is being run by the Miss England organisers and backed
A company which has devised an innovative way of allowing cars to run on hydrogen has won a top green award. Staff at OM Energy based at Aston Tirrold have invented an Electro Hydrogen Generator which converts water stored in the car to hydrogen that
Well I seem to be over the worst of my recent injury problems. (touch wood) I have been running a bit recently and pushing hard on the bike. I only realise now how much I have missed the running side of things. I haven't been taking my watch out with
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The former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto, was killed at an election rally in Rawalpindi last year. But her favourite portrait will hang in the Pakistan cabinet office for years to come, thanks to an Oxford-based painter. Humayun Talat
PEOPLE have criticised plans to knock down a block of flats, formerly used for temporary homeless housing, to make way for a new development. Cherwell Housing Trust, which owns the site in Salesian Gardens, off Crescent Road, Cowley, Oxford
A man who won £300 in a West Oxfordshire District Council questionnaire donated his winnings to help a school for vulnerable children. Richard Lethbridge, of Westhall Hill, Fulbrook, was picked at random from 1,700 residents who completed the council's
Residents have criticised plans to knock down a block of flats, formerly used for temporary homeless accommodation, to make way for a new development. Cherwell Housing Trust, which owns the site in Salesian Gardens, off Crescent Road, Cowley, Oxford
Pupils from an Oxford school will help transform a building site at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, with a colourful display of art. The teenagers, from Oxford Community School, in Glanville Road, are putting the finishing touches to their work
Contemporary art (and that mean anything after Abba) seems to receive a lot of bad press. This, I think, is because people are intimidated by it, ashamed that they don't quite get its 'message , or irritated that a soiled bed or shark in aspic can be
DEAR JESSICA: MY ELDERLY AUNT RECENTLY DIED AND DIDN'T LEAVE ME ANYTHING IN HER WILL . . . WHAT WINE SHOULD I DRINK? You're not the one dead, so be grateful. Monetary reward isn't the only benefit you can get from the deceased relative. Think of
Andrew Ffrench chooses 10 of his favourite books - a tough challenge for the Page Turner to limit himself to just 10 The Black Island: Herge I discovered Tintin at the age of seven and was captivated by Herge's artwork and tales of derring-do.
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ADDERBURY racing driver Will Bratt will make his Formula 3 test debut next Tuesday at Valencia in Spain. News about the 19-year-old's progression up the motor racing ladder comes after several weeks of discussions which have seen the Banbury driver
Charming Bingu came to The Blue Cross as his owners were unable to provide him with the time he needed. He is a doting dog who is incredibly active for his age and would suit an energetic family with older children. Bingu loves to retrieve balls so
FARM animals in South Oxfordshire have been placed in a bluetongue protection zone after a number of cases of the disease were confirmed in Buckinghamshire. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) announced a series of new protection
Farm animals in South Oxfordshire have been placed in a bluetongue protection zone after a number of cases of the disease were confirmed in Buckinghamshire. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) announced a series of new protection
FOOTBALL. BLUE SQUARE PREMIER. Forest Green 0, Oxford Utd 0. BRITISH GAS BUSINESS SOUTHERN LEAGUE. Premier Div: Halesowen 1, Banbury Utd 2. Div 1 South & West: Abingdon Utd 1, Uxbridge 0; Gosport Borough 2, Didcot Tn 4; Winchester 0, Oxford C 1.
BANBURY'S Subaru World Rally Team driver Chris Atkinson and co-driver Stephane Prevot completed Rally Mexico in spectacular style, recording their highest finish together in a World Rally Championship event with a hard-fought second place. Meanwhile
ELSIE Carter celebrated her 100th birthday in style on Mother's Day with her six children and more than 100 guests in East Hanney. Five generations of the Carter family arrived at the British Legion hall to celebrate Mrs Carter's centenary. Mrs
FIRE crews were called to a car fire in Wallingford late on Saturday. Emergency services tackled the blaze in Meridian Court at 11.41pm. The fire was quickly extinguished before it could spread to other vehicles parked nearby. It is not being treated
A MAN was cut from his car after crashing on the A44. Emergency services were called to the crash near Glympton, at about 9.40am yesterday , where they found one man trapped inside his car. Fire crews freed the man and he was treated by paramedics
THREE cars were involved in a collision today on the A43 at Baynards Green. The accident happened before 7am on the southbound carriageway, near junction 10 of the M40. Traffic was also forced to slow after a driver crashed into a ditch, between
INTERNET paedophiles are trying to groom young children by contacting them online via their mobile phones. Police are investigating several reports that children in Oxfordshire have been contacted by paedophiles posing as youngsters through the
Three cars were involved in a collision this morning on the A43 near Bicester. The accident happened before 7am on the southbound carriageway at Baynards Green, near junction 10 of the M40. Traffic was also forced to slow after a driver crashed into
Darren Patterson could not hide his frustration at referee Chris Sarginson after seeing his Oxford United side draw 0-0 at Forest Green on Saturday. The U's had a blatant penalty turned down just minutes into the second-half, but United's boss said
An airman from RAF Brize Norton, who was recently commended for his bravery, has died in a rocket attack in Iraq. He was named today as Sergeant Duane "Baz" Barwood, 41, who was attached to 903 Expeditionary Air Wing, Royal Air Force. He was killed
Can you really be sure what your child is doing while logged on to the family computer and surfing the web? Today's revelations that police in the county have been told about attempts to groom children over the internet are shocking to say the least
Neighbours of Oxford's famous shark house feel the building has become run down and is starting to detract from the area. People living near the city's famous landmark in New High Street, Headington, feel the house has become an "eyesore" and are calling
YOUNG music-lovers are trying their hands at DJing, by getting behind the record decks. Gospel DJ Gary Smith from Bicester, is sharing his techniques with youngsters at a weekly after-school workshop. The six-week course at Glory Farm School is
VOLUNTEERS are getting ready for a big clean-up of Witney's Cogges Museum, which only months ago faced closure. The show of community support for the historic site came at a public meeting called by the Cogges Trust. The call for more volunteers
ABINGDON has started celebrating one of the biggest events in its calendar - the annual arts festival. From now until March 15, a steady stream of events will be held in the town for the Abingdon Arts Festival. The event began on Saturday with the
Elsie Carter celebrated her 100th birthday in style on Mother's Day with her six children and more than 100 guests in a village near Wantage. Five generations of the Carter family arrived at the British Legion hall in East Hanney yesterday to celebrate
Homeowners in Oxford will pay more for less when above-inflation bills drop through the door of 55,000 homes in April. Oxford City Council had proposed to increase its share of the bill for 2008/09 by two per cent, but after several hours of wrangling
Internet paedophiles are trying to groom young children by contacting them online via their mobile phones. Police are investigating several reports that children in Oxfordshire have been contacted by paedophiles posing as youngsters through the web
MEMBERSHIP of a community choir has dwindled following its successful appearance on TV. The Blackbird Leys Choir has lost more than half of its members since it appeared in channel Five documentary The Singing Estate in 2006. The choir, which was
COWLEY residents plagued with dangerous parking by parents picking up children from school are celebrating after a new scheme was completed. It has taken two years since residents of Cholsey Close, led by father-of-two Dermot Nolan, petitioned Oxford
