Oxford United's goalkeeping coach, Alan Hodgkinson, who will be presented with the MBE by The Queen at Buckingham Palace tomorrow, says the award is not just for him, but for everyone he has worked with. Hodgkinson, 71, who was recognised for his services
Oxford United have won the award for the best programme in the Blue Square Premier. The award was voted for by clubs in non-League's top flight. It is the second year in a row that United's programme has been recognised. Last year it won the prestigious
Lenson Joker can leave punters smiling with victory in the William Hill Cesarewitch final (9.45) at Oxford Stadium tonight. Tony Collett's St Leger runner-up has won both his heats in great style. Primitive Way and Directors Chair look set for the
A MASKED attacker wielding a baseball bat assaulted a man as he answered his front door. The attacker, wearing a light-coloured hooded top and balaclava, knocked on the door of a house in Hillwerke, in Chinnor shortly before midnight on Friday, police
Vandals threw bricks at an Oxford fire station, causing hundreds of pounds' damage. Police were called to The Slade Fire Station, in Headington, at 9.20pm last Wednesday. A training vehicle's windscreen was damaged, putting it out of action for
CRIME victims were today promised they will soon get a visit from police - every time they ring Thames Valley Police. The force has been criticised in the past for a perceived lack of interest when officers fail to attend scenes of crimes. A pilot
Crime victims were last night promised they will soon get a visit from police - every time they ring Thames Valley Police. The force has been criticised in the past for a perceived lack of interest when officers fail to attend scenes of crimes. A
Oxford Brookes is using a new idea to get children interested in university life at a young age - by enlisting the services of a cuddly toy. Professor Fluffy is being introduced to 300 Oxfordshire children in a bid to make higher education more accessible
Aston Rowant went top of the table in Division 1 after crushing Great & Little Tew, who stay bottom, by 84 runs. Put in to bat, Rowant managed 190-6 from their 52 overs, opener Alex Jewell leading the way with 54. Tew's promising all rounder, Jack Taylor
In a high-scoring Division 2 game that went down to the wire, Nick Meadows hit a splendid 138 as Challow & Childrey amassed 286-2 from their 52 overs at home to Dinton. James Phillips also batted well in scoring 62 as the hosts made Dinton regret their
Kingston Bagpuize recovered from the agony of failing to chase 55 for victory in their previous match to beat Cropredy by 63 runs and secure their first win of the season in Division 3. Skipper Dave Pearce was their hero, taking 7-32 from 20 overs as
Only 167 runs were scored for the loss of 18 wickets before Banbury Twenty 2nd squeaked home by two wickets against Kimble in Division 4. Mike Wedderburn (4-16) and Ali Shah (4-36) had combined to dismiss Kimble for just 82. Sam Agace then took 4-
A masked attacker wielding a baseball bat assaulted a man as he answered his front door. The attacker, wearing a light-coloured hooded top and balaclava, knocked on the door of a house in Hillwerke, in Chinnor shortly before midnight on Friday, police
Mike Simpson hit an unbeaten 61 to take Bicester & North Oxford 2nd to a three-wicket win with just two balls left at Leighton Buzzard Town 2nd in Division 5. Craig Wakefield (57no) and Rameex Dar (58no) had taken Town to 229-6 from their 52 overs,
Two teenagers set fire to a house by putting a lit firework through the letter box on Halloween, a court heard today. Jamie Matthews, 19, and Lewis Colwell, 18, deny arson with intent to endanger life following the blaze in Ramsay Road, Headington,
Nathan Absalom took 6-28, including a hat-trick, as Oxford 3rd thrashed Long Marston 2nd by 182 runs in Division 6. Put in to bat, Oxford scored 240-5, with Mark Sheehan (93) and Will Smith (55no) in the runs. Absalom and Waqas Ali (3-18) then joined
Ambulance bosses in Oxfordshire have reassured patients a financial review due to rising fuel costs will not affect its service. South Central Ambulance, which covers Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Hampshire, is reviewing its spending on staffing and equipment
The day after the Blenheim Triathlon, I still don't feel too down about my poor run adding loads of time to my race. I am quite stiff this morning and I did not enjoy the cycle into work at all or the bout of cramp that woke me with a yell at 2am. But
A businessman who put a mobile home on his roof without permission has been ordered to take it down. The mobile home was winched on to the flat roof of a two-storey building at the junction of Oxford Road and Cleveland Road in Cowley. It was described
Dozes of teams of Bangladeshi canoeists from around the country will be heading to Oxford's rivers this summer for a new national competition. Restaurateur Aziz-Ur Rahmancorr has organised the first Annual National Nouka-Baichcorr Day, which will be
After months of treading water, Banbury's only open air pool has taken a step closer to re-opening. Cherwell District Council's executive has agreed to appoint a project manager to take the £1.3m scheme forward, which could see townspeople taking a
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Vandals threw bricks at an Oxford fire station, causing hundreds of pounds' damage. Police were called to The Slade Fire Station, in Headington, at 9.20pm last Wednesday. A training vehicle's windscreen was damaged, putting it out of action for several
Contractors have dug the road up at the top of Downs Road, Witney, for the third time. Can they not get it right? It creates long holdups. They have also dug the road up in Minster Lovell. It is so uneven it is not safe for cyclists. Can anyone
I am sick and tired of those who tell me, after I have bought anything: "You could have got that for a fiver less on the Internet". Is it cheaper when you consider the monthly cost of being on the Internet, let alone the firewall costs? The benefit
PARENTS and teachers across the Thames Valley region are being encouraged to warn young people about the dangers of underage drinking as prom nights are approaching. Prom night is renowned for underage drinking and young people need to remember that
Villagers in Ascott-under-Wychwood celebrated the community spirit that pulled them through last July's floods with strawberries and cream - and cold beer - at the weekend. The village - dubbed Ascott-under-Water after more than 40 homes were swamped
THE letter from the Green Party about trams in Oxford was interesting (Oxford Mail, May 28). Still, I do not think it was a very good idea to bring the journalist George Monbiot into the debate. I seem to remember that he wrote a full-page article
During Saturday night's show at the Carling Academy, I overheard someone behind me say: "Steve Earle - best songwriter in the world. After Dylan, that is." The trouble with Dylan, of course, is that to find a decent album, you always have to wade through
God forbid that I never get a disease that requires expensive medicine as I would probably be denied it while living south of the Scottish border and be sent home to die, as some English people have recently. However, if I moved to bonny Scotland,
I have recently returned from a holiday in southern Spain where the price of petrol has gone up considerably - it was about £1.12 per litre, not unlike our own prices. My son works in Gibraltar, just over the border from where we were staying. Interestingly
I read an astonishing statement from a spokesman of the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust about the falling rates of Clostridium Difficile - "Super bugs are not cause for concern, only a small fraction of patients who contact C Diff will die . . ."
War veteran, prisoner-of-war camp survivor and former Witney town mayor Arthur Titherington has been awarded the Order of Mercy for his distinguished voluntary work. The award, created in 1899 by a royal charter granted by Queen Victoria, is for his
St Christopher's and St Aloysius were the first winners of the Inter Primary Schools (Year 5 and 6) tournament. St Christopher's beat Cutteslowe 2-0 in a penalty flicks shoot-out after a competitive boys' final which had ended 0-0, while St Aloysius
A Post Office worker was caught cheating a council out of housing benefit for the second time. Paul Greenough, of Lenthal Road, Bletchingdon, has been ordered to repay Cherwell District Council £339.32 after he failed to report changes to his tax credit
Vandals threw bricks at an Oxford fire station causing hundreds of pounds worth of damage. Police were called to The Slade Fire Station, in Headington, at 9.20pm on Wednesday, June 4, after receiving reports of youngsters throwing bricks at it. A training
Shoppers popping into an Oxford store for a pint of milk at the weekend were serenaded through the door. More than 50 people gathered outside the Co-op in Rose Hill on Saturday afternoon, to see rising singer-songwriter Tom Baxter. The 30-minute performance
Walkers set out in the hot sunshine at the weekend to take part in an event to raise £12,000 for Down's Syndrome Oxford. About 300 people took part in "The Big Step Forward" walk at Oxford's South Park on Sunday - with a further 600 supporters who turned
A GANG armed with knives forced their way into an Oxford massage parlour and threatened staff before stealing cash. Police were called to the Kitten Club massage parlour in Cherwell Drive, in Marston, at about 10.30pm on Saturday. Three or four men
These two youngsters caught on CCTV are wanted by police after an office block was trashed causing an estimated £10,000 worth of damage. The teenagers were caught on camera breaking into the former Wolvercote Paper Mill, in Wolvercote, Oxford, some time
A gang armed with knives forced their way into an Oxford massage parlour and threatened staff before stealing cash. Police were called to the Kitten Club massage parlour in Cherwell Drive, in Marston, at around 10.30pm on Saturday night. Three or four
POLICE this afternoon issued CCTV footage of two men they would like to speak to in connection with a burglary in Mill Road, Wolvercote. Between 2pm and 5pm on Saturday, May 24, offenders broke into an address and caused extensive damage by smashing
A school has been awarded a prestigious accolade in recognition of its commitment to the arts. Bicester Community College, in Queen's Avenue, was told on Friday it had received the Artsmark Gold award from Arts Council England. Headteacher Cynthia
EXTRADITION proceedings against a Banbury man convicted of abandoning a fatally-injured teenager after a road accident in Greece 11 years ago are to continue. Paul Pettinger, 36, of Woodfield, Banbury, who crashed and left 18-year-old pillion passenger
Fresh life is set to be injected into a crumbling village hall, thanks to a bumper grant of almost £500,000.o Wootton and Dry Sandford Community Centre, in Besselsleigh Road, Wootton, near Abingdon, has been given a grant from the Big Lottery Fund's
A MAN accused of murdering his wife will enter a plea to the charge in August. Russell Yeates, 49, of Bell Lane, Wheatley, appeared in Oxford Crown Court today charged with the murder of Deborah Smith. Judge Julian Hall remanded him in custody and
A man accused of murdering his wife will enter a plea to the charge in August. Russell Yeates, 49, of Bell Lane, Wheatley, appeared in Oxford Crown Court today charged with the murder of Deborah Smith. Judge Julian Hall remanded him in custody and
Extradition proceedings against a Banbury man convicted of abandoning a fatally-injured teenager after a road accident in Greece 11 years ago are to continue. Paul Pettinger, 36, of Woodfield, Banbury, who crashed and left pillion passenger Jonathan
Two more Oxfordshire sub post offices are trading for the last time today as a programme of closures rolls on. The branches at Combe and Upton will be the first to go in a week which will see 10 county facilities shut for good. The post offices at Farmoor
LIBERAL Democrat Stephen Kearney is the only candidate who could beat the Conservatives in the race to succeed Tory Boris Johnson as south Oxfordshire MP, according to Ladbroke's bookmakers. They have put the parliamentary hopeful at 6-1 to win the
THE boss of schools computer company RM is to leave at the age of 47 and move to Northern Scotland. Tim Pearson, who joined the company at the age of 20 straight from university, said: "I have been here for nearly three decades and I thought that if
WILL Bratt achieved a best result of eighth position on his return to the Formula Renault UK Championship at the Silverstone Grand Prix Circuitjun 8, the 20-year-old being drafted back into the series for a one-off drive with the Apotex Scorpio Motorsport
Liberal Democrat Stephen Kearney is the only candidate likely to beat the Conservatives in the race to succeed Tory Boris Johnson as south Oxfordshire MP, according to Ladbroke's bookmakers. They have put the parliamentary hopeful at 6-1 to win the by-election
FIRE crews were called to Jersey Road, Rose Hill, last night after arsonists set a car alight. Thames Valley Police have been informed about the incident at 10.10pm.
FIREFIGHTERS were called to deal with a chip pan fire at a house in Banbury yesterday. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service sent two crews from Banbury fire station to Marlow Close, at 3.08pm. The chip pan had been removed from the house before officers
DOZENS of people gathered around Martyrs' Memorial in St Giles, Oxford, to remember the victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre in China. It was the 19th anniversary of the tragedy, in which hundreds of people were killed. Members of the city's Amnesty
A MOTORIST has been jailed after driving the wrong way along a dual carriageway before ramming police cars in a 90mph chase. Oxford Crown Court heard that William O'Leary frightened drivers by hitting the central reservation on the M40. The 25-year-old
METAL thieves have been branded sick for stealing copper piping from the back of an Oxford charity shop. It is the latest in a rash of raids targeting metal because of the spiralling value in scrap prices across the world. Sharon Walton, manager
DOZENS of Oxford parents have signed a petition calling for the headteacher of their children's school to be replaced. They have taken the unusual step of calling on Oxfordshire County Council to remove headteacher Keith Ponsford from Bayards Hill Primary
Less charitable were the thieves who stole copper pipes from the back of a charity shop at Headington, Oxford. It is astounding to see the lengths crooks will go to make a quick buck. The booming price for scrap metal is leading to more and more audacious
How heartwarming it is to see thousands of people from across the county give up their weekend to raise money for charity. The Race for Life and Run for Moore, in the University Parks, along with the Big Step Forward, in South Park, pulled in big crowds
Jordan Milsom is back Oxford United as their new conditioning coach. Liverpudlian Milsom was very popular with the players at Oxford and helped to improve their all-round stamina when he was previously their fitness coach, but left a year ago to join
A BOATHOUSE in Oxford that replaced a listed building destroyed in a fire has won a top architects' award. Last year, University College's brand new boathouse appeared on the Thames riverbank in South Oxford following a £2.7m construction project.
A WITNEY charity working with young people has been awarded the prestigious Queen's Award for Voluntary Service 2008. Base 33, in Welch Way, works with all young people, but has been particularly successful with socially excluded and hard-to-reach teenagers
Dozens of Oxford parents have signed a petition calling for the headteacher of their children's school to be replaced. Mums and dads have taken the unusual step of calling on Oxfordshire County Council to remove headteacher Keith Ponsford from Bayards
NURSES who trained and worked at The Horton Hospital in Banbury from the 1940s have met up for the first time in decades. Some came from as far away as the US and Germany and many travelled from all corners of the UK for the staff reunion. One former
Metal thieves have been branded sick for stealing copper piping from the back of an Oxford charity shop. It is the latest in a rash of raids targeting metal because of the spiralling value in scrap prices across the world. Sharon Walton, manager of
