Despite missing several players, Didcot Town gave a good account of themselves in a 3-1 defeat to League One side Cheltenham at the npower Loop Meadow Stadium. The visitors scored with two brilliant free-kicks in the first half, the opener from Alex
Oxfordshire captain Ian Hawtin labelled their Western Division clash with Cheshire a farce after it ended in a dull draw at Alderley Edge yesterday. Hawtin said Cheshire had no desire to go for victory in the rain-interrupted match. Resuming on 187
Just to prove that exciting matches can exist outside Twenty20 and limited overs cricket, the South Oxfordshire Amateurs produced a series of close finishes in their 75th anniversary week at Standlake. All four matches went to the last over, and two
Oxford Cavaliers completed their most impressive win of the season with a 48-18 home victory against Redditch Ravens in the South West & Midlands Rugby League Conference as Joe McAneaney took centre stage. The success exacted sweet revenge for a 40-
Oxford Harlequins have started pre-season training at their Southern Bypass ground. Sessions take place every Tuesday and Thursday, starting at 6.45pm. Players new and old for their four senior sides should report to director of rugby, Matt Maudsley
Police are appealing for help from the public to trace a 62-year-old man missing from his canal boat near St Thomas' Street in Oxford. William Michael O'Neill, who is known to his friends as Nemo, is white, slim, 5ft 11in tall and has short grey hair
Forecasters have predicted heavy rain in Oxfordshire - with the potential for severe flash-flooding. The Met Office said there was a 60 per cent chance of severe or extreme weather hitting the county, which could lead to incidents of flooding after
A New York businessman has shipped 150 teddies to the UK to make life more bearable for sick children in Oxfordshire. Millionaire Joseph Sprung launched the Bears 4 Kids foundation to cheer up children across the United States. Oxford Children's Hospital
A madam who ran a £1.27m brothel business has been ordered to pay back less than four per cent of her criminal earnings. Yesterday, a judge gave her six-months to pay back a fraction of what her empire was worth - or face a further 18 months behind
A man was today cleared of conspiring to commit grievous bodily harm on a former Oxfordshire woman. HGV driver Everton Bailey, 41, of The Chase, Derby, denied being paid to beat up Wendy License, formerly of Witney but now living in Poole, on the orders
A man was today cleared of conspiring to commit grievous bodily harm on a woman from Poole. HGV driver Everton Bailey, 41, from Mandarin Way, The Chase, Derby, denied being paid to beat up Wendy License, formerly of Witney, on the orders of her ex-husband
One of Oxford's newest tourist attractions has reported a dramatic rise in visitors, with bookings booming in the past three months. Oxford Castle Unlocked, which offers people a guided tour of the 11th Century castle and prison complex, has taken 13,000
Oxford United have unveiled three new signings in James Constable, Lewis Haldane and Rob Davies. Haldane and Constable, both 23, join on year-long loan deals, while Davies, 20, has agreed a short-term contract following a successful pre-season trial
A man who attacked his neighbour with a hammer after an argument about his pet rabbits was yesterday handed a suspended jail sentence. Adam Hewett, of Bramble Bank, Madley Park, Witney, admitted hitting Nicholas Wood over the head with the mallet -
A mechanic killed himself at his family's garage after battling with depression for several years, an inquest heard today. Philip Howkins, 50, was found by his brother Paul in a company pick-up truck, with a pipe feeding exhaust fumes into the vehicle's
Returned from Frankfurt last night where I'd been watching - rather than racing - triathlon. Well, this was no ordinary triathlon. It was the Ironman European Championships - and boy do the Germans really know how to stage a race! It was out of this world
Details were released today of one of the bids to secure the long-term future of Witney's Cogges Manor Farm Museum. It has been put together by a steering committee including local GP Dr Janet Maxwell, Oxford architect Anthony Pettorino and creative
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South Central Ambulance Service has tracked down a man with many tales after appealing in the Oxford Mail for old employees to help celebrate the NHS' 60th birthday. SCAS, which itself marked its second anniversary on July 1, wants people with vintage
A pregnant teenager who tried to rob a passer-by before spitting at a police officer will have her baby behind bars after being sentenced to 14 months' youth custody. Nikita Higson, 18, tried to rob Brittany Wilkins in Oxford and grabbed her hair when
Organisers of this year's Cowley Road Carnival have launched a £100,000 campaign to secure the future of next year's event. An estimated 35,000 people attended Sunday's festivities - and the group behind the colourful carnival have already started
Prostitution is being downgraded as a priority for police in Cowley following a residents' survey. It had been one of Cowley officers' three top priorities as identified by members of the public. But after a poll of hundreds of people in the area
Prostitution is being downgraded as a priority for police in Cowley following a residents' survey. It had been one of Cowley officers' three top priorities as identified by members of the public. But after a poll of hundreds of people in the area
CRICKETERS smashed a massive 99 dolls as they saw off George 3-0 in Premier/Section 1, writes ANDY BEAL. In a high-scoring clash, Cricketers won all three legs 31-28, 34-32, 34-30. Barry Townsend top-scored with 15 dolls with all 16 players making
RESULTS Premier/ Section 1: White House A 2, Gladiators A 1; Three Pigeons 3, Woodman 0; Red Lion A 3, Kings Arms 0; George A 0, Cricketers B 3; Garsington Sports 2, New Club A 1. Section 2: Six Bells 3, Red Lion Brill 0; Plough 0, George B 3; New Club
Green and healthy living has been chosen as the theme of this year's Leys Fair. A committee made up of community groups in Blackbird Leys decided to go for the eco-friendly message for the event on Saturday, September 13. Last year's fair attracted
Village halls and community centres across Oxfordshire are to benefit from a £55,000 cash boost. Oxfordshire County Council's decision-making cabinet has agreed to refurbish and develop 14 community venues across the county. Rural facilities in Upton
The father of a patient at the Oxford Children's Hospital will be putting on his football boots for a charity tournament with special personal significance. When Dale Harris steps out on to the pitch at Oxford City's Court Place Farm ground in Marston
Organisers of this year's Cowley Road Carnival have launched a £100,000 campaign to secure the future of next year's event. An estimated 35,000 people attended Sunday's festivities - and the group behind the colourful carnival have already started thinking
A teenager was left with cuts and bruises after being assaulted by a group of youths in Limborough Road. The 17-year-old boy was near the Focus store when he was approached by the group, who assaulted him, at around 7pm on Friday. He managed to run
Filming has started on the third series of the Oxford TV detective drama Lewis - starring Kevin Whately. Four more two-hour episodes of the Inspector Morse spin-off have been commissioned following the success of the second series earlier in the year
The father of a patient at the Oxford Children's Hospital will be donning his football boots for a charity tournament with special personal significance. When Dale Harris steps out on to the pitch at Oxford City's Court Place Farm ground in Marston
A woman had her purse stolen in a robbery in the TK Maxx car park in Banbury today. Shortly before midday, a man grabbed a woman in her late 20s and took her purse. Police described the thief as white, in his early 20s with ginger hair. PC Mike
A woman's purse was stolen in the TK Maxx store car park, in Banbury, shortly before midday today when a man grabbed the woman, in her late 20s, and took her purse. The mugger was described as white, in his early 20s, with ginger hair. Pc Mike Bromell
Berinsfield, the specially-created village which this month celebrates its 50th birthday, has been transformed from the place no-one wanted to know - into a thriving village with a strong community spirit. Ken Hall, who has been lived in the village
Children at Benson Primary School made a splash with their version of the Noah's Ark story, Splash! The junior children performed the modern take on the Bible story for the infants, and then for parents. The backdrop was an ocean liner and the children
An "outstanding" Witney nursery has had to shut, despite eleventh hour attempts to find it a new home. Parents said they felt let down by the closure of Abacus, with many having to scramble to make alternative arrangements for their children. According
A postcard sent to Oxford author JRR Tolkien, valued at £275,000, has been found by a demolition worker. The item, dated 1968, was found at The Lord Of The Rings author's former retirement home in Poole, Dorset, before the bulldozers moved in. After
In his letter imagining responses to Christ's second coming (Oxford Mail, July 3), Derek Honey referred rightly to the self-interest which leads people to reject the real Christ. He also spoke of the second coming as if it was going to be a forlorn
A teenager suffered a broken jaw when he was attacked in Chipping Norton on Saturday. The incident happened at about 1am near the town hall. The 17-year-old youth, from Wakefield, in West Yorkshire, was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital, in Oxford
On behalf of those of us in East Oxford who have to traipse across to Sandy Lane to collect parcels from the Royal Mail office, could I ask Royal Mail to provide more car parking spaces? There are only seven - two of which are marked for disabled users
Further to my letter about 'Mad Max' on his quad bike turning half the grass verges in Didcot into something resembling the Kalahari desert, it gladdens my heart to see that Oxfordshire is not alone in the idiocy stakes. People who dump rubbish, especially
Filming has started on the third series of the Oxford TV detective drama Lewis - starring Kevin Whately. Four more two-hour episodes of the Inspector Morse spin-off have been commissioned following the success of the second series earlier in the year
No wonder there isn't funding for Oxford in Bloom this year (Oxford Mail, July 5) when the city council's incompetent financial management allows costs for the redevelopment of Bonn Square to escalate by some half a million pounds. To cap it all, to
A 20-year-old man has appeared in court charged with breaking into a home in Foundry Street, Banbury, stealing car keys and using them to make off with a car. The home was broken into in the early hours of Thursday and a number of items, including
A 20-year-old man has appeared in court charged with breaking into a home in Foundry Street, Banbury, stealing car keys and using them to make off with a car. The home was broken into in the early hours of Thursday and a number of items, including the
Three women and two men have had their sentencing adjourned for a series of violent offences. Jade Kelly, 18, of Bretch Hill, Banbury, was due to be sentenced for robbery, two counts of affray, assault and criminal damage, Amy Bunce, 18, of Abbey Road
Forecasters have issued a warning that Oxfordshire could be hit by flash floods tomorrow. The Met Office said there was a 60 per cent chance of severe or extreme weather in the county. Up to 60mm of rain is expected to fall in places overnight, throughout
As you’ve know doubt noticed this blog has been somewhat neglected over the past few months. Now this isn’t down to a Terrence Malick like sense of perfection or even a Terence Davis like lack of funding (although a healthy dose of capital would certainly
Three Oxford swimmers have smashed the British record for swimming from Europe to Africa. Friends Lennard Lee, Harry Fisher and Nicholas Berry crossed the 22km-wide Gibraltar Strait in three hours and 38 minutes yesterday, 58 minutes faster than celebrity
Three Oxford swimmers have smashed the British record for swimming from Europe to Africa. Friends Lennard Lee, Harry Fisher and Nicholas Berry crossed the 22km-wide Gibraltar Strait in three hours and 38 minutes yesterday, 58 minutes faster than celebrity
As you’ve know doubt noticed this blog has been somewhat neglected over the past few months. Now this isn’t down to a Terrence Malick like sense of perfection or even a Terence Davis like lack of funding (although a healthy dose of capital would
Three women and two men have had their sentencing adjourned for a series of violent offences. Jade Kelly, 18, of Bretch Hill, Banbury, was due to be sentenced for robbery, two counts of affray, assault and criminal damage, Amy Bunce, 18, of Abbey Road
THE key figure behind moves to make the centre of Oxford a Business Improvement District has spoken of his disappointment at having his plans rejected. Traders voted against the plans that would have meant them paying an extra one per cent on top of
A MUSIC festival due to take place in South Park, Oxford, this weekend has been cancelled. Organiser Lance Cowan hoped up to 5,000 people would attend the Zapfest on Saturday but yesterday it emerged it had collapsed due to what were termed "unforeseen
Three Oxfordshire drivers who had almost £1,000 damage caused to their cars by hitting the same pothole were told they had no chance of getting compensation. Matthew Benson, Jane Fowler and Mike Hogan paid a combined £845 in repairs after they struck
Oxford, mercifully, may not have had the epidemic of knifings plaguing London, but the messages from those affected by stabbings should carry no less weight. This issue has been festering in the background for too long. Too many people are carrying
A music festival due to take place in Oxford's South Park this weekend has been cancelled. Organiser Lance Cowan hoped up to 5,000 people would attend the Zapfest on Saturday but yesterday it emerged it had collapsed due to what were termed "unforeseen
Three Oxfordshire drivers who had almost £1,000 worth of damage caused to their cars by hitting the same giant pothole were last night told they had no chance of getting compensation. Matthew Benson, Jane Fowler and Mike Hogan forked out a combined
Oxford United on Monday night were reported to have signed Welsh forward Lewis Haldane on a season-long loan from Bristol Rovers. Although there was no official confirmation from United, it's understood the 23-year-old has followed former Pirates full-back
Torrential rain washed out the second day of Oxfordshire's Minor Counties Championship Western Division match against Cheshire at Alderley Edge. Cheshire were due to resume their first innings at 187-6, with former Derbyshire player Nathan Dumelow unbeaten
