Downpours forced the Asda store in London Road, Wheatley, to close briefly today after rainwater began to seep through the ceiling from a blocked pipe. Just over an inch of rain was recorded at RAF Brize Norton between 5pm last night and 5pm today.
A former heroin addict who blackmailed his elderly neighbour before smashing down his front door was today handed a suspended jail sentence. Oxford Crown Court heard Brian Stuart, of Banbury Road, Oxford, knocked on the door of his neighbour Barry
A man was detained under the Mental Health Act after threatening to jump off Carfax Tower in the city centre this afternoon. The man, who was believed to be in his mid 30s, climbed the tower at about 4pm. Police officers persuaded him to come down
Derek Waine held his nerve as Three Horseshoes reached the first round of the Greene King Oxford & District Darts Association's Men's seven-a-side cup with a thrilling 4-3 win against Marston British Legion. It looked all over in the preliminary round
Oxfordshire Under 18 player Dean Lockyer starred as he helped the South of England select side to an 8-3 win against the North of England at Chelmsford, Essex, on Sunday. The South won the clash 16-7. Lockyer won his match with a 25.22 average to
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Oxford University coach Des Brackett is running boxing fitness classes twice a week throughout the summer. The sessions for men and women aged 16 and upwards take place from 10.30am to noon on Sundays and 6pm to 8pm on Thursdays at the Oxford University
A man was detained under the Mental Health Act after threatening to jump off Carfax Tower in the city centre this afternoon. The man, who was believed to be in his mid 30s, climbed the tower at about 4pm. Police officers persuaded him to come down
Stabbing victims and their families last night pleaded for people to put down their knives or face longer jail sentences. Figures released today revealed almost half of people caught carrying a knife in Oxford were not charged - instead receiving a
A classy 130 from 128 balls by Kiwi Andrew Robertson and an outstanding all-round performance from Afghan Ali Morteza swept Cumnor to victory over Banbury 2nd in Division 1. Put in to bat, Banbury mustered 248-6 thanks to a chanceless 91 by Chris Board
Jimmy Phillips smashed 127 not out as Challow & Childrey thrashed Tiddington by eight wickets to stay top of Division 2. Despite losing the toss the visitors had started the match well enough, finishing on 245 all out as Phillips took 3-81. But their
Sandford St Martin continued their inexorable march towards the Division 3 title by handing out a hammering to Witney Mills. Mills were bowled out for just 54 thanks to some inspired bowling by James Risbridger (6-18) and David Lowery (4-9). Jim Howe
An impressive opening burst of 3-18 in nine overs from Sam Florey set Oxford Downs 2nd on the way to victory over title-chasing Banbury Twenty 2nd in Division 4. Twenty recovered from 15-2 after ten overs to 175 all out thanks to Assif Hussain (41)
Aston Rowant 2nd march on at the top in Division 5 after collecting their eighth win from nine matches, this time over Didcot. Harry Sheppard (3-29) and Sam Shepherd (3-61) did the damage as Didcot were dismissed for 183. Shaun Burningham scored 35.
Leaders Wallingford were made to fight all the way before finally seeing off the challenge of Oxford 3rd in Division 6. Chris Jones made 35, Will Smith (39) and Chris Jackson (36) in Oxford's 151-8, Warren Ainsworth taking 4-45. Zak Bashir (3-46
Rosemary Barber has never known a life without the NHS, after emerging into the world on its second day of existence at the Radcliffe Infirmary. On July 6, 1948, Rosemay Pill (as she was) became one of the first babies in the country born into the system
The jury has retired to consider its verdict on a jilted husband accused of masterminding a brutal attack on his wife. Michael License, formerly of Witney, is alleged to have paid Everton Bailey and another man to beat up Wendy License outside her Dorset
Prisoners in Oxfordshire face regular orifice scans to stop them smuggling drugs and mobile phones into jail, the Government announced today. The decision follows figures showing 70 inmates tested positive for illegal drugs in the county's jails - Bullingdon
Three men who today admitted affray will be sentenced at Oxford Crown Court next month. Gary Spiers, 46, Russell Nightingale, 28, and Mark Magee, 39, all denied aggravated burglary after an incident in Farm Close, Blackbird Leys, on April 12 this year
A former heroin addict who blackmailed his elderly neighbour before smashing down his front door was today handed a suspended jail sentence. Oxford Crown Court heard Brian Stuart, of Banbury Road, Oxford, knocked on the door of his neighbour Barry Britton's
A drug addict caught with thousands of pounds worth of crack cocaine stuffed down her trousers has been ordered to pay £709.79 under the Proceeds of Crime Act. Kafayat Sarumi of Lakefield Road, Littlemore, Oxford, was jailed for three years in April
Downpours forced the Asda store in London Road, Wheatley, to close briefly today after rainwater began to seep through the ceiling from a blocked pipe. Just over an inch of rain was recorded at RAF Brize Norton between 5pm last night and 5pm today.
A woman jogger was sexually assaulted by two boys in Oxford. The incident happened last Monday at about 8.45pm in Meadow Lane, just past Donnington Bridge Road. The woman was jogging along the road when three boys cycled towards her. Two of the
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a collision on the M40. At about 9.45am yesterday, two cars and two police motorcycles from Warwickshire Police, were involved in a collision on the M40 northbound between junctions 4 (High Wycombe) and 5 (Stokenchurch
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 thief has stolen plants from outside an Oxford community centre - adding to the misery caused by a series of thefts. Kate Hart, a committee member of the Headington Community Centre in Gladstone Road, was disgusted when she discovered the plants
They have had an exciting year... and things just keep getting better. Oxford's most dynamic band Foals continue their march towards world domination with a set at probably Britain's nicest festival - Latitude. Yannis and the lads join a stellar line
A car we featured in an 80-year-old picture is still on the road. Sydney Nobby' Clark was astonished by the response he received from readers after the photograph appeared (Memory Lane, May 12). He had sent in the picture of the Model T Ford, taken
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Gerry Moore rated the nine years he spent in Garsington as an evacuee during and after the Second World War as among the best of his life. But conditions in the village in the 1940s were still fairly primitive. As we have recalled, Gerry came to Oxfordshire
Over the last few weeks, we have seen the girls - now it's the boys' turn. There was a clear case of segregation when this panoramic picture of pupils and staff was taken at Headington Secondary School in Oxford in 1954. The girls were directed to
A thief has stolen plants from outside an Oxford community centre - adding to the misery caused by a series of thefts. Kate Hart, a committee member of the Headington Community Centre in Gladstone Road, was disgusted when she discovered the plants missing
Police officers will spend less time taking statements, interviewing suspects and filing paperwork, in a bid to get more of them back on the beat. Instead, an army of civilian case investigators will be employed to carry out office work and ease pressure
Outings were the nearest many people came to having a holiday in the 1930s - and Wolvercote was no exception. Villagers flocked for a place on the coach when plans for awaydays were announced. Day trips were organised from the Plough pub - one for
Oxford's High Street used to be one of the loveliest streets in Europe. Today, it endures more buses per hour (well over 100) than it has Grade I listed buildings. High Street is a disgrace, the most unpleasant road in the city with the possible exception
the curtain will go up at Didcot's long-awaited Cornerstone Arts Centre at the end of next month. The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain will headline the opening night on Friday, August 29. The eight-strong group have performed at sell-out concerts
Make no mistake, there was plenty of reminiscing at this event. Stories from the old days flowed thick and fast as members of Pegasus Football Club held a farewell lunch and reunion at Pembroke College, Oxford. With many of the players now in their
Hundreds of young sportsmen and women took part in the third annual Oxfordshire Youth Games yesterday. About 850 children from around the county qualified for the event at Abingdon's Radley College after being selected through school competitions.
More than 180 young musicians from Oxfordshire are representing the county at one of the world's largest youth music festivals. The National Festival of Music for Youth, which kicked off in Birmingham today and runs all week, involves more than 10,000
Two scientists from the county have won prestigious UK and Ireland Fellowships for Women in Science. Dr Ashleigh Griffin, 36, a research fellow at Edinburgh University, and Dr Tamsin Mather, 31, of Oxford University's department of earth sciences, were
The organiser of the Cornbury Festival has vowed the event will continue - and could be run in future with the help of a major commercial backer. The west Oxfordshire weekend festival, which finished last night, attracts music lovers from around the
A design problem is the reason why the Undercroft car park in Mill Street, Wantage, has yet to be opened, according to district councillor Jenny Hannaby. After investigating the delay, she told Wantage Town Council,: "Water is coming in in some areas
I would like to thank the two kind ladies in Boswell's department store in Oxford who, on Wednesday, June 18, picked up my new sandwich toaster and a £20 note I had left behind and dropped. The toaster is going to make my life as a disabled pensioner
I read with interest Penny Little's letter (Oxford Mail, June 20), saying that she had written to Shami Chakrabarti and Liberty, asking their position on hunting, and had had no reply. She says it would be very welcome if they could clarify their position
Two sisters who lost their father to bowel cancer were among 1,000 walkers who took part in the Oxford Moonlight Stroll. Lucy and Sarah Clive's achievement in finishing the nine-mile walk was all the more remarkable as Lucy completed most of the walk
I read that many thousands of pounds of public money (or NHS money as it is often called) is being wasted by naughty patients not turning up for their appointmens (Oxford Mail, June 21). It is indeed wondrous that people destined for outpatients departments
Hundreds of people with umbrellas lined the streets of Bicester to watch the town's annual carnival procession. Leading the way was the ATC Band who braved the rain and marched to the sports field in Oxford Road. Following on were Caribbean-themed
Eynsham villagers were out in force for their carnival and the 50th shirt race. The race attracted more than 25 teams of two who used non-motorised transport to speed around the village, stopping at pub to pub for refreshments. Thousands of people
Gill Edwards has given new meaning to the phrase "putting your heart and soul into it". The 66-year-old from Wychwood Close, Carterton, has just won an incredible five gold medals at the European Heart and Lung Transplant Games, having had a heart transplant
A text messaging system for Oxfordshire mental health patients has won a national award. The project, which won the NHS Live award, was a collaboration between Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and Oxford University's
Traders have rejected plans to create a Business Improvement District in Oxford city centre. The move, by city centre management company OX1, would have meant businesses having to cough up an extra one per cent on top of their business rates in exchange
Traders have rejected plans to create a Business Improvement District in Oxford city centre. The move, by city centre management company OX1, would have meant businesses having to pay an extra one per cent on top of their business rates in exchange
A ONE-day music festival due to take place at South Park, Oxford, on Saturday has been cancelled, according to a message on its website. Organisers of new festival Zapfest have put up a message on their official website saying the event has been cancelled
A one-day music festival due to take place at Oxford's South Park on Saturday has been cancelled, according to a message on its website. Organisers of new festival Zapfest have put up a message on their official website saying the event had been cancelled
A motorcyclist was taken to hospital with a suspected broken leg following a collision with a car on the A423 Oxford Southern Bypass near the Kennington Roundabout. Police and ambulance crews were called to the scene at 8.43am today after reports that
A motorcyclist had to be taken to hospital with a suspected broken leg following a collision with a car on Oxford's A423 Southern Bypass, near the Kennington Roundabout. Police and ambulance crews were called to the scene at 8.43am today after reports
Two men were taken to hospital with minor injuries following a four-car collision on the A420 near Carswell Golf Club, between Buckland and Littleworth. The accident happened shortly before 9.30am today and involved a silver Mitsubishi Outlander, a
Two multiple-vehicle crashes are affecting roads in Oxfordshire today. The A420 is partially blocked both ways near the Carswell Lane junction between Buckland and Littleworth. And traffic is moving slowly eastbound on the A423 Southern Bypass in
A WEST Oxford church is looking to trace scores of blessed babies as part of its golden anniversary celebrations. SS Peter and Paul, in Church Way, Botley, is trying to find Anglicans who were among the first to be baptised or confirmed there at the
Organisers of an annual gala in Oxfordshire's largest village are praying for good weather after heavy rain washed out the last two events. In the past, Kidlington Gala - held at Exeter Close - attracted as many as 3,000 people. But two years ago,
A taxi company which is struggling to get drivers, tried to bring in cabbies from Eastern Europe. Mark Green, manager of 001 Taxis in St Aldate's, Oxford, was forced to turn to a specialist driving school in the Czech Republic because of a staff shortage
Severe weather warnings have been issued across much of the South of England - although forecasters have not listed Oxfordshire among the counties on alert. The Met Office predicts up to 25mm of rain will fall in parts of the South East over the next
Campaigner Kate Spall is planning a legal challenge against Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust to win the life-extending cancer drug Sunitinib for patients. Ms Spall, who has won 70 appeals for cancer patients across the country, condemned the PCT for its
A fashion student at Oxford and Cherwell Valley College has reached the dizzy heights of the High Street, aged just 18. A Fairtrade bag designed by Crystal Padmorecor, from Witney, has gone on the shelves at Top Shop's flagship store in Oxford Circus
