MENTION Henrietta Knight and Jim Lewis in the same sentence and the name Best Mate is not likely to be far away either. For any other trainer-and-owner combination, the horse would be Edredon Bleu. While he did not win Cheltenham three
KELVIN Thomas must be wondering why he gave up life in America to become Oxford United’s chairman. Having taken on the role to see if a fresh face and new ideas could help solve United’s serious financial problems, he knew he was facing a mammoth
Managers at Oxford hospitals have welcomed Government guidance relaxing restrictions on the use of mobile phones. Health Minister Ben Bradshaw has advised health trusts to let patients use mobile phones as long as they do not interfere with equipment
Residents in Jericho are stepping up their campaign to raise millions of pounds to buy a former boatyard site. In October, a planning inspector ruled Spring Residential's plan for 54 flats at the former Castle Mill boatyard site should not
A CAR club launched in East Oxford to cut down on the number of vehicles on the streets has attracted 64 members in its first six weeks. The car-sharing club was launched in November with 11 members, but that number has now risen to 64. And since the
More than 200 amateur singers are being offered the chance to take part in a massed choral concert at Oxford’s Sheldonian Theatre. The event, Come and Sing 2009, is in aid of The Art Room, a charity which works with children experiencing difficulties
Many dogs can be taught simple tasks like shaking hands, playing dead or fetching. But for some dogs, the phrase man’s — or woman’s — best friend truly applies. Banbury-based charity Dogs for the Disabled currently has eight dogs paired with disabled
Plans for a new housing estate north of Oxford have reignited concerns over flooding. Berkeley Homes wants to build 168 houses and flats, a 60-bed nursing home and new roads and paths on land sandwiched between Cassington Road, The Paddocks
Ralph Leavis pours scorn on animal welfare campaigners who held a vigil for abused animals at the Martyrs’ Memorial, and asks the extremely provocative questions: “Are they really human?” He complains: “But who holds a vigil for Baby P, or De Menezes
If the past few months have taught us anything, it surely must be that any involvement of the private sector in essential services means that shareholders pocket the profits and the taxpayer bales them out when corruption, greed or sheer incompetence
An activity centre that was opened specifically for Oxfordshire children is to celebrate its 40th birthday this year. Since 1969, Yenworthy Lodge, in Exmoor National Park, north Devon, has been the home of many happy activity holidays for the county’
An installation presenting Oxford ‘in a box’ has gone on display at Oxford Town Hall. The Car to Spire installation was created to represent Oxford in the closing celebrations for Liverpool’s year as European Capital of Culture. A group
Oxford United chairman Kelvin Thomas this morning released the following statement over the charges of fielding an ineligible player. The club face a likely 11-point deduction, with an appeal to be heard in Birmingham tomorrow. "We
An illustrated talk on water voles is being given by Julia Armstrong of the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust to Woodstock Natural History Society on Tuesday. The talk is being given in The Community Centre, New Road, Woodstock
Ralph Leavis (Oxford Mail, December 27) castigates people who sing for animals and not for their own kind, and asks: “Are they really human?” When I see or learn of people who permit or participate in the most appalling cruelty towards their own kind
Oxford United are set to face an 11-point deduction. The club will appear before the Football Association on Monday to answer the charge which has seen the field an unregistered player - Eddie Hutchinson. Hutchinson was transfer listed
