Oxford United’s Box Clever draw deadline has been extended until the Aston Villa game next week. The winner of the first prize gets an executive box for the season, the chance to feature in a picture with the first team, and a player coming to visit
Former Oxford City goalkeeper Stuart Nelson has signed a one-year deal with Aberdeen. The 27-year-old, who left City in March 2002 for the then Conference sde Doncaster Rovers, went on to have spells with Hucknall Town, Brentford, Leyton Orient
Oxfordshire just held the edge after the second day of their Western Division clash against leaders Cornwall at Challow & Childrey. When play came to a close, Oxon had established a lead of 165 with six second-innings wickets remaining. Resuming at
Wallingford’s mixed team will be pitting their wits against top national players next season after winning promotion to Pool A with a 5-3 Gladiators Cup play-off final victory against Bicester at The Hithercroft. Earlier this month, Wallingford drew
The four-team tournament involving Oxford Cheetahs at Swindon on Thursday has been postponed, after the riding line-up has been decimated by injury and international call-ups, writes ROBERT PEASLEY. It is hoped the meeting can be re-staged at a later
Jon Jukes rattled up a maximum 180 and put together a 160 finish as Original Swan got the better of Rose Hill Community Centre in a 7-2 victory. Simon Smith put Greene King ODDA Premier Section side Swan ahead with victory against Dave Witherwick, only
The extent of parents’ struggles to get their children into the right school has been revealed. Figures released by Oxfordshire County Council reveal that 197 primary schoolchildren and 92 secondary pupils across the county failed to get places
A man has been taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital after three vehicles were involved in a crash in Greater Leys this afternoon. The accident happened at the junction of Watlington Road and Grenoble Road at about 5pm. It involved a blue Peugeot 206
COMMUNITIES in Oxford have been praised by Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband for working to make the city “the green capital of Britain”. A number of projects designed to cut carbon emissions won praise as Mr Miliband visited Oxford today to meet
A SERIAL burglar who was tracked down by police after traces of his blood were found at the crime scene, has been jailed. Thomas Pancott, 31, of no fixed abode, appeared at Oxford Crown Court today after admitting a burglary in Stadhampton Road, Little
after attending the Royal opening of the Edward Brooks Barracks at Abingdon, on July 18, I would like to pass on my family’s sincere thanks to all those involved for such a well organised event. It was a most fitting tribute, not only to my grandfather
I HAVE just returned from recycling the plastic containers which are unacceptable in either box. My nearest point is in Headington, behind the Waitrose store. But each time I go, I am appalled by the filthy state of that area of the car park and, especially
It was a pleasant surprise to be told that I had won wine and tickets for the Battle Proms at Blenheim Palace on July 18, pictured above. I would like to congratulate all the performers, promoters and the sponsor, Casillero del Diablo, for staging such
I WRITE regarding a recent letter about the Thornhill Park and Ride. Just as a matter of interest, why would someone with an address in Sandfield Road, Headington, be concerned about how full Thornhill is? Surely, with the number of
R Huggins (Oxford Mail letters, 23 July) has confused two different eco-town proposals. It was the Weston-Otmoor proposal, mercifully now rejected, that promised to improve the M40/A34 junction. Although as a result of that proposal the issues have
There has been a succession of misunderstandings from correspondents writing to the Oxford Mail letters page about why the county council is considering 10 per cent budget cuts over five years from April 2010. A myth seems to have built up that the county
The forgotten Oxford scientist who helped transform world healthcare with the introduction of penicillin will tomorrow have his moment of glory in a television drama. But although Dr Norman Heatley’s widow Mercy is pleased his work is being
Didcot's procession to the title continued with their ninth win in the last ten starts, this time over Brackley. Jordan Morrison took 5-41 as Brackley were bowled out for 172, of which Lee Haughton contributed 43. Vishane Perera then hit an unbeaten
Bicester & North Oxford finally got off the mark and secured their first win of the season at the expense of Shipton-under-Wychwood. Duncan Bradshaw's 46 and Ian Bryan's 42 saw Bicester to 180-8 from their 53 overs, during which Shaun
Banbury Twenty 2nd had no answer to the bowling of Shannon Tubb, who took 9-21 to set up a nine-wicket win for leaders Great Brickhill. Phil Densham (81) top-scored in the home side’s 142. Arran Aris (80) and Chris Jones (43no) saw
Wallingford stayed on course for promotion by overcoming Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 2nd by eight wickets. Nondies made 190, with Chris Day (48) and Pablo Mukherjee (43) to the fore. But Mark Bowman (68) and Lee Ainsworth (48) put on 102 for
THE latest weapon in the fight against Oxford’s congestion problems has been unveiled – electronic traffic information signs. Oxfordshire County Council is installing six large matrix signs on the main roads into the city as part of a £1.25m
TWO teenage robbers who attacked a barman, leaving him bruised and battered in a country lane, in an act of “thuggery” have been jailed. Oxford Crown Court heard today that Dean Pratley, 19, of Larch End, Garsington, and Ryan Smith, 19, of Elm Drive,
Witney Mills eased their relegation fears by squeezing past Buckingham Town 2nd, who now appear doomed. Pierre Lefort continued his excellent form with the ball, taking 5-32 as Town tumbled to 141 all out. Mills were grateful for Ross
Abingdon Vale have contested the result of their home match with Great & Little Tew, believing they were deprived of a draw by an umpires' ruling. As the clock ticked past 7.30pm and the scheduled finish of play, Vale thought they had secured
EXPERTS have highlighted a potential flood risk in plans for a £100m incinerator near Bicester. Waste firm Viridor wants to build an incinerator at its landfill site at Ardley Fields, which could burn up to 300,000 tonnes of the county’s waste
ROMAN army drilling, pot washing and story-telling helped people learn more about their ancestors at an archaeology open day. Students from Oxford University, who take part in a training dig each July, threw open the gates of their excavations
Five new taxi ranks could be introduced across the Cherwell district, including Kidlington’s first one. Cherwell District Council’s executive has agreed to look into creating small ranks, and officers have come up with initial designs. The proposal
The extent of parents’ struggles to get their children into the right school has been revealed in an Oxford Mail investigation. Figures obtained by the Oxford Mail revealed that 197 primary schoolchildren and 92 secondary pupils across the
Police are seeking two hooded men after an attempted burglary in Little Bourton, near Banbury. The incident took place at about 10.30pm yesterday when two men wearing dark clothing and hooded jackets knocked on the door of a house in the village.
Q My eight-year-old daughter Maisie is keen to have her own pet. My husband and I work so we don’t think a dog or cat would be suitable. Maisie really wants a gerbil. Are they suitable as a child’s pet and are there any particular problems?
A toy library used by thousands of children since it was set up more than 20 years ago could be forced to close. Witney Toy Library is run by a committee of parents from St Mary’s Church, Church Green, Witney. But the number of people serving on the
Boxing, face painting, circus skills and teams from the emergency services attracted hundreds to a community fun day in Abingdon. The event, at Preston Road Community Centre on Saturday, marked the opening of the refurbished play area at Southern Town
FATHERS and their children enjoyed a special day of fun together with the first Witney Dads’ Group. Dozens of fathers took their children to the Cotswold Wildlife Park in nearby Burford on Saturday to celebrate the launch. Justin Hayward, 38, a volunteer
Five thugs attacked a 13-year-old boy at a bus stop. Police are appealing for witnesses after the five men, two black and three white, walked up to the boy in Lobelia Road at around 9.10pm on Saturday. One of them punched him on the cheek and they tried
Free swimming sessions have been making a splash in Oxford’s pools — with official figures showing that more than 20,000 people have taken advantage of the offer since April. Figures for the first three months of the Government-backed scheme show over
THE family of an Oxford student killed while in Peru on her gap year have helped hundreds of youngsters with a website providing information to ‘gappers’ — but need more money to keep it running. In 2007, following the death of their 19-year-old daughter
FOURTEEN dancers are set to take part in the world’s largest international arts festival for young people — and the spirit of Michael Jackson will be with them. The dancers from the Oxford Youth Theatre Dance Company are hoping to put their best foot
BICYCLE recycler Dan Harris is taking part in the longest, steepest, highest challenge in England for charity, but – literally – needs a helping hand. The businessman, who runs the Oxford Cycle Workshop in Magdalen Road, is taking part in the
Felipe Massa's Formula One career appears to be hanging in the balance following confirmation he has suffered some damage to his left eye. Massa is in intensive care at the AEK military hospital in Budapest after suffering a skull fracture following
A GRANDMOTHER jumped out of her sickbed and raced into the street wearing her slippers and dressing gown to stage a sit-in protest after her daughter’s car was clamped. Pat Rooney, 65, was ill in bed at home in Osney Court, Oxford, and asked
Police are appealing for witnesses to an attempted robbery that happened in Blackbird Leys on Saturday. At 9.10pm, a 13-year-old boy was at the bus stop in Lobelia Way when five men, two black and three white, came up to him and tried to take
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A taxi-driver was robbed of his takings by his own customers. The 46-year-old taxi driver from 001 taxis was dropping off a group of seven men near the White Horse pub in Ock Street, Abingdon, at about 3.30am yesterday morning when they punched him in
Police are appealing for witnesses after a cyclist smashed a car windscreen with his cycle in Botley. At about 5pm on Friday, July 17, a cyclist and the driver of a silver Ford Fiesta were involved in an altercation near to the West Way/Church
Jenson Button fears his Formula One world title dreams will slip through his fingers unless his team arrest the current slide. After three performances in which Button and Brawn have been off the pace, Mark Webber has slashed 15 points out of the Briton's
Police are appealing for witnesses after a burglary in Little Bourton, near Banbury, yesterday. At around 10.30pm, two offenders knocked on the door of an address in the village. As a woman opened the door they pushed their way past
Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses after a taxi driver was robbed in Abingdon in the early hours of Sunday. At about 3.30am the taxi driver, a 46-year-old man, was dropping off his customers, a group of seven men, near to the White Horse
East Oxford closed the gap on leaders Horley after posting an 80-run victory in Division 1 on Saturday. Batting first, East Oxford rattled up 266 all out, with Aftab Alam (79) and Tauqeer Hussain (58) in form. In reply, Horley’s Harry Smith hit 69,
Holders East Oxford 2nd retained the Osberton Radiators Cup with a seven-wicket victory over Great Horwood 2nd at a wet and cold Minster Lovell on Sunday. Horwood were restricted to only 124-8 from their 45 overs, before Javeed Faruq hit 58 and Adnan
OCA League Divisions 5-11 DIVISION 5 leaders Chadlington were sent crashing to their first defeat of the season as they were rolled over for 69 by Chesterton. Only Danny Harding (38) got into double figures, with Jimmy Appleton taking 4-23 and Trevor
Westbury and Tetsworth will compete for the Airey Cup for the second year in a row after both came through their semi-finals. Westbury upset East Oxford by two wickets, while Tetsworth edged past Marcham by nine runs. Andy Clarke took 5-18 as Westbury
Police have issued an appeal for witnesses after a sexual assault in Banbury in the early hours of yesterday morning. A 19-year-old woman was walking in Sinclair Avenue, in Ruscote, at about 5am when she was attacked by a man. Police today described
Police are appealing for witnesses after a sexual assault in Banbury. At about 5am yesterday, a 19-year-old woman was walking in Sinclair Avenue in Ruscote when she was assaulted by a man. The man was white, aged in his mid-twenties,
Felipe Massa had "a quiet night" as he continues to recover from emergency surgery to repair a skull fracture. Massa remains in intensive care and in a medically-induced coma at the AEK military hospital in Budapest following a freak accident during
THE strict rules imposed on policemen in the early days of the Oxford city force even extended to beards. They were allowed to wear beards and moustaches, “on condition that the beard be kept in such a manner as not to hide the numbers on the collars
IT WAS a day these children had been looking forward to for weeks. Few families could afford a proper summer holiday back in the 1950s, so a day’s outing by coach caused real excitement. The children and their parents are pictured at the Buckinghamshire
IF YOU are going to study anything, it pays to be authentic. When the North Oxford Association put on a course and exhibition about Ancient Egypt at the Ferry Centre, in Summertown, in 1980, there was plenty to illustrate the subject. Helen Freeman,
A BELL which had hung in the old village school was transferred to the new school, in Westbrook Street, in 1980. The bell, cast in Oxford in 1854, was refurbished and pupils at St Birinus School, Didcot, built a frame for it to hang on in the new
THE people of Witney wouldn’t have had much difficulty remembering local telephone numbers in the 1930s. Most subscribers had numbers with just two or three digits. AH Rowley, a clothes shop near the Buttercross, where you could buy a pair of flannel
THOUSANDS of children attended Bayswater School in Headington, Oxford, during its 50-year existence. This is part of one of those popular panoramic photographs, in which all pupils and staff took part. It was taken in 1960. The picture
Lewis Hamilton has urged his McLaren team to take no respite after rediscovering the winning habit in Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix. The race at the Hungaroring was undoubtedly overshadowed by Felipe Massa's absence following his freak accident in
Renault has been suspended from next month's European Grand Prix in Valencia following the wheel loss suffered by Fernando Alonso in Sunday's race in Hungary. The suspension applies to the entire team, which means double world champion Alonso
A refuse lorry has driven into scaffolding in Merton Street, Oxford, this morning leaving the structure "insecure", a police spokesman said. Police have closed the road, off the High Street, while the damage is assessed by Oxford City Council
THE OXFORD TIMES CHERWELL LEAGUE Division 1 Bicester & NO 180-8 (D Bradshaw 46, I Bryan 42, S Miller 5-56), Shipton 115 (P Jeacock 38). Buckingham Town 235-7 dec (50 ovs, G Judd 62, L Tomlinson 50, D Harris 42no, B Hatwell
OXFORD’S Sikh community has accused the city council of not doing enough to help them find a new place of worship as they face eviction from the house they have been using as a temple. Sikhs have been ordered to stop worshipping at a semi-detached house
Former chairman Nick Merry has stepped down as a director of Oxford United. A statement from the club last night confirmed he had resigned for "personal reasons". It marks the end of a significant chapter at the football club, and leaves chairman Kelvin
A car fire has forced a lane closure on the M40 this morning. Police and firefighters shut the inside lane on the northbound stretch between junction five at Stokenchurch and six at Lewknor. No one was injured but police have warned motorists they face
FORMER Oxford United chairman Nick Merry, above, has resigned from the club’s board of directors, it was revealed today. Mr Merry stepped down as chairman last October, allowing Kelvin Thomas to take over at the helm. A club statement
ROADS across Oxford peppered with potholes and cracks could be repaired with money contributed by companies and individuals. Hard-up Oxford City Council last night said it would welcome extra cash contributions in an idea dubbed “sponsor-a-pothole
With Oxford City Council finding itself in a hole, financially speaking, the idea of sponsoring a pothole might not be as daft as it sounds. Anyone who spends much time driving will know how infuriating it is when a car jolts over a gaping hole in the
THE issue of housing seems never to be far from the headlines. And so it is again, with the start of an important public inquiry in Oxford. Housing developments across the city are currently under the spotlight, but the first controversy has
