Oxford United’s goalkeeping coach, Alan Hodgkinson, was among the many hundreds of football personalities to pay tribute to Sir Bobby Robson, who died on Friday at the age of 76 following a long fight against cancer. Hodgkinson and Robson
BANBURY United are set to sign youngsters Declan Benjamin and Marvin Martin on loan from Oxford United. Benjamin, 19, who has signed a deal at Oxford until Christmas, is a pacy midfielder, while Martin, 17, who is on a two-year scholarship at the Kassam
Torrential rain on the second day denied Oxfordshire a chance of victory in their penultimate group match in the ECB Under 17 Championship match in Bedfordshire with the match being abandoned after a thunderstorm flooded the pitch at Ampthill. It leaves
OXFORDSHIRE went top of the West League with back-to-back victories in the ECB Under 17 Girls County Championship. They won a low-scoring affair against Devon by one run at Marston, despite being bowled out for 67, Megan Burton top-scoring with 22.
Oxfordshire lost a thrill-ing clash with Dorset by one wicket. On a damp wicket, Oxon were put in and did well to post 131-6 from 45 overs. A partnership of 68 between Sam White (41) and Graham Beer saw Oxon recover from 38-4, and good running between
THE third round of the Oxford Summer League was staged between Medley and Folly on the Thames, which fished well, especially at Folly where only four anglers failed to record double figures. The top weight of 23.10.0 was made up of three good bream
RESIDENTS opposed to a new probation centre in West Oxford have been offered CCTV cameras. West Oxford Community Against Mega Probation Centre (Wocamp) is opposing plans for a probation centre at Trajan House in Mill Street. Members are concerned
Since returning from holiday I have been fishing on the Kennet with Colin Howes, from Botley writes ANDY WEBBER. The stretch we are fishing is very popular and I reckon these fish have seen every method and bait on the market. But they do grow to a
Oxfordshire Under 14s had to settle for third place at the annual Taunton Festival, although the bad weather had the final say. In their opening match, Oxon took on competition favourites Yorkshire. Josh Megson took two early wickets to reduce Yorkshire
NORTH Cotswold completed a league and cup double as they clinched the Oxfordshire Under 13 League title in finals day at Bicester & North Oxford. Having already won the Ron Maudsley Knockout Trophy, North Cotswold edged to a nine-run victory over Aston
Sutton Courtenay fished their Roach Cup at Appleford Reach, which attracted a good turn-out of 22 matchmen. The river had a nice colour and plenty of skimmers were caught. Loose feeding maggot and using the pole and red maggot, Bob Gosbee caught roach
COUNCIL bosses tonight confirmed they had considered levying a tax on office parking spaces in Oxford. The Government is set to bring in a law which allows councils to charge businesses with 10 or more staff parking spaces £250 per spot. It is suggested
MEMBERS of the Bangladeshi community in Oxfordshire have been praised for raising thousands of pounds for victims of a cyclone. Bangladesh is frequently hit by cyclones and floods, but this year Cyclone Aila devastated lives in both Bangladesh and the
Train services are running normally again between Oxford and Didcot Parkway following an earlier disruption. Services between the two stations were disrupted “due to an obstruction on the line”, according to First Great Western’s website.
FORMER pupils of the Cherwell School in Oxford are treading the boards of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for a second year. After a successful run at last year’s Fringe, their theatre company, Idle Motion, has created a piece called Borges and I. The
CHILD sex attacker Brian Hoverd is now being investigated by police over allegedly staging a burglary, the Oxford Mail can reveal. The 46-year-old, pictured, is in custody awaiting sentence after being convicted by a jury of repeatedly raping
ONE of Oxford’s oldest choirs is hoping its appeal for a new rehearsal room doesn’t fall on deaf ears – after they were made homeless by the closure of a city club. The Oxford Welsh Male Voice Choir, which was established in 1928, has been
TWO ambulance workers needed treatment after inhaling smoke when their vehicle caught fire. The incident happened shortly after midnight yesterday on the westbound side of the A40 Witney Bypass, between the B4047 Burford Road and A415 Ducklington
Bicester AC javelin thrower Jackson Curtis, 16, from Hardwick, struck bronze at the Aviva Schools’ International against Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales in Antrim with a throw of 56.74m. Curtis, who is a pupil at Cokethorpe School, Witney, also
Didcot Casuals Girls under 10s did themselves proud with two victories at the Umbro International Cup in Manchester over the weekend. Casuals, who took a party of 36, finished third. Didcot played four 20-minute matches with mixed results. They started
AN OXFORD lawyer who helped a gang of criminals drain £1.5m from a wealthy banker’s account has been jailed for four-and-a-half years. Graham Leather, 59, from Risinghurst, worked with the gang to allow his law firm’s client account to be used to make
A POLICE investigation is under way into the death of a woman who died after falling off a canal boat in north Oxfordshire. Emergency services were called to the Oxford Canal at Broadmoor Lock, north of Cropredy, near Banbury, shortly after 5.20pm yesterday
COUNCIL officers insist they have spent three years searching for suitable land to turn into allotments in Witney. The news came after it was revealed residents may have to wait up to two years for a plot to become available. The council’s land agent
Five teams of under 10s from Oxford City, Abingdon Youth, Marston Saints, Kidlington Youth Girls and Carterton will play at Wembley Stadium next week. It is part of the annual FA/McDonald's National Football Festival. Abingdon Youth and Marston Saints
THE flavour of the Caribbean filled Wolvercote Young People’s Club. The free Caribbean day was part of a summer programme of activities called Matrix, taking place in Wolvercote, Headington and Cutteslowe. About 45 children aged 11 to
Horspath under 10s are over the moon after they won the Chelsea Elite seven-a-side tournament – their tenth success of the summer. The youngsters competed against teams from London and the surrounding counties at Elmbridge Sports Ground in
THE owner of a lost pets website has put up a £350 reward for the conviction of the person who killed a cat in Banbury. Earlier this year Nick Carpenter set up animal- finders.co.uk to reunite owners with their missing pets. A couple from Banbury
A GOVERNOR at a Witney special school has raised concerns about plans to expand the school which shares its site. Oxfordshire County Council has launched a four-week consultation on moves to increase the size of Madley Brook Primary School, in Cedar
THE historic quad outside Oxford’s Bodleian Library has been transformed into a theatre to house a new production of Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors. Shakespeare’s Globe on Tour theatre company is returning to the historic landmark after
THE number of people applying to study at Oxford University has risen by 12.5 per cent — well above the average 9.7 per cent rise in applications to other universities. Figures released by the University and Colleges Admission Service, UCAS, show there
TRADERS have launched a petition to make sure next year’s Cowley Road Carnival returns to Oxford’s most colourful street. The popular bash, which attracted more than 35,000 people last year, was replaced with an event in South Park in July. The organisers
THERE is something of the village fete about Truck Festival. What with the vicar dishing out the ice cream and the Didcot Rotary Club flipping burgers, and the fact that it is virtually impossible to cross the site without bumping into someone
Hall Green trainer Paul Sallis is hoping to bring back Star of Twilight, the impressive winner of last year's Property Care Complete Maintenance Oxfordshire Stakes, when the event returns to Oxford next month. However, there is a major doubt as the dog
Trainer Michael Peterson has just had a week to remember. On Monday, his partner, Abi, presented him with a baby daughter Courtney, who weighed in at 6lb 9ozs, a sister for Callum. And that's not all, his former top grade stayer Bua Nancy, whelped a
Thousands of pounds was stolen in a series of late-night raids across Oxfordshire. Three men wearing balaclavas forced open the front door of Barclays Bank, in Marcham Road, Abingdon, sometime between 1am and 1.30am today. They stole £7,500, all in
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Racing manager Gary Baiden has given a cautious okay to the new layout at the first bend after remedial action had been taken soon after the end of Oxford’s BAGS meeting last Friday. He had called in the BGRB track chief John Haynes to view the first
ELDERLY care home residents in Oxford have turned their hands to modern art. Their 1.5-metre high bronze sculpture, entitled Positive Touch, has been put on display in the garden of the Isis Care and Retirement Centre in East Oxford.
MEMBERS of Oxford band Radiohead have joined forces with musicians from around the world to record new songs for the Oxford-based charity Oxfam. In 2001, Crowded House singer Neil Finn invited friends in the music business to join him on tour. The shows
An OXFORDSHIRE pensioner has become the first person outside the US to undergo revolutionary wrist replacement surgery. Jacqueline Bertulsons was given a new £10,000 wrist joint, which ended two years of pain. Her joint had twisted and she could barely
A SIXTY-strong cast of young people have been starring in a production of the musical Les Miserables this week. Members of Stagecoach Theatre Arts, aged eight to 18, from Oxford, Bicester, Bloxham and Witney have been wowing audiences and playing to
A CHARITY shop in Oxford city centre has reopened after a two-week revamp. The British Heart Foundation shop in St Ebbe’s Street originally opened in September 2003 and was refurbished as part of a programme to update and improve all the charity’s stores
Police are appealing for witnesses after thieves broke into Barclays Bank in Marcham Road, Abingdon in the early hours today. Between 1am and 1.30am the thieves forced open the main front door at the bank and then broke in and stole £7,500, all
Not sure what to do with the kids over the school holidays? Wanting to holiday closer to home this year? Keen to save some money in these credit crunch times? Well, it might be worth considering boating in one of the country’s safest waterway
A car fire and a crash this afternoon led to delays on the M40 in north Oxfordshire. The car fire, on the southbound carriageway, caused delays between junction 11 at Banbury and junction ten at the Cherwell Valley Services. An earlier crash between
Police are appealing for witnesses after an attempted burglary at a property in Portway, Wantage. At some point between July 21 and July 22, thieves have attempted to break into a house by trying to lever open a rear window. Det Con Chris Leech
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KINGSWELL HOTEL, READING ROAD, HARWELL 01235 833043. PAUL STAMMERS discovers a traditional English pub that’s prepared to cater for all tastes... including Churchill’s. PORTRAIT of Winston Churchill on the wall? Check. Hunting horn?
ANDREW FFRENCH is hooked by the dark and deadly secrets of Sweden’s best-selling crime novels as we launch our latest Book of the Month. If you’ve already read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, then I have no doubt you’re hunting down the sequel
Former England manager Sir Bobby Robson has died at the age of 76. Robson had been fighting cancer for a number of years. He played for Fulham and West Brom during the 1950s and 1960s, and later went on to manage Fulham, Ipswich, PSV
Christopher Gray has a short but very sweet break on the island of Jersey, now merely a hop, skip and jump away, thanks to new flights from Oxford Aiport. The new direct flight from Oxford Airport to Jersey makes a visit to the largest and loveliest
G-FORCE (PG). Family/Action/Comedy/Romance. Zach Galifianakis, Kelli Garner, Bill Nighy, Will Arnett, Gabriel Casseus, Jack Conley, Justin Mentell, Niecy Nash and the voices of Sam Rockwell, Penelope Cruz, Tracy Morgan, Nicolas Cage, Steve Buscemi
THE TAKING OF PELHAM 1 2 3 (15). Action/Thriller. Denzel Washington, John Travolta, John Turturro, James Gandolfini, Luis Guzman, Victor Gojcaj, John Benjamin Hickey. Mind the gaps in the logic and plausibility of Tony Scott’s action-packed
LAND OF THE LOST (12A). Family/Sci-Fi/Action/Comedy/Romance. Will Ferrell, Anna Friel, Danny McBride, Jorma Taccone, John Boylan. Director: Brad Silberling. Screenwriters Chris Henchy and Dennis McNicholas have lost their sense of
CELEBRITY EXTRA: SIMON King has got THE dream job - travelling to the most beautiful and remote places on earth to film the rarest and most fascinating creatures on the planet. Which is why he’s brought out his book Wild Life, to tell
CELEBRITY EXTRA Comedian Griff Rhys Jones talks about messing about on the water for television. Comedian, presenter and writer Griff Rhys Jones insists he’s no action man – yet in recent times he has abseiled down a waterfall,
RICHARD BELL joins the ranks of dancing divas at the Salsa and Latino Night at Thirst Lodge in Oxford. Thirst Lodge can be a difficult place to find, tucked away as it is behind the Westgate Centre, and so directing people there can prove quite
She may be a huge pop star and said to be dating a Royal, but for Natalie Imbruglia, it seems Oxford is next on her agenda... SHE’s one of the biggest pop stars on earth, a heartthrob to millions, and (shhhh!...) rumoured to be stepping out
Tim Hughes talks to a young band making a surprisingly big noise – one of the stars of this weekend’s Arcane Festival, Tristan & the Troubadours. THEY may be young – ranging in age from just 15 to 18, but they are already being heralded
A woman has died after falling off a canal boat in north Oxfordshire. Emergency services were called to the Oxford Canal at Old Wharf in Cropredy, near Banbury, shortly after 5.20pm yesterday. Police believe the woman, who was in her
Premier League side Aston Villa could still send a first team to Oxford next Tuesday, despite making good progress in the Peace Cup in Andalucia, Spain, according to Oxford United chairman Kelvin Thomas. Villa reached the semi-finals by beating Atlante
Two of the Oxford United players who would most love to play against Peterborough on Saturday are both having to miss out. Both Damian Batt and Alfie Potter have injuries, but U’s boss Chris Wilder is confident of having an entire fit squad to choose
IF YOU’RE tempted to throw away a cigarette butt in the Vale of White Horse, you might end up dealing with these two. Enforcement officers Colin Marshall and Gary Marcham have adopted a get-tough approach on those who flout the law by dropping
IT is reassuring to hear health officials in Oxfordshire pour cold water on claims made in a report commissioned by Breakthrough Breast Cancer that women living here receive differing levels of care, according to their age. The charity claimed that
CONCERNS over cash flow have forced Cherwell District Council to write to staff asking them to take voluntary redundancy, unpaid leave or reduce their hours. All 534 staff have received a letter ahead of widely-predicted cuts in Government
A SERIAL child sex attacker who raped and abused three young girls over a period of seven years is today facing the first of many days in prison. Brian Hoverd, 46, was convicted of repeatedly raping and indecently assaulting one girl who was
People living in West Oxfordshire will get the chance to meet their local neighbourhood police team at a series of drop-in surgeries tomorrow. Police Community Support Officer Tina Townshend said: “We would like people to take this chance to come out
