SUE Gillman had just sat down for a cup of tea when a car smashed into her house. But before the 63-year-old, from Radley, could get up, the car, which was being driven by a woman with another female in the passenger seat, drove off. Neighbours think
ARTISTS have revitalised an empty shop by launching a temporary gallery. Paintings, photography and ceramics from 12 Oxford artists have gone on show at Templars Square Shopping Centre, in Cowley, as part of a new scheme to make the best of vacant premises
A COUPLE who rely on their allotment for food after being made redundant have had theirentire pumpkin crop stolen. Jane and Tony Lawford, from Otter’s Reach, Kennington, began to spend more time on their two plots at Redbridge Hollow after both lost
FIREFIGHTERS have warned lives could be put at risk by proposals to cut staffing at Didcot and Abingdon fire stations. The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has claimed an Oxfordshire County Council plan to axe staff at the two stations and move them elsewhere
WITH birds of prey swooping, butterflies fluttering and rabbits hopping, it is no surprise that a Witney holiday park has winged its way to an environmental prize. Nicola and Nick Hunt’s philosophy for Hardwick Parks, in Downs Road, Standlake, is simple
Didcot Casuals v. Crowmarsh Youth FC – Sunday 18th October Crowmarsh went into this game hoping to consolidate their place at the top of the league, achieved in their win over Harwell & Hendred the previous week. They started off in confident mood
THESE are exciting times for Witney. A revamp of the Woolgate Shopping Centre is set to start on Monday – just days before the new Marriotts Close development opens. Witney is fast becoming an attractive place to shop. With stores like Marks and Spencer
SCHOOLCHILDREN set to work pulling up hundreds of spuds from an Oxford allotment yesterday — enough for weeks of mash for school dinners. Pupils from Pegasus Primary School in Field Avenue, Blackbird Leys, including courtney Rimes, six, centre, planted
RAIL passengers from Bicester and Banbury could see up to 10 minutes cut off their journeys to London or Birmingham. Chiltern Railways has put forward plans to Network Rail to improve track and signals between the two cities over the next year. Proposals
A MULTI-MILLION pound revamp of Witney’s Woolgate Shopping Centre starts on Monday. The Oxford Mail can today unveil an exclusive peek at the plans, which will add 23,500 sq ft of new shopping space. The work, which will be finished by June next year
AN eagerly-anticipated £29m heart centre, built to save thousands of lives each year, has welcomed its first patients. Yesterday, the Oxford Mail was given the first look inside the Oxford Heart Centre, based at the John Radcliffe Hospital, which staff
PROTESTERS marched through Witney after they said their voices were not being heard on issues affecting the town. About 30 people waving banners and holding candles made their way from St Mary’s Church, in Church Green, to the Town Hall, in
A man has been charged with an attempted murder in Banbury. Jamal Jaber Coleman, 24, of Evenlode Close, Bicester, has been charged with the attempted murder of a man on Saturday, October 10. He has been remanded in custody and is due to appear before
Police officers in the Vale of White Horse carried out a drugs raid at a property in Grove. The warrant was carried out at a house in Albermarle Drive, Grove, on Friday and a 30-year-old man and 28-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of possession
TEENAGE soprano Zoe Mace was delighted to be given tickets to see singing star Beyonce as a present for her charity work. But instead of taking the chance to see one of the world’s best-selling female singers, the 14-year-old, from Freeland
CAMPAIGNERS took to the streets of Oxford to call for action on poverty and climate change. People from three charities gathered outside St Michael at the Northgate Church, in Cornmarket Street, on Saturday and set off alarms to demonstrate that time
A PHOTOGRAPHER who spent two weeks trying to get the perfect picture of one of the world’s rarest big cats has been highly commended in a global competition. Andrew Harrington’s picture – called Lure of the Leopard, right – will now feature
A COUPLE are so grateful for the help they received from Ronald McDonald House when their son was seriously ill that they will be working to boost the charity at a fundraising gala. Andy and Alice Boon, from Milton, near Abingdon, spent 11 weeks at their
SEVEN Oxford United fans who invaded the pitch at the Kassam Stadium have been handed ‘yellow cards’ warning them to behave. Supporters ran on to the pitch on April 26 during United’s final Blue Square Premier League game of the 2008-9 season
CONSTRUCTION has started on a £1.75m church and community hall on a Bicester estate. Work to lay the foundations of the new Emmanuel Church has been completed and phase one – building the shell of the centre – is due to start in January next
A NEW community worker has been stationed on an Oxford estate to help residents shape the future of their neighbourhood. Fran Gardner has taken up the new post with Oxford Citizens Housing Association to work with the people of Rose Hill.
A 24-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with attempted murder over a stabbing near a Banbury nightclub. Jamal Jabar Coleman, of Evenlode Close, Bicester, has been remanded in custody until an appearance at Banbury Magistrates’ Court tomorrow.
Witney & District FA Dan Smith smashed an incredible six-timer as North Leigh B thrashed Freeland B 8-1 in the second round of the Jack Busby Trophy, writes Anthony Barlow. Lee Moseley and Craig Horne completed the rout, with George Wagerfield netting
North Berks League Didcot Casuals staged an astonishing recovery as they knocked Harwell Village out of the North Berks Charity Shield, writes Phil Annets. With ten minutes of normal time left in their first-round tie, Casuals trailed 3-0 to goals
Saxton Rovers powered their way into the North Berks Centenary Cup final with a 3-0 victory over fellow Division 1 side Didcot Casuals. Saxton took the lead midway through the first half through Kevin Giddings, following a neat lob from James Clarke.
Robbers wearing rubber face masks and brandishing a baseball bat have raided a video store. Two men threatened staff with the bat at Blockbuster Video Express, in St Martins Street, Wallingford, at about 8.45pm on Sunday. They stole cash from the
Tower Hill produced an amazing comeback to beat Chinnor on penalties after a thrilling Under 13 Cup clash. Tower trailed 5-1 at half-time, before hitting back to draw 6-6 at the end of normal time. When extra time ended 7-7, the match went to spot-kicks
Shannon White and Maria Everit scored hat-tricks as Bardwell beat Chinnor 11-0 in the Oxford Mail Girls League Under 14s section. Hannah Stanley (2), Kathryn Oates, Megan Kent and Pippa Burge also found the net. Mel Pitman scored a treble as Oxford
Anna Carson-Parker’s hat-trick proved in vain as Oxford Irish went down 4-3 at home to Swindon in the Youth League. Isha Hut (2), Serena Smith and Lucy March scored for Swindon.
Oxford City thumped Brize Norton 21-0 in the first round of the County Cup. Steph Kubat and Felicity West each bagged a five-timer, Louise Lloyd and Rachel Catlin scoring four apiece. Heidi Bates, Louise Craig and Lauren Carnell bagged the others.
Joe Hartley hit a hat-trick as Vale of White Horse Under 11s made it two wins from as many starts in the County League with a 5-2 home victory over St Albans. Hartley fired Vale into a 16th minute lead in the clash at Oxford Brookes Westminster Institute
Bradley Walton hit a magnificent seven-timer in Oxford Academy’s 15-2 win over Blessed Hugh Faringdon (Reading) in the ESFA Under 12 Danone Nations Schools’ Cup second round. Adam Judd, Ty Hamilton and Jack Clark scored two apiece with Theo Meade and
Oxford City climbed into the top half of the Allied Counties Premier League table with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Watford-based Sun Postal Sports. The only goal of the game came when Connor Lennox headed home from an Ollie Lynch free-kick.
North Leigh ran out 6-1 winners at Garden City in the Giles Sports Witney Youth League's Under 15 A League. James Turner and Jack Meagher bagged doubles, with Josh Burnham and Tom Weedon also on target. Bradley Newman replied for City. In the B League
Division 3B outfit Punchbowl Pirates sprang the big surprise in the Autotype UTV League's Devenney Cup first round with a 5-4 win at first division Oxford Yellows. Jamie Gaff cracked a hat-trick and James Organ scored Pirates’ two other goals. Bowyers
A teenage boy has been fined after an early morning brawl in Witney. Police were alerted by CCTV operators to a group fighting in Market Square at around 1am on Sunday. Two 20-year-old men and a 16-year-old boy were arrested at the scene and all three
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Oxfordshire bowed out in the first round of the FA County Youth Cup after going down 3-2 away to Cambridgeshire. Things looked good for Oxon as goals from Jack Longford and Pablo Haysham put them 2-1 ahead. But two late goals gave the
A 26-year-old man has been arrested accused of trashing a room at the prestigious Randolph Hotel in Oxford. Police were called to the hotel, in Beaumont Street, at 8pm on Thursday after furniture was hurled around a bedroom. The arrest happened at the
Oxfordshire Senior League Charlton United beat Eynsham Res 3-0 in Division 1, with Tom Sullivan opening the scoring. Steve Gardiner tapped in No 2 and Chris Staker scored a third for Charlton in the second half. In Division 3, goals from Dan Jennings
A teenage boy has been charged with a pair of violent late night robberies in Didcot. The 16-year-old, who is too young to name, is accused of robberies in Cow Lane underpass, on the Ladygrove Estate, on August 3, when an 18-year-old man was threatened
A teenage boy has been charged with two robberies in Didcot. The 16-year-old, who is too young to name, is accused of robberies in Cow Lane underpass, on the Ladygrove Estate, on August 3 when an 18-year-old man was threatened with a knife and had his
Oxfordshire Senior League Jake Eley fired a late winner as Enstone edged out Mansfield Road 5-4 in the first round of the President’s Cup. Eley cooly side-footed home with three minutes to go after the tie looked set for extra-time. Paul Allen put
A gang of hooded burglars raided a newsagent's shop. Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident, in which a gang who broke into the One Stop shop in High Street, Shrivenham, at around 3am on Sunday. The gang, who all wore hooded tops, stole
A 26-year-old man has been arrested accused of trashing a room at the Randolph Hotel in Oxford. Police were called to the hotel, in Beaumont Street, at 8pm on Thursday after furniture was hurled around a bedroom. The arrest happened at the same time
BANBURY DISTRICT & LORD JERSEY FA Arncott booked their pl-ace in the second round of the Banbury Charity Cup as they routed Croughton Old Boys 7-0. Nick Lee put Arncott in front after ten minutes, before quickly adding a second when he fired home
RT Harris Oxford City FA Ben Curtis and Wayne Cox both hit four-timers as Blackbird Boys ran amok in a 15-1 home thrashing of Tetsworth in Division 1. Chris Howells and Aston Shaw netted braces, with Patrick Gauaitan, David Conwell and John Collins
STAFF at South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils face redundancy as the two authorities move to merge their management, the Herald can reveal. Councillors were briefed about the plans three weeks ago and consultations with
Signalling problems north of Oxford caused delays to rail services today. Delays of up to 30 minutes are reported on First Great Western services between Oxford and Worcester Shrub Hill. Engineers are on scene and are working to repair the problem.
Two men and a 16-year-old boy were arrested and given Fixed Penalty Notices of £80, after a public order incident in Witney. Officers were called to the Market Square in the early hours of Sunday after CCTV operators alerted them to a group of men involved
OXFORD: High-tech firm SEOptimise has expanded its team with the appointment of Marcus Taylor as search engine optimisation and social media executive. Mr Taylor, a former pupil of King Alfred’s School in Wantage, has developed technical skills in social
OXFORD: Melanie Proudfoot, head of marketing and communications at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, has won two top prizes from the Charterted Institute of Marketing (CIM). Ms Proudfoot claimed the Top Worldwide Prize for Marketing Planning and the Top
VLADIMEER, Carfax and and Scooby – these are just some of names suggested for the three baby meerkats adopted by the Oxford Mail. Earlier this month we asked readers to help us name our newly-adopted meerkats. And you did not disappoint.
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Police are appealing for witnesses after a burglary in Shrivenham. Shortly before 3am on Sunday, raiders forced their way into One Stop Community Store in the High Street and stole cigarettes. Det Con Pete Semczyszyn said: “It is believed
Firefighters are attending an incident in Botley. Two crews from Rewley Road were called to a house in Arthray Road at 9.15am after a television caught fire. A spokesman for Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service said no one had been injured
Firefighters are currently attending an incident in Botley. Two crews from Rewley Road were called to a house in Arthray Road at 9.15am this morning after a television caught fire. A spokesman for Oxfordshire fire and rescue service
Oxford United’s awayday saviour, Simon Clist, admits he wouldn’t mind finding the net at home now! The midfielder earned the U’s a precious point with his equaliser nine minutes from time at York on Saturday to keep Chris Wilder’s men seven
WHATEVER the final outcome in the saga of building a waste incinerator in Oxfordshire, one cannot argue that local democracy is dead. Contractors Viridor will certainly appeal against yesterday’s refusal of planning permission by an Oxfordshire County
IT is a quirk of timing that James Styring, of Cyclox, and Torchwood star John Barrowman have both highlighted a problem with cyclists. Both feel more adherence to the laws of the road governing the rest of us is needed. You don’t need to be
A MEMBER of staff at an Oxford school who became the first woman to row solo across the Indian Ocean inspired her former pupils with herseafaring adventures. Sarah Outen, who worked as a classroom assistant at St Edward’s School, in Woodstock
