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This was a very exciting match, in which the outcome wasn't decided until right at the end. The first half was evenly matched until, half-way through it, Alex Duncalf pounced on a loose ball in midfield to send Luke Strivens away for 1-0 lead

Carruthers, the star of Mark Bradstock’s Letcombe Bassett stables, near Wantage, is set to sidestep a clash with Denman at Cheltenham on Saturday. The seven-year-old, an impressive winner at Newbury last time out, is among 11 entries for the

Research by Oxford scientists could speed up attempts to wipe out cancer by targeting tumour stem cells. A team from Oxford University has developed a new method of isolating cancer stem cells that can then be grown and studied in the laboratory

The son of an Oxford city councillor has been convicted of two assaults following clashes between British-born Pakistanis and Afghan teenagers. Omer Hussain, 20, of Cowley Road, denied two charges of causing actual bodily harm at Oxford Crown

THIEVES may have stolen a hawk because it made too much noise, its concerned owner fears. Pip, a five-year-old Harris hawk, was taken from her aviary in Barton, Oxford, on Friday morning after thieves broke open the lock and cut the bird loose

A 36-year-old man has been cleared of rape. Richard Petris, of Milton Keynes, was charged with three rapes at the White Hart Hotel, Nettlebed, near Wallingford, last July. He was acquitted of all counts at a trial in Oxford Crown Court last week.

Police were tonight still looking for a man who knifed a doorman outside a city centre pub. Lee Donnelly, 39, was stabbed in the stomach outside the Four Candles in George Street, at about 12.45am on Sunday. He was treated at the John Radcliffe Hospital

THE son of an Oxford city councillor has been convicted of two assaults following attacks by a gang in East Oxford. Omer Hussain, 20, of Cowley Road, denied two charges of causing actual bodily harm at Oxford Crown Court but was convicted by

FOUR men have been arrested on suspicion of rape after an 18-year-old woman alleged she was attacked at a house in Oxford. The teenager left the Kukui nightclub, at Park End Street, in the city centre, at about midnight on Saturday and went back to a

AN OXFORD firm has designed a £1m computer game where players can decide the future of planet Earth. Red Redemption, a Cowley-based firm set up by Gobion Rowlands nine years ago, specialises in games based on climate change. He and his

Grove kept up the pressure on the top two with a 34-14 victory at Windsor in Southern Counties North. They took an early lead when fly half Roger Sevier’s long-range penalty rebounded off the crossbar and a quick turnover allowed flanker Jamie Fredericks

National 3 South West Oxford Harlequins scored with the final play to defeat Exmouth 17-10 – the second time their opponents have suffered that fate this season. A late penalty gave Quins a 16-13 win at Exmouth in October and this time flanker Ryan

Witney 36, Beaconsfield 0 Five second-half tries propelled leaders Witney to a comfortable home victory in Southern Counties North. With their scrum totally dominant in the muddy conditions, there was much to please the Witney fans despite a turgid

Witney's assistant coach John Campbell admitted his side took time to get going during their ultimately empahtic 36-0 win against Beaconsfield. He said: “We just looked as if we had not played that much. “At half time, we said play it positively because

Henley Hawks lost 26-15 at Richmond in their first National 2 South match since December 12. Two tries in three minutes put Richmond on top, with Toby Henry and Edward Rosa touching down, Matt Hart converting both. Richmond had Tom George yellow-carded

Wallingford fell away in the final quarter to lose 39-13 at Swanage & Wareham in South West 2 East. The visitors had led 13-12 thanks to a 46th-minute penalty from Jackson Sayce, but the south coast side scored three tries in the final 15 minutes. Sayce

Oxford reached the Oxfordshire Shield semi-finals with a 25-7 home victory over last season’s runners-up, Blue Boar. Three quick-fire tries put Oxford in control at the end of the first half, with Dom Coe scoring the first. Phil Longuet-Higgins added

The Oxfordshire County Youth squads travel to Berkshire on Sunday. The match takes place at Caversham Conservative Club, Gosbrook Road, Caversham, from noon. OXON SQUADS Under-18: L Bower (captain), M Burns, J Lucas, S Lewis, G Bishop, S Allmond, S

Locals at the Original Swan had an unexpected thrill when darts legend Phil Taylor popped into the Oxford pub. After opening the darts zone at nearby Rileys, the 15-time world champion visited landlord Paddy Fox’s Oxford Road boozer in Cowley

Oxford University pushed Portugal hard before going down to a 24-18 defeat in Lisbon on Saturday. The students played with plenty of style and scored two tries against opponents who are vying to qualify for the 2011 World Cup. Openside flanker Alex

Midlands 2 East South Andrew Collett scored two tries as Banbury Bulls defeated Leicester Forest 31-19 at Bodicote Park. It was 19-19 with 20 minutes to go, but tries from replacement Grant Holmes, converted by Peter Papenfus, and wing Collett sealed

CHILDREN sang carols round their village to help pay for the training of guide dogs. Pupils at Ridgeway Primary School, in Childrey, raised £160 by going door-to-door during the Christmas holidays for the charity Guide Dogs. And yesterday, Pauline Fretter

THE result of a ballot of hundreds of Oxford Bus Company drivers, engineers and office staff over strike action is expected to be revealed tomorrow. About 400 members of the union Unite received ballot papers asking if they would be prepared

A woman was taken to hospital after being knocked down on a crossing in Bicester by a vehicle that did not stop. The incident happened at about 6.25pm on Friday when the woman, in her early 30s, was knocked down by a vehicle on the pelican crossing at

A great game for the supporters, both teams battled hard and both sets of defenders did excellent work resulting in not much work for either goalkeeper. The first half ended 0-0. The second half was much the same both teams trying hard but no one managing

THE Quality Bus Partnership announced last week is great news for everybody who uses Oxfordshire’s roads – not just for bus riders. Margaret Thatcher messed up lots of things during her time in office, including the buses. When her government

DESPITE, or possibly because of, my belatedly wishing your columnist Peter Unsworth a happy new year after bumping into him at the outset of his weekly (weather-permitting) tour of Oxford last Tuesday, he unfortunately seems to have had a particularly

As usual I make no new year resolutions as I am unable to keep them, but I do like to make the odd prediction or two. Firstly, the Human Rights Act will be scrapped by this government and correct and proper rights given back to the people of our once-great

While I think we are all in agreement that the recent snowfall caused maximum disruption, it seems that many people were snowed in and many did little or nothing to help their own cause. In Friday’s Oxford Mail letters pages, I read Adrian Taylor’s

I’VE been listening to Prime Minister’s Question Time for a while now, and the more I hear, the more I feel we should all leave Gordon Brown at the helm to run this country. He knows where he’s going to help the hard-working people of Britain. He’s the

I FEEL I must set the record straight for your readers concerning the Quality Bus Partnership, a key element of Transform Oxford. The county council is delighted that after working with the two major bus companies we were able to announce a new partnership

JEREMY Smith’s Man About Town column (Oxford Mail, January 18) was so refreshing. It was nice to hear of someone who enjoyed the beauty that a good snowfall brings. It certainly covers up the cracks of our everyday city. We can’t even see the

I endorse the view of letter writer Chris Osman and Woodstock councillor Collin Carritt in their views on pavement cleaning, published in the Oxford Mail. I think I am right in saying that Oxfordshire County Council’s responsibility ends with the road

A £5M revamp planned for an iconic Oxford church has been given a cash boost by the Heritage Lottery Fund. The University Church of St Mary the Virgin, in High Street, has received £118,000 from the Lottery to spend on developing a master plan for the

Twenty people have been charged with aggravated trespass following a protest at Didcot Power Station. The protestors gained access to the power station on October 26 and remained there until they came down on October 28. They have all

A FAMILY from Greater Leys was left beaming after trading their unwanted curtains for DVDs and art equipment. Recycling took a fresh twist as people from across the county got together at a series of swap shops to beat climate change.

Banbury went top of South Clubs’ League Division 3A after they overwhelmed Hampstead & Westminster 6-2 with their best performance of the season so far. Natasha Nunneley picked up her second hat-trick of the season with Victoria Page, Olivia

Oxford Hawks got the second half of the Premier 2 season off to a flier with a 4-3 win at top-of-the-table Barnes. With the introduction of new signing Jono Holt in the forward line, Hawks were keen to create free-flowing hockey resulting in goals.

A PRIZE-WINNING novel written by Oxford children’s author Siobhan Dowd, who died two years ago, has been turned into a stage play. The London Eye Mystery will be premiered at the Unicorn Theatre, on the South Bank, in the spring. The story follows brother

MOTORBIKE-MAD friends are planning to travel 2,500 miles around Britain to raise money to help servicemen and women. Eight workers from US motorbike firm Harley-Davidson’s European headquarters, in Garsington Road, Cowley, will head to the four corners

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TEN years ago Tanya Leach was like any other young person, enjoying life and living for the moment. But at the age of just 29 she had a major stroke and lost feeling down her right side. Since then she has learned to walk and talk again, but still has

A SCIENTIST who works on heart transplants is calling on Oxford Mail readers to get involved in this year’s OX5 Run. Keen cyclist Dr Kate Charlesworth, who works at the John Radcliffe Hospital, is taking part because she thinks the Oxford Children’s

A NEW networking group for women who need a helping hand to achieve their dreams has launched in Oxford. ‘More to Life Than Shoes’ is a female-only social group for those who want to achieve their goals and long forgotten New Year’s resolutions

residents of Rose Hill in Oxford are set to star in a new film charting the history of the estate. A project by artist Maria Pask will include a series of mini-dramas, inspired by archived issues of the area’s now-defunct newsletter Rose Hill Roundabout

Michael Schumacher today insisted part of his heart would always be red as he paid homage to Ferrari on the day of his public unveiling as a Mercedes driver. The seven-times world champion joined team-mate Nico Rosberg, team boss Ross Brawn

Police today appealed for information after an attempted robbery on a cyclist in Oxford. At 8.40am, a man was cycling in Paradise Street when a man approached him and punched him, demanding he hand over his belongings. The man refused

Police in Wantage stopped and searched two men who they believed were acting suspiciously in the Market Place, Wantage, at about 11.30pm on Saturday. The men, aged 18 and 23, were arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply class-A drugs

Police today appealed for witnesses to a robbery at McColls newsagents in Millbrook Square, Grove, last night. At about 9.30pm, a man went into the shop, put a bag on the counter and demanded that the shopworker, a 55-year-old man, fill it

ROBBERS forced their way into a newsagents and threatened the 72-year-old owner with a screwdriver and a spade. The burglary happened at Tower News, in Alvescot Road, Carterton, yesterday morning. At around 6am three men forced their way into the

POLICE were this morning still looking for a man who stabbed a doorman outside a city centre pub. Lee Donnelly was stabbed in the stomach with a knife outside the Four Candles in George Street about 12.46am on Sunday. His attacker fled

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Police today appealed for witnesses after an aggravated burglary at Tower News in Carterton. At about 6am, three men forced their way into the newsagents and threatened the owner, a 72-year-old man, who was working inside the shop. The

Police today renewed an appeal for witnesses after a man was stabbed in Oxford during the early hours of Sunday. At 12.46am, police were called to The Four Candles pub in George Street, after doorman Lee Donnelly, 39, was stabbed in the stomach

Childrens clothing store Adams has been taken into administration for the third time in three years. More than 30 jobs are under threat at chain which has stores in Crown Walk, Bicester and Woolgate, Witney. Adams was first bought out of administration

JUDGING by the number of trophies at the front, it had clearly been a successful year for these members of the Boys’ Brigade. The picture, supplied by reader Trevor Boswell, arrived at Newspaper House with just a one-line caption – 1st Oxford

DESPITE its distance from Scotland, Burns Night has always been celebrated in Oxford. In this picture, taken in 1959, Mr EW Lacey, chef de cuisine, is seen presenting the haggis to Mr W Forty, right, president of the Oxford Caledonian Society

OXFORDSHIRE features prominently in a new book about the Thames Valley. Thames Valley County Memories includes nearly 200 pictures illustrating the towns, villages, architecture and scenery to be admired in the region. The book takes the reader on a

THE Hot Gossip team, from Wittenham Athletic Club, won a challenge cup and crate of beer in the village beer barrel race in 1980. Ten teams competed and helped raise cash for the special baby care unit at the John Radcliffe Hospital, in Oxford. The building

WAR may have been on the horizon in 1939, but that didn’t stop people in Oxfordshire enjoying themselves. A copy of the Oxford Mail for Monday, January 30, 1939 – found in the family archives of Dorothy and Peter Leach, of Headley Way, Headington – revealed

THE street fair was one of the highlights of the social calendar in Woodstock. Townspeople would flock to enjoy a host of attractions in the town centre every year. These pictures, dating from 1925, were sent in by Judy Oliver, of Churchfield, Stonesfield

Oxford’s Anglo-Arab duo Tariq Beshir and Giles Lewin are kicking up a storm with their new band Maqam. Egyptian oud-player Tarik is a key member of East/West fusionists Brickwork Lizards while fiddler Giles is well known for his work with the Carnival

HE may not be able to enjoy haggis, neeps and tatties, but this figure will be celebrating Burns Night in the traditional dress. Members of Exeter College, which owns the £250,000 Antony Gormley Iron Man, high above Broad Street, in Oxford, kitted him

Oxford United boss Chris Wilder was de-lighted to see his players produce the perfect response as they storm-ed back to their best with a 4-0 demolition job on Grays. The manager was criticised, ridiculously, for having “lost the plot” by some on fans

THE family of a young woman killed in a car crash have left roadside tributes to their “precious girl”. Jane Sandalls, 26, from Woodstock, died at the John Radcliffe Hospital, in Oxford, on Friday after a crash on Thursday. Tributes were left at the

The people of Blackbird Leys are celebrating after winning a 10-year battle to get a rat-run for troublemakers blocked off. Locals have coped with people drinking and smoking drugs, kicking fences and littering the area with rubbish since 2000. Oxfordshire

YESTERDAY morning’s attack on a pub doorman in Oxford city centre was a startling reminder of the reality of knife crime on our streets. Lee Donnelly was stabbed once in the stomach during an attack outside the Four Candles in George Street. Thankfully

A DOORMAN last night described how a drunken yob stabbed him in the stomach for being turned away from a busy Oxford pub. Lee Donnelly was attacked outside the Four Candles, in George Street, at about 12.45am yesterday. His attacker