A GALA reception will be held to honour scores of war veterans who stand in solemn tribute in Oxford each time a British soldier’s body is returned to the UK. Lord Mayor of Oxford Mary Clarkson will host the official civic gathering at the Town Hall
A PREGNANT drug addict who stole from the Poppy Appeal has been given “one last chance” to address her situation before being sentenced. Sabrina Burton, 25, was due to be given her punishment at Oxford Crown Court today, after earlier admitting stealing
ROYAL British Legion members once again lined Oxford’s Headley Way yesterday as two soliders killed in Afghanistan were brought back to the UK. The bodies of Corporal Liam Riley and Lance Corporal Graham Shaw arrived at RAF Lyneham, in Wiltshire
SPENDING nights in a mobile home is not everyone’s idea of the ultimate holiday. However, sceptics may find their minds swayed if they popped into a caravan park in Standlake. The park in question – Lincoln Farm Park in the village’s
POORLY performing restaurants have been told to get their houses in order as the Scores on the Doors inspection programme gathers pace. Every restaurant and takeaway in Oxford is being inspected and given a rating between zero and five stars
A TELEVISION chef shared some kitchen secrets with an enthusiastic audience of children at a special event at Wheatley Pre-School yesterday. Alex Mackay — a familiar face on BBC2’s Ready Steady Cook who has also appeared on ITV’s This Morning and Too
A “DESPICABLE” thief who stole a handbag from a 94-year-old wheelchair user in an Oxford street has been jailed. Sofiene Mehnana grabbed the pensioner’s bag as her wheelchair was being loaded into a car. When police caught the heroin addict, he boasted
DOLLS representing the varied personalities of Oxford art students have gone on display in a museum. Foundation art students from Oxford Brookes University were challenged to create dolls inspired both by themselves and the representations of the human
FUNDRAISERS are putting their hearts into raising money for Oxford’s latest specialist hospital. Mothers and toddlers – and even superheros – will be taking part in a county-wide month-long campaign to drum up funds for the Oxford Heart Centre. The
AN elderly man was treated for smoke inhalation following a fire in Badgers Bank, Churchill, West Oxfordshire. The fire began shortly before 1pm was in a ground floor bathroom heater. The man was treated at the scene by paramedics.
NOBODY likes to dwell on what happens after we flush the toilet. But from this summer, human waste deposited in Didcot loos will end a 23-day-long journey by helping to heat local homes. The journey is the result of a pioneering British Gas and Thames
FRUSTRATED businesses in Abingdon have set up a group to rival the town’s Chamber of Commerce. About 40 traders formed the breakaway organisation amid claims the chamber, which represents four of about 600 town businesses, did not stand for their views
A GREEN pressure group has expressed its delight at news it will receive a £500,000 Government grant. Low Carbon Hook Norton will help people in the village use the six-figure sum to promote sustainable energy use. The village will become
A CAMPAIGN group battling plans to build thousands of homes near Oxford’s Grenoble Road has released a document highlighting the importance of the city’s Green Belt. The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE), along with Natural England,
NEIGHBOURS in a small Oxford close formed a human barrier to stop school-run parents blocking them in their homes. People in Cholsey Close, Cowley, claim inconsiderate parking by parents dropping off and picking up their children at nearby Church Cowley
THREE more acts have confirmed they will perform at a charity concert in aid of children’s respite hospice Helen and Douglas House. Comedians Jason Manford, Hal Cruttenden, and Tommy and the Weeks will join Rob Brydon in the line-up for Childish Things
A CENTURY-old railway shed that housed a long-disappeared train is to be reborn at Didcot Railway Centre. The Great Western Society has confirmed it has got the final go-ahead for a 175-foot-long home for Railmotor 93, a unique railway experiment from
ONE lane of the northbound A34 has been closed following a five car collision. Eight adults and one child are believed to have been injured in the incident. Police were called at 1.45pm to reports of an accident between Kidlington and Islip on the
A NEW-look Oxford University team could not overcome their city counterparts in the annual Town v Gown clash at the Oxford Union. Town ran out winners 7-4 – the same margin of victory as 12 months ago. Featherweight Melvin Chen and middleweight Richard
BERINSFIELD’S 2009 National Schoolboy champion Jordan Flynn enters the quarter-final stages of this year’s title trail at Sittingbourne in Kent on Saturday afternoon. The youngster faces Joe McNulty from the Stacey gym in Portsmouth for a place in the
RILEY G cruised into the semi-finals of the Sherlock Cup with a 4-0 win over Cowley Con A. Luke Purcell pipped Keith Pearce in the opening frame, then Ed Downey beat Malcolm Grieveson and Lewis Moss thumped Arthur Coakley to make it 3-0.
NEW Club closed the gap at the top of Division 1 of the Oxford & District League to three points after a 3-0 victory at Fieldside. Paul Moss (+100) thumped Paul Robinson (-60) 200-87, Alan King saw off Norman Woodcock 200-169, and Dave White beat Mike
UP to 70 new jobs are to be created at a furniture supplier. Bosses at Oceans International made the pledge after moving from the company’s previous headquarters at Horley, near Banbury, to a 25-acre development at the former Hella UK site on Norwal
MELODYS Comet and Jolly Poacher, shining stars of the Richard Yeates kennel, have moved to Nick Colton’s outfit. Yeates steered Poacher to a unique treble at Oxford – the Maiden Derby, Oxfordshire Stakes and Gold Cup. “It’s always sad to lose top
OXFORD have high hopes of success in the £5,000 to the winner Springbok Stakes over hurdles at Wimbledon. Both Johnny Mayo’s Special Image, backed from 7-2 to 5-2 favourite winning in 28.99 and Nick Colton’s Tick Tick Boom crossed the line in 28.79
Bicester D edged into the fourth round of the Oxford & District League’s Aubrey Hughes Handicap Shield with a 416-405 victory over higher-division opponents. Bicester, who are struggling near the bottom of Division 4, were giving a 150-point start against
A LEGENDARY skate-park may have seen its last handplant after an independent safety report deemed it too expensive to repair. The Botley Bowl was badly damaged five months ago when thieves rammed it with a stolen van before setting the vehicle
Flood Watches on our rivers were on and off like a light bulb last week, writes ANDY WEBBER. They were lifted in time to fish last Sunday, but by then it was a bit late and few pleasure anglers ventured out. As I write, rivers are still pretty full,
Coldstone’S Open was switched from the Evenlode to Lower Court at Chadlington because of high water levels, and the eight anglers found the going hard in the cold weather. Don Barnes had an early carp on waggler and maggot that weighed 10.8.0, a very
GREAT Tew A demolished previously-unbeaten Sandford St Martin by 48 runs to go top of Division 2 of the Banbury Indoor League. Batting first, young Matt Taylor top-scored with 33 not out as Tew rattled up 111-5 from their ten overs. Sandford then crashed
Oxford City Stars are likely to be without Joe Boot when they take on the Chelmsford Chieftains tomorrow. Boot picked up a leg injury in last week’s 5-4 win on Sunday are is unlikely to recover in time. Stars are out for revenge this week, having lost
Abingdon Prep School triumphed in the Vale of White Horse Primary Schools’ hockey tournament at Tilsley Park, Abingdon. They took the honours with a 2-0 win over Wantage Primary School in the final. Abingdon came through five matches to reach the decider
Ellis Griffin, from Headington Prep School, won a bronze medal on her competitive debut at the IAPS Judo Championships in High Wycombe. Competing in the the under 44kg group, Griffin won her first match by five points after the contest went to a golden
Melissa Hawtin maintained her unbeaten record at the Oxfordshire Schools’ Cross Country Championships by claiming a remarkable fifth successive title. Hawtin, from Gosford Hill, Kidlington, who is not 17 until later this month, came home clear of Gemma
The cortege carrying two British servicemen who died last week in Afghanistan is expected to arrive in Oxford at 3pm today. Royal British Legion members and local residents will line Headley Way, in Headington, to pay their respects as the bodies of
CHILDREN were handed some bright ideas on how to stay safe walking and cycling through Oxford. Hundreds of reflective badges were presented to pupils at Windmill Primary School, Headington, and Orchard Meadow Primary School, Blackbird Leys,
THIEVES grabbed a handful of cash during a raid on an Oxford bus. Two women and a man got on the number 8 Oxford Bus Company bus on London Road, in Headington, at the junction with Old High Street, at about 4.35pm yesterday. They
Virgin Racing are completing a two-day shakedown of the VR-01 race car. Timo Glock was in the hot seat for a few exploratory laps of the Stowe circuit. Nick Wirth, Virgin Racing’s Bicester-based technical director, said: “After ten challenging
ABOUT 20,000 Oxfordshire people have vowed to give the Gift of Life by becoming an organ donor since an Oxford Mail campaign launched two years ago. We kickstarted the appeal to encourage more people across the county to join the NHS Organ
FATHER-of-two Allen Newey is the longest surviving kidney transplantee in Europe. Mr Newey was the second person ever to be given a transplant at the Churchill Hospital, in Headington, 35 years ago. The 66-year-old who was born with
JUST weeks before Christmas, Oli Leach was told without a heart transplant, he had only six months to live. The 29-year-old, from Iffley Road, Oxford, caught a virus which had attacked his heart causing a condition called cardiomyopathy, or
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A list of clients entertained by Oxfordshire MPs in the House of Commons dining rooms has been disclosed. Last night, the House authorities released a list of about 8,000 reservations made with the Banqueting Office by MPs on behalf of third
A LIST of clients entertained by Oxfordshire MPs in the House of Commons dining rooms has been revealed. Last night, the House authorities released a list of about 8,000 reservations made with the Banqueting Office by MPs on behalf of third parties
MANAGER Chris Wilder says it’s no surprise to him that Oxford United’s goals are starting to flow again. But while he believes that his side can be even more clinical in front of goal, he is urging fans at the Kassam Stadium tomorrow to be patient,
Firefighters were called out to a house in Cowley Road, Littlemore, at 9.30pm last night after a garden shed and trampoline were set on fire. Firefighters from The Slade fire station attended. No one was hurt in the incident although a spokesman
Sushila Dhall, the Oxford city and Oxfordshire county councillor, has been selected to fight Oxford East constituency for the Green Party at the general election, it was revealed this morning. Her selection follows the departure of Peter Tatchell
IT is amazing some MPs are still squawking about being caught out fiddling their expenses as Sir Thomas Legg’s report is released, detailing the amounts he has ordered them to pay back. Our MPs have paid up (in some cases more than what was demanded)
IT is fantastic that 20,000 people have signed up to the organ donor register in the two years since the Oxford Mail launched its campaign. We don’t seek to take any credit because, while we’re happy to help raise the profile of organ donation
TONY Baldry has apologised “unreservedly” for errors that meant he claimed more than £12,000 in mortgage interest payments as part of his Parliamentary expenses. The Conservative MP for Banbury was overpaid by a total of £12,197.36 in the financial
