A TEENAGER stabbed in the legs and buttocks in a street attack in Oxford is still in hospital tonight. A man jumped out of a silver car and attacked the 16-year-old youth outside Blackbird Leys Community Centre, in Blackbird Leys Road, at about 8.15pm
A WOULD-BE thief threatened a man with a screwdriver in an attempted robbery in a Wantage park. Police are appealing for witnesses after a 41-year-old man was approached in the Betjeman Millennium Park, in Mill Street, shortly before noon yesterday.
TONY Eldridge’s life revolved around his children, according to his grieving friends and family. The devoted father had only just picked up his four-year-old son, Bradley, when they were involved in an accident in Bucknell Road, Bicester, at
CHILDREN ventured through the wardrobe into the world of Narnia to tell the story of The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe. It was part of a half-term workshop organised by Oxford’s Creation Theatre Company for children aged six to 16, giving them the
A 65-YEAR-OLD fraudster caused a day centre to shut down, after she took more than £6,700 from its bank account. Frances Vickers, of Bluebell Way, Carterton, was serving as a volunteer treasurer at Carterton Day Centre for the Elderly when she began
Fire crews were called to a house after a fire started in a bedroom. Firefighters attended the home in Isis Avenue, Bicester, after the blaze broke out on the first floor shortly before midnight yesterday. No-one was hurt.
A HEADINGTON man died yesterday as a result of injuries he sustained in a collision near Cane End in Reading. Qasam Nisar, 20, from Mather Road, died at the John Radcliffe Hospital yesterday. Mr Nisar's red Peugeot 306 had collided head-on with a Peugeot
Neighbours were arrested on heroin and cannabis charges after drugs raids in Faringdon. Police raided neighbouring homes in Landsdown Road at about 8pm yesterday. A 28-year-old-man was arrested on suspicion of production of cannabis and a 29-year-old-man
A man who raped a woman in Banbury was today jailed for five years. Gary Moss, 39, of Naden Walk, Whitefield, in Manchester, attacked his victim on March 20 last year. He was found guilty at Oxford Crown Court and also made to sign the sex offenders’
A driver who attacked a police officer after being pulled over in the city centre has been sentenced at Oxford Crown Court. Kane Hopkins, of Oxford Road, in Littlemore, fractured the finger of Pc Gary Froud after he was stopped while driving his Citroen
Oxford City have reason to celebrate after Ollie Lynch became the first product of the Oxford Football Partnership to make their Zamaretto Southern League club’s squad, writes NICK FARRANT. Lynch, 17, made the bench for the squad for City’s recent Southern
ROCK band Status Quo have said they are looking forward to their first festival appearance in Oxfordshire. The band, fronted by veteran rockers Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt, have been unveiled as a headline act at this year’s Cropredy Festival, which
DON’T burn your bras – recycle them – is the message from the organisers of this year’s Oxford International Women’s Festival, which starts a week on Sunday. As part of the festival, ‘bra banks’ are to be set up in locations across Oxford where
Drug and alcohol organisation Smart is launching a family and carer support group at the Causeway Centre, The Causeway, on Tuesday from 7pm to 9pm. The group will meet every fourth Tuesday of the month. Smart chief executive officer Darren Worthington
People in Didcot are being urged to embrace all things Gallic at a twinning event next month. Journee Francaise – or French Day – will help Francophiles of all ages learn the language, cook the cuisine and discover the culture of our neighbours across
PLANS to build two giant £2.5m wind turbines on the outskirts of Oxford provoked a mixed reaction at a public exhibition. Oxford City Council wants to put up turbines in Horspath and Cutteslowe Park making it the first local authority in England
A young man has died as a result of injuries he sustained in a collision near Cane End. At about 4pm last Friday, a red Peugeot 306 and a red Peugeot 405 collided on the A4074 Cane End, at the junction of Dedman’s Lane. The collision
Oxford United’s new loan signing Ashley Cain has already destroyed their defence once this season. It came when he played for Coventry City Reserves against United’s Reserves earlier this season, inspiring the Sky Blues to a 4-0 win. The 19-year-old
Oxford City have reason to celebrate after Ollie Lynch became the first product of the Oxford Football Partnership to make their Zamaretto Southern League club’s squad. Lynch, 17, made the bench for the squad for City’s recent Southern League Premier
BRIDE-to-be Kate Allen went to a wedding shop to buy shoes for her big day – and ended up buying the business. Now two-years later the shop, Katherine Allen, in Marlborough Road, Banbury, has reached the finals in a national competition. Mrs Allen runs
HOUSEHOLDERS will be asked to have their say on two schemes to improve the life of young people this weekend. The organisers of the North Hinksey Parish Plan, which covers the Botley area of Oxford, want to create the area’s first youth club for 30 years
FEMALE football coaches were among 200 people from Oxfordshire who had a ball celebrating the work of youth groups across the county. The Winter Ball, which took place at the Conference Centre in Park End Street, Oxford, on Thursday, was designed to
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A special market aimed at benefiting traders in poor countries is to be held in Witney next weekend. Witney Area Fair Trade Action Group (Waftag), above, will hold the event on Saturday to mark Fairtrade fortnight, which starts on Monday, until
GPs have called for health bosses to ‘come clean’ over their finances following claims consultations at a walk-in health centre cost five times more than those at standard practices. A medical committee has estimated the ‘Darzi-style’ GP-led Banbury
Police carried out drugs raids on two homes in Landsdown Road, Faringdon, last night. As a result of the 8pm raids on the neighbouring properties, two arrests were made, one at each property. A 28-year-old-man was arrested on suspicion on production
CHILDREN who dream of becoming the next David Beckham will be given the chance to pick up some football skills for free tomorrow . Greater Leys Football Club is hosting a Free Fun Footballing session at Blackbird Leys Leisure Centre for youngsters aged
Foster carers are ordinary people who do extraordinary things — but it is estimated that a further 10,000 foster carers are needed across the UK. This situation is also reflected locally in Oxfordshire. The shortage of foster carers means that
TV personality and singer Coleen Nolan may be enjoying a career revival — but there's no doubt that when the chips are down, family comes first. The 44-year-old Blackpool lass has dealt with divorce, step-families and a plethora of other problems
So often we face career-changing decisions early on in life, without any concept of what lies around the corner and how it will affect our future. At 27, Dr Victoria Heath had just got married and was living in London. She was working as a junior
Today we can finally publish the photograph of a teenager, who threatened to kill a neighbour, after winning a legal battle in court. We have been banned from publishing the picture of Sandeep Kumar, 14, who lives in East Oxford, after he was
Hi, my name is Lucy Pearson, I’m married with two daughters, and we live in north Oxfordshire. I work as an inclusion manager in a primary school. About a year ago, my family received a life changing call from a friend who asked if we would be
Police today released the image of a man wanted in connection with an armed robbery at a bank in Henley. At about 4.40pm on Tuesday, a man entered Lloyds TSB in Reading Road, Henley, and asked a member of staff if he could go into a private room
This is Sandeep Kumar the East Oxford boy with an anti-social behaviour order (asbo) who has made his neighbours' lives a misery. The Oxford Mail is finally able to publish the 14-year-old's photograph so the public can know what he looks like
Police are appealing for witnesses after an attempted robbery in Betjeman Millennium Park, Wantage, at 11.55am yesterday. A 41-year-old man was walking through the park, when he noticed a man on the bridge. As he passed the man, he pulled out
It is hard to say exactly when I realised attempting a 5,000km trip criss-crossing India in just two weeks was a stupid idea. Maybe it was when I rushed through the teeming chaos of New Delhi train station with seconds to spare to catch the last train
City recorded a clean sweep of victories in the annual Town v Gown match at the University Sports Centre on Iffley Road. City’s first team thumped the students 15-3, with Jeff Rigby leading the way. For the university, only Chinese star Jingyu Sun managed
Forum B remained top of Division 1 in the Oxford & District League after a narrow victory against Vikings A and a draw against Forum A. Despite a maximum for the A team from Karl Bushell, Forum B hed on for a 5-5 draw. Forum B brought in Craig Campbell
Linear bailiff Ivor Peachey, from Coventry, landed the carp known as ‘The Big Common’ from Unity Lake on The Guy Lakes Syndicate at Stanton Harcourt before the cold weather. At 41.12.0, the fish is a personal best.
A huge pike of 33lb has been landed from the Thames near Faringdon by Patrick Belcher, who comes from nearby Stanford in the Vale. Patrick was legering sprats on a size six treble to a 15lb wire trace and had already landed a couple of smaller pike when
WITH the cold weather continuing, weights remained low and most matches contained a lot of blanks, some even ending fishless for the majority of competitors. There was one major exception, however, on the Thames. Some cracking weights
Romford raider Stans Printer took full advantage of the treacherous conditions to run away with the £1,000 Oxford Bookmakers Trafalgar Cup final on Thursday night. Torrential rain and driving snow turned the track into a nightmare for the inside runners
The Terry Kibble-trained Orion Ben marked his elevation to the top grade with another superb performance to win in 27.68secs on Saturday. It was the black dog’s fifth win from six races having started out in an A5 grade in early January. Saturday’s
Division 1 leaders Ashton were left licking their wounds after falling to a shock 2-1 defeat against bottom side Fieldside in the Oxford & District League, writes DICK HASHMAN. Pete Fenn (+50) gave Ashton a good start when he thumped Norman Woodcock
Riley A booked their place in the final of Simonds Cup with a thrilling 4-3 victory over Green Road A. James Stone put Riley ahead with a win against Mark Burns, but Andy Benwell then defeated Chris Stone to bring Green Road level. Benwell made a break
Oxford City Stars welcome back Darren Elliott, Andy Cox and Dean Francis for their trip to Streatham Redskins in Division 1 South of the English National League tomorrow. The trio missed last weekend’s 5-2 defeat at home to leaders Invicta
LUCY Smith and City of Oxford teammate Guy Giles gained silver and bronze medals respectively in the Oxon & North Bucks junior long distance championships held at Temple Cowley. Smith, 13, touched second in the 800m with a time of 9min 29 secs, and 15
Simon Launder smashed an excellent 69 as Banbury A beat their clubmates by one run in a thrilling start to their Division 1 Banbury Indoor League campaign. Batting first, Launder helped Banbury A to 112 all out. Lloyd Sabin (26no) and Ed Phillips (25
Painting a ceiling can be a pain in the neck, literally, but it has to be done, and done before you decorate the rest of the room, because it is a messy job. Start by clearing the room as much as possible and protecting the floor and any furniture
Children can be boisterous, imaginative and messy little beasts, and those endearing qualities mean they make a huge impact on your home. Their belongings seem to spread into every nook and cranny, and there is no way sensible parents want
POLICE have agreed a two per cent rise in their share of the council tax charge. Thames Valley Police Authority this morning set the budget for 2010/11 at a meeting in Kidlington. The £378.788m budget will mean an increase of two per cent in the police
The huge flowers of hybrid clematis create a burst of colour as they climb up trellis and fencing, or weave their way through less interesting shrubs, wrap themselves around tree trunks and scramble over old walls, often in shadier places.
The show begins the second you enter the Jaguar XF. In the centre console, an illuminated stop/start button pulsates like a heartbeat until it is pressed. As the 3.0-litre, I-can’t-believe-it’s-not-petrol, turbocharged diesel engine purrs into life, a
If you ever doubted that family cars are becoming increasingly grander, then take a look at Renault’s Scénic. It first took to the road in 1996 as a brilliantly conceived, compact, five-person people carrier. Families took to it instantly
OXFORD: Law firm Manches has recruited Robert Pinheiro as marketing manager. Mr Pinheiro was previously at Oxford-based Critchleys accountants where he was head of marketing and communications and previously held a number of marketingroles in publishing
FARINGDON: Estate agent Perry Bishop and Chambers has appointed Sarah Benson as a main board director. Ms Benson originally started with Perry Bishop and Chambers in 1988 as a Saturday negotiator in the Faringdon branch and having grown her career, remains
Another blast of wintry weather has led to more problems for travellers, with forecasters predicting further snow over the weekend. Birmingham Airport's runway, shut overnight due to the snow, was able to reopen at 6am today but passengers endured
Fire & Stone is currently one of the most exciting restaurant concepts in London and following on from the phenomenal success of its original Covent Garden and Westfield restaurants it launched its third restaurant just before Christmas — in
First-night nerves were compounded for the cast of The Invention of Love by the presence in the stalls of its author Tom Stoppard. “It was bloody nerve-wracking,” said actor Joseph Robertson afterwards. He must have been pleased, though, to find
Rose Prince picked out her top six food producers from in and around Oxfordshire. Oxford Coffee CompanyUnit 241, 94 London Road, Oxford OX3 9FNCall: 01865 765113The Oxford Coffee Company sells a variety of Fairtrade teas and coffees that are
Thames Valley Police Authority today agreed a £378.7m budget for 2010/11. The budget will mean an increase of two per cent in the police element of council tax for the coming year – one of the lowest increases set by police authorities across England
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Passengers at one of the UK's main airports face disruption after its runway was shut due to heavy snow. Bosses at Birmingham Airport said delays and cancellations were likely as aircraft were brought back into position following yesterday's
A youth worker last night told how he rushed to help a teenager who had been stabbed nine times in the buttocks. Dayne Daniels, 26, was supervising a session at Blackbird Leys Youth Centre on Wednesday, when a teenager rushed in and shouted
AFTER almost 50 years looking after people in Oxfordshire, health visitor Eileen Williams starts a well-earned retirement today. But the mother-of-two from North Oxford, whose NHS career began in Oxford in 1963, will not be putting her feet up. The
BURGLARS pretending to be police officers barged into an elderly couple’s home and stole hundreds of pounds. The men – dressed in white shirts and stab vests – struck twice in north Oxfordshire on Wednesday targeting elderly and vulnerable residents.
A YOUTH worker last night told how he rushed to help a teenager who had been stabbed nine times in the buttocks. Dayne Daniels, 26, was supervising a session at Blackbird Leys Youth Centre on Wednesday, when a teenager rushed in and shouted that someone
THE stabbing of a teenage boy in the middle of Blackbird Leys is horrific. Whatever lies behind it needs solving by the police, because such incidents do not happen randomly. Anyone who knows the background should talk to the police, because no-one
They called themselves Parker and M’Lady and robbed a village post office before partying in a hotel. But last night both were behind bars. Victoria Brookes, 33, was jailed for four years yesterday after a jury at Oxford Crown Court found her
TRIBUTES were paid last night to a devoted father and his four-year-old son who were killed when their car crashed into a tree. Kitchen fitter Tony Eldridge, 36, and son Bradley, four, died at the scene after the accident in Bucknell Road,
THEY called themselves Parker and M’Lady and robbed a village post office before partying in a hotel. But last night both were behind bars. Victoria Brookes, 33, was jailed for four years yesterday after a jury at Oxford Crown Court found her guilty
STANS Printer (2-1) grabbed the headlines to upstage odds-on favourite Up For Sam in the final of the Oxford Bookmakers Trafalgar Cup at a rain and snow-swept Oxford Stadium last night, writes JOHN GAISFORD. Track record holder Up for Sam led up until
THE fate of crisis-club Chester is in the hands of the other Blue Square Premier sides. Following a hearing in London yesterday, the Football Conference recommended that Chester be expelled from the league. This is after they pleaded guilty to all five
