"You'd look good in a pair of spats," my wife said to me after admiring FLC's frontman Huey Morgan's footwear at their Academy gig. No I wouldn't. You have to be as cool as Huey to get away with wearing spats these days. You have to talk in that infectious
A bomb disposal expert described as “simply the bravest and most courageous man ever” is set to receive a posthumous George Cross, it was reported last night. Staff Sergeant Olaf Schmid, who served with the Royal Logistic Corps from Vauxhall
A man who stole a fuel payment card from his former employers and used it to buy almost £5,000 of petrol has been given a suspended jail term. Wayne Mitchell, 30, of Avocet Way, Bicester, took the card from firm Helphire Group and fraudulently
Oxford's new City Community Hospital says it is in “dire need” of a league of friends to help with fundraising and undertake volunteer activities. The hospital, based on the seventh floor of the John Radcliffe Hospital, replaced Oxford Community
After weeks of bitterly cold, wintry weather, Britons caught a brief glimpse of the sun as parts of the country enjoyed the warmest day of the year so far. Much of the south, south east and west of England woke up to bright blue skies, tempting many
An elderly Oxford woman had a lucky escape when she accidentally drove her Vauxhall Corsa off a driveway and through a neighbour’s garage wall. A couple in their 70s, who did not want to be named, said they heard a loud bang, but thought it was
A parent has launched a petition to highlight bullying problems she claims are blighting her son’s school. So far Samantha Barson has collected more than 100 signatures from parents with children at Rose Hill Primary School, Oxford.
A 23-yar-old man was killed and three others injured when a car they were travelling in crashed on the A40. Police and paramedics were called after a silver Renault Clio hit the central reservation barrier between the Forest Hill and Wheatley
A car-share club which aims to cut the number of vehicles on Oxford’s streets is set to expand. The Streetcar club, which launched in Oxford two years ago, has four cars dotted around the city for members to use whenever they need them.
Dancers made a song and dance to help sick Oxfordshire children. About 40 women joined a two-hour sponsored Zumbathon at Kidlington Sports Centre yesterday. The Zumba is a high-energy get-fit dance which combines Salsa, Cha-cha, Calypso
Jemima Goldsmith is reported to have bought Kiddington Hall, near Woodstock, for £15m. The stately home has nine bedrooms, five reception rooms, an orangery, tennis court and 466 acres of surrounding landscaped parkland. Miss Goldsmith
JEMIMA Goldsmith is reported to have bought Kiddington Hall, near Woodstock, for £15m. The stately home has nine bedrooms, five reception rooms, an orangery, tennis court and 466 acres of surrounding landscaped parkland. Miss Goldsmith
The Joiners Arms, Bloxham, has been fined £4,000 for poor hygiene standards in its kitchen. Owner Thomas Aldous admitted two charges relating to food hygiene regulations at Banbury Magistrates’ Court. He was also ordered to pay costs of £3,500 costs
Fire crews were called to a kitchen blaze at a house in Cardwell Crescent, Headington, Oxford, at 2pm yesterday. A pan had been left on a cooker. No-one was injured.
A WOMAN had her purse stolen while shopping in Abingdon. The 59-year-old discovered her purse was missing while she was shopping in Hallmark, Bury Street, at about 11am on Wednesday, March 3. Pc James Cartwright said: “The woman said she remembers her
OXFORD’S new City Community Hospital says it is in “dire need” of a league of friends to help with fundraising and undertake volunteer activities. The hospital, based on the seventh floor of the John Radcliffe Hospital, replaced Oxford Community Hospital
A 30-YEAR-OLD man who stole a fuel payment card from his former employers and used it to buy almost £5,000 of petrol has been given a suspended jail term. Wayne Mitchell, of Avocet Way, Bicester, took the card from firm Helphire Group and fraudulently
A PARENT has launched a petition to highlight bullying problems she claims are blighting her son’s school. So far Samantha Barson has collected more than 100 signatures from parents with children at Rose Hill Primary School, Oxford.
A 23-YEAR-OLD man was killed and three others injured when a car they were travelling in crashed on the A40. Police and paramedics were called after a silver Renault Clio hit the central reservation barrier between Forest Hill and Wheatley junction at
A BOMB disposal expert described as “simply the bravest and most courageous man ever” is set to receive a posthumous George Cross, it was reported last night. Staff Sergeant Olaf Schmid, who served with the Royal Logistic Corps from Vauxhall Barracks
Pyromania is an unfortunate affliction (you know, that obsessive desire to start fires). But after visiting a house this week, I kinda got the itch. The couple have just come back from two weeks in Thailand, and sure enough, they’ve bought ‘indigenous
SO AT last the police and youth workers are, after some 20 years, trying to help harassed shop keepers in the Thorney Leys and Burwell Farm areas of Witney. This problem has been going on for years. Even recently the harassment has been continuing,
AS THE BBC is keen to allow airspace to those oddities in our political system, supposedly on the ‘freedom of speech’ bandwagon, but with an eye on attracting more viewers as well, I’m surprised they haven’t invited the five Muslim extremists allowed
Kettering player-manager Lee Harper says he thinks Stevenage now have the edge in the race for the title. Graham Westley’s free-scoring team took a major step towards a possible double by winning the first leg of their FA Trophy semi-final at Kidderminster
Following reports of a bogus TV Licensing caller in the Oxford area (TV licence scam catches out pensioners, February 24 February), I would like to reassure your readers that all genuine TV Licensing enquiry officers carry a security card with a helpline
GOALSCORER Franny Green said the Oxford United players’ battling qualities were much better against Kettering on Saturday than they had been against Hayes & Yeading. The striker grabbed his first league goal for the U’s – though he had scored with a
THE Tax Payers Alliance (Oxford Mail, March 3) appears to know even less about pensions than it knows about tax. There is no ‘black hole’ in the Oxfordshire pension fund which, even in the middle of the recession last year, had investments of £797m.
An educational administration that thinks it is acceptable for five-year-olds to have to travel four miles through one of the busiest parts of the UK’s road network to an unfamiliar school, and spend their days in an unfamiliar place among children they
A CELEBRATION of the creativity of women was held at Bullingdon Community Centre to mark Oxford International Women’s Festival. About 160 women and young children enjoyed a day of free fun and creativity on Wednesday with attractions such as face-painting
FLYTIPPERS who blight Oxford’s largest estate have been warned they face fines as part of a crackdown on mess. Street wardens, Police Community Support Officers (Pcsos) and police officers are patrolling roads and alleyways in Blackbird Leys every day
A CAR-SHARE club which aims to cut the number of vehicles on Oxford’s streets is set to expand. The Streetcar club, which launched in Oxford two years ago, has four cars dotted around the city for members to use whenever they need them. Now managers
Zamaretto Southern League Halesowen Tn 0, Banbury Utd 2 BANBURY United ended the long unbeaten run of Halesowen Town with a fine victory in the Premier Division on Saturday. Billy Jeffrey’s men were the last team to defeat Halesowen back in October
Zamaretto Southern League Bedford Tn 1, Oxford City 1 Former Oxford City player Ian Draycott grabbed an equaliser five minutes from time to deny Mike Ford’s men victory in the Premier Division on Saturday. City looked to have done enough for victory
Zamaretto Southern League Paulton Rov 0, North Leigh 1 MATTY Taylor headed his seventh goal in four games as North Leigh earned a fourth consecutive victory to extend their unbeaten run to 11 league games in Division 1 South & West. The visitors were
Zamaretto Southern League Uxbridge 5, Abingdon Utd 1 ABINGDON United’s poor run continued as they crashed to defeat in Division 1 South & West. The home side went in front when Ryan O’Toole was caught from behind by Ben Weedon in the box, picking
FTL Futbol Hellenic League Trowbridge Tn 2, Letcombe 4 THREE goals in the last 15 minutes gave Letcombe an unlikely victory at Trowbridge in Division 1 West. The visitors made the perfect start when Luke Faircloth volleyed into the corner, but Trowbridge
Zamaretto Southern League Didcot Tn 1, Bashley 1 DIDCOT had to settle for a point against high-flying Bashley, but produced an excellent performance at Loop Meadow in the Premier Division. The home side started purposefully, and were quickly in front
FTL Futbol Hellenic League Fairford Tn 0, Wantage Tn 1 A GOAL from Danny Keen ten minutes from time kept Wantage in touch with the Premier Division leaders on Saturday. A lively Fairford dominated the first half, but Wantage managed
A CHARITY which delivers food to some of Oxford’s most vulnerable people has dished out more than £30,000 worth of grub in just seven months. Re-plenish, based in Lam-arsh Road, Botley, has been distributing food to city charities since it
13th & 14th March Under 9 Red League Grove Challengers v Summertown Stars 1-6 Littlemore Youth v Kidlington Youth 0-4 Horspath v Chalgrove Cavaliers 6-1 Under 9 Blue League Wheatley v Hinksey Park 1-2
Kidlington secured their place in the final of the OFA cup by comprehensively beating OCC at Court place farm 5-1. Goals from Zac McEachran, Julius Muraga, Michael Trafford, Christien Turner & Matty Alexander gave OCC no chance of getting
Summertown were forced onto the back foot when it became clear that they would have to play with 9 men, and Wantage exploited this with early goals from Aiden Collins and Luke Ulyatt. But Summertown raised their game and after threatening the Wantage
A GRANDMOTHER is planning to walk on fire to raise funds for a charity which helped her family in its hour of need. Last year, Christine Boyer’s husband George died less than three months after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease, a
A grandmother is planning to walk on fire to raise funds for a charity which helped her family in its hour of need. Last year, Christine Boyer’s husband George died less than three months after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease, a
This was a top of the table clash with winners of the game having one hand on the C League title.
Goring Robins welcomed AFC Henley to there ground and both teams started the game well. Henley got the first goal inside the first 10 minutes with a goal from Bobby Spalding and Goring replyed with 10 minutes to go in the first half with a goal by there
A round-up of recent cases before magistrates in the county. OXFORD Carly Billingham, 19, of Castle Close, Wallingford, admitted shoplifting a pair of jeans from River Island in Oxford on January 29. Told to carry out 90 hours’ unpaid
Budding footballers aiming to become the soccer stars of the future are being urged to find out more about the Oxford United Academy. The academy’s coaches and students will be on hand to answer questions from the city’s talented young players
BUDDING footballers aiming to become the soccer stars of the future are being urged to find out more about the Oxford United Academy. The academy’s coaches and students will be on hand to answer questions from the city’s talented young players at the
Hanney wasted a hat full of chances again this week as they maintained their 100% record. A Hatrick from top scorer Jonny Clinker a brace from Liam Anderson, goals also from Philip Webster, Chris Willison and a marvellous strike from Harry Andrew
AFC Brightwell clinched second place in the C league after a tense game at Five Mile Drive. Summertown took the lead and were in command of the game until a a looping equalizer -- its always difficult for 10 years olds in goal -- dipped just under the
DANCERS made a song and dance to help sick Oxfordshire children. About 40 women joined a two-hour sponsored Zumbathon at Kidlington Sports Centre yesterday. The Zumba is a high-energy get-fit dance which combines Salsa, Cha-cha, Calypso
AN ELDERLY Oxford woman had a lucky escape when she accidentally drove her Vauxhall Corsa off a driveway and through a neighbour’s garage wall. A couple in their 70s, who did not want to be named, said they heard a loud bang, but thought it
Fernando Alonso led a Ferrari one-two on his debut for the team as the Maranello marque made a stunning start to the new Formula One season. Alonso produced the defining move of the Bahrain Grand Prix at the end of lap 34 of the 49-lap race
Banbury racer Will Bratt brought the curtain down on a solid maiden campaign in FIA Formula One World Championship support category GP2 Asia Series at Bahrain International Circuit today with a competitive drive to 16th place during the final outing
What a difference a week makes. After losing to Horspath in the knock out cup last week, Tower were back to their best with an excellent all round team performance to win 3-1 at Horspath.Tower started the stronger and were soon on the attack and were
A 23-year-old man died today after a car crashed into the central reservation of the A40 near Wheatley and landed on its roof. The silver Renault Clio was travelling from Oxford towards Wheatley when it crashed at about 4.20am today. The 23-year-old
A 23-year-old man died today near Wheatley after a car crashed into a central reservation and landed on its roof. The silver Renault Clio was driving on the A40 from Oxford towards Wheatley when it crashed at around 4.20am today. The
Police are inviting residents of Uffington and the surrounding villages to a community safety event at the Thomas Hughes Memorial Hall, between 7pm and 9pm on Tuesday. Officers said the event would be informal and give residents an opportunity to talk
