Oxford United legends Paul Moody, Joey Beauchamp and Chris Allen will be donning the yellow shirt once more to help the stars of the future in a Youth Development benefit game at the Kassam Stadium on Friday, July 9 (7pm). They will be playing for the
IT could have been a scene straight from Cocktail – the Tom Cruise film from the 1980s. A dozen bartenders from across Oxford took part in the city’s first public cocktail-making competition on Sunday. About 300 people looked on as they
THOUSANDS of people in Oxford are living in some of the most deprived areas in the country. Ten areas of the city are ranked among the country’s 20 per cent most deprived areas, with high levels of poor education and skills, child poverty and crime.
DOES your school swimming pool need a bit of TLC? Are you desperate for some new equipment which could transform the way you teach children their favourite sports? The Oxford Mail has teamed up with Abingdon construction company Leadbitter for the second
A biker in his 50s has died in hospital following a crash in the north of the county this afternoon. The motorcyclist’s blue Suzuki was in a collision with a blue Mitsubishi Shogun towing a horsebox at about 12.30pm. The incident took place on the
BATMAN, Harry Hill and the 118 men were among the characters lining up to take part in a fun run in aid of an Oxford charity which helps young people with special needs. It was the first Kids Enjoy Exercise Now (Keen) fun run to be held at
GOD bless Boots the Chemist in Cornmarket Street. I bought a camera there recently, one of those new breed of digital snappers that claims to be freeze-proof, water-proof, dust-proof and drop-proof, which would be great, of course, if the camera actually
Asif Shah scored a century as Garsington beat the bad weather to cruise into the quarter-finals of the OCA League's Airey Cup with a 76-run victory over Watlington. Shah’s unbeaten 100 helped Garsington to 197-6, before Watlington fell to 121 all out
Chalgrove's dragon boat-racer David Buckand has been selected to represent Great Britain’s seniors in the European Championships. Buckland (pictured) qualified through a time trial against opposition in the British squad. He will travel with the British
Bicester A were too strong for Kingham in the Gladiator Cup mixed competition on their home turf. They won 6-0 with Chelsea Cochrane scoring four, to make it four wins out of four. After a scrappy start Bicester took the lead when a powerful strike
Hotshot Stuart Dutton fired in three maximums to help Rileys SC to victory as they opened the defence of their Summer League Premier Section title. Rileys were trailing hosts Peachcroft SC 2-1 when Dutton took to the oche against Paul Cross
An elderly man is seriously injured in hospital following a collision involving a cyclist and a motorcyclist this morning. The incident happened on the A4074 Dorchester bypass, on the Oxford-bound carriageway, close to the Berinsfield roundabout at
Hundreds of onlookers saw Oxford’s 50th Lord Mayor officially confirmed this morning. City councillor John Goddard accepted the year-long position at a public ceremony in Bonn Square. The procession then moved to Oxford Castle at noon where stalls
OXFORD University’s £200m redevelopment of the former Radcliffe Infirmary site has been approved by planners. Work on a new mathematical institute and a humanities building and library can now start after Oxford City Council granted planning permission
SWINE flu vaccines tested on children in Oxford had mostly minor side effects and should provide good protection against the illness, research has shown. About 900 children were recruited for the vaccine trial in centres across the UK, including Oxford
FOOTBALL-mad brothers Tim and Harry Sutton are hoping that World Cup mania will launch them into a new career. They have set up a company called Country Cuffs, producing wristbands for each of the 32 countries taking part, selling them to pubs
THE weather may have been against them but intrepid fundraisers the Didcot Thong Rangers were celebrating yesterday after completing a mammoth feat of endurance. The prospect of carrying a 85lb kerbstone a few yards would be enough to put off most people
Hollywood director Guillermo del Toro has said production delays have forced him to quit the planned film version of JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit. The film is a two-part prequel to New Zealand filmmaker Peter Jackson's blockbuster trilogy Lord of
OXFORD James Kear, 19, of Kenley Avenue, Carterton, admitted criminal damage to a shop window, valued at £390, in Carterton on August 15, and failure to surrender to court bail on April 15. Fined £200 and made to pay £390 compensation, £125
OXFORD James Kear, 19, of Kenley Avenue, Carterton, admitted criminal damage to a shop window, valued at £390, in Carterton on August 15, and failure to surrender to court bail on April 15. Fined £200 and made to pay £390 compensation, £125
The Bank Holiday weekend should end with a fairly dry day for most of Britain, forecasters said. After a mixed bag of weather over the weekend, Bank Holiday Monday promises to predominately rain-free. But people may have to wait until
Three allotment sheds have been destroyed in an arson attack. The fires broke out early this morning in Eaton Road, Eaton, near Cumnor. Firefighters from Oxford’s Rewley Road station were called to the scene at 12.25am. Flames had engulfed the 6m-by
BOATERS are being warned to get smoke alarms fitted or face rapidly spreading fires which could prove fatal. Oxfordshire County Council’s fire and rescue service is issuing the warning as part of Boat Safety Week, which aims to highlight the risks of
Chris Hackett agrees with Oxford United fans – the best way to win promotion is at Wembley. And U’s supporters will undoubtably agree with him – the best way to do it is to beat Swindon! Hackett, who is Oxford born and bred, was part
YOUNG footballer Daniel Meade’s career is back on track and we wish him the best. The 21-year-old’s career was left in tatters when an attack left him needing 100 stitches and three metal plates in his jaw. Now the promising player has won a scholarship
TOMORROW is the first chance for the county’s bonniest babies to show off their smiles at this year’s Oxford Mail Baby of the Year competition. Parents and guardians can take their babies to Debenhams in Oxford city centre where Fraser Photography will
FORMER Oxford United footballer Daniel Meade feared his career was in tatters when a street attack left him needing 100 stitches and three metal plates in his jaw. Now the promising young player is shooting for soccer glory in the USA after
THE predictions are frightening. By 2016 more than 8,000 people in Oxfordshire will have been diagnosed with dementia — a rise of nearly 20 per cent in six years. 2016 is not on the distant horizon. The future is here. The simple truth is people in
MORE than 8,000 Oxfordshire people will have been diagnosed with dementia by 2016. NHS Oxfordshire, the county’s primary care trust, believes an increasingly ageing population will boost the number of people with the mental condition by nearly
