New Keeper Simon Eastwood said he is looking to make an immediate impact at Oxford United after signing from Huddersfield Town on a two-year contract. The 20-year-old, 6’2” keeper was an England Under 18 and England Under 19 international
Sam Agarwal produced a sensational match-winning display as Oxford University thrashed Cambridge by 53 runs in The Parks on Friday night. In glorious conditions, man-of-the-match Agarwal’s sup-erb display with the bat set up the Dark Blues for victory
Vandals who daubed Oxfordshire’s prehistoric White Horse chalk monument with spray paint have been described as mindless. The eye and parts of the head of the 374ft hill figure near Uffington were painted purple, inset, on Thursday, June 3. A banner
THAMES Valley Police has been urged by the police union the Police Federation not to cut officer numbers in the wake of a Government demand to shave £3.7m from the force’s budget. The Home Office has told police forces across the country they need to
CLIVE Grant could probably lay claim to having the toughest commute in Oxfordshire. The engineering lecturer cycles to and from Oxford and Cherwell Valley College’s Oxpens campus from his home in Banbury, a 30-mile each-way journey which takes
HEADINGTON student Camilla Chia has been crowned Miss Oxford. The 20-year-old, who has a Chinese father and English mother, triumphed over other beauties to claim the prize during a pageant at Camera nightclub in St Ebbe’s Street last night
THESE fine looking vehicles are some of the wacky inventions set to lead this year’s Cowley Road carnival. Organisers of Oxfordshire’s biggest public event are planning a line-up of magnificent machines, including a seven-seater bike, for the
A four-vehicle crash today caused long delays on the A34 in Oxfordshire. The collision happened on the northbound carriageway, near East Ilsley, blocking one lane. Travel time is up to 50 minutes and police are still waiting for recovery to tow the
A 23-year-old woman appeared at Oxford Crown Court today charged with perverting the course of justice. Temitope Adenugba, of Windmill Road, Headington, was charged after she made a false allegation of rape in April last year while living in student
TRAINS are running again between Oxford and Didcot after the body of a person who was hit by a train earlier this afternoon was removed from the tracks. First Great Western and CrossCountry services using the line are still subject to delays
Banbury's under 12s returned to Twickenham for the second year in a row last Saturday – only this time they returned home with the cup! Having topped their pool at the prestigious Gullivers Nottingham Festival at Easter, Banbury were drawn against Essex
The latest in the Carp League 2010 series was fished at Tunnel Barn, Shrewley, last Sunday by 20 matchmen, and although the weather had improved from the day before, the wind was a bit blustery. The venue fished very well and at the final whistle, Barry
Local carpers Toby Bowers and his dad Maurice were halfway through a 48-hour session on an Oxfordshire stillwater where no fish had been caught from the whole lake in the previous two days. They were seriously considering a move, but in the
Michael Fabes, of Abingdon Vale, won a silver medal in the British Gas ASA South East Region Age Group Championships in Crawley. The 11-year-old finished second in the 1500m freestyle in a time of 20 mins 24.15 secs, which broke the club record. Fabes
Residents in part of Banbury who are fed up of living with a smell which reminds them of cat urine are being invited to a public meeting. About 600 households on the east side of Grimsbury are affected by the odour. Many have complained
Talk about being caught between a rock and a hard place... with Israel on one side and Iraq on the other, you could be forgiven for upping your life assurance before passing through ‘Arrivals’ at Amman in Jordan. And, if it doesn’t occur to
Last year, Roly and Camilla Puzey were deskbound and involved in organising Open Farm Sunday. But this year, the couple will realise a long-term dream when they proudly open the gates of their own tenancy sheep farm and invite people in. Mr Puzey, 36
RESIDENTS in part of Banbury who are fed up of living with a smell which reminds them of cat urine are being invited to a public meeting. About 600 households on the east side of Grimsbury are affected by the odour. Many have complained to Cherwell
TRAIN services between Oxford and Didcot Parkway are currently suspended after a person was hit by a train at Radley. Delays, alterations and cancellations to services including those to and from the Cotswold Line can be expected. Chiltern
SPACE hopper races, parachute games and a balloon release were among a host of activities for children at a theatre celebration in Oxford’s Florence Park. The Pegasus Theatre, in East Oxford, is due to reopen in September after a £7.4m rebuilding
Police are appealing for witnesses after a burglary in Cote, near Bampton. Some time between 6am on Monday, May 24, and 6pm on Tuesday, May 25, burglars forced their way into the property and stolen jewellery, a handbag containing money and an iPod
OXFORD United have released a statement about the jailing of Adam Chapman. U's midfielder Chapman, 20, was jailed for 30 months at Nottingham Crown Court today for causing the death of a 77-year-old by dangerous driving. Chapman, of Hillview Crescent
HUNDREDS of visitors have flocked to a new one-stop ‘shop’ telling the history of Cowley and the residents who helped make it the workhorse of Oxford. A temporary history exhibition has been created in an empty shop at the Templars Square Shopping Centre
Great & Little Tew kept up their 100 per cent record in the Oxfordshire Under 11 Competition with a 19-run win over Shipton-under-Wychwood. Toby Parker (26) and Joe Hirst (21) set Tew on the way to 107-6 before restricting Shipton to 88-7. Charlie
Oxford were made to fight all the way by Oxford & Bletchington Nondescripts in their Ron Maudsley Under 13 Trophy quarter-final. An unbeaten 31 by Ben Reid, backed up by Freddy Campbell with 30 not out, saw Oxford reach 119-8 – a respectable score
Linsey Smith returned the amazing figures of 6-9 from just five overs as Oxfordshire Under 15 girls enjoyed a resounding victory in their ECB County Championship victory against Buckinghamshire at Great Tew. After being inserted, Bucks got off to a
A fine all-round display saw Oxfordshire Under 13 girls cruise to a six-wicket win over Isle of Wight in a low-scoring game. After asking their opponents to bat first, Suzy Halsey and Juliet Gardner struck early to reduce the hosts to 8-2. With two
Oxfordshire Under 17s put up a good battling display, but still went down by 28 runs to Cheshire in their ECB Women’s County Championship game at Oxford Downs on Monday. Chasing 220 for victory, Oxon were given a strong start by Rhian Todd (32) and Abbie
Oxfordshire Under 17s kicked off their two-day season with a convincing five-wicket victory on first innings against Wiltshire at Warminster. Winning the toss, Oxon elected to bowl first with conditions overcast and humid. But the home side got off
Oxfordshire Under 12s kicked off their season with a resounding victory against Wiltshire on a quick and bouncy Abingdon School track. The visitors were going well at 78-1 before spin twins Arthur Beard and the economical Daniel Patty applied
Oxfordshire Under 15s, who looked to be dead and buried early on, fought back to beat Buckinghamshire by 27 runs on a slow pitch at Great Brickhill. Batting first on a surface responsive to spin, Oxon seemed to be heading for defeat when they
OXFORD United player Adam Chapman has been jailed for 30 months for causing death by dangerous driving. Chapman, 20, of Hillview Crescent, Clarborough, was involved in an accident which claimed the life of a 77-year-old man in May last year
Refugee Resource’s mentoring service provides support to adult refugees and asylum seekers by pairing them with volunteer mentors. The scheme has been running in Oxford for over three years and we are now piloting a mentoring service in Banbury. The
Bright lights My journey to this point has been a little unorthodox. Having completed my degree in French and classical studies, my main focus was to move to London, find a job and start paying off my debts. While I had interests, I could not be too
During the past year my Border collie Pythius-Peacocke and I have been walking in the steps of our ancestors whilst enjoying the delights of the English countryside in all its different guises. Our walks have taken us to the top of Wittenham
The White Horse at Uffington was vandalised last night. Police were called to the chalk monument at White Horse Hill shortly after 10pm. Vandals had daubed the head and eye of the horse with purple paint. A banner was recovered from the scene which
Police are appealing for witnesses after the White Horse at Uffington was vandalised. Officers were called to the chalk monument at White Horse Hill shortly after 10pm last night, after reports that vandals had daubed the head and eye of the
Made in Britain. The bad news is that those are three little words that we see far too little of these days — especially on cars. The good news is that those 13 letters can spell out something a bit special when applied to automotive engineering
New car sales have accelerated ahead again last month, rising 13.5% compared with May last year, it has been announced. This was the 11th successive month that registrations of new vehicles have risen. But the Society of Motor Manufacturers
Thame Boys, Youth & Girls are holding their annual 6-a-side Festival of Football at Thame Leisure Centre this weekend. The event is taking place on Saturday and Sunday with morning sessions kicking off at 9.30am and afternoon sessions at 2pm. Last
Defending champion Stuart Hayes returns to this year’s Blenheim Triathlon tomorrow looking to make it three-in-a-row. He will be out to fight off the challenge of 2006 world champion and four-time British national champion Tim Don. The two triathlon
The Ian Wills-trained Mynu Hero carries the nap in the A3 on Saturday night. Hero was short-headed by Egmont Lad last time out posting 27.07, and on that run looks the part. SATURDAY NIGHT’S RUNNERS 7.45: Time Seb, Jell On Chavie, DAFT
HEADTEACHERS at two of Oxfordshire’s top performing schools have welcomed news that they will no longer be routinely inspected. Education SecretaryMichael Gove says he wants Ofsted to target poor schools rather than those graded outstanding. Usually
Leading Oxford owner Max Picinelli was just inches away from landing the biggest success of his career after Lyreen Mover was caught on the line in the final of the William Hill Derby at Wimbledon last Saturday. The Italian, from Parma, was bullish about
Firelikeafox, the Gilly Hepden-trained dog who won eight races on the trot and was named Dog of the Year, has been forced to retire through injury. He will spend his retirement with his owners. JOHNNY Mayo’s Special Image and Nick Colton's Tic Tic
THERE are few companies which split opinion as much as Tesco. The firm is perhaps the UK’s biggest supermarket success story, but has always found it difficult to crowbar its way into the city centre. Elsewhere there’s been no such problem, and now
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Supermarket giant Tesco is planning to open its second city centre store in the former Borders bookshop in Magdalen Street. In April, the company announced it was to open its first city centre Express store in the former Solus Lighting shop
SUPERMARKET giant Tesco is planning to open its second city centre store in the old Border’s bookshop in Magdalen Street, the Oxford Mail can reveal. In April, the company announced it was to open its first city centre Express store in the
Family and friends last night paid tribute to a man who died while swimming at a popular Oxford bathing spot. Dan Lewis, of Templars Court, Wheatley, was relaxing with three friends at Tumbling Bay, in West Oxford, when they lost sight of him
FAMILY and friends last night paid tribute to a man who died while swimming at a popular Oxford bathing spot. Dan Lewis, of Templars Court, Wheatley, was relaxing with three friends at Tumbling Bay, in West Oxford, when they lost sight of him in the
What vehicle do you drive? Lexus LS400 How long have you had it? 12 years How much did it cost? £52,000 Why did you get this particular vehicle? The car came with all the extras as standard and was the first car to have
The Begbroke studio of abstract artist Mark Rowan-Hull has a lived-in feel. There are shelves of CDs (mostly jazz), a bed doubling as a sofa, a table covered in eight-inch square vivid paintings on card and an array of larger works that I thought might
HUNDREDS of jobs are set to be secured when the production of two new Mini models begins in Oxford next year, BMW managers said yesterday. After months of speculation, BMW revealed the new two-seater Mini Coupe would go into production at the
SOME things in life are certain. For example, the onset of warmer weather obviously indicates that summer is finally here, along with the fact that people are wearing woefully ill-fitting clothes, ignoring warnings about sunburn and keeping their roofs
MATT Green believes “the world is Oxford United’s oyster”. The striker, who this week joined the U’s permanently from Torquay, believes the momentum the team gained through winning the play-offs can take them a long way next season. “It’s brilliant
THE news of Dan Lewis’s death at Tumbling Bay was tragic. Our sympathies are with the family in what must be a terrible ordeal. It does, however, serve as a timely reminder about the dangers of swimming in rivers. The Environment Agency today offers
