Mother-of-three Anne-Marie Carter has been jailed after falsely accusing a police officer of rape after meeting him on an Internet dating website. Carter, 46, was jailed for two years yesterday after pleading guilty to perverting the course of justice
Oxford City boss Mike Ford has been dealt a blow after their former Oxford United striker Lee Steele left Court Place Farm. Ford revealed he had reluctantly agreed to release last year’s player of the season, who netted 24 times for the Premier Division
A BANBURY firm tonight admitted it had “contributed” to a pungent smell which had been annoying neighbours. Paintbox has pledged to spend £1m on a filter to stop fumes, which some people had suggest smelt of cat pee. About 100 people
A MEETING to discuss the possible end of children’s heart operations at Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital will be held on Tuesday. The NHS management board is looking into how children’s heart surgery is carried out in the UK. Of the 11 hospitals that
NEIGHBOURS of a man whose 38 dogs caused a severe noise nuisance have spoken of their relief after he was evicted. At 8am on Eviction Day, animal lover Roger Sutton left his semi-detached home in Colwell Drive, Witney, after more than 30 years
MUM-OF-THREE Anne-Marie Carter has been jailed after falsely accusing a police officer of rape after meeting him on an Internet dating website. Carter, 46, was jailed for two years yesterday after pleading guilty to perverting the course of
AN ISLAMIC group broke with tradition yesterday when a woman led afternoon prayers. Author Raheel Raza, above, from Canada, became one of the first Muslim-born women to deliver a sermon in the UK — a move opposed by many Muslim clerics. She
WRITERS, journalists and illustrators met young readers to launch a school literary festival. Bookworms at Larkmead School, Abingdon, invited Paul Mayhew Archer, TV scriptwriter for The Vicar of Dibley; Philip Pullman, author of the His Dark Materials
COUNCIL services across Oxfordshire will be hit after the Government slashed millions of pounds of grant funding for the year, County Hall warned last night. Oxfordshire County Council has been told it has to make £10.8m of savings from the
TWO Oxfordshire men have joined a campaign to raise awareness of prostate cancer by dressing in drag. Mike Breakell and Malcolm Potter are part of a team of 10 men picked to take part in the first Great Drag Race. They are being followed
Carpenter Oliver Stringer says he has been left constantly looking over his shoulder after being glassed. The 20-year-old was attacked with a Corona beer bottle at Thirst Bar in Park End Street, Oxford, last August. His attacker, Patrick
CARPENTER Oliver Stringer says he has been left constantly looking over his shoulder after being glassed. The 20-year-old was attacked with a Corona beer bottle at Thirst Bar in Park End Street, Oxford, last August. His attacker, Patrick
SCHOOLCHILDREN are being challenged to think about green energy using a miniature Mini. As part of the Ciao! festival, scientists and artists teamed up with schools for workshops looking at climate change. Engineers from the Mini factory at Cowley visited
A PENSIONER says the closure of a popular alleyway hangout for troublemakers has changed his life. Neighbours in Blackbird Leys waged a 10-year campaign to have the rat-run between Pegasus Road and Windale Avenue closed. Jimmy Hayes, of Windale Avenue
PARENTS and schools have been urged to take their final chance to enter an Oxford Mail contest for £7,500 of Olympic-themed improvements. Monday is the deadline for our Olympic Save Our Schools contest, which offers primary schools across Oxfordshire
A long bath. Reading the papers. Drinking cold beer on a sunny afternoon. Lying in. Finishing an entire conversation with my husband. Shopping alone. Taking longer than 10 minutes to get dressed for dinner. Wandering aimlessly in the park. No clock watching
Youngsters in South Africa are now kitted out for the World Cup thanks to regulars at two pubs. Drinkers at the Dew Drop Inn, in Banbury Road, Summertown, Oxford, and at the Red Lion, in Oxford Road, Kidlington, donated 300 shirts which were
Burglars stole gold jewellery when they forced their way into a home in Faringdon. The thieves forced open French windows at the rear of the house sometime between 8.45am and 5pm on Wednesday, June 2. Pc Maria Morrisey said: “I would like to speak
A GENTEEL June afternoon of tea and entertainment in Witney will raise money for a charity. Guests are being invited to enjoy an afternoon tea at the Langdale Hall, in the Market Square, on Sunday, June 27, from 3pm to 5.30pm, sipping tea from china
YOUNGSTERS in South Africa are now kitted out for the World Cup thanks to regulars at two Pubs. Drinkers at the Dew Drop Inn in Banbury Road, Summertown, Oxford, and at the Red Lion in Oxford Road, Kidlington, donated 300 shirts which were
MULTI-COLOURED balloons and banners will fill Oxford city centre on Monday as hundreds of people of all religious beliefs join together. The event will be the city’s seventh interfaith friendship walk and between 400 and 600 people are expected to gather
THE Barracks Lane Community Garden, in Cowley, Oxford, is holding a ‘Chicken Day’ tomorrow to give people advice on how to keep the birds at home or on their allotments. Julia Hollander, author of new book Chicken Coops for the Soul, is also giving a
AEA Technology 19 BMW 3333 Electrocomponents 217.8 Nationwide Accident Repair 80.5 Oxford Biomedica 9.8 Oxford Catalysts 82.75 Oxford Instruments 265 Reed Elsevier 495.2 RM 171 RPS Group 189 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley, Abingdon
Police today appealed for helped in tracing a woman who failed to appear at court for sentencing after being found guilty of GBH with intent at Oxford Crown Court. Adelle McColl was charged with assault on July 22, after she violently assaulted
Public relations firm Razor has appointed two new staff to its Oxfordshire office. Clare Walder, 41, from Fritwell, has joined the team as office and team manager. She will also support the agency’s training and coaching service. Ian
A 44-year-old man was today handed a five-year antisocial behaviour order after continuing to cause a nuisance in Temple Cowley. Ian Joseph was given the order by Oxford Magistrates Court following an interim Asbo, which has been in place since
Police this afternoon renewed an appeal for help in finding a missing teenager from Oxford. Sarah Spence, 18, from Watermill Way, Barton, was last seen at 9am Wednesday when she left her grandmother’s house in Elton Crescent, Wheatley. Police said
Bosses at a hi-tech Oxfordshire firm have pledged that it is business as usual following its takeover by a London rival. Star Logic based in Tetsworth, near Thame, was bought for an undisclosed sum by Fourth Hospitality. The company, which provides
OXFORD Tri impressed on and off the course at the Blenheim Triathlon. Adam Moore was their leading finisher in the non elite ranks, coming in second overall and winning his age group. But the club also provided 70 marshalls over the weekend, which saw
DIDCOT’S St Birinus School Club secured three medals, two personal bests and a British record at a tournament in Austria. Josh Cox, 16, came second the 62kg class with a snatch of 83kg and clean and jerk of 106kg. This was a British record and personal
FIVE members of the Oxford School of Gymnastics’ elite squad have reason to celebrate after they were selected to compete for Great Britain. In July, Rebecca Brookes, Fran Groves and Freya Clempson will travel to Poland to represent Great Britain at
A dispute between an Oxfordshire brewery and the world’s football governing body Fifa has been resolved. Fifa instructed its legal team to investigate Hook Norton Brewery’s limited edition Striker summer ale, because the label mentioned the
Oxford University lightweight Annalie De Vries is celebrating a double triumph after becoming a national champion on both sides of the North Sea. The History and Politics student claimed the ABAE Class B national novices crown at Portsmouth with two
Oxford racing driver Tim Harvey scored a double victory in the seventh and eighth rounds of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB at Oulton Park. The Porsche Carrera Cup GB is the race series for identical race-prepared Porsche 911GT3 Cup cars and is one of the
Banbury specimen hunter Mark Perisi has just arrived back in the country after a week’s fishing at Dream Lakes in north-east France, where he enjoyed some cracking fishing. Travelling with three other anglers, Mark banked 11 carp ranging from 25.12.0
Oxford's Jason Plato, Tom Onslow-Cole and Matt Neal shared the wins in three action-packed Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship races at Oulton Park in Cheshire. The results saw Plato drop back to second in the race for the championship
Thame’s self-confessed adrenalin junkie Neil Scarborough cemented his place at the top of the Powerboat P1 SuperStock Championship leaderboard with a determined victory at the Galway Grand Prix of the Sea in Ireland. Racing in front of crowds in excess
I was sorry to hear the sad news of well-known Oxford Bus AC member Tony Prescott, who died recently. I first met Tony years ago when I went fishing to southern Ireland with the Oxford Bus club. During that holiday I made friends with them all and when
The Oxford Super League got under way with a practice match held on the Kennet and Avon Canal, at Bedwyn. A big field of 54 fished, and the canal, although below par, still provided a decent match. Recent Diawa Gordon League addition Chris Telling topped
City of Oxford’s Ellie Millington, ten, won the 50m backstroke in a personal best time of 39.31 seconds in the first round of the Milton Keynes Junior League for nine to 12-year-olds at Temple Cowley. City team struggled against strong opposition and
Witney triumphed in the first round of the Milton Keynes Junior League at Maidenhead. After a strong showing last year, Witney were promoted to Division 1, and the competition proved tough. There were victories for Abigail Patrick in the girls’ ten
Oxford Zoomers cruised to victory for the fifth year in succession in the opening round of the RYA Team15 South Zone Inter Club Windsurfing Championships. The event, hosted by Oxford Sailing Club at Farmoor Reservoir, was the first of four championship
A 44-YEAR-OLD was today handed a five-year antisocial behaviour order after continuing to cause a nuisance in Temple Cowley. Ian Joseph was given the order by Oxford Magistrates Court following an interim Asbo, which has been in place since
Oxfordshire County Council will need to save an extra £10.8m during the current financial year, it emerged today. County Hall said the news comes following a Whitehall announcement about cuts in Government grants to local authorities.
THE nation has always been grateful to those who have died in its service. Yet all too often we forget those who have been left behind, once the solemn tributes have been made and the service personnel buried. Yesterday’s awards of Elizabeth Crosses
PROF Tony Monaco and his team have seemingly made a significant breakthrough in identifying autism. The team hope to have a test in place by 2013 to enable parents to identify if their children will have the condition. Early diagnosis is critical for
COTSWOLD Line Rail passengers are being given early warning of changes to train services during work over the next 15 months to reinstate double track on much of the line. Network Rail’s western route enhancement director Mike Gallop and
Two top tourism chiefs were full of praise after visiting some of the county’s major attractions. Lady Cobham, chairman of VisitEngland, and John Williams, chairman of Tourism South East dropped in at Bicester Village, Oxford Castle - Unlocked in Oxford
OXFORDSHIRE Under 15s slipped to their first defeat of the season as they lost by four wickets in their ECB County Cup match at Marlborough. But a battling performance meant the result went down to the wire, with a number of encouraging displays
OXFORDSHIRE Under 13 were bowled out for 99 against a strong Middlesex side in their final warm-up match at Radley College. Batting first, Middlesex tucked in to rattled up 216-5 from their 40 overs, Tom Lace hitting 75 and Tom Powe 67. Pick of the
CAPTAIN Tim Price and leg-spinner Archie Spittles were the star performers as Oxfordshire Under 10s began their season in impressive fashion with a fine eight-wicket victory over Devon at Tiverton. Winning the toss and electing to bowl first under leaden
Oxfordshire Under 11s battled out a tie against Middlesex at Radley College. Middlesex won the toss and made a steady start as they reached 55 without loss. But a good catch by James Palmer off the bowling of Jack Tomes gave Oxon a deserved breakthrough
CAPTAIN Matt Taylor led the way with bat and ball as Oxfordshire Under 16s edged past London Schools by six runs. The home side won the toss and elected to bowl first and got off to a decent start when opener Ross Barrett was bowled for nine. Newcomer
Glory Farm were celebrating after winning the boys’ title at The Cooper Family of Primary Schools Kwik Cricket Festival at Bicester & North Oxford’s ground. Langford Village won the girls’ title, with both teams going through to the county final later
There was a nail-biting finish as Oxfordshire lost by seven wickets against Berkshire off the last ball of their match at Charlbury. Batting first, Berkshire made 98-3 from their 25 overs, with Alice Robbins top-scoring with 18. Oxon used the game to
Oxford Downs amassed a huge total of 221-1 as they thrashed Challow & Childrey by 147 runs in League D of the Oxfordshire Under 15 Club Championship. Josh Crossley and Henry Sensecall both retired on 50, before Challow crawled to 74-6 in reply
OLIVER Tice led the way for Westbury in their 44-run victory at Bicester & North Oxford in the Oxfordshire Under 13 League. Tice made an unbeaten 34 as Westbury rattled up an impressive 144-6. The hosts repiled with 100-2. Charlbury beat Minster Lovell
SAM Cross scored 93 not out as Bartholomew School Eynsham beat Henry Box by 61 runs in the Under 15 Daily Telegraph Twenty20 Cup. Cross took 2-0 in Henry Box’s 120 all out, after Bartholomew had rattled up 181-4. RESULTS Under 15 Daily Telegraph Twenty20
Abi Currie scored a fine half-century as Oxon Under 15 girls thrashed Buckinghamshire by 125 runs in their latest ECB Under 15 County Championship clash at Ley Hill near Chesham. A weak Buckingham-shire side won the toss and put Oxon in to bat, and the
Oxfordshire County Council will need to save an extra £10.8m during the current financial year, it has emerged today. County Hall said the news comes following a Whitehall announcement about cuts in Government grants to local authorities. Councillors
AEA Technology 17.5 BMW 3355 Electrocomponents 216.8 Nationwide Accident Repair 80.5 Oxford Biomedica 9.8 Oxford Catalysts 82.75 Oxford Instruments 265 Reed Elsevier 493.25 RM 173.25 RPS Group 191.8 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley, Abingdon
JOANNE Stansfield, 30, found out she was pregnant weeks after husband Mark, 32, went to Iraq as part of Operation Telic 10. In a tragic accident, Sgt Stansfield was knocked over by a mechanical digger driven by one of his comrades in the base
Artists, performers and entertainers are urged to showcase their skills at an open mic event at Modern Art Oxford tomorrow night. The free event is part of artist Maria Pask’s current exhibition Deja Vu, which was inspired by old copies of the now-defunct
Witney United have appointed former Witney Town winger Darren Teggart as their new manager. Teggart steps up from his role as youth team boss to take charge of the first team in the UHLSport Hellenic League Premier Division. He successfully led Witney
OXFORD United will take on a Manchester United XI in a prestigious pre-season friendly at the Kassam Stadium. And the U’s could really hit the jackpot if the match against Sir Alex Ferguson’s side four years ago – when the last World Cup took place –
The father of one of the schoolboys wounded in an explosion inside a Second World War pillbox says they were lucky not to have lost a hand in the blast. The two 15-year-old Faringdon Community College pupils had gone to the bunker for a smoke
THE dad of one of the schoolboys wounded in an explosion inside a Second World War pillbox says they were lucky not to have lost a hand in the blast. The two 15-year-old Faringdon Community College pupils had gone to the bunker for a smoke
Businesses in Oxford could cash in on England’s bid for World Cup glory by raking in £10m during the tournament, which kicks off in South Africa today. Shops, pubs and restaurants in the city are hoping for a post-recession boost during the
BUSINESSES in Oxford could cash in on England’s bid for World Cup glory by raking in £10m during the tournament, which kicks off in South Africa today. Shops, pubs and restaurants in the city are hoping for a post-recession boost during the month-long
