A British soldier from 23 Pioneer Regiment, The Royal Logistic Corps, was killed in southern Afghanistan today, the Ministry of Defence said. The regiment is based at St David's Barracks in Bicester. Next of kin have been informed.
Oxford United climbed to 11th in npower League Two as they beat Macclesfield 2-1 at the Kassam Stadium in front of 9,440. Simon Heslop and James Constable got the goals in United's third successive 2-1 triumph. Full details in Match
THE Bishop of Oxford has gone potty for poverty by twinning his toilet with a loo in a remote African village. The Rt Rev John Pritchard has linked the smallest room in his home with a latrine in the African state of Burundi to raise awareness of dangers
THE family of a man who died after being found unconscious in an Oxford street have spoken about their first Christmas without him. Father-of-six David Cox, 56, of Asquith Road, Rose Hill, was found unconscious early on Saturday, June 26, after
ANDREW Walsh left school with no qualifications but now, at the age of 38, he has won a top award for his studies. He was selected from 250 apprentice plumbers at Oxford and Cherwell College as showing the most commitment to study and producing the best
Simon Heslop and James Constable struck with a goal in each half to earn Oxford United their third win in a row. After all the worries over frost and snow, the League Two game went ahead without any problem, but the fog became thicker as the game went
Simon Heslop fired Oxford United into a 17th-minute lead against Macclesfield Town at the Kassam Stadium today. Heslop drilled in a low shot after smart build-up play between James Constable and Steve Maclean. The biggest worry at half-time for United
Alfie Potter, James Constable and Josh Payne all returned to Oxford United's starting line-up against Macclesfield today as the U's tasted action for the first time in three and a half weeks. Fit-again Jake Wright was on the bench, as was Jack Midson
JOBS could be lost under new plans to pool health management teams in Oxfordshire with those in Milton Keynes and Buckinghamshire. The Government has announced all Primary Care Trusts (PCTs), such as NHS Oxfordshire, need to join forces so management
A post-mortem examination of an 82-year-old woman found on a canal towpath near Southam Road on Boxing Day has revealed freezing conditions may have been a factor in her death. Thames Valley Police said the examination, carried out on Monday, showed
Oxford United have today recalled Jack Midson from his loan spell at Southend. The striker's time at Roots Hall was due to expire after today's postponed match between Southend United and Crewe. But with the U's in action against Macclesfield this afternoon
A MAN who cashed in on rising fuel prices by selling stolen diesel has been jailed. Taffin Betnay stole number plates from around the city and attached them to his girlfriend’s hire car while she was at work and filled up with a total of £1,213.28 of
THANK you for helping us save lives – that’s the message from Cancer Research UK this Christmas after women from Oxfordshire raised a whopping £363,120 in this summer’s Race for Life. Six-thousand women took part in three Race for Life events at Oxford
Oxford City secretary John Shepperd was cursing the wintry weather following the postponement of yesterday’s Zamaretto Southern League derby clash at home to Didcot Town. The Premier Division contest was called off on Sunday, because of the frozen snow-covered
GOVERNMENT backing for the Ardley Incinerator plan was the “most awful Christmas present” for Bicester, says a councillor. Catherine Fulljames, who represents Ploughley on Oxfordshire County Council, spoke out after the plans won support from
A HELICOPTER crew from RAF Benson helped bring smiles to children’s faces by sprucing up a Kenyan orphanage. Members of 33 Squadron joined Army and Navy comrades to renovate the Our Lady of Perpetual Help and Education Centre orphanage and school in
IT IS tempting to pity cyclists at this time of year. You needn’t bother. Winter cyclists don’t need to de-ice windscreens or carry a snow shovel, blankets and a flask of tea – a bike can be lifted out of deep drifts by the puniest rider. And unlike
THE Wallingford Round Table came round our estate before Christmas with Santa on a sleigh. I was disappointed, though, that there were no carols – only Robbie Williams singing Angels, which is nothing whatsoever to do with Christmas. We seem to be
I ENJOY your travel articles on Saturdays in the Oxford Mail. I particularly enjoyed the Kenya article as I will never be able to go there due to mental health problems. At this time between Christmas and New Year, I would remind people who are depressed
WHY, I ask myself, doesn’t the Government pay the tuition fees for our students. After all, the Government can always find the money for disasters, and the money to bail out Ireland. And if Spain or Portugal get in a mess like Ireland, we will have to
In the late 1980s, three men with learning difficulties from Oxfordshire decided they deserved and wanted more power over their lives. Despite huge odds, Tony Thorpe, Michael Edwards and the late Raymond Metcalf managed to get funding and negotiate
In the late 1980s, three men with learning difficulties decided they deserved and wanted more power over their lives. They set up My Life My Choice which now helps hundreds of people in our county with learning difficulties. Earlier
WITH your ‘Badvent’ feature having drawn to a close' (Oxford Mail, December 24), you have to admire the ingenuity at adapting the name of ‘Advent’ to fit the cause of justice. I wonder whether you would have been so quick to parody the run-up to another
County councillor Susanna Pressel (Oxford Mail letters, December 10) seems to have forgotten the banks went into meltdown under a Labour government and the Labour government bailed out the banks to the tune of millions. Did the Labour government
At the height of the travel disruption on December 18, the information to passengers by First Great Western at Oxford train station was abysmal. After listing a non-existent train as ‘on time’, one half-an-hour after it should have left, the station
I was sorry to hear of the planned closure of Headington’s public library, which it seems is to suffer the same fate as much of Oxfordshire’s precious network of community libraries. I grew up in Cowley, and as a child spent inordinate amounts of time
A MAN who witnessed the murder of his best friend has been given a suspended prison sentence for driving offences. Abdul Rahim was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder when he drove while disqualified, Oxford Magistrates’ Court was told on Thursday
Britain will be offered some long-awaited respite from the bitterly cold winter weather in the coming days, as temperatures rise and the "big thaw" kicks in. Forecasters predict daytime temperatures will "universally" be above freezing for most
WORKMEN gave up their Christmas Day to demolish an Oxford railway bridge, while the lines were clear of trains. The replacement of the bridge, which carries the Old Abingdon Road over the tracks at Redbridge, is part of a £71m scheme to upgrade
A YEAR ago Beatrice Carr’s parents were preparing for their darkest Christmas ever without their only child. They had already had to come to terms with the fact their daughter, who had once been an outgoing, gregarious and popular girl at school
Christmas and the New Year is often a time for people to look forward to a fresh start. But it can also be a time to reflect. And for the Carr family there is certainly reason to celebrate. They have the chance to spend the festive
PARENTS celebrated the greatest Christmas gift of all...a newborn baby. As thousands of families across the county opened presents and tucked into turkey and mince pies, others were celebrating new arrivals at Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital and Banbury
While the snow has been nothing but a pain for almost everbody, one Oxford United player is relieved that the white stuff arrived. Defender Jake Wright was ruled out for between six and eight weeks when it was discovered he had broken a metatarsal
Chairman Kelvin Thomas hailed the Oxford United fans who turned up to help try and ensure today’s clash with Macclesfield goes ahead. The Kassam Stadium pitch has been covered throughout the bad weather, with a thick layer of snow helping keep the pitch
People convicted of offences at Oxford Magistrates' Court recently: Dudley Powell, 21, of Whitehouse Road, Woodcote, admitted criminally damaging a door in Henley on October 30. Twelve-month conditional discharge, £50 compensation and £20 costs.
