McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh hailed Lewis Hamilton's Chinese Grand Prix victory as the perfect tonic heading into the European season. Hamilton's win in Shanghai brought the curtain down on the first flyaway leg of the season following
Frank Brown, 53, of no fixed address, admitted begging in Cowley Road, Oxford, on January 20 and January 29. Given a six-month conditional discharge and an indefinite restraining order not to enter Kebab Kid. Thomas Goodenough, 18, of Norman Way, Wallingford
A SET of drinking buddies are saddling up to cycle more than 960 miles and raise £10,000 for cancer research. Nathan Dale said he simply did not know what to do when he found out his mother had cancer. Bridget Butler, of Stonesfield, was diagnosed with
AN East Oxford advice centre for Chinese people could close if Oxford City Council bosses cut a vital grant. Oxfordshire Chinese Community and Advice Centre (OCCAC) in Princes Street received a grant of £49,703 in 2010/2011 but will get just £18,000
RESIDENTS living in a mobile home park in Didcot are relieved energy bosses have scaled back plans for electricity generators near their homes. Peak Gen Power has withdrawn a planning application for three 12m generators just 30m from Foxhall Manor Park
Blenheim Palace has added another award to its growing collection. It has been voted the Most Coach Friendly Historic Attraction at the Belmont International UK Coach Awards beating competition from The Black Country Museum in Dudley, West Midlands and
The Oxfordshire branch of the Institute of Directors (IoD) is holding a special evening in a county vineyard. The group will enjoy a wine tasting at the Bothy Vineyard, Frilford Heath, near Abingdon, hosted by owners Sian and Richard Liwicki
A crash involving two vehicle today led to the closure of the A329 near Milton Common. The road has been closed both ways between the A40 London Road and the A418 Oxford Road, near the golf club. Emergency services are attending the scene and said
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A YOUTH leader has warned cuts to Kidlington’s youth centre will increase antisocial behaviour under planned council cuts. Youth worker Stephen Milford said changes to work at The Forum youth centre would worsen the village’s recognised yob
ONE of Oxfordshire’s youth jazz bands certainly has nothing to be brassed off about. The Oxfordshire Jazz Collective has won a place to perform at this year’s Oxford Jazz Festival by impressing a panel of judges in a competition set up by the
A TECH-SAVVY police officer has become the new commander for West Oxfordshire with a pledge to use the Internet to build closer ties to people. Chief Inspector Colin Paine has promised to bring social media to his part of Thames Valley Police
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to keep open a village primary school said their efforts have been given a major boost after a headteacher was appointed. Oxfordshire County Council proposed closing the 160-year-old Culham Primary School because it had been without
NPOWER LEAGUE TWO Accrington Stanley 0, Oxford Utd 0. ZAMARETTO SOUTHERN LEAGUE Premier Div: Didcot Tn 1, Halesowen 1; Oxford City 2, Banbury Utd 2. Div 1 South & West: Abingdon Utd 1, Paulton Rov 1; North Leigh 0, Totton 3.
Doncaster Rovers have recalled midfielder Ryan Burge from his loan at Oxford United. Burge has made five starts and done OK, but Doncaster are now embroiled in a relegation battle at the foot of the Championship after their 3-1 defeat at Hull, and Scunthorpe's
OXON: A fundraising football tournament held at Oxford City Football Club has raised more than £500 for two Down’s Syndrome charities. The money will be shared between Down’s Syndrome Oxford (DSO) and the Down Syndrome Educational Trust, based in Portsmouth
KIDLINGTON: A 21-year-old has admitted attacking a man outside a pub. Logan Usher appeared at Oxford Crown Court on Friday and admitted causing grievous bodily harm. Michael Rogers was left with a serious brain injury outside the Red Lion on June 23
POTENTIAL stars of the future put on a show for shoppers in Oxford. The Talent Oxford competition took centre stage at Templars Square shopping centre in Cowley on Saturday as dozens of performers showed off their skills. The auditions were run alongside
OXFORD: A teenager has admitted causing death by careless driving. Philip Sherriff crashed in Horspath on October 1. Sidney Spiers, from Kennington, was a passenger in the Fiat Punto and he died in hospital on October 7. The 19-year-old driver, of
TWO men were injured as they fell from stairs at an Oxford nightclub. One of the revellers suffered a broken leg in the incident at Camera in St Ebbe’s Street on Friday night. Michael O’Shea, who was queueing to enter the venue, said
The Greene King Oxford & District Winter League finals will be held on Friday, June 10 at Rover Social Club, Cowley. Tickets (£2) from Jim Baxendale on 01865 430054 or the Three Horseshoes Old Marston The new ODDA Summer League season starts on Tuesday
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DEPRIVATION figures tell a tale of two cities, with parts of south-east Oxford falling further behind, but areas in the north of the city continue to prosper. An area of Northfield Brook has the highest deprivation score in the city and is among the
OXFORD: A six-month project to remodel the Heyford Hill roundabout on the southern bypass was due to start this morning. The work is being funded by Sainsbury’s and Oxfordshire County Council. Commuters have been warned of delays.
OXFORD: A 58-year-old man has been detained indefinitely under the Mental Health Act. Melvin Faulkner attacked Harry Henderson on March 24 last year. Faulkner, of Regent Street, East Oxford, earlier admitting unlawful wounding and was sentenced at Oxford
OXFORD: Wounded servicemen, including Captain Guy Disney from Oxford, have completed a charity trek to the North Pole. The team reached their destination on Saturday after 13 days on the ice. Prince Harry, who joined the four-man team for part of the
Oxford's Jason Plato survived a nasty crash in the second round of the British Touring Car Championship at Donington Park. Plato emerged unscathed after rolling his Silverline Chevrolet Cruse in race two.
FOR a number of years, area committees have distributed money locally, made planning decisions and served as a conduit for local people to the city council. Now, shamefully, the Labour group has chosen to abolish them. Even more shameful, however,
REGARDING last month’s anti-cuts protest, once again, a largely peaceful demonstration in London was marred by mindless yobs. Still, at least fewer of them were in uniform this time. DAVID DIMENT, Riverside Court, Oxford
Oxford City 2 (Ballard 18, 90) Banbury Utd 2 (Ashton 37, Green 54) Andy Ballard’s last-gasp equaliser earned Oxford City a draw in their Premier Division derby with Banbury United at Court Place Farm. With time running out it looked as though City
Didcot Tn 1 (Bartley 90) Halesowen Tn 1 (Moncheu 21) Michael Bartley’s stoppage time equaliser boosted Didcot Town’s hopes of avoiding the drop from the Premier Division – and condemned Halesowen Town to relegation at the npower Loop Meadow Stadium
North Leigh 0 AFC Totton 3 (Sherborne 23, Wisken 36, Gosney 90) North Leigh’s Division 1 South & West play-off hopes suffered a setback as leaders AFC Totton eased to victory at Eynsham Park. With rivals Hungerford and Thatcham winning, the defeat
INCOME Part of Northfield Brook comes out the worst with 34 per cent of the total population considered to be income deprived. INCOME DEPRIVATION AFFECTING CHILDREN Part of Northfield Brook – where 51 per cent of the children come from income
THE arrival of spring after a long hard winter is always a cause for celebration. And these children from St Michael’s School in Marston Road, Oxford, made sure the new season came in with a bang in 1976. They entertained parents and friends with performances
HUNDREDS of people have learned the art of public speaking through the Oxford Speakers’ Club. Men and women from all walks of life have acquired the skills to speak confidently in front of an audience. The club, which is 50 years old this year, was
A THREE-DAY Festival of Flowers was held in the village church and manor house in 1966. It was thought it was the first time the manor house, owned by Dr and Mrs Bernard Rose, had been opened to the public. Mr HL Dunkley, headmaster of the village
A TREK to the woods was a Good Friday tradition enjoyed by many children. Youngsters on the Cutteslowe estate in North Oxford turned out every year for a wonderful day in the countryside. Rosemary Coughlan has sent in details of the annual exodus, which
MEMBERS of Wolvercote Boys’ Club in Oxford proved they were the champions when they took on rivals from three counties. They entertained and defeated under-14 teams from Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Middlesex in a superteam event in 1990. Football
McGREGOR the donkey was in great demand as Easter approached. He led children from the village school at Aston Rowant, near Thame, to the parish church for their end-of-term service in April 1984. Then a few days later, he was in action again, leading
I WALK along the straight footpath next to Rose Hill Cemetery, from Church Hill Road to Rose Hill most days of the week. Everyone is short of money but it would be so nice to have a bench to sit down on about half-way along this footpath – preferably
I WRITE with reference to Adrian Taylor’s letter concerning keeping mixed wards in general hospitals. Having, on two or three occasions, shared a mixed-sex ward, it was a trifle off-putting, but at times is unavoidable. However, if it is a must, separate-sex
I FEEL I must comment on John Lillis’ letter about the high standards at the John Radcliffe Hospital (Oxford Mail, April 12). I recently also had cause to be admitted to the cardiac unit at the JRH for a procedure. I endorse everything he said about
I CAN assure Mr Edwards (Intentions of housing association worry me, Oxford Mail, April 11 2011) that he has no need to worry about our intentions. GreenSquare has a full understanding of, and commitment to, social housing, including both council
IT’S funny, but my earliest memory of sex, or at least people kissing passionately while taking off their clothes, was Dad suddenly leaping up off the sofa, his back to the TV screen, exclaiming: “What is this rubbish!?” Mum on the other hand would
Abingdon Utd 1 (Romeo 21) Paulton Rovers 1 (Ball 82) Abingdon United had to settle for a share of the spoils after conceding a late goal to Paulton Rovers in their Division 1 South & West clash at Northcourt Road. There were eight minutes left when
Launton Sports 0 Headington Amateurs 4 (McCuaig 37, Jacob 42, Cuff 88, Smith 89) Headington Amateurs secured their first Hellenic League title in style with an emphatic victory at Division 1 West basement boys Launton Sports. Launton kept Headington
WE have the best of cities but we also have the worst of cities. That’s the story told by new poverty figures which show parts of Oxford sliding further into the mire of deprivation as others flourish. Twelve of Oxford’s 85 neighbourhoods
Boss Chris Wilder praised his Oxford United team for showing the resilience that has sometimes been missing for a hard-earned 0-0 draw at Accrington Stanley on Saturday. The gritty result ended the Lancashire club’s eight-match winning streak at home
Wootton Bassett Tn 0 Wantage Tn 4 (Hodgkins 31, Butler 55, Biddle 65, Keen 83) Wantage Town went top of the Premier Division after smashing through the 100-goal barrier for the season at Wootton Bassett Town. With two games to go – they visit Bracknell
OXFORD: City councillors will vote tonight on controversial changes to the authority’s decision-making process. The decision will be taken by a meeting of full council at 5pm, at the Town Hall.
OXFORD: Emergency services were called to two car crashes on the M40. A vehicle left the road at about 7.30pm on Friday between Ardley and Banbury. One person was treated for minor injuries, a fire service spokesman said. At 4.17am on Saturday, two
OXFORD: A defeated finalist from three years ago has been crowned this year’s champion in the BBC TV quiz show Mastermind. Ian Bayley, 36, from Oxford, was runner-up in the show in 2008. In this year’s final, screened on Friday, Mr Bayley answered questions
A TEENAGER died after a road crash in the north of the county. The 16-year-old, named locally as Eddie Lynch, died after a grey Audi A6 hit his stationary red Aprilia moped. The incident happened at about 9pm on Friday on the B4031 Clifton Road, near
DESCRIBED by her best friend as “the most bubbly girl I have ever met”, mum of one Nichola Southey remains unconscious six months after an asthma attack. Now her loved ones have kicked off a £10,000 appeal to buy a specialist sensory wheelchair which
A CAR-sharing scheme launched by Oxfordshire County Council is only being used for 78 regular journeys, despite costing County Hall more than £35,000. The Oxfordshire Car Scheme was set up in August last year, with the aim of cutting down congestion
A FEAST of live music and rare releases proved a hit for Oxford’s only independent record shop. The Truck Store in Cowley Road joined in the international Record Store Day with a weekend of performances and the selling of limited-edition vinyl. Oxford
Congratulations to all those from Oxfordshire who completed the London Marathon. Their fantastic achievement has raised vital money for good causes across the county and will make a difference to countless lives. They finished in hours but it was the
TRAIN enthusiasts from Didcot Railway Centre took a trip to North Wales to try out their newly-restored vintage steam railmotor. The only surviving Great Western Railway railmotor, No 93 made its debut on the Llangollen Railway in the Dee Valley last
IT might not be Shakespeare but the verbal comings and goings of one Oxford cafe inspired an amateur historian to put pen to paper. Computer programmer Jocelyn Ireson-Paine jotted down the conversations between the characters at the Excelsior cafe in
FOR TWO years Helen d’Ayala has been battling the symptoms similar to flu. Each day the mother-of-two is so tired she has to come home from work half way through the day just so she can snatch a few precious minutes sleep and battles painful
ENERGY-SAPPING heat provided an added challenge for London Marathon entrants yesterday as thousands of pounds was raised by Oxfordshire runners. Many competitors struggled in the spring sunshine, with some needing to dig deep to cross the finishing
Today we reveal the shocking new study that shows Oxford is getting more deprived, despite efforts to address the problems. The news has shaken city leaders and confirms what hundreds of families already know – life is getting tougher.
