Police are appealing for information after a distinctive scooter was stolen from Headington. The mint green 200cc Piaggio Vespa PX200E, registration YR52 YNU was stolen from Woodlands Road between Saturday, May 14, and Sunday 15 May.
EIGHT people arrested after a man was stabbed in an East Oxford park have been released on police bail. The victim was playing cricket when he was approached by a group of men and stabbed several times in Cowley Marsh Park shortly after 8pm on Monday
TV antiques dealer David Dickinson is on the look-out for undiscovered treasure in Witney for his latest show. The Real Deal show will be filmed at the Windrush Leisure Centre, in Witan Way, on Saturday. The show invites members of the public to bring
SICK youngsters in Oxford are now enjoying the benefits of reading, thanks to donations of books and visits from storytellers. The new initiative, Readwell, was launched at the Oxford Children’s Hospital, next to the John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington
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Robert Ginsburg does not like the term ‘healer’ because he believes it suggests an unscientific, or faith-based, approach to his work. However, it provides a rough shorthand for his unusual training and skills. For more than 15 years, Mr Ginsburg received
The Government's plans to computerise the NHS may still be mired in controversy, but in the meantime, doctors and other health professionals seem to be embracing new technology with enthusiasm. Oxford kidney specialist Neil Bacon founded doctors.net.uk
From ‘pocket parks’ tucked into housing estates to ‘destination play areas’ like Cuttleslowe Park, Oxford has an unusually large number of playgrounds for a city of its size. Oxford City Council manages 92 of its own, as well as 11 owned by other bodies
SUPPORT band, The Last Republic, got the crowd at the O2 Academy suitably warmed up for this evening - headlined by legendary Welsh rockers The Alarm. You could hear The Alarm and U2 influence in the lead singer's voice as he led his group through strong
A beauty treatment voucher sparked a new career for primary school teacher Karen Paine. She was leaving to have her third child and she used the voucher to have a pedicure. "I realised that it was going to be difficult to give the dedication I wanted
Golfers now have fewer excuses when they miss a vital putt, thanks to he efforts of a player turned techno-entrepreneur. Steve McGuinness has devised a new application or app specifically for the iPhone 4, which can help measure the length of a putt as
It was Edith Piaf, who sang Je ne regrette rien but it is a sentiment fellow country woman France Baudet can identify with. As owner of the Cannelle Beaute salon business, which has seen turnover rise by 40 per cent over the past five years, she is sitting
Tall strolling men, metal birds, mosaic spheres join forces with flowers made of glass, willow or stainless steel in a business set up by two women who saw eye-to-eye while on a gardening course at Waterperry Garden Centre, near Oxford. Businesswomen
A 52-year-old man from Haddenham who was reported missing on May 13 has been found safe and well. Police said Nigel Adams, of The Gables, returned home of his own accord.
IT’S fast, furious and one of the quickest growing sports in the UK... and one Oxford roller derby team were making sure everyone knew it on Saturday. The Oxford Angelz of Anarchy team held a special Malice in Wonderland ball at the Baby Simple bar,
A PROMISING young footballer who turned to crime has been jailed for a series of burglaries. Lawrence Windle committed three burglaries and a theft while out on licence from prison for a previous burglary. The serial offender, who has more than 35 convictions
My school classroom back in the 1970s and 80s was much the same as it had been for my parents just after the Second World War. It consisted of desks in rows, blackboards and blotted exercise books with board dusters often used as weapons by teachers to
Oxford United will sign Leyton Orient defender Andy Whing on a two-year deal when his current contract expires this summer. The 26-year-old right back played for Coventry City and Brighton & Hove Albion before his move to Orient in October
AT a time when money is harder to come by, £7,500 would make a big difference to any school. One lucky Oxfordshire school will win the tidy sum after the Oxford Mail announced its third School Build SOS competition with Abingdon-based construction firm
ONE of the world’s glitziest conferences, attended by stars and politicians ranging from Cameron Diaz to Gordon Brown, has abandoned Oxford for Edinburgh. About 750 people – each paying a $6,000 membership fee – have attended the TEDGlobal conference
The number of people out of work and claiming benefit has fallen for the second month in a row. Latest figures for April produced by the Office of National Statistics (ONS), show there were 7,686 people claiming Job Seekers’ Allowance (JSA), a fall of
MICHAEL Ball is coming to Oxford and we have got a prize his legion of fans will be fighting over. In association with the New Theatre, we are giving a lucky winner the chance to meet him when he comes to Oxford next month, a pair of free tickets for
Marlborough School (Woodstock) captured the Oxfordshire Under 12 Cup with a 4-2 win after extra time over King Alfred’s Community & Sports College (Wantage) in the final at Thame United. Kane Bennett and Liam Rogan gave Marlborough a 2-0 lead, but King
Mid Oxon Under 15s warmed up for the ESFA Trophy final against Dacorum at the Kassam Stadium, Oxford United, tomorrow (6.30pm) by lifting the Oxfordshire Cup. A 2-2 draw against Vale of White Horse at Letcombe saw Mid Oxon crowned champions on goals
AFC Hinksey were crowned Upper Thames Valley League Premier Division champions with a 3-0 win over Kings Arms Wheatley in their title decider at Sutton Courtenay. The match was still goalless at half-time after Hinksey striker Julian McCalmon fired a
Saxton Rovers’ hopes of retaining the North Berks League Division 1 championship ended in a 2-1 defeat at home to leaders Lam-bourn Sports, writes Phil Annetts. It means Lambourn need only a point to take the crown. Kirk Willmoth gave
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Minster Lovell Res clinched the Witney & District FA's Jack Busby Trophy with a 2-0 victory over FC Chequers Res in the final. Their goals came from Mykel Ryan and a John Forteath penalty. Brize Norton lifted the Junior Cup with a 3-2 penalty shoot-out
Dave Rose’s double gave Adderbury Park a 2-0 win at Enstone in the Oxfordshire Senior League Premier Division. Oxford Irish won 3-1 at Oakley United in Division 1. Garry Spackman, Michael Bettany and Thomas Conway were the Irish marksmen, with Dan Bruno
HARRY Ackland has scored his maiden century at the age of 13. Ackland hit 117 not out for Cumnor in their 42-run victory over Harwell in a friendly on Sunday. The youngster smashed 18 fours and three sixes in his innings from a strip
Oxford United Ladies are celebrating a trophy double after winning the Southern Region League Cup. The latest cup success saw them triumph 4-3 after extra time over Andover New Street and it goes with their Oxfordshire Women's Senior Cup last month.
SCHOOL technology provider RM Education has slipped into the red, latest figures have revealed. The company, which employs 1,200 people based at Milton Park, near Didcot, made a pre-tax loss of £1.4m for the six months to March 31, compared to a profit
FINLAY MacBurnie is only 17 years old, but a freak motorbike accident, in which he hit a badger, means he may never walk again. The teenager has been recovering in hospital since being thrown off his bike on the outskirts of his home village of Long
Burford retained the Oxfordshire Under 19 Cup with an impressive 4-0 win over Oratory (Woodcote) in the final at Thame United. Luke Agnew, Joe Miller, David Naworynsky and Ben Geeson-Brown grabbed the Burford goals. The team, led by captain and goalkeeper
Tower Hill saw off Bicester Town Colts 2-1 after extra time to lift the Giles Sports Witney Youth League Under 14 Knockout Cup and complete the double. Connor Tinsley and Camer-on Taylor were on target for Tower Hill, who had already won the league title
Witney United show off the Oxfordshire FA Joe Roughton Under 18 Cup after beating arch rivals Carterton 3-0 in the final at Thame United. Joey Fullerton set up Declan Shepperd to give Witney the lead, then he netted the second himself from a free-kick
England warmed up for this summer’s World Cup in Germany with a hard-fought 2-0 win against Sweden in an entertaining friendly at the Kassam Stadium. A header from Jill Scott and a penalty from substitute Karen Carney sealed victory for England, who
A MAN was in hospital with serious injuries last night after being stabbed while playing cricket in an East Oxford park. The victim was approached by a group of men and stabbed several times after a fight broke out in Cowley Marsh Park shortly after
THE man in charge of Oxford’s struggling primary schools denied poor results were the reason as he stepped down yesterday. Michael Waine, Oxfordshire County Council’s schools improvement boss, has left the ruling cabinet. Mr Waine is being replaced
THREE former England Test players will appear at Steeple Aston on Sunday when the Lord’s Taverners take on the village side in a charity match. Mike Gatting captains the visitors, with Graeme Hick and Gladstone Small also confirmed, while Matthew Hoggard
IAN Hudspeth has found himself kicked out of Oxfordshire County Council’s cabinet by Keith Mitchell, just days after standing against him in a leadership challenge. Mr Mitchell yesterday refused to answer whether there was a link between the
TEAM Monarch’s Martin Cook was in exceptional form, clanging off 15 dolls (5-4-6) in their 2-1 Section 3 win at The Chequers, writes ANDY BEAL. Monarch won the first two legs 23-16, 19-15, with Chequers claiming the last 23-16, Cook’s six proving in
I know the economy is in a bit of a state, and there’s a fair chance a new war will erupt in the Middle East any day now, but quite frankly this week it will take something much bigger than them to beat the most depressing piece of news I’ve received
OF course prisoners should be awarded compensation without having to prove their innocence beyond reasonable doubt, when their guilty verdicts are quashed, especially when police corruption or negligence is involved. The situation hitherto prevailing
I WRITE with reference to Clive Stone’s struggle for funding for an operation on his brain tumour (Oxford Mail, May 9). I found it insulting that, on the opposite page, were listed some of the country’s richest people – with the likes of Richard
THE Oxford Mail recently printed a letter I wrote regarding garden waste. I am writing again to applaud P Howard’s letter of May 4 on the same subject, but would like to make plain that each household was given only one free green bag. If you needed
I wonder how Israeli supporters will react to the latest murderous attack on unarmed protesters, by the IDF – the Israeli Death Force. The most recent act of murder warranted less than two minutes on BBC News24, and was the third story. The top story
I was one of a small group being treated at Oxford Options Resources Centre – the rehabilitation centre run by Oxfordshire County Council at Horspath Driftway. On the same day as I finished my six-week course, the members of our group were told that
TESCO and the landlord of Boots are the final objectors to £70m plans to regenerate Bicester town centre, an inquiry has been told. The supermarket giant objected to a compulsory purchase order over concerns about access to its Sheep Street store, yet
SHOPKEEPERS across the Vale have welcomed a decision to make short-term car parking free by Christmas. The much-heralded Conservative election pledge has been praised for helping rejuvenate businesses in Wantage and Abingdon. However
There are no buses from Kidlington that go on to the railway station, while routes from the east and south of the city do. The Oxford Bus Company’s City 2 routes, and Stagecoach’s routes 7A/B travel down Banbury Road and terminate at Magdalen Street
A council slapped an extra 554 fines on motorists in the month new parking rates were introduced across Cherwell. Hundreds of motorists were caught out when the council started charging blue badge holders and introduced evening fees. Last month Cherwell
PERSIMMON VILLAGE CUP OLLY Dimbylow held his nerve to send Challow & Childrey into the Oxfordshire semi-finals with a three-run victory over Tiddington. Chasing 196 to win, Tiddington needed five runs off the final over with three wickets in hand.
BOLLYWOOD star Amitabh Bachchan called in at Oxford University yesterday and attended a lecture hosted by the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies. Mr Bachchan, 68, a popular Indian film actor and producer, began his visit with a reception at the Hindu studies
CAMPAIGNERS have branded compensation payments to victims of the Equitable Life saga “pathetic”. The pensions company collapsed just over a decade ago, leaving 6,000 Oxfordshire policy-holders and a further million pensioners across the UK losing life
STAR batsman Richard Kaufman admitted to having mixed feelings after breaking Oxfordshire’s one-day scoring record. Kaufman smashed 170 off 143 balls as Oxfordshire rattled up 311-8 against Bedfordshire in the MCCA Trophy at Banbury on Sunday
Cllr Revd Dick Wolff will be busking in the city centre today, from approx 10:30 till 3:30 to raise money for Christian Aid. It's Christian Aid Week. He will be playing mostly traditional English dance music on various accordions. Dick is Minister of
AN X Factor hopeful told jurors blood “gushed” from her face after her husband attacked her. Katrina Teggart yesterday gave evidence in the trial of estranged husband and ex-Witney United FC manager Darren Teggart. Mrs Teggart, a nurse who is waiting
THE city council defended its licensing policy after a taxi driver knocked down a cyclist while high on crack cocaine and heroin. Nizagit Hussain did not realise he had struck Muqarab Shabbir and driven over his bicycle in Oxford High Street. The 29
THE revelations out of the case of minicab driver Nizabit Hussain pose some serious questions about Oxford City Council’s licensing scheme. Hussain hit a cyclist in the High in February having taken crack cocaine and heroin and was yesterday jailed for
Jack Midson admits that the hat-trick he scored for Oxford United against Torquay on January 3 has hindered, rather than helped his career. The striker was sent on loan to Southend in December, before coming back to the Kassam Stadium at
THE Olympic torch will be carried through Oxfordshire in the build-up to the 2012 games. The torch will be carried through Oxfordshire on July 9, it was announced this morning. It will come from Woodstock, through Oxford, before heading down towards
AN antiques centre in Chipping Norton has risen from the ashes and is set to reopen after a devastating fire. Station Mill Antiques Centre, Station Road, was gutted after an electrical fault in September last year. But, after a refit costing in excess
CATS famously have nine lives, but Andy the guinea pig has proved he is just as lucky. The ginger pet was discovered far from his natural habitat, in a landfill skip at a rubbish dump in Stanton Harcourt. Oxfordshire County Council workers
THE new mayor of Wantage is newly-elected town and district councillor Charlotte Dickson. The Tory took over from Liberal Democrat Jim Sibbald on Monday night after he lost his seat on the council. The Conservatives took both Wantage
HUNDREDS of footballers battled it out at a city-wide community tournament aimed at forcing home the message about antisocial behaviour. Teams from neighbourhoods across Oxford took part in the two-day event which aimed to turn informal street kickabouts
Workers at Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire district councils could share an office block to save taxpayers up to £400,000 a year. The Abbey House office in Abingdon or SODC’s home in Crowmarsh Gifford, near Wallingford, could close under the
