GUINEA-pig owner Fran Flint, right, feared the worst after her pet Candy vanished from her garden three weeks ago. But little did she know the creature had been found by council workers at a rubbish dump three miles away. And, thanks to an appeal in
A FIREFIGHTER was injured as he tackled a blaze started by arsonists at a disused park ranger’s house on the edge of Oxford. Fire crews were called after firebugs struck at West Hill farmhouse in Shotover Country Park, at Headington, on Sunday at about
A CORONER recorded a narrative verdict at an inquest into the death of a 26-year-old man nine days after a gall bladder operation at the Churchill Hospital. The inquest at Oxford Coroner’s Court on Thursday heard Bhajan Lotay, from Pegasus Road, Blackbird
OXFORDSHIRE’S health watchdog has backed a plan which it is hoped will keep key children’s heart services in Oxford. The Government is currently reviewing the future of children’s heart surgery across the country. It has recommended the number of centres
TAKE it off all! The reference in this oddly-phrased instruction was to my clothes and the speaker was a woman clearly used to being obeyed. Interested? My intention was to make you so, with an eye-catching opening to this account of
A SMALL group has raised £11,000 for specialist cancer detecting equipment which will be used to help hundreds of people for years to come. The Oxford Laryngectomy Club provides support for people before, during and after nasal, throat and oesophageal
HORSES are hanging from the rafters in preparation for a new exhibition at the Oxford Playhouse next week. Visitors to the theatre will be treated to “three dimensions of theatre”, a series of textiles, sculptures and costumes. The exhibition is part
Felipe Barcelos has been hitting the headlines recently after scoring seven goals in 12 first team games for Oxford City. The 19-year-old from Hollow Way, Cowley, came to Oxford from Brazil five years ago having never played in an 11-a-side match. He
Nicki Ainley has been taken on full-time as a coach with the Premier Sports Group and will complete her Level Three coaching apprenticeship this year. The 18-year-old former Didcot Girls School pupil now works with pupils at Ruskin School, Swindon, five
A place to study sport and exercise science at Oxford Brookes University in September is waiting for Ollie Lynch after he completes his Level Three football apprenticeship this year. Ollie, 18, from Tiddington, has also broken into Oxford City’s first
WE’VE done it! The Oxford Mail-backed campaign to recruit 100 apprentices in 100 days has smashed its target with time to spare. To date, employers across the county have pledged to take on 168 apprentices with a massive boost coming from the Oxford-based
WANTAGE Town are recruiting for next season’s youth teams and will be holding their first under 16 trials at Alfredian Park on Tuesday, May 24 (6.15pm). Players should report to Ian Howard and Terry McCullough.
The Carp League 2011 series moved on to Drayton Leisure on Sunday, and the 20 matchmen found the going a bit patchy compared to the previous week which produced a new match record. Paul Dann fished pole with pellet shallow across to the island to win
LORNA Shepherd will be running Race for Life this year to say thank-you to the scientists who helped her mum beat the odds against cancer. Mrs Shepherd, 27, from Thame, will join an estimated 9,000 women taking part in Race for Life at Oxford’s University
CYCLISTS set off from East Oxford yesterday to ride to Wood Festival near Wallingford. They gathered outside the former Oxford Cycle Workshop store in Magdalen Road before cycling to Braziers Park for the weekend festival. Festival spokesman Drew
OXFORD Veterans A have completed their most successful season – convincingly winning Division 1 of the Midland League. Last year’s champions, Nottingham A, were pushed back to second place as Oxford ran out 7-3 winners in their final match of the campaign
NICK Colton’s top grade bitch Greyfox Millie, winner of three races on the trot before coming into season, has been mated to Irish Derby winner Slip The Lark. The pups are due to arrive in late August. Meanwhile, Steve Rayner is looking forward to trialling
The Angling Trust have accused the Environment Agency of breaking promises over their plans to develop hydropower from weirs. The EA have invited discussions to develop the energy source on a further three of their weirs on the Thames at Marlow, Boulters
Didcot Barramundi swimmer Alex Murphy, 15, broke his third British junior record this year, when he won the 100m breaststroke in 1min 2.82secs at the Hatfield SC UK Challenge. His time is both a regional and county and open record. Meanwhile
CAMPAIGNERS last night said they had done all they could to stop a Tesco being built in Marston, as an inquiry on the controversial scheme drew to a close. The supermarket giant wants to turn the former Friar pub in Old Marston Road into a new Express
Banbury's Will Bratt salvaged a pair of points finishes during the third and fourth rounds of the FIA Formula 2 Championship at Magny-Cours. Despite significant set-up problems with his car, the 23-year-old finished eighth and seventh respectively in
Bicester's Simon Mauger won two titles at the Rally Show at Cornbury Park. Mauger, who drives for the Bicester-based Major Motorsport Team, won the all-comers title and the Colin McRae Trophy for the most exciting driver/car combination. As a bonus
A TEENAGER was stabbed in Abingdon last night. The 17-year-old boy was taken to hospital after the incident in Northcourt Road. Inspector Paul Beaney, of Thames Valley Police, said officers received a report of a stabbing near Budgens at about
Batt School (Witney) were crowned Oxfordshire champions in the Chairman’s Cup Tag Rugby Competition at Horspath Road Sports Ground, Oxford. Now in its 12th year, the A Section competition doubled as the county final for the first time with schools qualifying
A DEVASTATING spell from Waqas Latif helped St Gregory the Great record an eight-wicket victory over King Alfred’s (Wantage) in the Under 15 Daily Telegraph Twenty20 Vase. Waqas took 3-1 as King Alfred’s were tumbled out for just 22, before St Gregory
TRAFALGAR Cup victor Spencers Lad will be looking to turn the tables on the Richard Yeates-trained Alarming Alan in the Stuart Locke-Hart Memorial Trophy over 450 metres at Oxford Stadium tonight. On Saturday, Angie Kibble’s charge went down by a neck
TRADERS in East Oxford last night said they feared a plan to build student blocks on St Clement’s car park was “a done deal” after contractors started working on the site. Diggers moved in on Monday, but Oxford City Council insists that was
BICESTER & North Oxford’s Freddie Burton returned figures of 6-6 to help his side to an eight-wicket victory over Kennington in the Under 13 Ron Maudsley Trophy. Burton’s haul helped to dismiss Kennington for 52, before he hit 24 not out as Bicester
Awareness-raising campaigns are prone to be – by their very definition – short-lived. And that’s exactly what appears to be the case for the Yellow Ribbon Foundation. The fact that it is closing after eight years should be seen as a sign of its success
City of Oxford bagged six county records and 20 gold medals in a highly successful visit to the Midland Masters Regional Championships in Leamington. Chris Marsh (25-29) led the way, setting two individual county age group records and gaining a third
FIREFIGHTERS are warning people not to swim in Oxfordshire’s waterways as forecasters predict more hot weather later this month. The warning came after the body of Gavin Dible, from Andover in Hampshire, was found in the River Thames near Abingdon Marina
A TRAILBLAZING organisation which has raised thousands of pounds for military personnel and their families is to close. The Yellow Ribbon Foundation, launched in 2003, is to wind down its operations this year due to “a lack of interest and
OXFORDSHIRE Under 15s warmed up for tomorrow’s opening ECB Under 15 Championship match against the Isle of Wight with a two-wicket victory over Bucks at Magdalen College School. The visitors won the toss and elected to bat on a cold and windy afternoon
OXFORDSHIRE Under 10s began their season with a 72-run victory over The Dragon School. Oxfordshire batted first, only to give their wickets away at regular intervals. Jake Taylor and Oliver Price gave the county side a steady start, but no batsman passed
Chairman Kelvin Thomas has praised the impact James Constable has made at Oxford United. The talismanic striker will once again be the headline act as the U’s host their first end-of-season awards dinner at the Kassam Stadium. The
A FRIGHTENED deer ran rampage through a Cowley cul-de-sac, smashing ornaments and scratching furniture in a pensioner’s home. Residents were astonished when a muntjac deer – nicknamed Asbo Bambis for their destructive sprees – sprinted into pensioner
A PUB landlord was last night being sought by police following an assault on a woman inside an East Oxford pub. Rick Windell, who runs the Hobgoblin in Cowley Road, has not been seen since the incident on Tuesday evening. Police said they want to speak
FOR the past 30 years Pam Mason, left, has been battling an almost constant migraine. The pain is so bad she is forced to stay in bed for days, with bouts of sickness lasting for up to 48 hours. But she has been denied a treatment she
Thousands of people suffer migraines every year. It’s a knockout blow which effectively ends the day for sufferers. The bouts of sickness can last for hours. And for Pam Mason it has blighted her life for 30 years. Today we report how NHS Oxfordshire
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a blaze in Abingdon after being alerted by neighbours last night. People living nearby saw smoke coming from the ground floor flat in Caldecott Chase just after 7pm. Two fire engines were sent to the scene. Firefighters
AMERICA’S First Lady Michelle Obama will visit Oxford next week as part of a presidential visit to the UK. US President Barack Obama and his wife will arrive in London on Tuesday, after accepting an invitation from the Queen to make a state
