A WOMAN had to be cut free of her car after a crash near Iron Down Hill, Great Tew, on this evening. Two cars collided on the B4031 shortly before 7pm, and cutting equipment was called in by fire officers to free one woman, who was treated
NEW mum Chalasia Brown was “over the moon” when her son Ceitiece Mane was named Baby of the Year. The three-month-old beat competition from hundreds of other tots to be crowned Oxford Mail Baby of the Year 2011. His family will now enjoy
LEADERS at a troubled primary school have said their programme of improvements is starting to have an effect. Wheatley Primary School was put into special measures by Ofsted inspectors in November because of poor attainment by pupils. Inspectors have
OXFORD City Council has spent over £350,000 on its credit cards over the last three years, a Freedom of Information Act request has revealed. In total, the council spent £351,248.69 on its cards over the past three years. But the total only includes
I HAVE to admit that when someone first mentioned Corsica, I wasn’t 100 per cent sure I knew where it was. And after touching down in the capital Ajaccio, on the west coast of the island (which is found off the south east coast of France for all those
IDEAS are being sought to smarten up a large open space at Bicester North railway station seen by thousands of people a day on passing trains. People are being asked for creative proposals to use sections of a 500sq metre slice of land at the station
INDEPENDENT traders in Oxfordshire say they will be hit hard when banks stop guaranteeing cheques next month. Cheques will no longer ensure payment from June 30, meaning many business owners are bracing themselves for the extra cost of installing debit
THE trauma of children affected by war will be explored by a new exhibition, thanks to a £50,000 Lottery grant. The Soldiers of Oxfordshire Trust will create the exhibition at the Oxfordshire Museum, in Woodstock. It will centre on the stories of refugees
David Harber, who produces bespoke sundials, sculptures and water features, was awarded a trophy by the Royal Horticultural Society, confirming him as one of the best stands out of a field of 600. The 53-year-old, who operates out of a converted
Jingyu Sun is once again the Oxford Mail Cup men’s champion. The Vikings player successfuly defended his crown, beating Andy Misseldine (Kidlington Forum) 11-9, 15-13, 11-9. The championships, held again at the Exeter Close Pavilion, Kidlington, witnessed
Christian Von Eitzen (European, Culham) and Robbie Cundy (Fitzharrys, Abingdon) produced the leading performances at the Vale of White Horse Schools’ Trials at Radley College. Von Eitzen stormed to victory in the junior boys’ 800m in 2mins 9.4secs.
Redford Curtis (Cokethorpe, Witney) and James Currah (Chipping Norton) set new records at the North Oxon Schools' Trials at Horspath Road, Oxford. Curtis launched the javelin 47.94m in the junior boys’ event, improving the previous best by 0.47m. And
Travelling to France for the first time with his dad, Oxford carper Lawson Dallimore made the most of the week-long trip when he landed this beautiful common, weighing a magnificent 41lb 14oz. Lawson was fishing a 20-acre lake and spodded out some freebies
THE HOLY image of a Roman saint has been smashed by vandals in an attack described by a church clerk as “desecration”. The vandalism of the stained glass Victorian windows has left St Mary’s Church, in Witney, with a big repair bill.
Stephen Malone smashed a venue record as he landed a net of carp weighing 141.04.00 to win the Anne Malone Memorial Match on Stable Lake at Kirtlington. In horrendous conditions, the ten anglers caught over 500lbs of fish, with Malone’s winning method
A huge bream, just five ounces off the British record, has been caught from an Oxfordshire pit. The fish weighed in at 19lb 5oz and was landed by Berkshire angler Chris Ladd, who spent 48 hours on the water. Ladd had another two bream weighing 15lb
Berinsfield's Niamh McGuckin reached the under 13 40kg class final of the National Schoolgirl Championships next month after a determined victory over her more experienced Welsh rival Amie Morris at Newbury. McGuckin, 12, who was unchallenged in the
Brize Norton are celebrating reaching the South England Regional League for the first time. Having won the Oxfordshire Premier League, Brize were one of five sides to compete in a round robin event where the top two teams qualified. And the west Oxfordshire
Oxford United boss Chris Wilder believes Sir Alex Ferguson’s imm-ense experience and knowledge will greatly help Manchester United in tonight’s final against Barcelona. Wilder attended the League Managers’ Association annual awards dinner
AN ALCOHOLIC who pinned a pensioner to a wall and claimed he was an undercover policeman was yesterday jailed for attempted robbery. Gerrard Ryan approached 78-year-old Leslie Marsh as he got off a bus in Kidlington before grabbing him and pinning him
“HE’S taken her innocence, it’s taken her childhood.” That is the long-lasting impact paedophile Stephen Walker has had on his young victim, according to her mother. The primary school girl was preyed upon until she wrote down what was happening on
City of Oxford’s Hollie Saunders won four gold medals at the Windsor Level 3 Meet in Maidenhead. The 11-year-old stormed home in 50m freestyle (33.51 secs), 100m (1.12.23), the 50m butterfly (37.85) and 50m breaststroke (43.97). There
With the future of Oxford Stadium under threat after being included as a suitable site for housing, there will be a lot of worried people around, not just the owners, trainers and staff at the Cowley venue. Reasons allegedly being given to the council
The skills and patience of trainer Ron Bicknell has ensured Mookys Penny has enjoyed a full racing career before her retirement this week. The bitch, now five and a half years-old, has come back after two grascilus muscle injuries to complete
Dan Stokell, from Wantage, was third in the second round of the South West Tristar2 regional series at Gloucester. Stokell, a member of Vale Tridents Triathlon Club and Wantage White Horses Swimming Club, moved up to fifth in the standings in his first
Tonight's all-trophy meeting at Oxford Stadium is in aid of the Iain Rennie Hospice that cared for the late Peter Russek. His widow, Kathy, has got all the races and the 72 runners sponsored. Punters should look out forPeony King, who missed his break
THE number of people stuck in Oxfordshire hospital beds unnecessarily has risen once again. During April, 139 people ready to move on from hospital were left stranded in wards. The previous month saw 137 patients, who were well enough to go home, waiting
AN OXFORDSHIRE firm’s decades-old dream of building a plane that can take off into space has taken a giant leap towards becoming reality after receiving the backing of Europe’s top scientists. The European Space Agency (Esa) has said it can
WHAT fun the mindless morons who smashed some of the windows at St Mary’s Church must have had. He, or she, took out the head of St Alban – slightly ironic given the saint was decapitated in life. St Alban is the patron of torture victims. Let’s hope
THE U-turn over keeping libraries open at the expense of other services shows that democracy is still in action. The announcement by Oxfordshire County Council yesterday will be hailed by many, given the wave of opposition to the plan put forward
ALL of Oxfordshire’s 43 libraries could be saved from closure under the new proposals unveiled yesterday. The county council gave in after an unprecedented public backlash against a plan revealed last November to end funding for 20 branches. It is now
OXFORDSHIRE County Council signalled a huge u-turn yesterday after it scrapped plans to cut funding for almost half of its libraries. But council leader Keith Mitchell said that protests against the county’s original scheme to cut funding to 20 of 43
An ecstatic Chris Wilder saw months of hard work pay off yesterday with the capture of striker Deane Smalley. The pacy frontman scored 12 goals in 29 games for League Two champions Chesterfield last season, while on loan from parent club Oldham. And
AFTER paying their respects at every repatriation of a dead serviceman, killed in the war in Afghanistan, those who gather along the A420 to pay their respects pray that it will be the last. But it never is. The group of residents and former servicemen
