SCHOOLCHILDREN were pleased to p..p..p..pick up their prize for naming new penguins at Oxford Ice Rink on Wednesday. Key Stage 2 students from New Hinksey Primary School won a free skating session as part of a citywide competition to name the new skating
OXFORD’S first Green Lord Mayor will carry the spirit of the city’s Green pioneer during her year in office. Ahead of Monday’s Lord Mayor’s Picnic and family funday, new Lord Mayor Elise Benjamin paid tribute to the trail blazed by Mike Woodin
Alex Salvesen, 26, of St Mary’s Road, Oxford, admitted shoplifting six bottles of Bailey’s valued at £115.14 from Sainsbury’s in Oxford on March 13; shoplifting four bottles of Jack Daniel’s valued at £85.54 from Co-op in Oxford on March 19; shoplifting
FOOTBALLERS in Marston have raised £500 for the Oxford Children’s Hospital by auctioning off a signed shirt. The idea was the brainchild of Oxford City Under 14s team, who dedicated every goal of the season to the children being treated at the nearby
CHILDREN in Headington will be able to enjoy their new Narnia-themed play park in time for the summer holidays. A refurbishment of the Bury Knowle Play Area started in February and is due to be finished by July. The work has cost £115,000
Every detail of Dr David Kelly’s tragic death on Harrowdown Hill near Longworth in 2003 has been raked over by the media, lone investigators, and conspiracy theorists in the hope of unearthing some crucial clue that could link a very solitary death
A WORRIED pensioner says a housing association’s plan to evict him could jeopardise his health. Patrick Sullivan lives in Maplewell House, a block of flats in Stonesfield owned by Cottsway Housing Association. The association wants to knock down the
MALCOLM Crosby is back at Oxford United - as the club's head of football development. The popular 56-year-old has a long association with United, having been assistant manager to Denis Smith, as well as having a brief spell as manager at the
HUNDREDS of people gathered in Bampton to watch villagers pushing prams and downing half pints in an ancient festive tradition. The Original Great Shirt Race, thought to date back centuries, is staged along a route featuring pubs and former pubs in the
A driver has died after his car crashed into a ditch in Benson. Police were called to the incident in Brook Street shortly before 2.30am today when another driver spotted the vehicle, a French-registered Peugeot 206, in a ditch. Insp Andy West, of
A scintillating spell of bowling from captain Wesley Morrick gave Aston Rowant their first Division 2 West victory of the season. Morrick returned figures of 5-22 off of 15 overs to help dismiss Dinton for 80. He finished off in style by smashing a
AN HISTORIC East Oxford pub which has been derelict for 12 years is to be transformed into a restaurant. The Coach and Horses, in St Clement’s Street, has been empty since 1999 and locals believe the neglected building has reflected badly on
OXFORD City Council has spent more than £350,000 on its credit cards over the last three years, a Freedom of Information Act request has revealed. In total, the council has admitted spending £351,248.69 on credit cards over the past three years. But
A ROYAL occasion gives everyone the chance for a knees-up, as we saw recently with the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. And in 1953, the good folk of Cutteslowe didn’t hesitate to organise a celebration when the date of the Queen’s Coronation
SATURDAY’S RESULTS 7.35: 1 WHITE NOSE GIRL 6-1, 2 Thelollysonmolly 9-4. Trio: (4x2x5). Trainer: Baker. Time: 28.04. Hamilton Hero (6) 2-1 fav. 7.50: 1 BARRACK JOE 2-1 jt fav, 2 Enzo 2-1 jt fav. Trio: (6x5x2). Trainer: Magnasco. Time: 27.87. 8.05: 1
Oxfordshire pulled off the great escape to beat Hertfordshire by 14 runs in a thrilling clash at North Mymms yesterday. Victory means Oxon can still qualify for the quarter-finals, but having played their final Pool 3 match, need results to go their
Craig Haupt smashed 74 as Banbury beat Division 1 leaders Oxford by one wicket in a derby thriller on Saturday. Coming in at No 3, Haupt nearly saw his side home single-handedly after a super innings that comprised six fours and lasted 117 balls. However
Horsepath fought back from a massive collapse only to lose by two wickets off the last ball at Farnham Royal in Division 2 West. After being put in to bat, the visitors crashed from 38-0 to 42-6, with Naeem Baig claiming five of the wickets
A BURGLAR who also handled children’s toys intended as Christmas presents after they had been stolen has been jailed. The items, worth £280, were taken from a locked cupboard in a communal hallway at a block of flats and Anthony Cheswick then sold them
THE collapse of this year’s Cowley Road Carnival was a massive disappointment for the city. In recent weeks we have seen a number of large-scale community events fall. The reasons have differed, although a lack of cash seems to be a major factor. The
IT may not be in its traditional home this year, but the organisers of the Cowley Road fiesta are convinced it will still be a great party. The popular East Oxford event will be staged in South Park in July rather than on the road after fundraising
I WRITE in response to your front page news (Oxford Mail, May 14), that Cowley Road Carnival is once again off. I, along with many others, am completely dismayed about this decision. We dug into our pockets at last year’s carnival to ensure that it went
YOU reported (Oxford Mail, May 23) that residents of East Oxford are campaigning for the reinstatement of the bus service between Iffley Road and Oxford railway station. Last week you published a letter from a Kidlington resident seeking reinstatement
Ovlov is Volvo backwards. I can testify to this as earlier this month I drove for 10 miles on the A34 at 50mph, with some moron in an articulated wagon six feet from my rear bumper. And all I could see in my rear view mirror was the legend Ovlov. In
MCCA TROPHY Group 3: Oxfordshire 163 (47.3 ovs, J Perkin 48no, A Jewell 44), Hertfordshire 149 (35.3 ovs, E Ballard 52, C Keegan 3-38, J Taylor 3-41). ECB WOMEN’S COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP Oxfordshire 250-9 (M Burton 82no, R Todd 50), Wiltshire 40 (S Moore
Thame Town are still looking for their first win of their Division 2 West campaign after a disappointing 101-run defeat by Slough on Saturday. Although never in the hunt, Thame lost their final wicket with just nine balls remaining, as Bobby Sher took
AS AN English republican, I really couldn’t give two hoots about the latest Royal Wedding, but I’m not naive enough to believe it wasn’t very popular with the majority of UK citizens, (or should that be subjects?) I find the fact that thousands crowd
My apologies for not having written last week, but I was struck down by the kind of symptoms Doctor Rumack (actor Leslie Nielsen) once encountered onboard an LA flight to Chicago in the film Airplane! Indeed, as he so clinically expressed them in the
POOR management and militant shop stewards shared the blame for the years of industrial strife in the Cowley car industry. That is the view of David Buckle, former Oxford district secretary of the Transport & General Workers’ Union. In a new book, called
THESE women had an important daily task – to make sure children were well fed. They were the canteen staff who served lunchtime meals at Woodstock Primary School. The photograph comes from a collection belonging to John Brucker, of Yarnton
THE Lions Club staged its eighth Old Time Music Hall in 1976, with packed houses at all four performance in Banbury Technical College theatre. At least one member of the audience appeared in Edwardian garb, with boater, striped blazer and sideboards.
FIREMEN from Oxfordshire were drafted in to help when German bombers attacked Southampton during the Second World War. More than 600 civilians died and 900 buildings were damaged as enemy aircraft tried to put the docks and the Supermarine factory, which
THESE were some of the pupils and staff at Cheney School at Headington, Oxford, in June, 1955. It is taken from one of those panoramic photographs that were popular at schools in those days. It would take ages to get everyone in the right place, and
A TEENAGER has been jailed after aiming a kick at a man’s head “like taking a penalty”. Ashley Cooper rained down punches and kicks on 18-year-old Jamie Smith as his victim lay prone in Abingdon Precinct. The 17-year-old attacker, who the Oxford Mail
THIS year’s OX5 Run has been a huge success. And it looks as if we are set to beat last year’s fundraising total with £60,000 winding its way to the children’s hospital all thanks to you. In an era when you are besieged with charity events to get involved
THE city’s children’s hospital today thanks Oxford Mail readers for your “amazing support” in hitting a new record with this year’s OX5 Run. Fundraisers say March’s five-mile run around Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, is expected to raise more
Deane Smalley has the taste for scoring goals that fire teams to promotion. And he is confident that he can do the same for Oxford next season as he did for Chesterfield this year. The 22-year-old joined United on Friday after turning down a new contract
BY day, father-of-two Jeff Denton is activities co-ordinator at a care home. By night, he is Freddie Mercury, Amy Winehouse, Ozzy Osbourne – and a host of other stars, in one of Oxfordshire’s fastest, most frantic and crazily entertaining music acts.
A “HIDDEN army” of grandparents have been left caring for their grandchildren because of the recession, according to the organisers of a new project in Oxford. The Grandparent Project aims to discover exactly what activities those older residents would
A “HIDDEN army” of grandparents have been left caring for their grandchildren because of the recession, according to the organisers of a new project in Oxford. The Grandparent Project aims to discover exactly what activities those older residents would
