A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving in connection with a fatal collision on the B4100. The collision, between a Toyota Yaris and a Yamaha motorcycle, happened on the stretch of road between Baynards
A 20-year-old man was sprayed in the face by a robber who snatched his mobile phone while he sat in a van in Grove. The victim was in a white van outside Smarts Fish and Chip Shop in Savile Way with the driver’s window open at about 2pm on Wednesday,
Most of England and Wales will bask in sunshine for the first half of the weekend but cooler weather is on the way, forecasters said. Gemma Plumb from MeteoGroup said northern parts would be much cooler while southern areas would have warmer weather
THE village of Bampton was in bloom on Monday for the annual Morris Day festivities. While morris men from across the country danced in the streets and pubs, flower arrangers held a festival in St Mary’s Church. The festival, organised
THE owner of a house deemed “at risk” says he was too busy caring for his dying mother to keep it in good repair. Martin Young bought 29 Old High Street in 1978 and lived in it for decades. before abandoning it around five years ago. This week the
PIRATES, police officers and children in prams were among the scarecrows created by Blackbird Leys residents for a special competition. The estate’s Holy Family Church in Cuddesdon Way is trying to raise money for a new church roof and held a scarecrow
Anyone who has ever owned a Saab will tell you they are solid, safe and sensible — now you can add sexy to the list. The first product to emerge from the Scandinavian car maker following its sale from General Motors to the Dutch performance car
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The fact that you need to put the key into the door of Hyundai’s i10 to open it, might tempt you into thinking that here is a cheap, cheerful and thoroughly old fashioned city car. Nothing could be further from the truth. The refreshed i10
The Bahrain Grand Prix has returned to this year's Formula One calendar after a meeting of the FIA World Motor Sport Council in Bahrain today. Zayed R Alzayani, chairman of the Bahrain International Circuit, confirmed the news, announcing the decision
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The Pinot Grigio grape, or Pinot Gris as it is known in Alsace, is closely related to Pinot Noir and its pinky-grey berries can look more like black grapes than white. In fact, it has enough colour to make some really tasty and savoury rosés
WORK on Oxfordshire’s first solar farm has begun. Enough panels to power 1,000 homes for a year are going up on a 30-acre site at Westmill Farm in Watchfield, near Faringdon. But the race against time is on because the Government is expected to cut
PIONEERING East Oxford children's hospice Helen and Douglas House has welcomed four women who will take key roles at the two houses. A new chaplain, head of family support and bereavement, nurse consultant and head of care have been appointed at the
COLLEGE Students in Bicester are urging people to help them drive to victory this summer. About 30 pupils on the National Diploma in Motorsports course at Oxford and Cherwell Valley College are working on a project to build and race a car,
OXFORD jazz pianist Theo Jackson has been picked to perform at a top London jazz club The 25-year-old from Jericho will play at the Pizza Express club in Soho on Sunday night. Mr Jackson said: “It is the sort of place where a lot of my musical
RESIDENTS have been sitting down to a meal together to raise money and restore their village hall. One Beckley resident was asked to choose their favourite menu and then villagers bought tickets to the meal held at The Abingdon Arms last week. It is
YOUNGSTERS on Blackbird Leys are taking part in cookery workshops to encourage them to live a healthier lifestyle. The 10-week Tweenager programme for nine to 11-year-olds also features exercise classes, including street dancing, karate and agility games
OXFORD: A 27-year-old woman’s bag stolen as she walked along Botley Road on Monday night. She was close to the junction with Lamarsh Road when she was approached from behind by the man. He grabbed her bag and ran off towards city centre.
TWO teenagers were robbed at knifepoint in a play area off Meadow Lane, East Oxford, on Tuesday. At about 9.15pm, a 16-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl were sitting by goalposts when a man threatened them with a flick knife and demanded
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Wallingford's Leanne Reeves triumphed in the junior 15 single sculls at the National Schools Regatta in Nottingham. She dominated the final, winning by ten seconds to add the impressive County Trophy Cup to the junior inter-regional crown she won in
TELEVISION’S Mr Nasty, Simon Cowell, denied a Britain’s Got Talent final spot to an Oxfordshire couple whose musical love story with bells on won the hearts of millions. Wallingford handbell ringers Gay and Alan Cooper’s hi-octane take on Phantom of
Aston Rowant captain Wes Morrick has urged his side to kick on following their first win of the Division 2 West season. Rowant saw off Dinton by five wickets on Saturday and Morrick wants them to build on this in tomorrow’s derby at home to Thame Town
Former Oxford University student Will Johnson has been named in the USA squad for the Churchill Cup. The London Irish prop, who won a Blue in 2009, could come up against current Oxford student and clubmate Jamie Gibson when the USA face England Saxons
CONTROVERSIAL council plans for a £16m swimming complex in Blackbird Leys moved closer to reality last night after planning permission was reaffirmed. Labour-controlled Oxford City Council granted planning consent for the council’s project in April,
Mark Cox and Claire Vallance took the honours in Oxonian’s latest ten-mile Witney time trial. Results – men: 1 M Cox 21mins 24secs, 2 R Harrison 21.29, 3 R Browne 21:41. Ladies: 1 C Vallance 25.50, 2 W Grundry 27.40, 3 I Anson 29.16. Information: www.oxoniancc.co.uk
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POLICE have stepped up patrols in East Oxford amid fears a sex attacker is on the loose. Two women were sexually assaulted in Southfield Road yesterday morning. And the attack is being linked to a similar attack in the area early on Sunday morning.
MOTs always put the fear of God into me. It’s a bit like a visit to the dentist in terms of stress levels and anxiety. I have a lovely mechanic but even he picked up my car last week with a bit of trepidation – particularly when I mentioned that I thought
Reality TV shows appear to be the norm these days with shows like Big Brother and I’m a Celebrity dominating airtime. In the late 1950s and early 60s, television was accused of corrupting young minds, when scenes of violence crept into dramas. Timid
THE wafer-thin young man with the blue streak in his blond hair gazed, with the help of thick-lensed horn-rimmed spectacles, through the window of Taylor’s of Oxford, the robe makers in Cowley Road, a shop that no aspiring clerk in holy orders
Oxfordshire's Giles Waterson is celebrating a terrific series of results that have propelled him to among the best in the country for his age. The youngster, who turns 15 this year and who plays at Abingdon’s Vale of White Horse Leisure and Tennis Centre
MOTORHOMES worth about £300,000 have been destroyed in a suspected arson attack on a family-run business. Seven were destroyed and a further five were heat damaged after a large blaze at Elite Motorhomes, Thorpe Road, Middleton Cheney, near Banbury.
SOME time back, you printed a letter from Miss Bea Bradley, stating that we should all observe reverence for life. Perhaps Miss Bradley would like to explain this to her dear little friends, the foxes? RALPH LEAVIS, Blackbird Leys, Oxford
The latest abortion figures for England and Wales were released last week by the Department of Health. They showed a slight increase on the previous year’s figures, and taking the overall picture from the past 10 years,we have had a rise of eight per
Maybe Ken Roper’s dad didn't teach him about road etiquette or maybe he wasn’t listening when he did. Get a bit closer Ken and I’ll remind you. Did it ever occur to you that the OVLOV and FAD lorry drivers were, just maybe, trying to tell you something
I write in reply to the letter from Ken Roper of Kidlington (Monday’s Oxford Mail ViewPoints). I would like to submit that it is he who is at fault and not the truck driver. If you make a habit of using dual carriageways driving at 50ish-mph, it won
WITH regard to Janice Grainger’s letter (Oxford Mail ViewPoints, May 24) that the people of Kidlington got their green waste bags free. Are they getting their brown bins free too? Some areas of England are. It was like rubbing salt into the wounds
Former Oxford City youth team coach Duncan Colwell has taken over as manager of Witney United. He follows ex-Oxford United player Richard Hill, who quit the Uhlsport Hellenic League Premier Division club last month. Colwell spent ten years at City
OXFORD: An illegal driver who ploughed into a stationary car causing it to knock over a traffic light has been fined. Muhamed Muhamud, of Iffley Road, East Oxford, hit an Audi A4 on Oxford’s Eastern Bypass at the junction of Horspath Road on
WHEN Andrew Glasgow was caught with a knife in Oxford city centre, he knew his life had hit rock bottom. The 22-year-old was immediately hauled back to prison having only been released on licence for an offence weeks before. Carrying
If Oxfordshire are to reach the MCCA Trophy quarter-finals, they need Dorset to beat Hertfordshire by three runs or fewer! A Hertfordshire victory will see them through as they already have a superior net run rate to Oxon, who have played all their matches
A TEENAGER has died after his motorbike collided with a car on the A41 near Piddington. The motorcyclist, a 17-year-old from Buckingham, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the car, a Honda Jazz, was not injured. The incident happened at
A BUS driver has appeared in court accused of dangerous driving after his Oxford Tube with 32 passengers crashed on an M40 sliproad. Mark Woodward was at the wheel of the 87-seat Stagecoach vehicle when it crashed on the motorway exit slip
Thieves broke into Helen and Douglas House’s Headington charity shop in Windmill Road and raided the safe. The break-in took place during the night on Wednesday, and about £250 in cash was taken, along with a donation from a local pre-school, the quantity
LAP DANCING bosses have trained their sights on a new venue close to Oxford Ice Rink as they fight to stay open in the city. Owners of The Lodge club, in St Ebbes, which have been ordered to stop all sexual entertainment next week, have turned
Malcolm Shotton and David Rush will be back in the yellow shirts of Oxford United. Shotton, who lifted the Milk Cup at Wembley back in 1986 and Rush, one of the star men of United’s promotion in 1996, will don shirts for Dave Langan and Joey
LITTLE Britain star David Walliams’ new book was given the seal of approval by hundreds of young fans in Oxford yesterday. Mr Walliams was in Oxford to sign copies of his new children’s book, Billionaire Boy. And youngsters, clutching
OLD Marston residents are attempting to restart the village’s summer festival after a gap of two decades. As county residents prepare for a summer of fetes and festivals, volunteers are being sought to kickstart the event next year.
A 25-YEAR saga over the future of a former Blackbird Leys petrol station looks to have ended. The Greyhound Filling Station in Sandy Lane filled its last tank about a quarter of a century ago and since then the site has lain dormant despite a string
