Three people were arrested after rival groups fought in Banbury. Police said between 1.55pm and 3pm yesterday, a large group of white men and women and a group of black women, aged from 17 to mid-forties, got into an altercation in Bridge Street, outside
COMIC book artist Kate Brown has helped Pippa Middleton’s fame hit new heights as she was unveiled as the star of her new comic strip. The Oxford-based artist has created a strip which sees Miss Middleton facing an ethical dilemma as she is
KYLIE, Britney and J-Lo all have one . . . and now Oxfordshire’s very own diva is the latest to launch her own brand of perfume. Reality TV star Fabia Cerra has created Burlesque Kiss, a “sophisticated, heady scent” which will raise money for
IT LURES thousands of visitors to the county — and now a village fete will pay tribute to the hit TV detective series Midsomer Murders. Brightwell Baldwin’s annual event tomorrow will take its lead from the long-running ITV drama, which is
RESTAURANTS and takeaways in south Oxfordshire have proved they are sparkling with cleanliness after being handed top hygiene awards. Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire district councils have given the awards to food businesses which earned five
NEW recycling bins are popping up this month as part of Oxfordshire’s bid to become the greenest county in the UK. The bins in city and town centres have been a fixture in Cherwell and Oxford for over a year, but will now appear in South Oxfordshire
A FOUR-YEAR study by an Oxford University historian into accidents in Tudor times has uncovered a bizarre and tragic catalogue of how folk met their maker. Dr Steven Gunn has trawled through records dating back to the mid 1500s to uncover
SMALL charities from across the county joined forces with local dignitaries for a special celebration at the home of a grant-giving foundation in Oxford. The Oxfordshire Community Foundation (OCF) threw the party outside its offices in Woodin
Pupils from a Didcot primary school enjoyed a trip by train as part of their transport project. Youngsters aged six and seven from Manor Primary School met staff from Didcot Railway Centre’s education team in a visit to the heritage centre next to Didcot
A normally busy road in Abingdon was filled with children playing as residents held a traditional street party. Swinburne Road was closed on Sunday for the event and residents moved cars usually parked in the road. Live bands, barbecues and a talent
Morris dancers from around the country danced through the streets of Kirtlington. The annual Lamb Ale Festival featured almost 20 Morris teams, from as far afield as Sheffield and Wakefield. The Morris men danced in a procession through the streets,
A CRACKDOWN on the tradition of “trashing” by graduating Oxford University students is working, publicans claimed. Trashing involves students throwing flour, eggs, confetti and shaving foam at each other when they finish their exams. The 36 pubs in
TRANSPORT links, business finance and rural broadband are the key priorities for the new president of Oxfordshire Chamber of Commerce. Nigel Wild believes he can put pressure on the Government to help solve many of the problems which hinder firms in
WORLD famous artists Gilbert and George said that without studying in Oxford they would not be where they are today. The pair were in the city on Wednesday to pick up honorary doctorates at Oxford Brookes University. The Turner Prize-winning
POLICE officers who brought a killer to justice 15 years after he murdered a young mother have been honoured. Mark Weston was convicted in December of killing Vikki Thompson in west Oxfordshire in 1995, 14 years after he was initially cleared. The breakthrough
YOUNGSTERS from an Oxford estate enjoyed a day in the countryside on a school trip. The 30 pupils from Rose Hill Primary School visited a farm near Moreton-in-Marsh to learn about life on a farm, as part of a programme organised by the Cotswold Voluntary
OXFORDSHIRE County Council leader Keith Mitchell has hit back at an Oxfam chief for warning volunteers should not run libraries, saying: “Surely he understands the country is broke?” Mr Mitchell, who proposed closing 20 out of 43 branches, spoke after
Garsington Opera’s compelling production of Vivaldi’s La verità in cimento (Truth put to the test) comes ‘colour coded’, possibly to help audiences unravel the intricacies of its complicated, unintentionally comic and, for most people, unfamiliar
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Staff at the Oxford branch of furniture retailer Habitat are facing an uncertain future after the group went into administration. The outlet near Seacourt Tower, Botley, is one of 30 stores under threat employing a total of 900 workers.
THE COUNTY will show its appreciation for Oxfordshire soldiers tomorrow as communities turn out to mark Armed Forces Day. Servicemen and women will meet residents at special military events across Oxfordshire over the next two weeks.
ARTIST Sophie Thompson said she was “very proud” to see her two lifesize sculptures of Shire horses unveiled at a country park in West Oxfordshire. The sculptures, created from welded metal rods and costing £32,000, were unveiled at Kilkenny Lane Country
MORE than 100 cards for 100 years. That’s what greeted former Witney pastor as he celebrated the milestone at a party with family and friends. The Rev John Cook was the former rector at St Mary’s Church, Church Green, and still lives
WORK to build a £100,000 kidney dialysis centre in North Oxfordshire could start within months. Earlier this year two sites were revealed within Banbury’s Horton Hospital that had already been shortlisted to house a dialysis unit. Now a third area –
Oxford United's npower League Two fixture with Swindon Town at the County Ground has been moved back a day to Sunday, August 21. The match, originally scheduled for the Saturday at 3pm, will now kick-off at 1pm on the Sunday. The home game set for Saturday
Home Counties Premier League Twenty20 NICK Ferraby and acting captain Ian Crosby scored half-centuries as Oxford beat Thame Town by 57 runs in the second round. Oxford rattled up 187-2 from their 20 overs, with Ferraby and Crosby adding 109 for the
THE bike riders of Oxford will have something to ring their bells about from today. The new Bike Zone cycle shop, which also features Zappi’s Cafe, will open in St Michael’s Street. The cafe used to be in Walton Street, Jericho, and
THE campaign to bring speedway back to Oxford has got off to a thundering start, with more than 200 people attending an inaugural ‘action’ meeting. There are fears Oxford Stadium could be bulldozed to make way for new homes, but it is hoped speedway
FALCON Rowing and Canoe Club triumphed when they staged their kayak marathon in Oxford on Sunday. Nearly 300 competittors from ten clubs competed in races of various lengths starting and finishing at Donnington. And Falcon won the prize
ECB 50+ County Championship OXFORDSHIRE Over 50s remain firmly on course to qualify for the knock-out stages after handing out an eight-wicket hiding to Herefordshire at Eastnor CC, Ledbury, on Wednesday. It takes their record to played
Bernard Tollett Oxon Cup A SPECTACULAR century from Tim Hardy gave Oxford Downs a convincing 84-run victory over Kingston Bagpuize in their second-round tie. Hardy hit 106 as Downs rattled up a massive 221-3 from their 20 overs. Martin Shepherd led
Bookseller Blackwell’s has made a new appointment after axeing its chief executive earlier this year. The Oxford-based firm has brought in Diane Kerr as managing director of its library supply division. It follows the departure of chief executive
A man has appeared in court charged with robbing a pensioner in Blackbird Leys. The victim, in his eighties, was robbed of cash in Field Avenue on Saturday evening. Sofiene Mehnana, 33, of Coleridge Close, Oxford, was remanded in custody
Some of the planet’s biggest pop and rock stars are lining up to play this weekend’s Glastonbury Festival, with appearances by the likes of Beyonce, U2, Coldplay, Paul Simon, Morrissey, BB King and Primal Scream. But, alongside the mega-stars are a less-well
Persimmon Village Cup SIMON Hole says Shipton-under-Wychwood should have nothing to fear in the national rounds, starting with Sunday’s last 32 visit to Wiltshire champions Goatacre. Shipton’s captain believes his side are good enough to reach another
Serious Cricket Home Counties Premier League ANDREW Sabin’s half century has not proved enough to keep him in Banbury’s side for tomorrow’s top-of-the-table Division 1 clash with High Wycombe. The experienced campaigner, who made 56
BICESTER Town’s return to the Premier Division was confirmed as the Uhlsport Hellenic League constitution for the 2011-12 season was revealed. Bicester finished second in Division 1 West last season. Also promoted to the top flight were Henley Town,
Minor Counties Championship OXFORDSHIRE have been forced to ring the changes for their Western Division clash with Devon at Great & Little Tew, starting on Sunday. Captain Ian Hawtin has brought in five players to a 13-man squad, with three of the
Reading Peter Unsworth’s story of lost Felicity, he says no one seemed to care or take notice of the crying toddler. Sadly, this is because of our present day society. I have rescued lost toddlers before (including one lost in a loo) because I am a
A MAN allegedly touched himself inappropriately in front of teenagers travelling on a bus. He got on board the Stagecoach X5 between Buckingham and Bicester and sat near three 16-year-old girls at about 5.45pm on Saturday. The man began touching himself
Oxford City boss Mike Ford has hailed the capture of goalkeeper Jason Mooney from League One side Wycombe Wanderers. Mooney has joined the Southern League Premier Division club on loan for an initial three-month period from the Adams Park outfit
A POPULAR Oxford restaurant will go “out with a bang” this summer after being forced to close. Oxford City Council will next month discuss plans to renovate a building on the corner of Walton Street and Little Clarendon Street. The plans
“WE could pinch one of those bikes and no-one would suspect us. They’d blame the college.” The temptress in my story was no gangster’s moll or the graduate of a young offenders’ detention centre but a smartly dressed grandmother of 74 summers
May I, through the Oxford Mail, plead with parents to keep their children off building sites? The old Shotover View at the end of Horspath Road is being dismantled to make way for flats. As soon as the workmen have gone, the site attracts small children
Last week the Oxford Mail reported a fresh triumph for the forces of negation and joylessness which now occupy the commanding heights of local government. This time it is dogs and their owners who are the victims of officialdom’s animosity towards individual
I was very interested to read your report on the Oxfordshire MPs’ expenses for the past year (All the expenses your MP claimed, Oxford Mail, June 8), and to note what an improvement we have in the expenses of the new MP for Oxford West and Abingdon, Nicola
The headline Danger: Father’s worry for children’s safety (Oxford Mail, June 10) prompts the misquote of a quotation: it is déja vu all over again. Almost one year ago there was media hysteria regarding a presumed fox attack in East London, a claim which
I note that on June 21 the Oxford Mail published a letter in which Jane Reeve congratulated the campaigners opposing the closure of Temple Cowley Pools for promoting a ‘town green’ within Blackbird Leys. Should such an application succeed, in addition
HORSES, a clown, Russian acrobats and a violinist who hangs from ribbons made for a spectacular circus opening night. Giffords Circus rolled into Tackley yesterday for a four-day stop bringing along family favourite Tweedy the Clown.
RESIDENTS parking zones in Oxford hauled in a six-figure profit despite county council claims it was not a money-making scheme. Charging residents to park outside their homes has been branded a “parking tax” after figures reveal it made £110,000
A GOOD gauge of when you’ve discovered a financial nugget a council would like to keep hidden is the explosion coming from the councillor in charge. “Monumental drivel,” thundered Rodney Rose, Oxfordshire County Council’s cabinet member for transport
OXFORD’S MPs are backing the campaign to retain the partnership between Oxford and Southampton hospitals which could secure children’s heart services. Ministers have set out four options detailing how fewer surgical centres would work with other hospitals
LITTLE Charlotte Nott, the three-year-old who had to have parts of all four limbs removed, is learning to walk once again. The brave tot, who contracted meningitis, is standing proud with a new pair of legs and is thrilled she’s now taller than brother
SATURDAY. CRICKET. SERIOUS CRICKET HOME COUNTIES PREMIER LEAGUE. Div 1: Banbury v High Wycombe, Henley v Radlett, Oxford v Bishops Stortford. Div 2 West: Reading v Aston Rowant, Slough v Horspath, Thame Tn v Dinton. MP SPORTS CHERWELL LEAGUE. Div
THERE was no hiding place for Oxford United’s players as they reported back for pre-season fitness tests yesterday. The U’s squad are all being put through their paces in the life science laboratories of Oxford Brookes University. Half of Chris Wilder
ST Andrew’s CofE Primary School in Chinnor was expecting to be preparing for a rebuild now, but budget cuts have put the project on hold. As it prepared to submit plans for a £7m rebuild last autumn, it found the funding had been withdrawn in the Government
The Church of England’s Diocese of Oxford has chosen 31 new deacons to serve across Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Bucking-hamshire. The ordinations will take place at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, on Saturday, July 2. The deacons will mainly serve as
Charity fundraisers the Thong Rangers raised £3,500 for Oxford toddler Charlotte Nott, who had her limbs amputated after contracting meningitis. The all-male charity group donned their thongs last month to complete a 20-mile trek pushing concrete blocks
Convicted robbers will be targeted by police as part of a scheme to cut crime against tourists this summer. People convicted of robbery will receive letters or visits from officers, warning them of the consequences of re-offending. The
