Two hundred students at Burford School took part in work experience over the past two weeks. The school’s head of Year 10, David Sanderson said: “I would like to say a huge thank you to all employers. “It has allowed the students to gain valuable
Moulsford Preparatory School is celebrating its 50th anniversary in September. Celebrations at the school off the A329 will include a gala reception on September 3. Visit www.old.moulsford.com
Villagers in Stanford-in-the-Vale are hosting a free music festival with live bands to raise cash for local charities. FestiVale takes place at Stanford-in-the-Vale Football Club on Saturday between 1pm and 7.30pm. Money raised from food and drink
CHILDREN, parents and staff at a 68-year-old Botley nursery held a “bittersweet” farewell party on Thursday, as it prepares to merge with the neighbouring primary school. Supporters of Elms Road Nursery School had opposed Oxfordshire County
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ANY nostalgia fan should grab our fantastic 124-page Oxfordshire Heritage magazine that looks back at summers of the past. The magazine, a wonderful souvenir edition, is packed with pictures that will rekindle memories of some of those golden
More than 1,600 people in Oxfordshire signed up to become blood donors during the first ever National Blood Week. NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) ran the week between June 13 and 19. More than 1,600 people in Oxfordshire made a date to donate, and
Ideas for summer holiday activities have been published by The Oxfordshire Family Information Service. The County Council service has published information at tinyurl.com/3h4qets. For information, call 08452 262636.
A Whistleblowing tax inspector who claimed businessmen were deliberately overtaxed by his colleagues so that they could boost their pay packets, has dramatically lost his tribunal case. Alun Curtis, who worked at Trinity House, in Oxford, alleged HM
Visitors to Cotswold Wildlife Park are crowding around new arrivals Pebbles and BamBam, two rare Visayan warty piglets. It’s the first litter produced by father Fred and mother Wilma – named after characters in the cartoon series The Flintstones
WHEN Louise Metherell offered to help out at a village school little did she know she would still be there more than 30 years later. But yesterday, Mrs Metherell, Marsh Gibbon School’s headteacher for the past decade, closed the school gates for the
A FORKLIFT truck driver from Oxfordshire who died in Newbury has been named as Mark Williams. An inquest into the death of Mr Williams, 41, from Nuneham Courtenay, was opened today at Newbury Coroner’s Court. Mr Williams died near Northbrook
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THE sudden appearance of a mobile phone mast on an Oxford street has prompted anger and a call for the review of all masts in the city. Builders started work on the O2/Vodafone mast near the Peugeot garage in Iffley Road last week. It gained planning
It was built as a vast fortress, capable of storing nearly three million volumes including some of the world’s most valuable books. Now Oxford’s New Bodleian Library is stripped and deserted. The miles of empty shelving give this vast library building
The best of country life was on show at the weekend as the CLA Game Fair came to Oxfordshire. Some 144,000 visitors descended on the Blenheim Palace estate in Woodstock for the famed countryside event, which ran from Friday to yesterday.
COUNCILLORS have explained their decision to give the go-ahead to temporary sewage works next to homes in Cumnor Hill. Persimmon Homes were on Wednesday given the go-ahead to build the plant as part of its 192 home development at Cumnor Ridge. Neighbours
SATURDAY’S RESULTS 7.45: 1 SLANEYSIDE BONZO 5-1, 2 Memories Queen 2-1 fav. Trio: (6x3x5). Trainer: Peterson. Time: 28.31. 8.01: 1 HALLS OF ORAN 9-4 fav, 2 Swift Kep 4-1. Trio: (4x6x1). Trainer: Bicknell. Time: 27.35. 8.17: 1 BALLYMAC KITTY 2-1, 2 Teds
FOOTBALL FRIENDLIES Oxford Utd 1, MK Dons 0; Oxford City 0, Reading XI 1; Didcot Tn 0, Maidenhead Utd 5; Witney Tn 4, Oxford Utd Youth 2; ; Kidlington 2, Wells City 1; Kidlington Res 1, Wells City Res 0; Banbury Utd 1, Northampton Tn Youth 1. CRICKET
Compact, tall, with an abrupt rear end — at first glance, Toyota’s Verso-S looks an unremarkable car. Combine that initial impression with the knowledge that prices start at about £14,000 and you feel Toyota might have an uphill task selling this concept
Oxford City slipped to a 1-0 defeat in their pre-season friendly against a Reading XI at Court Place Farm on Saturday. Early on, City keeper Jason Mooney denied Lawson D’Ath, while at the other end, Jerome Anderson fired wide. Reading keeper Simon Locke
Oxford City’s Hannah England smashed her personal best by more than two seconds to clock an Olympic qualifying standard time in the 1500m at the European Athletics Premium meeting in Barcelona. England finished third between Russia’s Ekaterina Gorbunova
OXFORD marked the year-long countdown to the 2012 Olympics with a sports day in South Park, showcasing everything from lacrosse to wheelchair laser fights. Taster sessions in dodgeball, football, gymnastics, badminton, climbing, rowing, spinning
Oxford United striker Matt Green is to join Mansfield Town today on a loan deal that will last until December 31. Green had a loan spell at Cheltenham Town last season, playing 19 games, but has not featured for United during pre-season. The striker
THE Pressed Steel Company at Cowley was keen to recognise workers with long service. A dinner was held annually to honour those who had completed 25 years. This picture was taken in March 1968 at the 16th annual dinner of the 25 Year Club at the Randolph
SOUTHFIELD Grammar School in Oxford excelled at most sports, particularly cricket. Pupils would entertain rival teams on a well-prepared pitch behind the school in Glanville Road, East Oxford. This is a picture of the junior XI from 1946, sent in by
PUPILS gave up part of their summer holiday to make sure the move to their new school went smoothly. The Secondary Technical School in St Ebbe’s, Oxford, was transformed into Cheney School at Headington during the summer of 1954. It
THE Britannia pub darts team at Kidlington were not having a great deal of luck when this picture was taken in 1962. The previous season, they were riding high and finished champions of Section III in the Oxford and District Association darts
WITH petrol scarce, horse-drawn transport made a comeback in many areas during the Second World War. In the early war years, because of a shortage of feed, many horses were put down. But people suddenly realised the true value of the horse. A booklet
The Swan Hotel yet again came under attack as members of the River Rogues failed attemp to rape and pillage the good folk of Radcot, all this in aid of Cancer Research.This years event was well attended with the living history encampment the venue of
STREET parties were held in abundance for the Queen’s Coronation and Silver Jubilee. But this one wasn’t celebrating any Royal occasion. Families living in Mickle Way, Forest Hill, near Oxford, just wanted to mark their own milestone. It was 25 years
HUNDREDS of people attended Burford School’s summer gala in 1985, raising £2,500 for school funds. Major highlights were a display by the Sealed Knot Roundheads and Cavaliers, morris dancers, a dog show and a tug-a-tractor contest. In the first picture
Firefighters were called to a sofa fire in a flat in Evenlode Tower, Blackbird Leys Road. The blaze was reported at about 6.40am on Saturday and was started by an electrical wall heater, Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service said. It was put out before
Iffley Road between The Plain and Temple Street was due to close today until September 1 as part a major resurfacing programme. Oxfordshire County Council began work in May on “essential repairs” to the street from The Plain roundabout and Donnington
Traffic was delayed after a car hit the central reservation of the A34 on Saturday morning. One lane was partially closed on the A34 southbound by the Botley interchange after a silver Peugot car collided with the central reservation at about 7.46am.
A record crowd enjoyed three days of music, arts and partying at Oxfordshire’s premier new music festival. Organisers described the event as the “biggest, longest and most relaxed so far”. Almost 7,000 music lovers were treated to more than 140 performances
PROTESTORS angry at cuts to services for the vulnerable marched through Oxford on Saturday. More than 100 walked from Cowley Road to Bonn Square in the rally organised by Oxford Save Our Services and disability charity My Life My Choice to protest against
THE Labour leader of Oxford City Council, who branded private schools a “significant problem”, is sending his daughter to a fee-paying Abingdon school. Bob Price blamed his wife Joanna for the decision to send their 11-year-old daughter to the School
Home Counties Premier League A REARGUARD action from Banbury salvaged a draw in their Division 1 clash against Harpenden at White Post Road on Saturday. Chasing a formidable target of 293 for victory, Banbury were never in the hunt, and they eventually
Home Counties Premier League JAYDEEP Bhatti claimed five wickets to help Thame Town to a seven-wicket victory over Reading in Division 2 West at Church Meadow. The home side won the toss and inserted Reading. And it quickly appeared to be a good decision
Home Counties Premier League HORSPATH joined hosts Gerrards Cross in the Division 2 West drop zone – despite getting the better of their drawn relegation battle on Saturday. Having been put in to bat on a green pitch, Horspath posted 209-7 off their
Home Counties Premier League OXFORD never recovered from a disastrous start as they crashed to a six-wicket defeat at Welwyn Garden City in Division 1 on Saturday. Skipper Jason Harrison won the toss and opted to bat first, despite overcast conditions
Home Counties Premier League CAPTAIN Wes Morrick scored a magnificent century and then claimed six wickets to lead Aston Rowant to a crushing 198 victory at Harefield in Division 2 West on Saturday. And Nat Watkins celebrated his Oxfordshire call-up
Jamie Perkin hit his maiden Minor Counties Championship century as Oxfordshire recovered from a precarious position on the first day of their Western Division clash with Dorset in Bournemouth. Having won the toss and deciding to bat first, Oxfordshire
The Oxford Mail regularly brings to you reports on how well – or not – the county’s NHS is at treating its residents. From waiting times to threatened services, we have been through the triumphs and tribulations of what remains the Government
TODAY the Oxford Mail puts the state of county’s health under the microscope. The annual Oxfordshire Health Profile gives an idea of how fit we are, how long we are living and what is making us ill. It shows where the county ranks for
A PENSIONER suffering from Alzheimer’s disease has gone missing. Ioan Phillips, 87, was last seen at his home address off South Street in Letcombe Regis, near Wantage, at around 3.20pm yesterday. Mr Phillips is white, 5ft 8ins, and well
Chris Wilder hopes to land former Bury goalkeeper Wayne Brown, if negotiations prove successful. Brown, 34, who is a free agent, watched Saturday’s 1-0 victory against MK Dons from the bench in the U’s first home pre-season game, with Asa Hall netting
