Oxford's Hannah England eased into the 1500 metres final at the Aviva UK Trials and Championship at Birmingham when she finished second in her heat in 4:21.88 behind Stevie Stockton. With four to qualify for the final, England kept out of trouble
James Constable scored the winner as Oxford United wrapped up their pre-season programme with a des-erved victory against a young Everton side at the Kassam Stadium. The former Kidderminster striker stole possession from defender Shane Duffy
STEPHEN Mabbutt has been living a nightmare hearing his own heart beat and the scratching sound of his eyes rolling in their sockets. For six years his condition baffled doctors until an appointment with an ear, nose and throat expert at a
A MEETING to look at the future of a playground on Oxford’s biggest estate will be held next week. Blackbird Leys Adventure Playground (BLAP) closed in December 2009 due to funding problems and trustees have been trying to re-open it ever since. But
FOREIGN visitors to Oxfordshire usually head to Blenheim Palace or Christ Church Cathedral. But one group of Japanese tourists wanted a more authentic experience. So 136 students turned up at a village fete in tiny North Aston, near Bicester. The
JUST as in April of this year, the wedding of HRH The Prince of Wales and the nation’s soon-to-be sweetheart Diana was celebrated with a national holiday. Back in July 1981, Britain was awash with Royal Wedding fever, and Oxford was no exception. The
A DEVELOPER has lost an appeal over a bid to build two homes at land off Shrivenham Road in Longcot, Faringdon. Vale of White Horse District Council threw out the plan in June last year and this has now been upheld on appeal by the applicant by The Planning
TIME will be turned back on the Cotswold Line in September to celebrate the reinstatement of double track on the Rail route between Oxford and Worcester. A special steam train will run along the line to London Paddington and back, powered by
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Making merry with the past is a popular theatrical tradition profitably exploited over the years by the likes of the Monty Python team, the Birmingham Stage Company with their Horrible Histories and the National Theatre of Brent (remember their
Everton have named the following squad for thier friendly against Oxford United at the Kassam Stadium tonight: A.Davies, Roberts, Browning, Barkley, Gueye, Forshaw, Orenuga, Duffy, Mustafi, Garbutt, Vellios, Silva, McAleny, Nsiala, Bidwell, Hope,
A SMALL church in East Oxford’s ‘golden triangle’ is to have its first priest based there for 21 years. St Alban’s Church, in Charles Street, is within the parish of Cowley St John, which includes the churches of SS Mary and John in Cowley
The Phoenix launches a new cross-arts initiative this summer with the Screen Arts Festival. Celebrating film's relationship with theatre, opera, dance, music and painting, the programme includes a live transmission of Verdi's Nabucco from the Teatro Antico
OXFORD Town Hall has been jumping this week. As part of Oxford City Council’s Contemporary Dance week, youngsters have been taking part in dance sessions in the Town Hall’s Assembly Room. Led by Joelle Pappas, director of Tac-au-Tac Dance Theatre,
A BIOTECH company is coming home to Oxford – due to city’s “world class staff” it offers. The firm, e-Therapeutics, is currently based in Newcastle but bosses have targeted expansion following a £16.6m cash injection, raised by selling shares. The company
A NEW book on Oxford buildings claims university colleges have not done enough to save the city’s main shopping area from disastrous development. With 50 years experience as a working architect, John Melvin casts his expert eye over the city
THE new landlords of a popular East Oxford hangout have pledged to make it the best pub in Cowley Road. Popular musicians’ watering hole The Brickworks reopened at the weekend as The Library under new bosses Henry Cullen and Tom Reynolds. They aim to
MADISON Mayhew is one six-year-old who has got happy feet after being named world champion freestyle disco dancer. The youngster, a pupil at St Francis Primary School in Horspath Road, Oxford, won the under-eight title earlier this month in a dance-off
PLANS to build a “monolithic” student block in a residential street in West Oxford have been thrown out. The scheme to build 74 student rooms on waste land in Osney Lane was originally given permission by Oxford City Council’s west area planning
Fresh from his triumphant appearance with the reunited Faces at Cornbury earlier this month, Ian McLagan is heading back to Oxford for a date at the Bullingdon Arms on the Cowley Road on Wednesday (August 3. A highly suitable venue, you may think, given
HUNDREDS of children in Oxford will lose out if changes to the Child Support Agency (CSA) go ahead, leading charities warned last night. The Government proposes to introduce a £100 fee for using the services of the CSA, which include making sure absent
ECB 50+ County Championship OXFORDSHIRE have reached the knockout stages after winning five of their seven matches in Group 4. Ian Caunce’s men finished second in the table, ahead of Wales and Warwickshire due to a superior net run rate. Oxon visit
SATURDAY CRICKET SERIOUS CRICKET HOME COUNTIES PREMIER LEAGUE Div 1: Henley v Welwyn Garden City, Oxford v Banbury. Div 2 West: Aston Rowant v Dinton, Horspath v Farnham Royal, Slough v Thame Tn. MP SPORTS CHERWELL LEAGUE Div 1: Buckingham
TWELVE speakers have been seized from a small flat in a tower block in Cowley following a string of complaints about noise. Oxford City Council acted on Wednesday after the Hockmore Tower resident, Hayley White, broke a noise abatement notice
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A LOTUS sports car fuelled by wine and cheese whey, a VW Beetle burning gas produced from dung and one of Oxford’s hybrid buses will all be on the starting grid for a rally with a difference on Sunday. The Bridgestone Eco Rally will see
Minor Counties Championship OXFORDSHIRE’S excellent 163-run Western Division victory over Dorset saw two of the finest individual performances in the county’s history. Jamie Perkin became only the third Oxon batsman to score two centuries in a match
A City of Oxford crew triumphed for England in the Home International Regatta at Strathclyde Park. Keren Ward, Nicky Smith, Sian Findlay, Jane Loveday and cox Dave Locke won the fours. Wallingford’s Anna Reid took the sculls for England. In the
Tejvan Pettinger (Sri Chinmoy Team) captured the Tom Pearce Memorial Trophy at the Southmoor Open 10 mile time trial. Pettinger was first home in 20mins 14secs to lift the trophy, which is raced for in memory of the late Oxonian CC member. He came out
OXFORD City Nomads have unveiled a new management team for the forthcoming UHLSport Hellenic League Premier Division season. Justin Merritt will be joined by former Oxford City favourite Justin Lee as joint manager. Andy Sinnott has
A THIEF stole thousands of pounds from the back seat of a car parked in the Westgate while the driver was distracted by two women. Gerrard McManus, from Horspath, was followed back to his car after visiting Barclays bank, in Cornmarket Street, Oxford
ABINGDON United boss Richie Bourne has strengthened his squad ahead of the Evo-Stik Southern League season by making four new signings. Joining the Division 1 South & West club are Matt Biddle (Wantage Town), Adam Doyle (Old Woodstock Town), James Foster
I WAS dismayed to learn that Blenheim Palace has again hosted its annual game fair where thousands of people are indoctrinated into the abuse of our wonderful wildlife. The website advertised so-called country ‘sports’, including falconry, ferrets, gundogs
FOLLOWING my letter referring to the recorded telephone message beginning: “We have recently been trying to contact you regarding your recent car accident” (June 17), I have today received a postal communication from QuickPages [sic] commencing with the
MUSIC fans heading to the Cropredy Festival are being warned to allow extra time for their journeys due to major roadworks in and around Banbury. Over-running work on new flood defences for Banbury means that the A361 is closed both ways north of junction
THE first steps towards the closure of the Redbridge household recycling centre has been taken by Oxfordshire County Council in preparation to force the public to use the Kidlington recycling facility they hope will be in operation by next summer It
THE two diminutive young women and the strapping young man were having no difficulties in keeping together the 40 or so Embassy CES Summer language students as they crossed Magdalen Bridge. He was delivering an interesting commentary on places
Oxford oarsmen Peter Chambers and Constantine Louloudis struck gold at the World Under 23 Championships in Amsterdam – with world best times. Chambers, from Oxford Brookes, teamed up in a lightweight pair with Kieren Emery, from Leander, to storm home
TV Licensing is reminding Students from Oxford who are moving back home from university and college for the summer holidays that they could be eligible for a refund of around £37 on the final quarter of their annual TV licence. Many students will
“Carol was a battler, she was very dedicated and a great friend.” Those were amongst the words of friends who last night paid tribute to Bicester councillor Carol Steward, who died on Wednesday. The 63-year-old town and Cherwell district councillor
COUNCILLOR Johnston claims HS2 would beat air travel (ViewPoints, July 1). But there are no London-Birmingham scheduled flights and HS2 Ltd predicts only eight per cent of its passengers would switch from flying. Emissions at high altitude
I SEE reading the Oxford Mail (July 2) Brookes is going to build student flats on the Cowley Conservative Club site. What next? Do the city council think we all want to be living with student flats around us? St Clement’s car park, Dorset House in
THE High Court decision to allow the Viridor rubbish incinerator at Ardley is condemned by John Tanner as a blot on the landscape for 30 years and will disfigure the Oxfordshire countryside for a generation. I would ask him to walk east,
Serious Cricket Home Counties Premier League OXFORD captain Jason Harrison hopes his team can reignite their season in tomorrow’s Division 1 derby at home to Banbury. And Harrison, whose side slipped to third after last week’s defeat to Welwyn Garden
Serious Cricket Home Counties Premier League ASTON Rowant’s draw with Gerrards Cross on July 16 in Division 2 West has been ruled null and void as the match started too late. Rowant, who made 176-6 in 37 overs, were originally awarded ten points,
FORMER Abingdon United midfielder Tom Hemmings is getting closer to his dream of becoming a professional footballer, writes JACK JOHNSON. The 21-year-old, from Abingdon, won a scholarship to play for Oklahoma Drovers in the United States back in 2008
A 26-YEAR-OLD woman was sexually assaulted in a Berinsfield wood. She was walking to the bus stop in Shadwell Road at about 11.15am on Wednesday when she was grabbed from behind by a man who tried to drag her towards bushes. But she ran away along the
I DID fear for my sanity when I arrived at the Kassam Stadium at 7.20am yesterday to buy tickets for Oxford United’s trip to our rivals Swindon Town on Sunday, August 21. But three hours later, the move was vindicated when I was holding two
NEW signing Peter Leven could make his Oxford United debut when they host an Everton XI in tonight’s pre-season friendly at the Kassam Stadium. Midfielder Leven, 27, hasn’t played a game since signing from MK Dons as he completed his recovery from the
A BLIND patient was not told her meal was in front of her at the John Radcliffe Hospital, a damning report on food standards revealed last night. Hospital bosses had already been told they needed to improve food delivery by the patient group Patient
Honda's Jazz Hybrid is the greenest car I have ever driven — dazzling Lime Metallic Green that is. The popular Jazz range has had a series of improvements across the board and added the smallest hybrid car on the market, complete with its own
Chris Wilder has made his eighth capture of the summer after snapping up former Bury keeper Wayne Brown. Brown, 34, put pen to paper on a one-year deal after playing in the U’s 1-0 pre-season friendly win at Brackley on Wednesday night and will provide
ANOTHER report condemning standards at the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals and yet more platitudes. Sorry, but we are running out of patience. Today we report on the Care Quality Commission giving the ORH Trust 10 days to improve its food service for patients
AN award for saving someones’s life is being launched in memory of a tragic teen who died following a moped crash. Guy Evans was left unable to breathe and is thought to have suffered a suspected heart arrhythmia while he was riding his moped in Featherbed
BOSSES at RAF Brize Norton have been accused of “torturing” nearby residents with noise from the new Hercules aircraft. The base has received about 50 complaints since the planes moved from RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire on July 1 – about five times
