OXFORDSHIRE County Council’s new youth hubs opened their doors yesterday, as funding came to an end for 13 youth centres around the county. Seven new early intervention hubs, focused on tackling problems including drug and alcohol abuse, unemployment
Two people have been taken to hospital following a five-car crash on the A420 near Faringdon. The emergency services were called at 4.50pm to the collision, which happened on the roundabout with Park Road. The A420 is closed and traffic
AFTER digging for hours, firefighters were about to abandon their search for Digger until they heard the terrier barking from the ground beneath their feet. The family pet had become stuck in a fox’s hole five hours earlier in fields off Shillingford
PENSIONERS in a city council sheltered housing complex have branded their security system a farce. Residents at Windale House, Field Avenue, Blackbird Leys, say carers, families and postman have struggled to get in using an intercom system
HYPNOTIST Chris Hughes will be seen working his magic on television screens next week when he tries to help a former pop star beat the bulge. The hypnotherapist will be seen trying to help former Steps singer Claire Richards lose weight on
Whatever you feel about the French, there is no denying they go about their business with a certain sense of style. Whether it is blocking ports with fishing boats, or bringing the nation’s road network to a grinding halt over a small industrial
MORE THAN 130 people have signed up for the NSPCC Cotswold Hack (Hike Against Cruelty to Kids). But organisers want more to step forward to help beat last year’s fundraising total and get desperate children the support they need. And you have until
TWO young Oxfordshire dancers have been picked to perform in a top ballet production. Ten-year-old Eirlys Walters and eight-year-old Beatrice Millar will appear alongside the region’s best dancers in an English Youth Ballet production this weekend.
IT HAS asbestos in the ceiling, a broken heating system and draughty single-glazed windows. But now the dilapidated Woodstock Community Centre in New Road will be regenerated thanks to a £145,000 cash boost. It is hoped a revamped hall could be staging
A GAELIC footballer has scooped the £8,500 jackpot in his club’s lottery after it rolled over every two weeks for almost five years. More than 30,000 tickets had been bought for the Oxford Eire Og club’s fortnightly lottery before half-back
ONE of Oxfordshire’s biggest annual free festivals starts in Wallingford tonight, with more than 20,000 people expected to flock to the 10th BunkFest. The three-day festival, which focuses on folk, roots and world music, sees the whole town centre turned
BOSSES at drug discovery firm Summit have said they are looking to make commercial deals to ensure the long-term future of the company. The firm, based at Milton Park, has unveiled positive results with its Alzheimer’s disease programme and seen its
BEER brewed from a Rose Hill allotment will be served up as people are invited to take a look at a unique sculpture of crops. Artists Leora Brook and Tiffany Black researched the story of Modern Art Oxford which moved into the old brewery building in
THE Bishop of Oxford has finished a pilgrimage of local places of worship. The Rt Rev John Pritchard toured 15 churches within the Diocese of Oxford, including six in Oxfordshire. Published maps of the route have proved so popular that the initial
A NEW book tells how Kathleen Foster was robbed of her childhood. It was one of the most infamous days in world history, December 8, 1941, the day that the Japanese bombers struck at Pearl Harbour. Aged 11, her studies were interrupted
PENSIONERS rolled up to experience all the fun of the fair as the circus came to town. Stilt walkers and jugglers joined more than 200 of the county’s care home residents, who dressed up specially for the occasion. The circus-themed event, which was
A ROMAN soldier’s tombstone and Bicester’s first fire engine could be among the hidden artefacts showcased in a new museum. Plans for a museum in Bicester have taken a step forward after Cherwell District Council said space was likely to be
SATURDAY FOOTBALL NPOWER LEAGUE TWO Crewe Alexandra v Oxford Utd. FA CUP Prelim round: Abingdon Tn v Didcot Tn, Newport Pagnell v Thame Utd, Wantage Tn v Abingdon Utd, Wembley v Ardley Utd, Wokingham v Kidlington. EVO-STIK SOUTHERN LEAGUE Premier
A VILLAGE has been cut off from landline phones and the internet after thieves stole 1,200 metres of cable in a night-time raid. Hundreds of Chalgrove residents woke up to silent phone lines after the crooks struck in the early hours of Wednesday morning
Striker Deane Smalley says that he will not let his lack of goals affect him. The striker, who joined from Oldham in the summer, is yet to score for Oxford this season. But while obviously conscience he is yet to find the net, Smalley says that he will
Next Saturday’s home game against Burton will see the biggest gate at the Kassam Stadium this year. Backed by club sponsors Bridle Insurance, tickets for the match can be snapped up at more than £6 cheaper than normal. And such has been
Witney Town have Matty Blenford back for Saturday's Uhlsport Hellenic League Premier Division home game against Holyport after he rejoined from Long Buckby. James Kyberd is unavailable. Headington Amateurs are without Ollie Zaja, Craig Morbey (both
ANTI-incinerator campaigners were last night hoping to launch a High Court challenge after their bid to block the plan was dumped. Ardley Against the Incinerator (AAI) has applied for leave to appeal a decision made in July to throw out the group’s case
Chris Wilder says that loan signing Jonathan Franks has the potential to be a top player. Franks joined Oxford late on Wednesday night from Middlesbrough. And Wilder says that it was his parent club that were key to the move – not in pushing for the
Oxford United could be set for a quick rematch against rivals Swindon in the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy. Having had a bye in the first round, the U’s go into the second-round draw tomorrow, which is made on Sky Sports’ Soccer AM programme at around 10.30
“THE bond between the public and the armed forces runs very deep here, and from today it is going to get deeper.” Those were the words of Prime Minister David Cameron as RAF Brize Norton officially took over repatriation ceremonies for fallen service
Oxford United’s players faced a totally different challenge this week when their culinary skills were put to the test. Seven squad members were put through their paces as they took on a ‘Thrill of the Grill’ challenge. After signing
IT was brief and it was dignified. The sunset ceremony in Wootton Bassett marked the end of four years of support for the families and colleagues, and respect for the dead on their way to Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital. Respect was everywhere. With
Simon Hole says his Shipton-under-Wychwood side are ready for the challenge of playing two finals on Sunday. Shipton face hosts Great & Little Tew in the final of the Oxfordshire Cricket Board’s new District Cup competition at 10.30am. And then following
MANAGERS at Oxford’s hospitals have admitted a £6.3m overspend on staffing is partly down to the county’s bed-blocking problem. Each month hundreds of people well enough to leave the John Radcliffe Hospital are remaining in costly hospital
OXFORDSHIRE residents will be able to see a Bangladeshi sporting spectacle on Sunday. The Nowka Bais – which translates as boat race – will feature 18 teams from across the country going head-to-head in a 400m dash. The race will kick off at noon at
Serious Cricket Home Counties Premier League IT’S do or die for Thame Town and Horspath in their Division 2 West relegation decider at Church Meadow tomorrow. They go into the final game of the campaign knowing that one of them will be relegated –
LITTLE did I think as the Pear Tree park and ride bus vainly attempted to avoid sunken grates in Woodstock Road that all too soon I would face a near-international incident. I had struck up a conversation with a young Polish miss, who that
IT WAS nice to see Keith Mason’s photo of the incomparable North American Mustang in (August 30). This was arguably the finest interceptor fighter of World War II with its high speed, manoeuvrability and long range – something Berliners were to discover
I HAVE cycled up and down the Iffley Road at all hours of the day on different bikes. The only time I have thought that cycling down the Iffley Road has been sub-par was during the afternoon rush hour coming away from town. Not only that but the increased
l WITH regard to your report about Big Society loos in the city (Oxford Mail, August 29), I agree with Dorian Hancock when he says Oxford City Council has a “moral obligation” to provide public toilets. If they can’t do that, they should be booted out
Banbury United boss Ady Fuller has hailed his defence as they aim for their fifth win on the spin when they host Hemel Hempstead in the Evo-Stik Premier Division on Saturday. Monday’s 1-0 derby win at Oxford City saw them go third and make it four clean
Didcot Town boss Francis Vines has labelled his side’s show against Thatcham a “disgrace” and demanded a much-improved display away to Abingdon Town in the FA Cup preliminary round on Saturday. The Railwaymen crashed 3-0 to the Berkshire
Great Britain’s Peter Chambers and Kieren Emery won gold in the lightweight men’s pair at the World Championships in Bled, Slovenia yesterday. Chambers, from Oxford Brookes University BC, and Emery, from the Leander Club at Henley, produced a superb
MIGHT Ralph Leavis (Letters, August 31) perhaps just try to understand that writing “long-winded letters about real or alleged cruelty to animals” does not negate the possibility of the writers feeling genuine sympathy or even giving help to any living
HAVING read recent stories in the Oxford Mail regarding the move to Brize Norton, I must ask why the need to transport these unlucky souls around the Oxfordshire countryside? Surely with the £2.5m being spent at Brize Norton, they could equip a
RE park and ride charges from October. Drivers who work in Oxford, or shoppers visiting Oxford will have to pay £1.50 a day to park in Redbridge or Pear Tree, from October. So another tax for drivers who shop and work in Oxford city on top of the bus
WE feel that your piece on salt bins (August 31) was not fair or balanced and excluded important context that would have given a more complete picture to your readers. You quoted in multiple our critics but barely addressed our rationale. To be
RE (Oxford Mail, August 27, The Issue, Bring back National Service). Many times I have heard people say bring it back, myself included in the past. I agree with Jim Lewendon and what he says, in today’s economic climate. I know Jim fairly well,
SEVEN players will make their Oxford Harlequins debuts in tomorrow’s National 3 South West opener at Bournemouth. Full back Harry Warman, wings Hayden Newman and Andy Lacy, fly half Alex Stevenson, prop Jonathan Hall, lock Michael Forde and
James Constable is a doubt to face Crewe on Saturday – but it’s nothing to do with anything except injury. The Oxford United striker has been linked with several clubs of late, but Wednesday was the first time that the interest has spiralled
SPORT is a great unifying force...especially when your team wins! And yesterday was one of those great moments for Oxfordshire sport. City athlete Hannah England grabbed a dramatic silver medal at the World Championships being staged in Korea.
STAFF at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington have also raised hundreds of pounds for the Charlotte Nott Appeal. Administrative worker Hannah Trendell raised £900 by holding a tombola, cake sale, guess the name of the teddy and guess how many
YOUNG Charlotte Nott has won the hearts of hundreds of fundraisers in Oxford. And members of the Oxford United team could not resist digging deep after learning about the toddler’s fighting spirit. Charlotte was struck down with meningococcal septicaemia
A MARRIED man has been cleared of raping a teenager. John Maughan denied raping a 17-year-old girl in an alley off Southfield Road, in East Oxford, in August last year. He was cleared of the charge at Oxford Crown Court last week in a retrial after
IMMIGRATION officers have pledged to ramp up the pressure on illegal workers in the city after raids on four Indian restaurants. About 24 UK Border Agency officials simultaneously struck at restaurants in Jericho, Summertown and East Oxford
THOUSANDS will begin heading for Woodstock for the Blenheim Palace horse trials next week, with the magic of the Olympics certain to swell crowds at the international event. This year’s Blenheim trials is to host an eventing qualifier for the London
OXFORD’S Hannah England could not hide her excitement after winning a silver medal in the World Athletics Championships yesterday. The 1,500m runner admitted that her main objective coming into the games, in Daegu, South Korea, was just to reach the
The Oxford Mail accompanied the UK Border Agency on immigration raids earlier this week. The team turned up at four Indian restaurants around the city to check on staff. Two arrests were made and, it seems, there is little room for manoeuvre
A JERICHO cocktail bar has updated its sign with a specially commissioned portrait of Prince William. The Duke of Cambridge’s owner Julian Rosser decided on the Royal Wedding day that a new sign was needed, after The Queen announced the prince would
RESIDENTS are calling for a “strategic plan” and new parking measures for Headington following the approval of a major university development. Plans for the controversial Oxford University campus in Old Road in Headington were passed by Oxford City Council
DON’T tell Rory Laughton-Scott to break a leg before his big race, because he has already done it. When the keen sportsman, 24, was injured in a football match, you might have thought that he wouldn’t be able to take part in October’s Great South
