SEARCH engine giant Google has given an Oxfordshire business a top web award. Internet-based holiday company Sheepskin, which has its headquarters on the Wheatley Business Park, rents out luxury holiday cottages. The company, which was founded in 2009
A YEAR ago, five friends were involved in a head-on crash which left all of them needing hospital treatment. The group was heading to Milton Keynes for a night out when driver Matthew Evans misjudged overtaking a lorry. The young people were taken to
OXFORD residents drank beer made from their own hops grown on their own estate this weekend. Rose Hill residents gathered on Saturday to toast farewell to an art project that has lasted more than a year. Artists Leora Brook and Tiffany Black were appointed
SMALL is beautiful. That was the message from the organisers of Oxfordshire’s self-styled charity ‘micro festival’ Arcane. The three-day event, which came to a close on Sunday, was hailed as a hit by organisers, musicians and festival-goers. While many
Two women found dead in a Thame house on Sunday have been named as Julie Sahin, nee Anderson, and Michala Gol, nee Burgess-Hall. The family today released the following statement. “We have had our sister and niece cruelly and tragically taken away from
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OCA League Divisions 1-4 BACK-to-back victories in the space of 24 hours handed Horley the Division 1 title on Saturday. The north Oxfordshire team have confirmed they have applied for promotion to the Cherwell League, after they proved too good for
OCA League Divisions 5-11 ANDY Small hit a century as Cairns Fudge closed in on the Division 5 title with a 166-run win at Swinbrook. Small hit 105 and Tom Bezencenet 57 not out as Fudge rattled up 296-9. It proved beyond the home side, who were
Sales of the Cowley-built Mini in the UK have taken a massive leap over the last year. Latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show 1,397 cars were sold last month compared to 753 in August 2010, a rise of
BANBURY’S street were alive with music and cries of ‘oyez, oyez’ for the annual town crier competition. Twenty-four criers from across the country along with one from Belgium, Willie van der Putte, took part in Saturday’s contest at Whately Hall Hotel
THOUSANDS of people will be heading for Woodstock on Thursday for the Blenheim Palace horse trials. This year’s trials will host an eventing qualifier for the 2012 Olympics, and more than 60,000 people are expected over the four days.
A MOTHER will keep her family’s annual tradition going this month by attending the Witney Feast. Laura Townsend, 25, of Witney, was first taken to the event by her grandmother Ann Townsend when she was just a toddler. The moment was captured on the
A discussion and debate for planners on the draft National Planning Policy Framework will take place on September 15, organised by the Royal Town Planning Institute South East with law firm Blake Lapthorn, at its offices in Seacourt Tower, West Way, Botley
International mergers and acquisitions (M&A) specialist BCMS Corporate is holding a seminar with experts answering questions and giving advice on topics such as finding ideal potential buyers, generating a competitive bidding process and negotiating and
Law firm Morgan Cole is hosting a special breakfast event discussing the new Agency Workers' Regulations which come into force on October 1. The session will address the rights of those covered by the regulations and the liabilities for agencies and
Property lettings specialist Martin & Co has welcomed new arrival Stephanie Branch, who joins the Oxford city centre offices. She has been taken on to fill the new position of property management co-ordinator and will assist property manager Nigel Wallace
GREEN campaigners facing a race against time to install solar panels on the roof of Barton Neighbourhood Centre have criticised council delays. Low Carbon Barton has said its project to install pholtovoltaic panels on the community building
Promoted Oxfordshire open their Riley’s British Inter Counties Championship Premier Division campaign again-st Kent at Tonbridge on Saturday and Sunday. Included in the ladies’ A team for the tie at the 6 in1 Community Club is Fiona Carmichael
BRIDEGROOM Ensar Gol, 21, was remanded in custody this morning accused of two murders and one attempted murder. Gol, of Ireton Court, Thame, was led away from dock in handcuffs after Oxford magistrates ordered him to appear before a judge at
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MP SPORTS CHERWELL LEAGUE Divisions 6-10 ABINGDON Vale 2nd secured the second promotion spot in Division 6 after beating Wolverton Town by ten wickets. Their success proved timely as third-placed Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 2nd saw off champions
LITTLE Britain star David Walliams has embarked on one of his most strenuous challenges yet. And Oxfordshire fans can catch a glimpse of the comedian as he attempts an eight-day bid to swim the length of the River Thames. Yesterday morning
MP SPORTS CHERWELL LEAGUE Division 5 Horspath 2nd beat Thame Town 2nd by six wickets to collect their 12th win of the season, but had to settle for second behind Cublington. Alastair Thomas (34) helped Thame start well, but they fell away to 148
Winger James Monks bagged a brace of tries as Witney opened up with an emphatic 34-3 win over Olney in South West 1 East at Hailey Road. Witney fell behind to an Olney penalty, before Monks touched down for the first time, with Ed Mitcham adding
Winger Pip Seymour scored four tries as Chinnor got off to a flying start in National 3 South West with a 50-15 win at Chippenham. He crossed the Chippenham line twice in the first half, before completing his four-timer with a brace in the last four
Henley Hawks went top of National 2 South on points difference after defeating Taunton, who had a man sent off, 39-7. Danny Wells kicked an early penalty for Henley, before James Winterbottom marked his return to Dry Leas by scoring their first try after
MP SPORTS CHERWELL LEAGUE Division 2 Josh Megson took 7-10 from 5.5 overs to send Long Marston to an embarrassing defeat and his Banbury 2nd side back into the top flight. Marston were all out for 33 as Megson and Ed Smith (3-19) wreaked havoc.
MP SPORTS CHERWELL LEAGUE Division 3 Oxford Downs 2nd sealed the title by beating local rivals Witney Mills and will play just one division below their first team next year. Will Sandbach took 5-37 and Steve Roberts 4-41 to dismiss Mills for 107
MP SPORTS CHERWELL LEAGUE Division 4 Shipton-under-Wychwood 2nd hammered Oxford 3rd to finish runners up and gain promotion. Joe Cockcroft (3-24) and Steve Cross (3-41) helped dismiss Oxford for 117, then Steve Bates battered
A WOMAN who was reported missing yesterday has been found safe and well. Joycelyn Gittens, of Kestrel Crescent, Blackbird Leys, was found in Oxford this morning. The 47-year-old was staying at her mother’s house in Cowley when she went missing
A 21-YEAR-OLD man is due to appear at Oxford Magistrates’ Court today charged with murdering his wife and mother-in-law. Ensar Gol, of Ireton Court in Thame, is charged with killing 28-year-old Michala Gol and Julie Sahin, 50. Police
I WAS astounded to learn that Oxfordshire County Council are still pursuing a case against Waterstock Golf Club for dumping so-called ‘waste’ (Oxford Mail, August 23) at a £200,000 cost to the local taxpayer. What the council refers to as waste was already
READING the long letter (Oxford Mail, September 2, Letters) from Councillor Rodney Rose about salt bins, I noticed he did not mention one word about the £100-plus VAT per ton charge for bags of road salt. We all agree the salt bins need refilling during
ERESA Dunsdon is absolutely right when she says that cars should not be parked at the western end of Harefields, at the junction with the Banbury Road (Oxford Mail, August 25). Her husband and many others have told me and my fellow councillors about
RAF Lyneham is no longer the operational station it was and Brize Norton now becomes the recipient of the bodies of our countrymen and countrywomen who have fallen fighting in a war in Afghanistan. The people of Wootton Basset paid tribute to these fallen
DETERMINATION achieves so much in the world and today we report on two sterling examples. Charlie Leach is a determined young man who is refusing to let the diagnosis of a rare form of cancer ruin his life. Less than three people out
WHEN Charlie Leach was diagnosed with cancer his immediate thought was that he was going to die. He said: “It is a very traumatic word to hear “cancer,” he said. “It has been quite tough, but then after a couple of weeks you sort of
MP SPORTS CHERWELL LEAGUE Division 1 SUPER Shipton-under-Wychwood needed only 34.3 overs to thrash Leighton Buzzard Town and clinch the MP Sports Cherwell League title. Their crushing win coupled with morning leaders Oxford Downs’ shock defeat
MP SPORTS CHERWELL LEAGUE Division 1 Oxford Downs’ title hopes evaporated in extra-ordinary circumstances as they lost by ten wickets at home to Oxford 2nd. Oxford are still relegated after finishing one place off the bottom. Put
MP SPORTS CHERWELL LEAGUE Division 1 Cumnor finished just above Great & Little Tew in third despite coming off worse in a drawn match between the two side. Harry Smith (97no) and Harry Chetwood (53) propelled Tew to a highly competitive 223-7,
IT IS now approaching the long-awaited season for jam makers and juicy blackberries are ripening. A favourite haunt for blackberry pickers is Shotover Country Park. However, sadly quite a lot of the blackberry clumps have been decimated by over-zealous
OWING to the ongoing gas pipe work taking place in Nowell Road in Rose Hill Estate they have had to close part of the road and re-route the number 20 bus to go down Rivermead Road on its way to Cowley Centre. When this service was started just after
THE case for efficient, adequately resourced and motivated public services is neither hard to explain nor difficult to justify, especially in the light of recent social unrest in our cities. The positive case for the public sector by recent administrations
A CITY lettings agent has admitted withholding thousands of pounds in deposits and rent from tenants and landlords. Zulfiqar Hussain, who traded as Charles Lawson Lettings, appeared at Oxford Crown Court yesterday and pleaded guilty to eight charges
ANCIENT buildings echoed to the sound of children screaming with joy yesterday as the fair came to town. Thousands of people poured into St Giles for the annual St Giles’ Fair, and thousands more are expected to enjoy funfair rides and attractions today
A COWLEY Road bar owner has gone on trial accused of attacking a customer with a hacksaw. Hugh Anderson, who runs the Hi Lo Jamaican Eating House, denies wounding with intent and an alternative charge of unlawful wounding. Jurors at
Liam Davis says that Saturday’s defeat at Crewe will drive the Oxford United squad on. The left back scored his first goal for the club in the 3-1 reverse, and says that it was a strange mood in the dressing room afterwards, with the players
SOME door-to-door charity bag collections are “piggybacking on the goodwill of the consumer”, an Oxford charity boss has said. The head of retail at Helen & Douglas House, David Cryer, who also chairs the Charity Retail Association, the body which represents
CAMPAIGNERS sent a message to the county ahead of a key vote on the future of the NHS this week. The groups Oxford Save Our Services (SoS) and Oxfordshire Keep Our NHS Public gathered in Summertown on Saturday to urge Oxford West and Abingdon Tory MP
