VILLAGERS living near Didcot could launch a fundraising drive to pay for replacement play equipment after thieves stripped their play area to sell the metal. The thieves struck last month at the Bodkins play area in Long Wittenham, removing four metal
WORK will begin next week to build a £150,000 new play area in the heart of Oxford’s Barton estate. On Monday, workmen will break ground in the playground outside the Neighbourhood Centre in Underhill Circus. A new sandpit, climbing
CITY-based family centre Donnington Doorstep held a belated Eid celebration. It gave families and children of all backgrounds a chance to celebrate the end of Ramadan in style. Lucy White, from East Oxford, brought her 18-month-old son
OXFORD City Council is paving the way to start offering more of its services commercially to try to generate extra cash. Under new proposals set to go to its executive board later this month, extra services such as tree felling and servicing
A group of doctors has lodged papers to seek a judicial review of Attorney General Dominic Grieve’s decision not to allow an inquest into the death of Dr David Kelly, above. The Government weapons inspector was found dead near his home in Southmoor in
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A landmark Oxford building is to be transformed into a ‘children’s paradise’ by a publishing company. Barefoot Books was founded by two mothers opposed to the ‘commercialisation of childhood’ to encourage children to explore their imaginations
YOUNGSTERS visiting Science Oxford are being encouraged to make masks and models of real and imaginary monsters. The fun project for visitors to the science museum in St Clement’s is called Monster Madness. The activity started this week and finishes
OXFORD’s children’s hospice is throwing open its doors tomorrow to raise awareness of its work. Helen & Douglas House is holding its annual open day to let people from across the county drop in, find out more about it and have some fun along
Health matters are something rarely touched on in this column, but bear with me – it is relevant. I woke with what doctors routinely refer to as sudden onset lower back pain. Put like that it doesn’t sound too bad but, trust me, when you take
A CAMPAIGN to raise £18,000 to buy a Watlington boy a powered wheelchair is gaining momentum. Four-year-old Elliott Baker has been in and out of hospital for much of his life after being diagnosed with irreversible brain damage. His parents, Caroline
SUPERMARKET giant Tesco has put fears about the future of a Marston memorial tree to rest. Rumours were circulating that trees outside the old Friars pub would be cut down as part of the site’s imminent transformation into a Tesco store.
The group behind the Brasserie Blanc restaurant, which has a site on Oxford's Walton Street, has raised £20m to develop new sites in the UK. As well as the brasseries, the cash will be ploughed into the White Brasserie Company pub chain. Mark Derry,
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Paul McLaren says that it was bad decisions in key areas that cost Oxford United victory at Crewe last week. And the midfielder, pictured, says that when that problem is corrected, the U’s know they will be fine. “At half-time we all
OXFORDSHIRE viewers are being warned there are only a few days until their old analogue television signal is switched off. The county transmitter in Beckley, which covers about 400,000 homes, is to stop transmitting analogue this month and will only
A Cotswold Sunday Delight Enjoy a two or three course lunch at the award winning Lamb Inn Restaurant 2 Course Lunch £18.95 pp 3 Course Lunch £22.95 pp Lunch is served until 3.00pm Drink Awards Finalist Sheep Street
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IT was once an Elizabethan bedroom used by Shakespeare. But now it is on offer as a unique business premises in the heart of Oxford. The extraordinary Painted Room in Cornmarket Street is part of a 905sq ft office complex put up for a new lease by
Simon Parker says that he is trying to make sure Oxford United supporters get something different by signing up to Yellow Player – the club’s online subscription channel. Parker, the club’s online multimedia editor, says that as a U’s fan
Didcot Town manager Francis Vines has called on his side to use their FA Cup midweek extra-time victory against Abingdon Town as a springboard to success in Evo-Stik Southern League Division 1 South & West. Vines was pleased with the 3-2 success in the
CUSTOMERS and staff tackled a machete-wielding robber at a Oxford shop. A man armed with a machete went into the Co-op in Rose Hill at about 8.40pm on Wednesday and threatened staff. Police said he then attacked a male member of staff, who suffered
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A YOUNG model has told of her horror after what she thought was a headache turned out to be a life-threatening brain infection. Dannielle Herman, of East Oxford, started to experience severe headaches just before Christmas. Miss Herman, a pupil of the
Witney Town welcome back Alfie Saunders aiming to make it back-to-back wins for the first time this season, away to Flackwell Heath in the Uhlsport Hellenic League Premier Division tomorrow. Ankle-injury victims Harry Burnley and Ben Williams miss out
The Sky TV cameras will be at the Kassam Stadium tomorrow to film their quiz show Take It Like A Fan. The programme is a light-hearted affair – but will give an Oxford United supporter the chance to win £500. U’s fans wanting to take
Oxford City boss Mike Ford has hailed Marvin Martin’s midfield display in their win against Leamington and urged him to do it again away to Barwell on Saturday. The former Oxford United youngster, usually plays in defence, but with Andy Ballard
Alfie Potter says that Oxford United are determined to get back to winning ways against Burton on Saturday. And the winger says that he has more reason than most for wanting to ensure the U’s pick up three points. Potter had a number
I HAVE every sympathy for the residents of Begbroke, Yarnton and the surrounding areas. I can only assume the offensive pong in these localities generates from Agrivert’s vacuum compost facility, which we were given to understand would not upset the
AFTER a successful campaign by parents, staff and interested parties from November 2010 to May 2011, and with the excellent support of the media, Culham Parochial Church of England Primary School officially opened for business from Tuesday, September
GRAHAM Butler (September 1) agrees with Michael Wenham (August 23) that there is strong evidence for the belief in life after death. I also agree but would be more interested in whether there is strong evidence for life after death, rather than for
On Tuesday afternoon I heard a traffic bulletin that the A34 near Hinksey was down to one lane due to a jack-knifed caravan, causing long delays. Almost every day the traffic news mentions an overturned or jackknifed caravan somewhere, with big delays
SHE was the picture of elegance. Even from 20 yards in a busy Cornmarket Street, the young woman with shoulder-length flowing hair stood out. Her fitted black jacket, her short, but not-too-short black skirt, her high-, but not-too-high-heeled shoes,
HOW nice it is to see not only my name but also my picture on the leader of the county council’s blog. It shows he reads the Oxford Mail and, now I’m a celebrity, does that mean I can claim expenses? And yes, Mr Mitchell, it’s wonderful
LAST Friday I used the Redbridge park-and-ride into Oxford and back. The time was 1.20pm. I joined the Southern Bypass heading north and spent a pleasant time thinking, as I observed the stationary traffic, how delighted the new government in Libya must
Oxford United will wait to hear the full extent of Jonathan Franks’s injury before deciding whether to bring in another striker on loan. The Middlesbrough man dislocated his shoulder in a behind-closed doors friendly at Bristol City this week. And U
Chinnor face an early examination of their promotion credentials when they host Redingensians in National 3 South West tomorrow (2.30). The ambitious Berkshire side are tipped to be up there at the end of the season and have formed a new academy
Shotover and District (Honiton, 17 sent 194): 1, 10, 11 K Shipperley 1642, 1514, 1512; 2, 3 E Irving 1589, 1561; 4, 7, 8 P Wells 1543, 1534.6, 1520; 5, 19 R Wiggins and son 1538, 1452; 6, 9 R & M Bostock 1534.8, 1517; 12, 18 D S & R Wiggins 1509, 1475
SATURDAY. FOOTBALL. NPOWER LEAGUE TWO. Oxford Utd v Burton. EVO-STIK SOUTHERN LEAGUE. Premier Div: Barwell v Oxford City, Evesham Utd v Banbury Utd. Div 1 South & West: Bishops Cleeve v Didcot Tn, Mangotsfield v Abingdon Utd, North Leigh v Tiverton
THE family of Sergeant Barry Weston said they were “overwhelmed” by the show of public support at yesterday’s repatriation. Sgt Weston, of 42 Royal Marine Commandos, was killed by a homemade bomb in Afghanistan on August 30. In a statement
MOURNERS at Carterton may have been holding their first ceremony, but for many of the 300 people outside Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital it was yet another sad occasion. Yesterday’s attendance was slightly up on the usual turn out outside
THE Evenlode pub on the A40 last night became the site of a roadside vigil for the first cortege from Brize Norton for more than four years. About 100 people gathered by the Eynsham pub as Sgt Weston’s body was driven from the RAF base to Oxford
OXFORDSHIRE yesterday did the country proud. The Royal British Lwegion paid the compliment yesterday to the county’s display of support for the first serviceman to be repatriated to RAF Brize Norton since 2007. Nearly 4,000 people turned out along
Julie Bradbury revealed that she almost didn’t take part after successfully retaining her title at the World Senior Masters Championships in Canada. The 44-year-old, from Drayton, near Abingdon, only decided at the last minute to travel to
Mickey Lewis is full of praise for Adam Chapman’s attitude in his first week back at the club. The Oxford United midfielder returned to the club on Monday, having served more than 14 months in a young offenders institution. Chapman was
TWO police officers saved a pensioner’s life by plunging into the chilly Oxford Canal to rescue her. A boater dialled 999 on Monday saying a ‘dead body’ was in the canal at Banbury, but could not give an exact location. When the call went out, Pc Paul
