TASER use by Oxfordshire police officers has risen sharply, figures uncovered by the Oxford Mail show. Figures released under the Freedom of Information Act show deployments where an officer attended with a taser rose from 88 in 2008/09 to
A GP from Witney has spent the past 20 years making a profound difference to the lives of people in Uganda. Dr Jan White, 61, has helped set up clinics across the country and treats some 10,000 people a year at her rural health centre. It is a far cry
THE sun shone on boaters and visitors at the eighth annual Banbury Canal Day. The event, on the Oxford Canal beside the Castle Quay shopping centre, had a royal theme in honour of the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton and next year’s Diamond
MUSICIANS who raised £2,000 with a cancer charity gig were burgled as they performed in Oxford. The band Smackwater Jack were playing at Oxford City Football Club to raise funds for Cancer Research UK, Oxford Churchill Partners, with other Oxfordshire
CHARITABLE organisations across Oxfordshire are being reminded to apply for financial awards of up to £10,000 to support their projects. The Oxford Mail’s parent company, Gannett, hands out grants of between £5,000 and £10,000 twice a year, through its
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Kidlington Youth Celtic took all 3 points in a very entertaining game against Marston Saints. Kidlington opened the scoring after 15 mins when Raphael Rice ran onto a through ball from Ciaran Murphy to slot the ball past the Marston Keeper. Marston
THE owners of an Oxfordshire golf course have been ordered to search for building rubble on the site in the latest twist in a long- running legal battle. Ron and Mick Wyatt have been ordered by the High Court to comply with an earlier court order to
VALE leader Matthew Barber is seeking a meeting with Tesco bosses to find out their long-term plans for Abingdon. The Fitzharris Arms in Thornhill Walk closed last December and reopened as a Tesco Express in June, and The Ox in Oxford Road closed in
OXFORD Brookes has launched a new mountain bike made from bamboo. Engineers at the university’s faculty of technology, design and environment have designed the frame, made from bamboo tubes and flax fibre, after working with Yorkshire-based RAW Bamboo
The traditional delights of an English afternoon tea tickled the tastebuds of tourists, thanks to students at Oxford Polytechnic. Students and staff, pictured above in 1982, spent a day baking a host of Bath buns, Eccles cakes, gingerbread men and other
The consecration of St Barnabas Church provided a much-needed place of worship for the people of Jericho in Oxford. But the design of the building was not to everyone’s taste. Some said it had too much Catholic influence, while others likened it to
HENRIETTE Lundgren has been baking up a sweet treat for under-privileged children for three years. Now she’s hoping the community will back her Free Cakes For Kids campaign by voting for it to win funding. The 32-year-old organises the project which
Pupils at Dashwood Primary School studied trees in 1975 and 1976. They looked at the shapes and colours of the fallen autumn leaves, then examined new buds in spring. With help from Paula Humphries, Stephen Penniston does a bark rubbing on a cherry tree
Students at Oxford’s Secondary Technical School had plenty of outings as part of their studies. Regular visits were made to factories, museums and other places of interest to increase their knowledge. Former pupil Phil Spurrett, of Brasenose
This was the chaotic scene when pop star PJ Proby visited Oxford. Girls turned up in their hundreds to welcome their American hero to the New Theatre. The picture above shows the crowd outside the theatre in George Street in 1965 as they waited to take
Oxford City have been drawn away to Blue Square Bet South side Eastleigh in the third qualifying round of the FA Cup on Saturday, October 15. The Hampshire side, who are placed 18th in their division, beat Cinderford Town 3-1 in the second qualifying
VILLAGERS are being warned to expect gunfire and zombies as Hollywood star Brad Pitt, right, makes a return to the county tonight. People living in Heyford Park at Upper Heyford have been told more filming will take place at the former US Air Force Base
MORE than 3,000 runners took part in the heat of the Blenheim Half Marathon and 10km race to raise money for charity. Liz Moir was one of them. A year ago she was recovering from a serious heart attack. But yesterday she was one of the
ROB Hall admitted even he was surprised that he scored with a header at Hereford on Saturday. The on-loan West Ham striker – the smallest player on the pitch – nodded in Liam Davis’s cross just past the half-hour mark to prove the match-winner. And
About 4,000 homes are without water after a technical failure at a pumping station. They lost water yesterday afternoon, Thames Water said. A spokesman said: "We are really sorry that customers in Banbury have been left without water and we are doing
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Today we take a look at football in Oxfordshire. The nation’s favourite sport is enjoyed by thousands of men, women and children across the county every day. And our story reflects some of the great strides to make sure even more can take part. New
THERE is just over a month to go before the launch of a new £2.1m community arena at Oxford City Football Club, which will provide much-needed new football and netball facilities. The club’s Court Place Farm ground in Marsh Lane, Marston, is being transformed
IN your editorial on September 29 you state the inspector has claimed that by reviewing the Green Belt boundary around part of Wheatley, this will lead to an expansion of Oxford city into the open countryside. This is not what he said. He claims Horspath
I AM writing to let you know my experiences of the Oxfordshire Weight-loss Lifestyle Service (OWLs) after seeing the service in the Oxford Mail. I contacted them in July and, after a complicated procedure, eventually got an appointment on September
I WONDER whether Mr Nigel Carter (Oxford Mail, September 29) is a lawyer? He certainly sounds like one of those human rights lawyers who are making a mockery of planning laws at Dale Farm and strangling our freedom by promoting EU-based human rights at
AT the beginning of my first stay in Spain (1974-5), I attended a conventional bullfight, almost at the insistence of my landlady. My revulsion at the carnage witnessed in the area was surpassed by the disgust I felt at the frenzied bloodthirstiness
ON Saturday, September 24, a group of dedicated volunteers, led by Kevin Boneham, staged the Bodirox Festival, in Bodicote. This was such a huge success and I feel it deserves a mention in your paper. We had the privilege of being entertained by 12
FOR homework last week my children were designing Christmas cards for school. I was surprised to see Rudolph and Father Christmas leaping from their book bags so vigorously in Indian summer sunshine, but when I pointed this out, The Daughter slapped me
Sebastien Ogier reignited his bid for World Rally Championship title glory by fending off the spirited challenge of Dani Sordo’s Banbury-built Mini to take a deserved victory on the final day of the Rally of France. Second place for Sordo
Hundreds of bikers met at Cherwell Valley Services on the M40 on Saturday for a rally in support of the Armed Forces. The Ride to the Wall meet is the UK’s largest gathering of its type, and saw bikers ride to the National Memorial Arboretum, in Staffordshire
THREE straight away wins, three straight away clean sheets and now three points off the top – Oxford United are hot stuff on their travels at present. And Saturday was certainly just that. Hot. In sweltering conditions Rob Hall bagged the only goal
A man suffered a suspected fractured skull during an attack near a church in Abingdon. Two men, aged 34 and 53, were beaten up outside St Helen’s Church, in West St Helen’s Street at about 11.15pm on Saturday. The older man was taken to hospital with
Concerns were raised about Wolvercote GP Dr Mark Huckstep seven years before he was suspended by NHS Oxfordshire, it emerged last night. The Oxford Mail revealed in August 2010 how the GP, who worked at Wolvercote Surgery and Kendall Crescent Health
Sun worshippers broke out the deck chairs and slapped on the sun cream to enjoy the hottest October weekend on record. Thousands enjoyed the unseasonal weather, which the Met office has confirmed as a new high for the month. Saturday’s temperature hit
WITNEY was painted pink this weekend for the town’s 11th annual breast cancer event. For more than a decade the town has been holding the fundraising day in aid of Against Breast Cancer. Balloons were hung from trees and benches while shop
TWO alcoholics committed a “despicable crime” in burgling the home of an 81-year-old woman who had died in a house fire. Terry Peacock and Paul Worman broke into the house in Samphire Road, Blackbird Leys, Oxford, on New Year’s Day, 48 hours
North Leigh 2, Bridgwater Tn 3 A POOR last 20 minutes saw North Leigh throw away a 2-0 lead to lose to Bridgwater in Division 1 South & West of the Evo-stik Southern League. The Millers were seemingly cruising to victory, before the opposition turned
Bluefin Insurance Brokers Cup Luke Cuff smashed a hat-trick as Headington Amateurs put their poor league form to one side with a 4-2 win against Premier Division side Henley in the first round. Headington went in front in the 12th minute as Liam Morbey
UHLSport Hellenic League OXFORD City Nomads went down 3-1 at leaders Shortwood United in in the Premier Division. The Gloucestershire side have now won nine games on the trot, after scoring through Jake Parrott, Tim Haddock and Joe Tustain. Nomads
FA Cup 2nd qualifying round Thame Utd 1, Oxford City 3 OXFORD City avoided a potential banana skin to book their place in today’s third qualifying round draw, but only after their Hellenic League hosts had given them a scare at the ASM Stadium on
Mangotsfield Utd 1, Didcot Tn 1 DAVE Mudge’s first game in charge at Didcot ended with honours even at Mangotsfield in Division 1 South & West of the Evo-stik Southern League. The visitors went close early on as Simieon Howell stung the palms of home
Abingdon Utd 0, Tiverton Tn 2 ABINGDON slipped into the bottom three after missing several chances to at least snatch a share of the points in Evostik Southern League Division 1 South & West. They suffered an early blow when captain Ricky Allaway
UHLSport Hellenic League Ardley Utd 1, Holyport 5 ARDLEY United pressed the self-destruct button as they crashed to defeat in their Premier Division clash with Holyport. The home side led 1-0 until the 70th minute, but, after the sending off of
Great weather this weekend...for those who were not working. The scene in Port Meadow on Saturday afternoon was spectacular. It was great to see so many people grabbing an opportunity for some (very) late summer sun. But does anyone else find it
BOSS Chris Wilder believes Ryan Clarke is the best goalkeeper in League Two. The Oxford United stopper has been in fine form of late, and showed another safe pair of hands on Saturday as the U’s beat Hereford 1-0 to climb to sixth in the
MORE than 2,200 people have signed a petition to revamp a crossing on a dangerous road in Witney. Campaigners have taken the petition to Oxfordshire County Council and hope the cash-strapped authority will make changes to the Oxford Hill crossing. The
PUPILS at Wallingford School were inspired by the visit of five-time Paralympian Ian Rose. Judo champion Mr Rose, centre, visited the comprehensive school in St George’s Road to launch the Be The Best You Can Be programme, which aims to use
