A FLASHER convicted for exposing himself when drunk has been jailed for four weeks. Stuart Thorn, of Coleridge Close, Cowley, was sent to prison by Oxford magistrates for breaching his Sexual Offences Prevention Order (SOPO) by being drunk in the city
TWINS Judith and Laura Merry came from humble beginnings and face a constant struggle with muscular dystrophy, but this has only made them more determined to help others. Born in a Thai orphanage with a genetic muscle condition, the fate of the girls
HOME OWNERS who agreed to take a test to see if they are at risk from a deadly cancer-causing gas have been urged to return their results. Earlier this year we reported that the Health Protection Agency (HPA) was targeting homes in West Oxfordshire in
PLANS for Wantage Tennis Club to move to the Manor Road Memorial Park, and take over the two public courts and build four more courts and a pavilion, are to go on show. Under a deal with Vale of White Horse District Council the club will be given a long-term
GREAT-grandmother Elsie Hoare celebrated turning 100 with a slice of cake. Mrs Hoare, who has 51 grandchildren and great-grandchildren, was surrounded by her family as she celebrated the special milestone. Mrs Hoare was taken out for a party at the
TRAFFIC is at a standstill on the A34 northbound following a three-car accident near Kidlington. Police were called at 16.15pm and closed one lane between the Kidlington junction and the Islip turn off to clear debris. No one was injured. The lane has
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Trains are now back up and running between Didcot Parkway and Swindon. A replacement bus service had been in place until 12.50pm after a body, believed to be that of a woman, was found on the line near Swindon. Network Rail have warned that there may
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This week Oxford Mail health reporter Amanda Williams is shining a spotlight on the health of Oxfordshire. Her investigation comes after Dr Jonathan McWilliam, the county’s health director, released his annual health report profiling his concerns for
A PETITION with more than 300 signatures was presented to Oxfordshire County Council on Tuesday after a bus route was rerouted away from Ardington and Lockinge along the A417. From Monday, Thames Travel’s No 32 between Wantage and Abingdon no longer
THE nursery class at Frank Wise School in Banbury has been described as outstanding by Ofsted inspectors. In her report, inspector Marilyn Joy said: “Children flourish in a nurturing environment where they receive excellent support to help them reach
A POPULAR event not seen on an Oxford estate for more than a decade looks set to return next summer. Annual play days in Blackbird Leys’s parks were a regular fixture for years until money for the events dried up. Now volunteers and the Oxfordshire
NO trains are running between Didcot Parkway and Swindon after a person was believed to have been hit by a train. The person, believed to be a woman, was found dead on the approach to Swindon train station. The driver of the 9.30am service
Asian gold was grabbed by burglars who ransacked a home in St Swithuns Road, Kennington. Burglars struck at 4.50pm on Friday forcing a first-floor window open and rifling through bedrooms to find the expensive jewellery. A neighbour saw a bicycle
Headington teenagers have been collecting money for charity for the past 5 years by carol singing from door to door. The carol singing tradition was started by Imogen Charvill Ryall of London Road, Headington when she was in year 9 at Cheney School,
Oxford Mail readers were treated to mulled wine and mince pies at an evening of late-night Christmas shopping. The event at Matalan in Cowley was specially organised for our Loyalty Card holders so they could enjoy festive food as well as fantastic offers
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GILES Waterson plays in the under 16 boys’ singles final of the Power Byrne Trophy at Bisham Abbey tomorrow. The 15-year-old Abingdon School pupil, who plays at the town’s Vale of White Horse Leisure and Tennis Centre, faces No 1 seed Josef Dodridge
Old Woodstock Town will be without Ali Robinson (suspended) and Craig Robinson (injured) as they look to get back to winning ways at home to New College Swindon in Division 1 West on Saturday. Darren Booker and Liam Godin are both injury doubts, so Ryan
Oxford University coach Sean Bowden expects a sea-change in attitude in his inexperienced Dark Blues camp following Tuesday’s trial eights over the Boat Race course in blustery conditions. Club president Karl Hudspith, the only returning Blue from last
Northampton Town boss Aidy Boothroyd has only seen his side play one game, but is already stamping his authority on the team. Boothroyd this week released three players – Ashley Westwood, Chris Arthur and Bas Savage all told they had no future with the
OXFORDSHIRE 2nd made it two wins from two with a 10-5 success away to Gloucestershire 2nd in Division 4C of the Inter-County Championships. Kathryn Schutterlin, Matt Jackson and David Richardson all won singles in two ends, giving Oxon a 3-1 advantage
SATURDAY. FOOTBALL. NPOWER LEAGUE TWO. Oxford Utd v Northampton Tn. EVO-STIK SOUTHERN LEAGUE. Premier Div: Banbury Utd v Barwell, Oxford City v AFC Totton. Div 1 South & West: Didcot Tn v Taunton Tn, North Leigh v Bishops Cleeve. UHLSPORT HELLENIC
Banbury United are set to give new signing Josh Blake his debut when they host Barwell in the Evo-Stik Southern League Premier Division on Saturday. The former Stratford Town striker, who signed on Saturday, is raring to go after recovering
DISABLED Susan McIlwraith wanted to honour her dead sister by collecting money for a cancer charity through donations for the Christmas decorations outside her home. But just a few days into her festive fundraising a criminal Grinch has swiped
WELL done, David Cameron, for standing up to the European Union bullies and putting British interests first (Saturday’s Oxford Mail). Most of the EU countries will bend over backwards to please Germany. At last, a UK leader with the backbone to say
LIKE Oxford Mail readers I’m counting down the days until Christmas and am really looking forward to spending some time at home with family and friends. Home is so important at this time of year, which is why it shocked me to learn that every two minutes
I OPENED the paper on Saturday to see a double-page spread on Porthleven in Cornwall – what a treat. I spent my teenage years living there and I can tell you it is indeed a beautiful place to be. I just wanted to mention a couple of my favourite things
Didcot Town boss Dave Mudge has urged his side to put their FA Trophy run to the back of their minds and concentrate on the visit of Taunton in Evo-Stik Southern League Division 1 South & West on Saturday. The Railwaymen put in a superb
A few weeks ago, a home game against Northampton would have been a banker. The Cobblers lost 4-1 at Plymouth a fortnight ago and a week before that were thumped 7-2 at home by Shrewsbury. But those reverses saw Gary Johnson sacked as manager and Aidy
SANTA Claus needed to head home to the North Pole. Word had reached the elves that economies had to be made and jobs were in danger. It needed the old fellah to calm the situation. He asked if I would sit in for him at a local school Christmas fair and
RAILFUTURE welcomes the Government’s commitment for the Oxford-Bedford section of East West Rail (EWR) to be built. Trains will link Oxford and Milton Keynes via Bicester and Bletchley. Connections will serve Aylesbury, Bedford and Northampton. The
ONCE again a report has come out saying that a large percentage of cancers could be avoided if people did not smoke, drink excessively, ate sensibly, had more exercise. It is self-evident that this is true for many ailments, basically we should not abuse
CHINNOR head coach Jason Bowers has called for one final push when they visit Redingensians in tomorrow’s crunch National 3 South West clash. Redingensians sit third in the table, four points behind leaders Chinnor, so the Berkshire side are
A PARKING free-for-all created by a council blunder is causing delivery chaos at Oxford’s Covered Market. And it won’t be sorted for weeks. A sign designating the bays in Market Street as “loading only” was removed in the summer so the
PRIME Minister David Cameron yesterday pledged action to “turn around” the lives of an estimated 810 troubled Oxfordshire families whose behaviour costs taxpayers an estimated £60m each year. The Witney MP announced that £450m would be spent on a new
TWO science teachers today will vanish in a puff of smoke to chase careers as professional magicians. Rhys Jones and Rob Hemmens, who both work at King Alfred’s Academy in Wantage, will reappear on the other side of the world next year as double act
LESS clear are the circumstances that led to Market Street being opened up to free parking for motorists for about six months now. Mistakes happen but how can it be that Oxfordshire County Council did not fix it immediately? Great for cheeky motorists
THE blinkered may feel nothing nice is ever said about councillors, but in Melinda Tilley we have someone committed to plain speaking and serving the community. Yesterday’s Key Stage 2 results showed one in three children leaving the city’s primary schools
LAST year, this Cowley school was in special measures and under threat of ‘special intervention’ after failing to meet Government targets. Now St Christopher’s Primary School, in Temple Road, is among the most improved in the county, posting a 30 percentage
NEARLY one in three children in Oxford start secondary school without mastering basic reading, writing and arithmetic skills. Figures released yesterday showed that while 75 per cent of 11-year-olds across the county achieved the benchmark
Michael Duberry has had a slight setback in his recovery from a groin problem according to Oxford United manager Chris Wilder. The former Chelsea and Leeds defender was expected to be out for around a month after picking up the injury before
Ryan Clarke says that Oxford United will aim to use last week’s 0-0 draw at Morecambe as a springboard for success over Christmas – starting with tomorrow’s game against Northampton. There was nobody happier to come away from the Globe Arena
BANBURY'S Three Pigeons pub is set to reopen after a major refurbishment. New owners Paul and Tina Laird have put in a planning application to add three bed and breakfast rooms and create a “winter garden” from the rear yard, covered with a glazed roof
OXFORDSHIRE has this morning seemingly avoided any serious disruption due to snowfall. There are reports of only light dustings at points around the county, with some Oxford Mail readers saying half an hour ago it was snowing in Chinnor and Headington
Banbury MP Tony Baldry dropped in to Bicester's Crown Walk today (Friday) to visit Santa and meet some of the town centre's newest traders. The pop-up shops were the initiative of Nigel French of Coles Book Shop and have received enthusiastic backing
MORE than three kilometres of ditches have been cleared in West Oxfordshire as part of annual flood-defence work. District council engineers removed fallen trees, branches and vegetation at 15 sites. Overgrown shrubbery on the banks was also cut back
OXFORDSHIRE County Council spent yesterday readying its fleet of 31 gritters in preparation for today’s wintry conditions. Last night forecasters were warning of heavy rain and high winds, which could turn into sleet or snow in the early morning and
BEHIND door 16 of our Badvent calendar lurks Samah Khalifa who police believe could hold the key to solving a Cowley burglary. Each day during December the Oxford Mail is teaming up with Thames Valley Police to publish an appeal for Oxford’s most wanted
