TWO Oxford burglars, including one who stole a puppy, have been jailed. Shane Coates and Declan Williamson were jailed at Oxford Crown Court on Wednesday. Williamson, 22, admitted two counts of burglary and asked for 17 more similar offences to be
STAFF at an Oxford primary school are hoping for a visit from the Duchess of Cambridge after she became patron of a charity supporting pupils struggling with their lessons. The Art Room, which was established in Oxford in 2002, will celebrate
GRANDMOTHER Ann Powles, who died after falling into the River Cherwell with her dog, was much loved by her family. But the mother-of-four’s tragic death in North Oxford just over a year ago also touched pensioners who meet every month for lunch in Cutteslowe
WITNEY allotment holders have been waiting 18 months to take over the town’s plots. The town council offered Witney Allotment Association the opportunity to take over management of the sites in June 2010. The group sent a final version of the lease
ANOTHER of Oxford’s leisure centres has been rated as “good” by a standards watchdog. Ferry Leisure Centre, in Summertown, has joined Blackbird Leys Leisure Centre as being rated good by Quest. Assessors were particularly pleased with the “nice atmosphere
SQUEALS of laughter and noisy singing echoed around an Oxford bookshop as children gathered for a special story time session. Children under three and their parents spent half an hour at Barefoot Books, in Banbury Road, Summertown, joining in with nursery
A FARM was evacuated today as 35 firefighters battled a blaze involving an acetylene cylinder. Fire crews were called to Knightsbridge Farm on the A44 at Yarnton at 10.53am and were on site within 10 minutes. Acetylene is potentially explosive
For some fresh-air motoring fans – and some very upmarket manufacturers – only the humble cloth drop-top will do. Despite the popularity of complicated, and incredibly clever, folding metal roofs, for some manufacturers only the simplest fabric roof
The Cowley-built Mini hit a new sales record in 2011 with more than 50,000 cars finding new owners in the UK. The figure was a rise of more than 14 per cent on the previous year and made the car the tenth best seller in the country with a 2.58 per cent
RESIDENTS have been flocking to an exhibition about the characters and crafts found at Oxford’s famous Covered Market. The exhibition, at the Cornerstone Arts Centre in Didcot, features images taken by professional photographer David Fisher, from Headington
A LONG-AWAITED return to full competitive rally racing for the Oxford-built Mini brand will not happen this year, because of a funding shortfall. The Mini WRC team has been unable to raise enough sponsorship to compete in all 13 rounds of the World
AMATEUR ornithologists are being urged to polish their binoculars and keep the last weekend of the month free for a massive garden birdwatching survey. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is urging people to log the feathered friends
A NEW multi-million-pound 65-bed care home aims to bring Carterton’s facilities for the elderly into the 21st century. A planning application has been submitted by Robert & Doris Watts Healthcare Ltd for the three-storey building in Milestone Road.
Rocky Whiting and Anaclet Odhiambo return for Abingdon Town at home to Shortwood United on Saturday. Dan Warne, Lance Williams and Mark Janes are doubts. Clanfield miss Jamie Butt (suspended) and Danny Bishop (injured) at Purton in Division 1 West.
CREATIVE solutions to persuade Oxfordshire fashionistas to recycle their dresses, handbags and shoes will be on display at an innovative craft event. Oxfordshire Waste Partnership has teamed up with charities, students and seamstresses to put on the
TWENTY-TWO people have been buried in unmarked shared graves in Oxford over the past three years, because council officers were unable to trace any relatives. Oxford City Council carries out paupers’ funerals when people have no money to pay for their
A TEENAGER robbed a young woman at knifepoint before pulling the blade on a police support officer just a day after racially abusing another man. Lewis Heaver was joined in the robbery by Michael Aspinall as the pair approached Bruna Chiaratti
NEIGHBOURS who originally welcomed a green hydro-electricity scheme are now complaining it is driving them round the twist. The residents living near Osney Mill – which is being re-developed to house 10 flats – thought the Archimedes screw
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Chris Wilder knows that his Oxford United side can hit top gear in January. After a run of tough matches and long away trips, the U’s make the short trek to Hampshire tomorrow, before facing back-to-back home games against Crewe and Hereford. And with
Although boss Chris Wilder has stated he does not expect to be doing lots of business this month, there is bound to be changes in personnel. Matt Green, Simon Clist and Ryan James have already gone, and while January has always been a time United’s manager
Chris Wilder says that Oxford are in discussions with West Ham over the return on striker Rob Hall – but says that the situation needs to be resolved one way or another. Hall has had two loan spells at United this season, but both times has been recalled
Henrietta Knight has confirmed that Somersby is a likely starter in the 25th Anniversary of Victor Chandler Chase at Ascot on Saturday, January 21. Knight had indicated that the eight-year-old star of her West Lockinge stables, near Wantage, would be
OXFORDSHIRE secured a much-needed point despite going down 9-6 to Essex 2nd in their latest Inter-County Championship Division 1B clash at Rayleigh Leisure Centre. Oxon got off to a rocky start with Phil Sayer spraining his ankle in the second end of
Even though it was against the league leaders, Oxford United skipper Jake Wright says that nobody was happy with just taking a point on Monday. Tyrone Barnett’s last-minute equaliser left a downcast U’s changing room after the final whistle. And Wright
Anthony Tonkin says that he will make sure he is ready to come into the Oxford United side whenever called upon. The left back played at Morecambe with Liam Davis suspended and when Davis was injured for the trip to Torquay, Tonkin got the call again
WIND speeds reached 50mph in Oxfordshire again yesterday, causing more disruption across the county. In Drayton, the B4016 was closed for a second day between Church Lane and High Street due to a fallen tree blocking the road. It is believed the delays
OXFORD: Terrapins found dumped in Headington are now starting a new life in Northamptonshire as an animal sanctuary seeks to re-home them. Dog walker Sharon Bailey rang the RSPCA when she came across a soggy cardboard box with the bedraggled reptiles
North Leigh boss Mark Gee has urged his side to keep up the momentum when they travel to Evo-Stik Soutehrn League Division 1 South & West high-fliers Sholing on Saturday. Monday’s 5-0 thrashing of ten-man Abingdon United made it three games
Jon-Paul Pittman says that he was calm when faced with an open goal against Crawley on Monday, because of the work Oxford United’s strikers had been doing in training. After charging down an attempted clearance from keeper Scott Shearer, Pittman slotted
Chilling words... “We are just scratching the surface at the moment.” But so says Carol Quainton, Oxford City Council’s investigations manager on the disturbing issue of council house fraudsters who let out their homes for profit.
KARL Outen, Oxford University’s Varsity Match man-of-the-match, makes his debut for Henley Hawks at Clifton in SSE National League 2 South tomorrow (2.30). The 22-year-old lock forward, who starred as the Dark Blues blew away Cambridge 28
Further to your article ‘Shedding light on lack of dog fines’, I completely agree that any law to combat out-of-control dogs must be properly enforced if it is to be effective and keep the public safe. While The Blue Cross has concerns about the impact
THE Conservative-controlled county council is reviving its plan to charge residents for parking in East Oxford. It plans to consult in January on the old schemes, with only very minor modifications. The council has £257,000 to spend arising from the
MAY I, through your paper, say how disappointed I was with the Abingdon mayor’s tea dance. Did Michael Badcock think because we were 75 and over we did not deserve good food? We had a plate of cakes on the table that looked as if they came from the
A 21-YEAR-OLD man has been told he will be jailed after he was convicted of a bottle attack outside a pub. Marcus Dawson was unanimously convicted by jurors at Oxford Crown Court yesterday of wounding with intent and common assault. The incidents occurred
THE fiancée of a teenage soldier who was killed in Afghanistan broke down as the hearse carrying his body drove by. Private John King, of 1st Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment, was killed by an improvised explosive device in Helmand Province on December
COUNCIL house fraudsters who let out their homes at a profit could face a tougher crackdown under new Government powers. Oxford City Council has welcomed Housing Minister Grant Shapps’ announcement that he wants to make sub-letting council
GOOD news for the New Year – plans to double the number of cots at Oxford’s John Radcliffe neonatal intensive care unit have moved a step closer, meaning the county’s most ill newborns will now have an ever greater chance of surviving their early
THE authorities refuse an inquest into the death of Dr David Kelly, who was gong to expose the truth about arms to Iraq. Blair ‘gilded the lily’ to cosy up to the USA. Kelly would have exposed the establishment for corruption and lies. RW TUCKER
I am increasingly concerned about the Government’s planning reforms. They’re right to talk about protecting Green Belts, National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty when decisions are made about where development should take place. But what
I WOULD like to pass on my gratitude and thanks to the EAU (Emergency Assessment Unit) at The John Radcliffe Hospital, to which I was admitted on Christmas night. My son had to call an ambulance (which arrived very quickly also) after I experienced severe
THE Government needs to change the law concerning winter fuel payments. It’s stupid to give winter fuel payments to people like Vince Cable when they are still working, and earning more than £105,000 a year. He doesn’t need the fuel allowance. The
WHATEVER could eight pretty girls, dressed in bright yellow tracksuit-type bottoms and steel grey tops, be doing in Brazenose Lane on a cold, wet and extremely windy Tuesday morning? A reasonable question I thought, as they performed a number
Oxford City boss Mike Ford is looking for loan signing Aaron Woodley to re-ignite his side’s Premier Division promotion bid at home to fifth-placed Chippenham on Saturday. Woodley joined City on loan from Oxford United and made his return debut against
OXFORD United boss Chris Wilder may send midfielder Adam Chapman out on loan to get match-fit, writes MARK EDWARDS. The midfielder is recovering from a broken foot, and although he made a surprise appearance as a substitute at Morecambe at the start
THE scientist responsible for giving Oxford one of the leading vascular laboratories in the UK is being honoured at Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital today. The Vascular Studies Unit at the JR is to be named in memory of the late Jackie Walton, who died
THEY are an icon of the Second World War only rarely seen. But Oxford is about to get its own squadron of 12 brand new Spitfires. Members of Enstone Flying Club plan to build 12 replicas of the legendary fighter planes from kits by the end of the year
Workers at Millets camping stores in the county whose future has been under a cloud after its parent company hit financial trouble, have been offered a glimmer of hope. Bosses at Blacks Leisure have confirmed the business will go into administration
MICHAEL Duberry says he is determined to continue his fine form in the second half of the season – to not only meet his own expectations, but also those of the Oxford United supporters. The 36-year-old has become a huge fans’ favourite at the Kassam
HUNDREDS of ill babies or mothers could be cared for at Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital in a new £5.5m expansion of its neonatal intensive care unit. Oxford University Hospitals Trust has applied for planning permission for an extension
Nomi McLeod hopes to climb to the top of the aerial dance profession with a display of her performance skills. The 27-year-old Jericho resident, pictured, is preparing a gruelling routine for the Dancin’ Oxford festival in February and March. She will
A hotel group has teamed up with Oxford United to offer deals for fans. Four Pillars Hotels, which has four sites in the county, has announced a partnership with the club which will begin by sponsoring two home games. The chain has also promised to
PLANS to pedestrianise a busy shopping street in Kidlington have been held up because the signs have not yet arrived. Organisers hoped to have the changes to High Street, which they say will protect the safety of shoppers, in place during January. Oxfordshire
People convicted of offences at Magistrates' Courts around the county recently OXFORD Terence Chaulk, 54, of Watermill Way, Oxford, admitted stealing a Rolex watch valued at £2,940 at the John Radcliffe Hospital between September 2009 and September
“Fly by night” language schools are causing overcrowding on public transport and unruly behaviour in the city’s parks. That is the warning from one of the city’s pre-university colleges, following opposition councillors’ call for Oxford City Council
