BANBURY * Paul Baylis, 30, of Ivatt Walk, Grimsbury, Banbury, admitted assault causing actual bodily harm in Banbury on July 19. Given a restorative-justice programme, a drug-rehabilitation requirement and a year's supervision. Also told to pay
AN OLD boot factory in East Oxford has kick-started a new life as the area’s latest “pop-up” arts centre. Events promoter Ian Nolan is behind the project and now wants residents to come forward with ideas for gigs, gatherings and shows. Originally the
OXFORDSHIRE’S MPs claimed £4,318.12 in expenses between April and August last year — with Wantage MP Ed Vaizey again wanting reimbursement for journeys by his staff worth just a few pence. Mr Vaizey submitted and was paid a claim for 18p, for a 700-yard
FOR Oxford’s skateboarders, having a place to call their own is no longer just a pipe dream. After 23 years the city will finally have its own permanent skatepark in East Oxford. Oxford Wheels Project has won a long-running battle to replace its old
A HUGE painting depicting the universe has gone on display at Cowley’s Ark-T Centre. Artist Mark Bridger created the vast work, which measures 48sq m, in a barn in Shotover. He said: “The inspiration is the idea that the universe is infinite and eternal
WITNEY Town Council has apologised for the length of time taken to hand over control of the town’s allotments. The council offered Witney Allotment Association the opportunity to take over the lease on three sites in June 2010. But a final draft of
THE wife of Professor Steven Rawlings said she does not believe he was murdered by fellow Oxford academic Dr Devinder Sivia. The 50-year-old astrophysicist died at Dr Sivia’s house in Southmoor, Oxfordshire, on Wednesday night, prompting the
Police said a woman who went missing this morning in Oxford has been found safe. A spokesman for Thames Valley Police said Jade Williams, 32, who was last seen in Oxford just before 9am, had been taken to hospital to be assessed and checked
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A car with no road tax to pay, that is exempt from the London congestion charge and with low running costs — that will be one of those horribly expensive, two-seater electric cars then. No. This one comes with five seats, a range that comfortably
Pricing and spec details have been announced for the forthcoming Volkswagen CC, with the 1.8-litre 158bhp manual TSI model costing £24,200. That figure rises to £30,100 for the range-topping 68bhp GT 2.0-litre TDI with twin-clutch DSG gearbox and BlueMotion
Two hundred and fifty properties around St Aldate’s, including Oxford Crown Court, are without power after a safety trip activated. Southern Electric said the fault happened at 2.10pm and engineers are currently investigating the cause.
POLICE are appealing for help tracing a woman who went missing in Oxford this morning. Jade Williams, 32, from Field Avenue in Blackbird Leys, was last seen at around 8.30am this morning when she dropped her child off at St John Fisher First
CONSTRUCTION work on a new waste incinerator in Ardley will start by the end of the year, council papers have confirmed. Following the collapse of campaigners’ final legal challenge against the controversial plant in November last year, preparatory works
A COUPLE cycling more than 12,000 miles for charity have so far battled protests and sweltering temperatures on their mission to raise £100,000. Loretta White, 30, and husband Craig Pollard, 34, from Waterperry, set off on a mammoth bike ride from London
VISITORS to Broad Street can get an early glimpse of the treasures lying in store when Oxford New Bodleian Library reopens as the Weston Library. Hoardings stretching 45m along the entire side of the library were erected this week, presenting a colourful
POLICE are cracking down on drivers using the long-stay car park at Didcot Parkway railway station to race their cars. A new CCTV system has been installed at the Foxhall car park, which may end what police say is a longstanding problem. They have also
A 49-year-old man arrested in connection with the death of Prof Steven Rawlings has been released on police bail until Wednesday, April 18. Detectives launched a murder inquiry after Prof Rawlings, 50, an astrophysicist from Oxford University
GOSFORD residents claim heavy lorries are using their village as a rat-run and tearing up tarmac. Community leaders say Bicester Road has been warped and cracked by lorries using it as a shortcut to and from the A34. They blame lorries from the MINI
A RETRO fashion frenzy is set to descend on Summertown as charity Helen & Douglas House brings a pop-up shop to Banbury Road. Capitalising on the current vogue for all things vintage, charity bosses are gathering in classic examples of 50s fashion, 60s
Burglars stole a 42-inch Samsung plasma TV, 20 radio controlled model planes and other equipment from a home in Flatford Place between 12.30pm on Sunday and 10.30pm on Tuesday. Call police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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One of the people in this photograph is 11-year-old Oxford school boy Rowan Williams. The other is Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams – the leader of the Church of England. The pair were united for a special interview as Dr Williams visited Magdalen
Firefighters rescued a farm worker after he was trapped in a grain silo near Didcot. About 15 firefighters were called to Winterbrook Farm in Blewbury at 3.40pm on Wednesday after reports a man was sinking inside the silo which was full of grain. After
A 41-year-old Earl’s son accused of raping a teenager told jurors yesterday “I thought she was grooming me”. James Murray, whose father is the Earl of Mansfield, gave evidence on day four of his trial at Oxford Crown Court, as he repeated his denials
DIDCOT’S Safia Khimji (pictured) bagged a brace of bronze medals in the Badminton England Under 11 Tournament at York. She won the first one by reaching the singles semi-finals, losing to Nottinghamshire’s Isabelle Thorpe. And she made it double bronze
SATURDAY FOOTBALL NPOWER LEAGUE TWO Oxford Utd v Crewe Alexandra. EVO-STIK SOUTHERN LEAGUE Premier Div: Banbury Utd v Evesham, Oxford City v Barwell. Div 1 South & West: Hungerford Tn v Abingdon Utd, North
FISH in the River Cherwell are able to access new spawning grounds for the first time in centuries, following the construction of new steps in the bank. The Environment Agency has built the ‘fish pass’, which allows fish to swim upstream, at Gosford,
DIDCOT: A 32-year-old man has been jailed for shoplifting. Simon Lightfoot appeared at Oxford Crown Court on Thursday and admitted stealing £30 of aftershave from Wilkinson in Didcot on November 2. He also admitted this offence put him in breach of
MEN and women across Oxfordshire must be breathing easier this morning after industrial action at the Cowley Mini plant was narrowly averted. As it now stands, company bosses have agreed not to close the final pension salary scheme to new entrants pending
PETER Leven can’t help but smile when you talk to him about life as a Twitter trend-setter. The Oxford United midfielder does not ‘Tweet’ himself, but is loving the banter among U’s supporters that this week saw the hashtag #ThatPeterLevenheDoesWhatHeWants
DAMIAN Batt says that Oxford United’s whole team are proud of their recent clean sheet run, and want to make sure it continues tomorrow. The U’s have kept out the opposition for five of the last six matches – the only goal coming in the last minute of
OXFORDSHIRE’S hospital trusts will have to pay an extra 10 per cent on their insurance policies because of the rising costs of clinical negligence claims. Figures released for 2010/11 show the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals Trust spent more in negligence
Oxford City boss Mike Ford yesterday paid tribute to Lee Steele, following the former Oxford United striker’s controversial departure from the club. The Premier Division club sacked Steele (pictured left), 38, this week after a homophobic remark, relating
Abingdon United manager Richie Bourne has appointed former Swindon Supermarine boss Mark Collier as his new assistant. Collier, who led Supermarine to the FA Cup second round last year before the club had budgetary problems, is the father of striker
INDUSTRIAL action at the Cowley Mini plant is off the agenda after union leaders made a major breakthrough on pensions and agency workers’ pay. Bosses have agreed not to close the final pension salary scheme to new entrants pending further
Zac McEachran, the younger brother of Chelsea star Josh, could make his Evo-Stik Southern League Premier Division debut for Oxford City at home to Barwell tomorrow. The 17-year-old attacking midfielder played in City’s 3-2 defeat by Banbury
CHRIS Wilder says that his Oxford United side will face a totally different test when they entertain Crewe tomorrow. The Railwaymen are renowned for playing attractive, passing football. And after being forced to endure an aerial bombardment against
Andy Noyce comes in at fly half for Oxford Harlequins’ trip to Chippenham in National 3 South West tomorrow. He takes over from Joey Todd, who drops to the bench. Skipper Simon Chadbone, who missed last week’s 21-14 home defeat by Newton Abbot after
I WRITE with regard to your article ‘Cuts to impact upon dial-a-ride service’, and editorial comment headed ‘Worrying trend’ (Monday’s Oxford Mail). You express frustration at apparent “squabbling” between Oxford City Council (and implicitly the other
The Bicester Christmas festivities concluded with the traditional fare of traffic chaos (Oxford Mail, December 28 and 30; and January 5). Again we have had to witness the Bicester version of trying to pass a camel through the eye of a needle. The word
“Nothing insulting in saying the truth” says Keith Mitchell (Oxford Mail ViewPoints, January 2) in defence of Councillor Melinda Tilley’s “basically rubbish” description of Oxford’s Key Stage 2 results. He then proceeds to add injury to insult. He:
JUST before the new year, two small parcels, which would be delivered through the normal postal service, were sent to me. They have both failed to arrive. I visited my local sorting office, who don’t have them, and was politely informed that they should
THEY were not your average groupies. Peter was 71, immaculate from his shiny shoes to trilby hat; Mike, 66, shoes also gleaming, in evening shirt and hand-tied bow tie and every-day trousers. They were waiting for their ‘star’ – Peter hoping for an signature
Lakeside BDO World Championships OXFORDSHIRE star Deta Hedman went for an early night after reaching the Women’s World Championship final. Hedman saw off Lorraine Farlam 2-1 last night in a tense battle that went down to the final leg, which she clinched
CAMPAIGNERS will hold a new public meeting to continue their fight against the HS2 high-speed railway scheme as David Cameron’s stepfather-in-law condemned the £32.7 billion scheme. Transport secretary Justine Greening confirmed this week that the HS2
On the hand, one can respect retired property developer and former Headington Hill Residents’ Association chairman Martin Young’s lone campaign against the redevelopment of Oxford Brookes Gypsy Lane campus. As a matter of principle, in a free democracy
ARTIST Rhiannon Evans followed through a thread of an idea to express herself using string. Her performance involves her emerging slowly through a veil of different types of threads she has used in other works at Oxford’s 03 Gallery. The Banbury resident
A BURST water main which left hundreds of homes without water this morning has now been fixed. Engineers spent hours this morning trying to solve the problem in a field near Burford Road in Carterton. Thames Water spokesman Becky Johnson said: “Customers
SUPPORTERS group OxVox last night praised the club for rejecting the bids for James Constable from Swindon Town. A statement released to the Oxford Mail read: “OxVox is delighted to hear the news that Oxford United have turned down an approach from Swindon
JAMIE Cullum, KT Tunstall and Eliza Doolittle will all be performing in Oxford in aid of the city’s children’s respite hospice, the Oxford Mail can exclusively reveal. For the past seven years, a comedy night, Childish Things, has been staged in aid
AN OXFORD professor was killed at the home of a fellow don, it emerged last night. Detectives launched a murder inquiry after Prof Steven Rawlings, an astrophysicist from St Peter’s College, was found dying at the home of mathematician Dr Devinder
A 49-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder is still being held by police. The man was taken into custody after Professor Steven Rawlings, an astrophysicist from Oxford University, was found dead at a house in Southmoor on Wednesday
ON any other day, news that Josh Payne had joined Aldershot on loan and Adam Chapman was training with Mansfield would have been back page news. But instead, the only transfer talk that interested Oxford United fans yesterday was that of striker James
HUNDREDS of homes in Carterton and Minster Lovell have been left without water this morning caused by a burst pipe. Four schools have also announced they will be forced to close because of the problem in a field near Burford Road. Edith Moorhouse
SCHOOLCHILDREN in Oxford have helped devise a play around UK football’s worst tragedy. The 20 members of Pegasus Youth Theatre, aged between 12 and 15, were not even born when 96 people were killed and hundreds injured at Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough
A southbound lane of the M40 was closed for more than two hours after a collision between two lorries yesterday. The accident involving an Iveco lorry and Volvo lorry between junctions six and five happened at 12.16pm. Two people in the Iveco lorry
OXFORD United striker James Constable last night denied asking to talk with League Two rivals Swindon Town. The Robins made two offers for the 27-year-old in the space of 24 hours, but both were rejected by the U’s. One report yesterday afternoon claimed
A NEW route, new buses and more of them. That is the New Year cheer for residents travelling between Bicester and Oxford. From Sunday, buses between Bicester and the city will run every 15 minutes instead of every 20, throughout the day, and every 30
