The swimmer who brought the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race to a temporary halt has been arrested on suspicion of a public order offence, Scotland Yard said.The annual competition was restarted after the wetsuit-clad man appeared close to the boats in the
Chinnor lifted the Oxfordshire Cup for a third year running with a fine defensive display. Here is the numbers' game. See Monday's paper for full report. Competition: Oxfordshire Cup final Score: Chinnor 13, Henley 10 Chinnor player ratings:
Gosford All Blacks won the Oxfordshire Shield via a kicking contest after an 11-11 draw at Iffley Road. Here is the numbers' game. See Monday's paper for full report. Competition: Oxfordshire Shield final Score: Chipping Norton 11, Gosford
Aspiring musicians struck Gold once more when Spandau Ballet star Tony Hadley performed alongside them in Witney. Mr Hadley took part in a singing workshop with youngsters from Witchwood School of Rock at Fat Lil’s in Corn Street on Wednesday. He also
MORE than 200 people from eight different churches came together to celebrate an ancient Christian tradition. The group took part in the Palm Sunday Procession in Wantage but for the first time churches in Grove were involved too. This comes after
ASPIRING musicians struck Gold once more when Spandau Ballet star Tony Hadley performed alongside them in Witney. Mr Hadley took part in a singing workshop with youngsters from Witchwood School of Rock at Fat Lil’s in Corn Street on Wednesday. He also
MAIN Road, in Long Hanborough, has re-opened after a crash today. However nearby Lower Road, where a separate accident happened at 12.45pm today, is elected to remain shut until this evening, said police. A motorist was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital
THE day was bright and breezy.The tide was high and the surf was up. Local youth were holding an impromptu surf competition. A lad, still in his teens, deftly popped up on his board, flicked it around, dancing on the crest of the wave
MAIN Road near Long Hanborough is now closed after a car accident at about 1.45pm. No one was hurt in the accident, which happened close to the junction of Lower Road. A separate accident an hour earlier has shut off Lower Road, between Church Hanborough
A 73-year-old man was punched twice in the face while walking his dog in a vicious unprovoked attack in Bloxham Road, Banbury. The pensioner was out for a walk with his Airedale Terrier between 8.30am and 8.45am on Wednesday when his dog tried to sniff
GLEE fever hit an Oxford school this week as a champion show choir from America made an all-singing, all-dancing appearance. Counterpoints, from North Central High School in Indianapolis, are currently the Indianapolis state show choir and the state
AN ART and craft fair is taking place in Oxford. The event runs on Saturday and Sunday, April 14 and 15, at the Town Hall in St Aldate’s. Local craft workers and artists will be exhibiting, although a few spaces for exhibitors remain. Tables cost £10
HEADINGTON Preparatory School will build a two-storey entrance foyer and extend its kitchen. Planning permission was granted this week. A new look for the Wilkinson and Moore building, which has been on the site since 1880, will include a sweeping two-storey
HOMES for four former homeless people will be created after planners agreed that warden flats owned by the charity Emmaus could be used as “move-on” accommodation. The flats next to the Temple Cowley United Reform Church Hall in Oxford Road will now
A DRIVER has been taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital with after a car rolled in a crash near Church Hanborough. The accident happened at about 12.45pm and has shut Lower Road, between Eynsham and Church Hanborough, in both directions. It is unlikely
A new supermarket is set to open in Kidlington – replacing the family-run favourite that shut after 30 years of trading. The Midcounties Co-operative say they will open in the former J & Sons convenience store, in Oxford Road, at the end of May or early
Four friends will be dodging ships, strong currents and choppy waters in a bid to paddle across the channel in a kayak to raise cash for soldiers’ charity Help For Heroes. Serving RAF officers Mark Radbourne and Mark Muddiman, former TA soldier
A FORMER Oxford cancer patient will walk the length of the Thames to support Oxford head-and-neck cancer charity Heads Up. Stuart Gray, 42, of Reading, a head-and-neck cancer sufferer, will start on April 14 and walk through Oxford on April 16. The charity
PARENTS of a young woman who died of a rare blood disorder in Oxford have raised cash to help others with the condition. Zoe Dunn, 23, died of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, a condition which causes blood to form small clots in the circulation
FOUR friends will be dodging ships, strong currents and choppy waters in a bid to paddle across the channel in a kayak to raise cash for soldiers’ charity Help For Heroes. Serving RAF officers Mark Radbourne and Mark Muddiman, former TA soldier Paul
An Oxford community centre is set for a new lease of life thanks to an £80,000 revamp. Oxford City Council will spend the money to bring Risinghurst Community Centre, in Kiln Lane, up to date. Michelle Ham, co-chair of the Risinghurst Community Association
Conservatives in Oxfordshire have been forced to apologise after wrongly informing voters that Oxford City Council had increased council tax. The local Tory party sent a letter to homes in West Oxford claiming the city council was the “only council in
Firefighters tackled a small fire which broke out in roof timbers in a Church Lane home. The fire service was called just before 10am on Thursday and sent two appliances from Witney. The blaze was in the roof of a single-storey extension to the home
The first RAF Voyager aircraft has been formally approved for use on troop and freight transport duties and medical evacuation flights, the Ministry of Defence said. The RAF Brize Norton-based planes, converted from Airbus A330-200 airliners, are also
A 22-year-old man has been charged with burglary and theft after a bank card stolen from an Iffley Turn home was used to withdraw cash. Liam Pipkin, of Donnington Bridge Road, was arrested on Tuesday and appeared at Oxford Magistrates’ Court the following
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a small fire which broke out in roof timbers in a Church Lane home. The fire service was called just before 10am on Thursday and sent two appliances from Witney. The blaze was in the roof of a single-storey extension to the home
THAMES Valley Police will share IT and information management services with Hampshire Constabulary. The new joint information management unit will manage data and records for both forces, and will not lead to any redundancies. Armed response units,
A 22-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with burglary and theft after a bank card stolen from an Iffley Turn home was used to withdraw cash. Liam Pipkin, of Donnington Bridge Road, Oxford, was arrested on Tuesday and appeared at Oxford Magistrates’ Court
Four families flooded out of their homes by a burst water main are getting ready to spend Easter in rented accommodation. Eight households were forced out of their homes in South Hinksey after millions of litres of water flooded the village in February
VIKINGS A finally retained the Oxford and District Association’s Division 1 title after beating Bicester A and then Rutherford 9-1. Jingyu Sun, Pavel Jaskolski and Alan Cherry recorded maximums on both occasions. Jaskolski’s efforts for Vikings also
Conservatives in Oxfordshire have been forced to apologise after wrongly informing voters that Oxford City Council had increased council tax. The local Tory party sent a letter to homes in West Oxford claiming the city council was the “only council in
THE first RAF Voyager aircraft has been formally approved for use on troop and freight transport duties and medical evacuation flights, the Ministry of Defence said. The RAF Brize Norton-based planes, converted from Airbus A330-200 airliners, are also
FOUR families flooded out of their homes by a burst water main are getting ready to spend Easter in rented accommodation. Eight households were forced out of their homes in South Hinksey after millions of litres of water flooded the village in February
Oxford's Jason Plato admitted to being surprised after storming to victory at the opening round of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship at Brands Hatch. Plato gave MG a winning return to the series as he chased down Andrew Jordan
Dani Sordo was delighted to end the Rally Portugal on a winning note with victory in the final powerstage in the Banbury-built Prodrive Mini John Cooper Works WRC. Sordo, who also claimed six fastest stage times on the way to finishing the event in 12th
Chipping Norton’s Fergus Walkinshaw will be back on the Michelin Ginetta GT Supercup grid at Donington Park next weekend after rebuilding his car following the serious accident he suffered at Brands Hatch. Having finished sixth and third in the opening
GENTWORKS OXFORD & DISTRICT LEAGUE Premier & Div 1: Fieldside 5, New Club A 1; Thame A 4, Witney E 2; Woodstock 1, Abingdon RBL 5; Witney A 5, Thame B 1. Div 2: Kidlington Green SC 4, Riley E 2; New Club B 2, Ashton 4; Eynsham A 4, Eynsham
Oxford's Nathan Harrison came agonisingly close to securing a podium finish in his first car race at the opening round of the Ginetta Junior Championship at Brands Hatch. Driving for Hillspeed Racing, the 15-year-old, from Botley, finished
GENTWORKS OXFORD & DISTRICT LEAGUE Cowley Con Club B 1, Riley A 2; Eynsham 2, Oxford Bowls Club 1; Riley B 3, Cowley Con Club A 0; New Club 2, Fieldside 1; Littlemore RBL 3, Thame 0.
THE Richard Baker-trained Robeen Doll, badly crowded last time out, will appreciate the drop in grade to an A3 and is the nap choice tonight. Previous to that, she posted a handy 27.17secs and a repeat of that time will do nicely. TONIGHT’S RUNNERS
If you need a few shelves put up or a room painted, Bicester’s Richard Walbyoff is your man. That was the verdict at the Ideal Home Show when the 45-year-old was named B&Q DIY Dad of the Year. Mr Walbyoff, who has two children, Joseph
ONE suspects Richard Walbyoff might be the envy of many a household this weekend. There is nothing like a long bank holiday break to make people crack open the paint tins and get out the pasting table. And as people across Oxfordshire pull on their
Girls from, Kinetic Gymnastics, a small Wantage- based club, filled three of the first four positions when competing in the Oxfordshire grades competition at Milton Keynes. Lily Gatenby, Megan Goodey and Molly Jacob were all entered at grade
Abingdon School pupil Matthew Carter said his ambition was to win the junior world championships after starring in the national junior indoor rowing championships held in North London. Carter won the year 12 boys race, covering 2000m in only 6 mins
Coarse fishing licence-holders are being asked to back the Take A Friend Fishing promotion to encourage more youngsters into the sport. The campaign has teamed up with Anglers Mail to offer a free one-day rod licence worth £3.75 valid from yesterday
Two Banbury Bulldogs juniors, Michael Wakelin and Zach Robinson, have been selected to represent Great Britain. At the south of England regional trials, eight Banbury players were selected for regional teams – two peewees, four youths and two juniors
Ellie Bunce, Callum Laird and Ellie Falkner all celebrated wins as Bicester Blue Fins finished fourth in the third and final round of their Home Counties League in Leighton Buzzard. Bunce, 15, triumphed in the ladies’ 100m butterfly, while Callum Laird
Didcot Barramundi swimmer Alexander Murphy has been earmarked as a potential future British Olympian after being chosen to be part of the Lloyds TSB Local Heroes initiative. The 16-year-old breaststroke specialist, from Upton, near Didcot, will receive
Consistent Andy Benwell won the latest round of the Predator Spring Carp League, fished by 18 anglers at Bishops Bowl, near Leamington Spa. But it was a close-run thing and only one good fish separated the top three. Despite bright conditions and a
OXFORD greyhounds pulled off a great double in the finals of the BGS/SIS Easter Bunny competition at Swindon yesterday. Inishowen Bell, trained by Nick Colton, landed the £750 first prize in the Division C 685 metres final by three-quarters of a length
The last moments of the life of Jesus Christ were recreated yesterday in Oxford’s Cowley Road. Two hundred people gathered to watch a passion play, which reenacted Jesus’s betrayal and painful last walk carrying the cross. Actors staged scenes between
A FIRE was caused when the heat from the sun’s rays reflected off a shaving mirror on to a curtain. Three fire engines and 18 firefighters were called to the blaze in a rear bedroom of the home in Lily Close in Bicester at 9.50am yesterday. No one
Firefighters have been called to three suspected arson attacks on cars overnight. Crews were first called to a car blaze at about 11.30pm on Rupert Road, Oxford, and then at about 11.35pm in Ridley Road, Oxford. Firefighters were then
THE full list of candidates for the upcoming Oxford City Council elections has been published. As reported in yesterday’s Oxford Mail, nominations have now closed. One hundred candidates are vying for half of the city’s 48 seats. The election will
HE went out to deliver a pizza but returned a hero having saved a man’s life. Dejan Vukelic had just dropped off a takeaway when he saw a suicidal man teetering on the edge of Oxford’s Donnington Bridge. For 45 minutes, he spoke to the man, who was
THE story of pizza delivery man Dejan Vukelic reminds us that heroism can come at the most unlikely of times. Mr Vukelic went out on a regular delivery but ended up saving a stranger’s life. The 34-year-old reacted calmly and with courage. His quick
CHRIS Wilder was encouraged with Oxford United’s performance despite the agony of seeing his side go down to a last-gasp defeat at Northampton Town last night. Brett Williams’s 91st-minute strike gave the Cobblers a 2-1 win at the end of a high- octane
THE outcome of an appeal against a Judicial Review on the children’s heart surgery shake-up will be delivered next week. The decision will affect where Oxfordshire children with heart problems will be treated. Children’s heart surgery at Oxford’s John
WINNIE the Witch illustrator Korky Paul will be making an unusual appearance this weekend – at East Oxford Farmer's Market. Mr Paul, who lives in Oxford, will be at the market at East Oxford Primary School today from 10am to 1pm. Entry is free.
A FAMILY whose new home was destroyed by fire have praised the volunteer firefighters who saved their possessions. The Perry family’s Bicester bungalow caught fire on Thursday at about 4.30pm – less than a week after they moved in. And the town’s retained
DOZENS of people were forced to flee their homes after fire ripped through a block of flats yesterday. Firefighters kicked down doors and carried residents to safety as people battled to rescue their families and pets at the blaze in Venners Water,
Olympic statues sculpted with the help of children will be on show at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford from Monday. The life-size gold, silver, and bronze figures are the work of Oxfordshire artist Francesca Shakespeare, second left. On Wednesday children
Money is an added worry patients battling cancer can do without. And three charities have managed to lighten the load for 1,000 Oxfordshire sufferers by helping them to claim about £1.8m in benefits and additional income in the past year alone. The
INSIDE today’s Bad Eggs are a convicted rapist wanted on recall to prison and a man suspected of entering the country illegally. The second day of our Easter crime campaign with Thames Valley Police is calling on Oxford Mail readers to help officers
