SINCE he was a child, John Broad has had an interest in flying, and now he has been recognised for his support of aviation. Mr Broad, left, received the Bronze Medal of the Royal Aero Club from its president, the Duke of York, earlier this month. He
A CHARITY which supplies volunteers to help police to find lost and missing people is seeking new members of its own. The Oxfordshire Lowlands Search and Rescue group (Oxsar), which operates from Thame, is called on by the emergency services when someone
A MAN has been taken to hospital with head injuries following a two vehicle crash on the A420 by Kingston Bagpuize this afternoon. There are reports of traffic queues back to Bessels Leigh after the accident at about 4.30pm. South Central Ambulance
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Opera Anywhere is living up to its name with its new production of The Mikado, which has so far been staged at Cumnor Church and in a cow shed in Marcham — where cows and sheep made some impromptu contributions! Now the company is set for the Sunningwell
La Sylphide is a gem of the romantic ballet era, but first we had a piece by George Balanchine, who rejected all that, mainly in favour of abstract creations with dancers arranged in symmetrical, one could say mathematical, groupings. Such a piece is
‘I am sick of portraits and wish very much to . . . walk off to some sweet Village where I can paint Landskips and enjoy the fag End of Life in quietness & ease,” Thomas Gainsborough grumbled in a much-quoted letter he wrote to a friend. To learn that
Andrew Lanyon grew up in Cornwall, influenced by the modernists in St Ives, where his artist father Peter Lanyon worked alongside Ben Nicholson and Naum Gabo. This exhibition is mainly of his photographs. Vintage prints were made at the time they were
In January 1779, the Westmorland, an armed merchant ship sailing from Livorno to London laden with the mementoes of wealthy young men on the Grand Tour, was captured by two French frigates and declared a ‘prize of war’. Towed into Malaga, its cargo
POLICE and ambulance crews were called to reports of a man sitting on the wrong side of the railings of a bridge in Upper Windsor Street, Banbury, at 10.50am. A police spokesman said: “The man left the bridge after speaking to officers at about
KASABIAN have grown from cult band to one of the world's biggest stadium rock acts. And they have done that largely on the strength of their live shows. The Leicestershire rockers are a formidable force on stage - presenting an exhilerating
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a blaze in 100 tonnes of coal and wood at a coal suppliers last night. They were called to the fire at A E Prentice in Souldern, near Bicester, shortly before 8pm.
CHILDREN from Kirtlington Primary School dressed as morris men and maids, right, and joined in the fun when dozens of morris dancers descended on theirvillage. Morris dancers from across the county and a team from Canada took part in the annual Kirtlington
ABINGDON Road has been cleared after a three car collision this morning which caused congestion to the Kennington Roundabout. A man and a woman were injured in the crash at about 9.30am by Vicarage Road. The road was partially blocked while the accident
HUNDREDS of runners thoroughly deserved their race medals after competing in the Wallingford 10k organisers said. Mayor Ros Lester fired the pistol to start runners for the 9th annual run, and 446 people crossed the finish line. The overall winner was
A HOTEL is hoping to set a world record for the biggest collection of gin under one roof. A Guinness World Record judge will visit The Feathers in Woodstock on Friday to see if the collection of gins behind the bar is the world’s largest. The hotel
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House prices in the county are now at their highest level for almost 18 months, latest figures have revealed. Statistics produced by the Government’s Land Registry show the average price of a property in the county in April was £238,857, the highest
POLICE investigating metal thefts have this morning carried out a string of co-ordinated raids. More than 400 police officers have raided six scrap metal dealers in Thames Valley and Middlesex. Police said the investigation - dubbed
Oxfordshire women’s captain Rhian Todd scored her maiden half-century – believed to be the first in the league by a women – but could not inspire Charlbury 3rd to victory against Britwell Salome 2nd in Division 9. Charlbury’s 3rd team contained a number
TALKING flowers were just one of many strange encounters for Alice in Lewis Carroll’s famous children’s stories. Now youngsters from an Oxford primary school have visited the Botanic Garden to recreate an episode from Alice through the Looking Glass.
WEST Ham United and Cardiff City will both visit the Kassam Stadium this summer as Oxford United warm-up for the new football season. Chris Wilder’s men kick-off their pre-season games on July 17, when they entertain what is expected to
ABINGDON: A 20-year-old man has been given a community order after admitting an assault. Jamie Chittock was sentenced at Oxford Crown Court yesterday after admitting causing actual bodily harm to Peter Bowers last September. Chittock, of Tower Close
OXON: The public inquiry into a multi-million pound rail link between Oxford and London Marylebone will resume today. The inquiry into Chiltern Railways’ £130m Evergreen 3 scheme, which initially ran between January 2010 and January 2011, resumes at
SCHOOLFRIENDS of a teenager who drowned after jumping into the River Thames held a vigil at the spot where he died. Tributes continued to be made yesterday to Hussain Mohammed, as Oxford’s Muslim community was said to be in deep shock at the
CHERWELL LEAGUE Division 5 JUSTIN Penrose hit an unbeaten 127 for Challow & Childrey 2nd, but they still lost at Banbury 4th. Challow’s 214-3 proved inadequate despite the best efforts of Daniel Alderson (3-50) and George Hook (3-64), as Sam Ryan
CHERWELL LEAGUE Divisions 6-10 OXFORD & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 2nd went clear at the at the top of Division 6, despite being held to a draw by Long Marston 2nd. Nondies are now two points ahead of Wolverton Town 2nd. Paul Young (57), John Roberts
Oxenford took over at the top of Division 1 in the OCA League as they comfortably beat Westbury by six wickets. Restricting their hosts to 185-9, Oxenford cruised home with five overs to spare as Rhys Davies hit 94 not out. Broughton
DRIVERS are queueing on Abingdon Road, Oxford, after the road is partially blocked this morning following a three vehicle crash. The accident involved cars travelling both ways by Vicarage Road and there is congestion to the Kennington Roundabout
VALE AND SOUTH: Drivers will be able to park for free in Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire district council car parks over the Jubilee weekend. Parking will be free in Abingdon, Botley, Faringdon, Wantage, Thame and Wallingford, from Saturday
OXFORD: Two men will appear at Oxford Magistrates’ Court today charged with causing unneccessary suffering to an animal. Tony Mrzygold, 53, and Paul Baldwin, 37, both of Fane Drive, Berinsfield, are accused of causing suffering to a kitten.
TALENTED Mila Ferramosca and Amy Aron-Muellbauer are to get the Royal seal of approval when they play for The Queen next week. The 13-year-old Oxford High School pupils will perform with the National Children’s Orchestra of Great Britain at Westminster
CHERWELL LEAGUE Division 2 CHALLOW & Childrey openers Vishane Perera and Ryan Gordon put on an unbroken partnership of 229 to take their side to an impressive ten-wicket win at home to Wolverton Town. Perera was one short of his ton and Gordon
VALE AND SOUTH: Drivers will be able to park for free in Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire district council car parks over the Jubilee weekend. Parking will be free in Abingdon, Botley, Faringdon, Wantage, Thame and Wallingford, from Saturday
OXFORD: The repatriation of Captain Stephen James Healey, a soldier with the 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh, is due to take place on Thursday. The 29-year-old from Cardiff was killed in Afghanistan on Saturday. The plane carrying his body will land at
ROYALS fan Gladys Jarvis has the perfect gift for her 90th birthday – a ticket to the Queen’s Jubilee Garden Party. The 89-year-old Summertown resident was nominated for a place at the Henley bash next month by her family. Mrs Jarvis, who treasures
A TWISTER in Bicester was the inspiration for a Jubilee poem that blew away contest judges. Bicester Community College pupil Amy Attrill, 12, penned her words just 24 hours after reading a newspaper story about a twister spotted in the town
CHERWELL LEAGUE Division 3 MARTIN Shepherd hit 75 not out to mastermind Kingston Bagpuize’s successful run chase at Dinton 2nd. Dinton’s 225-8 featured Daniel Ripley’s 90 and Mark Ludlow’s 39, while Ben Jefferis took 6-92. Shepherd then steered
CHERWELL LEAGUE Division 4 PIERS Myatt (6-22) and Liam Manley (4-38) joined forces for Great & Little Tew 2nd to dismiss Cumnor 2nd for 61. Earlier Tew had made 236 through Rob Garrett (52), Manley (41) and Kevin Taylor (31). Pierre du Plessis
Youth football is set for a comprehensive overhaul after the Football Association emphatically approved development plans yesterday. The AGM at Wembley saw 87 per cent of voters back proposals which will see children up to under 11 playing smaller-sided
Solar lighting and garden features supplier, Smart Solar, has made two new appointments. Charlotte Styles has been made product development manager at the Eynsham firm and will be responsible for developing new solar powered lighting, water features
I read the article by about an ambulance driver who was moaning about getting a ticket for going through the High Street bus gate (Oxford Mail, May 22). He should get a ticket, for ignoring the posted signs. He does not fall into the category of an
I KNOW that reviewers can only relay what has happened to them, but Katherine Macalister’s rather mixed morsels at The One bear no relation to my own experiences of this relatively new gastro pub at the beginning of the Botley Road. I have already dined
MY initial anger at the way the, soon to be, privatised hospital trust has treated the League of Friends (Oxford Mail, May 21) was tempered somewhat when I recalled a Private Eye article from about 15 years ago. Then, as now, the bean counters
CHERWELL LEAGUE Match of the day A MEDIOCRE fielding performance followed by some loose batting sent Abingdon Vale to a disappointing 61-run defeat at home to promoted Twyford in Division 2. The visitors got off to a flying start, Zawar Hussain
I READ recently the news that Oxford City Council is to spend nearly £600,000 on making Oxford more cycle-friendly. Can we assume a similar amount is to be spent on making Oxford more pedestrian-friendly? The main way to do that is to stop and punish
WHAT has happened to accessible local Government that we all pay council tax for? When I tried to phone through to Environmental Health on behalf of an elderly person who told me he could not get through to anybody, I only succeeded in wasting time,
AS one of the Friends of Oxford Botanic Gardens, I am mystified as to why in last Thursday’s Insider column the writer should castigate the researchers of TV drama Lewis for referring to Oxford Botanic Garden in the plural. Is the author of the Update
LUKE Carnell was the big winner at Abingdon United’s end-of-season presentation evening. The defender collected both the players’ player of the year and the award voted for by the club’s supporters. Skipper Ricky Allaway won the player-of-the-year
ENSAR Gol stabbed three women more than 100 times leaving “thousands and thousands of blood stains”, jurors have heard. The 22-year-old is on trial at Oxford Crown Court accused of murdering his wife Michala and his mother-in-law Julie Sahin
COMMUNITY leaders in Jericho say they are sorry a squatter who kept Jericho boatyard clean has been evicted. Ross McTavish was living at the disused boatyard for over a year, according to residents. It is understood that Mr McTavish was evicted on May
IT comes as no surprise that the League of Friends is being used as a cash cow by the John Radcliffe Hospital bean counters (Oxford Mail, May 23). To compound this, those responsible for this deny any such exploitation has taken place, only
THE plans to improve cycling safety (Oxford Mail, May 25) reminds me of steps taken about 20 years ago to achieve this and to encourage cycling. Cycle lanes were marked out on several roads. Cycling was permitted on parts of some pavements and in parks
CHERWELL LEAGUE Division 1 SIMON Watkins took 5-60 and struck an unbeaten 62 to see Oxford Downs to a convincing seven-wicket win at Banbury 2nd. Only Anish Desai (41) and Steve Beck (63no) made much progress for Banbury, who had to settle for
I’m still renting in Garsington, and the builders are still rebuilding my house. Bob (his real name) the builder and Martin the brass-band-playing plumber have been there every day for seven weeks now, smashing and cutting and welding and bolting the
Anthony Tonkin has joined Aldershot Town after being released by Oxford United earlier this month. The 32-year-old was not offered a new contract when his deal with the U’s expired at the end of the season. The left-back, who was part of United’s side
FOLLY Bridge Inn suffered their heaviest defeat for four years as Rileys SC B ran out 6-3 winners in men’s Section 2. The visitors got away to a dream start as Martin Atherton, Keith Ballard and Dan Jones gave them a 3-0 lead. The home
OXFORD: An ambulance and a car collided at the junction of Davenant Road and Banbury Road as paramedics were on their way to an incident in Grove just before 9am yesterday. No one was injured.
OXFORD: Police believe the death of a woman in Wood Farm is not suspicious. Officers were called to a flat in Territorial Way just before 9pm on Sunday by paramedics. Yesterday they said they did not know what had caused the 25-year-old’s death and
TWO men died when their car hit a wall and burst into flames at an accident blackspot yesterday. Tributes have poured in for Rhys Roberts and Jack Varney, thought to be in their 20s, after they died at the scene of the crash on the A4130, just east of
Thames Valley Police Chief Constable Sara Thornton has called on the Government to mobilise voters ahead of the elections for the new police crime commissioners. Every police force in the country will have a police crime commissioner on
THERE should be little surprise that there is apparently complete apathy to upcoming elections for police commissioners. Various senior officers – including Thames Valley Police’s own Chief Constable, Sara Thornton – are now voicing fears there
The Oxfordshire RFU have pledged to do all they can to help London Welsh bring Premiership rugby to the Kassam Stadium in Oxford. The Exiles were told by the RFU’s board of directors last week they would be ineligible for promotion even if they complete
AN AUCTION of items donated to East Oxford hospice Helen & Douglas House has raised £1,630 for the charity. The items were sold at a 20th Century art and design auction at Mallams auctioneers in St Michael’s Street, Oxford. Three of the pieces raised
PUPILS and staff at an Oxfordshire school are mourning a “one-off” teacher who was killed in a car crash as she drove to a birthday party. Julie Stodart-Cook, a business teacher and senior house parent at Kingham Hill School, near Chipping Norton, died
PARTY patrols are out and about in Oxford to try to put an end to noisy neighbours and antisocial behaviour. Environmental health officers, supported by the police, have started patrolling Oxford at night to track down noisy parties. Since starting
PREMIER side Gillan’s Bar were forced to come from behind after they were given a scare by newly-promoted Section 2 outfit Berinsfield Community Centre in the ladies’ league. Nina Chewings and Mel Jones gave the underdogs a 2-0 lead.
A TEAM of footballers taken from the most marginalised sections of Oxford will be aiming to give something back next month. Members of Streets Revolution, Oxford’s homeless football team, are to raise money for the Homeless World Cup. Many of the club
HUNGRY Callum and Ross Coates tucked into some good grub at the weekend’s Wallingford Food Festival. The Chalgrove brothers, 11 and nine, were served pork burgers by Gary Jones, executive chef at Raymond Blanc’s Great Milton restaurant Le Manoir
A TRADITIONAL fete in Langford, near Clanfield, raised cash for the village school and charities, and celebrated The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. About 4,000 people turned out on Saturday, raising an estimated £3,000 for the school and hundreds more for
THE sudden appearance of seven concrete bollards in a historic Wantage street has prompted an outcry. The metre-high posts were put up last week between 23 Wallingford Street and the old Wantage Labour Club. But last night it was unclear who had put
