A man has been arrested after a fight in Cowley Road outside Nandos today. Police were called at around 5.15pm to reports of a brawl involving up to eight people. When they arrived it turned out only two were fighting and others were trying
THREE Olympic-style statues have arrived at a summer camp in Summertown to inspire sporty youngsters. Kirtlington fitness expert Barry Grinham runs the annual Camp Energy for five to 14-year-olds and about 50 children a day attend the camp, off
OUR search for a 1940s airman this week has had surprising consequences, and brought the hunt a little closer to home than expected. In Wednesday’s Oxford Mail , we reported how a letter from a Bert Badcock to his parents had been discovered behind
FINAL legal agreements over the first phase of Bicester’s 5,000 home eco-town have been signed paving the way for building work to start. In the first phase, 393 homes, a school and business centre will be built at farmland off Banbury Road starting
A WOMAN who lived a double life for 30 years has been told to pay back less than £3,000 of her ill-gotten gains. As the Oxford Mail reported in March, Nina Raymont used a variety of names and had two passports as she lived an extraordinary globetrotting
LIKE me, you may have been to Burgundy while on holiday in France without even realising it, as key north-south motorways and rail routes cut across the region. But until my recent visit I had never stopped there, hurtling through at 200mph on
A “fabulous” primary teacher has retired after 38 years’ work. Helen Jennings, 59, retired from Botley Primary School this week. Mrs Jennings, the school’s Key Stage One co-ordinator, said: “It’s great here; we’re a friendly bunch, and have
WHEN Andy Law lived in Oxford, teenagers would stand outside his house and shout abuse. When he walked down the street, neighbours would shout insults at him. And the only reason was because the 50-year-old had severe learning difficulties
THE A40 is closed westbound today following a car fire. The incident has happened between the A415 Ducklington Lane and the B4477. Click here for updated traffic information.
ONE lane of the Eastern Bypass in Oxford is closed today following what was reported as a vehicle fire. There is queueing traffic northbound because of the fire between Garsington Road and the Headington roundabout. The bypass northbound was
YOUNGSTERS turned out in force to call on parish councillors to help provide a new skatepark in Botley. They brandished placards outside Thursday’s North Hinksey Parish Council meeting. A BMX rider then presented the council with an 806-name
THOUSANDS of pounds are once more up for grabs as the Oxford Mail's and Oxford Times’ parent company launches its big cash giveaway. The Gannett Foundation is offering up to £10,000 to charitable causes across Oxfordshire. And the winners of
Anti High Speed Rail campaigners have created a leaflet of walks “highlighting the consequences of building the proposed” rail link. Produced by Brackley firm Global Mapping and South Northamptonshire Council, the idea is to show people a series
A NEW gallery showcasing contemporary art hopes to bring the London art scene to the Cotswolds. And the gallery includes paintings by TV Burp presenter Harry Hill. It is the first time his artwork has been exhibited. Martin Jenner, owner
REVELLERS were last night fuelling up for Truck as thousands arrived for Oxfordshire’s best-loved festival. Campers yesterday started pitching up at Hill Farm in Steventon for the weekend’s festivities. Truckfest got off to a cloudy but dry
Oxford University has confirmed its proposals for Headington’s Park Hospital site. The seven-acre site will be home to four new laboratories and a multi-storey car park and will be developed over the next eight years into a “revolutionary” science
CARL Davis starred at the London Championships. The instructor at Vale Taekwondo School, Wantage, took gold in all three categories of patterns, sparring and power. He also won the overall competitor title for the black belt division, taking
CHIPPING Norton’s Sean Walkinshaw posted two top-ten places on his maiden outing in the InterSteps Championship at Snetterton 300 Circuit in East Anglia. He finished eighth in the opening race, and backed it up with ninth place in race two.
KIDLINGTON resident Verity Westgate has raised £4,300 for mental health charity Mind by auctioning her prized Olympic torch. The 28-year-old took part in the torch relay through the village on Monday, July 9, and then put it on eBay. And the torch
A CRANE which toppled into a ditch along Woodeaton Road in Woodeaton may not be moved until next week. Bristol-based firm Kings Lifting, which owns the crane, was on site again yesterday and is attempting to strengthen the ground along the country
NEIGHBOURS have been left shocked after a 27-year-old woman was allegedly raped in Wallingford. A 27-year-old man from Oxford has been arrested following the incident, which took place in an alleyway near Norman Way at 11.30pm on Thursday. Forensic
BOYS ABINGDON Vale’s youth section are celebrating a memorable treble after a magnificent weekend. After the club’s Under 15 and 13 sides won their respective county titles, their under 10 team triumphed in the Vale District Kwik Cricket finals
HORSPATH Hammers lifted the British Team Championship trophy with a 93-81 victory over Leicester Monarchs in the final at Hull. Hammers trailed by six points by heat seven, but a 6-4 from Steve Harris and Errol Thaw reduced the deficit, before
A MAN in his 40s was injured after a collision between a motorcycle and a car on the A40 at Cassington. The accident happened on the westbound carriageway before the Cassington turn at about 12.50pm yesterday. The man was taken to Oxford
FOUR Jack Russell puppies and their mother have been rehoused thanks to the Oxford Mail. William Walker, who runs Staffordshire Bull Terrier and Jack Russell Rescue in Weston-on-the-Green, asked for help from our readers earlier this month
HOMES in Oxford are better protected against flooding than they were five years ago thanks to new multi-million pound flood defences, campaigners say. The unprecedented floods of July 2007 – which hit five years ago today – left large parts of
QUEEN Vic, trained by Richard Yeates, looks the one to provide the drinks money at Oxford Stadium tonight. The 2010 black bitch is fancied to take the S1 over 595m after winning an open at Hove last time out. TONIGHT’S RUNNERS 7.45: Sly
GIRLS REIGNING national champions Freeland scraped through their Under 15 Lady Taverners third-round match against Frenchay in a nail-biting game in Bristol. Tight bowling by the visitors restricted Frenchay to 61-4 off their 20 overs, but
SCHOOLS BURFORD won the Oxfordshire Under 14 and 13 League titles on home soil. In the under 14 final, Josh Herbert (4-10) helped restrict Lord Williams’s, Thame to 81-7 then Jack Davies (34) led Burford to 82-5. Burford Under 13s beat
THOMAS Reade Primary School, Abingdon, bowled over the opposition to record a double success in the Oxfordshire Schools’ competitions. They beat Aston and Cote, Bampton, by 11 runs in the under 11 final at Bicester & North Oxford CC. And
A GOALKEEPING howler from Wayne Brown allowed Didcot Town to claim a draw against Oxford United in a pre-season friendly last night. Danilson Vincente made the most of the veteran stopper’s fumble to score from close range six minutes from time
HANNAH England continues her injury comeback ahead of London 2012 tonight when she competes in the British Milers’ Club Solihull Grand Prix. The 25-year-old Oxford City athlete runs in the 1,500m at the comparatively low-key meeting in a bid to
Chipping Norton rider Talia Laghzaoui has been long-listed to represent Great Britain at the FEI Junior European Eventing Championships at Stzegom, Poland, from September 6-9. The 17-year-old Headington School student earned her place in the selection
Eight members from Oxford Figure Ice Skating Club enjoyed success in national competitions at Telford, Bracknell, Guildford and Basingstoke. Halah Thomas and Honor Ash-Dixon both posted first and third places, while Natasha Nemeth-Knight also took
Diaminda, trained by Alan Jarvis at Twyford, near Bicester, stormed clear under Jim Crowley to win at Ascot yesterday. The two-year-old daughter of Diamond Green came home two and a quarter lengths clear of Serenity Spa in a maiden fillies’ stakes
COUNTY FIVE wickets apiece for spinners Miles Hammond and Chris Leaney led Oxfordshire Under 17s to a comprehensive victory on first innings away to Dorset in a friendly at Dean Park, Bournemouth. Following days of heavy rain, Oxfordshire had
IVAN Graham (J&K Tackle) led the way in the seventh round of the Carp League 2012 series at Ridgeway fishery. He caught carp up to 10lb on maggot shallow at 13m, then switched down the edge to land some lumps on his top kit, topping the 17-
Abingdon BC arranged a match against local schools to celebrate the Olympic torch coming through the town and encourage youngsters into the sport. Six schools were invited to provide two mixed teams of four players and Larkmead, John Mason and
Oxford City stars have announced their first defensive signings of the season in Andy Cox and James Clarke. They return to the re-formed club whose National League Division 2 South campaign begins in September. Cox came through Oxford’s juniors
TRIBUTES have been paid to a popular teenager killed in a road crash. Liam Treacy, 18, was riding his black Sukida motorcycle when he was involved in a collision with a white lorry on the B4031 between Croughton and the Barley Mow roundabout on
PRIME Minister and Witney MP David Cameron has officially opened a new £7.4m development in a Witney college campus. The Abingdon & Witney College project saw two buildings refurbished and a new building constructed. New facilities include
A 44-YEAR-OLD man was last night still being quizzed by police after a drugs raid on a Wallingford property. The man was arrested on suspicion of possession of drugs with intent to supply, following the raid at 7am yesterday in Radnor Road
CONTROVERSIAL plans to impose a 40mph speed limit on Oxford’s ring road have been dropped by city planning chiefs. The city council proposals had proved a significant sticking point during this week’s inquiry into plans for up to 1,200 new homes
A YEAR ago twins Madison and Tabitha Hunt were both fighting for their lives. But today the pair – who almost died several times during their mother’s pregnancy – celebrate their birthday. Emily Hunt, 23, of Witney, went through a pregnancy
FOUR branches of Cheltenham and Gloucester and two branches of Lloyds TSB in Oxfordshire will be bought by The Co-operative as part of a multi-million transfer. The two banking groups have signed an agreement which will see 632 branches owned
FALLING milk prices prompted an Oxfordshire farmer to take to the picket line to protect his business. Dairy farmer Geoff Ridgway, from Down Farm, near Banbury, joined other farmers at a protest at a milk processing plant in Ashby, Leicestershire
THAMES Valley Police officers and Oxfordshire-based soldiers will not plug the security gap left by private contractor G4S at the Olympic Games. Police and Ministry of Defence spokesmen confirmed no Oxfordshire-based personnel would be diverted
A 34-year-old man has denied raping a schoolgirl in Oxford eight years ago. Daniel Barrett appeared at Oxford Crown Court yesterday charged with raping a 15-year-old girl off Barracks Lane, Cowley, in 2004. Barrett, of Bretch Hill, Banbury
An inquest has been opened into the death of a 38-year-old father who died during football training. Paul Thompson, from Aston, collapsed and died at Burwell Recreation Ground in Witney on Tuesday night. Oxfordshire Coroner’s Office has not
The “unreal atmosphere” in Oxford United ’s derby win against Swindon Town played a role in Lee Cox joining the club from their rivals on loan. The 22-year-old midfielder signed a deal yesterday which will keep him with the U’s until January.
A PROPOSED 40mph speed limit on the A40 was a flawed idea from the start. And we suspect the vision of an “urban boulevard” was simply a dressed up cheap option to negate the need for costly infrastructure. If the city council wants to build
MOST of us can remember where we were during the floods of 2007 – either up to our ankles in rain water or our waists in river water. It was that grim. That devastating. This year it also seems to have rained forever, but thankfully five years
SPORTS organisations across Oxfordshire are celebrating a cash injection totalling nearly £500,000. The funding is part of the £135m Places People Play Olympic legacy programme, and each facility getting new money will carry the London 2012 Inspire
SOME of the cases heard recently at Oxfordshire magistrates' courts: OXFORD John Agnew, 59, of Luther Street, Oxford, admitted shoplifting sherry valued at £5.60 from Sainsbury’s in Oxford on May 9. Fined £50, a £15 victims’ surcharge and £30
