OXFORD. Mark Langston, 50, of Luther Street, Oxford, admitted possession of a knife in a public place on November 7 at St Aldate’s Police Station, Oxford. Sent to prison for eight weeks. Stephen Simmonds, 56, of Farm Close Road, Wheatley,
WYCHWOODS: A brown leather handbag containing keys, bank cards and about £10 cash, was stolen from a house while the owners were at home. The burglary happened in Swinbrook Road, Shipton-under-Wychwood, between 1pm and 3pm on Friday, December 7
A BRIDGE crossing a brook in Thame will be replaced following a £5,000 grant from the Trust for Oxfordshire’s Environment. The grant application was made by Thame Town Council for the Cuttle Brook nature reserve. Volunteers have designed the
A green funding boost of more than £900,000 will help people in some of Oxfordshire’s most hard-up areas cut their energy bills. The money will also help fund the hydro-power plant residents plan to install in the River Thames beside Osney Lock
PLANS for a new £3m community centre in Rose Hill have been recommended for approval. Members of the city council’s executive board are being urged to back the new centre, which will replace the existing facility in The Oval, at a meeting today
A SCHOOLGIRL has collected more than 200 Christmas presents for sick children in hospital and elderly people this Christmas. Courtney Hughes, 14, visited Oxford Children’s Hospital on Monday to hand over some of the gifts. The presents donated
HEAVY rainfall over Oxfordshire this afternoon has prompted the Environment Agency to issue a spate of flood warnings. In total 12 waterways across the county now have alerts in place. The Ginge Brook, for the Steventon area down to and including
HEAVY rainfall over Oxfordshire this afternoon has prompted the Environment Agency to issue a spate of flood warnings. In total 12 waterways across the county now have alerts in place. Ginge Brook, for the Steventon area down to and including
HORSES disrupted traffic after running into the A420 this afternoon. Police received four calls about two horses that were spotted in the road at about 3.44pm today. The horses were rounded up by officers by 4.30pm in a field in Dean Court.
EMERGENCY services are at the scene of a four car smash which has blocked a road. Police officers are directing traffic in Ock Street, Abingdon, following the collision between a gold Mercedes, blue Citroen, silver Vauxhall and purple Citroen.
The hugely popular Creation Theatre Company deliver a rather splendid Christmas present to the North Wall in Summertown (in between Woodstock and Banbury Roads). This is where you will find their new production of Aladdin and the Magical Lamp. It is
THIRTY years ago, a young Steve Lushington watched a vast Vulcan aircraft roar overhead at an air show on the Isle of Man. The moment helped inspire him to join the Royal Air Force and he has now become the new station commander at RAF Brize Norton
THE Radley Lakes beauty spot, once destined to be a dumping ground for waste ash from Didcot power station, is now a much-loved nature reserve. In 2008, following a three-year campaign by protesters, RWE npower announced it no longer needed to
The Watermill is looking east: the very English riverside setting of last year’s Wind in the Willows has been replaced this Christmas by the sparkling green, onion-shaped domes of an oriental palace. Within live King Dara Al-Saeed and his bride Princess
OXFORDSHIRE is braced for more flooding as up to 40mm of rain is predicted to fall on the city over the next three days. Environment Agency teams took precautionary action yesterday clearing grills and obstructions from rivers. Spokesman Dave
The New Theatre’s crystal ball has obviously been working well: with Chiltern Railways’ new service to Marylebone recently given the green light, and electrification of the Paddington route on the horizon, this is a topical moment to bring back Andrew
The astonishing talents of Louie Spence find the ideal vehicle for their exposure in Milton Keynes’s hugely entertaining production of Cinderella. Spence, who has built a career out of camp, was a performer previously unknown to your non-telly-watching
EMERGENCY services are at the scene of a crash on the M40. Paramedics were called to northbound carraigeway between junctions nine for Bicester and ten for Ardley at 3.12pm after a car crashed into the central reservation. There are no details
This Christmas Day millions of people will round off a perfect afternoon by switching on the television and tuning into a show which has become a festive tradition. Since its reinvention, Doctor Who has become a huge success. And no episode attracts
A DRIVE to improve the support for dementia patients in West Oxfordshire has received a warm welcome from an elderly carer. Jan Burridge, 76, has praised the region’s new Dementia Alliance formed to help people with dementia, their carers and families
HAND-MADE lanterns depicting polar animals snaked their way through the streets of Carterton in the town’s Winter Lights Procession. The event on Monday night saw hundreds of people walk through the town carrying lanterns, which were made by schoolchildren
WANTAGE Civic Hall could become the home of a new cinema and conference centre after a £100,000 investment. The Vale of White Horse District Council which owns the building has earmarked section 106 developer money for a revamp. The Civic Hall
AN Abingdon student with a talent for writing won his class a trip to see the film that inspired his work. Danny Kellard, a Year Nine pupil at John Mason School, was the runner-up in a national competition to write a short story based on Life of
COUNCILLORS have backed a 1,000-home site at West Witney but have reservations about a proposed roundabout access on the A40. West Oxfordshire District Council members discussed the proposed estate, between Downs Road and Deer Park Road, and gave
This time next week it will all be over for another year. Turkey, puddings and mince pies will have been eaten, presents unwrapped and appreciated and the wrapping paper delegated to the recycling bin. So, with stomachs full, everyone can sit back
OXFORDSHIRE’S planning bodies have shrugged off claims they are putting thousands of homes across the county at risk by building on floodplains. Scenes echoing 2007’s damaging downpours played out last month across the county as riverbanks burst
TICKETS for Oxford United's FA Cup third round tie have gone on sale this morning. The U's will host npower League One side Sheffield United on Saturday, January 5 after beating Accrington Stanley 2-0 in last night's second round replay. Supporters
FOUR people were arrested yesterday after drugs police raided seven addresses in Bicester. Operation Reindeer saw 65 Thames Valley Police officers execute warrants under the Misuse of Drugs Act. A 15-year-old boy was cautioned for the cultivation
Supersubs Chris Lait and Nabil Sharif were on target as Banbury United scored two late goals to come from behind to beat AFC Totton 2-1 in the Evo-Stik Southern League Premier Division on Tuesday night. The visitors went ahead on 22 minutes when
Ben Hookham scored the clincher as Charlton United got their Oxfordshire Senior League Premier Division campaign back on track with a 2-1 comeback victory against Mansfield Road. Soufian Kessabi put visitors Mansfield ahead, only for Will Cooper
Ryan Hewer and Matt Brown scored in Aston’s 2-1 home win over Minster Lovell in their Oxfordshire FA John Fathers Junior Shield third-round tie. Ed Dunn replied.
THE family of an acutely-disabled Oxford teenager have paid tribute to their “radiant, brave and beautiful” daughter. Beatrice Carr, 16, known as ‘Bea’, died in her sleep at Helen House hospice on Tuesday, December 11, with her family at her bedside
Adam Wells scored a penalty double for Bletchingdon as the Oxfordshire Senior League side reached the quarter-finals of the Oxfordshire Senior Cup with a shock 3-2 success at home to Hellenic League Division 1 East outfit Easington Sports. Wells
Mitchell Constable scored a double hat-trick in Bampton Town’s 9-4 win against Launton Boys Rangers in the Giles Sports Witney Youth League's Under 11 Green League. Alejandro Blaydon bagged a brace, with Lawrence Topley the other marksman for Bampton
The Botley Road branch of electrical chain Comet closed its doors for the final time last night after administrators failed to find a buyer for the stricken chain. Twenty staff have lost their jobs at the outlet which called in administrators last
BBC Oxford had two brief breaks in transmission yesterday due to work on a transmitter. Work on the Beckley transmitter, just outside Oxford, by owner Arqiva caused breaks in transmission to BBC Oxford and other BBC stations. The two interruptions
The number of women applying to Oxford University has stayed steady despite a national drop in applications. A university spokesman said about 8,500 women had applied for places this year. UCAS research showed female applications nationally
OXFORD University could be ordered to reduce the height of new student accommodation following concerns about its impact on the view from ancient Port Meadow. A petition signed by 1,666 residents claims construction of the blocks has already damaged
OXFORD MAIL BOYS LEAGUE Under 9 Red League: Didcot Town Youth 5, Hinksey Park 2. White League: Harwell & Hendred v Cumnor Minors pp; St Edmunds 0, Oxford City Whites 0; Crowmarsh Youth 0, Summertown Stars Giants 4; Abingdon Youth Yellows 1,
ANNA Jiminez and April England starred as St Edmunds turned on the style in the Under 16 League. Jiminez smashed six goals and England five as St Edmunds ran out 11-0 winners over Kennington – scoring nine times after the break. Kidlington
PEOPLE living in West Oxford raised concerns that plans for 100 student rooms would change the character of their area, a planning inquiry heard yesterday. Developer HXRUK3 Ltd wants to convert a former office building, Innovation House in Mill
AS a proud Englishman, I become more and more dismayed at the changing face of our nation. According to recent reports based on the Census, the indigenous white population is now the minority in cities such as London, Manchester, Birmingham and
I AM very pleased to see Port Meadow discussed in your columns. In reply to your correspondent Derrick Holt (ViewPoints, December 7) I can state that Bronze Age people buried their dead here and during the Iron Age, people lived on the meadow during
I cannot for the life of me understand how the US Constitution, the 2nd Amendment and the “Right To Bear Arms” isn’t changed immediately, in light of the latest loss of life in Connecticut. The original document was written hundreds of years ago
IMPORTANT information for concessionary bus pass holders waiting for renewals. My concessionary bus pass expires on December 27 and I have little hope of receiving a replacement card before this time. I only discovered this by visiting Oxfordshire
Hanborough took over at the top of the Witney & District FA Premier Division with a 3-0 win at Charlbury Town, writes ANTHONY BARLOW. Dan Haggie, Arrun Hobley and Tom Lewis were on target for the new leaders. Luke Rippington bagged a brace
SATISFACTION with GP surgeries in Oxfordshire is above the national average, a Government survey has found. The Department of Health’s GP Patient Survey showed 96 per cent of those questioned had either a good or very good experience with their
STAFF at Didcot Power Station are helping to heat millions of homes for the last time over Christmas at coal-fired Didcot A. Six iconic cooling towers at the power station loomed large over south Oxfordshire for the past 42 years. But in September
Oxford City’s ESFA Under 15 Trophy fourth-round tie against Blackheath is to now take place at the Harris Academy Greenwich on Saturday, January 5 (10.30). The winners will be away to Coventry in the last 16. RESULTS ESFA Under 16 Schools
ROY Darke’s letter (ViewPoints, December 12) I find misleading. He says: ‘Northway Community Association needs new blood and ideas’. That seems to be a strange statement when, at this year’s AGM in March, he was replaced as the unelected chairman
Liam O’Sullivan fired a four-timer in Northway’s 10-2 mauling of fellow Critchleys UTV League side Freeland Yeoman in their Oxfordshire FA Sam Water Sunday Cup third-round tie. Callum Gerken hit a hat-trick for the visitors, with Will Oliver, John
Red Lion Islip won 8-7 at home to Rutherford in an astonishing Critchleys Upper Thames Valley League Division 1 contest, writes TIM SIRET. Adam Wells hit a hat-trick and with John Webb (2), Aaron Perisi, Carl Bowen and Michael Trafford also netting
IT IS totally barbaric to hunt foxes with packs of hounds and the fines imposed on the Heythrop Hunt (December 17) should have been triple the £26,000 the judge handed out. There is no need to destroy foxes this way, in the pretence that it is
HAVING grown up in a city famed the world over for learning, discovery and inspirational thought, I’m amazed that those responsible for actually running the place don’t appear to possess an ounce of good old common sense between them. Do any of
We had a wonderfully festive and entertaining evening out in Oxford this week, when the city’s most eccentric characters were out in force, waiting to spread bad will at every opportunity. It struck us as ludicrous that while the theatres around
Jamie Fleet scored twice as Division 2 side Dorchester won 2-1 after extra time at Division 1 high-fliers Saxton Rovers in the North Berks Cup third round, writes Phil Annets. Simon Pritchard was the Saxton scorer. Jonny Eudell hit a hat-trick
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LIAM Costar hit a hat-trick as Headington Sharks fought back from a goal behind to beat Kennington 4-1 in the Under 13 D League. Flynn Jackson put Kennington ahead, before Costar levelled from the penalty spot. Two further goals from Costar
THE grandmother who was mauled by two dogs in Barton was still in Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital last night. Sushil Giddy, 51, suffered deep wounds to her arm and leg when she was attacked by two dogs in Aldebarton Drive, Oxford, at about 8am
BUDGET plans for the next financial year will be discussed by Oxford's senior councillors today. The city council’s executive board will meet at the Town Hall, St Aldate’s, from 5pm to discuss several agenda items. Included on the agenda is
The Thames Valley and Chiltern Air Ambulance now carries blood on board. From yesterday, the aircraft will carry two units of blood permanently, and the on-board doctors will be able to potentially use it to save lives at roadside. It can be stored
THE £4.5m revamp of Abingdon’s shopping precinct will be finished on Friday, the developer has promised. And the Abbey centre’s owner, Scottish Widows Investment Partnership, said it was in talks with retailers to occupy new shops and hoped to
OXFORD United progressed to the third round of the FA Cup last night, but felt a poor Kassam Stadium playing surface contributed to an injury and a low-quality game. Second-half goals from James Constable and Peter Leven earned the U’s a 2-0 win
THE RSPCA has defended itself after criticism that prosecuting an Oxfordshire hunt was “political”. Members of Heythrop Hunt, and the hunt itself, were convicted of illegal fox hunting on Monday in the first such prosecution by the animal cruelty
A BLUEPRINT paving the way for up to 900 homes in Barton, Oxford, has been given the go-ahead by councillors. City councillors voted to adopt the Barton Area Action Plan at Monday’s full council meeting, which sets out the policies determining
THE city council’s intervention into the Oxford Stadium saga is welcome. There is clearly a groundswell of support for the institution, and a strong argument for it to be kept as a sporting venue. After 73 years, it has far more to offer the city
THE fight for the future of Oxford Stadium is not over. That’s the message from city council chief Bob Price as he talked tough in the battle to save the greyhound track. The Labour councillor issued a stark ultimatum to the stadium’s owners
THE shopping footfall figures for Oxford paint a confusing picture. On one hand the number of shoppers visitng the Westgate Centre compared to this time last is marginally up, while footfall at Templars Retail Park is marginally down. With ongoing
A LARGE hay bale fire has shut Hanney Road in Steventon. Around 800 bales of hay caught fire yesterday evening and are likely to take a few days to burn out. The road is closed both ways between the B4017 Abingdon Road and Steventon Road junction
A TEAM of volunteers are encouraging people to get their running shoes on for Oxford Children’s Hospital. Simon Haynes, from Summertown, has directed a series of short films to urge runners to sign up to the OX5 charity run on March 10. The
THE Bicester eco town project has been given a £1.3m boost to test technology that will make homes more environmentally sustainable in the future. The cash will fund research and development of the building process of the first phase of North West
THE hooded man in today’s Badvent frame is thought to have robbed a bookmaker’s at knifepoint and made off with about £2,000 in cash. The suspected armed robber’s face has been revealed behind door 19 of the Oxford Mail and Thames Valley Police
A WATERLOGGED pitch forced Oxford United to postpone their FA Youth Cup third round tie with Barnsley. Heavy rain in the build-up to the game left the pitch at Thame United's ASM Stadium unplayable. It is the second time the fixture has been rearranged
