OXFORD. Ryan Fletcher, 18, of Rivermead Road, Oxford, admitted possessing cannabis, a Class B drug, with intent to supply in Spencer Crescent, Oxford, on February 28. Community order made with two month curfew, £60 victims’ surcharge and £80 costs
PORT MEADOW campaigners have formally lodged an application for a judicial review of planning permission granted to Oxford University for accommodation blocks in Roger Dudman Way. The Oxfordshire Branch of the Campaign To Protect Rural England
PLANS to convert a listed house in Littlemore into five homes and build 24 more next to it have been challenged by neighbours. Residents living near Lawn Upton House in Sandford Road are concerned about the increased traffic and noise the development
BLUES musician Hamilton Loomis was an inspirational breath of a fresh air for harmonica players. Mr Loomis, a protege of blues legend Bo Diddley, passed on his skills at a workshop on Thursday at The Jericho Tavern in Walton Street, Oxford.
FORMER rugby world cup hero Matt Dawson has been in some tight spots wearing an England shirt. But the ex-scrum half found the super eco-car designed by Oxford University students just too much of a squeeze, when invited to take his place behind
TOP directors at Oxford City Council enjoyed pay rises of thousands as others faced a freeze, new figures have revealed. And the finance chief was given a pay increase of more than £10,000 to reflect a “change in her job”. Salary and benefits
Reigning champions Abingdon Vale won at Kennington by the skin of their teeth in the first week of the Oxfordshire boys Under 11 competition. Luke Maslen’s unbeaten 27 saw the champions to 88-5 off 20 overs. In reply, Kennington finished on
DEREK Traylen faced constant danger from enemy U-boats as he sought desperately to protect crucial supply ships crossing the Atlantic during the Second World War. Seventy years ago this month marked the turning point for crews in the Battle of
Oxfordshire under 11s recorded a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Wiltshire at Oxford University Press. Put into bat, Wiltshire struggled against the bowling of James Bridson (3-7) and Luke Maslen (2-10). David White produced an excellent
Oxfordshire Under 15s opened their season in style with a five-wicket victory against Hertfordshire in Hertford. Following a 45-minute delay while a set of stumps could be located, Hertfordshire struggled after winning the toss. Emily Ong led the
A GROUP of teenage entrepreneurs have cooked up a winning formula after triumphing at a special awards ceremony, writes Matt Oliver. Ink, a group of 12 Year 12 students from Oxford High School, took the top prize at the county finals of the Young
MONTHS of training will come to an end for thousands of runners tomorrow as they take on one of Oxfordshire’s most popular and longstanding races. More than 3,500 people have signed up for the 32nd Oxford Town and Gown 10km run – 500 more than
WHEN Helena Simms “conquers” Mount Kilimanjaro thoughts of her grandmother will spur her on. Miss Simms, 22, is hoping to raise £1,000 for Cancer Research in memory of Gladys Illing, of Winslow, near Buckingham, who lost her battle against the
ABOUT 550 people took part in a walk to raise money for Breast Cancer Care today. The fundraisers walked either 10 or 20 miles and set off from Blenheim Palace in Woodstock as part of the Pink Ribbonwalk. Organisers expect the event – the
RESIDENTS could benefit from a new scheme to make homes more energy efficient. West Oxfordshire householders can apply for one of 200 free assessments as part of the Government’s Green Deal scheme, which aims to stop rising bills by improving energy
Bloxham School made a winning return af-ter two years’ absence from the Under 15 ESCA T20 Cup with a convincing 89-run win against Bartholomew School, Eynsham. Jack Briggs top-scored with 42 as Bloxham made an impressive 146-7, Will Fennell adding
Charlbury skipper Adam Mayho racked up his third half-century of the season when guiding them to a 110-run victory over Chipping Norton in Group of the Oxon Under 15 Championship. Mayho and Jack Wood, with his first fifty, helped Charbury to 153
Horspath Hammers return to Elite League action with an eagerly-awaited home match against Poole tomorrow (2pm). The Quaysiders did the double over Hammers last season for the first time, but could not prevent the Oxfordshire team lifting the title
Pawel Jaskolski roun-ded of an excellent season by thrashing his big rival Karl Bushell in the final of the Oxford & District Invitation tournament at Kidlington Forum. In the clash between the league’s top two players, who tied for the most
Thieves ransacked a home in Leckford Road, Oxford, and stole ID documents along with bank cards, a laptop, camera, iPod, computer equipment and clothing. They also stole a set of car keys and a silver Volkswagen Polo from outside the house.
SEVEN tonnes of waste was dumped in a country lane, leaving taxpayers with a £900 clean-up bill. Paving, sods of earth, wooden panelling and empty sacks of post cement were left near Kidlington this week. Cherwell District Council said the
Community figures are putting on their dancing shoes for the launch of Strictly Oxford today. The event is inspired by TV show Strictly Come Dancing and pairs key figures across the county with semi-professional dancers. It fundraises for Vale
HIGH winds caused fallen power lines to block a road near Kidlington on Thursday. Southern Electric were called to Oxford Road, Hampton Poyle, at about 8pm. Branches from nearby trees had also blown into the road creating a hazard for drivers
THE Princess Royal will visit Abingdon this month to hand out medals to 270 troops recently back from Afghanistan. Princess Anne will be honouring the troops of 12 Logistic Support Regiment at the medals presentation ceremony in Abingdon town centre
A 38-YEAR-OLD man will stand trial for the murder of wife next week. Andrew Parsons, of Lucerne Avenue in Bicester, denies murdering beautician Janee Parsons, 31. Her body was found at the family’s home on December 1. The trial will start at
FORMER Labour Party stalwart Les Sibley has defended his decision to help support the Conservative administration at Oxfordshire County Council. Mr Sibley, a former mayor of Bicester, has represented the people of the town for two decades.
OXFORDSHIRE County Council’s new Conservative-independent alliance has sparked a mixed reaction among opposition councillors. Members of the Labour, Liberal Democrat and Green groups were told of the deal yesterday morning. Lib Dem group leader
THREE independents including a former Labour stalwart have agreed to support the Tory administration at County Hall. The ruling Conservatives yesterday announced a deal with independent councillors Lynda Atkins, Mark Gray and former Labour councillor
Fergus Walkinshaw claimed his first Michelin Ginetta GT Supercup pole position in the latest round at Thruxton – but was unable to convert it into a podium finish. The Chipping Norton driver put up an awesome performance in qualifying to finish
Oxford's Jason Plato was left to rue a puncture in the final race at Thruxton as he was knocked off the top of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship standings. Plato was leading the afternoon’s third contest in his MG KX Momentum Racing
Lotus driver Romain Grosjean’s preparations for the Spanish Grand Prix were hampered by a cracked exhaust in practice at Barcelona. In the changeable conditions of the morning session, he was fourth fastest. But the exhaust issue stopp-ed him
Oxford's Jordan Flynn takes on Margate ABC’s Ainsley Adams in the National Junior ABA Championships quarter-finals at Feltham today. The 17-year-old, who fights for the London-based Repton club, reached this stage with a unanimous points verdict
AT the heart of the Stabian Baths lie two bodies, their bones preserved forever in plastercast moulded into the agonised positions in which they died. The ancient baths, which two millennia before would have been filled with life, are a strange
Five members of the Carterton club won medals at the South Region WTC Regional Grades competition in Milton Keynes. Natasha Granville, ten, won an overall silver medal at grade 11, takinging gold in the floor exercises with bronzes on bars and beam
Burford Under 13s completed a fantastic season by winning the Oxfordshire School Games rugby tournament at Banbury RFC. The team recorded convincing victories against schools from across the county without conceding a single point. It completed
Ocean Du Moulin, a prolific winner for Alan Hill’s Aston Rowant yard, has been put down after breaking a leg on the gallops. The 11-year-old, a winner of five of his 29 National Hunt races and seven of his 13 point-to-points, suffered a fracture
Bicester's Edwin Hopwood has been honoured for devoting almost half a century to instructing students in the art of taekwondo, despite suffering from multiple sclerosis for the past 40 years. Hopwood, 68, became a 9th Dan Grandmaster in a surprise
Guy Giles, of City of Oxford, won three medals at the South East Regional Youth Championships in Crawley Giles, 18, finished first in the 400m freestyle, second in the 1500m freestyle and third in the 200m backstroke. Clubmate Lisa Van Breugel, 18,
The latest North Oxford AS Summer Canal series match featured a cracking 5lb 0oz chub – a real specimen for the King’s Bridge stretch of the Oxford Canal. It was caught on bread by Bob Yeomans (RAF Garbolino), who added some bits for a winning
A MUM was sexually assaulted while pushing her daughter in a buggy by a man who emerged from bushes. The incident happened on Thursday morning as the 36-year-old was walking along a footpath off Saxons Heath, Long Wittenham. The man, white
WITNESSES are still being sought to a gunpoint robbery of an Oxford newsagent on Thursday. Newsagent Gordon Hackett, 75, suffered a cut nose after being pushed over in the 6.55am raid by two masked men at Hackett’s News, Garsington Road, Cowley
A TEENAGER charged with raping a man at Oxford train station is due to appear at Oxford Crown Court on Friday. Daniel Allen, 19, of Fleetham Gardens, Lower Earley, Reading, faces two charges of rape and two of causing another to engage in sexual
A “CUNNING and manipulative” fraudster who targeted vulnerable women and conned them out of more than £15,000 has been jailed again. Paul Lawrence, of no fixed address, admitted two counts of theft, two counts of fraud and two counts of obtaining
FAMILY and friends of murdered musician Aaron Buron gathered to plant a tree in his memory at the college where he studied. The weeping willow was planted at Oxford and Cherwell Valley College’s Blackbird Leys campus yesterday with a wooden plaque
OXFORD’S MPs inspected ongoing work forming part of a £1m flood prevention scheme near Redbridge. Work on the Thames Water scheme at Munday’s Bridge started last month and aims to help prevent flooding in South Hinksey and South and West Oxford
AN 11th man has been charged with sexually abusing teenage girls by police working on the Operation Bullfinch child exploitation investigation. Shah-Nawaz Khan, of Botley Road in Oxford, has been charged with sexual activity with a girl aged between
THEY say men are from Mars and women are from Venus, but an Oxford space engineer has reached out to both. Hanna Sykulska-Lawrence’s designs helped prove there was water on Mars and was involved in the NASA mission to the red planet in 2008.
A MAN reportedly threatening to jump off the balcony of a fourth floor flat was last night talked down by police. Juxon Street in Jericho, Oxford, was sealed off at both ends for two-and-a-half hours from about 5.30pm with about 20 police and paramedics
Striker Tom Craddock, released by Oxford United last week, could be on his way to Portsmouth. The former Luton Town marksman, who was let go by U’s boss Chris Wilder, despite four goals in a game against Accrington Stanley last season, has been
THE new private area for relatives of fallen service personnel is a fantastic facility. We must remember that as well as dealing with their own devastation, their grieving is done in the full spotlight, bringing an additional emotional burden.
OLD Shakespeare summed it up perfectly: ‘Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows’. No disrespect to Les Sibley, Mark Gray and Lynda Atkins, but they are the strangest of bedfellows for the Conservative group on Oxfordshire County Council
AT 8AM, most people are either still in bed or frantically getting ready for work. But this group of people were up bright and early on Thursday to walk across Oriel College’s playing fields, scattering flowers and playing a fiddle as they went
THE flagship building of Oxford Brookes’ £132m redevlopment in Headington has been hit by delays. Oxford Brookes University’s John Henry Brookes Building on the university’s Headington campus was due to be fully open in September, but will now
MOST families are lucky to celebrate one relative reaching their 100th birthday. But the Talmages are marking not one but hopefully two, in the next year. On Thursday, William Talmage celebrated the milestone with relatives at the Bear Hotel
A MAN and a woman have been cut free from a vehicle following a collision this morning. The accident happened at the junction of the B4011 at Ambrosden near Bicester and the A41 (Thame turn off) at around 9.30am. Fire crews attended and were
