MUM Hannah Clinkard has thanked staff at Wallingford Community Hospital for their support following a £350,000 refurbishment of the hospital’s birthing centre. On February 5, at 8.05pm, Jack Arthur Lee became the first baby to be born at the Wallingford
A missing 76-year-old man may have walked from Thame to Bicester, police believe. Alan Battista has not been seen since he left his Thame home on Wednesday night wearing a navy blue anorak and trousers. Insp Nick Deacon, of Thames Valley Police
Tonight's Oxfordshire Senior Cup third-round tie between Oxford City Nomads and Ardley United has been postponed because of a waterlogged pitch at Marsh Lane. No new date has yet been set.
FOR the second winter in succession Oxfordshire has been badly affected by flooding. The major flood in 2007 was billed as a one-off, a level of flooding that would occur once in a lifetime. Yet here we are seven years later with several instances
AN OXFORD psychotherapist has been suspended from the profession after allegations he had a sexual relationship with a patient. Rob Waygood was accused of persuading a female client not to get married in order to pursue a relationship with her.
IT has been left empty and unused for 12 months. But Witney Community Stadium could soon get a new lease of life. London Welsh Rugby Club have announced plans to consider the disused Witney Town Football Club ground on Downs Road as a contender
Three organisations are joining forces to launch Oxfordshire's first responsible business network. Oxfordshire Business First, Business in the Community and Unipart will bring together business leaders from across the county for the half-day conference
The term SUV can now refer to a vehicle of varying size thanks to the popularity of the genre. Renault is the latest to enter the ‘mini’ version of this growing category with its Captur. Competing alongside the likes of Vauxhall’s Mokka, Peugeot
Rising electricity, gas and other fuel prices are prompting many of us to investigate the most economical way of heating our homes.And one traditional source of fuel — wood — is very much in the equation. Sales of wood-burning stoves are rising
A FELLOW of Oxford University’s Nuffield College who carried out pioneering work in archaeological age analysis has died aged 82. Professor Noel Gale was a scientist who also took a great interest in the humanities. He was a faculty fellow
A FORMER local politician who gave years of her life to public service has died aged 65. Pam Johnston was a prominent member of the Liberal Party who served at all levels of local government during her career and was most recently clerk for Kennington
LIBRARIAN Nev Keating has been celebrating the arrival of 200 new books donated by Oxfordshire County Council. Mr Keating runs Cholsey Community Library with a number of volunteers. The library, now based at Cholsey Pavilion, launched more
OXFORDSHIRE County Council is planning to make cycle improvements between the two halves of Harwell parish. It will see a series of measures created on the A417, the Winnaway bridleway and the A4185. The council hopes that the scheme will benefit
Greetings from sunny Perth! It seems ridiculous that I’m only three weeks away from coming back to England – and a very wet, cold and miserable England, by the sounds of things. It seems so bad, I felt inspired to change my flight and delay
A TEAM of trainee children’s nurses are scrapping their scrubs for running kits to help raise money for the Oxford Children’s Hospital. The group of 18 student nurses studying at Oxford Brookes University are joining the OX5 Run to help raise money
AN appeal has gone out to county firms to send their views on the impact of flooding on their business. With many businesses once again underwater this week, the results will be used as vital information for the Oxfordshire Flooding Summit which
A MANAGER of a photography firm has been voted Banbury’s employee of the year. Helen Loggin of Tudor Photography took the honour at a ceremony for the town’s employees and companies held at Broughton Castle. Ms Loggin said: “I am passionate
A CHARITY worker has been left fuming after being told he can’t have his Mini Cooper repaired for months because of a parts supply problem. Rich Plummer-Powell’s Mini Cooper broke down before Christmas but he will have to wait until March to have
Take a look at some of the best features, interviews and reviews from this week's Guide Following a successful stint on BBC's Strictly Come Dancing, Brendan Cole chats to Katherine MacAlister about his new tour Pop-punk three
Sarah Mayhew-Craddock finds out about an unusual month-long project at the Ashmolean by Chinese artist Cai Yuan Most Brits believe the adage that there’s a time and a place for everything. Which is why many of us are left slack-jawed when we hear
"As any man knows only toon well, the approval of a potential girlfriend's mate is crucial" writes James Luxford The last couple of weeks have largely been about my job, but I thought, as tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, I’d talk a little bit about
British crowd-funding success Third Contact is headed for Oxford’s Ultimate Picture Palace, and its director explains to James Luxford how it got there A unique film is headed for Oxford’s Ultimate Picture Palace next week, Simon Horrocks’ psychological
Former Cherwell School pupil David Luke tells Katherine MacAlister about his path to stage success as he prepares to return to Oxford as a star of Dreamboats and Petticoats David Luke is hitting the big time at the moment, not only starring in
A VIDEO games company has been snapped up by an American industry giant in a £300m deal. Jericho-based NaturalMotion is set for further expansion thanks to the takeover by US software giant Zynga. The firm, set up 13 years ago by Oxford graduate
WHEN Oxford entrepreneur Gareth Reakes sold his third start-up for £10.8m, he was ready for a fresh challenge. It soon appeared, in the form of his nan, Vera. He said: “My nan used to give three rings on the phone and then hang up, just to
DESIGNING the instruments that discovered water on Mars is the high-point of engineer Hanna Sykulska-Lawrence’s career so far. And now the 31-year-old is working on equipment that will be used on future missions to Venus. The Marston-based
INDEPENDENT shops are declining, particularly in Oxford with the rise of the Internet and the dominance of big names on the high street. But reputation still counts for a lot and can mean the difference when it comes to surviving in retail these
The Story Museum office currently looks like the storage room of a theatre. The place is bursting with props and costumes (we’re all fighting over who gets to wear the fairy wings), and you can hardly walk through the building without bumping into
A brief round-up of this week's recommended tasty treats * We have a great Valentines offer for you. The first person to ring in, wins a meal at Italian restaurant Prezzo at Oxford Castle tomorrow night, where you can choose from the extensive
Tim Hughes is impressed by the great cooking and Gallic flair of a romantic, yet reasonably-priced, Oxford institution The French have a saying which, I’ve always thought, more of us should adopt as a personal manifesto. It goes something like
"Our new venture brings warm glow" says general manager of Crown & Thistle in Abingdon, Cian McMonagle As I write, it’s getting colder and – if it’s possible – even wetter than the last seven weeks but at least we’re warm and cosy here at The
Steve Bush shares the recipe for his Crispy Poached Duck Egg with Asparagus, Peas and Goats Curd I only enjoyed sport, art and home economics at school and was still undecided at 16 as to what career path to take. I received top marks one day for
Buyers were negotiating prices directly with the 150 exhibitors from 23 countries at Oxford’s inaugural show, as Marc West finds out Have you ever dreamt of owning your own enviable art collection? Or, maybe you’re just looking for a little something
Tim Hughes doffs his hat to a local group who specialise in honest songwriting, great riffs, an upfront stage presence and tight shows Loud, joyful and punchy, there’s something about the Black Hats which makes them impossible not to love.
WHY, this school play could be systematic, hydromatic, ultramatic – it could be Greased Lightning. Youngsters at Larkmead School in Abingdon will hope the last night of their production of Grease will be even better than the one put on by their
AN ABINGDON school has become the first in the town to become an academy. The conversion of John Mason follows the trend of schools in the county including Wallingford School, Didcot Girls’ and St Birinus schools in Didcot, King Alfred’s Academy
Hard to categorise but impossible to ignore, Twenty One Pilots represent the future of rock. Tim Hughes finds out more from dance-piano-punks Josh Dunn and Tyler Joseph Fusing rock, punk, hip-hop, electronica and piano, Twenty One Pilots have created
Things have moved on for Strictly ‘bad boy’ Brendan Cole but, as Katherine MacAlister finds out, it’s onwards and upwards Last time I spoke to Brendan Cole he was about to get married. To give you an idea of how time has moved on, he’s since had
THE contractor that will build the roads and first homes on Bicester’s eco town has been named. Developer A2 Dominion said Willmott Dixon will be its main contractor for the initial stage of the North West Bicester project. It will build the
LONDON Welsh have announced the signings of American fly half Toby L’Estrange and South African hooker Matthew Dobson. L’Estrange, 25, who has 11 caps for the USA, joins from New York Athletic Club, while Dobson, 27, moves from Griqualand West.
2:31pm Det Ch Insp Andy Bird, from Oxford police, said: “When a suspect package is reported we have a routine response which means we may need to evacuate the area if necessary until we can be sure it poses no threat to the
HERITAGE groups say the size of new student accommodation blocks would have a severe impact on an historical site. Merton College and McLaren Property have plans to build properties for 294 students in Manor Place. But conservationists fear
You can call Jane Messina an old biddy, a hipster, or just a plain loser Just because I’m under the age of 75 doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy an evening cuddled on the sofa with the fire on, working on my knitting while I sip a delicious glass of dry
A 27-YEAR-OLD Headington man has been jailed after a racist verbal attack on his girlfriend’s neighbour and a police officer. Frankie Thomas was sentenced to five months in prison at Oxford Crown Court on Tuesday after admitting two racially aggravated
People convicted of offences at magistrates' courts in Oxfordshire recently: Jason Connerty, 28, of Vineyard, Abingdon, admitted shoplifting food from the Co-operative in Abingdon on December 14 and December 20. Given a four-week prison sentence
Keen walker Karl Gay says you should try out the Shakespeare Way The roads are awash, the fields and towpaths submerged after Oxford’s wettest month on record. It seems ambitious to consider stepping out for an invigorating walk through the Oxfordshire
Christopher Gray talks passive smoking ‘You don’t object to my smoking a cigar, Beatrix? The smoke goes out of the window, you know,” said the Baronet, after they had driven about a mile in silence. “What young lady, so appealed to by a parent
Christopher Gray on the comedian's mocking tradition They were rather cleverly named ‘bully laughs’ in a headline in last week’s Spectator. In the article beneath — which struck a chord with me — Mark Mason trenchantly set out what his sub-editor
Richard Corfield on the role that Oxford played in exposing the Turin Shroud as a fake Twenty-five years ago this month Oxford University’s academic establishment was agog with the news of the arrival of a scientific sample, which was at that moment
A SUSPICIOUS package has been sent to the Oxford Army recruitment office today, one of three across the country. Police have shut St Giles and the bomb squad is on the way following the delivery of the package this morning. Follow live
Reg Little on the row that is brewing over the planned building of student flats in a conservation area of Oxford It is already being talked about as “a second Castle Mill”. Proposals to put up student accommodation blocks in Manor Place, Oxford
Jan Lee on an ‘uncomfortable, satirical’ novel set in the Indian Himalayas Land Where I Flee is, according to its 27-year-old author, ‘an uncomfortable novel. . . often satirical, pharisaical’. Part Nepalese, part Indian, he grew up in Gangtok
Residents fear worst with 'extreme' weather forecast What MPs and council chiefs think needs to be done now Big boost for elderly care in Oxfordshire Steel sculpture revealed as source of Charlbury 'panther'
VOTING is now open to find the Face of Oxford to launch Oxford Fashion Week 2014. People can now vote for their favourite model on Facebook to choose who they want to represent the week-long fashion event. Fifty models were shortlisted out
I WORK in Osney Mead and during the January floods, was unable to either access Ferry Hinksey Road, or Botley Road. As there were two days when I really had to be in the office and not work from home and the Seacourt park and ride was also flooded
CAN I make motorists aware of a highway robber operating in Bicester. The company, ANPR parking, operate via camera (not person) a 24-hour surveillance. Should you enter Hannover Court you will be picked up on camera and immediately issued with
I WOULD like to add to the current plans by Oxfordshire County Council for the school buses. Having had numerous problems with buses not turning up, breaking down and my children being made to walk the rest of the way to school when it has broken
I WRITE with reference to the ponies on Port Meadow. As owner of two of the horses, I will hopefully allay the fears of concerned Oxford residents as regards their welfare. All ponies on the meadow are owned and checked on at least once daily
I HOPE that you will allow me to make some comments on flooding and the railway line between Oxford and Didcot. This is in the context of a recent briefing I received on the electrification of the line to Oxford, which is scheduled to be complete by
LEN Shackleton, the footballer, in his autobiography had a chapter on what the average managing director and board knew about football. There was a blank page. Football directors and the Football League and FA board should wake up and smell the coffee
MUCH has been said about local businesses in the St Clement’s area (including Coco’s, Tick Tock and the local hairdressers) who have reported business being down by 30 per cent since the St Clement’s car park closed last year for a student development
Katherine MacAlister eats in the bar instead of the restaurant at The Holt Hotel – and she admits it’s a big mistake ‘Hello,” I called, walking stealthily through the darkened bar. “Anybody there?” A resounding silence met my questions, a wall
Helen Peacocke on why ‘apples of love’ help to make the perfect romantic meal It was the herbalist John Gerard, author of Gerard’s Herbal, 1597 who wrongly believed tomatoes to be poisonous given the similarity of their flowers to those of deadly
Val Bourne remains head over heels for artichokes and cardoons There have been advantages to the mild, damp winter with hardly a frost. The robins are already singing every half mile down my lane. The autumn-flowering cherry (Prunus autumnalis
Wendy Tobitt of Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust hears our feathered friends Gardens, parks, hedgerows and woodlands are crammed full of birdsong all day, and you don’t have to get up at 4am to hear the dawn chorus. Around 7 o’clock robins
BICESTER resident Albert Parker wants people to cast their memory back to 1936 and help identify a group a of mums. The group of 13 mothers were pictured holding their babies in Market Square as part of that year’s King George V silver jubilee
Damon Smith on a mesmerising performance from Joaquin Phoenix Writer-director Spike Jonze is a man of fascinating contradictions. On one hand, he is a co-creator of the Jackass TV series and films, which revel in bad taste humour. On the other
The latest group of The Talent certainly lived up to its name in a programme of two contrasting, but equally fascinating works. Interestingly, like the founders Michael Nunn and William Trevitt, both of the evening’s choreographers came originally
This company has been seen a lot here. Sometimes it has been great, sometimes disappointing, as was Tuesday night’s performance. I have written a lot in the past about the lapses of logic that rather derail the story, but in a nutshell: Von Rothbart
THE Insider has learnt of its first quitter of the electoral season. We understand Lib Dem city councillor Mark Mills, who represents Holywell, is throwing in the towel after the exotically-named Jean Vila began tweeting as the party’s candidate
Christopher Gray has a wizard time at the hit musical starring witches from the land of Oz Theatregoers from as far away as Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds are making tracks for Milton Keynes Theatre at present following its significant coup in
A RECENT decision of the Supreme Court was packed full of common sense but sent probate lawyers into shock. The case involved a Mr and Mrs Rawlings who executed ‘mirror wills’. The wills were identical with each spouse leaving his or her entire
STRANGE things have been afoot in one of Oxfordshire’s ancient woodlands. Among the gnarled oaks and nettles, have been spied fresh-faced indie-kids in bright clothing – and rising above the rolling scenery of the Vale of White Horse, the unmistakable
Giles Woodforde talks to Leo Pitt about a concert with a difference “It’s almost impossible to believe that we are celebrating our eighth Come and Sing event with this concert,” says Oxford Orpheus organiser Leo Pitt. “These are always exciting
Marc West believes the class of '64 is not slowing down The Zombies, The Yardbirds, Animals... I could easily fill a page by just listing all their hits. But readers of a certain age will already know and cherish them all too well. And, for those
Young folky singer-songwriter Jess Hall is one to watch. Tim Hughes reveals why Beautiful, evocative and dripping with emotion, Jess Hall’s music demands to be heard. Lured by her deceptively simple melodies the listener is ensnared by her heart-wrenchingly
Anne James takes the plunge into Rebecca McLynn and Richard Fox’s work at the Sarah Wiseman Gallery This gem of an exhibition is at the Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Summertown, and brings together seven of McLynn’s dramatic land and seascapes with three
John Lubbock, artistic director of Orchestra of St John’s, explains the best way to bring spontaneity to a piece For me the most important element of music making is spontaneity. Each performance should be unique and completely appropriate to the
LONDON Welsh hooker Andy Titterrell said his decision to retire was “gut- wrenching”. The former England and British & Irish Lions player announced yesterday that he was quitting rugby with immediate effect due to a neck injury. Titterrell
Katherine MacAlister talks to former EastEnder Nigel Harman about his busy schedule, which includes directing Shrek the Musical in Oxford Nigel Harman is a tricky customer. It’s not that he disagrees with me, but ask him a question too close to
FIRE crews worked through the night to get flooding in Oxford under control, but there are fears further extreme weather will cause chaos in the days to come. Abingdon Road was last night fully reopened after workers pumped water for more than
PARTY politics must take a back seat when disasters on the scale of the current floods are being discussed. Who cut what from whom and when can be dealt with later. So can issues like the competence or otherwise of the hapless Lord Smith, head
Land Where I Flee is, according to its 27-year-old author Prajwal Parajuly, ‘an uncomfortable novel. . . often satirical, pharisaical’. Part Nepalese, part Indian, he grew up in Gangtok in the Indian state of Sikkim and completed his masters in creative
Legendary travel writer Jan Morris is to speak about her life and work to poet and author Kevin Crossley-Holland at this year’s Oxford Literary Festival in March. Morris is best known for her Pax Britannica history of the British Empire and for
JUSTIN Burnell says London Welsh must now retain the standards they showed in thrashing Rotherham. The Exiles’ head coach felt Sunday’s 47-16 victory, which propelled his side back to the top of the Greene King IPA Championship, was their best
OXFORD City Stars returned to the top of the English National League South Division 1 table after two emphatic back-to-back victories. A 6-2 derby success over Swindon Wildcats was followed by a 10-1 thrashing of Lee Valley Lions as Stars moved
An agreement has been reached for Oxford City Council to continue leasing the Redbridge Waste Recycling Centre to Oxfordshire County Council. The county council will pay the city council £20,000 a year to continue using the site as it has done
An action plan for reviving the historic Covered Market has been agreed. It sets out how Oxford City Council, which owns the market, will attract more people to the market and proposes appointing a manager for it and expanding its size. The
FLOODING has delayed the opening of the new Tesco Express store in Abingdon Road, Oxford. The new supermarket, on the site of the now demolished Fox and Hounds pub, was due to open on Friday, February 21, but the date has been pushed back.
Plans to extend Oxford City Council’s contract with the social enterprise which runs its six leisure centres have been approved. It means Fusion Lifestyle will continue running the leisure centres for five years after 2019 – which is expected to
FRUIT, snacks and coffee were donated by Sainsbury’s yesterday for those who were working to get Abingdon Road in Oxford open. The Heyford Hill store made the donation after being approached by shopper and Fox Crescent resident Kerry Winfield.
A FORMER boatyard manager says the Environment Agency has agreed to discuss his flood prevention plan after it was featured in the Oxford Mail. Tom Ballance, from Binsey, contacted the agency to suggest they reinstate the causeway at Godstow Lock
OXFORDSHIRE’S political leaders have pledged to work together in a bid to tackle flooding in the county. It comes after the county faced further rain yesterday, putting at risk the good work done by firefighters and Environment Agency officials
PART of a £4m windfall will be used to make sure personal care visits for the elderly and frail in Oxfordshire will be longer than 15 minutes. Oxfordshire County Council has said it will invest £800,000 in adult social care to put an end to the
OXFORD City Council’s budget, which includes £5.4m of savings by 2018, was approved by councillors last night. Money from a council tax increase will be spent on flood defences, with a final decision on the budget taken on Wednesday. The local
(senior men unless stated) APEX SPORTS CHILTERN CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE DIVISION 1 HEADINGTON MEN Senior: 9 C Dettmar (V40) 28.19, 58 J Smith (V40) 32.29, 63 J Woods 32.38, 64 R Ashby 32.43, 65 R Skilbeck (V40) 32.44, 79 K Lowies (
Fiona Bunn and Megan Humphreys secured victories in the Apex Sports Chiltern Cross Country League at Campbell Park, Milton Keynes. Bunn (Abingdon) won the under 15 girls’ race after outsprinting Morven Goodrum (Windsor) by one second. Bunn
Steve Naylor retained his Apex Sports Chiltern Cross Country League title with a dominant final-round victory at a very windy Campbell Park in Milton Keynes. The triple Oxfordshire cross country champion, from Cassington, only needed a top-eight
Amateur rider Sam Waley-Cohen is looking for Long Run to return to form when he tackles the Ivan Straker Memorial Chase (3.55) at Kelso today. The 2011 Cheltenham Gold Cup hero, owned by Waley-Cohen’s father, Robert, who lives at Edgehill, near
OXFORD Rugby League will get some much needed game time when they take on London Skolars at Maidenhead RFC in a pre-season friendly on Saturday. The wet weather has meant Oxford have not played a match in the build up to the new Kingstone Press
HENRY Purdy was among the try scorers as England hammered Scotland 48-15 in the Under 20 Six Nations at Galashiels. The Leicester back, from Milton-under-Wychwood, helped England to a first win of this year’s championship with their opening score
Chilean wines are all about clean, fruity and ultimately drinkable wines that are ideal with or without food and are great value for money. Here are some of our top favourites. The good value Chilean Mixed Case, priced at £78 (normal price £92.46
Banbury Cross’s John Tee and Keith McNeil lost 24-13 to skip Len Essex (Desborough, Maidenhead) in the English Indoor Bowling Association’s men’s over 60s pairs area final. OXFORD CITY & COUNTY FIXTURES Today: v Oxford Masonic (H, 2pm).
Gladiators Club A won 3-2 at Premier Section side Didcot Conservative Club in the Johnson Buildbase Oxford League, writes PETE EWINS. Keith Gardner, Dave Jarman and Jenny Cox, who surprised Dave Tooke, were Gladiators’ winners. Dennis Atkins
Melissa Hawtin was edged into third place in the Midlands Women’s League at Cheltenham. The Oxford City and Birmingham University athlete completed the two-lap course in 24mins 39secs – just nine seconds behind winner Nicola Sykes (Bournville),
Boost your confidence, improve your mental and physical health and make new friends, all by going for a short walk. Walking is especially good for people who are coping with a long-term health condition, when getting out to do exercise can become
Water levels in the area are receding, according to one Bablockhythe resident yesterday. Andrew Neil, 70, of Thameside Court, said that while flood water remained at both ends of the caravan park the situation was improving. Father-of-two Mr
The deputy manager of Richer Sounds has said they have seen another drop in trade during the recent floods. Ed Railton, who runs the electrical store in Botley Road, which was forced to close in January’s floods, said: “The water levels have gone
BT Openreach yesterday defended its decision to pump water into Witney’s High Street. Witney resident John Barker contacted the Oxford Mail concerned that the drains in High Street were already full after spotting the workers pumping water.
Claire Denis has never given her audience an easy time. Whether exploring her own past and France's post-colonial legacy in Chocolat (1988), Beau Travail (1999) and White Material (2009) or the darker aspects of contemporary society in Nénette et Boni
Hats off to Eureka! No other UK distributor is so committed to reviving classic features and it scores a resounding triumph by adding the six-disc Lubitsch in Berlin collection to its already excellent catalogue of silent German masterpieces. As well
STUDENTS have set up a union for tenants to defend rights for people in rented accommodation. Members met at Oxford Town Hall on Tuesday night to officially launch a group they hope will protect people from rogue landlords. The aim is to take
JAMES Beattie has distanced himself from the Oxford United job after becoming the favourite with bookmakers. The 35-year-old has steered minnows Accrington Stanley away from the Sky Bet League Two relegation zone so far in his first season as a
Steve Arthurs and Steve McAteer have won their way through to the Banbury Indoor League singles final. RESULTS Banbury Indoor League – singles semi-finals: S Arthurs 2, J Weller 0; S McAteer 2, P Allen 0. Eynsham SSC League: Star Exiles
A TOTAL of 16 flood warnings remained in place last night on the River Thames, the River Windrush and the River Thame. River levels dropped again yesterday but heavy rain is forecast for tomorrow. The river level at Iffley Lock was measured as
STORMS hit Oxfordshire yesterday ripping a roof off some flats and causing a power cut. Strong winds battered the county in the afternoon leaving 900 homes without power. The roof blew off the flats in Rowland Close, Wolvercote, damaging a
VILLAGERS in rural Oxfordshire yesterday said road closures in place were either being ignored or were no longer necessary. Debbie Maddock, 45, of Abingdon Road, Culham, said residents, police and councils were all frustrated by motorists flouting
WITNEY Academy secured their first win of the OB&B Colts League Division 1 season with a 26-0 success at Bicester. Matt Sellick, Ben Fisk, James Merriman and Callum Swift scored tries, with Alex Bull (2) and Callum Godfrey kicking conversions
OXFORDSHIRE reached the National Under 20 Championship Shield semi-finals after a 17-0 victory over Staffordshire at Chipping Norton. Martin Moran’s side produced a strong, controlled display in windy conditions on a heavy pitch and will now face
Rail travel between Oxford and London remained severely reduced yesterday, with just five services running in each direction during the day. Last night a First Great Western (FGW) spokesman said: “Looking at the current weather forecast, we are
THERE are 27 roads affected or closed by flooding across the county including: Abingdon Road, Oxford – It has now fully re-opened, but there’s no right turn into Weirs Lane Weirs Lane, Oxford. Lower Street, Islip. Road from A329
CHILDREN put their skates on as interest in winter sports received a boost thanks to the Sochi Winter Olympics. Oxford Ice Rink held three Winter Sports Workshops this week on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. Throughout the week, more than 300
MEMBERS of the West Oxford Bowls Club are counting the cost of damage caused by flooding. They say the clubhouse and bowling green in Botley Road, Oxford, have been flooded since December with more water coming in this week. The clubhouse,
THEY had to be rescued from their homes on Christmas Eve as the River Bure burst its banks. But this week many residents who live in Hanover Gardens off Manorsfield Road, Bicester, are still unable to get back into their apartments. Hanover
TOWN councillors in Wallingford have been accused of greed for trying to redraw an ancient boundary to take over part of Cholsey parish. There are about 200 homes in Winterbrook, currently part of Cholsey, and Wallingford Town Council says the
THE man behind the mysterious Charlbury ‘panther’ has revealed the true story of the beast which has prompted a number of recent big cat sightings. Art collectors Philip Reid and David El Kabir have spoken for the first time about why they decided
A MAN who allegedly told a 13-year-old girl to “wear something sexy” before they met has been convicted of meeting a child following sexual grooming. Luke Southam, of Cornish Road in Chipping Norton, was found guilty by a jury at Oxford Crown Court
A TEENAGE girl has told a jury that a young boxer was “grooming” her for sex and plied her with cannabis. Clinton Townsend, a successful member of the Oxford Boxing Academy, is on trial at Oxford Crown Court accused of having sex with two young
A CENTRE which offers advice to pregnant women has defended itself after an undercover report found a counsellor linking abortion with breast cancer. Life, a charity based in High Street, Oxford, was recorded by sexual health charity Brook telling
A SENIOR adviser to the Pope blessed the city when he came to speak at Oxford University. Professor Cardinal Reinhard Marx gave the annual Newman Lecture at St Anne’s College in Woodstock Road on Tuesday. The president of the Commission of
