ONCE again this summer, Network Rail has thrown countless commutes into disarray by suspending services into and out of Oxford Station. This year, the company is upgrading track and signals between Oxford and Wolvercote. Nearly all services in
FILM crews are expected to return to one West Oxfordshire village after a movie version of Downton Abbey was confirmed. Bampton, near Witney, is the setting of the show’s outdoor scenes, with notable locations including St Mary the Virgin Church
PRINCIPAL of Mansfield College in Oxford Baroness Helena Kennedy will be a guest editor on BBC Radio 4’s Woman's Hour Takeover on Tuesday. She said: "I am thrilled to guest edit. What an honour. The challenge now is to get that eclectic mix when
OXFORD United have signed Northern Ireland international Gavin Whyte for an undisclosed fee. The sought-after winger has agreed a three-year deal with the U’s. But he may have to wait to make his debut, with international clearance unlikely
ENGLAND fans enjoyed quite a journey during the 2018 World Cup - but few will have clocked up more miles than Oxford United fan Ash Mason. The Three Lions reached their first global semi final in 28 years and the Cholsey resident attended every
OXFORDSHIRE will be part of a NHS pilot project aimed at increasing uptake of immunisations among children under the age of five. The Thames Valley area has been identified by NHS England leaders as having a number of areas of low uptake with health
POLICE have hit out at the Government over a long-promised review into protection for firearms officers. The review was supposed to examine the sometimes lengthy inquiries officers have to go through after they have fired their weapons on duty.
THE World Cup final will contribute to a significant disruption to Great Western Railway services this Sunday. A revised timetable will be in place with a significantly reduced number of trains due to staff shortages, which the operator attributed
CHERWELL councillors will be asked to support introducing a scheme in which veterans will be given an interview to promote better access to civilian jobs. Kieron Mallon will propose the council investigates and prepares a report for its executive
EDDIE Pepperell fired a sensational second round of 63 at the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open today. The Abingdon golfer's seven-under-par score saw him lie in second place at the conclusion of his round at Gullane GC in East Lothian
A CYCLIST will follow in his late grandfather’s footsteps by making a heroic trip from the D-Day beaches to Berlin. Robert Glen, 25, is aiming to undertake a sponsored 1,000-mile solo ride from Gold Beach, Normandy, to the German capital in aid
Inishmaan is the smallest of the Aran Islands in Galway Bay on the west coast of Ireland. This tiny settlement is the backdrop of Martin McDonagh’s powerful yet comedic play, The Cripple of Inishmaan. Leave all your preconceptions and Political Correctness
THE company responsible for running the new £4.9m Oxford Sports Park is hopeful Oxford United will be able to start training there by the end of the month. The lack of a water supply at the Horspath-based ground has meant it has not been possible
By Oxford Preservation Trust director Debbie Dance As we all await news of the Oxford-Cambridge Expressway and the affect it will have on Oxford, whether north, south, east or west, I am drawn to earlier parallels and transport pressures from the
A 'RELENTLESS pursuit of excellence' has secured a stellar Ofsted report for a West Oxfordshire school. A inspector carried out a short inspection of St John the Evangelist CE Primary School last month, and has now written a hugely positive report
All hygiene ratings correct as of Friday, July 13. Some may have requested reinspection. For updates, see www.scoresonthedoors.org.uk ZERO STARS Anokhi Indian, 76 High Street, Wallingford Food Hygiene and Safety: Poor. Some major non-compliance
A CHILDREN'S allotment in East Oxford is one step closer after organisers secured £17,000 in grants. Group founder Alice Hemmings said the cash boost would help ‘kick start’ plans to launch the outdoor education space for children and a full-time
A SCHOOL has laid claim to soon having the 'best-housed chickens in Oxfordshire'. Wolvercote Primary School in Oxford, which is one of several schools in the county to keep chickens, has thanked a teacher's partner for designing the birds a new
The story so far in the West Wing of the Churchill Hospital...last July I was diagnosed with leukaemia and told I had 12 to 18 months to live. For the last year I’ve been on a world-wide trial searching for a new drug to treat my cancer. Last week
A FIRE station will open up for a day of family fun to raise money for charity. Between 10am and 4pm on Saturday, July, 21, Didcot Fire Station will hold its annual open day. Firefighters are looking for local companies to run food stalls and
ENTREPRENEURS can learn about studying business at an Oxford Brookes University open day tomorrow. The event is an opportunity for prospective students to find out more about full and part time courses offered. It will be at Clerici, Headington
A NEW city council group exploring how some homeless people live in Oxford will hold its first meeting this week. A large proportion of the people rough sleeping in the city have never lived here before and so are not entitled to a number of support
ASTRONAUT Tim Peake praised Oxfordshire's role in helping to develop an 'exciting new era' in space exploration during a visit to the county. The 46-year-old, who has spent more than six months on the International Space Station, joined the science
OXFORD indie band Glass Animals has cancelled its upcoming tour dates after drummer Joe Seaward was 'hit by a truck' while cycling in Dublin. Frontman Dave Bayley, in a post on the group's Facebook page, said the musician had suffered a broken
A TOWN street fair has received a welcome boost from a building society towards the running of the event. Despite still being more than four months away, planning is well under way for the Didcot Christmas Street Fair, one of the largest events
A PARK lake will remain closed 'for the immediate future' after an eruption of algae killed 300 fish. People are being warned to keep animals away from the larger lake in Ladygrove Park, Didcot after the 'algal bloom', caused by hot weather on June
A COUNCILLOR will urge his authority's leader to write to the Government to change the definition of affordable housing. Paul Harrison, the cabinet member for development and regeneration, will ask his fellow South Oxfordshire District Council councillors
AN Oxford psychiatrist has successfully developed a virtual reality (VR) treatment for fear of heights which has shown better results than the best face to face psychological intervention. Professor Daniel Freeman, an Oxford Health NHS Foundation
WITH sweltering weather and summer holidays on the horizon, it is unlikely many people are thinking ahead to Christmas. Oxfordshire Mind is doing exactly that, and has launched a Christmas card contest. It has asked people to submit Christmas
Oxford Botanic Garden has applied for planning permission to demolish and rebuild a 30-metre stretch of 400-year-old riverbank. Garden managers have said the 17th century structure has been battered and worn away by repeated flooding of the River
ASSISTED dying and artificial intelligence are among the ethical issues which will be discussed in Oxford in a free lecture series. The talks, each given by an expert in the field, will look at key issues of modern life from a Christian perspective
A COMMUNITY event in Oxford earlier this month raised £2,500 for an Oxfordshire mental health charity. The People's Fair was held in Florence Park on July 8 to raise money for Restore. The fair, which was held for the second year, is a community
A FAMILY has paid tribute to a 'wonderful' and 'loving' grandmother who was killed in a horror crash. Pat Robinson, of Wantage, died after her Nissan Juke was involved in a collision with a silver Toyota Avensis in Oxford Road, East Hanney, at
TRADITIONAL stalls, games and family fun will make up the North Aston Fete tomorrow. People are invited to head along to the north Oxfordshire village for the annual event. It will include a performance by Yarnton Brass Band as part of the entertainment
A WOMAN who embarked on a 1,000-mile journey across the UK on a horse and cart has now reached the halfway stage of her trip. Draft horse enthusiast, Daisy Sadler, 73, has reached Falkirk in Scotland and passed by the Kelpies monument earlier this
AN Oxford surgeon has been chosen as part of a team which will lead a national improvement programme of medical and surgical procedures in the NHS. Consultant for Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery at the John Radcliffe hospital, Oxford University Hospitals
OXFORD University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) will have a stall at the Oxford Jobs Fair at the town hall on Friday. People will be able to find out more about working for the trust and up to 30 other local employers at the free event which
A SERIES OF lectures on contemporary issues begins on Wednesday at Christ Church Cathedral. Talks on issues such as assisted dying, artificial intelligence and climate change will be given each week by an expert in the field. The lectures take
SOME of Oxfordshire’s oldest school buildings have ‘reached the end of their serviceable life’. Shrivenham CofE Primary has made a planning application to carry out significant repairs to the rooves of its Grade II-listed Victorian classrooms.
THE personal service which had become a trademark at Oxford's Park End Street Post Office continued right to the end in April 1985. Regular customers were given a glass of sherry by postmistress Ness Wooloff, as she closed the counter shutters for
ANOTHER block of flats is set to go up on Oxford’s Cumnor Hill. Lucy Developments Ltd has applied for planning permission to demolish the existing house at number 70 and build a ‘two-and-a-half-storey’ block with nine flats and two four-bedroom
VISITORS at tomorrow's Witney Carnival can befriend two loveable pugs. Friendly dogs Dolly and Elton will be sat in a pug kissing booth provided by Guideposts Trust, a charity supporting people affected by a variety of issues. The stall is in
I am writing this on a grassy slope in Buxton’s beautiful Pavilion Gardens in the shadow of a Viennese Spiegeltent – once familiar as a venue for Oxford’s Creation Theatre – where Prof Sir David Cannadine, the editor of The Oxford Dictionary of National
STAFF at the Oxford Wine Company are raising a glass after winning yet another award. In a ceremony at the Grosvenor Hotel in Park Lane, London, the group scooped the prize for ‘Specialist Fortified Merchant of the Year’. The award came at the
THE third in a series of summer performances will be held at a Headington church this week. The annual Summer Festival of Music and the Arts sees live weekly performances take place at the All Saints' Church, Lime Walk. This week's performance
DESPITE leaving hungry guests waiting while he toured the Churchill exhibition and thousands protesting outside the gates, county council leader Ian Hudspeth has described Donald Trump’s visit to Blenheim Palace last night as a success. Mr Hudspeth
AN OXFORD chemist who died heroically during the First World War in a factory explosion will be honoured tomorrow with a blue plaque at his former home. Andrea Angel was keen to join the frontline at the beginning of the war but due to his chemistry
WHEN Gareth Andrew signed for Oxfordshire he wanted to lead by example in a fledgling side – and he did that in abundance this week. The former Worcestershire seamer returned stunning match-winning figures of 14-107 during the 121-run victory over
JORDANNE Whiley is enjoying every minute of motherhood but admits she cannot wait to be back on court later this year. The 26-year-old wheelchair tennis star, who moved to Steventon last year, gave birth to a baby boy – Jackson – in January.
THOUSANDS of protesters lined the road outside Blenheim Palace as President Donald Trump made his much-anticipated arrival in Oxfordshire. The controversial US leader and the First Lady, Melania, dined with Prime Minister Theresa May at the Woodstock
TWO police officers who tackled an armed killer in the centre of Abingdon have won national bravery awards. Sgt Mark Allmond and PC Alex Quigley took down schizophrenic Trevor Joyce after he fatally stabbed Justin Skrebowski in Poundland on December
THE CALL of the wild was answered by Oxford Mail Camera Club this week as we set members the challenge of sending in their best ‘animals’ snaps. A crisp-loving duck, a hissing wild cat and a puffin in flight were among the expressive creatures captured
Like a contestant on Love Island, where appearance seems to be everything, Hyundai’s new Kona crossover proved instantly captivating with its looks. Passers-by were first attracted by the striking paintwork – but they didn’t know the half of it
JENNY Bosley has become the first woman to be elected president of the Oxfordshire RFU. She was proposed, and voted, into office for two seasons at the organisation’s annual general meeting. Bosley, who also holds a number of other roles including
BOTLEY Park will be crammed full of games, activities, food and drink stalls and live music tomorrow as the West Oxford Fun Day returns. The day will feature gurning competitions, a dog show, and 'human curling' among a host of other activities
SATURDAY FOOTBALL FRIENDLIES Oxford City v Oxford Utd (12.30), Hampton & Richmond v Oxford Utd (4), Thame Utd v Brackley Tn Saints, Long Buckby v Kidlington. CRICKET HOME COUNTIES PREMIER LEAGUE Div 1: Finchampstead v Aston
HORSPATH skipper Will Eason is calling on his players to make the most of an opportunity to pull further away from the bottom two. The side make the short trip to Oxford tomorrow for a crunch Division 1 clash at Jordan Hill. Both teams languish
HORSPATH skipper Will Eason is calling on his players to make the most of an opportunity to pull further away from the bottom two. The side make the short trip to Oxford tomorrow for a crunch Division 1 clash at Jordan Hill. Both teams languish
ONE of the city’s best-known war memorials has received important maintenance work ahead of the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War this November. Sculptor Alec Peever yesterday finished retouching an inscription on the St Giles
A SPECIAL interactive workshop will be held at Friends House in Oxford today to honour the victims of honour killings. London-based artist Samiya Younis, A2 Dominion Domestic Abuse Services and Oxford Safer Communities Partnership will work together
JASMINE Conway has continued her promising start to life on the ITF Junior Tour by winning her first title. Partnering American Taylor Cataldi, the Oxfordshire teenager, 13, clinched the doubles trophy in Dublin, Ireland yesterday. They beat
LIFE-changing surgery which has given an Oxford schoolboy the strength to walk will now be offered on the NHS. The ‘soaring spirit’ of five-year-old Thomas Balmer has been helped by a complex and costly operation for his cerebral palsy, which has
PLANS for a new primary school have been published as Bicester is expecting an influx of up to 1,200 pupils. The rapid growth of housing in the town has left forecasters predicting the need for hundreds of extra school spaces by 2024. As a result
TAXIS could be allowed to use a Westgate bus link road on a trial basis after drivers complained customers were missing trains and paying double. Black cab drivers gathered outside County Hall yesterday urging transport bosses to grant them access
GUESTS of a proposed 180-bedroom budget hotel could be told to park in residential streets in Summertown sparking fears the development would make congestion and parking problems even worse. Plans for an EasyHotel in Banbury Road have been altered
AN ASIAN restaurant and bar has hit out at an 'unfair' hygiene rating after inspectors found rat droppings and "filthy" equipment on the premises. The One Restaurant and Bar was given a one-star rating by Oxford City Council environmental health
CHILDREN at a special needs school in Abingdon could soon get ‘much-needed’ additional classroom space in new log cabins. Proposals have been submitted on behalf of The Unicorn School, which teaches pupils from age six to 16 years, to build two
OXFORD United are drawing up contingency plans to minimise disruption while they wait to move into their new training base. The lack of a water supply at the £4.9m Oxford Sports Park, near Horspath, has forced the staff to prepare a back-up venue
CHARLIE O’Hara is on top of the world after starring in America. The ten-year-old was one of four Bicester & District members competing in the USAIGC-IAIGC World Championships in Orlando, Florida. O’Hara won the vault in the Level Copper
WORK to renew track and upgrade signals between Oxford rail station and Wolvercote is well under way. Nearly all services in and out of the station have been suspended since the weekend and the situation will remain the same until Sunday, July
