ABINGDON and Witney College is within the top 15% of UK institutions offering higher education courses, new research suggests. Taken by 300,000 students, the National Student Survey sought feedback on key features of the students’ higher education
A MUSIC festival has launched a ticket that only allows access to a selected area of the festival site. Towersey Festival, which will be held at Thame Showground over the bank holiday weekend, is offering visitors a 'Festival Taster Ticket' that
A DIDCOT-based opticians has celebrated its 80th anniversary in retro style. Staff at Scrivens Opticians and Hearing Care saw fit to turned the clock back and host a 1930s' style tea party, to mark 80 years since the national company was founded
AFTER wowing us last week with an image of the International Space Station passing over Oxfordshire, Anthony Morris has done it again with this spectacular snap of star trails. Taken at Brill windmill in Buckinghamshire on Saturday, the Oxford Mail
THREE lucky teddy bears were chosen as the best dressed out of hundreds at this year's annual picnic in Bicester. Families flooded Garth Park last Wednesday accompanied by their cuddly companions for the annual town teddy bear's picnic. During
POLICE were hit by a wave of criticism after leaping to investigate the theft of Timmy Mallett's bicycle. The entertainer took to Twitter on Saturday and shared a picture of his bike that was stolen the previous night. Mallett, famed for hosting
A POLICE station has had to close its front desk three days this week. Bicester Police Station announced on Twitter today that its counter would not be open all day, due to 'resourcing issues'. It apologised for any convenience caused and directed
TO CELEBRATE international Cat Day the Oxford Mail called on its readers to send in pictures of their marvellous moggies. The friendly feline pictures came in thick and fast and proved the excitement around the 24-hour celebration dedicated to
A SCHEME that aims to protect residents of the Thames Valley from fraud has prevented more than half-a-million pounds being paid out to scammers. The Banking Protocol, a ground-breaking scheme that identifies and protects potential fraud victims
TEENAGERS from a homeless canoe club in Abingdon have enjoyed a 'morale boosting' trip to the Slovenian Alps. Kingfisher Canoe Club, and its youth division Pathfinders, packed up and left its Wilsham Road home of 25 years in October. Since then
A PLAN that has already got the go-ahead but that councillors fear could ‘adversely affect’ a key part of Oxford will be reconsidered after complaints it is too tall. The project to ‘reinvigorate’ Northgate House – on the corner of Cornmarket Street
A DRUG dealer swallowed more than a hundred wraps of class A drugs when he was cornered by police during a chase through Oxford city centre. After his arrest police officers had to patiently wait for Ibrahim Mohamed, of Hilary Road, London, to pass
YOUNGSTERS got to Par-Tee with the professionals, who gave them some handy tips into bagging a hole-in-one. Oxford golf professionals Joe Pepperell and Martin Woodbridge visited the children to celebrate the launch of the city's new Golf Club Junior
SIX parks in Oxford have been named among the best green spaces in Britain. Blackbird Leys, Bury Knowle, Cutteslowe & Sunnymead, Florence and Hinksey parks and St Sepulchre Cemetery all retained Green Flag awards, which recognise the best parks
A YOUNG girl on a quest to walk has thanked a local estate agent who raised £5,000 for her cause. Maeve Norfolk, a four-year-old with cerebral palsy, can’t currently stand or walk unsupported, and is due to undergo special surgery. Her therapy
AN ELDERLY man has died after his Landrover crashed into an HGV tanker near Wallingford this morning. The man, who was in his 80s and from Oxfordshire, was treated by paramedics but pronounced dead at the scene. Thames Valley Police officers
CANCER specialists want to set up a new treatment centre in a Littlemore business park. GenesisCare UK has applied for permission to turn an empty office in East Point Business Park - next to the Eastern Bypass - into a cancer care centre. The
Following the application for the first phase of the 500-home Oxford North development, project chairman Julian Barwick discusses why the plans are a positive for Oxford DURING the public consultation for the Oxford North development, I have been
AN Oxford teenager has collected hundreds of used spectacles to donate to children in Africa. Lewis Harvey worked with Specsavers in Cowley on the project, with staff sorting and grading each pair in preparation for the 17-year-old's trip to Western
OXFORD City Stars stalwart Darren Elliott says he wants to finish his career with the club after committing himself to an 18th campaign at Oxpens. The 38-year-old has played more than 300 games for the club and skippered the side to a league and
YOUNGSTERS in Oxfordshire are on their way to becoming environmental experts as Midcounties Co-operative announces that all of its local nurseries have received a prestigious green award. Nurseries in Blackbird Leys, Carterton, Madley Park, Oxford
A FAKE grass company has seen a 30 per cent increase in enquiries since the heatwave. Temperatures have been soaring into the 30's, which is leaving lawns in Oxfordshire looking beige and dry. LazyLawn Oxfordshire, a turf supplier, have now
A NEW clinical trial has begun in Oxford for what could be a revolutionary treatment for Crohn’s disease. The study will use stem cell transplants to grow a new immune system in patients with untreatable Crohn's disease. The condition causes
THE third sport and discrimination conference is set to be held at Oxford Brookes University. The one-day event aims to investigate different forms of discrimination across a range of sports, drawing on works from a variety of academic fields including
WALLINGFORD is set to hold a special Remembrance Sunday event this year – and is asking for local input to help trace fallen soldiers’ families. As the nation gears up for the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War, the South Oxfordshire
The Bavarian weekend festival Oktoberfest is coming to Oxford for two days of sausages, pretzels and beer. The world famous beer and folk festival will set up The Grand Bier Tent which will take over Oxpens field in Oxford on October 19 and 20.
HISTORY buffs hope a newly-installed blue plaque on a little noticed old chapel will help people find out more about the building's 'significant history.' A large crowd gathered in Angel Court, off St Clement's last week to see the unveiling of
POLICE have released an E-Fit image after a sex attacker knocked a woman to the ground and tried to climb on top of her. The victim, a woman in her 30s, was jogging along the old railway line between Upton and East Hagbourne at 8.30pm on June
Please note submissions are now closed WE HAVE A WINNER! Click here for our favourite and the top 6 PET owners around the world will 'paws' for thought today as we celebrate International Cat Day. A whole 24 hours have been dedicated today
POLICE have said the missing woman who they appealed to track down yesterday has been found safe and well. A public appeal went out yesterday to trace Katy Lockyer who went missing from a Woodlands Caravan Park in Radley, near Abingdon about 1pm
STANTON Harcourt 2nd lifted the first piece of silverware in2018 as they defeated Faringdon 2nd by four wickets in the final of the Osberton Radiators Cup at Westcott. Faringdon set a competitive total as Simon Cornish (80) and Herbie Townsend (
A SECURITY guard cycled from London to Paris in honour of the hospice staff he hailed as 'heroes'. Mathew Obeng, a car park and security officer at the Churchill Hospital, was so inspired by the care at Sobell House Hospice that he took on a 320
THERE was a thrilling finish as Abingdon Vale won an exciting low-scoring Division 1 clash with visitors Long Marston by three runs. Batting first, the hosts had no answer to Alastair Bee, his 5-33 sending them tumbling to 130 all out. Jeremy
THERE was a thrilling finish as Abingdon Vale won an exciting low-scoring Division 1 clash with visitors Long Marston by three runs. Batting first, the hosts had no answer to Alastair Bee, his 5-33 sending them tumbling to 130 all out. Jeremy
ARFAN Younus was the star of the show for Yarnton & Cowley as they took over at the top of Division 1 with a six-wicket win at Marsh Gibbon. Younis claimed 6-32 as the hosts were shot out for just 77. Mark Strong’s six-wicket haul saw Westcott
ARFAN Younus was the star of the show for Yarnton & Cowley as they took over at the top of Division 1 with a six-wicket win at Marsh Gibbon. Younis claimed 6-32 as the hosts were shot out for just 77. Mark Strong’s six-wicket haul saw Westcott
SWAN A have climbed to within five points of top spot after beating Greene King Oxford & District League Premier Section holders Gladiators A 3-0, writes ANDY BEAL. Jon Townsend found form for a side, who started the season slowly, to clang
WORKERS tasked with cleaning the Headington shark ahead of its 32nd birthday had to deal with more wildlife than they were anticipating atop the Oxford house yesterday. Jake Collett, manager of Oxford-based Elite Valeting Services, said the discovery
EDDIE Pepperell is looking to take the pressure off ahead of his second major tournament in three weeks. Fresh from a quick break following his superb tie for sixth place at The Open last month, the Abingdon golfer begins his challenge at the US
FIREFIGHTERS in the north of the county are getting little rest in the soaring temperatures as a number of fires continue to break out due the hot weather. Fires have been ravaging Oxfordshire's rolling countryside and in the north of the county
CAMPAIGNERS fighting a major new road that could cut through ‘one of England’s most unique environments’ have unveiled their secret weapon: The Man of the Moor. The battle lines have been drawn and for Otmoor villagers comes in the form of a new
A WOMAN is believed to have died after getting tangled in a horses reins as it bolted, an inquest opening has heard. Sarah McLeod, of Carswell Circle in Upper Heyford, near Bicester, died on Tuesday, July 24, whilst out with a horse at Elm Tree
PASSENGERS say they are being let down by Oxford's new on-demand bus service as part of the app is suspended following complaints. Some disgruntled customers who have 'pre-booked' using Oxford Bus Company’s new flagship Pick-Me-Up app have said
