OXFORD Official Walking Tours have again been awarded VisitEngland’s ‘Quality Assured Tour’ accolade. Run and managed by Experience Oxfordshire, the company's accreditation reflects well on the all-round visitor experience. Experience Oxfordshire
OXFORD Hawks Ladies recorded a win, a draw and a defeat in friendlies against three National League sides at the Olympic Park. After drawing 0-0 with Bedford, they lost 2-1 to Fylde, their goal coming from Caro Harris. Hawks finished with a 2
TRAVELLERS have returned to a station car park six months after a council had to go to court to force them to move on. The group of four caravans are thought to have arrived at Oxford Parkway on Sunday and were still on the site today. When
MORE than 500 people enjoyed the culinary delights on offer at Botley Food Fayre this weekend. The fayre at St Peter & St Paul’s Church offered flavours from around the world from classic British pies, to Italian Arancini balls to Paraguayan
THE Liberal Democrat Party has backed calls made by the MP for Oxford West and Abingdon, Layla Moran, to axe Police and Crime Commissioners (PCC). Ms Moran labelled the role as a 'failed experiment', claiming the public 'do not who they are or
STAFF at family-run boutique Burrows & Hare in Oxford are celebrating after picking up two prestigious industry awards. After starting out with a bijou boutique at the Covered Market, the menswear retailer launched a second store at the Westgate
Two Oxfordshire pubs can expect a big boost in business after they were placed in the Good Pub Guide’s top 30 pubs in the country. The Swan Inn in Swinbrook and The Maytime Inn in Asthall near Burford both made the list, published in the Times
THERE were no fools or horses, just fundraisers and pooches that joined TV actress Sue Holderness at the Oxford Memory Walk 2018. The famous face, known by millions as Marlene Boyce in the comedy classic, led some 1,200 fundraisers round University
THE TV version of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials looks set to get a second series. Earlier this year Cardiff-based production company Bad Wolf announced it was adapting the Oxford author’s renowned fantasy trilogy for an eight-part series,
WORK is well under way to create a new 17 space car park for residents of an Oxford estate. Grass banks in Briar Way, Blackbird Leys, have been dug up in preparation for the installation of the landscaped parking area. Oxford City Council is
A 100-YEAR-OLD lady was treated to champagne, a three course meal and a ride in a vintage car on her milestone birthday. Evelyn Cowan, who hit the landmark on Thursday, September 6, was thrown an extravagant party by staff at Witney Day Centre.
Katherine MacAlister talks to legendary entertainer Des O'Connor about a lifetime in the industry GOOD morning. I’m well thank you. It’s the others I’m worried about,” Des O’Connor chuckles, on brilliant form as ever. Which is exactly what he
A GANG of ten chased a teenager down George Street before beating him up and stealing his debit card. Thames Valley Police today released details of the incident which took place at 10.30pm on Monday, September, 3 and appealed for witnesses to
POLICE say they have seized drugs and cash in a raid on a property in Wantage this morning. Images released by Thames Valley Police show a smashed door, seemingly broken down by a heavily equipped officer. Police said they have two people
A SKYPE-like system that speedily connects GP patients to hospital specialists and a pocket-sized DNA checker were two of the city-based starts ups crowned at an annual awards night. Hosting the awards for the 14th year, The Oxford Trust hoped to
1:00pm And that's your lot for today's #oufc chat. Many thanks for your contributions. — Oxford Mail OUFC (@OxfordMailOUFC
PUPILS stood side by side with developers to mark the ground-breaking ceremony of the third warehouse being built at Symmetry Park in Bicester. The first spade hit the ground for construction on the next phase of works, at the park off the A41,
GREENPEACE campaigners in North Oxford have been handing single-use packaging back to store managers with a note urging them to avoid 'pointless plastic'. Activists visited the Co-op Food and M & S Simply Food stores on Banbury Road, Summertown
CAMERON Brannagan has been told to rest up at home after avoiding serious injury in a fall against Wycombe Wanderers on Saturday. The game was halted for almost ten minutes after the Oxford United midfielder landed on his head after colliding with
A YOUNG competition winner has seen her interior design idea brought to life at a show home bedroom. Nancy Christensen, 11, dreamt up film-themed decorations for a room at a new housing estate in Kingston Bagpuize. Developer Bloor Homes challenged
PATIENTS at an under-threat surgery wishing to lobby Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (OCCG) at its annual public meeting can travel for free by bus. Residents and councillors served by Cogges Surgery, Witney, will attend next Thursday's
A vigilante cop on a quest for revenge, jazz-rap-comedy bromance and gig-theatre about dating apps and cat memes: these are just some of the topics covered by shows coming to The North Wall this autumn, direct from the Edinburgh Fringe. The world
While Victor Oshin’s stage debut as Othello looks set to be awe inspiring, bracing and historic in equal measure, his own life story is as dramatic. And yet a turbulent childhood in East London, mental health issues, a stalled career as a top British
While Victor Oshin’s stage debut as Othello looks set to be awe inspiring, bracing and historic in equal measure, his own life story is as dramatic. And yet a turbulent childhood in East London, mental health issues, a stalled career as a top British
Ellen Chew of Shan Shui, talks about opening up at Bicester Village Let’s get something out of the way: I love shopping at Bicester Village. I commute from London Marylebone at least seven times a year to do my shopping. I love the brands, the
Ellen Chew of Shan Shui, talks about opening up at Bicester Village Let’s get something out of the way: I love shopping at Bicester Village. I commute from London Marylebone at least seven times a year to do my shopping. I love the brands, the
DANNY Dorling, world-renowned academic and cult figure for many on the geekier fringes of the left, sits before me in his Oxford University office. The Oxford boy turned Halford Mackinder professor of geography has just written another acclaimed
A NEW play about the Battle of Passchendaele is to be performed in Oxford tonight. The Muddy Choir, which is being staged at the North Wall Arts Centre in North Oxford, is the latest drama about the Great War, in the same tradition as RC Sheriff
KARL Robinson hailed Curtis Nelson’s response to losing the captain’s armband after the defender stood out in the goalless draw at Wycombe Wanderers. The teamsheet at Adams Park brought a surprise when it showed John Mousinho was the skipper.
WITH pubs open all night, Oxford became a haven for drunkenness in the mid-19th century. The city had a few constables on duty during the day but apparently none at night, so drinkers ran little risk of being arrested. However, some did end up
OXFORD City conceded in stoppage time to suffer a third-straight league defeat when going down 2-1 at home to Bath City. Joe Raynes smashed home from close range in the 92nd minute to deny Mark Jones’s side a point at Court Place Farm after Josh
WITH pubs open all night, Oxford became a haven for drunkenness in the mid-19th century. The city had a few constables on duty during the day but apparently none at night, so drinkers ran little risk of being arrested. However, some did end up
THERE was no doubt about the strength of feeling in this demonstration. Nearly 1,000 teachers, parents and pupils, carrying banners galore, were on the march through Oxford to protest at cuts in education spending. The parade was the culmination
TEACHER Ian Smith put Gosford Hill School at Kidlington on the sporting map when he took charge of football, cricket and athletics. Soon after his arrival, football teams won the Oxfordshire Schools’ Shield and Cup, the first and only time a school
A WOMAN has died after a crash between a motorbike and a bus on a busy roundabout on Monday morning. The rider of the motorcycle, a 50-year-old woman from Abingdon, died at the scene, police have said. Her next of kin have been informed and
NORTH Leigh fell to their heaviest defeat in the Evo-Stik South League when they were hammered 8-1 at home by Corby Town. The visitors were 2-0 up after 19 minutes of the Division 1 Central clash, after Jordon Crawford scored twice. George Seacole
OXFORD United won the “moral fight” if not the three points at Wycombe Wanderers, according to boss Karl Robinson. The visitors to Adams Park delivered in every area except the most important one – hitting the back of the net. It is not the first
NORTH Leigh fell to their heaviest defeat in the Evo-Stik South League when they were hammered 8-1 at home by Corby Town. The visitors were 2-0 up after 19 minutes of the Division 1 Central clash, after Jordon Crawford scored twice. George Seacole
FORMER international motorcycle speedway rider Dag Lovaas joined fans in a nostalgic visit to Oxford Stadium on Friday. The rider from Norway, broke away from his UK tour, to visit the site of old success for Mr Lovaas and was given a tour by his
LUKE Garbutt was mystified as to how Oxford United only took a point from their clash with Wycombe Wanderers. But despite the goalless draw at Adams Park, the full back believes the performance got Karl Robinson’s side back on track. United were
HUNDREDS of women got pretty muddy at Oxford’s South Park on Saturday to raise funds for the fight against cancer. The Race For Life Pretty Muddy fundraiser returned to the East Oxford park with women of all ages running, sliding, climbing and crawling
HISTORIC hidden gems were waiting to be unearthed by hundreds of detectorists scouring Oxfordshire’s countryside at this year’s Detectival 2018. Roman coins, 17th century silver rings, and medieval gold were among the finds uncovered during the
Here's all the latest cases that have come in front of magistrates in Oxford and what happened to the people involved. STEVEN RUSHMER, 54, of North Way, Headington, admitted being drunk and disorderly in a public place in St Aldate’s, Oxford on
CAMPAIGNERS once again issued an SOS plea to reopen their local pub in Marston, four years after its doors were closed. Hundreds of punters turned out yesterday to show support at a pop-up bar in Marston Road on Saturday, organised by the Save
MORE support is desperately needed for young carers amid fears that thousands may still be going under the radar. The number of young people caring for loved ones in Oxfordshire increased by 374 in just a few months earlier this year, according
