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  • Oxford United to face Brentford in third round of FA Cup

    OXFORD United have been handed an away tie at Brentford in the third round of the Emirates FA Cup. Karl Robinson’s side will take on the Sky Bet Championship club over the weekend of January 4-7. United, who sit 19th in League One, progressed

  • CRIME WAVE: Spate of house and shed burglaries in Oxford

    THIEVES made off with power tools, jewellery and a mini motorbike during a spate of burglaries in Oxford over the weekend. The mini motorbike was taken from Grange Road, Littlemore, sometime between 9pm on Friday and 10am Saturday, after the padlock

  • Selling a car? New WeBuyAnyCar branch opens

    CAR buying firm WeBuyAnyCar.com has opened a new branch in Bicester. The sales service opened the doors to its new site last week in Arkwright Road, joining three others in the county. A spokesman for the brand said it hoped the new shop provided

  • Burglars use cat flap to break in to boat

    THIEVES gave a new meaning to the phrase 'cat burglars' as they broke into a canal boat using the cat flap. Police said the thieves managed to use the cat flap to reach an arm through and unlock the door. They got into the canal boat as it was

  • School caps value of teachers' Christmas gifts at £50

    PARENTS of pupils at an Abingdon school have been told not to spend more than £50 on teachers' Christmas presents. St Helen and St Katharine school, a private girls' school in Faringdon Road, has written to parents urging them to avoid putting

  • Oxford United understood to have paid HMRC bill

    OXFORD United’s outstanding bill to HM Revenue & Customs has been paid, the Oxford Mail understands. A winding-up petition was filed last month and was published in the Gazette on Friday. It put the U’s on course for an appearance in the

  • Lanes reopen on M40 after fuel spill from multi-vehicle crash

    ALL lanes on the M40 near Oxford have reopened after a diesel spill from a multi-vehicle crash. Northbound between Junction 6 Watlington and Junction 7 Oxford was down to just one lane this afternoon, with Highways England tweeting emergency services

  • Building work delayed on long-awaited village hall

    BUILDING work on a long-awaited village hall has been delayed due to problems getting a temporary electricity supply to the site. It forms part of a major scheme for Marcham near Abingdon, which was approved in April last year, for 10 houses, three

  • Top novelist is to receive Bodleian Library's highest honour

    Renowned novelist Sir Kazuo Ishiguro is to be presented with the Bodley Medal, the Bodleian Library's highest honour. Sir Kazuo, the author of Booker Prize-winning The Remains of the Day will receive the award at the FT Weekend Oxford Literary

  • Man dies at McDonald's in Oxford

    A MCDONALD’S in Oxford was cordoned off yesterday evening after a man died, police have confirmed. Emergency services were called to the Cornmarket Street restaurant at around 6pm as paramedics tried unsuccessfully to resuscitate the as-yet unidentified

  • Anti-plastic campaign gets backing from Anneliese Dodds

    OXFORD East MP Anneliese Dodds is backing an 'action plan' aiming to end plastic pollution by 2042. Ms Dodds is supporting a Friends of the Earth Campaign which wants 'unneeded plastic' to be phased out immediately. The plan, which campaigners

  • Age UK Oxfordshire given industry quality award

    THE dedication and hard work of staff at Age UK Oxfordshire has been rewarded after the charity was recognised by industry leaders. The organisation has been awarded the Age UK Charity Quality Standard (CQS) which recognises its high standard of

  • New care home opened by Duke of Gloucester in Oxford

    HE Duke of Gloucester officially opened a new residential care home in Oxford. Prince Richard, who is the Queen's cousin, was shown one of the 38 bedrooms and the en-site facilities. HRH met with some of the trustees, staff and residents before

  • Christmas shoeboxes en route to Romania despite minor hiccup

    ALMOST 2,000 Christmas shoeboxes are on their way to disadvantaged Romanian children thanks to the generosity of West Oxfordshire residents. Volunteers at Witney Methodist Church loaded 1,928 shoeboxes full of gifts onto lorries last Sunday, all

  • How long should you wait to drive after drinking?

    EVERY driver involved in an accident in Oxfordshire this month will be asked to take a breath test. Extra patrols will also be carried out across the county at all times of day. The crack-down is part of Thames Valley Police's annual Christmas

  • College exhibition honours former Lord Mayor Olive Gibbs

    AN EXHIBITION honouring renowned Oxford politician Olive Gibbs is being staged this month. City of Oxford College, run by Activate Learning in Oxpens Road, is hosting the display to mark the centenary of her birth. Former Lord Mayor Olive Gibbs

  • SCALES OF JUSTICE - Latest convictions from court

    The latest convictions from Oxfordshire's magistrates courts OXFORD SAMUEL BENTLEY, 21, of Long Lane, Oxford, was convicted of travelling on the railway at Oxford without having paid the fare. Fined £220, must pay compensation of £11.30, a

  • John Mousinho praises Oxford United's defensive determination

    JOHN Mousinho hailed Oxford United’s defensive effort after they withstood a barrage of Plymouth Argyle pressure to progress in the Emirates FA Cup. The hosts dominated the opening 45 minutes of the third round tie, but were unable to break the

  • Police crackdown on drink and drug drivers has begun

    DRINK and drug drivers will be targeted over the festive period as police look to reduce the number of motorists getting behind the wheel while under the influence. Operation Holly will see Thames Valley Police step up road side breath and drug

  • Honda hits right note with sporty Jazz

    There is something ridiculously mischievous about the Honda Jazz Sport. As anyone with a single grey hair will tell you, the Jazz is a seriously sensible car. But level-headed does not have to mean lack-lustre and the Sport trim version of the

  • FOOTBALL: Oxford City stun high-flying Billericay Town

    OXFORD City produced a superb performance to win 3-2 at high-flying Billericay Town. Mark Jones’s side inflicted a first home Vanarama National League South defeat on the hosts, who started the day in second place. But they had to come from behind

  • Woman hurt after car 'rammed off road' into lamppost

    A WOMAN was taken to hospital after she said the car she was in had been 'rammed' off the road and into a lamppost at a busy roundabout. UPDATED - Man driving car containing injured woman is arrested over drug driving Fire crews had to remove

  • Oxford headteacher announces retirement

    A HEADTEACHER has announced she is retiring from an Oxford school after more than a decade working there. Fiona Hawkins will be leaving Jericho’s St Barnabas' CE Primary School in summer, at the end of the academic year. In a newsletter released

  • Signs asking cyclists to give way are vandalised AGAIN

    SIGNS put up to remind cyclists to share the path have been repeatedly torn down in the Oxfordshire countryside. Long Wittenham parish council has already had to replace the signs it erected on a bridleway near the village and now they have been

  • Oxford United hoping for plum draw in FA Cup

    OXFORD United are eyeing a plum draw in the Emirates FA Cup tonight. Cameron Brannagan’s sensational 20-yard strike helped the U’s beat Sky Bet League One counterparts Plymouth Argyle 2-1 at Home Park. James Henry had given United the lead just

  • Inquest into death of Oxford journalist to open

    THE inquest into the death of an Oxford journalist will be opened tomorrow. The body of Florence Waters was found on land near Oxford Road in Thame on November 22. Police had launched a public appeal to help find the 33-year-old after she had

  • PICTURES: Inside Cornmarket pub returning after 100 years

    AFTER nearly 100 years as a suit shop, a former pub in Oxford’s Cornmarket is gearing up to be reopened. Pints could be being pulled again in the Plough, opposite St Michael at the North Gate, as early as this Saturday as a complex renovation job

  • Firecrews raise charity funds with 12-hour 'pumpathon'

    BICESTER fire crews raised more than £1,000 for The Fire Fighters Charity during a mammoth 12-hour 'Pumpathon'. In a recreation of a fundraiser first performed in 1988, the pumpathon saw firefighters work tirelessly to pump more than 7,000 litres