THERE are fears travellers who had vowed to stay 'for as long as possible' in Didcot have moved on to a field beside Harwell Science and Inovation Campus. A resident on nearby Baths Road, in Chilton, said she saw around 10 caravans and tree surgery
THERE is no shortage of art shows by pupils and students, but what about their teachers? This week The North Wall in Summertown is taken over by teachers from neighbouring St Edward’s School. The show, called 395, is the first collaboration by
VOTERS in Bicester will have the chance to quiz candidates in the upcoming district council and town council elections on Sunday. The event will be chaired by Stephen Rand on behalf of Churches in Bicester and take place at 7.30pm at the Methodist
WANTAGE residents are celebrating after temporary traffic lights near Grove's Williams F1 headquarters were removed. The lights had been causing long delays on the A338 Station Road for months and had been due to finish on Sunday. Wantage and
ROADS between Oxford and Abingdon are being re-created virtually in order to test driverless cars in a safe environment. The Ordnance Survey project - called OmniCAV - is creating a 3D model complete with virtual pedestrians, cyclists and other
POLICE have warned that a 'large number' of animal rights campaigners are expected to protest in Oxford this afternoon. The demonstration, at Oxpens Park, marks World Day for Animals in Laboratories and will include guest speakers and a march.
TRAVELLERS who have set up camp next to a Witney play area are planning to leave the site on Sunday. A group of at least 10 caravans moved into Ralegh Crescent on the Deer Park estate at about 4.30pm on Monday, on land near West Witney Primary School
Head-to-head record (all comps) Oxford 8 wins, Doncaster 4 wins, 5 draws League One form (last six games) Oxford Utd: WWWDWW = 16pts Doncaster Rov: WWWWLL = 12pts Top scorers Oxford Utd James Henry 14 (10 in L1) Gavin
THE HISTORY lying underneath Oxford’s first new secondary school in more than half a century will be uncovered tomorrow. The site of the Swan School at the Harlow Centre, Marston, will be open to the public from 10am as archaeologists reveal several
HOUSEHOLD waste sites in Oxfordshire will be closed for 'deep clean' days during May. Oxfordshire County Council's sites in Alkerton, Ardley, Drayton, Stanford, Oakley Wood and Redbridge will close for two days each so cleaning and maintenance can
THERE were cries from loved ones in a packed public gallery today as a 16-year-old boy was found guilty of attempted murder at Oxford Crown Court for stabbing a man. The teenager had been on trial with three other young men from Oxford for his
A UNITED pledge to make the bells ring again from the village church is behind this year’s Upper Heyford Flower Festival. The village near Bicester is pulling out all the stops to raise funds to strengthen the tower at St Mary’s Church by hosting
WILLIAMS have been left frustrated after a loose manhole cover ruined their first day of practice in Azerbaijan. The Grove-based team saw George Russell sustain serious damage to his car in Baku this morning. The incident forced first practice
A MAN who died in a Easter Sunday crash on a roundabout off the M40 has been named. The family of Sunny Bangar has released a statement paying tribute to the popular DJ who died when his car collided with a roundabout and flipped over near Wheatley
A PERSON has been killed after they were hit by a train between Didcot Parkway and Swindon. Great Western Railway has said all lines between the two stations are currently blocked while emergency services attend the incident. Read again: Direct
OXFORD University has received a £15 million donation from a Syrian arms deal fixer to support its redevelopment of Oxford's Osney Power Station. Saïd Business School founder Wafic Saïd signed the Deed of Gift to help build the new Global Leadership
OXFORD'S Pitt Rivers Museum has been shortlisted for the Art Fund Museum of the Year award. The much-loved Parks Road institution has been recognised for its exhibitions and partnerships, including recently working with Maasai communities to change
WE MAY, as the popular poem goes, weather the weather whether we like it or not, but Camera Club members certainly know how to turn everything from a misty morning to a sweltering summer day into a spectacular snap. With such a glorious Easter
Doncaster Rovers manager Grant McCann is hoping Oxford United's players have not spent their free time wisely this week. The two sides meet at the Kassam Stadium tomorrow, with Rovers in need of a positive result to protect their position in the
DEBENHAMS in Witney will shut next year as part of the company's first wave of store closures. The branch, on Marriott's Walk, is one of 22 stores that will close after the high street giant went into administration earlier this month. Oxford's
OXFORDSHIRE Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) are holding a series of 'roadshows' to give public information about health in the Wantage and Grove area. 'OX12 Roadshows' began yesterday and will continue into May. ALSO READ: Hospital campaigners
A VOLUNTEER at an animal welfare charity has been shortlisted for a national award. Jane Denton, who works at the Blue Cross rehoming centre in Burford, is in the running for Volunteer of the Year in the Petplan & ADCH Animal Charity Awards
POST Office services have returned to a village near Wantage after a four month absence. Grove Post Office opened at the Co-op, in Grovelands Shopping Centre, on Tuesday. The branch had been closed since December, following the resignation of
A COUNCIL meeting to discuss the refurbishment of a children's play area has been postponed after too few companies applied to carry out the work. The Environment Committee of Didcot Town Council will now meet at an unspecified later date after
PEOPLE with learning disabilities were rewarded for their commitment to a south Oxfordshire charity at a special event. More than 40 people who work at Style Acre tea room attended a dinner at The George and Dragon pub in Upton, near Didcot, last
MANY keen gardeners take great pride in showing off their success, whether that be a giant pumpkin or a mega marrow. But it was the fruits of Eileen and John Margett's labour which caught the attention of Oxford City Council in September 2000.
A WITNEY woman will literally follow in the footsteps of four family members when she runs Sunday's London Marathon. Hannah Pratley, 36, is taking on the 26-mile challenge in aid of Oxfordshire charity Injury Minimization Programme for Schools (
BBC sport presenter Gabby Logan will fire the starting gun at this year's Oxford Town and Gown, it has been announced. The TV presenter, who is also president of charity Muscular Dystrophy UK, will get the run under way on Sunday, May 12. An
FORMER Oxford United manager Michael Appleton has joined West Bromwich Albion’s coaching staff until the end of the season. The 43-year-old, along with Steven Reid and Jamie Smith, will assist caretaker manager Jimmy Shan at the Sky Bet Championship
A DRIVER has been taken to hospital after two HGVs crashed on the M40 this morning. Both drivers sustained minor injuries following the collision on the southbound carriageway, just after junction 6 at Lewknor, shortly before 8am. One needed
TWO vandals were spotted 'kicking down' a dry stone wall in a Witney cemetery, causing at least £1,000 of repairs. A large chunk of the wall in Tower Hill cemetery was dismantled over the bank holiday weekend, leaving a pile of rubble next to several
NORTH Leigh joint manager Craig Dore says his side should be proud their battle against relegation has gone to the final day of the season. The Millers entertain Evo-Stik South League Division 1 Central champions Peterborough Sports tomorrow with
A WOMAN was groped while she stood at a bus stop in Oxford. The 46-year-old victim was approached by a man at the bus stop on Barton Village Road between 9pm and 9.45pm last Friday. He touched her inappropriately, before running away in the
JOINT managers Ben Sadler and Paul Braithwaite hailed Wantage Town’s title glory – and have already turned their thoughts to next season. The Hellenic League Premier Division champions will return to the South League with a point to prove. They
CRICKET: Oxfordshire will take on Buckinghamshire in their final pre-season friendly at Aston Rowant on Sunday. They have named a 12-man squad for what is their first 50-over match of the season. Oxfordshire: J Cater (capt, Buckingham Town)
“IT did save my life, to be honest.” Football is full of hyperbole, but Scott Davies is telling the truth. That’s what he is all about now. The midfielder has just finished talking non-stop for an hour to Oxford United’s squad about his steady
HENLEY Hawks will bid to end their campaign on a high when they host Bury St Edmunds tomorrow. The south Oxfordshire side are no longer in the running for National League 2 South’s sole play-off spot. But ending the season with a fourth-straight
SCOTT Davies’s addiction even led him to betting on Oxford United matches while he was at the club – but there was a snag. He had started doing it during half-time intervals while at Crawley Town and it continued when he moved to the U’s in 2013
A FATHER-of-two led police on a chase through residential roads in Cowley and Rose Hill after being spotted getting into his car after leaving a pub. Sean Flaherty of Court Farm Road, Rose Hill, was almost three times over the alcohol limit when
To mark Oxford United’s 125th season, we are looking back at what made the news this week in three of the club's promotion-winning campaigns 1965 THERE were scenes of wild jubilation as Oxford United’s promotion to the Third Division was confirmed
JOSH Ruffels has extra incentive to ensure Oxford United continue their strong finish – because he knows exactly what impact the momentum can have on next season. Karl Robinson’s side are on an eight-game unbeaten league run, the longest since
SAINSBURY’S is to open a new Oxford store in Frideswide Square. Space on the ground floor of the Royal Oxford Hotel has been marketed since the closure of Bamboo restaurant last year. Property consultants VSL said the supermarket giant, which
A FORMER carer is crowdfunding to buy a wheelchair which would ‘transform her life’. Helen Waring, 53, was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2006. At the time she was working as a carer around Oxfordshire to fund her dream of travelling the
PRISONERS will join the artists taking part in this year’s Artweeks festival as work from Bullingdon inmates goes on display. For 12 months, artist Sarah Moncrieff has been working with inmates to allow them the creative space which they would not
OXFORD United’s Easter victories with ten men prompted boss Karl Robinson to end a four-month wait to respond to criticism of his side’s preparation. The six points gained against Charlton Athletic and Shrewsbury Town came despite playing a man
A FRESH plea to help avoid the ferocious open fires that devastated the county last summer has come from Bicester firefighters after the bank holiday. The hottest Easter ever recorded across the UK brought barbecue weather, but also calls from Bicester
A CITY council project for 38 homes in Cowley will go back to councillors despite being passed earlier this month. Approval was given for a five-storey block and three houses in Between Towns Road. It is designated as a ‘car-free’ development
A POPULAR Chinese takeaway and cafe has been criticised by inspectors for not keeping any record of food hygiene checks and the condition of its Headington premises. Members of Oxford City Council’s health team visited Yummy in London Road in February
AN eight-foot-long boa constrictor was among the neglected, abandoned and stray exotic animals found in Oxfordshire last year. The RSPCA has this week revealed it received a total of 135 calls about exotic animals in the county in 2018. The boa
The latest inspections by Oxfordshire councils' hygiene teams. 0 - urgent improvement necessary 1 - major improvements necessary 2 - improvements necessary 3 - business generally satisfactory 4 - business good on assessment 5 - business
A FORMER Lord mayor of Oxford, the brother of a US presidential hopeful and Nigel Farage are among the South East’s candidates in the upcoming European parliament elections. The former spokesman for Madeleine McCann’s family, various Oxfordshire
A THREATENED species of froglet has been born at Cotswold Wildlife Park – to the delight of keepers. The park, near Burford has managed to breed the first ever Cinnamon Frog in its 49-year history, making it the second zoological collection in the
A GROUND-breaking virtual reality therapy for those suffering from a fear of heights is set to be rolled out on the NHS in Oxfordshire following successful clinical trials. Patients in the county will be among the first in England to be offered
THE speed limit for part of an A road will be cut after the county council gave its approval. A stretch of the A415 between Abingdon and Culham will be reduced to 40mph from the national speed limit. Thames Valley Police said they were opposed
PLANS for plaques to celebrate a town's role in TV drama Midsomer Murders has been rejected. Thame Town Council had asked South Oxfordshire District Council for permission to fix six red plaques on listed buildings to celebrate its role in the
THERE were more than 3,400 crack and opiate addicts estimated in Oxfordshire between March 2016 and 2017, according to new figures. The figure is one of the highest in the South East for people using crack cocaine with drugs like Heroin and is more
RESIDENTS will be asked whether they want more parking restrictions in nine areas across Oxford after the county council agreed to the move. The county council’s priorities for new controlled parking zones (CPZs) are in Cowley, Headington and West
LUKE Garbutt is unsure what the future holds, but playing regularly will be top of his wish-list this summer. While the 25-year-old had a shaky start to the loan from Everton, he has featured in 35 games this season. If he plays in the final
TRAVELLERS occupying parts of a new housing estate say they are planning to stay 'as long as possible'. UPDATE: Fears travellers have moved to Harwell Campus The Oxford Mail visited the caravan sites that have sprung up in Great Western Park
