MATTY Taylor’s homecoming fell flat as Scott Fraser hit a second-half hat-trick to see Burton Albion come from behind and beat Oxford United. The new signing started and was involved as Cameron Brannagan struck just after the break to cancel out
A REAR gate and shed were damaged during an incident in Bicester. A resident in Old Place Yard said the incident happened between around midnight on Sunday and 6.30am on Sunday. ALSO READ: Unexplained death of Oxford woman in her 50s PC Valerie
A BICYCLE has been stolen from an address in Bicester, police say. Between 6pm on Sunday and 6pm Monday, the bike and a pool pump were stolen from a rear garden in Purslane Drive. Anyone with information or CCTV footage is asked to call 101.
AN army of volunteers at Oxford's Tesco superstore have raised £800 for Help For Heroes. The initiative took place during the Tesco National Collection Weekend earlier this month. Alec Brown, Head of Local Community at Tesco, said: “We’re incredibly
A WOMAN was found dead in her Oxford home last week, police have confirmed. Spokesman David Marsh explained: "Thames Valley Police was called to a sudden death at a property in Little Bury, Oxford at around 7pm on Thursday, August 15. UPDATE
ONLY three clubs will be relegated from Sky Bet League One this season if Bury miss their final deadline this week, the EFL has confirmed. All the Shakers' matches this season have so far been suspended amid a deep financial crisis. They have
A LANE has reopened on the M40 southbound this evening after 'a lorry needed to change a tyre'. According to the Oxford Mail live traffic feed, the incident was between J9 A34 (Bicester) and J8A A418 (Oxford Services/Thame/Aylesbury). Traffic
A NUMBER of villages in Oxfordshire will benefit from super-fast broadband. Areas around Langford Lane in Chipping Norton, Ilsley Close at Sonning Common and Saxon Orchard in Watchfield, will see better connectivity. ALSO READ: Top 10 OX postcodes
ONE of the greatest jockeys in history has expressed his delight after unveiling a statue of himself in his hometown of Wantage. Lester Piggott, 83, says he is ‘honoured’ by sculptor William Newton’s work, which he revealed on Sunday ahead of an
THE FATHER of a 13-year-old boy has paid tribute to his 'charismatic and charming' son as an inquest rules he did not intend to kill himself. A full inquest into the teenager's death took place at Oxford Coroner's Court today and was attended by
MORE than 50 people attended a public meeting about police conduct when arresting people of colour, organisers say. Chaka Artwell, Secretary of the Oxford African Caribbean Conversation, says there are concerns about 'inflicting a level of violence
THIEVES stole valuable items from a car at a service station on Monday. Offenders broke into a white Mazda at Cherwell Valley Services at Stoke Lyne, near Bicester, at around 3.15pm while the driver and passengers were in the services using the
A GROUP of eight transplant recipients treated at the Churchill Hospital are competing in the World Transplant Games. They are part of the 320 Team GB representatives in Newcastle and Gateshead this week for the competition which has more than 1,400
AN OXFORD company has been prosecuted and forced to pay nearly £3,000 for fly-tipping. South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) says it successfully prosecuted Met Catering Ltd – which is based in Blackbird Leys – for not disposing of waste correctly
TRAVELLERS parked up in a recreation ground have been told to leave by midday tomorrow. A group of caravans was spotted at Burford Recreation Ground, located just off the A40, at the weekend. Oxfordshire County Council spokesperson Chris Dyson
EMERGENCY repairs to high-voltage cables at an Oxford railway bridge are thought to have finished. SSE began work repairing the cables under the railway bridge in Botley Road on August 6, which closed the road between the junctions of Beckett Street
MINI drivers can spread their costs easier than ever with a flexible new 'pay monthly' service plan. BMW Group UK has partnered with service plan provider EMaC for the new agreement, which helps owners of BMWs and Minis to spread their service
PREVIOUSLY rejected plans to tear down a derelict nursery in East Oxford and build student flats have been resubmitted by Oxford University. Oriel College, part of the university, has applied for the third time to demolish Bartlemas Nursery, off
THE Bishop of Dorchester is believed to be the first in the Church of England to have gone green and bought an electric car. The Rt Rev Colin Fletcher can now be spotted out driving his new electric Volkswagen Golf after making the switch last month
RUNNERS young and old are being urged to take on a charity 5km fun run. The Cornbury Classic takes place in Cornbury Park, near Charlbury, on Sunday, September 22. The event, organised by parents from nearby primary schools, also offers a one-mile
A NURSERY group near Kingston Bagpuize has received a £1,000 donation to continue running. Housebuilder Bloor Homes gave the funds to Southmoor Baby & Toddler Group. The voluntary group, which meets every week at the Southmoor Village Hall, is
The new series of The Great British Bake Off kicks off next week, with 13 amateur bakers taking to the tent. One of them - a vet called Rosie - grew up in Oxfordshire. She's from Wantage and went to St Andrews School. Find out more about the
A MOTHER and daughter team have opened a village coffee shop. Angela and Eleanor Francis started trading at Dashwoods, which is open seven days a week, in Milton-under-Wychwood, near Witney, last month. The business, which overlooks the village
PEOPLE weaved through gardens in Oxford enjoying food, live music and activities all for a good cause. Elder Stubbs Festival returned for its 29th year on Saturday, with people dressed in sunny shades for its 'mellow yellow' theme which was all
Lissie Harper has released the following tribute to her husband PC Andrew Harper: To my best friend, The kindest, loveliest, most selfless person you will ever meet. You were brave, funny, and always there for anyone who needed it. There
THE fountain at the front of the Radcliffe Infirmary shimmered with icicles in January 1976. Parts of the River Cherwell were also completely frozen over around the end of the month, according to the Oxford Mail. The paper also reported that
Oxfordshire animal sanctuary has nominated a farm which supported them for this year's Local Business Charity Award. Based near Brackley, Pillow Wad is a producer of high-quality hay, herbs, wood shavings and animal beddings. Springfield Sanctuary
AHEAD of each of United's Sky Bet League One games this season, we are looking back at memorable matches against their next opponents. March 27, 2011: Oxford Utd 3, Burton Albion 0 OXFORD United's attacking trio ran the show as a 3-0 win over
TWO people were taken to hospital after yesterday afternoon's rush hour crash in Cowley. One patient was treated for a shoulder injury and the other for a head injury after the two-vehicle collision at the junction of Oxford Road and Littlehay
SIXTEEN storage containers could stay put if Oxford City Council give the plans the green-light. The metal shipping containers – which are about six-meters long and about two and a half meters wide – are used for storage on Mill Lane, in Marston
Looking to bag a steal? Then look no further than the Thames Valley Police eBay site where the force are flogging off an electric bike, a job lot of car tyres and an antique cigarettes case at a fraction of the price this week. Police use the buying
THE ex-leader of Witney Town Council is bidding to regain his seat. Dean Temple, who resigned as council chief last October, is one of four people standing for the vacant Witney North seat in a by-election next Thursday. The Conservative resigned
Take a look at some of the photos our camera club members managed to snap as Didcot Power Station's cooling towers exploded. They were an Oxfordshire landmark since 1968 and will be missed from the skyline.
OXFORDSHIRE’S BetVictor Southern League sides will be bidding to bounce back from their opening day defeats tonight. Wantage Town, Didcot Town, North Leigh, Thame United and Kidlington were all beaten in Division 1 Central on Saturday. But they
OXFORDSHIRE’S BetVictor Southern League sides will be bidding to bounce back from their opening day defeats tonight. Wantage Town, Didcot Town, North Leigh, Thame United and Kidlington were all beaten in Division 1 Central on Saturday. But they
CHINNOR scored 13 tries as they kicked off pre-season with two victories at the Rams Festival. The National League 1 side beat hosts Rams 31-19 and Bournemouth 48-7 in two 60-minute matches. Against Rams, tries from Will Harries, Chris Elder,
KARL Robinson expects Oxford United to deliver a backlash tonight from their Blackpool defeat. They came away empty-handed with a 2-1 loss despite dominating the game at Bloomfield Road. There is an opportunity to make amends immediately, with
COWLEY Workers A survived a scare to beat hosts Queens Head A and preserve their unbeaten record. Tom Oliver put the Cowley Workers ODDA Section 2 leaders in front. Alex Ward and Dean Fowler hit back to give Queens Head the lead, before Michael
OXFORD United sealed two deals in an afternoon – and that could be the end of their business this summer. The biggest missing piece of the jigsaw was solved when they revived a loan move for striker Matty Taylor which had looked dead on Saturday
THINGS are changing slowly; more people are using bikes. All councils in Oxfordshire agree we are in the middle of a climate emergency. We will be encouraged to drive less and cycle more, however gradually. Just like an Oxford campaign to change
A NEW test pioneered in Oxford is sparing women an unnecessary hospital stay while pregnant. It predicts with almost 100 per cent accuracy that a pregnant woman will not develop pre-eclampsia within the following seven days. Currently, women
A COUNCIL leader has urged Oxfordshire's Pension Fund Committee to stop investing in fossil fuel companies. Sue Cooper, who has been in charge at the authority since May, sent a letter to the Local Government Pension Scheme for Oxfordshire. That
THE shadow communities secretary visited an Oxford business yesterday, as part of a trip to learn about the city's approach to the climate crisis. Labour's Stephen Morgan came to Osney Mead's OXWASH to discuss how the city's communities, local businesses
THE city council has no right to tell employers what to pay as part of a key planning policy, inspectors have said. The authority wanted to ensure that any developers building more than 45 new homes paid its Oxford Living Wage, which is currently
SLIGHT changes to the way an £8.3m leisure centre in Carterton will look have been submitted to a council. Amendments to the way the new Carterton Leisure Centre’s planned play park entrance will look, along with changes to its car park have been
THOSE responsible for the demolition of Didcot Power Station have been told they have ‘questions to answer' over safety, as terrified observers said they feared they could have died. At least three people were injured when the towers came down
A WOMAN was left with a fractured spine after 'idiot' driver Chad Marshall led police on a 141mph police chase along the A34 before smashing his car into a verge. The dramatic early hours police chase - which was described at Oxford Crown Court
A MAN accused of acting as a 'money mule' for cyber-criminals has gone on trial. Paul Yeboa, of Barlow Road, Wednesbury, denies two counts of converting criminal property. Prosecutors at Oxford Crown Court claim the 34-year old laundered money
COUNTRYFILE Live will be leaving Blenheim, it has now been confirmed. As reported first by the Oxford Mail last week, organisers were looking for a new location for the annual event following criticism from exhibitors and locals. Next year
