CELEBRITIES, rock stars, top chefs and families partied in the sun at The Big Feastival – with host Alex James describing it as “a perfect summer weekend”. Singer Natalie Imbruglia, Coronation Street and The One Show star Angela Griffin, swimmer
A DISABLED boy has received a new wheelchair that will give him more independence, thanks to fundraising from an Oxford arcade. Ethan Brown, 11, will be able to travel much further without assistance after customers and staff at Cashino Oxford raised
A CRASH that blocked multiple lanes of the M40 and is causing three miles of traffic has been cleared. The road traffic collision happened earlier this afternoon between junction 9 for Bicester and 8a for Oxford on the southbound carriageway.
THE mother of PC Andrew Harper has visited the police station where he was based. A colleague of the officer, who died near the A4 Bath Road in Berkshire while responding to reports of a burglary last week, tweeted that the 28-year-old's mother
THOUSANDS of people have been braving the heat to enjoy a mainstay of the folk festival calendar. Today temperatures hit 31C at Towersey Festival, which ends tomorrow, but the scorching weather did not deter revellers from flocking to Thame Showground
A MAN was taken to hospital after being found in the middle of the roundabout. Oxfordshire residents in the Harwell Village Community Facebook group shared their concerns after spotting a person in the 'middle of the Rowstock roundabout'. Other
FOUR cars were set on fire during an arson spree in the middle of the night. In the early hours of this morning, at around 2.40am, fire crews and police officers rushed to Catherine Street, just off Magdalen Road, where three cars had been set
MINI drivers will mark 60 years since the launch of the iconic brand at tomorrow's Cowley Classic Car Show. A cavalcade of 60 Minis are set to arrive at Cutteslowe Park at 11am after driving from the Cowley plant. Read also: 60 Minis gather for
TWO people have died after their aircraft crashed into a field. The casualties, the pilot and passenger, were pronounced dead at the scene following the incident in Stonor, near Henley, yesterday afternoon. Thames Valley Police received reports
Southend United manager Kevin Bond gave an impassioned speech following his side’s fifth consecutive defeat, at Wycombe Wanderers on Saturday, writes JIM TATUM. Wanderers came from two goals down with 35 minutes to go, to win 4-3 and move up to
The Oxford Mail player ratings from Oxford United's 4-2 defeat to Burton Albion: SIMON EASTWOOD Again did little wrong, but has conceded nine goals in a week 6 CHRIS CADDEN Got in some great areas again, but the delivery lacked quality
A HANDHELD vaccum cleaner was stolen from an Audi in the middle of the night. The Audi A6 was parked on Hereford Way in Banbury. The car was left unlocked and at around 3.30am on Thursday morning thieves opened the door without causing any
THE world-famous Flying Scotsman is set to make a tour around Oxfordshire this afternoon. On its latest outing, the legendary steam engine is due to leave Oxford Parkway at 12.54pm. It will then chuff through Berkshire and Wiltshire and Didcot
A MAN who was left 'shaken' and in need of hospital treatment after a fall in Oxford has appealed to track down the good samaritans who helped him. Peter Rogers, aged in his 60s, fell and hit his head outside the Dewdrop Inn, off Banbury Road in
ANOTHER car has been stripped of its catalytic converter. It comes after a spate of the catalytic converter thefts in Oxford. The incident happened between Sunday and Thursday when the car was parked on Crick Road in North Oxford. Catalytic
THE OLD nude area of University Parks has been closed until further notice because of some unsafe trees. Parson's Pleasure used to be a bathing area for men who were at the university, but it was closed in 1991 when it became part of the parks.
HOUSE prices in Oxford are finally falling – but if you’re struggling to get on the housing ladder here, the bad news is they’re still out of reach for most. Housing site Zoopla said the average cost of a home in the city dipped by 0.4 per cent
