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  • Council awards £4,000 in grants to community projects

    LOCAL community projects across West Oxfordshire have received substantial cash boosts from the region's council. Almost £4,000 has been awarded by West Oxfordshire District Council (WODC). The money is for organisations in the region to help

  • Randolph to 'The Graduate'? This is what readers think...

    OXFORD Mail readers have reacted with fury after it was revealed that the new US owners of The Randolph Hotel could change its name to The Graduate Oxford. Stephen B. Fry wrote to us to express his anger, saying that changing the name would be a

  • Community narrowboat is vandalised

    A LEAKING narrowboat which is being renovated for Oxford Canal Festival has been vandalised. Money raised from the 2018 festival has gone towards finding the boat, making her safe, covering her with yards of tarpaulin and towing her very slow and

  • University student raped sleeping woman, trial hears

    A UNIVERSITY student raped a woman as she lay sleeping in a bed, a court heard. A jury was told today that Niall McPaul later messaged his alleged victim and described what had happened that morning as 'inexcusable really.' The 27-year-old

  • New payment system at Oxford’s park-and-rides

    A NEW parking payment system that works through automatic number plate recognition is being trialled at three of Oxford’s park-and-ride car parks. It has exceeded expectations with just under ten per cent of customers signing up in the first month

  • Young Farmers Club plant 420 trees in three hours

    The Young Farmers Club from Abingdon planted over 400 trees for the Earth Trust to help the conservation of the Little Wittenham Wood. Last Sunday 28 volunteers took part in an ongoing project called 'protect your future' which calls for all Young

  • This is why a major plan for 480 homes has been delayed

    THE REASONS why plans for 480 homes in north Oxford will not go a head yet have been revealed. The Oxford North development promises the new homes for a site owned by St John's College north of the Wolvercote Roundabout. ALSO READ: Two overnight

  • Organised shoots and lamping

    Land owners and game keepers are being asked by Thames Valley Police to inform them when a shoot is taking place or if you are out lamping. The police ask you to inform them of the date and time of the shoot as well as the vehicle you will be using

  • College wins national recognition

    A COLLEGE that goes 'above and beyond' for students is in the running to win two national awards. Abingdon & Witney College has been shortlisted in two categories for the 2020 Association of Colleges Beacon Awards. One is the Edge Award for Excellence

  • Pupils design paper bags for Oxford shops

    DECORATED paper bags designed by schoolchildren are being used by a business in the Covered Market. A jewellery and bag stall called Nothing, based in Oxford’s historic indoor market, ordered 300 of the paper bags created by pupils at East Oxford

  • Free taxi rides for the elderly on Christmas

    AN Oxford-based taxi company will drive the elderly on Christmas Day for free. 001 Taxis does not want older people to spend Christmas alone and so it is offering them a taxi service free of charge to and from their home. It says this provides

  • Morris dancers give children's charity £1,000 funding boost

    A MORRIS dancing group has raised more than £1,000 to help fund children's services in Oxford. Cry Havoc, based in Botley, over the past year has been collecting at their dance outs and presented the money to Botley Bridges on Saturday at a meeting

  • Oxford top for buy to let but tenants pay £596 per room

    OXFORD has been named top city for buy to let properties but rooms will cost tenants on average £596 per room per month. A new survey by Aldermore, based on figures provided by the Office of National Statistics, has ranked 25 cities for buy to let

  • Two overnight closures on the A34 this week for roadworks

    THERE are planned roadworks taking place on the A34 this week. Road markings will be refreshed and LED road studs will be installed at the West Ilsley junction, Chilton junction, Milton Interchange, Hinksey Hill junction and Botley Interchange

  • Oxford United team of the decade vote: goalkeepers

    THIS month marks the end of an eventful decade at Oxford United – and we need you to pick your best XI from the past ten years. Over the next couple of weeks we will be holding a series of votes on this website, with the winning side announced

  • Oxford's Story Museum has reopening date

    OXFORD’S Story Museum will be reopening to the public on April 4, 2020 following a transformation involving extensive building and redevelopment work. The museum in Pembroke Street is now calling on supporters to help raise the funds to enable it

  • Latest results from Oxford's courts

    OXFORD MAGISTRATES’ COURT MAQADUS ZIA, 21, of Howard Road, Banbury, admitted driving in a public place without due care and attention on January 22 at Ferndale Road, Banbury. He was fined £590 and must pay a victim surcharge of £59 and court costs

  • Remember When - Choir invaded telephone exchange

    IF YOU had occasion to call the telephone operator on Christmas Eve, 1975, you might have met with some musical 'interference'. On that afternoon at the Oxford Telephone Exchange in Speedwell Street, between 25 and 30 people were singing carols

  • Driver arrested for drink driving

    A VEHICLE was stopped by police on the M40 near Bicester yesterday morning for speeding. The driver provided a positive breath test and was arrested for drink driving. ALSO READ:Car hit central reservation in A34 crash When in custody the

  • Police need dash cam footage for crash investigation

    POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a car crash where a man and a woman were seriously injured. The collision happened between a blue Vauxhall Zafira and a black Honda Civic just over the Oxfordshire border on the A329 in Lower Basildon

  • Circus leader Nell Gifford dies

    Nell Gifford, the co-founder of Giffords Circus, has died. The 46-year-old had spent the last four years fighting breast cancer and in July said she had been told she had a year to live. Thousands of families in Oxfordshire over the years

  • Missing woman found safe and well

    A WOMAN who went missing at the weekend has been found. Justyna Susmarska was last seen at the Rocket pub in Witney at about 1.30am on Sunday.  Her sister, Iwona, appealed on social media yesterday after she did not come home. Police have

  • Burglars steal shotguns and ammunition from village house

    THIEVES smashed into a house in South Oxfordshire before stealing guns, ammunition and valuables. The burglary happened between 12.30pm and 5pm on Saturday, November 30 at a house in Wallingford Road in North Moreton. Offenders smashed glass

  • FOOTBALL: Ten-man Oxford City are brushed aside

    OXFORD City’s five-game unbeaten run was brought to a shuddering halt after a 4-1 home defeat at the hands of Maidstone United. Ben Jefford picked up two yellow cards in the matter of minutes midway through the opening period of the Vanarama National

  • Car hit central reservation in A34 crash

    A CRASH on the A34 northbound this morning has now been cleared. A car hit the central reservation on the road near Weston-on-the-Green just before Junction 9 of the M40, blocking the outside lane. Police attended the scene and all lanes have

  • FOOTBALL: Thame stun leaders + Southern League round-up

    THAME United won 2-0 at BetVictor Southern League Division 1 Central leaders Corby Town in an extraordinary match. The table-toppers were awarded a fourth-minute penalty, but Ryan Robbins saw his effort saved by Thame keeper Craig Hill. The visitors

  • Oxford United clean sheet on debut delights Jordan Archer

    JORDAN Archer loved every minute of his return to competitive action as the goalkeeper kept a clean sheet on his Oxford United debut. The former Millwall stopper was rushed in on a short-term deal on Friday to cover Simon Eastwood’s injury.

  • Why are more tourists coming to Oxfordshire?

    TOURISTS and other visitors to Oxfordshire gave the county's economy a £2bn boost last year, with a significant increase in the amount being spent. The Economic Impact Report for Tourism commissioned by tourism board Experience Oxfordshire shows

  • Latest results from Oxford's courts

    OXFORD MAGISTRATES’ COURT MAQADUS ZIA, 21, of Howard Road, Banbury, admitted driving in a public place without due care and attention on January 22 at Ferndale Road, Banbury. He was fined £590 and must pay a victim surcharge of £59 and court costs

  • Pub called 'nuisance neighbour' fighting garden music ban

    AN EAST Oxford pub once branded a ‘nuisance neighbour’ by residents has appealed against a ban on it playing music or hosting live musicians in its garden shelter . The Black Swan was beset by complaints when it requested retrospective planning

  • Oxford's shop Santas through the decades

    THOUSANDS of children each year visit Santas at shopping centres and stores in Oxford to share what they want for Christmas. ALSO READ: Sir Ben Kingsley's son Ed says 'Panto is the hardest thing I've done!' as he stars at Oxford Playhouse We've

  • Wantage MP candidates to be quizzed tonight ahead of election

    CANDIDATES vying to become the next MP for the Wantage constituency will face questions from the public tonight. All prospective members of parliament for the area will be present: Richard Benwell (Lib Dem), Mark Gray (Independent), David Johnston