BRITAIN’S first acid attack killer has been jailed for life after it was revealed he carried out another acid assault and attacked prison staff. Xeneral Imiuru, known as 'Webster', was jailed for 17 years for manslaughter in July 2018 The 21-year
AN OXFORD festival celebrating the achievements and struggles of women returns tomorrow. The 31st Oxford International Women’s Festival will feature two weeks of events across the city based on the theme 'threads of liberation'. Read more about
A GRADE II-listed hotel has been sold to a mystery buyer. The Manor hotel at Weston-on-the-Green, near Bicester was bought for £4.8million. The 32-bedroom hotel was sold to a private purchaser by Colliers International, acting on behalf of administrators
A PERVERT pensioner, and ex-Royal Air Force staffer, caught with more than 16,000 images of vile child sex abuse has been spared jail. Stephen Herring had already admitted three counts of making indecent images of children and one count of possessing
POLICE have warned against falling for emails claiming to be from TV Licensing that are designed to steal card details. In a Tweet from the Thames Valley Police's cyber and fraud account today, the force said the message states the person's television
PARENTS were told to collect their children early from school due to fears of a Coronavirus outbreak. An email was sent by South Moreton Primary School to parents saying that due to 'instructions from ODST' (Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust), children
A BUNGLING burglar failed to break into a Barton home after trying to force open the back door. ALSO READ: Two burglaries on same day on same street Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses following the attempted theft, which took place
PUPILS at a school in Oxford where the England rugby squad has been training are staying at home as a precaution against the coronavirus after returning from a trip abroad. St Edward’s School in Woodstock Road is taking the 'quarantine' precaution
SONGWRITER Billy Bragg is to visit Oxford to campaign on behalf of Larry Sanders, the frontrunner for the Democratic Nomination in the United States election. Lifelong political activist Mr Bragg will join campaigners outside the Clarendon Building
Ahead of each of United's games this season, we are looking back at memorable matches against their next opponents. August 24, 1996: Oxford Utd 5, Southend Utd 0 DIVISION One football returned to the Manor Ground in style as Oxford United thrashed
ARTISTS are being invited to sell their work in Cowley as part of Oxfordshire Art Weeks to help raise money for Oxford Food Bank. The community gallery will run at Unipart House for three days this May and is accepting applications this month to
TOM Squires has an outside chance of a podium finish heading into the final day of the RS:X World Championships tomorrow. The 26-year-old, from Kingston Bagpuize, is ninth going into the men’s fleet medal event in Sorrento, Australia, after winning
SOUTHEND United have appeared relegation-bound for some time after a truly horrendous season. The Shrimpers have picked up fewer than 0.5 points per game, with just three Sky Bet League One wins to show for their efforts. But Oxford United
THE owner of a chain of fish restaurants, who next week opens his first branch in Oxford, has said he is excited to be coming to the city and has promised diners a “crowd-pleasing” menu in relaxed surroundings. Lussmanns Fish and Grill opens next
OXFORD Bus Company celebrated the contributions of its staff in its annual Really Amazing Awards ceremony at the Ashmolean Museum. Staff received awards in eight categories, recognising long service and exceptional performance by teams and individuals
THREE illegal workers are under investigation after an immigration squad raided a beauty salon in Oxford. Checks carried out by the Home Office revealed that the three Malaysian women were working without permit at the Hair and Nail Illusion bar on
RESIDENTS are fighting plans to move their hospital's first aid unit to a new location. South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) announced this week that Chipping Norton first aid unit would be moving ‘across a car park’. From Monday, March 2
The first case of coronavirus has been confirmed in Wales, as two more were identified in England - bringing the total number in the UK to 19. On Friday morning, Chief Medical Officer for Wales Dr Frank Atherton confirmed one person had been diagnosed
A SPANIEL trapped underground for three days at an Abingdon sports park has been given a starring role in a new BBC TV show. Two years ago the pet pooch called Spencer wandered into an underground pipe at Tilsley Park and got stuck.
WHEN I was first old enough to go drinking in Oxford (and even a little bit before), the Red Lion was a very different animal to what it is today - it was The Goose. In fact, it had been the Red Lion before that, and the building dates back to the
HOMELESSNESS for hundreds of people and families in Oxfordshire will continue to be prevented by an Oxford charity, thanks to a £1.2m grant from the county council. The funding for Cowley-based Connection Support, will provide services for those
There are delays on Chiltern Railways trains out of Oxfordshire this morning. It's due to a lineside equipment issue and services to and from Bicester and Banbury are subject to delays and cancellations.
WORSHIPPERS have clashed after a church's 'tragic' decision to rip out its pews and replace them with new chairs. St Edburg’s Church on Old Place Yard in Bicester is removing the historic furniture so that it can be more flexible in both its religious
STORM Jorge will bring heavy rain and strong winds to parts of the UK from Friday. Several yellow weather warnings have been issued by the Met Office for strong winds and rain over the weekend. Heavy rainfall is also expected from the early
THE end to a marathon month is in sight, but Karl Robinson says anyone who thinks Oxford United will have it easy tomorrow is clueless. A run of three straight wins has revived a promotion campaign which was under threat of collapsing under the
SOL Campbell wants a big push at Oxford United tomorrow at the end of Southend United’s own busy month. The Shrimpers beat Lincoln City at the start of February but have lost the five games since then to slip 15 points from safety in Sky Bet League
TWO miles of queues have formed on the A34 this morning following a crash earlier this morning. The collision happened on the northbound at Kidlington and is already causing severe delays. ALSO READ: Oxford scientists help detect 400 'marsquakes
BANBURY United are targeting a tilt at the play-offs ahead of tomorrow’s trip to Biggleswade Town in BetVictor Southern League Premier Division Central. Last weekend’s 2-0 win over Stourbridge left the Puritans five points outside the top five.
SIX Chinnor players have committed their futures to the club ahead of tomorrow’s crunch visit of Rosslyn Park. Will Harries, Laurence May, Joe Rees, Willie Ryan, Nick Selway and James Tyas have all agreed new contracts to keep them at Kingsey Road
YOUNG professionals and postgraduates looking to rent in Oxford could get a room in a former nunnery for £250 a month. Lowe Guardians, which arranges for people to live in empty properties, is offering 16 tenants the chance to live at the property
SIMON Eastwood believes Matty Taylor’s goals could turn out to be the defining factor in Oxford United’s season. The striker has netted six times in the last five games as Karl Robinson’s side have stormed back into the Sky Bet League One promotion
A SUPPORTER who racially abused Banbury United midfielder Ravi Shamsi has received an indefinite stadium ban. The Royston Town fan was ejected from the Hertfordshire outfit’s ground after the incident in the BetVictor Southern League Premier Central
ETHAN Rose went down 21-17, 21-18 to home player Andraz Krapez in the Slovak Open qualifying draw. The 17-year-old, from Oakley, was playing at the senior event a week after going down 21-13, 22-20 to Sulistio Tegar in the last 16 at the Under 19
GEORGE Thorne admitted to feeling plenty of tension ahead of his big moment for Oxford United this week. The midfielder was included in the XI against Accrington Stanley, his first league start for 697 days. Thorne played just over an hour
KARL Robinson wants to set down some ground rules with Oxford United’s board for future transfer windows. It comes after the head coach made it clear a line had been drawn under the speculation over the approach from Blackpool this week. A
UTILITY companies digging up Oxford’s roads could be fined £10,000 per day if they overrun, according to a strict new permit scheme. The restriction is part of a new county council initiative to protect drivers, cyclists, pedestrians and businesses
A SQUAD of seven police officers who had ‘bullets’ shot at them during an ‘erratic’ 14-hour long stand off have received an award for their bravery. Duncan Shearman, who was 26 at the time, brought the entire city to a standstill in May 2018 when
Residents are furious after trees that were once protected were cut down as part of the West Way redevelopment. Locals contacted the Oxford Mail in shock after Mace, lead developer on the project, had trees cut down which previously had Tree Preservation
'MUCH needed' new council house plans for Oxford have been revealed after five years of design work with locals. Plans to build a total of 26 flats on Collins Street and Princes Street, East Oxford, were unveiled at East Oxford Community Centre
A COUNTY lines drug dealer caught in Banbury told police he was in town for a Tinder date. Jordan Henry was stopped and questioned by an officer after acting suspiciously, and claimed he was just visiting a woman he had met on the dating app.
THE OWNER of an Asian supermarket has been slapped with a hefty fine after hygiene inspectors found decomposing rats in the shop. Rizwan Tai was fined thousands of pounds after the inspectors turned up to a horror show at Tai Oriental Supermarket
The latest inspections by Oxfordshire councils' hygiene teams. What do the numbers mean? 0 - urgent improvement necessary 1 - major improvements necessary 2 - improvements necessary 3 - business generally satisfactory 4 - business
SENSORS designed with the help of scientists in Oxford have detected 400 'marsquakes' 140 million miles away from Earth. The NASA InSight lander recorded the seismic vibrations on Mars in the first year of its mission by a set of silicon sensors
It is the end of February, winter is coming to an end and spring is just around the corner. The theme for this week’s Camera Club was ‘signs of spring’. Lambs, ducklings and flowers battling the frost were all subjects of beautiful photography.
