THIEVES took tools from a shed at a house in Hinksey on Saturday. The burglary happened in Vicarage Road between 4pm and 6pm when offenders gained entry to an insecure shed in the back garden. ALSO READ: Thames Valley Police launch murder investigation
CONSULTATION letters are landing on the doormats of residents in a village near Banbury as a request to create two new parish councils is examined. A meeting of Cherwell District Council on May 20 agreed to set up a working group to examine a proposal
A MAN has admitted carrying out a robbery and snatching a necklace in the city centre. George Coles appeared at Oxford Crown Court today. The 20-year-old of Shepherds Hill, Greater Leys, Oxford pleaded guilty to the single count of robbery at
Henry Candy was almost lost for words as stable star Limato rolled back the years to register back-to-back victories in the Betway Criterion Stakes at Newmarket. The eight-year-old showed he retains plenty of ability for the Wantage trainer as he
A MURDER investigation has been launched after the body of a 33-year-old man was discovered in Oxford. Police were called by paramedics to Redbridge Hollow travellers site at just after 11.50am on Saturday, to reports of a man being found unresponsive
A BURGLAR stole a coat from a home in Hamel Walk, near St Thomas Street, in Oxford. ALSO READ: Vicious assault on teens is shared on Facebook The thief walked in through an open front door in Osney and stole a coat which was hanging up just
A PASTOR joined a councillor in donating PPE to four care homes in Oxfordshire. Carterton town councillor Lynn Little and Pastor Blesson Kallimel visited Mill House, Newland House and Merryfield House nursing home, all of Witney, in addition to
ROB Hall could yet feature in the play-offs for Oxford United if the English Football League allow a rule change this week. It had been presumed the winger was ineligible after spending the second half of the season on loan at Forest Green Rovers
Volunteers in Brazil have begun receiving the trial vaccine against Covid-19 developed in Oxford. The trial, the first of its kind in Latin America, will enrol 5,000 volunteers across the country. Vaccinations will take place in Sao Paulo, Rio
THREE police cars and an air ambulance raced to a suspected incident this morning. Neighbours of Stockham Way in Wantage took to the Facebook group Wantage & Grove Community earlier today and revealed that the road was closed and cordoned off by
STREETS are to be named after former councillors, who have passed away. Two streets in future developments in Carterton are set to be named after councillors from West Oxfordshire District Council (WODC). In addition to working at WODC, Joe Walcott
FEW people are better qualified to write about the end of the Cold War than Prof Archie Brown. The Oxford University Emeritus Professor of Politics, witnessed at first hand one of the great turning points of 12th century history – Margaret Thatcher
AN OXFORD Mail paper 'boy' has quit his job to pick litter after more than 40 years of delivering newspapers. James Nash, 57, who is known to his friends as ‘Nasher’, delivered this paper in Berinsfield, near Wallingford, since he was 12 – and
THE successful applicants for two council jobs up for interview this week will both be paid £98,000. South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils will hold meetings of their joint staff committees between Today and Thursday this
NEW fire engines have been sent to RAF bases across the UK in a bid to modernise the Ministry of Defence’s in-house fire and rescue service. RAF Brize Norton is one of the recipients of the 14 new-look vehicles, as part of Capita’s 12-year Defence
BRADLEY Smith believes he is closing the gap to his teammate ahead of MotoGP’s return next month. The 29-year-old from Forest Hill is Aprilia’s test rider, but he has a race seat while Andrea Iannone appeals a ban. It is a step up for Smith,
NORTH Leigh, Didcot Town and Kidlington will be reopening their bars from this Saturday. Clubs have been in lockdown since March, but the latest relaxation of government guidelines cover venues serving food and drink. While it will be some time
ANOTHER five players have put pen to paper as Ben Sadler’s squad at Kidlington comes together. Following on from the initial announcement last week, they now have eight players on board when the South League Division 1 Central campaign begins.
TWO teenagers required medical help after they were assaulted in a dark county lane over the weekend. Thames Valley Police is investigating the incident in which a boy and a girl were attacked near Cogges Hill Road, Witney, on Saturday. A distressing
MORE cars were targeted by criminals for catalytic converters over the weekend. Thames Valley Police is investigating two thefts on Saturday afternoon in the Kings End area in Bicester. The first vehicle was targeted in the Blenheim Drive area
A MISSING 17-year-old girl from Wantage was found safe and well, Thames Valley Police announced this morning. The force appealed for the public's help after Kelly Browning was reported missing over the weekend. ALSO READ: Latest results from
IT WAS reassuringly chilly at the top of the Kassam Stadium’s South Stand Upper yesterday, because not much else was familiar. Oxford United were back on home turf, but not as we know it. In preparation for their Sky Bet League One play-off
THESE babies born during lockdown have brought joy to families doing their best to get through the coronavirus crisis. Lockdown restrictions, which are now being eased gradually, have been incredibly frustrating for new parents, who have not been
OXFORD United’s squad has been given another clean bill of health from the latest round of coronavirus testing. Anyone who came back positive at this stage would have missed at least the first leg of their Sky Bet League One play-off semi-final
OXFORD United’s display in their dress rehearsal gave boss Karl Robinson encouragement his side are ready for opening night of the play-offs. The squad was split in two for a game at the Kassam Stadium yesterday afternoon. After two friendly
A SHOP manager who brazenly stole £36,000 from his own store will pay back just £261. Taylor Reece sealed his shocked staff inside the Repair My Phone Today shop by closing the shutters before fleeing with the cash in a Tesco carrier bag. Despite
OXFORD MAGISTRATES' COURT KEVIN SHERBOURNE, 64, of Longore, Stonesfield, admitted driving at 57mph in a 50mph zone on the A4142 Eastern Bypass on August 10, 2019. He was fined £148, ordered to pay a victim surcharge fee of £32 and court costs of
THE vast majority of people in Oxford have said they are delighted to see the withdrawal of dockless bikes from the city centre. One of the last remaining dockless bike firms in the city has now stopped hiring out its cycles. At one point, many
A FOOTBRIDGE crossing the River Thames into the city will close all week from today. Oxfordshire County Council will carry out planned works at the Isis footbridge, near Friar's Wharf. As a result of the works the bridge will be closed. READ
YOU might not like to hear it, but the demise of dockless bikes in Oxford would seem to be a vindication of old-fashioned capitalist models. The withdrawal of not one but three different companies from the city also follows hot on the heels of the
OXFORD United face a defining week ahead – and we will be supporting them every step of the way. This Friday, the Oxford Mail will turn yellow to mark the first leg of the U’s Sky Bet League One play-off semi-final against Portsmouth. We will
A MAN who has been waiting for a year for his fence to be repaired has had his dream fulfilled after the Oxford Mail stepped in to help. Martin Lovegrove, 73, of Aldebarton Drive, is an Oxford City Council tenant. Last year, the council’s building
