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WATCH the main moments from Oxford United's entertaining Carabao Cup tie against Watford last night. Video via Oxford United's official Youtube channel

DRIVERS have been told to ‘slow down’ after it was revealed that 12 people have died on Oxfordshire’s roads in just two months. Fire station manager Andy Ford said Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue usually respond to two fatal car accidents a month.

A TEENAGER had his bike stolen from outside the Westgate Centre. On August 11, a 17-year-old boy left his bike at the racks next to the Art Café on Bonn Square.  When he returned just two hours later, at 9pm, the bike had been taken. It

ANOTHER six coronavirus cases were recorded in Oxford in 24 hours as the UK total went up by almost 4,000. Positive tests for the city made up half of new cases in Oxfordshire as of 9am on Wednesday, according to figures from Public Health England

A NURSE at the John Radcliffe Hospital who had her bike stolen while she was working inside has been given more than £300 to replace it. Beckie Garrett had just finished her shift last Thursday only to find that a brazen thief had cut her lock

The driver of a heavy goods lorry who ignored the weight restriction through an Oxfordshire village, has been fined after an alert villager exposed him by taking a picture on their phone. The driver, Nathanial Freeman, was travelling through Long

OXFORD could shoot to the top of the UK's coronavirus hotspots in the 'blink of an eye' if people do not obey the Government's 'rule of six'. That is the stark warning from the county's Director of Public Health as Oxford has once again reached

Bonfire night has been cancelled in Long Wittenham this year. The annual village fireworks display will not go ahead because of coronavirus restrictions. Read also: Chilterns AONB encourages people to reconnect with nature in Covid pandemic

THERE will be limited crowds at four Sky Bet League One fixtures this weekend. The EFL yesterday asked clubs to volunteer to be a part of the pilot scheme, which will see grounds host an attendance of 1,000. It is the first step to slowly bringing

The hospital trust in charge of the John Radcliffe has urged people not to come to its A&E to get a coronavirus test. Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH), which also runs Banbury's Horton General, issued the warning as Oxfordshire

A HOMELESS man in Oxford has been found dead in his tent. Oxford City Council confirmed a 65-year-old British national who had been sleeping rough since before lockdown was found dead in his tent on Monday. Councillor Mike Rowley, cabinet member

MORE than £1,200 has been raised for the British Heart Foundation (BHF) through a bric-a-brac sale. The charity’s Carterton fundraising group also sold cakes and plants. The group usually hold fundraising sales at shows and fairs, however, due

REPAIRS to a central Oxford shopping street will mean diversions for buses that run through the city for the foreseeable future. Contractors working for the Westgate shopping centre will be repairing Queen Street from next Monday, September 21.

A PACKED programme full of nature-based events designed to inspire families, young people, and adults of all ages to discover the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty has been launched. This autumn the Chilterns Conservation Board has launched

FORMER Aston Villa youngster Louis Hall has signed for Oxford City. The left back, 21, came through the youth ranks at Villa and was a regular for their under 18s before being released. He had spells at Kidderminster Harriers, Stourbridge and

PRIMARY school pupils keen on raising awareness for the environment have won a competition for their creative design. Windmill Primary School in Headington beat off competition from five other schools to create an anti-air pollution banner. The

A SHOCKING video has revealed hundreds of selfish students completely ignoring social distancing rules in a huge party at Oxford Brookes University.  More than 100 freshers were filmed breaking the coronavirus guidelines outside the Cheney Lane

A TODDLER keeps finding four and five-leaf clovers in what could be the luckiest garden in Oxfordshire. Orson, who lives in Tackley, near Kidlington, with his parents Nirvana and Matthew Ward, is only nine months-old but has shown a rare talent

ROADS have steadily got busier since May, but the return of motorised traffic has not halted the increasing popularity of cycling. Bike shops have struggled to keep up with demand, but as the number of bikes sold (or put back into use) grows, so

PLANS to build student flats on the site of an old nursery off the Cowley Road have been refused by Oxford City Council. Oriel College had wanted to build a two-storey block on the site of the empty Bartlemas Nursery, but the council's west area

By Andrew Browne, headteacher of Wantage CE Primary School DURING lockdown, my 16-year-old son decided to teach himself a set of new skills which he believed would help him in later life. He has mastered basic chords on a guitar, juggling with

A study by Oxford researchers has found putting Covid-19 patients in a prone position can help save lives. Outcomes for patients with coronavirus whose condition is serious enough to need ventilation are often poor. Doctors know 'awake proning

OXFORD United's official charity has launched a series of Covid-save football sessions across the county. After school clubs hosted by Oxford United in the Community start at Long Wittenham Primary School, near Didcot, Radley Primary School and

DIRTY nappies, toilet paper and gas canisters are amongst the rubbish scattered in a private land in southern Oxfordshire where travellers were pitched up. The group moved on from the makeshift campsite off Mill Road in Abingdon on Sunday after

OXFORD United have requested to use their home game with Crewe Alexandra next month as a test event with fans. The EFL contacted clubs yesterday to ask if they wanted to hold pilot schemes with attendances of 1,000 from this weekend. United

6:16pm That's it from us for today. Read our story here from today's police sting: 'slow down' - 12 people have died

RELIVE last night's Carabao Cup tie between Oxford United and Watford with a selection of the best images. All pictures by David Davies/PA Wire.

OXFORDSHIRE County Council has warned only to get a Covid-19 test if you are displaying symptoms. The council says that due to rising demand, there is a national problem with testing capacity and that public health directors across the country

Have you had your photo taken with a famous face? In this age of the selfie, many people have been lucky enough to have a snap with a celebrity - whether it's a pop star doing a meet and greet or a famous actor walking down the street. Send

A TEENAGER has been charged with drugs offences after a search was conducted by police. Shiquila Baxter, 19, of no fixed abode, has been charged with one count of possession with intent to supply cocaine and one count of possession with intent

OXENFORD retained the Airey Cup which they won in 2019 as the OCA League season came to a thrilling end on Saturday. The holders edged out a strong Garsington & Cowley side by the narrowest of margins as they held their nerve in the final over to

KARL Robinson was full of praise for his Oxford United players despite knowing they should have knocked Watford out of the Carabao Cup. The underdogs had the chances to put the second-round tie to bed before half-time, after Rob Hall’s stunning

A FAMOUS prep-school in Oxford, whose alumni include Hollywood stars Emma Watson and Tom Hiddleston, changed the name of one of its houses that is now being used as a racial slur. The Dragon School on Bardwell Road decided to rename the senior boys

TWO Oxford women are trying to raise £20,000 to keep running a cafe and catering company that fights food poverty and waste in the city. Marie Lehri and Sandra Ruge, who run Waste2Taste cafe in Cowley as a social enterprise, lost 100 per cent of

Nurseries allegedly refusing to give parents refunds told the Oxford Mail to 'stop calling'. Hadden Hill Nursery & School in Didcot and Culham Science Centre Nursery & Preschool near Abingdon will no longer provide refunds despite Government instructions

HARDWORKING staff are continuing the legacy of an historic sports shop by giving families across Oxford the chance to get out and exercise. Since July, Covered Market store Blue Blood Sports has been working with charity Access Sport to drop off

A FAMILY is celebrating two special birthdays as the youngest and oldest members of the ‘daisy chain’ turn one and 100 respectively. Daisy Morgan celebrates her 100th birthday next week, while Daisy Haigh turns one today. Mrs Morgan, from Kidlington

THERE is no doubt that the latest governmental powers to restrict our liberty in the name of safety will make many people nervous. Yesterday, it was Oxfordshire County Council who agreed to adopt new abilities – which is will hand to district councils

A COLLEGE will be holding a virtual open day today. Abingdon & Witney College will host the event from 3.30pm to 6pm on its website. Prospective students will be able to explore the college campuses virtually, while also asking questions to tutors

A TRIAL into an alleged sexual assault at a house in Chinnor has been restarted. On Monday Christopher Perry began his trial at Oxford Crown Court. The 28-year-old of Post Office Lane, Beaconsfield denies one count of sexual assault and another

AN innovative scheme to reduce traffic in Jericho could be a step closer thanks to the financial backing of dozens of supporters. The Jericho Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) group launched a crowdfunding campaign to pay for their proposals to be

MENTAL health problems for staff at the John Radcliffe Hospital’s trust is the most common reason for being off work. More than one in 10 (13.3 per cent) of total staff days lost were down to mental health in July, according to the latest figures