OXFORD United will host Forest Green Rovers in the last 32 of the Papa John's Trophy. The U's face the Sky Bet League Two side at the Kassam Stadium, after they finished top of Southern Group D to guarantee a home tie. Read also: One-on-one
MORE than 60 new coronavirus cases have been identified in Oxfordshire as hospital admissions climb at the trust in charge of the John Radcliffe and two more deaths are announced. According to Public Health England, as of 9am Friday, these were
Police have confirmed a man has been arrested after an incident in the Oxford city centre this afternoon. Emergency services, including six police cars and an ambulance, were seen at Carfax Tower. ALSO READ: Covid death toll rises to 10 at
A MOTORCYCLIST who died in a crash with two cars has been named. Mark James Jenkinson, 30, died on Eynsham Road, Oxford on November 7. Police said at the time that his Yamaha YBR 125 motorcycle had crashed with a silver Chevrolet Matiz and
The A34 is partially blocked in Oxford with traffic backed up due to a multi-car crash. A stretch northbound is impacted due to a crash at A423 Southern By-Pass Road at Hinksey Hill Interchange.
Two more deaths of patients who tested positive for coronavirus have been announced at Oxfordshire’s hospitals. Figures published by NHS England today show the deaths took place at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) on Wednesday
UPDATE: Man arrested after police incident Police and paramedics have attended an incident in Oxford city centre. Emergency services were spotted at 2pm at Carfax Tower, with one witness saying they saw six police cars and an ambulance near
A DECISION to close recycling sites due to fly-tipping has raised fears of even more rubbish being tipped illegally. West Oxfordshire District Council’s (WODC) cabinet agreed to the permanent removal of bring sites in a ‘structured and managed
A CYCLIST who died after a crash with a bin lorry was a nurse, it has been revealed. Samantha-Sue Blackborow, 35, died on the roadside of Horspath Driftway on the morning of November 3. Emergency services raced to the scene at around 8.50am
Oxford has a population of 27,560, the finest high street in England, a university unrivalled in Europe and has long been famous for sausages and brawn. They were some of the observations of our city by intrepid rail traveller George Bradshaw in
A NEW study by researchers led by Oxford Brookes University has discovered a protein in coronavirus that acts as a ‘Trojan horse’ by hiding it from the human body’s natural immune system. Scientists have also found a series of small molecules able
OXFORD Brookes University have reported 55 new coronavirus cases. In the week leading up to November 13, the latest data available, 52 students had tested positive for Covid-19 as well as three members of staff. Of these, 49 of them live in
FOOTBALL fans will be donning their favourite club jersey for a good cause today. Football Shirt Friday runs every year on November 20 to raise cash and awareness for bowel cancer. The idea is that fans will wear their team colours, take a
DRIVERS will soon need to have a permit to park in another neighbourhood of Oxford. Headington Quarry is the latest area of the city where a Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) is set to be introduced. The CPZ, hailed for stopping sneaky commuters
A GRANT of nearly £3m which will help to get more people onto buses and bikes was our headline story on Wednesday. Oxfordshire County Council has been given the £2.98m by the Government for 'active travel' projects in Oxford, Bicester and Witney
SHINY new road surfaces have been installed throughout Oxfordshire over the summer months. Roads in 26 areas across the county have been lined with a special kind of surfacing called ‘micro asphalt’. The county council has paid for the work out
THREE pubs in Oxford have won the 'prestigious' Loo of the Year Award. The Four Candles in George Street and The Swan & Castle on Castle Street, both on Oxford, as well as The William Morris on Pound Way, Cowley, have each been awarded a platinum
AN OXFORD study suggests that individuals who previously had coronavirus are highly unlikely to contract the illness again, for at least six months. The study is part of a major collaboration between the University of Oxford and Oxford University
CARE home residents created climate change themed art as part of a nationwide ‘big draw’. Residents from Witney’s Millers Grange even teamed up virtually with local nursery St Hugh of Lincoln Nursery School to take part in The Big Draw Festival.
A BROTHER and sister swimming team have been shortlisted for a national charity award after swimming the width of the English Channel – in their back garden. Jasper and Phoebe Laidlaw from Didcot swam the equivalent distance of the crossing from
THE FINAL chance to have a say in plans for a ‘first of its kind’ clean air zone in Oxford city centre has begun. The pilot stage of a zero emissions zone is set to be introduced in central Oxford in August next year, and will be expanded to cover
SCAMMERS claiming to be from Amazon Prime are targeting people again. Sophia Dudley, from Bicester, said her mother received a phone call from someone claiming to be from the online retailer telling her that they will take money out of her account
BICESTER has been named as one of three areas in Oxfordshire to benefit from a £2.98 million cash boost to get more people walking and cycling across the town. The money, which will go towards emergency ‘active travel’ measures, was announced by
GIVEN his comments about a lack of pride from his players on Tuesday night, it is a big leap to talk about them caring so much it is part of the problem. But that was one of the conclusions Oxford United boss Karl Robinson took from his meetings
TOMORROW’S game will be Wigan Athletic’s first since a change of management, but Oxford United are having to prepare as if John Sheridan was still in charge. Leam Richardson and Gregor Rioch, formerly the assistant manager and head of academy respectively
TWO University of Oxford researchers have been given grants in recognition of their early work. Yasunori Watanabe and Carl Öhman were given £1,500 each at the UK Early Career Researcher Awards. Dr Watanabe was awarded for his research in HIV
OXFORD United used individual meetings to confront problems and come up with something constructive after their miserable midweek display. Boss Karl Robinson hit out at a lack of desire from his players in the 2-0 defeat to Crewe Alexandra which
CAMPAIGNERS fighting the sale of green fields near their picturesque community have reacted with shock to news that Oxford City Council plans to buy the sites to build at least 29 new houses. The development will be built on land in Iffley Village
FURIOUS householders across Oxfordshire have hit out at Royal Mail saying their letters and parcels are taking weeks to be delivered. Last week the Oxford Mail reported that people in Didcot and Wallingford were left without post for weeks because
CONCERTS are another thing that has not been able to take place this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but musicians from all across the world have been coming up with innovative ways to use technology so these events can still go ahead. With
A HEDGEHOG rescue centre is raising money to build a new hospital. More than 70 vulnerable hedgehogs have been rescued, rehabilitated, and released by hedgehog rescue centre Hogs Haven in Wallingford since it opened last year. Louise Deakin runs
TRADERS have sprinkled a bit of festive cheer on the historic Covered Market to lift some of the lockdown gloom. Although 2020 has been different for all the wrong reasons, businesses in the Oxford institution have maintained the tradition of setting
A PAEDOPHILE who repeatedly raped and abused a young girl in a five-year-long campaign of child abuse has been jailed. During her ordeal the child - who cannot be named for legal reasons - said she felt 'disgusting' and thought if she spoke out
RESIDENTS at 17 Oxfordshire care homes will take part in a study into antibodies created by people who have recovered from Covid-19. The Orders of St John Care Trust (OSJCT) is supporting the Vivaldi 2 research project, which will carry out tests
Camera Club captured what home means to them for this week’s competition. Snaps of their favourite destinations and cosy homes were sent in. Read also: Shop in Birmingham fined after waste fly tipped in Oxfordshire The winner will be announced
"WE should be ashamed." That is the view of Paul Roberts, CEO of Oxfordshire charity Aspire, on Oxford's homelessness crisis. His words carry extra punch, coming weeks after three former rough sleepers were found dead on the same day in the city
