AN Oxfordshire MP has revealed she could not read the UK-EU agreement on fishing as it came in, her Government responsibility, because she was ‘busy organising a nativity trail’. Victoria Prentis, the MP for Banbury, is also a Government minister
ANOTHER seven Covid deaths have been announced at Oxfordshire’s hospitals as the UK recorded its highest daily death toll of the pandemic. The county deaths took place at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH), which runs the John
A MAN has been banned from entering parts of Oxfordshire following a number of incidents of anti-social behaviour. Mickey Smith, 36, of Sutton Lane, Slough, has been given a civil injunction in connection with the incidents across South Oxfordshire
The company manufacturing the Oxford Covid jab is ‘imminently’ scaling up to release two million doses a week in the UK. Tom Keith-Roach, president of AstraZeneca UK, said 1.1 million doses of the Covid-19 jab developed with Oxford University had
Almost half of intensive care staff working during the coronavirus crisis are likely to be suffering from problem drinking, severe anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), new research suggests. The study, which included work by Oxford
OXFORD United must wait until next Saturday to find out their Papa John's Trophy quarter-final opponents. The draw for the last eight will be conducted during the EFL on Quest highlights show between 9pm and 10.30pm on January 23. Former Luton
Stagecoach, Britain’s biggest bus operator, is the first in the country to invest in the national roll-out of new bridge alert technology across its fleet. The £4m project to be completed by the summer will strengthen existing measures in place
A JUDGE has sent jurors in a murder trial home for the day after one of the alleged killers tested positive for coronavirus. Prosecutors allege that Nathan Braim, 20, of Broadwaters Avenue, Thame, and Benjamin Eyles, 19, of Monks Hollow, Buckinghamshire
Six UK supermarkets will now be refusing entry to customers who fail to follow rules regarding face masks. Morrisons were the first to make a change to in-store rules and take a stricter stance on face masks, a decisions which earned praise from
A BUS crashed into the Westgate in Oxford after the driver suffered a ‘suspected medical episode’. An Oxford Bus Company spokesman confirmed the bus was involved in a ‘very low speed minor collision with the Westgate Oxford’ at about 8.15pm yesterday
FIREFIGHTERS, gritter crews, and carers have been praised as 'unsung heroes' after they gave up time over Christmas to tackle flooding, freezing temperatures and Storm Bella. Within the response to the wild winter weather was a round the clock
PEOPLE who have gone above and beyond during the coronavirus pandemic could feature on a visual display in a town centre. Witney Town Council has launched its Covid Hero Awards, which seek to recognise ‘all those that work hard behind the scenes
A FRUSTRATED and demoralised Oxford ICU nurse working on the pandemic frontline shared a letter which appeared in the Oxford Mail this week saying England has ‘failed’ NHS workers by not doing more to prevent the spread of Covid. This is what our
A SECONDARY school teacher has published a lockdown novel which looks at the funny side of living in a South Oxfordshire village. ‘A Dead Polar Bear on a Sledge’ – a humorous take on Oxfordshire village life by East Hagbourne resident Alison Lane
A COUNCIL is taking legal action against a traveller site after discovering almost 50 mobile homes were there instead of the permitted 11. The site, known as Manor Park in Kidlington, has permission to be used strictly by the gypsy and traveller
A STUDY looking at the longer-term impact of Covid-19 has found a ‘significant proportion’ of patients discharged from hospitals in Oxfordshire reported symptoms of breathlessness, fatigue and depression for months. Oxford University scientists
'Don’t go out' is the stark warning from Oxfordshire's public health chief today as Covid cases hit new heights in the county. Ansaf Azhar said Oxfordshire is currently 'in the eye of the storm' with infections surging beyond the first wave and
THE Oxford Mail player ratings for Oxford United's Papa John's Trophy triumph over Cambridge United. SIMON EASTWOOD No big saves to make, looked comfortable under the high ball - 7 ANTHONY FORDE Got caught out a couple of times at full-back
Asda will become the first UK supermarket to offer in-store Covid-19 vaccinations, starting this month. The supermarket giant was selected by NHS England to issue vaccinations from an in-store pharmacy from 25 January – with a Birmingham branch
KARL Robinson felt Oxford United stepped it up a notch after his quadruple substitution against Cambridge United. The U's head coach brought on Marcus McGuane, Liam Kelly, Mide Shodipo and Derick Osei on the hour mark, with the Papa John's Trophy
OXFORD United will be hosting a new series of virtual coffee mornings for over 70s. The Oxford United in the Community campaign will again provide support to the elderly during the third national lockdown. The coffee morning is part of a drive
JEREMY Clarkson paid a visit to an Oxfordshire vaccine hub in an effort to get more people volunteering across the country. Mr Clarkson visited the Windrush Medical Practice in Witney to promote The Sun newspaper’s Jabs Army. Speaking to The
WATCH a beauty of a free-kick from Rob Hall to secure victory for Oxford United over Cambridge United. The U's No 7 scored 16 minutes from time to seal his side's passage into the Papa John's Trophy quarter-finals. Read the match report here
NANA Owusu made a goalscoring return to help Oxford City climb to fifth in Vanarama National League South with a 2-1 win at Braintree Town. The striker missed Saturday's draw with Welling United through suspension for breaking Covid rules, but
OXFORD streets were not as deserted as they were in previous lockdowns yesterday as people were seen in the city centre. Under the current rules, non-essential shops, gyms, leisure centres, beauty salons and schools are closed. Although city
A CAR fire was extinguished just as it was spreading to a nearby house. Yesterday evening, crews from Bicester Fire Station were called to the blaze and on arrival, found a rapidly developing fire spreading to the fence and porch of a nearby house
ROB Hall’s match-winning free-kick against Cambridge United saved him from being substituted, revealed Karl Robinson. The Oxford United forward curled home brilliantly with 16 minutes remaining to settle the Papa John’s Trophy third round tie.
A MAN who performed a sex act in a car in front a child will be sentenced next month. Simon Clarke, also known as Saifuddin, sobbed in a prison room over video link as he was told he wouldn’t be sentenced today as planned. Judge Michael Gledhill
KARL Robinson hopes Sean Clare’s loan move to Burton Albion is Oxford United’s last exit of the January transfer window. The 24-year-old joined Sky Bet League One’s bottom side yesterday in a deal that will last for the rest of the season. Read
YESTERDAY we published a heartfelt letter from a nurse working in intensive care at the John Radcliffe Hospital. She painted a picture of the huge pressure she and her colleagues were under, and demanded to know why anyone was still breaking coronavirus
AN OXFORDSHIRE dad is running 365 miles in 365 days in memory of his two sons. Paul Masters from Chinnor will be raising money for the three charities – Helen & Douglas House, SSNAP and the Oxford Hospitals Charity – who helped his family through
A MEMBER of staff at Oxford University has raised alarm about a possible spike in coronavirus cases if students keep returning to the city despite the current lockdown. After the third lockdown began on January 3, the University of Oxford and Oxford
A NEW primary school has announced its founding headteacher ahead of opening in September. Claire Doland, who is currently interim headteacher at St Mary’s CE Infant School in Witney, will take over at Windrush CE Primary School, in the west of
HUNDREDS of students in Oxford who live in accommodation provided by the Unite Group will be forced to pay half their rent if they are unable to come back to this city during the third national lockdown. The UK's largest student accommodation provider
Emergency beds for people rough sleeping opened again last night as severe weather was anticipated. Oxford City Council opens Severe Weather Emergency Protocol beds ieach year for anyone experiencing rough sleeping, including people who have no
A COUPLE from Oxfordshire has featured on Channel 4’s television programme ‘George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces’. Paul and Cathy Tomlin, from Chipping Norton, appear in Season Ten’s second episode, renovating an old and rotting Victorian circus wagon
A LOCAL taxi service is helping Oxfordshire businesses and hospitals throughout the third national lockdown. 001 Taxis are looking to partner with local businesses to help provide them with a delivery service over lockdown. The company has
TEACHERS have expressed their concern over the number of children of key workers attending school. Guidance on which children can attend school was updated by the Department for Education (DfE) on Friday evening. Only children of critical workers
BLACKBIRD Leys Parish Council Planning Committee [PC] Meeting will no longer take place this week. The meeting was meant to take place this Thursday evening. The next PC Meeting is now set to take place on February 8. Read also: TikTok
THE final chance for people to have a say in plans to charge drivers for taking fossil fuel burning cars through the middle of Oxford is coming to an end. The charge for driving through the planned Zero Emissions Zone is a similar concept to the
