OXFORD United will be in a three-team fight for the final Sky Bet League One play-off place on the last day of the season. Charlton Athletic's 3-1 win over Lincoln City tonight means the Addicks are level on 71 points with the U's ahead of Sunday's
A Covid-19 expert has issued a warning to people over the latest coronavirus symptom you need to look out for. According to Tim Spector, Principal Investigator of the PREDICT studies and the ZOE Covid Symptom Study app, your nails could provide
A MAN in his 70s has died after a crash this morning. He was driving at green Honda Civic towards Goring from Aston Tirrold at around 7.55am when he crashed with a white Ford Transit Connect Van going in the opposite direction towards Blewbury.
AFTER eight months and 45 matches, we are finally in the last week of the Sky Bet League One season - and it is all to play for. Oxford United still have a chance of making the play-offs as they head into Sunday's game against Burton Albion and
VACCINE passports to travel abroad could damage public trust in the jab, a group of MPs has heard today. But the All-Party Parliamentary Group on coronavirus, led by Oxford MP Layla Moran, also heard the passport scheme may be an 'inevitability
FIREFIGHTERS rescued a dangerously hot lorry on the M40 this morning. Both crews from Bicester went to the junction 10 services just after 5am. Writing on Facebook, Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "After an inspection of the
POLICE closed several roads in Abingdon this afternoon to help with what is thought to have been a medical emergency. Officers were seen on West St Helens Street outside the Co-Op supermarket, sparking concern in the town. When the Oxford Mail
Residents and the care team at Ferendune Court care home in Faringdon are celebrating after the group won Large Residential Care Provider of the Year at the LaingBuisson Awards. The awards celebrate industry excellence in the UK health and social
THE OWNER of the Oxford Mail has announced today a major new £1.5m-per-year investment in local journalism with the recruitment of 50 new digital journalist roles across the UK. Of the 50 new Newsquest roles, 32 will be local digital journalists
Festivities have been quiet this year because of coronavirus but there are plenty of reminders of May celebrations from the past. Music was in the air at Cumnor as schoolchildren led their parents and other villagers on a walk to mark the traditional
OXFORD United will host their first online awards evening next week. With coronavirus restrictions still in place, the U's prizes for the 2020/21 season will be announced from 7pm next Tuesday. Read also: Karl Robinson proud to still be in
The opening of discount supermarket Lidl in Abingdon has attracted queues and shoppers now have plenty of choice when it comes to the weekly shop. Supermarket chains have steadily been opening new branches across Oxfordshire in recent years with
Young singer-songwriter Niki Kini first launched her own music on YouTube and now several RnB and Pop singles down the line she is releasing a dance track. Currently on a gap year to work on her tunes, the Oxford based 19-year-old is thrilled to
THE decibels are dropping for residents of a Bicester street where antisocial behaviour and loud music sparked more than 70 complaints. Cherwell District Council secured its first closure order on a house in Market End Way at a hearing at Oxford
WE reported how a family is seeking help to get their autistic son diagnosed with a behavioural condition so that he can be treated properly. Sophie Middleton, from Witney, believes her son Albert has ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
OXFORD United Women are understood to have applied for a place in the FA Women's Championship ahead of today's deadline. Clubs in tiers three to six have until midday to state their case for 'upward club movement' next season. The U's compete
OXFORD is set to be battered by strong winds of up to 37mph today. The Met Office forecasts predicts stormy weather across the city until this evening. Firefighters in Oxfordshire have also warned any residents to take down gazebos after three
DRIVERS are sitting in traffic this morning after a tree fell into the road in the strong winds. Cuddesdon Road in Oxford is partially blocked after the tree fell near the Littleworth Turn Off. Our live traffic feed, which can be found here
AN Oxfordshire woman has expressed her frustration at how a council dealt with an enquiry she had about a set of temporary traffic lights. Sally McKenna, from Adderbury, contacted Cherwell District Council customer services on Wednesday to ask
COLOURFUL gnomes have popped up in the front gardens of East Oxford homes with a message to residents to stop damaging the environment. The figurines are part of anonymous artist Athirty4’s latest project called ‘Vocal Gnomes’ and are also propped
A DOG called Oscar has reportedly died after swallowing a disposable face mask. The playful dog was out for a walk in an Oxfordshire park when he found the mask and ate it, according to a poster pinned to a tree in the field. He became so sick
EMERGENCY services were called to Marsh Road last night after an incident. Fire crews and ambulances were spotted near Marsh Harrier pub, which is just off Cowley Road. The incident is understood to have happened at around 9pm, as it
POLICE are desperately trying to find missing man Mark Grigg. The 55-year-old, from Milton Keynes, was last seen in Henley-on-Thames at around 2am today. He was driving towards Nettlebed along the B481 in a grey Volkswagen Touran, with the
A GIANT Romanian lock is among Chinnor’s latest batch of new recruits. Stefan Iancu, who is 6ft 8in and weighs 128kg, joins the Thame-based club after four years in his country’s top division, the SuperLiga. Read also: Chinnor end 14-month
May 4, 1996: Oxford United 4, Peterborough United 0 OXFORD United recovered from a nervous first half to put four past Peterborough United and return to the second tier. The U’s needed three points to guarantee promotion from Division Two on
CHINNOR will end a 14-month wait without a game when they take on Esher this Saturday. The Thame-based club welcome the National League 2 South outfit to Kingsey Road for a friendly played under the Rugby Football Union (RFU)’s adapted laws.
KARL Robinson says it is a real achievement for Oxford United and Portsmouth to take their play-off challenge down to the wire. The U’s are seventh in Sky Bet League One, a point and a place behind the south coast side heading into the final game
A PRINTING company has been given a sustainability award for the fourth time. Cowley-based Seacourt Printing picked up its fourth Queen’s Award for Enterprise. The business previously collected the honour in 2007, 2011 and 2016. See also:
MORE than half a million school meals have been eaten during the coronavirus pandemic. The figures were revealed by Oxfordshire County Council, with the council’s catering team also delivering more than 1,000 free school meal food parcels in the
AN EVENT debating the future of the county’s economic and environmental growth will be taking place next week. Oxford Civic Society [OCS] will be holding a series of debates on Saturday May 15 and Saturday May 22 to open up a dialogue about how
CAMPAIGNERS dropped bricks on ‘the green belt’ to symbolise the number of housing developments in Oxfordshire. The protest took place in Bonn Square, with 20 campaign groups attending. Representatives from the groups left bricks or breeze blocks
Almost 2,000 fines were issued by Thames Valley Police for breaches of Covid-19 laws over Christmas and the start of this year – two-thirds of all fines issued since the start of the pandemic. But the approach by police has been called into question
LITTLE Clarendon Street, at the entrance to Jericho is fast becoming Oxford’s hair-dressing quarter. But the numerous stylists and barbers there have a new kid on the block which is, to excuse the pun, a real ‘cut above’. Blushes is an oasis of
FOOD BANKS and community larders across the county are calling for systemic change to how food poverty and food insecurity are both perceived and managed. Recent figures from the Trussell Trust, a charity campaigning to end the need for food banks
CLAIMS that another emergency vehicle was delayed by a new traffic scheme have surfaced. In March, Oxfordshire County Council introduced Low Traffic Neighbourhoods to Cowley as part of a six-month trial, but some locals claim it has affected emergency
AN INTERNATIONAL school based in Oxford has been given an appeal hearing date after the city council refused its request to convert a former Thai restaurant into a school cafeteria. The Oxford International School hoped to transform the former Thai
WHILE ON his Sunday stroll, retired photographer John Welsby, spotted a group of canoeing enthusiasts enjoying the low water levels on Oxford's Castle Mill Stream. Mr Welsby, who lives on St Thomas Street near the stream’s edge, said he had seen
