A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender who escaped after being taken to hospital. Police reported a 30-year-old man from Banbury was arrested earlier today. The arrest is in connection with the escape from lawful custody
LIBERAL Democrats and Greens are set to seize control of the council which runs roads, schools and social care services in Oxfordshire. When the result of the May 6 local election was counted last weekend, the county council – previously run by
DOGS have helped sniff out nearly 6,000 illegal cigarettes and 21,000 grams of shisha tobacco in Oxfordshire. The specially trained dogs took part in an operation across the county last week. Cooper and Yoyo accompanied officers from Oxfordshire
POSITIVE cases of coronavirus in Oxfordshire have risen by 21 in the latest figures. Zero deaths were reported in the county in the latest statistics, released by the Government. The new cases were recorded as follows: • Oxford (seven)
A HAIR-RAISING tale of tragedy and survival in the mountains is being staged by the Oxford Playhouse, bringing high altitude thrills to audiences safely at home. Touching The Void live is a dramatic staging of Joe Simpson’s best-selling book –
OXFORD Bus Company has launched its annual Brand the Bus competition – for a local charity or good cause to have its branding on a double-decker. Entries are now open for good causes, or its supporters, to submit a short video or PDF presentation
JOE Oastler has joined one of Oxford City’s Vanarama National League South rivals after ending his four-year stay at Court Place Farm. The club captain will leave when his contract runs out this summer, switching to Havant & Waterlooville. Oastler
One Cowley resident fed up with LTNs in her neighbourhood has shared her experience of the divisive measures... LTN = Local Traffic Nightmare, an apt description coined by one of my neighbours. We live in the Temple Cowley LTN and, for the
ONE of Oxford’s most cherished traditions took place quietly today without the usual crowds it would attract. Various locations in the city centre were ‘beat’ by members of Oxford’s oldest church, St Michael at the North Gate Church, keeping up
A CHARITABLE organisation that discusses ways to help others and takes action on that basis is encouraging more people to get involved. Effective Altruism Oxford held its first event in the city this week, with a talk on how humans can move away
Oxford is in the top ten in England for the highest percentage of local authority-owned homes in need of a boiler replacement. According to research by OnlineMortgageAdvisor.co.uk Oxford makes it to the top ten with 8.62 per cent of boilers needing
The Oxford Business Community Network has doubled in size this year, as local companies unite to bounce back from the pandemic. The Oxford-based networking organisation has experienced rapid growth after increasing the range of support it offers
Pubs with no outdoor space in Oxford are looking forward to reopening as lockdown restrictions are eased. While about two-thirds of pubs in the city reopened on April 12, when pubs and restaurants were permitted to reopen outside, some hostelries
EDDIE Pepperell is well-placed to make a challenge at the Betfred British Masters after reaching the halfway stage tied for third. The Abingdon golfer carded a four-under par 68 on day two at The Belfry, Sutton Coldfield, taking him to six-under
THREE men wearing balaclavas attempted to break into several homes. The incidents happened between 8pm and 8.30pm on Monday May 10 to several homes on Arlington Drive, Fairfax Road and Rippington Drive, Marston. The men are believed to have
A Banbury couple accused of starving their live-in landlord to death in order to inherit a slice of his £3.5million estate - refused to give evidence in their murder trial, instead putting up a "wall of silence," a court heard today. Lynda and
A stunning photo of horses at Port Meadow is a reminder that the animals are being endangered by the dumping of litter. Glen Harfield took the striking shot for the Oxford Mail Club in 2018. At the weekend one horse at the meadow in north Oxford
Chiltern Railways is introducing a new timetable from Sunday in response to the next phase of the Government’s roadmap for the easing of lockdown in England. The train operator has been running a reduced timetable since last March while providing
A GREEN energy researcher has installed the UK’s biggest ‘Two-Stage Hyper-Velocity Gas Gun’ in efforts to develop a simpler, faster, and cheaper route to commercial fusion energy. First Light Fusion is an Oxford-based lab that aims to create clean
THE Sky Bet League One play-off final is set to go ahead as planned after the Champions League final was moved to Porto. There were fears the fixture on Sunday, May 30, could be rearranged if Wembley was selected as the venue for Manchester City's
Stewart Woodcock, formerly of BBC Radio Birmingham and programme organiser at BBC Radio Oxford, has died. He was 74 and had been suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease for several years. Mr Woodcock was appointed news editor at
THE biggest music event in the Witney calendar is going live online as festival goers are being invited to join together on the airwaves, enjoy some great local music and have a boogie. Witney Music Festival will be broadcast on YouTube, Windrush
A MEDIEVAL jousting event with horseback stunts and 15th century black powder weapon displays will be held at one of Britain’s oldest family-owned stately homes. Stonor Park, in Henley is welcoming people to join the Knights of Royal England for
A PARISH council has objected to plans for a four-bedroom house after it claims developers felled ‘mature trees’ without a licence. Plans for a four-bedroom ‘family’ home, on the triangular portion of land south of the CALA Homes Carmel Meadows
Homeowners have been left with a smashed window after a ‘mystery man’ mowed the grass verges outside their house. Dudley and Judy Honickberg live in Didcot and recently while someone was mowing the grass verges outside their house a stone flung
As lockdown restrictions are eased across England from Monday, there will be new rules in place for retailers, hospitality and more across the country. On Monday, Boris Johnson announced stage three of his roadmap out of lockdown will go ahead
A broken-down lorry is causing heavy traffic for about a mile near Bicester. There is slow traffic and a lane closed on an exit slip road due to a broken-down lorry on the M40 Southbound at J9 A34. Lane one out of two lanes is closed on the
A vehicle has been seized by police after reports of someone driving in an ‘anti-social manner’. PCSOs from the Abingdon neighbourhood team have been carrying out enquiries into the anti-social behaviour reports about a driver in Drayton near Abingdon
JOHN Mousinho is relishing the challenge of juggling his new role as chair of the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) with a return to action next season. Oxford United’s club captain was elected by the union’s new players’ board, having
JOE Thomas starred as Oxfordshire beat Berkshire by three wickets to extend their winning run to six matches. The spin bowler took 5-22 and claimed a run out as the visitors were restricted to 123 all out in the 50-over friendly at Challow & Childrey
MATTY Taylor has already experienced one Oxford United play-off success – and now he wants to fire his home town club to another promotion. The striker from Kidlington attended the 2010 Blue Square Premier play-off final at Wembley alongside 33,000
IMAGINE you’ve had to go into the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford for a major procedure. Maybe you’ve fallen and broken a bone, maybe you’ve been in a car accident, or maybe you’ve had a near-death experience with the coronavirus and spent several
Trevor Cowlett was the founder and musical director of Kennington and District United Church Choir. He formed the 70-strong strong choir at the end of 1973 and it embarked on 47 years of singing for local, national and international charities raising
AN Oxfordshire couple are fundraising for a charity that helped to bring them together during lockdown. Julian Keen, from Bicester, and Dawn Wiltshire, from Yarnton, met online after joining community charity Guideposts Trust's online service called
WORKERS at BMW’s plant in Oxford, which produces the Mini, are being threatened with going without pay. Trade union Unite has said this is as a result of the company’s refusal to use the furlough scheme to cover wages during the ongoing Covid-related
THE reopening of the M&S cafe at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford raised doubt whether it was breaking current Covid-19 restrictions. Concerned visitors contacted this newspaper after they saw that people were allowed to dine inside the
Oxford hospitals' new e-book reveals the front line stories from a year like no other. The e-book, 'stories from the COVID pandemic – #OneTeamOneOUH' was launched in April. The online book tells stories from the pandemic exploring the timeline
OXFORD MAGISTRATES’ COURT JACK CHAPPLE, 32, of Cope Close, Botley, was convicted of harassment between January 1 and March 26 by sending a large amount of phone calls and messages to a man. He also admitted sending a voice message that conveyed
HEALTHCARE workers at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford can now take a short power nap at an 'energy pod', which looks like it is meant for aliens. The comfortable, futuristic-looking rest space allows staff working on the Neonatal Intensive
QUESTIONS have been raised about the realistic need of a new scheme introduced to reduce bed blocking in hospitals across Oxfordshire. Home First, which was rolled out last summer, is a joint initiative by Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire
BROADCASTING legend, and former Oxford Mail reporter, Jim Rosenthal has taken on a radio breakfast show in his home county. The sports broadcaster, from Oxford, has joined JACKfm’s brand-new Wake Up Call. Mr Rosenthal has presented eight FIFA
A NEW digital guide is aiming to attract visitors back to Oxfordshire as lockdown restrictions continue to ease. Experience Oxfordshire has launched the publication, The Oxfordshire Hospitality Guide, and businesses can apply for free to be a part
A POLICE officer who arrested a mentally-ill man days before he killed himself has said he was more worried about him having a knife than the state of his mental health. PC Alvin Doxon said Adam Stanmore wasn’t ‘physically injured’ when he found
