A TEENAGER has been arrested after reports of anti-social behaviour and suspected drug supply in Oxfordshire. Last night, police served a Misuse of Drugs Act warrant at a home in Easington Road, Banbury, and arrested a 19-year-old man. He remains
AN OXFORDSHIRE MP is set to lead a debate in Parliament on the performance of Royal Mail after a year of months-long delays. David Johnston, Concervative MP for Wantage, confirmed that it will take place on Thursday, from 3.15pm until 4.45pm.
FIRE crews from three stations rushed to a home in South Oxfordshire in the early hours of this morning. Henley, Goring and Berkshire firefighters were called to a basement blaze at a large property just outside of Henley. ALSO READ: I went
Actress Sheridan Smith has narrated a soothing story designed to help Oxford residents drift off to sleep. The ‘sleep story’, Discover the Magic of Oxford, lets readers escape, in their dreams, to the streets and dreaming spires that play major
The country’s biggest 80s music festival is back. Rewind Festival South 2021 will go ahead in Henley on August 20 – 22 with Saturday’s main stage headlined by Jimmy Somerville’s Big Band-tastic Boogie and Wet Wet Wet making their festival debut
Andy Chivers of Cyclox looks at how cycling collisions are reported in the media In those far off days before Covid struck, when Cyclox used to hold stalls at fairs and festivals (Headington, Jericho, Florence Park) one of the recurring themes
Lifestyle brand Toast is providing an in-store renewal service for worn Toast garments. Customers can bring any Toast garment into the repair specialist in the Oxford High Street store for repair regardless of when or where they bought it.
BORIS Johnson is expected to announce a delay to lockdown lifting in England of up to four weeks amid stark warnings that the country is facing a third wave of the virus. The Prime Minister said that the spread of the Delta variant of the coronavirus
A Witney care home has received a Good CQC rating after its first-ever inspection. National care watchdog the Care Quality Commission gave Care UK’s Millers Grange, on Curbridge Road, the rating following an unannounced inspection. Inspectors
A SECOND teenager has been charged with conspiracy to murder over the shooting of Oxford student Sasha Johnson, police said. The 27-year-old black rights activist remains in a critical condition in hospital after being shot in the head at a party
Oxford City Council has been awarded £382,030 in Government funding to retrofit and improve the energy efficiency of 240 council houses for residents on lower incomes. Proposed works include cavity wall insulation at 100 properties; loft insulation
Photographers enjoyed the sunshine this week and snapped some of the first signs of summer in Oxfordshire. The Oxford Mail Camera Club theme this week was ‘summer’, as temperatures across the county soared well into the twenties. Pictures of
I HAVE been swiping right on Tinder to people living in Oxfordshire for nearly a week to find out what their experience of dating during the pandemic is like - and let me tell you, it is wild out there. The frontlines of dating apps are hard to
The former leader of Oxfordshire County Council Ian Hudspeth has been awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to Local Government. Mr Hudspeth, who became a county councillor in 2005 and served as leader of the council
A COLOURFUL double decker bus in a school yard, a housing estate north of Cutteslowe Park and new Oxford University staff accommodation are just some of the building projects in the city this week. For more visit oxford.gov.uk/planning
A professional artist and illustrator has painted his house and garage with sunflowers as a House Float ahead of the Cowley Road Carnival. Alex Singleton, who trained at the St Martin’s School of Art, said he has made it his mission to “inspire
An Oxford mum is drawing 100 cleft portraits in aid of charity following her family’s own experience of the condition. Katie Manning, an art textiles teacher who now runs a creative business in person and online, aims to complete all the portraits
Footie fever is breaking out around Oxfordshire as 12 months after it had been due to kick off, Euro 2020 finally got underway last night. England will be kicking off on Sunday against Croatia. Toby and Deb Merridan, of The Six Bells in Kidlington
Red Watch from Banbury Fire Station spent their afternoon at Tesco Extra yesterday promoting car seatbelt safety messages. The crew, who are recruiting, tweeted: "Remember if your child is less than 135cm tall or 12 years old, legally they need
While Hinksey Pool in Oxford and other outdoor pools have reopened, Abbey Meadows outdoor pool in Abingdon remains closed due to financial pressures caused by the pandemic. Residents are disappointed the pool remains closed and are campaigning
NETMINDER Ross Miller has re-signed for the Oxford City Stars 2021/22 campaign. The Welshman, who picked up three titles at the club’s last end of season awards, is regarded as a key signing. His performances between the pipes for the Stars
A teenage paedophile who photographed himself with a younger boy was told he ‘had a lot of growing up to do’. The pictures taken by Oxfordshire man Daniel Peachey, 19, were found by police officers last December, just days after he was before a
An alleged paedophile appeared in court accused of skipping bail. Martyn Rodger, 25, was due before Oxford Crown Court at the start of June. When he failed to turn up, a warrant was issued for his arrest. On Friday, Judge Michael Gledhill QC
A pair of cell mates tried to flush a mobile phone down the toilet after they were discovered by prison guards. Lloyd Brown and Reece Weatherburn were in the same cell at HMP Bullingdon, near Bicester, when they were discovered with the illegal
A wheelchair-bound dad stole thousands from his elderly mother. Recorder John Hardy QC told John Washbourne he had committed a despicable offence of dishonesty against his elderly mother, who has since died. But he stopped short of sending
A man admitted attacking two people and smashing a vacuum cleaner and washing machine. Philip Chewings, 35, attacked his two victims at a house in Berinsfield, a village between Oxford and Wallingford, on April 13. Appearing before Oxford Crown
A HOST of rowers with Oxfordshire connections have made the team for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The British Olympic Association announced the 45 rowers who will go to Japan, with the Leander Club in Henley and the Oxford Brookes University Boat Club
AN OXFORDSHIRE runner has won an endurance event which saw him cover four miles every hour for 81 hours straight. John Stocker, from Bicester, pipped Matt Blackburn to win the Suffolk Backyard Ultra event. Starting last Saturday, Stocker completed
After successfully keeping their care home COVID-free, the team at the award-winning Chawley Grove are thrilled to announce the opening of their new residential suite. Designed with independence in mind, residents can enjoy an engaged and active lifestyle
ARGUMENTS against the proposal for a new Low Traffic Neighbourhood scheme are being put forward by a local councillor. On Wednesday, during Oxford City Council’s Cabinet meeting, Councillor Linda Smith, who represents the Lye Valley Ward, will address
KARL Robinson has laid down the law with Sean Clare and urged him to play for the shirt next season. Clare has returned to Oxford United after joining Burton Albion on loan in January, helping The Brewers propel from the foot of Sky Bet League
One of the country’s largest pub management companies that owns Toby Carvery and Harvester, has been ordered to pay more than £90,000 after allowing huge amounts of fat and oil to get into the Thames Water sewer network in Oxfordshire. Mitchells
OXFORDSHIRE will play their first National Counties Cricket Association (NCCA) match in almost two years tomorrow. Jonny Cater takes his side over the border to Berkshire for the 50-over match at Falklands CC. The 12-man squad includes 17-year-old
THE chief executive of the company that owns the Oxford Mail has been honoured by the Queen. Henry Faure Walker, CEO of Newsquest Media Group and chairman of the News Media Association, has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s birthday honours list
