Police have issued an appeal after three burglaries were carried out in Kidlington in the early hours of Friday June 18. One was in Mill Street and two in Oxford Road. If you have information which may assist with police enquiries, please contact
Hundreds of people took to the streets yesterday to protest against further Low Traffic Neighbourhood schemes proposed in Oxford. The protest on Manzil Way Gardens was organised by the group Reconnecting Oxford, which opposed three LTNs introduced
MORE than 300 children from 12 primary schools across Oxfordshire who have parents serving in the British Armed Forces took part in a free virtual workshop run by a charity. As part of a nationwide virtual roadshow being delivered by charity Little
Despite the rain yesterday the police Tactical Cycle Team arrived in Wallingford and within minutes stop searched and arrested a 15-year-old male on suspicion of possession with intent to supply. Police tweeted that it followed "a good spot by
Oxford comedian Amy Webber has won Audience Favourite at the national Musical Comedy Awards. The former Bartholomew School and Cherwell School pupil, who appeared on Radio 4’s Front Row in April, studied opera at the Royal Northern College of Music
TODAY marks the start of Independent Bookshop Week where readers are encouraged to explore Britain’s beloved bookstores. Independent Bookshop Week is part of the Books Are My Bag campaign and run by the Booksellers Association, and seeks to celebrate
A new ‘nurturing’ facility called The Lodge has been created by Vale Academy Trust in the grounds of Charlton Primary School in Wantage. The first group of children to benefit from this new initiative walked through its doors last month. The
A VEGAN curry delivery business is the new sponsor of a local fat-fighting football team. Bicester-based V-Giyan is sponsoring the Oxfordshire Man v Fat team in Launton. Man v Fat was set up to help motivate and support men looking to improve
BICESTER’s county councillors have banded together in opposition to the possibility of East West Rail (EWR) closing London Road. Conservative councillors Donna Ford for Bicester North and Michael Waine for Bicester Town, Liberal Democrat councillor
The King’s Head in Woodstock will reopen this summer following a £350,000 refurbishment. The pub on Park Lane, which will have been closed for two years, will reopen on August 14. Some 20 new full and part-time jobs will be created and the
LOCKDOWN made me realise how important it is to look after my body. When gyms closed and we were cooped up inside for most of the day, it was so easy to laze around the house and not be active. ALSO READ: How the pandemic has given cycling
THREE men were arrested after a report of a public order offence in Oxford. Officers were called to Redbridge Hollow in Abingdon Road on Tuesday at around 8.40pm following a report of a public order offence involving a number of people. ALSO
COWLEY centre would be consigned to a gradual decline if a regeneration scheme that 'should have happened 15 years ago' was not allowed to go ahead. That was the warning from the head of a company working to revamp the shopping centre at Templars
Readers have been giving their reaction after a driver was caught behind the wheel while under the influence of cannabis. Police stopped the car on the A34 near Oxford in the afternoon following information reported to them. The driver tested
Danny Yee, an active travel campaigner for cycling campaign group Cyclox looks at a difficult junction for pedestrians and cyclists and says he would not let his child use it to walk to school Consider the junction where the B4495 (Church Cowley
WILD swimming – taking a dip in rivers and lakes – has never been more popular, but Oxford bathers are being advised to think before they dive in. Oxford City Council is taking advantage of Drowning Prevention Week to urge swimmers to know their
ONE of the Viking victims of a massacre in Oxford more than 1,000 years ago has been reunited with his family in a Danish museum. The skeleton of the young man, believed to have been one of at least 35 brutally executed in the city in AD 1002 on
A DRIVER who was involved in a crash was arrested after testing positive for drugs. Officers attended a minor injury collision in west Oxfordshire yesterday evening. ALSO READ: Driver left 'shaken' in 'hit-and-run' appeals for CCTV footage
THE victim of a 'hit-and-run' in Oxford is appealing for CCTV footage of the incident. In a message posted online through Thames Valley Police alerts yesterday, the victim said: "Just before 11.30am today, I was involved in a car collision in Henley
A FAMILY-run farm in Oxfordshire has made it through to the finals of a competition. Sandy Lane Farm, in Tiddington near Thame, could win a Soil Association BOOM (Best Of Organic Market) award. ALSO READ: Long Acre Farm, Lambourn - fabulous
A BOY was slapped in the face by a man outside an Oxford takeaway. The assault happened at around 7.45am on Wednesday, when the victim, a 12-year-old boy, was approached by an unknown man in Blackbird Leys Road outside Jake’s takeaway. The
PEOPLE are again being urged not to get careless with the current Covid restrictions after Freedom Day was pushed back four weeks from this Monday. Many had been hoping coronavirus restrictions would lift on June 21, and Oxford City Council fears
A 'FACELIFT' for a student flats block, more electric car charging, and offices above a sandwich shop are some of the latest building projects in Oxford this week. See more at oxford.gov.uk/planning STUDENT accommodation in Slade Park could be
Oxford Mail Camera Club readers offered a wide range of subjects to tackle the theme texture. While some chose flowers others decided to get photos of creatures up close including a sheep and a silk moth. The winning photo is Ian White's picture
Previous Covid-19 infection may not offer long-term protection against the disease, particularly when it comes to new variants, Oxford scientists warned last night. New research suggests that the immune response following natural infection can
LLOYD Belcher believes Horspath can rise to the challenge as they aim to move one step closer to Lord’s. The Home Counties Premier League side face Welsh outfit Ynystawe in the last 32 of the Voneus Village Cup at the Recreation Ground tomorrow
THE POLICE are working with tech companies to try and speed up downloading data from rape victim’s phones, the county’s police commissioner said. It came as government ministers apologised for ‘failing’ rape victims and set out plans to turn around
A serving prisoner who walked out of an open jail has admitted escape. Ishmale Hanson, 29, absconded from HMP Springhill in Buckinghamshire in April. It wasn't until May 17 that he was arrested behind the wheel of a 70-plate Audi on the M40
A man has appeared in court accused of handling stolen luxury cars. Ali Teli, 36, is said by prosecutors to have fenced 10 cars between October 2019 and April 2020, including Range Rovers, BMW cars and an Audi. He is also accused of handling
An alleged robber will stand trial in December accused of stealing two Capri Sun drinks. David James, 50, is accused of robbing another of the juice cartons, coins, a chocolate bar and cigarettes on April 20, 2021, in Oxford. Appearing before
A dad-of-two who touched a teen girl was branded a sex pest by a judge. Judge Michael Gledhill QC told Maxwell Da Silva Miranda, from Oxford, he would be ‘perfectly justified’ in sending the 27-year-old to prison. But his hands were tied by
A PAIR of Birmingham drug dealers will be sentenced for selling heroin and crack cocaine in Banbury. Asim Akram, 36, and Ibrar Hussain, 41, were caught with the drugs at Morrisons, Swan Close, in the town on May 18, 2021. Appearing before Oxford
A drunk pervert hid in bushes before molesting a woman as she walked to work. Christopher Roberts, 25, went on to assault another woman as she walked through a churchyard in central Banbury on May 25, 2019. Jurors at Oxford Crown Court took
JAMES Constable admits his playing career could be over – but he still hopes to return to football one day. The Oxford United legend will not be back at Banbury United in 2021/22, having been a player and assistant coach to former teammate Andy
AN ENERGY company backed by Amazon boss Jeff Bezos will set up a plant in Oxfordshire to demonstrate a new kind of nuclear technology. General Fusion, a Canadian Company, has announced it will move to the Culham Science Centre, which is the centre
A PALLIATIVE care doctor from Oxford is walking a double marathon this weekend to raise much-needed funds for the hospice where she works. Kirsty Durley, who works on the inpatient unit at Sue Ryder Duchess of Kent Hospice in Reading, is taking
The team behind Daylesford Organic is seeking planning permission to redevelop the former Mill House Hotel in Kingham into a new 33 bedroom hotel with a restaurant, spa, gym, swimming pool, alehouse and bakehouse. The Mill Lodge, which forms part
