Oxford United were comfortable 3-0 winners at Milton on Thursday night, with Matt Taylor, Sam Deering and Eddie Hutchinson on target. Hutchinson and Alex Jeannin had returned after being released following their trial spells at Cambridge United and
A former deputy principal of a college for young autistic adults whose career was ruined by unproven allegations of sexual abuse today failed in a High Court bid to get the claims removed from police files. John Pinnington, a father of two from Benson
The death of an employee at the Renault Formula One team's west Oxfordshire headquarters is being investigated by police. Police have released no information about their investigation and would not comment tonight on reports that a firearm was involved
This wanted man posed happily for photographs - before apparently leading his victim into the hands of a robber carrying a knife. Police admitted that allowing himself to be photographed was "not the most sensible thing" the suspect could have done.
The bodies of Oxfordshire soldiers discovered in a mass First World War grave will be individually reburied at a new cemetery, it was announced today. Soldiers from the 2/4th Battalion of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry - a Territorial
The first significant cut in the price of fuel for 18 months has been cautiously welcomed by motorists in Oxfordshire. The county's average price for unleaded petrol and diesel peaked at 119.9p and 132.9 pence per litre respectively earlier in the month
An Alsatian that attacked a 14-year-old boy is to be put down tomorrow at its owners' request. Teenager Dominic Sanders, of Elm Drive, Garsington, was left with deep wounds to his shoulder and side after being bitten by the pet in a park on Saturday
A young foreign student was viciously attacked by a gang of girls in Oxford. Police said at about 10.50pm on Sunday, a 14-year-old girl was approached by six white teenage girls as she sat on the steps outside The Queen's College in the High Street.
It was the beetroot chocolate cake which for me was the final nail in the coffin at The Isis Tavern. I could almost forgive the non-existent service, shoddy decor, revolting loos, minimal menu and untrained waitresses. But why put beetroot into a chocolate
Fancy some fish and chips and a pint or glass of wine in the sociable setting of a village pub? The Plough in Eaton Road, Appleton, is catering for that exact market and is doing a roaring trade. The pub has been noticeable for decades as being one
Bicester A triumphed 4-0 against Abingdon in the battle of two unbeaten teams in Mixed Division 1 of the Wilson OLTA 2-Pair League. The emphatic win saw Bicester move two points clear at the top. Robert Pink and Becki Garrett saw off Ole Andersen
Factory workers in Oxfordshire who have been left with partial deafness after years working in noisy conditions have now claimed £10m in compensation. Claims, mainly from car workers who suffered hearing loss and tinnitus, emerged after years of working
A drug dealer who was caught with cocaine in his pants walked free from court today. Tavis Gabbidon, 27, was strip-searched by police after being arrested in the centre of Oxford last December. Oxford Crown Court heard officers found 0.59g of cocaine
A 17-year-old boy who attacked an RAF serviceman as he stepped off a bus was today ordered to do 100 hours unpaid community work and given a six-month curfew. The teenager, who the Oxford Mail has been banned from naming, had denied causing grievous
Oxfordshire men felt frustrated at going so close in County Week when they ultimately finished fourth, in the top section, of Group 7 at Beckenham. Winning two of their first three matches, they finished top of their grouping of Channel Islands, Avon
SATURDAY. CRICKET. HOME COUNTIES PREMIER LEAGUE. Div 1: Falkland v Henley, Oxford v Welwyn Garden City, Radlett v Banbury. Div 2 West: Gerrards Cross v Kidlington, Thame Tn v Buckingham Tn. THE OXFORD TIMES CHERWELL LEAGUE. Div 1: Banbury 2nd
OXxfordshire have called up Warwickshire seamer Stuart Hole for their three-day Minor Counties Championship Western Division game against Berkshire at Banbury, starting on Sunday. Hole, who joined the first-class county from Oxon, has been sidelined
As the league season enters its final third, anyone of six clubs can win the Home Counties Premier League Division 1 title. That's the verdict of Oxford skipper Jason Harrison, whose side entertain Welwyn Garden City tomorrow. "We've not won any of
Burglars let themselves into a Witney home and stole the keys to the occupant's convertible Mini. The incident happened at Banner Road at 4am last Thursday. Thieves gained access to the property through an unlocked door, before stealing keys from
An Alsatian that attacked a 14-year-old boy is to be put down tomorrow at its owners' request. Teenager Dominic Sanders, of Elm Drive, Garsington, was left with deep wounds to his shoulder and side after being bitten by the pet in a park on Saturday
A miniature world brought big crowds to Cholsey, near Wallingford, for a Modelmania show. On display at the village school was everything from trains, boats and planes to dolls' houses and furniture. Modelmakers from all over the South East - including
Oxfordshire biotech company Summit has bucked the economic downturn by signing a £70m deal with a US company which could offer hope to sufferers of a fatal genetic disorder. The deal covers Summit's development at Milton Park, near Abingdon, of a treatment
Residents are calling for university students to be banned from bringing their cars into Oxford . An alliance of residents' groups has challenged Oxford Brookes University to show its green credentials by imposing "a blanket ban" on student drivers
The niece of a man who recently died has appealed for help to find a home for his dog. Wolvercote resident Ivor Tompkins passed away earlier this month, leaving behind his five-year-old German Shepherd, Rick. His niece, Anne Cameron, the executor
A gang who attacked a passer-by and four Good Samaritans who tried to intervene at Banbury railway station in May 2007 have been given suspended jail sentences. Jade Kelly, 18, of Bretch Hill, Banbury, admitted affray, assault and criminal damage; Amy
Covered Market traders in Oxford have been left "incensed" by a proposal to spend up to £20,000 on consultants to look into its long-term future. Earlier this week, traders met Mary Clarkson, the city council's executive member for culture and heritage
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My friends and I walked into Maxwell's on Queen Street at eleven o'clock last Friday, and were met with a huge crowd of people dancing, drinking, chatting and projecting forth a similar level of humidity as can be found in your average rainforest. It
The death of a 35-year-old Oxford man from a heroin overdose has prompted police to issue a warning to other drug users. Alexander Gass, of Nuffield Road, Oxford, had only just completed a four-year prison sentence for drugs possession the day before
A student who suffered a "brutal attack" on a cycle path early this morning is in a critical condition in hospital. Oxford University student Kentaro Ikeda, from Japan, was found by passers-by shortly after 2am on a cycle path running between Ferry
The niece of an Oxford dog-lover, who recently died, has appealed for help to find a home for his beloved pet dog. Ivor Tompkins, from Wolvercote, passed away in July, leaving behind his five-year-old German Shepherd, Rick. Mr Tomkins' niece Anne
Four friends' mission to navigate the River Thames in a pedalo sank without a trace - but they still raised more than £2,000 for charity. Pals - pictured from left - Bob Marchbank, 54, and Peter Hutter, 45, both from Witney, Dean Barber, 36, from Carterton
A programme of entertainment aimed at keeping children in Banbury, Bicester and Kidlington busy over the summer, is now up-and-running. The club - designed to stop young people getting bored - is aimed at children and teenagers aged between five and
At last I am over the sleeplessness that has dominated the last couple of weeks - thank goodness - and the general fuzzy headed pregnancy feeling seems to be lessening. I am less of a snappy grouch and have found the world to be a much better place
VAL BOURNE offers tips on growing a gardening favourite - elegant wisteria Gardeners love wisteria for its elegant early-summer flowers which hang down so charmingly. Forms have been grown on the sunny side of British buildings for hundreds of
The charity AAA-Norcap is a small organisation based in Wheatley doing a big job nationally, thanks to the invaluable contribution of volunteers. Adults Affected by Adoption - National Organisation for Counselling Adoptees and Parents helps and supports
GAVIN HAGEMAN, BBOWT's Wildlife Officer, discovers the fate of Oxfordshire wildlife on the anniversary of the devastating floods last year One year on from the floods of July 2007, people's homes are still being repaired following the damage they sustained
The man who was in charge of the funeral of Sir Winston Churchill at Bladon has died at the age of 95. Former police superintendent Norman Brown retired in 1966 after a long and distinguished career in the police force, starting when he joined the East
One of the most famous vocal groups, The Four Seasons, are celebrated in the musical Jersey Boys, which features local performer Simon Adkins, writes A.S.H. Smyth Given that most of the audience was in its second - or even third - flush of youth
THERESA THOMPSON talks to Turner Prize-winning artist Mark Wallinger at the unveiling of his sculpture Y at Magdalen College What connects ancestral willows in a quiet meadow in one of the most visited and beautiful of Oxford colleges, antlers
NICK UTECHIN talks to one of Britain's most popular actresses, Prunella Scales, about her new role at the Oxford Playhouse "Second cousin once removed, by marriage. I've known him since he was a baby!" A quick and (why not?) well-rehearsed response
No doctor I have talked to is in favour of the new website, allowing patients to rate and review the experience they get from their GP (Oxford Mail, July 16). As a GP in Oxford, I am certainly against it. I was not informed about it before being told
Graeme Coates certainly got the bit between his teeth, taking me to book for calling vehicle excise duty car tax' (Oxford Mail, July 21). The money, like most taxes, goes straight to the Treasury. Originally vehicle excise duty was road fund licence
I note the Tories are coming out of the woodwork, hoping that the next election is within their grasp. Your latest correspondent, Douglas Rothery, berates Bill Yates for saying that those who upheld the Thatcher years must have short memories (Oxford
It is all too true that refurbishing Oxford's play areas is "massively overdue". Under previous Labour administrations, they were left to rot. It fell to the Lib Dems to highlight the problem and to start a programme of refurbishment. What Labour
Heads turned - male and female alike - as the tall, elegant girl, with raven hair hanging down to her waist and wearing a skimpy dress, walked along Queen Street and turned into Cornmarket Street. She carried no mobile phone, nor was there any evidence
Beware! The mob is back. Bugsy Malone opens at the New Theatre on Thursday for a two-week run - starring 164 local children and teenagers. And two of the main characters, Tallulah and Fat Sam, hope that this is the big break they have been waiting for
Thriller/Action/Romance. David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Billy Connolly, Amanda Peet, Alvin 'Xzibit' Joiner, Callum Keith Rennie, Adam Godley. Director: Chris Carter. If absence makes the heart grow fonder then we should be ready to fall in love
Family/Sci-Fi/Action/Comedy/Romance. Featuring the voices of Andy Samberg, Cheryl Hines, Patrick Warburton, Jeff Daniels, Kristen Chenoweth, Zach Shada, Carlos Alazraqui. Director: Kirk DeMicco. After the otherworldly pleasures of WALL-E and the
Comedy/Romance. Mike Myers, Jessica Alba, Justin Timberlake, Romany Malco, Meagan Good, Verne Troyer, Sir Ben Kingsley. Director: Marco Schnabel. WHEN The Love Guru opened in America earlier this summer, Hindu leaders were not amused by Mike Myers's
Lisey's story was such an impressive thriller, it was hard to see where Stephen King could go next. The author decided that a change of scene would be a good idea and has ditched the usual Maine setting for a new location - the sunshine state of Florida
Stephen King is so popular that he has sold 350 million copies of his books. In 1999, fans of his chilling stories were stunned when the author found himself at the centre of his own nightmare scenario. King was walking along Route 5 in Center Lovell
In the Footsteps of Churchill proved one of Richard Holmes's most successful projects, producing a lively biography of the great war leader and a lengthy television series. It saw the celebrated military historian taking us on an exhilarating journey
What About China? Answers To This And Other Awkward Questions About Climate Change (Fragile Earth, £6.99) What is the point of me doing any thing about climate change when China opens a new power station every week? This book poses tricky questions,
TRICK OR TREATMENT? Simon Singh and Edzard Ernst (Bantam Press, £16.99) This interesting book, written by two eminent scientists, is about the contest between science and opinion over alternative medicine, which is on the increase in this country and
Brushes and Bayonets: Great Drawings from the Great War by Lucinda Gosling (Osprey, £20) is published to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the armistice, ad tells the story of the war through the eyes of cartoonists and artists. A picture by Will Owen
When a dust jacket describes a book as "for older readers", it generally means only one thing. It's the literary equivalent of the nine o'clock watershed on television. But although Selina Penaluna by Jan Page (Doubleday, £10.99) has the older readers
It seemed ironic that the curator of the new 1970s exhibition at The Oxfordshire Museum in Woodstock was on strike when I phoned, so couldn't take my calls. After all, the 70s was the gritty, angry decade when everyone from teachers to binmen and miners
Housing minister Caroline Flint has urged opponents of the proposed Weston-on-the-Green eco-town to continue to engage with developers. Mrs Flint spoke to the Oxford Mail during a visit to a social housing development in Rose Hill, Oxford, today.
Week 15 At last I am over the sleeplessness that has dominated the last couple of weeks - thank goodness - and the general fuzzy headed pregnancy feeling seems to be lessening. I am less of a snappy grouch and have found the world to be a much better
Week 15 At last I am over the sleeplessness that has dominated the last couple of weeks - thank goodness - and the general fuzzy headed pregnancy feeling seems to be lessening. I am less of a snappy grouch and have found the world to be a much better
TRADERS in Woodstock say they have been left thousands of pounds out of pocket as a result of the CLA Game Fair. While more than 151,000 people attended the three-day event at Blenheim Palace, retailers claim Woodstock was like a "ghost town" with traffic
Oxfordshire house prices fell in June for the fourth month in a row, according to statistics released this week by the Land Registry. The price of the average home in the county now stands at £246,571, a fall of £6,673 from the all-time high in February
Police have appealed for witnesses after a man was found near a well-used Oxford cycle path with serious head injuries this morning. The man, in his early 20s and believed to be a student, was found near the cycle track between Ferry Road and University
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was found with serious head injuries in Marston. The man, in his early twenties, was found near to the cycle path that runs between Ferry Road and University Parks by a member of the public and taken to
World Championships in Austria last Sunday with a silver medal to his credit, writes Mike Rosewell. Gander was the cox of the British men's junior coxed four. After changing their start in between their heats and final, they really gave the favourites
The cycle path between South Parks Road and Ferry Road in Oxford is likely to be closed for the rest of the day as police investigate an incident that has left a man in hospital with severe head injuries. A man was found lying on the cycle path between
A man was discovered in Oxford with serious head injuries earlier today. He was found lying on the cycle path between Marston and University Parks near Ferry Road. Forensic officers are at the scene. The stretch of path is expected to be cordoned
A motorcyclist was taken to hospital after a collision with a van in Banbury. Police and paramedics were called to the crash at Bretch Hill, at 4pm yesterday. The motorcyclist was taken to the Horton Hospital with a suspected broken arm.
Word has reached me that indie filmmaker Spike Jonzes’ version of Where the Wild Things are by Maurice Sendak has been pulled by the studio for being to adult and horrifying for its intended audience. Now correct me if I’m wrong but this is a children
Word has reached me that indie filmmaker Spike Jonzes’ version of Where the Wild Things are by Maurice Sendak has been pulled by the studio for being to adult and horrifying for its intended audience. Now correct me if I’m wrong but this is a children
Millicent Martin brushed aside the "moral time bomb" - as her interviewer described it - implicit in the words of one of the best-known songs from the musical in which she is about to star. The dubious lyrics of Gigi's Thank Heaven for Little Girls should
Festival follows hard upon festival in the Derbyshire spa town - as it once was and will, hopefully, soon be again - of Buxton. All this week was the Buxton Puppet Festival. Tomorrow sees the start of the 15th International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival
Governments justify their existence by claiming to benefit us, the people, but they often do the exact opposite. For example, our own governments have introduced prescription charges and costly PFI schemes; messed up our railways; allowed huge numbers
Why is it that we will happily chomp away on a burnt sausage and a chop if it has been cooked on a barbecue, regardless of how charred the meat is around the edges and even eat hamburgers which we'd normally refuse? It must be something to do with eating
Globe artichokes are now ready to harvest. These delightful vegetables are a real treat to be enjoyed at leisure, preferably on a balmy summer evening when you are having a barbecue party and have time to pull off the petals one by one, eating slowly
Not a Friday seems to go by without another impressive documentary receiving a theatrical release. The four on offer this week are a decidedly mixed bunch. But there's more to intrigue here than the sorry summer dross emanating from Hollywood. Blindsight
If absence makes the heart grow fonder, then we should be ready to fall in love again with FBI special agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gilliam Anderson). It's been six years since the intrepid double-act concluded their groundbreaking
There are geese, pheasants, wall frogs, lizards, winged cranes, elephants and peacocks decorating the garden of the Oxfordshire Museum, in Woodstock. There is an orange cat and a dancing clay cat, too, also a preening swan. The visitors are loving them
Ockham's Razor? Ah, yes of course . . . the medieval philosopher William of Ockham's principle that between two plausible theories the simpler is preferable. Applied to theatre this could be construed to mean that the less you do the better, but the trio
The OCYO was in fine fettle last weekend for the final concert in their current season, and one that marked the departure of music director Richard Hallam after an incredible 28 years of sterling service. It was good to see the orchestra steering clear
Kneehigh Theatre can generally be relied upon for a good evening out. The same, sadly, cannot be said of Noël Coward. Coward's railside romance between Laura Jesson and Alec Harvey is now running as a stage musical (adapted by Emma Rice), in full retro
It is rare these days for an album to come along that restores your faith in music. To discover two in quick succession is a small miracle. I discovered one after watching a suberb live performance at this summer's Cornbury Festival, the other after browsing
Albert Lortzing (1801-1851) remains one of the most popular composers for the stage in his native Germany, though performances of his 13 comic operas are rarely given elsewhere. Undine and Zar und Zimmermann have enjoyed occasional airings in the UK,
'In December 2005," Blossom Street's advance publicity announced, "the Singers filmed a medley of Christmas carols for BBC2, which was broadcast during the snooker championship final." This certainly didn't suggest a group that confines itself to the
For fans of the best in popular music there is nothing to beat the Sounds of the Sixties - as Brian Matthew reminds us each week in the discs played during his programme of the same name on Radio 2. Rich in variety, long on melody and sometimes even longer
Seventy-five minutes to deliver a masterpiece. That is the challenge Creation Theatre have set themselves, using the 26-year-old stage adaptation by Ian Wooldridge. The Orwell book is short, as is the message he imparted. No one has ever offered a critique
A man was discovered in Oxford with serious head injuries earlier today. He was found lying on the cycle path between Marston and University Parks near Ferry Road. Forensic officers are currently at the scene. The stretch of path is expected to
Rumour has it that Mozart himself once played at the Holywell Music Room. Although unproven, it is a rather nice thought to hold on to. Jack Gibbons mooted the possibility on Sunday evening, during his entertaining and informative musical journey through
Street drinkers in East Oxford could face jail under a new hardline attempt to clean up the area. Police are looking at a string of measures to clear the streets of people they say are disturbing the "tranquillity" of the area. Part of the crackdown
A motorist failed to stop last night after colliding with a cyclist in Oxfordshire. Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward after the incident at 7.30pm on the A4074 at Benson, just after a roundabout near Gurneys Vauxhall. Police said
Scientists believe a first set of tests of hairs brought back from India give the "most positive evidence yet" that the Yeti exists. Last week, scientists at the university tested a number of hair strands taken from what was claimed to be a Yeti-like
Hundreds of homes and businesses in Abingdon will not get flood protection because of a lack of Government money. The Environment Agency had looked at five options for the River Ock to help protect up to 348 properties in the town from future flooding
In this politically-correct, health and safety-obsessed world we all live in, one would assume a collapsed building in a busy city street might merit an immediate investigation by the Health and Safety Executive. However, the organisation whose remit
There are few people who will forget the chaos caused by last year's flooding. Just ask the good people of Abingdon. Although a lot of attention was inevitably focused on Oxford, Abingdon was badly hit too with 433 homes and 21 businesses affected
Street drinkers in East Oxford could face jail under a new hardline attempt to clean up the area. Police are looking at a string of measures to clear the streets of people they say are disturbing the "tranquillity" of the area. Part of the crackdown
