Supporters group OxVox has sent a letter to the Football Conference and the Football Association demanding that the findings of the Conference’s internal review is immediately made public. The letter follows a petition signed by more than 5,000 fans
A SEVEN-FOOT statue erected without planning permission can remain on its roof-top perch in Oxford city centre. The statue by the Angel of the North creator Antony Gormley was lifted on to Blackwell’s Art and Poster shop in Broad Street on February 15
VANDALISM, littering, threatening behaviour, nuisance neighbours and begging has soared in Oxford over the winter. All but four of the city’s 22 neighbourhoods have seen a rise in antisocial behaviour between November and January, with the number of
REFUGEES and asylum seekers who fled persecution and settled in Oxford have said a big thank you to the city which is helping them to build new lives. A dozen refugees attended a reception last night at the Town Hall, where they gave speeches
A PREGNANT horse slashed with a knife may have been attacked for “sexual thrills.” Former eventing horse Peanuts, 18, is recovering after suffering a foot-long inch-deep knife wound in stables at Wickstead Farm Equestrian Centre, in Coleshill
A MAN accused of being part of a drugs gang tried to get rid of cocaine when police raided his house, a jury heard today. Pc Keith Morgan told the jury at Oxford Crown Court he was in a group of officers who raided a house in Garsington Road
THE Police authority has once again regurgitated its regular statements for increasing the council tax precept on the local authorities by well over the cost of living, to pay for more officers on the street in neighbourhood teams, (Oxford Mail, February
One person was taken to hospital after a three-car collision near the Texaco garage in Cowley, Oxford, this afternoon. The B480 was closed in both directions near Marsh Road after the accident at 5pm. Police, firefighters and paramedics
IN the Oxford Mail (February 28), you printed a letter from Patricia Treadwell, in which she stated that “people who care for animals also care for people.” Miss Treadwell should take your issue of February 14 and read the account of Mel Broughton, and
IN REPLY to articles in your paper over the ongoing situation in Gaza, I would like to thank writers for their contribution to the subject. I agree that the Palestinians should be left alone to get on with their lives and take charge of their own land
An air ambulance was called to take a motorist to hospital after two cars collided in Murcott Road, Arncott, near Bicester, this afternoon. The road was closed in both directions after the collision at 4.50pm. A second motorist was taken to Oxford’s
Autotype UTV League Goodlake Arms and Childrey OHB were involved in an extraordinary 5-5 draw in Division 1, writes Tim Siret. Steve Madge hit a double for Goodlake, with Chris Beesley, Jack Matthews and Jason Fisher all on target. Childrey's goals
Railway Wheatley are the early Alan Alder Trophy pacesetters after an 11-0 demolition at Red Lion Brightwell. Railway led 4-0 at half-time playing against the wind, but Brightwell hardly helped themselves as Daniel Gunston and Chris Baker both
Marston's Oxford Sunday League Oxford Yellows turned on the style in the second half of their Premier Division game at Highfield, which they won 4-0. Highfield had the wind at their back for the first half, but failed to capitalise.
THE black chair is waiting...and so is acid-tongued John Humphrys. BBC researchers are in Oxford on Thursday to recruit a fresh patch of contestants for the next series of Mastermind. They are inviting hopefuls to drop into the Old Bank
Witney & District FA Dean Mays smashed a hat-trick as Hailey romped back to the top of the Premier Division table with a 6-0 victory over Ducklington, writes Anthony Barlow. Alex Bolt, Joel King and Dan King also netted as Hailey went two points clear
Witney & District FA FC Chequers crushed Spartan Rangers Res 6-0 to continue their march towards the Division 2 title, writes Anthony Barlow. Steve Foster, Stuart George, Mark Edmunds, Kevin Davies and substitute Dave Webb, who scored with his first
“YOU will be entertained” is the message from almost 200 child performers who are unleashing a riot of colour, comedy, song and dance at a variety show extravaganza. A total of 190 scouts and guides are this week enjoying their moment in the
Andy Woodley hit a hat-trick as Charlbury Town reached the third round of the Witney & District Senior Cup with a 5-2 win over Hanborough. Dave Stevens and Martin Grimsley also found the net in a comfortable victory. Craig Johnson and Aston Leach
RT Harris Oxford City FA Oxford Irish fought back from 2-0 down to beat North Oxford Res 4-2 in their Premier Cup group match. Marvin Edun and Ray Chola put North Oxford in control, but Declan Hartigan (2), Danny Brooks and Darren Cuddy gave Irish
FUNDRAISERS across Oxfordshire will be painting the county red for Comic Relief on Friday. And it is not just humans taking part in Red Nose Day – animals at Burford’s Cotswold Wildlife Park have been doing their bit too. Creatures great and small
A HEADTEACHER says his school is knocking on the door of becoming outstanding after a good Ofsted report. In its latest report, inspectors rated Thomas Reade Primary School, in Radley Road, Abingdon, as good overall. It was also marked
EDUCATION chiefs have attacked the Government’s decision to halt the redevelopment of Witney College — and fear students will study elsewhere. Nicky Edmondson, headteacher of Henry Box School, said the decision to put the £30m campus on hold
A PROPOSAL to pedestrianise Wallingford’s town centre to attract more shoppers has been criticised by traders. South Oxfordshire District Council has drawn up an action plan to boost the popularity of the area’s market towns, including Thame and Henley
CYCLISTS have welcomed plans to share space in a central Oxford street with pedestrians and vehicles — despite the loss of a marked section of a national cycle path. Work on a £625,000 scheme to create the shared space for all road users started yesterday
A PADDLING pool full of custard helped put the fun into science. The annual Wow! How? day drew a bumper 3,000 people to Oxford University’s Museum of Natural History in Parks Road in just six hours on Saturday. The event, staffed by
THREE Oxfordshire art students have been commissioned to create work for the new wing of a Bicester prison. Their ideas were chosen as the best of more than 60 entries in a contest organised by Bullingdon Prison and art gallery Modern Art Oxford, in
THE decade that celebrated flares, bushy sideburns and fashionable perms is to be the centrepiece of a special exhibition. Visitors to Abingdon’s museum can step back in time during an exhibition inspired by the 1970s – and even relax on a sofa while
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A RESTAURANT owner is appealing against a ban on extending the hours his customers and staff can use a pontoon at Folly Bridge. In September last year, Oxford City Council rejected an application for Aziz Pandesia to extend the hours from 9.30pm to 11pm
Pete Walsh hit a hat-trick as Abba Athletic reached the final of the Banbury District & Lord Jersey FA's Benevolent Cup with a 7-1 win at Finmere. Adam Harper (2), Richard Checkley and Lee Haynes got their others. Steve Goodger replied. In the Premier
Broughton pulled off a big shock as the Oxfordshire Senior League Division 2 side sent Division 1 side Charlton crashing out of the President’s Cup at the second-round stage. And they did it the hard way, coming from 2-0 down before sealing a 3-2 upset
Blewbury's challenge to Saxton Rovers for top spot in North Berks League Division 1 suffered a blow as they could only draw 1-1 with Drayton on Saturday. Richard Wilson fired Drayton ahead from close range only for Blewbury to level when Lawrence Hoey
Michael Fisher scored the winner as Kennington dented Garsington’s Oxfordshire Senior League Premier Division title aspirations with a surprise 4-3 victory. Jelroy Constant gave Garsington the lead, only for Jay Morris to equalise and Mark
Tower Hill sealed the Giles Sports Witney Youth League Under 14 A League title with a 3-0 win over Bampton Town. Charlie Waite, William Vandenberghe and Jake Horwood scored the goals. North Leigh booked their place in the Knockout Cup final after a
All Saints C of E School, Didcot, saw their Wembley dreams dashed in the south west area final of the ESFA Girls’ seven-a-side competition. The Oxfordshire champions bowed out after finishing a creditable third in their group at Cadbury Frys, Keynsham
Kidlington Under 14s and Chinnor Under 16s will represent Oxfordshire at the Tesco Girls’ Cup Southern Region finals next month. The duo beat Marston Saints and Oxford City respectively – both game going to the wire, being decided by penalties. Kidlington
Oxford & Cherwell Valley College and Oxford United fought out a 0-0 draw in a scrappy Youth Conference League clash. Dec Hartigan wasted the best chance of the first half, his shot saved by United keeper Nathan Silva when through on goal. But despite
Oxfordshire Under 18s have to win their final game to make the South-West Counties Youth Championship play-off after a battling 2-1 win in Devon. Despite the long trip, Oxfordshire raced out of the blocks and went ahead after just four minutes when a
Oxford City and Didcot Casuals made it through to the Oxford Mail Girls League Under 10 Knockout Cup semi-finals after both recorded comfortable two-legged victories. City beat Summertown Stars 8-1 to go through 20-1 on aggregate. Alice Ford and Blanche
Dear Mr. Moore (Sage and Mystic of Northampton) I know how you must be feeling at the moment, unable to escape the marketing push for the latest screen version of one of your graphic novels. You certainly have every right to view the whole enterprise
David Cameron today returned to work as leader of the opposition following the death of his son Ivan 13 days ago. The Witney MP was said by a spokesman to be “throwing himself back into his work” after attending a private funeral for Ivan, who was severely
A WOMAN was hit in the face by a mugger who tried to snatch her handbag. The 20-year-old was walking in Herbert Close, off Barracks Lane, in East Oxford, at 10.30pm yesterday when a man cycled up alongside her. The attacker tried to
Thieves stole gates from three homes in Boars Hill, near Oxford, at the weekend. Oak and wrought iron gates were stolen from a house in Ridgeway between 10pm on Friday and 2am on Saturday. On the same night, a green oak gate with blue
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Changing colours There is nothing quite like a walk in the woods on a crisp spring day. The air feels light and fresh. Green shoots start to appear from the dark brown earth. Insects and birds begin creating a symphony all around us. With the first woodland
Polecats have been making a comeback in Oxfordshire after years of being virtually extinct. They have been seen in several parts of the county as these carnivores have gradually spread eastwards from their stronghold in mid-Wlaes. These elusive mammals
Fire crews were called to an unoccupied house in Abingdon yesterday after a small fire started in the ground-floor kitchen. Firefighters arrived at the house in Swinburne Road shortly after 3pm and forced their way in. No-one was hurt.
It turns out that Oxford's Central Library at Westgate is the fourth busiest library in the country. I've been there a couple of times recently and left feeling very satisfied. The last time I was there I picked up a number of titles by Geza Vermes
It's quite frustrating when you find a good novel, start to read it, get hooked and then have to stop for some reason. This happened to me the other day with Philip Hensher's The Northern Clemency. I borrowed a copy from a colleague but she needed
Drivers on Oxford’s ring road were delayed in this morning’s rush-hour after a vehicle broke down, blocking a lane. The delay involving a van happened shortly before 8am on the northbound carriageway, between the Heyford Hill and Littlemore roundabouts
Oxford United’s assistant manager Mickey Lewis has urged the fans not to lose hope of reaching the play-offs, and says Saturday’s 3-3 draw at Forest Green might yet prove a useful point. The U’s are six points off the play-off places and their games
AN RAF Brize Norton serviceman who was obsessed with underage girls groomed an 11-year-old and had more than 1,200 indecent pictures on his computer, a court heard. Senior Aircraftman William Craig texted indecent suggestions to the youngster and tried
IMAGINE having to live with the prospect of raw sewage flooding your garden. That is what health worker Maria Chaundy has had to deal with for the past year. Miss Chaundy, of Kennington, first reported a mess after a manhole cover leaked last year,
A DOCTOR is planning to take the mother of all career breaks with a four-and-a-half year cycle ride around the world. Dr Steve Fabes, of Southdale Road, North Oxford, hopes to raise £50,000 with a 50,000 mile trek to the world’s six populated
AS far as fundraising efforts go, it’s going to be hard to trump the lengths that Dr Steve Fabes is going to. The 28-year-old registrar is embarking on a marathon solo cycling expedition that will ultimately take in each of the world’s six populated
A MOTHER whose son’s 16th birthday ended with gunshots and an alleged sex attack in a portable toilet has said it was “just a party that got out of hand.” Police arrested four teenagers and a 22-year-old man following trouble at the party in
HEALTH worker Maria Chaundy is demanding compensation from Thames Water after her garden was flooded with sewage for the third time in a year. Miss Chaundy, 32, of Meadow View Road, Kennington, first complained to the water company last Easter
