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Motorists are currently stuck in slow moving traffic on the A40 following reports of a cow in the road at Cassington.

St Edwards School pupil Gabriella Edmondson has been jailed for 28 months after admitting causing the death of one of her friends when she crashed, drunk at the wheel. Edmondson, 18, from High Wycombe, pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to

A ROAD safety study of the past 17 years has revealed speed cameras have led to a reduction in crashes and deaths across the Thames Valley, including Oxfordshire. The Thames Valley Safer Roads Partnership report shows an overall drop of 94 collisions

“A BIG show, in a smaller tent” was the way illusionist Ross Presto used to describe the circus visiting Carterton this weekend. After an absence of more than 15 years, Circus Fiesta returned to Alvescott Road Recreation Ground yesterday. It has brought

AN under-threat Oxford Royal British Legion club could yet be saved after an “overwhelming” show of financial and moral support. The Marston RBL Club, which has more than 500 members, faces closure on Wednesday over an unpaid £52,700 tax bill. However

A WOMAN who was repeatedly raped by serial child sex attacker Brian Hoverd last night spoke of her relief as he was jailed for 14 years. Hoverd was convicted at Oxford Crown Court in July of 10 indecent assaults and seven counts of rape on young girls

THE Oxford Mail’s campaign to sign up new blood donors has taken an artistic bent. Staff at the New Theatre, in George Street, the North Wall Arts Centre in South Parade and at Oxford Inspires have all promised to donate blood. Oxford Inspires chief

OXFORD Community Hospital, which was closed 15-months ago after a superbug outbreak, is due to open again on Monday. After a long battle with Oxfordshire health bosses, campaigners were last month told they had won their fight to replace the much-loved

This is the e-fit of a man police are hunting in connection with a robbery in Bicester. The robbery happened in Peregrine Way, Langford Village, at about 7.45pm on September 15. A 32-year-old man was walking along the footpath next to

The father of Joe Robinson, the Chinnor teenager left fighting for his life in intensive care after drunk Gabriella Edmondson’s Toyota Yaris crashed on the A34, has welcomed her 28-month jail sentence. The crash, on April 7, killed Grace

Chipping Norton-based CETA Insurance has won a UK Broker Award in recognition of its work using technology to enhance customer service. Director Adrian Waters said: “It is a huge honour for us to receive this award and the recognition of our peers from

Radley College pupil Nick Gubbins has set his sights on international cricket honours after being honoured at the country’s top school sport awards during a star-studded ceremony at Stamford Bridge. The 15-year-old batsman was commended in the Male Student

Pool players get the chance to win an all-expenses trip to Las Vegas in the Rileys All Star Challenge. The competition, which will run every Tuesday and Thursday, is all about clearing a pool table in the fastest time. The person with the fastest clearance

Robert Green, 17, from St Birinus School, Didcot, won Britain’s most powerful youth competition, which was held at Crystal Palace. The country’s top 25 weight-lifters were invited to compete in the 30m sprint, the long jump, overhead shot throw plus

Oxford City Stars will be at full-strength when they host Haringey Greyhounds at Oxpens Road in Division 1 of the English National League on Sunday (face-off 6pm). Stars aim to bounce back against the strugglers having lost 4-2 against Isle of Wight

Riley A fought back to defeat New Club 2-1 in the Oxford and District Billiards League. Dave White (80) defeated Malcolm Bough (20) 200-192 to put New Club ahead. But Matthew Challen (10) beat Geoff Barrett (80) 200-160 and Gary Bough (70) saw off

Matthew Challen knocked in a 70 break to help Riley B beat clubmates Riley C 5-1 in the Division 1/Premier Division of the Oxford & District Snooker League sponsored by Gent-works. Ron Reddy gave C team the lead, before wins from Malcolm and Gary Bough

An Oxfordshire solicitor is due to put two of her prized charges through their paces in a Team Chase in Bicester next weekend. Belinda Walkingshaw, 45, a partner at Hemel Hempstead firm Pickworths, who lives in Wallingford, is up at 6am tending and riding

Serial child sex attacker Brian Hoverd, who raped and abused three young girls over a period of seven years, has been jailed for 14 years. Hoverd, 46, was convicted of repeatedly raping and indecently assaulting one girl who was just three years old

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St Edwards School pupil Gabriella Edmondson has been jailed for 28 months after admitting causing the death of one of her friends when she crashed, drunk at the wheel. Edmondson, 18, pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving while

Doing a bit of a session at Linears’ St John’s Lake, Acorn Angling’s Darren Cornish got his net under a magnficent small plated mirror carp, weighing in at a hefty 39lb 10oz, writes ANDY WEBBER. Darren used 15lb X line and 15lb super natural hook link

Robert Head (Oxford Drennan GOT Baits) made a winning start to the Angling Times Winter League in very difficult conditions on the Thames between Clifton, Dorchester and Benson, where 66 fished. With the river desperately in need of some flow, it was

James Price who runs Perdiswell Farm, Woodstock, is celebrating after being named Young Farmer of the Year at a top awards ceremony. Mr Price, 30, scooped the honour for his “personable approach and his pioneering spirit” at the Farmers Weekly Awards

The Old Vic’s brilliant revival under director Trevor Nunn of Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee’s 1955 American courtroom drama Inherit the Wind marks the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of the Species. This seminal

A 50-YEAR-OLD toy car believed to have been used by children at an Oxford primary school was one of star displays at an open day. More than 200 visitors explored 60,000 items when Oxfordshire County Council’s museums’ resource centre in Standlake opened

Wantage shooter Dan Rivers, 18, has returned home from South Africa with a haul of medals. Touring with the ten-strong GB under 21 team, Rivers won a total of ten gold, eight silver and a bronze at the South African Schools Shooting Union Junior Air

Oxford Zoomers’ Farmoor reservoir-based under 15 team crowned their season of firsts by winning the last of four regional Team15 events in the Royal Yachting Association T15 Inter-Club Championship at Sandbanks, Poole, last month. This weekend they

Berinsfield ABC kick off the amateur boxing season when they stage the first of two dinner tournaments in consecutive months. The first event, at the Berinsfield Community Association on Friday, October 30, is a 12-bout bill. Chief coach Mel Corrigan

A HEADTEACHER has rejected claims his Wantage school is at “crisis point” following staff redundancies. Support staff at King Alfred’s Community and Sports College raised concerns about the effect the job cuts were having on pupils’ education. Last

ILLEGAL dumping of waste has fallen dramatically in Oxfordshire, latest Government figures show. The number of incidents of flytipping across the county in 2008/09 was 4,383 – down 30 per cent from the 6,276 recorded the previous year. The reduction

MEMBERS of a new football team for the homeless are up for the cup – the World Cup. The new premier division of the FA’s Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Inclusive League has encouraged people suffering from mental health problems and homelessness

IN an effort to combat childhood obesity Oxfordshire two years ago became the first county to introduce very young children and their parents to Henry. Now Health Exercise Nutrition for the Really Young – HENRY – has become so successful the Government-funded

A 37-year-old woman was arrested in Oxford today on suspicion of attempted robbery. The woman was arrested in Headington after allegedly trying to snatch the handbag of a 19-year-old woman in London Road after approaching her and asking for a light

A student's passport, driving licence and wallet were stolen when he was attacked by four men in Oxford early yesterday. The 19-year-old man was walking along Pullens Lane, in Headington, at about 12.10am, when he was hit on the back on the head. When

BURMA'S detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was on "remarkable form" during a meeting with Western diplomats today, said the British ambassador in Rangoon, Andrew Heyn. The Nobel Peace Prize winner met representatives from the US, Britain

Witney's youngest swimmers came fourth in the novice gala at Amersham. Star of the show was Ben Kinahan, who stormed to victory in the boys under ten butterfly. An excellent effort in the opening individual event saw a well-earned first place for Charlotte

THESE stunning images show Alice in Wonderland fans in Oxford what to expect when a new movie of the famous children’s book hits cinema screens next year. Tim Burton is directing the Walt Disney movie, which is expected to reach British cinemas in March

Brothers Joseph and James Law both won gold medals for host club Abing-don Vale in their autumn sprint meet at the White Horse Leisure & Tennis Centre. The successes for Joseph, 10, and James, 12, both came in the butterfly of their respective age groups

Oxford driver Jason Plato paid tribute to Colin Turkington after the Northern Irishman pipped him for the HiQ MSA British Touring Car title after a thrilling final round at Brands Hatch. Plato was the undoubted star of the day, placing himself in the

CARTERTON Football Club is to embark on an overhaul of its ground after receiving almost £54,000 in grants. Club officials have announced plans for a new 141-seat stand with disabled access and a clubhouse extension for its Kilkenny Lane site. Chairman

DEBATES on the hottest issues of the day – rather than celebrity speakers – will be the Oxford Union’s priority this term, its new president has promised. But alongside high-brow political figures due to speak at the prestigious student debating society

Chipping Norton’s Alice Powell completed her first season in the Michelin Formula Renault UK Championships in 18th place out of 32 competitors – and immediately set her sights on a successful 2010. The 16-year-old produced some outstanding results as

The Richard Yeates-trained Jolly Poacher, unbeaten in five races at Sandy Lane, including the Maiden Derby and Oxfordshire Stakes, faces his toughest task yet. The brindle and white takes on a classy line-up in an attempt to land a unique treble with

It seems that Oxford trainers give some of the best value around if you compare them to their Irish counterparts. Oxford handlers charge an average of £35 a week and probably don’t charge owners for taking their charges open racing. On the other hand

A 30-year-old woman has appeared before magistrates charged with a stabbing. Thippawan Croft, of Brunstock Beck, Didcot, appeared at Oxford Magistrates’ Court yesterday charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent in relation to an incident

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ARBAT, 84 COWLEY ROAD, OXFORD 01865 236376. PAUL STAMMERS goes all Russian to sample some hearty comfort food. PLOV… it’s not a Slavic oath, nor a small town in Tintin and King Ottokar’s Sceptre – a top yarn in which the Belgian

LOVE HAPPENS (12A). Drama/Romance/Comedy Aaron Eckhart, Jennifer Aniston, Dan Fogler, Martin Sheen, Judy Greer, Sasha Alexander, Joe Anderson. Director: Brandon Camp. LOVE comes knocking when a widower least expects it in Brandon

Beautiful, funny, talented, sexy. Don’t you just hate her? Yup, Sarah Jayne Dunn has got it all, which is why she’s been tagged “the blonde bombshell”. But having grown up on Hollyoaks, she’s now broken away from soaps and is busy proving that there’s

ZOMBIELAND (15). Comedy/Horror. Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin, Bill Murray. Director: Ruben Fleischer. It’s one of the burning questions of the modern age: in the event of zombie holocaust, how

UP (U). Family/Comedy/Action. Featuring the voices of Ed Asner, Jordan Nagai, Bob Peterson, Christopher Plummer, Elie Docter, John Ratzenberger. Directors: Bob Peterson, Pete Docter. THE latest computer-animated masterpiece from

On Strictly Come Dancing, Craig Revel Horwood entertains the nation with his caustic wit every Saturday night. His new autobiography All Balls And Glitter also reveals he was once a dancing rent boy. And he’s choreographing Hot Mikado, coming to

KATHERINE MACALISTER talks to Britain’s favourite comedienne Jo Brand about her new autobiography. Jo Brand has just finished filming The Paul O’Grady Show when we speak. Having cancelled our earlier interview because her daughter was

RICHARD BELL waxes lyrical on the art of gaining customer loyalty after sampling the many attractions of Cheese at the Purple Turtle in Oxford. Oxford is something of a small city and, as such, when going out you inevitably tend to end

Tim Hughes gets a masterclass in the art of human beatboxing by world champion Killa Kela. KILLA Kela is a virtuoso musician. But not in the usual sense. He is capable of summoning up whole symphonies – yet he doesn’t play an instrument

Fire crews were called to a field in Berinsfield, near Wallingford, after a car was set alight during the early hours of this morning. The arson attack took place in the field off Burcot Lane at 1.50am. Thames Valley Police officers attended the incident

TIM HUGHES finds out what’s in store for music lovers at this weekend’s OX4 event. THIRTY bands, 10 venues, one postcode. Tomorrow Oxford celebrates what is arguably its most creative district with a day-long festival of music and performing

St Edward’s School pupil Gabriella Edmondson, who admitted causing the death of one of her friends when she crashed her car drunk after a night out, is to be sentenced at Oxford Crown Court today. Edmondson, 18, pleaded guilty to causing death by careless

OXFORD United’s Adam Chapman has been given another chance to enhance his international prospects with a call-up for Northern Ireland Under 21s next week. The former Sheffield United man has missed out on the last couple of squads. But his recall to

A Royal British Legion club in Oxford with more than 500 members is facing closure over an unpaid £52,700 tax bill. The club in Marston will be forced to shut its doors on Wednesday unless enough money can be raised to save it. The club

TEN workers were arrested when immigration officials raided a Bicester food factory. The UK Border Agency and two police officers arrived at Just Prepared, in Bainton Close, off Charbridge Way, at 10.30am yesterday. Documents for about

BICESTER community hospital campaigner Les Sibley is urging people to sign a petition to help boost its number of signatures to 10,000. Mr Sibley and fellow Save Our Community Hospital campaigners will be in the town centre tomorrow to add to the 6,000

WHILE on the face of it the problems at the Marston Royal British Legion club may be self-inflicted, it would still be a tragedy if it was forced to close. The club – as opposed to the Legion branch – has been hit with a final demand for an outstanding