Oxfordshire Bangladeshi Association honoured high achieving students with an awards ceremony in the Town Hall. Pupils who passed GCSE and A-Level exams were given certificates by the Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire Tim Stevenson, Lord Mayor of Oxford
Parents of children under the age of 17 who have been treated in a hospital emergency department in the last three months are needed for a survey on patient care by the Picker Institute Europe, based in West Way, Botley. Call Amy Tallett on 01865 208115
PARENTS say their children face a dangerous walk along an unlit 50mph road after a council cut their free school bus. Oxfordshire County Council said the one-mile stretch of road from Drayton to Abingdon is safe and will withdraw its free service
The location of diversion signs in Headington will be reviewed because they are causing cyclists to swerve. Oxfordshire County Council has pledged to look where signs are located during roadworks in London Road. It follows complaints that some were
Drivers can get their number plates thief-proofed for free today. Since March this year, 53 vehicles in Banbury and 43 in Kidlington and Bicester have had their number plates stolen. A team of officers will be at Halfords in Marley Way, Southam Road
Burglars who struck twice in the same road are being sought by police. Detectives believe that the same gang could be behind two break ins in Marshall Road, Cowley, in the last two weeks. In the first raid, burglars smashed a kitchen window to get into
My father’s maternal grandparents were the end of a line of Cornish seafarers from the Falmouth area, and I have long had a romantic notion that they were smugglers wintering in warmly lamp-lit inns atop craggy cliffs, rather than hardy fishwives
More stars have been lined up for the Spirit of Christmas carol concert with tickets still available for the fundraising event at Christ Church Cathedral next Wednesday. Actress Rula Lenska and impressionist Jan Ravens, famous for her voices on Dead
OXFORD Mail readers have been given a taste of the VIP treatment at a special Christmas shopping evening. There was mulled wine and mince pies a plenty as our Loyalty Club card holders were rewarded with special giveaways. A choir of 50 children from
THE headteacher of one of Oxford’s largest primary schools has been praised for having “a clear vision for the future”. An Ofsted inspector visited Windale Primary School, Windale Avenue, Blackbird Leys for a monitoring inspection for schools rated satisfactory
AT THE Turf Tavern in Bath Place, Oxford, men grew moustaches and all the staff donated their tips in November to Movember. Landlord Chuck Berry said: “The boys have done really well and have been really competitive about who could grow
HOSPITAL estates worker Bill Frizzell was well-known for his lustrous beard and moustache. So when he decided to shave them off to regrow a moustache during November to raise awareness of prostate cancer he cut quite a different figure. But Mr Frizzell
Workers at Bellinger’s Garage in Station Road, Grove, collected about £5,000 after growing moustaches in memory of their boss. Mike Bellinger died in September aged 59 after being diagnosed with a rare form of Lymphoma, and his family and colleagues
FORM time turned into ‘foam time’ at Chandlings School this week when 11 male members of staff who had been growing moustaches all month finally got to shed their fuzz. The teaching staff were part of a legion of men across the county who agreed
Freedom campaigner Benny Wenda raised the West Papua flag with Lord Mayor of Oxford Elise Benjamin to call for independence. The Oxford resident called for West Papua to break away from Indonesia, on the 50th annual West Papua Independence Day. Mr Wenda
Sarah Jarvis is one of the few women in the country who knows what it is like to lose two children to cancer. Mrs Jarvis, who lives near Wallingford, lost her 13-year-old son Tom McIntyre and her 16-year-old daughter Hazel McIntyre to the disease eight
IT'S always better to give rather than receive so this month we are delving into our Santa's sack of goodies for our readers. For the first two weeks of December there will be a competition or reader's offer exclusively in the Oxford Mail.
THOUSANDS of people turned out to officially welcome the festive season to Bicester. Town mayor Rose Stratford, with the help of schoolchildren Luke William, 10, and Aidan Fitton, six, pressed the all- important switch to light up the town.
A tight top-of-the-table clash was turned into a comprehensive victory for Didcot in a three minute display of quality finishing and tremendous passing and was capped at the end by the most superb free kick you’ll see all season. The first game was
A 19-year-old man was arrested after cannabis, cultivation equipment and pepper spray was found during a drugs raid at a home in William Lucy Way at 11am yesterday.
A 35-year-old man will appear in court charged with eating a page of a police officer’s notebook. John James, of Fane Drive, Berinsfield, was arrested by British Transport Police officers on November 16 and is accused of causing criminal damage by eating
A 27-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of burglary. The man, from Oxford, was arrested at 1.40pm on Thursday after a home in St Helen’s Court, Kybald Street, was broken into on November 27. An iPod and laptop were taken. He has been bailed
New one-and-a-half tonne oak lock gates have literally glided into place on the Oxford Canal. The 25-year-old gates at Northbrook Lock, near Kirtlington, had come to the end of their life span and the new gates were transported to the spot by barge.
A compromise which could see more paid staff kept on at Oxfordshire libraries was last night labelled as ‘crumbs’ by campaigners. Oxfordshire County Council yesterday announced the scaled-back plans, which will mean all 43 libraries will be at least
Kelvin Click with a 37.14.0 linear mirror carp from Linear Fisheries’ Hunts Corner Lake at Stanton Harcourt, one of nine fish caught during a 48-hour session
New trainer Nick Carter has taken time to get his runners used to the Oxford circuit, but now looks to have settled into a rhythm after landing a treble at Sunday’s BAGS meeting. Carter, who struck with 3-1 chance Lady Brae plus 4-1 shots Ice
Oxford's remote hopes of any success in the £150,000 BAGS inter-track competition were shattered at Hall Green this week. Going into Wednesday’s fifth leg well adrift of the leading tracks, it was another disappointing showing from Oxford.
HOLDING Christian prayer in council meetings was branded inappropriate yesterday by a member who leaves the chamber whenever the religious ritual takes place. Vale of White Horse District Council is the only district authority in Oxfordshire
Primo Viking (Chris Stringer) and Call It Rightnow (Terry Kibble) are in the money after becoming the latest winners of the Owners Series. The duo each land £500 for connections following their success in the competition, for which the Greyhound Board
The consistent Dishoftheday can serve up a treat for punters in the final A1 race at Oxford Stadium tonight. The black and white bitch has a late powerful turn of foot and can hold sway from Golden Nugget and When In Rome in what looks a very
THERE was a surprise in the latest Coldstone AC match on the Somerton stretch of the Oxford Canal when a zander of about a pound was caught by Garry Didcock. Zander, a cross between a pike and a perch, are plentiful in midland and northern rivers, particularly
THE Chiltern Ladies League is well under way, with champions Phoenix already establishing a lead. Mica Paget racked up a combined total of 58 points in wins over Phoenix’s nursery team, the Panthers, 105-25, and newcomers Milton Keynes, 89-39. Witney
IT SURVIVED two world wars and witnessed the Industrial Revolution. It even has a longer history than the Bank of England. But after about 400 years of there being a pub on the site of the Crown and Thistle, Greene King has decided to close it. The
Trafalgar Road made a winning debut over fences for Chipping Norton trainer Charlie Longsdon at Sandown yesterday. The seven-year-old dug deep for Richard Johnson to hold off Loch Ba, from Henrietta Knight’s West Lockinge yard, near Wantage by a neck
Despite having survived two world wars and the rise and fall of the British Empire, the Crown and Thistle pub in Headington will, after more than 400 years, close down on New Year’s Eve. Nothing, it seems, is safe from accountants.
Magdalen College School, Oxford, denied Burford a double with a 17-5 victory in rugby's Oxfordshire Under 14 Cup final at Oxford RFC. Harvey Dodman-Edwards gave Burford - winners of the under 15 cup - the lead with a try in the first ten minutes. But
A FOUR-YEAR-OLD and a 52-year-old man were taken to the Horton Hospital in Banbury following a collision between a lorry and two cars at Deddington Hill. The accident happened shortly after 6pm last night. South Central Ambulance Service said they suffered
Two Oxford construction companies have been fined a total of £60,000 following the death of a worker who fell from a cherry picker on a dual carriageway in Liverpool. The Health and Safety Executive prosecuted Amey Infrastructure Services Ltd and Mouchel
Jay Serrador stole the show with all five tries as Burford School retained rugby's Oxfordshire Under 15 Cup with a 27-12 win over Marlborough, Woodstock, in the final at Oxford RFC. The fleet-footed centre, who had scored a hat-trick of tries
JOSHUA McIntosh claimed the best boxer award as Banbury’s Spit ‘n’ Sawdust ABC staged their eleven-bout tournament at the Spiceball Leisure Centre. The 18-year-old welterweight weathered an early storm before taking control in the second half of the
wallingford-BORN Luke Dorn, 28, from North Stoke, has qualified for the British Championships in Derbyshire next May. Competing in the 85kg bodyweight class at the London and South East Championships at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, he took
Police have defended the use of Asbos after three yobs were handed the controversial orders in less than a week. Last year Home Secretary Theresa May said it was “time to move beyond the Asbo”, but the orders remain open for courts to impose. A man
Oxford United have been allocated just 726 tickets for the trip to AFC Wimbledon in npower League Two on Boxing Day (12.15pm). The all-ticket match will be televised live on Sky Sports. United will receive 700 standing tickets in the
The motoring writer for the Oxford Mail and The Oxford Times, David Duffy, has been named the best in the UK for the second year running. Mr Duffy, pictured right, who writes on motoring and motorsport for the Oxford Mail, The Oxford Times
Holton A thrashed Forum C 10-0 to go level on points at the top of Division 1. The victory sees Holton lie second on points difference after a superb team show from debutant Darren Palmer, Elson Costa and Mark Scott. Rutherford also won 10-0, with Chris
YESTERDAY’S BAGS RESULTS 11.03: 1 IGOYOUGO 2-1 fav, 2 Lingrawn Penny 3-1. Trio (5x1x3). Trainer: T Kibble. Time: 28.04. 11.19: 1 MONTOS FLASH 7-4 fav, 2 Aggie Jo 4-1. Trio (2x1x6). Trainer: Clarke. Time: 27.71. 11.34: 1 BALLYMAC TISH 7-4 fav, 2 Knockrour
East Oxford Conservative Club overtook Kennington in the race for Division 3 honours in the Gentworks Oxford & District League, winning 5-1. Tony Barresi won the first two frames for East Oxford before Mark Trafford took the third frame for Kennington
David Baker (-40) returned for his first Gentworks Oxford & District League game in seven years and recorded an amazing win for Fieldside. Trailing Cowley Conservatives’ Brian Mabbutt (+20), 163-63, Baker knocked in two excellent breaks of 41 to triumph
PROFESSIONAL boxing could be back in Oxford in 2012 – 50 years after the last bout was staged in the city. And that means that Daza Usher and (Steve) Marvin Mullins have an added incentive when they both box at Chippenham tonight. Keith Mayo, who manages
OXFORD was set aglow with festive cheer last night as families turned out in force for the Christmas lights switch-on. The city centre was alive with excitement as around 20,000 revellers celebrated the countdown to the big day. Pupils from across Oxford
Grove and Didcot gymnasts captured four medals at the European competition in Spalding. Elsie Slatter (2), Charlene Haupt and Poppy Stewart starred against rivals from eight counties and four regions. Pictured (back row, from left), are the Grove and
A court case has ruled it is unlawful to record passenger conversations in taxis. Oxford City Council wants drivers to install video and audio recording systems to potentially provide evidence in criminal cases. But in the October case – Southampton
SIX men have been arrested in connection with the robbery of a taxi driver in Osler Road, Headington, in the early hours of Monday November 28. The men, aged 19, 21, 28, 31 and 34, have been released on bail to return to St Aldates Police Station on
A CUSTOMER of two men accused of rogue trading told jurors yesterday he felt “intimidated” into handing over cash. Builders David Merriman and Trevor Bateman are on trial with former Premier League footballer Phil King, who is alleged to have
It might have been described as a ‘lovely event’ but it certainly hasn’t left a very nice taste in the mouth for those who supported it. Harvest Festival, held on former Blur bassist Alex James’s Kingham farm in September, sounded in principle like
THE firm behind Oxfordshire’s Harvest Festival has left debts of £1m in its wake, affecting a string of people from big businesses to individuals. The Oxford Mail can today reveal the number of people owed money after event organiser Big Wheel
Managers at the Old Bookbinders Arms in Jericho say the pub is back to its best, just months after it reopened. The Greene King pub in Victor Street closed temporarily in May while the brewery appointed new licensees. Residents were delighted when the
CAN you identify this meat-loving shoplifter or this man who made off from an aquatics store clutching a stolen hosepipe? Both feature in the Oxford Mail’s Badvent countdown to Christmas and are wanted by cops for crimes in Oxfordshire. First up is
About 600 Oxfordshire children are on controversial drugs costing the NHS £270,000 a year for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Some £273,643 was spent on three drugs such as Ritalin last year to treat the disorder, characterised by inattentiveness
The Mighty Boosh stars Noel Fielding and Dave Brown will be in Waterstone’s book store from noon today for an art session. They will paint a piece of art and then sign copies of their new art book The Scribblings of a Madcap Shambleton, from 2pm
