RESIDENTS have won a four-year battle to see a derelict pub transformed into a mini-supermarket. Tesco was this week given permission to open a store on the site of the Fox and Hounds pub. More than 300 people signed a petition calling for the plans
CLAIMS by the RMT rail union that the new Great Western rail franchise “will lead to a massacre of ticket offices” have been rejected by the Government. The union said that the franchise tendering process was being conducted in line with the McNulty
Grove were made to work very hard for a bonus-point win. Here is the numbers' game. See Tuesday’s paper for full report. Competition: Southern Counties North Score: Wallingford 19, Grove 30 Wallingford player ratings: 15. Angus Brettell
A BICESTER-based college has been put on the map after becoming a centre of excellence in its field. The Performance Engineering Centre, part of Oxford and Cherwell Valley College, in Telford Road, has become a leader in composite skills — the manufacture
AN OXFORD college will keep its car park open to shoppers at weekends, undercutting prices at the nearby Westgate Centre. Oxford and Cherwell Valley College opened its 101 spaces to the public in a trial run before Christmas, raising £2,000 for its Student
Oxford Utd 0, Crewe 1 (Pearson 89) A GOAL in the 89th minute from Gregg Pearson condemned Oxford United to defeat at the Kassam Stadium today. The Crewe substitute netted from close range to end the U's six-game unbeaten run. It was a game of contrasting
A KIDLINGTON nursery has blown Ofsted inspectors away. The Children’s House, in Benmead Road, received outstanding in every single category of the education inspectorate’s report. Inspector Jan Healy said: “All the children are making exceptional progress
James Constable leads the front line as Oxford United host Crewe. The striker, who is wanted by rivals Swindon, is named in an unchanged line-up from the side that beat Aldershot 3-0 last week. The only change to the 16-man squad is that Tom Craddock
ENVIRONMENT Agency staff carefully lowered two five-tonne steel gates into place as part of a £3m lock improvement scheme. Work started on the site at Benson Lock near Wallingford in November and on Wednesday a 100-tonne crane lifted the new gates into
A £4M revamp of Abingdon’s shopping precinct is a “short term fix” that will need to be redone within years, a councillor has warned. Gervase Duffield, a Vale of White Horse district councillor, said Abbey Shopping Centre needed to be demolished and
A NEWSPAPER report saying helicopters at RAF Benson could be cut in defence savings has been dismissed as speculation. The Sun said the 34 Pumas faced the axe, but the Ministry of Defence last night insisted the fleet was being evaluated under a routine
A TRUST behind ambitious plans to open a free school focussed on technology and business is urging parents to show their support. The New Oxford School Trust (Nost) is resubmitting plans to the Department for Education to open an 800-pupil school on
OXFORD’S first permanent community radio station is just weeks away from hitting the airwaves. The finishing touches are being put to a brand new studio at the Blackbird Leys Community Centre in time for the launch of OX4U. The station – formerly known
A Witney-born designer is on the Design Museum’s long-list for its annual awards for his work on creating the London 2012 Olympic torch. Former Oxford Brookes student Jay Osgerby designed the torch, set to visit Oxfordshire ahead of the games this year
AN extra £10m has been pledged by Oxfordshire County Council to improve broadband. Under the Conservative administration’s proposed capital budget, the council will match the £3.86m allocated to the county by Government agency Broadband Delivery UK last
Extra tickets have been released for a question-and-answer session with Oscar-winning scriptwriter Simon Beaufoy at Lady Margaret Hall tomorrow. The charity Refugee Resource is hosting the first UK screening of Salmon Fishing in the Yemen and has 30 tickets
CHAUFFEUR Nathan Thomas is looking forward to his first mission as 007 – raising money for Oxford Children’s Hospital. Mr Thomas, from Enslow, near Kidlington, was delighted to be given James Bond’s famous codename as his running number, after signing
Martin Young has ended his two-year battle with Oxford City Council. The 68-year-old from Headington Hill has been fighting the council’s backing the £132m redevelopment of Oxford Brookes University’s Gipsy Lane campus. His battle reached the Court
Police are still looking for 14-year-old Ellie-Mai Hall, who went missing 10 days ago. Described as 5ft 7in tall with reddish brown shoulder-length hair and blue eyes, she was last seen in Blackbird Leys at 4pm on January 4. She was last seen wearing
Community projects across West Oxfordshire have been handed more than £117,000 in district council grants. The largest – £50,000 – has gone to South Leigh Parish Council to extend the Victorian village hall and upgrade kitchen and disabled facilities
GREAT Tew A were on the wrong end of a big hammering in Division 2 of the Banbury Indoor League. They lost by 92 runs to Byfield, who compiled an imposing 168-2 in their ten overs, with Nigel Cook (36no) and Henry Whitehouse (27no) top-scoring. Rob
When mum of two Julie Hodges collapsed on her doorstep, screaming in agony and slipping in and out of consciousness, she thought she was about to die. But thanks to the quick-thinking of her daughter Tillie, her goodbyes to family and friends
Vikings A began the new year with more domination of Oxford & District Association Division 1, thrashing Bicester A 9-1. Jason Tustain provided the high drama, beating Jingyu Sun 11-9 in the decider for Bicester’s only victory. Holton A also saw off
WORLD No 3 Madeline Perry’s 16-match unbeaten Premier League run came to an end – but it didn’t stop Oxford Health & Racquets from posting a 4-1 home win over MB Nottingham in their Group A clash. The Irish star crashed to an 11-6, 12-10, 11-3 defeat
Abingdon School reached rugby union's Daily Mail Under 18 Schools’ Cup quarter-finals for the first time with a convincing 28-3 home win over Truro School. Victory in the sixth-round tie means they are now just two wins away from finals day
Cowley Conservative Club B won 4-1 at favourites Ashton Club in the Gentworks Oxford & District League’s Stephen Reiss Cup second round. With one point for a win and two points for the total aggregate score, the match went right to the wire. Ashton’
Division 4 side House Club A recorded a shock 4-1 win at Riley B, of Division 1, in the Gentworks Oxford & District League’s Buildbase Cup second round. The concession of 24 points per frame proved beyond the hosts in the handicap competition, with only
Although I grew up by the sea, I only have to see a picture of a surfing wave to feel queasy. So the thought of a heaving ferry Channel crossing fills me with acute misery – it’s a case of not travelling hopefully but helplessly. What is body bliss for
A RUN from Cardiff to London, organised in protest at the NHS reforms, arrived in Oxford yesterday. Two doctors started the run, that will take them from Aneurin Bevan’s statue in Cardiff to the Department of Health in London, on Monday. Dr Clive Peedell
Witney's Michael Bunyan was the leading local driver as more than 200 cars raced to destruction in the 24th annual Heavy Metal Classic banger meeting at Standlake Arena, writes Dave Goddard. Bunyan finished second in the under 1800cc bangers
Tony Hallatt, a member of the Oxon branch of the GB Pike Anglers Club, showed how to do it with this pristine specimen of 24.10.0 from an unnamed Oxfordshire lake. It came after he had walked around the whole lake spinning, without success. He switched
CITY of Oxford siblings Lewis and Erin Gilchrist took home 13 gold medals in the Abingdon Vale level 3 open meet at Temple Cowley. Lewis, claimed seven of the 10-11 year-old boys’ victories in the 50m butterfly (37.80secs), 100m fly (1.23.34), 200m
In 1966, the film comedy The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming garnered four Academy Award nominations and proved a smash at the box office. Today, in Oxford, it would appear to be true, with many of the most expensive city houses being snapped
Oxfordshire teenager James Peace is to train with Red Bull driver Mark Webber as he continues to pursue his dream of becoming a Formula 1 driver. The 17-year-old, from Stonesfield, will get his chance to work with the Australian ace after being
TRAINER Tony Magnasco, who spends more time babysitting his new litters than at race meetings, is set for more sleepless nights. He is over the moon with the latest litters he recently bred by Ardmayle Hawk and Final Rinmore. The four pups are four-months
Oxford kart ace Nathan Harrison is to graduate to car racing after agreeing terms to join Hillspeed Racing in the Ginetta Junior Championship for 2012. The 15-year old, from Botley, has been offered a two-year deal to move up from karting after a stellar
AN Oxford-based artist is looking for toy cars to add into his new installation at the John Radcliffe Hospital. Athol Whitmore is creating a piece called Multitude of Stories for the children’s emergency department. A selection of his work, including
THE number of people with the potentially fatal tuberculosis is on the rise in Oxfordshire, new figures have revealed. And people in Oxford city are more likely to get the disease, which reached epidemic proportions in Victorian England, than anywhere
Match fishing IT’S not often matches are won with an all-dace catch these days, but Charlbury AC’s Mark Taylor showed it can still be done. He captured their Consolation Cup on the Evenlode at Fawler with a nice bag of the silver fish weighing 5.15.0
NICK Colton is about to launch a new website with a view to attracting consortiums, companies and new owners to the sport of greyhound racing. Colton, a former dual winner of the Oxford trainers’ championship, finished runner-up last year, and is dual-attached
A newly-qualified driver “laughed and told passengers ‘watch this’” before crashing her car at more than double the speed limit. Amy Smith crashed her Volkswagen Golf into two parked cars, severely injuring herself and four passengers. The 18-year-old
The widow of tragic Oxford professor Steve Rawlings said she did not believe his best friend was responsible for his death. Dr Devinder Sivia, 49, was arrested on suspicion of murdering Prof Rawlings after the 50-year-old’s body was discovered at the
COUNTY HALL is in a pickle after selling sandwiches made in London despite pledging to support Oxford traders and cut carbon emissions. The lunchtime snacks were previously made by staff in Oxfordshire County Council’s Common Hall Café. But that
It’s a bit of a storm in a teacup – a teacup you might drink from as you polish off your County Hall sandwiches. But, nevertheless, it’s created something of a heated debate among local politicians. Until a year ago, the sarnies were made by staff
Deta Hedman’s hopes of bringing the BDO world championship back to Oxfordshire ended when she lost a dramatic final to Anastasia Dobromyslova at the Lakeside last night. The world No 1, who plays for Oxfordshire in the BDO County Championships, went
Chris Wilder says he will have no hesitation in playing James Constable against Crewe today. The Oxford United striker is wanted by arch rivals Swindon, with the U’s rejecting two bids from the Wiltshire club in the space of 24 hours. But the U’s have
OXFORD author Mark Haddon won thousands of fans with his quirky novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. Now the true story of how the family of his wife Dr Sos Eltis escaped Nazi persecution has led him to support a new exhibition on
