A LANDMARK exhibition of illustrated manuscripts from the Bodleian Library has been packed up to send overseas. Love and Devotion: From Persia and Beyond, an exhibition of more than 60 pieces dating back to the 13th century, is being sent to the State
A REPEAT offender “with a general disregard for the law and for other people” waved a knife at a paramedic. Kyron McFarlane brandished the blade outside the Regal in Cowley Road, East Oxford, before being found with cannabis and a knuckle-duster. Police
Lib Dem Alan Armitage will become the next Lord Mayor of Oxford. The current Deputy Lord Mayor will take up the post in May. He said he wanted to encourage social cohesion in the city. He will take over from Elise Benjamin. Mr Armitage’s deputy will
The chance to press ahead with reopening Wantage and Grove station could come as early as 2013, according to a new county council vision for the railways. The creation of a new Wantage Road station has been proposed for decades. Now a major new County
It's full steam ahead for staff at a niche Oxford publisher after one of its books became an unexpected bestseller. Old House Books and Maps, part of the Osprey Group in Botley, has seen its reproduction of Bradshaw’s Handbook, a Victorian guide to Britain
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Nathan Langford bagged a brace as Freeland edged to a 4-2 victory against Bletchingdon in Oxfordshire Senior League Division 2. Freeland went ahead when Ethan Simlett’s cross was met by Jamie Perkin at the back post. Nathan Langford doubled their lead
Dan Burrows fired home the winner from the penalty spot as Kidlington Old Boys edged to a thrilling 4-3 win at Charlton United in the quarter-finals of the Oxfordshire Intermediate Cup. Dan Jones lobbed in the opener over a stranded Terry Bagnall in
Martin Hall grabbed a late equaliser as Stonesfield hit back for a 4-4 draw against ten-man Oxford Irish in an incident-packed Oxfordshire Senior League Premier Division clash. Early on, Irish’s goalkeeper Ryan Davies went off with a dislocated shoulder
Crowmarsh leapfrogged to the top of Division 1 with a 2-1 victory at Childrey United. Phil Hedges and Liam Currell scored for Crowmarsh, with Alan Haines finding the net for Childrey. The top teams at the start of the day – Didcot Casuals and Wootton
Michael Bateman scored the winner as Rose Hill returned to the top of the RT Harris Oxford City FA table with a 1-0 victory at AFC Blackbirds. Batemen put them ahead, it took a late double save from Rose Hill goalkeeper Tony Hannon to gain the points
Gary Jones scored the winner as Charlbury Town Res brought Witney & District FA Division 2 leaders FC Chequers Res crashing down to earth with a shock 3-2 win. Tom Gonzales put hosts Chequers ahead, only for Sam Cleaver to equalise.
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A SMALL village in West Oxfordshire has won a £50,000 grant to help revamp its dilapidated community hall. South Leigh, near Witney, hopes to raise £300,000 to extend the hall and improve its facilities. The hall needs disabled toilets, rewiring to
SWIMMERS in Chipping Norton will have new changing rooms when the town’s outdoor pool opens for the summer. Chipping Norton Lido’s current changing rooms lack privacy, cannot accommodate disabled users and are falling apart. The pool, which attracts
THREE people have been arrested over the stabbing of a 33-year-old man in Balfour Road, Blackbird Leys. Two men, aged 24 and 20 years old, and a 17-year-old boy were arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm with intent.
THREE years ago Maggie Thorne was teaching the clarinet at a school in Abingdon. But now she is getting ready to bring a different kind of guidance to Oxford residents. As the new vicar of St Mary’s Church, in Bayswater Road, Barton,
WITNEY Town Council has completed a £45,000 revamp of a community hall to help house groups made homeless by the sudden closure of the Corn Exchange. Langdale Hall, in Langdale Gate, now has two new meeting rooms, a restored dance floor and improved
SHOPPING centre owner Hammerson has started talks with Didcot traders who will be forced to make way for a £125m expansion of the Orchard Centre. Traders in Lower Broadway, including those in Rich’s Sidings, will have to move out to accommodate the expansion
A teenager has been charged with three burglaries in Witney. Matthew Woodburn, from Larch Lane, is accused of breaking into The Priory, in Church Lane, between Wednesday, December 28, and Friday, January 6, where a television, keys and business cards
New electoral arrangements for Oxfordshire County Council have been published. The Local Government Boundary Commission for England has finalised new boundaries for each electoral division after a 12-week consultation on its draft proposals. The recommendations
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A rail strategy which calls for major improvements to Oxford station and a new station to serve Wantage and Grove has been approved by county councillors. Cabinet members yesterday endorsed a draft of the plans, which set out the council’s aspirations
The Oxfordshire retail scene has suffered another blow after discount clothing chain Peacocks announced it intends to go into administration. The group has four Peacocks stores at Headington and Cowley in Oxford, and Banbury and Didcot, while its susidiary
A coach company which has transported thousands of children to school over three decades has closed. McLeans Coaches, in Windrush Park Road, Witney, operated school bus journeys in west Oxfordshire and excursions throughout the UK. The
SCHOOLS' FOOTBALL OXFORDSHIRE marched into the last eight of the ESFA Under 16 Inter-County Trophy with a 4-0 win over Surrey at Milton United. Victory in the third-round tie was sweet revenge for Oxon, who had been beaten by Surrey on penalties in
Former Chelsea and England goalkeeper Peter Bonetti will be the guest speaker at AFC Wallingford’s New Year Dinner at the Regal Centre, Wallingford on Saturday, January 28 (7.30pm). Tickets from Colin Dolton (07887 505303) or David Thurston (07747 600099
CUTTESLOWE Primary School leaders said the Government had threatened to sack senior staff unless they went for academy status. Chairman of governors Murray Hunt said the Department of Education would bring in its own senior leadership team to get it
A 17-year-old youth was taken to hospital with leg injuries after a collision with a car yesterday. The incident happened at about 11.55am in Between Towns Road, Cowley, outside the Templars Retail Park.
Rover Cowley took advantage of the rest of the Critchleys UTV League Premier Division programme being frozen off by thrashing Barton United 5-0 to make up ground on leaders AFC Hinksey, writes TIM SIRET. Ryan Macer, Craig Bloomfield, Aaron
MINI bosses were last night praised for their “decisive and prompt” action in issuing a worldwide recall of 235,000 cars. Drivers were also yesterday re-assured over safety following the decision to recall the Oxford-made models over a fire risk. Bosses
SIX men are in custody on suspicion of attempting to steal a “large quantity” of cable from a firm in Yarnton. The men, believed to be Romanian, were arrested after a police chase involving the force helicopter and dog team. A fence surrounding Oxford
Mini bosses were last night praised for their “decisive and prompt” action in issuing a worldwide recall of 235,000 cars. Drivers were also yesterday re-assured over safety following the decision to recall the Oxford-made models over a fire
It’s reassuring isn’t it when someone admits a mistake. Sticks up their hand – without being prompted – and says: ‘It’s a fair cop, we made a mistake, we’re sorry, and now we want to do everything we can to amend this oversight’. It rather takes the
GILES SPORTS WITNEY YOUTH LEAGUE JOE Mabbalena bagged a brace as Carterton fought back to draw 3-3 with Brackley Athletic Jaffas in the Under 13 A League. Jordan Marshall fired Brackley ahead and although Ryan Stockford equalised, Adam Budd and Charlie
POLICE investigating reports of drug dealing raided two houses in Kidlington yesterday. Five officers searched two houses in Cherwell Avenue at about 9.30am. Three people at the first house were detained while a search took place. Two were released
Plans for a new neighbourhood of 1,000 homes on the western edge of Witney have been submitted. They went in on Monday for the new estate, which has been on the cards for more than a decade. It will include a new primary school, shops
Have you ever thought how lucky you are if you can read this article without the aid of glasses? For many people there is no remedy available to correct their sight, and sight loss can affect a person’s independence more than any other disability (many
OXFORD MAIL GIRLS LEAGUE ANNA Jiminez led the way with a four-timer as St Edmunds saw off Woodley United 9-0 in the Under 15 League. It was only Woodley’s second defeat of the season and the scoreline flattered St Edmunds. But they took their chances
MAPS having been a lifelong passion of mine, as is immediately apparent to anyone entering my flat. I wonder, from the purely cartographical point of view, how long it would take people to accustom themselves to a rather strange, reduced UK, consisting
WE SHOULD all be worried by the profound concerns of the majority of health and social care professionals about the consequences of the Government’s Health and Social Care Bill, even after numerous amendments, delays and backtrackings, should it ever
Age in years: 76. What do you do? I attend many meetings as a councillor and as many functions as I can in my role as mayor, which I enjoy very much, especially when it is with children or charities. Where do you live? I live in Witney, which is
MIKE Rowley and Van Coulter both replied to my letter about the plans for the cricket ground in Barton Road (Thursday’s Oxford Mail ViewPoints). They seem to misrepresent what I said. Of course I never asserted that the city council “owns” the land
IN 1992, I was chairman of the Joint Environmental Trust for Abingdon when it was suggested that the Queen Victoria statue, created to mark her Diamond Jubilee in 1887, should be moved from Abbey Gardens to the Market Place where she was until the war
YOUR article about Mick Haines, the one-man campaigner in Marston (Oxford Mail, January 3) wrongly implies that Marston has been left behind. This is far from the truth and is an insult to the many local people who have worked together for improvements
Winter has well and truly arrived in Oxford, as this picture of Christ Church meadow clearly shows. The photographs, taken by Oxford Mail photographer Jon Lewis yesterday morning, show joggers and rowers enjoying the crisp air of a frosty morning
‘I Just Can’t Make It By Myself’ sang The King. As might Tony Warwick who, as the last remaining member of the Oxford Elvis Jailhouse Rock Fan Club, will be performing as ‘The Pelvis’ on Saturday, January 28, at the Folly Bridge Inn, Abingdon Road.
AN RAF sergeant accused of rape told police he and his accuser had been flirting together before a consensual sexual encounter. Stewart Fryatt is on trial at Oxford Crown Court charged with raping a 22-year-old colleague at RAF Benson last March. The
Jamie Perkin is hoping to follow in Jack Brooks’s footsteps by going from Minor Counties to first class cricket. The Oxford CC and Oxfordshire batsman won the Wilfred Rhodes Trophy for the highest batting average in his debut Minor Counties Championship
HE might be a Lonely Man in his Blue Suede Shoes, but Oxford’s last Elvis has decided its Now or Never to prove he’s not the only Hound Dog in this city. Tony Warwick, 45, from Jericho, has run the Elvis Presley Jailhouse Rock Fan Club for
Oxfordshire’s health authority is set to be the first in the UK to ban gluten-free food from NHS prescriptions to save £350,000 a year. If it gets given the go-ahead, it will affect thousands of county residents who get food such as breads, pastas,
FIRE crews have closed one lane of the northbound A34 between the Botley Interchange and Pear Tree after a crash this morning. The emergency services were called after two cars collided, but neither driver was trapped in their vehicles. Fire
A PUB in East Oxford has a new image following major refurbishment. The Oxford Blue, in Marston Road, was taken over by new owners last year and reopened shortly before Christmas. They are now organising monthly jazz sessions to reach out to music lovers
PLANS for a 185-home estate in Witney will be debated again on Monday. West Oxfordshire district councillors told developers to look again at the scheme after worries about parked cars blocking roads. The scheme has been redesigned and planning officers
FAMILIES across Oxfordshire are being asked to crane their necks and gaze at the stars as part of a campaign to track light pollution. Star Count Week 2012, which begins on Friday, is being organised by the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) and
