DEDICATED town clerk Andrew Rogers, pictured, who is retiring today, has been praised for his efforts on behalf of Wallingford. Mr Rogers, a former bank manager, took over from Pat Dawe as town clerk in 1998, embarking on 14 years of service for
IF YOU go down to The Magic Cafe, be sure of a big surprise. Into The Forest, a free exhibition of woodland-inspired paintings and drawings by Oxford artist Miriam Jangles, pictured, is on display at the Magdalen Road cafe until tomorrow. Miss
A SUMMER study group learnt gardening tips for this time of year at the University of Oxford Botanic Garden on Tuesday. Visitors were given a tour of the gardens and were advised about pruning and cuttings techniques for the summer months.
Celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson is backing a campaign to raise funds for the Abingdon charity Against Breast Cancer. He said: “I’ve donated some of my favourite tea-time recipes, which are included in the fundraisers’ information pack, and
RAF sergeant Tom Buxton has teamed up with primary school teacher Paul Atkins to ride more than 130 miles in 24 hours for charity. The pair will travel from Bampton in North Devon to Bampton in West Oxfordshire on September 3 to raise funds for
A SPORTS tutor has shown what he is made of after cycling 170 miles across the country in just two days. Mark Carpenter, 31, from Langford Village, Bicester, was inspired to take part in a coast-to-coast ride between Morecambe and Bridlington, named
Six teenage gymnasts cartwheeled their way round a race course to raise £900 for Cancer Research UK. Becky Evans, Sophie Everett, Gabrielle Jackson, Cossette Jackson, Laura Stockwell and Abi Woodliffe-Thomas, aged between 14 to 19, took part in
Today we launch a new campaign, designed to help some of Oxfordshire’s unemployed find a job. National statistics show that when looking for a job, 75 per cent of people turn to their local media first for help. Here at the Oxford Mail, we recognise
Jack Shardlow and Stephanie Browne won the Sara Allday Memorial Mixed Doubles Tournament at Kings Sutton, beating Jordan Robinson and Helen Loggin. They are pictured receiving the trophy from Chris Scott, representing sponsors Hamptons International
CHILDREN at an Oxfordshire school are getting on board a double-decker bus to help drive their love of reading. The former London bus is Stadhampton Primary School’s new library. It helps the school deal both with growing demands on space and provides
Budding young jockey Charlie Deutsch, who is based with Chipping Norton trainer Charlie Longsdon, has won a national point-to-point award. The teenager captured the Wilkinson Sword prize – sponsored by Dodson & Horrell Ltd – for the leading
Oxford RL coach Tony Benson has warned his side not to get complacent when they face strugglers University of Gloucestershire All Golds in Kingstone Press Championship One at Iffley Road on Sunday (3). Although the visitors have lost their last
SATURDAY CRICKET SERIOUS CRICKET HOME COUNTIES PREMIER LEAGUE Div 1: Banbury v Burnham. Div 2 West: Great & Little Tew v Falkland, Oxford v Aston Rowant. CHERWELL LEAGUE Div 1: Buckingham Tn v Twyford, Great Brickhill v
THEY may look like comfy Chesterfield sofas, but they are actually made of bricks. These new sofas dotted along Manorsfield Road form part of the public art within Bicester’s new £70m town centre redevelopment. Elsewhere in Pioneer Square,
Jordan Bachelor flies the flag for Oxfordshire when the UK’s top youth talent comes to town this weekend. The third round of the Red Bull Pro Nationals will take place at Culham Park, near Abingdon, tomorrow and Sunday. The 17-year-old former
North Leigh will host Eastleigh as part of their build up to the Calor League Division 1 South & West season. The Millers entertain the Conference South side, who are managed by former Oxford United midfielder Richard Hill, on Saturday, July
Oxford City’s Mark Jones edged out host club’s Malcolm Rose in the Oxonian ten-mile club event at Southmoor. Jones won in 20mins 59secs, from Rose (21.01) and Mid Oxon’s Eamonn Deeley (21.08) in third. Claire Valance completed a double for
Oxfordshire 14 & under players Harrison Ridge and Asha Badiani booked their places in the national finals of the HSBC Road to Wimbledon competition. It followed their respective wins in the county finals at the White Horse Tennis and Leisure
THE new tenants of one of Oxford’s oldest pubs will decide whether it will remain a gay bar. But the estate agent marketing the The Jolly Farmers in Paradise Street says it looks likely to continue as a LGBT – lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
Wilf Bennett Trophy STEWART Laudat’s rapid century helped holders Oxford defeat Oxenford by 50 runs in the first round. Laudat hit 101 not out from 67 balls in Oxford’s 194-2, which proved more than enough despite the hosts using nine bowlers
A cyclist who died after falling off his bike near Abingdon has been named. Mark Orchard, 53, of Mons Way, Abingdon, was found lying in Brumcombe Lane, near Bayworth, at about 7.15am on Monday. He was taken to Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital
LET’S get straight to the bad news: the price of your Oxford Mail will increase to 65p from Monday. I know this will not go down well with many readers, given that we are living in straitened times, with the economy stagnant. However, it is
The Davidstow Village Cup DARREN Risden is backing his Tiddington players to stay cool again when they host Rockhampton in Sunday’s first national round (1pm). Tiddington showed plenty of nerve to defeat Horspath in the Oxfordshire final, which
DRIVERS in Abingdon faced delays this morning after a driver crashed his car into a ditch. The accident happened after 9am on Dunmore Road, close to the junction with Hanson Road, and traffic is now flowing again in the area. It is not yet
AS chief executive of Girlguiding, I wish to address a number of major inaccuracies that appeared in the letter ‘Dismissing Christian Faith’ (Oxford Mail, June 25). Firstly, Mrs Alba Thorning’s assertion that I have “decided that there is no place
Kimi Raikkonen says he has not made any decision about his future in the wake of Red Bull driver Mark Webber's decision to leave Formula 1. Raikkonen, who races for the Enstone-based Lotus team, has been linked with a move to Red Bull. Asked
Four cars were damaged in a fire police are treating as suspicious. The blaze in an underground car park in St Margaret’s Road at 2.30am on Wednesday damaged a Ford Fiesta, a Renault Megane, a Honda Jazz and a Jaguar S-Type. Call police on 101
SHE was in her early 20s, everything about her was calculated to catch the eye and turn heads of Wednesday’s market shoppers. Beautiful is not too strong a word. Her brief yet fashionable skirt showed off legs that would surely have challenged
I VISITED the Westgate consultation and found the staff most informative. The plan is to cut the present bus routes through Old Greyfriars Street (which does suffer from two sets of traffic lights at two sharp corners, which mean two buses cannot
THIS letter is sent in support of Tony Brett, Oxford’s Deputy Lord Mayor, who has been attacked by campaigners who describe themselves as anti-fascist. They started an online petition to demand his resignation as well as the usual torrent of attacks
SELECTING housing development sites often requires compromise. There must be no compromise, however, when locations are detrimental to health. This is as pertinent when local air is polluted as when local land is contaminated. The proposed
MATCH-WINNER Jonny Cater believes Oxfordshire can go on and challenge for the Western Division title after their five-wicket victory over Cornwall. Cater’s two unbeaten centuries in the match at Truro underpinned the win alongside left-arm spinner
Would-be burglars fled after unsuccessfully attempting to smash the windows of a home in Rowlands Close. Police are seeking witnesses to the incident at 10.30pm on Thursday, June 20. Call 101 with information.
OXFORD: Travellers have pitched up at the Kassam Stadium overflow car park. It is believed they are the same group which was moved on by police earlier in the week after parking at Oatlands Road Recreation Ground, off Botley Road. They had
I READ Glyn Limmer’s letter (ViewPoints, June 26) about GM foods and thought what a lot of nonsense. Like all living things, plants produce variations over time, which is, of course, how they evolve. Humans have, since ancient times, noticed
THERE will be two debutants on show when Oxford host Aston Rowant in tomorrow’s Division 2 West derby. The experienced Tim Sutton comes in for his Oxford bow, while 16-year-old Tom Condon makes his maiden appearance in Rowant’s first team.
WORK has started on the site of the controversial Blavatnik School of Government building in Oxford. The building, in Walton Street, is being funded by a £75m donation from US businessman Leonard Blavatnik. It was given permission last month, despite
TRIBUTES have poured in for a young man killed when his car swerved off a rural road and hit a tree yesterday. The 22-year-old has been named locally as Joe Fairhurst from Abingdon. Mr Fairhurst died at the scene of the crash on Abingdon Road
A University of Oxford professor will be made a Dame Commander during a ceremony today. Carol Robinson, professor of physical chemistry, was recognised for services to science and industry. She was named in the New Year’s Honours List and will
Suspected arson attacks have destroyed two cars. Fire crews were called at 10.17pm to Abingdon Road, near the Redbridge Park and Ride. A crew was also sent to deal with a red Austin Maestro in Normandy Crescent, Cowley, at 3.52am. The Oxfordshire
IT is a world-renowned prize that has been honouring writers of fiction for more than 40 years. And now book lovers can have a sneak peak behind the prestige of the Man Booker Prize, as a selection of its archive goes on display. The exhibition
SUDDEN heart failure killed a military engineer in Kuwait, Oxfordshire Coroner’s Court has heard. Alan Rowland, of Brewer Close in Steventon, near Abingdon, was working in Kuwait as a military transport engineer when he died on May 1 last year.
BUSINESS leaders have called on Oxfordshire’s transport authority to examine whether a light railway could be the solution to the A40’s “endemic” traffic problems in West Oxfordshire. Railfuture Thames Valley and other groups are calling on Oxfordshire
A pedestrian was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital with head injuries after a collision involving two cars. The 35-year-old man is not believed to have been seriously hurt. Police were called at 7.21am yesterday, after the collision at the
Chris Wilder has got his man after striker Dave Kitson agreed a deal with Oxford United. The ex-Reading, Stoke and Sheffield United forward yesterday signed a two-year contract at the Kassam Stadium. And Wilder was delighted his hard work in
THE tears flowed for Royal Navy veteran John Barnard yesterday as he was recognised at last for his efforts during the Second World War at a ceremony in Portsmouth. Great-great-grandfather Mr Barnard, 88,from Kennington, served as an able seaman
SCOTTISH & Southern Electric has apologised after 10,000 homes in Oxford lost power for about 40 minutes last night. It said a sub-station’s safety features were triggered at about 9pm. Spokesman Lisa Marchi said: “We would like to apologise
YOU have been found guilty by a jury of a series of sexual crimes of the utmost gravity. The offences involved the exploitation and abuse of young, highly vulnerable girls in the Oxford area over a long period. On occasions the depravity was extreme
ALTHOUGH many people would be very happy to see the seven brutal, depraved members of the Bullfinch gang rot in jail until they die, Judge Peter Rook has certainly applied the full weight of the law available to him. The ordeal that their six young
Girl 1 ‘We hope publicity will lead to action’ "THIS has been a long and harrowing trial for our family to bear. We are so pleased that the brave young girls who gave evidence have seen justice and we want to thank each one of them for
POLICE SENIOR Investigating Officer Simon Morton, of Thames Valley Police, said: “This is a great result for the victims. At last they can see justice has been done. “The girls can now start to move on with their lives knowing the men that
MEMBERS of a gang that abused young and vulnerable girls as part of a sadistic child prostitution ring will serve at least 95 years in jail. A judge at the Old Bailey told the men yesterday they had caused “immense psychological harm” to the girls
THE headteacher of one of Oxford’s most prestigious independent schools is waging war on perfection. From September, Oxford High School is to launch a new project dubbed ‘The Death of Little Miss Perfect’. Across all subjects, girls at the
PEOPLE will be able to get a flavour of life during the Second World War at tomorrow’s Bicester carnival. Newly-formed Bicester Home Guard Living History Group will re-enact wartime roles with weapons and military vehicles. The group will take
