THE A329 at Stadhampton has reopened after being partially blocked both ways due to an accident involving three vehicles which also caused spillage. The South Central Ambulance service was called to the crash at 5.11pm by Thames Valley police.
OXFORD MAGISTRATES Terrance Kerrigan, 49, of no fixed address, admitted wilfully obstructing Sharon Wellstood in the execution of her duty in Oxford on July 20. Given a six-month conditional discharge and told to pay a £15 victims’ surcharge and
A MATHS error of two pence spotted by an eagle-eyed benefits assessor caught out a benefits cheat from Wantage. Abdalah Aminu, 35, was caught after making the 2p miscalculation while changing his wage slips, Vale of White Horse District Council
She may be Australian, but Pauline Conolly knows the Thames like the back of her hand. From her holiday house in Marlow, she spent 20 years exploring the towpath, walking along the river to the sea, from its source near Kemble in Gloucestershire
Following on from Oxford author Andrew Rosenheim’s last novel, Fear Itself, comes The Informant and the continuing tale of Jimmy Nessheim, ‘accidental’ FBI agent. Nessheim is refused entry into the US army on medical grounds, and now languishes
OXFORDSHIRE County Council has announced the launch of a new £1.2m bus service for commuters into Oxford. A contract has been awarded to Stagecoach which will run services from Thornhill and Water Eaton into Headington. The services will begin
THE founder of Didcot Film Club has been elected as a town councillor and has pledged to campaign to keep the Didcot Wave pool open. David Rouane, right, was elected as a Liberal Democrat town councillor for the Northbourne ward in a by-election
THERE was no better place to launch celebrations for the White Horse Folk Festival than by the Uffington White Horse itself. Dancers kicked off the weekend’s activities with an open-air show on Saturday morning. The five Morris dancing sides
OXFORD United legends past and present will mingle with fans at a celebration aimed at bringing the club’s community together. The event will officially launch fans’ group the Yellow Army and raise thousands of pounds to buy a new player in the
SPORTS clubs have welcomed plans for a “desperately needed” outdoor sports facility on the edge of Didcot. The plans would see 35 acres of sports grounds created next to 56 acres of commercial development on land next to the A4130 north of the
IT’S BEEN a tough four weeks of outdoor challenges and community projects for dozens of teenagers in Oxfordshire, but now all their efforts are coming to fruition. Seventy-five youngsters, enrolled on the Government’s National Citizen Service (
ALISON Theobald, 13-year-old Miss Temple Cowley, showed her skill at one of the stalls at Temple Cowley Middle School fete in 1980. A twist of the wrist, a flick of the ball and down came the cans to win her a prize. The fete, held in glorious
AN OXFORD policeman became a hero when he saved an elderly man from being crushed by a lorry. Pc Argyle was on duty in Magdalen Street on March 1, 1946 when he saw a military lorry veer out of control and head towards the man. He pulled him
OXFORD was slow to respond to calls for a blackout at the start of the Second World War. Many lights in the city were still showing on the night of Friday, September 1, two days before war broke out. People in private houses generally responded
LINDA Walker, in her bikini, was the star of this sideshow at the Wingfield Hospital fete at Headington, Oxford. Judging by the looks of the crowd, her appearance obviously caused quite a stir. But we’re not sure what was happening, other than
ANGLER Mr E S Wetherall was delighted with this catch – as he had seen it before. He had put the baby trout into the lake on the Mongewell estate, near Wallingford, in the 1920s. And in 1950, he caught the same fish, which had grown to more
OXFORD United players Peter Rhoades-Brown, right, and John Trewick were put on the spot when they attended a question and answer session at Fitzharrys School, Abingdon, in 1986. First-year pupils were asked whom they would most like to interview
FRED Harriss was aiming to help boost the UK’s export trade. The smith and engineer, from The Forge, Newland, Witney, was an expert in wrought-iron work and had made an ornamental window grille in 1969. It was to be shown with items made by
IT WAS just a load of old wood – until someone decided to knock a few nails in. A bit of imagination and a derelict field became an adventure playground for children at Slade Park in Headington, Oxford. Health and safety officials would probably
The village railway station was the pride of these two men. Ivor Townsend, left, and Arthur Jupp worked to make it the “showpiece of the Cotswold Line” between Oxford and Worcester. They coped with 20 trains a day, sold tickets, answered queries
Celebrity chef Paul Da Costa-Greaves drew in the crowds at Banbury Food Fair yesterday. The Liverpudlian chef ran free cooking demonstrations at the event, organised by Banbury Town Council, in Market Place. Families also enjoyed a variety
Volunteers and supporters of charity Oxfam’s music festival Oxjam showed their dedication by having the Oxjam logo tattooed on their bodies yesterday. About 10 people, including Oxjam Oxford organiser and lead singer of local band Duchess Katie
UHLSPORT HELLENIC LEAGUE TWO late goals saw Oxford City Nomads clinch a 2-1 victory at Brimscombe & Thrupp in the only Premier Division match of the day. Ben Prictor put newly promoted Brimscombe in front on 75 minutes. But Adam Loveridge
HOMELESS and sick eight years ago, Marianne Boyce’s life has changed for the better. Miss Boyce was running a stall at the Elder Stubbs Festival near Florence Park, Oxford, on Saturday, to raise money for Oxfordshire mental health charity Restore
Good morning everyone, it's another excellent Monday to be an Oxford United fan. Top of the table, maximum points, goals coming from everywhere - what's not to like? We're here for the next hour to talk about anything and everything U's-related
RAIL passengers faced delays yesterday after engineering work over-ran at Reading station. First Great Western warned its passengers that some trains running through the station would be cancelled or delayed. The Didcot Parkway to Penzance
A MAN was airlifted to Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital with serious injuries following a collision involving a motorcycle yesterday. A second man was taken to the hospital by ambulance after the incident on the A361 Banbury Road near Chipping
OXFORD children’s author Philip Pullman praised the Oxfordshire Reading Campaign and said talking to children was the key to reading success. The writer penned his award-winning fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials in the shed of his North Oxford
FA CUP: Extra preliminary round ARDLEY United gave Thame United a lesson in finishing as they reached the preliminary round with a 4-1 home victory. While Ardley had the balance of play, goalscoring opportunities were even, but it was the hosts
Calor League North Leigh 2 (Williams 5, Walcott 33 pen) Merthyr Town 1 (Prosser 88 pen) NORTH Leigh brought Division 1 South & West promotion hopefuls Merthyr Town down to earth with a battling victory at Eynsham Park. Goals from
Calor League Shortwood Utd 4 (Pritchett 37, 47, Culley 45, Haddock 59) Didcot Tn 1 (Joyce 64) A NEW-LOOK Didcot started their Division 1 South & West season unimpressively as they crumbled to a heavy defeat at Shortwood. The Railwaymen
OCA LEAGUE Division 1 Minster Lovell 249-4 (J Simpson 101no, N Harris 59, J Merriman 39), Broughton & NN 180-9 (J Walton 38, E Dunn 4-52, H Ebsworth 3-3). Hook Norton 198-8 (T Bartlett 69, D White 35, S Hunt 5-32), Chadlington 8-0 –
MINOR COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP Western Division Devon 233 (M Thompson 120no, K Penhale 4-50, C Keegan 4-85), Oxfordshire 49-6 (J Bess 4-9).
SKY BET LEAGUE TWO Torquay Utd 1, Oxford Utd 2. SKRILL NORTH Oxford City 1, Harrogate Tn 2. CALOR LEAGUE Premier Div: Banbury Utd 2, Chippenham Tn 0. Div 1 South & West: North Leigh 2, Merthyr Tn 1; Shortwood Utd 4, Didcot
Horspath claimed the Cherwell League Division 1 crown with three matches to spare with a seven-wicket victory against Buckingham. Patrick Foster took 8-44 as his side shot Buckingham out for just 87. The victory earns Horspath promotion to
Serious Cricket Home Counties Premier League Great & Little Tew slipped to a 53-run defeat at the hands of Dinton in Division 2 West. Set exactly 200 to win, the Oxfordshire side were skittled out for 146. The result leaves them still
Asa Hall admitted he could not believe his luck when a rebound fell kindly for the midfielder to seal Oxford United's win at Plainmoor. With the game in the balance after Torquay United had pulled a goal back to trail 2-1 going into the final 15
Chris Wilder emphasised the importance of having strength in depth as two substitutes scored vital goals to keep Oxford United top of the league. Sean Rigg and Alfie Potter were forced off with injuries, but their replacements, Asa Hall and James
Minor Counties Championship A DISMAL batting collapse put paid to a promising first day of Oxfordshire’s Western Division clash with Devon at Sidmouth. Oxfordshire lost six wickets for 39 runs to leave themselves on a perilous 49-6 overnight
MOTOGP OXFORDSHIRE’S Bradley Smith climbed into the championship’s top ten rankings for the first time after finishing eighth at Indianapolis. Smith, from Forest Hill, held fourth place on lap one before he slipped back into a fight with Andrea
Skrill North Oxford City 1 (Pond 42) Harrogate Town 2 (Worsfold 26, 30) OXFORD City’s second season at this level started with defeat at Marsh Lane as they were beaten 2-1 by Harrogate Town, writes MATTHEW BRUCE. Club president
FANS were treated to a display of model railways in Kidlington A variety of engine and carriage models filled about 75 tables in Exeter Hall in Oxford Road on Saturday. Buyers were spoilt for choice at the toy train collectors fair from 11am until
TWO motorcyclists were taken to Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital with minor injuries following a collision yesterday. South Central Ambulance Service staff were called to the accident by Thames Valley Police at 11.50am on the A34 northbound, close
THE HS2 high-speed rail line which would cut through north east Oxfordshire should be scrapped, a think tank has said. The Institute of Economic Affairs says the real cost of the project could be £80bn — almost double Government estimates.
A FATHER-OF-TWO who drink-drove to hospital after a friend fell and blacked out, has been banned from driving. Martin Pace, 36, had been drinking strong cider during the day on July 31 when the fall happened, magistrates’ heard. The forklift
OLIVER Braddy, seven has given the seal of approval to the choice of books used in the Get Oxfordshire Reading Campaign. The Stanford in the Vale Primary School pupil is not involved in the Oxfordshire Reading Campaign, but as his school is part
We ALL need to embrace change. Change does not mean dropping the essentials of the Christian faith, but allowing people to be more relaxed, writes Bede Gerrard, of the Greek Orthodox Church. As an Orthodox Christian, I am aware that many people
WHEN seven-year-olds were shown to be struggling to read in Key Stage 1 tests, education chiefs in Oxfordshire decided something had to be done. So the Oxfordshire Reading Campaign was devised to improve the average reading age of pupils at schools
WHY did the Thames Valley Police Chief Constable Sara Thornton hold a ‘headmistress’-style prize giving award ceremony to commend those ‘living’ retired police officers for their part in the investigation of the Great Train Robbery 50 years ago ?
THE Oxford Mail quite rightly had the outrageous rise in train fares as its lead story earlier this week (‘Fury over rail rise’, August 14). But while the report included comments from a wide range of people, including local MPs Andrew Smith and
SOMETIMES I wonder just how much more I could have achieved with my life if I’d only... hydrated. Yup, it’s a sad fact, and it’s not easy easy to admit, but while I’ve drank water every day, sometimes even Lucozade, I’ve never ‘hydrated’. And clearly
ECB U17 COUNTY CUP SEMI-FINAL Gloucestershire 236 (49.5 ovs, W Pascall 106, L Brock 4-33), Oxfordshire 150 (45ovs, I Ammadzai 3-15, J Gillett 3-38).
CHERWELL LEAGUE Division 1 Banbury 2nd 158-9 (C Thompson 41, S Miller 4-61), Shipton-under-Wychwood 128-2 (J Hunt 50, J Barratt 36). Buckingham Town 87 (P Foster 8-44), Horspath 88-3. Horspath are champions. Leighton Buzzard Town 149
SERIOUS CRICKET HOME COUNTIES PREMIER LEAGUE Division 1 Burnham 199-9 (50 ovs), North Mymms 201-7 (48.5 ovs, S Snell 55). Burnham 5pts, North Mymms 25. Tring Park 202 (44.5 ovs, W Jones 52, J Doyle 5-41), Harpenden 203-7 (48.4 ovs, G Cooper
SHAW GIBBS OXFORDSHIRE FOURSOMES LEAGUE Section 2: Studley Wood 3, Witney Lakes 0. Section 4: Carswell 1, North Oxford 2. Knockout: Feldon Valley 1, Chiltern Forest 2.
Serious Cricket Home Counties Premier League Banbury's outside chance of catching Henley at the top of Division 1 disappeared as they went down away to Slough. Chasing 248 for victory, the north Oxfordshire side fell well short as they were
Serious Cricket Home Counties Premier League Aston Rowant’s hopes of claiming the Division 2 West crown were badly hit as they slipped to a 25-run defeat at Harefield. It was all looking pretty good at halfway, as Rowant won the toss and opted
Serious Cricket Home Counties Premier League Oxford took over at the top of Division 2 West with a 66-run victory away to previous leaders Gerrards Cross on Saturday. Ian Crosby’s side are now 15 points clear in the race for the single promotion
Alan Knill had a sense of deja vu after watching his Torquay United side lose 3-1 at home to Oxford United. It was the same scoreline when the sides met in March. The scoring even followed the same pattern, with the Gulls pulling a goal back
Calor League Banbury Utd 2 (Morgan 42, Simpson 43) Chippenham Tn 0 BANBURY United got their Premier Division season off to the best of starts with a convincing home win over Chippenham Town. Two goals in two minutes from Aaron Morgan
In April of this year, The Book of Mormon musical arrived in London. By taking a swipe at young Mormon missionaries, it is actually ridiculing all religions, writes Jeremy Dick of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Rather than express
HAVING read that Oxford City Council has spent more than £44K on employing consultants in a ‘no holds barred’ forward approach, as stated by Councillor Colin Cook, I find this a complete waste of taxpayers’ money. What are we going to get? A glossy
THE city council should resist demands to refuse to renew the licence for the sex shop at 54 Cowley Road. The shop sells legally permitted publications and has been in business for many years. The arguments for forcing it to close are based
FOR years if you wanted to give directions to someone on how to get somewhere you would use pub names – such as “turn left at the Queen’s Arms and turn right at the King’s Head”. But now it’s turn left at Tesco, turn right at Sainsbury’s, go past
IN some areas of Headington, the levels of the air pollutant nitrogen dioxide (NO2) exceed the current EU annual air quality standard and residents are pressing for additional monitoring (August 5). This standard, however, does not differentiate
There are a number of wines from outside Italy that can go well with pasta but somehow Italian and Sicilian wines just work that little bit better when it comes to finding the perfect partner to this classic dish which comes in so many different forms
Firefighters put out two suspected arson attacks on cars in different parts of the county on Saturday. The first incident was behind the Bullnose Morris pub, in Ashmole Place, Blackbird Leys, at about 1am. Five aerosol cans were found in the
A TRADER has branded as a “disgrace” the way the Covered Market is run after closing his shop because of rising rents. Chocology was opened in 2001 but owner John Partington has said the rents Oxford City Council asks him to pay are the final straw
COLOURFUL and unusual classic motors filled Oxfordshire’s roads as drivers made their way to the Cowley Classic Car Show. The county’s rich car-making history was celebrated at Court Place Farm, Marston, yesterday, 100 years after William Morris
James Constable edged closer to a century of Oxford United goals with a stunning strike at Torquay United which the striker rates as his best. The 28-year-old chased a kick from Ryan Clarke and smashed a spectacular dipping 20-yard volley into
A by-election for the seat of the former Lord Mayor who stood down is being held on Thursday, September 19. City councillor Alan Armitage, right, resigned as Lord Mayor of Oxford in March following claims he made inappropriate comments to a schoolgirl
A WOMAN who crashed her car into a Co-op store near Witney escaped with minor injuries. The 53-year-old drove the car into the food shop in Main Road, Long Hanborough, shortly after 4pm on Saturday. She was treated at the scene for minor injuries
THE campaign to improve literacy among Oxfordshire’s schoolchildren has been hailed a huge success after pupils’ reading ages soared. The Oxfordshire Reading Campaign has improved the average reading age of participating primary schoolchildren
Skrill North OXFORD City manager Mike Ford has urged his players to learn from their mistakes after their 2-1 defeat to Harrogate Town, writes MATTHEW BRUCE. City were beaten just once during their pre-season campaign but were punished by their
A traffic order that will close Magdalen Road in East Oxford for 10 days comes into force today. Oxford City Council will carry out work on a surface water sewer towards the Iffley Road end. Vehicles normally have to go down Magdalen Road from
OUR Lady’s Abingdon school is holding its first Festival of Food on Saturday, September 14. The free event takes place at the school, off Radley Road, from 10am to 2pm with local food and drink producers setting up stalls. For further information
THE trial of a man accused of sexually assaulting and “poisoning” a teenage girl by giving her diazepam continued on Friday. Jamie Gardiner, of Colwell Road, Berinsfield, denies one charge of administering a noxious or poisonous substance with
SLIP roads along the A34 north of Oxford will be closed overnight from tonight until early next month. The Kidlington northbound entry slip road will be shut tonight, Islip northbound entry and exit slip roads tomorrow and Weston-on-the-Green northbound
IT MAY be a while before Cristiano Ronaldo graces the Kassam Stadium turf again but this summer Oxfordshire youngsters were given the opportunity to get the Real experience. The Real Madrid Foundation brought its youth coaching camps to the UK
TRADERS in Summertown are concerned about plans to build on a car park. It comes as Oxford City Council unveils consultation into its plans for the Diamond Place car park and Ewert House offices which are earmarked for development. The city
THE Ashmolean Museum will host the first joint exhibition of two of the 20th century’s most well-known modern artists for half a century. On show will be 20 paintings by Francis Bacon beside 20 sculptures and 20 drawings by Henry Moore. Called
VISITORS to Oxford Castle have been able to see an exhibition showcasing work of the Medical Art Society. Work of doctors, dentists and veterinary surgeons who are both retired and working has been up at the O3 Gallery for the past week, finishing
