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A SURVIVOR of breast cancer has spoken of how she used yoga to help her recover from a double mastectomy. Faringdon resident Loueze Miller, 52, turned to yoga to deal with the aftermath of her treatment in 2007. The mother-of-one has set up

YOU’RE never too old to try something new. At least that’s what the residents at the Henry Cornish Care Centre have been proving. Residents held their first art exhibition at the residential home in Chipping Norton. The gallery featured paintings

A COUNCILLOR has called for a review of a new £1.3m road scheme in Bicester due to safety concerns. Les Sibley says the area around four zebra crossings — two in Queens Avenue, one in St John’s Street and one in Banbury Road — is too dark, and

My family have been watermen on the River Thames since 1671, firstly at Marlow and – since 1832 – at Walton-on-Thames, writes Mike Rosewell. I was close to the action in my early years, seeing my grandfather and father called up at night to rescue

Charlie Longsdon reached another milestone in his burgeoning career when Harristown gave him his 300th winner with a surprise 20-1 success at Huntingdon, writes Russell Smith. It took the Chipping Norton trainer’s tally for the season to 65 winners

Triple jumper Nathan Douglas’s hopes of qualifying for next month’s World Indoor Champion-ships in Poland were dashed after he could finish only fourth at Sheffield. The Oxford City star’s best effort on Saturday saw him post 16.27 metres, which

THERE are major delays this evening on trains in the county because of a signalling problem at Banbury.  No trains are able to run through Banbury at the moment. The disruption is affecting Chiltern Railways trains between Bicester, Banbury

TWO vehicles have been involved in a collision on the A34 Western Bypass Northbound at the A420 Botley Interchange.  Delays are reported to the A4183 Oxford Road, Abingdon North.   

STRONG winds made light work of this huge tree in Bicester this afternoon. Residents watched as the tree toppled at about 2.30pm in Hunt Close. The victim of storm-force winds did not damage anything around it and was cleared by officers from

Tonight's Oxfordshire Senior Cup quarter-final clash between Oxford City Nomads v Ardley United has been postponed due to a waterlogged pitch at Marsh Lane. The tie has been re-scheduled for tomorrow night.

THE daughter of First World War poet Edmund Blunden is to speak at an Oxford University event. Margi Blunden will remember her father and his work at the First World War Poetry Spring School run by Oxford University’s English faculty on April 3

He says he would not be recommending it if it were not a good deal for Oxford. The extension has been approved. City councillor Colin Cook presents the strategy for the Covered Market. It sets out how the council will improve the market over

MORE than 1,400 customers are without power in areas across Oxfordshire.  Scottish and Southern Electric said 815 people were affected and it was working to restore power and hoped to do so tonight. Villages affected include Wheatley, Faringdon

THE roof of a block of flats in Rowland Close, Wolvercote, has blown off in the gale force winds.  Fire crews are at the scene.  More to follow.   

MOVE over David Beckham – Oxford City could become one of the top names in American soccer. Just days after the superstar former England captain unveiled plans to set up a new Major League Soccer (MLS) team in Miami, City president Thomas Guerriero

A DRIVER was injured this afternoon when a tree fell onto his Jaguar on the A420 near Faringdon. Police were called to the scene at about 2.20pm and the road has been closed at the Buckland crossroads with Oxford-bound traffic being diverted through

VOLUNTEERS raised nearly £3,500 in one week for local and national charities using their community shop. Led by charity champion Ray Collins, Wantage residents used the new shop, The Mix, on Mill Street, to raise funds for Cancer Research UK, Clic

Arsenal were on the end of an old fashioned thrashing by Premier League rivals Liverpool at the weekend. Four goals down inside 20 minutes was the beginning of the end for the Gunners and meant the game was over by half-time. It finished 5-

THE threat of a massive gravel pit being dug between Wallingford and Cholsey has been removed until at least 2030, according to new plans. Last year, the county council announced it was scrapping its existing minerals strategy after a planning

A COUNCIL has won an £83,000 Government grant to see if the Ardley incinerator can heat eco homes. Cherwell District Council had asked for £144,000 for a feasibility study to use steam from the Ardley incinerator to heat 6,000 homes and businesses

SCIENCE celebrities will descend on the county to share their passion for discovery, at this year’s Oxfordshire Science Festival. Comedian Robin Ince, broadcaster Jim Al-Khalili and Oxford physics professor Frank Close will be among those trying

A PAST president of Faringdon Rotary Club has been elected Oxfordshire’s new district governor. Tim Cowling will take over from John Greening on July 1. The role also covers Berkshire and parts of Buckinghamshire and Middlesex and Mr Cowling

LONDON Welsh hooker Andy Titterrell has announced his retirement from rugby with immediate effect due to a neck injury. Titterrell, 33, who joined Welsh at the beginning of the 2013-14 season from Edinburgh, has been forced to retire on medical

Oxfordshire County Council has been given a £4m windfall which it will use to reverse some cuts. The county council was given extra funding from central government in December and has now decided what to do with it. Some of the windfall comes

I FOUND it interesting and amusing to read that dear old Eric Pickles MP now says that the Government made a mistake by not dredging the rivers to prevent flooding and blamed the Environment Agency for providing poor advice. People have been telling

THE recent flooding in Oxford has caused huge problems to householders and to people trying to get around the city. The record rainfall has swamped the land around so that it cannot hold any more water. Clearly we need to try to work out the best

IN HIS letter (February 7), John Macallister refers to a lake south of Oxford. This lake was, in fact, the River Thames which, to the west of Oxford, was very wide, shallow and slow-moving and stretched from the rising ground at Jericho to the

I WATCHED the programme on BBC 2 on February 4, 'Inside The Animal Mind'. It got me thinking. We saw a raven collect stones to weigh down a trapdoor to retrieve a long stick so that it could hook out some food contained in a narrow container.

POLITICIANS are constantly telling us how wonderful it is to be a member of the EU yet no one has suggested we apply to the EU Disaster Fund for help. This is because they are selfishly focusing all their energies on trying to get themselves elected

IN response to Mr MacAllister’s letter (February 7), evidently he has not heard the old Oxford rhyme: At North-Gate and at South-Gate too St Michael guards the way, While o’er the East and o’er the West St Peter holds his sway. Oxford certainly

I THINK it’s great that after six weeks of flooding Mr Cameron has finally visited the Somerset Levels — what did he do — walk! Fair play to him for going to a specially arranged meeting with selected residents. I take it he was not man enough

Yes, says Ed Turner, deputy leader of Oxford City Council and the Labour group: THERE is a wealth of medical evidence to tell us that smoking in cars is enormously dangerous, especially to children. Smoke can linger in cars for hours, even with

A LITTLE bit of Switzerland came to Cutteslowe as a new scheme for illustrating the heights of proposed buildings was trialled in the area. Oxford City Council has been experimenting with a Swiss planning system that involves applicants showing

I NORMALLY save my annual rain rant for the April showers but given mother nature’s early gift of six weeks of non-stop rain I’m bringing it forward. I think we can all agree we are fed up of the rain. Luckily my house is perched on a hill so I

TEN years ago couple Tim Nicholson and Joanne Bowlt spent the night in a North African house dug underground to keep it cool. But they never imagined they would spend £60,000 on their own home in North Oxford to make it more environmentally friendly

OXFORD City Football Club supremo Thomas Guerriero is looking to set up a new team in the United States. Mr Guerriero, president of the Court Place Farm-based club, has revealed he is looking to set up a Major League Soccer side in Miami using

Oxford United have no plans to make a move in the loan market as key players return from injury to strengthen the side for their automatic promotion push. The window for temporary signings re-opened last weekend and will last until March 27.

ONE of the Government’s most senior cabinet ministers has made no promises of extra cash after visiting flood-hit Oxford yesterday. While Prime Minister David Cameron vowed at a press conference yesterday that “if money needs to be spent it will

YOU cannot accuse Thomas Guerriero, the Oxford City FC president, of thinking small. He’s now announced plans for a Major League Soccer franchise linked to City and his Oxford City University. He also wants to run an Oxford City TV station

THE Government is clearly on a PR offensive over the flooding, dispensing ministers off across the affected areas to look at what is happening on the ground. Oxford’s guest yesterday was the Communities Secretary Eric Pickles, who came to Botley

Warnings for snow, heavy rain and storm-force winds are in place across Oxfordshire today. A Met Office yellow warning has been issued, meaning residents should be aware that severe weather is possible over the next few days and could affect them

One city resident had a bit of fun amid the news of watery woes yesterday by mocking up this picture of a U-boat cruising down flooded Abingdon Road. Reader Alan Crowder sent in the image, and said: “Just spotted by my mate Chris Ledger cruising

LEWIS Howlett-Carpenter scored a dramatic winner as Oxford City lifted the Under 10 Knockout Cup with a 2-1 extra-time victory over Summertown Stars Wanderers. Howlett-Carpenter headed home a Charlie Fegan cross just two minutes before the full-time

THE leader of Oxfordshire County Council has branded motorists who drive along roads closed due to flooding as “ignorant” and “foolhardy”. County councillor Ian Hudspeth was speaking after the local authority received a large number of reports

OXFORD East MP Andrew Smith has urged Oxfordshire’s politicians to pull together to tackle the issue of flooding. He was in his constituency yesterday looking at some of the defences which have prevented homes from going under water. Mr Smith

THE Government has pledged to provide as many pumps as necessary to keep Botley Road open. The promise was revealed by county council leader Ian Hudspeth after talks with Eric Pickles. But the council leader admitted it will be a challenge

RESIDENTS and businesses in the Abingdon Road area are coping with rising flood water again, for the second time in five weeks. Businesses and residents said the situation so far was not as bad as last month’s flooding, when those living around

Oxfordshire Senior League Supersub Elliott Powell scored twice in extra time to give North Oxford Res a 3-1 home win over Eynsham Res in the Ivor Gubbins Cup quarter-finals. The two sides were locked together at 1-1 at full-time after North

OXFORD MAIL GIRLS LEAGUE STONESFIELD Strikers strolled to a 2-0 win against Barton United in the Under 13 League Cup. In a tie switched to Barton due to waterlogging, Stones-field dominated the first half of the Group A match. Katie Appleton

Original Swan are on the brink of being crowned Oxford City FA Premier Division champions following a 3-1 home win over Union Street. David Jennings cut through the Union Street defence, before shooting past Ace Edmunds to open the scoring in the

Rhys Bayliss notched a double as leaders Chipping Norton strolled to a 3-0 win at Witney Royals in the Witney & District FA Premier Division, writes Anthony Barlow. Warwick Thompkins got the other goal in one of only six games to survive the

Dorchester's 4-0 defeat at home to Kintbury Rangers has thrown the North Berks League Division 1 title race wide open, writes Phil Annets. Doubles for Charlie Allsop and Adam Drake brought unbeaten Kintbury to within four points of the leaders

SURELY the nation’s keenest knitters would be jealous of this creation. Knitters at the Pegasus Theatre have created a 150m long scarf – big enough to go around the entire building on Magdalen Road. More than 20 people took part in creating

A LAP-DANCING club has lost a last-ditch appeal against Oxford City Council’s decision to refuse its licence and must now close. Al Thompson, the owner of The Lodge, in Oxpens Road, launched a court challenge to the council’s decision. Last

More than half the average rainfall for February in Oxford has fallen so far this month, according to geographers at Green Templeton College. Dr Ian Ashpole said: “I would certainly say that we have had way over half of the expected monthly rainfall

WATER levels in many rural areas were yesterday dropping, but experts have warned they may rise again. River levels on the Thames have held steady, or even dropped in places such as Dorchester and Northmoor, data yesterday showed. As of yesterday

Nearly 20,000 sandbags have now been delivered across Oxfordshire by the county and district councils. Sandbag dumps in Oxford include sites at the Duke of Monmouth pub, in Abingdon Road, and by PC World, off Botley Road. The county council

ONE of the first gay couples to marry in the county say they are proud they will be paving the way for others. Mark Dineen O’Brien and Jonathan O’Brien will wed in June, three months after same sex marriage becomes law. The Marriage (Same Sex

BIKES are practical, healthy and environmental but they are not usually considered romantic. Yet for the women of Beryl’s Night, they provided some loved-up inspiration for their hand-made Valentine’s Day cards. Beryl’s Night is a regular evening

ABINGDON Road buses will continue to be diverted via Iffley Road today and there will be one train an hour travelling from Oxford and Didcot. Oxford Bus Company’s City X3, X13 and 300 park-and-ride service will continue to be diverted along Iffley

Our flood blog is running (left) and includes things like this interview with firefighters about their fight to keep the water back in Botley Road We now have videos from the Oxford Union for you to watch. Last night's upload was Christine

A LARGE number of roads across Oxfordshire remained closed yesterday. Oxfordshire County Council closed 32 roads across the county and warned people not to remove or tamper with signposts. It said the fire service attended a number of incidents

KEANE Males and Elliot Howells smashed doubles as Greater Leys Youth won the Under 13 C League title with a 7-2 victory over clubmates Greater Leys Kites. Deshaun Kimani-Jack and Taylor Turton were on target for Kites, but their efforts proved

FARMERS in West Oxfordshire say they have seen about 1,000 acres of land disappear under water in the floods. Low-lying land in rural areas west of Witney, including Aston, Cote and Chimney, has been rendered unusable. Tim Hook, 32, says he

A TOTAL of 17 flood warnings from the Environment Agency were still in place on the Thames, the River Windrush, and the River Thame last night. River levels continued to drop today across most of Oxfordshire yesterday but heavy rain is predicted

BUSINESSES and residents in the Abingdon Road remain concerned about the threat of more bad weather this week. More rain is expected today and businesses that have already lost thousands of pounds are waiting to see what will happen next. Nisa

GILES SPORTS WITNEY YOUTH LEAGUE CHARLIE Pieton and Miguel Zilvetti fired doubles as Launton won 5-1 at home to Ducklington in the Under 15 Knockout Cup. George Coombes completed the scoring for Launton, who dominated the third-round clash.

PEOPLE can find out more about Bicester’s clay Chesterfield style sofas which form part of the art work at the bus stops in the £70m Pioneer Square development. Artist Rodney Harris will give a talk about his sofas and the hand-carved wallpaper

A NURSE who threatened to “slit the throat” of the daughter of a quadriplegic patient could be struck off if she is found guilty of misconduct. When the daughter, referred to only as Jennifer, insisted her father needed a doctor Greta Muvuti threatened

A 20-YEAR-OLD boxer used Facebook to contact underage girls for sex, Oxford Crown Court heard yesterday. Clinton Townsend, who was a successful member of the Oxford Boxing Academy, is on trial accused of having sex with young teenage girls and

BINS have been searched, posters put up and dozens of leaflets posted to residents. As the hunt for clues goes on, a cash reward is on offer of £145. But the search being conducted is not for a person – it is for one little boy’s lost toy monkeys

FROM working with schools to attending calls for crime, it has been a varied three years for PCSO Lori Jones. But now she is bidding farewell to the Rose Hill, Littlemore and Iffley neighbourhood policing team tomorrow. PCSO Jones is moving