Saddam Hussein's dramatic capture by US forces in Iraq has been welcomed by Muslims and peace protesters in Oxfordshire -- but they insist it does not justify the war. Hojjat Ramzy and his family watch the news The former Iraqi dictator is in US custody
Arsenal supporter Matthew Boyd, from Abingdon, is the envy of his schoolmates. Not only has he rubbed shoulders with his hero Thierry Henry, pictured, but was the Gunners' mascot at the San Siro stadium in Italy for the Champions League match against
Dr Martens League Eastleigh 6, Banbury Utd 1 Banbury's seven-match unbeaten run came to an abrupt end in the first 12 minutes of Saturday's Dr Martens Eastern Division match. During that time, the visitors found themselves 3-0 down, and there was no way
Arlesey Tn 1, Oxford City 0 Oxford City, under new manager Andy Sinnott, were cruelly denied a point from Saturday's Ryman League Division 1 North trip to old rivals Arlesey on Saturday. The home side grabbed the winner three minutes into stoppage time
NATIONWIDE LEAGUE Div 3: Oxford Utd 2, Carlisle Utd 1. FA VASE 3rd round: Southall Tn 0, North Leigh 2. RYMAN LEAGUE Div 1 North: Arlesey Tn 1, Oxford C 0; Thame Utd v East Thurrock pp. Div 2: Edgware Tn 3, Abingdon Tn 4. DR MARTENS LEAGUE Eastern Div
Managers at Oxford's new multiplex cinema are already planning expansion, before it opens for business. The Ozone Cinema in Grenoble Road was being officially launched on December 15, with a reception for Oxford United season ticket holders. The following
Tables were turned on the manager of Didcot Civic Hall as he became the target of a This is Your Life-style presentation to mark his retirement. The event for Mike Freeland was attended by more than 70 members of his family -- including his daughter Angela
A Jamaican woman who was caught in Oxford hiding 70 wraps of cocaine was jailed for three and a half years. Jennifer Minott, 38, pleaded guilty to possessing the drug when she appeared at Oxford Crown Court. She denied two other counts of possessing cocaine
A raffle for a new car raised more than £27,000 for the Sobell House hospice in Oxford. The raffle was won by Margaret West, from Shrivenham, who received a new Renault Clio worth £7,500. It was donated by the Abingdon-based Cross Roads garage group.
JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy has been named Britain's favourite book in the BBC's Big Read contest. The former Oxford University professor's classic fantasy topped the votes closely followed by Oxford author Philip Pullman's trilogy, His Dark
A man who admitted two counts of affray in Oxford is to be sentenced next month. Barry Lawson, 22, of Cowley Road, Oxford, pleaded guilty to affray in the car park of the Westgate Hotel, Botley Road, on September 13, and also inside the Railway Club,
FA VASE Southall Tn 0, North Leigh 2 A goal just before the end of each half earned North Leigh victory away to Southall Town in yesterday's third round tie to secure a place in the last 32 of the FA Vase for the first time. The clash between the last
In a break with recent tradition, many buses and the park-and-ride services in Oxford will be running on Boxing Day and New Year's Day. The Oxford Bus Company has responded to requests from traders, hospital managers and Oxfordshire County Council to
Tory MP Robert Jackson has accused his party leader Howard's opposition to top-up tuition fees for universities as being "so wrong and deeply unprincipled". The former higher education minister, who represents Wantage, said he was ashamed of the party's
SIR -- Elites are an essential fact of nature. History and science fiction warn us that striving to create false equality is pointless, counterproductive and downright cruel. If we insist on increasingly sending those of barely average intelligence to
Wallingford town councillors found themselves in a dilemma over plans to build homes on the edge of the town. They had been asked by South Oxfordshire District Council to comment on plans for the Winterbrook area. The plans proposed demolishing buildings
Talks are taking place between Chipping Norton Town Council and West Oxfordshire District Council in a bid to keep the town's open-air swimming pool open. The pool, which is owned by the district council, was due to close last year after a new indoor
A widow who has raised more than £50,000 for kidney patients unveiled a plaque in memory of her husband at the hospital where he was treated. June Keep with the new bath June Keep, 70, handed over a cheque for £4,000 to the renal outpatients ward at the
Oxfordshire Senior Cup Ardley Utd 4, Quarry Nomads 2 Ardley booked a third-round tie with Oxfordshire Senior League contenders Charlton-on-Otmoor after seeing off Quarry Nomads. Quarry opened the stronger and would have gone ahead except for the brilliance
Cherry Red Records Hellenic League Didcot Tn 0, Bishops Cleeve 1, Didcot slipped to a third home Premier Division defeat of the season on Saturday, but remain top of the table. Andy Parrott, Jamie Heapy, Ian Concannon and Grant Goodall all went close
Children from a Bicester school have made part of a tapestry that will be displayed at the Commonwealth Games in 2006. Every pupil from Brookside School, in Bucknell Road, has been involved in creating the artwork, from its design to sewing intricate
An early years unit for children on a Banbury estate has won a quality award only two years after opening. The Hardwick Community School Early Years Unit has been presented with the Oxfordshire Quality Assurance Mark. It offers equal opportunities to
"We got him!" -- Paul Bremer's opening words at the press conference announcing Saddam Hussein was in custody were predictable Hollywood. Perhaps he was trying to inject uncharacteristic modesty into the achievement. Saddam was caught like a rat, said
LATE-NIGHT buses from London are now dropping passengers at a secure stop in Oxford to stop them being targeted by robbers. Stagecoach decided to drop Oxford Tube passengers at Thornill park-and-ride instead of a layby on the A40 near Sandhills after
Villagers in Stanton St John have put up '20mph Now' signs to campaign for tougher speed restrictions. But planners are worried traffic calming could spoil the village's conservation area, which includes the Church of St John the Baptist, a Grade I listed
An investigation was under way today after documents detailing how the secretive honours system works were leaked. Ministers were accused of debasing the honours system after it emerged that Oxfordshire tennis star Tim Henman was recommended for an OBE
Two men denied a violent assault when they appeared at Oxford Crown Court. Robin Williamson, 27, of Dashwood Road, Rose Hill, Oxford, and Jason James, 31, of Luther Street, Oxford, both denied assaulting Sebastian Day on June 17. The case was adjourned
Three years to the day after the death of Ross Doyle, an appeal to anyone who knows the identity of his killers was made at half-time on Saturday at the Oxford United home match against Carlisle. Football enthusiast Ross was knocked down and killed by
SIR -- I am astonished at the intolerance shown by Wallingford's mayor to people who wish to wear white poppies at the town's Remembrance ceremony (Oxford Mail, December 11). The white poppy was chosen by members of the Co-operative Women's Guild who
SIR -- The announcement that Oxford University has received £3m from the National Heritage Memorial Fund to buy Mary Shelley's Frankenstein manuscript and other documents from the Abinger papers for the Bodleian Library is the latest in a new wave of
Oxfordshire-based hi-tech company Torex said its £700m merger with rival Isoft was still on track, despite uncertainty surrounding the deal. Last week, the Office of Fair Trading said it would take the Competition Appeals Tribunal to court for overturning
