Have started attending new baby classes at the doctor's surgery on a Wednesday. The midwife says it's an opportunity to meet other new mums and swap advice and tips, but it's so much more than that. Started to plan what myself and baby should wear the
A MAN found dead in his bloodstained flat was glassed and beaten around the head by two friends after a heavy drinking session, a jury heard. Guy Thomas' body was discovered by another friend, Stephen Hobbs, in the flat in Pound Way, Cowley, Oxford,
Families in Oxford have lost their battle to save 12 willow trees. Earlier this month, residents of Osney Island, West Oxford, staged a musical protest against plans to fell the trees, which line the River Thames in East Street. But officials in the
Healthy food seems to have proved a hit in Oxfordshire secondary schools as more pupils sign up for school dinners. Bucking a national drop in pupils taking school dinners, several county secondary schools have reported an increase since they cut out
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FAMILIES in Oxford have lost their battle to save 12 willow trees. Earlier this month, residents of Osney Island, West Oxford, staged a musical protest against plans to fell the trees, which line the River Thames in East Street. But officials in the
PUPILS from Brackley Junior School have been chosen to sing in the Schools' Proms at the Royal Albert Hall, London, next Wednesday. A 50-strong group from the school will join 400 other children from Northamptonshire to create a mass choir, which will
THE death of a well-known ex-footballer from Banbury, found unconscious while on holiday with friends, was a tragic accident, a post mortem examination has revealed. Malcolm Davenport, 50, was found in a street with severe head injuries while in Blackpool
THREE lucky readers can win music vouchers donated by Richard White, the owner of Chalky's Music Shop in Banbury High Street. The winner will get £50 of vouchers, the runner-up £30, and the third £20. The vouchers can be spent at Chalky's at any time
THE re-opening of Northampton's Royal and Derngate theatres is being celebrated this weekend with an open day at which visitors can explore the new building and watch a variety of exciting performances - all for free. The Return and Discover event -
CORONATION Street fans can win a meeting with one of the soap's most popular characters, thanks to a competition run by the Banbury Cake and the town's Christmas Lights Festival committee. Four readers can spend time with actor Andy Whyment, who plays
ALL 25 people arrested in connection with a Greenpeace protest at Didcot Power Station have now been released on police bail until January 2007. The protest, beginning on Thursday November 2 at around 5.30am, lasted almost 36 hours. It ended on Friday
All 25 people arrested in connection with a Greenpeace protest at Didcot power station have now been released on police bail until January. The protest, which began on Thursday at about 5.30am, lasted nearly 36 hours. It ended on Friday afternoon
RESIDENTS in an Oxford street lost their fight today to save 12 willow trees from being felled. Last week, Osney Island residents staged a protest against plans to fell the trees, which line the River Thames in East Street. But officials in the city
Three youths arrested before Oxford United's home match against Aldershot on Saturday have been released on bail. An 18-year-old was arrested on suspicion of violent disorder, a 17-year-old for affray and a 16-year-old for a public order offence.
MARLOW 0 BANBURY UNITED 2 A DEPLETED Banbury side put Marlow under pressure from the whistle in this FA Carlsberg Trophy second round fixture. United deservedly took the lead in the 14th minute when Matt Hayward was fouled in the penalty area. In
The runners, lead by disqualified 'winner' Colin Paton, (886), head off after the gun
Trevor Hunter crosses the line in second place in the men's race, only to discover that Colin Paton in first place has been disqualified, making him the winner
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Len Creo at 83-years-old was the oldest entrant. Last year he won the World Masters Walking Championship in Spain
The pain of running the 26-miles was clear to see on the faces of some runners
Abingdon United crashed out of the FA Trophy after an 8-4 preliminary round defeat against Hemel Hempstead Town. The match started controversially when, after two minutes, Anaclet Odhiambo had the ball in the net, but although referee Ian Rathbone awarded
Didcot Town extended their remarkable unbeaten away record to 19 matches with a 3-3 draw at Premier Division Chippenham Town in the preliminary round of the FA Trophy. In a scintillating match, Didcot can count themselves slightly unfortunate not to
Goalkeeper Alan Judge produced a superb display as a depleted Banbury reached the first round of the FA Trophy with a 2-0 win at Marlow. He was called upon on several occasions as Kevin Brock's men produced a workmanlike display. Banbury went in front
Oxford City, under the new management team of Justin Merritt and Mike Ford, suffered an embarrassing 5-1 defeat at home to Hillingdon Borough in Division 1 South & West of the British Gas Business Southern League. The result leaves the pair with plenty
Ardley United, under new manager Dan Still, came back from high-flying Slimbridge with a 2-1 defeat in the day's only Premier Division clash. After an even first half of few chances, Slimbridge, who have lost only one game so far, started the second
Abingdon Town threw away a two-goal lead as they lost 3-2 away to Wallingford in the preliminary round of the Linakar Insurance Brokers Cup. Paul Jezzard put them in front inside three minutes when he lifted the ball over home keeper John Shea, and
A goal in the dying seconds of extra time from Nathan Radbone saw Division 1 West outfit Clanfield stun their Premier Division opponents with a 1-0 win in the preliminary round of the Linaker Insurance Brokers Cup on Saturday. Neil Barrett should have
An Oxford climate change campaigner wants the Government to take unilateral action to ban power-hungry light bulbs within five years. Ministers are pressing the European Commission to make the switch to energy-saving bulbs "a priority". They are also
Despite a deluge of rain over the last two months, Oxfordshire gardeners still face prosecution if they use a hosepipe to water their plants. Nearly 50 per cent more than the average October rainfall fell in the county last month (83mm compared to 57mm
FOOTBALL NATIONWIDE CONFERENCE Oxford United 2, Aldershot 0. FA TROPHY 2nd qual round: Marlow 0, Banbury Utd 2; Hemel Hempstead Tn 8, Abingdon Utd 4; Chippenham Tn 3, Didcot Tn 3. BRITISH GAS BUSINESS SOUTHERN LEAGUE Div 1 South & West: Oxford
Britain's youngest MP Jo Swinson called in at Wootton's sub-post office, near Abingdon, and pledged her support for a "vital community life-line" for villagers. Miss Swinson, 26, is the MP for East Dunbartonshire and Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary
Oxford United boss Jim Smith admitted that the introduction of Steve Basham for an out-of-sorts Rob Duffy midway through the second half was a key moment in Saturday's 2-0 win over Aldershot. Leading scorer Duffy had a rare off-day in attack for the
I have given up on American men. Well, perhaps not permanently. I am living in Europe, after all, and during my first year at Oxford, I've ended up only going out with males from the USA. It has made me aware of the need to branch out. For I cannot say
What is to be done about the heartbreaking casualty figures on the county's roads this year? With 52 dead already by November, we are heading for a truly terrible record. Every one of the 52 deaths carries with it a tale of grief and shattered families
Has this country finally gone mad? A young Australian, obviously of British origin, comes to the UK to visit his sick grandfather and to look up a few cousins, but is given 48 hours to return to Australia. A convicted Serbian war criminal is given
I was delighted to read that plans for the redevelopment of the Westgate Centre in Oxford had been approved by the city council (Oxford Mail, October 31). However I was disappointed at the headline - Westgate: the last chapter? It implies that something
Previous River Cafe recipe books have been big, bold, glossy publications. This year, the emphasis on seasonality and the sourcing of ingredients remains the same, but the size of the books has been reduced. Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers have selected their
GETTING THE POINT Jenny Haddon & Elizabeth Hawksley (Floris, £9.99) If you want to know more about commas, paragraphs and semi-colons, but found Lynne Truss's Eats, Shoots & Leaves rather off-putting, then Jenny Haddon and Elizabeth Hawksley's useful
Friends of a teenager who died of cancer are to throw a party in his honour. Pals of Sam Foye, who died of non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma disease last month, are to hold a celebration of his life at Witney Football Club on Friday, December 1. They are also
To what lengths must a persecuted minority go, in order to dislodge a Government that pays lip service to tolerance, while allowing a free reign to religious fanatics? A terrorist fighting for his cause in a multi-faith society - yes, it's the old Gunpowder
DEPTHS Henning Mankell (Harvill Secker £16.99) Mankell says of this psychological thriller: "This story takes place in a borderland between reality and my own invention." His protagonist, Lars Tobiasson-Swartman, a naval hydrographic engineer, plumbs
Rifling Paradise Jem Poster (Sceptre, £7.99) Victorian landowner Charles Redbourne, a closet gay, is under a cloud after being implicated in the suicide of one of his workers. Remembering his youthful hobby of natural science, he mounts an expedition
An Oxford man nicknamed the "grandfather of British charity" was surprised with a lifetime achievement award by Victoria Beckham and a television crew in London last week. Joe Mitty, 87, has won a Pride of Britain award to recognise more than half a
Boris Johnson has turned movie star in a new film about the daily trials and tribulations of being Boris Johnson. The Henley MP agreed to present a short film, which can only be viewed on the Internet. The film - or vodcast, as it is known - gives
There is something deeply satisfying about Alison Hoblyn's novel The Scent of Water. On one level, it is a well-plotted story about Ellie, a middle-aged artist and widow, and the relationships she builds during and after a month-long garden course at
Centenarian Margaret Paxton missed out on her card from the Queen on the day of her 100th birthday. But her face lit up with smiles when it was delivered to her the next day - thanks to the Oxford Mail. The sprightly resident of the Lady Nuffield
The Spork is back. After seven years in the wilderness, it has taken up Dutch nationality and will soon be appearing in a shop near you. Indeed, if you live in north Oxford or in Burford it has already done so. Readers of this paper with long memories
Burglary rates shot up by a third in Oxford this summer. Thames Valley Police's latest figures revealed there was a 33.3 per cent increase in burglaries in the city between April and August this year, compared to the same period last year. Now they
Sailing across the Atlantic Ocean and climbing 40 metres up a ship's mast would top the list of many people's most challenging experiences. But when Anne Luttman-Johnson reaches the end of her four-week journey next month it will be even more remarkable
Fly-tipping is costing Oxford's taxpayers £447 a day, yet none of the culprits have been caught, the city council has revealed. The council received reports of 1,407 cases of fly-tipping in a five-month period over the summer. It is estimated the cost
A FEW short years ago, expressing satisfaction with a 21-point England defeat would have been unthinkable. But that is just how I felt at Twickenham yesterday after watching England lose to New Zealand. The match showed how far the world champions
Fans helped Oxford United into the record books on Saturday as the biggest crowd in years cheered on yet another victory. The table-toppers made it 19 games unbeaten in front of 8,185 spectators with a 2-0 defeat of Aldershot. The club was aiming
Two drivers died on Oxfordshire's roads at the weekend, bringing the county's death toll to 52 so far this year - 12 more than the whole of last year. The first incident was on Saturday at a notorious accident blackspot on the A415, close to Cokethorpe
An elderly woman escaped serious injury when she was knocked down by a 4x4 vehicle in Abingdon yesterday. The pensioner was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital,in Oxford, for treatment following the accident in Lady Eleanor Court, off Drayton Road,
Fire fighters were called to a house in Kibble Close, Didcot, today after a small fire broke out in the kitchen. No-one was hurt in the incident at 2am, which firefighters said was caused by food burning on an oven.
FAMILIES from Oxfordshire face a grim Christmas this year after losing thousands of pounds of savings in the collapse of festive hamper firm Farepak. Twenty families from Blackbird Leys, Oxford, and two from Bicester and Kennington, who jointly paid
BURGLARY rates shot up by a third in Oxford this summer. Thames Valley Police's latest figures revealed there was a 33.3 per cent increase in burglaries in the city between April and August this year, compared to the same period last year. Now they
FLY-TIPPING is costing Oxford's taxpayers £447 a day, yet none of the culprits have been caught, the city council has revealed. The council received reports of 1,407 cases of fly-tipping in a five-month period over the summer. It is estimated the cost
A WOMAN with learning difficulties who went missing during a shopping trip in Oxford has been found safe and well. Sarah Eddlestone, 41, was shopping with her father on Saturday in the centre of Oxford when she became separated from him. She went
SHOPS and homes in the Marston area of Oxford were left without power on Saturday, after a contractor cut through an electricity cable in the road. Sixteen properties in Cherwell Drive and Copse Lane were cut off at 10.40am on Saturday and another 32
THE trial of two Oxford people accused of murdering Guy Thomas starts today. Peter Rous, 32, of Pegasus Road, Blackbird Leys, and Sara Kingston, 33, of Foresters Tower, Wood Farm, have both denied the charge. Mr Thomas's body was found at his flat
TWO drivers died on Oxfordshire's roads at the weekend, bringing the county's death toll to 52 so far this year - 12 more than the whole of last year. The first incident was on Saturday at a notorious accident blackspot on the A415, close to Cokethorpe
THE skies over Oxford were lit up on Saturday night by an annual Bonfire Night extravanganza which has been a crowd-puller for almost 40 years. Between 12,000 and 15,000 people flocked to the city's South Park for the display organised by Oxford Round
FOR most people their workplace is just that - the place they work - but for one Oxford college secretary it is rather more significant. Liz Bird, of Ulfgar Road, Wolvercote, was born in the room she has worked in for the past 15 years. Ruskin College
SAINSBURY'S supermarket in Kidlington will be closed for a week while the final stage of refurbishment is carried out. The store will be closed from 6pm on Thursday, November 9, and will reopen on Thursday, November 16, at 9am. The work is being carried
A CHEF from Oxford is in with a chance of winning chef Gary Rhodes's Local Food Hero 2006. William Pouget, who owns and works at the Vaults and Garden Cafe in the University Church of St Mary, High Street, is one of eight people in the South-East regional
PARKING in Wallingford will be free from noon onwards on four consecutive Saturdays in a bid to boost trade in Wallingford in the run-up to Christmas, The free parking will apply to the car parks run by South Oxfordshire District Council, but will not
