Oxford United are reducing ticket prices for their FA Cup fourth qualifying round tie against Blue Square South club Thurrock at the Kassam Stadium on October 24. Adults will pay £12 in advance, or £14 on the day of the match, for the Oxford Mail Stand
OXFORDSHIRE MPs face fresh scrutiny over their expenses claims after the findings of an independent audit was released. Former civil servant Sir Thomas Legg has written to all 645 MPs following his inquiry into allowances during the past five years
A DANCE group is appealing for help to raise money to compete in a European championship. Unleashed – a street dance group made up of 19 girls from Cassington, aged 12 to 16 – have qualified to compete at the European championships of the United Dance
A CENTRE for young people is to receive more than £1m of improvements. It is hoped the investment will help attract hundreds of children and teenagers to Witney Young People’s Centre, in Witan Way. The £1.12m scheme, which is being funded by Oxfordshire
COMMUNITY groups have hit out at Vale of White Horse District Council after it was revealed the council’s finances were in turmoil. Council officials mistakenly added more than £700,000 to its reserves and counted Government grants twice. As a result
THREE men were arrested today in connection with a suspected rogue trader operation believed to have cost taxpayers in Oxfordshire more than £120,000. Dawn raids were carried out at three properties in Swindon by Oxfordshire County Council’
BMW has complained to the Crown Prosecution Service that a judge was falsely told a teenage mugger worked at the Mini plant. Carl Jameson was jailed for 27 months yesterday after robbing a Swedish tourist at knifepoint in Oxford and then holding up an
A FORMER Butlins Redcoat is returning to Oxfordshire to run the pub he lived in as a child. James Lay has teamed up with his father, Paul, to reopen the Lamb & Flag at Longworth, near Abingdon, after it shut earlier this year. The Lays ran the pub for
THANK YOU, thank you, thank you, to the persons who made the decision to allow passengers to board the No 16 bus in Castle Street again. Our next hurdle is to hope we, the residents of Donnington, Florence Park and Littlemore can have the No 16 bus running
I FIND the recent exhibition of the few remaining bones of St Thèrèse Martin in the Oxford Oratory macabre and obscene, a return to medieval days when the bones of various saints were hawked around the country for the financial and influential
I AM putting out a plea from my heart to the person who stole a little Senegal parrot, called Billie. The person who took him, last Monday, about 5pm, probably thought that he was for sale, but in actual fact he was very much someone’s pet. I know the
WANTAGE Magistrates’ Court could be closed for good, the Ministry of Justice announced today. The ministry has placed the court on a list of 21 in England that face closure in a bid to save money. A decision on its future will be made following a consultation
HOLIDAYMAKERS will be able to board international flights from Oxford for the first time this winter when the city’s airport begins weekly flights to Geneva. From December 19, London Oxford Airport in Kidlington will operate a weekly Saturday departure
OF COURSE Barack Obama (Mail, October 10) should have received the Nobel Peace Prize. For United States voters to elect a black man with a Muslim background to be President of the world’s most powerful nation is a huge step forward. Since then President
In RESPONSE to the article on vaccine safety (Mail, October 7),Oxford father Tony Bateson is correct to be worried about the mercury preservative Thiomersal. Mercury is, in fact, a graded poison and is listed as such in American labs. It is the second
I WAS pleased to see the report by Emily Allen concerning loss of OAP wardens (Mail, October 13). My mother lives in sheltered housing in Botley where there is a resident warden. But unfortunately he is now part of the floating warden system. It was
ONE of the founding restaurants of the Oxford Castle development has closed with the loss of 19 jobs. The branch of upmarket burger chain Tootsies is one of 10 to be closed by administrators BDO, which was appointed yesterday, after parent company Clapham
ABINGDON High Street is to undergo a “much needed” £450,000 facelift in a bid to pull in more visitors. Work to install a new pavement and kerbstones to make the shopping area more attractive started on Monday. And there are also signs the green shoots
Harry Hall hit a five-timer as Charlbury Town Youth beat Carterton Colts 7-0 in the Under 15 B League of the Giles Sports Witney Youth League. Alex Metcalfe and Harry Turner completed Charlbury’s magnificent seven. Highfield Juniors ran out 3-2 winners
ITS visitors are more used to the classical music of Mozart and Beethoven, but this month Oxford University’s Sheldonian Theatre will be playing host to a very modern sound. Stornoway – one of Oxford’s top new bands – are to perform in a pioneering concert
HUNGER turned to horror for an Oxford woman when she found her box of chocolates crawling with insects and maggots. Hannah O’Donnell, 21, made the find after opening the Guylian box as a mid-morning treat at the Abingdon campus of Abingdon
WHEN children asked for new facilities for their village playground, parish councillors knew they were in for a lot of hard work. But two years on – and following a marathon fundraising effort by villagers – youngsters in Leafield, near Witney, are happily
AN INCINERATOR at Sutton Courtenay looks set to win planning permission, despite the scheme losing out on the contract to deal with Oxfordshire’s waste. Protestors are furious Oxfordshire County Council officers have recommended councillors
A FUNDRAISING campaign to build a new drop-in centre offering support to people with cancer in Oxford has nearly reached the £800,000 mark. Maggie’s Oxford, which operates from a temporary building at the Churchill Hospital in Headington, wants to build
CHILDREN have been using the work of a local artist as inspiration for a poetry competition. Chipping Norton School teamed up with Irene Tyack, who lives at Church Westcote, near Burford, to produce poems inspired by the artist’s paintings.Pupils in
One of the men behind TV’s Spooks and Life on Mars has become Oxford University’s News International Visiting Professor of Broadcast Media. Television and film producer Stephen Garrett follows radio and television presenter Paul Gambaccini and will hold
AN OXFORD councillor is pleading for help to find her brother after he went missing from Littlemore hospital. Sushila Dhall, a Green Party city councillor for Carfax ward, has placed an advert in The Big Issue magazine asking for people to get in touch
IT was a love of dancing that brought Elsie Batting and Kenneth Boddington together and a love they have continued to share over 65 years of marriage. Today the couple, of Cuddesdon Way, in Blackbird Leys, Oxford, are celebrating 65 years of married
Ben Tew bagged a four-timer as Premier Division Minster Lovell cruised into the second round of the Fred Ford Cup with a 5-0 victory over Division 4 side Carterton A. Tom Moreby got the other. Ryan Hewer hit a four-timer in Aston’s 10
Will Clements hit the extra-time winner for Division 2 side Benson AFC who sent Division 1 side Drayton spinning out of the North Berks League Cup with a 4-3 victory, writes Phil Annets. James Oliver, Nick Skiller and Robert Lyons scored for Benson during
Police are appealing for witnesses after an armed robbery in Oxford last night, where thieves targeted a filling station. At about 9.30pm, three men entered the petrol station in Oxpens Road and one of the men jumped over the counter, threatening
Wayne Cox smashed a treble in Blackbird Boys’ 8-2 thrashing of North Oxford A in Division 1 of the RT Harris Oxford City FA. Blackbird now top the division on goal difference. James Collys, Stephen Howes, Ben Curtis, Patrick Calighan and David Cornwell
Charlie Bough and Dean Forbes each hit a brace for Rover Cowley who fought back to grab a point in an eight-goal thriller at Marston Saints in the Premier Division of the Oxfordshire Senior League. Tom Payne put Marston seemingly in control with a close-range
Danny Cowley hit a four-timer as The Swan made it six wins out of six in Banbury District & Lord Jersey FA Division 2 with a 9-2 hammering of Priors United. Karl Howse, Martin Woodward, Chris Porter, Ben Hughes, and a 20-yard shot on the turn from Darren
AFTER working for 67 years as a cartoonist, you would think Rosalie Cox might want to put her feet up. But the 80-year-old artist is appealing for more work – and she doesn’t mind not being paid for it. Since November 2005, Mrs Cox has been happy to
Police are appealing for information after two burglaries on shops in Oxfordshire overnight. The first incident occurred at about 11.20pm, when thieves forced their way into the Boots store in Market Place, Wantage, and stole aftershave and
OXFORD MAIL GIRLS LEAGUE Molly Bishop bagged a brace as Carterton defeated Marston Saints Angels 4-2 in the Under 12 League. With Carterton having only eight players, Marston graciously played the same number, but their charity backfired
Carterton let a half-time lead slip as they lost 4-3 at Chiltern Saints in Division 3 of the Thames Valley Women’s League. Tiffany Bryant (2) and Charlotte McClarron scored their goals.
Letcombe knocked Didcot Town Youth out of the Berks & Bucks Under 16 Minor Cup at the first round stage after a 2-1 extra-time victory. The visitors led through Jake Burgess following excellent work from Harry Taylor. Didcot dominated the second half
There were no shocks in the Ridgeway Cup first round – but some big wins. Masons Arms thrashed Abingdon Knights 11-0, Bradley Fines cracking a four-timer. Ben Strong hit a treble with Jamie McCualy on target twice. Stu Parsons and Rui de Garces completed
The smallest man on the pitch, Anaclet Odhiambo, netted four headers in his five AFC Hinksey goals as they hammered OUP Wanderers 9-2 in Division 1 of the Autotype UTV League, writes TIM SIRET. Jamel Thomas hit a first-half hat-trick and Jerome "Jamil
Banbury & District recorded an excellent 1-0 win at Luton in the English Schools’ FA Under 15 Trophy second round. Oxford City bowed out with a 1-0 defeat against Islington & Camden at St Aloysius College in round one. Vale of White Horse take on Barnet
Aaron Stockford blasted a hat-trick to help Berinsfield Rebels to a surprise 6-2 mauling of Cross Keys Wallingford in the first round of the Devenney Cup. League form went out of the window as Liam Morris also struck twice for Rebels, James Brookes
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Witney MP and Conservative Party leader David Cameron has disclosed the content of a letter received from Sir Thomas Legg, as a result of his inquiry into additional cost allowances claimed between 2004-5 and 2008-9. Mr Cameron agreed to supply information
A 10-year-old Oxfordshire boy with a "great zest for life" has been awarded a compensation package totalling £7.1m over medical negligence at birth which left him with severe brain damage. Harry Snowdon, of Witney, described as a "handsome, engaging
ONE of the founding restaurants of the Oxford Castle development has closed with the loss of 19 jobs. The branch of upmarket burger chain Tootsies is one of 10 to be closed by administrators BDO, which was appointed yesterday after parent company Clapham
Skiers and holidaymakers will be able to jet off to Geneva from Oxford this winter when the airport’s first ever international scheduled flights take off in December. From December 19, London Oxford Airport in Kidlington will operate a weekly
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One of the founding restaurants of the Oxford Castle development has closed with the loss of 19 jobs. The branch of upmarket burger chain Tootsies site is one of ten to be closed by administrators BDO which was appointed on Monday after parent company
Former Formula One world champion Damon Hill is keen for a resolution to be reached over a venue for next year's British Grand Prix. Donington Park boss Simon Gillett was yesterday given a final two-week ultimatum by Bernie Ecclestone to sort out his
A KNIFE-WIELDING teenage robber who targeted foreign tourists in Oxford has been jailed for 27 months. Carl Jameson, 17, had an 8in blade and threatened to stab his victims in a three-day spree in the city centre in July. Oxford Crown
HAILING from Kent, Onlookers are one of the country’s most exciting upcoming bands. Consisting of brothers Dale and Callum Norton and school friends Jamie Darby and Thomas Ford, the boys have caused a real stir across the South, wowing audiences
Arsonists are suspected of setting fire to a 7.5 ton lorry carrying plant machinery in Hill Road, Lewknor, this morning. Fire crews from Watlington and Thame were called to the scene at 5.51am to find diesel leaking from a ruptured tank. No one was
Donington Park boss Simon Gillett has been given a final two-week ultimatum by Bernie Ecclestone to resolve his financial issues or risk losing the British Grand Prix. Gillett, the CEO of Donington Ventures Leisure Ltd, is understood to be
Oxford is abandoning a bid to become the UK’s first City of Culture to focus on being chosen as the 2014 World Book Capital, it emerged last night. Last month, the city council announced it was considering a bid to become the first UK City
Police have closed the A4095 north of Weston-on-the-Green - which is used as a popular cut through between the M40 and the A34 - after a two vechicle crash this morning. No one was seriously injured in the incident.
Administrators for the struggling Tootsies restaurant chain have shut 10 restaurants — including its venue at the Oxford Castle complex — with the combined loss of 200 jobs. BDO was appointed to oversee the chain, which includes Dexters restaurants,
Firefighters were called after a small cooker fire in a home in Oxlease, Witney, last night. They were called to the scene at 7.44pm but the fire was out on arrival.
Eight people, including two men from Oxford, have appeared in court in connection with an alleged plot to break into a power station. The defendants are among 114 alleged protesters arrested before an apparently planned demonstration at Ratcliffe-on-Soar
Police have closed the B430 north of Weston-on-the-Green - which is used as a popular cut through between the M40 and the A34 - after a two-vehicle crash this morning. No one was seriously injured in the incident near Middleton Stoney.
OXFORD: Eight people, including two men from Oxford, have appeared in court in connection with an alleged plot to break into a power station. The defendants are among 114 alleged protesters arrested before an apparently planned demonstration at Ratcliffe-on-Soar
Oxford United and Oxford City have both been handed a great chance of reaching the FA Cup first round with home ties in the final qualifying round. Blue Square Premier leaders Oxford United will meet Thurrock, who are third in Blue Square South
Goal Scorers: Tyler Parsons, Ryan Frankum Match Report: A tense match in poor weather, as Didcot searched for the first win of the season. However, it was not to be, with Radley scoring towards the end of the first half and soon after the interval
THIS is a worrying time for pensioners living in sheltered accommodation, with fears that they are about to lose their routine visits from wardens. Oxfordshire County Council is reviewing what it pays and is believed to be looking to save money. It is
MAGISTRATES are to be congratulated for hitting troublesome nightclub Mood Cocktail Bar in the pocket. Police may be disappointed but surely the suspension of the club’s alcohol licence and shutdown over the lucrative Christmas and New Year period will
OXFORD is abandoning a bid to become the UK’s first City of Culture to focus on being chosen as the 2014 World Book Capital, it emerged last night. Last month, the city council announced it was considering a bid to become the first UK City
AN OXFORD nightclub has been ordered to shut down over the busy Christmas and New Year period to prevent drunken violence. Magistrates imposed a two-month suspension on the Mood Cocktail Bar, in George Street, after incidents including a drunken brawl
A KNIFE-WIELDING teenage robber who targeted foreign tourists in Oxford has been jailed for 27 months. Carl Jameson, 17, had an 8in blade and threatened to stab his victims in a three-day spree in the city centre in July. Oxford Crown
