RESIDENTS on an Oxford estate are determined to stop development of the area’s popular nature park. People in Barton have been told the park could be used for housing as part of the proposed 1,200-home Barton West development. The project
A DRUNKEN driver beat his passenger over the head with a car jack after their vehicle suffered a puncture. David Boyce, 45, had been drinking with two friends when he and Ryan Kane decided to drive to a supermarket at about 3am to buy more beer. Boyce
TWO elderly cancer survivors were among dozens of brave people to abseil 100ft and raise cash for Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital. Brian and Audrey Berryman, from Botley, beat cancer with the help of treatment at the JR and made more than £1,000 in
A PARTNERSHIP to tackle late-night antisocial behaviour and drugs use has won a national award. West Oxfordshire District Council and Thames Valley Police have been presented with the Best Policing Partnership 2011 award. The two
A RIOT of colour is about to decorate Oxford schools as they prepare for this year’s Oxford in Bloom contest. It is the Oxford Mail-backed flower and garden competition’s silver jubilee this year, and organisers are hoping to get as many families
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OCA League Divisions 1-4 YOUNGSTER Robbie Nicholson claimed a hat-trick as his star all-round performance hel-ped Combe to a 45-run victory over West Ilsley in Division 3 on Saturday. Nicholson had earlier top-scored with 75 in Combe’s 215-8, before
OCA League Divisions 5-11 WATLINGTON 2nd’s Mark Dodd took five wickets in two overs without conceding a run, but still finished on the losing side as Sunningwell 2nd won by 31 runs in Division 10. Battng first, Sunningwell were bowled out for 95, Dodd
FIFTY young chess players took part in the first Oxford Rapid Chess Tournament. Children aged seven to 13 from across the county took part in five rapid chess games, each lasting no more than 10 minutes, organised by the Rosinka Russian Children’s Centre
Bosses at hi-tech engineering firm Oxford Instruments have unveiled the strongest set of figures in the company’s history. The company, based at Tubney Woods, near Abingdon, has seen its pre-tax profits soar by more than 120 per cent over the last year
THE headteacher of Wallingford School has said a new report downgrading it from ‘good’ to ‘satisfactory’ should not disrupt efforts to turn the school into an academy. Wyll Willis, who has been at the school since 2005, said work was already under way
A NEW race through the streets of Jericho in Oxford is hoping to tap into mounting Olympic excitement. The Run Jericho event, which will raise money for St Barnabas Primary School, will be held exactly 365 days ahead of the Olympic torch’s
A PAEDOPHILE who abused a girl he had invited to see his electric train set in the 1980s yesterday gave a tearful apology as he was jailed for two years. Roger Barrett denied the charges, making two of his victims give evidence during a trial
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Adam Leach celebrated his call-up to the England Disability high performance squad by claiming six wickets in Oxford 3rd’s close-fought Cherwell League Division 5 victory over Wallingford. In a tense affair between two of division’s strugglers
Bicester & North Oxford ran out Bledlow Ridge’s Andy Hale as he attempted to scramble the winning run off the final ball of their MP Sports Cherwell League Division 3 match – which ended in a tie. After choosing to bat, Bicester made 145
Great & Little Tew 2nd kept up their promotion challenge in Division 4 of the MP Sports Cherwell League with an eight-wicket win at home to struggling Stokenchurch. Piers Myatt took 5-32 from 14 overs to rip the heart out of the visitors’ batting
BENEFIT cheats have been forced to repay more than £310,000 after a fraud investigation. A team working for Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire district councils found 87 people claimed cash they were not entitled to during the last financial year
THE family of an 18-year-old girl who died in a car accident on Sunday night have paid tribute to their “amazing” daughter. Olivia Jefferies died when her red Peugeot 107 collided with a silver Ford Focus outside Katharine House Hospice in
FOR 42 New Zealand students in Oxford, yesterday morning brought the worst déjà vu of their lives. When Christchurch was hit by a huge earthquake in February, killing 181 people and destroying much of the city centre, the group were offered placements
Sam Cheshire notched his second ton of the campaign as Banbury 2nd crushed Aston Rowant 2nd by ten wickets and so returned to the top of the Division 2 table in the MP Sports Cherwell League. Joe Brown’s 46 gave Row-ant’s bowlers a total to
A WEEK of science activities at a Witney primary school launched with a big bang yesterday. Youngsters at Witney Community School in Hailey Road spent the day learning about light in a giant science dome. Science presenter Louis Pearson, pictured, of
After a weekend of confusion, the rearranged Oxfordshire final between Shipton-under-Wychwood and Challow & Childrey in the Persimmon Village Cup will be played at Shipton this Sunday. The original game last Sunday was abandoned without a ball
THE lot of a barrister is not always an easy one, trying to defend some of the criminals filling up our courts. But there are times they don’t help themselves. Jayson Nutt has a sorry history of taking cars and driving badly.
CERTAIN journeys, or distances, simply don’t feel cycleable. Blackbird Leys to Botley (six miles) or Cowley to Summertown (five miles) are do-able trips for most cyclists, but as soon as you go over the ring road you also enter a different mindset
I AM writing to ask Oxford Mail readers to support Diabetes UK in encouraging people to talk about their diabetes during this week’s Diabetes Week. An estimated one million people with diabetes could be risking their health by keeping their
WITH reference to W Horlick’s letter (Oxford Mail, June 10), I was driving in the inside lane, not the outer. The outside lane was relatively clear, offering lorries the opportunity to overtake. As to the fitting and continual testing
Kim Ledbury of Nuffield Bar claimed her third consecutive singles title at the 2010-2011 winter finals. Michelle Ewins (Florence Park CC), playing in her second final, scored quite heavily, but Ledbury had all the answers and ran out a 2-0 winner for
Oxfordshire's Minor Counties Championship Western Division campaign finally got under way at Challow & Childrey yesterday with a clatter of wickets as the hosts crashed to 150 all out against Wiltshire. After Sunday’s wash-out, it wasn’t until
AN “ABSOLUTE menace” with 178 previous offences to his name stole an Oxford City footballer’s car – and drove it at up to 100mph around the city. Jayson Nutt burgled the changing rooms at the club’s Court Place Farm ground, in Marston, and
I UNDERSTAND from Vale of White Horse District Council that, as of April this year, there were still more than 2,700 active people and families on their housing waiting list. This is despite the fact that over the past two years the council
I WORK in animal welfare and deal with incidents involving foxes on a weekly basis, but I have never known one try to attack (Oxford Mail, June 10). This normally only happens with foxes which are injured or trapped, where one might expect
Ryan Newhook claimed a hat-trick in the final over of the match – but could not capture the fourth wicket Shipton-under-Wychwood needed to beat Oxford 2nd in Division 1 of the MP Sports Cherwell League. Shipton had posted 223-7 from their
Silverstone circuit said today that race day tickets for next month's Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix are close to selling out. All but one of the circuit’s grandstands are sold out for the Sunday of the British Grand Prix, while the
A £560,000 package of grants to Oxfordshire charities was last night described as an “important boost” as fundraisers battle the recession. Seven organisations are celebrating £562,555 worth of Government funding to help secure services. Whitehall said
The best Oxford United centre back partnership of the past 20 years will join forces again at the Kassam Stadium next month. Matt Elliott and Phil Gilchrist have confirmed they will take part in the ‘Two Legends – One Match’ testimonial/benefit
ON THE face of it the announcement of new funding for charities being hit by the cuts is good news, but you are left wondering why the grand-sounding Transition Fund is necessary. Much of this fund is being set up to help charities prepare
A “REALLY prime mover” in arranging sham marriages in Oxfordshire cut a slit in a wedding ring so it would fit all finger sizes, jurors have heard. Abiola Abdulkareem was arrested at Abingdon Register Office on May 14 last year as a French bride married
JUST six months ago, Andy and Joanne Lawrence were told to get ready to say goodbye to their son Tom. Doctors said there was a strong chance the 14-year-old would be dead within 72 hours. In August, the football-mad teenager from Bernwood Road, Barton
THE widow of a man who died after a drugs trial has cautiously welcomed changes to information given to people at an Oxford hospital. Karen Witney, whose husband Andy died in August after taking part in trials at the Churchill Hospital, has
A SERIAL thief who burgled numerous homes in his own village “preyed on elderly female victims”. Graham Crutch, of Longore, in Stonesfield, near Witney, was caught after burgling a property in Church Street in the village. The 21-year-old took £200
A MAN and woman were fighting for their lives in hospital last night after a head-on crash on the A420 near Faringdon at the weekend. The pair, who are believed to be married, were flown to Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital following the crash
