A MAN was dragged from a burning house in Witney today. Firefighters were called to Thorney Leys, Witney, at 1.23am to reports of a smoke alarm sounding and a smell of burning. The alarm was raised by the next-door neighbour who was sure there was someone
THOUSANDS of free tickets are up for grabs tomorrow for Oxford’s Olympic Torch Relay celebration at South Park. The Olympic Flame has already started its journey along the streets of the UK and will come to Oxford on Monday, July 9. People from across
THOSE on the lookout for a new car can get their motor running later this month with a weekend of test drive motoring heaven. The Oxford Mail has teamed up with 26 car dealerships to offer free test drives on Saturday, June 23, and Sunday, June 24.
RELATIVES came to Bodicote, near Banbury, from all over the country to mark the anniversary of a plane crash which killed six air force personnel. A Wellington Bomber crashed just a quarter of a mile from the village, killing all the people on board
THOSE on the lookout for a new car can get their motor running later this month with a weekend of test drive motoring heaven. The Oxford Mail has teamed up with 26 car dealerships to offer free test drives on Saturday, June 23, and Sunday, June 24.
TWO of the three men who died after their estate car crashed off the A4074 in Oxford are thought to be American, according to Thames Valley Police. The accident happened at about 9.50pm on Monday when the blue Mercedes E-class Estate left
The Royal Sun (Begbroke), a unit which has perhaps under-achieved over the past few seasons, consolidated their impressive start to the summer campaign in notching up a second straight win last Thursday evening. Having despatched the Gardener
Thousands of young farmers from around the county got up close and personal with livestock as they gathered for their county show. This year’s Young Farmers’ County Show and Rally was hosted by the Witney branch of the Young Farmers in Ducklington on
HUNDREDS of music fans packed the Regal Centre in Wallingford for the annual blues and beer festival. The event at the venue in St Martin’s Street took place on Friday and Saturday night. Acts included Mud Morganfield, the son of blues
An Oxfordshire band has beaten 20,000 other acts to reach the final stages of a national competition that could be their big break. Four-piece rock outfit Contraband, made up of members from around Witney, is in the final 40 in Live and Unsigned, the
THE call has gone out for volunteers to help run one of Oxford’s best-loved charities. To mark Volunteer Week, which runs until Thursday, volunteers at East Oxford children and young adults’ hospice Helen & Douglas House have spoken about
FORMER Supergrass frontman Gaz Coombes roped in fans to help shoot a music video at an iconic Oxford venue. The singer, who is from and still lives in Wheatley, shot footage for his latest single at the Ultimate Picture Palace in East Oxford. Fans dressed
A MAN was dragged from a burning building in Witney last night. Firefighters were called to Thorney Leys, Witney, at 1.23am to reports of a smoke alarm sounding and a smell of burning. The alarm was raised by the next-door neighbour who believed
RESIDENTS are being encouraged to buy at least one item from a local independent shop to celebrate Independents’ Day next month. The day, on July 4, is aimed at promoting independent businesses and the diversity they bring to the High Street. The event
CHERWELL LEAGUE Divisions 6-10 KAMRAN Ahmed’s 7-80 was not quite enough for Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 2nd to defeat Aston Rowant 3rd in Division 6. Nicholas Smith hit 61 not out and Garry Adamson 56 in Nondies’ 236-8, Geraint Hughes taking
CHERWELL LEAGUE Division 5 PAT Bryan hit 81 and Joe Harris 71 not out as Challow & Childrey 2nd closed on 214-5 in their derby with Didcot. Ian Demain then made 45 against his former club, and Simon Pritchard (38), Javed ul Haq (35) and Henry Brisland
As charming as many Greek folk may be, it is right that the non-Eurozone UK should, if legally possible, take contingency measures to prevent an influx of inhabitants of that land – and maybe one or two others – into our country at a time when we ourselves
Preben Krabben claimed his third Winter League men's singles title when he beat his Goodlake Arms teammate Kevin Wilkins 2-0 in the final at Rover Cowley SC on Friday. It was also sweet revenge for Krabben, who had lost to Wilkins in the 2008 final.
YESTERDAY not only marked the Queen’s Jubilee, but also the date, exactly one year ago, that Witney became the 1,000th International Fairtrade Town. To achieve this, we needed to provide evidence to the Fairtrade Foundation that there was a
Justin Merritt has set a target of a return to the Evo-Stik Southern League after taking over as Witney Town manager. The former Witney midfielder, who helped steer Oxford City Nomads to the Uhlsport Hellenic League Premier Division title with joint
CHERWELL LEAGUE Division 2 SCOTSMAN Henry Edwards continued his preparations for the Under 19 World Cup in Australia by hitting a splendid 107 for Abingdon Vale at Tiddington. He added 150 for the fifth wicket with Mike Cook (48) before a late
I cannot understand what Tim Siret (Friday’s Oxford Mail ViewPoints), was suggesting in his reply to my letter of May 25 regarding the conduct of three or four police officers who, in my opinion, were rude and disrespectful to the Home Secretary during
A CRASH killed three people on the A4074 last night. Police and emergency services were called to the A4074 at Sandford-on-Thames near Oxford at about 9.50pm. A blue Mercedes E Class estate travelling towards Wallingford left the road
CHERWELL LEAGUE Division 3 CROPREDY lost their 100 per cent winning record, but stay top despite slipping to a seven-wicket defeat at Chearsley. Ed Somerton (49), Mike Amos-Simpson (39) and Luke Cherry (33) helped Cropredy reach
CHERWELL LEAGUE Division 4 MARK Skelton hit 80 and took 4-18 to help Horspath 2nd hammer Hanborough by 84 runs. Mohsin Rana (57) and Jehan Mohammed (47) also shone in Horspath’s 270-4 dec from 51 overs. Matt Neilson (64) and Adam Leach (33) held
'NO' says Fr Daniel Seward, parish priest at Oxford Oratory You don’t have to be religious to think that keeping Sunday as a day of rest is a good idea. The 10 Commandments lay down that there should be a day of rest. This meant
CAPTAIN Morley Benson scored a memorable double century for Clifton Hampden, but remarkably finished on the losing side against East Oxford 2nd in the second round of the Telegraph Cup, writes KIEREN BUSHNELL. Benson (202) and Richard Beard
Cycling when you’re ill can result in two different outcomes – either you feel immensely better afterwards or you feel seriously worse for the outing. Of course, if the illness is of the type consisting of the ‘morning afterwards’ and with no-one else
YOUNG and old were flying the flag for The Queen yesterday as the sun shone on Oxford’s Jubilee celebrations. Hundreds of people around the city breathed a sigh of relief that the rain stayed away as they continued partying. The city
CHERWELL LEAGUE Match of the day BICESTER & North Oxford beat Kingston Bagpuize by four runs in a dramatic finish to their Division 3 clash. Put in to bat, Bicester never looked comfortable against promising young seamers Matthew
CHERWELL LEAGUE Division 1 LEADERS Horspath dismissed their opponents for less than 100 for the third week in a row, with Great Brickhill their latest victims at the weekend. Patrick Foster led the way with 5-28 as the visitors succumbed for only
As the candidate who came second in Bicester North Ward election, it would seem the 300 votes I received does show the strength of feeling against the north-west Bicester development. That is accentuated by the many people from outside North Ward who
RHYS Davies scored an unbeaten century to help Oxenford into the Airey Cup quarter finals with a 168-run win at Marsh Gibbon. Davies (102no) and Augustine Robertson (70) led Oxenford to an impressive 261-8. Left-arm seamer Aaron Hirtenstein then claimed
A TRANSATLANTIC video link-up was used to unite town councillors in Abingdon with their American counterparts yesterday. Since the 1960s, Abingdon in Oxfordshire has formed links with Abingdon in Virginia, although it is not an official twin town. A
OXON: Heavy rain caused flash flooding in parts of the county but firefighters were not called out to any incidents. Downpours on Sunday night caused isolated flash flooding in Oxford, including Osney Mead and Oxpens Road.
I have just returned from a relaxing week in Greece, where we travelled with ease on the roads, with free, unlimited parking and no parking wardens hiding round the corners ready to pounce as you leave your car. What do we come back to? Making my
A MOTORCYCLIST escaped serious injury in Witney yesterday after he was involved in a collision with a lorry. The accident happened at about 1pm in Station Lane. Police closed the road for a short time, while emergency services dealt with the accident
LABOUR peer and former Oxford city councillor Lord Philip Hunt has added his voice to calls for gluten-free food to remain available on prescription. Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group, the GPs' group set to replace NHS Oxfordshire, is
OXON: A deputy headteacher at an Oxfordshire school has denied abusing his position by entering a gay relationship with a pupil. Adam Williams, 34, appeared at Oxford Crown Court on Friday. He denied seven counts of engaging in sexual
Campaigners said two Sudanese men remained on hunger strike at Campsfield House immigration detention centre yesterday. Members of the Campaign to Close Campsfield said the two men, Mohammed Tagal and Malik Adam, who are seeking asylum in the
Oxfordshire fought back against Berkshire in their opening Minor Counties Championship Western Division match at Henley as 28 wickets fell on a dramatic second day. With the first day washed out and conditions at the Brakspear Ground always
Chris Wilder had plenty of experience dealing with an injury-hit squad last season, and the Oxford United boss believes the same problem will hamper England’s chances at Euro 2012. Roy Hodgson’s men fly off to the tournament tomorrow, but
NO ONE would argue that Oxford needs more homes. But of course many do argue about where they could go. The issue of Grenoble Road has been – quite literally – on the horizon for years. Just two weeks ago we said a solution had to be found and compromises
STUDENTS took a break from their work to pit themselves against each other – in a tortoise race. The annual Corpus Tortoise Fair and featured a race between tortoises from different colleges. About 200 people turned up to see the tortoises battle it
A MUM has told of her agony after a trip to the supermarket left her with two badly broken legs. Kerry Hyatt, 30, had put her groceries away in her car and was returning her trolley when she was run over in the Sainsbury’s car park in Witney
HOUSING bosses are offering to slash the number of homes that could be built at Grenoble Road to end the political impasse over the scheme. Oxford City Council has always said it wants to build 4,000 homes on the Green Belt land south of
Images from the lighting of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee beacon at Wendlebury. Photographs by Peter Greenway, LRPS. Based on information supplied by Peter Greenway.
ONE of Oxford’s most-wanted men is facing jail after being caught and convicted of robbery. Gunesh Sukriev featured in the Oxford Mail’s Badvent calendar of on-the-run crooks and suspects in December. He was unanimously convicted by jurors of one count
IT may have taken three years, but youngsters in an Oxfordshire village have finally been given the chance to have a whole heap of fun. The people of Appleton have been trying to get a play area for their children since 2009 and this weekend marked the
My name is Mrs Amanda Woodage. Back in March I thought it would be a great idea to get my neighbours of the cull-De-sac ( houses 22-54 of Orwell drive) all together and have a street party to celebrate the Queens Jubilee. I wrote to the neighbours
