Frilford Heath’s Eddie Pepperell shot a second successive two-under par round of 70 to stand in joint fifth position at the halfway stage of the Spanish Open in Valencia. Pepperell is on 140, just two shots behind the leader, American Peter Uihlein
A petition calling for a meeting between Oxford City Council and a group against the closure of Temple Cowley Pools will be discussed on Monday. The campaigners want to halt the closure of the pool, which would be replaced by one in Blackbird Leys
ABANDONED objects are being given a new lease of life thanks to an artist’s exhibition. Cait Sweeney will be displaying a range of everyday items that have been thrown away and she is inviting people to adopt them. The Broken Home Collection
ROMAN coins found under south Oxfordshire farmland are set to be entrusted to the county’s museums. A total of 16 coins, some dating back as far as 218 AD, were found last June by people using metal detectors. And Oxfordshire coroner Darren
Georgia Snow respects The Overtones' talent but fears they miss their mark The Overtones Higher Rhino Entertainment Discovered by a Warner Brothers talent scout while they were working as decorators in a shop near
COMMUNITY safety initiatives in Oxfordshire – including drug and alcohol action programmes – are being warned that cutbacks could take place from next year. Despite Thames Valley Police having to find savings of £40m over the next four years, Police
A TRAIN driver has described how a man appeared to wave after “casually” walking out on the tracks in front of him. In a statement read to Oxfordshire Coroner’s Court on Wednesday, First Great Western employee Raymond Shirley said that Kyle Dawson
Gordon Ross and Daniel Browne will make their 100th Premiership appearances after being named in the London Welsh side to face London Irish at Reading’s Madejski Stadium tomorrow (Saturday, 3pm). Ross made his Premiership debut for Leeds against
Bicester super middleweight Sam Edmonds took centre stage by knocking out Swindon’s Luke Hambidge in the first round at the club’s annual show at Oxford Town Hall. A sell-out crowd of more than 1,000 fans saw the host club come away with an impressive
Thieves have made off with three BMWs from the same street. A total of four vehicles were stolen overnight and one attempt was made yesterday in the Summertown area of Oxford. There were three reports of vehicle thefts from Complins Close,
Rosie Bancroft has broken Sarah Storey’s British disability long-course record in the S10 classification. The City of Oxford swimmer won gold in the Bracknell & Wokingham Distance Meet 800m freestyle event in 9mins 53.52secs. Thus beat
In The Oxford Times library there is a photograph dating from the 1950s, which shows a petrol and oil depot in the sidings of Oxford Rail Station. The site, the caption tells readers, “may be turned into a bus station to replace Gloucester Green”.
Finchley in 1982 was at the eye of a hurricane. All was calm and cosy in N3, while elsewhere the country was starting to tear itself apart over the policies of Margaret Hilda Thatcher, PM. This was my first ‘patch’ as a reporter and one I knew
A JURY has been told it would be an "injustice" to convict a man of child sex crimes because there is a "real possibility" his accuser got it wrong. A defence lawyer told the Oxford child sex exploitation trial jury they should not find his client
Every bride wants to look spectacular on her wedding day, so here trainer Janette Cardy shares her top 10 tips for getting in shape and looking radiant. 1 Goals You have an amazing goal to work towards so this is sorted! Create a picture in your
There is nothing to match a wedding when it comes to a tear-jerking finalé, as filmmakers know all too well. The emotional roller-coaster in the lead-up to a bride’s big day can be more dramatic than anything Hollywood could dream up. But up
A MORMON whose faith helped him through a gun massacre and cancer has joined an advertising campaign launched in the wake of a musical lampooning the religion. Former policeman Richard Auger from Bicester features in a poster and web campaign by
Members of Chipping Norton Rotary Club have raised £2,220 for good causes through a race night. The proceeds are being split between Katharine House Hospice in Adderbury and the Oxford Centre for Enablement. Alison Bragg and Jo Pierce from
So, whatever your tastes and budget, it has never been easier to find the perfect place to tie the knot. Cherwell/North Oxfordshire Banbury Registration Office Bodicote House Ceremony Room, Banbury OX15 4AA Tel: 0845 129 5900 Bicester
A grandmother from Oxford who suffers from Parkinson’s is refusing to let her condition keep her down. In fact Sally Bromley is doing quite the opposite and has managed to raise more than £5,500 for charity. The 64-year-old, from Victoria Road
THE latest winner of the Sobell House lottery won a rollover jackpot of £3,500. John Ayers from Bicester inherited his lottery number from his wife Barbara who received care at the Oxford hospice in 2008 during a long battle with cancer. Mr
A THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD schoolboy is in training to become king of the road. On May 26, Josh King is planning to cycle 50 miles around Oxfordshire. The Grove youngster is doing it in memory of his aunt Samantha Greenall, who died last September
A charity ball at Drayton Golf Club on Saturday raised £5,350 for Macmillan Cancer Support and Cancer Research UK. The event was organised by Laura Gibbons in memory of her father Jim, who died last April at the age of 56, after a nine-month battle
The idea of planning your own wedding sounds like fun to the uninitiated. But unless you feel confidently creative, are commercially savvy and regularly manage complex projects, it can be a daunting task. Wedding planning can be stressful, especially
Gill Oliver discovers that it already exists in Oxfordshire. Dawn Gigg and Keri Harvey enjoy watching brides-to-be rushing excitedly from room to room on their first visit to The Wedding House. The pair launched the Wallingford-based one-stop
Gill Oliver hears about one bride’s search for that perfect dress. Choosing a wedding gown is supposed to be one of the happiest events in a girl’s life. Sadly, for Jemma McCarthy, this was far from the case. Children’s nursery supervisor
Lisa Haynes and Denise Barkley reveal the latest luscious gowns. You might associate falling in love and finding 'the one' with your husbandto- be, but the very same principles apply to your wedding dress. Just as you need to kiss a few frogs
TELEVISION personality Christine Hamilton is calling on people to join her at the startline of this year’s Oxford Town and Gown race. For the second year running, Mrs Hamilton will be starting the race on Sunday, May 12, as well as helping out
Jon Wiseman showed a passion for music as a babe in arms and at the age of eight scooped his first guitar prize at the Oxford Music Festival. Just a few years later the Kidlington musician won the Oxfordshire Young Soloist of the Year, an award
OXFORD’s cobbled streets are contrasted with Cornish shores in an art exhibition at the O3 Gallery. Susan Isaac’s City and Shoreline oil paintings compare the hustle and bustle of life in Oxford with the calm of coastal towns. Although not
A YOUNG woman was telling "whoppers" when she told the Old Bailey she was raped and sold for sex as a child, a jury heard this morning. A defence lawyer said the witness had told lies and was "utterly unreliable". Lee Karu, representing Anjum
BUSINESS leaders say free parking must be provided in Bicester to protect taxpayers’ investment in the £70m town centre redevelopment. Bicester Chamber of Commerce has added its voice to a long-running campaign for two hours’ free parking to encourage
IT IS nice to revisit a restaurant and find it has really upped its game — and that was the happy state of affairs when I ate at The Lamb Inn in Burford recently. I was distinctly underwhelmed on my last visit a few years ago, as we had high expectations
TWO young Oxford photographers are driving across the country to document the people living in it today. Tom Johnson, 21, and Jack Eden, 22, are exploring places as far north as Scotland and as close to home as Oxford in a 1980s motorhome as part
THREE-YEAR-OLD Ethan Langford got the chance to tickle a chick at a Witney nursery to celebrate its refurbishment. Lizards, rabbits and chicks were brought in to the former Petit Enfant nursery in Northfield Farm Lane, which has relaunched as Co-operative
Overnight resurfacing will close the westbound carriageway of the A40 Northway on Wednesday and Thursday. Work between Cutteslowe and Wolvercote roundabouts iwill take place from 8pm until 6am. A diversion will be in place via Banbury Road, Oxford
A NEW community building in a village near Thame has been given a major funding boost. South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) is awarding Chinnor Parish Council £220,000 of Government New Homes Bonus funding, given to councils where new homes
VISITORS from around the world will be among the hundreds at Oxford’s folk festival this weekend. Organiser Cat Kelly has sold tickets to people as far away as Canada and Finland for Folk Weekend Oxford. The festival, which starts today, is
OXFORD’S residents are being urged to keep the party spirit of 2012 alive this year. A total of 85 street parties were held across the city last year as people celebrated the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and London Olympics, but Oxford Streets for People
A BUDGET hotel chain’s bid to build at the bottom of Abingdon Road in Oxford has been thrown out for the second time. Travelodge has now twice attempted to get planning permission for an 83-room hotel on the site of the old UK Bathroom Warehouse
EIGHT homes in Oxford have been broken into during a series of burglaries in the past month. The latest happened in Rock Edge, Headington, on Tuesday, when gold jewellery was stolen. Pc Darren Little said: “This is the most recent burglary
A MAN was arrested in Oxford yesterday on suspicion of possessing a controlled drug with intent to supply after a search involving the police helicopter. Officers were called out after reports of a suspicious vehicle in Campbell Road, Florence
MARTIN Moran will complete a coaching double bill in the National Under 20 Shield semi-final at Iffley Road on Sunday (6.30). Moran takes Oxfordshire into battle against Oxford University Under 20s just three and a half hours after his Chinnor
OXFORDSHIRE crews had a field day at the Abingdon Head, notching up more than 20 wins. Top of the pile were Wallingford and Falcon, with eight and six wins respectively. Worcester College’s eight, overall winners in 2012, took the intermediate
MALCOLM Rose set a personal best in the first race of the time trial season in Burford. The Oxonian rider finished second in 22mins 20secs, six seconds faster than his previous best, behind Oxford City’s Mark Jones, who won in 21.53. Two Oxonian
PAUL Casey was unable to celebrate his 200th county cap with victory as Oxfordshire 2nd went down to a 10-5 defeat against Avon in Division 4 Central of the County Championships at Bartholomew School, Eynsham. Before the clash, Casey was given
KIDLINGTON’S Asha Badiani and Oxford’s Raia Jagger could share a court with the likes of Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray after being handpicked by Boris Becker at the Barclays Ball Kids National Trial. Badiani, 13, and Jagger, 12, both attend Oxford
OXFORDSHIRE Under 18s secured their highest finish for 26 years in the prestigious four-day Inter-County Championships at Nottingham University. After two wins out of three on the opening day, Oxon progressed to the top half of the draw. However
HOPES are high that an integrated “transport hub” for Oxford could be created as part of the redevelopment of the city’s railway station. This would mean the Gloucester Green bus and coach station could, in the long term, be consigned to the history
Oxfordshire finals CHINNOR 2nd will look to complete an incredible 100 percent season when they take on Oxford University Greyhounds in Sunday’s Oxfordshire Cup final at Iffley Road (3). Martin Moran’s side won the Zoo Sports Shield Division
NEW piglets and mini ostriches were making themselves at home in Millets Farm near Abingdon this week. The South African Rhea birds called Gavin, Beyonce and J-Lo have been investigating their new home at the Frilford Farm. Malcolm Skinner,
WHEN a problem or failing happens, it is often how an organisation reacts that gives you a true yardstick to its abilities. It was clearly unacceptable that Bicester Community College – charged with educating nearly 1,000 children – went into special
DIDCOT Town boss Gary Elkins is hopeful that Lee Henderson will make the squad for tomorrow’s trip to Paulton Rovers in Evo-Stik Southern League Division 1 South & West tomorrow. The defender only recently returned after a double leg fracture
This is the man police want to speak to after a stolen bank card was used to withdraw £250 in Cowley. Police have released this CCTV image after the card was used on Monday, January 28 at 3.58pm and on Tuesday, January 29 at 8.14am at the Coventry
PLANS to improve a struggling Bicester school are not “fit for purpose” according to the latest report by Ofsted. Last month inspectors revisited Bicester Community College (BCC) after it was put in special measures. In February, the school
ASTON Rowant trainer Alan Hill has a choice of running Fly Direct or Ocean Du Moulin in the Southern Grand National mixed open at the Kimblewick Hunt meeting at Kingston Blount, near Chinnor, tomorrow. Fly Direct swerved a crack at the Lord Ashton of
SATURDAY FOOTBALL NPOWER LEAGUE TWO Oxford Utd v Rochdale. BLUE SQUARE BET NORTH Droylsden v Oxford City. EVO-STIK SOUTHERN LEAGUE Premier Div: Banbury Utd v Bedford Tn. Div 1 South & West: Mangotsfield Utd v North Leigh, Paulton Rov v Didcot
AN understrength Oxford City slipped to a 3-1 defeat at relegation-threatened Colwyn Bay in Blue Square Bet North last night. City, who gave a debut to keeper Juanin Martin in place of the injured Nick Townsend, could manage only a consolation
HENLEY Hawks must remain mentally tough as they target the National 2 South title. That is the view of director of rugby Mike Poulson, whose side host Dings Crusaders tomorrow. Henley could seal the title by winning their remaining three matches
JUST before Easter I discovered a pricing practice at a leading supermarket which I had complained about at Christmas 2012. Traditional meat appears to be offered at below half-price on large display signs. The signs have the offer in large
I WAS sad to read in the Oxford Mail that residents around Donnington recreation ground are unhappy about the state of their football pitch after the fairground visit. We on the Horspath Road estate will be in the same boat by Monday, when the fair
I HAVE recently received notice concerning the rise in my widow’s pension. I would like to thank those in power for the rise. I can now afford to buy an extra loaf of bread, a couple of pints of milk and, if I am lucky, an Oxford Mail and a postage
TALKING about the realities of taxation (ViewPoints, April 16) John Clapton omitted to say that the poor men, in his view of taxation, work for the richest who pay such low wages to workers so that they need benefits from the state. The answer
IN response to Mr S Shield (ViewPoints, April 15), I agree with him, but alas, he has missed the main point on repairs, or substandard repairs, to our roads. Poorly-repaired holes today will ensure subcontractors will fill the same holes and more
ABINGDON United had the better of a 0-0 draw at home to second-placed Hungerford Town in Division 1 South & West of the Evo-Stik Southern League. The hosts had to weather some early pressure and Hungerford were left to rue their poor finishing
OXFORDSHIRE County Council is hoping a 21st century solution has been found to the problem of flooding. The council’s emergency planning unit is aiming to use social media such as Twitter as well as live flood maps and a system which warns schools
DAMIAN Shirazi is back from his self-imposed exile as Oxfordshire open their Minor Counties Cricket Association Knock-Out Trophy challenge against Devon at Bovey Tracey on Sunday. The left-handed batsman, who last played for the county against
YOUNG women claiming to have been raped and sold for sex as children were “naughty girls” regretting doing “grown up things”, the Old Bailey heard yesterday. Six complainants have told the court they were given drink and drugs and abused between
I attended Ramridge infants/junior school in Luton back in the ’70s. I’m trying to find the most amazing teacher who helped me through a very difficult time back in 1971. I have never forgotten her. When I speak of her she brings tears to my
IN RESPONSE to Cllr Roy Darke’s letter (ViewPoints, April 12), I am not on the East Oxford Planning Committee and thus have no voting power on that body, unlike Cllr Darke and Cllr Clarkson. However, I do have an opinion on controversial planning
I APPEAL to all the readers of this paper to pick up the printed messages for the traders in Oxford Covered Market regarding the swingeing rent increases that will put many out of business. The market is one of the few places these days to obtain
SO THE Oxfam shop in Headington is to close its doors for three weeks for a complete revamp (April 10). Who is paying for this work? I would hate to think that those much-loved Spiderman dolls I recently donated were paying towards a new roll
What is the difference between knocking down Temple Cowley pool to build houses and knocking down Oxford Greyhound Stadium to build houses? When Temple Cowley is sold the city council will get several million pounds, but by not owning the stadium
OUR legislators are terrified, I assume by the possible stigma that might ensue, of creating a system which would allow mature, sane adults to choose the time of their death. Unable to foretell when or where we are born we should expect to be granted
IT does surprise me that at my sweet age of 52, having lived under a prime minister who was re-elected time over, that a lot of the people celebrating a recent death will probably go on to inherit, or have inherited, their parents’ old council house
THE restaurant’s name has been withheld to protect its reputation. After all, no food dispensary worth its pepper grinder would knowingly wish to be associated with such loutish behaviour. The five-strong party disregarded the manager’s request
Good morning - our coverage of the Bullfinch child sex trial continues Final speeches to be heard from barristers defending Anjum Dogar and Assad Hussain today on day 47 of the #Oxford exploitation trial. — @Ben_Wilkinson_ 19 April
A THREE-CAR crash near Bicester which caused large tailbacks this morning has been cleared. The crash occurred at about 7.50am on the M40 junction 9 roundabout southbound where it meets the A34. A woman was trapped in her car due to a mechanical
A new date has been set for the murder trial of beautician Janee Parsons’ husband. Andrew Parsons appeared at Oxford Crown Court yesterday for a hearing in which the date of the trial was brought forward from Monday, May 13 to Friday, May 10.
IT IS often said home advantage counts for a goal headstart, but the Kassam Stadium has been anything but a fortress for Oxford United this season. The fixture list for the penultimate weekend of the season is packed with exciting clashes as clubs
FOREIGN motorists have left Oxfordshire County Council chasing £358,290 in unpaid parking fines over the past four years. Now county council leaders are investigating the most economical way of getting the money back. It plans to talk to Portsmouth
DEANE Smalley is focused on producing a good performance tom-orrow in the hope it is not his last Oxford United appearance at the Kassam Stadium. Like the majority of the U’s squad, the striker is out of contract this summer and does not know where
EDUCATION officer Rachel Parle was thrilled when Victorian graffiti was discovered during museum restoration work. The writing in silver paint on a beam high in the rafters at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History in Parks Road reads
A MAN who repeatedly kicked his girlfriend in the head has been given a community penalty. Thomas Noble, of Alice Smith Square, Littlemore, Oxford, was spared jail despite committing the crime two months after being handed a suspended sentence.
HOUSE prices in Oxford have gone up more than four times the rate of other parts of the South East, it has been revealed. Property website Rightmove’s latest house price index reveals that buying a home in Oxford is far more expensive than elsewhere
ALFIE Potter has one eye on upsetting Oxford United’s strikers – by finishing the season as the club’s top-scorer. The winger took his career-best tally for the season to ten in Saturday’s 1-0 win at Dagenham & Redbridge, just two behind joint
THE future for young players at Oxford United is looking brighter, with manager Chris Wilder predicting they will have a much bigger role to play from next season. One criticism of the club in recent seasons has been the lack of players who have
GREEN Party leader Natalie Bennett will launch her party’s local elections campaign in Oxford today. The party is fielding candidates in every division in the county council elections which take place on Thursday, May 2. Ms Bennett will meet
A COMMUNITY stalwart in Oxford and his wife tried to smuggle a baby from Nigeria, claiming it was their own. Simon Heap, 47, and his wife Gladys Effa-Heap, 52, from Barton, were caught after DNA tests confirmed neither of them was related to the
LONG-SERVING club shop manager Hilary Sillman is expecting an emotional day working at her final match tomorrow. But after 35 years as an Oxford United employee she is looking forward to watching all 90 minutes next season for the first time since
SIMON and Gladys Effa-Heap were undoubtedly misguided and utterly wrong in their scheme to smuggle a baby out of Nigeria. But, given their work in the community, it is reasonable to assume they were driven by altruistic desire to help and so a
SEAN Rigg says he will not feel a tinge of disappointment if Port Vale secure automatic promotion tomorrow. Micky Adams’s side will guarantee a top three finish if they beat Northampton and either Rotherham or Burton fail to win. Rigg would
TEAMS are wanted for a six-a-side tournament organised by OxVox this summer. The event will raise money for the supporters’ group, with profits invested back into the club and its youth and community trust via sponsorship. Oxford Academy will
People convicted of offences recently at Banbury Magistrates' Court: Ben Horsman, 20, of Queen’s Road, Banbury, admitted assault by beating in Leys House, Park Close, Banbury, on February 6. Community order made with a domestic violence programme
TALENTED footballers are to be given the chance to excel at their beloved game and gain formal qualifications. North Oxfordshire Academy, in Drayton Road, Banbury, has launched a new course specialising in football for pupils aged 16 and over.
AN OXFORD doctor has been appointed as an adviser to the NHS on end of life care. Dr Bee Wee, who is based at Sir Michael Sobell House, the hospice at Oxford’s Churchill Hospital, is a leading authority on palliative medicine. The appointment
PRINT artist Paul Nash is leading two printing workshops using the Bodleian Library’s antique printing presses next month. Participants can handprint their favourite poems using metal printing types or print it as a small broadsheet, with a linocut
Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes has praised the residents of an Oxfordshire village for their continued support since the series started filming there in 2010. Bampton is a key location for the BAFTA-nominated show, which will return for
Paul Stammers takes in a night of creative sound courtesy of Thomas Truax A troubadour dressed in a suit and tie who produces experimental soundscapes using his own avant-garde instruments fashioned from salvaged junk is likely to be a crashing
