A CAMPAIGN to clamp down on inappropriate parking in Marston, Oxford, is gathering pace. More than 600 people have signed a petition calling for action from Oxfordshire County Council, Oxford Brookes University and the John Radcliffe Hospital.
FEW people running the London Marathon will have had quite as good a reason to complete it as Steven Radley. The 37-year-old from Witney was running in memory of his son William, who died in September 2011 just five months after being born because
Mark Dixon, 30, of Haynes Court, Abingdon, admitted using threatening words or behaviour to cause harassment, alarm or distress on December 22 in Culham Road, Abingdon. Fined £233 and told to pay £23 victims’ surcharge and £85 costs. Kevin Smith
THE 10th Abingdon Scout Group is looking for adults to become leader or assistant leader for a new troop. The troop will start in September and meet at St Helen’s Church centre. Anyone interested can email Group Scout Leader Tom Kyffin at gsl
AUTHOR Frank Rawlings has always been a stickler for spelling, so it was no surprise he spotted a clanger on a road sign. Earlier this month Oxfordshire County Council carried out £1,500 of traffic calming measures at the entrance to Merton, near
THE street which is home to the Oxford English Dictionary has been misspelled in the city’s version of world-famous board game Monopoly. The Oxford edition of the game, featuring well-known streets around the city, first went on sale in 2001 with
NICHOLAS Cleobury, one of the country’s best known conductors, will give a talk at the village hall in Wooton-by-Woodstock on Friday, May 3, at 7.30pm. Proceeds from the talk will go towards the upkeep of the village hall.
London Irish 47, London Welsh 28 LONDON Welsh slipped to a heavy defeat at the Madejski Stadium in the Aviva Premiership today. Welsh, who were relegated last week, led 15-7 in the first half and only trailed 26-21 on the hour mark. But
A HAT-TRICK of spectacular goals saw Oxford United sign off with style in their final home game of the season. There was little to excite in a dull opening 45 minutes at the Kassam Stadium, which saw Alfie potter miss two good chances. But United went
4:53pm 4:50pm GOAL! #oufc 3 (Potter 90) rochdale 0 Another sensational goal. Rigg runs fully 70 yds before playing in Potter to dink
2:42pm London Welsh duo Gordon Ross and Dan Browne make their 100th Premiership appearances today as the Exiles chase a league double. Welsh's last Premiership win came against Irish at the Kassam Stadium on December 1.
MORRIS dancers, fiddlers, singers and acoustic performers descend on the city today for Oxford Folk Weekend. The event, which began last night, is being billed as a family-friendly festival – and half of all events will be free. Children from
DULLER materials have been approved for a £100million incinerator which is being constructed after a lengthy battle with residents. Waste management company Viridor is building a plant at Ardley landfill site, branded a “monster” by residents,
ABINGDON residents have described their excitement at “first class” plans for a £3.5m redevelopment of the historic Guildhall. The project could see a new 100-seater cinema, revamped theatre and café-bar in a transformed and more accessible building
CAROL Griffiths’ own experience of breast cancer led to her wanting to help others affected by the disease. Now the mum-of-one from Kirtlington is looking forward to her second “wonderful” Pink Ribbonwalk. Mrs Griffiths, 49, is a Database Officer
A NEW recycling scheme for small electrical goods has collected 10 tonnes of items in its first month. Cherwell District Council launched a doorstep collection service for broken or unwanted electrical items. Households have been given a pink
DELAYED plans for a £1.2m new community centre in Charlbury should be cemented within a month. Charlbury Community Centre, to be built in Enstone Road, will include indoor sports facilities, a library, adult education services and meeting rooms
AS BRYAN Griffiths made his way around the London Marathon course it was not just a race, it was personal. The 47-year-old from Watlington had managed to raise around £4,000 for Maggie’s Cancer Centre, where his wife Nathalie volunteers. He
Major Geoff Ward from Wheatley was running the London Marathon for the Royal British Legion, and finished in three hours, 30 minutes and 32 seconds. He said: “I am disappointed with those 32 seconds. I was hoping to finish under three and a half
TRAINS between Reading and Oxford are delayed up to ten minutes because of a trespasser, say CrossCounty. The incident earlier today occurred between Culham and Radley. There is no estimate for normal service to resume as yet, and the delays
STAFF at Oxford’s Phoenix Picturehouse admit to being shaken and stirred by the thought of its Best of Bonds film festival opening tomorrow. In fact, Joseph Hutton, bar manager of the Walton Street cinema said: “I’ve already briefed my staff on
A GRADE one listed church that needs to raise £1.5m for repairs has organised a series of fundraising events. St John the Evangelist in Iffley Road needs the cash to repair the church’s roof and for other building improvements. The church has
AN INCH of material is all that lies between Ryan Wozencroft and a painful descent. But the 20-year-old student uses artful manoeuvres to keep his whole body balanced on the thin, elastic strip suspended between two trees. On Monday he was
A MAN in his 40s was arrested in Oxford yesterday following an earlier shooting incident in Bristol. Avon and Somerset Police were called to reports of a gun being discharged in the Easton area of Bristol at about 9.30pm on Thursday. South
SOUTH Central Ambulance Service has hit out at a prankster who wasted resources on April Fools’ Day. It received a 999 call at 10.23am to a man who had been stabbed in Headington, Oxford, but it emerged the ‘patient’ had texted a friend to say
AN “UTTERLY unreliable” woman was telling “whoppers” when she said she was raped and sold for sex as a child, a jury heard yesterday. Another defence lawyer told the Oxford grooming trial it would be an “injustice” to convict his client because
Oxford Martial Arts Academy (OMAA) fighter Joe Jackson Brown maintained his unbeaten record with a unanimous points verdict over Nottingham’s Lee Renshaw in the Queensbury Boxing League at the Effingham Park Hotel, near Gatwick Airport. Banbury-based
THE country's youngest Victoria Cross recipient yesterday unveiled a carved milestone that commemorates Headway Oxfordshire’s 25 years of charitable service. Sgt Johnson Beharry, who won the VC for his valour in Iraq, is special ambassador to the
A MAN was threatened with a knife during an alleged affray in Blackbird Leys. The incident occurred in Cuddesdon Way at 5.47pm on Thursday. Police sent cars and the force helicopter to deal with the incident. The 48-year-old victim was not
PAUL Hobson has been appointed the new director of Modern Art Oxford. He will succeed Michael Stanley, who took his own life last year aged 37 after battling with depression. Mr Hobson, who will take up the role in September, joins the Pembroke
Tim Whitewood took top spot in Beehive AC’s FA Cup first-round match at a windswept Panshill. The weather meant pole fishing was very difficult for the 17 anglers, but that did not deter Whitewood, who found a quiet area to catch 37.12.0 of carp
Malcolm Bough enjoyed double success in the Gentworks Oxford & District League. Bough won the Turner Cup with a 250-218 victory over Pete Fenn in the final. And he was then part of the Riley A side who beat Cowley Conservative Club A 4-
Three young Oxford players have been offered professional contracts for next season. Defender Sam Long, left back David Lynn and forward Callum O'Dowda have been rewarded for their outstanding efforts in the under 18s this season. Chris Allen’s
Oxford's Bradley Smith will be looking to secure his first MotoGP finish in the Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas tomorrow following his disastrous debut in Qatar. The 22-year-old, from Forest Hill, crashed out on lap five when in 11th place
London Welsh fly half Gordon Ross has called on his side to do themselves justice in their remaining two Aviva Premiership matches, claiming the occasion got the better of them last time out. The Exiles went into last weekend’s clash with Northampton
Oxford's Jordan Flynn opened his challenge in the National Junior ABA Championships with an impressive points victory over Redbridge’s Syed Alley at the University of East London. The 17-year-old, who fights for the Repton club in London, forced
Berinsfield ABC’s Niamh McGuckin had the thrill of meeting Olympic super heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua at a special ceremony to mark her achievement of winning a national title. McGuckin retained her Amateur Boxing Association of England’
Captain Andrew Tolson led the way with a superb century as Oxfordshire Under 17s kicked off their 2013 season with a 14-run win over St Edward’s School in a friendly. Tolson’s 106 was the stand-out innings as Oxon made 206-7 from their 50 overs
Littlemore Royal British Legion have won the Gentworks Oxford & District League Premier Division title. A 5-1 victory over Riley A was enough to ensure the triumph with a week left of the season. Matthew Challen and Jason Buck won twice
City of Oxford won 11 medals after a nine-strong squad starred in the Scottish Gas National Age Group Championships at the Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh. A month after becoming the top club in Oxfordshire and North Bucks, City produced a
Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen has thrown his hat into the ring for victory in tomorrow’s Bahrain Grand Prix. The 33-year-old Finn topped the timesheet at the end of yesterday’s two 90-minute sessions at the 5.412km track in his Enstone-built car.
Oxford's Jason Plato will be looking to celebrate reaching a milestone when he contests his 400th race in the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship at Donington Park tomorrow. Plato bids to add to his series leads after recording a brace
Eight Oxfordshire gymnasts landed medals at the British Acrobatic Championships in Stoke. All members of the Oxford School of Gymnastics, based at Lord Williams’s School, Thame, the girls came back with two silvers and a bronze follow some superb
Bicester A’s hopes of completing a hat-trick of wins in the Oxford & District Association’s Aubrey Hughes Handicap Shield were dashed by Forum G in the semi-finals. Forum took advantage of a 255-point start to run out 441-417 winners. Bob
Oxford’s Reece Chamdal (pictured) continued his run of success by winning the Westfield Open Under 13 tournament at Wellingborough. It comes after he triumphed in the Southern Regional Under 11 event at Ports-mouth. This weekend, he tackles
Oxford Brookes University student Dan Bigham and colleague David Kirk take part in the ETU European Championships in Holland this weekend. The duo will be competing in the 20-24 age group.
Oxford's United’s inspiring captain Jake Wright looks like missing their last home game of the season against Rochdale today. The central defender did not train this week after playing with a back injury in the 1-0 win at Dagenham & Redbridge
FIFTEEN years ago classical pianist and conductor Marios Papadopoulos had a vision for an orchestra that would serve the community. By 2002 the Oxford Philomusica was appointed the first orchestra in residence at the University of Oxford. Now
A “BRILLIANT” Oxford psychologist who died in a car crash on Thursday has been hailed as a “wonderful character and remarkable man”. David Westbrook, 62, of East Oxford, was driving home from his parents’ house in Barford, Warwickshire, at about
LONDON Welsh chairman Bleddyn Phillips says the club will do all they can to remain in Oxford. But he warned that a stay in the city would depends on “being financially prudent”. Most intruigingly, however, Phillips revealed that such was their desire
A woman carrying a knife has been hospitalised after she was tasered by police. Thames Valley Police were called to an address in Lockhart Crescent, Cowley, at 9.52pm on Thursday after members of the public raised concerns over the woman’s welfare
A woman was trapped in her vehicle following a three-car crash near Bicester yesterday. The incident took place at about 7.50am on the junction 9 roundabout where the M40 meets the A34. Fire crews rescued the woman on the southbound lane of
AN OVERSUBSCRIBED primary school is appealing against a decision by county councillors to refuse its nursery expansion plans. Cutteslowe Primary School applied to Oxfordshire County Council to expand its nursery from 26 full time places to 39 full
THE LEADER of the Green Party was at Oxford’s County Hall yesterday to launch the party’s county elections. Natalie Bennett, whose party has 60 councillors standing across Oxfordshire on May 2, said: “Voters will be making important choices about
IF you're running the London Marathon on Sunday or supporting someone, we'd love to see your pictures. There's a couple of ways you can share them. You can either email them to our Picturedesk from your phone or tweet them to @theoxfordmail.
Henley player James Comben has received a six-month ban for an anti-doping violation. Comben tested positive for the prohibited stimulant methylhexanamine after appearing for Wasps A team against Exeter Braves in an Aviva A League game at Henley
Matt Corker says London Welsh can prove a point by finishing their season on a high note. The experienced lock will make his 145th league appearance for the Exiles when he starts at London Irish today. And while Welsh can no longer escape relegation
AT the age of five most of us could probably manage a few notes on our toy keyboards, so it must have been clear there was something special about Marios Papadopoulos who began playing the piano at the tender age. Tonight the 58-year-old classical
YOU couldn’t make it up – Wall Street tycoon Thomas Guerriero has extraordinarily been named as the new president of Oxford City Football Club. The multi-millionaire has said he chose the Marston-based club over several ‘big name’ teams because
OXFORD City was formed in 1882, 11 years before Headington United was born and nearly 80 years before the latter changed its name to Oxford United. Shortly after its birth, City merged with others such as Oxford Wanderers FC and Oxford United College
OXFORD City managing director Colin Taylor began his search for an outside investor 18 months ago. He had secured a 25-year lease on the Court Place Farm stadium and was trying to find individuals interested in putting cash into it to boost the
FOOTBALL clubs are often described as a millionaire’s play-thing. But little did the 250-odd people who attend Oxford City’s matches know that their club would soon be run with the help of a Wall Street tycoon. Today we find out exactly who
MARKET Place is expected to be packed with people today for St George’s Day celebrations. Although the saint’s day falls on Tuesday, the town is staging its activities early to allow more people to attend. St George’s Day has been a major fixture
AN apology has been issued to an East Oxford grandma whose homelife has been made a misery by overflowing drains. The smelly effluent started leaking into Gillian Martin’s garden from her drains almost three months ago. Mrs Martin, 65, a council
THE stark choice of whether to ‘heat or eat’ is now thought to be afflicting thousands of people across the county. But a lucky few will be spared from making that terrible decision thanks to the latest cash grant by the Surviving Winter campaign
