A woman has called her husband "mad" after he spent more than £600 on a shop in preparation for a no-deal Brexit. Juliet East took to Twitter to share a picture of the supermarket haul, which includes 144 rolls of toilet paper and more than 50
By Greg Ritchie WITH the number of empty shop units in Oxford on the rise, the Oxford Mail went to the Covered Market to find out what local shoppers and traders wanted to see in the city centre. Verity Babbs, a 21 year-old student from Banbury
A WOMAN had to be cut free from the wreckage of a crash which involved three vehicles in South Oxfordshire. Firefighters were scrambled from Wantage and Didcot to help when the crash happened in the A417 just outside Ardington. It happened on Friday
A PENSIONER has admitted causing a head-on horror smash that killed his wife and another woman on the A420. Howard Crapper, 68, appeared at Oxford Magistrates' Court this afternoon. The former chairman of the Freemen of the City of Oxford pleaded
POLICE have released a picture of a 'dangerous' sexual predator who groomed a 12-year old boy and filmed him performing sex acts on Instagram. Benjamin Garvie was jailed for eight years yesterday after admitting two counts of inciting a child to
ONE of Oxford’s most high-profile rutted roads needs to be repaired as soon as possible, according to the city's Lord Mayor. But work to complete the repairs could have to wait as there is major backlog of work which would cost millions of pounds
LUCIANO Dos Santos Almeida, the man who was stabbed on Southfield Road, Oxford, earlier this month, died from systemic complications due to stab wounds, the coroner has said. Mr Almeida, from Southampton, was 22 years old when he died at the John
By Greg Ritchie The Westgate Centre is one of five Oxford buildings in the running to be named Britain’s best new piece of architecture. UPDATE - We spoke to some Oxford experts - it's safe to say they weren't impressed The shopping complex
FOR a pop icon, Mike Rutherford is a surprisingly modest chap. With his slim build, distinguished features and patrician tones he comes across more as military top brass than a rock star – which was, incidentally, the career his father had mapped out
OXFORD United invited three club legends to train with the first team squad this morning. James Constable, Joey Beauchamp and Peter Rhoades-Brown donned the club’s blue training kit and rolled back the years at Horspath. The trio joined in
LOCAL groups and charities which work to improve the lives of people in Oxfordshire can now apply for a new grant of £1,000. Housebuilder Barratt Homes has launched the 'community fund' which has been set up in a bid to build stronger links with
THE King’s Centre in Oxford is to host the internationally acclaimed British Nuclear Medicine Society spring conference. More than 450 delegates are attending the three-day conference that will provide educational talks for healthcare professionals
BIKERS from all over the country roared into Brize Norton for a special ceremony. Nearly 100 members of The Royal British Legion Riders’ Branch took part in a ride past at the town's Repatriation Memorial Garden before being presented with the Union
A 'NUCLEAR CONVOY' forced drivers to divert this morning as it closed off a slip road onto the A34. The four-strong convoy, believed to be warhead carriers, was spotted about 9am today travelling through the county having previously left AWE in
POLICE say they are not treating as suspicious the death of a Faringdon man found on railway tracks near Swindon this morning. British Transport Police officers were called to the main line near Uffington at 6.35am this morning, following reports
IT'S been a long wait for the fans of the Toy Story franchise - but the full trailer for film 4 has been released. Main characters Woody, Buzz Lightyear and their friends return - but this installment focuses on 'Forky' a spork with eyes and pipe
A FORMER cafe in the city centre which has been empty for two years will soon be turned into a noodle bar. Heroes sandwich bar in Ship Street was popular with students and residents for years before it closed in 2017. The team specialised in
A MAN made ‘shooting sounds’ at a Muslim woman in Oxford just days after 50 people died in an attack on two mosques in New Zealand, according to the website TellMAMA. The woman told the website she was walking to work when she heard the man make
A CRASH on the M40 closed one lane in both directions this morning after a vehicle went through the central reservation. Queues built up both ways after the crash between junction 8A and Junction 9. One lane both ways was closed, and Highways
FABULOUS drag kings and queens are needed to sign up for an event. It will be held in the Berro Lounge, Didcot, on June 20 and will be open to all, regardless of how they choose to dress. A drag queen or king race is planned with prizes and
AN Oxford kebab van has been crowned the best in the country. Ahmed's Bar B-Q, based on Oxford High Street, won Kebab Van of the Year at the British Kebab Awards last night. Kebab shops and vans from around the country were nominated for various
STUDENTS are set to take the stage by storm at a school musical production. A cast of pupils from King Alfred's Academy in Wantage will perform their take on the award-winning Broadway show In the Heights, with a series of shows this week. The
PROPOSALS to reduce the speed limit on a rural road out of Oxford are being considered by the county council. People have until 11.59pm on Friday to comment on the plan that would see 30mph limits replace the existing 40mph in Hinksey Hill. READ
A 65-YEAR-OLD motorist needed hospital treatment after a shocking rush hour attack at a busy roundabout in Oxford. Police say the attacker pulled up beside the man's car at the Heyford Hill roundabout at around 6.30pm on Wednesday. The attacker
A GANG of thieves have stolen £1.7m worth of perfume from a trailer in Oxfordshire. Police say the gang used a HGV tractor unit to smash their way through the entrance gates at the compound where the trailer was being kept on Sunday March 10 between
OXFORD Hawks were close to shocking leaders Stourport in their Investec League Conference West clash. The basement side, who are without a victory this season, were expected to be on the end of a hiding against the table-toppers. But they put
A NEWBORN baby was found in the toilets of the John Radcliffe Hospital yesterday evening. Police launched an appeal to trace the mother who had 'gone missing' last night, and confirmed this morning that she had since been located. The newborn
OXFORDSHIRE climbed to sixth place in Division 1 of the BDO Inter-Counties Championship after beating Hertfordshire 25-14 at home. Victory in their re-arranged game helped boost the side’s survival hopes, but they have now played a match more than
OXFORD Hawks are guaranteed a place in the new Division 1 tier of next year’s revamped English Hockey League after a superb 4-3 comeback victory over Team Bath. Despite trailing 2-0 in their Men’s Conference West clash, third-placed Hawks hit
CHIPPING Norton’s hopes of playing at Twickenham are over after they were beaten 22-3 by Old Cryptians in the RFU Junior Vase. Dan Lightfoot’s penalty proved to be the west Oxfordshire side’s only score as their Gloucestershire visitors won the
A LIVELY village school that inspires a 'buzz' for learning has upheld the highest Ofsted rating. Appleton CE Primary School near Cumnor has maintained its 'outstanding' standards in a new report, which describes how pupils 'delight' in their work
FRILFORD Heath began their Core Golf UK Oxfordshire Foursomes League campaign with a 3-0 win at home to Studley Wood. CLUB RESULTS CORE GOLF UK OXFORDSHIRE FOURSOMES LEAGUE Frilford Heath 3 (4pts), Studley Wood 0 (0) (Frilford Heath scores
SCAFFOLDING, a toilet system, a car seat and 50 bags of rubbish were pulled from the Thames in Oxford thanks to the efforts of a local rowing club Falcon Rowing Club members scoured the waterway near their Meadow Lane boathouse earlier this month
SHOPPERS have come forward with a wide variety of suggestions on how empty shops in Oxford should be put to good use. Last week the Oxford Mail revealed there has been an increase in the number of vacant units. There are now 68 in the city
UNTAXED cars have been left on a residential street for months on end, adding to an estate's parking woes. One resident said she had seen vehicles in groups of four or five left in Little Bury, Blackbird Leys, since November last year. A check
A COMMUNITY group has objected to plans to base a service in a residential street that promises to deliver shopping, including alcohol, via bike within 28 minutes. The Bullingdon Road Neighbourhood Watch has formally opposed a licensing application
A ‘DANGEROUS’ paedophile who groomed a 12-year old boy and filmed him performing sex acts on Instagram has been jailed. Depraved predator Benjamin Garvie had already admitted two counts of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, three counts
SOME shops and post offices have been told they are ‘too high risk’ to have ATMs installed as a prolific gang of cash machine thieves remain on the loose. A number of business across the county which have been targeted in ram-raid style ATM thefts
TWO people have been charged with murder after an 'extensive' investigation by Thames Valley Police’s Major Crime Unit. The investigation started following the death of James Sootheran, aged 59, who was known by his middle name, Anthony. Mr
JAMIE Mackie has a message for his Oxford United teammates when they return to training today – stay level-headed. The striker’s dramatic 94th-minute winner on Saturday saw the U’s climb out of the Sky Bet League One relegation zone with a 1-0
A MAN has denied playing any role in an alleged ‘county lines’ drug dealing operation being run out of an Oxford guest house. Leon Wyatt, of Holyhead Road, Coventry, is charged with two counts of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs crack
A HAVE-A-GO hero who chased down a bike thief has urged cyclists to better protect their bicycles. The man, who asked not to be named, spotted a thief attempting to break the lock and make off with a bike in Summertown on Sunday. The bike,
