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  • Tango heat: Latin passion in steamy art show

    ONE can feel the passion and sultry heat of Buenos Aires tango clubs radiating from Fabian Perez’s work. It’s an elegant world of seductive women in black dresses, slender men in well tailored suits and exotic nightclubs. They are snapshots of sexually-charged

  • Fire at skate park 'could have been a disaster'

    POLICE have issued a warning after an Oxfordshire skate park was set ablaze. Thames Valley Police said a fire had to be extinguished at the Carterton Skate Park on Saturday afternoon. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service attended and brought

  • Police issue plea to dog walkers to protect livestock

    DOG walkers have been urged to keep their pets under control after reports of livestock worrying near Abingdon. Police tweeted on Saturday warning farmers that there have been recent reports of such incidents around Abingdon and Wootton. Officers

  • Pre-match stats: Shrewsbury Town v Oxford United

    Head-to-head record (all comps) Oxford 14 wins, Shrewsbury Town 18 wins, 12 draws League One form (last six games) Oxford Utd: WWWWDW = 16pts Shrewsbury Tn: WLWDWL = 10pts Top scorers Oxford Utd James Henry 14 (10 in L1)

  • Teenager suffers serious head injury in large brawl

    A TEENAGER was seriously injured in an attack that led to a 'large' riverside brawl. The man, aged in his late teens, was assaulted after arguing with another man in Oxford in the early hours of yesterday morning. He suffered a serious head

  • Miss Wales hopeful misses out on the crown

    AN OXFORDSHIRE-born contestant in the Miss Wales competition has missed out on the top crown but helped to raise nearly £17,000. Clarissa Boon competed in the final of the competition last week alongside 32 other women. She took part in rounds

  • Hidden wildlife treasure becomes crown jewel

    HIDDEN away in a tiny Oxfordshire village is an extraordinary secret. A small stretch of the River Thame in Waterstock, near Wheatley, is home to more rare or endangered animals and plants than almost any other site in the county. Otters and

  • Posh dog grooming centre to open in Scandinavian cabin

    LUCKY dogs will be pampered in a bespoke new 'Scandinavian-style cabin' at an Oxfordshire grooming business. The cabin, built using 'locally-sourced timber' will fitted with two dog baths, both with 'eco-friendly electric showers'. There will

  • Thug beat his partner 'so she couldn't have children'

    A THUG who repeatedly flouted a restraining order handed to him for beating his partner 'so she wouldn't be able to have children' has been jailed. Thomas Skelton, formerly of Wantage but now of no fixed abode, was first ordered to have no contact

  • QUIZ - How much do you know about Easter?

    How much do you think you know about Easter? Test your knowledge in our quiz, which asks the big questions, and the not so big. The quiz was created by galabingo.com - and the company said it has already tested the quiz on 2,000 Brits.

  • Restaurant hygiene horrors - have they improved?

    EVERY week in the Oxford Mail, we investigate restaurant hygiene at eateries across the city on behalf of our readers. We celebrate the good, but also highlight the bad to give readers the most informed choice possible. But what happened to

  • Quirky East Oxford festival reveals theme for 2019

    THERE will be dancing among the flower beds and singing beside the vegetables patches once more this summer when a popular East Oxford festival returns. Children dressed in colourful outfits, mouth-watering food, live music from talented local musicians