FRONT-RUNNER to become the country's next Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been spotted in Bicester. The former foreign secretary, who will battle it out against Jeremy Hunt for the Number 10 spot, has stopped by with MP Victoria Prentis for a
A NEW American-style diner in Oxford climbed to the top of TripAdvisor’s restaurants chart for the city within six weeks of opening. Former Cherwell School pupil Sami Mahfouz, 24, from Jericho opened Glut in George Street, on May 1. Its distinctive
A DRAGONS’ Den-style event involving young entrepreneurs will take place at the Harwell Campus. On Tuesday a group of 11 to 22 year olds will pitch their ideas to UK Space Agency experts. READ AGAIN: New £40m building at Harwell Campus Those taking
A MAN attacked a fruit delivery driver who was dropping off lemons and mint at an Oxford nightclub after mistaking him for a thief. Steven Clegg, of no fixed abode, pushed his victim to the ground during the assault at Thirst Nightclub, Park End
WORK is progressing well on a £36m revamp for shops and college accommodation in Oxford’s Cornmarket Street. Contractors for Jesus College started demolition work in March inside the row of shops at Northgate House, which once featured fashion giants
THE Oxford Bus Company has been named as one of the top six large bus operators in the UK in a prestigious national bus industry award. It has been shortlisted in the Route One Awards, dubbed ‘The Oscars of the bus, coach and mini-bus industry’,
A FAMOUS farmer and former rock star visited pupils to launch a creative festival competition. Cheesemaker Alex James, best known for being Blur's bassist, encouraged children to get arty at Bledington Primary School near Chipping Norton on Wednesday
CITY of Oxford’s David Murphy competed against some of the best breaststrokers in the world at the Barcelona Mare Nostrum Series. The 21-year-old raced alongside the likes of Olympic champion Adam Peaty. Murphy finished 20th out of a 55-strong
BICESTER’S Chui-Que Wong said she was shocked to win a British silver medal. Despite being unseeded for the under 11 girls’ singles event, the Oxfordshire player impressed at the prestigious PG Mutual National Championships in Wolverhampton.
A TEAM of youngsters from Miss Poppy’s Gymnastics Club starred in their first competition, bringing home an impressive 17 medals. A group of 20 competed in the UK Gymnastics National Level 10+9 in Milton Keynes. The boys team dominated the Level
MARTIN Page took victory in the fourth round of the Oxford Carp League on Ash Pool, Alders Farm Fishery, near Milton Keynes. The Oxford angler made good use of a favoured end peg draw to win with 172lb 12oz 0drms of carp on pellet shallow.
OXFORD United’s players will have their work cut out when they return for pre-season testing today. Karl Robinson’s squad report to the training ground fresh from their summer break. It has been seven weeks since they signed off their 2018/19
THE odds-on favourite to be Britain’s next Prime Minister dressed up as an old lady to find out more about Oxfordshire buses, archive documents suggest. Among a weighty set of documents on former Henley MP Boris Johnson in the Oxford Mail archive
WORK to three South Oxfordshire leisure centres worth about £270,000 is likely to be approved by senior councillors next week. The district council wants to carry out major work at Park Sports Centre in Wheatley, Thame Leisure Centre and Henley
A GUNMAN who reigned terror on passers-by and armed police during a 14-hour siege has appeared at court for sentencing. Duncan Shearman brought the centre of Oxford to a standstill last year after he began pointing what police and neighbours believed
AN Oxford hospital trust has denied accusations of a ‘shocking’ lack of support for staff speaking out over plans to privatise PET-CT scans. The future of the Churchill Hospital’s cancer scanning was put in doubt after private firm InHealth was
AN OXFORD taxi driver has lost a second employment tribunal into whether he was employed by a well-known city firm. Mohammed Fadlalla, from Marston, had claimed he was employed by 001 Taxis but had been sacked after he joined a trade union. In
THE SIX plans submitted to Oxford City Council this week include plans for a new beauty shop on the high street and a blue plaque to commemorate Oxford United on a pub. To view any of the planning applications in full, visit the Oxford City Council
A WOMAN has died in a homeless shelter in Oxford. Oxford City Council said the 40-year-old woman, who who has not been named, died on Tuesday at Simon House in Paradise Street in the city centre. READ AGAIN: Homeless asked for their views on design
WE could not resist this spectacular snap of a soaring red kite for picture of the week. A slightly more unusual entry for our 'red' theme, the shot captures light illuminating the magnificent plumage of the bird of prey. Taken by Stephen Pimm
