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  • PICTURES: Giant fox parades through town festival

    THOUSANDS flocked to a town centre today for an annual festival taking place over the weekend. Families gathered this morning in Sheep Street where a parade, led by the 'Queen', weaved through the centre, kicking-off today's events. The parade

  • EVERYTHING MUST GO: Valuable art on offer at jumble sale

    A TREASURE trove of valuable art is on offer in a giant jumble sale at the former home of a distinguished Oxford professor. Bargain-hunters have been flocking to 2 Paddox Close, north Oxford, where Laura Harris is selling a range of goods for charity

  • Oxford MP to speak at People's Vote rally

    AN Oxford MP will speak at a major People's Vote rally today. Anneliese Dodds, Labour MP for Oxford East, is due to talk at the 'Trust the People' event in Brighton this afternoon. Thousands of people are expected to attend the march and rally

  • No Oxford United fans banned from going to games last season

    NO Oxford United fans received orders stopping them from attending football matches last season. New figures from the Home Office show no banning orders were handed out to U's supporters during the 2018/19 campaign, down from four the previous year

  • School scraps controversial ban on packed lunches

    PUPILS at a Didcot school are now allowed to bring in food and packed lunches, after a controversial ban was lifted. Children at Aureus School used to have to eat the food on sale in the canteen, as there were strict rules on not bringing in their

  • Prime Minister snapped reading the Oxford Mail

    EVEN Boris Johnson knows that the best way to find out about issues affecting Oxfordshire is to read the Oxford Mail. The Prime Minister was pictured perusing a story from this newspaper during a meeting with Conservative Parliamentary candidate

  • Villagers invited to event in aid of community hub

    COMMUNITY groups are invited to an event championing people who contribute to village life. Freeland Community Benefit Society (FCBS) is inviting businesses, organisations, clubs and people who 'make, bake, sell or run' initiatives in the village

  • GYMNASTICS: Terrific Tiegan in gold medal joy

    TIEGAN Trafford won gold as Abingdon Gymnastics Club had a host of fine results at the Adrian Stan British Team Championships in Guildford. Competing in the junior category for 10-15-year olds, Abingdon finished seventh of 19 clubs from all over

  • A simple shot of a city scene is music to our eyes

    IT doesn’t take much to please us at the Oxford Mail – a nice photo of a lady in a pretty dress playing guitar while an Oxford bus trundles by in the background will do nicely! In the week that we challenged Oxford Mail Camera Club members to send

  • Henley MP's Singapore visit paid by firm

    A TRIP to Singapore taken by Henley MP John Howell was paid for by a professional group, he has declared. Mr Howell visited Asia between August 17 and August 24 as part of his role as chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on alternative

  • Special school will be built despite traffic worries

    A NEW school for children with special needs will be built in the north of the county – despite councillors’ worries that children could be killed by traffic nearby. The new school will be built on land near the Warriner School in Bloxham. It will

  • City to hold car free day for the first time

    OXFORD’S first World Car Free Day will take place tomorrow – and will close off Broad Street to any motorists. Pedestrians and cyclists will be able to walk or ride along the whole of the street as part of the day. It will be held to encourage motorists

  • Ben Woodburn hoping to fire for Oxford United

    BEN Woodburn is on a mission to take his game to the next level by making a bigger contribution at the sharp end for Oxford United. Karl Robinson’s men head to Lincoln City this afternoon looking to improve on an away record which has seen them

  • Bungling thieves jailed for slapstick attempt to steal ATM

    A PAIR of bungling thieves who tried repeatedly to steal an ATM in an early hours raid have been jailed. Presiding Judge Nigel Daly compared the incompetency of David Begalov, 32, and Goga Kakitadze, 35, to something out of the 1910s Keystone Cops

  • New partnership aims to help tackle rough sleeping in Oxford

    A NEW partnership is being launched to help combat homelessness and rough sleeping in Oxford. The project is called Oxford Homeless Movement, a new scheme incorporating all the different homelessness agencies in the city. About 40 organisations

  • Special bus service for Oxford United's clash with West Ham

    OXFORD United fans can travel to their Carabao Cup clash with Premier League side West Ham United on a special bus service. The club has partnered with Oxford Bus Company to provide supporters with a park and ride service between Unipart, off Garsington

  • Life-changing assistance dog could win national award

    A FAITHFUL pooch could win a national award after helping his owner with her severe mental and physical health issues. Assistance dog Archie has been shortlisted for 'assistance animal of the year' at October's Animal Star Awards, after being nominated

  • Bubble tea flowing at new Gloucester Green food store

    THE wait is over for bubble tea fans after a new food store finally popped up at Gloucester Green in Oxford. Last summer El Mexicana and Combibos coffee shop closed and rough sleepers started to bed down in the doorways. They have now left and