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  • Gateshead 0, Oxford United 1 (Smalley pen 116)

    Deane Smalley struck a penalty deep into extra time to send a decimated Oxford United through in the FA Cup against Gateshead. The striker converted from 12 yards after Ryan Williams had been fouled in the area to set up a second-round trip to

  • Celestial art heralds comet’s arrival

    ARTISTS threw an exhibition that was out of this world to celebrate the passing of one of the most spectacular sights in the night sky for a generation. The ninth floor of Oxford’s Seacourt Tower was transformed as the 4.5-billion-year-old comet

  • ’Ear about festive fun

    THE story of Eddie the Mouse’s search for Christmas will entertain families in Didcot this year. The children’s theatre production of The Night Before Christmas is to run at the town’s Cornerstone Arts Centre from Tuesday to Christmas Eve.

  • Rail group needs treasurer

    The Cotswold Line Promotion Group, which represents passengers on the rail route through West Oxfordshire, is looking for a new treasurer. Andrew Wilkins, 74, from Long Hanborough, who has held the post since 2000, has announced that he will step

  • Buildbase scoop award second year in a row

    Cowley builders’ merchants Buildbase has picked up a coveted industry award for the second year running. Buildbase was crowned National Builders’ Merchant of the Year at the Builders Merchants Awards for Excellence. It is the third time the

  • Learn about life on the railway in apprentice scheme

    YOUNG people from Oxfordshire are being invited to experience life as a railway apprentice and meet the people and hi-tech kit involved in keeping Britain’s rail network running. Network Rail is holding an open day in Didcot on Saturday to attract

  • Building bikes suitable for commutes and adventures

    Geography teacher Richard Delacour left his job at the age of 46 to cycle round the world – but instead he has ended up running his own business, making bikes for other globe-trotting explorers. He had been passionate about bikes since childhood and

  • Give blood and help hospitals at Christmas

    Residents have been asked to give blood to help hospitals this Christmas. A unit of blood has a shelf life of 35 days, and hospitals across England will need about 7,000 units of blood every day this Christmas to treat patients. Each donation

  • Government grant set to speed up house building

    HOUSE building in Wallingford could be speeded up thanks to £525,000 of Government money. South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District councils have been given a combined £1.025m to increase housing growth by 30 per cent in 2013 and 2014.

  • Nelson Mandela dies, aged 95

    Former South African leader Nelson Mandela has died at the age of 95, the country's president, Jacob Zuma, said tonight. In a televised address, Mr Zuma said: "Our nation has lost its greatest son. Our people have lost a father. "What made

  • Motorcyclist dies after crash

    A TWENTY-four-year-old motorcyclist who was injured in a collision with a van on Tuesday has died in hospital. The man from Kidlington sustained serious injuries and was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital. The 29-year-old van driver from

  • Wanted man arrested

    A wanted man, who police thought may have been in Oxford, has been taken back to prison. Croydon man Gentian Morin, 29, was arrested in the Reading area on Tuesday. Police had been looking for him since he breached his licence conditions in

  • Updates - Gateshead v Oxford United

    Good evening from a freezing International Stadium in Gateshead, which is and fully much drier than our previous visit a fortnight ago. The United team is in and will follow shortly, but as usual you can get involved by tweeting us @oxfordmailoufc

  • The Darkness lifts as brothers go back on the road

    Tim Hughes talks to Dan Hawkins of the reformed The Darkness ahead of their comeback Oxford show Liam and Noel, Kane and Abel, the Milibands… no one falls out quitehttp://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/leisure/music/10858260.Out_of_Darkness_into_the_light

  • Money helps fund vital hi-tech equipment this year

    AFTER the success of this year's run the hospital has been able to buy some much needed new equipment. Two open incubators have been bought for babies in the paediatric intensive care unit and an ultrasound machine for minimally invasive surgery

  • 'If I can do OX5 so can others'

    BEFORE I first took part in the OX5 Run I didn’t ‘do’ running writes Sarah Vaccari, who helps organise the OX5. “But like so many of those who join the annual fun run there was something extra that was motivating me. “My two-year-old daughter

  • Two good reasons why OX5 keeps on running

    A BRAVE boy fighting cancer has had a 10-hour operation to help him beat the disease. Finlay White, nine, was diagnosed with the bone cancer osteosarcoma in August. Since September he has been going through rounds of chemotherapy on Kamran’

  • Care home ‘back on track’ after critical report

    A CARE home that was criticised after it fell below standards for staffing levels is back on track, a report has said. In June, the Care Quality Commission, CQC, carried out an unannounced routine inspection of Langford View Care Home, in Coach

  • Quad Talk: 'It's been so long that I've forgotten how to moan'

    Come on guys, says, JANE MESSINA, there is so much to do around here If it hadn’t been so long since I’d lived in Los Angeles, I might be doing my usual bitch and moan, making sure everybody knew that growing up, it wouldn’t have been unusual to

  • First Person: Cyclox chairman Simon Hunt

    Cyclox chairman SIMON HUNT has a vision for ‘Greater Oxford’ Cyclox is a small energetic advocacy group for cycling in Oxford and its immediate surrounding area — call it “Greater Oxford”. Note: “cycling”, not just “cyclists”, because our voice

  • A tour of the former home of C.S. Lewis

    It is the place said to have inspired Narnia itself, such was its imposing beauty and serenity. It is difficult to believe such a thing now, looking in late November at the open land behind the house in Risinghurst that C.S. Lewis and his brother Warnie

  • Oxford Martin School: HQ for Oxford's revolution

    Damian Fantato takes a look behind the scenes at the Oxford Martin School, where all the big issues are pondered   Decorated with stone-carved Hindu gods and with its pink elephant weathercock — complete with howdah — perched on top of its cupola

  • GP of 40 years helped at 2,000 births

    A FORMER GP who worked in East Oxford for nearly 40 years has died aged 86. Mike Bull became a young doctor in Iffley Road after beginning his career at the Radcliffe Infirmary. At the time he lived above the surgery and, before telephones

  • Carpenter made boxes for museum butterflies

    A POPULAR carpenter whose work was featured at Oxford’s Natural History Museum, the MI5 headquarters and at Twickenham Stadium has died aged 73. Brian Edmondson, pictured below, ran his carpentry firm in Oxford for 42 years and made the frames

  • Ancient Bible manuscripts go online

    OXFORD’S Bodleian Library has teamed up with the Vatican to make available some of the world’s most unique and important Biblical texts. The Bodleian Libraries and the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana have teamed up to digitise parts of their collection

  • The flying Baron who once guarded Nazi’s naval chief

    A PEER who helped develop a small former RAF airfield near Kidlington in Oxford Airport has died aged 87. Frederick Caryll Philip Cavendish, 7th Baron Waterpark, joined CSE Aviation in 1959 after returning to the UK from Kenya. He became the

  • ‘Retsof’, dance teacher to university, dies aged 104

    A DANCER who taught Oxford University students in the 1920s has died aged 104. Ruby Prince ran a school which was one of only two licensed to teach dance to Oxford undergraduates. It began when she lived above the Victoria Arms in Jericho,

  • Pub review: The Anchor, Jericho

    Appearances can be deceptive, so the saying goes, which is certainly true of The Anchor in Jericho in more ways than one. Not only did the previous owners shut up shop fairly suddenly, despite winning every award under the sun, but its more recent

  • Cookery book recommendations for Christmas

    Another Christmas, another chance to present family and friends with a gorgeous book for their kitchen library that will keep them happy and occupied throughout the year. The Great British Vegetable Cookbook by Sybil Kapoor (National Trust Books

  • Review: Pericles

    Was Pericles written by Shakespeare and a co-author? No one knows for sure, but what is certain is that this is one of the oddest plays in the Bard’s acknowledged canon of work. It has a vast geographical sweep of locations, an epic plot, and 47 characters

  • Review: The Adventures of Pinocchio

    Geppetto (Tomm Coles) has dreamt up a grandiose idea. He’s a puppeteer, and wants to build his own theatre to showcase his skills. All his Italian neighbours cackle at his stupidity, and there’s a snag: he hasn’t actually got any puppets to display

  • Review: Eden/Pictures We Make at the Pegasus Theatre

    Company Chameleon showed a fascinating double bill of new work in a programme that demonstrated both the quality of the four dancers, and the talent of its choreographers. Eden was created by Gemma Nixon and Jonathan Goddard, and is an exploration

  • A right royal end to a fantastic season

    What a brilliant weekend to finish off the season! I came back to England last week for the first time since Valencia and on Saturday met Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, on the Yamaha stand at Motorcycle Live. The night before, I was home in

  • Milestone 100th issue of Phoenix comic

    OXFORD’S world-famous comic The Phoenix has celebrated its 100th edition. The children’s comic launched in early 2012 and now has 10,000 readers internationally. It is still produced at an office in Beaumont Street. A special edition to

  • Saturday: Handel's Messiah by Candlelight

    Christmas wouldn’t be complete with Handel’s Messiah, and a candlelit performance always feels particularly festive. This is certainly the aim of Eboracum Baroque, a recently-formed ensemble consisting mainly of graduate musicians from across the

  • Album review: The Fauns - 'Lights'

    Bristol band The Fauns release their hugely impressive second album, of 11 superbly crafted songs, four years after their self-titled debut in 2009. Frontwoman Alison Garner possesses an ethereal voice. Opener Point Zero sets out the template magnificently

  • Album review: Gary Barlow - 'Since I Saw You Last'

    Gary Barlow’s last solo album, Twelve Months, Eleven Days, failed to make a real dent in the UK charts in 1999, but The X- Factor head judge and Take That frontman has relit his fire with this latest release. Opening with the jaunty Requiem, the 12

  • Soundbites: Boomtown Rats, Craig Charles and more

    - One of Oxford’s very best singer-songwriters, loveable tattooed rogue Chris Ryder, pitches up guitar in hand at the Port Mahon tonight. The native Brummy’s headline slot will give fans and admirers (for there are many) a chance to hear his back catalogue

  • Live review: The Naked and Famous

    When The Naked and Famous last played Oxford, more than two years ago, the gig was disappointing. Singers Alisa Xayalith and Thom Powers could hardly be heard above the music and there was the suspicion that perhaps this break-out band from New

  • Out of Darkness into the light: Interview with The Darkness

    Not very long ago, The Darkness pretty much ruled the world. Swaying erratically between playing at rock-gods, living the lives of glitzy pop stars and revelling in what, at times, appeared to be tongue-in-cheek metal parody; the East Anglian lads

  • No weather problems expected for Oxford United's FA Cup tie

    OXFORD United's rearranged FA Cup tie at Gateshead tonight is expected to go ahead as normal despite bad weather in the build-up to the game. High winds and driving rain battered the north-east overnight and this morning as part of the stormy conditions

  • Fallen tree blocks the A44 at Enstone

    A TREE is blocking the A44 at Enstone after strong winds in the county this morning. Police were called at 11.16am after reports that a tree was blocking the northbound carriageway. Officers are still on the scene, waiting for the tree to be

  • Oxfordshire County Council's planned cuts revealed tomorrow

    OXFORDSHIRE County Council services to bear the brunt of £61m+ worth of cuts will be revealed tomorrow morning. A cut in the money from the Government and other pressures have left it having to make further savings over the next four years.

  • Regular Army and reserves seek jobs fair recruits

    ABINGDON residents were shown what life in the Army could hold for them at a jobs fair last week. The army regulars and reserves both held a recruitment drive at the town’s Guildhall on Friday. There is now a nationwide drive to recruit more

  • Burglar’s sentence extended

    A BURGLAR already serving 20 months in prison had four more months added to his sentence after admitting another break-in. Steven Woods, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to carrying out the crime at St Aldate’s, in Oxford city centre, on September

  • Scales of Justice

    OXFORD MAGISTRATES Susan Cox, 38, of Brasenose Driftway, Oxford, admitted shoplifting bedding worth £8 from Asda Living at Templars Shopping Park, in Between Towns Road, Cowley, Oxford, on October 1. Fined £65, a £20 victims’ surcharge, and £85

  • Firms look to awards to boost trade and visibilty

    MORE than 100 winners, guests and sponsors gathered to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Oxfordshire Business Awards and mark the launch of next year’s competition. The event, held at Blenheim Palace in Woodstock, saw past winners mingle with

  • Seeking hide for keepsake drives new cattle business

    The cows and sheep grazing on Port Meadow look picturesque, but their happy lives have to end some time. And one farmer is so determined that nothing goes to waste that she has started a business selling sheepskin rugs, cushions, belts, bags and

  • Beauty business shells out to help victims of typhoon

    A BEAUTY business near Bicester has turned a commercial problem into vital aid for the typhoon-struck Philippines. Shared Beauty Secrets supplies lava shells used for massage in spas, hotels and health clubs. The shells come from a factory

  • Motor project to train young people gains Lottery funds

    A PLAN to offer jobs to unemployed teenagers has won £44,250 after being voted the most deserving project in a Lottery programme on TV. Trax Motor Project beat a charity in Portsmouth after short films about the two projects were shown on The People

  • Honours ceremony aims to show academy is on the up

    THE achievements of 70 students have been honoured at an awards ceremony at The Oxford Academy. The school used the academic awards evening to show the city how much it has improved. The academy, which was put in special measures in January

  • Architect cements a national prize

    CONCRETE might not be what most people think of when they think of fine buildings. But one Oxford architect will tell you differently after being told the East Oxford house he designed in concrete is the best in the country. Adrian James has

  • Reasons why I haven’t been so prolific lately

    IT has more or less been officially conceded that given the idiotically high percentage of (mainly) youngsters entering “university”, half fail to find a ‘graduate’ job, if any, in the short run, and a third after five years, by which time they have

  • Almost all reserves will be spent in a few years

    MY former colleague, John Power, persists in coming up with vague and emotive assertions, in an attempt to persuade your readers that the county council has plenty of money. Unfortunately for all of us, this is contradicted by the facts. As you

  • Comments over EU gave me a chuckle

    TIM Bearder’s comments on how wonderful the EU is and how if the UK left it would go up in flames and revert back to the Dark Ages gave me a chuckle (November 13). As a Liberal Democrat Mr Bearder is commanded by his masters to say how wonderful

  • Facts about Atkinson are just not correct

    YOU must brush up on your knowledge of Ron Atkinson. A few weeks ago you were telling us that ‘the tank’ was a striker and now your quiz is saying that he was a one club man. Unless I am mistaken he came from Aston Villa. Next you will be telling

  • This composer’s music needs more recognition

    I AM writing about composer Benjamin Rogers (1614-1698). It is easy to forget Benjamin Rogers whose anniversary occurs in 2014, yet this Restoration composer was not only famous in his own time, but wrote music that still deserves more recognition

  • City is doing great work to root out rogue landlords

    THE first house I rented was in Oxford and I still remember the harsh reality of being ripped off by the landlord, who knew it was all too easy to use some bogus excuse not to give five students their full deposit back. The city is home to tens

  • A few missing words in this announcement

    LABOUR councillor Mike Cherry wins this year’s award for wishful thinking. During a debate at a county council planning and regulation committee meeting on Monday, Mr Cherry announced to the room that “Didcot is going to be demolished in a year or

  • JR Hospital stroke unit staff deserve award

    I FULLY agree with the award given to the stroke unit at our wonderful JR hospital. I speak from experience, having been admitted with a stroke and other major illnesses in 2001, double pneumonia, septicaemia and a previously undiagnosed heart

  • Local author David Cranston

    David Cranston, a surgeon at the John Radcliffe Hospital, has written a short book on John Radcliffe and his Legacy to Oxford, explaining what kind of a doctor he was, and how he managed to amass a fortune to enable him to endow the hospital as well

  • Oxford United focused for FA Cup replay, says Rose

    THE ongoing uncertainty over Chris Wilder’s future will not distract Oxford United’s players from their task at Gateshead tonight, according to Danny Rose. Portsmouth interviewed the U’s boss on Tuesday as a candidate to fill their vacant manager

  • Parking charges and rents going up

    PARKING fees and council house rents will be hiked up as part of the next city council budget. The authority will put up parking fees by as much as nine per cent and rents by an average of 5.42 per cent. The biggest rise in parking prices will

  • COMMENT: Do the right thing and join the OX5

    RUNNING is a good thing. And if you take part in the OX5 run next year, it is an even better thing. Children with serious conditions benefit hugely from sums raised in the annual event at Blenheim Palace. As we show today, the stories of those

  • Pickles could decide Ruskin site’s revamp

    A FINAL decision on plans to transform a listed building in Oxford could be made by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Eric Pickles. Oxford City Council is set to discuss Exeter College’s plans for the Grade II former Ruskin

  • Great Medical Discoveries: An Oxford Story

    Historian Conrad Keating has written Great Medical Discoveries: An Oxford Story as a guide to the latest exhibition at the Bodleian Library in Oxford. He is the author of Smoking Kills, a biography of Sir Richard Doll and naturally includes Doll

  • The Mystery of Princess Louise

    Louise (1848-1939) was Queen Victoria’s fourth daughter and the only one to marry a ‘commoner’. She was beautiful, charming and kind, like all princesses should be, and carried out a vast number of royal ‘duties’. Yet all sorts of rumours swirled around

  • Pupils sing for Christmas to help charity

    PRIMARY school children sang their hearts out at two carol concerts. More than 500 pupils from across Oxfordshire entertained audiences at Oxford Town Hall, in St Aldate’s, to raise money for charity. Youngsters from 20 schools performed well-known

  • Motorcyclist riding without helmet died from crash injuries

    A SPEEDING motorcyclist died after crashing without a helmet in a 20mph zone, an inquest heard yesterday. Father-of-three Augustus Collins, pictured – known as Gus – had “30 seconds of madness” which a witness said saw him show off at high speed

  • Off-road motorbike stolen

    AN OFF-ROAD motorbike was taken from a home in Bletchingdon by burglars who cut a cable lock. The thieves also stole two crash helmets, a leaf blower, an angle grinder and a circular saw in the raid on outbuildings in Islip Road from 7.50am to

  • Thieves target cars in crime spree

    A CAR stereo was taken in Oxford by a thief who smashed a window to get inside. The break-in happened in Margaret Road, Headington Quarry, between Monday and Tuesday. In a separate incident, a thief broke into a car parked in East Oxford and

  • Ben has all the right moves at dance class

    THREE-YEAR-OLD Ben Sutherland was moved by the music at a special activity class for young children. The East Oxford youngster was among those to take part in the MAD (Music and Dance) Academy class at the Kassam Stadium’s soft play centre on Tuesday

  • Home-Start is where the heart is

    The early years of a child’s life are vitally important, and Home-Start Oxford is committed to helping parents give their children the best possible start. This year, Home-Start Oxford celebrates its 25th year of supporting families with children

  • RUGBY UNION: Exiles snap up second row giant

    Exeter Chiefs’ giant second row forward Will Carrick-Smith has joined London Welsh on a short-term contract. The 6ft 11in Carrick-Smith, 21, made his debut for Exeter against the Exiles in the LV= Cup in November last year at the Kassam Stadium

  • RUGBY UNION: Oxford select 13 Blues for Twickenham

    OXFORD University have named a record 13 Blues in their starting line-up as they seek a fourth successive victory in the Varsity Match at Twickenham next Thursday (2pm). John Carter will lead the Dark Blues against Cambridge for the third year

  • RUGBY UNION: Banbury blitz

    Banbury Under 18 Junior Colts scored seven tries to run out 43-12 winners at Redingensians. The tries were shared between Kallum Dixey, Doug Backhouse and Hugh Saar. Banbury Under 16s won 45-12 at home to Market Bosworth. George Grieve (2),

  • BOWLS: City & County sent spinning in plate

    Oxford City & County’s men crashed out of the English Indoor Bowling Association’s Denny Plate with a 93-51 defeat at Whiteknights (Reading) in the second round. Oxfordshire’s women take on Dorset in the Atherley Trophy second round at North

  • AUNT SALLY: Wilkins on song with a sweet 16

    Phil Wilkins capped his 16 dolls with a six in Cricketers’ 6-0 win over Clare Car Hire in the Gladiator Molson Coors Friday League. Ray Townsend hit a six in his 14 dolls as North Oxford Conservative Club beat King’s Arms Tackley 5-1 in the Kidlington

  • RACING: Whiskey is the toast for rookie Williams

    Noel Williams was both relieved and overjoyed after Hot Whiskey N Ice gave him his first winner since setting up as a trainer at Blewbury, near Didcot. The 36-year-old rookie handler’s predominantly jumps string moved into White Shoot Stables on

  • We must improve this time, says Oxford United defender

    MICHAEL Raynes says Oxford United are well aware they will need to improve significantly on the first meeting with Gateshead to avoid being knocked out tonight. It is 26 days since the sides met at the Kassam Stadium, when the visitors from the

  • Free school transport consultation branded a shambles

    CAMPAIGNERS have branded a consultation into changing rules on entitlement to free school travel a “shambles” and want the plan to be abandoned. It is the second time Oxfordshire County Council has tried to get the proposals off the ground, with

  • BAR BILLIARDS: Webb's big break slays Gladiators

    JOHNSONS BUILDBASE OXFORD LEAGUE Chris Webb hit a break of 17,860 in his 20,750 total as Masons B won 4-1 at Gladiators Club B in the first leg of their Team Knockout Group B clash, writes PETE EWINS. Sean Stratford (4,720) and Ernie Smith

  • Health risks

    The complexities of how local NHS services are paid for and the rapidity of reforms may lead to the full significance of the changes now being pushed through being overlooked. But for anyone who may have cause to use maternity or mental health

  • Parky at the Pictures (In Cinemas 5/12/2013)

    Rather ridiculously, there are 19 films new to the general release schedule this week. Only Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee's Frozen is likely to reach a wide audience, as this is Disney's festive offering for 2013 and reworks Hans Christian Andersen 's fable

  • Parky at the Pictures (DVD 5/12/2013)

    Given that online outlets like LoveFilm and Netflix allow customers to select classics and curios, as well as the latest releases, we are currently revisiting a number of pictures that were released around the turn of the century. Following last week's

  • Phone hacking fraud costs farmers’ aid charity £2,000

    PHONE fraudsters have hit an Oxford-based charity that helps farming families in need. The Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI) yesterday warned other charities to be on their guard after the scam cost it about £2,000. The West

  • Firefighters raise marketing con alarm

    FIREFIGHTERS are warning the public about a telemarketing scam that claims 999 calls are not being responded to. Oxfordshire County Council’s Fire and Rescue Service says some residents have had calls from a company offering to sell them another

  • Jericho boatyard masterplan under scrutiny

    A MASTERPLAN for the Jericho boatyard will be considered by Oxford city councillors next week. The city council has created the planning document to try to bring an end to the years of uncertainty over the future of the derelict site next to St

  • Oxford University defends its admissions policy

    OXFORD University has defended itself after criticisms from America’s Reverend Jesse Jackson. The prominent civil rights campaigner criticised the university – along with Cambridge – for being too white and too full of wealthy students. ThE

  • Spirit of Christmas shines bright for candlelight carols

    SOME of Britain’s best-loved actors have taken part in a special candle-lit Christmas concert to raise money for charity. The annual Spirit of Christmas concert took place at Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford on Tuesday to raise money for the Muscular

  • ICE HOCKEY: Stars silence Wildcats to remain unbeaten in cup

    Oxford City Stars made it two wins from as many games in the English National League South Division 2 Cup with a 4-3 victory over Swindon Wildcats. The triumph at Swindon’s Link Centre keeps Oxford second in Group 2, with Bristol Pitbulls having

  • Charity champion spreads festive cheer

    CHARITY champion Ray Collins yesterday helped spread the festive spirit by delivering food hampers to the needy of Wantage. More than 110 hampers have been prepared by Mr Collins’ collections, Wantage Food Bank and Wantage Community Church.

  • Lawyer denies sexually assaulting girl on bus

    A LAWYER sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl on a city bus while he was studying English in Oxford, a jury heard. Haroun Mahamat Akai, formerly of Evans Court, Kidlington, but now staying in Perth Road, Dundee, Scotland, went on trial at Oxford

  • NHS body spending £350,000 ‘to save £11.1m’

    HEALTH bosses have been criticised for spending £350,000 of taxpayers’ money to tackle a possible £11.1m budget black hole. Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (OCCG) took over purchasing the county’s healthcare in April and had to find £26m

  • ATHLETICS: Fernandez shows class at Culham

    PAUL Fernandez took full advantage of David Bruce’s abs-ence to storm to victory at Culham Park. Defending champion Bruce, who won the opening round at Ascott-under-Wychwood a month ago, was not in the field for the second round. And Abingdon

  • Number plates stolen

    BOTH number plates have been stolen from a car parked in Littlemore. The theft happened in Armstrong Road on Wednesday last week between 9am and 5pm. Police asked anyone with information to call the Oxford Autocrime team via the non-emergency

  • Uni's women's rugby stars bare all in charity calendar

    BRAVING the cold, these women’s rugby team players went into Oxford to shoot their first naked calendar. The charity calendar, which features black and white photographs taken around the city, shows 18 Oxford University students taking off everything

  • No charges for three

    THREE men from Oxford have been freed without charge after being held on suspicion of stealing a motor vehicle and power tools. The suspects, aged 21, 24, and 29, were held in October after a vehicle was stopped in Shooters Hill, Pangbourne, and

  • ATHLETICS: Oxford Mail Cross Country League results

    RESULTS MEN (top 30, senior men unless stated) 1 P Fernandez (Abn) 29.08, 2 J Entwistle (OxB) 29.20, 3 D Bell (Cir) 29.27, 4 A Burgess (Oxf) 29.31, 5 S Male (Oxf, V40) 29.43, 6 J Bolton (Wds, V40) 29.47, 7 D Galerin (Cir) 29.56, 8 M Robinson

  • Temporary rooms to stay in use at school

    STONESFIELD Primary School has won permission to use a temporary building for a further five years. Oxfordshire County Council, on behalf of the school, sought permission to renew the original consent for the building, which houses two classrooms

  • Elderly brand cuts to bus services unacceptable

    ELDERLY villagers are upset over cuts to their buses to Didcot. From Sunday, Thames Travel is changing its service meaning villagers in Long Wittenham will only have two buses into Didcot each day, with the second service returning immediately

  • Former filling station could become nine flats

    FLATS could soon be built on the site of a former filling station in Oxford’s Abingdon Road. Sterling Developments has submitted a planning application to build nine flats on the site next to the former Fox and Hounds pub, which is being converted

  • Extra help on the cards for city’s independent stores

    A NEW scheme has been launched to help support Oxford’s small businesses. Oxford City Council has launched a Culture Card initiative offering shoppers 10 per cent discounts at independent traders. Shoppers can also benefit from discounted parking