Oxfordshire | Archive | 2007 | May
AN IMPORTANT part of community life is returning to a village, after an absence of three years. more...
AN IMPORTANT part of community life is returning to a village, after an absence of three years. more...
The commander of an Abingdon-based Army regiment said as his unit flew out to war-torn Iraq there was a mood of apprehension and excitement among his troops. more...
The country's best parachutists will be jumping from the skies over Abingdon tomorrow as one of the highlights of the RAF's Spirit of Adventure airshow. more...
Nicola Lisle traces the fortunes of Oxford builders Daniel Evans and Joshua Symm, whose contribution to the city is commemorated with a Blue Plaque more...
Police have widened their campaign against graffiti in Bicester after discovering more vandalism hotspots. more...
Chris McLaren visits Fulbrook more...
Teenager Jamie Perkin will make his senior Oxfordshire debut in Sunday's friendly with Gloucestershire at Challow (11). more...
Sommers Home Counties Premier League Oxford captain Jason Harrison is keeping positive ahead of tomorrow's Division 1 visit of his old club High Wycombe. more...
Sommers Home Counties Premier League Zimbabwe Test player Graeme Cremer will make his Aston Rowant debut in their Division 2 West game at home to Burnham tomorrow. more...
You're fired!" It's easy for TV's business guru Alan Sugar to say but not so simple to do in real life. more...
FEARS of a nuclear power station being built in Oxfordshire were mounting today as the Didcot area emerged as a likely site. more...
FEARS of a nuclear power station being built in Oxfordshire were mounting today as the Didcot area emerged as a likely site. more...
FEARS of a nuclear power station being built in Oxfordshire were mounting today as the Didcot area emerged as a likely site. more...
Drunken louts and pubs selling alcohol to teenagers will be targeted by police in South Oxfordshire. more...
You have to be careful - there seems to be a law against anything you might do these days. more...
FOR millions of people aged over 45 it will always be the ultimate symbol of fun on four wheels. more...
Jennifer Hough talks to the world famous ‘dialist’ of Bix, David Harber more...
WINNIE Griffin is finally giving up her job to go into retirement - at the age of 88. more...
AN OPEN meeting for patients at the Windrush Health Centre is being held in the waiting room on Saturday, June 23, at 10.30am. more...
AN RAF serviceman who won medals in Iraq and Kuwait died in a motorcycle crash as he was riding to meet fellow bikers, an inquest has heard. more...
WINNIE Griffin is finally giving up her job to go into retirement - at the age of 88. more...
AN OPEN meeting for patients at the Windrush Health Centre is being held in the waiting room on Saturday, June 23, at 10.30am. more...
AN RAF serviceman who won medals in Iraq and Kuwait died in a motorcycle crash as he was riding to meet fellow bikers, an inquest has heard. more...
WEST Oxfordshire schoolchildren are again getting a cut-price deal to go swimming during the half-term holiday next week. more...
VILLAGERS have at last been promised action over nasty niffs from a county council rubbish tip. more...
About 60 jobs will be created with the opening of a Marks & Spencer Simply Food store in Cowley on Wednesday, June 6. more...
The heated debate over spent fuel ash from Didcot Power Station ending up in a gravel pit at Radley could pale into insignificance against the prospect of Oxfordshire getting its very own nuclear power station. more...
You don't have to be ludicrously wealthy to enjoy a visit to Oxford. The city may sometimes seem to have been designed to squeeze money out of tourists and students, but plenty of the most interesting sights cost very little money, from buskers on Cornmarket Street to the famous shark house in Headington. Here are some places to go to get the most out of Oxford, without breaking the bank. more...
Millions of tourists come to Oxford every year. There are thousands of applicants to the university. And house prices keep on soaring. more...
Visitors to Oxford are spoilt for choice when it comes to things to do. It sometimes seems that on every corner there is a new experience to enjoy or famous landmark to see. more...
Official walking tours are packed with information and anecdotes about the city, the colleges, university life, historic buildings, famous people and odd traditions, and the expert guides will be delighted to answer any questions along the way. Tours take in Oxford's most famous sites and tucked-away treasures in the lanes and alleyways in between. Explore 1,000 years of history at a comfortable pace. Tours last two hours and cover between one and two miles. more...
Oxfordshire celebrates 1,000 years in 2007, and there are a whole host of special events, anniversaries, festivals and cultural highlights lined up throughout the county to mark the occasion in style. STEVE HAY guides you through the programme. more...
Café culture is synonymous with city life and Oxford is no different - that heady mix of students, tourists and locals means the pavements are spilling over in the summer with tables full of town and gown al fresco café dwellers enjoying the sites, the weather and, not forgetting of course, good coffee and cake. Katherine MacAlister highlights some of the best. more...
Green spaces are the lungs of any city, and can change a place from chocked and congested to vibrant and peaceful. New York may have Central Park, but Oxford has a great number of different green spaces where visitors can relax, soak up the sun, enjoy nature or watch the river go by. But Oxford's parks aren't reserved solely for quiet relaxation - they are also venues for major music events and festivals. The list below is not exhaustive, but gives an idea of the variety of green spaces that Oxford has to offer. more...
Most visitors to Oxford want to visit the university's many historic colleges, with their beautiful grounds and stunning architecture. One of the great strengths of Oxford is that each college is so different, and they all have their individual points of interest. It is easy to avoid being like the tourist who asked for directions to "the campus of Oxford University", but many visitors do fall into the subtler trap of forgetting that colleges are living, breathing institutions devoted to learning, and not designed just for tourists. more...
It seems that almost every week a new delicatessen, restaurant or bar opens, each brimming with new edibles and ideas. And if there was any doubt that food is the main leisure pursuit of the 21st century, take a stroll along Little Clarendon Street and Walton Street with Katherine MacAlister and she will challenge your preconceptions. more...
Oxford's newest development at the site of the former prison in New Street is proving to be a runaway success, with visitors flocking to the Malmasion Hotel, bars, restaurants and interpretation centre, and awards for the complex stacking up. more...
Sitting comfortably between Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Gloucestershire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire and Wiltshire, our county makes a great base to explore other parts of England. Here Geoff Hedge rounds up some of the top family attractions within (about) an hour's drive of Oxford. more...
Swimming Barton Pool is a brand new 25m, four-lane swimming pool and multi-activity room in Barton, east Oxford. It is open seven-days-a-week and offers: n general and fun swim sessions n fitness and wellness classes n water workout classes n swimming lessons n birthday parties n area hire There are plenty of activities on offer during the school holidays too. more...
You'll never be short of a bite to eat in Oxford, that's for sure. And with standards increasing year on year, Oxford can really hold its own in terms of good food. But it's helpful to have some insight into the city's restaurant scene and Katherine MacAlister reveals some real gems hidden away between the dreaming spires. From fine dining to juicy pizzas, authentic Thai to heavenly burgers, whatever you fancy there's something to suit every palate and, more importantly, budget. more...
Welldone on your provocative front page outlining the closure of 14 children's play areas in Oxford (Oxford Mail, May 21). more...
Oh dear, BBC Radio Oxford has done it again. more...
Amnesty members in Headington, Oxford, are asking people to spare a moment to help save a young woman facing execution in Iran. more...
Sir - If Simon Jones thinks pedestrians only use the pavements, he's obviously never been in Oxford's city centre. more...
Sir - Many people understandably find it difficult to engage in the planning process, which is often protracted and technical. Perhaps this is why there has been little attention paid to the current consultation on the Oxford Core Strategy. more...
Sir - The Audit Commission has recently reported that Oxford's financial management is one of the most improved of any council in England. The commission looked at four aspects of our finances as part of their use of resources judgement, ranging from our published accounts through to our risk management systems. more...
Sir - Tia MacGregor's defection to the Tories confirms that Headington residents really do live in a democracy-free zone. more...
Sir - Two city councillors were last week welcomed to the bosom of the national Conservative party. David Cameron, the party's national leader, himself made a parade of this their second change of political spots in the last year. more...
Sir - Your article (May 11) refers to the long delays at the Post Office in Templars Square following the closure of the one in Rose Hill. more...
Sir - Reg Little is to be congratulated on his excellent feature, Defusing the Bomb (May 18) on Oxfordshire's ageing population and its effects for the county council's social services department's funding. In regard to residential care homes, there is another time-bomb ticking away which needs urgent attention. more...
Sir - I heartily endorse the comments made by Julia Gasper regarding the removal of the number 7 bus which runs from Headington, through Summertown and on through Kidlington. more...
Sir - Would Priscilla Waugh, and the vociferous supporters of the canal extension, like to say exactly how it can be brought under Hythe Bridge, presumably with boats on it? more...
Sir - I have been visiting the Botanic Garden for well over 50 years. In the 1950s, '60s and '70s entrance was free. more...
Sir - I am writing in response to a letter on the subject of the Stagecoach Oxford bus 7. more...
Sir - The difference between Richard Dawkins and the religious community is that Dawkins has a book which proves that God does not exist and the religious community has another book which proves that God does exists. more...
Sir - Good for the Dutch and their naked streets theory (Letters, May 11). more...
Sir - Philip Dunstan (Letters, May 18) has been disingenuous in completely missing the point I made in my letter about recycling. more...
Sir - Alison Myres's (Letters, May 11) Wendy Cussons roses may well have been early, but her cuckoo was not. more...
Sir - The comment, by the Lord Mayor of Oxford (Report, May 18) that "if you drive into Oxford in a car on a Saturday... you've only yourself to blame" is a pathetic defence of the chaos on May 12. more...
Sir - History was made last Friday (Report, May 18), when Rev Peter Hewis, an Oxford Unitarian minister, became the first non-Muslim religious leader in the United Kingdom to preach a sermon during Islamic congregational prayers. more...
Sir - As an original partner and subsequent director of Seacourt Press Ltd, I was very interested and delighted to read of its recent prestigious award and impending visit to Buckingham Palace (Report, April 27). more...
Sir - While everyone is enjoying laying into cyclists (Simon Jones, Iris Potter, Letters, May 18), what about the pedestrians that threaten the safety of cyclists and motorists because they can't tell the difference between a road and a pavement. more...
RAMPING up the desirability of the Bertone styled Alfa GT, the Italian sporting car manufacturer has added unique 18-inch alloy wheels, metallic black paint and interior sports styling to create the limited edition Alfa GT BlackLine. more...
THERE are still showroom queues for sexy, super-fast sports cars - current attitudes towards climate change and eye-watering prices are putting no one off. more...
The Ford S-Max and Galaxy models now come with new features and specifications, including Ford's new six-speed Durashift automatic transmission. more...
SUBARU'S big, luxury Tribeca sports utility vehicle now comes with five years' peace of mind under a special offer running until July 31. more...
MOTORING holidays are an even more attractive proposition for Chevrolet owners, thanks to a special offer throughout the summer on cycle carriers and roof boxes. more...
A WEALTH of rally stage stars past and present - including Petter Solberg, Colin McRae, Stig Blomqvist and Paddy Hopkirk - will be in action on the demanding Forest Rally Stage on the hillside above Goodwood House at this year's Festival of Speed, being staged from June 22-24. more...
Looking for a motoring gift for a lady driver? more...
Looking for a motoring gift for a lady driver? more...
MOTORING holidays are an even more attractive proposition for Chevrolet owners, thanks to a special offer throughout the summer on cycle carriers and roof boxes. more...
SUBARU'S big, luxury Tribeca sports utility vehicle now comes with five years' peace of mind under a special offer running until July 31. more...
The Ford S-Max and Galaxy models now come with new features and specifications, including Ford's new six-speed Durashift automatic transmission. more...
THERE are still showroom queues for sexy, super-fast sports cars - current attitudes towards climate change and eye-watering prices are putting no one off. more...
RAMPING up the desirability of the Bertone styled Alfa GT, the Italian sporting car manufacturer has added unique 18-inch alloy wheels, metallic black paint and interior sports styling to create the limited edition Alfa GT BlackLine. more...
A WEALTH of rally stage stars past and present - including Petter Solberg, Colin McRae, Stig Blomqvist and Paddy Hopkirk - will be in action on the demanding Forest Rally Stage on the hillside above Goodwood House at this year's Festival of Speed, being staged from June 22-24. more...
Looking for a motoring gift for a lady driver? more...
MOTORING holidays are an even more attractive proposition for Chevrolet owners, thanks to a special offer throughout the summer on cycle carriers and roof boxes. more...
SUBARU'S big, luxury Tribeca sports utility vehicle now comes with five years' peace of mind under a special offer running until July 31. more...
The Ford S-Max and Galaxy models now come with new features and specifications, including Ford's new six-speed Durashift automatic transmission. more...
THERE are still showroom queues for sexy, super-fast sports cars - current attitudes towards climate change and eye-watering prices are putting no one off. more...
RAMPING up the desirability of the Bertone styled Alfa GT, the Italian sporting car manufacturer has added unique 18-inch alloy wheels, metallic black paint and interior sports styling to create the limited edition Alfa GT BlackLine. more...
A WEALTH of rally stage stars past and present - including Petter Solberg, Colin McRae, Stig Blomqvist and Paddy Hopkirk - will be in action on the demanding Forest Rally Stage on the hillside above Goodwood House at this year's Festival of Speed, being staged from June 22-24. more...
WHAT is the most successful car of all time? It is not exotic, not that stunning, and not hugely expensive. more...
Looking for a motoring gift for a lady driver? more...
MOTORING holidays are an even more attractive proposition for Chevrolet owners, thanks to a special offer throughout the summer on cycle carriers and roof boxes. more...
SUBARU'S big, luxury Tribeca sports utility vehicle now comes with five years' peace of mind under a special offer running until July 31. more...
The Ford S-Max and Galaxy models now come with new features and specifications, including Ford's new six-speed Durashift automatic transmission. more...
THERE are still showroom queues for sexy, super-fast sports cars - current attitudes towards climate change and eye-watering prices are putting no one off. more...
RAMPING up the desirability of the Bertone styled Alfa GT, the Italian sporting car manufacturer has added unique 18-inch alloy wheels, metallic black paint and interior sports styling to create the limited edition Alfa GT BlackLine. more...
A WEALTH of rally stage stars past and present - including Petter Solberg, Colin McRae, Stig Blomqvist and Paddy Hopkirk - will be in action on the demanding Forest Rally Stage on the hillside above Goodwood House at this year's Festival of Speed, being staged from June 22-24. more...
LEWIS Hamilton insists he is “only human” after suffering his first accident of a Grand Prix weekend — but then vowed to go even faster. more...
SIXTEEN gardens in Ducklington are opening to the public on June 9 and 10, 1.30 to 5.30pm both days, to help raise money for the village hall. more...
A TRAINING project has been launched to get the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty's 4,000 miles of drystone walls - much of which has fallen into a state of disrepair - back into shape. more...
THE circus will be back in Wallingford for the first time in 25 years. more...
PILGRIMS are preparing for the 30th annual walk in the steps of St Birinus. more...
AN OPEN meeting for patients at the Windrush Health Centre is being held in the waiting room on Saturday, June 23, at 10.30am. more...
CHILDREN'S workshops, creation stations and gallery trails will be among the half-term activities on offer at the Museum of Oxford in St Aldate's. more...
BLENHEIM Palace is hosting the Oxfordshire Craft Fair over the coming Bank Holiday weekend, May 26 to 28. more...
WINNIE Griffin is finally giving up her job to go into retirement - at the age of 88. more...
AN IMPORTANT part of community life is returning to a village, after an absence of three years. more...
A TAXIBUS driver from Bicester is gearing up for a 300-mile charity cycle ride from London to Paris. more...
A TAXIBUS driver from Bicester is gearing up for a 300-mile charity cycle ride from London to Paris. more...
FEARS of a nuclear power station being built in Oxfordshire were mounting today as the Didcot area emerged as a likely site. more...
THE Lemon Tree, one of Oxford's best known restaurants, is facing demolition to make way for apartments. more...
A 72-YEAR-OLD Oxford academic has broken a world long-distance running record after completing ten marathons in ten days. more...
OXFORD University hopes to submit plans to create 200 homes for its staff in Wolvercote by the end of the year. more...
LONG-stay spaces in Witney's free public car parks are to be substantially reduced while work takes place on the Marriotts Close retail, leisure and housing development. more...
DENTIST Vishwadev Anand, of Blenheim Drive, Oxford, admitted to a panel of the General Dental Council embellishing his CV. more...
AN RAF serviceman who won medals in Iraq and Kuwait died in a motorcycle crash as he was riding to meet fellow bikers, an inquest has heard. more...
M&S opening brings 60 jobs ABOUT 60 jobs will be created with the opening of a Marks & Spencer Simply Food store in Cowley on Wednesday, June 6. more...
THAMES Water has agreed to cut water charges for some of Oxfordshire's most vulnerable people. more...
HOMELESS crack-addict David James was yesterday found guilty of robbing, blackmailing and stealing from retired librarian Barry Britton. more...
TWO men appeared before Oxford magistrates yesterday charged with robbery, in connection with the alleged knife-point mugging of a 24-year-old man in Catherine Street, East Oxford, on Wednesday at about 3am. more...
A WOMAN was airlifted to hospital with multiple injuries following a crash involving two cars in south Oxfordshire. more...
A LORRY got stuck under the railway bridge in Botley just before 11am this morning. more...
A LANDLORD has been praised after alerting police that the house he was renting out was being used as a cannabis factory. more...
POLICE are appealing for a motorcyclist to come forward after a lorry jack-knifed at the A34 Milton Interchange. more...
A WOMAN was airlifted to hospital with multiple injuries following a crash involving two cars in south Oxfordshire. more...
A WOMAN was airlifted to hospital with multiple injuries following a crash involving two cars in south Oxfordshire. more...
WINNIE Griffin is finally giving up her job to go into retirement - at the age of 88. more...
AN OPEN meeting for patients at the Windrush Health Centre is being held in the waiting room on Saturday, June 23, at 10.30am. more...
AN RAF serviceman who won medals in Iraq and Kuwait died in a motorcycle crash as he was riding to meet fellow bikers, an inquest has heard. more...
A TAXIBUS driver from Bicester is gearing up for a 300-mile charity cycle ride from London to Paris. more...
A TAXIBUS driver from Bicester is gearing up for a 300-mile charity cycle ride from London to Paris. more...
A GOLD pendant found in Bletchingdon is among the artefacts on display at a Tudor exhibition in the Oxfordshire Museum at Woodstock. more...
AN IMPORTANT part of community life is returning to a village, after an absence of three years. more...
FEARS of a nuclear power station being built in Oxfordshire were mounting today as the Didcot area emerged as a likely site. more...
A WOMAN was airlifted to hospital with multiple injuries following a crash involving two cars in south Oxfordshire. more...
FEARS of a nuclear power station being built in Oxfordshire were mounting today as the Didcot area emerged as a likely site. more...
Bert and Barney are a lovely pair of Guinea pigs, that came into the centre in April due to the dog in the family becoming over interested with them. more...
Former Abingdon School pupil Nick Brodie is the new Oxford University president - the first cox to fill this position for more than 30 years. more...
Both winners from last year's feature races at Kingston Blount are set to defend their respective titles in Sunday's meeting . more...
While some people his age are thinking of slowing down, Bob Marriott plans to start his 70th year cycling from London to Paris. more...
Match and season ticket prices at Oxford United have been frozen for the third season in a row. more...
A lorry got stuck under the railway bridge in Botley Road, Oxford, just before 11am this morning. more...
Searches for knives and bladed weapons, using a knife arch, are being carried out for the first time tonight at an Oxford pub. more...
A new trailer for The Golden Compass - the film version of Oxford author Philip Pullman's Northern Lights novel - can now be seen on the Oxford Mail website. more...
Parents of young children have welcomed moves which would allow all four-year-olds to receive full-time education. more...
A new campaign highlighting the scourge of chewing gum litter is to start in Oxford later this year, it has been confirmed. more...
A landlord has been praised after alerting police that the house in Oxford he was renting out was being used as a cannabis factory. more...
Those aiming to halt plans to turn Peers School into Oxford's first city academy claim their campaign is growing in support. more...
The ex-husband of former BBC Radio Oxford presenter Anne Diamond has won £75,000 libel damages over a claim in the Daily Mail that he struck the first blow during a drink-fuelled row which ended his affair with DJ Harriet Scott. more...
For the past four months they have been living out of suitcases while their flood-ravaged homes were renovated. more...
The voting for this year's Oxford Mail Film Festival is hotting up, with under two months to go before the deadline for voting expires. more...
Families on an Oxford estate will get the chance to use their buckets and spades this summer thanks to cheap subsidised trips to the seaside. more...
A dentist who embellished his CV with claims about his experience was today banned from practising for a year. more...
Traders say business will boom if proposals to build 540 houses on land between Summertown and Marston get the go-ahead. more...
A pigeon-lover got council officials in Oxford in such a flap they fined her £75 for "excessive bird feeding". more...
Illegal drivers have no place to hide from detection in Oxford. more...
The first 'search arch' to be deployed in Oxford was put outside a popular pub tonight as police continued their crackdown on knife crime. more...
Oxford United's players' player-of-the-year, Barry Quinn, is staying at the club. more...
Match and season ticket prices at Oxford United have been frozen for the third season in a row. more...
Tim Healey talks to biographer William Whyte about TG Jackson, the man who remodelled Victorian Oxford more...
SATURDAY CRICKET SOMMERS HOME COUNTIES PREMIER LEAGUE Div 1: Banbury v Radlett, Henley v Falkland, Oxford v High Wycombe. more...
AEA Technology 110 BMW 3351 Electrocomponents 299.5 Isoft Group 50.75 Nationwide Accident Repair 155 Oxford Biomedica 38.75 Oxford Instruments 282.25 Reed Elsevier 660.75 RM 204.75 RPS Group 350.25 more...
Oxford Cheetahs Danish international Jesper B Jensen has admitted that internal problems at the club and his inconsistent form were behind his decision to quit. more...
Oxford City had their top pair to thank as they edged home 5-4 against Banbury West End in an exciting Ladies' Division 1 match in the OLTA 3-Pair League. more...
A WOMAN was airlifted to hospital with multiple injuries following a crash involving two cars in south Oxfordshire. more...
A WOMAN was airlifted to hospital with multiple injuries following a crash involving two cars in south Oxfordshire. more...
A WOMAN was airlifted to hospital with multiple injuries following a crash involving two cars in south Oxfordshire. more...
A WOMAN was airlifted to hospital with multiple injuries following a crash involving two cars in south Oxfordshire. more...
Traders in Witney have attacked moves to reduce the number of long-stay parking places while work gets under way on a town centre development. more...
As you may already know, late spring has always been the time when Henry and I take a long weekend in a comfortable hotel somewhere, before the rigours of the Summer Term get their claws into him and he is not seen until our annual trip to the bug-infested marshes of the far north in August. more...
A WOMAN was airlifted to hospital with multiple injuries following a crash involving two cars in south Oxfordshire. more...
Those aiming to halt plans to turn Peers School into Oxford's first city academy claim their campaign is growing in support. more...
The ex-husband of former BBC Radio Oxford presenter Anne Diamond has won £75,000 libel damages over a claim in the Daily Mail that he struck the first blow during a drink-fuelled row which ended his affair with DJ Harriet Scott. more...
For the past four months they have been living out of suitcases while their flood-ravaged homes were renovated. more...
The voting for this year's Oxford Mail Film Festival is hotting up, with under two months to go before the deadline for voting expires. more...
Families on an Oxford estate will get the chance to use their buckets and spades this summer thanks to cheap subsidised trips to the seaside. more...
A dentist who embellished his CV with claims about his experience was today banned from practising for a year. more...
Traders say business will boom if proposals to build 540 houses on land between Summertown and Marston get the go-ahead. more...
Drunken louts and pubs selling alcohol to teenagers will be targeted by police in South Oxfordshire. more...
The commander of an Abingdon-based Army regiment said as his unit flew out to war-torn Iraq there was a mood of apprehension and excitement among his troops. more...
The country's best parachutists will be jumping from the skies over Abingdon tomorrow as one of the highlights of the RAF's Spirit of Adventure airshow. more...
A pigeon-lover got council officials in Oxford in such a flap they fined her £75 for "excessive bird feeding". more...
Illegal drivers have no place to hide from detection in Oxford. more...
Parents of young children have welcomed moves which would allow all four-year-olds to receive full-time education. more...
A new campaign highlighting the scourge of chewing gum litter is to start in Oxford later this year, it has been confirmed. more...
The first 'search arch' to be deployed in Oxford was put outside a popular pub tonight as police continued their crackdown on knife crime. more...
A landlord has been praised after alerting police that the house in Oxford he was renting out was being used as a cannabis factory. more...
Traders in Witney have attacked moves to reduce the number of long-stay parking places while work gets under way on a town centre development. more...
A lorry got stuck under the railway bridge in Botley Road, Oxford, just before 11am this morning. more...
Searches for knives and bladed weapons, using a knife arch, are being carried out for the first time tonight at an Oxford pub. more...
While some people his age are thinking of slowing down, Bob Marriott plans to start his 70th year cycling from London to Paris. more...
A new trailer for The Golden Compass - the film version of Oxford author Philip Pullman's Northern Lights novel - can now be seen on the Oxford Mail website. more...
Police have widened their campaign against graffiti in Bicester after discovering more vandalism hotspots. more...
As far as starts to the season go, it doesn't get much better. more...
Orchid Lake over at Dorchester has produced its first 40lb carp. more...
The second match in the Carp League 2007 series was fished by 20 anglers at Alder's Farm for the first time. more...
Desperate times need drastic measures and Oxford Stadium have taken steps to lure punters, especially on Tuesday nights. more...
Horspath Hammers set a new British Premier League record for consecutive wins with a barnstorming 106-70 victory at Norwich - the scene of their last defeat way back in 2005. more...
Two Oxfordshire teenagers have achieved outstanding success in their International 420 dinghy. more...
West Oxford Democrats' Nathan Ball won his second singles title in a thriller at Colours Pool Club on Oxford Landlords Pool League finals night. more...
A Witney rifleman has broken one of the county's shooting records. more...
Both winners from last year's feature races at Kingston Blount are set to defend their respective titles in Sunday's meeting . more...
Oxford Community School opened their challenge in the Lord's Taverners Under 14 Cup with a 126-run victory over King Alfred's (Wantage). more...
Oxford Under 14s lifted the Oxford Times Cup with a 3-1 win over Mid Oxon at Oxford Community School. more...
Burford George Miller and Carterton's Stewart Ferguson broke a long-standing record at the North Oxfordshire Trials at Horspath Road, Oxford. more...
Magdalen College School, Oxford, picked up all three boys' team trophies at the Oxford City Schools' athletics meeting at Horspath Road. more...
A LANDLORD has been praised after alerting police that the house he was renting out was being used as a cannabis factory. more...
A WOMAN was airlifted to hospital with multiple injuries following a crash involving two cars in south Oxfordshire. more...
A LORRY got stuck under the railway bridge in Botley just before 11am this morning. more...
TRADERS say business will boom if proposals to build 540 houses on land between Summertown and Marton get the go ahead. more...
POLICE are appealing for a motorcyclist to come forward after a lorry jack-knifed at the A34 Milton Interchange. more...
AN RAF serviceman who won medals in Iraq and Kuwait died in a motorcycle crash as he was riding to meet fellow bikers, an inquest has heard. more...
M&S opening brings 60 jobs more...
DENTIST Vishwadev Anand, of Blenheim Drive, admitted to a panel of the General Dental Council embellishing his CV, and was also found guilty by the panel of misleading oral surgeons during a lecture at the Four Pillars Hotel, in Sandford-on-Thames. more...
THE Rt Rev John Pritchard will be inaugurated as the 42nd Bishop of Oxford on Friday, June 8, at Christ Church. more...
VILLAGERS have at last been promised action over smells from a county council rubbish tip. more...
HOMELESS crack-addict David James was yesterday found guilty of robbing, blackmailing and stealing from retired librarian Barry Britton. more...
LEWIS Hamilton insists he is "only human" after suffering his first accident of a Grand Prix weekend - but then vowed to go even faster. more...
AN RAF serviceman who won medals in Iraq and Kuwait died in a motorcycle crash as he was riding to meet fellow bikers, an inquest has heard. more...
WEST Oxfordshire schoolchildren are again getting a cut-price deal to go swimming during the half-term holiday next week. more...
VILLAGERS have at last been promised action over nasty niffs from a county council rubbish tip. more...
VILLAGERS have at last been promised action over smells from a county council rubbish tip. more...
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