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Stories for 27 May 2008

Abingdon

Update: Rail worker "stable but critical"

A railway maintenance worker who lost his leg after he was struck by train is still in a stable but critical condition in Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital.  more...

Update: Rail worker "stable but critical"

A railway maintenance worker who lost his leg after he was struck by train is still in a stable but critical condition in Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital.  more...

Abingdon News

Pubs and shops caught in 'sting'

Five pubs and shops have been caught selling alcohol to under 18s as part of an operation in the area covered by the Vale of White Horse District Council.  more...

Aunt Sally

AUNT SALLY: Sizzling Sun put rivals in shade

John Weller clanged off two sixes for Royal Sun as they beat Tiddington Cricket Club 3-0 in Section 2.  more...

Cricket

CRICKET: Kidlington kicked out

Kidlington have been kicked out of English cricket's leading club competition after fielding a player under a false name.  more...

CRICKET: Young Lloyd's proving a chip off the old block

Banbury teenager Lloyd Sabin is already showing that he may become a better player than his father, Andrew, the former Oxfordshire batsman.  more...

CRICKET: Evans plays down bust-up with Haupt

Oxford veteran Rupert Evans this week played down his altercation with Banbury's Craig Haupt.  more...

CRICKET: Hector finds positives as Banbury blow it

Banbury captain Benji Hector refused to be downcast after his side failed to press home a winning position against Oxford.  more...

CRICKET: Arnie's still 199 not out . . .

Veteran seamer Keith Arnold looks ruefully towards the heavens as torrential rain denied him the chance to make his 200th Minor Counties Championship appearance for Oxfordshire in their clash against Devon.  more...

CRICKET: Cup ban in the pipeline

Kidlington are likely to be banned from the ECB Cockspur Cup next season following their expulsion from this year's competition.  more...

RESULTS & FIXTURES: OCA League

RESULTS Division 1 Marcham 325-5 (A Lamb 123, M Launchbury 61, D Reeve 35, D Pitcher 33, A Horseman 32no, C Morgan 3-76), Minster Lovell 253 (M Hanson 74, N Harris 42, J Hunt 33, W Bowman 31, D Reeve 5-42).  more...

CRICKET: Minster crash in Marcham run-fest

Minster Lovell crashed to a 72-run defeat in a high-scoring Division 1 clash at Marcham on Saturday.  more...

Didcot News

Eagle eye on owls' future

Owl enthusiast Chris Ashwin hopes his success in breeding a female owl will mean the revival of an endangered species.  more...

Editorial Comment

Recycling must be made easier

If there is one subject to have dominated the political agenda in Oxford over the past 18 months, it is surely waste collection.  more...

Tradition

HOW good to see the Red Lion called the Red Lion again.  more...

Paying the real price of bravery

We have regularly joined the Oxfordshire public in welcoming home our troops from the war zones of Iraq and Afghanistan.  more...

Nay-bourly

On a day in which death dominates the headlines, how refreshing to read about Ginger the pony.  more...

Football

FOOTBALL: Carterton centenary is a roaring success

Despite the atrocious Bank Holiday weekend weather, Carterton's football centenary celebrations proved to be a tremendous success.  more...

Headlines

Schools offered knife arch

SCHOOLS across Oxfordshire are being offered airport-style metal detectors to screen pupils for blades after an increase in knife crime.  more...

Oxfordshire soldier killed in Afghanistan

An Oxfordshire soldier killed in action in Afghanistan has been named as Dale Gostick.  more...

Schools offered knife arch

SCHOOLS across Oxfordshire are being offered airport-style metal detectors to screen pupils for blades after an increase in knife crime.  more...

Oxfordshire soldier killed in Afghanistan

An Oxfordshire soldier killed in action in Afghanistan has been named as Dale Gostick.  more...

Schools offered knife arch

SCHOOLS across Oxfordshire are being offered airport-style metal detectors to screen pupils for blades after an increase in knife crime.  more...

Oxfordshire soldier killed in Afghanistan

An Oxfordshire soldier killed in action in Afghanistan has been named as Dale Gostick.  more...

Schools offered knife arch

SCHOOLS across Oxfordshire are being offered airport-style metal detectors to screen pupils for blades after an increase in knife crime.  more...

Oxfordshire soldier killed in Afghanistan

An Oxfordshire soldier killed in action in Afghanistan has been named as Dale Gostick.  more...

Schools offered knife arch

SCHOOLS across Oxfordshire are being offered airport-style metal detectors to screen pupils for blades after an increase in knife crime.  more...

Oxfordshire soldier killed in Afghanistan

An Oxfordshire soldier killed in action in Afghanistan has been named as Dale Gostick.  more...

Leisure Guide

Exploring The City On Foot

Official walking tours are packed with information and anecdotes about the city  more...

After Dark

With so many students to cater for, you would expect Oxford to offer a vast array of live music, and whether you are looking for funk, soul, dance, jazz or rock you’re guaranteed to find it at one of the following venues . . .  more...

Messing About On The Water

Oxford is awash with water-related pleasure pursuits. Here Steve Good explores a few ideas for getting out on the county’s rivers, canal and lakes  more...

Wild In The City

Green spaces are the lungs of any city, and can change a place from chocked and congested to vibrant and peaceful  more...

Cabinets Of Curiosities

Oxford is home to some fascinating collections of artifacts from across the millennia — from Eygytptian mummies and medieval works of art to intricate historic scientific instruments  more...

A Centre For Learning

Most visitors to Oxford want to visit the university’s many historic colleges, with their beautiful grounds and stunning architecture  more...

Not To Be Missed

Visitors to Oxford are spoilt for choice when it comes to things to see and do  more...

Tracking Down The City's Finest Fare

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  more...

Chow Down In Summertown

Shops may come and go but with the kind of clientele that other restaurateurs and shopkeepers would kill for, Summertown continues to thrive. Katherine MacAlister visits this gourmet oasis in north Oxford  more...

Oxford's Café Culture

Café culture is synonymous with city life and Oxford is no different  more...

Getting Around

Our guide to travelling around Oxford  more...

Burning Off Some Energy

Looking to get active? There are plenty of ways to stay fit and healthy in the city  more...

Fun For All The Family!

Sitting comfortably between Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Gloucestershire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire and Wiltshire, our county makes a great base to explore other parts of England  more...

Letters

Fight to the end

AS A retired member of the Communication Workers' Union, I back the postal workers if they are forced to go on strike (Oxford Mail, May 19).  more...

All that effort - and no thanks

Leaving Abingdon, heading towards Ock Street, I passed the 'monk' on the roundabout, only to realise that there was something on the road.  more...

Basic economics

De-restriction or de-regulation of taxis (Hackney carriages) in Oxford would not just allow people to drive their own Hackney carriage instead of driving for an owner as you state (Oxford Mail, April 22).  more...

Labour greenwash

Bob Price, Labour leader of Oxford City Council, is wrong to dismiss the possibility of trams for Oxford (Oxford Mail, May 26).  more...

Aiming high

That was quite a feisty letter that Ian Hudspeth wrote in defence of the county council's transport strategy (Oxford Mail, May 19).  more...

News

Schools offered knife arch

SCHOOLS across Oxfordshire are being offered airport-style metal detectors to screen pupils for blades after an increase in knife crime.  more...

Schools offered knife arch

SCHOOLS across Oxfordshire are being offered airport-style metal detectors to screen pupils for blades after an increase in knife crime.  more...

Schools offered knife arch

SCHOOLS across Oxfordshire are being offered airport-style metal detectors to screen pupils for blades after an increase in knife crime.  more...

Diver escapes French blockade

French fishermen were no match for an Oxfordshire man who managed to break his way through an illegal blockade in something of a Crepe Escape.  more...

Oxfordshire soldier killed in Afghanistan

An Oxfordshire soldier killed in action in Afghanistan has been named as Dale Gostick.  more...

Oxfordshire soldier killed in Afghanistan

An Oxfordshire soldier killed in action in Afghanistan has been named as Dale Gostick.  more...

Oxfordshire soldier killed in Afghanistan

An Oxfordshire soldier killed in action in Afghanistan has been named as Dale Gostick.  more...

City plans waste collection shake-up

A RADICAL shake-up of Oxford's waste collection service could see households given one wheelie bin in which to throw all their recycled material.  more...

Schools offered knife arch

SCHOOLS across Oxfordshire are being offered airport-style metal detectors to screen pupils for blades after an increase in knife crime.  more...

Schools offered knife arch

SCHOOLS across Oxfordshire are being offered airport-style metal detectors to screen pupils for blades after an increase in knife crime.  more...

Schools offered knife arch

SCHOOLS across Oxfordshire are being offered airport-style metal detectors to screen pupils for blades after an increase in knife crime.  more...

Update: Grief over village killing

The woman whose throat was slashed in a Bank Holiday Monday incident in Wheatley has been named locally as Debbie Smith.  more...

Rain fails to dampen spirits for parade

It might have rained on her parade - but not even the terrible weather could dampen spirits during Susanna Pressel's Lord Mayor's march.  more...

Update: Rail worker "stable but critical"

A railway maintenance worker who lost his leg after he was struck by train is still in a stable but critical condition in Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital.  more...

Marcham upset over A34 diversion

VILLAGERS have hit out at plans to divert traffic off the A34 and through Marcham, which they claim could cause safety problems.  more...

Elder Stubbs festival wins cash lifeline

A FESTIVAL in a Cowley allotments site, which attracts up to 3,000 people has got the go-ahead for its 17th year.  more...

Child mummy at centre of art exhibition

AN ancient child mummy owned by the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford has been carefully transported to London for a new art exhibition.  more...

Oxfordshire soldier killed in Afghanistan

An Oxfordshire soldier killed in action in Afghanistan has been named as Dale Gostick.  more...

Oxfordshire soldier killed in Afghanistan

An Oxfordshire soldier killed in action in Afghanistan has been named as Dale Gostick.  more...

Oxfordshire soldier killed in Afghanistan

An Oxfordshire soldier killed in action in Afghanistan has been named as Dale Gostick.  more...

Shops and pubs sold alcohol to under 18s

FIVE pubs and shops have been caught selling alcohol to under 18s as part of an operation in the area covered by the Vale of White Horse District Council.  more...

New expedition for 'Indiana Jones of Deep'

MENSUN Bound, the Oxford archaeologist dubbed the 'Indiana Jones of the Deep', is gunning for the Tower of London on his latest expedition.  more...

Man arrested over drugs and stun gun

A 25-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of dealing cocaine and possession of a stun gun and gas canisters after police searched pubs for drugs.  more...

Murdered mother was 'loving, caring person'

A mother murdered in her Wheatley home was described by her best friend as a "loving, caring person".  more...

Schools offered knife arch

SCHOOLS across Oxfordshire are being offered airport-style metal detectors to screen pupils for blades after an increase in knife crime.  more...

Schools offered knife arch

SCHOOLS across Oxfordshire are being offered airport-style metal detectors to screen pupils for blades after an increase in knife crime.  more...

Schools offered knife arch

SCHOOLS across Oxfordshire are being offered airport-style metal detectors to screen pupils for blades after an increase in knife crime.  more...

Oxfordshire soldier killed in Afghanistan

An Oxfordshire soldier killed in action in Afghanistan has been named as Dale Gostick.  more...

Oxfordshire soldier killed in Afghanistan

An Oxfordshire soldier killed in action in Afghanistan has been named as Dale Gostick.  more...

Oxfordshire soldier killed in Afghanistan

An Oxfordshire soldier killed in action in Afghanistan has been named as Dale Gostick.  more...

Schools offered knife arch

SCHOOLS across Oxfordshire are being offered airport-style metal detectors to screen pupils for blades after an increase in knife crime.  more...

Schools offered knife arch

SCHOOLS across Oxfordshire are being offered airport-style metal detectors to screen pupils for blades after an increase in knife crime.  more...

Schools offered knife arch

SCHOOLS across Oxfordshire are being offered airport-style metal detectors to screen pupils for blades after an increase in knife crime.  more...

Oxfordshire soldier killed in Afghanistan

An Oxfordshire soldier killed in action in Afghanistan has been named as Dale Gostick.  more...

Oxfordshire soldier killed in Afghanistan

An Oxfordshire soldier killed in action in Afghanistan has been named as Dale Gostick.  more...

Oxfordshire soldier killed in Afghanistan

An Oxfordshire soldier killed in action in Afghanistan has been named as Dale Gostick.  more...

Schools offered knife arch

SCHOOLS across Oxfordshire are being offered airport-style metal detectors to screen pupils for blades after an increase in knife crime.  more...

Schools offered knife arch

SCHOOLS across Oxfordshire are being offered airport-style metal detectors to screen pupils for blades after an increase in knife crime.  more...

Schools offered knife arch

SCHOOLS across Oxfordshire are being offered airport-style metal detectors to screen pupils for blades after an increase in knife crime.  more...

Update: Rail worker "stable but critical"

A railway maintenance worker who lost his leg after he was struck by train is still in a stable but critical condition in Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital.  more...

Marcham upset over A34 diversion

VILLAGERS have hit out at plans to divert traffic off the A34 and through Marcham, which they claim could cause safety problems.  more...

Oxfordshire soldier killed in Afghanistan

An Oxfordshire soldier killed in action in Afghanistan has been named as Dale Gostick.  more...

Oxfordshire soldier killed in Afghanistan

An Oxfordshire soldier killed in action in Afghanistan has been named as Dale Gostick.  more...

Oxfordshire soldier killed in Afghanistan

An Oxfordshire soldier killed in action in Afghanistan has been named as Dale Gostick.  more...

Shops and pubs sold alcohol to under 18s

FIVE pubs and shops have been caught selling alcohol to under 18s as part of an operation in the area covered by the Vale of White Horse District Council.  more...

Murdered mother was 'loving, caring person'

A mother murdered in her Wheatley home was described by her best friend as a "loving, caring person".  more...

Non Leage

FOOTBALL: Organ gets top gong

Defender James Organ won the player's player of the year award at Abingdon United's presentation night.  more...

FOOTBALL: Didcot duo agree new contracts

Didcot Town boss Stuart Peace has received a double pre-season boost after Jack King and Andy Williams agreed one-year contracts with the British Gas Business Southern League club.  more...

Other News

Schools offered knife arch

SCHOOLS across Oxfordshire are being offered airport-style metal detectors to screen pupils for blades after an increase in knife crime.  more...

Oxfordshire soldier killed in Afghanistan

An Oxfordshire soldier killed in action in Afghanistan has been named as Dale Gostick.  more...

Schools offered knife arch

SCHOOLS across Oxfordshire are being offered airport-style metal detectors to screen pupils for blades after an increase in knife crime.  more...

Marcham upset over A34 diversion

VILLAGERS have hit out at plans to divert traffic off the A34 and through Marcham, which they claim could cause safety problems.  more...

Oxfordshire soldier killed in Afghanistan

An Oxfordshire soldier killed in action in Afghanistan has been named as Dale Gostick.  more...

Shops and pubs sold alcohol to under 18s

FIVE pubs and shops have been caught selling alcohol to under 18s as part of an operation in the area covered by the Vale of White Horse District Council.  more...

Murdered mother was 'loving, caring person'

A mother murdered in her Wheatley home was described by her best friend as a "loving, caring person".  more...

Schools offered knife arch

SCHOOLS across Oxfordshire are being offered airport-style metal detectors to screen pupils for blades after an increase in knife crime.  more...

Oxfordshire soldier killed in Afghanistan

An Oxfordshire soldier killed in action in Afghanistan has been named as Dale Gostick.  more...

Schools offered knife arch

SCHOOLS across Oxfordshire are being offered airport-style metal detectors to screen pupils for blades after an increase in knife crime.  more...

Oxfordshire soldier killed in Afghanistan

An Oxfordshire soldier killed in action in Afghanistan has been named as Dale Gostick.  more...

Schools offered knife arch

SCHOOLS across Oxfordshire are being offered airport-style metal detectors to screen pupils for blades after an increase in knife crime.  more...

Marcham upset over A34 diversion

VILLAGERS have hit out at plans to divert traffic off the A34 and through Marcham, which they claim could cause safety problems.  more...

Oxfordshire soldier killed in Afghanistan

An Oxfordshire soldier killed in action in Afghanistan has been named as Dale Gostick.  more...

Shops and pubs sold alcohol to under 18s

FIVE pubs and shops have been caught selling alcohol to under 18s as part of an operation in the area covered by the Vale of White Horse District Council.  more...

Murdered mother was 'loving, caring person'

A mother murdered in her Wheatley home was described by her best friend as a "loving, caring person".  more...

Other Sport

POOL: Witney take title for the tenth year in a row

Witney were celebrating after they secured the Witney & District League Division 1 title for an amazing tenth year in a row.  more...

Oxford News

Mummy moves

An ancient child mummy owned by the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford has been carefully transported to London for a new art exhibition.  more...

Waste collections to get major shake up

A radical shake-up of Oxford's waste collection service could see households given one wheelie bin in which to throw all their recycled material.  more...

Schools 'need knife checks'

Schools in Oxfordshire have been urged to introduce airport-style metal detectors to screen pupils for knives after an increase in crime.  more...

Woman dead after domestic incident

A woman has died and a man is critically wounded after a "domestic incident" in Wheatley yesterday.  more...

Update: Woman dead after throat slashed

People living close to a house in Wheatley where a woman had her throat slashed and died after a Bank Holiday Monday domestic dispute have spoken of their shock.  more...

Stranded divers escape French blockade

Angry French fishermen were no match for an Oxfordshire man who managed to break his way through an illegal blockade.  more...

Update: Murder victim named

The woman whose throat was slashed in a Bank Holiday Monday incident in Wheatley has been named locally as Debbie Smith.  more...

Update: Police launch witness appeal

Police have issued an appeal for witnesses this morning after a woman had her throat slashed and died in a Bank Holiday Monday murder in Wheatley.  more...

Pub goes back to future

An Oxford city centre pub is hoping to freshen up its image - by returning to the name of the original inn that stood on its site.  more...

Pupils' diverse roots celebrated

One of Oxford's largest secondary schools transformed itself into a riot of swirling colour and cultural indulgence to celebrate its fifth annual Taste of Oxford event.  more...

Women boost fire service

Oxfordshire has the highest proportion of women retained firefighters in the country, new figures have revealed.  more...

Dealing suspect arrested

A 25-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of dealing cocaine and possession of a stun gun and gas canisters after police searched pubs for drugs.  more...

Join debate on school future

The future of Oxfordshire's education system is just one of the topics due for discussion at a special event next month.  more...

Update: Police appeal for witnesses

Police said passers-by saw an argument which could have led to a woman having her throat slashed in Wheatley yesterday.  more...

New quest for 'Indiana' of the deep

Mensun Bound, the Oxford archaeologist dubbed by colleagues 'Indiana Jones of the Deep, is gunning for the Tower of London on his latest sea-faring expedition.  more...

Skaters wait for Marsh park decision

Tomorrow is D-Day for plans to provide a skate park in Oxford's Cowley Marsh park.  more...

Murder update: Friends are shocked

A mother murdered in her Wheatley home was tonight described by her best friend as a "loving, caring person".  more...

Pegasus News

oxford youth theatre members in comic launch

A new publishing phenomenon is to take the internet by storm at the end of May in the form of a brand new comic for young people. David Fickling Books, an imprint of publishers Random House, is creating a new comic for 8 to 12 year olds that will initially only be available by subscription.  more...

Rugby

RUGBY LEAGUE: Cavaliers mauled by Coventry Bears

Oxford Cavaliers went down to a 50-10 defeat at Coventry Bears in Conference South West and Midlands League.  more...

U'S News

UNITED: QPR clash highlights need

Oxford United's need to buy the Kassam Stadium was highlighted by the booking clash which has forced them to cancel a potential pre-season clash with Queens Park Rangers.  more...

Wallingford

Wallingford faces major gas works

Major gas mains repair works are to take place in Wallingford during June and July but disruption is expected to be kept to a minimum.  more...

Wallingford News

Green candidate unveiled

Mark Stevenson, 49, has been unveiled as the Green Party candidate for Henley.  more...

Marine killed in Afghanistan

An Oxfordshire soldier killed in action in Afghanistan has been named as Dale Gostick.  more...

Witney News

Monks on the move

A community of Benedictine nuns and monks are to sell their historic home in Burford - and it's a steal at a guide price of £6.5m.  more...

Metal thieves strip rooftops

Police have been accused of letting metal thieves act with impunity after criminals struck four times on three consecutive nights in Chipping Norton.  more...

BB gunner damages 40 vehicles

Random drive-by shootings in which ball bearings are believed to used as bullets have caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to cars.  more...

Morris sides shrug off rain

Hundreds of people lined the streets to watch morris dancers showing off their moves at an annual festival in Bampton.  more...

  
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