THIEVES caused £600 of damage to a vehicle while breaking into it. The vehicle was targeted on Monday at 1.45am on Lower Cherwell Street in Banbury. ALSO READ: Village road 'like a river' due to flooding As well as the vandalism £200 worth
A WHEELCHAIR dance group in Witney will attempt to break a Guinness World Record to raise funds for Children In Need on Sunday. Lizzie Large, 40, will coordinate a team of dancers from the West Oxfordshire Wheelchair Dance group (WOWD). See also
A PAEDOPHILE repeatedly raped a girl after a ‘campaign of grooming’ starting when she was just 10 years old, a court has heard. Kenneth Meechan, 40, has been jailed for 17 years for subjecting the youngster to the abuse, which has left his victim
A 'SERIOUS' crash which closed the busy A34 slip roads at the Botley Interchange this evening has been cleared. Oxfordshire County Council confirmed at 6.57pm 'heavy residual delays' remained but that it was hoped these would now ease. Both
A WELL-known Oxford pub will be transformed into a hotel. The Eagle and Child pub in St Giles is owned by St John’s College, which was granted planning permission to build a new extension on the back end of the pub and carry out major renovation
A MAN has been arrested after a £5m gold toilet was ripped out of the floor of Blenheim Palace. The 18-carat toilet was plumbed in as part of the Maurizio Cattelan exhibition that had opened two days before the dawn raid at the stately home on
Drivers were warned to expect long delays on the A423 Southern Bypass after a crash this afternoon. The crash involved two cars on the eastbound carriageway at Kennington roundabout, and blocked part of the road. The road is now clear although
AN OXFORDSHIRE couple who died in a car crash in South Africa fell 75 feet into a river, an inquest has heard. Susanna and Christopher Naylor, 54 and 57, were killed in the accident near Port Elizabeth last month. An inquest at Oxford Coroner's
It was – as all present agreed – the party of the year. Lavish to a degree, with corks endlessly popping and a pleasing abundance of oysters on ice, the knees-up for 500 guests on Friday marked the 20th anniversary of the opening of The Old Bank Hotel
THIEVES have found a 'new way' of breaking into vans to steal expensive tools. To stop them being able to do it, police have told drivers to park near lamp-posts and by big buildings that block access. In the latest spree of break-ins around
TRAFFIC is flowing better in Oxford’s Botley Road after months of gasworks were completed. Disruptive roadworks near Osney Bridge were launched in July by gas company SGN and have caused significant delays as motorists faced temporary lights enforcing
OXFORD United's training ground deal has been hailed as a significant step forward for the club. Months of negotiation have resulted in the U's inheriting the remaining 23 years left on the lease at the Oxford Sports Park near Horspath from Fusion
Phase Eight has announced the opening of its new concept store in Westgate Oxford and it will be opening just in time for Christmas! The stylish store will be opening its doors on Thursday 21 November at 10 am just in time for some Christmas shopping
WHILE the rain is causing havoc on the county's roads today it was so cold this morning in parts of Oxforshire that it first fell as snow. Oxford Mail Camera Club member Bryan Robertson shared a snap of the white flurries on a road in West Oxfordshire
THE developer of an innovative DNA-based diet and lifestyle app fended off strong competition to successfully deliver an award-winning presentation at an annual Oxfordshire showcase. Vicky Godfrey, director of DNApal, impressed judges with her ‘
THE search is on for businesses to compete in a Dragon’s Den-style ‘live crowdfunding’ when Oxfordshire Soup returns to Activate Learning in Oxford The aim of the Oxpens Road event on Friday, December 6 is to help small businesses by awarding a
FAMILIES will have the chance to see archaeology in action as a major expansion of learning facilities gets underway near Didcot. Earth Trust is working with archaeologists, DigVentures, for the next five months to help uncover more of the history
FOOTBALL teams are joining efforts to launch a new course for the blind and visually impaired in Oxfordshire. The weekly training sessions are open now to eager players aged 18 and above. Based at Acer Nethercott Sports Hall at Iffley Road
FOR a 64th year in a row, Oxfordshire's most festive farmyard has decked its halls and is ready to welcome guests. Appleton Christmas Bar, just outside Oxford, opens today, selling Christmas Trees and everything you need to hang on them. As usual
A SET of upmarket homes on the new Barton Park development have gone on sale. The swanky homes with scenic surroundings are grouped on a small corner of the estate called ‘Mosaics’. This includes 237 one- and two-bed apartments and two, three
A FORMER Oxford deputy headteacher who 'lived to run' and inspired a generation of young people has died at the age of 78. David John Polgreen, who was known as John, was a familiar face to thousands of pupils at Oxford Boys School, the previous
OXFORD United have announced the agreement to take over the long-term lease at their training ground has now been completed. It follows lengthy discussions between the club and Fusion Lifestyle, who were awarded a 25-year lease to manage the Oxford
THE full list of Oxford United’s potential opponents in the Leasing.com Trophy second round has been completed. Karl Robinson’s side finished their campaign with a 4-1 win at Crawley Town on Tuesday night. Their place as a runner-up was already
A VILLAGE school has been forced to close today due to flooding. Cropedy CE Primary School near Banbury will be shut all day, according to Oxfordshire County Council's emergency school closure page. The council said: "They are not sure if this
THE owner of a new discount bookstore said he was delighted to find a retail unit in the heart of Oxford city centre. Jake Pumphrey is to open The Book Stop on Saturday in Magdalen Street, between Costa Coffee and the Randolph Hotel. The shop
ALEX Miell-Ingram put his injury woes behind him to record an excellent result at round two of the Chiltern Cross Country League. The Radley AC member only returned last month from a year out, but was the third-fastest Division 2 runner in Milton
TIEGAN Trafford is now ranked as the second-best 11-year-old gymnast in Great Britain after producing a superb performance to take silver at the national age group finals. The Abingdon GC member recovered from a hamstring injury to claim second
A VILLAGE has been submerged in water following heavy downpours last night and into the morning. Residents in Wendlebury, near Bicester, which has been issued a flood warning, are advised to remove family, pets and valuables to safety and to avoid
THE COUNTY fell silent at services across Oxfordshire earlier this week to remember the sacrifice made by thousands of soldiers who lost their lives in conflict. In Bicester, a special ceremony was held for soldiers and members of staff from the
TRAFFIC signals have been fixed at a roundabout after they went out this morning. Drivers were warned to take 'extreme caution' earlier today at the Kennington roundabout. ALSO READ: Latest flood updates across the county The lights are
A CRASH involving multiple cars on the A34 this morning has been cleared. The collision happened about halfway between Abingdon and Hinksey at around 7.30am. ALSO REA: Latest flood updates across the county Lane two was closed on the road
FOR some, John Lewis' advert means the Christmas season is officially underway. This year it features a young dragon called Excitable Edgar and is set in a far-away fantasy land. It’s a pleasure to introduce our loveable friend #ExcitableEdgar
SIMON Anderson believes Oxford City Stars were unfortunate to return pointless from back-to-back fixtures. The head coach thought his side deserved more from their 5-4 defeat at Solent Devils and 8-4 home reverse at the hands of Chelmsford Chieftains
ROB Hall is hoping a goal blitz will see him graduate from fringe player at Oxford United into a regular starter. The winger has bagged five goals in his last three appearances – matching his tally for the previous two injury-hit campaigns.
THEIR cause: saving the planet from a climate change crisis. Their tactics: getting arrested and causing as much disruption as possible. The former is a concern that most people share, but the latter has proved more controversial - albeit effective
CAMERON Brannagan will be sidelined for longer than expected after a second scan on his knee injury revealed more damage than expected. Oxford United boss Karl Robinson had said the midfielder could be back for this weekend. But he has revealed
A TEENAGE girl was caught with a lock knife on school premises. The schoolgirl - who cannot be named for legal reasons - pleaded guilty to having the blade before Oxford Magistrates' Court last month. She admitted one count of possession of a
A COFFEE-LOVING couple have opened a new coffee shop at the Debenhams store in Oxford. Dan Goldsmith, 42, from Canvey Island, Essex, and Jane Wallace, 36, from Middlesbrough, recently moved from Great Ayton, North Yorkshire to open their new Adoro
OXFORD MAGISTRATES’ COURT DAVID JOHN HORWOOD, 43, of Mole Place, Oxford, admitted failing to comply with a community order made on May 16 by not attending unpaid work sessions. He was fined £50 and ordered to pay court costs of £35. JAMES RUPERT
STRETCHED staff at the John Radcliffe Hospital are constantly battling to cope with 'severely congested' wards 24 hours a day as winter looms, a new report has revealed. The latest figures for Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH
A DRUG dealer who was caught peddling her wares outside a pre-school nursery has been spared jail. Brazen dealer Teri Sanders, a court heard yesterday, was also the victim of 'cuckooing' - a process where drug dealers exploit others to use their
A 'SLICK' thief posing as a charity collector almost stole a £6,000 Rolex watch from a man's wrist. As reported in yesterday's Oxford Mail, victims across the county have been targeted in a distraction scam in which a woman approaches her victims
THE tea room which opened just four years ago at Oxford department store Boswells has closed. The 1738 Tea Room reportedly shut on Friday, and on Tuesday this week contractors had started boarding the site up to prevent access. At the same
PLANNING permission for a ‘summerhouse’ was refused because large windows looking onto a neighbouring home could cause light pollution. The application to build an outbuilding in the garden of a home on Charlbury Road was refused Oxford City Council
TREES will be removed from the site of a housing development to clear out asbestos in the ground. The Wolvercote Paper Mill is being developed into a housing estate, with permission to build up to 190 homes granted in 2013. Asbestos has now been
