AN OXFORD man in his sixties was left terrified when an armed man broke into his house with a hammer. At around 12.30pm on Monday, a man forced his way into Carter Close in Oxford and stole multiple items. The resident was inside at the time
A CYCLIST died after a hit and run on a busy main road. Simon Chesher, 38, died on September 2 at the John Radcliffe Hospital, a month after he crashed with a car on the A417 in Wantage on August 2. At his inquest opening at Oxford Coroner's
In April 2015 fire crews gathered to tackle a serious blaze at the Randolph Hotel. More than 80 people were evacuated from Oxford's world-famous hotel in Beaumont Street and the fire, caused by some overcooked stroganoff, resulted in a £6.5m renovation
OXFORD University has said it is committed to making the city safe from Covid as students return, after officials faced a grilling from residents at a 'town hall meeting'. Freshers are due to start their first term at the university on Sunday, with
MORE than 20 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Oxford in the last 24 hours, according to the latest figures. Public Health England data shows 21 positive tests in the city as of 9am, taking Oxford's total since the pandemic started
TWO new bus gates planned for the centre of Oxford are facing a delay until next year. The gates are camera-guarded areas of road where only buses can pass without being fined, and adding new ones to the city have caused a huge public debate.
Oxford East MP Anneliese Dodds said she was "concerned" to hear that Randolph Hotel staff are to be made redundant. It emerged today that the hotel's new American owners Graduate Hotels are making staff redundant as they close the hotel next month
A TEENAGER who has been riding motorbikes since she was four years old has achieved a top spot in a world motorcycle championship. Despite a rocky start to the season due to the coronavirus pandemic, Alicia Robinson, from Didcot, still managed to
DETECTIVES investigating a spate of burglaries revealed the description of offenders who may be behind them. Police believe the crimes that took place on September 14 in Buchanan Road, Bicester, and Oxford Road, Kidlington, were committed by the
AN OXFORDSHIRE MP met with environment minister Lord Gardiner this morning about the ‘alarming’ badger cull in the county. Oxford West and Abingdon MP Layla Moran urged the minister ‘to stop the cull as soon as possible’ and shared her constituents
STAFF at Oxford's Randolph Hotel are being made redundant as its new American owner closes it for about six months for a major revamp. Graduate Hotels, owned by Adventurous Journeys (AJ) Capital Partners, announced it had acquired the Macdonald
POLICE have created a new way for visually impaired people to check the person at their door is an officer. Thames Valley Police launched the Visual Impairment Protocol (VIP) today. It applies to anyone with a visual impairment, whether with
A MOTHER was shocked when her one-year-old daughter found what appeared to be cocaine in a children’s park. The mother, who did not wish to be named, took her young daughter to The Leys in Witney yesterday with a friend and her daughter. She
The Headington Festival, backed by community groups and local businesses had to be cancelled this year due to the coronavirus crisis but in previous years it has proved popular with residents gathering in Bury Knowle Park. This year organisers issued
A SCHOOL celebrated its 90th birthday with fish and chips, ice cream and a virtual assembly. Rye St Antony, an independent day and boarding school in Headington, honoured the occasion on Friday. A live assembly was broadcast to each school bubble
OXFORD United's Mark Sykes will have to wait a little longer for his Republic of Ireland debut as he waits for his paperwork to go through. The 23-year-old switched his international allegiance from Northern Ireland in August, but is unavailable
All students will be able to go home for Christmas but some may need to self-isolate first, the Education Secretary has said. Gavin Williamson, addressing MPs in the House of Commons this afternoon, said the Government will work with universities
A NEW multi-million-pound hotel has opened in Oxfordshire. Holiday Inn opened its newest Express branch in Bicester today. The 149-bedroom hotel on Wendlebury Road is a 15-minute walk from Bicester Village and sits opposite Bicester Park and
OXFORD Cycling Club (OCC) has made its annual donation to Sobell House hospice. Since the club was founded in 2016, it has donated proportions of all of its funds raised from annual memberships and kit sales to Sobell House. This year the club
A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the death of Josh Harling. Thames Valley Police announced the 19-year-old, from Buckinghamshire, was re-arrested this morning. He is being held on suspicion of murder, conspiracy
RED kites are a common sight across Oxfordshire with the population rising as people leave out food for the magnificent birds. But experts warn feeding them could lead to persecution. Recently Oxford Mail readers have voiced their concern that the
CAMPAIGNERS and an MP have slammed the condition of an Oxfordshire river. It comes following a ‘WaterBlitz’ at the weekend, which saw citizen scientists collect nitrate and phosphate measurements from the River Evenlode. Vaughan Lewis, an indepedent
By Louise Askew, head of governance at River Learning Trust Builders start work building on big building site. It is not much of a story and certainly not one that I would expect any local newspaper to cover. After all, building is what happens
MORE of Oxfordshire's public libraries are due to open this week and next week. Oxfordshire County Council started to reopen public libraries in August as coronavirus restrictions eased. Now, more of its libraries in rural areas are reopening
A DISTRICT council is encouraging homeowners and landlords to apply for up to £5,000 to help make their properties more eco-friendly. Cherwell District Council is making people aware of the Green Homes Grant, a new Government scheme which will be
WITH many Remembrance Sunday parades cancelled this year to prevent the spread of coronavirus a different commemoration is being proposed. A post on Facebook group Bicester Chat by Yvonne Simons said: "So they clapped for our NHS and key workers
OXFORD United's clash with Gillingham next weekend will now kick off at 1pm. The Sky Bet League One fixture on Saturday, October 10, has been brought forward after the hosts requested an earlier start time. United's last visit to Priestfield
OXFORD United’s under 18s saw off Newport County 2-0 to make it four victories in a row and go top of the Youth Alliance League. Adam Smith and Elijah Coe, below, struck before the break to put the U’s in control. It means United, who beat rivals
OXFORD United will be back in training tomorrow after boss Karl Robinson gave his players two days off. The first-team squad was hit by illness in the build-up to Saturday’s win at Accrington Stanley. It saw four players tested for coronavirus
OXFORD United suffered their first defeat of the season as hosts Watford came back from a goal down to win 2-1. U’s manager Liam Gilbert made two changes to the side that beat Gillingham on the opening day of the FA Women’s National League Southern
OXFORD City have signed teenage striker Jacob Bancroft with their first competitive match of the season on the horizon. The former Swindon Town youngster, who made one appearance for The Robins, bolsters boss David Oldfield’s attacking options ahead
THE extension of games being played behind closed doors has not impacted on what Oxford United are intending to do in the transfer market, says manager Karl Robinson. Last week’s announcement that fans could be shut out for up to six months was
It’s now almost 20 years since White Horse Leisure and Tennis Centre was launched in 2002. Based off Audlett Drive in Abingdon the centre attracts about 800,000 visitors a year. It is run by leisure operator GLL on behalf of Vale of White Horse
A ‘VERY bright’ PhD student who took a gun out of his car at the John Radcliffe Hospital, prompting a major police response and widescale alarm, has been let off with a fine. Benedict Tanudjojo, of London Road, Headington, was 'like a child with
WITH companies again instructing their staff to work from home, small food and drink businesses serving workers on business and industrial estates say they are struggling. Caterers who have struggled through lockdown are again being plunged into
VILLAGERS can shop at a new convenience store that was officially opened by an Oxfordshire MP. Sainsbury’s Local has opened in Upper Heyford near Bicester. Banbury and Bicester MP Victoria Prentis cut the ribbon on Friday before the store’s first
THREE teenagers accused of murdering a 'caring' and 'free-spirited' father-of-three in Didcot have pleaded not guilty at court. The public gallery at Oxford Crown Court was packed yesterday as the three men entered their pleas to the charges for
BENEDICT Tanudjojo is clearly a very, very intelligent man, who has been a very stupid boy. Here is a PhD student at one of the top universities in the world, who could one day lead his field in medicine, who is so lacking in common sense that he
A MAN accused of dealing drugs after officers found more than £1,000 of crack cocaine and heroin outside Bicester Village has gone on trial. Prosecutors claim that when police arrived to carry out a search Karl Williams 'threw' a mobile phone, which
ON-CALL crews from Bicester Fire Station practised water rescue techniques at a luxury hotel and spa. Firefighters went to Bicester Hotel and Spa to train at the site’s swimming lake. Some of the exercises they did included wading, throwlines
A TIMBER company is seeing its waste materials recycled for community use. Witney-based Stewart Milne Timber Systems (SMTS) has teamed up with Giffords Recycling, of West Bromwich, to repurpose its waste timber. Giffords is receiving approximately
PARENTS are still looking for answers after a school closed its early years classes with ‘no warning’. Earlier this year, Our Lady’s Abingdon (OLA) informed parents that the school would not be providing places for nursery, reception, and Years
A MAN was forced to give up the job he loved after being left with a life-changing brain injury when he was hit by a car going the wrong way on a city centre road. Bob Bailey, who now suffers from severe short-term memory loss, is sharing his story
