Stories for 13 January 2008

Abingdon

Pupils Ssnap to it

THE mother of IVF twins born two months prematurely has thanked Abingdon School pupils for raising more than £1,000 for Oxford's special care baby unit.  more...

Pupils Ssnap to it

THE mother of IVF twins born two months prematurely has thanked Abingdon School pupils for raising more than £1,000 for Oxford's special care baby unit.  more...

Pupils Ssnap to it

THE mother of IVF twins born two months prematurely has thanked Abingdon School pupils for raising more than £1,000 for Oxford's special care baby unit.  more...

Abingdon News

Radley Lakes decision imminent

The fight for the future of Radley Lakes near Abingdon enters another stage tomorrow, with campaigners still calling for Town Green status.  more...

Banbury News

Death crash sentence changes rapped

A grieving husband has criticised new advice telling judges not to jail some drivers who kill on the roads.  more...

Meeting house picked to stage play

Drama students from Sibford School will take over the Quaker Meeting House, in neighbouring Sibford Gower, when they present their interpretation of The Crucible by playwright Arthur Miller.  more...

Didcot

Path closes

CLEVE footpath, Blewbury, will be closed for two weeks in February while Oxfordshire County Council does major repair work.  more...

Path closes

CLEVE footpath, Blewbury, will be closed for two weeks in February while Oxfordshire County Council does major repair work.  more...

Didcot News

Funeral date for councillor

The funeral of former Labour county councillor Margaret MacKenzie will take place next Monday, January 21.  more...

Headlines

Churchill coffee cash

A FUNDRAISING coffee morning is being held in aid of an Oxford hospital.  more...

What do you think of police?

A SURVEY is being carried on out the public's perception and views on policing in Oxfordshire.  more...

Update: Rivers on flood watch alert

SEVEN rivers in Oxfordshire were today still on flood watch alert following recent heavy rain.  more...

Churchill coffee cash

A FUNDRAISING coffee morning is being held in aid of an Oxford hospital.  more...

Pupils Ssnap to it

THE mother of IVF twins born two months prematurely has thanked Abingdon School pupils for raising more than £1,000 for Oxford's special care baby unit.  more...

What do you think of police?

A SURVEY is being carried on out the public's perception and views on policing in Oxfordshire.  more...

Update: Rivers on flood watch alert

SEVEN rivers in Oxfordshire were today still on flood watch alert following recent heavy rain.  more...

Churchill coffee cash

A FUNDRAISING coffee morning is being held in aid of an Oxford hospital.  more...

Pupils Ssnap to it

THE mother of IVF twins born two months prematurely has thanked Abingdon School pupils for raising more than £1,000 for Oxford's special care baby unit.  more...

What do you think of police?

A SURVEY is being carried on out the public's perception and views on policing in Oxfordshire.  more...

Update: Rivers on flood watch alert

SEVEN rivers in Oxfordshire were today still on flood watch alert following recent heavy rain.  more...

What do you think of police?

A SURVEY is being carried on out the public's perception and views on policing in Oxfordshire.  more...

Update: Rivers on flood watch alert

SEVEN rivers in Oxfordshire were today still on flood watch alert following recent heavy rain.  more...

Pupils Ssnap to it

THE mother of IVF twins born two months prematurely has thanked Abingdon School pupils for raising more than £1,000 for Oxford's special care baby unit.  more...

What do you think of police?

A SURVEY is being carried on out the public's perception and views on policing in Oxfordshire.  more...

Update: Rivers on flood watch alert

SEVEN rivers in Oxfordshire were today still on flood watch alert following recent heavy rain.  more...

Letters

Farewell to a real gent

The death of the famous Oxford street performer, Alistair MacDonald, alias Colonel Mustard, is a sad loss.  more...

Sad that Colonel Mustard has gone

It is so sad to hear of the parting of the greatest tap dancer in Oxford and London, Alistair MacDonald, known as Colonel Mustard.  more...

Dilemma over bulky waste

Our councils must be fed up with reading negative comments about them in the Oxford Mail.  more...

This country has a Christian basis

Forgive my ignorance, but I was led to believe that I was born in a country that was predominately Christian.  more...

Any connection with drink-driving?

Could there be any connection between the demise of our traffic police and the rise in drink-driving (Oxford Mail, January 10)? You rarely see police these days, unless they are on their way to an emergency.  more...

News

Cafe moves

THE Banbury Baby Cafe - a drop-in centre for breast-feeding mothers and people interested in breast feeding - is moving from Banbury Town Hall to the Britannia Road Children's Centre, Grove Street, on January 15.  more...

Churchill coffee cash

A FUNDRAISING coffee morning is being held in aid of an Oxford hospital.  more...

Cafe moves

THE Banbury Baby Cafe - a drop-in centre for breast-feeding mothers and people interested in breast feeding - is moving from Banbury Town Hall to the Britannia Road Children's Centre, Grove Street, on January 15.  more...

Churchill coffee cash

A FUNDRAISING coffee morning is being held in aid of an Oxford hospital.  more...

What do you think of police?

A SURVEY is being carried on out the public's perception and views on policing in Oxfordshire.  more...

What do you think of police?

A SURVEY is being carried on out the public's perception and views on policing in Oxfordshire.  more...

What do you think of police?

A SURVEY is being carried on out the public's perception and views on policing in Oxfordshire.  more...

Update: Rivers on flood watch alert

SEVEN rivers in Oxfordshire were today still on flood watch alert following recent heavy rain.  more...

Update: Rivers on flood watch alert

SEVEN rivers in Oxfordshire were today still on flood watch alert following recent heavy rain.  more...

Update: Rivers on flood watch alert

SEVEN rivers in Oxfordshire were today still on flood watch alert following recent heavy rain.  more...

Take control

A VOICE control workshop will be held at The Bell Trees, Oxford, on Saturday, February 2.  more...

Light work

THE footpath between Vane Road and Kingsey Road, Thame, will be closed for five days from February 4 for work on the street lighting.  more...

Cafe moves

THE Banbury Baby Cafe - a drop-in centre for breast-feeding mothers and people interested in breast feeding - is moving from Banbury Town Hall to the Britannia Road Children's Centre, Grove Street, on January 15.  more...

Cafe moves

THE Banbury Baby Cafe - a drop-in centre for breast-feeding mothers and people interested in breast feeding - is moving from Banbury Town Hall to the Britannia Road Children's Centre, Grove Street, on January 15.  more...

Churchill coffee cash

A FUNDRAISING coffee morning is being held in aid of an Oxford hospital.  more...

Churchill coffee cash

A FUNDRAISING coffee morning is being held in aid of an Oxford hospital.  more...

Path closes

CLEVE footpath, Blewbury, will be closed for two weeks in February while Oxfordshire County Council does major repair work.  more...

Mothers start 'baby care cafe'

A GROUP of passionate mothers have set up a breastfeeding support group to replace Didcot's defunct Baby Cafe.  more...

Experts talk on tidal power

EXPERTS are on hand to explain how to benefit from tidal power at a special lecture in Oxford.  more...

School plans link with Bali

AN EXCHANGE project is being launched between a school in East Oxford and the holiday isle of Bali.  more...

Pupils Ssnap to it

THE mother of IVF twins born two months prematurely has thanked Abingdon School pupils for raising more than £1,000 for Oxford's special care baby unit.  more...

What do you think of police?

A SURVEY is being carried on out the public's perception and views on policing in Oxfordshire.  more...

What do you think of police?

A SURVEY is being carried on out the public's perception and views on policing in Oxfordshire.  more...

What do you think of police?

A SURVEY is being carried on out the public's perception and views on policing in Oxfordshire.  more...

Protesters invade Bonn Square

PROTESTERS claimed a 'partial victory' after evading security and police to invade Bonn Square, Oxford, in support of tree campaigner Gabriel Chamberlain.  more...

Huge boost for village sport

FOOTBALL in Kidlington has been given a kick-start after the village won more than £500,000 in grants.  more...

Update: Rivers on flood watch alert

SEVEN rivers in Oxfordshire were today still on flood watch alert following recent heavy rain.  more...

Update: Rivers on flood watch alert

SEVEN rivers in Oxfordshire were today still on flood watch alert following recent heavy rain.  more...

Update: Rivers on flood watch alert

SEVEN rivers in Oxfordshire were today still on flood watch alert following recent heavy rain.  more...

School size rise approved

A GROWTH in the number of pupils at a North Oxford primary school has been given the go-ahead.  more...

Churchill coffee cash

A FUNDRAISING coffee morning is being held in aid of an Oxford hospital.  more...

Churchill coffee cash

A FUNDRAISING coffee morning is being held in aid of an Oxford hospital.  more...

Pupils Ssnap to it

THE mother of IVF twins born two months prematurely has thanked Abingdon School pupils for raising more than £1,000 for Oxford's special care baby unit.  more...

What do you think of police?

A SURVEY is being carried on out the public's perception and views on policing in Oxfordshire.  more...

What do you think of police?

A SURVEY is being carried on out the public's perception and views on policing in Oxfordshire.  more...

What do you think of police?

A SURVEY is being carried on out the public's perception and views on policing in Oxfordshire.  more...

Update: Rivers on flood watch alert

SEVEN rivers in Oxfordshire were today still on flood watch alert following recent heavy rain.  more...

Update: Rivers on flood watch alert

SEVEN rivers in Oxfordshire were today still on flood watch alert following recent heavy rain.  more...

Update: Rivers on flood watch alert

SEVEN rivers in Oxfordshire were today still on flood watch alert following recent heavy rain.  more...

What do you think of police?

A SURVEY is being carried on out the public's perception and views on policing in Oxfordshire.  more...

What do you think of police?

A SURVEY is being carried on out the public's perception and views on policing in Oxfordshire.  more...

What do you think of police?

A SURVEY is being carried on out the public's perception and views on policing in Oxfordshire.  more...

Update: Rivers on flood watch alert

SEVEN rivers in Oxfordshire were today still on flood watch alert following recent heavy rain.  more...

Update: Rivers on flood watch alert

SEVEN rivers in Oxfordshire were today still on flood watch alert following recent heavy rain.  more...

Update: Rivers on flood watch alert

SEVEN rivers in Oxfordshire were today still on flood watch alert following recent heavy rain.  more...

Path closes

CLEVE footpath, Blewbury, will be closed for two weeks in February while Oxfordshire County Council does major repair work.  more...

Pupils Ssnap to it

THE mother of IVF twins born two months prematurely has thanked Abingdon School pupils for raising more than £1,000 for Oxford's special care baby unit.  more...

What do you think of police?

A SURVEY is being carried on out the public's perception and views on policing in Oxfordshire.  more...

What do you think of police?

A SURVEY is being carried on out the public's perception and views on policing in Oxfordshire.  more...

What do you think of police?

A SURVEY is being carried on out the public's perception and views on policing in Oxfordshire.  more...

Update: Rivers on flood watch alert

SEVEN rivers in Oxfordshire were today still on flood watch alert following recent heavy rain.  more...

Update: Rivers on flood watch alert

SEVEN rivers in Oxfordshire were today still on flood watch alert following recent heavy rain.  more...

Update: Rivers on flood watch alert

SEVEN rivers in Oxfordshire were today still on flood watch alert following recent heavy rain.  more...

Non Leage

FOOTBALL:Banbury reach new heights

Banbury Utd 1 (Gordon 61) Cirencester Tn 0 Banbury have reached the highest position in their history after Saturday's narrow victory took them into sixth place in the Premier Division.  more...

FOOTBALL: Improving Abingdon are defeated again

Abingdon Tn 1 (Odhiambo 79) Burnham 2 (Brown 24, 79) Abingdon's poor run of results continued as two goals from Jeffery Brown in five first-half minutes secured the points for Burnham in Division 1 South & West on Saturday.  more...

FOOTBALL: Two-goal Bartley boosts Didcot

Hillingdon Boro 0 Didcot Tn 3 (Williams 19, Bartley 22, 36) Michael Bartley scored twice as Didcot got back to winning ways with victory in a one-sided Division 1 South & West contest.  more...

FOOTBALL: Romeo makes a dramatic debut

Godalming 2 (Purdy 43, Ahmed 79) Oxford City 3 (Romeo 4, Bell 20, 64) Yashwa Romeo made a dream debut for Oxford City, scoring after only four minutes of their Division 1 South & West match at Godalming on Saturday.  more...

FOOTBALL: Woodstock close gap at the bottom

Old Woodstock Tn 2 (Keeble 25, Gilkes 79) Easington Spts 0 Old Woodstock opened up the Division 1 West title race with a vital victory over leaders Easington - and are now only two points behind them, with four games in hand.  more...

FOOTBALL: Leaders deny Kidlington's battlers with late strike

Almondsbury Tn 2 (McKevaney 40, Kabba 87) Kidlington 1 (Wise 52) Kidlington gave the runaway Premier Division leaders a run for their money, before a late goal denied them the point they deserved.  more...

Other News

What do you think of police?

A SURVEY is being carried on out the public's perception and views on policing in Oxfordshire.  more...

What do you think of police?

A SURVEY is being carried on out the public's perception and views on policing in Oxfordshire.  more...

Update: Rivers on flood watch alert

SEVEN rivers in Oxfordshire were today still on flood watch alert following recent heavy rain.  more...

What do you think of police?

A SURVEY is being carried on out the public's perception and views on policing in Oxfordshire.  more...

What do you think of police?

A SURVEY is being carried on out the public's perception and views on policing in Oxfordshire.  more...

Update: Rivers on flood watch alert

SEVEN rivers in Oxfordshire were today still on flood watch alert following recent heavy rain.  more...

What do you think of police?

A SURVEY is being carried on out the public's perception and views on policing in Oxfordshire.  more...

What do you think of police?

A SURVEY is being carried on out the public's perception and views on policing in Oxfordshire.  more...

Update: Rivers on flood watch alert

SEVEN rivers in Oxfordshire were today still on flood watch alert following recent heavy rain.  more...

What do you think of police?

A SURVEY is being carried on out the public's perception and views on policing in Oxfordshire.  more...

What do you think of police?

A SURVEY is being carried on out the public's perception and views on policing in Oxfordshire.  more...

Update: Rivers on flood watch alert

SEVEN rivers in Oxfordshire were today still on flood watch alert following recent heavy rain.  more...

What do you think of police?

A SURVEY is being carried on out the public's perception and views on policing in Oxfordshire.  more...

What do you think of police?

A SURVEY is being carried on out the public's perception and views on policing in Oxfordshire.  more...

Update: Rivers on flood watch alert

SEVEN rivers in Oxfordshire were today still on flood watch alert following recent heavy rain.  more...

Oxford News

Village sports get huge boost

Football in Kidlington has been given a kick-start after the village scooped more than half a million pounds in grants.  more...

School is set to reach capacity

Headteacher Irene Conway said she was delighted that Oxford City councillors have voted to recommend allowing the total number of pupils at her North Oxford primary school to rise to 420.  more...

All county rivers on flood watch

All Oxfordshire's main rivers are now on Flood Watch alert, including the Thames throughout the length of the county.  more...

'We need men for Muslim Shakespeare play'

An actor who is sharing his love of Shakespeare with Oxford's Muslims says he is desperately short of leading men.  more...

Children recruited as street wardens

Children in Barton, Oxford, are being asked to considering becoming junior street wardens.  more...

Village football clubs get a huge boost

Football in Kidlington has been given a kick-start after the village scooped more than half a million pounds in grants.  more...

Man stabbed eight times

A 26-year-old was stabbed eight times after trying to protect his family.  more...

Garage tyre gauges 'faulty'

Almost two-thirds of tyre gauges at petrol stations in Oxfordshire are faulty, according to a spot-check.  more...

Traders braced for roadworks

Bus services in the centre of Oxford will be redirected from tomorrow as months of city roadworks begin.  more...

Rivers all on floodwatch

All the county's main rivers are now on Flood Watch alert, including the Thames.  more...

Oxford United

Oxford United v Salisbury

Carl Pettefer working hard on the right  more...

Oxford United v Salisbury

Alex Fisher too late for the ball  more...

Oxford United v Salisbury

Barry Quinn takes control  more...

Oxford United v Salisbury

Yemi Odubade watches his shot hit the net for a goal  more...

Rugby

RUGBY UNION: The numbers' game

Banbury edged out Witney in a scrappy cup clash at Bodicote Park to end their eight match losing streak. Here is the numbers' game. See Tuesday's paper for full report.  more...

U'S News

Murray disappointed with first half performance

Oxford United's new signing Adam Murray says the players have got to graft more from the start if they are to get back to winning ways, writes JON MURRAY.  more...

Patterson has seen enough

OXFORD United boss Darren Patterson will on Tuesday produce a list of players who are available for transfer.  more...

Wantage News

Pub landlord in Grand National

Horseracing enthusiast Frank Mahon will achieve a lifetime's ambition when he rides in a race at Aintree on Grand National day.o The 49-year-old south Oxfordshire publican has been chosen from thousands of applicants to compete in the John Smiths People's Race on the famous Liverpool course on Saturday, April 5.  more...

Abingdon Herald News

Update: Rivers on flood watch alert

SEVEN rivers in Oxfordshire were today still on flood watch alert following recent heavy rain.   more...

Banbury Cake News

Update: Rivers on flood watch alert

SEVEN rivers in Oxfordshire were today still on flood watch alert following recent heavy rain.   more...

Bicester Advertiser News

Update: Rivers on flood watch alert

SEVEN rivers in Oxfordshire were today still on flood watch alert following recent heavy rain.   more...

Oxford Mail News

Death crash sentence changes rapped

A grieving husband has criticised new advice telling judges not to jail some drivers who kill on the roads.   more...

'We need men for Muslim Shakespeare play'

An actor who is sharing his love of Shakespeare with Oxford's Muslims says he is desperately short of leading men.   more...

Children recruited as street wardens

Children in Barton, Oxford, are being asked to considering becoming junior street wardens.   more...

Village football clubs get a huge boost

Football in Kidlington has been given a kick-start after the village scooped more than half a million pounds in grants.   more...

Man stabbed eight times

A 26-year-old was stabbed eight times after trying to protect his family.   more...

Funeral date for councillor

The funeral of former Labour county councillor Margaret MacKenzie will take place next Monday, January 21.   more...

Meeting house picked to stage play

Drama students from Sibford School will take over the Quaker Meeting House, in neighbouring Sibford Gower, when they present their interpretation of The Crucible by playwright Arthur Miller.   more...

Pub landlord in Grand National

Horseracing enthusiast Frank Mahon will achieve a lifetime's ambition when he rides in a race at Aintree on Grand National day.o   more...

Garage tyre gauges 'faulty'

Almost two-thirds of tyre gauges at petrol stations in Oxfordshire are faulty, according to a spot-check.   more...

Radley Lakes decision imminent

The fight for the future of Radley Lakes near Abingdon enters another stage tomorrow, with campaigners still calling for Town Green status.   more...

Traders braced for roadworks

Bus services in the centre of Oxford will be redirected from tomorrow as months of city roadworks begin.   more...

Demo halts bid to fence off square

Attempts to put up more steel barriers to fence off Oxford's Bonn Square were halted as protesters held a mass demonstration.   more...

Rivers all on floodwatch

All the county's main rivers are now on Flood Watch alert, including the Thames.   more...

Don't be the next victim of the conmen

Callous distraction burglars are preying on our elderly and vulnerable residents an average of three times every week.   more...

Update: Man stabbed eight times

A man repeatedly stabbed while trying to protect his family was seriously ill in hospital last night.   more...

All county rivers on flood watch

All Oxfordshire's main rivers are now on Flood Watch alert, including the Thames throughout the length of the county.   more...

The Oxford Times News

Protesters invade Bonn Square

PROTESTERS claimed a 'partial victory' after evading security and police to invade Bonn Square, Oxford, in support of tree campaigner Gabriel Chamberlain.   more...

Seven rivers on flood watch alert

SEVEN rivers in Oxfordshire were today still on flood watch alert following recent heavy rain.   more...

Huge boost for village sport

FOOTBALL in Kidlington has been given a kick-start after the village won more than £500,000 in grants.   more...

Update: Rivers on flood watch alert

SEVEN rivers in Oxfordshire were today still on flood watch alert following recent heavy rain.   more...

School size rise approved

A GROWTH in the number of pupils at a North Oxford primary school has been given the go-ahead.   more...

Witney Gazette News

Update: Rivers on flood watch alert

SEVEN rivers in Oxfordshire were today still on flood watch alert following recent heavy rain.   more...

  
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