Oxford Brookes University is running a summer school for local sixth-form students from Monday, July 9 until Wednesday, July 11 to help them get a more realistic experience of student life. The department of biological and molecular sciences is planning
Motor-scooters caught fire behind a pizza parlour. Emergency services were called at 1.50am yesterday to the rear of Domino's Pizza in Ock Street, Abingdon. Four motor-scooters were ablaze and a storage shed was slightly damaged. No-one was injured. Police
An Abingdon man has walked free after a jury found him not guilty of indecently assaulting two children. Anthony Quinan, 41, of Hadland Road, denied four counts of indecently assaulting a girl between 1989 and 1993. He also denied two counts of indecently
Pupils won mobile phones and a computer for their school in a web-site design competition. Boys at St Birinus School, Didcot, collected prizes worth £1,000 from the British Computer Societyfor designing a site for Didcot youngsters - www.didcot-youth.wimps.co.uk
A Giant turtle made from papier mache along with didgeridoos and assorted boomerangs feature in the largest school art exhibition in the county. The work of 600 pupils at Didcot Girls' School along with boys and girls from Didcot Sixth Forms is represented
The Amber Spy Glass - the third part of Oxford author Phillip Pullman's best-selling trilogy - was voted best book in the annual Carnegie Medal Children's Fiction competition held at Abingdon School. Gaynor CooperMore than 100 pupils aged 11 to 13 from
Officials from a Russian town trying to set up cultural links with south Oxfordshire towns and villages have been turned down by five different areas. The town of Oca would like to form a cultural and educational link with Vale of White Horse District
A film crew was in Wallingford yesterday as part of a review of customer service in Post Offices. Cameramen were shooting "background shots" at the outlet in Martin the Newsagent, in St Martin's Street. The material is to be added to footage of so-called
Area forums are being set up in south Oxfordshire to try to get people more closely involved in local affairs. They will be based in the four towns of Thame, Wallingford, Didcot and Henley with a separate one for the Oxford fringe. Each will have a senior
An antiques fair will be held in the Methodist Hall, Burford, from 10am to 5pm on July 7.
Cotswolds wardens will be leading a walk around Witney on Sunday (July 8), starting at 10.30am from the town's Welch Way car park.
In Division 2, Banbury West End romped to a 7.5-1.5 victory over Thame. West End's top two pairs were in unstoppable form, Karen Taylor and Alison Goult, and Wendy Eves and Claire Oldfield, each recording three straight-set victories. Ladies Div 1: Abingdon
Crowds flocked to the Henry Box School playing fields in Witney last night for the 37th annual Witney Motor Show. Michael HayesAbout 400 cars went on display, including the latest models from dealerships in the area and classic and vintage vehicles. There
Lewknor will get a new village shop if a controversial housing development takes place. The shop is an integral part of the redevelopment of Town Farm yard. The village lost its shop last year and failed in a bid to get new owners to take it on. It has
Magistrates told a banned driver he was "within a whisker of being sent straight to prison". At Didcot Court, Michael Parry, 19, of Columbian Way, Grove, admitted driving a Ford Orion in St John's Road, Grove, while disqualified on June 10. He had been
Villagers are forced to travel along "dangerous" downland roads because they have been starved of funds, claim motorists. Drivers in the Wantage area claim lives are at risk because of years of under-investment by the Government and Oxfordshire County
Injury-ravaged Great Britain were denied a place in tomorrow's World Cup final when America's Greg Hancock beat Mark Loram in a race-off to join winners Denmark in Wroclaw, Poland last night. In a dramatic and incident-packed meeting, with five riders
Oxford's Tim Henman has been made third favourite to win this year's Wimbledon men's singles championship as he prepares for today's semi-final showdown with Goran Ivanisevic. The 26-year-old British No 1 is being tipped by the bookies to overcome the
Four Oxfordshire lads flew the flag for the county by winning the National Youth Championships held on the New Junction Canal at Doncaster. Martin Room Jnr, Darren Room, Tim Silvester and Kirk Cooper, representing Oxford Deanery, finished top from 22
Abingdon's first pair of Kate Collinson and Jenny Tattersall proved the difference between the teams as they edged to a 5-4 victory over Cholsey in Ladies Division 1 of the the 3-Pair Wilson Inter-Club League. Collinson and Tattersall, a class above their
Pupils won mobile phones and a computer for their school in a web-site design competition. Boys at St Birinus School, Didcot, collected prizes worth £1,000 from the British Computer Societyfor designing a site for Didcot youngsters - www.didcot-youth.wimps.co.uk
Oxford Downs are just four wins away from a dream day out at Lord's. Downs take on Gloucestershire champions Dumbleton on Sunday (2pm) in the first national round of the Wadworth 6X National Village Championship. If they win, the Cherwell League Division
Injury-ravaged Great Britain were denied a place in tomorrow's World Cup final when America's Greg Hancock beat Mark Loram in a race-off to join winners Denmark in Wroclaw, Poland last night. In a dramatic and incident-packed meeting, with five riders
Local businessman David Simpson has come to the rescue of 120-year-old Bicester Town. The Hellenic League club were in difficulties and had a committee of just three people before inviting him to become chairman. Simpson, 46, has big plans to revitalise
In Division 1 of the men's doubles, Bicester's father-and-son pair of Neil and Ali Smith were the stars as they beat Oxford Sports 5.5-3.5. The Smiths collected 2.5 rubbers at second pair, their only dropped set of the afternoon coming against Mark Curtis
Pupils won mobile phones and a computer for their school in a web-site design competition. Boys at St Birinus School, Didcot, collected prizes worth £1,000 from the British Computer Societyfor designing a site for Didcot youngsters - www.didcot-youth.wimps.co.uk
Area forums are being set up in south Oxfordshire to try to get people more closely involved in local affairs. They will be based in the four towns of Thame, Wallingford, Didcot and Henley with a separate one for the Oxford fringe. Each will have a senior
There were ice creams, donkey rides and the weather was a scorcher for "a day at the seaside" - at Harwell Recreation Ground. Nearly 50 toddlers and their parents tried to take in all the joys of the seaside without the bother of a long, hot journey.
The Amber Spy Glass - the third part of Oxford author Phillip Pullman's best-selling trilogy - was voted best book in the annual Carnegie Medal Children's Fiction competition held at Abingdon School. Gaynor CooperMore than 100 pupils aged 11 to 13 from
Firms whose premises are wrecked by fire or flood are being offered a pioneering scheme to keep their businesses operating normally. De Boer, based in Banbury, is offering a "999" service to enable companies to move their entire operations into a replacement
Lechlade Tennis Club, on the Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire border, are holding a Mixed Open Tournament on Sunday, July 15 (10.30am). Entries are welcome from players in Oxfordshire. Entry costs £8 per couple, to include light refreshments
All Oxfordshire tennis fixtures - July 7-8 Saturday, July 7: WILSON OXON LTA LEAGUE 3-PAIR LEAGUE Mixed Div 1: North Oxford B v North Oxford, Oxford City B v Bicester. Div 2: Abingdon C v Abingdon B, Witney v Thame, Woodstock B v Bicester B. Div 3: Goring
New Oxford Times Cherwell League Division 1 leaders Shipton-under-Wychwood will get a severe test of their title credentials tomorrow when they travel to defending champions Banbury Twenty. Shipton are unchanged for the trip, but Twenty will be without
In last week's Oxford Mail, I was introduced as the new angling correspondent, taking over from the legendary Peter Stone. Let me say now, that it will be an impossible job to replace one of angling's greats, who was the Mail's angling expert for 28 years
Oxfordshire angling matches - July 7 - 11 Saturday, July 7 Open Match Clifton Hampden. Draw 7am. Contact 01865 711410. Kidlington AS: Junior match. Oxford Canal, Bullers Bridge. Draw 7.30am. Oakfield Fishery. Open. Contact 01296 770492. ______________
Oxford's Tim Henman has been made third favourite to win this year's Wimbledon men's singles championship as he prepares for today's semi-final showdown with Goran Ivanisevic. The 26-year-old British No 1 is being tipped by the bookies to overcome the
Oxfordshire could be without skipper Rob Williams for the second game running when they make the long trip to Cornwall for this weekend's Minor Counties Championship clash. Williams missed last week's draw with Wales at Swansea because of work commitments
Claire Taylor has given Oxfordshire a massive boost ahead of their first-ever time in Group 1 of Ladies' County Week. Taylor, who has been playing in the team since she was 13, only gave birth to a baby boy, Harry, six weeks ago. Claire Taylor will play
Four Oxfordshire lads flew the flag for the county by winning the National Youth Championships held on the New Junction Canal at Doncaster. Martin Room Jnr, Darren Room, Tim Silvester and Kirk Cooper, representing Oxford Deanery, finished top from 22
All Oxfordshire cricket fixtures - July 7 - 10 Saturday, July 7 HOME COUNTIES PREMIER LEAGUE Div 1: Banbury v Finchampstead, Luton Tn v Bicester & North Oxford. Div 2 West: Bletchley Tn v Oxford. THE OXFORD TIMES CHERWELL LEAGUE Div 1: Oxford Downs
Chalgrove is ready to rock with its annual live music festival. Thirteen bands are scheduled to play during next weekend's three-day festival. Based at the thatched Lamb pub in High Street, the festival caters for wide music tastes. Rock will be on stage
Small rural businesses in Oxfordshire whose finances have been affected by foot and mouth disease can apply for grants of up to £15,000. Companies can use the money to relieve severe cash-flow difficulties and for reorganisation to enable them to return
An e-mail giving details of a six-month speeding blitz by Thames Valley Police has been dismissed as a hoax. The message claims that motorists are being targeted on the M40, A34 and M4. It gives details of unmarked police cars and says the force will
A story in the Mail and on this website on Friday said the new president of the Rotary Club of Oxford, Martin Palmer, ran the family wines and spirits firm, William Tell Palmer in West Way, Botley. We have been asked to point out by Mr Palmer that he
Two people were arrested in Oxford after customs officials detained a woman at Heathrow Airport on suspicion of having drugs. A 34-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday after police searched his home at Greater Leys, Oxford. He has been charged with
Villagers are forced to travel along "dangerous" downland roads because they have been starved of funds, claim motorists. Drivers in the Wantage area claim lives are at risk because of years of under-investment by the Government and Oxfordshire County
A drug user who was trying to wean himself off heroin may have died from an overdose because his tolerance levels had fallen, an inquest heard. Kevin Carney, 29, of Cowley Road, Littlemore, Oxford, was found dead on his bedroom floor by his father, James
Trading standards officers have warned women that joining a controversial money-making scheme, which is spreading across Oxfordshire, could cost them thousands of pounds. Women Empowering Women - which is also being investigated by the Home Office - is
Staff at an Oxford school have hailed the success of a breakfast club that is attracting up to 40 pupils a day. Pegasus First School, Field Avenue, Blackbird Leys, launched the club just before Christmas after attracting Government funding. It is designed
A former semi-professional footballer has been jailed for 21 months for assault and burglary. Wayne Jones, 27, of Speedwell Street, Oxford, admitted two counts of burglary and one of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Yesterday, Oxford Crown Court
In Division 2, Banbury West End romped to a 7.5-1.5 victory over Thame. West End's top two pairs were in unstoppable form, Karen Taylor and Alison Goult, and Wendy Eves and Claire Oldfield, each recording three straight-set victories. Ladies Div 1: Abingdon
The North Oxford Association will meet at Aristotle Bridge, off Hayfield Road, Oxford, at 2pm on Saturday, July 14, for a walk along the River Thames to Godstow. For more details call 01865 765967 or 557049.
There were ice creams, donkey rides and the weather was a scorcher for "a day at the seaside" - at Harwell Recreation Ground. Nearly 50 toddlers and their parents tried to take in all the joys of the seaside without the bother of a long, hot journey.
A spate of high-value thefts from lorries in Oxfordshire has prompted police and business leaders to issue firms with a security warning. The most recent incident happened last Friday (June 29) when a lorry carrying more than £1m worth of computer games
Residents fear the worst when 42,000 Radiohead fans arrive for tomorrow's concert in Oxford. People living near South Park, Headington, have suffered disturbance all week - and are bracing themselves for the big day. Bruce Hodgkinson, 66, of Morrell Avenue
It was honours even as Wheatley B and Abingdon fought out a 2-2 draw in Men's Division 2 of the 2-Pair League. Wheatley's David Casper and Mark Cox won both their matches, but a victory apiece from Paul Woodman and Stewart Pether, and Harvey Kember and
Abingdon's first pair of Kate Collinson and Jenny Tattersall proved the difference between the teams as they edged to a 5-4 victory over Cholsey in Ladies Division 1 of the the 3-Pair Wilson Inter-Club League. Collinson and Tattersall, a class above their
Residents fear the worst when 42,000 Radiohead fans arrive for tomorrow's concert in Oxford. People living near South Park, Headington, have suffered disturbance all week - and are bracing themselves for the big day. Bruce Hodgkinson, 66, of Morrell Avenue
Small rural businesses in Oxfordshire whose finances have been affected by foot and mouth disease can apply for grants of up to £15,000. Companies can use the money to relieve severe cash-flow difficulties and for reorganisation to enable them to return
A cleaner died from asbestos poisoning 40 years after she was exposed to the material. Pamela Suckling, 56, of Geoffrey Barbour Road, Abingdon, died of mesothelioma - a tumour caused by asbestos inhalation - on October 10 last year, an inquest in Oxford
Staff at an Oxford school have hailed the success of a breakfast club that is attracting up to 40 pupils a day. Pegasus First School, Field Avenue, Blackbird Leys, launched the club just before Christmas after attracting Government funding. It is designed
Plans to create a "hideous" multi-million pound teaching block at Oxford School have been defended. A series of concerns have been expressed over the venture, which will see the existing music block demolished as part of the changes for the switch to
Defending champions Banbury are at home to leaders Finchampstead tomorrow in the biggest game of the season so far in the Home Counties Premier League. Finchampstead are currently 30 points clear of second-placed Banbury, and victory would see them take
Travel business Abercrombie & Kent Europe is one of only three companies in Oxfordshire to receive the prestigious Queen's Award for Enterprise this year. Her Majesty's Lord Lieutenant for Oxfordshire, Hugo Brunner, presented the award at a ceremony
Banbury West End are through to the last 16 of the National Club League after completing their group games with a 100 per cent record. West End beat Stourbridge 5-1 at the weekend to confirm top spot in the West Midlands group. They are now expected to
Volunteers are needed for a project that will help young people taken into custody at Witney Police Station. Under the law, youngsters aged ten to 17 must have an adult with them at the police station. Often this is a father or mother but sometimes parents
Glasses have been raised in celebration at the official opening of a £200m housing development on the edge of Witney. The Madley Park development will have 950 homes, a new primary school, shops, a community hall and a 17-acre park and by the time building
Area forums are being set up in south Oxfordshire to try to get people more closely involved in local affairs. They will be based in the four towns of Thame, Wallingford, Didcot and Henley with a separate one for the Oxford fringe. Each will have a senior
A pensioner drowned in a few feet of water on the first day of his holiday in Dubai, an inquest heard yesterday. Paul Childs, 72, of Doveleat, Chinnor, flew to the United Arab Emirates with his brother, Dr David Childs, on November 2. Shortly after arriving
Jousting, archery, a dog show, and a display of Second World War planes are among the attractions at the Charney Bassett Feast on Saturday, July 7. The fun takes place on the green in the village, near Wantage, starting at 1.30pm. Call 01235 868782 for
All Oxfordshire pigeon racing results - July 7 Oxford Premier (Portland) 1, 4, 5 R M Bostock 1689, 1596, 1562; 2, 3, 6, 7, 8 A Bazylkiewicz 1607, 1599, 1561, 1324, 1219; 9 A Rowley 1032. Shotover (Portland 9 sent 203): 1, 3, 6 DS & R Wiggins 1697,
Banbury West End are through to the last 16 of the National Club League after completing their group games with a 100 per cent record. West End beat Stourbridge 5-1 at the weekend to confirm top spot in the West Midlands group. They are now expected to
Defending champions Banbury are at home to leaders Finchampstead tomorrow in the biggest game of the season so far in the Home Counties Premier League. Finchampstead are currently 30 points clear of second-placed Banbury, and victory would see them take
Oxfordshire could be without skipper Rob Williams for the second game running when they make the long trip to Cornwall for this weekend's Minor Counties Championship clash. Williams missed last week's draw with Wales at Swansea because of work commitments
Claire Taylor has given Oxfordshire a massive boost ahead of their first-ever time in Group 1 of Ladies' County Week. Taylor, who has been playing in the team since she was 13, only gave birth to a baby boy, Harry, six weeks ago. Claire Taylor will play
A man fell out of a transit van on the M40 on Thursday. The van was moving slowly in heavy traffic near the Cherwell Services at Ardley when he fell from an insecure passenger door. He suffered minor injuries and was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital
Residents are being asked to help reduce waste and save water by snapping up cheap conservation equipment. Cherwell District Council is selling cut-price compost bins and water butts. Leaflets about the scheme are being delivered to houses in the district
Work on a long-delayed £4.5m road project at Bicester is due to begin in the autumn. When completed next year, improvements to the narrow, winding Skimmingdish Lane will allow traffic to be diverted from central Bicester. The lane runs between Buckingham
All Oxfordshire cricket fixtures - July 7 - 10 Saturday, July 7 HOME COUNTIES PREMIER LEAGUE Div 1: Banbury v Finchampstead, Luton Tn v Bicester & North Oxford. Div 2 West: Bletchley Tn v Oxford. THE OXFORD TIMES CHERWELL LEAGUE Div 1: Oxford Downs
Sage was raised by a vitriolic grandmother and an unstoppably adulterous grandfather in a vicarage on the Welsh borders. This memoir takes us from her childhood through a turbulent adolescence, leaving her teetering on the brink of the 1960s. Sage wittily
If you pass the personality test entitled Are You Ambitious, Dr McGraw will tell you how to get there. If you want some no-nonsense, Oprah Winfrey-style exhortation to take charge of, and be responsible for, their lives with his powerful, straightforward
A welcome reissue of this guardedly optimistic tale, told with all Shields's understated skill at dissecting the subtleties of male-female relationships. Fay, an academic folklorist with a passion for mermaids, uses her passions to escape the present.
Bobby and Susan Martin want a child of their own. While on a restorative camping trip, they rescue a tiny, filthy, freezing young boy, whose violent kidnappers quickly come for him. The Martins somehow appear to be caught up in the brutal murder of a
More sexual politics in Tobin's first novel, a mystery set in a 17th-century English village, brings to life the poor and the marginal of the past without ever sentimentalising them. Bone House is an Elizabethan term meaning 'the body'. In those days,
Subtitled 1,000 Ways to Assess your Personality, Creativity, Intelligence and Lateral Thinking, this book is enormous fun - endless quizzes like the ones women's magazines have been running for decades. The whole thing only becomes frightening when you
It was honours even as Wheatley B and Abingdon fought out a 2-2 draw in Men's Division 2 of the 2-Pair League. Wheatley's David Casper and Mark Cox won both their matches, but a victory apiece from Paul Woodman and Stewart Pether, and Harvey Kember and
Bicester & North Oxford make two changes for the trip to Luton. Ben Chapman and Stuart Kennedy are both unavailable, so Conor O'Brien and Dave Clark come up from the second team. With the season approaching the halfway stage, Bicester skipper Darryl
A Giant turtle made from papier mache along with didgeridoos and assorted boomerangs feature in the largest school art exhibition in the county. The work of 600 pupils at Didcot Girls' School along with boys and girls from Didcot Sixth Forms is represented
Residents are being asked to help reduce waste and save water by snapping up cheap conservation equipment. Cherwell District Council is selling cut-price compost bins and water butts. Leaflets about the scheme are being delivered to houses in the district
Car dealership Reg Vardy has been hit by customer concern about the high prices of new cars in the UK. The group, which has a Citroen dealership in Banbury, said it suffered an "uncertain trading environment" as people held off buying cars in the UK and
Quarry Nomads, who play in Hellenic League Divison 1 East, have started training at their Margaret Road ground in Headington on Thursday nights (6.30). Old and new players are welcome, while the club are also seeking a new reserve team manager. Contact
Oxford Downs are just four wins away from a dream day out at Lord's. Downs take on Gloucestershire champions Dumbleton on Sunday (2pm) in the first national round of the Wadworth 6X National Village Championship. If they win, the Cherwell League Division
Oxfordshire angling matches - July 7 - 11 Saturday, July 7 Open Match Clifton Hampden. Draw 7am. Contact 01865 711410. Kidlington AS: Junior match. Oxford Canal, Bullers Bridge. Draw 7.30am. Oakfield Fishery. Open. Contact 01296 770492. ______________
Local businessman David Simpson has come to the rescue of 120-year-old Bicester Town. The Hellenic League club were in difficulties and had a committee of just three people before inviting him to become chairman. Simpson, 46, has big plans to revitalise
Stewart House and junior rider James Ellett consolidated their positions in the points competition by placing first and second in the Mid-Oxon Tuesday Time Trial series. Results (10 miles - Witney Bypass): 1 S House (TT.CO.UK) 21.26, 2 J Ellett (Omega
Lechlade Tennis Club, on the Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire border, are holding a Mixed Open Tournament on Sunday, July 15 (10.30am). Entries are welcome from players in Oxfordshire. Entry costs £8 per couple, to include light refreshments
All Oxfordshire tennis fixtures - July 7-8 Saturday, July 7: WILSON OXON LTA LEAGUE 3-PAIR LEAGUE Mixed Div 1: North Oxford B v North Oxford, Oxford City B v Bicester. Div 2: Abingdon C v Abingdon B, Witney v Thame, Woodstock B v Bicester B. Div 3: Goring
In last week's Oxford Mail, I was introduced as the new angling correspondent, taking over from the legendary Peter Stone. Let me say now, that it will be an impossible job to replace one of angling's greats, who was the Mail's angling expert for 28 years
Knock, knock. Who's there? Doctor. Doctor who? OK, so it's the oldest supposed joke in the world, but the doctor really is back and coming exclusively to a computer near you this summer. The half hour, audio-only episode is called Death Comes To Time
Travel business Abercrombie & Kent Europe is one of only three companies in Oxfordshire to receive the prestigious Queen's Award for Enterprise this year. Her Majesty's Lord Lieutenant for Oxfordshire, Hugo Brunner, presented the award at a ceremony
Car dealership Reg Vardy has been hit by customer concern about the high prices of new cars in the UK. The group, which has a Citroen dealership in Banbury, said it suffered an "uncertain trading environment" as people held off buying cars in the UK and
A spate of high-value thefts from lorries in Oxfordshire has prompted police and business leaders to issue firms with a security warning. The most recent incident happened last Friday (June 29) when a lorry carrying more than £1m worth of computer games
A pensioner drowned in a few feet of water on the first day of his holiday in Dubai, an inquest heard yesterday. Paul Childs, 72, of Doveleat, Chinnor, flew to the United Arab Emirates with his brother, Dr David Childs, on November 2. Shortly after arriving
An Oxford flower grower has won a bronze medal at the Hampton Court Flower Show. Harry Robinson, 71, of London Road, Headington, pictured left, won the accolade in the co-ordinated window box and hanging basket class. Harry Robinson Mr Robinson, who entered
Fire crews were called to an empty garage on fire in the early hours on Wednesday in Whitethorn Way, Blackbird Leys. The cause of the blaze is being investigated.
Work on a long-delayed £4.5m road project at Bicester is due to begin in the autumn. When completed next year, improvements to the narrow, winding Skimmingdish Lane will allow traffic to be diverted from central Bicester. The lane runs between Buckingham
A certificate of lawful development is being sought from South Oxfordshire District Council for the sale of garden plants at 155-157 Oxford Road, Garsington, and the use of the land for vehicle repairs, haulage, engineering operations, scrap and building
Glasses have been raised in celebration at the official opening of a £200m housing development on the edge of Witney. The Madley Park development will have 950 homes, a new primary school, shops, a community hall and a 17-acre park and by the time building
Officials from a Russian town trying to set up cultural links with south Oxfordshire towns and villages have been turned down by five different areas. The town of Oca would like to form a cultural and educational link with Vale of White Horse District
Plans to create a "hideous" multi-million pound teaching block at Oxford School have been defended. A series of concerns have been expressed over the venture, which will see the existing music block demolished as part of the changes for the switch to
Oxford city centre could soon be managed by a private company in a bid to boost trade, tourism and crime prevention. Councillors are discussing proposals for a management firm to take over duties undertaken by the city council. The move has provoked mixed
Jousting, archery, a dog show, and a display of Second World War planes are among the attractions at the Charney Bassett Feast on Saturday, July 7. The fun takes place on the green in the village, near Wantage, starting at 1.30pm. Call 01235 868782 for
The Isis branch of the British Sugarcraft Guild is holding a demonstration of 'run outs' and piping skills by Sue Bookbinder at the Regal Community Centre in Ridgefield Road, East Oxford, on Saturday, July 21, between 2pm and 4pm. All visitors are welcome
A couple from Wheatley are the delighted owners of a £700 children's motorcycle thanks to the Oxford Mail - but they are not sure what to do with it. Ron and Julie Mobbs won the Champ 50cc off-road scrambler in a competition at the Oxford Mail Motorshow
An Oxford flower grower has won a bronze medal at the Hampton Court Flower Show. Harry Robinson, 71, of London Road, Headington, pictured left, won the accolade in the co-ordinated window box and hanging basket class. Harry Robinson Mr Robinson, who entered
An e-mail giving details of a six-month speeding blitz by Thames Valley Police has been dismissed as a hoax. The message claims that motorists are being targeted on the M40, A34 and M4. It gives details of unmarked police cars and says the force will
Trading standards officers have warned women that joining a controversial money-making scheme, which is spreading across Oxfordshire, could cost them thousands of pounds. Women Empowering Women - which is also being investigated by the Home Office - is
