Birthday boy Jake Spicer is facing the world with a smile as he waits for his cancer test results. Jake Spicer The 10-year-old from Oxford was diagnosed with a rare form of the disease earlier this year and has just finished an intensive course of chemotherapy
DISABLED children have been "damaged" after being wrongly forced into mainstream schools, according to Oxfordshire education experts. The shocking revelation was made by MP David Cameron yesterday, when he publicly aired concerns raised by staff at the
SIR - Further to your article about pupils being sent home from school for dyeing their hair (Oxford Mail, May 14), I find some schools have double standards and are not consistent. I had a similar upsetting experience last year. At the start of the summer
A former Oxford Mail and Oxford Times keyboard operator, who branched out into a successful desktop publishing business in recent years has died. Bryan Roberts, known affectionally as 'Robbo' by former colleagues and his many friends in Abingdon, was
John Hammersley, the Oxford mathematician and problem solver who founded the mathematical theory of percolation, has died aged 84. A Cambridge graduate, his first job was as a graduate assistant at Oxford University, working in the design and analysis
Andrew Strauss was today set to become the second Oxfordshire cricketer to play for England as he geared up for an "ideal" Test debut against New Zealand at Lord's. Middlesex captain Strauss, 27, was lined up to replace injured captain Michael Vaughan
The Eynsham & District League are staging their finals night at Bletchingdon Sports & Social Club on June 19. Competitors are asked to provide a scorer. EYNSHAM INVITATION LEAGUE CUP DRAWS KO Cup semi-finals: Bletchingdon S & SC v Royal Oak
A youth who punched a doctor in the face breaking his jaw later returned to apologise, magistrates at Bicester youth court heard on Wednesday. The youth is one of two 16-year-olds who have admitted assaulting Andrew Gibson causing grievous bodily harm
Alan Ley kept his nerve to give Oxfordshire a thrilling 110-109 victory over Northants in their Middleton Cup trial match at Banbury Cent- ral. Trailing 22-17 going into the final end, Ley's rink required three shots to pull the match out of the fire.
Oxford Silver Machine promoter Nigel Wagstaff has slammed world champion Nicki Pedersen over his 'state of mind'. Wagstaff, who worked with Pedersen at Oxford and King's Lynn, was speaking after the controversial heat 21 in the Czech Grand Prix at the
A man is recovering at home after being attacked by a 'maniac' with a knife. The stabbing happened in broad daylight on Friday in the Causeway, Banbury, near its junction with Middleton Road. The victim, aged 30, who has asked not to be named, was delivering
It is difficult to say who is right and who is wrong in the long-running row over day-care charges for people with learning difficulties. What is clear that the dispute has been going on for too long and must be settled one way or the other - soon. If
When it comes to rubbish, Oxfordshire is top of the pile in performance. Oxfordshire householders are bucking national trends, with county council waste managers recording the largest reduction in rubbish since records began. During the past financial
Police have been praised for cracking down on thugs who terrorised residents on an Oxford estate. As previously reported in the Oxford Mail, Oxford police had pledged to move quickly to prevent a "summer of discontent" in Sandhills, where yobs had been
Traders in Wallingford have expressed concern about the number of charity shops in the town -- as the sixth one prepares to open this week. Pat Hayward, chairman of Wallingford Business Partnership, said: "Charity shops do an enormous amount of good for
Motorists were left stuck in traffic yesterday after a road accident involving three cars left traffic at a standstill across the city. Cars were brought to a halt on the A34 after the crash, which happened at about 7.30am on the A423 Southern bypass
Lawyers and property professionals are being invited to join Oxford Brookes University's board of governors. Volunteers are required to give their time and expertise for 15 days a year to become a governor. They must have experience in property and estates
SIR - I visited your website and laughed when I saw the day's poll. Question: Following the recent disruption in the Royal Mail, is your post back to normal? My immediate thought: Royal Mail? Normal? What is normal for the Royal Mail? In fact, should
Two companies in central Abingdon are quitting their premises in Stert Street next month - landing a double blow to the fragile recovery of a street in which there are six empty shops. TCI - Total Communications Infrastructure Ltd - is leaving offices
An impassioned plea for people in Wallingford to support young people - by helping instead of criticising - has been made by a town youth leader. Dave Leggett of Wallingford Youth and Community Centre in Clapcot Way, Wallingford, urged people to give
A row has broken out over an ancient Oxfordshire village, after the Government called for intensive development in the area. Letcombe Regis - a picturesque community near Wantage that featured in the Domesday Book - had been earmarked for a small housing
Eddie Lacey provided the lone victory for the host gym as Abingdon ABC's 14-bout dinner show in the Guildhall brought down the curtain on the amateur season in Oxfordshire. It was a polished performance from the teenager, who offered more variety in his
A teacher whose work extended beyond the classroom to helping children as a private counsellor has died. Richard Laver, who lived in North Hinksey Lane, Oxford, was 69 when he died suddenly while cycling home from the city centre on April 21. Mr Laver
The Oxfordshire went to the top of the Shaw & Co Oxfordshire Foursomes League when they defeated previously unbeaten Burford 2-1. Visiting Burford took the lead in this Section 1 match when Tom Potter and Ian Liddle won the top tie 3 & 1. Andy
Prehistoric dinosaur footprints found at an Oxfordshire landfill site are set to be conserved thanks to a £180,000 grant. The project is a joint initiative between the county council and Viridor Waste Management. The two organisations joined forces to
Bus drivers have joined a campaign to get a dangerous road widened before a new housing development is built. Drivers from Stagecoach and Oxford Bus Company want North Way in Barton, Oxford, to be widened if plans for developers Barratt Mercia to build
Bus services to an Oxford estate have been put in danger once more, after a bus came under attack again from a stone-thrower. It was the first incident in the Barton estate for several weeks, during which the window of a Stagecoach bus was smashed at
SIR - We still have a hardcore minority of dog owners who persist in letting their dogs foul the pavements, alleyways and parks in Didcot. This is done under the cover of darkness or at first light. I run boys' football in the town, and dog fouling is
