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When Karen England and Rebecca Knight did a spot of busking in Covent Garden in 2001, they had no idea it would lead to the biggest gig of their lives. A promoter was so impressed by what he heard that he called them afterwards and asked them to perform
Inspired by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor's desire to make a non-stop action movie with the same frenetic energy as a videogame, Crank is a hyperviolent assault on the senses. Armed with all the neat visual tricks they have acquired from their award-winning
Thousands of pounds are believed to have been raised for the children's facilities at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital through a sponsored walk on SaturdayAugust 26. Claire Mulligan, 32, whose daughter Lauryn, four, has a heart condition, organised
The hallowed corridors of The White House have seen their fair share of murderous deception in recent years on the big screen. The subterfuge continues in The Sentinel, a political thriller concerned with a traitor in the ranks of the US Secret Service
If there's one restaurant in Oxford where nobody needs to book a table, it's Sainsbury's. Quiet? Well, there were only half a dozen of us in the place at 9.15am on Tuesday, but a couple of small children who had been ushered into the excruciatingly
In an ideal world, there would be no need to spend money on sprinklers and alarm systems in our schools. But with 75 per cent of fires in schools now the result of arson attacks, there is a clear need to protect them. It is good news that the county
A motorbiker who led police on a chase from Surrey to Oxfordshire at speeds of up to 136mph claimed he did not notice a patrol car's flashing blue lights or two helicopters following him. Dean Devitt of Arlington Drive, Old Marston, Oxford, appeared
Many people's idea of a bluesman is still an old boy sat outside his shack, plucking at a battered guitar and moaning about the loss of his wife, money, or hound. Or, if he's really good, all three. Of course, things have come a long way since the birth
A small part of Abingdon's canal history has been reborn with the opening of a new 150-yard cut, named the Jubilee Junction. Running from the River Thames to the edge of a former gravel pit south of the town, it is a key section of the project to reopen
One day after your front page article about the lack of enforcement on speeding on the Oxford Eastern Bypass (Oxford Mail, August 28), we see again the results of the authorities' lack of clear direction and response. There was a serious pile-up at
A fundraising ball is being organised by Witney's business community to mark the 30th anniversary of Oxford's Sobell House hospice. The Oyster Ball - so named to signify the hospice's pearl anniversary - is taking place at Kingston Bagpuize House, near
If you weighed 18 stone and were desperate to lose weight, having a Hollywood actress as your sister probably sounds like the last thing you would need. But for north Oxfordshire slimmer Louise Pharis, 47, having a famous sister helped her to get in
Oxford Cheetahs were unable to repeat their fantastic form from Wednesday night, but gave championship chasing Peterborough a fright at the East of England Showground last night. Cheetahs stormed into a 13-5 lead after three heats to leave the home
The season for the Oxfordshire Development XI ended disappointingly with defeat against Berkshire at Thame yesterday. Oxon, in dire straits at 32-5 overnight in reply to Berkshire's 341, were all out for 95 despite a defiant 30 from opener Will Cooper
Banbury Borough's Greg Moon took a step closer to emulating the great David Bryant when he powered into the quarter-finals of the Waitrose English national singles at Worthing last night. If newly-crowned pairs champion Moon can capture the coveted
Pat Jobson is relieved Oxford still control their own destiny ahead of tomorrow's home Division 1 clash with High Wycombe. The skipper saw his side slip to within a point of the drop zone after last week's defeat at West Herts, but is not panicking
Banbury bid to lift the Bernard Tollet Oxfordshire trophy for a third successive year when they line up on finals day at Bicester & North Oxford on Sunday. Benji Hector's side have been drawn against Oxford Downs in the semi-finals, which get under
North Oxford B remain rooted to the foot of the Men's Division 1 table in the 3-Pair League after a narrow 5.5-3.5 defeat at Oxford City. However, they can still avoid relegation, but will need to turn around their poor run of form. City's win was
Ardley United manager Pete Foley is relishing the prospect of the club's first-ever game in the FA Cup. Ardley entertain Sussex League side Ringmer in the preliminary round tomorrow, and Foley can't wait for kick-off. "This is a massive day for the
Sport Italia Hellenic League: The normally lucky number seven is proving to be quite the opposite for the players of Clanfield this season. As far as the west Oxfordshire club is concerned, the No 7 shirt is cursed, and player/manager Jason Court is
British Gas Business Southern League: Banbury United will look to bounce back from Monday's disappointing 3-2 defeat at home to Hitchin when they travel to Mangotsfield United tomorrow in the Premier Division. But manager Kevin Brock has a lengthening
Chinnor will field nine debutants for their first ever National 3 (South) match at Kingsey Road tomorrow (3). The side to face Clifton features just one back, centre Darren Oxley, who started their South West 1 championship deciding victory over Maidenhead
Oxford Central (Yelverton, 7 sent 89): 1, 2, M/M R Ward 1404, 1402; 3, 6, 10 M Eadle 1395, 1363, 1221; 4, 5 K Shipperly 1391, 1390; 7 T Irving 1254; 8 W Knevett 1244; 9 D Bowler 1236; 11 L Wheeler 1149. Oxford Premier (Yelverton): 1, 2, 3 R Parker 1222
SATURDAY FOOTBALL FA CUP Prelim round: AFC Wallingford v Burnham, Ardley Utd v Ringmer, Paulton Rovers v Witney Utd, Lancing v North Leigh, Oxford City v Abingdon Utd, Didcot Tn v Erith & Belvedere. PUMA YOUTH ALLIANCE CUP Southern Section Group
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People in Bicester say they are too scared to go into the town centre at night following a double stabbing which left a 20-year-old man fighting for his life. Former Cooper School pupil Craig Kelly and Wayne Bosher, also in his 20s, suffered stab wounds
No-one in their right mind enjoys queuing - apart from the sad individual whose chosen role is to moan to fellow sufferers about the lack of organisation on the part of others. This week it seemed most of Oxford's motoring population was paying its
It didn't take long for our new Labour councillor Antonia Bance to join the 'junket set' on a trip to Budapest to learn the art of using the Internet to keep a diary - so-called blogging (Oxford Mail, August 24). To be fair to her, she did say after
Kia has revealed its new family car which is set to make its world premiere in production-ready form at the Paris Motor Show later this month will be called cee'd (pronounced seed'). The car will arrive in showrooms at the end of the year and is Kia's
"I'm down in a Dodge." It was tempting to slip into a States-side drawl on being asked by fellow guests at a 50th birthday party about how I'd managed to travel from Oxford to Preston in five-and-a-half hours. Well it was Friday night. The Dodge Caliber
Sir, Where are visitors to Oxford expected to go to relieve themselves without committing an offence? At 5pm on Bank Holiday Saturday, both the public toilets known to me were closed. David Bradnack, Haddenham
Sir, I find it bizarre that after encouraging us to believe that competition in the NHS is essential, the Government should hand over the purchase of all NHS equipment, from bandages to hip implants, to Novation, a single American Texas-based firm. It
Sir, The latest appalling accident on the A34 raises many questions, some aired in your columns. May I add one more? Despite repeated protests from the city council and others, MOD vehicles travel along that same road in convoy from time to time, carrying
Sir, As a result of the roadworks on the Cowley Road, in which the Dawson Street junction was blocked off, we have a unique and exciting opportunity to create a new garden square, a stone's throw from Magdalen Bridge. Unhappily, this is threatened by
Sir, I suspect that the city officers behind the planned changes to rubbish collection actually intend to make the city filthier. They hope that we citizens will not like the result and will take greater care in what rubbish we create and how we dispose
Sir, Congratulations to the people of Bolton for standing up for their public health rights. Oxford City Council should listen well to their advice. This new complex rubbish collection scheme, said to cost £2.5m to put in place, is fraught with difficulties
Sir, The article Gearing up for profit (In Business, August 18) encapsulated what is wrong with the current property market, namely that property is all too often regarded as a way to make money and not as means of providing a home. Mr Swailes described
Sir, I feel compelled to write to you after reading the front page of last week's paper. The headline County Council to move staff out of city was uplifting. Hurrah, the county council was going to set a good example of moving commuters out of the city
Sir - I'm not reassured by Alan Armitage's claim that "The council does indeed have a coherent tourism strategy" (Letters, August 25). I think his letter rather confirms my view that, whatever may be the strategy, what happens is beyond the capacity of
THE family of Oxfordshire mother Clare Clarke, who died in a road accident after falling from her horse, have paid tribute to her. Mrs Clarke, 33, of Youens Drive, Thame, died in the collision at 3.50pm on Sunday, August 27. The mother-of-three was
THE mother of an Icelandic trainee pilot who had a lucky escape after the light aircraft he was flying in crashed in Oxfordshire said the accident would not put her son off flying. Fjola Marinosdottir said her son Arnar Mar Magnusson was doing fine
The deadline is approaching for entries for a new award that sets out to find young people with a love of cars, travel and words. The award has been set up in memory of one of Britain's most respected award-winning motoring writers, the late Phil Llewellin
The Goodwood Revival, which takes places this weekend ( September 1,2,3) relives the glory days of Goodwood Motor Circuit, which - along with Silverstone - was Britain's leading racing venue during its active years between 1948 and 1966. During this
John Cleland has told Matt Neal to 'start using his head'; or see young pretender Colin Turkington steal the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship title away from him. As the series prepares for its big race day at Fife's Knockhill circuit on
Sir, Readers who believe that 'history matters' may be interested in the draft brief prepared by Cherwell District Council for the development of the former Cold War airbase at Upper Heyford (Public notices, July 28). The brief shows how the district
Sir, A concerted attack on Christopher Gray's column has been taking place for several weeks. I have been enjoying this column for a long time now and regard it as well-informed, the content interesting, the writing literate and amusing. One of Gray's
Sir, Many of us are already aware of the very real and understandable staff concerns over the proposed move to a site in Cowley County council plan to move staff out of city, (Report, August 25). I would like your readers to note that Liberal Democrat
Sir, The article by Flora Botsford (August 25) gave us some good memories of keeping ponies on Port Meadow over the last 30 years. However, she was not correct in some of her local history. If Oxford had really been founded by King Alfred, the Oxford
Sir, Friday, September 1, 2006, marks the end of an era for the Park Hospital for Children. Set up by Dr Christopher Ounsted, for 50 years this hospital has provided in-patient assessment and treatment for children from all over the UK with complex epilepsy
Sir, It has been good to see a wealth of theatrical performances being put on in and around Oxford, this summer. Less good, however, has been the customer service of the Oxford Playhouse box-office staff. Having written, more than a month ago to complain
Sir, The traffic is frequently very heavy in Summertown, but what makes it infinitely worse is the stop for Oxford-bound buses that is situated roughly halfway down the row of shops. Because of the time taken for fares to be collected by the driver,
Perhaps Oxford City Council could think about privatising its waste collection service. As we have argued before, it should have transferred its housing services to a housing association a long time ago. This week, we report how the council is considering
Proposed new ways of collecting waste in Oxford are causing a great deal of anxiety. First, there were fears about rotting waste as the council proposed to switch to collections every other week. Now we have fears over microchips in bins as the city council
The man stabbed during a party in Oxford is still fighting for his life as detectives yesterday made an arrest on suspicion of attempted murder. Samuel Gray, 20, was stabbed in the neck during a party in Pegasus Road, Blackbird Leys, almost two weeks
Households and businesses in West Oxfordshire were without mail yesterday as postmen in Witney and Carterton began a three-day strike. As pickets appeared at delivery offices, union officials warned that the official industrial action, over claims of
A greater police presence in Blackbird Leys, Oxford, has shifted troublemakers to Rose Hill, Littlemore and Iffley, a police inspector has said. South East area inspector Phil Standish made his comments after new figures showed vehicle theft and violence
The chief executive of the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre will be spending at least six months away from Oxford working at a new NHS trust on the Isle of Wight. Ed Macalister-Smith has agreed to serve as the interim chief executive of the new Isle of Wight
Plans to build an Aldi supermarket on Oxford's Botley Road will be fought by residents, who fear worsening congestion on the route into the city. The giant German retailer wants to build a new food store on a vacant site between Toys R Us and Wickes
The family of Oxfordshire mother Clare Clarke, who died in a road accident after falling from her horse, have paid a moving tribute to her. Mrs Clarke, 33, of Youens Drive, Thame, died in the accident at 3.50pm on Sunday. The mother-of-three was riding
Teenage smokers under the age of 18 will not be able to feed their habit at an Oxfordshire supermarket after Asda raised the minimum age for buying tobacco products. Smokers will have to prove they are over 18 if they try to buy a packet at the supermarket
Five people were arrested and weapons were seized from a house on an Oxford estate yesterday, as figures showed a rise in thefts, criminal damage, burglaries and assaults in the neighbourhood. Police searched a home in Rowney Place, Rose Hill, and found
New proposals to fit sprinklers and alarms linked to fire stations to some Oxfordshire schools were welcomed last night. But new measures to counter the growing arson threat will focus only on new buildings and schools undergoing extensive refurbishment
The mother of an Icelandic trainee pilot who had a lucky escape after the light aircraft he was flying in crashed in Oxfordshire said the accident would not put her son off flying. Fjola Marinosdottir said her son Arnar Mar Magnusson was doing fine
