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Our experience of reporting from the scene during Afghanistan war
2+ hour, 38+ min ago (560+ words) US President Donald Trump has been under fire for his comments on front line troops serving in the Afghanistan war. His comments sparked outrage in Oxfordshire where RAF Brize Norton was an important military base. The Oxford Mail went out…...
Artists, photographers and writers gear up for arts prize
1+ week, 2+ day ago (109+ words) This year, participants are drawing inspiration from the Ridgeway's landscapes. The rich blend of natural and man-made shapes and shadows in this famous national trail has set the theme for the competition: "Shapes and Shadows of the Ridgeway". A dramatic…...
Karate and royal visit provide cherished memories at community centres
1+ week, 3+ day ago (183+ words) This time on Looking Back we've put together an archive picture gallery of community centres in the towns of Oxfordshire and in the city in year's gone by. Pictures in this collection show long-standing community hubs hosting activities, new ones…...
Potato peeling competitions and fancy dress in the 1980s
2+ week, 2+ day ago (91+ words) Potato peeling competitions and fancy dress in the 1980s'Oxford Mail Barclays Bank staff in Summertown wear fancy dress in 1989 A car floats on the Thames at Henley in 1980 Young artists outside Cherwell School in north Oxford in 1987 Lucy Caroline and…...
Oxford Mail Camera Club members share vintage photos
6+ mon, 1+ day ago (102+ words) Each week, camera club members are given a theme and post their photos on the club's Facebook page. A selection of photos are featured in the Oxford Mail, The Oxford Times, and online, and one photo ... Georgina Elliott-Dew's image for…...
In pictures: Oxfordshire town's 'phenomenal' vehicle rally and parade
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (483+ words) The organisers of Wallingford's Vehicle Rally and Parade has said this year's event was a "phenomenal" success - see the event in pictures. Organisers of an Oxfordshire towns beloved annual vehicle rally and parade have said the event was "phenomenal. Wallingford…...
Striking photos of the River Thames in Oxfordshire
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (147+ words) Oxford Mail Camera Club members have been taking some striking photos of the River Thames across Oxfordshire. The Thames was our latest weekly theme and club members sent in a series of shots from a ... The Thames was our latest…...
Camera club snappers take close look at archways
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (149+ words) Oxford Mail photographers have been taking some striking photos of archways. That was our latest weekly theme and it prompted a series of shots of landmarks from Oxford, and around Oxfordshire and ... That was our latest weekly theme and it…...
Sun setting over ancient stones is a winning photo
10+ mon, 4+ day ago (159+ words) It was tricky to choose a winner from such a wide selection of eye-catching images but in the end we chose Mark Guschtscha's photo of the Rollright Stones, one of Oxfordshire's best known ... Camera club: Sun setting over ancient stones…...
Camera club photographers capture breathtaking sunsets
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (80+ words) Oxford Mail Camera Club members have been capturing some breathtaking sunsets. 'Breathtaking' was the latest weekly theme for our photographers and they didn't disappoint. Club members sent in a ... Oxford Mail Camera Club members have been capturing some breathtaking sunsets....