The Oxford Mail is preparing to celebrate its 75th anniversary with an in-house party, a souvenir supplement – and even a tea dance. The big day falls on December 12 and the paper is planning a week of festivities to
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Mail editor to retire after a lifetime in journalism
Oxford Mail editor Jim McClure is to retire at the end of this year. He has been in the hotseat since August 2000 and has resisted the temptation to work until his 65th birthday in October 2004. Jim (right) took
Parish Perils: "I had only my notebook as a shield"
Victoria Owen of the Oxford Mail submitted this report to our recent writing competition on the dangers of investigative journalism. She takes a look at some of the daily dangers faced by a trainee reporter… As I climbed out of
Lung cancer claims feature writer
Western Daily Press features editor George Frew has died. He was 48. The multi-award-winning journalist had been battling against lung cancer, and had penned two moving articles about his illness and how he was coping with it. Less than two
Ban on reporter is lifted
A ban which prevented an Oxford Mail journalist from entering Oxford United FC’s ground has been lifted following talks between the newspaper and the club. Chief footballer writer Jon Murray was banned from attending the Kassam Stadium at the end
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Former foreign secretary Lord Hurd will be a guest speaker at the Bristol Evening Post’s eighth Literary Lunch in October.The former Conservative cabinet minister’s memoirs are due to be published days before the event and he will be joined there
Newspaper team shows it's in peak condition
Staff at Newsquest Oxfordshire have raised more than £2,000 for charity after completing the gruelling Three Peaks Challenge. A 10-strong team from the company, which publishes the Oxford Mail and The Oxford Times, took up the challenge to climb Britain’s
Culture beat goes on as rivals lick their wounds
While the Daily Post and Liverpool Echo were celebrating their city’s Capital of Culture victory last week, their rivals in print on the other side of the country were preparing a page of Scouser jokes… to take away the pain
Former editor died playing cricket
Former Henley Standard editor Bob Gallimore has died – doing one of the things he loved best: playing cricket. Bob, (61), was making his return to the pitch after a break of four years through ill-health and had completed a
United breaks silence on football reporter ban
A football club that banned the local paper’s football writer from its ground has broken its silence on the decision. Jon Murray has been barred from Oxford United by the club chairman Firoz Kassam. He was informed by letter from
Football writer banned from ground by club chairman
The Oxford Mail is fighting to reverse a decision by Oxford United FC to ban its chief football writer from the ground. The ban on Jon Murray came from chairman Firoz Kassam and follows recent articles criticising Kassam for his
Oxford reporter 'hijacked' by the enemy
An Oxford Mail reporter unexpectedly found himself the subject of a ‘hijack’ while covering a local event, when he was taken for a ride in a hot air balloon. Nigel Hanson had been reporting on the annual Oxford Balloon Fiesta
'I don't want to go home in the dark'
At 48 years old, features editor George Frew has been told he might not make 49.Eight months on from a diagnosis of incurable lung cancer, George, of the Western Daily Press and formerly the Oxford Mail, is peering out at
Blott takes charge of new Scottish business
Tim Blott has been appointed regional managing director of Newsquest (Strathclyde), the former publishing arm of SMG. He will take over the running of the Glasgow-based business on Monday. Prior to this he has most recently been responsible for Newsquest
Death of former Oxford editor
Former Oxford Times editor Cecil Hudson has died, aged 95. He was editor between 1953 and 1972 and is credited with turning the paper into a powerful forum of public opinion, being associated with the title for more than 45
Pink-papered jobs platform launched
The Oxford Mail is publishing a new weekly supplement: Jobs Extra. The pink-papered platform is an addition to the newspaper’s Tuesday offering, featuring a comprehensive range of job vacancies and related editorial. The idea was developed to maximise recruitment revenues.