Les Gillett bowed out in the semi-finals of the Welsh Masters in Llanelli last night when the Oxfordshire ace was halted by world No 1 David Gourlay of Scotland. Gillett, the newly-crowned world indoor pairs champion from Chipping Norton, found himself
Weekend fixtures involving Oxfordshire sides Saturday, February 3: CLUB MATCHES Brackley v Banbury 2nd, Banbury 3rd v Brackley 2nd, Oxford Harlequins 2nd v Chinnor 2nd, Chinnor 3rd v Oxford Harlequins 3rd, Littlemore 2nd v Oxford Harlequins 4th, Hungerford
Midfield battler Jason Caffel faces a late fitness test before Witney Town's trip to St Leonards in the Eastern Division tomorrow after suffering an ankle injury in training. Caffel picked up the knock as Town trained when their home game against Newport
Bicester & North Oxford have secured a substantial one-year deal with London-based Radiall Ltd, a global electronics manufacturer, to be their 1st XI sponsor for the 2001 season. Club captain Darryl Woods said: "To receive the backing of a major company
All Sunday fixtures involving Oxfordshire sides OXFORDSHIRE SAM WATERS CUP 5th round: Real Armas v Six Bells, Blackbird Leys (Sunday) v Star Royal, South Stoke v Oxford Supporters, Angel (Witney) v Trades Ath. ____________________ MORRELLS OXFORD SUNDAY
A series of workshops aimed at helping small firms in Oxfordshire to understand e-commerce is available on a network that promotes the county as a centre of excellence for information tech- nology. They have been developed by the Oxfordshire Information
Schools are being invited to design Web pages to win a multi-media computer and a host of other hi-tech prizes. The Oxfordshire Schools Web Design Competition is open to all schools, whether they have experience of Web publishing or not. There are no
People with Alzheimer's disease will benefit from a 800 donation following a charity auction. Members of Wantage Inner Wheel group raised the cash for the town's October Club following a sale of donated second-hand items. A further 800 was raised for
Banbury's pedestrian precincts will become totally traffic-free during the day if new proposals published by Cherwell District Council get the go-ahead. The council says new restrictions are necessary because of 'significant' increases in traffic in High
Even a broken arm couldn't stop Elise Claire dancing her way to future stardom. The talented five-year-old from Blackbird Leys, Oxford, started dancing almost as soon as she could walk and has triumphed in scores of disco competitions across southern
Reg Little takes his daughters to the Wycombe Swan, High Wycombe, for a rocking night of fun and familiar songs It went down a storm at the Oxford Apollo in November. Now for those really struck on Greased Lightnin' - or who missed out on this glorious
Hugh Vickers enjoys a night of French music at the University Church, Oxford Saturday's (January 27) Oxford Sinfonia Concert took the form of an enjoyable homage to French music, indeed specifically to Paris. Not that Mozart's Paris symphony - a magnificent
Christopher Gray enjoys a well-acted revival of the hit Broadway musical Cabaret at the Old Fire Station Christopher Isherwood was so offended by the liberties taken in the presentation of his Berlin life in John Kander and Fred Ebb's musical Cabaret
Jeannine Alton sees undercover film shot in Budapest bathhouses and other new work on show at Oxford's Museum of Modern Art The three new shows at the Museum of Modern Art demand a fair measure of flexibility from the viewer. In the Lower Galleries Alison
Oxford's own farmers' market is, it appears, the city's best-kept secret. Despite existing for over a year, farmers say trade has only recently begun to pick up as word of mouth spreads news about the array of fresh, locally produced, quality goods available
Scientists at Sharp's European research headquarters at Oxford Science Park have invented a power-saving device aimed at reducing the battery drain on mobile telephones. The next generation of mobiles will be able to deliver text, pictures and video.
Help for nurses, teachers and police to afford new homes is on the agenda of a council. The Starter Home Initiative, backed by £250m of Government cash, is being considered by West Oxfordshire district councillors as a way of meeting key worker recruitment
A catalogue of errors has left County Hall with a 1.5m bill for asylum-seekers, writes Reg Little. An inquiry has been ordered to establish how Oxfordshire County Council bungled its application to the Home Office for financial help. It now appears that
Mum Kay Bines is facing an agonising three-week wait to find out whether her baby daughter, Pauline, was buried without her brain in the wake of the body parts scandal which has rocked the nation, writes Peter Barrington. Pauline died after suffering
Veteran defender Andy Linighan, who must be wondering if he will ever get another game, insists he is there if he's needed. The 38-year-old defender, discarded after the 3-0 defeat at Brentford on New Year's Day, has a contract until May and has already
Latest on the post strike: Action spreads to Cowley; fears of spread across city The Oxford postal dispute, which has halted mail deliveries to 22,500 homes and businesses, spread this afternoon (Friday). Deliveries to much of the city are expected to
Schools are being invited to design Web pages to win a multi-media computer and a host of other hi-tech prizes. The Oxfordshire Schools Web Design Competition is open to all schools, whether they have experience of Web publishing or not. There are no
Specimen hunters have been having a lean time of things on rivers in recent months due to the winter weather, but that didn't stop Eynsham angler Dennis Fogden from capturing this superb pike from the Thames. Dennis, who caught a double-figure barbel
Henley Hawks' squad for their National League 1 match against Moseley at Dry Leas on Sunday (2.30) shows three changes from the side that drew with Birmingham/Solihull. There is a welcome return for flanker Mark Venner, who has now proved his fitness
Chinnor will be hoping to complete a hat-trick over Henley in the last eight of the David Charles Oxfordshire Cup at Dry Leas on Sunday (2.30). Since Henley's second string took over representing the club in the competition, they have played Chinnor three
High-flying Didcot Town take on Cirencester Academy at the Loop Meadow Stadium tomorrow aiming to stretch their unbeaten run in the Premier Division to 19 matches. Town, who defeated second-placed Highworth Town 2-1 in midweek, have injury worries over
All Saturday fixtures involving Oxfordshire sides Comeback? Jon Richardson hopes to feature in United's match at CambridgeNATIONWIDE LEAGUE Div 2: Cambridge Utd v Oxford Utd. ______________________ RYMAN LEAGUE Div 1: Boreham Wood v Oxford C, Thame Utd
Young drivers are lining up to take part in a contest launched in memory of a car crash victim. The ninth annual young driver of the year competition, which takes the form of a quiz, will be held at Silverstone on April 9. It was launched by Thames Valley
Endangered species of reptiles are being conserved, thanks to work at Burford's Cotswold Wildife Park. Some of them are seeing the world for the first time - as babies born in captivity. Among them are six infant red-footed tortoises born over Christmas
Richard Hollingum finds that less is more at the Jacqueline du Pre Music Building in Oxford Jazz in concert always treads that fine line between pretentiousness and modesty, and in such a setting is in great danger of veering to the former. The concert
A motoring Internet site has set up home at the Cotswold Innovation Centre, Rissington Business Park, near Chipping Norton. Carmarkets.co.uk chose the centre when it needed to expand as part of its plans to become the largest supplier of motoring news
The chairman of the Bio-Industry Association warned fellow industrialists they must listen to people's concerns about biotechnology and persuade them that medical research saves lives. Dr Paul Drayson, who is also chief executive of Oxford painless injection
A savoury pastry cooked up by a schoolgirl could be produced commercially by a major food company if she wins a national competition. Joanna Davies, 14, has been shortlisted in Holland's Pies Pastry Challenge for her creation, 'Pasoh en croute'. The dish
Residents will have a greater say in town affairs under a new plan announced this week. Banbury Town Council is consulting local groups and residents on how the town is run and how shopping areas and housing estates could be made safer. And it has promised
Retired airmen have been praised after a marathon year of fundraising. Members of the Wantage and District Branch of the Royal Air Forces Association marked last year's 60th anniversary of the Battle of Britain by raising £10,000 for their former comrades
A widow is launching a campaign to persuade the Ministry of Defence to pay compensation to all families of servicemen who contracted cancer through working with asbestos, writes Suzanne Huband. Ivy Gerrard-Smith's husband, Dennis, died in 1996 at the
A cyclist taking part in a time trial on the A34 died after being struck by a van, an inquest heard, writes Rebecca Smith. Stephen Hawkes, 61, died from multiple injuries after the van driven by Christopher O'Connor hit him early on May 7 near Hinksey
There were nearly 2,000 calls to the new NHS Direct helpline from Oxfordshire during December. The round-the-clock service, which aims to complement existing healthcare services, became available for the whole of the county in October when there were
