A motorist wrote off his car when he crashed through a hedge into a garden after his concentration lapsed. Anthony James, 22, a private based at Dalton Barracks, Abingdon, admitted careless driving in Sugworth Lane, Radley, on June 30 last year. He was
Elsie Evans, who lived in Oxfordshire for many years, marked her 100th birthday by cutting a cake. Mrs Evans, whose maiden name was Kimber, lived with her parents in Kennington until she married her husband Percy, a Thame policeman. They were married
Primary school children were introduced to the wonders of modern science during a visit to laboratories as part of National Science Week. Nine and ten-year-olds, from schools in Wallingford, Cholsey, Benson, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell and Warborough, were
Six schoolboys have been awarded scholarships for their musical and academic skills. Four boys at Oxford's New College School won the awards from Abingdon School and two from Magdalen College School, Oxford. The Abingdon school winners were: violinist
A baker indecently assaulted a woman as he cycled to work at night, a court was told. Andrew Corcoran, 38, of Whitelock Road, Abingdon, denies indecent assault and battery against the woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons. The woman told Oxford
An Oxford language school which was stripped of its accreditation was unfairly treated, a High Court judge ruled. The Oxford Study Centre, based in Cumnor Hill, depended on being able to use the British Council's logo in its marketing material to attract
Door stewards - bouncers - working in south Oxfordshire are to have their own course on Monday and Tuesday,March 26 and 2,7 when they will learn about fire safety, first aid, drug identification and the law. All door stewards operating in the district
Police are appealing for witnesses after a 12-year-old boy was seriously injured in a road accident. The boy suffered a head injury after he was hit by a R-registered red Ford Fiesta van on the A415 between Clifton Hampden and Berinsfield on Tuesday at
A scheme to build a new landmark footbridge across the River Thames near Shillingford have been given a welcome boost. South Oxfordshire District Council has awarded a grant of £2,880 to The Keen Edge Footbridge Committee so its architects can finalise
King Alfred's Head improved their chances of snatching the Autotype UTV League Division 2 title at the first attempt with a 2-0 win at Ewelme. The Wantage outfit are now just three points behind leaders Burford United, with three games in hand, after
A jumble sale at the Curbridge parish hall on March 31, at 2pm, is in aid of the village's St John's Church.
Thame town council members Diana Ludlow and Paul Gleeson are to attend a Thames Valley Police seminar on stop and search rules at Aylesbury Civic Centre next Thursday, March 29, before the council formulates its views and comments officially on the issue
A Paintball Challenge trip and a Pulsar set up with laser guns will be highlights of the Easter programme at Thame sports and arts centre in Oxford Road which also includes sports coaching, dance, drama and art workshops. Details on 01844 215607.
More than half of the people who visit Witney town centre by car could have used the bus, cycled or walked. But visitors use their vehicles because it is easier for shopping, more convenient, and either cheaper or more reliable than the buses. These are
Door stewards - bouncers - working in south Oxfordshire are to have their own course on Monday and Tuesday,March 26 and 2,7 when they will learn about fire safety, first aid, drug identification and the law. All door stewards operating in the district
Farmer Anne Broome has been named as one of the UK's most enterprising rural women. In 1994, she took on neglected Hawthorn Farm at Yelford, near Witney, and through hard work turned it into a profitable business. Anne BroomeThe farm, which will be fully
The contract for Thame's £3.5m swimming pool have been signed and building on the Oxford Road site will start this year. The contract marks the end of an 80-year campaign for a pool for the town. Attempts to get one started in the 1920s, but all failed
Oxfordshire Under 16s paid the price for a slow start when they went down 1-0 away to Leicester & Rutland in the East Midlands Youth Cup. The home side took an 18-minute lead through Bowes via the post. In the second-half, Oxon were much the stronger
Lyneham maintained their successful start to Division 1 of the Shaw and Co Oxfordshire Foursomes League with a 2-1 victory at Burford. Following their previous week's success against Brailes, Lyneham were expected to a face stiff test against their well-established
Enstone Sports Under 16s are still in with a chance of a league and cup double after beating Oxford Mail League side Apollo 2-1 in the Oxfordshire Cup semi-final. Enstone, unbeaten in the B League, took the lead through a Jason Healy free kick before
Kidlington Forum A look certain to retain the Oxford and District League Division 1 title following consecutive wins over the two Vikings teams. They whitewashed Vikings A team 10-0 and then brushed aside the third-placed B team 8-2. Only Dave Smith was
King Alfred's Head improved their chances of snatching the Autotype UTV League Division 2 title at the first attempt with a 2-0 win at Ewelme. The Wantage outfit are now just three points behind leaders Burford United, with three games in hand, after
A debate on where 1,400 new homes for Bicester should be built is due to go to a planning inquiry. Town mayor Debbie Pickford told the town's annual meeting that the inquiry was scheduled for autumn next year. Miss Pickford was explaining why the town
The Thames Valley Police website has received more than 1.1m hits since it went online and is set for an exciting new look. The most popular sections of the site, which went fully live in July 1999, are the pages on recruitment, TVP4Kids and the news
Mansfield Road dominated possession in their Southern Region game at Wycombe, but failed to make it count and went down 2-1. All the goals came in the first half with Emma Livingston-Jones's strike sandwiched between two Wycombe goals.
Oxford Nondescripts CC and Wolvercote CC are running nets for under 15 boys at the Ferry Centre, Marston Ferry Road on Sundays (5-6pm). The nets lead to matches in the summer. Any boys interested should contact Michael Cox on 01993 810054 (daytime) and
Athletico Indaline continued their recent upturn with a 3-2 win at Autotype UTV League bottom club Brightwell. Mark Lloyd and Craig Hillier gave them a 2-0 interval lead but the Reds hit back through Jamie Copping and Steve Weaver. Hillier stole all three
Cholsey United's Colin Attwood and Danny McCann were sent off as their side went down 1-0 to local rivals South Stoke in the Reading Sunday Premier Division. But both players took part in the return match, which kicked off just ten minutes after the first
Launton Ladies kept their Southern Region Premier Division title hopes alive with a convincing 3-0 win over Binfield. Julie Phillips broke the deadlock from a free-kick in the second half, Tina Gilmore scored No 2 and Angie Harriott clinched victory late
Arncott's goal-machine, Gary Lawton, took his tally to 27 in the Morrells Oxford Sunday League Division 4 with another four in their 7-1 victory over visitors Carrier Arms. Lawton opened the scoring after five minutes, before Nick Smith, who had an excellent
Thames Trains' Reading to Oxford stopping service will be reduced to one an hour over the weekend and a bus service will operate between Didcot and Oxford between 11pm and 11am because of essential track work.
Pressure on GP services at Didcot could be eased by the end of the year when a new £1m health centre is built at Ladygrove. Barry Coward, business manager at the temporary Oak Tree Surgery in Ladygrove Neighbourhood Centre, said legal obstacles holding-up
Jack McLean is 91 years old - and still mad about music. And he wishes there were more like him, young or old. Jack is a cornet player for Witney and District Citizens' Orchestra, turning up for rehearsals every Monday afternoon. But the number of players
Hotel staff have helped raise money for patients at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. The haematology unit has been given a share of more than £48,000 collected by the Oxford Spires Four Pillars Hotel, Abingdon Road, and Fox FM during their Charity
Perhaps he dropped in at the Randolph Hotel in Oxford in a laundry basket hoping to audition for Puss in Boots at the Playhouse theatre next door. This travelling tabby certainly made a dramatic entrance at the city's most famous hotel in Beaumont Street
The Cumnor Horticultural Society's spring show will take place at the village hall on Saturday, April 7. Schedules for the event are currently available from local shops.
Social Security Minister Jeff Rocker was due to visit Peers School, in Sandy Lane West, Littlemore, today (Thursday) to coincide with the publication of the Preventing Public Exclusion report.
Oxfordshire Under 16s paid the price for a slow start when they went down 1-0 away to Leicester & Rutland in the East Midlands Youth Cup. The home side took an 18-minute lead through Bowes via the post. In the second-half, Oxon were much the stronger
Kidlington Forum A look certain to retain the Oxford and District League Division 1 title following consecutive wins over the two Vikings teams. They whitewashed Vikings A team 10-0 and then brushed aside the third-placed B team 8-2. Only Dave Smith was
Now is the time to dig out your singlet from the back of the wardrobe and get in training for this year's Oxford Mail Town and Gown fun run. Each year, the race, which takes place on Sunday, May 20, raises thousands of pounds for the fight against the
The Cumnor Horticultural Society's spring show will take place at the village hall on Saturday, April 7. Schedules for the event are currently available from local shops.
A quiz night is being held at Cumnor primary school on Friday, March 30, in aid of the school association. Tickets costing £7.50 a head, which include a fish and chip supper, are available from the school on 01865 862337.
The organisers of a charity fun day want to hear from groups that would like to benefit from the event in the Kinecroft park on August 19. Last year, £3,000 was divided between Watch, a training centre for adults, and Wallingford Toy Library. Call Chris
A Paintball Challenge trip and a Pulsar set up with laser guns will be highlights of the Easter programme at Thame sports and arts centre in Oxford Road which also includes sports coaching, dance, drama and art workshops. Details on 01844 215607.
A jobs website set up by Wallingford advertising agency Alexander Advertising International has proved a big hit. More than 1,500 other sites now point to the website at www.education-jobs.co.uk, which is visited daily by thousands of teachers and school
Farmer Anne Broome has been named as one of the UK's most enterprising rural women. In 1994, she took on neglected Hawthorn Farm at Yelford, near Witney, and through hard work turned it into a profitable business. Anne BroomeThe farm, which will be fully
A community newspaper launched to provide local news for the Leys areas of Oxford has won a £3,000 cash boost. Oxford City Council's employment and economic development committee granted the cash to the scheme, which provides the people of Blackbird Leys
Chartered surveyor Jonathan Barrett will be measuring the miles on Sunday, April 22, when he takes part in his fourth London Marathon. Mr Barrett, 43, who lives in Ascott-under-Wychwood, is chairman of the Burford School Association and will be running
Thames Trains' Reading to Oxford stopping service will be reduced to one an hour over the weekend and a bus service will operate between Didcot and Oxford between 11pm and 11am because of essential track work.
Oxfordshire has been chosen as one of 22 areas to pilot a supervision scheme that aims to prevent young offenders becoming adult criminals. The initiative, announced yesterday by Home Secretary Jack Straw, is designed to tackle persistent offenders who
The cost of burials in Oxford is set to rise, due to proposed increases in cemetery charges. The city council's leisure services committee will decide at a meeting on Monday, March 26, whether to approve a range of new fees for burial in Oxford. The proposed
Pressure on GP services at Didcot could be eased by the end of the year when a new £1m health centre is built at Ladygrove. Barry Coward, business manager at the temporary Oak Tree Surgery in Ladygrove Neighbourhood Centre, said legal obstacles holding-up
A patient who had escaped from a mental health unit was caught thanks to the vigilance of an Oxford bank worker. The worker recognised Benjamin Bonnaud, 47, after pictures of him were circulated by police. He notified police who tracked Bonnaud on city
Calls by Muslims for a weekend burial service in Oxford are to be discussed by councillors. The Muslim faith requires people to be buried within 24 hours of death but at present burials in Oxford can only take place on weekdays. Now members of the Muslim
Enstone Sports Under 16s are still in with a chance of a league and cup double after beating Oxford Mail League side Apollo 2-1 in the Oxfordshire Cup semi-final. Enstone, unbeaten in the B League, took the lead through a Jason Healy free kick before
The cost of burials in Oxford is set to rise, due to proposed increases in cemetery charges. The city council's leisure services committee will decide at a meeting on Monday, March 26, whether to approve a range of new fees for burial in Oxford. The proposed
Workers are being forced to move their cars every two hours because of a lack of long-term parking in a village. The Kidlington Voice is carrying out a survey to identify where workers are leaving their cars. The group thinks there is not enough parking
Oxford United chairman Firoz Kassam today warned that the club's whole future was in doubt. Confirming that no players would be brought in before the 5pm transfer deadline, Kassam said: "There won't be any signings because there might not be a football
A jumble sale at the Curbridge parish hall on March 31, at 2pm, is in aid of the village's St John's Church.
Jack McLean is 91 years old - and still mad about music. And he wishes there were more like him, young or old. Jack is a cornet player for Witney and District Citizens' Orchestra, turning up for rehearsals every Monday afternoon. But the number of players
Hotel staff have helped raise money for patients at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. The haematology unit has been given a share of more than £48,000 collected by the Oxford Spires Four Pillars Hotel, Abingdon Road, and Fox FM during their Charity
Oxford heritage is losing out because tax incentives for national museums will not be extended to university collections. Under new Government guidelines, national museums will be entitled to recover VAT in return for offering free admission, but university
Torrential rain has put Abingdon Town's trip to Egham Town in Ryman League Division 3 tonight in doubt. If the game goes ahead, lowly Abingdon will be looking to end a run of four successive defeats - the latest being a 4-2 reverse at home to Witham on
The farmers' leader in Oxfordshire is 'livid' that Tony Blair is still planning elections in the middle of the foot and mouth crisis. David Orpwood, chairman of the county's branch of the National Farmers' Union, said he will go to London and make his
Six schoolboys have been awarded scholarships for their musical and academic skills. Four boys at Oxford's New College School won the awards from Abingdon School and two from Magdalen College School, Oxford. The Abingdon school winners were: violinist
The organisers of a charity fun day want to hear from groups that would like to benefit from the event in the Kinecroft park on August 19. Last year, £3,000 was divided between Watch, a training centre for adults, and Wallingford Toy Library. Call Chris
A jobs website set up by Wallingford advertising agency Alexander Advertising International has proved a big hit. More than 1,500 other sites now point to the website at www.education-jobs.co.uk, which is visited daily by thousands of teachers and school
Primary school children were introduced to the wonders of modern science during a visit to laboratories as part of National Science Week. Nine and ten-year-olds, from schools in Wallingford, Cholsey, Benson, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell and Warborough, were
Householders have attacked plans for a £20m shopping complex on their doorstep. Residents in Grove Street, Wantage, have sent a 45-name petition to Vale of White Horse district councillors about the proposed Limborough Road retail scheme. Outline plans
The town council is looking for schemes costing up to £2,500 to boost the town, helped by grants from South Oxfordshire District Council.
Thame Players' annual meeting, when officials for the coming year will be elected, will be on May 17 at 8pm at the Players' Theatre in Nelson Street.
Jack McLean is 91 years old - and still mad about music. And he wishes there were more like him, young or old. Jack is a cornet player for Witney and District Citizens' Orchestra, turning up for rehearsals every Monday afternoon. But the number of players
Chartered surveyor Jonathan Barrett will be measuring the miles on Sunday, April 22, when he takes part in his fourth London Marathon. Mr Barrett, 43, who lives in Ascott-under-Wychwood, is chairman of the Burford School Association and will be running
Thame Town Council is going for the Government's Charter Mark to show it is efficient and user-friendly. The general purposes committee agreed to pay £25 for a self-assessment pack, which details what is required. Chairman Paul Gleeson said: "It will
Elsie Evans, who lived in Oxfordshire for many years, marked her 100th birthday by cutting a cake. Mrs Evans, whose maiden name was Kimber, lived with her parents in Kennington until she married her husband Percy, a Thame policeman. They were married
Wheelchair users are to help make their own lives easier. Members of Thame's Phab Club, which integrates physically handicapped and able-bodied people, will help compile a survey. Town councillor Paul Gleeson said: "Only people in wheelchairs and with
Plans to put iron spiked railings back round Thame town hall have been dropped. The originals were part and parcel of the town hall when it was built in 1887 to commemorate Queen Victoria's golden jubilee. But they were removed during the 1940s as part
Millions of TV viewers tuned in to watch top designers Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen and Diarmudd Gavin bring a touch of gothic splendour to a former council house. The home and garden make-over stars visited Wantage last December to film BBC TV's show Home
Launton Ladies kept their Southern Region Premier Division title hopes alive with a convincing 3-0 win over Binfield. Julie Phillips broke the deadlock from a free-kick in the second half, Tina Gilmore scored No 2 and Angie Harriott clinched victory late
Martial arts expert Andrea Lock struck gold at the International Tang Soo Do Championships in Sydney, Australia. Andrea Lock with her trophy haul The 24-year-old, from Shabbington, near Thame triumphed in the Forms section of the competition for her classic
Wolvercote gained revenge over the only side to beat them in Morrells Oxford Sunday League Division 1 this season with a 3-0 win at Marsh Harrier - despite having a player sent off. The sending-off after 20 minutes seemed to spark the leaders into life
Former Oxfordshire captain Rupert Evans will skipper the newly-formed Oxford and Horspath CC this season. The popular off-spinner carries on from where he left off last campaign when he led Oxford - as the 1st XI will continue to be known - in Division
Craig Little hit a sparkling hat-trick as the Oxford Mail Boys League Under 13 side thrashed Swindon 5-0 at Milton United. Chris Roberts and David Norris completed Oxford's tally. Oxford Under 12s made it a double success when they beat their Swindon
A jobs website set up by Wallingford advertising agency Alexander Advertising International has proved a big hit. More than 1,500 other sites now point to the website at www.education-jobs.co.uk, which is visited daily by thousands of teachers and school
Victory Trains pulled off the shock of the season in the Blackbird Leys League, defeating Section 1 leaders Exiles 4-2 for their first victory of the season. Results: Garsington Sports 6, Bird 0; Blackbird Leys A 6, Bullnose 0; Prince of Wales 6, Blackbird
Wolvercote gained revenge over the only side to beat them in Morrells Oxford Sunday League Division 1 this season with a 3-0 win at Marsh Harrier - despite having a player sent off. The sending-off after 20 minutes seemed to spark the leaders into life
Door stewards - bouncers - working in south Oxfordshire are to have their own course on Monday and Tuesday,March 26 and 2,7 when they will learn about fire safety, first aid, drug identification and the law. All door stewards operating in the district
Six schoolboys have been awarded scholarships for their musical and academic skills. Four boys at Oxford's New College School won the awards from Abingdon School and two from Magdalen College School, Oxford. The Abingdon school winners were: violinist
A baker indecently assaulted a woman as he cycled to work at night, a court was told. Andrew Corcoran, 38, of Whitelock Road, Abingdon, denies indecent assault and battery against the woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons. The woman told Oxford
The Oxford Irish Society dance at the Cowley Conservative Club on St Patrick's Day raised £1,000 for the Sobell House Raising the Roof appeal.
The British Sandwich Association, based in Ardington, is inviting the public to nominate their favourite sandwich bar or baker's shop. The titles, Sandwich Bar of the Year and Baker Sandwich Maker of the Year, will be awarded in London on May 18. Call
Most businesses are ignoring the Internet but still prospering, a survey organised by Banbury chartered accountants Burgis and Bullock has revealed. A post-Budget seminar held at Banbury Cricket Club was attended by local business people. It heard that
Victory Trains pulled off the shock of the season in the Blackbird Leys League, defeating Section 1 leaders Exiles 4-2 for their first victory of the season. Results: Garsington Sports 6, Bird 0; Blackbird Leys A 6, Bullnose 0; Prince of Wales 6, Blackbird
Craig Little hit a sparkling hat-trick as the Oxford Mail Boys League Under 13 side thrashed Swindon 5-0 at Milton United. Chris Roberts and David Norris completed Oxford's tally. Oxford Under 12s made it a double success when they beat their Swindon
Thame Players' annual meeting, when officials for the coming year will be elected, will be on May 17 at 8pm at the Players' Theatre in Nelson Street.
The next computer group meeting of the Oxfordshire Family History Society is on April 2 at 7.30pm. The meeting will be held at the regular venue, Oxford University Computer Services, 13 Banbury Road. Speaker will be Barney Tyrwhitt-Drake.
Christian Scientists at the First Church of Christ, St Giles, Oxford, are holding an open day on Sunday, April 1. The open day starts with a service at 11am. A lecture will be given at 2.30pm entitled Passport to Freedom by Yvonne Prinsloo. Admission
A visit to Oxford by members of the Ex Animo choir, from the Dutch twin city of Leiden, in May has been postponed. They were due to hold a joint concert with the Oxford Welsh Male Voice Choir at Oxford Town Hall. It is hoped to re-arrange the visit.
Margaret Grundy will talk about her recent visit to China to members of the Cumnor Companions ladies' group at their next meeting on Tuesday, April 3, at Clover Close, which starts at 3pm. New faces are welcome and further information is available from
Staff at Oxford's oldest firm of solicitors swapped their sober suits for outrageous outfits to raise £156 for comic relief. Employees at Marshall and Galpin, New Inn Hall Street, Oxford, had a "dress down day" to raise money for Comic Relief and members
Most businesses are ignoring the Internet but still prospering, a survey organised by Banbury chartered accountants Burgis and Bullock has revealed. A post-Budget seminar held at Banbury Cricket Club was attended by local business people. It heard that
Support services group Amey has announced a £560m contract with Railtrack to make "a fresh start" to improve Britain's rail infrastructure. Under the new agreement, to run for an initial five-year period, the Sutton Courtenay-based group will help the
The contract for Thame's £3.5m swimming pool have been signed and building on the Oxford Road site will start this year. The contract marks the end of an 80-year campaign for a pool for the town. Attempts to get one started in the 1920s, but all failed
Millions of TV viewers tuned in to watch top designers Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen and Diarmudd Gavin bring a touch of gothic splendour to a former council house. The home and garden make-over stars visited Wantage last December to film BBC TV's show Home
A quiz night is being held at Cumnor primary school on Friday, March 30, in aid of the school association. Tickets costing £7.50 a head, which include a fish and chip supper, are available from the school on 01865 862337.
Oxford heritage is losing out because tax incentives for national museums will not be extended to university collections. Under new Government guidelines, national museums will be entitled to recover VAT in return for offering free admission, but university
A visit to Oxford by members of the Ex Animo choir, from the Dutch twin city of Leiden, in May has been postponed. They were due to hold a joint concert with the Oxford Welsh Male Voice Choir at Oxford Town Hall. It is hoped to re-arrange the visit.
Fans of Handel's celebrated oratorio, The Messiah, are being invited to either to take part, or simply listen to a performance at St Michael's Church, Cumnor, at 7.30pm on April 28, in aid of its boiler fund. Organist Terence Carter will provide the accompaniment
Workers are being forced to move their cars every two hours because of a lack of long-term parking in a village. The Kidlington Voice is carrying out a survey to identify where workers are leaving their cars. The group thinks there is not enough parking
Householders have attacked plans for a £20m shopping complex on their doorstep. Residents in Grove Street, Wantage, have sent a 45-name petition to Vale of White Horse district councillors about the proposed Limborough Road retail scheme. Outline plans
A community newspaper launched to provide local news for the Leys areas of Oxford has won a £3,000 cash boost. Oxford City Council's employment and economic development committee granted the cash to the scheme, which provides the people of Blackbird Leys
With three games in hand, Autotype UTV League third-placed Buckland may still have the fire power to challenge the leaders. This week's 6-1 win against Bampton Horseshoes puts them within striking distance. Adie Holder gave them the lead at the break,
An Oxford language school which was stripped of its accreditation was unfairly treated, a High Court judge ruled. The Oxford Study Centre, based in Cumnor Hill, depended on being able to use the British Council's logo in its marketing material to attract
Martial arts expert Andrea Lock struck gold at the International Tang Soo Do Championships in Sydney, Australia. Andrea Lock with her trophy haul The 24-year-old, from Shabbington, near Thame triumphed in the Forms section of the competition for her classic
The Oxford Irish Society dance at the Cowley Conservative Club on St Patrick's Day raised £1,000 for the Sobell House Raising the Roof appeal.
The British Sandwich Association, based in Ardington, is inviting the public to nominate their favourite sandwich bar or baker's shop. The titles, Sandwich Bar of the Year and Baker Sandwich Maker of the Year, will be awarded in London on May 18. Call
A group of woman enjoyed an arts workshop in east Oxford. Sessions of music, dance, stage design and video were held at the Union Street Centre for Young People, to mark International Women's Week. Later, all-girl bands performed at the Zodiac nightclub
The Thames Valley Police website has received more than 1.1m hits since it went online and is set for an exciting new look. The most popular sections of the site, which went fully live in July 1999, are the pages on recruitment, TVP4Kids and the news
Oxfordshire has been chosen as one of 22 areas to pilot a supervision scheme that aims to prevent young offenders becoming adult criminals. The initiative, announced yesterday by Home Secretary Jack Straw, is designed to tackle persistent offenders who
