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Simon Clist's first goal of the season was not enough to prevent Oxford United slipping to a fourth straight defeat in their League Two match at Rotherham today. Adam Le Fondre struck twice in the first half, to take his tally for the season to 16 goals

Oxford United centre back Mark Creighton last night put the finishing touches to a deal to join Blue Square Premier Bet side Wrexham on loan until January. Creighton, 29, watched Wrexham’s 1-0 victory over Luton Town on Thursday night and was in talks

Witney went top after defeating the morning league leaders with an impressive team display. Here is the numbers' game. See Tuesday’s paper for full report. Competition: South West 1 East Score: Witney 22, Maidenhead 5 Witney player

Sebastian Vettel grabbed the most important pole position of his Formula One career on Saturday ahead of the season-ending showdown in Abu Dhabi. The Red Bull star, needing to finish in the top two in Sunday's race to have any chance of becoming

Long delays built up on the M40 and A34 in Oxfordshire this evening after problems with Traffic lights at the M40 junction near Wendlebury. Traffic built up on the M40 southbound between junction nine and junction ten at the Cherwell Valley

PARISH councillors, parents and businesses have dug deep to fix-up an Oxford pre-school’s play area after an attack by vandals. Plants, posters and a window were destroyed and left strewn across the grass at Shepherd’s Hill Pre-School, in the grounds

Police are appealing for information after a collision near Faringdon in which a man was killed. The incident happened at about 8.20pm last night on the A420 near to Faringdon, when an HGV was in a collision with a 39-year-old man from the Faringdon

POLICE are warning people to beware of a bogus timeshare, which has tricked dozens of people out of thousands of pounds. Golden Sands Marketing, which uses an address in Banbury, has been cold-calling people wanting to sell them timeshares, and telling

AFTER a bad fall at work, Michael Ray was left in agony, unable to stand long enough to take a shower. But he says a centre in Witney, which helps find equipment for disabled people, “turned his life around”, offering him the advice and products to make

Two first-half goals by Rotherham's top scorer, Adam Le Fondre, left Oxford United's new-look team with it all to do at Don Valley Stadium today. Le Fondre struck after 26 and 38 minutes, after the U's had enjoyed the better of the first

STUDENT hairdressers are inviting members of the public to come and get their locks trimmed and styled. Budding stylists at Abingdon and Witney College are now taking paying customers at their Witney campus. Charlene Kibble, 27, one of 35 students

A 39-year-old pedestrian died last night after a collision with a lorry near Faringdon. The man was on the A420 when the crash happened shortly after 8.20pm on Friday. An off duty police officer was the first person on the scene and, along with the

A 26-year-old man died in Bicester this morning after his car crashed into the railway bridge. The incident happened at the bridge in Bucknell Road, near the junction with Lords Lane at 7am today.

Summterown 6, Kennington 0 Goal scorers: Match 1 - Tommy Bleakley (8), Charlie Hopwood (2) Match 2 - 2 for Sonny McPherson (15), 1 each for Levi Blinder (11), Edward Jones (7)

White Horse Judo Club won six golds and a host of other trophies when they hosted their open championships. Pride of place went to Adam Johnstone and William Sheppard, who won golds at senior level. Three juniors – Stephen Miles, Alice Hawkins and Liam

OXFORD’s best amateur gardeners have revealed what inspires them to lead the Good Life after winning prizes at the annual allotment awards. More than 2,000 people now hold plots in the city and Oxford’s top 18 gardeners were honoured at the

Oxford City Stars take on the Bristol Pitbulls tomorrow in the last scheduled South Division 1 home game until late December. The Oxpens Road venue is set to be closed for refurbishments throughout next month, meaning the re-arrangement of next week’

North Kidlington Primary School came out on top in the Kidlington Partnership Tag Rugby Festival at Stratfield Brake. They took the honours by scoring two tries in the final against St Thomas More. Both schools now go forward to represent Kidlington

FAIRYTALE lovers can enjoy a trip to the land of Lilliput next week, as Blenheim Palace opens its Christmas spectacular. The palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is this year celebrating the release of the movie Gulliver’s Travels, scenes

Alex Murphy continued his great form with a hat-trick of record-breaking gold-medal performances in the South East Region’s Winter Championships in Portsmouth. The 15-year-old Didcot Barramundi SC member won the junior 50m breaststroke in 30.04secs,

Alice Powell posted a pair of top-ten finishes as the 2010 Michelin Formula Renault UK Winter Championship got under way at Snetterton, in Norfolk. Qualifying 17th for round one and 15th for round two, the Chipping Norton racer stor-med through the field

NURSERY school pupils had a special reason to celebrate this week, after their school was awarded as ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted. After visiting Elms Road Nursery School in Botley, Oxford, education inspectors found that “achievement was outstanding and

“IT HAS changed their life”. Those were the words of the founder of a coffee morning for pensioners which has become a lifeline for dozens of elderly people in Oxford. Sweet Memories began 10 years ago by Donnington resident Christine Burden who realised

IT might not be happily ever after for Snow White and these seven dwarfs, after their creator has given them one week to live. Melville King, 79, spent two-and-a-half years creating the life-size Disney characters out of papier mache. As we reported

SOLDIERS from Abingdon are in the saddle in a bid to cycle 1,200 miles in just 36 hours – without leaving the town. A dozen members of 12 Logistic Support Regiment, from Dalton Barracksare riding exercise bikes in the foyer of the town’s Tesco supermarket

Reigning Division 1 champions Forum A had a week to forget as they crashed to a double defeat in the Oxford & District League. They lost 7-3 to Vikings A and then were thumped 8-2 against Vikings B. Gareth Hayward posted a maximum to set Vikings A on

A 33-year-old man has appeared in court charged with a machete attack. Julian Dore was at Oxford Crown Court yesterday for a preliminary hearing on a charge of causing grievous bodily harm with intent to John Carter on September 16. Dore, of Longore

A MAN indecently exposed himself to a woman and her 16-year-old daughter. The 46-year-old woman was walking along St Nicholas Road, Littlemore, at 8.45am on Thursday, when the incident happened. As they walked past the row of shops, they turned the

A 25-YEAR-OLD man has been remanded in custody in connection with the stabbing of a teenager outside an Oxford nightclub. Mahesh Bennett appeared at Oxford Crown Court yesterday charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent. The charge follows

HUNDREDS of motorists are expected to flock to Chipping Norton on Monday when a garage will hand out free petrol. Between 7.30am and 9.30am and 5pm to 7pm, anyone who turns up at Jet in London Road will receive a £20 free fuel top-up. Tyre-maker Goodyear

A TALENTED footballer who turned to drug dealing has been jailed for stabbing a man in East Oxford. Benjamin Hepburn, who had played as a youngster at Fulham Football Club, turned to pushing cocaine after work as a part-time model dried up, Oxford Crown

Day ticket fishery Milton Pools, which is just on the south side of the M40 at Milton, near Wheatley, had produced a 29.5.0 common carp for Bristol angler Mike Lewin, writes Andy Webber. You normally associate big carp with complicated rigs and baits

THE Oxford Winter League has moved to the canals for the last three matches and practice for tomorrow’s fourth round on the Aylesbury Arm was fished by 42 anglers last Sunday. The weather turned cold overnight and there was a biting wind, while one of

Twelve Littlemore anglers fished their Sumner Cup on the Thames at Sandford and it was won by Don Spearpoint, who drives all the way from Hemel Hempstead. It was his first victory and he did it with a net of roach for 16.12.0 on waggler and maggot.

A WAR veteran last night told how a gang of thieves posing as policemen stormed his house on Armistice Day, stealing his savings. It was one of three burglaries in which men have posed as police officers to steal money from elderly victims in 24 hours

TONY Magnasco, one of Oxford’s top trainers, is to sponsor the Trafalgar Cup in the New Year. The competition for youngsters, takes place in February and was sponsored by Max Picinelli, who has since severed his connections with Sandy Lane. More good

Oxford City boss Mike Ford has snapped up Polish under 21 international goalkeeper Jakub Jesionkowski from Swindon Town on a month's loan with a view to a permanent signing. The 20-year-old stopper joined Swindon in August last year from Zagłębie

Even I couldn’t imagine the level of excitement I would feel flying into LAX airport, descending over Los Angeles, with the Hollywood sign staring up at me in the distance. After all, that huge, iconic sign represents all the glitz, glamour, celebrity

GILLY Hepden’s Old Chalford kennels are in great form as she added another six winners last week to make it a baker’s dozen over the last two weeks. Paul Clarke’s Exceptional Art was fastest at Monday’s trial session with 27.28, but failed with Easter

Banbury's Mohammed Ayaz has won the Home Counties Senior Novices Class B (10 -20 bouts) light heavyweight title. Ayaz secured a points victory over Luton Shamrock opponent Dan Bruilly – the lone local success during a 20-bout marathon at the Regal Night

BROUGHTON & North Newington rattled up a massive 156 without loss as they thrashed Wardington by 87 runs in Division 3 of the Banbury Indoor League. Gary Crook led the way with 28 not out, before Tom Hill took 2-26 as Wardington were bundled out for

A 27-year-old man has appeared in court charged with attacking a man with a metal bar in South Oxford. Edward Potter is charged with causing GBH with intent, affray, possession of an offensive weapon and assault by beating. The charges relate to an

MYSTERY surrounds a hoard of family photographs discovered in a garden shed in Blackbird Leys and the Oxford Mail needs you to help identify them. James Hillis, of Moorbank, Blackbird Leys, had been safeguarding the albums after his neighbour, Karen

ANY parent in Oxford whose child is of pre-school or primary age must be very worried that they are being drastically failed. It is with no joy that we report today that Oxford’s results in Key Stage One — assessments of how seven-year-olds are doing

SEVEN-year-olds in Oxford schools are the worst in the country at reading, writing and maths, shock new figures have revealed. Statistics from the Department for Education show that at Key Stage One fewer pupils at Oxford schools achieved expected

Manager Chris Wilder says he is giving serious thought to handing one of the experienced new players who arrived this week the Oxford United captain’s armband. Either holding midfielder Paul Wotton or centre half Ben Futcher could take over

Josh McEachran spoke of his delight last night after a whirlwind few months earned him an England Under 21 call-up. The 17-year-old, from Kirtlington, was named by Stuart Pearce for Tuesday’s friendly in Germany. McEachran, born in Oxford, made history

Racing driver Will Bratt is considering a move from F2 into the football-themed Superleague Formula for next year. Featuring 750 horsepower, V12-engined single-seater cars carrying the colours of some of the world’s biggest football clubs,

Oxfordshire artists will join forces today to raise money for victims of the Pakistan floods. The all-day event, at the Regal Centre, in Cowley Road, Oxford, will feature family activities, music, games, food stalls and an art sale. Money raised will

THE threat of losing Job Seeker’s Allowance could “focus the mind” of the long-term unemployed, according to one man who found work after more than two years. James Heavens, from Headington, Oxford, cautiously welcomed new proposals to get Britons off