IT took 12 games - but Deane Smalley is up and running. The Oxford United striker has been desperately trying to break his duck since joining from Oldham this summer - and last night he did, sending the U's into the third round of the Johnstone's Paint
As expected, boss Chris Wilder shuffled his pack in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy Southern Section second round clash at Aldershot tonight. Ryan Clarke, Paul McLaren and James Constable dropped to the bench, with Alfie Potter and Michael Duberry
WHEN Carol Wallis found out her breast cancer had returned for the sixth time in 28 years, she feared the worst. But thanks to a pioneering new chemotherapy treatment, the 63-year-old grandmother-of-six is facing life with new hope. Mrs Wallis, from
Richard Langridge has been named as the new chairman of West Oxfordshire Conservative Association. He takes over from Christopher Shale, who was found dead at the Glastonbury music festival in June. An inquest last Tuesday found he died from
If the idea of finding your food from the fields and hedgerows rather than the supermarket shelves appeals, a workshop at Barracks Lane Community Garden could be the answer. The foraging workshop is led by Romilly Swann, from the Earth Trust, and will
Traffic chaos spread across Oxford yesterday afternoon after the High Street was brought to a standstill following a fire on a No5 bus. Park and Ride buses reported delays of more than half an hour, while tailbacks spread over Magdalen Bridge and into
A “ruthless and violent” man who threatened bank staff with a sawn-off shotgun to steal £34,000 was yesterday jailed indefinitely. Trevor Hayes, pictured, of Leaver Road, Henley, went into the Barclays Bank in Watlington on January 6 wearing
Health bosses are planning to give an extra 8,500 flu jabs this autumn in a bid to keep the county bug-free. NHS Oxfordshire is gearing up for flu season, which officially started on Saturday, urging at-risk people to get vaccinated. Last year
AFTER six years of searching, the Kirkwood family had finally given up hope of ever seeing their beloved cat Sar Chi again. So, imagine their surprise when they visited an adoption centre website to find a new pet, only to come face-to-face with the
A COUPLE are celebrating a milestone wedding anniversary a year after beating a major health scare. Angela Oliver, 71, from Witney, underwent a double mastecotomy almost a year ago after being diagnosed with breast cancer. And she said the support of
Almost 50 staff working at the Oxfordshire branches of McDonald’s have gained apprenticeships. The qualification is equivalent to five GCSEs with staff from nine McDonald’s branches in the county trained on the job in areas such as customer service,
Banbury accountancy firm Whitley Stimpson has appointed four new trainees. Diane Li, Gary Milner, Emma Woolley and Adel Pavel join the firm with degrees and will be studying for their industry qualifications. Partner Malcolm Higgs said
RESIDENTS creating an eco park in Oxford are celebrating after their long-awaited wind turbine reached for the skies. The 15m structure, which will create six kilowatts of energy in peak conditions, was built on Hogacre Common, off Abingdon
BIKERS were out in force on a pilgrimage of support for the Armed Forces. Hundreds of people set off from the Cherwell Valley Services, off the M40, for The National Memorial Arboretum (NMA) at Alrewas, in Staffordshire, to mark the fourth annual Ride
Police officers security-stamped dozens of cycles at three commuter railway stations last week. British Transport Police visited the stations at Oxford, Didcot and Radley to help cyclists keep property safe, postcoding 280 bikes. Officers offered safety
l While the Saudi authorities are clearly going too far in administering corporal punishment to women drivers, the underlying prohibition seems sound. Were the UK to ban women drivers, the societal benefits would be manifold. Roads budgets could be
BETWEEN 1939-45 some 55,000 men died in Bomber Command, to keep this country free. Long overdue, a memorial is to be built in their memory. But oh dear, PM David Cameron says the cost must include thousands in VAT. I don’t think that even former
THE Government has admitted 84 per cent of journeys are made by cars, but yet there is undue investment on High Speed Rail, which is only a priority for about three per cent of the public. Meanwhile, under-investment in fixing potholes persists. While
A MAN who stole thousands of pounds from an elderly dementia sufferer has escaped being jailed. Andrew Maudsley was found guilty by jurors earlier this year of stealing £7,000 from Winifred Barnett as part of a larger scam. The 22-year-old, from
Trees have been planted at a memorial garden to give a living tribute to fallen service personnel. The garden, in Norton Lane, Brize Norton, is the focal point of repatriation ceremonies from RAF Brize Norton. Thousands of people have gathered to pay
REGARDING the Suez Canal Zone Campaign Reunion in May 2012, and a visit there. I organise return visits to the zone where I served in the 1950s along with thousands of other service personnel. I am organising a trip and know that many service people
ALL over car parks, there are posters of every size and leaflets and flyers explaining the ‘re-introduction’ of charges to park at Redbridge, Seacourt and Pear Tree from October 1. It seems the cost is £1.50 a day, if you use the machine, (where are
After enduring 10 years of post-stroke disabilities and particularly difficulty walking, my other illnesses were considered not so risky, hence corrective leg/foot surgery could go ahead. So admission to the NOC in Headington went ahead, with
HERE we go again with news that another 3,000 people will lose their jobs at the BAE defence industry. All these people are highly-skilled workers. I wonder will anybody be working by the end of this first five years of the coalition Government. Can
Oxford Hawks went goal crazy against National League club Birmingham University in the HA Cup first round, running out 8-3 winners. Sam Chilvers put them ahead after just after 24 seconds, Birmingham replying via a bizarre goal from Kieran Roche. Birmingham
A PLAN to create a single fire control room for the Thames Valley has collapsed after Buckinghamshire fire chiefs backed out. Last month county councillors backed an idea for Oxfordshire firefighters to draw up plans to create a single control
Banbury went down 4-1 at Oxford University in South Clubs Women's League Division 2. A deflection from a short corner put the students ahead, but with Ali Sturla, Kirstina Bull, Lara Wilkinson and Vicky Page to the fore, Banbury battled back
Midlands 2 West South CAPTAIN Eddie Phillips scored 13 points as Banbury Bulls defeated Pershore 38-15 at Bodicote Park. Phillips scored a try and kicked four conversions to move his team up to fifth. Banbury missed two early chances, but took the
Inter-County Championship preview OXFORDSHIRE are determined to build on the great start to their Riley’s Inter-Counties Championship campaign when they entertain Warwickshire in their Premier Division clash this weekend. Following the superb 22-14
This first round League Cup match was played in the hottest conditions seen for many a year, probably the first time an October match has been attended by so many spectators in shorts! The first match was an entertaining affair with good football played
The new Oxford club, formed after the merger of Rover Oxford and City of Oxford, drew 1-1 at Wallingford in their first South League match. Oxford went ahead in the Regional Division 1 fixture via a short-corner rebound after Dan Smyth’s strike was blocked
HUNDREDS of bottles of water were delivered to homes in Banbury after supplies were cut. About 4,000 properties lost their water supply on Sunday afternoon after two pumps failed at a pumping station by Bretch Reservoir. Palettes of
A JUDGE has questioned the safety of police car chases after a motorist sped through central Oxford on the wrong side of the road. Mark Everitt was jailed for dangerous driving after leading four police cars on a pursuit through St Aldate’s, High Street
National 2 South HENLEY Hawks ran in eight tries for the second week in a row to wallop Westcombe Park 50-20 at Dry Leas. Combe’s strong start yielded only a penalty from fly half Luke Giles, but Henley hit back powerfully with tight-head prop Alex
South West 1 East A LATE penalty saw Witney pegged back to draw 21-21 at home to Swanage & Wareham. Wing Jonnie Blackmore landed the kick to seal a share of the spoils, which followed last season’s 20-20 effort at Hailey Road. Witney gave away too
A man who was left with a fractured skull after an attack outside St Helen’s Church was last night in a stable condition. The 53-year-old man was one of two set upon in West St Helen’s Street at about 11.15pm on Saturday by three men and three women.
Mark Rimell is finally due to be operated on today after a horse he was riding reared over backwards and crushed him on his Leafield gallops, near Witney, last Wednesday. The 41-year-old trainer was airlifted to the John Radcliffe Hospital,
Mike Ford said the pressure was now off Oxford City after being drawn away to Eastleigh in the FA Cup’s third qualifying round. City’s boss was fairly happy with the trip to Blue Square South club on Saturday, October 15, which follows their 3-1 victory
CHINNOR head coach Jason Bowers was quietly satisfied with his side’s fifth straight league win of the season. He said: “I thought it was two very different halves. “In the first half, we probably played into their hands with some slow ball. Then at
National 3 South West OXFORD Harlequins’ poor run continued with a 33-10 defeat at third-placed Redingensians. Wing Joao Costa ran in the hosts’ first try on 12 minutes, with fly half Shaun Brown converting. Three minutes later, Brown added the
Wayne Brown is set to make his first appearance for Oxford United tonight. The second-choice goalkeeper will come in for Ryan Clarke as U’s boss Chris Wilder takes the opportunity to rest three key players for the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy Southern Section
There were laughs, tears and plenty of memories as a group of trainee nurses were reunited after 50 years apart. The women started as trainee nurses at the Radcliffe Infirmary in 1961 and came together to remember half a century of friendship. But there
Chinnor 45, Old Patesians 25 IT says a lot about a side when they score six tries and win by 20 points without actually playing that well. At times Chinnor were irrepressible as they chalked up their fifth successive National 3 South
OXFORD University captain John Carter leads his side for the first time at home tonight when they host University of Queensland (7.15). Carter, who starts at No 8, is one of ten Blues in Oxford’s line-up to take on the Australian tourists. He missed
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Ken Williams is a man with a mission, to clean up Oxford’s parks and open spaces. That’s because he is Oxford City Council’s dog warden and from November will have new powers to deal with people and their pets. They include an increase in fines from
Oxford’s Hannah England was one of the first athletes to try out the running track at the Olympic Stadium. And the World Championship silver medallist was thrilled to run alongside London 2012 chairman Lord Coe as the £486m venue was unveiled yesterday
The doctor at the heart of a whistleblowing probe has admitted a delay in dealing with some paperwork could have impacted on a “small number of patients”. Dr Mark Huckstep was suspended from his practice at Wolvercote Surgery and Kendall Crescent Health
Dog mess is a pretty foul issue. And probably not many people would envy Ken Williams’ job. Dog owners have a responsibility to clean up their act. Let’s hope our story today sends out the message loud and clear.
It seems somewhat picky to criticise the police for one criminal’s dangerous driving. After all, imagine the outcry if the cops had refused to chase Mark Everitt for health and safety reasons. Perhaps there would not have been any dangerous
A “ruthless and violent” man who threatened bank staff with a sawn-off shotgun to steal £34,000 was yesterday jailed. Trevor Hayes, pictured, of Leaver Road, Henley, went into the Barclays Bank in Watlington on January 6 wearing a balaclava
A sweltering day at Stratfield Brake, both teams up for a heated exchange. KYFC took the lead though a poacher style goal by Tony Garcia and then Brightwell took the lead with 4 great first half goals that looked like the result was decided and the game
North Leigh (NL) travelled away to Littlemore Youth in the U12’s A league. Within the first five minutes NL signalled their intent when Charlie Cassidy slipped a ball through for Zak Oliver to score only to see the offside flag go up as the ball
Wheatley Boys and Hinksey Park U14 both gave an outstanding performance in the 1st round of the league cup on Sunday 2nd October. Wheatley took an early lead with two outstanding goals from Willem Alexander only for Hinksey to equalize and then take
1st Match The 4th game of the season got off to a cracking start with both teams being fairly evenly matched. Sam Cheshire puts on the pressure and almost scores but was prevented by some excellent defending from Tower Hill. Tower Hill up the pressure
On a glorious October day both teams contributed to an entertaining set of matches. In game one City came out on top 3-0 with goals from Kyle Robertson , Jordan Smith and Mahir Karar, the goals were the result of a good all round team performance
Canon Timothy Wimbush, an honorary canon of Christ Church Cathedral, has died. Canon Wimbush died on Thursday, September 22, following a long illness. He had been rural dean of the Deddington Deanery from 1986 to 2000, and became Honorary Canon of
A 25-year-old will cycle from Paddington train station to Witney to raise money for charity. Adam Blizzard, of Carterton, will raise cash for Witney-based disability charity Guideposts Trust. The event takes place on Saturday. Visit justgiving.com
Oxfordshire Youth Arts Partnership, OYAP Trust, is asking people to get behind a bid to win £6,000. The charity is applying funding from the NatWest Community Force scheme, oted for the public. The money would go towards music nights at the Courtyard
Five drivers – Jason Plato, Matt Neal, Gordon Shedden, Mat Jackson and James Nash – will all go into the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship’s final round of 2011 at Silverstone in a fortnight’s time (October 15-16) still able to be crowned
Colin Walsh worked tirelessly for months to organise a charity dinner for disabled schoolgirl Gulshat Kadyrova. But, as people dined and danced at Oxford Town Hall on Friday, the atmosphere was tinged with sadness as Mr Walsh passed away the
IT WAS a television sensation, broke world records and brought together thousands of people to sing at Wembley. Now the Rock Choir has come to Oxford, and managed to pick up more than 70 members in just one week. The choir brings people
