Abingdon A and Gosford Hill have joined Wantage A as Division 1 champions in the Oxford and District League. Abingdon took the men's crown, with Redefield A as runners-up, while Gosford Hill were women's champions ahead of Wantage. Wantage A had already
A new police squad will patrol Oxfordshire to try to double the number of people caught speeding. Thames Valley Police hopes the squad of ten officers will make the force's roads safer and could increase revenue from fines by more than 100 per cent. The
The Witney branch of the Young Farmers has cancelled its horse show on May 20 at Hill Farm on the A40, just outside the town, because of foot and mouth crisis.
More than 20 pupils gave up a day of their Easter holidays to help offer students across ther world access to new Web information. Witney's Wood Green School has been awarded Broadband Project status by Oxfordshire's local eduction authority. The co-ordinator
Banbury School is lose its technology school status and the hundreds of thousands of pounds cash that goes with it. The Government withdrew the funding because progress has been disappointing. Vice-principal Graham Teager said the news was a huge disappointment
Organisations in Abingdon have threatened to boycott council venues in a protest over hire charges. Well-established branches of the National Trust, Rotary Club and the Townswomen's Guild say they are struggling to pay the rates demanded by the Vale of
Cholsey area residents are raising cash to make sure an African village never runs out of water again. Fund raising is going on to get the £3,500 necessary to dig and maintain a well at Doungous Kotoko in Chad. Villagers and livestock there have suffered
In the Cherry Red Records Hellenic League Premier Division, defender Dwane Quinn is unavailable for Wantage Town's clash with Yate Town at Alfredian Park. With midfielder Kevin Read doubtful with an ankle injury, Ben Eltham and Chris Whitworth are added
The Witney branch of the Young Farmers has cancelled its horse show on May 20 at Hill Farm on the A40, just outside the town, because of foot and mouth crisis.
While most youngsters were playing with their presents on Christmas morning, 12-year-old James Leverton spent it jogging the streets of Carterton. James, of Netheravon Close, Carterton, went on a sponsored run in memory of his sister, Deidre Leverton,
The closure of the A4130 Northfield End road will be lifted today and partially re-opened to traffic.
Tickets for a history-making train ride are almost all sold at least a year before it is scheduled to take place. The journey will mark the first passenger train from Chinnor into Princes Risborough station for 45 years. The Chinnor and Princes Risborough
A family dairy firm which has been delivering milk in a village for more than 50 years is closing. The Burch family of Haddenham, near Thame, cease doorstep deliveries at the end of April. Their rounds will be taken over by a Thame firm. Nick Burch who
Millions of pounds are to be spent over the next 12 months on repairs and maintenance on former council houses. The £6.2m will be spent by South Oxfordshire Housing Association, which took on the houses from South Oxfordshire District Council in 1997.
Hundreds of towels, T-shirts and tin openers have been handed over to the homeless, following a winter collection. Churchgoers in the Wantage area clubbed together to collect four car-loads of donations for Oxford-based projects for homeless people and
Henley Hawks hope to travel to Manchester tomorrow with largely the same team that achieved the National League Divison 1 double over Bedford last week. They will, however, be without Justin Hendriksz, who is suffering from a sore shoulder as a result
Farmoor reservoir season ticket holders Alan Stock and David Duffy broke their own record for rapid fish-catching with an eight-fish catch in 90 minutes. The bag of rainbow trout, weighing up to 3lb 4oz, included six over 2lb. They were all taken from
Abingdon A and Gosford Hill have joined Wantage A as Division 1 champions in the Oxford and District League. Abingdon took the men's crown, with Redefield A as runners-up, while Gosford Hill were women's champions ahead of Wantage. Wantage A had already
Boss Brian Hughes will be holding crisis meetings every three days in a bid to keep to Witney Town alive. Hughes has taken it upon himself to try and find somebody who will ensure the west Oxfordshire side do not fold, and called a meeting last night
A Dutch lorry driver reported the theft of about 100 tyres from his vehicle while he was parked in a lay-by on the A34. The driver was sleeping in a northbound lay-by between Oxford and Bicester when the incident happened overnight on Wednesday. Another
All Saturday fixtures involving Oxfordshire sides NATIONWIDE LEAGUE Div 2: Bristol Rov v Oxford Utd. _______________________ RYMAN LEAGUE Div 1: Bromley v Thame Utd, Oxford City v Braintree. Div 3: Ware v Abingdon Tn. _______________________ DR MARTENS
More than 20 pupils gave up a day of their Easter holidays to help offer students across ther world access to new Web information. Witney's Wood Green School has been awarded Broadband Project status by Oxfordshire's local eduction authority. The co-ordinator
Oxford Nondescripts CC are searching for a regular club umpire for their Cherwell League side on Saturdays. They are also on the look-out for Sunday players. Contact Ed Butcher (01865 435031) or e-mail oncc@tesco.net *Middleton Stoney CC require a home
Youngsters at a preschool are looking forward to being draught-free later this year. A fund-raising event at their schoolroom in South Moreton, near Didcot, raised £500 towards new doors and windows. Fundraising organiser Helen Ball said: "We are all
Magdalen Bridge in Oxford will stay closed to revellers for the May Morning celebrations. For the fourth year running, a working party including representatives from the city and county councils, Oxford University and Thames Valley Police has decided
A groundworker from Bloxham faces two charges under the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act at Banbury magistrates on Monday. Christy Hurley, 49, is charged with knowingly having £4,600 in counterfeit notes in Bicester on April 17, and with knowingly having
Music ranging from Haydn to the present day will be played in a series of six recitals starting this weekend. The Music in Adderbury programme starts on Sunday in Bloxham School with the Angell Piano Trio playing Haydn and Brahms. The same venue will
A last-gasp own goal by the unfortunate Jason Thomas saw Abingdon sink to defeat at Egham in last night's Ryman League Division 3 clash. The Surrey side started fast and went ahead in the 12th minute. However, Abingdon were as good as their hosts for
All Saturday fixtures involving Oxfordshire sides ENGLISH NATIONAL LEAGUE Div 1: Manchester v Henley. _______________________ ENGLISH CLUBS CHAMPIONSHIP Southern Counties North: Buckingham v Grove, Swindon v Chipping Norton. Berks Bucks & Oxon Div
All Saturday fixtures involving Oxfordshire sides ENGLISH NATIONAL LEAGUE Div 1: Manchester v Henley. _______________________ ENGLISH CLUBS CHAMPIONSHIP Southern Counties North: Buckingham v Grove, Swindon v Chipping Norton. Berks Bucks & Oxon Div
All Saturday fixtures involving Oxfordshire sides NATIONWIDE LEAGUE Div 2: Bristol Rov v Oxford Utd. _______________________ RYMAN LEAGUE Div 1: Bromley v Thame Utd, Oxford City v Braintree. Div 3: Ware v Abingdon Tn. _______________________ DR MARTENS
Comedian James Patterson is not laughing any more. Kennington's stand-up comic lost out at the regional finals of The Cup A Soup Extra Comedy Challenge. The national competition was part of a hunt for stand-up stars. The 28-year-old driving instructor
Pianist Daniel Chambers has set himself an ambitious target - to raise more than £1,000 for charity. The 15-year-old, of Cowley Road, Littlemore, Oxford, is aiming to raise the money for the Radcliffe Medical Foundation Children's Critical Care project
Two old skeletons were the only items found during a hospital-wide search for retained organs in Oxfordshire. NHS managers spent two weeks scouring 15,000 rooms at the John Radcliffe, Churchill and Radcliffe Infirmary, and The Horton, Banbury. The investigation
Organisations in Abingdon have threatened to boycott council venues in a protest over hire charges. Well-established branches of the National Trust, Rotary Club and the Townswomen's Guild say they are struggling to pay the rates demanded by the Vale of
NHS managers are monitoring flexi-time packages for nurses at Oxfordshire's major hospitals, to make sure the scheme does not jeopardise patient care. More than a third of nursing staff at Oxford's John Radcliffe, Churchill and Radcliffe Infirmary, and
A public meeting is being held to discuss proposals to build a new primary school in north Oxford. There are plans by the Oxford Diocesan Board of Education and the county council to build a new SS Philip and James Primary School in Aristotle Lane. A
A downturn in the mobile phone industry has led to job losses in Bicester. With firms outside the industry having made people redundant in recent months, it is estimated that the town has lost more than 200 light industrial jobs. The latest redundancies
The father of a "loveable rogue" has told of his sense of loss following his teenage son's death in a motorcycle accident. Richard Tomkins, 17, died after the motorbike he was riding off-road hit a wall at Wytham Woods on Saturday. Richard Tomkins He
In the Cherry Red Records Hellenic League Premier Division, leading scorer Scott Taylor and midfielder Jason Cook are both doubtful with groin strains for Carterton Town's encounter with bottom club Milton United at Kilkenny Lane. Striker Paul Sherwood
An Oxford preschool is desperate to recruit more staff to cope with a 30 per cent rise in pupils. Cherry Tree Preschool, based at Headington Community Centre in Gladstone Road, Oxford, has secured funding for extra staff from Oxfordshire County Council
Boss Brian Hughes will be holding crisis meetings every three days in a bid to keep to Witney Town alive. Hughes has taken it upon himself to try and find somebody who will ensure the west Oxfordshire side do not fold, and called a meeting last night
The father of a "loveable rogue" has told of his sense of loss following his teenage son's death in a motorcycle accident. Richard Tomkins, 17, died after the motorbike he was riding off-road hit a wall at Wytham Woods on Saturday. Richard Tomkins He
Relegated Oxford United have failed to meet virtually every target they've set themselves this season - but there's one last one they are desperate to achieve. The players do not want to be landed with the stigma of being the first Oxford United team
Henley Hawks hope to travel to Manchester tomorrow with largely the same team that achieved the National League Divison 1 double over Bedford last week. They will, however, be without Justin Hendriksz, who is suffering from a sore shoulder as a result
A city shopping parade will be alive with music, art and dance on Saturday, May 12. A carnival is being planned outside the Banbury Road shops in Summertown, north Oxford, as part of the county's annual Artweeks festival. Organiser Tam Frishberg, an artist
An initiative has been launched to help local businesses affected by foot and mouth disease. Rural businesses in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire suffering cash-flow problems due to the effects of the disease will now be able to apply for loans of up to
A last-gasp own goal by the unfortunate Jason Thomas saw Abingdon sink to defeat at Egham in last night's Ryman League Division 3 clash. The Surrey side started fast and went ahead in the 12th minute. However, Abingdon were as good as their hosts for
It may only be for the David Charles Oxfordshire Plate, but Abingdon are really up for their final against Bicester at Gosford All Blacks' Stratfield Brake ground on Sunday (2.30). Beaten by Grove in the inaugural final two years ago, Abingdon, who play
The ban on taking Oxfordshire livestock to abattoirs for slaughter will be lifted on Monday. This will come as a relief to farmers whose animals have gained weight beyond the point at which they should have been slaughtered. The Ministry of Agriculture
An initiative has been launched to help local businesses affected by foot and mouth disease. Rural businesses in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire suffering cash-flow problems due to the effects of the disease will now be able to apply for loans of up to
Comedian James Patterson is not laughing any more. Kennington's stand-up comic lost out at the regional finals of The Cup A Soup Extra Comedy Challenge. The national competition was part of a hunt for stand-up stars. The 28-year-old driving instructor
Youngsters at a preschool are looking forward to being draught-free later this year. A fund-raising event at their schoolroom in South Moreton, near Didcot, raised £500 towards new doors and windows. Fundraising organiser Helen Ball said: "We are all
A Park-and-ride scheme and a new bus interchange on a redeveloped multi-storey car park site are included in the latest proposals for Abingdon's new transport strategy, which will take shape during the next ten to 15 years. After four years of planning
A public meeting is being held to discuss proposals to build a new primary school in north Oxford. There are plans by the Oxford Diocesan Board of Education and the county council to build a new SS Philip and James Primary School in Aristotle Lane. A
An Oxford preschool is desperate to recruit more staff to cope with a 30 per cent rise in pupils. Cherry Tree Preschool, based at Headington Community Centre in Gladstone Road, Oxford, has secured funding for extra staff from Oxfordshire County Council
Time is running out for local people in Cholsey to say how they want the money raised in their Millennium celebrations spent. They have until May 5 to get their ideas in for the Cholsey 2000 committee to consider. Current ideas include a community minibus
A Wallingford children's group is in danger of closing if it cannot get any helpers. The Rainbow group - pre-Brownies in the Guide movement - lost their two leaders at Easter. Now volunteers are being sought to carry on the job with the five- to seven-year-olds
All the traditions of May Day will be observed on May 6 in Cholsey. A May Queen, Morris dancing, May procession and Maypole dancing will all be featured in the event organised by the parish church and the village's playschool, school and day centre. And
A year-long survey has started to map an area's wild animals. The Wallingford Environment Group is trying to find out just where the squirrels, hedgehogs, mice, bats and other animals live. Survey co-ordinator Emma Broad said the National Mammal Society
Former pupils of Wallingford School are enjoying a cyberspace reunion. And if they like that idea, the reunion could end up as a real meeting. Rob James, 28, who now lives in Benson, went to Wallingford School in the 1980s. He said: "On the website www.wallingford89
A bid is being made to set up a new Neighbourhood Watch scheme. Wallingford police are calling a meeting in Cholsey on May 8. A letter about it has gone out to all residents. Sector Commander Inspector Chris Parker will talk about crime in the village
Councillors who backed proposals to turn an industrial estate into housing have been asked to include a skate park. Wallingford resident Sue Hendrie told South Oxfordshire District Council's policy and resources committee the town desperately needed more
Abingdon A and Gosford Hill have joined Wantage A as Division 1 champions in the Oxford and District League. Abingdon took the men's crown, with Redefield A as runners-up, while Gosford Hill were women's champions ahead of Wantage. Wantage A had already
Prof John Roth will lead a seminar entitled Into the Arms of Strangers: Ethical Dilemmas During and After the Holocaust on Wednesday, at 7pm at Yarnton Manor. The seminar is the first in this year's David Patterson Seminars. A minibus will leave from
Pupils at Carterton Community College are aware of how important it is to look after your teeth thanks to staff at Witney's Corn Street Dental Practice. Youngsters were given a talk and asked to design a poster to promote Smile Week from May 14 to 21.
Irish dancers persuaded senior citizens to take to the dance floor at a party hosted by the Carterton Lions' Club. The Doyle Academy Irish Dance school, based in Oxford, entertained 97 senior citizens from Carterton, Burford and surrounding villages at
Defender Kieron Sullivan faces a fitness test before Banbury United's Eastern Division encounter against Dartford at Purfleet in the Eastern Division. Sullivan tweaked a hamstring in the midweek clash against Witney. Saturday's line-up: Banbury Utd: Tricker
More than 20 pupils gave up a day of their Easter holidays to help offer students across ther world access to new Web information. Witney's Wood Green School has been awarded Broadband Project status by Oxfordshire's local eduction authority. The co-ordinator
A popular Oxfordshire pub has become the latest property owned by Morrells pub company to be put on the market for housing. The decision to close the 200-year-old Rose and Crown inn in Manor Road, Woodstock, upset regulars, with Morrells announcing that
A headteacher and contractors building a new school were evacuated yesterday while bomb disposal experts blew up war-time practice bombs and flares. An RAF bomb disposal team carried out five controlled explosions at disused chemical waste pits at Chilton
It may only be for the David Charles Oxfordshire Plate, but Abingdon are really up for their final against Bicester at Gosford All Blacks' Stratfield Brake ground on Sunday (2.30). Beaten by Grove in the inaugural final two years ago, Abingdon, who play
Defiant boss Andy Sinnott believes Thame United can still win promotion from Division 1 - despite seeing his side slip out of the top three last night for the first time since the start of the season. Two months ago, Thame were 19 points clear of Boreham
JT/Fox Oxford Cheetahs, riding high at the top of the Sky Sports Elite League, hope to send Ipswich Witches into orbit tonight, brooms and all, to maintain that position in their encounter at the Stadium (7.30pm). Cheetahs come into the meeting full of
Ardley United go into their key Division 1 West promotion game at home to Bishop's Cleeve tomorrow uncertain about the future of their talented defender Jason Bedford. Jason Bedford wants to quit Ardley Bedford, apparently unhappy with the atmosphere
All Sunday fixtures involving Oxfordshire sides MORRELLS OXFORD SUNDAY LEAGUE President Cup 2nd round: Blackbird Sunday v Six Bells Kidlington. Premier Div: Oxford Supporters v Rose Hill, Highfield v Star Royal, Star Wands v Wheatley, Mason Arms v AFC
A downturn in the mobile phone industry has led to job losses in Bicester. With firms outside the industry having made people redundant in recent months, it is estimated that the town has lost more than 200 light industrial jobs. The latest redundancies
Former pupils of Wallingford School are enjoying a cyberspace reunion. And if they like that idea, the reunion could end up as a real meeting. Rob James, 28, who now lives in Benson, went to Wallingford School in the 1980s. He said: "On the website www.wallingford89
Oxford Hawks Hockey Club stage their annual general meeting tomorrow at their Banbury Road North clubhouse, starting at noon.
It may only be for the David Charles Oxfordshire Plate, but Abingdon are really up for their final against Bicester at Gosford All Blacks' Stratfield Brake ground on Sunday (2.30). Beaten by Grove in the inaugural final two years ago, Abingdon, who play
Ardley United go into their key Division 1 West promotion game at home to Bishop's Cleeve tomorrow uncertain about the future of their talented defender Jason Bedford. Jason Bedford wants to quit Ardley Bedford, apparently unhappy with the atmosphere
Trees in Oxford's main shopping street would block CCTV camera coverage, according to police. Cllr Susanna Pressel, Labour city councillor for West ward, has suggested the planting of a number of trees in Cornmarket S treet. Her proposal is opposed by
Magistrates have rejected an appeal by the Great Western Bar, Didcot, for late-night opening on Fridays and Saturdays. The decision is part of a continuing crackdown on rowdyism in the town. Police and residents have also been concerned over violent incidents
A long way from its Australian home, but a welcome sight in Oxford's University Parks, this black swan mingles with the public and the city's more common wildfowl to provide an eye-catching alternative to the usual snow white birds which grace our rivers
The number of nursing vacancies at Oxfordshire's major hospitals has risen, despite attempts to attract new staff to the area. There are 344 empty posts within the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust - more than 15 per cent of the 2,000-strong workforce
Banbury School is lose its technology school status and the hundreds of thousands of pounds cash that goes with it. The Government withdrew the funding because progress has been disappointing. Vice-principal Graham Teager said the news was a huge disappointment
All Sunday fixtures involving Oxfordshire sides MORRELLS OXFORD SUNDAY LEAGUE President Cup 2nd round: Blackbird Sunday v Six Bells Kidlington. Premier Div: Oxford Supporters v Rose Hill, Highfield v Star Royal, Star Wands v Wheatley, Mason Arms v AFC
Hailing from the dizzy heights of Ormskirk, (near Liverpool), this Northern four-piece raised psychedelic guitar hell and really played up to the buzz that has been propelling them over the past year. Signed to Oxford label, Shifty Disco, the band have
Anxious Radiohead fans are still waiting for their tickets for Oxford's South Park concert to arrive in the post. Organisers are now finalising plans for the July 7 gig at Headington Hill, where top acts including Beck and Supergrass will support the
Ocean Colour Scene received a resounding reception on Sunday in Oxford, from an audience that included Oasis's Gallagher brothers and Nicole Appleton from All Saints. The Birmingham band, who have earned a good living by imitating the Paul Weller sound
People are being encouraged to hand in unused paint to DIY stores in Oxfordshire so that it can be used by community groups. B&Q stores in Oxford, Abingdon and Banbury are acting as collection points for the paint. Cans of gloss, emulsion, undercoat
Oxfordshire Playbus is retiring its old London bus and replacing it with a customised model, thanks to Lottery cash. Oxfordshire Playbus is one of four organisations to benefit in the latest round of grants to Oxfordshire groups totalling £627,000, given
London marathon runners from Oxford are being offered a good run for their money with the chance to travel to the capital free. To ease runners' nerves before the big event, Stagecoach Oxford is offering them a free lift to London and back. Anyone who
Derelict allotments in Oxford are to be transformed into a hazel tree woodland thanks to the work of young volunteers. A team of 13 youngsters are planning to plant 500 trees at Boundary Brook allotments in Cricket Road, Cowley, to encourage wildlife
Police are linking an incident of a bogus social worker trying to gain access to a four-year-old child in Abingdon with a similar case elsewhere in the county. Detectives have released an e-fit picture as they appealed for public help to track down the
Pianist Daniel Chambers has set himself an ambitious target - to raise more than £1,000 for charity. The 15-year-old, of Cowley Road, Littlemore, Oxford, is aiming to raise the money for the Radcliffe Medical Foundation Children's Critical Care project
A concert featuring blues, folk and early music will raise money for Oxford's Tibetan Buddhist Centre. The event will take place at The Jericho pub, in Walton Street on Saturday, at 8pm. Tickets cost £6 on the door. Proceeds will go to Thrangu House,
Music ranging from Haydn to the present day will be played in a series of six recitals starting this weekend. The Music in Adderbury programme starts on Sunday in Bloxham School with the Angell Piano Trio playing Haydn and Brahms. The same venue will
Pianist Daniel Chambers has set himself an ambitious target - to raise more than £1,000 for charity. The 15-year-old, of Cowley Road, Littlemore, Oxford, is aiming to raise the money for the Radcliffe Medical Foundation Children's Critical Care project
People are being encouraged to hand in unused paint to DIY stores in Oxfordshire so that it can be used by community groups. B&Q stores in Oxford, Abingdon and Banbury are acting as collection points for the paint. Cans of gloss, emulsion, undercoat
Oxfordshire Playbus is retiring its old London bus and replacing it with a customised model, thanks to Lottery cash. Oxfordshire Playbus is one of four organisations to benefit in the latest round of grants to Oxfordshire groups totalling £627,000, given
Police are linking an incident of a bogus social worker trying to gain access to a four-year-old child in Abingdon with a similar case elsewhere in the county. Detectives have released an e-fit picture as they appealed for public help to track down the
