Jenson Button admits he may have to wait until 2008 to finally win a grand prix, but has vowed no let up in his quest. The Englishman, who will be wearing a special 'England'-liveried helmet, starts his 108th grand prix on home ground on Sunday but
Union leaders have called on Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt to come and work at Oxfordshire hospitals to see the impact NHS cuts will have on services. At a packed public meeting in Oxford Town Hall, Bryan Nicholls, Unison leader in the Oxford Radcliffe
The plug has been pulled on one of Oxfordshire's biggest live music events. Fox FM's Party in the Park has been cancelled this year after the station's parent company, Capital Radio, merged with rival GWR. In the past, the one-day event has attracted
Two primary schools with some of the most rundown buildings in Oxfordshire are pinning their hopes on a bid for almost £5m of Government cash to transform them. Bayards Hill Primary School and Wood Farm Primary School in Oxford are being put forward
As England start out today on their path to possible World Cup glory, a group of Oxford girls whose lives have been blighted by abuse are carving out their own victory through the beautiful game. The Survivors United football team is made up of seven
Oxfordshire is one step closer to a drought order after Thames Water made an application for the emergency measure in London. The announcement was made yesterday, the same day another leak was spotted in an Oxford street. June Tracz, 74, spotted the
Masks from the original Doctor Who series will be sold at an antiques and vintage fashion fair in Oxford tomorrow. Masks from monsters featured in the cult BBC show were rescued from the bin and are now being sold at the fair at Oxford Brookes University
Charlie Beardall provided the only bright point in a disappointing season-opener for Oxfordshire Under 12s, as they slipped to a six-wicket defeat aganst Berkshire. Beardall was the only batsman to put up any resistance as Oxon's closest rivals produced
Oxford student Garath McCleary gave another demonstration of his star potential by shining for England Colleges Under 19s in an international football tournament in Italy. McCleary scored twice as England finished third in the seventh European Tournament
Steve Page, from Headington, won the latest Carp League 2006 match on a record-breaking day on Lower Court Lake,Chadlington. o Page landed 226.4.0 of fish a record weight for the venue, beating the old mark of 211lb. Second came Richard Brain with
Leaders Horspath Hammers kept up their 100 per cent record in the British Premier League with a 103-73 victory at Sandwell Lions. They were in cracking form, as they stormed into a 52-36 lead at half-time. Although Lions staged a revival after the
Fernando Alonso has tipped Enstone's Renault's world title rivals Ferrari as the favourites for tomorrow's British Grand Prix. World champion Alonso has dominated the season so far, but he expects to start the Silverstone race as the underdog behind
Oxford United now know exactly who they will be facing in the Nationwide Conference next season. It follows Scarborough's announcement yesterday that they are not going to appeal against the Conference's decision to relegate them. They were demoted
A remarkable display of courage and determination has helped Danny Robbins complete a sensational turnaround. A keen sportsman who regularly turned out for Garsington Football Club, Robbins's life was changed completely when he contracted an infection
Greenacre Lin, trained by Cowley open race specialist Brian Clemenson looks the pick in the £5,000 William Hill Cesarewitch final on Tuesday. The black bitch, one of the top stayers in the country blitzed her field to win in great style in Tuesday's
Former Oxford City boss Paul Lee has been named the new manager of Hellenic League side Kidlington. He takes over from Kevin Walton, who stepped down at the end of last season following their relegation from the Premier Division. Lee has brought in
Oxford's students turned up the heat to thrash their county rivals as the summer sun beat down on The Parks last night. Given the ideal conditions, it was just a pity that Oxfordshire couldn't serve up a competitive finale for the 300-strong crowd.
Simon Oliver, from Wallingford, recounts his journey out to watch England play Paraguay. Reads his views of the game in Monday's Oxford Mail Our trip out to Germany yesterday was marred when about half of our party discovered they were victims of
