FOOTBALL BLUE SQUARE PREMIER Oxford Utd 5, Grays Ath 0. PUMA YOUTH ALLIANCE Under 18 South West Conference: Oxford Utd Youth 2, Cheltenham Tn 3. FA CUP 3rd qual round: Oxford C 2, Cirencester Tn 0. ZAMARETTO SOUTHERN LEAGUE Premier Div: Clevedon
Headington Sharks progressed to round 2 with a 4-1 win over Kidlington Youth Comets. Headington were 2-0 up within 7 minutes through Sam Marshall and Tyrhys Lukonyomoi, a lead they held till half time. In the second half Headington added
Lee Steele kept alive his hopes of facing his former Oxford United teammates when he scored twice in Oxford City’s straight-forward win at Court Place Farm on Saturday in the FA Cup 3rd Qualifying round. It’s the second year running that City have made
Didcot grabbed their first home win and in the process scored their first Premier Division goals at the Loop Meadow this season, with a hard-fought victory. The Railwaymen took the lead in the third minute. Michael Bartley got the better of Hemel
Abingdon knocked VT FC off the top of the Division 1 South & West table thanks to a first-half goal from James Faulkner. Ironically for the division’s two leading scorers, chances were at at a premium. The only goal came when Justin Merritt sent
Banbury extended their unbeaten Premier Divison run to nine games when they came from behind to win at Clevedon. With Ben Milner unavailable, top-scorer David Stone injured and Jack Ashton starting on the bench to protect an injury, Banbury went behind
Wantage started like a house on fire and after hitting the bar were two goals up through Marcus Rutter and Kieran Lambourn. But Radley picked up their game and pulled back level with well worked goals from Jordan Hamblin and Harry Butler. The game
Rampant North Leigh hit eight after the break with super-sub Alfie Saunders notching a seven-minute hat-trick as Division 1 South & West’s, Zamaretto Southern League, bottom club Bracknell were shown no mercy. In a one-sided but goalless first half,
Witney Utd 1 (Smith 64) Wantage Tn 2 (Guy 89, Claydon 90) Wantage Town scored twice in the last three minutes to leave Witney stunned in a dramatic Premier Diviison match at the Polythene UK Stadium on Saturday in the FTL Futbol Hellenic League.
Headington Ams 5 (Cuff 8, 80, 88, Barrett 70, 90) Harrow Hill 1 (Manns 7) Four goals the last 20 minutes helped Headington see off Division 1 West strugglers Harrow Hill in the FTL Futbol Hellenic League. Headington went behind
Jack Midson said he felt he had to pick up the ball to take the late spot-kick against Grays on Saturday, because he had won the penalty. And he needs goals as much as anyone, having had to play second fiddle to the other strikers for much of the season
Billy Turley will have a scan on a calf injury, picked up in training last week. It caused Oxford United’s No 2 goalkeeper to miss the game against Grays and he could be out for a while if a tear is disgnosed. “Billy’s going for a scan Monday or Tuesday
Grays boss Julian Dicks was unhappy that a foul was not given when Matt Green outjumped keeper Preston Edwards and the ball for James Constable to score Oxford United’s second goal. “You could see it was a foul,” Dicks claimed. “The
AN Oxford University student who sold a rare first edition of the Harry Potter books to fund his studies has been found hanged in his college room during Freshers’ Week. Toby Rundle, 21, from west Somerset, who was studying classics and English in his
CHRISTIANS took the church – and lollipops – to the streets of Wantage for the first time at the weekend to spread calm among late-night revellers. A team of specially-trained Street Pastors from 10 local churches swapped their Friday night in for an
THE first OX4 Festival was a hit with revellers as a small corner of Oxford came alive for a musical celebration. Music fans came to Cowley Road in their hundreds on Saturday for the debut of an event to showcase local bands. The organisers, who are
STAGECOACH is to run a Christmas Day bus service in Oxford in what is believed to be the city’s first ever December 25 operation. The Cowley-based firm will operate its No. 1 service almost hourly from Blackbird Leys to the city centre along Cowley Road
THEIR back-breaking work and steely optimism were vital to Britain’s Second World War effort. And 64 years after Germany’s surrender, two former Land Girls from Oxfordshire are to be personally thanked by The Queen at Buckingham Palace.
A NUCLEAR scientist arrested for alleged links to terror group Al Qaeda may have once worked at the Rutherford Appleton Research Centre in Harwell, near Didcot, it was claimed last night. Anti-terrorism officers working for the French government
DIDCOT’S United Service Association has celebrated signing up its 200th member with a lunch in King Alfred Drive Community Centre. The organisation, which was set up in 1991, arranges social activities for former members of the three armed services and
A man was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries this afternoon after his car crashed into a tree. Two men in their 20s were in a car that crashed at about 5.20pm on the B4437 between Woodstock and Charlbury in west Oxfordshire. One of the men
A WHOLEFOOD shop in Abingdon is closing its doors after more than three decades of trading. Frugal Food, in West St Helen Street, is the latest independent business in the town to shut up shop. The store, which sells whole foods, supplements and a wide
BBC antiques expert Thomas Plant dropped in at Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital for a fundraising valuation day. Mr Plant, 34, who has appeared on TV’s Bargain Hunt and Flog It! valued items for members of the public to raise money for the
ABINGDON was in the pink yesterday as townsfolk gathered to fight breast cancer. The Market Place was awash with colour for the day with shop window displays and face painting, as well as a visit by local Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalist,
A CHILD abuser described as an “appalling alcoholic” has been jailed for a series of assaults on young girls. Christopher Waldram, 43, of Masons Road, Headington, was convicted in September of 11 counts of indecent assault on four girls.
A NURSE from Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital is aiming to raise £1,000 to buy an automatic defibrillator for an East African medical centre. Practice nurse Sue Jennings will fly out to Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre in Moshi, Tanzania
RESIDENTS in East Oxford have gone against the grain and lent their support to a controversial controlled parking zone – claiming it would make their community safer. Last week, the Oxford Mail reported that businesses in Magdalen Road and
WELSH rugby legend David ‘Dai’ Watkins MBE recalled his try-scoring exploits for about 40 fellow countrymen at the first meeting of the Oxfordshire Welsh Society. For a number of years, there was no society for Welsh exiles living in Oxfordshire – until
THE family of a man who died just 10 days after taking part in a charity walk has vowed to march on in his memory. Widow Nicola Jackson, 34, from Briar Way, Blackbird Leys, will take part in ‘It’s Not Just A Walk in the Park’ next weekend to raise money
Summertown United were fast out of the block in the U11C league clash and went into the lead early on in the game when Finn Johnson Ward used his pace to great effect to sprint past the Kennington Athletic defence and score his first goal of the
A CAMPAIGN to bridge the divide between students and Oxford’s permanent residents is making good progress, say the people behind it. This week, representatives from Oxford City Council and Oxford Brookes University knocked on doors around the Gypsy Lane
WHETHER it is being called to a serious road accident or a house fire, retained firefighters are often the first on the scene after a 999 call. The vital service is maintained by men and women, in full-time jobs or stay-at-home parents, who are ready
WALLINGFORD has been given a £200,000 cash boost to overhaul its image for residents and tourists. The money will be used to deck the town centre in banners and flags, provide free Internet wi-fi and improve information for visitors. Wallingford Partnership
THE successful transformation of a former Oxford pub into trendy flats has been recognised at Oxford Preservation Trust’s annual environmental awards. The Wharf House – one-time drinking hole in Butterwycke Place – was honoured alongside some of Oxford
Botley went 5-1 up in the 1st game with goals coming from Brandon Mancini(4), Elliston Coble(1) and a Grove goal from Joe Scott. In the 2nd game Botley went 5 goals down with 5 minutes to go. Botley's Kyle Howkins scored to level and then a last minute
This game had promised to be good with both teams sitting at the top of the league,and it didn't let us down. Marston were the first to net a goal after striker Cameron Homer laid the ball off to an incoming Rowan Alexander whose shot was pushed
A man who was stabbed outside a Banbury nightspot was in a serious but stable condition in hospital today. Detectives are continuing to appeal for witnesses following the assault on Saturday morning in Pepper Alley, near Chicago Rock Café in Broad
KYFC ran out 6-1 winners over a spirited Oxford City Colts side. In a rather one-sided first half, Kidlington went in at half-time 5-0 up thanks to goals from Josh Luland (2), Jason Sallis, Henry Beaumont-Hill and Billy McEachran. The second
An Oxford University student who sold a first edition of Harry Potter to fund his studies has been found dead in his room, it has emerged. Toby Rundle, 21, from west Somerset, who was studying classics and English in his final year at Lady
