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  • Oxford United set for Salisbury

    OXFORD United are hoping to break their Salisbury hoodoo today, and win at the Raymond McEnhill Stadium for the first time. They were beaten 3-1 there two seasons ago, and 2-1 on Boxing Day last year. Said Wilder: “We may change the team from the one

  • Thomas wants answers to Oxford United call-off

    CHAIRMAN Kelvin Thomas said the club had been in constant discussion with the stadium company about getting Saturday’s game with Rushden on because of last week’s bad weather. And the Oxford United chief admitted that he was “shocked” that the match

  • Oxford United boss fumes at call-off

    MANAGER Chris Wilder said Saturday’s postponement robbed his players of one of the highlights of the season, and described the call-off, and the circumstances which led to it “an absolute disgrace”. “It was really disappointing,” he said. “The players

  • FOOTBALL: North Leigh let 2-0 lead slip

    A match that had started so well for North Leigh ended in a heavy 5-2 defeat by hosts Bishops Cleeve after a disastrous second-half display on Saturday. Five minutes before half-time in this Zamaretto Southern League Division 1 South & West encounter

  • FOOTBALL: Alford thwarts his old mates

    Wantage Town's hopes of closing the gap on the Premier Division pacesetters were Luke Alford, now who helped Shrivenham to a 2-1 away win on Saturday. Hard work by the Wantage groundstaff in getting the pitch fit for play, looked like being

  • Shippon house badly damaged in fire

    FIREFIGHTERS were called out yesterday as flames tore through a three-storey Tudor house near Abingdon. Ten fire crews tackled the blaze in Barrow Road, Shippon, which began in the chimney at about 10am. An Oxfordshire fire and rescue

  • Ultimate Christmas gift for 12 couples

    A BUMPER bundle of babies were welcomed into the world on Christmas Day. As thousands of families across Oxfordshire opened presents and tucked into turkey dinners, others were celebrating new arrivals at Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital and Banbury’

  • Turkey served up with plenty of festive cheer

    SEASONAL goodwill was served up on an Oxford estate with a Christmas dinner for members of the community. The meal was laid on at Blackbird Leys Community Centre on Friday to help young people with nowhere to go to enjoy the celebrations with other people

  • Pathway homeless project rebuilds lives

    IMAGINE going home one day to find a friend has become an enemy and is holding a knife to your throat. Or finding yourself with nowhere to go after losing your job, then your home, then your family. These are some of the people Oxford

  • Christmas Day buses attract passengers

    OXFORD’S first Christmas Day bus service attracted a “reasonable number” of passengers, Stagecoach said tonight. The company ran its Route 1 buses almost hourly from Blackbird Leys to the city centre on Friday. Commercial manager Robert Williams said

  • Fire causes M40 delays

    A vehicle fire led to delays on the M40 in north Oxfordshire this afternoon. Queueing traffic built up due to the earlier fire at junction ten at the Cherwell Valley Services. All lanes have been re-opened but delays remain. Very

  • Thousands show support for hunting

    Thousands braved sub zero temperatures to support Boxing Day hunts, as campaigners called for a vote to scrap the Hunting Act. As hunts met around the country, Environment Secretary Hilary Benn was kicking off a campaign to support the fox-hunting

  • Fire rips through garage

    Two people were treated for smoke inhalation after a fire last night. At about 7.30pm, firefighters were called to a car and a garage blaze in Cotswold Close, Sibford Ferris, near Banbury. Crews from Hook Norton and Chipping Norton tackled

  • River Thame stays on flood watch

    The River Thame and Chalgrove Brook were still on flood watch today. The area affected is from Marsworth to Shillingford including, Long Marston, Rowsham, Cuddington, Thame, Shabbington, Ickford, Waterperry, Wheatley, Drayton St Leonard and

  • Bargain hunters flock to shops

    Retailers have enjoyed bumper sales with one department store clocking up record figures. Selfridges saw its best Boxing Day yet with a 10% rise on last year, and by 1pm menswear in the London store had taken more than £1 million. The

  • Car crashes on M40

    Recovery crews have moved a car on to the hard shoulder of the M40 following a crash in Oxfordshire. The inside lane is coned off on the M40 southbound between junction nine at Bicester and junction 8A near Wheatley. Drivers are warned

  • Big chill to blow in for New Year

    Revellers across the country are facing a fresh blast of snow and freezing weather for the New Year, according to forecasters. Temperatures are set to plunge to minus 3C in most of England and Wales on Thursday night, New Year's Eve, and minus

  • Move fast to win £1,000 holiday

    The deadline is fast approaching in a motoring competition with a ride in an Aston Martin and £1,000 to spend on a holiday as its prize. The award is on offer to someone aged 16 or under for writing a short story. And the winner’s mother