OXFORD City boss Mike Ford says his side must sort out their home form if they are to stay in the hunt for a Zamaretto Southern League Premier Division play-off place. After a disappointing start to the season, City have turned things around and are
THOUSANDS of people could start the decade in a trance if an Oxfordshire hypnotist manages to carry out a mass online feat of hypnosis. Chris Hughes, 34, hopes up to 2,000 people will take part using social networking sites Facebook and Twitter. In
Thousands of people could start the decade in a trance if an Oxfordshire hypnotist manages to carry out a mass online feat of hypnosis. Chris Hughes, 34, hopes up to 2,000 people will take part using social networking sites Facebook
FAMILIES got up close and personal with a few feathered friends at Science Oxford today. Bird expert Rod Smallman took seven owls, ranging from a tawny owl to a Bengal eagle owl, to the St Clement’s Street centre for a special education event
THOUSANDS of people suffering only minor ailments flooded a hotline for out-of-hours visits by doctors over Christmas. About 5,500 calls were made between Christmas Day and Bank Holiday Monday when there would usually only be about 2,100 on a normal
A TEENAGE girl has been left shaken after she was mugged by a man wielding a truncheon. The 15-year-old was walking along Leopold Street, off Cowley Road, at 7pm on Sunday when she was approached by a man who stood in her way. He pulled out a truncheon
RESIDENTS across Oxfordshire have been warned to expect flooding after the Environment Agency issued alerts for six rivers and two brooks in the county. Today the rivers Ray, Evenlode, Glyme, Thames and Ock, and the Letcombe Brook were put on flood watch
OXFORD United should have two new faces in their squad for the New Years Day trip to Rushden & Diamonds. Midfielder Lee Fowler joined yesterday on a deal until the end of the season after he was released from Kettering. And boss
HOUSE prices in Oxfordshire have risen to their highest level for a year. Latest figures from the Government’s Land Registry show values increased by 0.9 per cent in November, making the average price of a house in the county £227,152. That is the highest
Police this evening appealed for witnesses after a 15-year-old girl was robbed in Oxford. The girl was walking along Leopold Street, off the Cowley Road, at 7pm on Sunday, when she was approached by a man. The man stood in her way and
NORTH OXFORD Midweek Turkey Trot: 1 J Tompkins 40pts, 2 P Jarvis 39, 3 J Nicholson 38. Weekend Turkey Trot: 1 J Tasker 45pts, 2 N Jones 44, 3 J Coleman 41. Stableford: 1 H Lloyd 37pts, 2 D Scott 36, 3 K Johnson 35. Curry Day: 1 D Spencer 38pts (
Former England paceman Alex Tudor has been in discussion with Oxfordshire with a view to joining next season. Tudor is without a team after being released by Surrey earlier this autumn. In his prime, Tudor played ten Test matches for England between
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was assaulted as he walked home from a night out in Witney. At about 2.45am on December 18, the 19-year-old man was walking along Langdale Gate, near to the public toilets, with two friends when
John Brodley praised the commitment of his Oxford Harlequins players ahead of Saturday’s re-arranged National 3 South West clash at home to Weston-super-Mare (2.30). Director of rugby Brodley said: “It is great testament to the camaraderie
Oxford City stars crushed Haringey Greyhounds 7-1 to climb to fourth in the English National League Division 1 South table. Dean Francis grabbed a double as Oxford finished strongly. Andrew Shurmer put Stars ahead in a fourth-minute powerplay, but Adam
Phil Wilkins top-scored with 15 dolls, including a six, as Garsington Sports A whitewashed team Monarch 6-0 in the Gladiator Beer Wednesday Night League. RESULTS Gladiator Beer Wednesday Night League: Yellows 5, Kidlington Sports 1; Garsington Sports
SHEDS were broken into in Lavender Close, Ferriston and The Camellias in Banbury between 5am and 11am on Boxing Day. A pressure washer, hedge trimmer and a lawn mower were taken from the shed at The Camellias. Pc Mike Welsh said he believed a group
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Police today appealed for witnesses after burglars stole 40-inch television sets in Shrivenham and Faringdon. Some time between 1.30pm and 7.30pm on Christmas Eve, offenders broke into a house in Common Close, Shrivenham, and stole a 40-inch
House prices in Oxfordshire have risen to their highest level for a year. Latest figures from the Government’s Land Registry show values increased by 0.9 per cent in November, making the average price of a house in the county £227,152.
Well, here’s a to-do! Oh yes it is! This is one of the very best Playhouse pantomimes since, well, probably the last time Peter Duncan was involved (he both wrote and directs this). It’s a feast for the eye – with set design, especially when we
SHOPKEEPERS are celebrating after 10 new CCTV cameras were installed in Witney in a bid to beat vandals. The latest cameras – one in Wesley Walk and nine in Marriotts Walk – are in addition to the town’s 24 camera network which covers areas including
Quail is the smallest of our game birds, weighing only 150 to 200 grams each, which is why two are often served per person. I find one is enough, actually, particularly if it is served with a piquant sauce and loads of fresh vegetables. Because
Many years ago when I was writing an article that I hoped would encourage people to buy local food, I remember being asked if the readers would understand the term ‘food-miles’, which I had used to state my case. Now this term is an everyday
There have been many adaptations of C.S. Lewis’s 1951 novel The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. This includes huge stage shows, lavish TV versions and most recently a Hollywood film with a £100m budget. The scale of the author’s vision
A big band can seem like an unwieldy beast. For those who associate jazz with a band of four or five, the sound of 16 or more musicians all churning away at the same tune can be overwhelming and indistinct, a loud smear of sound with no distinguishing
IT was the best Christmas present the Grant family could have hoped for. Mum Zilah Grant, 23, from Smiths Wharf, Wantage, was ecstatic after her disabled son, Khian, received a £500 donation from the local emergency services charity. The two-year-old
So, here we are; the eve of the New Year and there is yet more partying to be done. What a trauma! I am a complete lightweight when it comes to late nights and typically start to flag about 10.30pm (I know, I know . . . pathetic). My chances of staying
The names musicians choose to go by are nearly always nothing to do with what they represent, but in the case of Owen Ashworth it is. As his name suggests, Casiotone for the Painfully Alone is, quite literally, painfully alone on stage with only
If the National Theatre’s production of The Habit of Art, reviewed elsewhere on this site, is the hottest ticket in town, then the modern-day revamp of Molière’s The Misanthrope at the Comedy Theatre is running a pretty close second. Prospective
‘He did go on,” the author says about W. H. Auden to the actor who is playing him – slightly unwillingly – on stage. “That was what he was like. He went on. And on. If you can show me a way of him going on without him actually going on I’d be very
Mark Bradstock's Letcombe Bassett yard have the Gold Cup on their minds after stable star Carruthers jumped his four rivals ragged in the hands of Mattie Batchelor to score an impressive victory at Newbury on Tuesday. The perennial front-runner, who
NEW YEAR'S DAY. FOOTBALL. BLUE SQUARE PREMIER. Rushden & D v Oxford Utd. ZAMARETTO SOUTHERN LEAGUE. Premier Div: Brackley Tn v Banbury Utd, Oxford City v Bashley, Swindon Supermarine v Didcot Tn. SATURDAY. FOOTBALL. ZAMARETTO SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
The River Thames and its tributaries in the Oxford area were this afternoon put on flood watch. The alert - the lowest issued by the Environment Agency - includes areas between Wolvercote down to and including Radley. Sarah Hale, flood warning
A SOLDIER who lost both legs in an explosion in Afghanistan has pledged to walk again – and return to his regiment. Just two months after a Taliban bomb left Private Josh Campbell fighting for his life, he took part in a welcome home parade alongside
A FATHER-of-four dodged kangaroos and battled temperatures of 40C to cycle from the top to the bottom of Australia. John Vaughan-Fowler, from Merton, near Bicester, spent 23 days in the saddle, riding 2,459 miles through the heart of the Outback
SCHEMES to build 44 new affordable homes in west Oxfordshire have been given the go-ahead. The three projects have been granted planning permission by district councillors. The largest scheme is in Long Hanborough, where Vale Housing
A SCHOOLGIRL is leading the fight to make sure Carterton’s only youth club stays open in the face of proposed council cuts. Bronwyn Peatman, 12, the chairman of the town’s youth council, spoke with other members at this month’s Carterton Parish Council
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A SCOUT whose quick thinking saved his father’s life has been honoured with a special bravery award. The Scout Association has presented the award to just 12 Scouts who have saved people’s lives across Britain, including 15-year-old Joseph Slade, a pupil
POLICE are appealing for help in tracing a man they want to speak to in connection with an asault on a woman in Carterton. A woman in her 40s was attacked at an address near Burford Road in the early hours of Tuesday, November 24. Dc Mick Jenks said
Police today appealed for witnesses after several sheds were broken into in Banbury. Three sheds in the Hardwick area of the town were targeted some time between 5am and 11am on Boxing Day. The first of these was in Lavender Close, where thieves
Police today released CCTV footage of a man they would like to speak to in connection with an assault in Carterton. In the early hours of Tuesday, November 24, a woman aged in her forties, was assaulted at an address near Burford Road. Det Con Mick
THE star of TV show The Secret Millionaire is helping boost Oxford City Casuals football club by becoming its new patron. Professor Kevin Morley, who appeared on the Channel 4 series in March, is aiming to help raise the side’s profile and help it progress
Cherwell District Council said it has started the difficult task of catching up with waste and recycling collections. Normal collections of blue and brown (recycling) bins have recommenced in the north of the district and green (general waste
Four Oxfordshire rivers were today put on flood watch by the Environment Agency. The rivers are the River Ock, River Evenlode, River Glyme and the River Ray. The area of the Ock affected is from Watchfield to Abingdon, including, Stanford in the Vale
POLICE have appealed for witnesses following an arson attack on a derelict houseboat near Donnington Bridge. Two youths were spotted leaving the area shortly after firefighters arrived to tackle the blaze at about 1.15pm on Monday. Det Con Claire Routledge
Britons are being urged to wrap up for a freezing new year as the cold snap continues, with parts of the country blanketed in snow. Wales was the worst hit area with up to 10cm on high ground, with drifts on top of that. There was also snow on
Reports of rogue traders knocking on doors in Oxfordshire have risen ten-fold this year, to their highest figure in four years. Trading standards officers have called on homeowners to remain vigilant for “vile” bogus callers after figures showed
Agency staff are being paid about six times the amount of regular medical workers to fill health jobs in Oxfordshire. Figures released today show NHS Oxfordshire, the county’s Primary Care Trust (PCT), paid up to £87 per hour for agency
Oxford United boss Chris Wilder has got his man – with a new signing already done and dusted. The identity of the player, however, is being kept under wraps – although it is rumoured to be Cambridge left back Anthony Tonkin – but Wilder is hoping that
Onome Sodje is hoping he can sign off with another goal at Rushden on Friday after he bagged his first for Oxford United at Salisbury. The on-loan Barnsley striker will return to Oakwell next week, but can play at Nene Park - if the match survives the
REPORTS of rogue traders knocking on doors in Oxfordshire have risen 10-fold this year, to their highest figure in four years. Trading standards officers have called on homeowners to remain vigilant for “vile” bogus callers after figures showed that
AGENCY staff are being paid around six times the amount of regular medical workers to fill health jobs in Oxfordshire. Figures released today show NHS Oxfordshire, the county’s Primary Care Trust (PCT), paid up to £87 per hour for agency nurses
TRADING Standards are right to be concerned about increased reports of conmen preying on the county and the trend continuing into the pre-Christmas period. Too often modern enforcement and other agencies try to fool the public by pumping out their “reassurance
