KARL Robinson will be hoping for a kinder start to the season when the Sky Bet League One fixtures are released tomorrow morning. Clubs in the EFL will learn their run of games for the 2019/20 campaign at 9am. UPDATE - FULL LIST OF OXFORD UNITED
JORDANNE Whiley has been rewarded for her superb form with two Wimbledon wildcards. The 27-year-old, from Steventon will play in the ladies wheelchair singles and doubles at the Championships. Whiley, ranked No 8 in the world, has won 30 of her
OXFORDSHIRE residents are being warned that scammers are targeting vulnerable people as part of a Universal Credit sting. Scammers are using the benefit as a pivotal part of a new racket to extract money from people facing financial difficulty,
A MAN charged in connection with a crash that left two teenagers with ‘life changing injuries’ is due in court tomorrow. Andrew Bradley, of Kingfishers, Grove, is expected at Oxford Crown Court at 2pm. FULL STORY: Andrew Bradley appears in
A CAR in Banbury had its window smashed in during an early hours brick attack on Sunday, police say. PCSO Harry Roberts explained: "We received a report of criminal damage to a vehicle. Between 2.35am and 2.39am a brick was thrown at a car on Woodgreen
THE identity of the woman whose body was found at a home in East Oxford on Monday has been released by police. Victim Safie Xheta was formally identified today as part of the forces investigation into the murder in Lytton Road. Police said
SCHOOLS, a care home and the civic hall in Didcot were on lockdown today after a man reportedly wielding two machetes caused panic in the town. The man was seen sitting in Smallbone Recreation Ground on Britwell Road earlier, surrounded by police
TWO Oxford Christians will join thousands of climate campaigners in a mass meeting outside Parliament next Wednesday, when numerous MPs are set to meet constituents. Headington's Maggie Guy and Claire Harvey, from Catholic development charity CAFOD
CHINNOR tennis club has been handed a £12,000 donation by Taylor Wimpey Oxfordshire The developer has gifted the money to refurbish tennis courts and provide new fencing, floodlights and an electric gate. It comes as part of an agreement to build
GROUPS are organising a communal picnic in memory of a late MP. The Abingdon More in Common group, set up after Jo Cox was killed in 2016, has teamed up with the Abingdon Peace Group and Abingdon Carbon Cutters to stage The Great Get Together this
CLEAN Air Day will tomorrow see Oxford school children kick off a series of pleas for action on pollution, ahead of a local debate on how to improve Britain's air. At 10am, 50 Windmill Primary pupils will be in Bonn Square promoting a ‘clean air
A SERIES of events to mark Windrush Day will take place this weekend to celebrate Afro-Caribbean culture and show how the Windrush generation contributed to Oxford. Organised by The Oxford Windrush Group with cultural organisations in the city,
A CRICKET club is trying for a second time to get approval for unpopular plans to build a three-storey block of flats on a field used by young footballers. The original application by Abingdon Vale Cricket Club, which was refused in February, received
OXFORD United will be ball No 22 when the draw for the Carabao Cup is made tomorrow night. The first round is again split, with the U's placed in the southern section. The draw will take place live from the Morrisons supermarket in Colindale
UNIDENTIFIED flying visitors are making a surprise appearance at a village festival. Stanton Harcourt and Sutton’s summer festival is hosting alien guests after a strange craft 'crashed' on the green in the village near Witney. Remarkably,
A SECONDARY school has 'transformed' its reputation and regained the community's trust with a top Ofsted rating. John Mason School in Abingdon has been judged to be 'good' overall by the education watchdog, with the highest 'outstanding' rating
A POPULAR couple were transported back to 1959 as they celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary. Don and Mary Rouse from Lew, near Witney, were treated to a special lunch, complete with music from the period and a replica of their wedding cake
HE MAY be a world famous actor who has starred in some of the biggest films in recent years. But it seems Andy Serkis’ fame has not spread to his own backyard. Attending the unveiling of a plaque to disability campaigner Robin Cavendish near
HUMANS and dogs alike enjoyed the Grove and Wantage Extravaganza's fourth return this weekend, despite the bad weather. A host of wacky activities and events again graced Grove Rugby Club on Saturday – including an 'It's a Knockout' competition
FOUR contenders now remain in the race for the Tory leadership. Dominic Raab was eliminated from the contest in the second round of voting yesterday, and Rory Stewart was knocked out this evening. The pack will be whittled down to two by Thursday
A DRIVER has been rescued from a car after it flipped and ended up upside down on a roundabout in Bicester. Firefighters were scrambled to the roundabout at the end of Launton Road this morning after the crash at about 6.30am. Dramatic pictures
DIDCOT marched on at the top of Division 1 as they beat the weather and eased past Shipton-under-Wychwood by 102 runs. The summer deluge decimated much of the weekend’s action, but of those games that did escape the rain, there were some notable
TANVEER Hussain scored a superb unbeaten century as Westcott earned a six-wicket victory to close to within one point of the Division 1 leaders. On a rain-affected day, Garsington & Cowley were bowled out for 193, Uzair Ahmad top-scoring with 65
TANVEER Hussain scored a superb unbeaten century as Westcott earned a six-wicket victory to close to within one point of the Division 1 leaders. On a rain-affected day, Garsington & Cowley were bowled out for 193, Uzair Ahmad top-scoring with 65
EIGHT partnerships from as many different teams make up the Oxford Pairs quarter-finals in one of the most open competitions for years. Four venues hosted the early rounds, with three sections represented in the last eight. Gladiators A duo Kevin
OXFORD United’s squad are set to be permanently reminded of the club’s greatest achievements when they play at the Kassam Stadium next season. Supporters’ trust OxVox have announced plans to erect a mural at the back of the East Stand, depicting
A COMMITTED housing campaigner who managed a Oxford homeless hostel has died aged 71. Glynis Lapage was heavily involved in community and politics in Oxford in the 1980s and 90s including a long stint as a committee member for the East Oxford Community
AN Oxford University professor has claimed that the Oxford to Cambridge Expressway will not go ahead. Slamming the proposed road in a debate with Oxfordshire County Council leader Ian Hudspeth, professor Danny Dorling suggested a general election
OXFORD MAGISTRATES’ MICHAEL JOHN ROBERTS, 39, of Luther Street, Oxford, was convicted of two counts of assault against two men on March 11 at St Aldate’s, Oxford. Community order to include rehabilitation activity requirement for 10 days and he
A WOMAN who repeatedly harassed emergency services including one 999 call in which she threatened to douse herself in petrol has been given a chance to prove she has changed. Ella Syme, of Ray Road in Bicester, had been given a restraining order
A DRUG dealer stopped by police 'breaking into her own home' was instead caught with a stash of drugs as well as a small armoury of weapons in her handbag. Cheryl James, of Lord Fielding Close, Banbury, had already admitted two counts of possession
A MAN who burst into a Witney home before threatening the owner to hand over drugs and cash has been spared jail. Stephen Thompson, of Merganser Drive, Bicester, was ‘under pressure’ from drug dealers and it was this duress which led him to carry
BROAD Street's famous emperor head statues have been joined by two new busts. The temporary faces join Oxford's iconic sculptures, also known as 'herms', in lining the railings near the Sheldonian Theatre. Mounted to coincide with a new
A DEVELOPER has been slammed for trying to cut the number of affordable homes at one of its Oxfordshire sites. Bellway has applied to reduce the proportion of affordable housing at its 76-home Shepherds Walk development in North Leigh, near Witney
A VET has condemned an 'appalling' case of animal cruelty in which someone planted a concoction of pills, kibble and glass along a popular dog walking route. Oska the border terrier had to be hooked up to a drip after eating the harmful mix while
A HUGE new university building housing a concert hall and theatre is set to be built on an empty site in the centre of Oxford. US billionaire Stephen A. Schwarzman has gifted Oxford University £150 million – its largest single donation in centuries
