By JON MURRAY OXFORD United manager Malcolm Shotton is weighing up just how adventurous he can dare to be with his line-up as his team go for goals in a bid to achieve Mission Impossible. The U's need to score four goals more than QPR when they face Stockport
The attack happened in the Westminster Way underpass, Botley, when the girl, a pupil at nearby Matthew Arnold School, was walking home. The man, who is white and in his 30s, was wearing dark clothing and a woollen hat. He made a grab for the girl but
A man who assaulted his former girlfriend after their relationship began to break up has been jailed for 60 days. Didcot magistrates imposed a 120-day sentence on Julian Abbott, 36, of Brasenose Road, Didcot, but suspended half of it. Abbott, who pleaded
Police fear that a woman may have drowned while bathing in a quiet stretch of the River Thames in Oxfordshire, after a soggy pile of women's clothing was found on the banks of a nearby lock. They are appealing for information regarding the discovery of
New classroom units will be built in their place as a result of the £2,896,106 given to Oxfordshire County Council as part of the Government's New Deal for Schools initiative. The award, £700,000 more than the county received last year, is a timely boost
People suffering the nightmare of round-the-clock traffic noise look set to miss out on crucial resurfacing work. Residents living close to the A34 between Peartree and Wendlebury roundabouts fear their hopes of having it resurfaced may be scuppered because
SOUTH African all-rounder Craig Haupt will not now be available for Oxfordshire in this season's Minor Counties Championship. A mix-up over Haupt's UK citizenship means that Oxon will almost certainly have to wait another 12 months for the services of
A nine-year-old girl has joined forces with her headteacher in a desperate attempt to raise money for her cash-strapped school. Lottie Howard-Merrill has penned her own letter to businesses pleading for financial support as St Barnabas' First School in
SEVERAL Oxford United fans are determined to infiltrate this evening's Six-O-Six show on Radio 5 to respond to David Mellor's apparent slur on the club's new owner Firoz Kassam, writes JON MURRAY. In last week's popular radio phone-in, Mellor sabotaged
Rover suffered another poor month as new car sales overall roared ahead again with motorists snapping up T-registration vehicles introduced in March. The firm, which is staking much on the launch of its new Cowley-built 75 model next month, saw its market
Drug abuse is still a concern to villagers - more than a year after public toilets were shut at night to stop them being overrun by junkies. South Oxfordshire District councillors warned in the newsletter that drug taking was still a problem in Wheatley
Even SNP supporter Sean Connery would blanch at flying 12,000 miles just for a debate on devolution, writes REG LITTLE. But Russell and Gayle Black were more than happy to fly all the way from Hong Kong to hear Oxford students spouting on about Scottish
KATHERINE MacALISTER reports on an 'invisible disability'... Ian Wager was thumped in a cafe once when he helped himself to another customer's chips. He burst into tears and was inconsolable because he had no idea what he'd done wrong. His mother Sue,
