Maidenhead Utd 0, Thame Utd 1 Thame completed the double over their long-time Ryman League Division 1 promotion rivals Maidenhead in their final game of the season on Saturday. Although the result was academic after Maidenhead pipped Thame for the third
Abingdon Tn 0, Corinthian Casuals 0 Abingdon Town's final game of the season in Ryman Division 3 reflected much of their campaign as they showed plenty of promise, but lacked a cutting edge in this goalless draw at Culham Road on Saturday. Town had enough
Mike Ford says his testimonial against a Manchester United XI at the Manor tonight (7.30) gives him a chance to say a proper thank-you to the Oxford United fans. Ford spent ten years at Oxford, during which he built up a great rapport with the supporters
United can thank their lucky stars that Cardiff City were already relegated as they had to pull out all the stops in their final Division 2 match at The Den on Saturday to prevent Millwall winning at a canter. And yet, as so often happens in football,
Newly-promoted Garsington made a great start to life in Division 1 with a four-wicket win over last year's runners-up Cowley, writes Roger Wise. Nick Pym (7-37) restricted Cowley to 153-8, Steve Howard top-scoring with 70, before Garsington eased home
Provided by the Oxford Mail sports team ****************************FOOTBALL**************************** NATIONWIDE LEAGUE Div 2: Millwall 1, Oxford Utd 0. RYMAN LEAGUE Div 1: Maidenhead Utd 0, Thame Utd 1; Oxford City 1, Bedford Tn 2. Div 3: Abingdon
Anna Melville-James finds that Oxfordshire residents have been slow to realise that water is the staff of life Natural mineral waters are the only waters guaranteed, by law, to be naturally wholesome without treatment and consistent in microbiogy and
Businesses in Oxfordshire will play an integral role in a nationwide week of events that will give companies practical advice on how to adopt innovative practices, writes David Duffy. The week-long 'Celebration of Innovation is being organised in partnership
Woman 2000, which takes place from June 6-8 at Wembley, is set to attract thousands of visitors as it is the first ever lifestyle exhibition designed specifically for women aged from 35 onwards. Over the last few years, the role of women at home, in the
From: Ian Russell (ianukusa@webtv.net) I have been living in Albany, Georgia (USA) for the past three years. I would be delighted to hear from old school friends. I went to Temple Cowley, also I went to Ruskin College (89-91) then Oxford Brookes. PS it
From: Carole Smith (caz@clear.net.nz) Hi, My name Is Carole Smith. I live in Hamilton NZ, and was born in Oxford. I left UK in 1976. Recently I have been rediscovering my family, and desire to contact all descendants of Ivy Violet Evelyn YATES and Walter
Formula 1 driver Jenson Button is planning a move to Monaco next year, he has revealed. The Bicester-based 20-year-old lifted the lid on his plans for the future, including relocating to the playground of the rich and famous and buying a luxury yacht,
Oxfordshire tycoon Sir Richard Branson is advising the Government on how to make hospitals more consumer-friendly, writes Alan Carter. Executives from Virgin Airlines are to spend three months visiting hospitals to see how improvements could be made.
A respected art group, which has exhibited in the University Parks for almost 20 years, is threatened with closure because of new traffic restrictions, writes Nick Evans. Oxford Bury Knowle Art Group has shown its paintings on the railings next to the
A new charity is being set up to tackle poverty and spread the Christian faith in Romania, writes Madeleine Pennell. The charity, Reaching Romania, is the brainchild of a group of people in Bicester who have taken aid to the area and now want to expand
Oxford United boss Denis Smith has pledged to improve his team so the fans don't have to go through another season of despair. "We will be better next year and we won't be down at the bottom, that's for sure," he insisted after watching United lose 1-
David Blagdon, the man who has spent 21 years behind bars for setting fire to a pair of church curtains, should be a free man in a year's time, writes Emma Henry. A parole board, headed by High Court judge Mr Justice Tucker, has decided that the 48-year-old
Oxford City 1, Bedford Tn 2 Oxford City ended a hectic season in Ryman Division 1 by going down to Bedford in their eighth game in 14 days. In the tenth minute, the Eagles had a real let-off. Dwaine Strong saw his drive beaten out by Lomas and successive
AFC Wallingford 6, Cranleigh 0 AFC Wallingford outclassed bottom club Cranleigh in their final Courage Combined Counties League Premier Division home game of the season. A string of chances went begging before Wallingford took the lead in the 25th minute
Oxford Cheetahs Aussie ace Todd Wiltshire made a brilliant start to his Grand Prix career when reaching the A final in the sun-baked Marketa Stadium in Prague on Saturday. He made one of his customary superb starts in the final ahead of winner Billy Hamill
Deep in his heart, David Blagdon always knew the chance of immediate release was slim, writes George Frew. He told me as much himself when I visited him in Lindholme prison, near Doncaster, two months ago. Several times during the course of our conversation
Businesses in Oxfordshire will play an integral role in a nationwide week of events that will give companies practical advice on how to adopt innovative practices, writes David Duffy. The week-long 'Celebration of Innovation is being organised in partnership
Anna Melville-James finds that Oxfordshire residents have been slow to realise that water is the staff of life Natural mineral waters are the only waters guaranteed, by law, to be naturally wholesome without treatment and consistent in microbiogy and
From: Sarah Parrott (parrott@tmba.design.net.au) Hi, my name is Sarah Parrott (Porter) and I moved to Queenland, Australia 11 years ago. I'd like to get in touch with any old friends, especially Bryony Kingsland and Richard Eato who moved to Oxford (I
Villagers are still in the dark about how much they will have to pay to go on to mains sewerage. And they are angry that a special meeting called by Thames Water has not given them enough information on which to make a decision. Milton Common has been
Political leaders in Oxford were meeting today to try to thrash out a deal to run the city after Thursday's election defeat for Labour. The Labour group, which had been in control of the city council after 20 years, suffered heavy defeats and lost its
Nature-lover Glynis Robinson attacked council chiefs who chopped down hundreds of trees at a country park, writes Richard Abbott. Mrs Robinson, who has walked in Shotover Country Park, Oxford, since she was a child, said the park's wildness was being
Workers at the Cowley car plant returned to work today facing a new future, writes David Duffy. The 3,000-strong workforce has been told its future is now separate from the rest of the firm's car operations, which are the subject of a bid by the Phoenix
