Mustard maker Bruce Young has seen a 25 per cent drop in orders over the last month due to the outbreak of foot and mouth disease. Five years ago, Mr Young, who is also head of drama at Burford School, set up a business at Shaken Oak farm, near Hailey
Cancer charity Against Breast Cancer is holding its second spring ball to raise funds for research into the disease. The Countryside Ball will take place on May 12 at the Kingfisher Barn, where guests will be treated to an evening of country side-shows
A street collection in Market Place for 'Elizabeth', the Wallingford Coach for the Disabled, raised a total of £837. The coach, which has room for eight wheelchairs and 29 standard seats, transports more than 3,000 disabled people a year in Oxfordshire
Thames Valley Police is inviting villagers in Cholsey to become more involved in Neighbourhood Watch schemes at a meeting on May 8, at 7.30pm, at the Pavilion. Insp Chris Parker, the sector commander, will report on crime in the village. Area beat officer
Students from Wood Green School are exhibiting collages made integrating photographs and digital technology at The Theatre, Chipping Norton. Plans approved
Witney could be playing in the Tetley's Bitter Cup next season, after the RFU confirmed that Oxfordshire would continue to have three representatives in this national competition. Henley, as a National League side, qualify automatically, while Banbury
Developers who were too quick off the mark to start work on a site before planners gave their final go-head, have apologized to nearby residents. The apology from Bovis Homes comes after local planners them to make changes to their plans for building
The Henley-based pressure group, the Open Spaces Society, has won a Government grant of £18,435 to help with its work to protect common land, village greens, open spaces and public paths. Kate Ashbrook, the society's general secretary, said: "We are delighted
Environmental campaigners Friends of the Earth are urging villagers to join a protest meeting, following news that genetically modified crops are to be grown in a nearby field. A crop of GM maize will be grown on farmland near the south Oxfordshire village
A meeting will be held by Age Concern at the Wantage Civic Hall on Wednesday, May 2, from 2pm to give older people a chance to express their views on the way services should be developed.
Music lovers are invited to an evening of folk music in the Barn, with Vin Garbutt. Tickets for the event at Snells Hall on Saturday cost £6 and are available from David Phillips on 01235 762644.
Visitors from Wantage's twin towns of Seesen in Germany, and Mably in France, will take to the lakeside for an afternoon of trout fishing. Members of the delegation, who are staying in Wantage for five days, will feed the fish at the Clearwater Fish Farm
With the Berks, Bucks & Oxon Division 1 title already safely in their grasp, Oxford lost their unbeaten home record in by going down 17-13 to fellow promoted club Milton Keynes. Oxford struggled up front but still took an 8-0 half-time lead when Roy
Oxford Devils team are through to the National League play-off final at Wembley on May 5. Despite fielding a depleted side, they overcame Cardiff Clippers 94-87 in the semi-final second leg on Saturday to go through overall winners 177-151. The Devils
Witney Town lost the first of their five away matches to be played this week, when they went 3-0 down to a Histon side who are undefeated in their last 14 games. Histon took the lead in the 16th minute of this Dr Martens Eastern Division game after Mike
Oxford racing driver Jason Plato and James Thompson head for the next round of www.theAA.com British Touring Car Championship at Thruxton on May 7 with a joint championship lead. Vauxhall's Oxfordshire-built Astra Coupe BTCC cars dominated the opening
Oxford Devils team are through to the National League play-off final at Wembley on May 5. Despite fielding a depleted side, they overcame Cardiff Clippers 94-87 in the semi-final second leg on Saturday to go through overall winners 177-151. The Devils
Two players ended up in hospital after Oxford Harlequins' 51-0 victory over Uxbridge in friendly at Horspath Road. An Uxbridge player had to be taken by ambulance after suffering a neck injury in the last minute, while Quins scrum half Alex Tang departed
A 42-year-old father of five admitted indecently assaulting four minors, Oxford Crown Court heard yesterday. William Wilson-Smith, of Eastfield Road, Witney, pleaded guilty to indecently assaulting three minors and asked for a further charge for the same
South Oxfordshire District Council refused planning consent to demolish a bungalow in Manor Road, Didcot and build a two-storey house and garage.
A motorcyclist died in a head-on smash with a car near Didcot last night. The rider was killed when his 600cc Yamaha Fazer machine and a Mercedes saloon collided on the Downs between the villages of Chilton and West Hagbourne. The motorbike had just reached
A motorcyclist died in a head-on smash with a car near Didcot on Monday night. The rider was killed when his 600cc Yamaha Fazer machine and a Mercedes saloon collided on the Downs between the villages of Chilton and West Hagbourne. The motorbike had just
The Banbury to Cheltenham railway will be the topic when the Railway Club meets in the Methodist Hall in Chipping Norton on Tuesday, May 1, starting at 7.30pm.
Hardened swimmers braved the elements when two open-air pools were opened this weekend. Despite the cold weather about 40 people visited Woodstock pool on its first open day, while about 60 people turned out at Chipping Norton. Woodstock pool manager
The Oxfordshire Youth team gave West Midlands Youth a hard battle at Cowley Community Centre. The under 18 boys team drew 4-4, Matthew Brain leading the way with an average of 20.45. The girls under 21s lost 3-0, but the under 21 men gained revenge with
Football teams are wanted to play in a six-a-side tournament in Swindon on June 24. Under 9, 14 and 15 sides are required. Call Steve Pepper on 01793 336895.
The saddest sight at Oxford United's final league game at the Manor Ground in seven days' time will be empty spaces. For it looks as though the May 1 match against Port Vale will not be a sell-out, even in all the home sections. United's ticket office
CHEAP telephone calls plus a clever scheme to raise money for charity are the ideas behind a new firm at the Oxford Science Park. Equitalk.co.uk uses Web technology to support a low-cost telephone service. Managing director John Burton explained that
Doris Quarterman is proving age is no barrier to keep fit. The 96-year-old from Blackbird Leys, Oxford, pictured, is among a group of elderly people learning martial arts. Doris Quarterman The great-great-grandmother is being taught Qi Gong, an ancient
More than 40 firefighters took five hours to control a blaze at a barn that was engulfed by 40ft-high flames yesterday. About 250 tonnes of straw and 120 tonnes of fertiliser went up in flames at the Redlands Dairy Unit, Hook Norton, north Oxfordshire
Faulty pumps under the bridge near Oxford railway station are being blamed for the road flooding. The pumps are designed to get rid of excess rainwater from the road under the Botley Road bridge. Railtrack officials responsible for maintaining the pumps
Students dressed in white and smeared themselves in "blood" to protest against colleges investing in arms companies. Members of the Not In Our Names campaign staged a "die-in" outside University College, High Street, Oxford, and moved to the nearby Examination
A Spanish journalist claims he was attacked and his £700 camera broken after he tried to film a car fire in Oxford. Freelance TV cameraman Rick Richards saw an Alfa Romeo, with the driver still in it, burning in the car park of PC World, Botley Road at
Doris Quarterman is proving age is no barrier to keep fit. The 96-year-old from Blackbird Leys, Oxford, pictured, is among a group of elderly people learning martial arts. Doris Quarterman The great-great-grandmother is being taught Qi Gong, an ancient
A 32-year-old man threatened a doorman with an imitation firearm after being refused entry to a pub, a court heard. Christopher Burgess, of Kynaston Road, Didcot, was jailed for 15 months after he admitted possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear
An Oxford park has been described as "filthy" and a "health hazard". Resident Gordon Shorter says he has been complaining to the city council about it for more than a year. Work on Hundred Acre park, at the junction of Hundred Acre Close and Hollow Way
Witney Town lost the first of their five away matches to be played this week, when they went 3-0 down to a Histon side who are undefeated in their last 14 games. Histon took the lead in the 16th minute of this Dr Martens Eastern Division game after Mike
A drug user released from prison promptly began burgling university colleges to fund his heroin addiction, Oxford Crown Court has heard. Peter Currie, 23, of Druce Way, Blackbird Leys, Oxford, pleaded guilty to two counts of burglary and asked for a further
More than 700 complaints were recorded against Thames Valley Police officers in the past 12 months. Between April 1, 2000, and March 31, 2001, the force received 744 alleged complaints against its officers - five more than in 1999/2000. They included
People in Oxfordshire could be forced to wait longer for an ambulance because paramedics are taking patients to hospitals in neighbouring counties to help out Oxford's over-stretched John Radcliffe. Under a new scheme, hospitals in Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire
Countryside walks suspended because of foot and mouth disease are being started again in May. Organiser Peter Hetherington said the first would be an eight-mile walk starting at Postcombe village green, at 10am on May 6. It will take in the villages of
Political rivals are uniting in favour of a new ambitious and wide-ranging transport strategy for Abingdon. After earlier opposition to what Conservatives on the strategy's steering group feared was an anti-car policy, the latest proposals have been welcomed
Students dressed in white and smeared themselves in "blood" to protest against colleges investing in arms companies. Members of the Not In Our Names campaign staged a "die-in" outside University College, High Street, Oxford, and moved to the nearby Examination
The broken clock on a shelter at The Forty, Cholsey could soon be making up for lost time. The parish council is obtaining quotations for its repair and may push for it to restored as part of the village's Environmental Improvement Scheme.
A warrant not backed with bail was issued by Didcot magistrates for the arrest of Jennifer Hughes, 39, of Mayler Street, Reading, for the theft of a handbag with credit cards and a cheque book belonging to Barbara Tompsett at Wallingford, on April 3.
Environmental campaigners Friends of the Earth are urging villagers to join a protest meeting, following news that genetically modified crops are to be grown in a nearby field. A crop of GM maize will be grown on farmland near the south Oxfordshire village
Banbury Central Bowls Club are celebrating their centenary this year with a match against the English Bowls Association on Tuesday, May 15.
Blenheim Palace is offering people the chance to snap up prizes worth thousands of pounds in a photographic competition. Photos of Blenheim and other British stately homes will be considered by a panel of judges. Prizes include £2,000 worth of travel
Striker Wayne Cort is back in the Thame United squad for their crunch Ryman Division 1 promotion clash at Bishop's Stortford tonight. Cort, the brother of Newcastle United forward Carl, has been out since February with a knee injury. His return is timely
Hardened swimmers braved the elements when two open-air pools were opened this weekend. Despite the cold weather about 40 people visited Woodstock pool on its first open day, while about 60 people turned out at Chipping Norton. Woodstock pool manager
Budding actors at King Alfred's Community and Sports College are planning a production of the Dr Suess classic, The Lorax. The play is a tale of environmental destruction, told through poetry and movement. A large cast of students will stage performances
Five swimmers from the City of Oxford Club were selected for the Kellogg's Frosties World Class Start Pilot Development Camp for 2001 at Warwick School. It followed their fine performances at the Midland District Age Group Championships held in Coventry
Grove kept their Southern Counties North promotion play-off hopes alive with a hard-earned 20-0 victory at Buckingham in their last game of the regular season. The victory puts Grove in second position, but they will be overtaken for the runners-up spot
Striker Wayne Cort is back in the Thame United squad for their crunch Ryman Division 1 promotion clash at Bishop's Stortford tonight. Cort, the brother of Newcastle United forward Carl, has been out since February with a knee injury. His return is timely
Two players ended up in hospital after Oxford Harlequins' 51-0 victory over Uxbridge in friendly at Horspath Road. An Uxbridge player had to be taken by ambulance after suffering a neck injury in the last minute, while Quins scrum half Alex Tang departed
Bicester lifted the David Charles Oxfordshire Plate for the first time with a nine-try victory over Abingdon. The win was some small consolation for Bicester's mediocre season which is likely to end with relegation from Southern Counties North. Bicester
The saddest sight at Oxford United's final league game at the Manor Ground in seven days' time will be empty spaces. For it looks as though the May 1 match against Port Vale will not be a sell-out, even in all the home sections. United's ticket office
Injury-hit Oxford City, did Thame a big favour with a 1-0 win over Braintree at the weekend, start a run of six games in 12 days at home to Harlow in Division 1. TONIGHT'S LINE-UPS: Thame Utd (v Bishop's Stortford, away): from Brain, Avery, Lee, Smith
Five swimmers from the City of Oxford Club were selected for the Kellogg's Frosties World Class Start Pilot Development Camp for 2001 at Warwick School. It followed their fine performances at the Midland District Age Group Championships held in Coventry
With the Berks, Bucks & Oxon Division 1 title already safely in their grasp, Oxford lost their unbeaten home record in by going down 17-13 to fellow promoted club Milton Keynes. Oxford struggled up front but still took an 8-0 half-time lead when Roy
A 32-year-old man threatened a doorman with an imitation firearm after being refused entry to a pub, a court heard. Christopher Burgess, of Kynaston Road, Didcot, was jailed for 15 months after he admitted possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear
Daredevils can take the plunge for charity next month in a sponsored bungee jump at Cutteslowe Park. The event, part of the Oxford Balloon Fiesta on May 12 and 13, is in aid of the Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust.
A big family reunion will take place in Bledington village hall, near Chipping Norton, on Saturday, May 5. More than 100 people from all over the country will be travelling to the village. All are related through five sisters and brothers who were born
More than 40 firefighters took five hours to control a blaze at a barn that was engulfed by 40ft-high flames yesterday. About 250 tonnes of straw and 120 tonnes of fertiliser went up in flames at the Redlands Dairy Unit, Hook Norton, north Oxfordshire
An exhibition of a controversial pay-as-you-enter visitor programme has opened. The exhibition at Oxford's Bodleian Library Divinity School is open until Friday, from 9am to 4.30pm, and on Saturday, April 28, from 9am to 1pm. The proposals have been criticised
HIGH-tech company Bookham Technology, which is tomorrow expected to report growing losses, is seeking the go-ahead from its investors to issue new share options, writes Maggie Hartford. Andrew Fisher, of stockbroker Gerrard, said pre-tax losses for the
A famous boot has received its marching orders at Garsington. The boot, a children's slide, was moved from the Plough pub to the Three Horse Shoes pub in the village in 1993. Now it has returned to its former home. Villagers help lift the glass-fibre
Managers at a council-run swimming pool are today expecting results of water tests, taken after youngsters developed a mysterious rash. Environmental officers have been analysing water samples to find out if it is safe to reopen Peers Swimming Pool in
More than 700 complaints were recorded against Thames Valley Police officers in the past 12 months. Between April 1, 2000, and March 31, 2001, the force received 744 alleged complaints against its officers - five more than in 1999/2000. They included
Thames Valley Police Chief Constable, Sir Charles Pollard, hopes cheaper housing and a cost of living bonus will boost recruitment figures during the coming year. He says he is optimistic that more officers will be attracted to the force in the coming
A student was assaulted and robbed of his mobile phone and wallet as he walked along Cowley Road, Oxford. Police are searching for the attacker, a white men, aged between 21 and 25, who has light brown short hair and is about 6ft tall. He wore a black
Two 89-year-old women have been targeted by distraction burglars in Oxford. In the first incident, a pensioner living in Banbury Road had her purse stolen by a man claiming to be from the council. He called at her flat between 9am and 9.30am on Friday
Managers at a council-run swimming pool are today expecting results of water tests, taken after youngsters developed a mysterious rash. Environmental officers have been analysing water samples to find out if it is safe to reopen Peers Swimming Pool in
Political rivals are uniting in favour of a new ambitious and wide-ranging transport strategy for Abingdon. After earlier opposition to what Conservatives on the strategy's steering group feared was an anti-car policy, the latest proposals have been welcomed
Witney could be playing in the Tetley's Bitter Cup next season, after the RFU confirmed that Oxfordshire would continue to have three representatives in this national competition. Henley, as a National League side, qualify automatically, while Banbury
A Spanish journalist claims he was attacked and his £700 camera broken after he tried to film a car fire in Oxford. Freelance TV cameraman Rick Richards saw an Alfa Romeo, with the driver still in it, burning in the car park of PC World, Botley Road at
Two players ended up in hospital after Oxford Harlequins' 51-0 victory over Uxbridge in friendly at Horspath Road. An Uxbridge player had to be taken by ambulance after suffering a neck injury in the last minute, while Quins scrum half Alex Tang departed
If there were proof that the friendships forged in childhood last a whole life through, Godfrey Eden and Rob Druce are that proof. Born in Garsington in the middle of the Second World War, they were chums virtually as soon as they left their prams. Throughout
An Oxford park has been described as "filthy" and a "health hazard". Resident Gordon Shorter says he has been complaining to the city council about it for more than a year. Work on Hundred Acre park, at the junction of Hundred Acre Close and Hollow Way
The footballers of Headington Middle School have proved that lightning does strike twice by winning a national six-a-side competition for the second year running - from an original entry of 2,500 teams. Back, from left: John Rixon , Jon Gotch, Mark Bell
Witney could be playing in the Tetley's Bitter Cup next season, after the RFU confirmed that Oxfordshire would continue to have three representatives in this national competition. Henley, as a National League side, qualify automatically, while Banbury
A superb place-kicking display by Matt Jones, which brought him a haul of 22 points, could not stop Henley Hawks going down 39-37 away to Manchester. Four first half-penalties by Jones, plus a try by Mark Venner put Henley 17-10 up at half-time, but they
