Abingdon Town banished any slight fears of relegation, when they gained three points from last night's Ryman Division 3 encounter with Bracknell, the first of five successive league games at Culham Road. Veteran skipper Roger Charles continued his recent
BMW was today playing down reports that £50m worth of orders had been placed for the new Cowley-built Mini. Mark Harrison, the media relations manager for the Mini, said that the figure, published in a national newspaper, had not been released by BMW
Cogges Manor Farm Museum, in Witney is to remain closed to visitors in Oxfordshire, despite foot and mouth restrictions being lifted. The farm, which is home to traditional farm breeds of pigs, sheep, cows and goats, has said it intends to remain closed
A playgroup in Abingdon has received what it describes as "a glowing report" from Government school standards inspectors. The Riverside Playgroup has been praised by Ofsted - the Office of Standards in Education - for good teaching and a well-organised
Students studying public services donned helmets and waterproofs to find out what it is like to be a firefighter. Eleven sixth-formers spent a day at Didcot Fire Station where they gained hands-on experience with a crew from Red Watch. The students witnessed
Teacher numbers in Oxfordshire are rising - but not as fast as in the rest of the country. The number of full-time teachers went up by 0.5 per cent in the county to 4,105 last year. Nationally, there has been a 1.3 per cent rise this year and the Government
Oxford Lord Mayor Maureen Christian will be a guest at the Wallingford Town Council's annual dinner on Friday (April 27) in the town hall.
Budding snappers can win holidays, digital cameras and travel vouchers by capturing the beauty of Blenheim Palace in a photograph. There are separate categories for adults and children, with entries judged by a panel of distinguished photographers. For
Labour MP Tony Benn, who is retiring at the next General Election, is to be the guest of honour at this year's Levellers' Day in Burford. The veteran MP has been a staunch supporter of the event which is held to honour three soldiers shot for mutiny in
Banbury Harrier Simon Pritchard produced his best-ever finish in the country's largest and most prestigious road race, the Flora London Marathon, on Sunday by coming home in 85th place from a field of 30,000. Pritchard, one of Oxfordshire's leading runners
The efforts of sixth-formers have paid off after their school Website won an award. About 30 senior students at Witney's Wood Green School went in on the first day of their Easter holiday to put the finishing touches to the project. It has now been selected
Powerful winger Steve Chadbone has been elected Oxford Harlequins captain next season. Steve Chadbone Chadbone, whose brother Simon also plays at the club, joined Quins from Wheatley two years ago. He succeeds lock forward Chris Price, who is standing
Brize Norton, from the Witney and District FA lifted the Oxfordshire Junior Shield for the third time in the last six years as they defeated BCS Bardwell 3-2 in Sunday's final. After a tight opening, Bardwell opened the scoring after ten minutes through
Reigning Oxford League champions Oracle can only watch and hope to see if they have done enough to retain their Division 1 title. Oracle's team of Lee Stopps, Ted Milsom and Jack Woods regained pole position after a 3-0 victory over HCC A in their final
A Golden Retriever's eight-day ordeal, after she was carted off in a stolen car by thieves, is finally over. Dee, aged three, was found weak and hungry in a field by farmer Ninner Upstone at his farm in Westbury - four miles from her home in Mixbury,
A junior rugby match, staged as a curtain-raiser before the Oxfordshire Plate Cup final on Sunday had to be abandoned after one of the managers was shown the red card. The incident occurred in an under 15 match between Bicester and Abingdon which was
Residents have put up "closed" signs in a row with a developer over the route of a footpath. They believe the path was built on the wrong line and want to stop walkers, skateboarders and motorbikers from getting through to a park. Alan Huddart and Robert
City's inability to put away their chances cost them dearly in last night's Ryman Division game at Court Place Farm. The home side took a second-minute lead, but a fortuitous equaliser in the second half cost them a point. There were only 70 seconds on
Reigning Oxford League champions Oracle can only watch and hope to see if they have done enough to retain their Division 1 title. Oracle's team of Lee Stopps, Ted Milsom and Jack Woods regained pole position after a 3-0 victory over HCC A in their final
Johnny Dawson scored eight minutes from time to give AFC Wallingford A a 1-0 victory over Shrivenham Res in the North Berks League's Nairne Paul Cup final at Abingdon United. Wallingford keeper Matt Gesner kept his side in it, before a free kick was knocked
A junior rugby match, staged as a curtain-raiser before the Oxfordshire Plate Cup final on Sunday had to be abandoned after one of the managers was shown the red card. The incident occurred in an under 15 match between Bicester and Abingdon which was
Students studying public services donned helmets and waterproofs to find out what it is like to be a firefighter. Eleven sixth-formers spent a day at Didcot Fire Station where they gained hands-on experience with a crew from Red Watch. The students witnessed
A postman who will need care for life after suffering head injuries in a road smash had been awarded £1.7m damages in a High Court settlement. Keith Weight, 55, was unconscious for two weeks after the accident in February 1994, in which his van collided
The Oxfordshire Track and Field Championships are being held at Tilsley Park, Abingdon, on Saturday, May 12 and Sunday, May 13. Some of the longer races are being held at Horspath. The 10K is on May 23 and the 5K and 2km walk are on May 30. The championships
A decade ago there was a stigma surrounding heroin. The 'Heroin Screws You Up' poster campaign and the knowledge that HIV could be transmitted by needle-sharing meant heroin was the ultimate taboo. Added to that, many young people admitted to having a
Carmel Ryan has seen two of her friends lose their eldest children as herion robbed them of their dignity and their lives. For years she dreaded she would lose her first child to the drug. Carmel, 37, is a woman who lives on her nerves. She has an eating
Regulars at the Crown and Thistle pub in Old Road, Headington, gave £150 - the proceeds of a draw and weekly quiz night - to Shotover Wildlife, a group founded to research, record and communicate the importance of Shotover Hill as an area for wildlife
Campaigners are planning to lobby councillors over plans to hand over control of Oxfordshire's care homes for the elderly to a charity. The rally on Thursday outside County Hall in Oxford is being organised by the Oxon Homes for Older People Action Group
A scheme to put surplus paint to good use in Oxford is spreading to other parts of the county. More than 700 cans were handed in at the John Allen Centre store in Cowley, Oxford, and used for community projects. Christine Tredinnick, of the DIY superstore
Councillors have been forced to rethink plans to increase the number of CCTV cameras in north Oxfordshire after their bid for Government cash was turned down. The Home Office has refused to give Cherwell District Council money to extend closed circuit
A swimming pool that closed after children developed a mystery rash is likely to re-open in the next 24 hours. Two of three water tests carried out at Peers swimming pool in Sandy Lane, Littlemore, Oxford, have proved negative. The pool was closed last
Residents have put up "closed" signs in a row with a developer over the route of a footpath. They believe the path was built on the wrong line and want to stop walkers, skateboarders and motorbikers from getting through to a park. Alan Huddart and Robert
An exercise event is being held to raise funds for charity. There is no need to be fit to take part in Workout 2001, organised by Oxford North Rotary Club, because there will be something on offer for everyone, including T'ai Chi, yoga, circuits, body
Parked cars are making it difficult for a social services bus to collect a disabled student who needs transport to attend an Oxford college. Vehicles parked at the ends of Edgeway Road and Ferry Road in New Marston, Oxford, by people who use the streets
It would probably make the great man turn in his grave, but cub scouts in Oxford have released a rap record about their founder's life and times. The 'hip hop' track about Lord Baden-Powell is the brainchild of the 22nd Oxford pack who hope their artistic
Brize Norton, from the Witney and District FA lifted the Oxfordshire Junior Shield for the third time in the last six years as they defeated BCS Bardwell 3-2 in Sunday's final. After a tight opening, Bardwell opened the scoring after ten minutes through
Workers at Unipart in Cowley fear their jobs may be on the line when the company loses its Rover contract in February. And their 70 colleagues at the group's Automotive Components site on Woodstock Road, Oxford, are looking for new jobs as the company
Witney Roadrunners' young athletes made an excellent start in the opening Oxfordshire Junior League meeting at Tilsey Park, Abingdon on Saturday, setting five national standards, nine club records and 42 personal bests. The club were the dominant force
Parked cars are making it difficult for a social services bus to collect a disabled student who needs transport to attend an Oxford college. Vehicles parked at the ends of Edgeway Road and Ferry Road in New Marston, Oxford, by people who use the streets
Parked cars are making it difficult for a social services bus to collect a disabled student who needs transport to attend an Oxford college. Vehicles parked at the ends of Edgeway Road and Ferry Road in New Marston, Oxford, by people who use the streets
The Ryman League Division 1 promotion race was reduced to farce last night as Thame's game went ahead on a surface that had more in common with a boating lake than a football pitch. Wayne Cort hit the bar for Thame The kick-off at Bishops Stortford was
West Oxfordshire planners have agreed to allow conifer hedging and a tree to be felled at Orchard Close, Cassington.
Five charities in Oxfordshire have received donations from the Leeds & Holbeck Building Society Charitable Foundation. The Salvation Army homeless outreach project in Oxford received £500 towards a van, Volunteer Reading Help in Banbury received £500
Thousands of pounds have been ploughed into new day clinics to screen refugees for potentially fatal tuberculosis. Cases of TB in Oxfordshire have risen by one third and experts claim the problem has worsened because of difficulties pinpointing the disease
Teacher numbers in Oxfordshire are rising - but not as fast as in the rest of the country. The number of full-time teachers went up by 0.5 per cent in the county to 4,105 last year. Nationally, there has been a 1.3 per cent rise this year and the Government
Radley Ladies youngster Kelly Daly knocked an astonishing 20 seconds off her personal best in the Under 13s' 1000 metres in a Swindon Open meeting on Sunday, registering 2.27.7 in the wet and windy conditions. Fellow Radley athletes Rachel Brenton and
A junior rugby match, staged as a curtain-raiser before the Oxfordshire Plate Cup final on Sunday had to be abandoned after one of the managers was shown the red card. The incident occurred in an under 15 match between Bicester and Abingdon which was
Planning is still going ahead for Oxfordshire's county show - the Thame Show in September. Secretary Mike Howes said his committee hoped the current foot and mouth crisis would be well and truly over by then, with animal movements back to normal.
Farmers' markets are set to resume in Abingdon after postponements caused by the foot and mouth crisis. The proximity of Abingdon to one of the county's two confirmed outbreaks at Hinksey, near Oxford, had placed the town in a restricted zone. But now
The foot and mouth crisis has led to the cancellation of the Buckinghamshire County Show, for the first time in its 134-year history. Secretary Jenny Baker said organisers had a duty to the farming community to do all they could to minimise any risk of
Solarsavers, a solar-powered energy-saving initiative supported by the Vale of White Horse District Council was launched on Saturday at the Fairacres trading estate, Abingdon.
Solarsavers, a solar-powered energy-saving initiative supported by the Vale of White Horse District Council, was launched on April 21 at the Fairacres trading estate.
Farmers' markets are set to resume in Abingdon after postponements caused by the foot and mouth crisis. The proximity of Abingdon to one of the county's two confirmed outbreaks at Hinksey, near Oxford, had placed the town in a restricted zone. But now
Police have renewed their appeal for information about a bogus social worker who tried to gain access to a four-year-old girl. The e-fit of the woman police would like to know aboutDetectives released an e-fit of the woman, who called at a house in Sherwood
Young lifesavers swept the board in the Royal Life Saving Society's Thames Valley branch annual pairs incident competition. Competitors - some as young as seven - from Abingdon, Wantage, Milton Keynes and Bracknell took part in the competition at Radley
The efforts of sixth-formers have paid off after their school Website won an award. About 30 senior students at Witney's Wood Green School went in on the first day of their Easter holiday to put the finishing touches to the project. It has now been selected
Pub landlady Pauline Ward has kicked her 30-a-day smoking habit while raising cash for a cancer ward at a London hospital. Pauline's fight to quit the weed following the deaths of her father and a close friend was supported by her customers at the Hind's
The 60-strong Wallingford Children's Choir is to give two performances of Alice - The Musical at St Mary's Church on Sunday, at 3pm and 6.30pm. Tickets, priced £4, and £2 for under-16s, are available from Sarah Dow on 01491 652150. Some 200 tickets have
The funeral has taken place at Ewelme Parish Church of Flt Lt Mark Maguire, the RAF Benson pilot killed during peacekeeping duties in Kosovo. Flt Lt Maguire, 31, died when the RAF Puma helicopter he was flying crashed in bad weather, in mountains close
West Oxfordshire planners have refused to grant permission for the demolition of the existing bungalow and commercial buildings at V T Norridge Motorcycles, Minster Lovell, to replace them with eight houses.
The assistant golf professional at Lyneham Golf Club in west Oxfordshire has been bailed to appear at Witney Magistrates' Court on a charge of theft. Simon Jackson, 20, is accused of stealing £560 in cash from the club between March 6 and 19 this year
A dental practice has become so comfortable that patients may start enjoying their check-ups. The Sinson and Sykes dental surgery in Burford Road, Carterton, has spent more that £100,000 on an extension for a new waiting room, reception and children's
A Witney electronics factory is closing with the loss of about 150 jobs. The closure of JDS Uniphase on the Thorney Leys industrial estate follows a big recruitment campaign in February last year when the company announced it was building a new factory
England Under 18 centre Mathew Goode will be in the Banbury team when they meet Witney in the Oxfordshire Colts final at Bodicote Park tomorrow (7.30). Admission will be by programme £2. Banbury won through to the final by overcoming Wallingford in their
Designs for a new factory have come before west Oxfordshire planners for the first time. Developers Peregrine House have applied for permission for a 16,000 square metre factory building on land off Downs Road, Witney. The building will be used by a company
Gary Harrison scored a goal in each half to give Banbury maximum points in last night's Dr Martens League Eastern Division clash played on a very wet but firm surface Banbury took the lead in the 17th minute. Ady Fuller's corner was not fully cleared,
Cogges Manor Farm Museum, in Witney is to remain closed to visitors in Oxfordshire, despite foot and mouth restrictions being lifted. The farm, which is home to traditional farm breeds of pigs, sheep, cows and goats, has said it intends to remain closed
Tenants, including pensioners, have been alarmed after they received what looked like big increases in rent demands from their new landlord. The demands appeared in some cases to be more than double what they had been paying as council tenants with West
Planning is still going ahead for Oxfordshire's county show - the Thame Show in September. Secretary Mike Howes said his committee hoped the current foot and mouth crisis would be well and truly over by then, with animal movements back to normal. The
Tickets have gone on sale for a charity disco in aid of the British Diabetic Association. The event takes place at the village hall on May 19, with dancing going on until midnight. Tickets priced £3.50 are available by calling 01235 224715.
King Alfred's College students, who are raising money for a school expedition to the Polish mountains, are holding a jumble sale at Grove village hall on Saturday. The sale for the Poland Challenge starts at 2pm. Offers of jumble should be made to Josh
A parish clerk will be sent on a £1,000 training course to help improve the running of his council. Parish councillors in Stanford in the Vale, near Wantage, have supported calls made by their 59-year-old clerk Mike Dew to enrol on a local council administration
Villagers are looking forward to making use of their refurbished community hall, following a £30,000 facelift. Householders in East and West Hanney, near Wantage, gathered in the War Memorial Hall on April 23, for its official re-opening following months
The Oxfordshire Track and Field Championships are being held at Tilsley Park, Abingdon, on Saturday, May 12 and Sunday, May 13. Some of the longer races are being held at Horspath. The 10K is on May 23 and the 5K and 2km walk are on May 30. The championships
If you are a teenager and fancy yourself as an ace kicker of a rugby ball, you could have a chance of performing your skills in front of a large crowd at Twickenham later this year. Former England star Simon Hodgkinson is promoting the Gilbert Golden
The semi-finals of the Eric Morris Cup were both high scoring affairs with Heyford Athletic beating Heyford Athletic Res 7-0 and BCS Bardwell Res going one better in beating Finmere 8-0. Heyford, who will be appearing in their fifth final in the last
The Ryman League Division 1 promotion race was reduced to farce last night as Thame's game went ahead on a surface that had more in common with a boating lake than a football pitch. Wayne Cort hit the bar for Thame The kick-off at Bishops Stortford was
A company has celebrated the 25th anniversary of its founding by handing over £1,250 to a new hospice. Bicester Roofing was founded by Don King and Mike Staniford with offices in a portable building in a builder's yard. The company has grown since then
Witney Roadrunners' young athletes made an excellent start in the opening Oxfordshire Junior League meeting at Tilsey Park, Abingdon on Saturday, setting five national standards, nine club records and 42 personal bests. The club were the dominant force
Councillors have been forced to rethink plans to increase the number of CCTV cameras in north Oxfordshire after their bid for Government cash was turned down. The Home Office has refused to give Cherwell District Council money to extend closed circuit
Banbury Harrier Simon Pritchard produced his best-ever finish in the country's largest and most prestigious road race, the Flora London Marathon, on Sunday by coming home in 85th place from a field of 30,000. Pritchard, one of Oxfordshire's leading runners
The efforts of sixth-formers have paid off after their school Website won an award. About 30 senior students at Witney's Wood Green School went in on the first day of their Easter holiday to put the finishing touches to the project. It has now been selected
Powerful winger Steve Chadbone has been elected Oxford Harlequins captain next season. Steve Chadbone Chadbone, whose brother Simon also plays at the club, joined Quins from Wheatley two years ago. He succeeds lock forward Chris Price, who is standing
Cowley Workers completed the league and cup double when they defeated AFC Jericho 2-0 in the R T Harris Oxford City FA Premier Cup final at Morris Motors. Jericho played well in the first half, Jamie Power defending well and Danny Williams looking dangerous
Children joined their headteacher and chairman of governors to dig the first turf of foundations for a new school. The £1.75m Chilton Primary School, near Didcot, is being built in the grounds of the existing school that will eventually be demolished.
Children joined their headteacher and chairman of governors to dig the first turf of foundations for a new school. The £1.75m Chilton Primary School, near Didcot, is being built in the grounds of the existing school that will eventually be demolished.
A postman who will need care for life after suffering head injuries in a road smash had been awarded £1.7m damages in a High Court settlement. Keith Weight, 55, was unconscious for two weeks after the accident in February 1994, in which his van collided
Golf clubs were stolen during a burglary from Warneford Hall, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, on April 20. The theft was reported to police late in the afternoon and the clubs are estimated to be worth more than £1,000.
Plans for three bridges over a new high-speed railway line are likely to be refused. Railtrack wants to close three footpaths across the Oxford-Banbury line for safety reasons when Sir Richard Branson introduces his 125mph cross-country trains. But Cherwell
Councillors have been forced to rethink plans to increase the number of CCTV cameras in north Oxfordshire after their bid for Government cash was turned down. The Home Office has refused to give Cherwell District Council money to extend closed circuit
If you are a teenager and fancy yourself as an ace kicker of a rugby ball, you could have a chance of performing your skills in front of a large crowd at Twickenham later this year. Former England star Simon Hodgkinson is promoting the Gilbert Golden
Eynsham Roadrunners: A Grove 2.58.20, J Goodhand 3.05.00, D Burns 3.07.25, T Whitlock 3.23.45, A Burns 4.01.06, S Stalker 4.09.24 (pb), J Edwards 4.51.00. Oxford City: 149 N Russell 2.39.51, 363 S Meade 2.48.00, D Parsons 3.02.44, P Grimsdale 3.22.46,
At 15, Shannon was a heroin addict. At 19, she's a young mum with a chance. Zahra Akkerhuys hears a tale of horror and hope . . . One day Shannon Ryan wants to go to Paris. She has never been abroad but knows there's a whole world out there just waiting
An exercise event is being held to raise funds for charity. There is no need to be fit to take part in Workout 2001, organised by Oxford North Rotary Club, because there will be something on offer for everyone, including T'ai Chi, yoga, circuits, body
Surveyors Lambert Smith Hampton have been awarded a three-year contract from Thames Valley police authority to provide estates and valuation services. The contract portfolio will cover 44 police stations, three traffic bases, seven hilltop radio sites
A company has celebrated the 25th anniversary of its founding by handing over £1,250 to a new hospice. Bicester Roofing was founded by Don King and Mike Staniford with offices in a portable building in a builder's yard. The company has grown since then
Workers at Unipart in Cowley fear their jobs may be on the line when the company loses its Rover contract in February. And their 70 colleagues at the group's Automotive Components site on Woodstock Road, Oxford, are looking for new jobs as the company
Children joined their headteacher and chairman of governors to dig the first turf of foundations for a new school. The £1.75m Chilton Primary School, near Didcot, is being built in the grounds of the existing school that will eventually be demolished.
A swimming pool that closed after children developed a mystery rash is likely to re-open in the next 24 hours. Two of three water tests carried out at Peers swimming pool in Sandy Lane, Littlemore, Oxford, have proved negative. The pool was closed last
Thousands of pounds have been ploughed into new day clinics to screen refugees for potentially fatal tuberculosis. Cases of TB in Oxfordshire have risen by one third and experts claim the problem has worsened because of difficulties pinpointing the disease
Developers were today outlining their plans for an £18m development of the former Oxford Prison and Castle site. Plans for a 74-bedroom hotel, heritage museum, education and exhibition centre, restaurants, shops and fitness centre were being explained
The Oxford Welsh Exiles, who raised money for charities in the city for more than 30 years, have made their final cheque presentation. Choirs travelled from Wales to sing at the group's farewell concert and raised £750 for Oxsrad, in Marsh Lane, Marston
Councillors in Oxfordshire could be in line for big pay rises as part of a new style of local government. An independent expert has recommended West Oxfordshire District Council members have a four-fold increase in the amount they get for attending committees
Joe Kinnear, the man brought in to save Oxford United from relegation but who quit after 101 days to join rivals Luton Town, will meet his old club in the third division next season. Luton Town join United in Division 3 after losing 1-0 at home to promotion-chasing
Kennington got back on the Oxfordshire Senior League Division 1 promotion trail with a 4-1 win at home to fellow contenders Brill United. Stuart Dunham kept up his impressive scoring this season with a hat-trick, while Allen Jefferies netted his third
Cogges Manor Farm Museum, in Witney is to remain closed to visitors in Oxfordshire, despite foot and mouth restrictions being lifted. The farm, which is home to traditional farm breeds of pigs, sheep, cows and goats, has said it intends to remain closed
Bampton 's annual street fair on Monday, May 7, will also include stall holders from the Farmers' Market. The day starts with the crowning of the May Queen at 10am. There will be music all day, a performance by the Strawberry Fair Majorettes and a dog
Campaigners are planning to lobby councillors over plans to hand over control of Oxfordshire's care homes for the elderly to a charity. The rally on Thursday outside County Hall in Oxford is being organised by the Oxon Homes for Older People Action Group
Kennington got back on the Oxfordshire Senior League Division 1 promotion trail with a 4-1 win at home to fellow contenders Brill United. Stuart Dunham kept up his impressive scoring this season with a hat-trick, while Allen Jefferies netted his third
