Abingdon Town's final home game of the season in Ryman Division 3 saw them reach an unwelcome milestone with their goals against tally topping the 100-mark. And it happened in unfortunate circumstances when Antony Burden's attempted headed clearance flew
Lecturers are threatening to boycott the Oxford Union after its invitation to the controversial "racist" historian David Irving. The Association of University Teachers is calling on the academic community to withdraw its support for the debating society
Search your conscience - that was the message delivered to an Oxford community sheltering the killers of nine-year-old Ross Doyle. The football-mad youngster died after being knocked down by joyriders in Blackbird Leys last December. Today, his mother
Farmers from Oxfordshire are lobbying for a "level playing field" across Europe on guidelines governing food production. James Elles, Euro MP for South East England, has met National Farmers' Union members at Thame Town Hall. Discussions were dominated
The lifting of foot and mouth restrictions in Oxfordshire has resulted in "confusion" in the countryside, a county councillor has claimed. Faringdon councillor Judith Heathcoat (Con) told Tuesday's meeting of Oxfordshire County Council that farmers felt
Walkers are puzzled by Thames Water's "closure" of a footpath around a reservoir because of foot and mouth disease. The notice asking people not to use the footpath at Farmoor Reservoir was put up last week despite the lifting of 'infected area' restrictions
A pioneering centre for children and adults in Chipping Norton and surrounding villages has been praised by a Government inspector. The Ace Centre in Burford Road was only one of 35 to earn the designation as an Early Excellence Centre. Co-ordinator Betty
A town with few children has a pre-school where the teaching is good and the youngsters are confident, well-behaved and happy. The praise came from Ofsted inspector Mary Chapman after a visit to Burford Pre-School, in Tanners Lane. She said the staff
BBC rugby commentator Nigel Starmer-Smith has today paid tribute today to his young son who died earlier this week from a rare form of cancer. Julian, 19, a former pupil at Radley College, near Abingdon, was taken ill just six weeks ago while skiing in
A popular pre-school has become so successful it is being forced to search for new premises. For 32 years, Wantage's Camel Pre-School has been a favourite choice for parents and youngsters in the town. The group is based in the Guildry building in the
A teenager was flung to his death when a car he was travelling in veered out of control and crashed into a tree. Kosovan student Leonard Murati, 16, of Horspath Road, Cowley, Oxford, had gone along for the ride when two friends headed for a scrapyard
Chris Colbeck won Didcot Phoenix's time trial over the Milton circuit on Thursday. Colbeck finished in 24 mins 29 secs, more than a minute ahead of second-placed youngster Lee Thornhill. RESULTS (Didcot Phoenix unless stated) 1 C Colbeck 24.29, 2 L Thornhill
A Motown and soul disco will be held at the Langdale Hall, Witney on Friday, May 18, to raise money for the Sobell House Hospice. Tickets £5 in advance by calling 01993 706409 or £6 on the door.
Children are being asked to draw an underwater picture for a competition run by the Cheltenham and Gloucester building society, to highlight the Marine Conservation Society's turtle conservation programme. The competition is open until June 2, for four
A building society branch is looking to primary schoolchildren to help a wildlife project. Juliam Marlow, manager of the Witney branch of the Cheltenham and Gloucester, is appealing to schools in the area to join in a painting competition to support the
Pupils and teachers will be scaling a climbing wall over a 24-hour period to raise money for people suffering from leprosy. The event at Cokethorpe School, Witney, will recreate the Three Peaks Climbing Challenge, during which competitors climb the summits
A share offer to build a pub on a housing estate will be launched on Monday, May 7. Residents of Witney's Deer Park estate set up their own company called Community Pub plc more than four years ago to buy a plot of land and build a pub. The £225,000 share
The town council is grant aiding the summer playscheme with £1,000. The annual event will run this year for a fortnight, from August 6 to 16, at Lord Williams's Lower School.
The Football Sports and Social Club, in Windmill Road, Thame, will be hosting a blood donor session on Tuesday, May 8, between 1.30pm and 3.25pm, and 4.30pm and 6.15pm.
Walkers are puzzled by Thames Water's "closure" of a footpath around a reservoir because of foot and mouth disease. The notice asking people not to use the footpath at Farmoor Reservoir was put up last week despite the lifting of 'infected area' restrictions
Cutting corners on servicing has left a town council facing a £7,000 bill for a new grass cutter. And there is no money in the kitty to pay for one. When Thame Town Council workmen got out the Kubota ride-on grass cutter for the start of the growing season
Fans are gearing up for what could be Witney Town's swansong in the Dr Martens League when they take on Erith & Belvedere at Marriotts Stadium tomorrow. The club's future will be determined on Monday, but with no buyer having come forward, all the
Tiddington Cricket Club have been hit for six by the foot and mouth outbreak - with the epidemic leaving them unable to reclaim balls which are smashed into adjacent fields. The spread of the disease has left the Oxford Times Cherwell League Division
City's hopes of a place in the Ryman League Full Members Cup final were wrecked in last night's semi-final when their young team conceded three early goals against Premier Division Purfleet. Although they rallied strongly in the second period, the game's
Carterton Town will be looking for more magic from 16-year-old David Herbert when they take on Cirencester Academy in a swift Cherry Red Records Hellenic League Premier Division rematch at Kilkenny Lane tomorrow. The attacking midfielder shone as Carterton
Rover Oxford Ladies welcome back Flo Cooke, Lisa Deller and Clare Dunne for their final three Inter-League play-off matches, which all take place at the National Hockey Stadium, Milton Keynes, this weekend. But Rover have been dealt a blow with captain
Phillips, a child psychotherapist, unravels the notion of escape, arguing that 'mere escapism' can be life-transforming and creative. He describes a five-year-old patient who plays hide-and-seek by running further and further away, interweaving the life
A journalist and mother living in Paris hires Olivia as a mother's help, unaware that she was abused as a child. Slowly, her employer learns the truth. Their relationship is under pressure from debt collectors, drug dealers and an incestuous brother-in-law
University student Carla was head over heels when she married her trendy, radical lecturer, but now she loathes everything about him - his moustache, his obsession with school league tables, and the way he scrapes the dirt from under his fingernails with
This is the book which millionaire businessman Richard Branson doesn't want you to read: "What I have read, has offended me on every single level. It is a foul, foul piece of work from the first words to the last," he says, according to the dust-jacket
Tiddington Cricket Club have been hit for six by the foot and mouth outbreak - with the epidemic leaving them unable to reclaim balls which are smashed into adjacent fields. The spread of the disease has left the Oxford Times Cherwell League Division
City's hopes of a place in the Ryman League Full Members Cup final were wrecked in last night's semi-final when their young team conceded three early goals against Premier Division Purfleet. Although they rallied strongly in the second period, the game's
Rover Oxford Ladies welcome back Flo Cooke, Lisa Deller and Clare Dunne for their final three Inter-League play-off matches, which all take place at the National Hockey Stadium, Milton Keynes, this weekend. But Rover have been dealt a blow with captain
AFC Wallingford continue their hunt for the Courage Combined Counties League Premier Division title with the possible return of Dean Wikinson for their two games over the Bank Holiday weekend. Tomorrow, Wallingford visit the artificial pitch at Feltham
Didcot Leisure Centre presents the Mayor's Concert tomorrow. The Oxfordshire Central Music School Symphony Orchestra will play a selection of film themes, jazz and classical music. Ticket cost £2 on the door.
A woman passenger who was killed when a skip truck overturned on the A420 near Faringdon on Tuesday has been named as Samantha Gibbs, 33, of Ham Lane, Kempsford, Gloucestershire. The driver, who also died at the scene, was multi-millionaire businessman
A young mother lured into drug trafficking because of pressure over family debts has failed to win a reduction in her two-year prison term. Annabell Long, from Aston Tirrold, near Didcot, was sentenced at Portsmouth Crown Court in March after she admitted
Firefighters were called out to tackle three car blazes, believed to have been started deliberately. Bicester firefighters were called out to tackle a car fire in the car park of the Angel pub in Sheep Street early today. Only minutes later firefighters
Test results have not revealed any evidence that residents living in an Oxford tower block were exposed to potentially fatal asbestos. City council leaders said 26 separate tests were carried out at Foresters Tower, Wood Farm Road, Headington. The council
More than 100 children were evacuated from their school after a Second World War bomb was discovered. A 400-metre exclusion zone was placed around the southern storage area at the Harwell International Business Centre where the bomb was found at 2pm yesterday
The owners of 104 Causeway have applied to convert the general store to living accommodation.
Thames Trains' passenger watchdog is holding a meeting at the Banbury Old Town Hall on Tuesday , May 8 ,at 10.30am.
A pioneering centre for children and adults in Chipping Norton and surrounding villages has been praised by a Government inspector. The Ace Centre in Burford Road was only one of 35 to earn the designation as an Early Excellence Centre. Co-ordinator Betty
A town with few children has a pre-school where the teaching is good and the youngsters are confident, well-behaved and happy. The praise came from Ofsted inspector Mary Chapman after a visit to Burford Pre-School, in Tanners Lane. She said the staff
Warner Bros' world-famous Looney Tunes cartoon characters promise a 24-carrot sensation when they arrive at the Apollo Theatre from Tuesday to Saturday May 12 to stage their family show. This is the first time that Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny, Sylvester the
The Oxford Philomusica returns to the Sheldonian Theatre on Saturday to perform a programme of Telemann, Handel, Vivaldi and Bach. Once again, the orchestra will be conducted by Marios Papadopoulos. On May 25, the orchestra will join forces with the Oxford
The Oxford Times - sister paper of This is Oxfordshire and the Oxford Mail - have agreed a two-year deal to sponsor The Cherwell League, Oxfordshire's premier cricket competition. League chairman Derek Primett welcomed the deal, saying: "We are delighted
Abingdon Town's final home game of the season in Ryman Division 3 saw them reach an unwelcome milestone with their goals against tally topping the 100-mark. And it happened in unfortunate circumstances when Antony Burden's attempted headed clearance flew
Witney convincingly saw off Dartford last night in what could prove their penultimate Dr Martens Eastern Division game ever. They restricted their visitors to just a handful of half-chances, Glenn McTaggart hitting the underside of Witney's bar early
Chris Colbeck won Didcot Phoenix's time trial over the Milton circuit on Thursday. Colbeck finished in 24 mins 29 secs, more than a minute ahead of second-placed youngster Lee Thornhill. RESULTS (Didcot Phoenix unless stated) 1 C Colbeck 24.29, 2 L Thornhill
Takashi Miike's Audition is a horror film of rarified atmosphere and terrifying radiance that owes as much to Alfred Hitchcock as David Cronenberg, writes David Parkinson. Redefining the movie monster, this darkly comic tale turns the beauty and the beast
Oxford United could put out one of their most inexperienced sides of the season as they say good-bye to the second division in their final game at Notts County tomorrow. Caretaker manager Mike Ford, who is already forced to play youth team goalkeeper
All Sunday fixtures involving Oxfordshire sides Sunday, May 6: MORRELLS OXFORD SUNDAY LEAGUE League cup semi-final: Highfield v Blackbird Sunday . Premier Div: Six Bells Kidlington v Star Wands. Div 2: Charlbury v North Oxford CC, White Horse v Barton
All Saturday fixtures involving Oxfordshire sides Saturday, May 5: NATIONWIDE LEAGUE Div 2: Notts Co v Oxford Utd. ___________________ RYMAN LEAGUE Div 1: Oxford C v Northwood, Worthing v Thame Utd. Div 3: Clapton v Abingdon Tn ___________________ DR
Rachel knew a thief had broken into her house as she lay upstairs in bed. She heard him rifling through the drawers in her kitchen and singing. Her bedroom door didn't have a lock and her landlord was away, so she was alone and at the intruder's mercy
Marketing communications agency Cooney Bains has won a deal to relaunch a business-to-business customer magazine for European Telecom. The new monthly Insight has replaced the old-format Dealer Bulletin and has been posted to 2,000 customers. Cooney Bains
A soldier has admitted stealing and hoarding women's underwear on three separate occasions. Didcot magistrates heard yesterday that police found 62 items of women's underwear when they searched the accommodation of William Marriott, 27, of Geneva Road
A giant pack of loo rolls will be flying over the city on Saturday, May 12, as part of the Oxford Balloon Festival at Cutteslowe Park. The air balloon is shaped like a four-roll pack - and each roll is 75 times bigger than normal.
A boy was beaten up as he walked home after being thrown off a bus in a mix-up over a travel pass. Ian Holton, 13, said he was attacked in Woodgreen Avenue, Banbury, by three youths. He received a cut lip and bruising to his face. He was walking from
Didcot's newest primary school received a special birthday present with a praiseworthy report from an education inspection team. Much had been achieved since Ladygrove Park opened at Didcot's new Ladygrove estates two years ago. The report by Ofsted inspectors
Motorists can get free car checks over the Bank Holiday weekend. AA patrols will make basic checks and give drivers a written report. The AA will be at the Welcome Break Oxford Services, just off junction 8 of the M40 this weekend, from 10am until 5pm
Hundreds of public sector workers were today due to march through the streets to campaign for higher wages to cope with house prices in Oxfordshire. Librarians, education officers, hospital ancillary workers, police support staff and other members of
Ordinary citizens have been urged to get involved to make sure that the Oxford prison and castle site is redeveloped in the best possible way. A series of criticisms of details of the controversial scheme - and the choice of architect - were raised at
An assault course was one of the tests marine Daniel Rand had to pass to get his green beret. Daniel RandDaniel, 25, pictured, has passed out of the Royal Marine training centre after completing a gruelling 30-week programme which culminated in an endurance
An argument about dirty windows at an Oxford city centre shop erupted into violence when a cleaning firm manager punched his colleague on the nose. The row at D. F. Williams Cleaning Services, of Magdalen Road, Oxford, was sparked by a complaint from
Witney convincingly saw off Dartford last night in what could prove their penultimate Dr Martens Eastern Division game ever. They restricted their visitors to just a handful of half-chances, Glenn McTaggart hitting the underside of Witney's bar early
A father-of-two took his own life when his partner left him because of his drugs problem. Stephen Goodall, 30, of Broad Oak, Wood Farm, Oxford, was found hanging from the rafters at his home when his partner returned to check on him. Julie Kightley, of
More than 1,000 partying villagers turned out to watch the demolition of 60 flats. A community party on the playing field at Berinsfield, near Wallingford, yesterday marked the start of South Oxfordshire Housing Association's demolition of flats in Evenlode
Oxford's new £3.5m youth hostel was given the thumbs-up yesterday by its first batch of visitors. Just hours after opening its doors, the eye-catching building next to the railway station, welcomed a family from Scotland, some American backpackers, and
Toilets at a country park, which have been closed for ten years, could reopen if councillors agree to spend £77,000 on their refurbishment. Shotover Country Park, near Headington, Oxford, gets 750,000 visitors a year and the 2,000 acres is often busy
An argument about dirty windows at an Oxford city centre shop erupted into violence when a cleaning firm manager punched his colleague on the nose. The row at D. F. Williams Cleaning Services, of Magdalen Road, Oxford, was sparked by a complaint from
The fifth Standlake Beer Festival will be held in the village hall and recreation ground on May 26, from 2pm to 11pm, in aid of Standlake and Eynsham schools.
A giant pack of loo rolls will be flying over the city on Saturday, May 12, as part of the Oxford Balloon Festival at Cutteslowe Park. The air balloon is shaped like a four-roll pack - and each roll is 75 times bigger than normal.
Dance fans will be able to find out where their nearest classes are more easily with the help of a new database. The Leisure Services offices at Cherwell District Council receive many calls each week from people who want to try every activity from line
A splashing time was had when children tested the waters at Hinksey Pool, Oxford. The pool, in Abingdon Road, officially opens tomorrow (Saturday) at 7.30am, but children from a Blackbird Leys playscheme were invited to a sneak preview. Among them were
Church Mill, Standlake, will be open on Sunday, May 13, as part of National Mills Day from 10am to 5pm.
West Oxfordshire planners raised no objections to plans by Oxfordshire County Council to extend Milton-under-Wychwood library.
Farmers from Oxfordshire are lobbying for a "level playing field" across Europe on guidelines governing food production. James Elles, Euro MP for South East England, has met National Farmers' Union members at Thame Town Hall. Discussions were dominated
More than half of holiday makers from Oxfordshire never check their travel insurance before taking part in sports abroad, a survey claims. Although 41 per cent of people have tried activities during their vacations, many risk paying huge medical bills
Oxfordshire Tories have staked their claim for overall power in the forthcoming county council elections on an image of an outstretched hand seeking charity. Party officials launching their election line-up of candidates at the Oxford West and Abingdon
The lifting of foot and mouth restrictions in Oxfordshire has resulted in "confusion" in the countryside, a county councillor has claimed. Faringdon councillor Judith Heathcoat (Con) told Tuesday's meeting of Oxfordshire County Council that farmers felt
A plea to local businesses to help fund drugs education in primary schools is being made. The money will go to Rotary Club-sponsored Life Education Centres, which tour primary schools countywide. A mobile bus will visit Thame for the first time on Tuesday
A soldier has admitted stealing and hoarding women's underwear on three separate occasions. Didcot magistrates heard yesterday that police found 62 items of women's underwear when they searched the accommodation of William Marriott, 27, of Geneva Road
Didcot's newest primary school received a special birthday present with a praiseworthy report from an education inspection team. Much had been achieved since Ladygrove Park opened at Didcot's new Ladygrove estates two years ago. The report by Ofsted inspectors
More than 1,000 partying villagers turned out to watch the demolition of 60 flats. A community party on the playing field at Berinsfield, near Wallingford, yesterday marked the start of South Oxfordshire Housing Association's demolition of flats in Evenlode
The fifth Standlake Beer Festival will be held in the village hall and recreation ground on May 26, from 2pm to 11pm, in aid of Standlake and Eynsham schools.
Tim Porter will be the guest speaker when the Witney and District Historical and Archeological Society meets in the Corn Exchange on May 15, starting at 7.30pm.
Town councillors have asked BT to explain why they need to put up more telephone receiver masts in the town. Have your say now on the mobile masts issue on our Talking Shop messageboards.
Banbury United complete their Eastern Division programme when they visit Tonbridge Angels. They will be looking to finish on a high note before tackling Thame United in the Oxfordshire Senior Cup final at the Manor Ground on Tuesday night. Meanwhile,
A woman who was honoured for her heroism in rescuing Allied servicemen from the Nazis has died at the age of 86. Johanna Hill lived in the mountains near Graz in Austria and risked her life by helping numerous servicemen whose planes had been shot down
Future town mayors in Thame will have to organise their own civic ball with volunteers. Council staff will no longer be available to help. The decision was taken by the town council's finance committee after members heard this year's ball ate up more
More than £1,100 raised by a town mayor four years ago to help children in Albania is still sitting in a Thame bank. The charity it was raised for - Care Albania - now no longer operates. Former Thame mayor Mike Le Mesurier organised a special charity
A plea to local businesses to help fund drugs education in primary schools is being made. The money will go to Rotary Club-sponsored Life Education Centres, which tour primary schools countywide. A mobile bus will visit Thame for the first time on Tuesday
A woman passenger who was killed when a skip truck overturned on the A420 near Faringdon on Tuesday has been named as Samantha Gibbs, 33, of Ham Lane, Kempsford, Gloucestershire. The driver, who also died at the scene, was multi-millionaire businessman
Robert Jackson, the MP for Wantage, is one of more than 150 Westminster politicians to join the Chancellor, Gordon Brown, in offering practical help in support of Carers Week next month. Despite the expected General Election, they have pledged to take
A farmer at the centre of protests over the planting of genetically modified maize, has angered environmental campaigners by agreeing to a second trial on his land. Members of the environmental pressure group Friends of the Earth had urged Christopher
Liz Gilkes and Manoj Gujral starred as Woodstock edged past Bicester 5-3 in Mixed Division 1 of the Wilson Inter-Club 3-Pair League. The Woodstock first pair picked up all three rubbers in straight sets, but their teammates were forced to battle all the
All Saturday fixtures involving Oxfordshire sides OXFORD TIMES CHERWELL LEAGUE Div 1: Challow & C v Oxford Downs, Cumnor v Buckingham, Rover Cowley v Kimble, Shipton-u-Wychwood v Banbury Twenty, Thame v Sandford St Martin. Div 2: Banbury 2nd v Leighton
It's as you were for reigning champions Banbury Twenty, who report no new players as they start the defence of their title. But there is a big change off the field for the club who decided against moving into the Home Counties League Western Feeder division
A child was cut free by firefighters following a two-car smash on the B4027 at Woodeaton, east of Kidlington. The nine-year-old girl was removed from the passenger seat of a Ford Mondeo, which collided with a van on the B4027 between Islip and Beckley
All Sunday fixtures involving Oxfordshire sides Sunday, May 6: MORRELLS OXFORD SUNDAY LEAGUE League cup semi-final: Highfield v Blackbird Sunday . Premier Div: Six Bells Kidlington v Star Wands. Div 2: Charlbury v North Oxford CC, White Horse v Barton
Residents have accused contractors of vandalism for cutting back a hedge too heavily. The hedge borders a footpath running between the back of gardens in Tweed Crescent and King's Meadow primary school, Bicester. But contractors for Cherwell District
All Saturday fixtures involving Oxfordshire sides Saturday, May 5: NATIONWIDE LEAGUE Div 2: Notts Co v Oxford Utd. ___________________ RYMAN LEAGUE Div 1: Oxford C v Northwood, Worthing v Thame Utd. Div 3: Clapton v Abingdon Tn ___________________ DR
Nina, Beth and Lou have just finished A-levels and life at school, and so decide to spend one last summer together. Although lacking nautical skills, they set off on Nina's family's barge, reliving their time together - from midnight feasts, adolescent
Shakespeare has not been well served by modern critics, says literary critic Frank Kermode. Contemporary scholars have often focused on the political context of Shakespeare's writing, or an analysis of Elizabethan acting, but Kermode argues that the greatness
A surprisingly insightful guide to New Age treatments. Beginning with a seminar where a 100 people with name badges learn to "share", Isabel takes up "Rolfing", joins a nude Goddess workshop, a weekend of Tantric sex, re-birthing and reincarnation sessions
Liz Gilkes and Manoj Gujral starred as Woodstock edged past Bicester 5-3 in Mixed Division 1 of the Wilson Inter-Club 3-Pair League. The Woodstock first pair picked up all three rubbers in straight sets, but their teammates were forced to battle all the
Sunday afternoon teas will be provided for visitors to St Andrew's Church, East Hagbourne, from 3pm to 5pm throughout the summer.
More than 100 children were evacuated from their school after a Second World War bomb was discovered. A 400-metre exclusion zone was placed around the southern storage area at the Harwell International Business Centre where the bomb was found at 2pm yesterday
Didcot's newest primary school received a special birthday present with a praiseworthy report from an education inspection team. Much had been achieved since Ladygrove Park opened at Didcot's new Ladygrove estates two years ago. The report by Ofsted inspectors
A splashing time was had when children tested the waters at Hinksey Pool, Oxford. The pool, in Abingdon Road, officially opens tomorrow (Saturday) at 7.30am, but children from a Blackbird Leys playscheme were invited to a sneak preview. Among them were
The Oxford Sinfonia is staging a concert of works by Vaughan Williams, Britten and Stravinsky at the University Church of Saint Mary the Virgin ton Friday, May 5, with conductor Michael Lloyd, and soloists Sue Lyn and Mark Wilde.
Restore, on Cowley Road, Oxford, is offering a free plant clinic at its rehab garden, which opens on June 30. The plant doctor will be available every day from 10am until noon to give advice on ailing flowers. Charlotte AtleeThe new garden will demonstrate
A man has been convicted for conspiracy to supply heroin worth £800,000 after a police operation on the M40 in Oxfordshire. Murat Over, 27, was arrested on October 19 last year as he escorted a Renault Megane containing ten kilos of heroin down the motorway
Oxford's new £3.5m youth hostel was given the thumbs-up yesterday by its first batch of visitors. Just hours after opening its doors, the eye-catching building next to the railway station, welcomed a family from Scotland, some American backpackers, and
Oxfordshire Tories have staked their claim for overall power in the forthcoming county council elections on an image of an outstretched hand seeking charity. Party officials launching their election line-up of candidates at the Oxford West and Abingdon
A boy was beaten up as he walked home after being thrown off a bus in a mix-up over a travel pass. Ian Holton, 13, said he was attacked in Woodgreen Avenue, Banbury, by three youths. He received a cut lip and bruising to his face. He was walking from
Dancer and hip-hop artist Jonzi D will be be joined at the Playhouse by a dozen young local performers when he stages his new show Aeroplane Man next Friday (May 11) and Saturday. It is the story of a black man's journey from London to find his spiritual
Ballet Central returns to The Theatre, Chipping Norton next Thursday and Friday with a new programme of dance highlights performed by up-and-coming dance stars. Now in its 16th year, Ballet Central features 23 young dancers from the graduate year at the
Much to celebrate in Oxford on Tuesday - May Day in High Street and A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Old Fire Station, writes Don Fathers. Morris dancing makes a contribution to each venue on this happy day. Jackie Keirs, the director of the O.D.T. production
The all-conquering rhythms of The Drummers of Burundi have been cited as inspirational to The Clash, Echo & The Bunnymen, Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez and Malcolm McLaren, writes Chris Gray. Yet these master drummers from the tiny country of Burundi almost
AFC Wallingford continue their hunt for the Courage Combined Counties League Premier Division title with the possible return of Dean Wikinson for their two games over the Bank Holiday weekend. Tomorrow, Wallingford visit the artificial pitch at Feltham
Oxford United's chairman Firoz Kassam has revealed that he bought the club's Manor Ground himself - because no-one else would risk buying it. Earlier this week, shareholders at the club's annual meeting approved a deal which saw Mr Kassam buy the ground
Christ Church student James Rogan's debut feature, Dead Bolt Dead, gets a screening at the Phoenix this weekend, writes David Parkinson. Rogan was just 18 when he made this claustrophobic crime flick, which chronicles the simultaneous hostage situations
Oxfordshire, beaten by Huntingdonshire in the first round of the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy on Tuesday, will be looking for a morale-boosting win when they take on Bicester & North Oxford in a friendly at Akeman Street on Sunday. Oxon: Williams
All Saturday fixtures involving Oxfordshire sides OXFORD TIMES CHERWELL LEAGUE Div 1: Challow & C v Oxford Downs, Cumnor v Buckingham, Rover Cowley v Kimble, Shipton-u-Wychwood v Banbury Twenty, Thame v Sandford St Martin. Div 2: Banbury 2nd v Leighton
Det SGT Dave Herniman, head of Oxford's burglary team, offers the following advice to anyone who wakes up to find their house being burgled: *Call the police immediately *Do not confront the intruder *Let the burglar know you are there. Turn on any lights
Burglary. It's upsetting, personal - and preventable. Here, an ex-burglar with a conscience tells us how the cowardly thieves plan their raids. I woke terrified in the early hours of Monday morning and sat bolt upright, roused from sleep by a loud noise
Struggling research firm British Biotech has announced its ill-fated Marimastat cancer drug could come back from the dead. Two months ago, the company, based in Garsington Road, Cowley, said it expected to terminate the development of the drug after five
Toilets at a country park, which have been closed for ten years, could reopen if councillors agree to spend £77,000 on their refurbishment. Shotover Country Park, near Headington, Oxford, gets 750,000 visitors a year and the 2,000 acres is often busy
The manager of a backpackers' hostel in Oxford has been praised by firemen after he climbed into the roof space and used an extinguisher to stop a fire spreading. Fifty people, many wearing their night clothes and wrapped in duvets, were evacuated from
A controversial £300,000 traffic calming scheme proposed for Banbury is "a recipe for road rage and accidents", a county councillor has warned. Cllr Kieron Mallon (Conservative), who represents Banbury Easington, fears the plans - which include road humps
Restore, in Cowley Road, is offering a free plant clinic at its rehab garden, which opens on June 30. A plant doctor will be available every day from 10am until noon to give advice. The garden helps people with mental health difficulties.
Restore, on Cowley Road, Oxford, is offering a free plant clinic at its rehab garden, which opens on June 30. The plant doctor will be available every day from 10am until noon to give advice on ailing flowers. Charlotte AtleeThe new garden will demonstrate
Fans are gearing up for what could be Witney Town's swansong in the Dr Martens League when they take on Erith & Belvedere at Marriotts Stadium tomorrow. The club's future will be determined on Monday, but with no buyer having come forward, all the
Carterton Town will be looking for more magic from 16-year-old David Herbert when they take on Cirencester Academy in a swift Cherry Red Records Hellenic League Premier Division rematch at Kilkenny Lane tomorrow. The attacking midfielder shone as Carterton
A well-known Oxford landmark is to get a make-over. Hartwell's car sales, showroom and workshops at Seacourt Tower, Botley, will be transferred to Oxford Motor Park in Langford Lane, Kidlington, early next year and replaced by offices. The front of the
Liz Gilkes and Manoj Gujral starred as Woodstock edged past Bicester 5-3 in Mixed Division 1 of the Wilson Inter-Club 3-Pair League. The Woodstock first pair picked up all three rubbers in straight sets, but their teammates were forced to battle all the
Oxford United could put out one of their most inexperienced sides of the season as they say good-bye to the second division in their final game at Notts County tomorrow. Caretaker manager Mike Ford, who is already forced to play youth team goalkeeper
Thame United, who have suffered a dramatic collapse to throw away promotion from Ryman Division 1, will visit Worthing in their finale tonight before tackling Banbury United in the Oxfordshire Senior Cup final at the Manor Ground on Tuesday night. Manager
Church Mill, Standlake, will be open on Sunday, May 13, as part of National Mills Day from 10am to 5pm.
Thames Trains' passenger watchdog is holding a meeting at the Banbury Old Town Hall on Tuesday , May 8 ,at 10.30am.
The Football Sports and Social Club, in Windmill Road, Thame, will be hosting a blood donor session on Tuesday, May 8, between 1.30pm and 3.25pm, and 4.30pm and 6.15pm.
As part of National Pet Week, vets are offering a reduced price on microchips. For £10 animals are injected with the microchip. Its details are added to a national database and if the pet is ever lost, a scan will show the address of its owners. For information
More than 90 patients will take part in cannabis trials starting in Oxford later this month. Although the class B drug is illegal in the UK, GW Pharmaceuticals is launching a £12m study to see if the plant can help patients with neurological conditions
