Oxford will lose out on vital new rail services unless a new station is built, Railtrack has warned. Last year, the company suggested to Oxford City Council that the station could move to land at Oxpens near the ice rink, where there is more room for
Kennington cricket club has been boosted in its drive for funds to pay for a new scorebox. The Vale of White Horse District Council's Grants committee has agreed to contribute £1,000 towards the £3,162 cost of the scheme. Kennington Parish Council has
Two men have been cleared of a charge of causing actual bodily harm. At Oxford Crown Court on Friday, John Keenhan, 32, and Paul Dovey, 29, both of Colwell Drive, Berinsfield, denied causing actual bodily harm to Andrew Ford, between November 30 and December
The family in the headlines after a poisonous gas was released when their shed caught fire say the media has "made a mountain out of a molehill". Lesley Brind, and her husband, David, are angry about "scaremongering" reports of Wednesday night's fire
Banbury showed the resilience of champions as they recovered from early disasters to earn a draw with Basingstoke in a rain-affected Home Counties Premier League Division 1 match at White Post Road on Saturday. Banbury's Shahbaz Ali is in all sorts of
Shrivenham beat Great Horwood by four wickets in their Division 1 encounter - one of only seven games to beat the weather. Horwood batted first and made 171-8, with Taylor (60) and Ahmad (58) leading the way. But, with Whale hitting 57, Shrivenham reached
Lawrence Dallaglio will make his comeback from a tour-threatening knee injury when the Lions tackle Australia A in Gosford on Tuesday. And former England captain Dallaglio was left under no illusions about the "huge challenge" awaiting him in a furious
Results roundup for Oxfordshire leagues MINOR COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP Western Division Cheshire 313 (N Wood 83, A Hall 70, N Cross 35, M Currie 32 (I Adams 12-2-32-3, P Jeacock 24-5-81-3). ___________________ HOME COUNTIES PREMIER CRICKET LEAGUE Division
Retief Goosen could not believe it and nor could Mark Brooks. Nor could any of the millions watching. But it happened. The golfer known as 'Goose', left with a putt of barely two feet to become United States Open champion, made a complete pig's ear of
Residents in Didcot are being encouraged to attend a crime prevention and community safety day. The event, which is being hosted by Didcot police in association with Southern Oxfordshire District Council and Didcot Town Council, will take place on Sunday
Stagelights, the Grove amateur dramatics group, is presenting an 18th-century comedy by Carlo Goldoni as part of the Wantage Summer festival. Two Servants of two Masters opens on Thursday, June 28 at 7.30pm for three nights at the Old Mill Hall, Grove
An after-school club has been given £150 by coffee makers Nescafe. The award to the Grimsbury Family Association, Banbury, is part of Nescaf's £1m Spring Greens scheme run in connection with four charities - Kids Clubs Network, Shelter, British Red Cross
A farmer has praised firefighters who stopped a mobile home fire from spreading to nearby farm buildings. Fire crews were called out to the fire at Sandfields Farm, Over Norton, near Chipping Norton, at 2.38am on Saturday and remained at the scene for
The Goring Jazz Appreciation Society are holding an exciting new festival at the Gatehampton House, Goring-on-Thames on Sunday June 24. Those performing include Gerry Brown and his Mission Hall Jazz Band, Sax Appeal, and Bernie Allen's Dixi Six. There
Making a welcome third visit to the Oxford Playhouse on Monday and Tuesday afternoon are Heart 'n' Soul who present Large: Expect the Unexpected, a powerful new musical, writes Chris Gray. The show, featuring songs from Heart 'n' Soul's new CD, is based
Shrivenham beat Great Horwood by four wickets in their Division 1 encounter - one of only seven games to beat the weather. Horwood batted first and made 171-8, with Taylor (60) and Ahmad (58) leading the way. But, with Whale hitting 57, Shrivenham reached
Oxfordshire failed to make the most of helpful bowling conditions on the first day of their three-day Minor Counties Championship game at home to Cheshire. Flash flooding on Saturday had saturated the Challow & Childrey CC pitch, rendering it a bowler's
People brave enough to attend South Moreton school's summer fete will be able to eat locusts and see tarantulas. The event, on July 1, starts at 1pm and other attractions will include a "gunge-a-teacher" tank, Punch and Judy and a range of amusements
Insurance agency A-Plan, which is based in Oxford, has signed a deal with motorists' support company Europ Assistance. Under the terms of the agreement the Oxford agency, which has branches throughout the Midlands and South East, Europ Assistance will
A dotcom company that describes itself as "deliberately elitist" and finds jobs only for Oxbridge students and graduates, has bought out its struggling financial backer. Oxbridgejobs.com was launched in April last year by former Oxford Union president
By Chris Koenig Business Reporter 'Elitist' dotcom buys its backer A DOTCOM company that describes itself as "deliberately elitist" and finds jobs only for Oxbridge students and graduates, has bought out its struggling financial backer. Oxbridgejobs.com
One person died and three people were taken to hospital following a crash on the border of west Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire. The crash, which involved two vehicles, took place near Little Barrington, Gloucestershire, on the A40, close to Burford,
A man from Oxford is being held in Spain charged with helping to smuggle more than £12m of drugs into the country. James Jansen, 36, was arrested with two other British men and a Belgian earlier this month after armed police pounced on their 36ft yacht
A man has admitted cruelty to a child. At Oxford Crown Court, Luan Koci, 30, of Kelbourne Road, Cowley, pleaded guilty to cruelty to a child under 16, between July 1 and September 29, last year. His wife, Eftique, 30, was acquitted on the same charge
RAF Brize Norton's commanding officer, Group Captain Neil Jagger, has reassured the local community after speculation about the future of the base. Two consortiums are bidding to run the next generation of RAF tanker and passenger aircraft to replace
The Oxfordshire businessman kicked out of the high-security Big Brother compound in London on Friday has had a 6ft fence put up round his new home. The fence was not put up to limit media attention following Stuart Hosking's appearance on the 'reality
Fans of Oxford band Radiohead queued around the block when extra tickets went on sale for their homecoming gig. Forty-thousand tickets for the July 7 concert in South Park, Headington Hill - costing £27.50 each - were sold within a week earlier this year
A couple have been told they can keep a very special garden ornament - their totem pole. Bob and Anne Peterson, of New High Street, Headington, Oxford, planted the 21ft-high, 400lb structure in their garden a year ago. A replica of a Canadian totem pole
Oxford United's hopes of getting extra time to prepare for their move into The Kassam Stadium look to have been dashed. The newly-relegated club had asked the Football League if they could have their first league match of next season away to give them
A fete will be held in the grounds of Oaken Holt residential home on Saturday, July 7, in aid of Vale House, the home for Alzheimer's sufferers in Botley.
A garden fete will be held at Woodlands in Brize Norton Road, Minster Lovell, on Saturday, July 7, starting at 2pm, in aid of the Methodist Church.
Jousting, teachers in stocks, a fortune-teller and parade of colourful masks are among the many attractions in store at Cumnor primary school's medieval fair on Saturday, June 23, in aid of the school association.
Musicians brought the past to life with a recital of 400 years of British music. The Shakespeare in Tune evening at the Challow Park Recital Hall in Wantage, was part of the on-going Wantage Summer Festival. Grahame O'Connor and Julia ReynoldsPianist
Thirteen people were arrested and charged by Thames Valley Police as a result of calls to the Crimestoppers anonymous hotline in May. The Kidlington-based hotline took 138 calls from members of the public last month. It brings the total for 2001 to 64
A £197,000 project has been launched to help Oxfordshire women from ethnic minorities to develop their skills and find employment. The Home Office cash was granted to the Oxford Women's Training Scheme, which has set up the Unity group, based at the East
People brave enough to attend South Moreton school's summer fete will be able to eat locusts and see tarantulas. The event, on July 1, starts at 1pm and other attractions will include a "gunge-a-teacher" tank, Punch and Judy and a range of amusements
Water engineering company HR Wallingford hosted a visit from the president of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Joe Dwyer. He attended a conference to learn about the combined expertise in flood risk management of the firm and the Environment Agency
About 250 volunteers took part in a celebration in Langdale Hall, Witney, as part of National Volunteers' Week. More than 50 long-service certificates were presented by the High Sheriff of Oxfordshire, Lady McLintock.
One person died and three people were taken to hospital following a crash on the border of west Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire. The crash, which involved two vehicles, took place near Little Barrington, Gloucestershire, on the A40, close to Burford,
RAF Brize Norton's commanding officer, Group Captain Neil Jagger, has reassured the local community after speculation about the future of the base. Two consortiums are bidding to run the next generation of RAF tanker and passenger aircraft to replace
Musicians brought the past to life with a recital of 400 years of British music. The Shakespeare in Tune evening at the Challow Park Recital Hall in Wantage, was part of the on-going Wantage Summer Festival. Grahame O'Connor and Julia ReynoldsPianist
Oxford United have been holding trials this week for those that could become the players of the future - but most of them are only eight years old. Around 140 boys have been put throught their paces at United's training ground at Sandford-on-Thames and
Australia's Lleyton Hewitt prevented Tim Henman from claiming his eighth ATP Tour title - and then tipped him for Wimbledon glory. Hewitt successfully defended his Stella Artois Championships title by beating the British No 1 7-6, 7-6 in a thrilling final
Hazards in the home will be highlighted to under fives at the Leapfrog Day Nursery during Child Safety Week. Staff will be recreating a realistic kitchen at the nursery in Barberry Place, Bicester, and the children will have to identify why boiling water
Oxfordshire failed to make the most of helpful bowling conditions on the first day of their three-day Minor Counties Championship game at home to Cheshire. Flash flooding on Saturday had saturated the Challow & Childrey CC pitch, rendering it a bowler's
The Oxfordshire businessman kicked out of the high-security Big Brother compound in London on Friday has had a 6ft fence put up round his new home. The fence was not put up to limit media attention following Stuart Hosking's appearance on the 'reality
Banbury showed the resilience of champions as they recovered from early disasters to earn a draw with Basingstoke in a rain-affected Home Counties Premier League Division 1 match at White Post Road on Saturday. Banbury's Shahbaz Ali is in all sorts of
A dotcom company that describes itself as "deliberately elitist" and finds jobs only for Oxbridge students and graduates, has bought out its struggling financial backer. Oxbridgejobs.com was launched in April last year by former Oxford Union president
Two men have been cleared of a charge of causing actual bodily harm. At Oxford Crown Court on Friday, John Keenhan, 32, and Paul Dovey, 29, both of Colwell Drive, Berinsfield, denied causing actual bodily harm to Andrew Ford, between November 30 and December
The Oxford summer season begins in the grounds of Magdalen College School on July 2 with Creation Theatre Company's production of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. They are also staging As You Like It on July 16. Both productions continue on alternative
The Old Goal Theatre Company will be staging the famous Yorkshire comedy by JB Priestley When We are Married at the Unicorn Theatre, Abingdon, from Wednesday, July 4 until 7. All profits from this production will go to the Angus Mito Fund, which was set
The Abbey Chamber Recital Series continues on Sunday, July 1 at 3pm with a recital at St Nicolas' Church, Abingdon, by Latvian violinist Anet Graudina and the London guitarist Simon Davies. They will be performing sonatas by Vivaldi and Paganini and an
Results roundup for Oxfordshire leagues MINOR COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP Western Division Cheshire 313 (N Wood 83, A Hall 70, N Cross 35, M Currie 32 (I Adams 12-2-32-3, P Jeacock 24-5-81-3). ___________________ HOME COUNTIES PREMIER CRICKET LEAGUE Division
An open-top bus tour of Oxford, followed by a barbecue at Denmans Farm in Farmoor, is being arranged for Friday, July 20, starting at 7.30pm. Proceeds will go to help provide basic education for children in southern India. Call 01865 86238 for details
Jane Craig, a partner at law firm Manches, has been elected chairman of the Solicitors Family Law Association (SFLA). She has been vice-chairman of the association for two years and takes over from Rosemary Carter. Manches' family law team, which is based
Tenants at the Thames Business Advice Centre's (TBAC) workspaces for start-up businesses at Grove need no longer wait for couriers to arrive with vital packages. A scheme just installed enables couriers to leave packages in lockers and automatically inform
TENANTS at the Thames Business Advice Centre's (TBAC) workspaces for start-up businesses at Grove need no longer wait for couriers to arrive with vital packages. A scheme just installed enables couriers to leave packages in lockers and automatically inform
The shortage of good-quality medium-size industrial business space in Cowley, on the outskirts of Oxford, is likely to ease by the autumn, says commercial property agency FPDSavills. Spokesman Tom Barton said: "Because of its proximity to the Oxford ring
A £197,000 project has been launched to help Oxfordshire women from ethnic minorities to develop their skills and find employment. The Home Office cash was granted to the Oxford Women's Training Scheme, which has set up the Unity group, based at the East
A new anti-fraud scheme being launched at Oxford's Templars Square shopping centre in Cowley, Oxford, has been given the thumbs-up by police and traders. The thumbprint scheme - where shoppers are asked to provide a print when they pay with cheques or
A 12-year-old girl has been indecently assaulted as she walked through an Oxford subway with her aunt. Police are appealing for help in finding the attacker. A police spokesman said the assault happened about 10.30pm on Friday (June 15) as the girl was
A farmer has praised firefighters who stopped a mobile home fire from spreading to nearby farm buildings. Fire crews were called out to the fire at Sandfields Farm, Over Norton, near Chipping Norton, at 2.38am on Saturday and remained at the scene for
A new anti-fraud scheme being launched at Oxford's Templars Square shopping centre in Cowley, Oxford, has been given the thumbs-up by police and traders. The thumbprint scheme - where shoppers are asked to provide a print when they pay with cheques or
A family whose holiday plans were in ruins when their car was in collision with a police patrol on a 999 call, will go away after all, thanks to the Oxford Mail and a car-hire company. The Holmes family were devastated when their Austin Montego was badly
A 12-year-old girl has been indecently assaulted as she walked through an Oxford subway with her aunt. Police are appealing for help in finding the attacker. A police spokesman said the assault happened about 10.30pm on Friday (June 15) as the girl was
A couple have been told they can keep a very special garden ornament - their totem pole. Bob and Anne Peterson, of New High Street, Headington, Oxford, planted the 21ft-high, 400lb structure in their garden a year ago. A replica of a Canadian totem pole
The plan to strengthen Oxford's famous Magdalen Bridge has moved a step further. The city council's planning committee has raised no objection to the proposal, which will now be referred to the Government Office for the South-East for a decision. Subject
The family in the headlines after a poisonous gas was released when their shed caught fire say the media has "made a mountain out of a molehill". Lesley Brind, and her husband, David, are angry about "scaremongering" reports of Wednesday night's fire
Oxford police have linked up with The Terrence Higgins Trust to tackle homophobic hate crime in the city. The trust has already formed a Homophobia Awareness Liaison team (HALT), which consists of representatives from Oxford's gay, lesbian and bisexual
Planning permission for the Oxford Bus Company to move its depot from Cowley Road to Watlington Road looks set to be granted this week. After months of wrangling over the future of the Cowley Road site, and concern over whether the roads around the Watlington
A man has been jailed for a year after he became involved in a drunken assault on a taxi driver. Dale Colley, 22, of Belvedere Road, Cowley, admitted causing grievous bodily harm to Quadar Choudhary, who suffered a broken shoulder in the attack. Peter
A car boot sale is being held in the parking area at Grant Thornton's in West Way, Botley, on Saturday, June 30, between 9.30 and 11.30am, in aid of Cumnor Pre-School.
Fans of Oxford band Radiohead queued around the block when extra tickets went on sale for their homecoming gig. Forty-thousand tickets for the July 7 concert in South Park, Headington Hill - costing £27.50 each - were sold within a week earlier this year
The Oxfordshire businessman kicked out of the high-security Big Brother compound in London on Friday has had a 6ft fence put up round his new home. The fence was not put up to limit media attention following Stuart Hosking's appearance on the 'reality
