Cherry Red Records Hellenic League Carterton Town manager Andy Slater has bolstered his squad by signing prolific goalscorer Pete Moss from fellow Premier Division side Highworth Town. Moss, who last year captained the British Universities in the World
A four-year rent battle between Oxford Covered Market traders and the city council was almost settled -- when council leader Corinna Redman lost her voice. At the executive board meeting, Green councillor Paul Ingram took over as chairman when Cllr Redman's
It's eyes down at Minster Lovell's St Kenelm's School as the school association raises funds with a bingo session on Friday, March 15, from 7pm.
A school hall was transformed into a gallery to sell original works of art. More than 200 pupils of St Philip and St James First School, Leckford Road, north Oxford, created paintings for the exhibition in their refurbished hall. The framed pictures will
Firefighters cordoned off the third floor of a block of flats off Stratton Way, Abingdon, early today after reports of smoke coming from a lift. A fault was discovered in the electrical equipment.
A thriving computer company has won a contract to supply 19 schools with pioneering IT network systems. SkyNet Systems, of Long Hanborough, was last year named the second fastest growing firm in Britain in the FastTrack 100 league table after seeing sales
Burglars broke into Miranda Technology in Hithercroft Road, Wallingford, and made off with six lap-tops and one personal computer, worth a total of about £10,000, just before 9pm on Monday. Wallingford police are appealing for anyone with information
A doctor accused of refusing to give a life-saving injection to a five-year-old boy who later died is unlikely to give evidence. The General Medical Council heard that GP David Jarman, 55, of Wallingford Road, Cholsey, had mental health problems. He was
Cherry Red Records Hellenic League Carterton Town manager Andy Slater has bolstered his squad by signing prolific goalscorer Pete Moss from fellow Premier Division side Highworth Town. Moss, who last year captained the British Universities in the World
A bingo session will be held at Charlbury primary school on Friday, March 15, starting at 7pm.
Middle Barton boss Tim Fowler takes charge of the Division 1 West squad for the Hellenic League's Division East v West challenge match at Milton United on Tuesday (7.30pm). Division 1 West squad: S Bean (Winterbourne Utd), C Durnell (Winterbourne Utd)
Charlbury's annual parish meeting will be held in the memorial hall on Friday, March 22, at 8pm.
Dr Jane Cavell will talk about tracing family trees at the Witney & District museum on Thursday, March 14, starting at 7.30pm.
Henley Hawks could end up with a complete Oxford University front row in their rearranged National League 1 fixture against London Welsh at Old Deer Park tomorrow (ko 12.30). It seems that the Dark Blues' Canadian international prop Kevin Tkachuk will
Thame United boss Andy Sinnott will be looking for his strike-force of Jefferson Louis and Mark West to continue their great form when Ryman League Division 1 high-fliers Slough Town visit the Windmill Stadium tomorrow. On Tuesday, both hit the target
An antiques and collectors fair will be held at the Highlands day centre in Burford Road, Chipping Norton, on Sunday, March 17, from 10.30am to 4pm.
Members of the congregation at a Thame church have six months to find £400,000 to pay for vital building work. The Rev David Sharp, minister at Christchurch in Upper High Street, said applications for grants and loans were sent after South Oxfordshire
The annual meeting of the Wantage Constituency Labour Party will be held at Didcot Labour Club on Sunday March 3 at 2pm.
A cat owner has offered a £500 reward for the return of her beloved pet she describes as "almost human". Marit Selmer-Langaker, 55, of Highclere Gardens, Wantage, last saw her spotted Bengal cat, named Cheetah, on Friday. Ms Langaker fears that the cat
Henley Hawks could end up with a complete Oxford University front row in their rearranged National League 1 fixture against London Welsh at Old Deer Park tomorrow (ko 12.30). It seems that the Dark Blues' Canadian international prop Kevin Tkachuk will
OFA Sam Waters Cup Semi-finals: Six Bells Kidlington v Chinnor Exiles, Blackbird Leys Sunday v Middle Barton. Morrells Oxford Sunday League Jack Sadler Cup 2nd round: Star Wands Res v Chase Finance Res, South Leigh v Mansfield Rd Res, Carrier Arms v The
Corals Bookmakers are applying for planning permission from Cherwell District Council to move into the former Lloyds Bank building in Sheep Street, Bicester. The building, in the town's conservation area, has been empty for about two years.
Oxford's Sue Dadson saw a ten-shot lead disappear as she was edged out 21-19 by Lincoln's Penny Strong in the first round of the Golden Charter Women's All England Bowls Singles Championship at Nottingham. Oxon's other representative, Barbara Sleeman
Didcot Phoenix CC completed a hat-trick of wins in their own indoor roller cycling club event. They triumphed ahead of a strong Oxonian CC team, with Reading CC third. The team prize was decided by the aggregate times for the four fastest riders from
Thame United boss Andy Sinnott will be looking for his strike-force of Jefferson Louis and Mark West to continue their great form when Ryman League Division 1 high-fliers Slough Town visit the Windmill Stadium tomorrow. On Tuesday, both hit the target
Middle Barton boss Tim Fowler takes charge of the Division 1 West squad for the Hellenic League's Division East v West challenge match at Milton United on Tuesday (7.30pm). Division 1 West squad: S Bean (Winterbourne Utd), C Durnell (Winterbourne Utd)
Moves to block a £4.5m handout to provide Didcot with a cinema have been defeated. The project will now go ahead and will help Didcot economically and socially, according to South Oxfordshire District councillors. After unsuccessful attempts to find an
Police are still trying to trace the mother of a baby left on allotments. The baby boy was found wrapped in blankets inside a black plastic bag by nurse Pippa Whitbread when she was walking her dog Zak near allotments in Wheatley Road, Islip on February
Firefighters from Rewley Road, Oxford, dealt with a car set alight on playing fields at Forest Side, off Upper Road, Kennington, on Wednesday night.
A man seen climbing on the roofs of buildings in Oxford High Street was arrested by police on suspicion of criminal damage yesterday. Police called out their helicopter after the man, who is in his 30s, was spotted at 2.30pm. He was arrested behind Starbucks
Bed-ridden children in hospital with heart problems will be able to keep up with their school work thanks to a new laptop computer. The Children's Heart Federation has donated the machine to the cardiac unit at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. Five-year-old
The Salford Players will be presenting the farce Flying Feathers from March 14 to 16, in the village hall, starting at 8pm. For more information and tickets, priced £5, call 01608 643276.
English Under 19 League South: Oxford City v Invicta (4.30). English Under 14 League South: Romford v Oxford City (6).
Dr Jane Cavell will talk about tracing family trees at the Witney & District museum on Thursday, March 14, starting at 7.30pm.
English Under 19 League South: Oxford City v Invicta (4.30). English Under 14 League South: Romford v Oxford City (6).
Under 20 County Championship: Bucks v Oxon (Aylesbury, 2.15), Oxford Univ v Staffs (Christ Church, 2.30). Club match: Oxford Univ v Waseda Univ (2.30)
South League Premier Div 1: Oxford Univ v Purley Walcountians. Middlesex, Berks, Bucks & Oxon Regional: Banbury v Newbury, Henley v City of Oxford. Area Div 1: Bicester v British Airways, OMT v Abingdon. Div 2: Rover Oxford v Harrow, Southgate Adelaide
Oxfordshire 2nd are on the brink of relegation from Division 2B of the Inter-County Championships after they slipped to a 8-7 defeat against Derbyshire 2nd at Wantage Leisure Centre. Oxon must now wait on the result of Lincolnshire 2nd's final game to
OFA Sam Waters Cup Semi-finals: Six Bells Kidlington v Chinnor Exiles, Blackbird Leys Sunday v Middle Barton. Morrells Oxford Sunday League Jack Sadler Cup 2nd round: Star Wands Res v Chase Finance Res, South Leigh v Mansfield Rd Res, Carrier Arms v The
NATIONWIDE LEAGUE Div 3: Southend Utd v Oxford Utd. RYMAN LEAGUE Div 1: Harlow Tn v Oxford C, Thame Utd v Slough Tn Div 3: Dorking v Abingdon Tn DR MARTENS LEAGUE Eastern Div: Dartford v Banbury Utd. FOOTBALL LEAGUE YOUTH ALLIANCE Under 19 Merit Div 1
Banbury engineers Malcolm Chard Associates have started a £3.5m project with Willmott Dixon Construction, to build a 5,000 sq m building with an open plan office area for Morley Fund Management and Opus Land.
Kitchen manufacturer Underwood Kitchen, of Grendon Underwood, will be holding open sessions, with chef Gerry Harris staging cookery demonstrations and a design team on hand, from 10am-5pm tomorrow and 10am-4pm on Sunday. For details, call 01296 771800
An Oxford-based website and print design firm is growing, thanks to a French connection. Samui Design and Management was founded by French speaker Estelle Morris and has won contracts from a French council and a translation agency. Thierry Rault, marketing
Bright sparks at a Wantage school have set out to generate their own electricity by building a working windmill. Design and technology students at King Alfred's Community and Sports College hope the 50ft structure will create enough power to heat and
A thriving computer company has won a contract to supply 19 schools with pioneering IT network systems. SkyNet Systems, of Long Hanborough, was last year named the second fastest growing firm in Britain in the FastTrack 100 league table after seeing sales
The key to the success of the Oxfordshire economy is the creation of a good base for start-up businesses, a new report says. But that must not come at the expense of traditional industry, according to surveyors and commercial property agents Lambert Smith
A doctor accused of refusing to give a life-saving injection to a five-year-old boy who later died is unlikely to give evidence. The General Medical Council heard that GP David Jarman, 55, of Wallingford Road, Cholsey, had mental health problems. He was
Campaigners for an elected mayor of Oxford are celebrating the result of the latest mayoral referendum, held in Bedford. Sixty-seven per cent of voters in the Bedford referendum said they wanted an elected mayor, with 32.8 per cent against. Bedford has
Tourist information staff in Oxford will have to move office in their own time when a new centre opens. The centre in The Old School, Gloucester Green, is too cramped, and new premises are opening in July at 15-16 Broad Street. Tourism managers are delighted
Nurses are shopping for new recruits at supermarkets this week in a bid to increase the workforce in Oxfordshire's major hospitals. Staff are travelling around county stores as part of an Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust recruitment drive to attract
Parish councillors have reacted indignantly at being labelled "barely active" by a Government agency. The Countryside Agency conducted national research and put parishes into categories according to their vibrancy -- or sleepiness. Parishes deemed to
Harry Potter fans who were geared up to travel into Oxford on the Orient Express next week have had their journeys postponed. Tourists were set to steam into the city on March 2 aboard the luxury silver-service train. The Orient's sister train, the Northern
A cat owner has offered a £500 reward for the return of her beloved pet she describes as "almost human". Marit Selmer-Langaker, 55, of Highclere Gardens, Wantage, last saw her spotted Bengal cat, named Cheetah, on Friday. Ms Langaker fears that the cat
An Oxford architect is launching a last-ditch bid to save a historic clock tower from demolition. Art Deco expert Ray Foulk is dismayed that BMW is pulling down the 80-year-old landmark tower at its Mini car plant at Cowley. He said: "It was built as
A picturesque marina on the site of a car park in the heart of Oxford is expected to be one of the main features of the city's bid to become European Capital of Culture. The idea of recreating the historic canal basin on the Worcester Street car park
A packed diary of events has been organised for Oxford's 13th International Women's Festival. The two-week festival kicks off with a comedy event tonight at Barton Neighbourhood Centre in Underhill Circus, featuring stand-up comedienne Susan Murray, winner
A robbery went wrong yesterday when two masked raiders grabbed thousands of pounds in cash, only to have the money destroyed by a booby trap shortly before they crashed their getaway car into a wall. The robbers, wearing ski masks and dark clothing, attacked
The North Stand of Oxford United's Kassam Stadium will be closed for home supporters for the remainder of the season, apart from the Easter Saturday Division 3 match against Hartlepool. The decision has been taken for economic reasons, with the club feeling
Former Banbury XX batsman Rob Cunliffe says he has been given a 'new lease of life', after signing a two-year contract for Leicestershire. Cunliffe, 28, makes the move from Gloucestershire, where he was struggling to hold down a regular first-team place
Thame United boss Andy Sinnott will be looking for his strike-force of Jefferson Louis and Mark West to continue their great form when Ryman League Division 1 high-fliers Slough Town visit the Windmill Stadium tomorrow. On Tuesday, both hit the target
A new folk music and dance festival could become an annual event. The Bunkfest, which takes place on railway property, the Wallingford Bunk, will be held over the August bank Holiday weekend, August 30 to September 1. The festival is the brainchild of
Experiencing the Internet is just one of the many opportunities available to people visiting an open day at Gosford Hill School in Oxford Road, Kidlington tomorrow, March 2, organised by the Kidlington and Marlborough Commuity Education Centre. The event
A Witney playgroup is holding a table top sale on Saturday March 2, to raise funds for a new building. The Little Oak Play Group, Burwell Farm, was set up 20 years ago and has 75 children on its books. About 24 children attend each morning and afternoon
Oxfordshire has a new playbus, bought with almost £200,000 in lottery funding. The new Plaxtons President double-decker has been specially customised to meet the needs of Oxfordshire Playbus. The vehicle has low floors to make it accessible to people
Middle Barton boss Tim Fowler takes charge of the Division 1 West squad for the Hellenic League's Division East v West challenge match at Milton United on Tuesday (7.30pm). Division 1 West squad: S Bean (Winterbourne Utd), C Durnell (Winterbourne Utd)
Thame United boss Andy Sinnott will be looking for his strike-force of Jefferson Louis and Mark West to continue their great form when Ryman League Division 1 high-fliers Slough Town visit the Windmill Stadium tomorrow. On Tuesday, both hit the target
Bomb disposal experts were called to Grove, near Wantage, after a fencing contractor unearthed an unexploded grenade. The discovery brought back unpleasant memories for Len Skinner who discovered the device -- he was almost killed by a German bomb he
A robbery went wrong yesterday when two masked raiders grabbed thousands of pounds in cash, only to have the money destroyed by a booby trap shortly before they crashed their getaway car into a wall. The robbers, wearing ski masks and dark clothing, attacked
Francesca Carnibella, of Cheney School, Headington, Oxford, was among 26 students who took part in a creative writing workshop, led by novelist Sally Prue. The workshop was part of the school's Bookweek.
Experiencing the Internet is just one of the many opportunities available to people visiting an open day at Gosford Hill School in Oxford Road, Kidlington tomorrow, March 2, organised by the Kidlington and Marlborough Commuity Education Centre. The event
Bright sparks at a Wantage school have set out to generate their own electricity by building a working windmill. Design and technology students at King Alfred's Community and Sports College hope the 50ft structure will create enough power to heat and
At least two people were taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital on Wednesday night after a collision between two cars on the A415 near the Rose Revived pub at Newbridge. One of the casualties, a woman who had to be cut free by firefighters from Witney,
Oxfordshire has a new playbus, bought with almost £200,000 in lottery funding. The new Plaxtons President double-decker has been specially customised to meet the needs of Oxfordshire Playbus. The vehicle has low floors to make it accessible to people
An Abingdon teenager has received a coveted Green Beret after being made a Royal Marine Commando. Brett Leese, 18, underwent 30 weeks of gruelling training at the Commando Training Centre in Devon. The former Fitzharrys School pupil tackled hazardous
A new folk music and dance festival could become an annual event. The Bunkfest, which takes place on railway property, the Wallingford Bunk, will be held over the August bank Holiday weekend, August 30 to September 1. The festival is the brainchild of
Didcot Phoenix CC completed a hat-trick of wins in their own indoor roller cycling club event. They triumphed ahead of a strong Oxonian CC team, with Reading CC third. The team prize was decided by the aggregate times for the four fastest riders from
Former Banbury XX batsman Rob Cunliffe says he has been given a 'new lease of life', after signing a two-year contract for Leicestershire. Cunliffe, 28, makes the move from Gloucestershire, where he was struggling to hold down a regular first-team place
It's eyes down at Minster Lovell's St Kenelm's School as the school association raises funds with a bingo session on Friday, March 15, from 7pm.
Cherry Red Records Hellenic League Carterton Town manager Andy Slater has bolstered his squad by signing prolific goalscorer Pete Moss from fellow Premier Division side Highworth Town. Moss, who last year captained the British Universities in the World
A Witney playgroup is holding a table top sale on Saturday March 2, to raise funds for a new building. The Little Oak Play Group, Burwell Farm, was set up 20 years ago and has 75 children on its books. About 24 children attend each morning and afternoon
Villagers will have a shorter journey to see their doctor when a GP takes over a practice threatened with closure. Dr Kulwant Pandher is due to take over Yarnton Surgery in October. The practice, currently an outpost for Kidlington Health Centre, will
Tributes have been paid to guide leader Sue Moss, who is standing down after seven years as district commissioner for Kidlington. She was thanked for her contribution to the Guide Association at a social evening. Mrs Moss, of Croft Avenue, Kidlington,
Bright sparks at a Wantage school have set out to generate their own electricity by building a working windmill. Design and technology students at King Alfred's Community and Sports College hope the 50ft structure will create enough power to heat and
A new village hall may be built in West Hendred, near Wantage, to replace the current building which is unsafe and costly to maintain. The village hall committee, which manages the building, has submitted plans for a £172,000 hall to the Vale of White
Bomb disposal experts were called to Grove, near Wantage, after a fencing contractor unearthed an unexploded grenade. The discovery brought back unpleasant memories for Len Skinner who discovered the device -- he was almost killed by a German bomb he
English National League Div 1: London Welsh v Henley (12.30). ENGLISH CLUBS CHAMPIONSHIP Midlands Div 1: Banbury v Dunstablians. South West Div 1: Barnstaple v Chinnor. CLUB MATCHES Oxford Univ Greyhounds v Waseda Univ 2nd (12), Henley 2nd v Esher 2nd
7.35: 1 BURWOOD DASHER 7-2, 2 Gladstone Fella 5-2 jt fav. Trio: (3x1x2). Trainer: Morgan. Time: 28.29. Fast Dilemma (6) 5-2 jt fav. 7.50: 1 PLAYFUL BULLET 9-4 fav, 2 Burwood Sammy 7-2. Trio: (1x4x3). Trainer: Walden. Time: 28.30. 8.05: 1 SILVER SEED 9
South League Premier Div 1: Oxford Univ v Purley Walcountians. Middlesex, Berks, Bucks & Oxon Regional: Banbury v Newbury, Henley v City of Oxford. Area Div 1: Bicester v British Airways, OMT v Abingdon. Div 2: Rover Oxford v Harrow, Southgate Adelaide
Oxfordshire 2nd are on the brink of relegation from Division 2B of the Inter-County Championships after they slipped to a 8-7 defeat against Derbyshire 2nd at Wantage Leisure Centre. Oxon must now wait on the result of Lincolnshire 2nd's final game to
Littlemore left it late before booking their place in the next round of the Oxford and District Angling Association Short KO Cup. There were only five minutes remaining in the match on the canal at Grovelands when Littlemore's Alan Campbell caught a 2lb
Cherry Red Records Hellenic League Carterton Town manager Andy Slater has bolstered his squad by signing prolific goalscorer Pete Moss from fellow Premier Division side Highworth Town. Moss, who last year captained the British Universities in the World
Golden Jubilee mugs are up for grabs for Bicester residents born in 1952 or celebrating a golden wedding anniversary this year. The town council is giving primary school children in the town a Jubilee mug, but there are about 150 spare. For details, call
NATIONWIDE LEAGUE Div 3: Southend Utd v Oxford Utd. RYMAN LEAGUE Div 1: Harlow Tn v Oxford C, Thame Utd v Slough Tn Div 3: Dorking v Abingdon Tn DR MARTENS LEAGUE Eastern Div: Dartford v Banbury Utd. FOOTBALL LEAGUE YOUTH ALLIANCE Under 19 Merit Div 1
An Oxford-based website and print design firm is growing, thanks to a French connection. Samui Design and Management was founded by French speaker Estelle Morris and has won contracts from a French council and a translation agency. Thierry Rault, marketing
The North Stand of Oxford United's Kassam Stadium will be closed for home supporters for the remainder of the season, apart from the Easter Saturday Division 3 match against Hartlepool. The decision has been taken for economic reasons, with the club feeling
7.35: 1 BURWOOD DASHER 7-2, 2 Gladstone Fella 5-2 jt fav. Trio: (3x1x2). Trainer: Morgan. Time: 28.29. Fast Dilemma (6) 5-2 jt fav. 7.50: 1 PLAYFUL BULLET 9-4 fav, 2 Burwood Sammy 7-2. Trio: (1x4x3). Trainer: Walden. Time: 28.30. 8.05: 1 SILVER SEED 9
Henley Hawks could end up with a complete Oxford University front row in their rearranged National League 1 fixture against London Welsh at Old Deer Park tomorrow (ko 12.30). It seems that the Dark Blues' Canadian international prop Kevin Tkachuk will
7.35 450m A4 Fairyfield Kate...(Gloria Stringer) Burgess Merlin 3...(Nick Colton) Goodluckuntanks...(Paddy Curtin) Penn Poacher (W)...(Ron Bicknell) Bandon Ace (W)...(Angie Kibble) BRIDGEVIEW TED (W)...(Maurice Massey) 7.50 450m A4 Its Tomorrow...(Ron
AFC Wallingford look to maintain their three-point lead at the top of the Combined Counties League as they visit Cobham in the Premier Division. Manager Dave Crowdy names a full-strength squad. AFC Wallingford (v Cobham, away): from Rutherford, G Stevens
Henley Hawks could end up with a complete Oxford University front row in their rearranged National League 1 fixture against London Welsh at Old Deer Park tomorrow (ko 12.30). It seems that the Dark Blues' Canadian international prop Kevin Tkachuk will
Cherry Red Records Hellenic League Carterton Town manager Andy Slater has bolstered his squad by signing prolific goalscorer Pete Moss from fellow Premier Division side Highworth Town. Moss, who last year captained the British Universities in the World
The annual meeting of the Wantage Constituency Labour Party will be held at Didcot Labour Club on Sunday March 3 at 2pm.
A company has been authorised to dispose of radioactive waste at Harwell. EBIS Iotron, which was formerly part of AEA Technology, uses electron accelerators to sterilise medical equipment including bandages, dressings and pharmaceutical packages for for
After the excitement of the Winter Olympics, the World Pooh Sticks Championships are set to take Oxfordshire by storm. Last year, the pastime of racing marked sticks in moving water, immortalised by children's author AA Milne in Winnie the Pooh, had to
A report in the Oxford Mail on November 19, 2001, wrongly suggested that Diane Munezero, from Burundi, had been found dead in the back seat of a car on November 17. At the time, police had not formally released the identity of the victim. As we reported
Oxford artist Ann Rapstoff will work with residents, refugees and asylum seekers living in the area on the development and production of a temporary artwork. It has been commissioned for a public art project, called inSite, by Oxford's community arts
Poet Phil Whitehead is preparing to use a parachute to help him bring poetry to the streets of Oxford. When he arrived at Beckley Primary School, near Oxford, he used the parachute to inspire the children to add colour and movement to their poems. He
A report in the Oxford Mail on November 19, 2001, wrongly suggested that Diane Munezero, from Burundi, had been found dead in the back seat of a car on November 17. At the time, police had not formally released the identity of the victim. As we reported
Grey skies may have kept some people indoors. But Claire Turner, occupational therapist at the Park Hospital, Headington, Oxford, and Paul Brackett, of Sports Positive, joined other runners for the second Coaster Fund fun run in Blackbird Leys on Sunday
A Finnish tourist was robbed at knifepoint by two men who approached him to ask for change for a pound. The men stole cash, a video camera and a bag containing clothing from the 23-year-old man. The robbery took place at the junction of St Thomas' Street
The Salford Players will be presenting the farce Flying Feathers from March 14 to 16, in the village hall, starting at 8pm. For more information and tickets, priced £5, call 01608 643276.
Under 20 County Championship: Bucks v Oxon (Aylesbury, 2.15), Oxford Univ v Staffs (Christ Church, 2.30). Club match: Oxford Univ v Waseda Univ (2.30)
Two Oxfordshire girls have succeeded where Tim Henman has failed, by winning a title in France! Amanda Carreras and Sophie Stephenson were given a special invite to the Eurocab 2002 Under 12 event at Martinique, and promptly walked off with the title.
A bingo session will be held at Charlbury primary school on Friday, March 15, starting at 7pm.
It's eyes down at Minster Lovell's St Kenelm's School as the school association raises funds with a bingo session on Friday, March 15, from 7pm.
English National League Div 1: London Welsh v Henley (12.30). ENGLISH CLUBS CHAMPIONSHIP Midlands Div 1: Banbury v Dunstablians. South West Div 1: Barnstaple v Chinnor. CLUB MATCHES Oxford Univ Greyhounds v Waseda Univ 2nd (12), Henley 2nd v Esher 2nd
Littlemore left it late before booking their place in the next round of the Oxford and District Angling Association Short KO Cup. There were only five minutes remaining in the match on the canal at Grovelands when Littlemore's Alan Campbell caught a 2lb
Torex, which provides IT products for the healthcare and retail markets, is the preferred bidder for an Electronic Patient Record system for the Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust. Torex will now hold final talks.
A former head of London Transport has been appointed the new chairman of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority. Denis Tunnicliffe will be based at the UKAEA's Harwell headquarters and succeeds Admiral Sir Kenneth Eaton who is retiring after six years
Members of the Oxfordshire Touring Theatre Company have taken on a new role -- giving bank staff "creative training". The HSBC Bank has agreed a £2,000 sponsorship deal with the OTTC, currently on tour with a football-based comedy thriller Tractor Girls
Hundreds of temporary staff at BMW's Cowley plant have started the new month as permanent workers. The company gave permanent contracts to another 205 temporary workers, bringing the total number of permanent jobs at the factory, where the new Mini is
Poet Phil Whitehead is preparing to use a parachute to help him bring poetry to the streets of Oxford. When he arrived at Beckley Primary School, near Oxford, he used the parachute to inspire the children to add colour and movement to their poems. He
Hundreds of temporary staff at BMW's Cowley plant have started the new month as permanent workers. The company gave permanent contracts to another 205 temporary workers, bringing the total number of permanent jobs at the factory, where the new Mini is
Campaigners for an elected mayor of Oxford are celebrating the result of the latest mayoral referendum, held in Bedford. Sixty-seven per cent of voters in the Bedford referendum said they wanted an elected mayor, with 32.8 per cent against. Bedford has
Oxford's Sue Dadson saw a ten-shot lead disappear as she was edged out 21-19 by Lincoln's Penny Strong in the first round of the Golden Charter Women's All England Bowls Singles Championship at Nottingham. Oxon's other representative, Barbara Sleeman
Middle Barton boss Tim Fowler takes charge of the Division 1 West squad for the Hellenic League's Division East v West challenge match at Milton United on Tuesday (7.30pm). Division 1 West squad: S Bean (Winterbourne Utd), C Durnell (Winterbourne Utd)
A picturesque marina on the site of a car park in the heart of Oxford is expected to be one of the main features of the city's bid to become European Capital of Culture. The idea of recreating the historic canal basin on the Worcester Street car park
Cherry Red Records Hellenic League Carterton Town manager Andy Slater has bolstered his squad by signing prolific goalscorer Pete Moss from fellow Premier Division side Highworth Town. Moss, who last year captained the British Universities in the World
A four-year rent battle between Oxford Covered Market traders and the city council was almost settled -- when council leader Corinna Redman lost her voice. At the executive board meeting, Green councillor Paul Ingram took over as chairman when Cllr Redman's
Thame United boss Andy Sinnott will be looking for his strike-force of Jefferson Louis and Mark West to continue their great form when Ryman League Division 1 high-fliers Slough Town visit the Windmill Stadium tomorrow. On Tuesday, both hit the target
Henley Hawks could end up with a complete Oxford University front row in their rearranged National League 1 fixture against London Welsh at Old Deer Park tomorrow (ko 12.30). It seems that the Dark Blues' Canadian international prop Kevin Tkachuk will
An antiques and collectors fair will be held at the Highlands day centre in Burford Road, Chipping Norton, on Sunday, March 17, from 10.30am to 4pm.
Oxfordshire branches of Cats Protection are hoping to recruit new members at an informal open day at the Exeter Hall in Kidlington on Saturday, March 9, starting at 11am.
After the excitement of the Winter Olympics, the World Pooh Sticks Championships are set to take Oxfordshire by storm. Last year, the pastime of racing marked sticks in moving water, immortalised by children's author AA Milne in Winnie the Pooh, had to
Harry Potter fans who were geared up to travel into Oxford on the Orient Express next week have had their journeys postponed. Tourists were set to steam into the city on March 2 aboard the luxury silver-service train. The Orient's sister train, the Northern
A packed diary of events has been organised for Oxford's 13th International Women's Festival. The two-week festival kicks off with a comedy event tonight at Barton Neighbourhood Centre in Underhill Circus, featuring stand-up comedienne Susan Murray, winner
Oxfordshire has a new playbus, bought with almost £200,000 in lottery funding. The new Plaxtons President double-decker has been specially customised to meet the needs of Oxfordshire Playbus. The vehicle has low floors to make it accessible to people
Parish councillors have reacted indignantly at being labelled "barely active" by a Government agency. The Countryside Agency conducted national research and put parishes into categories according to their vibrancy -- or sleepiness. Parishes deemed to
The Government is facing mass opposition to its bid to shake up planning by giving responsibility for key decisions to an unelected body in Guildford. The Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions is now awaiting responses to its proposals
