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  • Football: Quarry duo see red in defeat

    Quarry Nomads 0, Clanfield 1: Quarry Nomads had two players sent off as they crashed to defeat at home to Clanfield in Division 1 West. Adam Lock gave Clanfield the lead after 55 minutes direct from a free kick. Kain Wheal was then sent off for using

  • Football: Goal-crazy North Leigh hit Slimbridge for six

    GLS Hellenic League - North Leigh 6, Slimbridge 1: North Leigh produced an astonishing six-goal burst in the second half to send stunned Premier Division leaders Slimbridge crashing to only their second defeat of the season. Slimbridge led 1-0 at the

  • Results: All the weekend's results

    FOOTBALL COCA-COLA LEAGUE TWO Southend Utd 4, Oxford Utd 0. FA TROPHY 1st round: Banbury Utd 1, Yate Tn 1; Cirencester Tn 3, Thame Utd 2; Oxford City 4, Brackley Tn 1. RYMAN LEAGUE Div 2: Ilford 2, Abingdon Tn 2. FOOTBALL LEAGUE YOUTH ALLIANCE SOUTH CENTRAL

  • Cropredy Festival to go ahead in 2005

    After months of uncertainty, Cropredy Festival organisers have announced the three day event will take place next year. Renamed Fairport's Cropredy Convention, the festival is due to take place on August 11,12 and 13. In August this year more than 20,000

  • Football: Abingdon lose lead

    Ilford 2, Abingdon Tn 2: Despite taking the lead, Abingdon Town had to settle for a draw in their Ryman League Division 2 game at Ilford on Saturday. Joey Beauchamp and Mark Baker put Town 2-1 up before the home side equalised in the second half from

  • Football: Banbury must replay after late save

    Banbury United 1, Yate Tn 1: Banbury United face a replay in Gloucestershire tomorrow night after Yate's keeper Tony Court denied them with a brilliant late save in Saturday's first-round tie at the Spencer Stadium. It came in the 82nd minute when Banbury's

  • Conmen use e-mails to gain bank details

    Bank customers in Oxfordshire have been warned not to fall victim to an Internet scam aimed at illegally taking cash from people's bank accounts. Fraudsters send out official-looking e-mail messages telling customers that they believe their accounts may

  • Jewellery sales will boost poppy appeal

    An Oxford jewellers is doing its bit to boost the Royal British Legion's Remembrance Day takings by donating 2p in the pound from every sale it makes this week. Stephen Pritchard and his business partner, Mary Faulkner, who run the Rowell of Oxford shop

  • Protesters want PM to rethink asylum centre

    A massive campaign is being launched to persuade Tony Blair to think again on Government plans for an open-door accommodation centre for 750 asylum seekers near Bicester. Bicester Action Group meets at Arnott with MP Tony Baldry to launch its poster campaign

  • Choking for change

    Air pollution levels in Oxford city centre exceed Government limits almost 24 hours a day, a new report has warned. From left, councillors Les Sibley, Susanna Pressel and Jean Fooks with the report According to A Breath Of Fresh Air, a joint council investigation

  • 1,000 sign petition in drive for hospital

    A petition to save Bicester's Community Hospital got off to a roaring start after more than 1,000 people signed it in just over two hours. Labour town, district and county councillor Les Sibley launched the 'Save Our Community Hospital' petition on Saturday

  • Football: Thame hopes hit by injury

    Cirencester Town 3, Thame United 2: Thame's exit from the FA Trophy was overshadowed by an off-the-ball headbutt which led to their striker John Mitchell needing hospital treatment. The incident occurred in the 34th minute, by which time Mitchell had

  • Football: Smillie double seals City's easy victory

    Oxford City 4, Brackley Tn 1: Two cracking goals from Jack Smillie eased Oxford City into the second round of the FA Trophy with a comfortable win over Brackley at Court Place Farm on Saturday. City looked the more promising early on, but there was hardly

  • Monday November 8: Time to take a deep breath

    The report on air pollution levels in Oxford will cause a sharp intake of breath in more ways than one for the taxpayer. Not only have we had to fork out for the survey, after the previous one was dismissed by the council even though it showed similar

  • Jewellery sales will boost poppy appeal

    An Oxford jewellers is doing its bit to boost the Royal British Legion's Remembrance Day takings by donating 2p in the pound from every sale it makes this week. Stephen Pritchard and his business partner, Mary Faulkner, who run the Rowell of Oxford shop

  • 1,000 sign petition in drive for hospital

    A petition to save Bicester's Community Hospital got off to a roaring start after more than 1,000 people signed it in just over two hours. Labour town, district and county councillor Les Sibley launched the 'Save Our Community Hospital' petition on November

  • Cropredy Festival to go ahead in 2005

    After months of uncertainty, Cropredy Festival organisers have announced the three day event will take place next year. Renamed Fairport's Cropredy Convention, the festival is due to take place on August 11,12 and 13. In August this year more than 20,000

  • Big Issue icon backs new training scheme

    The founder of the Big Issue has given his seal of approval to an Oxford scheme which has provided training for 20 homeless people. John Bird presented certificates to mark the official launch of the Learning Zone, which is run by the English Churches

  • Council blunder lets phone mast go up

    A telephone mast which was refused planning permission will be built in south Oxford -- because council staff missed a crucial deadline by two days. In October, Oxford City Council's central, south and west area committee rejected an application from

  • Football: U's slump to new low

    Graham Rix's recent pledge to turn Oxford United's playing fortunes around in four games may come back to haunt him after they produced another abject performance on Saturday. United, who were fourth when he took over in March, now lie 21st in the table