Storm clouds gathered over Didcot last night but failed to dampen the town's soaring spirits and pride in their football team which seven days ago won the FA Vase. On tour round the town Last Saturday Didcot Town entered footballing history by winning
Graves at a cemetery near Oxford could be dug up and then reburied much deeper to allow the first new burials at the site since 1969. The cemetery at St Michael's Parish Church in Cumnor Oxford West and Abingdon MP Evan Harris is to formally ask the Government
The new Oxford Times Cherwell League season may only be two weeks old, but already seven teams have been docked points due to registration problems. The most significant of these came in Division 1, where Bourton Vale lost 30 points for failing to re-register
Wallingford town councillors are relying on cameras to prove that more protection is needed in Market Place. Pictures will be taken of the Market Square as it is now, with planned seating and flower baskets on poles drawn in. The changes are aimed at
The report into the state of our roads and pavements makes depressing reading. In the 21st century, we should be able to drive, cycle and walk in safety, but in many parts of the country, including Oxfordshire, we can't. You don't have to go far these
Politicians of all parties are not exactly noted for keeping their promises. They will offer the earth when they're chasing your vote, then do a swift U-turn once they're back in power. Tony Blair's Government is a classic example. It has been roundly
Mike Griffin and Trish Bowman at the cemetery entrance in Oxford Hill, Witney Mourners say their lives are being put at risk because of poor access to Witney's new cemetery -- but the problem may not be solved until 2008. The £400,000 Windrush Cemetery
People from across the Vale of White Horse will be striding out in a sponsored walk in aid of the Poppy Appeal. The walk on May 15 will start from Harwell Royal British Legion Club, with people walking either 10 or 15 miles, before enjoying a barbecue
BANBURY United striker Howard Forinton is set to sign for Southern League Premier Division rivals Halesowen Town. Manager Kevin Brock said the club were unable to match the wages being offered by the Midlands club to the 29-year-old former Oxford City
BANBURY new boy John Wolstenholme will be softening up Bangladesh ahead of the first Test at Lord's on Thursday. Wolstenholme, who stands a formidable 6ft 10in, misses tomorrow's CCS Home Counties League Division 1 trip to Finchampstead to feature for
THAME skipper Rob Brooks is looking forward to fielding his strongest possible side when they take on Bicester & North Oxford in tomorrow's Home Counties League Division 2 West derby. Batsman Chris Wynd is back from university, opener James Cook,
ENGLAND star Jason Robinson is relishing returning to the Kassam Stadium tomorrow as Sale Sharks bid to lift the European Challenge Cup. The livewire full-back has fond memories of the ground where he helped his club lift the cup in 2002 - their first
Belle Vue Aces 59, Oxford Silver Machine 35: Despite a paid 15-point haul for skipper Greg Hancock, Oxford Silver Machine have left themselves with a mountain to climb if they are going to progress in the Speedway Star KO Cup. The Aces were never in danger
Radio fans in Banbury will soon have another station to tune into after Ofcom issued a new commercial radio licence in the area. Radio station The Bear was awarded the licence on May 9. A spokesman said: "The Bear will provide a locally focused, adult
Three armed youths held a Banbury taxi driver at gunpoint after a fake call to book a ride. The youths pointed guns at the driver's head and demanded money but ran off empty-handed when approached by passers-by. The driver was called to Setler House in
Lucy Boggis continued her recovery from injury when she was the leading gold medal winner in the Oxfordshire Track & Field Championships at Abingdon's Tilsley Park. The youngster, who has been struggling with a back complaint for more than a year,
The key winners and times from Tilsley Park.. Under 13 girls - 80m: 1 R Littlewood (OCAC) 11.1, 2 D Anderson (OCAC) 11.6, 3 R Hussey (OCAC) 11.7. 200m: R Littlewood (OCAC) 29.5, 2 J Gregory (AAAC) 29.9, 3 E Carstairs (OCAC) 31.1. 800m: 1 D Anderson (OCAC
There will be a new name in the Hellenic League next season after Oxford City agreed a partnership with Division 1 West side Quarry Nomads. Under the arrangement, Quarry Nomads will be known as Oxford Quarry Nomads and will play their home games at Court
Autotype UTV League: Wheatsheaf Didcot wrapped up the season with a 5-2 win over a spirited White Horse, Abingdon, to claim runners-up spot in Division 3B. Wes Coster was the hero, with a hat-trick for Wheatsheaf, while Nick Guiry and Paul Drewett were
Double cup winners Cold Arbour completed their Premier Division season with their unbeaten record intact as they won 3-0 at Mansfield Road. However, Arbour, who have the President's Cup and the League Cup in their trophy cabinet, look like missing out
Chipping Norton slipped to the bottom of Section 1 in the Shaw & Co Oxfordshire Foursomes League after drawing with Burford. But both sides came within a whisker of victory in a tight finish at Chippy. Teenager Tom Woolley and his Burford opponent
The yetis are dead. How do we know? Because Super Furry Animal Huw 'Bunf' Bunford says so. And he should know, having spent a fair amount of time as one. Before lovers of mythical Himalayan beasts get too upset, can we say at this point that the yetis
Here we go again, the Woodstock mafia, or town council, call it what you will, cock stabbing and feuding in a manner worthy of a banana republic, not an historic town like Woodstock (Oxford Mail, May 12). At the last town council election, we had a few
Bosses of a stricken software company lied to advisers and investors to stave off a looming cash crisis and possible receivership, a court has been told. Executives of Henley-based AIT, worried they would not even be able to pay workers' wages, allegedly
You would have thought that Paul Coombes was in enough trouble without asking for it. He was evicted from his flat in Foresters Tower at Wood Farm, Oxford, given a temporary Asbo and banned from the estate for making his neighbours' lives a misery. Yet
A former nurse at The Horton Hospital, in Banbury, has been charged with murder following the deaths of two elderly patients. Benjamin David Geen, 24, of Kennedy House, Orchard Way, Banbury, appeared at the town's magistrates court yesterday charged with
A man who pointed an airgun at a driver he believed had threatened him during a road rage incident has been jailed for six months. Robert Howse, 21, of The Square, Milton-under- Wychwood, waved the pistol out of his car window at Christopher Giedrojc
Tackling violent crime and antisocial behaviour with more law enforcers on the streets will be the focus of the city's crime and safety partnership. Officers from the county and city councils, the police, and representatives from the health authority
OXFORD Silver Machine took revenge for a first-leg drubbing to clinch a superb 49-41 victory in last night's Knock-Out Cup clash at Oxford Stadium against Belle Vue Aces. A sparkling final heat from Niels Kristian Iversen and Greg Hancock, relegating
Subaru is continuing its tradition of introducing coveted special editions with the launch of the new Impreza WRX 300. On sale from late May, the WRX 300 will feature a performance pack, developed by Banbury-based Prodrive, boosting power to 265 horsepower
Measures to crack down on cowboy wheelclampers have taken effect. Clamping on private land without a licence becomes a criminal offence in England and Wales with offenders facing fines of up to £5,000 and up to five years in prison. Clamping on private
Well done to the council for putting up wooden stakes by Our Lady's School at Cowley, Oxford, to prevent mothers picking up their children. Wouldn't it have been better to have put them up in nearby Garsington Road so that mothers can walk with their
The victim of what an eyewitness described as a "vicious assault" in Abingdon has not come forward to report the incident to the police. A woman was driving along Oxford Road near Norman Avenue at about 7pm on Monday when she saw a man get out of a car
Hugo Brunner unveiled the sculpture A film spool carved in stone forms part of a specially commissioned art work at the Neave Mews building in Abingdon to mark the completion of a major new development on part of the old Regal cinema site. The sculpture
The campaign for noise-reduction measures on the A34 has resulted, at long last, in a programme which the Highways Agency is due to start in August to replace the worn-out and always faulty concrete surface with a quiet asphalt surface (Oxford Mail, May
Police are appealing for information following a burglary in Wootton, near Abingdon, when a man walked into the home of a pensioner and stole money from her purse. A neighbour saw a man entering the elderly woman's house off Besselsleigh Road at about
People in and around Wallingford have a chance to make their voices heard over nuclear waste. A meeting on May 11 in the Regal Centre, Wallingford, organised by the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management between 7.30pm and 9pm will look at the ways
Flower arrangements in memory of loved ones will be a feature of the Charter Flower Festival in St Mary's Church, Wallingford, at the end of July. The festival is part of Charter Weekend celebrating the 850th anniversary of the granting of the town's
A council has removed signs telling pedestrians they cannot use a new Witney town centre path a month after they were erected -- because of confusion over access rights. The signs were put up by Oxfordshire County Council at either end of the pathway,
A decision over whether to approve major expansion plans for Sainsbury's Witney store has been deferred for the second time -- after rival supermarkets raised concerns. The application to provide an extra 2,364sq m trading space at the Witan Way supermarket
A woman was sexually assaulted in Wantage in the early hours of May 8. The 32-year-old woman was approached by the man who assaulted her in an alleyway running from Mill Street to Witan Way and Barwell between 1.15am and 1.45am. Dc Chris Leech, of Abingdon
A man from Wantage has died while on holiday in Malta after a fire swept through the hotel where he was staying. Stephen Northrop, who had lived in the town for about 30 years and was well-known in the area, was the only person to die in the blaze at
OXFORD UCCE enjoyed a successful three days in Wales, recording two victories over Cardiff UCCE. In the BUSA Championship in Newport, the visitors were set a target of 258 by Cardiff, for whom Oxfordshire player Phillip Evans made 59. Oxford replied with
A motorcyclist was left in a critical condition following a crash near Bicester. Police are appealing for information about the accident on the A43 near Ardley at 10am on May 8. The 45-year-old man was travelling on a blue Suzuki motorcycle towards junction
A soldier based in Oxfordshire has gone on trial accused of falsely claiming that a Fijian fellow serviceman raped him after returning from a night out. Terrence McDonald, 22, a private in the Royal Logistic Corps, made the claim against Orisi Vasukiwai
RESIDENTS in Bicester are fuming after being told they may have to pay up to £200 a year to park in their own street. People living in Woodfield Road want to stop rail commuters blocking driveways and parking in their spaces. But they are unhappy with
Colin Pollard was in devastating form as he clanged of 16 dolls for Kings Arms Kidlington in Section 2. But his tally of 5-6-5 was still not enough to prevent opponents Seacourt Arms claiming a 2-1 victory. It was close in all three legs, with only two
Latest results as at May 18, 2005. Premier & Section 1: The George 0, Cricketers Arms 3; Garsington Sports 3, The Fox 0; The Plough A 2, Three Pigeons 1; White House 3, New Club 0; Squire Bassett 2, Highfield Club A 1. Section 2: Kings Arms 1, Seacourt
Reader Lucy Brett is absolutely right -- the police do seem to have strange priorities (Oxford Mail, May 16). It seems unjust laws are passed to try to intimidate even the most peaceful animal rights' campaigners. Any demonstrators who are caught handing
The new Citroen C4 2.0 My father, owner of a couple of Citroens in recent times, was quick to offer a positive opinion on the styling of the C4. "It looks rather like a Ford Focus," he said. That is probably no bad thing when you are hustling for a slice
A father is alleged to have beaten a 60-year-old man unconscious, believing he supplied his daughter with cigarettes. Christopher Howlett, 37, of Cherwell Road, Berinsfield, is accused of the vicious attack on Clive Stokes as he celebrated his 60th birthday
Teenagers from Oxford's troubled Wood Farm estate may be offered summer activities after a city councillor called for more action to curb antisocial behaviour. Independent Working Class Party councillor Claire Kent called for more youth provision in the
A man with rheumatoid arthritis has criticised selfish drivers who park illegally in disabled spaces at an Oxford hospital, making it difficult for him to get to his appointments. Tony Hiles, 61, visits the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, in Headington,
JAMIE Brooks says he intends to start next season off with a bang after yesterday signing a new one-year contract with Oxford United. The 21-year-old striker was sidelined at the end of the season just finished because of a hip injury, so new boss Brian
Grand adj & n. 1 splendid, magnificent, imposing, dignified. Those four words neatly sum up all the best aspects of Mitsubishi's majestic people mover, the aptly-named Grandis. The Mitsubishi Grandis For this is one strikingly impressive way of whisking
A new road-going A4 sports Saloon developed by the Audi division responsible for the RS 4 and RS 6 quattros is to commemorate a landslide championship victory for Audi in the 2004 German Touring Car Masters (DTM). Limited to 250 right-hand-drive examples
When are Thames Valley Police and the new Tory-controlled Oxfordshire County Council going to tackle the problem of antisocial car drivers? I mean, of course, the dangerous speed merchants, the bus lane blockers and the selfish car drivers who merrily
Stuart Baker at East Oxford sorting office during the Christmas rush last year Postal workers in Oxford, who last year delivered one of the worst services to customers in the country, have each received a £1,000 reward after national profits rocketed.
A new convoy control method of traffic management is being piloted on the M40 near Oxford this week. The Highways Agency is testing a new way of slowing down traffic which is designed to improve safety for contractors carrying out roadworks. High visibility
