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Kennington Athletic's footballers took time out from the Oxfordshire Under 16 Youth League to find glory in Europe last weekend. A squad of 12 players entered the Netherlands Cup tournament held in Venlo, Holland and ended up winning it. They were

Oxford City wrapped up the Oxford Girls' League Under 14 A League title with a 3-1 victory over St Edmunds. Steph Kubat opened the scoring, but St Edmunds hit back through Imogen Wilkinson. However, goals from Sharnee Garrett and Fran Woolfe secured

HOLDERS Kennington crashed out at the first hurdle as Combe sprung a surprise in the Ron Maudsley Under 13 Knockout Trophy on Sunday. Put in to bat, Kennington struggled on a slow pitch, and were quickly reduced to 14-2. However, a fine stand of 40

Rob Guppy won the latest round of the Carp League series with a stunning weight of 201.8.0 from Rissington Road Lake. oWorking with pole and pellet fished shallow, he plundered carp to 6lb, finishing some way clear of second-placed Andy Benwell who

Horspath Hammers' successful start to their British League South West campaign continued with a 99-80 victory at Hellingley Lions. With their Polish riders unavailable, the all-English octet put in a superb team per- formance Brothers Lewis and Chris

World champion Fernando Alonso expects McLaren to be a bigger threat than Ferrari in tomorrow's European Grand Prix at the Nurburgring Alonso and his Enstone-based Renault F1 team have been the class of the field so far in 2006, but met their match

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Thousands of people turned out to see the Queen yesterday during her first visit to Oxford in two years. Her Majesty dressed in a pink and black coat was in the city to officially open a memorial garden for her late sister Princess Margaret, as well

Five years after they shared a Barcelona flat, the characters from Cedric Klapisch's Pot Luck reassemble for a St Petersburg wedding in the even more free-spirited sequel, Russian Dolls. Klapisch is clearly intent on out-Godarding the nouvelle vague with

Gourmets gathered in great numbers in Henley last weekend for a two-day festival of food the town's first. The glorious sunshine, coupled with the opportunity for so much eating and drinking, attracted thousands to the town, all of whom appeared to have

Lalo Schifrin's thunderous theme tune given a contemporary spin by Kanye West . . . CHECK. Tom Cruise abseiling on a motorised rope, stopping mere centimetres away from a painful landing, face-first into the ground . . . CHECK. Enough latex masks, disguises

It was Britain's second exhibition devoted exclusively to the work of Vincent van Gogh and it took place in Oxford. Yet, curiously, very little is know about the Oxford Arts Club show, held between May 7 and June 2, 1924, at Barnett House, on the corner

Under its present leader, Edward Higginbottom, New College Choir has gained an international reputation, performing in Europe and beyond several times a year. It was created 600 years ago in order to provide a sung liturgy in one of Oxford's finest chapels

I like Jo Brand. She is naughty and funny, and her favourite victim is herself her (fairly large) size being the mainstay of her relentless self-ribbing. Although Jo seems to have been out of the spotlight for a few years, presumably while she had

The final concert in the Oxford Chamber Music Society's season was a homecoming for at least one of the performers. Harpist Helen Radice (pictured) is an Oxford graduate, who went on to the Royal College of Music and has since won several prizes and become

Given time and enough practice, it is not so hard to play loud and fast on a tenor sax, and since Parker and Coltrane it is something players have aspired to and audiences have applauded. But, then, loud and fast is not enough. The music has to have some

It was a brave decision by Schola Cantorum to use its own choir members for the solo parts in Handel's Israel in Egypt, rather than engage the services of professional soloists. But was it a wise decision? Was this, I wonder, why the Sheldonian was barely

It was a brave decision by Schola Cantorum to use its own choir members for the solo parts in Handel's Israel in Egypt, rather than engage the services of professional soloists. But was it a wise decision? Was this, I wonder, why the Sheldonian was barely

Grove-based WilliamsF1 team test driver Alex Wurz set the pace when practice began for the European Grand Prix at the Nurburgring this morning as Michael Schumacher made a quick start on home ground. Test drivers, without the pressure of conserving

Rik Mayall comes on the phone. He's backstage at the Bristol Hippodrome. "Debbie right?" he asks, in that unmistakable clipped tone. "From Oxford? "Right. That's where we're coming next - and we want to sell loads of tickets." And then he's off,

Mystery Jets are not so much a band as a spectacle. In an age of sound-alike, look-alike guitar bands, this oddball collective, based on the bohemian stronghold of West London's Eel Pie Island, make it their business to stand out. First of all, they

Lalo Schifrin's thunderous theme tune is given a contemporary spin by Kanye West as Tom Cruise abseils on a motorised rope, stopping mere centimetres away from a painful landing, face-first into the ground. A dour Impossible Mission Force director utters

THE sturdy rugby-playing undergraduate with anarchic tendencies posed this question as we pressed against the barriers outside the Eastgate in High Street on a wet May Morning: "Are you up for it?" "Up for what?" I asked, while trying to escape water

The fans will be out in force, with a blaze of Oxford Mail yellow placards, to cheer them on. Thousands of others will be on tenterhooks at home, following every minute of their progress on radio and television. All that remains is for the players

I must express my point of view on your article on Angela Dublin's prison sentence for causing death by dangerous driving in the Oxford Eastern Bypass crash (Oxford Mail, April 26). The case provokes passion and anger. Was her sentence too short? She

It's not easy to find a lovely village pub, with a non-smoky atmosphere and food that will keep both adults and children happy. But I'd heard great things about the White Hart at Fyfield, and rang to make a booking a week or so in advance. I was invited

Five London Marathon runners have been rewarded with more than just medals for completing the 26-mile route they have collected more than £14,000 for the Chox appeal. Sarah Meyrick, 41, who works on the Children's Hospital Campaign website, trained

Labour has consistently opposed charging residents of Oxford for parking outside their own homes and consistently supported charging visitors for parking in the city centre. The Liberal Democrats supported charging residents when they were part of the

Full ward by ward results from West Oxfordshire District Council elections ASCOTT AND SHIPTON Hilary Biles (Con) 649 John Gittings (Lab) 92 Gareth Miller (Lib Dem) 85 Majority: 557 CON HOLD BAMPTON AND CLANFIELD Frederick Gray (Con) 558 Mark

Full ward by ward results from Oxford City Council elections BARTON AND SANDHILLS James Craft (IWCA) 102 Prudence Dailey (Con) 239 Raymond Hitchens (Green) 81 Mick McAndrews (Lab) 570 Christopher Scanlan (Lib Dem) 657 Majority: 87 LIB DEM GAIN

Full ward by ward results from Cherwell District Council elections BANBURY CALTHORPE Colin Clarke (Con) 782 Henry Goodman (Lab) 261 Suzanne Wilson-Huggins (LD) 164 Majority: 521 CON HOLD BANBURY EASINGTON Pamela Linzey-Jones (LD) 379 Kieron

Full listing of all the winners and losers in Oxford City Council BARTON AND SANDHILLS James Craft (IWCA) 102 Prudence Dailey (Con) 239 Raymond Hitchens (Green) 81 Mick McAndrews (Lab) 570 Christopher Scanlan (Lib Dem) 657 Majority: 87 LIB DEM

Full listing of all the winners and losers in West Oxfordshire District Council ASCOTT AND SHIPTON Hilary Biles (Con) 649 John Gittings (Lab) 92 Gareth Miller (Lib Dem) 85 Majority: 557 CON HOLD BAMPTON AND CLANFIELD Frederick Gray (Con) 558

Full listing of all the winners and losers in Cherwell District Council BANBURY CALTHORPE Colin Clarke (Con) 782 Henry Goodman (Lab) 261 Suzanne Wilson-Huggins (LD) 164 Majority: 521 CON HOLD BANBURY EASINGTON Pamela Linzey-Jones (LD) 379 Kieron

Paramedics took one man to hospital after an Army rations truck overturned near Bicester yesterday afternoon. The accident happened at 4pm, three miles outside Bicester on the A4421 road to Buckingham. Fire crews were called to the scene after it

Home Secretary Charles Clarke was sacked from the Government this morning. The under-fire secretary said Prime Minister Tony Blair had ruled retaining him at the Home Office would "stand in the way" of reform, following on from the foreign prisoners

HOSPITAL managers are bracing themselves for compensation claims worth hundreds of thousands of pounds by the victims and families of killer Banbury nurse Benjamin Geen. The news comes after Geen, 25, was found guilty of murdering two patients and causing

THIEVES and troublemakers could be named and shamed under new hard-hitting measures proposed by the Banbury Crime Partnership. The move is another step in a bid to make the town a safer place to visit and shop. The partnership is an anti-crime organisation

THREE pupils were involved in an horrific crash, which killed the driver of their car, as they returned to their independent school after a weekend away. The 19-year-old driver died and a 16-year-old boy was seriously injured in the crash on an unclassified

COMMUNITY leaders and service providers in Banbury are looking to improve the lives of the town's Asian population. Regular forums involving Asian community leaders, voluntary workers, charities, and statutory organisations are being organised by Oxfordshire

BANBURY MP Tony Baldry has said more needs to be done to help families in North Oxfordshire find secure homes. Speaking in the House of Commons, Mr Baldry said Banbury was one of the fastest-growing towns in the country. But he feared "very little

A £1.5m improvement scheme at Chipping Norton School will include a new art block and the remodelling of the design and technology facilities. Oxfordshire County Council's executive has agreed to finance the project. A new four-class art block will

COUPLES seeking a "wedding with a difference" can now tie the knot in one of the area's most elegant stately homes. Upton House, the National Trust property north-west of Banbury, has been granted a licence to hold civil wedding ceremonies. Couples

BANBURY MP Tony Baldry is asking the Government not to scrap a Post Office bank account used by millions of vulnerable people. Mr Baldry wants ministers to reverse a decision to get rid of the Post Office Card Account. He said: "The move will hit

SATURDAY FOOTBALL COCA-COLA LEAGUE TWO Oxford Utd v Leyton Orient. GLS FOOTBALL HELLENIC LEAGUE GLS Football Challenge Cup final: Didcot Town v Ardley Utd (at Carterton). CHERRY RED RECORDS COMBINED COUNTIES LEAGUE Div 1: AFC Wallingford v

Former Renault F1 test driver Franck Montagny will drive for the Leafield-based Super Aguri F1 team alongside Takuma Sato at the European Grand Prix at the Nurburgring, Germany, this weekend. He replaces F1 rookie Yuji Ide, of Japan, who had been driving

Michael Schumacher insists Ferrari are serious championship contenders again and aims to prove his point at the Nurburgring this weekend. Schumacher won his first genuine race since 2004 with a narrow victory at Imola two weeks ago to move into second

Didcot Town manager Stuart Peace has called for one final effort as his side look to depart the Hellenic League with a hat-trick of League Cup victories. Didcot will struggle to find room in their trophy cabinet for anymore silverware, but Peace says

Swindon Robins 56, Oxford Cheetahs 38: Cheetahs crashed to another heavy defeat as they were thrashed by their local rivals at Blunsdon last night. Life in the top flight for new Cheetahs owner Aaron Lanney continues to be tough. Despite tracking

Oxford Cavaliers utility man Pete Baiden was bullish ahead of their TRL Conference West Midlands Division opener at Coventry Bears. The two sides played each other in their first-ever competitive match ten years ago, so the clash will bring back many

John Brodley underlined Oxfordshire's strength in depth by making six changes for tomorrow's Pool 3 clash with Dorset & Wilts at Dry Leas (3). The county coach was impressed with last week's 44-20 victory over Hampshire, but will be looking for even

North Oxford proved too strong for Oxford Sports in Men's Division 1 of the Wilson Inter-Club League. They ran out 7-1 winners, with second pair Jon Maskens & Julian Pollard and third pair Rob Loosemore & Robin Ashby unbeaten. Oxford City had to battle

Dominic Daly has earned the chance to meet a tennis legend after a fine display at the Birmingham heat of the Ariel Tennis Ace. The ten-year-old, from Oxford, was one of four youngsters chosen out of more than 100 hopefuls. He will now meet Boris

Kidlington veterans chase national glory KIDLINGTON, who include the likes of Garry Parker, Andy Melville and Anton Rogan, take on Ilkeston Town (Derbyshire) in the national final of the Umbro Veterans Competition at Nottingham Forest on Sunday (11am

THE Conservatives and Liberal Democrats gained seats in Cherwell elections as voters turned against Labour. The Tories ousted two Labour candidates in Banbury, and the Lib Dems took a seat from Labour in Kidlington South. In Banbury, Alyas Ahmed,

A NIGHT of Conservative victories saw the party tighten its grip on politics in west Oxfordshire. With some opponents describing the night of Tory gains as the result of the "Cameron effect" after Witney MP David Cameron took over the party leadership

LABOUR escaped a widely predicted bloodbath in the Oxford City Council elections yesterday, but lost its flimsy grip on the authority. The party, which went into last night's count at the Town Hall with 21 councillors, ended the evening with 17 a loss

OXFORDSHIRE hinted at a Twickenham return as their Chinnor-dominated side eased past Hampshire in the Plate at Kingsey Road on Saturday. Having reached the final of the same competition in 2003, this largely effective display, which featured six tries

BANBURY'S heart-breaking end to the Midlands 3 East season was finally complete on Saturday when they lost their play-off against Ilkeston Elks, who snatched a 24-21 victory with a try 90 seconds from time. The Oxon club, who missed out on automatic

DEPLETED Henley completed their Mational League Division 2 league campaign with a 34-20 defeat away to second-placed Waterloo. Hawks arrived without three key players, Mitch Burton, their most reliable kicker, Chris Simmons their leading try-scoring

NORTH Oxford proved too strong for Oxford Sports in Men's Division 1 of the Wilson Inter-Club League. They ran out 7-1 winners, with second pair Jon Maskens & Julian Pollard and third pair Rob Loosemore & Robin Ashby unbeaten. Oxford City had to battle

LOCAL success was at a premium at Sunday's Wallingford Regatta on the Dorney course at Eton. Abingdon School were the most successful Oxfordshire club. Their first eight rowed maturely to win the senior 2 eights, beating, among others, the Schools Head

OXFORDSHIRE made a superb start to their competitive season when they cruised to a six-wicket victory over Wiltshire in their group match at Westbury on Sunday. Star of the show again was veteran seamer Keith Arnold with 2-17 in ten overs. Choosing

OXFORD City capped a memorable season by clinching the Spartan South Midlands League championship, thanks to their 1-1 draw against Holmer Green at Court Place Farm on Saturday. But they only clinched the Premier Division title on goal difference after

SEAN McKeon bagged a brace as Chipping Norton Town boosted their chances of avoiding relegation from the Premier Division with a 4-2 victory at Shortwood. Although the relegation and promotion issues have yet to be ratified, a third-from-bottom finish

SUBSTITUTE Ollie Stanbridge scored the late winner as Banbury completed their Premier Division programme with a deserved 1-0 victory over Gloucester at Spencer Stadium. Banbury dominated the early exchanges, with Andy Baird going close on ten minutes

TONY McCoy's 11th consecutive jump jockeys' title was overshadowed by the shock retirement of his old ally Martin Pipe. The 31-year-old record-breaking jockey, who lives at Kingston Lisle, near Wantage, set the seal on another championship with victory

Sir, Thames Water seem to have got away again very lightly, with their regular annual warning about the shortage of water, underlined this time by a hosepipe ban. A recent article in The Investors Chronicle quoting figures from Ofwat, the water regulator

Sir, Like Christopher Gray, I too remember The Boot pub in Stonesfield (Weekend, March 3). Of course, there was always The Black Head, and The White Horse came and went. We read often of the changing face of the English village; that many are no more

Sir, I wish to publicly thank The City of Oxford Orchestra for their initiative of bringing professional music-making to care homes for the elderly in Oxfordshire and in particular for the music sessions they have brought to Rosebank Care Home in Bampton

Sir, Work continues apace on resurfacing the city's bypass. Inevitably there is disruption but the traffic management system in places appears to be the best possible in the circumstances. Where the carriageway reduces from two lanes to one, clear warning

Sir, The new architectural lighting of St Michael at the Northgate is magnificent (Reports, April 21 and 28). The imaginative and environmentally-sound approach adopted by the High Sheriff, the Church authorities and by Oxford City Council could not

Sir, I would like to take the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the birth of the remarkable doctor, John Thompson, to ask if anyone has recollections of him? He was medical director of Oxford's pioneering Child Guidance Clinic in South Parade from

Sir, Christopher Gray doesn't have to go as far as the Guardian and Nescafe to find howlers (Gray Matter, April 28). Seen on dozens of signs put up across Oxford's park-and-ride car parks: "Overstaying will be enforced". Funny, I would have thought they'd

OXFORD bookseller Blackwell's has plunged deeper into the red and been bailed out by a multi-million pound loan from its major shareholder. Latest figures for Blackwell Ltd, the book selling arm of the troubled family firm, reveal the company made a

ACCOMMODATION for more than 100 key health workers is being opened on Tuesday in Headington. And the ceremony will be used to honour the memory of the pioneering orthopaedic surgeon Prof Gathorne Girdlestone who lived on the site. The purpose-built

ALL adults in Oxfordshire applying for new passports must attend a 20-minute face-to-face interview at a new office to be opened in Oxford. The hunt is now on to find offices that can cope with an estimated 4,059 applicants every year, in a move to

THE parents of an academic found knifed to death in her flat have spoken of their grief as they prepared to lay her to rest. The death of Dr Barbara Johnston, pictured left, shocked the city after she was discovered with 49 knife wounds in her flat

AN OXFORD teenager is in an Australian jail after admitting smuggling thousands of pounds worth of illegal drugs into the country hidden in a suitcase. Student Eleanor Taylor, 19, faces a potential life sentence after pleading guilty to smuggling more

Whichever way the result goes tomorrow, it will be a momentous day in the history of Oxford United. The Kassam Stadium will be packed to the rafters as fans urge the team on to a victory that will secure United's place in the football league. Anything

AN ENTREPRENEUR killed himself by stepping out in front of a train after paying a fraudster £30,000 for a sea plane that never arrived. Jeremy Wassell, 35, of Devon, was staying with his brother in Reading on his first day working as a flight instructor

OXFORD United might well be relegated from the Football League this weekend, but the club has the consolation of winning £50,000 to spend on new players thanks to fan Andy Perrin. Andy Perrin, pictured, 51, who has been watching the club play since

TESCO looks poised to win its battle to expand its Abingdon store by more than a quarter. But traders fear a bigger Marcham Road site selling more non-food goods will put struggling town centre shops under further pressure. Tesco's planning application

A YOUNG man given a potentially life-long jail term after he broke into and vandalised his parents' house failed in an appeal to have the sentence quashed. Joslin Michael Whittle, 22, of Dunkin Close, Bicester, was jailed indefinitely "for public protection

When a motoring writer decides to retire and is faced with buying a car of their own, their choice is naturally watched with interest. Obviously what you choose depends on your circumstances. If you move to a retreat in the backwoods of Canada and are

The new Dodge Caliber is due to arrive in the UK in July and Chrysler Group has just revealed the price of the first right-hand-drive Dodge car to come to the UK. There are four models in the range S, SE, SXT and SXT Sport with a choice of two petrol

Chrysler Group has unveiled a new long-wheelbase Jeep Wrangler the first Wrangler to offer four doors, a diesel engine and space for five adults. It is expected to join the new two-door Wrangler, unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show in January, in Chrysler

AN archaeology specialist tried to steal £200 worth of Christmas presents by hiding them in his child's pushchair. Dr Robert Daniels-Dwyer, 35, of Manor Road, Oxford, spent 30 minutes hiding toiletries and presents in a bag underneath his two-year-old

CRIME in Oxford has fallen marginally but robberies and burglaries have risen in the past year, new figures reveal. There were 1,116 burglaries in Oxford between April 1 last year and March 31, compared to 982 the previous year an increase of 13.6

PLANS to scrap Oxfordshire Ambulance Trust look like going ahead in the face of strong local opposition. A major consultation exercise on whether Oxfordshire should join a new super ambulance trust showed little enthusiasm for the merger plan. And with

THE OXFORD Times can today offer a first view of the £40m John Lewis department store, the centrepiece of the proposed new Westgate shopping centre. The flagship store, which would create more than 600 jobs, shows the store from Thames Street. And the

We must admit to not recognising Oxpens at all on seeing the image of the proposed new John Lewis store this week. It is a measure of how much the redevelopment of the Westgate will transform this area of the city. Oxpens has wide open spaces, albeit

Sir, The College Doctors Association represents the views of general practitioners who look after students of both Oxford University and Oxford Brookes University. We are strongly opposed to the the proposed closure of the Barnes Unit at the John Radcliffe

Sir, With regard to the on-going correspondence about Mr Adrian Percival's comments about Matthew Arnold, I felt the need to write after reading letters from a former head and also a former pupil. I write as a parent whose four children have been at Matthew

Sir, Oxford certainly deserves a memorial to its Catholic martyrs. Your readers may not be aware of how many of these there were. Thomas Belson (Exeter College), George Nichols (priest, Brasenose College), Humphrey Pritchard and Richard Yaxley (priest

Sir, Once FOXCAN and the supporters of this scheme have received permission from the owners of the site, let them commission from consulting engineers a detailed structural and landscape survey of the entire area, and from it produce a fully-costed plan

Sir, Anybody disappointed at being prevented from throwing themselves off Magdalen Bridge on May Morning might like to contemplate this A-level physics calculation. By my measurements, the parapet of the bridge is about 6.2 m (just over 20 ft) above

Sir, Over the past weeks there has been a number of letters on the above subject, which has sparked both the council leader, Mr Jerry Patterson, and his deputy, Mr Tony de Vere, to air their views on the funding associated with preserving the Old Gaol

Sir, I am inspired to write to you about the advent of the cuckoo in the fields and meadows around New Marston. I have heard him two mornings running this week and what a delight it is after the long cold winter months. More, it is the first time I've

A BRICK bench from where C.S. Lewis saw Narnia in his mind's eye has been uncovered at the author's old home in Risinghurst. The semi-circular bench overlooking a pond in his garden was a favourite place of C.S Lewis whenever he was seeking inspiration

FIVE people defied police and risked serious injury by leaping from Magdalen Bridge, Oxford, during Monday's May Morning celebrations. Barriers set up at 3am and a line of 30 police and 30 private guards on either side of the crossing stopped anyone

OXFORDSHIRE paramedics are getting to life-threatening emergencies quicker than almost anywhere else in the country, five years after having the UK's worst performance. Between April 2005 and March 2006 Oxfordshire Ambulance Service got to 84 per cent

WITNEY'S main college campus is to stay in the town centre and undergo a £20m investment to transform it into a state-of-the-art education facility. The college is also to open a Rural Skills Centre, to be built on some 100 acres of land occupied by

Jeep has unveiled the new Patriot, based on the concept first shown at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2005. Jeep says the Patriot combines the packaging and interior flexibility of an SUV with the performance, handling, fuel economy and price of a small

This is the first view of the £40m John Lewis department store, the centrepiece of the proposed new Westgate shopping centre in Oxford. The flagship store, which would create more than 600 jobs, is shown from Thames Street. And the image offers an early

Police believe they have snared one of Oxford's most prolific graffiti artists, responsible for defacing hundreds of buildings in the city with the words 'detest' and 'glitch'. Officers caught the 19-year-old man, of Bullingdon Road, east Oxford, when

A leading industrial injury lawyer from Wantage has criticised a Law Lords judgment which will mean victims of asbestos-related diseases will not receive full compensation. The House of Lords ruled that there will be a limit to damages in cases involving

A masterplan showing the proposed layout of 1,585 houses, a new hospital and three schools on the edge of Bicester has been released to the Oxford Mail. The plans will give members of the public their first glimpse of how the 287-acre south west development

Accommodation buildings for more than 100 key health workers are being opened on Tuesday in Headington. And the ceremony will be used to honour the memory of the pioneering orthopaedic surgeon Prof Gathorne Girdlestone, whose home was on part of the

Pensioners living in an East Oxford street fear there will have to be an accident before anyone listens to their requests for road safety measures. Morrell Avenue resident Jack Foster, 89, claims he is sometimes forced to step out into the street and

You can do it, United that's the message from people across the city today ahead of tomorrow's must-win match at the Kassam Stadium. Oxford United have to win against East London side Leyton Orient if they are to keep their place in the Football League

Jacqui Ibbotson has been named the new arts and learning coordinator for Oxford Inspires, the cultural development agency for Oxford and Oxfordshire. A former employee of the English National Opera and Royal Shakespeare Company, Ms Ibbotson, 43, will

Oxford East MP Andrew Smith has joined a Friends of the Earth campaign against the building of an incinerator outside Oxford. Mr Smith, MP for Oxford East, joined a photo-petition being collected by Oxford Friends of the Earth at the peace festival

A violent yob banned from an Oxford estate for the rest of his life has now been restricted from entering his home. David Reid, 37, was given an Antisocial Behaviour Order (Asbo) by magistrates last month banning him from setting foot in Blackbird Leys

Labour escaped a widely predicted bloodbath in the Oxford City Council elections, but lost its flimsy grip of the authority with the Liberal Democrats now the largest party. The Labour group, which went into last night's count at the Town Hall with

A jubilant night for Conservatives in West Oxfordshire saw the party dramatically increase its majority. With some opponents describing the night of Tory victories as the result of the "Cameron effect", the balance of power on West Oxfordshire District

There was a predictable flurry of Tory successes when the first results for the elections to Cherwell District Council came in. The Conservatives held on to Banbury Calthorpe with Colin Clarke gaining a majority of 521 over Labour challenger Henry Goodman

The first results in the 2006 local elections for Oxford City Council have started to come in. An early high-profile casualty was the Lib Dem chairman of the council's licensing committee Tony Brett who lost his Cowley Marsh seat unexpectedly to Labour's