A SPECTACULAR display of meteors is due this weekend with the arrival of the annual Perseid meteor shower. Dozens of shooting stars each hour are predicted and as the Moon is new tomorrow there will be no moonlight to hide the display. One or two visible
A 7ft-long porbeagle shark caught off the coast of Devon is being served tonight to diners in Oxfordshire. The 300lb shark arrived in Oxford yesterday and will feed at least 250 diners when it goes on sale at Fishers Restaurant, in St Clement's tonight
New striker Gary Twigg earned United a precious opening-day victory with an injury-time penalty at the Kassam Stadium. Twigg, who joined Oxford in the summer from Airdrie, won the spot kick after controlling Matt Day's shot before rounding keepeer Ryan
HINKSEY Park Swimming Pool, in South Oxford, was closed today after vandals poured purple dye into the water. Several families turned up to find the pool gates shut on what was expected to be one of the hottest days of the year. Pool staff were
A NEW pavement café culture with improved parking and fewer buses are the main demands in the latest survey of traders in the High Street, Oxford. The survey, conducted by the Oxford High Street Business Association, aimed to find out what sort of
YOUNG people have been praised for wading in to help the elderly during recent flooding. Shah-Nawaz Khan, 17, Jack Hayle, 15 and his younger brother Sam, 13, spent hours helping people evacuate and sandbag properties in flood affected Botley. And
Hinksey Park Simming Pool was closed today after vandals poured purple dye into the water. Several families turned up to find the pool gates shut on what was expected to be one of the hottest days of the year. Pool staff were unable to say when the
Jim Smith says striker Gary Twigg can fire Oxford United to success in the Blue Square Premier, but he doesn't want to leave it up to one man again. United's manager has been happy with the way Twigg (pictured above) has settled in since he joined the
A FATHER whose son narrowly escaped being paralysed after a cycling accident has urged parents to make sure children wear a helmet when they saddle up. Ten-year-old Numaan Khan, of Church Cowley Road, Oxford, lay unconscious in intensive care at the
Barry Quinn, Oxford United's new captain, says the team are now ready to combat whatever opponents throw at them at the Kassam Stadium. Last year many sides simply put men behind the ball and looked to try to catch the U's on the break, although today's
A MAN continued to shout his innocence yesterday as he was led away to start a five-year prison sentence for raping a woman in Witney. Imran Khan, of Abingdon Road, Oxford, appeared at Oxford Crown Court after he was convicted of raping the woman on
Joel Ledgister has given Oxford United manager Jim Smith a problem he didn't think he would have - he's proving to be unexpectedly good as a striker! One of six summer signings, the 19-year-old was snapped up from Gravesend & Northfleet before they
Oxfordshire suffered a resounding innings and 26-run defeat against Berkshire in the ECB Under 17 Championship at Challow & Childrey. Oxon were missing seven of their first-choice team for the Division 2 encounter due to a clash of fixtures with the
Oxfordshire Under 12s ended their season with three wins from their final four games. With their tour to Shrewsbury School cancelled, two of the three extra games were played at Stonesfield. Oxon started the week with a nine-wicket defeat by Warwickshire
Horspath Hammers won the British Open Championship at Astley & Tydlesley in a superb final which saw all four teams separated by just five points. Starting off grid one in the first four races, Hammers rattled up 15 points and from then on it was a
Oxfordshire teenager Marina Lawson-Smith was a member of Great Britain's three-day event team which struck gold at the European Junior Championships in Switzerland. Riding Fancy That II, the 16-year-old, from Glympton, near Woodstock, finished seventh
Oxford City produced a gutsy display to finish fourth in their Division 1 meeting at Horspath Road. Despite being understrength, Oxford's athletes amassed 40 personal bests. The under 11 girls won their age group, even though Simi Fajemisin claimed
Oxford City's Hannah England starred on Crystal Palace's big stage with victory at the Norwich Union London Grand Prix. The 20-year-old Birmingham University biochemistry student stormed home to win the win the 'On Camp With Kelly' 800m in in 2mins
Max Picinelli, the man mainly responsible for the recent successful gala night of racing at Sandy Lane, is to continue his sponsorship. Picinelli was so pleased with the outcome, he has informed management at Cowley that he is keen to sponsor a group
The sun has come out and the worst floods this country has experienced since 1947 are disappearing fast as things get back to normal, writes ANDY WEBBER. In last week's column, I spoke about the number of fish which were likely to be left high and
Oxfordshire Under 15 captain Jack Taylor enhanced his burgeoning reputation by producing an incredible performance to help Great & Little Tew to a 120-run victory over North Cotswold in Section A of the Oxon Under 17 Club Championships. Batting first
Oxford School of Martial Arts fighters Jake Wilson and Claire Maden have missed out on the chance to represent England after the sport's national governing body went into receivership. Wilson, 21, from Chipping Norton, and Maden, 19, from Botley, saw
DISTINGUISHED graduates of Oxford University, including biographer Lady Antonia Fraser and Mark Thompson, director general of the BBC, are returning to Oxford to be guest speakers in a series of public events at the Oxford Playhouse. On Saturday,
ABINGDON Rotary Club is linking up with the Phoenix Land Rover Club to stage this year's Abingdon 4x4 at Dalton Barracks over the weekend of September 29-30. Proceeds from the two-day event will go to support the Benson-based Thames Valley and Chiltern
A MULTI-million pound plan to redevelop Gloucester Green, Oxford, has been described as "half-hearted' and "unambitious" by a leading city councillor. On Monday, proposals for a new multi-screen cinema complex were due to be debated by the Town Hall's
PLANS for a long awaited crossing on the Marston Road, Oxford, are being held up until funding can be found. Oxfordshire County Council has now agreed on a design for the crossing, near where pensioner Ray Brown was struck down in a hit and run accident
BICESTER'S first residents' parking scheme has got the go-ahead despite fears it will increase congestion caused by the town's redevelopment. Oxfordshire County Council's cabinet rubber-stamped the plans despite one of its highways officers suggesting
AN OXFORDSHIRE woman has defied odds of 200 million to one to give birth to identical triplets. Mae Christina Astley, from Banbury, has amazed the medical world with the miraculous delivery of her three daughters. Amy, Kim and Zoe were all born healthy
A WOODLAND festival will be held at Harcourt Arboretum, Nuneham Courtenay, today. On offer will be demonstrations, activities, crafts and shopping - and the opportunity to enjoy the beauty of the trees. The event runs between 10am and 5pm. Entrance
A father whose son narrowly escaped being paralysed after a cycling accident has urged parents to make sure children wear a helmet when they saddle up. Ten-year-old Numaan Khan, of Church Cowley Road, Oxford, lay unconscious in intensive care at the
An Oxford man continued to shout his innocence yesterday as he was led away to start a five year prison sentence for rape. Imran Khan, of Abingdon Road, appeared at Oxford Crown Court after he was convicted of raping the woman in Witney on June 11 last
Youngsters, particularly those branded hoodies, have long been the cause of concern and worries for the elderly. However, when the recent floods struck help for pensioners - including ferrying in food and shoring up flood defences - came from an unexpected
