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  • RUGBY UNION: The numbers game

    Oxford Harlequins slumped to a very disappointing home defeat. Here is the numbers' game. See Tuesday’s paper for full report. Competition: National 3 South West Score: Oxford Harleqins 19, Coney Hill 45 Oxford Harlequins player

  • Crowmarsh v Littlemore Under 9 Red League

    Game 1 Crowmarsh B 0 v Littlemore 1 A very tight match with both teams having chances and both goalkeepers making excellent saves. Game 2 Crowmarsh B 1 v Littlemore 3 Again a close match with chances at either end

  • Oxford United now seven points clear

    Oxford United moved seven points clear at the top of the Bluye Square Premier after their first-ever win at Wrexham. A 29th-minute headed goal at a corner by James, Constable, his sixh goal of the season, brought the U's a 1-0 win at the Racecourse

  • Wrexham 0, Oxford Utd 1 (12/09)

    Leagueleaders Oxford United made it a ten-game unbeaten start to the season with their first-ever victory at the Racecourse Ground. James Constable got the U's winner in the 29th minute with his seventh goal of the season on a hot September

  • Constable heads Oxford United in front at Wrexham

    James Constable gave Oxford United a half-time lead at Wrexham with his seventh goal of the season. The team's leading scorer headed in a corner from Jamie Cook on 29 minutes. Ryan Clarke was the busier of the two keepers in the opening 45 minutes,

  • Brightwell Panthers open account for the Season

    Afc Brightwell U9's won their first match of the season with a hard fought 2-1 victory over Drayton. Drayton started the match strongly,using crisp passing and powerful running to create early chances, Drayton took the lead mid-way through the first

  • Harwell And Hendred 11 Summertown Comets 0

    A dominant performance from Harwell And Hendred as they beat a plucky Summertown Comets team 11-0.Calum Sykes scoring 4,a Tom Cooper hat-trick,2 goals from Samuel Barham,1 from Ricky Mullins and an unfortunate o.g sealed the points at Mill Lane.

  • University weekend open to public

    OXFORD University is opening up its Alumni Weekend to members of the public for the first time. The university holds a weekend of events for former students and staff each year, but they are usually not open to the general public. But this year, a small

  • Hamilton storms to Monza pole

    Lewis Hamilton stormed to the 15th pole position of his career ahead of tomorrow's Italian Grand Prix. The reigning world champion saved it until the final moment as he was the last to cross the line in a hotly-contested final ten-minute showdown

  • Mosley dismisses conspiracy theory

    FIA president Max Mosley has denied the 'crash-gate' investigation into Renault is part of a conspiracy to discredit the boss of the Enstone-based Renault F1 team Flavio Briatore. At a time when the FIA were at loggerheads with the Formula One Teams

  • Bike crash closes road

    A crash involving a motorcyclist today closed a road in north Oxfordshire. The B4030 was closed for a time between Lower Heyford and Middleton Stoney after the crash, which happened outside the Horse and Groom at Caulcott. No details

  • Students slave in 'sweatshop'

    STUDENTS got a taste of work in the developing world when they set up a ‘sweatshop’. Fashion students at Oxford and Cherwell Valley College were organised into a factory workforce and submitted to poor working conditions to recreate as closely as possible

  • Historic bridge damaged in hit and run

    THE historic Godstow bridge has been badly damaged in a hit and run accident. A large section of the bridge at Wolvercote is in the river but it is still structurally sound, police said today. Spokesman Victoria Brandon said police were

  • Bicester shop angered by roadworks

    A COUPLE who run a village shop claim their business has been put under threat be-cause of a road closure. Gemma and Nigel Harris started Roots Food Markets at Hardwick, near Bicester, in December last year, and quickly built up a healthy trade among

  • Westgate Library story-times go multi-lingual

    OXFORD’S Central Library is celebrating the city’s cultural diversity by offering book readings from around the globe. Traditional tales from countries including Russia, China and Italy will be told in their native tongue by language specialists

  • Government clashes with Phoenix Four

    The Government is embroiled in a bitter struggle with the businessmen who banked millions as MG Rover went bust. The so-called Phoenix Four face being banned from holding office again after a damning indictment by an official investigation

  • Rural house prices hold up

    South Oxfordshire is the most expensive rural area to live in the country, according to new research. The study by the high street bank Halifax shows property values in rural areas have held up better than in towns and cities during the past

  • Bus gate row could become test case

    Oxford's long-running row over the legality of its bus gate may become a test case for the rest of the country. Oxfordshire County Council has been told by the traffic Penalty Tribunal that it has incorrectly been fining motorists for driving

  • Don't get carried away, urges Wilder

    Chris Wilder is warning his Oxford United team, and the fans, not to look too far ahead as his side take on Wrexham at the Racecourse Ground today. It’s a place where United have never won, and many of the Red Dragons team will be fresh since most of

  • Fight fan storms into semis of TV quiz

    BRAINBOX Colin Wilson pulled no punches as he stormed to the semi-finals of Mastermind — by answering questions on his favourite fighters. The 37-year-old, from Green Road, Kidlington, chose boxing world heavyweight champions from 1882 to 1929

  • City bus gate row could become test case

    OXFORD’s long-running row over the legality of its bus gate may become a test case for the rest of the country. Oxfordshire County Council has been told by the traffic Penalty Tribunal that it has incorrectly been fining motorists for driving

  • Help make extra Asbo successful

    ON the face of it the Antisocial Behaviour Order extension against Byron Haines is much-needed to protect the people of Blackbird Leys and Greater Leys. The allegations and evidence produced against this young man — given a two-year banning order in

  • Teen's Asbo extended by a year

    A TEENAGER banned from an Oxford estate two years ago remained its “number one” problem and is involved in drug- dealing and setting dogs on cats, a court heard. Byron Haines was given a two-year antisocial behaviour order (Asbo) in October

  • People in East Oxford to set policing priorities

    People in East Oxford will have the opportunity to set their policing priorities for the coming year at a number of consulation events this month. The East Oxfordshire Neighbourhood team will be visiting prominent locations within the neighbourhood

  • 999 crews stage open day

    An emergency services open day is being held today between 10am and 5pm at Waddesdon Manor. Waddesdon police station holds an annual open day with Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue and other organisations attending include South Central ambulance

  • Brothel-keepers sent to prison

    TWO people who ran a string of brothels where customers were encouraged to fill in forms rating their experience were jailed yesterday. Jamie-Lee Rowland, 31, of Mandlebrote Drive, Littlemore, Oxford and Rachel Ricardo, 38, of Ladder Hill, Wheatley,