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  • FOOTBALL: Brave Witney suffer Vase heartache

    FA Carlsberg Vase 4th round New Mills 2, Witney Utd 1 Witney United fell out of the competition at the fourth round stage for the second season in a row, despite a brave performance in the Peak District on Saturday. Witney led

  • Rivers put back on flood watch

    Rain put a number of Oxfordshire rivers back on flood watch today. The alert, the lowest issued by the Environment Agency, is in place on rivers across the county including: River Thames from Buscot, through Oxford, Abingdon and

  • RUGBY UNION: The numbers game

    Witney eased to victory with an impressive second-half display. Here is the numbers' game. See Tuesday’s paper for full report. Competition: Southern Counties North Score: Witney 36, Beaconsfield 0 Witney player ratings: 15. Nathan Phillips

  • Oxford United are back!

    Oxford United were back to their best as they hammered Grays Athletic 4-0 away today. Simon Clist, Alfie Potter, James Constable and Matt Green got the goals, as Chris Wilder's team produced the perfect response following their surprise home defeat by

  • Grays Ath 0, Oxford Utd 4 (23/01)

    This was just what the doctor ordered as Oxford United got back to their best with a comprehensive win at the New Rec. Simon Clist, the midfielder who so often pops up with a vital away goal, put them in front in the 19th minute, and Alfie

  • Clist gives Oxford United lead at Grays

    Simon Clist gave Oxford United a 19th-minute lead at Grays today in a vital Blue Square Premier game for the U's. The midfielder tucked home a ten-yard shot after tenacious play from Dannie Bulman, Alfie Potter and Sam Deering. Clist also proved his

  • Day replaces Creighton for Oxford United

    Rhys Day, Sam Deering and Jack Midson were all included in the Oxford United side at Grays today as Chris Wilder's men looked to bounce back following their home defeat by Tamworth. Day replaced Mark Creighton at centre back while Deering played just

  • Hargreaves move stalls

    Oxford United's bid to bring back former skipper Chris Hargreaves has stalled after the two clubs failed to agree a deal. The 37-year-old midfielder was keen to return to Oxford after positive talks with boss Chris Wilder on Thursday. But the two clubs

  • Under 9' s - Ardington v Harwell & Hendred: 2-0

    After a long break due to bad weather, Ardington came out fighting and took a 1-0 lead just 20 seconds into the game. With a supreme long ball from Jaden Wilkins, he found Scott Webb who sent a perfect ball into the box where Michael Moss was waiting

  • Yoga classes unite generations in Barton

    AN ancient Indian form of exercise is uniting generations of people in Barton. Yoga sessions have been proving a hit on the estate since a trial course was launched earlier this month. The classes, which are held every Thursday, have

  • Woman killed after car crash

    A 26-year-old woman has died after car crash near Charlbury. A black Peugeot 106 and a blue Volkswagen Polo collided on the B4437 Woodstock Road, at the junction with New Barn Farm, near Charlbury, at 8.20am on Thursday. A 26-year-old

  • Woman dies after car crash

    A 26-year-old woman has died after a car crash near Charlbury. A blue Peugeot 106 and a blue Volkswagen Polo collided on the B4437 Woodstock Road, at the junction with New Barn Farm, near Charlbury, at 8.20am on Thursday. A 26-year-old

  • Pub branches out to open village shop

    A VILLAGE pub has opened its own shop after the community’s only store closed. Villagers in Stanton Harcourt lost their local store just before Christmas after the owner retired and could not find anyone to take over the business. But on Wednesday,

  • UPDATE: New flood watches in place

    Two rivers have become the latest waterways to be added to be put on flood watch. The River Ock, from Abingdon to Watchfield, and also the Letcombe Brook, which flows through Wantage, Grove, East Hanney, Letcombe Regis and Letcombe Bassett, were put

  • Silverstone to host World Superbikes

    A resurgent Silverstone will play host to four major events this season after securing a short-term deal to stage the British round of the FIM Superbike World Championship. Along with British Superbikes, World Superbikes has now joined the

  • No excuses for firm’s fatal errors

    ‘AN unnecessary loss of life.’ Judge Patrick Eccles will never utter truer words in court than those he used to describe the death of Yelena Hasselberg-Langley. Yelena had an extremely difficult life. She was blind, paraplegic, epileptic

  • Oxford United waiting on Hargreaves

    Chris Wilder was confident last night that the move to bring Chris Hargreaves back to Oxford United wou-ld go through. The 37-year-old vastly experienced midfielder is seen as a calming influence on the pitch for when players and fans may be getting

  • Even TV show can't help Liz find love

    EVEN a TV show could not help an Oxfordshire woman find her Mr Right. Liz Wayner, of Yarnton, will appear in the next five episodes of ITV’s Saturday night series Take Me Out, which has been dubbed the new Blind Date. The Oxford Brookes politics and

  • Accountant swindled £147,000 from Blenheim Palace

    A 40-YEAR-OLD woman who funded a lavish lifestyle with almost £150,000 she stole from the Blenheim Palace estate was last night beginning a prison sentence. Anita Donaldson, who was head of finance at the Woodstock stately home, used her position to