Banbury Bulls won their first game of the season with a patchy display. Here is the numbers' game. See Tuesday’s paper for full report. Competition: Midlands 1 West Score: Banbury 38, Leamington 22 Banbury player ratings:
Oxford United suffered their first away defeat of the season as they squandered a two-goal half-time lead to lose 3-2 at Macclesfield. The Silkmen stormed back in the second half with two goals from Paul Bolland and one from Matt Hamshaw. But their
Oxford United threw away a two-goal half-time lead as they capitulated big-time at Moss Rose. This was the archetypal game of two halves, with Chris Wilder’s men dominating the first, and looking to be in total control following goals by
Tom Craddock put Oxford United 2-0 ahead at half-time in their npower League Two game at Macclesfield today. He sidefooted home from ten yards after Alfie Potter squared the ball to him at the end of a pacy run. James Constable had put the U's in front
Be the best you can – that was the message from dual Olympic cycling medallist medallist Bryan Steel when he gave a talk at Matthew Arnold School, Cumnor. The 41-year-old won silver for Great Britain in the team pursuit at Athens in 2004 after taking
James Constable gave Oxford United an early boost with a goal in the sixth minute at Macclesfield today. He shot home low at the second attempt from close range after Simon Heslop's drive was blocked after a fine cutback by Ben Purkiss. It was Constable's
Liskee Direct received a special award for completing 100 races at the Oxford Owners Association evening. Meanwhile, Hycos Tiger, Ballyshea Lass and Roeview Katlin all received awards for three wins in a row. TRAINER Maurice Massey was not a happy man
Netminder Sabina Lossnitzer has been selected for the England Under 13 team to play in Canada next year. The 12-year-old, from Headington, will compete in a two-week tournament in Quebec in February. After attending a residential school of excellence
A group of 14 girls, six coaches and parents from Abingdon Gym Club have come back from a successful time in Jersey competing at the Regent Invitational Competition. Between them the girls amassed an impressive 51 medals (26 gold, 15 silver and ten bronze
Hannah Green, from Eynsham, has been hard in training with the Great Britain junior squad for next year’s European Synchronised Swimming Championships in Serbia. Green will trial for the Britain’s senior squad from October 25 to November 2
A TEENAGE composer is staging his own Edward Elgar festival to get more young people listening to his centuries-old music. George Parris, 17, a pupil at St Edward’s School, in North Oxford, has persuaded leading experts to talk about the composer
Oxford Boxing Academy’s teenage prospect, Bradley Townsend made it three in a row with a unanimous points victory over Sean Wood (Milton Keynes) at Bedford. The two had met previously at The Kassam Stadium with Townsend being the eventual winner. Wood
The Orchard Centre, Didcot, are hoping that their sponsorship of Didcot CC in 2011 will bear fruit. Orchard Centre manager Steve Murray said he was delighted to be able to support the club. Didcot run four Saturday teams, one Sunday team, one Wednesday
Pall Mall champion Ballymac Ace is a red-hot favourite to topple Jolly Poacher in the final of the Blanchford Building Supplies Oxf-ordshire Gold Cup at Oxford Stadium ton-ight. The Chris Allsopp-trained Ace, carried all before him in the early season
Oxfordshire driver Tim Harvey said how happy he was after securing the Porsche Carrera Cup GB title in the penultimate race of the season at Brands Hatch. Harvey drove a decisive race coming in second, but creating an unbeatable lead ahead of the final
The Oxford Winter League practice for round two was fished by 40 anglers on the bottom end of Medley, Channel and Folly on the Thames, which was once again on good form. Fished in summer-like temperatures but with a strong easterly wind, it was the
VANDALS have been warned to stay out of former service homes in Carterton, which are now being patrolled by an RAF dog team. A 25-year-old was caught allegedly trying to steal copper piping when he was tracked down and snared by an RAF Police dog. Air
ONE of Oxford’s oldest choirs is hitting all the right notes this month, a year after the Oxford Mail helped find members a new home. The Oxford Welsh Male Voice Choir has been running since 1928, but last year nearly had to disband after their practice
A teenager died in a head-on car crash near Bicester last night. The 19-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene in Bucknell Road, Ardley, at about 9.30pm. The man was a front-seat passenger in a Citroen Saxo which was in collision
Abingdon Vale broke no fewer than 15 club records when finishing second in their opening National Arena League Division 2 gala at Coventry. Having gained promotion from Division 3, Vale's swimmers appeared to thrive from facing stronger competition,
PARENTS of children who have undergone heart surgery at Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital were last night gearing up to save the service. Yesterday it was confirmed the hospital had failed in its bid to become one of the country’s centres of excellence
Mick Marriott hammered a field of 13 in the latest Dorchester Berks/Oxon match fished on the Thame at Dorchester. Fishing the pole with maggot, Marriott netted two big chub, plus bits, for 14.14.0. Bill Davis also fished pole and maggot to catch roach
A man who helped keep Oxford’s streets safe has died. Malcolm Taylor spent seven years as one of the city council’s senior street wardens, patrolling Blackbird Leys, Rose Hill, Barton and Littlemore, before he retired in May. He used to work as a
AN Oxfordshire Army officer said he was embarrassed after being awarded one of the military’s top honours. Captain Robin Bourne-Taylor, 29, of the Life Guards, has been given the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross, the highest award for courage after the Victoria
Horspath Hammers clinched their sixth British Premier League championship in style with a 103-70 win at home to Sheffield. Mark Carmichael rode unbeaten for Horspath with Matuesz Szymczak also a high scorer. The rest of the team notched consistent
THERESA May, the Home Secretary, has been challenged to come to Oxford to see the positives of Asbos and it would seem there are indications one is working well again. Leslie Belcher is well known in East Oxford for his obnoxious, drink-fuelled behaviour
THIS weekend, thousands of car enthusiasts from Argentina to Australia will join together to prove that the world loves MGs. In total, 81 MG car clubs from 23 countries will hold events to celebrate the 80th birthday of the first MG Car Club
Jason Plato described winning the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship as a magical feeling. The Oxford driver sealed the title by winning two of the three races in the final round in front of 42,000 fans at Brands Hatch. In doing so, he equalled
A NUISANCE neighbour has been slapped with an Asbo to stop him drinking in the street. Neighbours of Leslie Belcher in Magdalen Road, East Oxford, last night welcomed the action by Oxford Magistrates’ Court. Yesterday’s court order means
IT WAS an advertisement in the Oxford Mail that inspired my adventure. ‘Highland Railways by Air’, said the headline, offering a flight to Edinburgh, then trips on the Inverness-Kyle of Lochalsh and West Highland lines, plus one on the Strathspey
A PAINTING by Oxford artist Emmie van Biervliet became the face of a prestigious art event in London this week. The 27-year-old was picked from hundreds of artists to have her work displayed on the advertising at Art for Youth London, a national
Berinsfield angler Paul Scarrott, 45, had a holiday to remember in the Dominican Republic after catching the fish of a lifetime – a blue marlin of 135lb. Chartering a local boat as a treat, Paul was soon catching small tuna between two and
A FORMER city estate agent and letting agent accused of fraud and money laundering faced magistrates yesterday. Zulfiqar Hussain – also known as Zogey – of Kenilworth Avenue, East Oxford, appeared at Oxford Magistrates’ Court for a committal
TWO weeks ago it looked as if Marley the cat had used all of his nine lives. But despite being blasted with 21 pellets from a shotgun, the plucky tabby is now back at home and on the way to completing a miraculous recovery. Eleven-month-old Marley was
OXFORD City have signed striker Mark Pritchard from Welsh League club Goytre United in a bid to solve their goal famine. The 24-year-old centre forward comes into the squad for today’s FA Carlsberg Trophy first qualiyfing round tie against Daventry Town
Oxford CC all-rounder Raj Sharma will be facing Spain as part of the MCC side travelling to the five-star La Manga Club resort from October 20-24. While there, 26-year-old Sharma and his teammates will twice face the Spanish national side in 50-over
Mick Warren, the umpire at the centre of a dispute between the England & Wales Cricket Board and the Oxfordshire Cricket Board, has severed his connections with the county, writes MICHAEL KNOX. The cause of this dispute was Warren’s involvement
OXFORD United boss Chris Wilder says he sees no reason to change things around for today’s npower League Two match at Macclesfield. That’s not to say he won’t, but he feels the players have been performing consistently well over the season as a whole
OXFORD’S new recycling collections begin on Monday and the councillor responsible insists preparations have gone as smoothly as possible. But some city residents have told the Oxford Mail they are yet to get their new blue wheelie bins.
OXFORD City Council is no doubt casting an eye across the border to the Vale of White Horse and hoping its words of assurance about the new recycling set-up do not come back and bite it. The Vale has radically altered how its rubbish is sorted and collected
Residents are blitzing waste managers with more than 1,000 calls a day as a new fortnightly rubbish collection scheme is rolled out. Opposition Conservative councillor Matthew Barber has been inundated with complaints from residents across the Vale of
Avid Top Gear fans must often wonder what it's like to ride in some of the world's fastest cars and at Castle Combe on Saturday, October 23, they have a chance to find out. The annual Stroke Association 'Supercar Saturday' allows anyone the
It's time to celebrate again in Middle Earth. Peter Jackson is set to direct The Hobbit, the two-part prequel to the popular Lord of the Rings trilogy and start shooting in February, Warner Brothers said. The movies, based on the books by J.R.R.
HUNDREDS of real ale fans toasted the start of this year’s Oxford beer festival. They packed into the Town Hall yesterday to sample 140 real ales from across the country on offer at the Camra-run event, which continues today from 11am to 8pm. There
FIVE hundred members of St John’s College, Oxford, will today celebrate the opening of a new £35m quadrangle. Colleges in Oxford are famous around the world for their well-kept lawns. But the new St John’s quad can claim to be one of the country
A GIANT underground water main will encircle Bicester as part of a £700,000 project to prepare for the growth of the town. Thames Water is extending its ring main for the town, which is currently a horseshoe shape, into a full circle to help
JERICHO residents and councillors will meet railway managers face-to-face to settle a long-running dispute over noise from trains. Railway sidings north of Oxford station, across the Oxford Canal from Jericho, are used to stable First Great Western trains
RETIRED property manager Martin Young admits he “wakes up in cold sweats” over the cost of a legal challenge to a controversial university development – but says it will be worth it. He is preparing to take on Oxford City Council yet again
