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A food bank is to open in Banbury to deal with a rise in families living on the breadline. The Peoples Church aims to start distributing food from the end of next month. Project manager Sarah Williams said: “The increase in demand has

THEY have stood in all weathers to honour fallen heroes returning from Afghanistan. Now some of those behind Oxford’s repatriation ceremonies have been thanked by one of the highest military leaders in the land. Four people who have helped organise

A bid by a Domino's Pizza to open all hours on a Witney estate has been rejected by councillors. West Oxfordshire District Council refused the plan for the Neighbourhood Centre in Madley Park over concerns about the impact on neighbours. The firm applied

Strike action threatened by Oxford cab drivers over the introduction of CCTV cameras in their cars is unlikely, a driver’s union said last night. The move to introduce a pair of CCTV cameras into the back of all cabs has been rubber-stamped by Oxford

Gillingham 1, Oxford Utd 0 Oxford United’s unbeaten run of eight games came to an end as they were beaten by nine-man Gillingham in Kent this afternoon. But United must be wondering how they managed to lose this match, as they missed

A goal a minute before half-time gave Gillingham a 1-0 lead at the break against Oxford United. United had been down to ten men for some five minutes due to a head injury to Deane Smalley, and Gillingham made the most of this as Lewis Montrose

Leading scorer James Constable in on the subs bench for this afternoon's League 2 clash at Gillingham. He has been replaced by Deane Smalley, while Robbie Hall returns to the starting line-up after being on the bench for last week's 1-1 draw at Macclesfield

A school and community came together this week to remember a “woman of great independence, vision and courage”. Patsy Sumpter, headmistress at Rye St Antony School in Headington for 14 years, died after a long illness. Hailing from New Zealand, she

BEAUTIFUL, blond Labrador/retriever cross Ufton is the fourth Guide Dog to ‘work’ for Lyn Oliver – guiding her around the shops of her home town of Faringdon, across the county where she gives talks on visual impairment, and onto buses, trains, and even

Horspath Hammers clinched their seventh British Premier League title – and third in a row – with an emphatic 109-68 victory over Wednesfield at the village track. With both teams missing top-line riders, it was left to Horspath’s squad members to deliver

Jason Buck made a break of 42 as Littlemore RBL edged out Cowley Con B 2-1 to go top of Division 2 in the Gentworks Oxford League. Buck (+50 handicap) recorded a 150-87 victory over Ken Olive (+80), while Littlwemore's other success came from Matthew

Oxford kart racer Nathan Harrison was foiled in his bid to be crowned British champion in the Super 1 Series. The 15-year-old, from Cumnor Hill, Botley, finished runner-up in the series following third and first place finishes in the last two races at

Simon Mauger and co-driver Brian Cammack, representing the Bicester-based Major Motosport team, recorded a third success in the Paperclix Jersey Rally. They triumphed by more than 1 mins 26 secs in their iconic Mk2 Escort in the event which incorporated

Chipping Norton’s Fergus Walkinshaw had mixed fortunes in the final rounds of the Michelin Ginetta GT Supercup at Silverstone. Driving for the Century Motorsport team, the 20-year-old Oxford Brookes University student charged through the field in Saturday

Bampton teenager Patrick Lay produced a stunning drive to finish runner-up in the Easy-kart World Championships in Italy. The 17-year-old took second place in the 125cc senior lightweight class at Castelletto di Branduzzo, near Milan, despite being involved

MUSEUM campaigners last night said times were too tight to rely on donations to help them stay afloat after Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt visited Oxford. Mr Hunt looked at the progress being made on the new Ancient Egyptian galleries at the

Eynsham synchronised swimmer Hannah Green could be one of the youngest competitors at next year’s Olympic Games in London. The 16-year-old’s dream is to qualify for the Games, and following recent trials in Aldershot, she remained on course

CAROLINE Hawkins showed star quality with victory aboard Kilcara Diamond at the Horse of the Year Show at the NEC Arena, Birmingham. Hawkins, from Henton, near Chinnor, wowed judges in the South Essex Insurance Brokers’ (SEIB) Search For A Star Working

Oxfordshire & North Bucks are celebrating promotion from Division 2 of the British Gas National County Team Championships. Competing at Pond’s Forge, Sheffield, Oxon & North Bucks finished third out of 18 counties to clinch their place in the top flight

Gabriella Merola, from Abingdon GC, ended last weekend tired, but happy after two successful ‘overseas’ trampolining trips. On Saturday, the 12-year-old won a gold, silver and bronze medal at the Fort Regent Gymnastic Competi-tion in Jersey, when representing

Longfields won the Cooper Family of Primary Schools’ Tag Rugby Festival at the Cooper School, Bicester. They captured the title by beating Launton School by seven tries to five. Both teams qualify for the North Oxfordshire School Sport Partnership final

Oxford City Stars hope to have Wayne Fiddes and Chris Douglas back from injury for their English National League South Division 1 double-header this weekend. However, Josh Florey and Dax Hedges miss tonight’s clash at Bristol Pitbulls (face-off 5.55)

THE President of Mongolia visited the city yesterday to give a talk to the Oxford Union. Tsakhia Elbegdorj, who has been president since 2009, spoke to Oxford University students about the development of his country, sometimes informally referred to

Former Abingdon schoolgirl Marianne Gallagher was spellbound when Andrew Lloyd Webber came knocking. The composer dropped by backstage to praise her performance in West End show The Wizard of Oz. Now, after being given a lead role, she gets covered

A Bicester family have been paid compensation after their teenage son was killed in a car crash. Neil Webb, pictured, of Spruce Drive, Bicester, was a passenger in Ryan Naylor’s Citroen Saxo when it crashed head-on with a BMW in Ardley last October.

Businesses in the Vale of White Horse are being asked their views on the potential benefits of a new two-hour free parking scheme. Businesses in Abingdon, Faringdon and Wantage have been surveyed on the impact they think it would have on their businesses

Actress and playwright Meera Syal has been named Oxford University’s next Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre. Ms Syal rose to fame as one of the team who created Goodness Gracious Me and starred in The Kumars at No. 42, having

ALTHOUGH champion trainer Michael Peterson (23) topped the winners list last month, he looks certain to hand over the title to six-times victor Angie Kibble in December. Kibble is on the 216, 48 ahead of her nearest challenger Maurice Massey

Oxford is preparing for its biggest martial arts event, with hundreds expected to fill The Regal, Cowley Road, for an international Muay Thai fight night. Two European titles will be up for grabs, with two England v Thailand fights also scheduled

THE magnificent Jolly Poacher has been retired after landing an historic treble by winning the Blanchfords-sponsored Oxfordshire Gold Cup in great style. A favourite son of the Oxford greyhound punters, Poacher signed off a fantastic career

Eleven-year-old Katie Nutt from Standlake, put in strong performances in both the trick and slalom events in the under 12 girls’ category to secure the gold medal in the British Open Ladies’ Division 2 for tricks. She also clinched silver for slalom

A MAN has been sentenced for his “cack-handed and amateurish” attempts to create ‘legal highs’ from prescription drugs. Philip Knowles, who was living at the same address in Sherwood Avenue, Abingdon, as Asbo lout Anthony Begley (see separate

AN Asbo lout repeatedly punched a disabled man in the face in a row over loud music. Anthony Begley, who was given an antisocial behaviour order (Asbo) due to his drunken antics in Abingdon and Oxford, struck 41-year-old Paul Harms “three or more times

A weakened Oxford Lions side let slip a commanding lead before losing 9-4 at Loughborough University in the National League Midlands Group. It was looking good for the Lions as they took a 3-1 half-time lead However, with only three substitutes available

Deddington's bowlers suffered as they fell to a 45-run defeat against Shipston in Division 3 of the Banbury Indoor League. Shipston rattled up a massive 157-2 from their ten overs thanks to Marcus Ireland (41no) and Jack Murphy (33no), while Deddington

Brazilian Elson Costa was the star as promoted Holton A began their Division 1 campaign with a bang by beating Forum A 8-2. Costa set the standard, defeating the redoubtable Karl Bushell on the way to a maximum. He was well supported by Andy Misseldine

OTHER RESULTS. Masons (Club match, Radley, 16 fished): 1 G Pether 8.1.0, 2 D Patrick 7.5.0, 3 J Smith 4.12.0. Marston (Roach Cup, Cherwell, 11 fished): 1 S Tompkins 8.0.0, 2 G Bradshaw 5.8.0, 3 L Shepherd 3.3.0. Dorchester: (Ron Skates Memorial, Dor-chester

Last month, I featured the story of young Liam Porter, from Littlemore, who landed a 23lb 10oz carp from Linears Brasenose 1 Lake, writes Andy Webber. Well his dad, Rob has obviously been listening to his son’s advice because he had a brilliant 48-hour

John Aldridge, of the Fox Match Isis team, emerged triumphant in the second round of the Oxford Winter League on the Medley, Abbey Road and Folly sections of the Thames, writes Andy Webber. Pegged in the deep water at Folly and after struggling for four

IT might not be exactly luxurious, but as far as prisons go, it is pretty cosy, with no locks on the doors and plenty of opportunities for fraternising with the other inmates and daubing self portraits on every available wall. But, then,

BRADLEY Smith looks like missing the remainder of the Moto2 season after suffering a broken left collar-bone and bruising to his chest. The 20-year-old Tech 3 Racing Team rider, from Forest Hill, near Oxford, crashed on the first lap of practice at

AN inspector says “good” progress has been made at a troubled East Oxford primary school since it was put into special measures last November. Ofsted’s Daniel Towl said leadership, attainment and behaviour had all improved at SS Mary and John CofE Primary

OXON: Money seized from a 50-year-old drug dealer will be given to an addicts’ rehabilitation centre, a judge has ruled. Steven Lewington, from Middleton Road, Banbury, was sentenced at Oxford Crown Court yesterday having earlier admitted possession

GUESTS at Raymond Blanc’s posh country hotel Le Manoir could be woken by the TV chef’s rousing rendition of the French national anthem tomorrow. Mr Blanc is gearing up to watch France play New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup final, and the celebrity chef

A 28-year-old man who repeatedly failed to pay his council tax has been jailed by magistrates. Charles Hart, from Wallingford Street, Wantage, was arrested on Monday and appeared at Oxford Magistrates’ Court on the same day, where he was jailed for

A MAN has been accused of pointing a toy gun at passing cars in the city centre. Police were called to Frideswide Square after reports of a man pointing a pretend gun at passing cars just after 11am on Thursday, a spokesman said yesterday. Officers

FOR the second time in little more than a year, Oxford United have signed young striker Danny Philliskirk on a month’s loan. The 20-year-old Sheffield United man returned to the Kassam Stadium yesterday, to strengthen United’s forward line following

EVERYONE is clamouring after a piece of a diminishing pie. So, one would imagine, donating to museums would not be the top of the list. The Government’s Culture Secretary was in town yesterday and the message was clear to curators: you

PLANS to relax licensing rules are commendable in their intention, but the practicalities are set to raise questions... and potentially blood pressures. Freeing up our village halls and community centres from red tape, especially in these times

PLANS to allow every pub in Oxford to stage live music or club nights are to be fought by officials and residents. Under new rules proposed by the Government, only gigs the size of Elton John’s sell-out performance at the Kassam Stadium in

FROM a council chief executive to a radio DJ, five more Oxfordshire residents were honoured at Windsor Castle. The awards were presented by the Princess Royal and among the recipients was veteran Radio 2 host “Whispering” Bob Harris, who lives

A PLAN for an out-of-town Sainsbury’s superstore for Chipping Norton should be refused, town councillors say. Chipping Norton Town Council has lodged a formal objection to the London Road plan saying it would suck trade out the town. It wants the site