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  • GOLF: Eddie Pepperell misses the halfway cut in Munich

    EDDIE Pepperell missed the cut in the BMW International in Munich after a one-over-par second round of 73. The Abingdon golfer’s fate was almost inevitable after he dropped three shots in his first four holes. Pepperell, who came 16th in last

  • Vintage market to line town centre street

    MARKET stalls selling vintage items will line a street in Abingdon.Abingdon Antiques and Vintage Fair will brighten Bath Street on Saturday, July 8.Shoppers can take a nostalgic walk through the market and take home vintage homeware, collectable antiques

  • Arrest after two women racially abused in city centre

    A MAN has been arrested following an incident in which two women were racially abused in the centre of Oxford. The two victims, aged 41 and 62, were walking along St Aldate's when they were racially abused by a man.  Neither of the victims

  • Darcey Bussell will appear at Oxford Festival of the Arts

    OXFORD’S Festival of the Arts, which runs for a fortnight, starts tomorrow.Magdalen College School helps to organise the festival which is now in its ninth year and takes place at a number of venues across the city.The festival programme features a colourful

  • Oxford United line up Leeds United friendly

    OXFORD United have arranged a pre-season friendly at Sky Bet Championship club Leeds United next month. The U's will travel to Elland Road on Saturday, July 29, for a 3pm kick-off. Kemar Roofe, who helped United win promotion from Sky Bet League

  • Give your views to help the Cotswolds

    THE PUBLIC’S views are being sought on the Cotswolds landscape.The Cotswolds Conservation Board has developed an online survey to find out what locals and visitors to the area think makes the Cotswolds special.It also asks what they would like to see

  • Didcot Divas set to sing their hearts out for charity

    THE Didcot Divas are taking to the stage to raise money for charity on Saturday.The concert at St Andrew’s Church in East Hagbourne will be raising funds for Sobell House.The Divas will be joined by special guests the Hagbourne Bell Ringers, Warble &

  • Saturdads sessions at community centre this summer

    THE new Rose Hill Community Centre is hosting free play sessions for children aged under seven and their dads on Saturday mornings.The Saturdads sessions, which will be led by fully-qualified practitioners, will include a mixture of storytelling, arts

  • New village signs

    PLANS for new signs to direct visitors around the village will be discussed by Grove Parish Council on Tuesday night.Councillors will also discuss any acts of vandalism on parish council property since their last meeting.Members of public are welcome

  • Meadows opened for discovery day

    WILD meadows across Oxfordshire will been opened to visitors next Saturday.Conservation groups have organised guided walks and other activities as part of National Meadows Day.Openings include:• Hinksey Meadow, Oxford, 2pm - 4pm• Hurst Water Meadow, Dorchester

  • Man charged with Oxford rape to appear in court

    A MAN has been charged following the rape of a woman off Park End Street. Suranga Wijethunga, 32, of Speedwell Street, Oxford, was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of rape. Today he was charged with one count of rape and will appear in Oxford

  • More than £1.6m in unpaid council tax clawed back

    MORE than £1.6m in unpaid council tax from just one year was recovered by two tenacious councils. In 2016/17, South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils issued more than 5,300 court summonses to people who had failed to pay their

  • Oxford United target Conor McAleny joins Fleetwood Town

    OXFORD United's hopes of securing a permanent deal for Conor McAleny are over following the striker's move to Fleetwood Town. The former Everton youngster has signed a three-year deal with the U's Sky Bet League One rivals. It is another dent

  • Police hunt would-be burglars following two break-in attempts

    TWO attempted burglaries in Blackbird Leys have triggered an urgent appeal by police.The first attempt occurred at a property in Tarragon Drive between June 17 and 21 when offenders tried to force open a door using an ‘implement’.Marks were left around

  • New space art show at museum

    A NEW space-themed exhibition is being launched at Modern Art Oxford tomorrow.The Pembroke Street venue is displaying work by artist Aleksandra Mir in Space Tapestry: Earth Observation and Human Spaceflight.The space-themed show is free, and runs at the

  • Film screening to highlight gap between rich and poor

    A FILM screening in Abingdon will explore inequalities in the modern Western world.Abingdon Quakers will show an award-winning documentary film called The Divide, which highlights the gap between rich and poor in a world of capitalism. Inspired by a book

  • Magdalen Choir to perform in church concert

    A RENOWNED college choir will perform a series of classical pieces at a church concert. Magdalen College Choir will bring ‘Choral Classics: Music for a Summer’s Evening’ to St Mary’s Church in Bampton at 7.30pm on Saturday, July 1. Under the direction

  • Villagers bat for fundraiser

    RESIDENTS will have a chance to bat down memory lane at a village rounders tournament.The Long Wittenham Athletic Football Club’s Rounders Tournament in Bodkin’s Field is part of the clubs drive to raise funds for its clubhouse.Teams of eight will play

  • Petrol station set for extension

    A PETROL station in Frilford is set to gain more space.Frilford Service Station has been given planning permission to extend its retail shop, which is currently run by Budgens.Vale of White Horse District Council gave the Shell garage in Marcham Road

  • Pupils' reading skills prove power of perseverance

    PUPILS made their headteacher ‘proud’ after excelling in a reading skills challenge.Year 7 pupils at John Mason School in Abingdon have been awarded ‘master class’ status in reading; an accolade given by a learning assessment company called Renaissance.It

  • Age gap bridged by Chipping Norton arts project

    ART helped bridge the age gap as young and old came together for an inspiring project in Chipping Norton.Pupils from the Holy Trinity Catholic School joined forces with residents of nearby Henry Cornish Care Centre to enhance the windows around the entrances

  • Burglaries in Kidlington and Islip

    RESIDENTS in Kidlington and Islip village have been warned about a spate of burglaries.Thames Valley Police say homes have been targeted in Wilsdon Way, and Banbury Road in Kidlington and in Bletchingdon Road.The offences, which took place on Tuesday

  • Care home out of special measures following latest inspection

    A CARE home in Shippon has been taken out of special measures following an inspection from a health watchdog.Previously the Care Quality Commission (CQC) had rated Stowford House Care Home as ‘inadequate’ but after another inspection last month found

  • Rescue ctr reopens

    A CANINE celebrity will officially reopen one of Oxfordshire’s largest animal rescue centres today after a £2.5m revamp.Crufts star and former Blue Cross rescue dog Olly will help Witney MP Robert Courts cut the ribbon on the new-look Blue Cross centre

  • POLL: Have you changed your mind on Brexit?

    Do you feel the same now that one year has passed since Britain decided to leave the European Union? On Thursday, June 23, 2016, the referendum on whether Britain should leave the European Union or remain in it was held. Leave won narrowly by 51.9

  • New sustainability advisor role at Blenheim Palace

    STATELY home Blenheim Palace has appointed a new sustainability advisor as part of its ongoing commitment to environmental issues.Jacqui Gibson, who has a background in energy management and sustainable construction, is introducing an estate-wide sustainability

  • New arrest as police continue to investigate fatal stabbing

    Police have arrested a 32-year-old man in connection with a fatal stabbing in Blackbird Leys.  The man was arrested yesterday on suspicion of assisting an offender as police continue their investigation into the alleged murder of Christopher Lemonius

  • Fashionistas to make their mark on clothes for charity

    FASHIONISTAS can stand out from the crowd and raise money for charity this summer.The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is calling on Didcot residents to get creative and help fund life-saving research by taking part in the Big Stitch next month.Style seekers

  • Junior doctor writes autobiography

    JUNIOR doctor Rachel Clarke is to give a talk about her new autobiography.She will be at Waterstones in Broad Street, Oxford, on Thursday, July 13 at 7pm to talk about her new book, Your Life in My Hands.In the book Ms Clarke, a former TV journalist,

  • Popular Wetherspoons hits the highest hygiene rating

    AN ABINGDON pub manager has praised her staff after hygiene inspectors handed out the highest possible rating.The Narrows Pub, part of the Wetherspoons chain, was given the score when Vale of White Horse District Council environmental health officers

  • CRICKET: Home Counties Premier League preview

    CAPTAIN John Barrett has praised spinners Chris Humphreys and Harvey Eltham ahead of Oxford’s trip to Burnham in Division 1.The duo have taken 39 wickets between them in the Home Counties Premier League this season.Humphreys was in particularly good form

  • CRICKET: Home Counties Premier League preview

    CAPTAIN John Barrett has praised spinners Chris Humphreys and Harvey Eltham ahead of Oxford’s trip to Burnham in Division 1.The duo have taken 39 wickets between them in the Home Counties Premier League this season.Humphreys was in particularly good form

  • Crowning moment for PC as he leads a parade of academics

    AS ANTISOCIAL behaviour officer for Oxford, PC Mike Ellis has had to deal with some characters over the years, but this ID parade might be the most unusual yet.On Wednesday morning, the police officer was given the career-crowning honour of leading Oxford

  • It's not cricket but edible insects could feed the world

    FRIED, roasted or grilled creepy crawlies could soon be on the menu for us all.According to researchers from Oxford Brookes University, edible insects could help solve a global shortage of food.The team were among science and technology innovators exhibiting

  • Former Oxford Civic Society chairmen wins award

    PETER Thompson, chairman of Oxford Civic Society for seven years until he retired in March, has been awarded a Certificate of Honour by the city council.Mr Thompson received the certificate on Monday from Sheriff of Oxford Mohammed Altaf-Khan.Mr Altaf-Khan

  • History made as Headington plan agreed by city council

    HISTORY has been made in Headington as city councillors agreed to a neighbourhood plan outlining how future development should be shaped in the area.Residents of the area voted last month to back the Headington Neighbourhood Plan in a public referendum.Oxford

  • BREXIT - ONE YEAR ON: County's economy 'in good shape'

    OXFORDSHIRE'S economy remains strong and is growing one year on from the vote for Britain to leave the European Union, according to one of the county's top business leaders. Nigel Tipple, chief executive of Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership

  • GLASTONBURY 2017: Can't be there? Here's what you're missing

    Radiohead will take to the stage tonight as music concerts officially begin at this year's Glastonbury Festival. The Oxfordshire rockers will grace the Pyramid Stage as the weekend's first headliners – a gig previously played by the likes of Muse

  • Can you find the comedy tickets hidden round the city?

    COMEDY fans have been running around the city full of glee hunting for free tickets. Comedy set-up The Glee Club has been hiding tickets to its shows around Oxford as part of the #BigGleeGiveaway. From Boswells to ice cream parlour G&D’

  • Sponsors get in to Cowley Road Carnival spirit

    WITH just over one week to go before tens of thousands descend on Oxford for the city's carnival extravaganza some of the event's key sponsors have just been announced.Templars Square shopping centre, the Indonesian Embassy in London and estate

  • FIXTURES: June 24-29

    SATURDAY CRICKET HOME COUNTIES PREMIER LEAGUE Div 1: Banbury v High Wycombe, Burnham v Oxford, Great & Little Tew v Tring Park, Henley v Horspath. Div 2: Amersham v Shipton-under-Wychwood, Great Brickhill v Aston Rowant, Thame Tn v Reading

  • TENNIS: North Oxford are promoted to the National League

    NORTH Oxford, who have won promotion to the Aegon Team Tennis National League, will be aiming to maintain their 100 per cent record in their final match at home to Windsor this Sunday.The club sealed promotion with a 12-0 whitewash of hosts Milton Keynes

  • Authors support independent bookstores

    BOOK fans across Oxfordshire are being urged to support independent bookshops from tomorrow.There will be a series of events at bookstores from tomorrow until Saturday to celebrate Independent Bookshop Week.Among authors backing the annual celebration

  • Man jailed for savagely attacking his girlfriend

    A DRUNK launched a savage attack on his girlfriend, spitting in her face before telling her he would ‘make it so no other man would go near her again’. Paul Kidd, of Wood Farm Road, Oxford, was jailed for ten months for the brutal assault of his partner

  • New top cop appointed for county policing area

    A NEW police local police area (LPA) commander has been appointed for Cherwell and West Oxfordshire.Former West Oxfordshire inspector, now superintendent, Mark Johns has 22 years’ service in the police and transferred to the Thames Valley force in 2006

  • Fire safety briefing on offer for tower block residents

    PEOPLE living in Oxford’s five tower blocks are invited to a further briefing on fire safety with Blackbird Leys Parish Council.At the monthly meeting on Tuesday a representative from Fortem, the contractors currently carrying out refurbishment works,

  • Tributes pour in for 'Mr Rose Hill'

    A ‘ROSE Hill legend’ and Second World War veteran has been remembered for his tireless work in the community.   Former Lord Mayor of Oxford Bill Buckingham died on Wednesday age 96 at the Isis Care Home in Florence Park, leading to a flood

  • 'Proud day' for town as RAF parades through town

    HUNDREDS of people lined Wallingford’s Market Place to welcome an RAF Benson Freedom Parade. Two flights of 52 personnel from the helicopter base paraded across Wallingford Bridge and into the town centre yesterday, accompanied by the Central Band

  • FUTURE VISION: Does Oxford need to be more like Cambridge?

    OXFORD needs to be 'more like Cambridge' if it is to solve crucial problems over housing and transport ahead of its most significant period of growth in decades, it has been claimed. An Oxford Civic Society study revealed Oxford has made significantly

  • Deal for Oxford United training ground '99 per cent' complete

    AS OXFORD United's board looks for a manager to replace Michael Appleton, their dilemma over where the new boss will train the players appears to have been solved. United's lease at their current training ground in Roman Way is due to end in December