A village shopkeeper is quitting after being repeatedly targeted by vandals and shoplifters, writes Paul Warner. The final straw for Peter Holloway came when he was questioned by police and told he faced possible assault charges for tackling young thieves
Leyton Pennant 2, Abingdon Tn 1 Abingdon Town could count themselves unlucky to bow out of the Ryman League Cup at Wadham Lodge last night, writes Phil Evans. The preliminary round tie against second division Leyton started well for Town, who went ahead
England coach Kevin Keegan is looking to Michael Owen as injuries threaten to decimate his strike force for Saturday's international with France in Paris. Keegan has called up Leeds' Alan Smith from the Under 21 squad after Emile Heskey was ruled out
White Horse Harrier Lisa Godding-Feltham took first place in the Pewsey Half Marathon in a time of 1hr 28mins 21secs. Pete Chivers led home Bicester-based Alchester's runners in the Le Touquet 10 km road race, completing the course in 38.06 and recording
Newcomer James Bowler stormed around the four miles and 47 yards course for the fifth and final race of the 13th Mota-vation series, held at Oxford Harlequins Rugby Club, in 20.37 to beat series winner Gary Harris by eight seconds. In doing so, he denied
International runner Mark Flint, from Birchfield Harriers, stole the show at the 11th Headington 5-mile road race, which incorporated the Oxfordshire 5-Mile Championships, writes Jon Murray. The race, which had more than 350 runners, was dominated by
Walsall 3, Oxford Utd 2 Oxford United are still searching for their first League win of the season after going down at the Bescot Stadium last night, writes Jon Murray. Despite leading 1-0 and 2-1, the second division's bottom team succumbed to table-topping
Rising Grand Prix star Jenson Button has fitted a vehicle tracking system, to protect his new BMW M5 anywhere in Europe, writes David Duffy. About the size of a video cassette, eGUARD is hidden inside the car, making it virtually impossible to detect
Volkswagen is expanding its range with the introduction of the Lupo GTI, writes David Duffy. The most performance-oriented production Lupo, the GTI will be powered by a 1.6-litre 125 horsepower engine. Its 1.6-litre 16 valve 125 horsepower engine take
Picture a crime, any crime. No matter whether it's a burglary, a body found in suspicious circumstances or a sexual assault, one thing remains constant. The incident spot will be fine tooth-combed for any forensic or fingerprint evidence by police scenes
Buying motorcycle insurance through the Internet has been revved up by insurance giants Bennets with the news that bikers are being given a greater choice of payment options to suit their individual needs, writes John Gilbride. The company gave bikers
Suzuki is offering new bike buyers extra value for money thanks to its new Rider Bonus scheme which slashes 300 off the retail price of some of its most popular models, writes John Gilbride. The class-leading Bandit 600 in faired and unfaired guise, along
BIotech company Oxford Bio-Innovation has launched a new "ideas forum" to keep researchers up to date with a recent discoveries which could improve pregnant women's chance of delivering a healthy baby, writes Maggie Hartford. The publication, In-hibitions
Oxford Brookes University is backing a new Internet-based biotech management course in conjunction with Oxfordshire BioLink thought to be the first of its kind in the UK, writes Maggie Hartford. Business for Bioscience is to be delivered by the university
Five generations gathered to celebrate great-great-grandmother Beatrice Willoughby's 90th birthday, writes Roseena Parveen. Mrs Willoughby, who lived in Charlbury Road, Kidlington, most of her life, but now lives at Glebe House in Mill Street, Kidlington
Nearly 3m has been ploughed into Oxfordshire's health system to combat pressure during the winter months. Acute and community hospital staff have been working together with the health authority and social services to make sure patients are given the best
Travellers accused of dumping rubbish at a layby could soon be stopped in their tracks, writes Roseena Parveen. The county council is to investigate claims that travellers often illegally camp at the layby near at Nuneham Courtenay, on the Oxford to Henley
The number of complaints against Thames Valley Police officers has fallen slightly below last year's figures, writes Emma Henry. Complaints about officers' behaviour since April 1 this year totalled 234 16 fewer than in the same period last year. They
Education bosses today reassured parents their children's health was not under threat from asbestos found in two Oxford schools. Work has been carried out at Cheney Upper School, in Headington, over the summer holidays to remove the material. At Bayswater
Joey Beauchamp proved he's back in business with two brilliant goals at Walsall last night to end Oxford United's barren scoring run in the league but they still couldn't hang on to earn their first point, writes Jon Murray. He scored after a 30-yard
Education bosses today reassured parents their children's health was not under threat from asbestos found in two Oxford schools. Work has been carried out at Cheney Upper School, in Headington, over the summer holidays to remove the material. At Bayswater
Thame United are hoping to hit the headlines this season after clinching a new sponsorship deal with local media firm FMCG. Dermot Gallagher, the club's commercial manager, said the deal which is initially for 12 months was for a substantial four-figure
Airey Cup winners Garsington are staging a benefit match for club member Albert Landers, formerly secretary of Littlemore Hospital CC, who suffered a severe stroke during the winter. Apart from being a keen cricketer, Albert also played Aunt Sally and
The hot new Ibiza Cupra is SEAT's most powerful, production small car yet and also the most powerful new car you can buy for under 14,000, writes David Duffy. It's now available to order, arriving in UK showrooms from October. Cupra comes from the words
THE typical road-rager is a young man driving a large saloon car during the rush-hour on a hot day, according to research from the RAC, writes David Duffy. Evidence about the people most likely to lose their cool behind the wheel comes from the victims
Big Yin's bike is up for grabs The Harley-Davidson tricycle used by Scottish comedian Billy Connolly during his 1995 'World tour of Australia' is being sold by Sotheby's on-line at www.sothebys.amazon.com. Bidding ends today. The 'chopper' style trike
Many parents starting the school run again next month would do well to brush up on their driving skills, according to the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM), writes David Duffy. The IAM says that the school run sees over a million children a day driven
Two new versions of the Land Rover Freelander, Europe's best selling 4x4, go on sale in the UK on Friday, writes David Duffy. And, at the same time, there are upgrades across the Freelander range. For the first time, a V6 version of the Freelander will
Spanish car maker SEAT has been carefully building its value-for-money fun image for years but what it lacked was a star, writes David Duffy. The new Leon could be just the sparky mid-range performer it needs to ignite sales. Since Volkswagen took the
Life is tough at the top. When you're at the peak of your game, getting the grades, exceeding all the expectations, you just know there's got to be a downside, writes John Gilbride. There's got to be metaphorically speaking a gunslinger, just that bit
A rapidly expanding motor-racing company is selling some of its prized possessions to make space for further growth, writes David Duffy. Reynard Motorsport, of Bicester, has expanded its business and transferred much of its work to a purpose-built 14-
Oxford University said today that it was unaware of any application from US President Bill Clinton's daughter, Chelsea, to study there next year. US talk-show host Larry King, writing in USA Today newspaper, revealed that 20-year-old Chelsea wanted to
New homes could be built on an empty town centre site. Land behind The Causeway, off Market Square, Bicester, is likely to be built on by a development company and a housing association. B and P Properties of Bicester have just sent in a plan to Cherwell
A charity best known for organising a town's annual carnival is celebrating 25 years of raising money for good causes. Banbury Cross Round Table marked its anniversary with a Millennium ball at Godswell House, Bloxham. Some guests travelled from Evian
Witney Liberal Democrats want the threat to village pubs and small brewers taken up as an issue at their national party conference. District councillor Gareth Epps believes that measures like rural rate relief and a relaxation on beer duty will help halt
Safety campaigners were celebrating today after a new crossing was unveiled on the busy Oxford road where a teenager was knocked down three years ago, writes Emma Henry. The 20,000 toucan crossing, for pedestrians and cyclists, was officially unveiled
