A man appeared before magistrates on drugs charges. Billy Jo Floyd, 21, of Tower Close, Abingdon, was accused of possessing 81 Ecstasy tablets and powder to make another three with intent to supply on January 19. At Didcot Court, he also faced two charges
West Oxfordshire District Council and BBOWT will be holding a talk on the importance of North Leigh Common as a heathland and bird habitat on Friday, March 23, starting at 7.30pm.
Spreadsheets and e-mail are two of the novel ingredients GCSE students at Witney's Wood Green School are mixing together in a hi-tech recipe to develop a new food product. They have won £5,000 sponsorship from BT as a Future Talks Schools Award to team
Brill: People were prepared to make quite a splash to raise cash for their village school's swimming pool today. About 100 pupils, ex-pupils, parents, staff and governors were due to take the plunge at Bicester pool. They are sponsored and aim to raise
Oxford speedway is teaming up with former Cheetahs ace Marvyn Cox in a bid to produce more English champions, writes John Gaisford. Cox, who joined Oxford as a 19-year-old back in 1984, and was an integral part of the hugely successful Cheetahs team of
A man appeared before magistrates on drugs charges. Billy Jo Floyd, 21, of Tower Close, Abingdon, was accused of possessing 81 Ecstasy tablets and powder to make another three with intent to supply on January 19. At Didcot Court, he also faced two charges
Whist player Marjorie Bray of Upton, near Didcot, has diedat the age of 73. Born in Devon, she moved to Cholsey in 1949 and had lived in the area since. For many years, Mrs Bray was a keen whist player. For some years, she worked at the former egg packing
A father whose son died of a brain tumour is urging people to help other families battling against the disease. Despite having surgery and radiotherapy, Jack Miall, seven, lost his eight-month struggle against cancer. Now his father Richard is helping
Proposals to turn the former Oxford Prison into "the most unusual hotel in Britain" will be on public display tomorrow, and Sunday, March 25, from 10am to 2pm. The public are invited to view the plans at the prison and talk to a representative of the
Maths prodigy Sufiah Yusof, who fled Oxford to escape her father, is to return to complete her degree course. The 16-year-old has completed three years of a maths degree at St Hilda's College and is expected to return in October for her final year. In
Charities and other groups will not have to pay to use Oxford Town Hall after plans to charge them were scrapped. Oxford City Council was planning to recoup some of the £500,000 a year it cost to run the building by introducing charges. But the council's's
Oxford Under 11s kept alive their hopes of retaining the Berkshire County League title by defeating local rivals Vale of White Horse for the second time in a week. Oxford, 2-1 winners at Westminster College in the league seven days earlier, coasted to
An auction of promises for the Batt School will be held on Friday, March 30, in the school hall at 7pm.
An introduction to watercolours will be held at Carterton Community College on Saturday, March 24, from 10am to 3pm.
Burford Orchestra will be holding a family concert on Saturday, March 24, in the High Street Methodist Church, Witney starting at 7pm.
Banbury Twenty beat local rivals Banbury by 20 runs in Division 1 of the Gas Appliance Showroom Indoor League. RESULTS Banbury XX 96-5 (N Harrison 45no, C Haupt 3-24), Banbury 76-5 (P Hill 30no, L List 2-19, K Arnold 2-23). North Newington 56 (9.5ovs,
A quiz night will be held at Tower Hill School, in Moor Avenue, on Friday, March 23, with a licensed bar and fish and chip supper. Entry is £5 a person. To register a team call 01993 704039.
Warriner School, Bloxham put up a brave show before bowing out of the ESFA Heinz Ketchup Under 14 Cup 2-1 against Ernest Bevin, Tooting in the sixth round. Warriner, Oxon's final survivors in the competition, took the lead in Thursday's last-32 tie at
Members of the public are invited to join a political debate live on television. Social Security Minister Jeff Rooker, Shadow Foreign Affairs Secretary John Maples and the Liberal Democrat MP for Newbury David Rendle, are among the guests on the show,
An Oxfordshire Lions' Club is focusing its latest campaign on helping people in the Third World who have bad eyesight. Bicester Lions' Club launched its annual Recycle for Sight Campaign at the Melson Wingate Opticians, in Sheep Street, yesterday. Already
Headington Middle School's Marie Hayden is celebrating after being called up for the England Under 16 hockey squad. The 15-year-old has been named in a 24-strong squad for an international tournament involving Germany, Poland and Holland at Millfield
Oxford Under 11s kept alive their hopes of retaining the Berkshire County League title by defeating local rivals Vale of White Horse for the second time in a week. Oxford, 2-1 winners at Westminster College in the league seven days earlier, coasted to
Magdalen College School's chess players repeated their triumph of two years ago in the Birmingham and District Under 14 Rapidplay comp- etition. The Oxford school came from behind to take the title with a 5-3 victory in a tense last-round encounter against
Headington Middle School's footballers reeled off a magnificent seven wins to be crowned south west champions in the Railtrack Play Safe Under 11s six-a-side competition. Playing under Oxford United's banner, having triumphed at the Manor Ground two weeks
David Greenwood will be holding an exhibition of art and design in the gallery of The Theatre, Chipping Norton, from March 20 to April 6.
The Road Safety Group is launching a campaign encouraging cyclists to wear helmets to mark Brain Injury Awareness week, which starts on Monday. The launch is at Grimsbury Family Association's base in the East Street Centre, at 10am.
Potter Ros Ashworth will be holding an exhibition of her work at the Oxfordshire Craft Guild Marketing Co-operative Shop in Goddards Lane, Chipping Norton from April 2 to 30. The shop is open Monday to Tuesday and Thursday to Saturday from 10am to 5pm
Plans for a new sports pavilion in Hook Norton received a cash boost from Cherwell District Council. The council agreed a grant of £85,000 towards the £500,000 needed to build the complex, which will include a football pitch and tennis court. Cllr Ray
Oxford speedway is teaming up with former Cheetahs ace Marvyn Cox in a bid to produce more English champions, writes John Gaisford. Cox, who joined Oxford as a 19-year-old back in 1984, and was an integral part of the hugely successful Cheetahs team of
Academics at Oxford University are being offered the chance to earn extra money by moonlighting for commercial organisations. Oxford dons have traditionally boosted their income with lucrative journalism or TV appearances, as well as working for industry
A computer centre that has helped hundreds of Oxford housing estate residents gain computer skills has received a boost from local businesses and schools. Barton IT Hub, in Underhill Circus, Headington, had a delivery of 16 recycled computers yesterday
Oxford police have denied claims by MP Evan Harris that police numbers are falling in the city. The Liberal Democrat MP for Oxford West and Abingdon was speaking after a meeting with senior police officers in Oxfordshire to discuss crime issues. Dr Harris
