The next meeting of the Transport and General Workers' Union's Retired Members' Association will hear from Caroline Raine about the work of the Oxford Cuba Solidarity Group and its recent delegation to Cuba. The meeting will take place on Thursday, June
Singer George Michael has come up with an environmentally-friendly way of protecting his new riverside swimming pool from prying eyes. The multi-millionaire has blocked-off the view to the open-air pool at his £1.6m Thames-side home in Goring, near Wallingford
Abbey Brass, of Abingdon, will perform a number of pieces, including Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody, Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance, at Radley College on Saturday, June 30. The concert begins at 7.30pm and tickets cost £4 for adults and £3 concessions.
Magistrates watched a CCTV video of an attack by a woman on a friend outside an Abingdon pub. Mother-of-four Sharon James, 30, was sentenced to a nine months' community rehabilitation order after she admitted causing affray. Shelley Cranshaw, prosecuting
Amateur actors are celebrating after winning two theatrical awards. Wantage's Domino Players carried off two awards at the annual Corn Exchange Drama Festival in Wallingford. The players won the coveted first place award and picked up the 'Punter's Prize
The under-15 Didcot Girls' School rugby team won gold medals at the Thames Valley Youth Games. The team was: Casey Burgess, Amy Smith, Charlotte Willis, Alice Bowes, Catrin Rees, Lucy Henderson, Victoria Knowlden, Helen Stevenson and Amy Rhodes.
Saloon car racer Russell Humphrey won the latest round of the Super Coupe Cup at Snetterton to increase his lead in the championship. Humphrey, of Didcot, qualified 11th after the wrong tyre choice made the car hard to drive on a track that was slow to
Rover Cowley were indebted to the rain as they stood at a perilous 85-7 after 35 overs at home to Sandford St Martin when the heavens opened and washed the game out. Both teams picked up ten points, as did the sides in the three other abandoned matches
The 1st Witney company of the Boys' Brigade, which celebrates its centenary next year, raised £196 from a flag day in the town centre.
Yvan Muller, from the Vauxhall Motorsport team, based at Greatworth, near Banbury, took an historic double win in front of record crowds at today's www.theAA.com British Touring Car Championship races at Mondello Park, near Dublin. Following his double
The National Farmers' Union is opening a new group office for the Witney and Chipping Norton area at Buttercross House, 14 Langdale Gate, Witney.
Officials in a remote area of Russia are keen to bring their community in from the cold, by linking it with a town in South Oxfordshire. Civic leaders in the district of Oca, 800 miles east of Moscow, want to boost the area's international profile by
Vinod Fazal returned splendid figures of 6-20 to set Bicester & North Oxford 3rd on the way to a nine-wicket win over Stokenchurch 2nd in Division 8 - the only game to be completed in the lower divisions. Vinod's superb spell sent Stokenchurch crashing
The Spaniards and clay-courters can whine as much as they want but Wimbledon got it just about right yesterday when they announced 32 seeds for the first time in a Grand Slam. Who could seriously doubt that Pete Sampras was not deserving of his No 1 status
Oxford driver Andy Wallace earned praise from Le Mans legend Derek Bell after helping Bentley to a podium finish at this weekend's rain-lashed 24-Hour Race on the company's first appearance for 71 years. Bell, who won the famous endurance test five times
Witney's A team won convincingly in the first-round gala of this year's Milton Keynes Junior League Division 1 competition at Radley College. Despite losing maximum points for two disqualifications for leaving the pool early, Witney won easily. Eleven-year-old
Bicester Mayor, Cllr Lawrie Stratford, will open a new gymnasium on Saturday, June 23. The Fitness Company is launching its club in Station Approach at 11am. Afterwards, the mayor will tour the gymnasium, which includes a purpose-built aerobics studio
Oxfordshire were today staring at a crushing defeat in their Minor Counties Championship clash with Cheshire at Challow & Childrey. At the end of the second of three days, Oxon were 30-4 in their second innings, requiring another 305 runs for victory
Jack Russell notched up their fourth consecutive win as they emerged victorious in their Morrells ODDA Section 1 clash with Littlemore British Legion. Brian Kirton gave the visitors a good start when he beat Keith Abrey. But Russell snapped back to lead
Cricket-mad girls get the chance to take up the sport at a special introductory evening organised by Oxford & Horspath CC at the village ground on Friday (6pm). Contact Rupert Evans on 01865 741393 or Paul Smith on 01865 453978.
Oxford Nondescripts pulled out all the stops at Jordan Hill to beat Tiddington, but fell short by the narrowest of margins in a thrilling finish. Having chosen to bat, Tiddington were reduced to 60-6 by the pace of Dennis Mihaljevich (5-72). But then
Leaders Oxford Downs suffered their first defeat of the season as they went down by three wickets at Shipton-under-Wych- wood in the only top-flight clash to beat the weather. Having been put in to bat, Downs managed just 126, with Ian Caunce top-scoring
Jack Russell notched up their fourth consecutive win as they emerged victorious in their Morrells ODDA Section 1 clash with Littlemore British Legion. Brian Kirton gave the visitors a good start when he beat Keith Abrey. But Russell snapped back to lead
Mobile phone company Orange has been given planning permission for new equipment on its existing mast and an equipment cabin in South Moreton at the sewage works.
Caroline Ball will talk about Growing and Showing Sweet Peas at Hagbourne Garden Club at the village hall, East Hagbourne, on Thursday, June 28, at 7.30pm, when non-members are also welcome.
Didcot's St Birinus School summer concert, when the choir and orchestra will be joined by Hagbourne School Choir, will be held at the home of John Lawson and his wife, Monica, at Kingsholme, East Hagbourne, on Monday, June 25, at 6.30pm. Admission is
Kirtlington Morris dancers will perform at the Nut Tree pub and restaurant, Murcott, from 7.30pm on Tuesday, June 19, and later at The Crown, Charlton-on-Otmoor.
Great Tew 2nd enjoyed a two-wicket victory over visitors Brackley, who had earlier been restricted to a total of 157. Andy Darby picked up five wickets and 1st XI skipper Kevin Taylor four. Tew then reached 160-8 with Colin Crisp and Gordon Taylor knocking
Rover Cowley were indebted to the rain as they stood at a perilous 85-7 after 35 overs at home to Sandford St Martin when the heavens opened and washed the game out. Both teams picked up ten points, as did the sides in the three other abandoned matches
There were claims of a draw at Bletchingdon where visitors Cumnor 2nd scored 187, with Tom Ratledge (36), Gordon Neilson (33) and Carl Thompson (31) all making valuable contributions and Bhavsar taking 5-72. Rain then intervened to reduce the Bletch innings
Oxfordshire were facing the prospect of a second heavy Minor Counties Championship defeat of the season after a disastrous second day against Cheshire at Challow and Childrey yesterday. Cheshire fielders celebrate after Oxfordshire opener Keith Mustow
Special athletes competed in both track and field to pick up prizes in an annual test of fitness. Philip McGrandles in the shot eventDisabled sports fans from around the area took part in a range of activities for the Vale of White Horse Sports Association
Eighty young athletes from across Oxfordshire with special needs took part in their own Olympics. Throughout the year, Keen - Kids Enjoy Exercise Now - holds weekend activities pairing up youngsters with disabilities with student volunteers from Oxford
Motor sport events in Oxfordshire - June 23-24 SATURDAY Mansfield: Autospares Dukeries Rally. 0162 348 0410 Oulton Park: Caterham Tour car races. 0182 976 0301 Prescott: British Hillclimb Championship. First day of two-day event. 0156 275 4243 Castle
Oxfordshire were today staring at a crushing defeat in their Minor Counties Championship clash with Cheshire at Challow & Childrey. At the end of the second of three days, Oxon were 30-4 in their second innings, requiring another 305 runs for victory
The biggest rock star in the world is slightly smaller than you might think. Smaller, but going by the admiring female glances he attracts as he arrives to address the Oxford Union, still beautifully formed. Jon Bon Jovi will be 40 next year but he's
Katherine MacAlister compares her first meeting with Terry Waite, ten years ago, to her second one this week Terry Waite. The name says it all. The face too. Etched with lines far deeper than a man of 62 deserves, Terry was, and still is, the man who
Parents of children aged 4-11 are being invited to bring them to a church holiday club. The Ground Breakers club will take place in Wantage Methodist Church Hall. The sessions will run from July 30 to August 3. The cost is £7.50 per child for four mornings
Didcot's St Birinus School summer concert, when the choir and orchestra will be joined by Hagbourne School Choir, will be held at the home of John Lawson and his wife, Monica, at Kingsholme, East Hagbourne, on Monday, June 25, at 6.30pm. Admission is
A free advice day is being run in Oxford to help community groups claim cash grants from the National Lottery. Awards for All offers grants of between £500 and £5,000 to a wide range of groups, including sport and disabled organisations to small charities
Community group Cholsey 1000 Plus is organising a Midsummer Stroll through Little Wittenham Nature Reserve on June 23, led by the reserve's director, Dr Steve Head. Strollers, are to rendezvous at the Clumps Car Park at 6.45pm. After the walk, the evening
A new rose garden is opening to celebrate more than 100 years of rose growing in Oxford. Mattocks Rose Garden, at Notcutts Garden Centre's at Nuneham Courtenay, near Abingdon, will be officially opened by the President of the Royal Horticultural Society
Travelling with aid in mind TRAVELLERS with a taste for adventure are being offered the chance to back aid projects around the world. After a career working as a tour guide for adventure travel companies, Darren Odell, 34, of Bridge Street, Abingdon,
Entrepreneurs who want to get their business off to a flying start need to have a healthy respect for VAT inspectors, says financial and business advisers Grant Thornton. Despite recent attempts to simplify the notoriously complex indirect taxation system
"This is crazy," says Julian Casablancas to himself, letting his words slip out over a packed out Zodiac, writes Matt Ashton. And he's right - the media hysteria surrounding his band seems to have spiralled out of control in just a matter of weeks, with
Magistrates watched a CCTV video of an attack by a woman on a friend outside an Abingdon pub. Mother-of-four Sharon James, 30, was sentenced to a nine months' community rehabilitation order after she admitted causing affray. Shelley Cranshaw, prosecuting
An elderly disabled woman has died in a fire at her Wallingford home. Jean Jones, aged 78, was found on the ground floor of her detached home in St John's Road at about 3.30pm on Monday. Neighbours were in conversation just yards away from the house when
Ten people were charged with public order and assault offences in Oxford city centre over the weekend. The arrests took place in Park End Street, New Inn Hall Street and George Street and involved separate incidents at different times between Friday and
County councillor John Power has been cleared of revealing confidential information about the sale of a former old people's home in Oxford. Cllr Margaret Godden, leader of the Liberal Democrat group, wrote to the council's legal team to complain after
An elderly woman was injured when a perimeter fence used in the redevelopment of Debenhams in Oxford blew over on top of her. CH Pearce Construction, based in Bristol, was fined £15,000 and ordered to pay £854 costs after pleading guilty to breaches of
Animal rights campaigners are appealing to Oxford councillors to halts plans for horse-drawn carriage rides in the city. Animal Aid, the UK's largest animal rights group, is opposing a by-law that would allow Hook Norton-based Oxford Shires to run a shire
A car boot sale in aid of motor neurone disease is being held on Sunday, June 24, at 10am, at 75 Brize Norton Road, Minster Lovell.
A garden fete will be held at Woodlands in Brize Norton Road, Minster Lovell, on Saturday, July 7, starting at 2pm, in aid of the Methodist Church.
The village fete will be held at Moreton House, Brightwell cum Sotwell, on July 14. Entry forms for the flower and produce competition are available from the Post Office Stores.
The Holy Trinity summer fete will be held on Saturday, June 23, at Wood Green, Witney, starting at 2pm with stalls and a fancy dress competition.
A series of 'Surfing the Net and E-mail classes', for over 50s, will take place at the Northway Centre, Headington. The classes are on June 5, 12, 19 and 26, and cost £26. For details call 01865 768359.
Oxfordshire Family History Society will hold its next meeting on Monday, June 25, at Exeter Hall, Oxford Road, Kidlington, from 8pm. John Hanson will give a talk entitled 'Cumnor Local History Website'.
Clowns with red noses will be entertaining day-trippers when the Cholsey and Wallingford Railway holds its Clowning Around event on Sunday, June 24. For details, call Jo Clyde on 01491 835067.
Jousting, teachers in stocks, a fortune-teller and parade of colourful masks are among the many attractions in store at Cumnor primary school's medieval fair on Saturday, June 23, in aid of the school association.
An open-top bus tour of Oxford, followed by a barbecue at Denmans Farm in Farmoor, is being arranged for Friday, July 20, starting at 7.30pm. Proceeds will go to help provide basic education for children in southern India. Call 01865 86238 for details
The Banbury Choral Society will present a programme of Music for a Summer Evening at Carrdus School, Overthorpe Hall, Banbury, at 8pm on Saturday, June 30. The performance will include music by George Gershwin. Tickets, which cost £7, are available on
People brave enough to attend South Moreton school's summer fete will be able to eat locusts and see tarantulas. The event, on July 1, starts at 1pm and other attractions will include a "gunge-a-teacher" tank, Punch and Judy and a range of amusements
Cream teas are being provided at Westfield House in the High Street, Cumnor, on Friday, July 20, between 2.30 and 4pm, in aid of the local village lunch scheme. Other attractions include a home produce stall and raffle, with £2.50 admission for adults
Skipper Richard Lynch produced an outstanding all-round performance to give Cropredy an eight-wicket win at Abingdon Vale. First, he took 5-45 off a marathon 25 overs - which included ten maidens - as Abingdon were rolled over for 114-9 off 50 overs in
Amateur actors are celebrating after winning two theatrical awards. Wantage's Domino Players carried off two awards at the annual Corn Exchange Drama Festival in Wallingford. The players won the coveted first place award and picked up the 'Punter's Prize
Children from the village schools at Leafield and Finstock are starring in a gala concert at the parish church on June 20, at 6.30pm.
Governors of Cumnor CE primary school have appointed Sue Thomas as the new headteacher to take over at the start of the autumn term in September. Currently headmistress at Long Wittenham, near Didcot, Mrs Thomas held a similar post in Buckinghamshire
An elderly disabled woman has died in a fire at her Wallingford home. Jean Jones, aged 78, was found on the ground floor of her detached home in St John's Road at about 3.30pm on Monday. Neighbours were in conversation just yards away from the house when
Special athletes competed in both track and field to pick up prizes in an annual test of fitness. Philip McGrandles in the shot eventDisabled sports fans from around the area took part in a range of activities for the Vale of White Horse Sports Association
Carterton town councillors are giving the town's Women's Institute £1,000 towards the cost of redecorating the the group's hall.
A car boot sale in aid of motor neurone disease is being held on Sunday, June 24, at 10am, at 75 Brize Norton Road, Minster Lovell.
Dog owners are being urged to get their pets microchipped. The system, using a microchip implanted beneath the skin, allows easy identification and speedy return of lost animals. Roadshows for the service will be at the farmers' markets in Chipping Norton
Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway Association will hold a model railway exhibition at the village hall, Chinnor, on Saturday, June 23, and Sunday, June 24. There will be nine layouts, including the new 'Chiltern Parkway'. Admission is £2.50 for adults
A teenager has appeared in court charged with assault and drug offences. Bernard Conlin, 19, of St Mary's Way, Stockham, Wantage, is to go on trial at Oxford Crown Court at a date to be fixed on two charges of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily
Amateur actors are celebrating after winning two theatrical awards. Wantage's Domino Players carried off two awards at the annual Corn Exchange Drama Festival in Wallingford. The players won the coveted first place award and picked up the 'Punter's Prize
A financial adviser who tricked vulnerable and trusting clients out of £180,000 during a series of "despicable" deceptions has been jailed for three years. The four victims, aged from 59 to 75, have not had any of their money back and are set to recoup
Skipper Richard Lynch produced an outstanding all-round performance to give Cropredy an eight-wicket win at Abingdon Vale. First, he took 5-45 off a marathon 25 overs - which included ten maidens - as Abingdon were rolled over for 114-9 off 50 overs in
Benson racer Graham Fulker won the battle of the Starlets at Standlake Arena on Sunday when he won the hot rod final. Fulker took the win ahead of local racers Trevor Harvey and Roger Townsend, with all three using the popular Toyota Starlet. In the juniors
Saloon car racer Russell Humphrey won the latest round of the Super Coupe Cup at Snetterton to increase his lead in the championship. Humphrey, of Didcot, qualified 11th after the wrong tyre choice made the car hard to drive on a track that was slow to
Motor sport events in Oxfordshire - June 23-24 SATURDAY Mansfield: Autospares Dukeries Rally. 0162 348 0410 Oulton Park: Caterham Tour car races. 0182 976 0301 Prescott: British Hillclimb Championship. First day of two-day event. 0156 275 4243 Castle
Internet company Domino has won a major award for its work on an e-business system for one of the UK's biggest packaging companies. It won the 2001 Digital Britain Award for 'Best Integrated Supply Chain in Manufacturing'. The ceremony was held to spotlight
There were claims of a draw at Bletchingdon where visitors Cumnor 2nd scored 187, with Tom Ratledge (36), Gordon Neilson (33) and Carl Thompson (31) all making valuable contributions and Bhavsar taking 5-72. Rain then intervened to reduce the Bletch innings
Sandford St Martin 2nds' home game against Oxford & Horspath 3rd ended up as an abandoned match - although the two sides were under the impression it was a draw. Sandford were dismissed for 139 in 35 overs, with Adam Deeley riding his luck to score
Eighty young athletes from across Oxfordshire with special needs took part in their own Olympics. Throughout the year, Keen - Kids Enjoy Exercise Now - holds weekend activities pairing up youngsters with disabilities with student volunteers from Oxford
Oxford driver Andy Wallace earned praise from Le Mans legend Derek Bell after helping Bentley to a podium finish at this weekend's rain-lashed 24-Hour Race on the company's first appearance for 71 years. Bell, who won the famous endurance test five times
Aston Rowant took advantage of leaders Dinton's inactivity to beat Witney Mills by seven wickets and move into pole position. Batting first, Mills were again indebted to the Cannons brothers, Andy (41) and Mark (34), as they reached 195-8, although Rowant
Long Wittenham headmistress Sue Thomas is to move jobs in September. Governors of Cumnor CE primary school have appointed her as the new headteacher to take over at the start of the autumn term in September. Mrs Thomas held a similar post in Buckinghamshire
Children from the ACE Centre, Chipping Norton, will be taking part in the Foresters Big Toddle for Barnado's on June 20.
The Banbury Choral Society will present a programme of Music for a Summer Evening at Carrdus School, Overthorpe Hall, Banbury, at 8pm on Saturday, June 30. The performance will include music by George Gershwin. Tickets, which cost £7, are available on
Dog owners are being urged to get their pets microchipped. The system, using a microchip implanted beneath the skin, allows easy identification and speedy return of lost animals. Roadshows for the service will be at the farmers' markets in Chipping Norton
Central TV presenter Wesley Smith put in an appearance at Penhurst School fete in Chipping Norton. Mr Smith officially opened the annual fete at the school, which looks after children and young people with special needs. It is run by the children's charity
A boozer's guide to good health starts this week when medical staff visit pubs to provide on-the-spot check-ups. A new project aimed at promoting health care among men will be launched in Banbury and Brackley on Wednesday (June 20) by Cherwell District
Three men have been arrested on suspicion of arson after an explosion destroyed two cars. The explosion in the early hours of Sunday (June 17), believed to have been caused by industrial explosives, destroyed two cars parked in Banbury's Ruscote Arcade
Cricket-mad girls get the chance to take up the sport at a special introductory evening organised by Oxford & Horspath CC at the village ground on Friday (6pm). Contact Rupert Evans on 01865 741393 or Paul Smith on 01865 453978.
The only action in this section saw Wallingford reach 134-4 at Didcot, before the match was washed out. Wallingford's Tom Wigley is in midair as he cuts this delivery away for four against Didcot in Division 4 before rain washed the game out Wallingford
Sandford St Martin 2nds' home game against Oxford & Horspath 3rd ended up as an abandoned match - although the two sides were under the impression it was a draw. Sandford were dismissed for 139 in 35 overs, with Adam Deeley riding his luck to score
Oxford Nondescripts pulled out all the stops at Jordan Hill to beat Tiddington, but fell short by the narrowest of margins in a thrilling finish. Having chosen to bat, Tiddington were reduced to 60-6 by the pace of Dennis Mihaljevich (5-72). But then
Aston Rowant took advantage of leaders Dinton's inactivity to beat Witney Mills by seven wickets and move into pole position. Batting first, Mills were again indebted to the Cannons brothers, Andy (41) and Mark (34), as they reached 195-8, although Rowant
Leaders Oxford Downs suffered their first defeat of the season as they went down by three wickets at Shipton-under-Wych- wood in the only top-flight clash to beat the weather. Having been put in to bat, Downs managed just 126, with Ian Caunce top-scoring
Yvan Muller, from the Vauxhall Motorsport team, based at Greatworth, near Banbury, took an historic double win in front of record crowds at today's www.theAA.com British Touring Car Championship races at Mondello Park, near Dublin. Following his double
Witney's A team won convincingly in the first-round gala of this year's Milton Keynes Junior League Division 1 competition at Radley College. Despite losing maximum points for two disqualifications for leaving the pool early, Witney won easily. Eleven-year-old
By day she's the Lady of the Manor but, by night, Marie-Jane Barnett becomes Pussy Barnett, jazz singer. George Frew went to meet her There is a scene in the movie Goldfinger where Honor Blackman turns to a stunned Sean Connery and tells him: "I am Pussy
Amid the squealing of tyres and roaring of engines, the lads were having fun. George Frew went along to speak to the chief perpetrator of noise, Jeremy Clarkson Big Jezza - and he will not mind me referring to him as such - has folded his 6' 5'' frame
The next meeting of the Transport and General Workers' Union's Retired Members' Association will hear from Caroline Raine about the work of the Oxford Cuba Solidarity Group and its recent delegation to Cuba. The meeting will take place on Thursday, June
Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway Association will hold a model railway exhibition at the village hall, Chinnor, on Saturday, June 23, and Sunday, June 24. There will be nine layouts, including the new 'Chiltern Parkway'. Admission is £2.50 for adults
Blenheim palace is the setting for a major fundraising concert by military bands. The concert and Beating Retreat is on June 22, at 6.45pm. Brize Norton's Falcons parachute team will drop in and all three services are putting on displays in aid of the
Women painters who have become friends through their art are sharing the stage at an exhibition in Witney. Karen Coe, pictured top, from Milton-under-Wychwood, Sharon Smith, below, from Didcot, and Tracey Haldin-Catt, from Shipston-on-Stour, have taken
Entrepreneurs who want to get their business off to a flying start need to have a healthy respect for VAT inspectors, says financial and business advisers Grant Thornton. Despite recent attempts to simplify the notoriously complex indirect taxation system
Customs and Excise has teamed up with the Inland Revenue in a joint bid to make tax collectors more user-friendly. The two will open a one-stop drop-in shop on Monday, June 25, to help local businesses and anyone else needing information on VAT and other
Business Editor E-firms scoop digital awards INTERNET company Domino has won a major award for its work on an e-business system for one of the UK's biggest packaging companies. It won the 2001 Digital Britain Award for 'Best Integrated Supply Chain in
Bon Jovi endeared himself even further to his student audience when he invited the whole lot of them - about 500 people - to come along to his concert tonight for free. They cheered and whistled as he told the audience last night: "Come along as my guests
The audience were very keen last Friday evening, especially as free cider was being dispensed to punters on their way in, writes Kate Hartshorn. With the staff at the Bullingdon getting into the spirit of things by dressing up as farmers, the cider was
Over the last few years, music festivals have become increasingly expensive, leaving many music fans feeling ripped off, writes Kate Hartshorn. But Oxfordshire's own music festival -Truck Festival 2001 - being held at Hill Farm, Steventon, near Abingdon
The biggest rock star in the world is slightly smaller than you might think. Smaller, but going by the admiring female glances he attracts as he arrives to address the Oxford Union, still beautifully formed. Jon Bon Jovi will be 40 next year but he's
Ten people were charged with public order and assault offences in Oxford city centre over the weekend. The arrests took place in Park End Street, New Inn Hall Street and George Street and involved separate incidents at different times between Friday and
A lorry driver whose vehicle crossed the central reservation of the M40 on the Oxfordshire-Warwickshire border has had his arm amputated. The man, who also suffered broken ribs, is in the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, where his condition is said to
County councillor John Power has been cleared of revealing confidential information about the sale of a former old people's home in Oxford. Cllr Margaret Godden, leader of the Liberal Democrat group, wrote to the council's legal team to complain after
Three men have been arrested on suspicion of arson after an explosion destroyed two cars. The explosion in the early hours of Sunday (June 17), believed to have been caused by industrial explosives, destroyed two cars parked in Banbury's Ruscote Arcade
Eighty-seven banned drivers were arrested in a successful month-long crackdown by Thames Valley Police. The drivers, including 17 in Oxfordshire, were targeted by officers using information from more than 30 calls made to the Thames Valley Crimestoppers
An elderly woman was injured when a perimeter fence used in the redevelopment of Debenhams in Oxford blew over on top of her. CH Pearce Construction, based in Bristol, was fined £15,000 and ordered to pay £854 costs after pleading guilty to breaches of
Animal rights campaigners are appealing to Oxford councillors to halts plans for horse-drawn carriage rides in the city. Animal Aid, the UK's largest animal rights group, is opposing a by-law that would allow Hook Norton-based Oxford Shires to run a shire
The man fitted with the world's first artificial heart competed a 91-mile fundraising walk in Oxford - a year after undergoing the ground-breaking surgery. The Jarvic 2000 pump was implanted into Peter Houghton's heart by surgeon Steve Westaby at the
Volunteer drivers willing to spare six hours a fortnight are being sought to keep an Age Concern minibus on the road to help Cumnor house-bound people visit shops and supermarkets in the area. Further information is available from either Anne Nisbet on
Aston Rowant took advantage of leaders Dinton's inactivity to beat Witney Mills by seven wickets and move into pole position. Batting first, Mills were again indebted to the Cannons brothers, Andy (41) and Mark (34), as they reached 195-8, although Rowant
Oxford United were today drawn at home to first division Gillingham in the first round of next season's Worthington Cup. It will be the first night game at United's new Kassam Stadium, and will take place on Tuesday, August 21 (7.45). The League Cup competition
Rover Cowley were indebted to the rain as they stood at a perilous 85-7 after 35 overs at home to Sandford St Martin when the heavens opened and washed the game out. Both teams picked up ten points, as did the sides in the three other abandoned matches
The Blewbury and Upton Village Produce Association summer show will be held at Blewbury Primary School on Saturday, July 7, at 2.30pm.
A fete will be held in the grounds of Oaken Holt residential home on Saturday, July 7, in aid of Vale House, the home for Alzheimer's sufferers in Botley.
A car boot sale is being held in the parking area at Grant Thornton's in West Way, Botley, on Saturday, June 30, between 9.30 and 11.30am, in aid of Cumnor Pre-School.
Caroline Ball will talk about Growing and Showing Sweet Peas at Hagbourne Garden Club at the village hall, East Hagbourne, on Thursday, June 28, at 7.30pm, when non-members are also welcome.
A sponsored bike ride has been organised to raise funds for leukaemia research and other bone-marrow related diseases. The Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust has organised the event on June 24, in South Park, Oxford. Call 01865 875758 for details.
The village's summer fete will be held at Shellingford House, Shellingford, on Saturday, June 23, at 2pm. It will feature bowling, bric-a-brac, a bouncy castle and a children's entertainer. The fun starts at 2pm. Admission is 50p per adult.
Abbey Brass, of Abingdon, will perform a number of pieces, including Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody, Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance, at Radley College on Saturday, June 30. The concert begins at 7.30pm and tickets cost £4 for adults and £3 concessions.
Central TV presenter Wesley Smith put in an appearance at Penhurst School fete in Chipping Norton. Mr Smith officially opened the annual fete at the school, which looks after children and young people with special needs. It is run by the children's charity
Eighty-seven banned drivers were arrested in a successful month-long crackdown by Thames Valley Police. The drivers, including 17 in Oxfordshire, were targeted by officers using information from more than 30 calls made to the Thames Valley Crimestoppers
The man fitted with the world's first artificial heart competed a 91-mile fundraising walk in Oxford - a year after undergoing the ground-breaking surgery. The Jarvic 2000 pump was implanted into Peter Houghton's heart by surgeon Steve Westaby at the
