Fresh food fans are expected to give a boost to local producers at a town's first farmers' market. The market in Wantage will finally go ahead on Saturday, June 30, after a three-month delay. Plans to stage the market were cancelled in March because of
Young fun-seekers are preparing to dress up for an annual village celebration. Children from the Windmill Nursery and St Nicholas School in East Challow, near Wantage, are putting the finishing touches to their fancy dress for this year's Challow Fun
A financial adviser who conned £180,000 from elderly and vulnerable clients has been branded an "evil man" by one of his victims. Richard Brewer, 42, who is now serving a three-year prison sentence, targeted four people who regarded him as a friend to
The protection of children from traffic dangers during the reorganisation of Oxford schools will be a top priority, the city and county councils have agreed. Middle schools are being scrapped in the city to create a two-tier education system in line with
The parents of a boy who needed a two-hour eye operation after being bitten by a dog are furious with nurses at an Oxfordshire hospital who refused to examine him. NHS managers have begun an investigation after staff at Wallingford Hospital said they
An importer of Italian food and wine invited a famous Italian chef to help celebrate the launch of its online market service. Timuno Distribution, of Station Lane, Witney, treated delegates at the Business Referral Exchange meeting, held at the Oxford
Cogges Manor Farm Museum in Witney has received a helping hand from the developers of a new housing estate. The museum was unable to reopen as normal at Easter this year because of foot and mouth disease. It will re-open to the general public tomorrow
A teenager was hit by a car and killed after stepping out into a busy road without looking, an inquest has heard. Stephen Cookson, 15, was walking along a grass verge on the A4095 in Freeland with two friends at lunchtime on January 21 when he suddenly
Thousands of visitors flocked to the opening of the first-ever Blenheim Palace Flower Show in Woodstock yesterday. Here two visitors delight in this glorious display of blooms forming one of the exhibition areas. Visitors enjoy a marquee display Organisers
A play written by Thame students based on the Paddington rail crash will soon be staged in full at their school and could be published nationally. As part of a project to write a play on an event they could relate to, four A-level drama students chose
Young fun-seekers are preparing to dress up for an annual village celebration. Children from the Windmill Nursery and St Nicholas School in East Challow, near Wantage, are putting the finishing touches to their fancy dress for this year's Challow Fun
Fresh food fans are expected to give a boost to local producers at a town's first farmers' market. The market in Wantage will finally go ahead on Saturday, June 30, after a three-month delay. Plans to stage the market were cancelled in March because of
Oxford Cheetahs team manager Colin Meredith, has plumped for newly-crowned Overseas champion Jason Lyons as guest for the injured Lukas Dryml as they take on Wolverhampton in a Sky Sports Elite League clash at the Stadium tonight (7.30pm). Paul Hurry
Thame United midfielder Chris Fontaine heads an impressive list of signings lined up by ambitious Abingdon Town. Fontaine is to be club captain at Abingdon, whose manager Alan Thorne has also agreed terms with AFC Wallingford goal machine Ian Concannon
Electrical retail giant Powerhouse has snapped up more than 100 stores across the country. The company, based in Bicester, is buying the stores from Scottish Power. The move will secure the jobs of the 1,500 staff. The proposed purchase includes more
Bicester's new £5m 30-bed community hospital could become operational during 2004. The long-awaited hospital will replace the existing 12-bed hospital. It is due to be built on about 4.5 acres of farmland behind the Esso petrol station and Little Chef
A website run by Thame company Glencore Grain has won through to the finals of the UK's most prestigious e-commerce awards. The company's site - www.grainman.co.uk - allows farmers to market their crops online for the highest prices, 24 hours a day. Now
Oxford Downs travel to Kidmore End in the Oxfordshire final of Wadworth 6X National Village Championship on Sunday (2pm), bidding for a place national rounds.
Nik Gardner broke the 20-minute barrier for the second event running as he stormed to victory in Mid-Oxon's Tuesday Time Trial Series raced from Weston-on-the- Green. The Mid-Oxon rider powered home in 19mins 59secs - despite a strong south easterly wind
A financial adviser who conned £180,000 from elderly and vulnerable clients has been branded an "evil man" by one of his victims. Richard Brewer, 42, who is now serving a three-year prison sentence, targeted four people who regarded him as a friend to
Scientists at Oxford University have developed a blood test to pinpoint tuberculosis before people show symptoms of the disease. TB cases are growing in the UK, and the new test, which will replace the century-old skin test, could help to stop major outbreaks
Tour bus companies are being urged to reduce the numbers of vehicles clogging up Broad Street, Oxford. Traders and members of the Friends of the Broad called for action at a meeting held at Trinity College to seek ways to improve the appearance of the
A seven-point plan is being drawn up to make sure the floods that wreaked havoc through parts of South Oxfordshire are not repeated. A communications scheme will be set to speed up the flow of information. Owners of land alongside ditches and streams
A town councillor plans to disrupt the official opening of Woodstock's town centre improvements on Saturday morning because he says town residents' democratic rights were ignored. Philip Redpath will wear a morning suit and place a symbolic cobble in
A pair of crisis-hit dairy farmers have turned their dairy farm into an innovative ice cream parlour. Neil and Lorna Godwin, of Manor Farm in Weston-on-the-Green, said the past six years had been tough in the milk industry. Dairy farmers-turned-ice-cream
A teenager was hit by a car and killed after stepping out into a busy road without looking, an inquest has heard. Stephen Cookson, 15, was walking along a grass verge on the A4095 in Freeland with two friends at lunchtime on January 21 when he suddenly
Residents in Oxpens are ready to fight moves to build Oxford's new railway station on their doorstep, as two new reports spelled out the full implications for their community. Oxford City Council has launched a major consultation exercise on Oxpens' future
A village pre-school has been given a new home. Stonesfield Pre-School had been in danger of folding after its last Ofsted report pointed out that outside toilet facilities at the village hall were not acceptable. Both the group has now relocated to the
Each year Garsington generally offers one comic treat among its trio of fine productions - and this year it's Rossini's La gazzetta, doubly a treat because it has never previously been performed in England, writes Chris Gray. Its neglect owes something
Second plays third tomorrow when Banbury visit High Wycombe in the Home Counties Premier League. The north Oxfordshire side pipped Wycombe for the title last year. And Banbury skipper Neil Megson believes his men can come out on top in what could be a
Oxford Sports threw Ladies Division 1 of the Wilson Inter-Club 3-Pair League wide open after a thrilling 5-4 victory over previously-unbeaten Oxford City. The match had been a tight affair throughout, but it all boiled down to the last rubber of the afternoon
Young fun-seekers are preparing to dress up for an annual village celebration. Children from the Windmill Nursery and St Nicholas School in East Challow, near Wantage, are putting the finishing touches to their fancy dress for this year's Challow Fun
The Oxford Canal Festival is to go ahead despite fears that foot and mouth disease would force it to be cancelled. The festival takes place on Sunday, June 24, and celebrates life in the canal community that stretches from Hythe Bridge Street to Aristotle
A food technologist has opened a business designed to help people whose food makes them feel ill. Sharon Blaser, who herself cannot eat certain foods without developing headaches and excema, set up the Tailormade Diet Company to help other sufferers.
Young entrepreneurs are failing to protect their ideas from unscrupulous business rogues, Oxfordshire's enterprise festival Venturefest 2001 has heard. Roger Mumby-Croft, director of the Enterprise Centre, Oxford Brookes University, said: "In Europe,
Thousands of visitors flocked to the opening of the first-ever Blenheim Palace Flower Show in Woodstock yesterday. Here two visitors delight in this glorious display of blooms forming one of the exhibition areas. Visitors enjoy a marquee display Organisers
A new training and employment project has been launched for refugees and asylum seekers in east Oxford. The Oxford Refugee Support Project has set up the 'Access First' project with a £40,000 grant from the Government's Single Regeneration Budget through
A financial adviser who conned £180,000 from elderly and vulnerable clients has been branded an "evil man" by one of his victims. Richard Brewer, 42, who is now serving a three-year prison sentence, targeted four people who regarded him as a friend to
Cherry Tree Pre-School is holding a fete and open day at Headington Community Centre, Gladstone Road, June 23. The event starts at 11.30am, and costs 20p for adults, which will go towards funding the Headington Community Centre OAP's Christmas party.
A financial adviser who conned £180,000 from elderly and vulnerable clients has been branded an "evil man" by one of his victims. Richard Brewer, 42, who is now serving a three-year prison sentence, targeted four people who regarded him as a friend to
Kidlington and District Historical Society is holding its annual meeting at the Baptist Church Hall, High Street, at 7.30pm on Tuesday, June 26. The meeting will be followed at 8pm by Voices of Kidlington, recordings of villagers' recollections. Visitors
Plans for horse-drawn carriages in Oxford have been rejected by the city council after 1,200 people objected. Animal Aid, the UK's largest animal rights group, encouraged people to oppose Hook Norton-based Oxford Shires' bid to to run carriages. Councillors
Farmers in Oxfordshire who have seen their incomes dry up because of the foot and mouth epidemic are calling for restrictions to be eased. National Farmers Union south-east representatives met Alison Parker, regional director of the Department of Environment
Bicester's new £5m 30-bed community hospital could become operational during 2004. The long-awaited hospital will replace the existing 12-bed hospital. It is due to be built on about 4.5 acres of farmland behind the Esso petrol station and Little Chef
Newly-formed Witney United have been given a massive boost after Brian Hughes confirmed he will manage the side when they start life in 2002/03. Hughes, who was Witney Town's boss until the club folded, has told the Witney United committee that, barring
The protection of children from traffic dangers during the reorganisation of Oxford schools will be a top priority, the city and county councils have agreed. Middle schools are being scrapped in the city to create a two-tier education system in line with
Despite losing five big fish, Steve West ran out the winner of Thame AC's opening match of the season, fished on the river Thame. There was a low turn-out, due to the heavy rain on Saturday. With the river running high and rising, West triumphed with
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
Young fun-seekers are preparing to dress up for an annual village celebration. Children from the Windmill Nursery and St Nicholas School in East Challow, near Wantage, are putting the finishing touches to their fancy dress for this year's Challow Fun
The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford - internationally renowned for its collection of Old Masters - has unveiled its first contemporary art gallery. The new Sands Gallery will feature early 20th century European paintings and sculpture. It is named after the
An experimental dance show that explores "emotional landscapes" is coming to the Pegasus Theatre. Ten members of dance company Cafe Reason perform Guess Station on Friday and Saturday, June 22-23 at the theatre, in Magdalen Road, east Oxford, from 8pm
The Oxfordshire businessman kicked out of the high-security Big Brother compound in London on Friday has had a 6ft fence put up round his new home. The fence was not put up to limit media attention following Stuart Hosking's appearance on the 'reality
Congregations in Oxfordshire will be asked to hand over more money to keep their churches going, after concerns about Church of England pension funds. They face an average rise of eight per cent in the Parish Share, the money contributed by individual
Thame United midfielder Chris Fontaine heads an impressive list of signings lined up by ambitious Abingdon Town. Fontaine is to be club captain at Abingdon, whose manager Alan Thorne has also agreed terms with AFC Wallingford goal machine Ian Concannon
The parents of a boy who needed a two-hour eye operation after being bitten by a dog are furious with nurses at an Oxfordshire hospital who refused to examine him. NHS managers have begun an investigation after staff at Wallingford Hospital said they
Cogges Manor Farm Museum in Witney has received a helping hand from the developers of a new housing estate. The museum was unable to reopen as normal at Easter this year because of foot and mouth disease. It will re-open to the general public tomorrow
A play written by Thame students based on the Paddington rail crash will soon be staged in full at their school and could be published nationally. As part of a project to write a play on an event they could relate to, four A-level drama students chose
A village pre-school has been given a new home. Stonesfield Pre-School had been in danger of folding after its last Ofsted report pointed out that outside toilet facilities at the village hall were not acceptable. Both the group has now relocated to the
A car boot sale will be held at Hagbourne Primary School on Saturday June 30, at 9.30am. It costs £5 to enter a car in the sale, with proceeds to the school governors' fund.
A chamber music concert starring the cellist, Colin Carr, and five other musicians will be held at St Leonard's Church, Watlington, on June 29. The sextet will play pieces by Dohnanyi, Mozart and Brahms. Tickets cost £10 and £5 for children. Procees will
A seven-point plan is being drawn up to make sure the floods that wreaked havoc through parts of South Oxfordshire are not repeated. A communications scheme will be set to speed up the flow of information. Owners of land alongside ditches and streams
Country music fans have raised £300 from a charity dance for the Meningitis Trust. The event, at Carterton Town Football Club, was organised by the Broken Spoke Country Music Club, and supported by local businesses.
Second plays third tomorrow when Banbury visit High Wycombe in the Home Counties Premier League. The north Oxfordshire side pipped Wycombe for the title last year. And Banbury skipper Neil Megson believes his men can come out on top in what could be a
A town councillor plans to disrupt the official opening of Woodstock's town centre improvements on Saturday morning because he says town residents' democratic rights were ignored. Philip Redpath will wear a morning suit and place a symbolic cobble in
KIMBLE have been boosted by the return of Glyn Lumb ahead of tomorrow's match against current Division 1 leaders Oxford Downs in The Oxford Times Cherwell League. Lumb will take his place in the top order, but Kimble will be forced to wait on Steve Cocking
A website run by Thame company Glencore Grain has won through to the finals of the UK's most prestigious e-commerce awards. The company's site - www.grainman.co.uk - allows farmers to market their crops online for the highest prices, 24 hours a day. Now
A seven-point plan is being drawn up to make sure the floods that wreaked havoc through parts of South Oxfordshire are not repeated. A communications scheme will be set to speed up the flow of information. Owners of land alongside ditches and streams
A financial adviser who conned £180,000 from elderly and vulnerable clients has been branded an "evil man" by one of his victims. Richard Brewer, 42, who is now serving a three-year prison sentence, targeted four people who regarded him as a friend to
The latest pigeon results from around the county on June 22 Eynsham (Exeter, 5 sent 36): 1, 8, 9 D Posey 1100, 931, 926; 2, 4 M/M J Crawford 1095, 1060; 3, 5 P Ayres 1066, 1048; 6, 7 W C Jones 1016, 972; 10, 11 L Ayres 881, 864. Kidlington (Exeter, 6
KIMBLE have been boosted by the return of Glyn Lumb ahead of tomorrow's match against current Division 1 leaders Oxford Downs in The Oxford Times Cherwell League. Lumb will take his place in the top order, but Kimble will be forced to wait on Steve Cocking
Newly-formed Witney United have been given a massive boost after Brian Hughes confirmed he will manage the side when they start life in 2002/03. Hughes, who was Witney Town's boss until the club folded, has told the Witney United committee that, barring
Bicester and North Oxford skipper Darryl Woods is backing the return of Oxfordshire captain Rob Williams to spark his side to victory over Beaconsfield. Although last week's game against Slough fell victim to the weather, Bicester would have been without
A collection at Bicester Village raised £152 for the North and West Oxfordshire Crossroads Caring for Carers scheme.
A car fire caused delays for rush-hour motorists travelling northbound on the M40 between Junctions 10 and 11 on Wednesday afternoon. The inside lane was closed as firefighters tackled the blaze, which had spread to the grass.
Nik Gardner broke the 20-minute barrier for the second event running as he stormed to victory in Mid-Oxon's Tuesday Time Trial Series raced from Weston-on-the- Green. The Mid-Oxon rider powered home in 19mins 59secs - despite a strong south easterly wind
A pair of crisis-hit dairy farmers have turned their dairy farm into an innovative ice cream parlour. Neil and Lorna Godwin, of Manor Farm in Weston-on-the-Green, said the past six years had been tough in the milk industry. Dairy farmers-turned-ice-cream
Oxford Greyhound card for Saturday, June 23 7.35 450m A9 Cyprus Cabaret 3...(Terry Atkins) High View Tina...(Ron Bicknell) Taras Gem (W)...(Paul Walden) Windmill Sadie (W)...(Maurice Massey) JIMMY THE ONE (W)...(Jim Morgan) Coolree Stamp (W)...(David
Angry mother Deborah Cousins is fuming because her car was clamped by a DIY store Mrs Cousins parked her car at the B&Q in Aylesbury and before shopping went into the town to take her daughter, Sarah, four, to the lavatory. She said that she returned
Oxford Sports threw Ladies Division 1 of the Wilson Inter-Club 3-Pair League wide open after a thrilling 5-4 victory over previously-unbeaten Oxford City. The match had been a tight affair throughout, but it all boiled down to the last rubber of the afternoon
All the weeks cricket fixtures for Oxfordshire teams Saturday, June 23 HOME COUNTIES PREMIER LEAGUE Div 1: Bicester & North Oxford v Beaconsfield, High Wycombe v Banbury. Div 2 West: Falkland v Oxford. THE OXFORD TIMES CHERWELL LEAGUE Div 1: Banbury
Despite losing five big fish, Steve West ran out the winner of Thame AC's opening match of the season, fished on the river Thame. There was a low turn-out, due to the heavy rain on Saturday. With the river running high and rising, West triumphed with
KIMBLE have been boosted by the return of Glyn Lumb ahead of tomorrow's match against current Division 1 leaders Oxford Downs in The Oxford Times Cherwell League. Lumb will take his place in the top order, but Kimble will be forced to wait on Steve Cocking
Bicester and North Oxford skipper Darryl Woods is backing the return of Oxfordshire captain Rob Williams to spark his side to victory over Beaconsfield. Although last week's game against Slough fell victim to the weather, Bicester would have been without
Thame United midfielder Chris Fontaine heads an impressive list of signings lined up by ambitious Abingdon Town. Fontaine is to be club captain at Abingdon, whose manager Alan Thorne has also agreed terms with AFC Wallingford goal machine Ian Concannon
Bicester and North Oxford skipper Darryl Woods is backing the return of Oxfordshire captain Rob Williams to spark his side to victory over Beaconsfield. Although last week's game against Slough fell victim to the weather, Bicester would have been without
A play written by Thame students based on the Paddington rail crash will soon be staged in full at their school and could be published nationally. As part of a project to write a play on an event they could relate to, four A-level drama students chose
A young actress is raising money in a bid to become a star of the future. Lucy Pearman, 17, of Chipping Norton, has been offered a place at this summer's National Youth Theatre and has to raise £550 to go. Anyone wishing to sponsor her, can be contacted
A theatre is struggling to find the cash needed to pay for urgent maintenance work. Leaks in the building's facade have allowed water to run into the projection room, and the race is on to prevent the electrical system being damaged. Work on The Theatre
Despite losing five big fish, Steve West ran out the winner of Thame AC's opening match of the season, fished on the river Thame. There was a low turn-out, due to the heavy rain on Saturday. With the river running high and rising, West triumphed with
Oxford Cheetahs team manager Colin Meredith, has plumped for newly-crowned Overseas champion Jason Lyons as guest for the injured Lukas Dryml as they take on Wolverhampton in a Sky Sports Elite League clash at the Stadium tonight (7.30pm). Paul Hurry
All the weeks cricket fixtures for Oxfordshire teams Saturday, June 23 HOME COUNTIES PREMIER LEAGUE Div 1: Bicester & North Oxford v Beaconsfield, High Wycombe v Banbury. Div 2 West: Falkland v Oxford. THE OXFORD TIMES CHERWELL LEAGUE Div 1: Banbury
The famous Britannia Coconut Morris Men from Bacup in Lancashire are guest dancers at the annual Mayor of Ock Street election and celebrations in Abingdon this Saturday (June 23). The dancers have blackened faces and wear white skirts and black breeches
Thousands of visitors are flocking to the first-ever Blenheim Palace Flower Show in Woodstock. Visitors enjoy a marquee display Organisers hope the annual event will become a must for gardeners from all over Britain and expect 10,000 visitors a day. Palace
An importer of Italian food and wine invited a famous Italian chef to help celebrate the launch of its online market service. Timuno Distribution, of Station Lane, Witney, treated delegates at the Business Referral Exchange meeting, held at the Oxford
Electrical retail giant Powerhouse has snapped up more than 100 stores across the country. The company, based in Bicester, is buying the stores from Scottish Power. The move will secure the jobs of the 1,500 staff. The proposed purchase includes more
A website run by Thame company Glencore Grain has won through to the finals of the UK's most prestigious e-commerce awards. The company's site - www.grainman.co.uk - allows farmers to market their crops online for the highest prices, 24 hours a day. Now
CHESTERTON International, owner of Oxford estate agency Chesterton, has issued a profits warning after a sharp drop in sales of upmarket London homes. The announcement is seen as the first hard evidence that an economic slowdown is affecting house prices
Chesterton International, owner of Oxford estate agency Chesterton, has issued a profits warning after a sharp drop in sales of upmarket London homes. The announcement is seen as the first hard evidence that an economic slowdown is affecting house prices
say Venture chiefs By Maggie Hartford Business Editor YOUNG entrepreneurs are failing to protect their ideas from unscrupulous business rogues, Oxfordshire's enterprise festival Venturefest 2001 has heard. Roger Mumby-Croft, director of the Enterprise
A bus service serving hospital staff and Oxford Brookes University students is being withdrawn because it is underused. Oxford Bus Company said their hourly service, number 12, which runs from the Pear Tree Park-and-Ride off Woodstock Road to Headington
Angry mother Deborah Cousins is fuming because her car was clamped by a DIY store Mrs Cousins parked her car at the B&Q in Aylesbury and before shopping went into the town to take her daughter, Sarah, four, to the lavatory. She said that she returned
The protection of children from traffic dangers during the reorganisation of Oxford schools will be a top priority, the city and county councils have agreed. Middle schools are being scrapped in the city to create a two-tier education system in line with
For the fourth consecutive year, the Aziz Restaurant, Cowley Road, has been voted one of the top thirty Indian restaurants in at the Best in Britain awards, held at the NEC, Birmingham, on Tuesday. It was the only Indian restaurant in Oxfordshire to be
Congregations in Oxfordshire will be asked to hand over more money to keep their churches going, after concerns about Church of England pension funds. They face an average rise of eight per cent in the Parish Share, the money contributed by individual
Tour bus companies are being urged to reduce the numbers of vehicles clogging up Broad Street, Oxford. Traders and members of the Friends of the Broad called for action at a meeting held at Trinity College to seek ways to improve the appearance of the
Residents in Oxpens are ready to fight moves to build Oxford's new railway station on their doorstep, as two new reports spelled out the full implications for their community. Oxford City Council has launched a major consultation exercise on Oxpens' future
A bus service serving hospital staff and Oxford Brookes University students is being withdrawn because it is underused. Oxford Bus Company said their hourly service, number 12, which runs from the Pear Tree Park-and-Ride off Woodstock Road to Headington
A new training and employment project has been launched for refugees and asylum seekers in east Oxford. The Oxford Refugee Support Project has set up the 'Access First' project with a £40,000 grant from the Government's Single Regeneration Budget through
Oxford United hope to test the money-making potential of The Kassam Stadium when neighbouring Rushden & Diamonds are the visitors on September 1. Rushden, promoted to the Football League after winning the Conference, are expected to be one of the
Thame United midfielder Chris Fontaine heads an impressive list of signings lined up by ambitious Abingdon Town. Fontaine is to be club captain at Abingdon, whose manager Alan Thorne has also agreed terms with AFC Wallingford goal machine Ian Concannon
A theatre is struggling to find the cash needed to pay for urgent maintenance work. Leaks in the building's facade have allowed water to run into the projection room, and the race is on to prevent the electrical system being damaged. Work on The Theatre
Oxford Ice Rink reopens on Wednesday (June 20) after a refrigeration equipment breakdown forced it to close. Visitors on Saturday, June 23, will have the chance to enter a free draw, with prizes including one-month family Cool Slice memberships, birthday
Thousands of visitors flocked to the opening of the first-ever Blenheim Palace Flower Show in Woodstock yesterday. Here two visitors delight in this glorious display of blooms forming one of the exhibition areas. Visitors enjoy a marquee display Organisers
Scientists at Oxford University have developed a blood test to pinpoint tuberculosis before people show symptoms of the disease. TB cases are growing in the UK, and the new test, which will replace the century-old skin test, could help to stop major outbreaks
