Abingdon Utd 2, Epson & Ewell 0 FOUR players got their marching orders to take the shine off Abingdon United's excellent victory over Ryman Division 3 side Epsom. The visitors went down to ten men just before half-time and then Wayne Harbert retaliated
Residents are angry that trainloads of ash from carcasses burned in the foot-and-mouth outbreak are being dumped in a landfill site. They say there was no consultation over the arrival of the ash in claypits at Calvert, near Bicester. The landfill site
Wallingford School's Fun Band has a beefier rhythm section, thanks to the donation of an electric bass guitar. It was a gift from Chris Johnstone, pictured entre, of Rowland Close, Wallingford, a former session musician who now works as a chiropractor
A former heroin addict who stole from 35 houses in six weeks to fund his habit has been warned by a judge he will kill himself unless he stays off drugs. Anthony Martin, 22, was jailed for 20 months at Oxford Crown Court on Monday after admitting four
A mother felt cheated after a headteacher refused to allow her son to return to his school, even though she won an appeal for him to be readmitted. Linda Campbell's son, Colin, 15, is staying at home instead of studying for his GCSEs after he was excluded
Wallingford School's Fun Band has a beefier rhythm section, thanks to the donation of an electric bass guitar. It was a gift from Chris Johnstone, pictured entre, of Rowland Close, Wallingford, a former session musician who now works as a chiropractor
Cherry Red Records Hellenic League: Didcot Tn 4, Harrow Hill 0 Didcot returned to the top of the Premier Division after Saturday's comprehensive win over Harrow Hill. Town dominated from the start and both Jon Gardner and Glyn Jones missed chances before
Wantage Tn 0, Lewes 1 Wantage put up a battling display against Lewes, going down to the only goal of the game in the 63rd minute from Shepherd. Against a big, physical side, Wantage went close through Newport, Baker and Bedwell, while the visitors also
Rothwell Tn 2, Banbury Utd 2 BANBURY recovered from conceding an early goal to earn a deserved draw in an even Dr Martens Eastern Division clash at Rothwell. The home side went ahead after 14 minutes when Jimmy Foreman glanced the ball home at the near
Gas-powered dustcarts are hitting the streets of West Oxfordshire, while the team looking after amenity areas will soon switch to gas-powered mowers. The district council believes it is leading the way as a local authority in the changeover to more environmentally
The sale of land for industrial development will boost west Oxfordshire's economy. Oxford based estate agents FPDSavills has sold two parcels of land at Windrush Park in Witney. A site of just over three and a half acres has been sold to Network Estates
A mother felt cheated after a headteacher refused to allow her son to return to his school, even though she won an appeal for him to be readmitted. Linda Campbell's son, Colin, 15, is staying at home instead of studying for his GCSEs after he was excluded
MARK Wright admits he is delighted with the way his players have bounced back from their heavy criticism just over a week ago, writes MARK EDWARDS. The U's were booed off the pitch after a 2-0 home defeat against Macclesfield at The Kassam Stadium, with
FOUR players were sent off after a mass brawl during the Morrells Oxford Sunday League Division 3 clash between Chalgrove and Roebuck The game boiled over 15 minutes from time after a rash challenge, leaving referee Nick Baldwin no option but to send
MAJOR construction on their course has led to Bicester Golf and Country Club pulling out of the Shaw and Co Oxfordshire Foursomes League for this season. At the start of the league campaign Bicester explained that a number of their holes would be out
A pensioner who fears a transport service for the elderly and disabled could be privatised has started a petition and plans to lobby councillors. Bill Hinkins, 73, of Bainton Road, Hethe, near Bicester, is worried that if plans for a new supermarket in
AARON Barrett and Liam Shorter hammered in 11 goals between them as Florence Park kicked off theirOxford Mail Boys League Under 16 B league campaign with a 18-0 victory over Steventon. The pace and control of Barrett came to the fore with six of the best
**Born Torquay, September 15, 1890 also had homes by the River Dart, in Devon, and in Chelsea **had no formal education **was worth an estimated £10m when she died in 1976 **went to Paris, aged 16, to become a singer **gained expert knowledge of poisons
She is one of the best known names in popular literature and her whodunnit fiction has been translated into more than 100 languages. Agatha Christie's grave Yet it would take a tourist with more detective ability than her most famous character, Hercule
An Oxford medical team has won an award for its innovative website. DIPex, created at the Department of Primary Care in Headington, has won the Medical Social Innovations Award 2001. The website uses videos of patients, combined with their own words,
A teenager died in accident which closed part of the busy A34 for four hours yesterday morning. Raymond Allen, 17, from Eastleigh in Hampshire, was pronounced dead on arrival at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. He was a front-seat passenger in a Transit
A youth was given a community service order for seriously assaulting a man whose wife had complained about noise was disturbing their ten-day-old baby. Oxford Crown Court was told yesterday that William Tibbert, 18, of High Furlong, Banbury broke David
The people of east Oxford gave Andrew Smith his fourth term as their MP. Mr Smith was first elected as Labour MP for the constituency in 1987 and, at 2.30am today in Oxford Town Hall, he was declared the winner again. Just before 3am, Mr Smith was delighted
Tony Baldry held Banbury for the Conservatives with an increased majority, despite a lower turn-out. Mr Baldry, who is in his 18th year as an MP, won with a majority of 5,019 - compared to 4,737 at the 1997 election. Tony Baldry with wife PippaMr Baldry
The Conservatives lost one of their leading Oxfordshire county councillors as the party's election gloom continued. Douglas 'Choppy' Spencer, the Tory education spokesman, was ousted after 16 years serving Bicester North - the first time the seat has
A new scheme designed to raise the driving standards of parents and teachers who do the school run is to be piloted by the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM). One in five children injured on the road is hurt during the hours of the school run, which
Boris Johnson has won Henley for the Conservatives with 20,466 votes. Mr Johnson, the editor of The Spectator, saw off the challenge from the Liberal Democrat candidate Catherine Bearder, with 12,008 votes, and Labour's Janet Matthews, with 9,367. Boris
Fiat launches its new mid-size three and five-door hatchback in mainland Europe shortly, having made its international public debut at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year. Designed and styled in-house, Fiat hopes the Stilo will become a major competitor
As keenly and sympathetically observed as his slightly over-valued Show Me Love, Together is an astute comedy of self-discovery and alternative delusion set in a Stockholm commune in the mid-1970s, writes David Parkinson. There's an abundance of characters
More than 1,000 proud parents, relatives or guardians took the opportunity to show off their loved ones in this year's Oxford Mail Bonny Baby Competition. But the entries have also provided an interesting insight into the favourite names given to babies
Harley-Davidson, which lays claim to the title of the world's oldest motorcycle company, is about to launch its most radical machine in the company's 98-year history. The VRSCA V-Rod, the first member of a new family of Harley-Davidson performance cruiser
On 1 September the new vehicle registration mark format for Great Britain will be introduced. The new system will replace the existing one, when the current "Y" prefix expires. The new format will be made up of three elements: A two-letter local identifier
Oxfordshire holidaymakers should take great care when hiring a motorbike abroad, a leading travel insurance provider has warned. Primary Direct points to its previous claims experience as evidence that this can be an area fraught with risk. Motorcycle
A Tory candidate in the county council elections has apologised to supporters targeted by vandals who stole, smashed and defaced his posters. Conservative Charles Langton is battling for the Wantage division with Lib Dem Jim Moley, who is the sitting
Tory leader William Hague has visited Abingdon to help support Conservative candidate Ed Matts and tell voters that he was still in the business of winning the election, dismissing suggestions that tactical voting could scupper his party's chances of
Stuart Hosking is gradually getting used to the fact he is a household name. When he used to pick up his daughters Isabelle and Madeleine from Charlton-on-Otmoor Primary School he would chat to other parents and teachers just like any other father, writes
More than 3,000 missing Oxfordshire postal vote forms have been found by the Royal Mail in a sorting office - in Reading. The mix-up could have left thousands of people across the Oxford West and Abingdon and Wantage constituencies unable to vote. Election
The League of Friends of Witney's community hospital are holding their annual meeting, combined with a coffee morning at the Welch Way hospital building on October 6, 10am to 12 noon.
The Bishop of Oxford, the Rt Rev Richard Harries, will preach at SS Mary and Berin Church, in Wimblestraw Road, Berinsfield, to celebrate its 40th anniversary. He will lead a special service at 11am on October 21, after which there will be a lunch. Everyone
Skateboarders and BMX riders will be jumping and flipping in an old aircraft hangar next month. Ramps and jumps are to be set up at Heyford Park, the former Upper Heyford airbase for young people on skateboard or BMX bikes on October 13 for an event being
Shock rapper Eminem will exchange the mean streets of Detroit for the English Home Counties, to headline this weekend's Reading Festival. The controversial cult-figure, who shot to notoriety on both sides of the Atlantic with his highly charged, vitriolic
Gigs for the week, August 24-31 Friday, August 24 Cricketers Arms, Iffley Road, Oxford: Acoustic open session. 8.30pm. 01865 726264. Zodiac, Cowley Road, Oxford: Bluetones. Indie guitar pop. 7pm. For 16s plus. 01865 420042. Red Lion, Witney: Dirty Earth
One of the world's leading experts in magnet technology has uprooted his family to join Oxfordshire's growing scientific Russian expatriate community. Vladimir DatskovMr Vladimir Datskov, 50, has moved with his wife Nina and 14-year-old daughter Olga
A business designed to help anyone who finds they cannot eat certain foods without feeling one degree under is the brainchild of a qualified Kidlington food technologist. Sharon BlaserMs Sharon Blaser, who herself found she could not eat certain foods
A builder is urging the construction industry to get hooked up to the Internet to improve their businesses. Mr Ian Hinde, who has 25 years' experience in the industry, has set up a website for Oxfordshire builders and related services. Ian HindeHe said
Maggie Hartford reports on a new Government-backed matchmaking scheme which could put entrepreneurs in touch with potential financial backers . . . A blind date system with a difference has been launched by Small Business Minister Mr Nigel Griffiths to
Most people have a good idea about what a sports coach does, working with individual athletes or sports teams to bring out their best performance, getting them to their peak physical fitness levels and encouraging them to achieve whatever goals and targets
Opening hours are to be extended in 38 Oxfordshire libraries next week as part of a £250,000 move to improve services across the county. Public complaints about poor facilities prompted this decision to restore services lost in budget cuts three years
An Oxford restaurant cooked up gourmet Bangladeshi dishes at the weekend that rarely feature on mainstream restaurant menus. The celebration of authentic Bangladeshi cuisine was organised by Cafe Turmeric, in Park End Street, Oxford, as part of the first
Major improvements for bus passengers in Oxford have led to a national award. Oxfordshire County Council received the accolade at the National Transport Awards ceremony in Birmingham. The award was in recognition of the increase in bus use as a result
DREWE Broughton's agent says the ball is in Oxford's court as to whether the striker completes his move from Kidderminster Harriers. A £70,000 fee has been agreed between the clubs, but Colin Gordon says it is now down to Mark Wright if the move goes
Windsor & Eton 0, Thame United Thame were made to work hard for Ryman Division 1 points by struggling Windsor & Eton. United welcomed back Nando Perna who returned to the club after a spell with Bedford Town. Wayne Cort was prominent as United
An auctioneer who has suffered from cancer is launching a campaign to raise £30,000 for research into the disease. Tim Holloway and his team of experts will be at Broughton Castle, Banbury, to appraise and value people's antiques. Proceeds going to the
More than 1,000 proud parents, relatives or guardians took the opportunity to show off their loved ones in this year's Oxford Mail Bonny Baby Competition. But the entries have also provided an interesting insight into the favourite names given to babies
Hospitals in Oxfordshire have been placed bottom of a league table by Government officials grading teaching hospitals in the UK. Results of the Department of Health's new hospital rating system - which awards up to three stars to grade Trust's performances
Reading Tn 1, Abingdon Tn 3 ABINGDON put their disappointing league form behind them to see off Reading, managed by former England and Notingham Forest star Neil Webb. Adam Oram, in good scoring form for the reserves, was brought into the side and put
Clapton 1, Abingdon Tn 0 Abingdon are still looking for their first win after eight games in Ryman League Division 3 after losing to the bottom club at Aveley last night. Town dominated the first half without scoring. In the second half, they became increasingly
DINTON and Abingdon Vale cricket clubs, among others, can start celebrating after The Oxford Times Cherwell League indicated that two clubs will be promoted from each of the bottom eight divisions following last season's campaign. The league will confirm
SO near, and yet so far. JT/Fox Oxford Cheetahs were within two minutes of landing the Sky Sports Elite League title at Ipswich on Tuesday night when disaster struck. They had fought nip and tuck to go into heat 14 level pegging at 38-38 but first Steve
An engineer who died in a car accident played a key role in the success of Apex Motorsport, according to the team's managing director. Matthew Hunter, 24, of Longfields Court, Bicester, was driving to work when he was killed in a collision in Skimmingdish
Murder, mystery and suspense are coming to Wallingford as the Sinodun Players prepare to stage their Agatha Christie festival in October. Agatha Christie The whodunnit celebrations have been organised to coincide with the 50th year since Agatha Christie
Tooting & M 3, Oxford C 0 OXFORD City went down to defeat in last night's Ryman League Division 1 game but were far from disgraced by the final scoreline. With injuries to skipper Julian Dark and Michael Thorp on Saturday adding to an already ravaged
Bognor Regis Tn 3, Oxford City 1 A goal in injury time killed off City's hopes of a point away to unbeaten Ryman Division 1 leaders Bognor on Saturday. City were outplayed in the first half by an impressive home outfit, but came back after the interval
Eastbourne Eagles 51, Oxford Cheetahs 39 DESPITE the scoreline, JT/Fox Oxford Cheetahs put up an encouraging peformance in the Craven Shield at Eastbourne on Saturday ahead of their big Elite league clash tomorrow night at Ipswich, writes LEON HILL. This
AFC Wallingford 5, North Leigh 1 (aet) FOUR extra-time goals saw AFC Wallingford put an end to North Leigh's challenge in Saturday's second qualifying round tie. Wallingford edged a goalless first half but North Leigh went ahead courtesy of a Barry Primmer
Bicester Town boss Barry Grant has been handed a huge 112-day ban by the Oxfordshire FA after his dismissal against Abingdon United at the beginning of the month. Three Town players were sent off following a 20-man brawl in a fiery Cherry Red Records
A Banbury comprehensive school has achieved the educational standards set by government inspectors. Drayton School, Drayton Road, attended by 560 pupils aged 11 to 16, was made subject to special measures in 1997. However, an Ofsted inspection in June
Dawn was breaking today as Wantage MP Robert Jackson learned he had escaped the fate of so many of his Conservative colleagues in a second election night slaughter. But his tenure of the seat he has held for the past 18 years is now a slimmer one, his
Liberal democrat Dr Evan Harris has held on to his Oxford West and Abingdon seat - with a significantly increased majority. Conservative candidate Ed Matts was forced to admit defeat after winning 15,485 votes, compared to Dr Harris's 24,670. Evan Harris
The Conservatives have regained the Witney seat - once held by turncoat MP Shaun Woodward - with an increased majority. David Cameron gives his victory speechThe party's new candidate, 34-year-old media executive David Cameron, polled 45 per cent of the
The Rover 75 has been acclaimed as the 'Best Used Medium Car 2002' in Used Car Buyer magazine's annual awards, beating stiff competition in the medium sector. Jim Lynch, MG Rover's after sales director, said: "Having enjoyed a Rover 75 since launch, I
Award-winning playwright Steven Berkoff returns to the Oxford Playhouse direct from this year's Edinburgh Festival with his hugely acclaimed play Messiah - Scenes from a Crucifixion, which won The Scotsman Fringe First Award last year. Steven BerkoffThe
Cherry Red Records Hellenic League: Round-up Old Woodstock Tn 0, Hook Norton 2 HIGH-FLYING newcomers Hook Norton made it six wins in seven Division 1 West games with this victory. The home side had the majority of the first half without really threatening
A row has broken out between politicians after a candidate jokingly told a public meeting that he might have been tempted to dupe his mortgage company when buying his house. The Liberal Democrat candidate for Wantage, Neil Fawcett was replying to questions
A controversial traffic-calming scheme for Banbury has become a pre-election party political issue. A Conservative councillor has accused Labour councillors of toeing the Government line on transport and ignoring the wishes of local people. Kieron Mallon
Green-fingered gardeners have made the town blooming beautiful said Len Webb, chairman of Thame In Bloom. Roger Turner, of 1 Griffin Road, won the group's award for the best large garden, and the overall winners cup. Town centre pubs set the scene with
Jam and pickle making will be taking place in the Victorian kitchen at Cogges Manor Farm Museum, Witney, over the weekend (September 22-23).
Ken Cooper will talk about autumn plant growing when the town's horticultural society meets in the Corn Exchange on Wednesday, at 7.30pm.
I have spent the past few months testing Microsoft's next operating system, Windows XP (www.windowsxp.com) for PCs. Being part of the beta testing program can have its ups and downs. Early versions of XP were hideously buggy on my system, although this
The sale of land for industrial development will boost west Oxfordshire's economy. Oxford based estate agents FPDSavills has sold two parcels of land at Windrush Park in Witney. A site of just over three and a half acres has been sold to Network Estates
Oxford has produced more than its fair share of top flight bands, spawning such giants as Radiohead and Supergrass. But for serious dance music lovers, the city has long been the equivalent of a clubbing wasteland. Clubbers at The Miss Moneypennies event
Katherine Jones is doing some secretarial work for her boss - nothing unusual about that, but she is sitting at home in Minster Lovell, while her boss is in the office in London. Katherine JonesMs Jones is a new kind of PA, following a trend that has
How much of your valuable time did you waste last month? How many fruitless and frustrating hours did you spend in traffic, drumming your fingers idly on the steering wheel, seeing only the back of the slow-moving vehicle in front of you? Or did you wait
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
Bug traps will be laid in 50 Oxfordshire schools to find out which insects are lurking in the county's buildings. The Bug Quest is being launched by Oxford University's Museum of Natural History as part of Science Year. Experts at the museum have invited
NHS managers have supported staff at hospitals in Oxfordshire which have been condemned as some of the worst in the UK. Members of Oxfordshire Health Authority (OHA) said the Government should look at ways to invest more money in the county's emergency
Oxford's good race relations have helped prevent racist violence in the wake of the terrorist atrocities in America. Across the UK, Asians have been targets for abuse and attacks as anti-Muslim feelings rise in the wake of the terrorist attacks in New
Railway stations could open at Kidlington and Wantage in 2004 under plans being drawn up by Oxfordshire County Council and rail operators. Council officers have begun discussions with First Great Western, and are conducting a study to assess demand for
More job cuts are being made at one of Oxford's oldest engineering firms. W. Lucy and Company Ltd, based in Walton Well Road, Oxford, has announced up to 20 compulsory redundancies are to be made in its electrical division. The news comes only weeks after
Three men are facing jail for throwing glasses during a fight in which a young woman suffered a serious eye injury. Gaynor Buck, 19, was hit in the face by a glass thrown at her by Martin Tarsam, a jury at Oxford Crown Court was told. Miss Buck suffered
AFC Wallingford 5, North Leigh 1 (aet) FOUR extra-time goals saw AFC Wallingford put an end to North Leigh's challenge in Saturday's second qualifying round tie. Wallingford edged a goalless first half but North Leigh went ahead courtesy of a Barry Primmer
Former Oxford City Council leader John Tanner - who once described local politics as "boring" - has announced he is planning a comeback. Mr Tanner, who represented South Ward for 12 years from 1988 until last year, is seeking re-election to the council
Plans to double the size of historic Binsey village, near Oxford, may fail following objections from the Environment Agency. Christ Church - one of Oxford University's richest colleges and owners of most of the properties in Binsey - has submitted a planning
Hillingdon Borough 4, Milton Utd 2 MILTON gave a good account of themselves away to Spartan South Midland League Hillingdon Borough. In Hillingdon's first attack, United midfielder Garry Hartley was adjudged to have fouled McKenna and O'Neill scored from
Teresa Kay was 25 when she was told that she had cancer and warned that without immediate chemotherapy she would be dead within a month. So when she spurned the traditional medical advice and treatment in favour of an organic diet of fruit and vegetables
The live music line-up in Oxford this week Friday, May 4: Borders Bookshop, Magdalen Street, Oxford: Live jazz. Every Friday in the licensed cafe, 7-9pm 01865 203901. The Mitre, High Street, Oxford: Oxford Jazz Club. Sessions every Friday 01865 552131
Farmers are opposing plans to dump the ash of thousands of slaughtered animals at a site at Calvert, near Bicester. They say the plan will bring foot and mouth into an area which is free of it. The Government says the ash is safe.
Farmers are opposing plans to dump the ash of thousands of slaughtered animals at a site at Calvert, near Bicester. They say the plan will bring foot and mouth into an area which is free of it. The Government says the ash is safe.
Developers of Oxford's Westgate shopping centre today revealed plans to build a major new department store -- possibly a John Lewis -- creating 400 jobs. Capital Shopping Centres, which runs Westgate, has drawn up £220m plans to double its size. As reported
Small businesses in rural Oxfordshire, which are struggling in the aftermath of the foot and mouth crisis, are set to receive a further boost from the Government. Businesses with a rateable value of £12,000 or under that can prove they have been hit by
New Government rules giving rate relief to more village shops will not do much good in Oxfordshire, it is claimed. In addition, regulations to help farmers diversify after the BSE and foot and mouth crises may also not be good enough, according to Oxfordshire
A former student of Gosford Hill School, Kidlington, has won a scholarship to pay her first year's university tuition fees. Rachael English, of Churchill, near Chipping Norton, has been awarded the scholarship by Swansea University, where she will study
Banbury Utd 2, Hastings Tn 3 Hastings showed just why they are unbeaten in all competitions this season with a professional display to see off Banbury in the Dr Martens League Eastern Division at The Stadium. The visitors had the bulk of the possession
Thame Utd 10, Barking & East Ham 2 HAT-tricks by Wayne Cort and Mick Swaysland helped Thame to demolish newly-promoted Barking in Ryman League Division 1 at Windmill Stadium on Tuesday. The visitors came into the game without a league point and the
Banbury's biggest job fair next month is guaranteed to attract hundreds of would-be employment seekers. The event, organised by the Banbury Cake, will be in the Town Hall - right in the heart of the busy shopping area. Cake advertising manager Karen Barton
The mysterious origins of Oxfordshire's White Horse inspired a South African to get a tattoo of the famous landmark. Ian Baker, a computer software programmer, had a long-standing interest in English mythology even before he came to work in this country
