Wallingford School football ace Sam Elkins, 12, is training hard for a display in front of the Queen and England manager Sven Goran Eriksson. As a member of Reading Football Club Academy, he will take part in an exhibition of youth sports at the England
Cherry Red Records Hellenic League: Didcot Tn 5, Almondsbury Tn 1 DIDCOT could still finish in the top four after this emphatic win against struggling Almondsbury. The contest was all but over in the first five minutes, as the home side raced into a two-goal
Cherry Red Records Hellenic League Division 1: Purton 0, Hook Norton 2 THE champagne was flowing for Hook Norton on Saturday after they sealed the Division 1 West title with victory at Purton. With rivals Pewsey Vale only drawing 1-1 at Winterbourne,
Banbury Utd 0, Grantham Tn 1 Banbury made Grantham fight all the way for the point they needed to secure the runners-up spot and promotion from the Dr Martens League Eastern Division at The Stadium on Saturday. The result meant Banbury finished the season
Cherry Red Records Hellenic League: Didcot Tn 5, Almondsbury Tn 1 DIDCOT could still finish in the top four after this emphatic win against struggling Almondsbury. The contest was all but over in the first five minutes, as the home side raced into a two-goal
Oxford City 0, Dulwich Hamlet 0 OXFORD City gained the point they needed to leapfrog local rivals Thame in their final Ryman Division 1 game of the season at Court Place Farm on Saturday. Although they failed to reproduce anything like the form they showed
Banbury Utd 0, Grantham Tn 1 Banbury made Grantham fight all the way for the point they needed to secure the runners-up spot and promotion from the Dr Martens League Eastern Division at The Stadium on Saturday. The result meant Banbury finished the season
AFC Wallingford 3, Milton Keynes City 2 AFC Wallingford battled back from 2-1 down against Spartan South Midland League side Milton Keynes City to land the Berks & Bucks Senior Trophy at Aylesbury United on Saturday. Wallingford started nervously
Results from the weekend, April 28-29, for the RT Harris Oxford City FA, Witney and District FA, North Berks League, Lord Jersey FA, PL Soccer Kits Banbury League RT HARRIS OXFORD CITY FA Couling Cup final: Ox Community Church 1, Barton 3. League: Fairview
Results from the weekend, April 28-29, for the Morrells Oxford Sunday League, Autotype UTV League, Elsevier Youth League, Oxford Mail Boys League, Giles Sports Witney Boys League MORRELLS OXFORD SUNDAY LEAGUE Jack Sadler Cup semi-final: South Leigh 1,
OXFORD'S Steve Johnston and Lukas Dryml both successfully came through their World Championship qualifier at Lonigo, Italy, on Saturday and are ready to ride for Cheetahs against Wolves at Monmore tonight, writes JOHN GAISFORD. Johnston finished on 11
AFC Wallingford 3, Milton Keynes City 2 AFC Wallingford battled back from 2-1 down against Spartan South Midland League side Milton Keynes City to land the Berks & Bucks Senior Trophy at Aylesbury United on Saturday. Wallingford started nervously
Cherry Red Records Hellenic League Division 1: Kidlington 0, Shrivenham 0 KIDLINGTON'S lack of firepower, which has dogged them all season, costs them two more points against Shrivenham. They dominated for long periods and created plenty of opportunities
Results from the weekend, April 28-29 PARKER PEN EUROPEAN SHIELD Semi-final: London Irish 27, Pontypridd 33. ENGLISH NATIONAL LEAGUE Div 1: Henley 20, Rotherham 54. ENGLISH CLUBS CHAMPIONSHIP Southern Counties promotion play-off: Grove 30, Oakmeadians
Results from games played April 28 and 29 NATIONAL KO CUP CHAMPIONSHIP 1st round Oxford v Farnham Royal pp. CRICKETER NATIONAL VILLAGE CHAMPIONSHIP 1st round Kingston Bagpuize 187-8 (40 ovs, D Pike 80no), Tiddington 139 (35.3 ovs, D Cross 32, M Savage
Trading standards officers are warning shoppers not to buy laptop computers from the back of a lorry. The laptops being sold across the Thames Valley appear to be high-specification, whereas initial inquiries by officers suggest they are of a much older
Retiring Oxford city councillor Alan Pope caused a stir at his leaving party by sporting a nasty black eye. But the former Lord Mayor assured friends and colleagues at the Town Hall on Friday that he had not been injured in a political fracas. Cllr Pope
New exercise programmes for the elderly in south west Oxfordshire are being set up to get them "out of breath in village halls". The pilot programme is being set up by Vale of White Horse District Council to improve fitness for pensioners in small communities
A skate park's future is closer to being secured after its backers won a long-term lease for the land. The Oxford Wheels Pro- ject's long campaign to secure a 25-year lease on land at Meadow Lane, off Donnington Bridge Road, has been won. The previous
Residents are concerned about plans to demolish an Oxford school and build 10 houses and 24 flats in its place. Oxfordshire County Council wants to sell the site of Windmill First School in Margaret Road, Headington, for a housing development once pupils
New exercise programmes for the elderly in south west Oxfordshire are being set up to get them "out of breath in village halls". The pilot programme is being set up by Vale of White Horse District Council to improve fitness for pensioners in small communities
Oxford United manager Ian Atkins has inquired about former U's favourite Bobby Ford. Atkins revealed in the Oxford Mail on Saturday that he believes he needs a "midfield general" to help restore the club's playing fortunes. Bobby FordBristol-born Ford
Noise, colour and followers of both sides thoroughly enjoying themselves? At The Kassam Stadium? Surely there must be some mistake? Gethin Jenkins dives over for Ponypridd's third tryAny Oxford United fans at Saturday's European Shield semi-final could
Cherry Red Records Hellenic League: Bishops Cleeve 2, Abingdon Utd 1 ABINGDON paid the price for missing some golden first-half chances. Mark Simms blasted wide and Matty Shelton was denied by home keeper Skeen, before a mistake at the back let it Dennis
Abingdon Tn 1, Wingate & F 0 ABINGDON finished their Ryman Division 3 campaign by completing the double over Wingate & Finchley. The visitors, who still had an outside chance of promotion before Saturday, dominated the early exchanges, hitting
Allegations of racism, mistreatment while in custody and assault by police officers in Oxfordshire have fallen dramatically. Complaints of racial discrimination by Oxfordshire officers have more than halved in the last year, with only five cases recorded
Shopkeepers on an Oxford estate who have been repeatedly targeted by young vandals and shoplifters claim they are being failed by police. Windows have been smashed in almost every business in a parade of shops in Atkins Road in Wood Farm during the past
An off-duty firefighter who went to the aid of two women crushed by a falling tree in a tornado which tore across Oxfordshire has said they are lucky to be alive. Divisional Officer Martin Crapper, who is stationed at Oxfordshire fire service's headquarters
Trees growing on a grass mound in Abingdon have been cut down after the roots damaged nearby property. The three trees -- two 40ft birch trees and a crab apple tree -- were growing on the corner of Oxford Road and The Holt. The trees were much admired
A consortium which wants to build 500 new homes on the eastern edge of Witney is pleased with the public response to an exhibition of their plans. Almost 600 people attended the event at the town's Corn Exchange, with more than 100 filling in questionnaires
Cherry Red Records Hellenic League: North Leigh 2, Fairford Tn 0 NORTH Leigh overcame stiff opposition from fifth-placed Fairford to go two points clear at the top of the Premier Division. With rivals Gloucester United held to a 1-1 draw at home by Wootton
OXFORD'S Steve Johnston and Lukas Dryml both successfully came through their World Championship qualifier at Lonigo, Italy, on Saturday and are ready to ride for Cheetahs against Wolves at Monmore tonight, writes JOHN GAISFORD. Johnston finished on 11
Results from games played April 28 and 29 NATIONAL KO CUP CHAMPIONSHIP 1st round Oxford v Farnham Royal pp. CRICKETER NATIONAL VILLAGE CHAMPIONSHIP 1st round Kingston Bagpuize 187-8 (40 ovs, D Pike 80no), Tiddington 139 (35.3 ovs, D Cross 32, M Savage
Results from the weekend, April 28-29, for the Ryman League, Dr Martens League, Berks and Bucks Trophy, Cherry Red Records Hellenic, Combined Counties, Oxfordshire Senior, Oxon Junior Shield Final RYMAN LEAGUE Div 1: Oxford C 0, Dulwich Hamlet 0; Walton
Cherry Red Records Hellenic League Division 1: Kidlington 0, Shrivenham 0 KIDLINGTON'S lack of firepower, which has dogged them all season, costs them two more points against Shrivenham. They dominated for long periods and created plenty of opportunities
Cherry Red Records Hellenic League Division 1: Chalfont Wasps 1, Quarry Nomads 1 QUARRY completed a great week by securing the point that finally ended their relegation worries in Division 1 East. And that's no mean feat considering they looked like folding
Cherry Red Records Hellenic League Division 1: Ardley Utd 3, Letcombe 0 GOALS by Richard Gardner and Paul Davidson kept Ardley in the hunt for the second place spot with an emphatic win over bottom club Letcombe. Mark Delacose did nothing to ease the
Results from the weekend, April 28-29 PARKER PEN EUROPEAN SHIELD Semi-final: London Irish 27, Pontypridd 33. ENGLISH NATIONAL LEAGUE Div 1: Henley 20, Rotherham 54. ENGLISH CLUBS CHAMPIONSHIP Southern Counties promotion play-off: Grove 30, Oakmeadians
Cherry Red Records Hellenic League: Bishops Cleeve 2, Abingdon Utd 1 ABINGDON paid the price for missing some golden first-half chances. Mark Simms blasted wide and Matty Shelton was denied by home keeper Skeen, before a mistake at the back let it Dennis
Cherry Red Records Hellenic League Division 1: Purton 0, Hook Norton 2 THE champagne was flowing for Hook Norton on Saturday after they sealed the Division 1 West title with victory at Purton. With rivals Pewsey Vale only drawing 1-1 at Winterbourne,
Abingdon Tn 1, Wingate & F 0 ABINGDON finished their Ryman Division 3 campaign by completing the double over Wingate & Finchley. The visitors, who still had an outside chance of promotion before Saturday, dominated the early exchanges, hitting
Results from the weekend, April 28-29, for the RT Harris Oxford City FA, Witney and District FA, North Berks League, Lord Jersey FA, PL Soccer Kits Banbury League RT HARRIS OXFORD CITY FA Couling Cup final: Ox Community Church 1, Barton 3. League: Fairview
Results from the weekend, April 28-29, for the Morrells Oxford Sunday League, Autotype UTV League, Elsevier Youth League, Oxford Mail Boys League, Giles Sports Witney Boys League MORRELLS OXFORD SUNDAY LEAGUE Jack Sadler Cup semi-final: South Leigh 1,
The M40 was closed in one direction yesterday while firefighters tackled a car fire. The vehicle caught fire while travelling on the northbound carriageway of the motorway between junction 10, to Ardley, and junction 11, at Banbury. Two fire crews from
Cherry Red Records Hellenic League: North Leigh 2, Fairford Tn 0 NORTH Leigh overcame stiff opposition from fifth-placed Fairford to go two points clear at the top of the Premier Division. With rivals Gloucester United held to a 1-1 draw at home by Wootton
