TRADERS in Oxford High Street are fighting council plans to use photographic evidence to prosecute motorists who flout a daytime traffic ban. Under the Oxford Transport Strategy, traffic -- apart from buses and taxis -- is banned from St Aldate's and
PUPILS and parents at an Abingdon school are celebrating their success in bidding for funds to replace six worn out cycle sheds. The Department of Transport has allocated £23,000 to the John Mason School to support the school's travel plan, which aims
WITH new students settling in at universities and colleges and enjoying the thrills of freshers' weeks, attention is once again being focused on the options for young people after school. Despite this summer's grading fiasco, many students continue to
SPANISH restaurateur Antonio Lopez whose Restaurant Elizabeth in St Aldate's became a byword for top-class cuisine, has died. He was 75. Senor Lopez put the Elizabeth on the market earlier this year, announcing that he had decided to "consider retiring
FORMER mayor of Bicester James Ball died on Friday, September 27 after an illness. He was 75. Mr Ball was a Conservative East ward town councillor and was town mayor in 1999/2000. His death is expected to cause a by-election. Town council leader, Norman
A RESPECTED Oxford clergyman who celebrated 50 years in his local ministry last year, has died aged 82. The Rev Tom Stiff marked his half-century at Collingwood Road United Reformed Church, at Risinghurst, Headington, with an anniversary service in September
THIEVES escaped with a haul of cigarettes in a raid on three stores early on Saturday, October 5. The first incident occurred at Sainsbury's in Park Street, Thame, at around 12.45am. Ten minutes later, thieves failed in an attempt to break into Unwins
WOMEN'S ENGLISH LEAGUE: Vicky Mankelow's second-half strike was enough to give Rover Oxford a 1-0 win in their opening league game at Deeside Ramblers. (RAWXML: <image large="sport-hockey.gif" small="sport-hockey.gif" type="portrait"></image&
Joe Cotton, from Abingdon, took the Banger racing junior class by storm at Standlake Arena on Sunday (October 6). With a best placing of only sixth in his previous 15 meetings, 13-year-old Cotton raced to two heat wins and the final. He becomes only the
Banbury's Derbyshire brothers stormed to victory in the penultimate round of the Radical Enduro Sportscar Championship at Brands Hatch. The win makes them the only pairing to secure three victories in this year's campaign. For a while, it looked as though
SOUTHERN COUNTIES NORTH: Bicester scored a most unlikely 15-10 victory away to a well-drilled Beaconsfield outfit, who dominated most of the game. The visitors excelled in confining the home side to a 7-0 half-time advantage, courtesy of a penalty try
SOUTH LEAGUE REGIONAL: City of Oxford drew 1-1 at Richings Park in a game that could have gone either way. It was no surprise when Richings Park took the lead midway through the first half from a rehearsed short corner move. This ignited City, who attacked
AN INNOVATION centre launched in the spring is already expanding. Bicester Innovation Centre, in Telford Road, offers flexible office space to new companies, with a shared receptionist. It already has 12 companies, and the demand has led the owners, Oxford
SPORTS clubs in the Bicester area are being questioned about their needs. A survey was completed in 2000 by Cherwell District Council and the latest survey is being done by the district council, Bicester Sports Association and Bicester Town Council. The
SOUTH LEAGUE DIVISIONS 1 & 2: Rover Oxford marked their return to Division 1 in the best possible way with a 5-2 drubbing of last season's promotion candidates Bicester. Rover goalkeeper Rob MacDougal dives full length to push a shot wide Bicester
DISTRICT councillors have made the wrong decision over plans for the future of Bicester's housing according to a former planning committee chairman. Billy Evans, former chairman of Cherwell District Council's south area planning committee, has accused
POWERGEN CUP: Henley carried their superb league form into the cup as they routed Launceston 46-10 in Saturday's second-round tie at Dry Leas. They now face National League 1 side Wakefield at home on October 19. Skipper Mark Venner scored the first try
AN INNOVATION centre launched in the spring is already expanding. Bicester Innovation Centre, in Telford Road, offers flexible office space to new companies, with a shared receptionist. It already has 12 companies, and the demand has led the owners, Oxford
MANAGERS looking to reward staff can send them off to play pub games, thanks to a new Oxfordshire firm. Kaleidoscope Event Management, based in Faringdon, is offering games such as Giant Jenga, Connect 4 and Twister to firms wanting to motivate and retain
RARE spiders, cats, snakes, and a person dressed up in a dog costume were part of celebrations to mark the relocation of a veterinary surgery in Grove, on Saturday, October 5. Alex Yackney with one of the snakes. The animals -- which included creepy crawlies
PUPILS at the Manor Primary School in Long Hanborough were thrilled when an RAF helicopter dropped in. Joseph Burgess, eight, by the Merlin The Merlin helicopter from RAF Benson landed on the village's playing fields, watched by about 230 children from
A FEMALE motorcyclist killed in a collision with a van near Thame on Saturday has still not been formally identified. The 36-year-old was riding a black bike on the A329 towards Thame when the collision took place near Rycote Lane. She was certified dead
SPORTS clubs in the Bicester area are being questioned about their needs. A survey was completed in 2000 by Cherwell District Council and the latest survey is being done by the district council, Bicester Sports Association and Bicester Town Council. The
Abingdon youngster Ami Measor and her pony, Irish Angel's Delight, have qualified for this week's prestigious Horse of the Year Show, which is being held at the NEC in Birmingham. Ami MeasorThe 15-year-old took part in a series of qualifiers to earn her
Skipper Fraser Gemmell has recovered from a hamstring strain and leads Oxford University in their first domestic game of the season against Bristol at Clifton tonight (7.15pm). The Dark Blues enjoyed a successful tour of Japan when they were unbeaten
Oxford United officials are in talks with Aston Villa to decide on the date of the Worthington Cup third-round tie at The Kassam Stadium. Although it was assumed the match would take place on United's normal midweek match night of Tuesday (November 5)
A TEENAGER who made hoax telephone calls to emergency services has been locked up for 18 months. Gordon Appleby, 18, of Sorrel Road, Blackbird Leys, Oxford, admitted sending false messages, two charges of falsely raising fire alerts, one of staging a
A CITY councillor admitted that a park which has become a haven for drug dealers and criminals had been badly designed. A meeting of Oxford City Council's South East Area Committee on October 7 heard that Gillians Park in Greater Leys had been ruined
A PROJECT to build a new school arts centre has been given a £400 boost, following a concert in Oxford's Sheldonian Theatre. About 450 people attended the fundraising concert for Abingdon School, which featured a performance by the school's orchestra.
CHILDREN'S TV presenter Angellica Bell joined dozens of young fans to open a new school hall. The star of Children's BBC signed autographs and unveiled a commemorative tree, during a visit to Wolvercote Primary School. The presenter, who lives in London
WITNEY'S mayor is recovering from a major operation at the Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford. Clive Knowles had surgery for fused vertebrae in his back on Friday and is likely to be out of action for six weeks. His mayoral duties will be performed in the
ENGLISH LEAGUE: Oxford Hawks continued their fine start to the season with a 3-2 win over Lewes, who were relegated into Division 2 at the end of the last campaign. (RAWXML: <image large="sport-hockey.gif" small="sport-hockey.gif" type="portrait">
After an extraordinary 30-minute delay at the start, Oxford Harlequins came from behind to win 36-19 at Dorchester to maintain their 100 per cent record in South West Division 2 East. The delay was caused when a hydraulic lift behind one of the sets of
BANBURY 0, LUTON 50: When Banbury were relegated at the end of last season, there were confident predictions that they should thrive in the new surroundings of Midland Divison 1 East. Following their second half-century battering in two weeks on Saturday
Railway Social Club A are the ODDA Summer League Premier League champions after a narrow 5-4 win over Cherwell Club A. Olly VarneyOlly Varney scored yet another maximum 180 in his victory over Kevin Middleton as he maintained his unbeaten record, winning
MORE than 1,000 homes in the Banbury area were without water after a water main burst. A section of nine-inch main fractured at Trafford Bridge in the village of Culworth, near the border with Northamptonshire. Anglian Water engineers were sent to investigate
BERKS, BUCKS & OXON DIVISION 1: A sparkling second-half display saw Chipping Norton race to a 39-8 victory at home to Pennanians. The only highlight of a first half that was delayed for 30 minutes when one of the opposition broke a leg, was an Ian
POWERGEN SOUTH WEST 1: Chinnor produced one of their best displays for a long time to end Berry Hill's 18-month unbeaten home record with a 15-0 victory on their first visit to the Forest of Dean. After some jaded displays, Chinnor were inspired by the
VACCINES company PowderJect is recruiting 25 people to sell its flu vaccine, which has already been bought by Asda. PowderJect, based at Oxford Science Park, is to set up its own direct sales force. They will promote PowderJect's flu and travel vaccine
PARENTS and grandparents joined pre-school children to celebrate Harvest Festival. Eve Ifill and Daniel Hope, both four, with their produce Youngsters who attend Stepping Stones' Pre-School brought tinned food and a variety of fresh produce, including
THIEVES escaped with a haul of cigarettes in a raid on three stores early on Saturday, October 5. The first incident occurred at Sainsbury's in Park Street, Thame, at around 12.45am. Ten minutes later, thieves failed in an attempt to break into Unwins
MORE than 1,000 homes in the Banbury area were without water after a water main burst. A section of nine-inch main fractured at Trafford Bridge in the village of Culworth, near the border with Northamptonshire. Anglian Water engineers were sent to investigate
A 550-KM cycle ride through Cambodia is an Oxfordshire man's way of helping clear deadly land mines. It will raise money for the Mines Advisory Group which is working in Cambodia and other countries clearing land mines and other unexploded material, the
MORE than £4.8m will be spent on improving Oxford's environment in the next three years. The cash is part of £8m given to the city council by developers to reduce the impact building projects might have. Executive member for planning Colin Cook said:
A 550-KM cycle ride through Cambodia is an Oxfordshire man's way of helping clear deadly land mines. It will raise money for the Mines Advisory Group which is working in Cambodia and other countries clearing land mines and other unexploded material, the
