The Dream Team lived up to their name as they retained the 2.0-litre Banger Team Championship title at Standlake Arena. After three hard-fought heats, on Sunday, the Oxford-based team held a two-point lead over the Outcasts, with just the double points
Passengers may no longer be allowed to catch buses from Abingdon's High Street, if plans to cut congestion and pollution are introduced. Bus stops in the street may be closed and replaced with set-down points. New pick-up stops could be provided in Stratton
A pensioner on a shopping trip to Abingdon has called for improvements to pavements after she stumbled on an uneven slab and fell. Barbara Bond, of Farmers Close, Witney, needed three stitches to a cut on her forehead, her nose bled and her face was badly
The funeral takes place on Wednesday next week of Winifred Morris, 85, who was a founder member of Didcot Pensioners' Association. Born in Appleford, she moved as a child with her family to Long Wittenham, where she met her husband-to-be Royden Morris
The funeral takes place at Didcot Methodist Church on May 2 of Mary Case, whose baking and cooking helped raise thousands of pounds for charity. Miss Case, 77, who died at her home in Freeman Road, Didcot, was a tireless worker for good causes, in particular
Eynsham CC raised more than £1,200 towards their new ground project from a collection at the Swinford Toll Bridge. Club chairman Pete Jones said: "It was tremendous to raise so much money- there were a lot of generous people crossing the bridge!" The
Games to be played on Saturday, May 2, 2003 REPRESENTATIVE Banbury v Oxfordshire OCA LEAGUE Div 1: Westbury v Hook Norton, Tetsworth v Ox Caribbean, Brill v Garsington, Gt Horwood v Witney Swifts, Shrivenham v Freeland. Div 2: Eynsham v Harwell Int, Horley
Winger Nnamdi Obi was chosen as Henley Hawks' player of the season at their end-of-season party. It was quite an evening for the player who joined the Hawks at the beginning of the season from Imperial Medics, for he also collected the award for the try
Witney Round Table has a new chairman. Stuart Clarke has been a member of the organisation for the past 12 years, after moving to Witney in 1995. Mr Clarke is head of information services at Advance Housing and Support, in Welch Way, Witney. The firm
Relatives of an 84-year-old Witney pensioner are angry she being forced to stay in hospital because a housing association cannot mend her back door. Violet Cable collapsed at her home and was found by a relative on Saturday. The relative had to break
A police officer who was planning to start a new life in Spain with her husband gassed herself inside her car. Pc Amanda Oliver, 33, who served with Oxford Police, was discovered early on January 12, this year, by her husband Colin, 65, in a garage near
Handicraft enthusiasts in Grove enjoyed an afternoon learning the intricate art of tea bag folding. Jenny Marriott Eighteen people took part in the workshop at Grove Methodist Church organised by the village's handicraft group. Pat Fox, of the Craft Cabin
Greyhound trainers at Oxford Stadium are to get a ten per cent increase in bonuses with immediate effect. The decision was agreed at last week's meeting between the trainers and the track's management. The introduction of a curtain to stop the greyhounds
Horspath are celebrating after lifting the cycle speedway Gold Cup for the first time in their history. They captured the trophy by one point over Southampton, who had won it for the previous three years. Horspath started with a 13-7 win over Poole, before
Oxford Bulls returned from Solihull beaten but pleased with a much-improved performance from the last time they faced the Vikings. Solihull, who are one of the UK's top amateur sides, had drubbed a weakened Bulls side 24-7 in February, but this time Oxford
Hundreds of sportsmen and women face an uncertain future after three key officers quit a major organisation over its 'old-fashioned attitudes'. In recent weeks Bicester Sports Association (BSA) has lost its chairman, Henry Evans, vice-chairman, Ken Walton
A disabled man says his wife is having to push him two miles to a shopping parade, which is only one hundred metres from his house. Richard Murray and his wife Angela Richard Murray, 58, has Motor Neurone Disease, a degenerative muscle wasting disease
Games to be played on Saturday, May 3 NATIONWIDE LEAGUE Div 3: Oxford Utd v York City. RYMAN LEAGUE Div 1 North: Thame Utd v Oxford C. Div 2: Leyton v Abingdon Tn DR MARTENS LEAGUE Eastern Div: Dartford v Banbury Utd. CHERRY RED RECORDS HELLENIC LEAGUE
Former mace bearer to Abingdon Town Council, Desert Rat and master carpenter in the film and television industry Maurice "Mick" Parratt has died. He was 86 and had suffered from a cancer-releated illness for five years. Mr Parratt, from Sygnet Court in
The Oxford speedway track has been the subject of a lot of criticism this season - and the management have acted by ordering some much-needed remedial treatment this week. The home riders have not complained about the conditions too much, judging by their
A building society marked its 150th anniversary by donating a cake to a charity for older people. Staff at the Oxford branch of Skipton Building Society presented the cake on May Day to Age Concern during a party to celebrate the occasion. Manager Lisa
Residents can air their views on the way the flooding, which blighted the new year for hundreds of people across Oxfordshire, was handled at a public meeting later this month. The meeting will be looking at how floods wrecked homes and left Abingdon Road
An Oxford hospital was filled with music on Thursday, May 1, when members of a city orchestra performed for patients, visitors and staff. Oxford Philomusica's education and community manager Kate Comberti listening to musicians with her son Tobias, four
A £1M regeneration scheme on the outskirts of Bretch Hill, Banbury, has boosted the number of affordable houses in the town. Ten prefabs in Withycombe Drive, owned by Banbury Homes Housing Association, were demolished to make way for 16 new properties
A crucial vote will take place this summer to decide the future of every council house tenant in north Oxfordshire. The ballot will determine if Cherwell District Council's 3,900 council homes remain under the ownership of the council or transfer to a
Just one of the four district councils to go to the polls on May 1 changed hands - but the night threw up a few surprises. About a third of the electors in the four districts turned out to vote - similar to the national average and to the turnout for
Headington Roadrunners' women had their best result to date in the Nike AAA National 6-stage road relays at Sutton Park in Birmingham, finishing fifth overall. Pride of place went to Jude Craft, whose individual leg time of 16mins 46secs put her in the
Radley's Kay Reynolds smashed the club record in the 100m and high jump as she helped her team to first place in the opening South of England Veterans' League at Tilsley Park. Radley cruised home, amassing 179 points to see off Abingdon Amblers, who were
Radley's B team got their Southern Women's League Division 3 campaign off to a flying start with a convincing victory in the opening meeting at Tilsley Park. Stacey Middleton recorded two victories for Radley B Leading the way in the senior events was
An impressive line-up of 130 teams will do battle in the newly-named Greene King Oxford and District League which starts on Wednesday (May 30). They will compete in 13 sections, with more than 1,500 players signed on. Greene King have taken over the sponsorship
Jon Corbett makes his last appearance for a full-strength Banbury United as they travel to Dr Martens League Eastern Division rivals Dartford. Corbett is retiring due to family commitments, after making more than 200 appearances for Banbury.
Hellenic League preview: Quarry Nomads' hopes of clinching the Division 1 East title last night were thwarted when their match against RS Basingstoke was postponed. The Hampshire club failed to turn up after their minibus reportedly broke down. The game
Thame United boss Andy Sinnott aims to end the season on a high by beating near neighbours and Ryman Division 1 North rivals Oxford City in their last match of the season at Windmill Stadium on Saturday. Mark AveryAfter winning 2-1 at high-flying Wealdstone
Hellenic League preview: Bicester Town manager Eddie Nix has vowed to bounce back after his team were relegated from the Hellenic League Premier Division for the first time. Dwaine StrongFounders members of the league 50 years ago, Bicester bow out of
Games to be played on Saturday, May 3 NATIONWIDE LEAGUE Div 3: Oxford Utd v York City. RYMAN LEAGUE Div 1 North: Thame Utd v Oxford C. Div 2: Leyton v Abingdon Tn DR MARTENS LEAGUE Eastern Div: Dartford v Banbury Utd. CHERRY RED RECORDS HELLENIC LEAGUE
The National Front vowed to put up candidates in all Bicester wards in next year's elections. Bicester Conservatives Rose Stratford and Diana Edwards The party opened a branch in the town earlier this year. Last night its first Cherwell District Council
Hostile takeover victim Oxford GlycoSciences has declared a £41m loss in its final set of financial results. OGS, of Milton Park, near Abingdon, faces a bleak future after Britain's biggest biotech company, Celltech, won a bidding war to buy it. The Oxfordshire
More than 600 rounds of ammunition have been handed in at police stations in Oxford and Cowley during the Get Guns off the Streets amnesty. Police have been given 16 non-prohibited firearms, including two shotguns, seven air rifles and four air pistols
A new north Oxford primary school has been officially opened -- but nearly half its pupils will continue to be taught at its old site until a planning problem is sorted out. Students at the opening of the school Students, teachers and parents gathered
Banbury councillors claim they were "gagged" when they tried to discuss how a cemetery bench was damaged by the town's park rangers. And the woman who bought the bench is demanding an apology from town clerk Tom Thompson after accusing him of covering
A policy of listing two trials on the same day in one court at Oxford Magistrates' Court set back a burglary trial on Thursday, May 1. Mansour Chasebi, 45, of Weldon Road, Marston, Oxford, was due to stand trial for alleged burglary of the fishmonger's
The sister of Yvonne Heap, who died after being found with multiple stab wounds outside an Oxford police station, has spoken of her family's heartbreak. Ms Heap, 38, was found in a blue Citroen car outside Cowley police station last Saturday afternoon
Dredging is taking place at Osney Lock in west Oxford as the first stage of a major restoration project to counteract the effects of erosion caused by the River Thames. Dredging work takes place at Osney Lock Water pouring downstream and diverted through
Bogus allegations of robbery waste police time and will be treated as serious offences, detectives have warned. Oxford police urge anyone who has been robbed or mugged to get in touch with them immediately. But the city's robbery figures are inflated
A Russian airship will join dozens of hot-air balloons for the first time at this year's Oxford City Council Balloon Fiesta. Organisers confirmed the spectacular Russian "Baltika" hot-air ship will be part of the event in Cutteslowe Park on the weekend
Fulke Johnson Houghton is revelling being back in the big-race spotlight. Tout Seul, flanked by Fulke Johnson Houghton and his daughter Eve Returning to his Blewbury stables after picking up the morning papers, Johnson Houghton has a sparkle in his eye
Concerns have been raised about the education of children whose parents are in the armed forces, after plans for extra school funding were scrapped. Oxfordshire County Council has blamed a cash shortage. Primary schools with army or air force bases in
Gary Marsh's title challenge moved up a gear with a dominant win in the second round of the Castle Combe Formula Ford Championship. Gary Marsh The Eynsham driver scorched to pole position in the Pre-1990 class by more than one and half seconds, before
Public sector workers, trade union officials and anti-war campaigners from across Oxfordshire are expected to take part in a May Day demonstration in the city on Monday. They plan to march from Bonn Square to South Park to protest against low wages, privatisation
Oxfordshire's two Formula 1 teams completed a tough workout at a rain-soaked Silverstone as they warmed up for the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona on Sunday (May 4). During three days of testing at the Northamptonshire circuit, the Grove-based BMW Williams
The death of a man whose body was found by allotments in Oxford is no longer being treated as suspicious. The body of a man in his 40s was discovered at about 9pm on Thursday on land off Barton Village Road, Barton. Neighbours said he could have been
A defeated parish councillor says he probably lost his seat because postal ballot cards wrongly described him as a Tory candidate. Wheatley Parish Council candidate Geoff Woolf, 36, who missed out on re-election by just 11 votes, said he was "shocked
A family has warned pet owners to be on their guard after their pet cat was shot and badly injured. Belle, a four year-old tabby, needed an operation after an air gun pellet fractured her leg. Her owner, Nell Saunders, of Wootton village, near Abingdon
A design student from Abingdon has won a national award after inventing a tough rucksack and an oral health care stick. Gina Reimann, 22, from Eason Drive, Abingdon, has won two design awards from the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufacture
THOMAS Joy, a leading light of the book trade who started his outstanding career in Oxford, has died, aged 98. The only boy in a family of seven, Mr Joy joined the choir at St Michael's Church, Oxford, which gave him a free education at private school
Tributes have poured in to the family of war hero Brigadier Jock Hamilton-Baillie, who has died, aged 84. John Robert Edward Hamilton-Baillie, who lived at Rectory House, Stanford in the Vale, was involved in some of the most famous prison-camp break-outs
Matches to be played on Sunday, May 4, 2003 CLUB MATCHES Sir Paul Getty's XI v Oxford Univ, Oxford & Horspath v Oxford Nondescripts, Banbury v Evesham, M Lovell B v Oxford Wayfarers (Brize Norton). OCA LEAGUE Div 3: Minster Lovell v Hailey.
The name of Oxford Caribbean has returned to the OCA League - and they look mounting a real challenge for the Division 1 title as the new season gets under way on Saturday (May 3). Playing as Cowley, they romped to the Division 2 title last season, and
A flight in a light aircraft, off-roading in a Mercedes at Cliveden, tickets for Henley Regatta and a trip for ten in an RAF helicopter will be on offer at an auction of promises in Benson. The event will be held at the parish hall next Saturday at 7.30pm
TETLEY'S BITTER 20 COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP: Semi-final: North Midlands v Oxfordshire (Dudley Kingswinford, Saturday 2.30).
It could be a dream day for Oxfordshire rugby on Saturday, May 24 with two of their sides playing at Twickenham. Following their comprehensive 40-18 victory over Bucks at Chinnor on Saturday, Oxfordshire are just two wins away from reaching the final
Prop Simon Chadbone was chosen as the Oxford Harlequins players' player of the year at the club's annual awards dinner. Second-row forward Ben Brusch won the most improved player award, while centre Richard Rouse, who is expected to return to his native
Games to be played on Saturday, May 3, 2003 WILSON OXON LTA LEAGUE 3-PAIR Ladies Div 1: North Oxford v Witney, Oxford Sports B v Cholsey, Oxford City v Bicester, Woodstock v Oxford Spts. Div 2: North Oxford B v Abingdon, Thame v Woodstock B. Div 3: Bicester
A radical solution to the financial problems facing schools has been suggested by the leader of Oxfordshire County Council, Keith Mitchell. Mr Mitchell wants the Government to introduce education vouchers, a controversial idea first proposed under Mrs
Friday night's Sky Sports Elite League clash between Oxford Silver Machine and Eastbourne Eagles at Sandy Lane was a victim of the rain. The match was postponed due to a waterlogged track. The Silver Machine travel to Ipswich on Monday.
Trainer Gilly Hepden and owner Marian Ward dressed up as nurses to sell thousands of raffle tickets at the charity night in memory of Gilly's late kennel hand, Kathy Kirkby, at Oxford on Thursday. Gilly, left, and MarianThe event, in aid of the McMillan
Eynsham CC raised more than £1,200 towards their new ground project from a collection at the Swinford Toll Bridge. Club chairman Pete Jones said: "It was tremendous to raise so much money- there were a lot of generous people crossing the bridge!" The
James Tatton completed a glorious double as he produced a battling display to beat Karl Walker 4-3 and lift the Oxford & District League's Walt Bradbury Cup in snooker. James TattonTatton, who has already won the Arthur Goodwin Handicap Cup, started
The Incas of Peru have always fascinated Sarah Stephenson -- and now she is going to be working in that civilisation's sacred valley. Sarah Stephenson Ms Stephenson of Wallingford Road, Cholsey, a liaison officer at the Warneford Hospital, Oxford, will
Four athletes from Team Cherwell Triathlon Club will be treading water among 1,800 other athletes at the World Long Course Triathlon Championships in Ibiza on May 11. The event incorporates a 4km sea swim, 120km bike ride and a 30km run. All four athletes
Jude Craft made a splendid debut for Oxford Triathlon Club with victory in her category at the Hereford Duathlon. The event, which incorporated two 5km runs and a 30km bike ride, brought Craft 30th place overall, and first lady. She completed the first
Games to be played on Monday, May 5, 2003 CHERRY RED RECORDS HELLENIC LEAGUE RPM Records Supp Cup final: Southall Tn v Didcot Tn (Abingdon Utd, 3). Anagram Records Reserve Cup semi-final 2nd leg: Cheltenham Saras v Eton Wick. SEAGRAVE HAULAGE COMBINED
Barking & East Ham Utd 0, Oxford City 0: A weary and much-changed City continued their excellent run when they returned from a difficult trip to Essex with a well-earned Ryman Division 1 North point on Thursday night. Showing six changes from Tuesday's
Oxford United take on York City at the Kassam Stadium in their final Division 3 game knowing that if they win, and Lincoln lose at home to Torquay, they will be in the Football League play-offs for the first time in their history. Ian AtkinsSteve Basham
Games to be played on Sunday, May 4, 2003 MORRELLS OF OXFORD SUNDAY LEAGUE Jack Sadler Cup final: North Oxford Cons Club Res v Nelson (Oxford City FC, 5). President's Cup semi-final: Blackbird Sunday v Mansfield Road. Premier Div: Oxford Exiles v Cowley
West Oxfordshire: Grassroots politics won the day in west Oxfordshire when Harriet Ryley took a seat on a single issue - the fight to stop a superstore developing Witney's Marriotts Close. Harriet Ryley celebrates She said: "This vindicates the strength
Liberal Democrats are still in control of the Vale of White Horse District Council - but the Conservatives mounted a strong challenge and reduced the Lib Dems majority to eight seats. The count at Abingdon Leisure CentreLabour was wiped out, the Independent
The Conservatives swept back into power with a convincing victory in south Oxfordshire. After eight years in the political wilderness in a council run by a Liberal Democrat and Labour pact, the Conservatives now have an overall majority and will form
Still packing in audiences in the West End, Marie Jones's Stones in His Pockets reaches Oxford in a touring production which really ought not to be missed. For the most part hugely funny, this tale of Hollywood movie makers at work in the scenic countryside
Dangerous explosives were stolen from a van in Didcot, police have warned. The industrial explosives, used to stop trains in an emergency, were stolen from a van in Church Street on Tuesday, April 29. They are in two-inch yellow tubes, labelled 'Explosive
Warehouse worker and charity fundraiser John Wilkins is to donate one of his kidneys to his brother. John Wilkins Mr Wilkins, 56, of St Nicholas Road, Littlemore, Oxford, has already helped raise more than £16,000 for the bone marrow and haematology ward
A businessman is helping pupils recycle waste and raise money for the Oxford Children's Hospital campaign at the same time. At St Aloysius RC First School with a collection box are, from left, Mr Russell, Brian Clarke, eight, Guille Zamora, five, Raheem
A national expert on city centre redevelopment is to work with Oxford city and county councils to drive forward plans to revamp the city's 'West End'. John Walker, who advised the Government on its Sustainable Communities Plan, has agreed to work on the
A radical solution to the financial problems facing schools has been suggested by the leader of Oxfordshire County Council, Keith Mitchell. Mr Mitchell wants the Government to introduce education vouchers, a controversial idea first proposed under Mrs
Rail union leaders fear job cuts announced by Thames Trains will lead to poorer station services for passengers in Oxfordshire. The Transport and Salaried Staffs Association, which represents administrative staff workers, said the company's plans to reduce
Iraqi children are walking around in shoes donated by people from Oxfordshire. Last month, soldiers serving in the Gulf from 23 Pioneer Regiment, of St David's Barracks, Bicester, launched an appeal asking people to send shoes to Iraq. About 160 pioneers
The summer season of festivals, fairs and fun gets under way this weekend with the start of this year's Fun in the Parks events. The series of family events, sponsored by the Oxford Mail, kicks off on Saturday, May 3, with Oxford's first lesbian and gay
The dismantling of a historic summerhouse at an Oxford school is to be investigated by the local government ombudsman. The ombudsman will examine Oxford city council's involvement in a bitter conservation wrangle at St Aloysius First School, in Woodstock
Oxford United take on York City at the Kassam Stadium in their final Division 3 game knowing that if they win, and Lincoln lose at home to Torquay, they will be in the Football League play-offs for the first time in their history. Ian AtkinsSteve Basham
Yarnton weightlifter Toni Hollis is celebrating after being crowned World Masters Benchpress champion for the first time. Toni HollisBut she didn't have too much time to reflect on her success, as Toni was straight back in the gym preparing for her next
Drugs firm PowderJect has received a takeover approach from an undisclosed bidder. Previous merger talks with PowderJect, based at Oxford Science Park, collapsed last November after it rejected a number of tentative approaches from unnamed parties. They
A series of guided canal walks will take place in Oxfordshire this weekend. The Oxford Canal Walking Weekend includes a two-hour route along the River Thames and Oxford Canal on Sunday, May 4, and Monday, May 5, at 2pm. There will be a two-mile Health
