Drug users and teenagers on mopeds have been accused of driving children from two Oxford parks. A hypodermic needle packet on a path beside Grandpont Nursery There is concern that antisocial behaviour at Grandpont Park and Bertie Place recreation ground
Voters will be able to pick their European members of parliament when district and parish council elections are held in west Oxfordshire. The European vote on Thursday, June 10, will coincide with district elections in about 20 wards. Votes will be cast
Banbury Utd 1, Stamford 0: Wayne Blossom was the hero as his second-half strike helped Banbury United stretch their unbeaten run to 12 games with a hard-fought victory over their Dr Martens League Eastern Division promotion rivals Stamford at Spencer
National League 1: From the heights of the previous week's victory over second-placed Orrell, Henley slumped to the depths with a 38-10 defeat away to Bristol Shoguns on Sunday. After a lacklustre start, Hawks found themselves 18 points down inside the
Andy Foster, who took up riding four years ago when in his thirties, fulfilled a dream when recording an emotional first winner on Silly Boy at the Old Berkshire Hunt meeting at Lockinge, near Wantage, yesterday. Foster, who lives at Buckland, made all
Wokingham Tn 0, Abingdon Tn 2: Abingdon Town made it two successive Ryman League Division 2 victories out of two with an impressive performance in Berkshire yesterday. It was also the first time that manager Paul Berry has recorded back-to-back victories
The Atomic Energy Authority has announced that it is speeding up the decommissioning of the former Harwell Laboratory site. Site manager John Wilkins said the aim was to return large areas of the 750-acre Harwell science and business centre to a safe
The Government's Housing Corporation has allocated £9m to develop affordable homes in south Oxfordshire. It is part of a social housing grant of nearly £50m for more than 1,000 affordable homes accross Oxfordshire. The successful bid was made on behalf
Oxford-based job centre and benefit workers were today expected to strike again as part of a long-running pay dispute. The 48-hour walkout was to start this morning, with picket lines outside the Floyds Row benefits office and Jobcentre Plus in Worcester
Crimestoppers is celebrating its best year with a 10 per cent increase in offenders charged - thanks to anonymous tip-offs from the public. Thames Valley Crimestoppers said 231 people were arrested and charged across Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire
Animal rights campaigners have vowed to continue their campaign against Oxford University's plans to build a laboratory for animal experiments. The calls followed a demonstration by about 50 people in the centre of Oxford on Saturday. The protest was
questionnaire PATIENTS are being urged to share their experiences of health care in the south of the county. So far, 300 out of 850 have filled out the detailed questionnaires from the South West Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust on services provided by
Plans are being made to ensure this summer's Blenheim Palace flower show proves another hit with green-fingered garden lovers. Last year's show Last year more than 50,000 people flocked to the four-day show which featured 11 show gardens, 280 exhibitors
St Clement's Street in Oxford has collapsed and subsided within months of being resurfaced by council contractors. The surface of St Clement's Street in Oxford is once again blighted by potholes Outraged traders say business was dramatically hit by the
Oxford's benefits office in Floyds Row, off St Aldate's, was picketed today by union members as part of a low-pay campaign. Members of the Public and Commercial Service (PCS) union were taking part in a 48-hour strike - the second in their long-running
Oxford United? They looked more like Fawlty Towers in Torquay yesterday. The team that led the third division at the turn of the year were a shambles as they crashed 3-0 to their promotion rivals at Plainmoor. And even their play-off destiny is no longer
Oxford's post strike is spreading, with nearly 500 workers now involved in the dispute ahead of a meeting to break the deadlock. Union representative Bob Cullen, left, joins protesters outside the Cowley Mail Centre Union officials are to hold talks with
A couple woke to find their cottage ablaze -- on their first night in the house. Peter Dickenson, a tenant in the cottage, who raised the alarm, with fire-damaged items from the home Angela Garner, 42, and her partner Benn Thacker, 35 escaped unhurt when
Didcot Town's Hellenic League Premier Division title bid took a massive setback yesterday as they slipped to a 1-0 defeat against North Leigh at Loop Meadow. Didcot started at a furious pace, and only a stunning save from veteran keeper Kevin Alder stopped
Gary Slevin hit a hat-trick as Oxford City Stars restored some much-needed pride with a 7-5 win at play-off rivals Basingstoke Buffalo. With Stars out of the running for the national final, coach Dan Prachar gave under 19 player Andy White his debut.
Oxford City 2, Thame Utd 1: A brace from Colin Simpson helped Oxford City to record the double over their Ryman League Division 1 North neighbours in a cracking derby at Court Place Farm yesterday. But they made it hard for themselves, with only a brilliant
