A drugs detection dog had a quiet night when he was used to sniff out illegal substances in Oxford city centre. Black Labrador Benson out on patrol in the centre of Oxford As revellers enjoyed a night out on Friday, Benson was taken on patrol in the George
Residents on Oxford's Osney Island are demanding a ferry to help them bypass a closed bridge linking two sections of the Thames Path. Tony Roberts is leading the campaign for a ferry At the start of the month, the Environment Agency closed the footbridge
OCA League: Clifton Hampden duly wrapped up the Division 4 title on Saturday, but they were indebted to the rain in their abandoned match against championship rivals Radley. Clifton went into the game on top, but a victory for Radley could have seen them
OXFORD & Bletchingdon Nondescripts claim The Oxford Times Cherwell League were too quick to publicise their punishment for breaking registration rules. This week Nondies 3rd were expelled from the league and captain Andy Haynes banned from playing
LUCY Brown produced a terrific performance at the Oxfordshire Junior County Closed Championships - claiming four titles. The Oxford youngster won the under 12 and under 14 singles crowns, as well as the under 14 doubles and the under 14 mixed with brother
OXFORD City boss Andy Lyne aims to scupper the hopes of his former players Eddie Denton and Andy Ballard when his side do battle away to Slough Town in tomorrow's FA Cup first qualifying round. Denton, the ex-Oxford United midfielder and now Slough manager
GLS Football Hellenic League - Winterbourne United 2, Letcombe 1: Letcombe were left to rue one moment of recklessness by Mark Rees which cost them at least a point in a battling display away to Division 1 West high-fliers Winterbourne. A moment of hesitation
FA Cup - Didcot Town 0, Herne Bay 0: Striker Stuart Beavon was sent off as Didcot Town's tie ended in controversy. Ian Concannon looked to have won the game for Didcot in the dying minutes when his header beat Herne Bay keeper Jack Delo and was hacked
Southern League: Thame United remain rooted to the bottom of Southern League Division 1 West after slipping to defeat against Bracknell Town at Aylesbury United on Saturday. First-half possession was fairly even, but Bracknell created more chances and
It may be going too far to suggest there is something rotten in the state of Oxford City Council's affairs - but there is certainly something wrong. On Friday we reported that staff absenteeism had hit record levels for the first quarter of the financial
One month after Blackbird Leys residents celebrated news that a notorious alleyway would be closed, they have been told the move has been blocked. Residents Sandra Witts and David Boutte Oxford City Council granted permission to install fences and gates
A mother-of-five has been named Woman of the Year by her slimming group -- after shedding more than a quarter of her weight and dropping six dress sizes in eight months. Fiona Walton has dropped three dress sizes Amanda Edwards decided enough was enough
A member of Oxford City Council's licensing committee said he feels "threatened and intimidated" after being phoned up at home by a city centre landlord wanting to know why his pub had not been granted extended opening hours. Alan Armitage was threatened
BRIAN Talbot unleashes his new strikeforce on his old club Rushden at the Kassam Stadium tomorrow. Transfer deadline day signings Eric Sabin and Andy Campbell will start up front after Oxford United's manager ran out of patience with Steve Basham and
OXFORD United's players were told to start taking proper responsibility as they threw away two points again at the Kassam Stadium on Saturday. Manager Brian Talbot's hopes of a win in his first meeting with his old club Rushden were shattered as the U's
I recently read in the Oxford Mail that Ant and Dec are looking to re-home their greyhound, called Angel of the North, retired due to injury. Underneath their article was a story of Barry and June Hebborn, who have their five retired greyhounds at home
Your headline 'Unfit for Children' (Oxford Mail, September 5) highlighted the scandal of the county's mobile classrooms. The county's education department should be ashamed of themselves for allowing children to be taught in such miserable conditions
FA Cup - Slough Town 4, Oxford City 1: Oxford City suffered their first defeat of the season as they crashed out at Slough Town. Although they were well beaten at the finish, Andy Lyne's side held their own in the first half and Slough were somewhat flattered
PREMIER Division new boys Kidlington have been rocked by a bad injury to captain David Couling as they go in search of their first win of the season at Shrivenham tomorrow. Couling suffered a badly broken ankle in Tuesday evening's 4-2 home defeat against
OXFORD Harlequins director of rugby Matt Maudsley expects Cheltenham to be a much improved side when they travel to Horspath Road tomorrow. Quins face the Gloucestershire club in their South West 1 opener with new captain Andy Noyce at the helm. Cheltenham
GLS Football Hellenic League - Ardley United 0, Witney United 1: Former Oxford United forward Jamie Cook scored a spectacular goal on his debut to secure Witney a narrow Premier Diviison victory at Ardley on Saturday. Cook, 26, who scored seven goals
COCA-COLA LEAGUE TWO Oxford Utd 2, Rushden & Diamonds 2. FA CUP 1st qual round: Abingdon Utd 1, Dulwich Hamlet 1; Banbury Utd 2, Kings Lynn 1; Didcot Tn 0, Herne Bay 0; Slough Tn 4, Oxford City 1; Fairford Tn 0, Bishops Cleeve 1; Highworth Tn 2, Elmore
OXFORD Academy's bid for Conference League honours were given a boost a with a last-gasp 46-44 victory over Wimbledon at the Stadium last night. But, that was despite the performance of the referee Ronnie Allan, who failed to get to grips with the uncomprising
FA Cup - Abingdon United 1, Dulwich Hamlet 1: Goalkeeper Nick Heritage's second-half penalty save earned Abingdon United a replay against their illustrious opponents from Ryman League Division 1. The two sides were locked together at 1-1 when Dulwich
A pensioner on a Kidlington estate claims an overgrown hedge is blighting her life. May Clegg by the tree that blocks the light from her home in Kidlington May Clegg says the 30ft hedge facing the front doors of six bungalows in Bellenger Way, on the
The company behind last month's Blenheim Festival of Flight is going into administration, claiming thousands of people managed to get in without buying tickets. Dozens of businesses sub-contracted to help run the show on August 14 look set to lose thousands
Oxford City Council's revenues and benefits service is struggling to cope with a huge backlog of council tax post because more than half of its assessors have left in the past year. The department employs 90 staff, but 12 benefit assessors from a full
FORMER Oxfordshire batsman Andrew Strauss admitted England had to dig deep after a mini-collapse threatened to undermine their first innings in the Ashes decider at The Oval against Australia yesterday. Leg-spinner Shane Warne single-handedly worked his
Banbury United 2, King's Lynn 1: Andy Baird grabbed the winner as Banbury United ended their FA Cup hoodoo by reaching the second qualifying round for the first time in 16 seasons at Spencer Stadium on Saturday. After a tight opening half-hour, Banbury
James Styring (On Yer Bike, September 6) forgot to mention that were it not for inventions made by the builders/developers of bicycles, the motor car would not have been able to develop the chain (final drive) and the pneumatic tyre, to name just two.
