James Thompson is aiming to inflict further damage on his former Greatworth, near Banbury-based team Vauxhall at Oulton Park on Sunday and help his SEAT squad increase its lead in the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car manufacturers' standings before he is
"Challenging for wins" was the oft-repeated maxim when Honda launched their 2006 challenge in Barcelona in January. Four months is a very long time in Formula One Jenson Button and co would be delighted just to reach the podium in Spain this weekend
Vale of White Horse Under 15s suffered a 4-3 penalty shoot-out defeat against Luton in the Hobbs Cup final at Milton United on Tuesday. It was the second successive day that Luton had beaten Vale in a cup final, having defeated them 2-1 at under 13
Oxford skater Kathryn Spiller came third in the National Ice Skating Association ladies competition at Lea Valley. Spiller, who uses Oxford Ice Rink as her training base, was competing in her first national competition this season.
Oxford City can look forward to Oxfordshire derbies against Didcot Town and Abingdon United after they were promoted to the Southern League, writes NICK FARRANT. The decision was rubber-stamped at a meeting of the FA's League Sanctions Committee in
Many claim it is the ultimate sporting challenge a test of physical and mental endurance like no other, WRITES EMMA-KATE LIDBURY. First comes a 2.4-mile sea swim, then a tortuous 112-mile cycle, which is followed by a marathon. Welcome to the world
Ii was reassuring to have my rod licence checked when I fished a match at Butlers Lake last week, but it would be more satisfying to have the Environment Agency walk along the Windrush at Newbridge now and again, writes CLIVE TAYLOR. Every Tuesday morning
Oxford Downs' batsman Ian Caunce blasted a superb 145 to help Oxfordshire Overs 50s to victory in a warm-up game against Hampshire at Basingstoke. Chasing Hampshire's 241-6, Oxon got home with 4.2 overs to spare as Caunce hammered nine sixes and 14
THE impressive Raging prefixed litter, trained at Cowley by Maurice Massey, have left his Blackthorn kennels. It's a big blow to the track and the Bicester handler after he had brought them on in fine style to pull off a combined strike rate of 50 per
Former Oxford United midfielder Derek Townsley is hoping to help his Gretna side upset the odds when the newly-promoted Division 2 side take on Premier League side Hearts in the Scottish Cup final at Hampden Park this afternoon. Gretna are the first
Abingdon's new mayor Peter Green used his election address to say the town's "biggest test" this year was the fight to save its hospital. Mr Green, 64, was speaking after his election as mayor at the town council's annual meeting in the Guildhall. He
Thieves took three laptops and a camcorder from a school while it was open for community activities. Staff at SS Mary and John Primary School, in Meadow Lane, East Oxford, are now looking at stepping up security after the equipment, worth about £2,000
Staff at a hi-tech engineering firm fear their wages could be slashed by up to 40 per cent if a proposed shift upheaval goes ahead.o Bosses at Siemens Magnet Technology in Eynsham have outlined plans which could involve all 680 workers being put on
Energy bills at Oxfordshire's largest hospitals have more than doubled in three years and managers are considering ways of generating their own electricity including solar and wind power. The Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust, which oversees Oxford's
Author Philip Pullman said he was sorry to learn that the director of the film version of one of his award-winning books has quit. New Line Cinemas, which made The Lord of the Rings, is making The Golden Compass, an adaptation of Northern Lights, the
Oxford's residents will "take charge of their destiny" if the city council is given unitary status, claims the authority's chief executive. The council's bid for self-rule is ready for submission to the Government, with the authority confident that,
Two men suspected of handling stolen goods after a cash machine was found in the boot of a pick-up have appeared in court. Lee McCarthy, 24, of St George's Street, Cheltenham, and Anthony Smith, 25, of High Street, Cheltenham, pleaded not guilty to
A man pinned his ex-girlfriend to her bed and punched her so hard he perforated her eardrum, a court was told all because she had stopped him rolling a cannabis cigarette. Stuart Carter, 37, grabbed Sussana Kamielczak by the throat then punched her
The black hole in Oxfordshire's local government pension fund stands at a staggering £366m. And that spells bad news for taxpayers, who have been warned their bills could rise and services could be cut as the county council, which administers the fund
Confusion over a scheme entitling Oxford's pensioners to free bus travel is down to bus drivers, according to the city council. OAPs living in the city now pay nothing for travelling on Stagecoach and Oxford Bus Company buses but many are still baffled
Home buyers are forking out £20,000 for underground parking spaces linked to new canalside apartments in a property hotspot in North Oxford. Berkeley Homes is selling the 200 underground spaces with the two and three-bedroom apartments at Oxford Waterfront
It's going to get worse before it gets better that's the warning as the next phase of roadworks begins at Oxford's biggest roundabout. Commuters and residents are likely to face long delays when a contraflow system is put in place on the A40 near the
Thousands of people were stuck in traffic jams for up to four hours after a series of crashes on the A34 including one in which a man died brought roads to a standstill. The dual carriageway was closed in both directions, leaving drivers stranded
