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  • Good weekend for Oxon clubs

    This weekend saw good wins for Banbury, Oxford City and Didcot as well as North Leigh, Ardley and Witney United. Banbury's recent form has lifted them to safety in the Southern League Premier Division despite their hectic schedule. Losing to Tiverton

  • Good weekend for Oxon clubs

    This weekend saw good wins for Banbury, Oxford City and Didcot as well as North Leigh, Ardley and Witney United. Banbury's recent form has lifted them to safety in the Southern League Premier Division despite their hectic schedule. Losing to Tiverton

  • Good weekend for Oxon clubs

    This weekend saw good wins for Banbury, Oxford City and Didcot as well as North Leigh, Ardley and Witney United. Banbury's recent form has lifted them to safety in the Southern League Premier Division despite their hectic schedule. Losing to Tiverton

  • A Captain's lot

    So it’s likely that Inzamam failed to stop some of his players from taliking to the bookmakers and Dravid couldn’t motivate an ageing Indian team. One apparently deeply divided along the lines of caste and privilege. By comparison, Vaughan’s problems

  • A Captain's lot

    So it’s likely that Inzamam failed to stop some of his players from taliking to the bookmakers and Dravid couldn’t motivate an ageing Indian team. One apparently deeply divided along the lines of caste and privilege. By comparison, Vaughan’s problems

  • A Captain's lot

    So it’s likely that Inzamam failed to stop some of his players from taliking to the bookmakers and Dravid couldn’t motivate an ageing Indian team. One apparently deeply divided along the lines of caste and privilege. By comparison, Vaughan’s problems

  • A prescription for trouble

    After another night of broken sleep with a baby who sounds like Mike Reid, we put her in the car this morning and took her to see the pharmacist at the nearby super-Boots. She coughed all the way there but was, of course, all smiles by the time we reached

  • Time for an apology?

    As you may be aware, this year marks the 200th anniversary of the British parliament legislating to make slavery illegal throughout the Empire. However, before we get too self-congratulatory, we should remind ourselves that slavery went on relentlessly

  • Man dies after Rose Hill stabbing

    A MAN who was stabbed in Rose Hill, Oxford, has died in hospital. The 26-year-old was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, after an incident in Fiennes Road at 3.30am yesterday. A spokesman for Thames Valley Police said he died from his

  • Osney trees to be cut back

    TREES along the bank of the River Thames at Osney Lock, Oxford, are to be trimmed back for safety reasons. A team of specialist tree surgeons from the Environment Agency will start the process of trimming a row of willow trees along the path on Monday

  • Union questions Peers academy

    A TEACHING union has said it has concerns about plans to turn Peers School in Oxford into a £30m flagship academy. Earlier this week, the Government gave the go-ahead for the comprehensive school in Sandy Lane, Littlemore, to close and reopen as an

  • Tyre appeal

    A PLANNING inspector is to hear an appeal over the use of land alongside the A40 Northern Bypass by Phillips Tyres. South Oxfordshire District Council refused to allow the land to be used as a tyre collection point or for the sale and fitting of tyres

  • Boat users get advice

    BOAT users in Oxfordshire will be given advice on recycling schemes and preventing fires as part of National Boat Safety Week. Oxfordshire County Council's waste management team has joined forces with the county's firefighters. During National Boat

  • Gardeners urged to keep out crime

    CRIME reduction advisers are urging residents to make sure that their gardens do not give burglars an easy time. David Price said that homeowners can improve the security of their home by taking a few simple steps to make their gardens less burglar-friendly

  • Click to help brain charity

    A CHARITY wants to encourage web surfers to help raise money for their cause with a single click of the mouse. The Child Brain Injury Trust, based in Bicester, is promoting ClickNow, a search engine which donates money to good causes every time it is

  • Golf boost for hospital

    A CHARITY golf day is being held in May to raise money for the Oxford Children's Hospital. The event, which is for teams of four, is taking place on Wednesday, May 2, at the Oxfordshire Golf Club, near Thame. Co-operative corporate banking manager

  • Store offers green cash

    MORRISONS superstore in Swan Close, Banbury, is offering grants to 'green' groups. The company is sponsoring a project by Community Service Volunteers and has £50 grants to give away. This is the first time Morrisons have sponsored the national environmental

  • Fresh voice to start day

    A FRESH sound will be filling the county's airwaves from tomorrow when afternoon presenter Shabina Akhtar takes over BBC Oxford's flagship breakfast slot. The station has opted for Mrs Akhtar as the permanent replacement for popular morning time presenter