FOOTBALL FOOTBALL LEAGUE YOUTH ALLIANCE CUP Oxford Utd Under 18s 0, Colchester Utd Under 18s 1. BRITISH GAS BUSINESS SOUTHERN LEAGUE Premier Div: Banbury Utd 1, Merthyr Tydfil 1. Div 1 South & West: Andover 3, Abingdon Utd 1; Didcot Tn 5, Godalming
Michael Howard has told Darren Patterson he wants to stay at Oxford United. And the U's are now to capture the experienced 29-year-old left back on a permanent basis, after extending his loan until the end of the season. "We've had preliminary discussions
GERMAN retail firm Aldi has upset victims of last summer's floods after appealing against a decision to refuse it planning permission on the Oxford floodplain. Residents who live in flood-affected properties hit out after the retailer challenged Oxford
Abingdon Tn 3 (A Wells 44, Bloomfield 51, R Wells 81) Highworth Tn 1 (Hall 57) Abingdon Town eased their relegation concerns when they beat high-riding Highworth to record their first Premier Division victory for three months. Goals from brothers
OXFORD played host to a top-level gathering of Liberal Democrats this weekend - as part of moves to increase the party's political gains in the city. The party held its regional conference at Oxford Brookes University - with many of the party's 'big-hitters
German retail giant Aldi has upset victims of last summer's floods after appealing against a decision to refuse it planning permission on the Oxford flood plain. Residents who live in flood affected properties hit out after the retailer challenged Oxford
Old Woodstock Tn 2 (Dunmall 87, Roberts 90) Oxford City Nomads 0 Two goals in the last five minutes gave Old Woodstock a dramatic victory and took them top of Division 1 West. Woodstock survived strong penalty claims in the second half when Nomads
Oxford played host to a top-level gathering of Liberal Democrats at the weekend - as part of moves to increase the party's political gains in the city. The party held its regional conference at Oxford Brookes University - with many of the party's 'big-hitters
AFC Wallingford 2 (Lamont 34, 43) Pegasus Jun 3 (Laurie 6, 51, Hyde 74) Walingford goalkeeper John Shea was taken to hospital after being knocked unconscious in a goalmouth collision, as the bottom club fell to another narrow defeat. Five minutes
Didcot Tn 5 (Odhiambo 14, 42, Vine 16, King 31 pen, Parrott 88) Godalming 0 Didcot stormed back to the top of the Division 1 South & West table with a five-goal thrashing of in-form Godalming at Loop Meadow Stadium on Saturday. o While the leading
Oxford City 1 (Pond 17) Paulton Rov 1 (Claridge 61 pen) Oxford City's uncertain spell continued when they missed out on three points in their Division 1 South & West clash at home to Paulton. Having taken a first-half lead, City were denied by a
A 53-year-old Banbury man was today charged with the murder of Maurice Batts, who died last year. James Thomas Crane, of Springfield Avenue, Banbury, will appear before magistrates in the town tomorrow. Mr Batts, 64, was found collapsed on his boat
A 24-year-old man arrested following a CCTV appeal after a woman was allegedly sexually assaulted in Crowmarsh Gifford has been released on police bail. He was arrested on suspicion of attempted rape in relation to an attack on a 21-year-old woman
Andover 3 (Elias 44, Davies 49, K Swayne 56 pen) Abingdon Utd 1 (Taylor 86) Abingdon United's woeful away form continued when they were convincingly beaten by a side below them in Division 1 South & West, who had not won in 11 games. This was Abingdon's
Banbury Utd 1 (Murphy 53) Merthyr Tydfil 1 (M Griffiths 11) Banbury are fast becoming the draw specialists in the Premier Division, having had to settle for a share of the spoils for the 13th time in 31 games on Saturday. Merthyr took the lead in
A 53-year-old Banbury man was today charged with the murder of Maurice Batts, who died last year. James Thomas Crane, of Springfield Avenue, Banbury, will appear before magistrates in the town tomorrow. Mr Batts, 64, was found collapsed on his boat
A 24-year-old man arrested following a CCTV appeal after a woman was allegedly sexually assaulted in Crowmarsh Gifford has been released on police bail. He was arrested on suspicion of attempted rape in relation to an attack on a 21-year-old woman as
The story of Graham Sparrowhawk is a welcome cause for celebration. Thirty years ago, his chances of survival looked slim. He was suffering crippling kidney failure and was forced to undergo 18 hours of dialysis a week. His life was saved by a man
Thirty years ago, Graham Sparrowhawk had just a one-in-four chance of surviving. His life was saved by a man he had never met. The odds in those early days of transplanting an organ from one person to another were not favourable. Yet here Mr Sparrowhawk
I gained promotion more than 50 years ago through moving to Oxford. To a native of Blackpool, a Northerner, the culture, the buildings, the trees, the scenery of the Cotswolds and Thames-side were absolutely irresistible. We explored a very fashionable
They cut down the beautiful old trees at Bonn Square in Oxford (luckily, minus our brave protester) and what do we see? An old church with kind invitations to visit inside or out, the end of an old building and a hideous glass what? It's awful. And
The future security of every family and child in the country has been compromised by the recent loss of child benefit details. News of further electronic data losses has only reinforced the threat to our privacy. But what will the long-term consequences
Following stories about the budget crisis facing our city, there seems to be a growing call for independent candidates to put themselves forward at the forthcoming elections. Oxford has long been blighted by the party political games enjoyed by our
MP Kenneth Clarke states that Dr Rowan Williams is one of the most unworldly men (Oxford Mail, February 13). Does this mean the Archbishop of Canterbury is an alien? Good heavens, not an illegal one, I hope. Michael Heavey Oxford Road Old Marston
Patients at an Oxford clinic that treats people with eating disorders have called for more funding and services to help tackle the illnesses. The call coincides with tomorrow's start of Eating Disorder Awareness Week, a national event organised by Beating
Breastfeeding mums are flocking to a successful drop-in centre to get support and to make friends. The weekly Headington Baby Café, which last month celebrated its second anniversary, has seen a 70 per cent increase in the number of women attending.
JUST three weeks after registration opened, Oxfordshire's Race for Life events are filling up in record time. Cancer Research UK, which organises the national, women-only event, said that while the average race was 12 per cent full at the moment, Oxford's
Just three weeks after registration opened, Oxfordshire's Race for Life events are filling up in record time. Cancer Research UK, which organises the national, women-only event, revealed that while the average race is 12 per cent full at the moment
After all the hype I couldn't make our 'For One night Only' evening of Prose, Poetry and the like on the 2nd February, but I am assured the evening went well with an audience of over 70 enjoying the contributions from both the drama group and other local
THE four locations for CCTV cameras in Cowley Road, Oxford, have been disclosed. A working group set up to decide how best to introduce CCTV surveillance on the busy road has identified sites at The Plain, opposite Princes Street, near the public toilets
The four locations for CCTV cameras on Oxford's Cowley Road have been revealed. A working group set up to hammer out the details of how best to introduce CCTV surveillance on the busy road has identified sites at The Plain, opposite Princes Street,
THE Wind in the Willows has a very special place in the hearts of pupils at one Oxford school. Not only was author Kenneth Grahame a past pupil and head boy at St Edward's School, in Woodstock Road, it is believed the adventures of Toad of Toad Hole
A REPEAT of a popular adult education course is being organised by Bicester's Local History Society. The course, 'A History of Bicester and the Surrounding Area', makes a detailed study of a variety of the historical influences that have shaped Bicester
PHOTOGRAPHER David White is holding an exhibition of his landscape and wildlife pictures at the Vale and Downland Museum, in Church Street, Wantage, from Tuesday, March 10, to Saturday, March 22, between 10am and 4pm.
THIS year's sponsored ride to raise money for New Yatt Riding for the Disabled is at Eynsham Hall, North Leigh, on Sunday, April 20. There are three courses and entry forms are available from Countrywide Stores, Witney, and Witney Farm Supplies, or
THE Diocese of Oxford is encouraging church-goers to join in a 'Love Life, Live Lent' campaign, started last year by the Church of England. Last year, more than 130,000 people joined in with the initiative, which sent 'inspirational' text messages
RETAILERS in Oxford's "forgotten" shopping centre are to spruce up their 1960s concrete precinct to combat a fall in trade. Traders in the West Way Shopping Centre at Botley say they are feeling the pinch because shoppers dislike the appearance of
POLICE will be giving away security coding pens and advice to help pub goers and night clubbers to protect their mobile phones on the last weekend in February. The move is part of the Nightsafe initiative in Henley where the police and licensed premises
IN January 2006, ITV screened a pilot episode of a new TV drama called Lewis and waited anxiously for the viewing figures to come in. They were not disappointed. The pilot, shot on location in Oxford, was seen by 11.4 million viewers, making it the
THE Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, will be in the city today to help a church mark its 75th anniversary. The Archbishop, a former Professor of Theology at Oxford University, will join the celebrations at St Alban's Church, in Charles
HUNDREDS of Scouts and Guides are making final preparations for this year's Gang Show. The all-singing, all-dancing spectacular will be put on at the New Theatre, in George Street, Oxford, from March 10 to 15. The show has a cast of 190 current
A CHANCE to learn some circus skills is being given to local youngsters when Circus Berzercus holds a workshop for children before the full performance of Beyond A Joke at the Abbey Sports Centre, Berinsfield, on Saturday, March 8. The workshop starts
