Hitchin Tn 2 (George 68, Barnes 69) Banbury Utd 0 Banbury United can consider themselves unlucky not to have got at least a share of the points in this Premier Division relegation tussle. But this result sees Hitchin climb above Banbury, who are now
SURPRISE, surprise . . . the Conference's own review into their administrative procedures has finally been revealed – and shown they couldn't find any problems! Conference chairman Brian Lee said it was up to clubs to ensure their players were correctly
Club president Colin Smith spoke of his delight as Oxford stormed to victory to extend their Dark Blue dynasty on the River Thames in London. Oxford, the heaviest crew in the race’s 180-year history, won their fourth race in five years and seventh this
Thatcham Tn 1 (Rae 65) North Leigh 2 (Hope 60, Helby 72) North Leigh notched up their fourth successive Division 1 South & West victory at play-off hopefuls Thatcham. Liam Hope saw a goalbound effort well saved by Thatcham keeper Paul Strudley on
Abingdon Utd 0 Winchester City 2 (Docker 28, Awuah 90) Abingdon United fell to defeat against basement boys Winchester, who completed an unlikely Division 1 South & West double. The visitors had the ball in the net in the fifth minute, only for the
Bashley 3 (Allen 38, Ballard og 40, Moss 62) Oxford City 2 (Faulconbridge 7, 25) Oxford City threw away a two-goal lead as they fell to defeat in Hampshire – a result which severely dents their Premier Division play-off hopes. They went ahead when
Andover 0 Didcot Tn 5 (Parrott 1, Bartley 13, John 39, Swayne og 73, Harper 90) Didcot re-ignited their Division 1 South & West play-off bid with a convincing victory in Hampshire. They got off to a flying start as Andy Parrott headed home Josh Dutton-Black
Witney Utd 1 (Henderson 41) Kidlington 2 (Flanagan 56, Styles 80) Andy Styles returned to his former club to all-but end Witney United’s outside title hopes in the Premier Division on Saturday. Styles bagged the winner for Kidlington ten minutes
Launton Sports 5 (Parrack 27, Blake 40, Price 52, Prince 76, 87) Rayners Lane 0 Launton produced a stunning performance as they thumped Rayners Lane in Division 1 East to boost their hopes of avoiding relegation. They went in front when Gareth Price
An extra class is being created at a North Oxford primary school in a bid to ease the strain on places in the area. Cutteslowe Primary School, in Wren Road, is to receive £25,000 in extra funding from Oxfordshire County Council to create 30 extra places
Oxford University stormed to victory over Cambridge in the 155th Xchanging Boat Race. Oxford, the strong pre-race favourites and the heaviest crew in the 180-year history of the Boat Race, trailed heading into the Surrey bend after Cambridge had made
Hundreds of Horrid Henry fans gave children’s author Francesca Simon a warm welcome at the launch of the Oxford Literary Festival. The popular writer visited the Town Hall, in St Aldate’s, to talk to 300 children and their parents about her
Rowing fans were today celebrating another Oxford victory in the boat race. The city’s team stormed to victory by three-and-a-half lengths in the 155th Oxford v Cambridge event. Oxford Blue pub landlord Rob Oakley, who has been providing the Oxford
A teenage cancer sufferer defied his pain to support fundraisers at a punishing charity event. Jake Spicer, 14, suffers from a rare form of bone cancer that causes him so much pain he needs to take morphine five times a day. He has lost three stone
A COMMUNITY café in Headington has issued an appeal for more volunteers to help serve up the credit crunch busting meals which has made it so popular. Meals at the Glad Café, which was set up 18 months ago at Headington Community Centre, cost no more
The River Thames once again played host to hundreds of Pooh Sticks enthusiasts yesterday for the 26th World Pooh Sticks Championship. More than 1,000 people flocked to Day’s Lock, in Little Wittenham, from as far as Germany to try to come out
The Bishop of Oxford has backed calls for the sounding of church bells on St George’s Day but will not campaign for the proposal to be adopted. The Rt Rev John Pritchard was responding to a call from churchgoer Libby Alexander for a church-led celebration
The average cost of a home in Oxfordshire has fallen to its lowest level for almost two years. Government Land Registry figures show the average property in Oxfordshire is valued at £218,947. The figure is down two per cent, or £4,478, on the average
A computer science student who downloaded more than 1,000 pornographic images of children has been jailed. Andrew Wheal downloaded 1,146 indecent pictures of youngsters on to his computer and saved them on an external hard drive. Oxford
Councillor John Sanders has entirely the wrong understanding of our plans to Transform Oxford (Oxford Mail, 23 March). Relatively recent legislation permits us to work in a new way with the bus companies through a Quality Bus Partnership. When we launched
A little girl was so upset by the litter in her west Oxfordshire town that she begged her mum to let her clean it up. Niamh Woods, seven, and her mum Sarah, 31, were walking along the alley that connects Ducklington Lane with Corn Street in
In his letter headed Text Crimes (Oxford Mail letters, March 23). R Tucker tries to claim similarities between two totally different events and then claims there is “one law for the rich and one for the rest of us”. Yes, two people sadly
Jeremy Smith, your Man About Town really doesn’t live up to that title, following his rather irritating – and potentially sexist and ageist – comments suggesting we older members of society should abstain from anything mildly misconstrued as sexual
Residents last night criticised their “Big Brother” district council for using snooping powers to spy on people suspected of crimes like benefit fraud and flytipping. Information obtained under the Freedom of Information Act revealed South Oxfordshire
Councillor Sushila Dhall has raised an excellent point (Oxford Mail letters, March 24) on the issue of Cripley Island, in that this proposal to pollard the willow trees there should have come before the city council’s area committee meeting.
According to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, humanity risks being "choked, drowned or starved by its own stupidity" if we don't take action now about issues such as climate change. I'm not quite sure how he knows this, as I've never
A list of the people convicted of offences at magistrates' courts around the county recently. AT OXFORD: Leigh Bower, 36, of Abingdon Road, Oxford, admitted stealing a bottle of wine and painkillers worth £9.51 from the Co-op in Oxford on March
A COMMUNITY party is to be staged in an Oxford estate to unite neighbours and show the area “is down but not out”. A group of Rose Hill residents has decided to organise the summer fun day to bring people together. Rose Hill Primary
A MAN with a passion for wartime adventures is preparing to trek across a notorious mountain escape route used by Allied bomber crews during the Second World War. Jimmy May will tackle the Freedom Trail through the Pyrenees range this summer — and he
When Lord Montagu opened his home, Palace House, to visitors in 1952 he placed five cars in the front hall as a tribute to his father, John Montagu, one of the early motoring pioneers. The collection soon started to grow and within a few years
Fire crews have spent more than 24 hours at the scene of a house fire in Oxfordshire. About 75 firefighters from across the county tackled the blaze in Buckland, after it was reported at 11.45am yesterday. Neighbour Cliff Moon, 66, said
THREE of the UK’s top comedians have signed up to take part in a massive fundraising event in aid of pioneering East Oxford hospice Helen & Douglas House. Jo Brand, Patrick Kielty and Sean Lock will all be taking to the stage at Oxford’
Jenson Button, Rubens Barrichello and Brackley's Brawn GP team created a slice of Formula One history with a memorable one-two in the Australian Grand Prix. For the first time since 1954 when the legendary Juan Manuel Fangio led home Karl Kling
Jenson Button won the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne for Brackley's Brawn GP team. Button's team-mate Rubens Barrichello finished second for the team which has won backing from Sir Richard Branson's Virgin group. Jarno Trulli finished
People are invited to meet police at Wheatley Primary School on Tuesday, May 19, between 2pm and 4pm. This will be an opportunity for members of the public to meet the local neighbourhood team and to get property security marked. Police Community
Thames Valley Police’s annual Community Policing Awards has just weeks left to run, with nominations due by April 17. The awards recognise staff who have excelled in their neighbourhoods. They give residents, community organisations, businesses and
