FOOTBALL BLUE SQUARE PREMIER Histon 3, Oxford Utd 4. ZAMARETTO SOUTHERN LEAGUE Premier Div: Banbury Utd 3, Stourbridge 3; Clevedon 1, Didcot Tn 1; Oxford City 0, Cambridge City 1. Div 1 South & West: Frome 3, Abingdon Utd 1; Uxbridge 1, North Leigh
SATURDAY'S RESULTS 7.35: 1 HAMILTON HERO 4-1, 2 Green-field Tiny 7-2. Trio: (5x2x3). Trainer: Massey. Time: 27.50. Broadacres Spice (3) 3-1 fav. 7.50: 1 TIME CRACKER 4-1, 2 Hasty Customer 7-2. Trio: (2x6x3). Trainer: Hepden. Time: 27.72. Maldini Martin
Oxfordshire's Bradley Smith lost ground in the race for the world 125cc motorcycling championship as he finished fourth in the Czech Grand Prix. Runaway leader Julian Simon finished ahead of him in second place, while Simon’s Spanish compatriot, Nico
Oxford City’s Nathan Douglas secured his place in tomorrow’s World Championship triple jump final with a leap of 17.00m to finish tenth of the 45 competitors chasing 12 final places. It was hard for triple jumpers to keep their concentration with all
Banbury United lost a two-goal lead and then had to fight back for a 3-3 draw in Saturday’s Premier Division curtain-raiser against Stourbridge at the Spencer Stadium. David Stone netted twice as Banbury rescued a point. Boss Billy Jeffrey’s new players
Simon Clist says he and the rest of the Oxford United squad feel satisfied with their return of seven points from three games – but not with certain aspects of their play. There was good and bad from the U's at Histon on Saturday with some of their attacking
Didcot had to settle for a share of the points with a 1-1 draw at Clevedon Town in their first ever Samaretto Southern League Premier Division encounter on Saturday. Both sides finished with ten men following a skirmish in the second half. Didcot took
Abingdon United made the worst possible start by conceding a goal after just 45 seconds to their newly-promoted opponents Frome, who won 3-1 in their Zamaretto Southern League Division 1 South & West. The ball was curled into the Abingdon area. A poor
North Leigh secured a well deserved 1-1 draw away to their tough Zamaretto Southern League Division 1 South & West opponents Uxbridge, but could have won all three points on Saturday. The visitors created a host chances early on, with Simon Futcher
The width of the crossbar denied Oxford City a share of the spoils as they went down to a 1-0 defeat against Cambridge City in their Zamaretto Southern League Premier Division opener at Court Place Farm on Saturday. It looked as though City, who gave
Oxford United's players trained on Sunday to prepare for Tuesday night's Blue Square Premier game at home to Chester. The match only got the all-clear at the end of last week when troubled Chester were given the green light to start playing matches in
Wantage trainer Henry Candy was delighted to see Markab finally gain reward for some terrific runs in big handicaps this season with victory in the Great St Wilfrid Stakes at Ripon on Saturday. The six-year-old powered home by a neck from Tamagin in
Banbury dominated their Home Counties League Division 1 derby clash with Oxford at Roman Way on Saturday, but were denied victory by the home side’s final pair. Francois Vainker and Richard Gilbert played out the last two overs to hold on for a draw
Struggling Thame Town turned the formbook on its head to record a remarkable League Division 2 West leaders Aston Rowant on Saturday. The result, which looked most improbable when Rowant stood at 170-1 when they batted first, gives Thame a real chance
Headington Amateurs 6 Winterbourne 2 Aftab Hafiz and Luke Cuff netted doubles as Headington handed Winterbourne six of the best in Division 1 West on Saturday. Hafiz fired Headington ahead with a shot from 18 yards, which took a deflection
Kidlington 1 Abingdon Tn 0 A LAST-gap penalty from Jimmy Deabill saw Kidlington reach the preliminary round after a narrow victory against Oxfordshire rivals Abingdon Town on Saturday. With just minutes left, it looked as though the game would go
BEING told your young child needs life-saving open heart surgery is one of the worst things any family can hear. But amid the whirl of technical terms and procedures, a local charity is offering hope and support to families whose lives have
Services at Oxford Citizens Advice Bureau are safe for this year after managers revealed it had not fallen victim to budget cuts. CAB bosses said the branch had the same amount of cash available as last year but feared the recession may affect next year
Paintwork and chrome glistened in the sun as the second annual Cowley Classic Car Show rolled into action at Court Place Farm, Oxford. The event – which was moved to the Marston venue after its previous home, the Lord Nuffield Club in Cowley
A number of improvements are being made to locks along the River Thames as part of a £5.1m upgrade programme. The Environment Agency is investing the money to improve 13 locks, walkways and mooring facilities. Abingdon and Culham are both set to reap
Barclays Bank took more than an hour to contact police following a burglary at one of its branches in Abingdon, it has emerged. Police are continuing to investigate the theft of thousands of pounds from the bank in Marcham Road. Three masked thieves
The funeral of Harry Patch raised an issue which he found unresolved for his generation: why did the Great War happen at all? The start – in assassination, national rivalry and imperialist alliances – is known. But why it happened at all was unclear
Belly dancers, harpists, and Kung Fu artists will transform a Cowley allotment when a summer festival kicks off. About 3,000 people are expected to attend the 18th Elder Stubbs Festival, organised by mental health charity Restore and the Elder Stubbs
So, here we are – in the middle of the busiest holiday month of the year. Which means many of you will either be airborne at this precise moment, or getting ready to fly off to warmer climes within the next week or so. So please, may I ask a favour;
Peter Blackstock’s first-class Oxford University degree in modern languages, including a distinction in spoken Russian, a language of which he was ignorant until embarking upon the course, does indeed seem remarkable. Until we read on, and learn that
Replying to the letter (Oxford Mail, July 22, Bring our brave boys home), yes, I quite agree. There are young men belonging to families, and some men married with their own children, who are being killed. Bring our young men home – and not in coffins
I, too, completely agree with Mr Fay (Oxford Mail letters, July 13) regarding Sunday afternoons with Henry Wymbs. I have known Henry going back to his Thames Valley Police years, and he always was, and still is, full of Irish humour and wit. He presents
Am I missing the point or is it true that if someone pleads guilty they get a more lenient sentence? Could some learned judge please explain to me, very simply, why? Admission of guilt doesn’t make the offence any less serious. PAT WHITEHOUSE Bickerton
If standards have fallen at St Christopher’s Primary and Oxford Secondary School it is council leader Keith Mitchell (Oxford Mail, August 13) who is to blame. The Education Authority responsible for schools in Oxford is none other than the Tory-run county
I am delighted to learn that Oxfordshire Liberals are now in favour of driving up examination results in all of our schools (Jean Fooks’ letter, Oxford Mail, August 9). I have sat through a council debate in the old hung council where her party refused
The third phase of a £50,000 programme to remove dangerous headstones from Oxford’s cemeteries and churchyards starts next month. Oxford City Council begins a four-day inspection of thousands of gravestones in Headington Cemetery and St James’ Churchyard
ABOUT 20,000 folk-lovers joined a midnight sing-along, bringing to an end three days of live music at Oxfordshire’s biggest music festival. Fairport’s Cropredy Convention, the event organised and staged by folk-rock band Fairport Convention
A town will celebrate the 40th anniversary of one of the world’s largest music festivals – Woodstock, held in upstate New York, USA, in 1969 – with shows of its own. Over the Bank Holiday weekend, Woodstock Live will celebrate the spirit of the festival
A family has planned to walk 10 miles to remember their sons who would have been celebrating their 10th birthday next month. Sharon and Dominic Darke’s twin boys Charlie and Joshua were born prematurely at just 26 weeks, but only lived for a week and
Six years ago, a motorbike crash left teenager Gareth Houston paralysed from the chest down. Now he is preparing to drive a Land Rover he rescued from a scrapheap and modified in a 2,800-mile rally across Europe. Undaunted by his disability, wheelchair-bound
Children enjoyed a week of circus action in Wallingford. More than 50 youngsters sang, danced and were taught circus skills, including juggling and plate spinning. The event was at the Showstoppers holiday club at Wallingford Baptist Church, in Thames
A man and a woman both in their 20s have been arrested and bailed on suspicion of causing death by careless driving after a 46-year-old man died in a collision on the M40. The accident happened near to the junction for Milton Common on the southbound
Sir Roger Bannister believes Oxfordshire could have an important part to play in the run-up to the Olympic Games in London. Since the London Games of 1948, known as the Austerity Olympics, Sir Roger has attended eight games, and is now being
Two friends from Oxfordshire completed a charity flight around the UK in just one day. Amanda Harrison, from Brize Norton, and Steve Bridgewater, from Woodstock, visited 25 airfields in under 13 hours after leaving Wellesbourne Mountford, near Stratford-upon-Avon
FOR five years Fiona Scott has struggled with alcoholism. But after seeking help from Witney’s drug and alcohol service, Mrs Scott, 52, is feeling positive about her rehabilitation. She said: “It’s so well run and it makes you feel hopeful.” Mrs Scott
Two people have been arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving after a 46-year-old man died following a collision on the M40 this morning. The accident happened near to the junction for Milton Common on the southbound carriageway of
Britain's elusive "barbecue summer" will make a brief appearance this week, with parts of the country expected to bask in sultry temperatures. By midweek, southern and eastern parts of the country will be enjoying sunshine and blue skies, with the
