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  • RUGBY UNION: The numbers game

    Witney marched on at the top with a controlled derby victory. Here is the numbers' game. See Tuesday’s paper for full report. Competition: Southern Counties North Score: Chipping Norton 10, Witney 33 Chipping Norton player ratings: 15. Barry

  • Crash closes West Oxfordshire road

    A serious accident closed the B4022 Fawler Road both ways this evening. The road was closed between the B4437 Woodstock Road, Charlbury, and Fawler Lane, Finstock Station. No details are yet available of what was involved.

  • Bicester troops given heroes' welcome

    THOUSANDS of people lined Bicester’s streets today to salute heroes who had returned from Iraq and Afghanistan. Flag-waving crowds lined Sheep Street, as 400 soldiers from 23 Pioneer Regiment exercised the Freedom of Bicester by marching with

  • Summertown Rockets 0 - Oxford City Colts 11, U9 Green

    It was all Oxford City Colts from the start with Summertown Rockets on the defensive most of the match. Goal scorers for Oxford City Colts were Max King (1), Lukas Hiles (4), Kamsi Uyamadu (2), Max Standley (1) and Ben McNally (3)

  • Oxford United taken to replay

    Oxford United were taken to a replay by Barrow in the FA Cup. Jamie Cook gave them a ninth-minute lead in their second-round tie at the Kassam Stadium. But the game turned on an incident on 42 minutes when Luke Foster was sent off for pushing Robin

  • Oxford Utd 1, Barrow 1 (FA Cup, 28/11)

    Oxford United were taken to a replay by Barrow after having Luke Foster sent off near the end of the first half. But they will still be in the hat for the third-round draw on Sunday after this hard-fought second-round encounter at the Kassam

  • Cook serves up early lead for Oxford United

    Jamie Cook gave Oxford United an early lead in their FA Cup second-round tie against Barrow at the Kassam Stadium. Cook cut in from the right in the ninth minute and his low left-footed shot deflected off defender Mike Pearson to wrongfoot keeper Stuart

  • Grove 2 - 6 Kidlington Youth. Under 9 Red Cup

    Luca to the four as Kidlington advance in the cup Luca Sykes scored four goals and his fourth hat-trick of the season to help Kidlington progress to the semi-finals of the U9 Red Cup at Grove's expense despite being a man short in the second

  • Soldiers receive medals

    FOUR hundred soldiers from 23 Pioneer Regiment received service medals at St David's Barracks, Bicester, this morning. The soldiers were recognised for tours of duty in Iraq, Afghanistan and Cyprus. First to receive his medal was Private Josh Campbell

  • United squad steps in to help tackle bullies

    OXFORD United players have joined a national campaign to stamp out bullying. Members of the first team squad stepped in blue paint and stamped their footprints on cards to symbolise the initiative. The club’s community officer Peter

  • First baby stand off

    I met up with some girlfriends at Snakes and Ladders in Abingdon yesterday – a safe option when you want to give your children the chance to let off steam, catch up with friends and not have to host or clean up the mess afterwards. On getting

  • Town welcomes soldiers home

    ABOUT 300 soldiers from 23 Pioneer Regiment will parade through Bicester this afternoon. The parade through Sheep Street will begin at approximately 2pm. The soldiers will be presented with medals for service in Afghanistan, Cyprus and Iraq before the

  • Have you spotted the East Oxford bear?

    THIEVES stole a five-foot model bear from outside a barbers – and then demanded the owner donate £100 to a nearby school. Dennis Pratley, 63, found the animal, worth £250, missing on Thursday. But he was stunned hours later, when a note

  • Wilder's up for the cup

    Chris Wilder says it is impossible to hide the enormity of today’s FA Cup clash with Barrow. Oxford United’s manager knows that everyone connected with the club is desperate to see their name in the hat for the potentially lucrative third round draw,

  • Woman becomes Army's fifth ever female padre

    A WOMAN from Oxfordshire has become a padre in the British Army – only the fifth woman to do so. The Rev Clare Callanan, 51, has flown out to Germany to get to know the soldiers of 35 Engineer Regiment. When she returns to the UK in