Kidlington and Appleton played out a seven goal thriller that eventually saw the hosts hold off a determined effort from the vistors to take the spoils. Colts started brightly and took a two goal lead courtesy of clinical efforts from Max Jones
Goal scorers for Kidlington were Zac McEachran Roland Hassani x 2 Julius Muraga
Oxford United fans have revealed their delight at the prospect of a mouth-watering FA cup tie against Premiership team Sunderland. If the U’s beat AFC Barrow away next Tuesday, December 8, they will land a third round tie against the North
DRINKERS in Wantage can sup safe in the knowledge their local is one of the best pubs in Britain. The Royal Oak, in Newbury Street, which serves beers brewed in the landlord’s honour, has been named as one of four finalists in the Campaign
OXFORDSHIRE sparkled at the weekend as Christmas lights were switched on across the county. Thousands of people braved cold weather as they saw their towns and villages lit up for the festive season. More than 4,500 people were in Witney town centre
Jack Midson said he hoped he did himself proud as he stood in for regular centre forward James Constable against Barrow on Saturday. And he certainly got the backing of manager Chris Wilder, who said: “To me, that was Jack’s best game. He did well.”
Jamie Cook believes the stirring second-half performance with a player short showed how Oxford United’s players are prepared to graft for one another, writes JON MURRAY. “I thought in the second half we put a real shift in down to ten men, we just couldn
ANDREA Garner had never won anything before, so she held little hope for the latest competition she entered. But the lucky 26-year-old from Blackbird Leys has ended her losing streak in spectacular style – winning an all-expenses-paid trip to New York
Barrow joint-manager Dave Bayliss thought his side were full value for their draw – and said that Luke Foster’s sending-off was not the turning point of the game. “We deserved the draw,” he said. “I thought Gregg Blundell was absolutely superb up front
Banbury Utd 3 (Haisley 3, 63, Stone 90) Hednesford Tn 2 (Dyer 12, 55) A dramatic late headed goal from David Stone earned youthful Banbury a thrilling victory at home to Hednesford on Saturday in the Zamaretto Southern league. The result lifted
Oxford City 2 (Malone 7, Dunn 74) Merthyr Tydfil 2 (Armitage 40, pen 78) Despite twice leading, Oxford City had to settle for a draw against Premier Division strugglers Merthyr Tydfil. The match got off to a flying start with City goalkeeper Will
PLANS to bring in new parking measures have split an East Oxford community. More than 20 people dressed as double yellow lines and down in St Mary’s Road to demonstrate support for Oxfordshire County Council’s plan to implement a Controlled
AN expert on cemeteries could be employed in a bid to increase Oxford’s burial space for the next 100 years. An Oxford City Council report is urging councillors to employ a consultant to earmark areas which could be used for interment. Headington and
Cambridge C 4 (Nightingale 2, Burke 20, 61, Fuller 30) Didcot Tn 1 (John 79) Didcot fell to their heaviest defeat of the Premier Division campaign away to title-challenging Cambridge City on Saturday. The result never looked in doubt after unbeaten
Abingdon Utd 0 Windsor & Eton 2 (Osobu 4, 40) A tough task for Abingdon against the Division 1 South & West leaders was made even harder when Windsor scored after just four minutes. After Abingdon’s Simon Goodrham had been denied by Windsor keeper
VOLUNTEERS at an Oxford charity have discovered a family of cats in their store cupboard. Workers at Orinoco, the Oxfordshire Scrapstore, were surprised to find a mum and her three newborn kittens hidden inside a cardboard box in a storage
Witney Utd 8 (Byfield 39, Harper 40, Thompson 47, Cattell 50, 61, 72, Odhiambo 73, Youinie 86) Letcombe 1 (Horswell 85) Defender Stuart Cattell scored a second-half hat-trick as Witney United rattled up their record victory over Letcombe in the first
FLORAL tributes have been left for a 53-year-old woman who died after a car crash in West Oxfordshire. The woman, from Finstock, was driving a black Vauxhall Astra which was in a collision with a red Volkswagen Golf on the B4022 less than a mile south
Under 9 Red Cup 2nd Round Grove Challengers v Kidlington 2-6 Summertown Stars v Littlemore 5-4 Chalgrove Cavaliers v Crowmarsh B 4-2 Radley Youth v Horspath 0-2 Under 9 Blue/Green/Yellow Cup 2nd Round Didcot
Kidlington 4 (Parker 50, 59, Weedon 52, Deabill 83) Ascot Utd 0 After thrashing Ascot 7-1 earlier in the season, there was concern in the Kidlington camp when they failed to score in the first half of the return Premier Division match
Headington Amateurs 2 (Morbey 4, Zaja 17) Wootton Bassett 3 (Philpott 9, Shand 49, 54) Headington, who had led twice, lost out to a second-half double from Craig Shand in an entertaining Division 1 West game An explosive start saw Headington in
A five-foot model bear stolen from outside an East Oxford barbershop is still missing, despite a ransom being paid for its safe return. Owner Dennis Pratley, 61, donated £100 to SS Mary and John Primary school — next door to his Hertford Street salon
SOLDIERS from 23 Pioneer Regiment were praised for their determination as they were presented with medals on Saturday. In freezing weather at the St David’s Barracks parade ground, Bicester, 400 soldiers from the regiment received medals for
A TEENAGE army hero joined his comrades on parade two months after a Taliban bomb left him fighting for life and without his legs. Private Josh Campbell, 19, and fellow soldiers of 23 Pioneer Regiment received service medals and paraded through
NEW measures to prevent buses getting stuck in Wolvercote have been welcomed by residents. Drivers parking at a number of different locations have temporarily halted the journeys of the Oxford Bus Company’s City6 service which links the village with
A TEAM of Oxford parishioners has raised £37,000 to improve their church – starting with a new cross. St Mary’s Church, in Barton, is only 51 years old but has suffered wear and tear beyond its years. Cracked roof tiles had led to damp
MEN across the county have been cultivating the finest facial hair they can in a bid to highlight male health problems. ‘Movember’ – a combination of moustache and November – is a month-long celebration of the moustache, highlighting men’s health issues
OXFORD Sean Enevoldsen, 24, of Canal Way, East Challow, admitted assaulting Gemma Enevoldsen by beating in Faringdon on August 28 and two counts of criminal damage to a door and a pane of glass in Faringdon on September 2 and September 6. Given an 18
WHAT a shame the Borders bookshop chain is in trouble. I’ve always liked the one in Oxford, because as well as being more affordable than Waterstone’s, it stays open in the evenings. This is handy if you want to avoid the crowds at the weekends or spend
WHAT A disgrace – only two people fined for dog fouling in five years. What do we have dog wardens for? The same as pest control people, to keep making excuses. It must be hard work to sit on a seat in the park and watch a dog foul, then hand them
REGARDING Oxfordshire County Council cost-cutting measures. Some of the proposed cuts in services would not be necessary if money had not been wasted on flashing signs at the entrance to Sandford and at the Forest Hill layby, telling passing motorist
Who Wants To Live Forever?’ sang Queen. Well, I wouldn’t, even if I didn’t physically age and become infirm or lose my mind (and most of that I’ve done already...). Indeed, I can’t think of a worst nightmare; if by some miracle I did manage to live to
Residents of East Oxford have a second chance to tell the county council that we don’t want the Magdalen Road controlled parking zone. Seventy per cent said ‘no’ last time, but they ignored us. Sure, it is a bit difficult to park in the evening but
WHAT hypocrites Oxford city council’s Labour members are turning out to be. When setting the council tax budget this year, they moaned about the high cost the city has to bear to keep the concessionary bus fares. But, as soon as the Government gives
I refer to your edition dated November 18. Leaving aside Mr Mitchell’s uncalled for swipe at the current Government (finances aside, his party will decimate public services if they come to power), he has obviously conveniently forgotten that Every Child
It may well be the case, as Keith Mitchell says (Oxford Mail, November 19), that government spending will be reduced, whoever wins the election. That, however, is only part of the story. It seems to have been forgotten that a large sum of county council
WORRIED about postal strikes? Want to make sure your Christmas cards reach your loved ones on time? Look no further than the Scout Post, which will be operating across southern Oxfordshire this Christmas, hand-delivering your local mail for between 15p
PATIENTS with bullet wounds and limbs blown off by roadside bombs are a far cry from work at Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital. But those injuries have become a daily sight for Surgeon Commander Douglas Wilkinson, from North Oxford. The 49-year old Royal
RESIDENTS are furious that Oxfordshire County Council spent thousands of pounds on a traffic study in Abingdon which they claim no-one wanted. The county council commissioned a £15,000 report looking at whether to make the St Helen’s Wharf Bridge a
BICESTER Town Football Club is holding an emergency public meeting tomorrow night to discuss a debt crisis. Last month, the Oxford Mail revealed that Bicester Sports Association had issued a legal notice asking the club to pay a debt of £9,000 within
A wet and windy morning saw a great game of football, where Kidlington ended O.C.C.s cup run. The game started with both teams trying hard to break the deadlock. It was Kidlington who struck first with a great goal by Will Newcombe, striking from
Sunday 29th November 2009. Crowmarsh Youth FC 2 v 8 Didcot Town Youth A Match 1, Didcot Town Youth A 4 Crowmarsh Youth 0 (scorers: Jack Swindells, Ashley Stevens, Jack O’Donovan, Harvey Priddy) Didcot scored three goals before half time
Oxford United or Barrow were drawn away to Premier Division Sunderland in the draw for the 3rd round of the FA Cup today. The U's were held to a 1-1 draw at the Kassam Stadium on Saturday, with the replay taking place at Barrow on Tuesday,
A hard fought and even first 15 minutes with wantage taking the lead through a superb strike from daniel evans from the edge of the box , with brightwell forcing the equaliser through joe webber after a good spell of pressure. Wantage brought
KYFC came out on top in foul conditions against a brave Didcot side. Bradley Singh put KYFC ahead in their first attack, and 2 goals from Henry Beaumont-Hill, one a penalty put KYFC 3-0 up at the break. Didcot never gave up, but 2 more goals through
In the first match, Summertown Stars won the ball in midfield and got through the Chalgrove defense for four goals to one, although the Chalgrove goalie had some great saves. Summertown scorers were Joss King (1), Felix Byam Shaw (1) and Merlin Elias
The game kicked off with pleasant conditions with the sun making an appearance but soon deteriorated with frequent heavy showers but Tower produced an excellent team performance to score 7 goals against a plucky Easington side. The first ten
A 53-year-old woman has died after a car crash on the B4022 near Witney. The woman, from Finstock, was driving a black Vauxhall Astra which collided with a red Volkswagon Golf on the stretch of road between Charlbury and Fawler at 5.43pm yesterday
A woman died following a crash on a West Oxfordshire road last night. At about 5.43pm there was a collision between a red VW Golf and a black Vauxhall Astra on the B4022, Fawler Road, between Charlbury and Finstock. The driver of the Astra, a 53-year-old
Garsington started the first half playing excellent football,passing through the team,and were rewarded with an early goal from William Jeffery.Strong defending from Jack England and Wilbur Stone Loveridge halted Wantages attacks.Further first
Police are holding a pre-Christmas exhibition in Sonning Common village hall designed to help prevent residents become victims of crime and scams and to keep them safe over Christmas. Police have arranged the exhibition on Friday, December 4, following
Thames Valley Police are backing this week's National Rape Awareness Week. The national campaign will run from November 30 to December 4 and will highlight the need for people, particularly women, to take steps to make sure they stay safe when
Thames Valley Police Authority is looking for a new independent member to join the authority. The person will be someone genuinely interested in policing who will serve for a four-year term (from February 2010) alongside eight other independent
