A POPULAR swimming pool should be allowed to open later, a council report says. Chinnor Community Swimming Pool, in Station Road, has applied to open from 8.30am to 7.30pm in the week, from 9.30am to 4.30pm on Saturday and 10.30am to 4.30pm on Sunday
A PARK in Oxford has become a no-go area because of youth gangs, residents say. People living near Cowley Marsh Park say they are often too scared to use it. It comes as police investigate a mass brawl at the park, in which up to 12 youths fought with
MODERN Art Oxford has moved its popular music sessions outside for the summer. Over the winter, the Pembroke Street gallery has been staging gigs in its vaulted cellars. The gallery will tonight launch summer gigs in its yard with a performance by The
PART of Oxford is set to get more student housing after the city council received an “offer it could not refuse” for one of its buildings. Harcourt House, opposite the new Islamic Centre in Marston Road, has been earmarked as a potential student
A £934,000 contract to support survey work for the planned HS2 high-speed rail route through Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire has been awarded to infrastructure and business services group Mouchel. The firm will arrange access to land
FOR the superstitious, the No. 13 departure gate at Rhodes airport might prove a tad alarming – but rest assured, this is all the Greek island can offer up by way of a deterrent. Everything else is wish-list booty; the climate, the people,
A TEENAGER will battle loneliness, tiredness and life in the great outdoors to raise money for charity next month. Jack Leggat, 17, will walk the 184 miles along the River Thames from its source to the Thames Barrier, all on his own. The Abingdon teenager
DEDICATED Vera Campbell, 89, has been honoured as the longest- serving volunteer at a Banbury charity shop. The grandmother, pictured, has been made a Cancer Research UK Honorary Fellow for her 23 years of service to its Parsons Street branch
DALZIEL and Pascoe star Warren Clarke is planning a major fundraising event in aid of East Oxford hospice charity Helen and Douglas House. Mr Clarke is organising a celebrity golf day at Bicester Hotel, Golf and Spa on Wednesday, October 3. Teams of
FUNDRAISERS will push each other in colourfully decorated prams between Witney pubs to raise money for a cancer charity. The event will see about 20 ‘pimped up’ prams pushed between at least 17 pubs, including The Plough, Izi and The Chequers, on Saturday
A NURSERY has won an award for the way it uses food to help youngsters learn. And Prime Minister David Cameron was among the first to congratulate staff and children. Willow Cottage Nurseries, in Farmoor, has been presented with a leading
A FEAST of acts from across the globe will be in Oxford tomorrow to showcase the very best of Islamic music. The seventh annual Muslim Festival gets under way from 4pm at the Jacqueline du Pré Music Building, at St Hilda’s College, Oxford.
THEY come from all walks of life but today they start a new calling in the Church. A former theatre and opera director, a husband and wife and a qualified cricket coach are among those who will be ordained as deacons at a special ceremony at
THE Oxford stewards will hold an inquiry next month into the running of the Terry Kibble-trained Barrackheight Bio. Bio won in 26.96 on June 6 at 6-1, an improvement of 0.67 seconds. Previously Rio had been backed down to 2-1 favourite in an A1 and
MINDLESS vandals have been blamed for ruining a mural in Botley after it was attacked for the second time in two years. The hand-painted mural, in a subway under the A34 at Montagu Road, was created in 1989 by Didcot artist Michael Iddon.
OXFORD Boxing Academy’s new prospect, 11-year-old Zain Afzal, got off to a winning start in his first fight at the Blue Mountain Golf Club in Winnersh. Fighting against Andrew Taylor, of host club Pinewood Starr ABC, Afzal was very much the underdog.
Edward Feild will represent the North Oxfordshire School Sport Partnership in the county youth finals at Radley next month after winning the district title. The school swept the board at the Year 5/6 Kidlington Partnership Cricket Festival
Tom Costley smashed 125 as Henry Box (Witney) beat St Gregory the Great (Oxford) by 163 runs in the Under 15 Twenty20 Vase. Costley’s innings helped Henry Box to 214-2, before they bowled their opponents out for just 51. MAGDALEN College
There was widespread delight in Oxfordshire rugby circles after news that London Welsh had won their appeal and would be playing Premiership Rugby at Oxford United’s Kassam Stadium next season. An independent panel of three QCs yesterday upheld London
Talented Didcot kart star Elliot Harvey has been adding to his list of honours. The ten-year-old has risen to the heights of third place in the UK cadet class, despite being younger than most of his rivals. In addition, Harvey, in his
FOUR girls won bronze as members of the Oxford School of Gymnastics put in great performances at the British Championship finals. Molly Kavanagh and Victoria Traff produced an accomplished routine to come third in the Grade 1 Women’s Pairs event. Rowan
Callum Russell hit an unbeaten half-century as Cumnor booked their place in the Oxon semi-finals of the ECB Under 15 National Club Championship with an 81-run win over Great & Little Tew. A fourth-wicket stand of 84 between Russell and James Fitzjohn
Oxfordshire fell to a 122-run defeat at Worcestershire in the ECB Under 15 Girls County Championship at Droitwich. Although the margin of defeat was large, it was thanks to a virtuoso performance from Worcestershire opener Georgia Hennessy, who smashed
Banbury's Michael Meadows saw his lead cut at the top of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB Championship after a mixed weekend at Croft. In the first race, which was won by Rory Butcher, he suffered a puncture and slid off the track on the 12th lap. Meadows
Oxford's Jason Plato will not give up the fight for the title after ending his six-year wait for a win at Croft with a triumph in the latest round of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship. Having missed the first race because of
MOLLY Ripley, from Didcot Barramundi SC, excelled by winning six gold medals in the Deaf National Championships in Loughborough University’s 50m pool. The 11-year-old triumphed in the 200m individual medley (3mins 14.52secs), 100m freestyle (1.19.00
Oxford United are expecting season ticket sales to pass 4,000 for the second season in a row. The club, which froze prices from last season, have extended the deadline for discounted tickets until 5.30pm on Monday. It is the final opportunity to buy
Tiermana Ace can outpace the opposition for trainer Maurice Massey in the D2 over 250 metres at Oxford tonight. TONIGHT’S RUNNERS 7.45: Special Wispa, SHELBOURNE LOUIE, Castle Lemon 2, Coolabah Kid, Greencroft Beth 3, Stanton Sarah. 8.01: TIERMANA
New Oxford trainer Dave Lee has retired from his business and states he is in the sport for purely pleasure as a hobby. The 65-year-old, from Essex, has been in the sport for many years, both as an owner and trainer, and will be dual attached at Harlow
Oxford are waiting on the results of a post-mortem examination following Premarketmaldini’s death at Sunday’s BAGS meeting. Paul Clarke’s October 2008 dog had been due to run in an A6 race, but was found to be distressed on being taken out of his racing
COLIN Wainwright claimed first place with an impressive catch in the second round of the Oxford Super League. A rising Medley stretch of the Thames saw bream most regularly caught by the 46 anglers, although plenty of roach showed as well. Wainwright
London Welsh were beginning to plan last night on how to make a success of their move to Oxford after winning promotion to the Aviva Premiership on appeal. In a landmark case, an independent panel overturned a decision by the Rugby Football
WE WOULD urge careful thought on any changes to the county’s adult education provision. Adult courses provide a vital function for thousands across the county. Some will use it for hobbies, such as art or learning a language, and that is both worthwhile
It is heartening to know that Oxfordshire’s messages of support helped Dwina Gibb, in a small way, in the days after her husband’s death. And we are pleased to hear she is staying in Thame. She and Robin clearly loved the town, and the people loved
A VIRUS that can cause illness and birth defects in sheep, goats and cattle has been found in Oxfordshire. The latest figures from the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA) show the Schmallenberg virus (SBV) has been reported on 274
RESIDENTS can enjoy a triple celebration tomorrow in Banbury’s town centre. Civic leaders will mark Armed Forces Day with a parade by servicemen and women through the town, while Old Town shops have organised entertainment and St Mary’s Church will host
FIRE jugglers, stilt walkers and a feast of traditional British food will feature at the latest in a series of Lottery-funded projects in Rose Hill. The Summer Garden Party is at Rose Hill Primary School and The Oval next Saturday. It is the third cultural
FOR more than three years school children had to forgo the daily trip to the village shop for sweets. But that is about to change because Marcham Village shop will reopen next month as a community operation. Ten years ago, there were
