Banbury 20 (Tries: Brady 2, Berridge. Con: Phillips. Pen: Phillips) Chinnor Falcons 5 (Try: Harewood) BANBURY clinched the Oxfordshire Cup for a fourth year in a row as they fended off a gutsy Chinnor Falcons at Iffley Road. Dan
A PRIVATE Oxford college locked in a bitter lawsuit with a sacked employee who alleges homophobic bullying denied the claim at tribunal today – and cited her poor performance at work for her dismissal. Carmel Conway claimed she was sacked from
OXFORD United’s schedule during pre-season is starting to come together. After reporting back for testing in late June, the plan is for the squad to spend several days at a training camp in Portugal. Also read: Oxford United v Charlton Athletic
CHARLTON Athletic are hoping to turn the early kick-off at Oxford United tomorrow to their advantage in the race for automatic promotion. An 11-game unbeaten run has put the Addicks into the race for automatic promotion. With Luton Town expected
FURNITURE giant IKEA has ruled out opening a new store in Oxford as part of its new ‘city centre approach’. The flat-pack retailer has said it is constantly looking at different locations for new stores, however, Oxford is not currently being considered
OXFORD'S Extinction Rebellion contingent does not support action aimed at disrupting flights at Heathrow Airport tomorrow. The environmental group - which has been causing travel chaos in London all week - has warned holiday makers that it intends
A UNIQUE take on a classic Easter treat is going down egg-cellently in Abingdon. Battered Cadbury Creme Eggs have been flying off the counter at Reeves Fish & Chips on Ock Street since the business began selling them for £1.20 each on Tuesday.
WITNEY are celebrating after winning the Oxfordshire Veterans Floodlit Cup. The side beat Chinnor Oxen 20-17 at Horspath Sports Ground last night. Witney overcame Banbury and Wheatley in the group stages, before beating Henley in the last four
Head-to-head record (all comps) Oxford 9 wins, Charlton Athletic 17 wins, 17 draws League One form (last six games) Oxford Utd: DWWWWD = 14pts Charlton Athletic: WDWWWW = 16pts Top scorers Oxford Utd James Henry 14 (10 in
A FORMER police officer has been found guilty of gross misconduct after he touched a number of female colleagues inappropriately. A misconduct hearing heard how former Sergeant Paul Summerville, who had been previously based in Oxfordshire, had
EDDIE Pepperell was left to rue a late bogey as he carded a level-par 71 in the first round of the RBC Heritage tournament in South Carolina. The Frilford Heath member did not drop a shot on the front nine at the Harbour Town Golf Links course.
OXFORD-based scientists have helped discover the world's tallest tropical tree. The Yellow Meranti, which may also be the planet's 'tallest flowering plant', measures more than 100 metres and would extend beyond both goals on a football pitch if
A SPATE of fires in a West Oxfordshire town were set by young people, according to police. An alert from officers said over the last few weeks there had been several small fires lit around Carterton, including behind the skatepark and 'a number
POLICE have appealed for help for find a teenage girl who has been missing for more than a week. Abbey Spink, 16, from Oxford has not been seen for nine days. ALSO READ: 'Call 999' if you see this wanted man in Oxford Sharing an image of
OXFORD is set to bask in glorious sunny weather during the bank holiday weekend. The Met Office forecast suggests the city will see highs of 20 and above until next Wednesday - meaning temperatures will be warmer than much of Spain and Greece.
FOR SOME people going to the gym, a coffee shop or the cinema is part of the everyday. For others, having fun seems daunting and impossible. That’s why the charity My Life My Choice have set up ‘gig buddies’. The idea is to match up (based
OXFORDSHIRE residents are again being urged to have their say on plans for building a reservoir the size of Heathrow Airport near Abingdon. The Group Against Reservoir Development (GARD) is urging the public to register their opposition to the
A JESUS look-alike will carry a cross from a village green near Abingdon tomorrow morning. Andrew Gould will do the honours from the Baptist Church in Drayton from 10am. ALSO READ: Trinity Church Hall in Abingdon plan expansion Organiser Janet
THE county's 'best pub' says it is thrilled with its award. The National Pub & Bar Awards named Faringdon's The Trout Inn, at Tadpole Bridge, among 94 winners in the country. FULL STORY: The Trout at Tadpole Bridge wins National Pub & Bar Award
COLD-CALLING conmen are targeting residents in Oxford pretending to be from the council. Trading standards has contacted Thames Valley Police about the imposters posing to be from Oxford City Council. The force said reports are that the conmen
HOUSE hunters have five days left to apply for three new homes on a West Oxfordshire housing estate. The properties at Hanborough Gate, Long Hanborough, are available to rent at 60 per cent of the normal market rate. People with a connection
ALMOST 800 threatened birds have been fed by volunteers in West Oxfordshire since November. The initiative, Bird Aid, works closely with local charity, the Wychwood Project, to help feed at-risk farmland birds during the 'hungry gap' between January
WITH the long Easter weekend approaching people are being offered advice on how best to deal with any health-related issues that may arise. From minor ailments to major injuries, here’s a breakdown of the health services available and when to use
THE leader of Witney Town Council has donated more than £1,500 to an Oxford hospice in memory of his late partner. David Harvey, who owns WR Harvey Antiques in Corn Street, handed over a cheque to Sobell House Hospice ambassador, Murielle Hutchings
A TITAN of Oxford University’s Brasenose College has died, aged 90. Dr Harry Judge was involved with the college in several different guises, starting as a student in 1948 before progressing to Emeritus Fellow four decades later. He also enjoyed
Oxford Bus Company has been nominated for an award in the industry. The UK Coach Awards has recognised the bus company as one of the top five UK operators that have improved life for coach drivers and their passengers. It has been shortlisted
JOE Winpenny and Sam Stoop are hoping to sign off in style when they face their former club Chinnor in the Oxfordshire Cup final at Iffley Road. The Banbury duo have both announced this evening’s game against the Thame-based side’s 2nd XV – the
KARL Robinson plans to speak with Northern Ireland's coaching set-up over concerns about Gavin Whyte's workload. The winger started his first game for a month last weekend after recovering from a thigh injury, but may have to make do with a place
OXFORD has been named among the top five places for the best 'staycation' in the UK. Families have no need to rush off for the Easter weekend and travel elsewhere according to van lease company Crusader Vehicles who ranked the country's top ten
A FLOOD insurance company is using a different approach to help companies recover from flooding quicker. FloodFlash is a parametric (event-based) insurance company which pays its clients as soon as a flood happens. Historically, this type of
TENANTS on benefits face a shortfall of hundreds of pounds every month if they want to rent private housing in Witney. New figures from Citizens Advice West Oxfordshire show the average two-bedroom home in the Witney area now costs £1,212 per month
A CHARITY has moved into the former home of a Witney youth hub. Guideposts Trust is now based in the building formerly occupied by Base 33, which closed its doors in 2017. The charity officially launched the refurbished building, based on the
A POPULAR fun run many feared could be lost forever when the charity behind it disbanded last year is set to return this summer. The Bagley Wood Fun Run will take place on Sunday, July 21 after the Friends of St Swithun’s stepped in to continue
THREE enormous pine trees which have flanked an historic Oxford street for decades were this week felled. The huge evergreens grew opposite the St Cross Building on Saint Cross Road, which runs from Longwall Street to Parks Road. Our photographer
The five-million-pound conversion of Oxford city centre’s neo-Gothic NatWest Bank building is "making good progress." Local award-winning construction firm, Beard, is transforming the bank on 120-122 High Street into luxury apartments and an upmarket
THE future of a bus route between Witney and Oxford has been thrown into further doubt after a community transport group pulled out of running the service. West Oxfordshire Community Transport (WOCT) was in discussions to take over the Stagecoach
I could not believe it when I heard that Oxfordshire County Council are ploughing money into the OVO Energy Women's Cycle Tour. It makes me so angry that OCC are wasting money on things like this when they keep telling people that they are so short
FIREFIGHTERS rushed to battle a kitchen fire in which a slow cooker had set alight in Wantage. Crews arrived to find the kitchen filled with smoke after electric cables and slow cooker had been left on top of a camping stove hob. It happened
LONDON marathon runners are being offered free bus trips to the capital on the day of the event. The Oxford Bus Company's X90 service will take any runner from Oxford to London for free. With hundreds of Oxfordshire residents expected to take
SHOW homes are now open on a new development in West Oxfordshire. Housebuilder Mactaggart & Mickel has launched the two new homes on its St Jude's Meadow site in Milton-under-Wychwood, near Burford. The 31 three-and-five bedroom homes are
A WOMAN poisoned her step-brother's Coca Cola bottle out of spiteful 'revenge' after a petty row over him watching television. Victim Jonathan Deacon had to be rushed to hospital after he collapsed from drinking the spiked two-litre bottle which
Full houses at Oxford Playhouse are savouring work of multi-faceted brilliance in a translation to the stage of Nobel Laureate Kazuo Ishiguro’s Booker Prize-winning novel The Remains of the Day. The upstairs, downstairs world of Downton Abbey combines
It was a bright idea for the Great Western Society – an admirable institution which I hold in high regard – to get one lady of legend to cut the ribbon at the unveiling of another. My first reference is to supercook – and so much else – Prue Leith
ABINGDON proved the team to beat at the Oxfordshire Road Relays. Their A side of Les Newell, Adam Ede, Alex Wall-Clarke, Alexander Pennington, Jack Shayler and Kie Francis won the senior men’s event at Abingdon Rugby Club. Abingdon enjoyed a
THE majority of West Oxfordshire residents want Brexit to happen 'as swiftly as possible', according to Witney MP Robert Courts. Mr Courts spoke to the Witney Gazette days after the UK agreed to delay its departure from the European Union until
MATT Goode and Matt Mountford will be joining forces next month for Oxfordshire – but that will all be forgotten this evening. The duo go head-to-head on the sidelines as Chinnor’s 2nd XV – the Falcons – and Banbury fight for the Oxfordshire Cup
Having won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival for his debut feature, Lebanon (2009), Samuel Maoz returned to the same event to land the Grand Jury Prize for his sophomore outing, Foxtrot. While the first film drew on Maoz's experiences as
OXFORD City Stars will go for glory in the South Division 2 play-off finals this weekend. The top four clubs will compete on Saturday and Sunday for the crown. And for Oxford, who won the league and national cup double last season, it is the
Cinema has a long tradition of subdividing epic narratives in order to make them less of a marathon ordeal for movie-goers. As long ago as 1924, Fritz Lang agreed to Die Nibelungen being released as `Siegfried' and `Kriemhild's Revenge', while numerous
THIS serpentine purple sentinel is a beautiful and fragile link to Oxford's past. This is a snake's head fritillary, today a rare species found growing wild at just 30 sites in the country. One of those sites is Oxford's Iffley Meadow, one of
VIKINGS have reached the Oxford & District League’s Knockout Cup final after an exciting victory over Oracle A, writes PETE EWINS. They will now take on Donnington in the Group A final. Steven Sheard and Pauline Withey put Oracle in control
OXFORD United have extended their recruitment search to the Republic of Ireland ahead of this summer’s transfer window. Gavin Whyte and Mark Sykes have looked shrewd signings after joining from Crusaders and Glenavon respectively. That has prompted
OXFORD MAGISTRATES’ JOHN MANGAN, 50, of Green Close, Benson, was convicted of failing to give information relating to the identity of a driver between May 24 and June 21 at Banbury. He was fined £500 and must pay a victim surcharge of £50 and court
A BID to promote Thame’s role on TV’s Midsomer Murders with plaques is set to be turned down over worries it takes support a step too far. Thame Town Council wants to fix six red plaques to listed buildings which have been used for ITV’s ratings
THREE quarters of all cancer patients in Oxfordshire now survive more than a year after being diagnosed, according to new statistics. The 74.7 per cent survival rate reveals a stark improvement in the county since 2001 when just 66.7 per cent of
A TRANSFORMED school that once ranked among Oxford's worst-rated has won a 'massive vote of confidence' from the community. The Oxford Academy in Littlemore has continued its upward trajectory, announcing that it is oversubscribed for another consecutive
Libraries have always traditionally been seen as places where you have to keep quiet. But now visitors are being told they shouldn’t be afraid to speak up if they want to improve their health and wellbeing. As part of a scheme called Making Every
SCOTT Davies admitted going back to Oxford United yesterday was a nerve-racking experience. The 31-year-old is in the process of visiting every EFL club to speak with players about his experiences with gambling addiction. While Davies, who
THE owners of a site that might be used for 1,100 homes on Oxford’s Green Belt have asked authorities what environmental impacts should be assessed. Christ Church, Oxford and Dorchester Residential Management want to use land north of Bayswater
THE county council has warned it might need to use compulsory purchase powers in order to carry out multi-million pound work on eight major transport projects. Key work, including the building of a 'Science Bridge' for Didcot and Culham river crossing
THE wife of the man killed by a van driver from Wallingford has called for stronger punishments for people found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving. Eddy Lee, from Cookham, died eight days after he was thrown off his motorbike on the M4
