JORDANNE Whiley’s bid to win a fifth Wimbledon ladies’ wheelchair doubles title with Yui Kamiji came to an end in a thrilling semi-final. The wildcard pairing twice served for the match, but lost 3-6, 7-6, 6-1 to top seeds Diede De Groot and Aniek
A CHARITY is looking for memorabilia as it celebrates its 80th anniversary. Citizens Advice was founded in September 1939 and tCitizens Advice Bureau stockhe charity's West Oxfordshire branch, which opened its doors in 1975, wants people to send
A GHANAIAN woman who fled her home country for fear of being married off has been jailed for using a fake passport. Sandra Donkor was sentenced at Oxford Crown Court today, for handing in a counterfeit Maltese passport at Oxford Job Centre.
ROMAIN Grosjean endured a nightmare first practice session at the British Grand Prix today. The Frenchman, who drives for the Banbury-based Haas team, crashed in the pit lane at Silverstone this morning. Attempting to take to the track for the
TWO Oxford parks are in the running for national awards. Florence Park in Cowley, and Cutteslowe Park in North Oxford have been nominated for the UK's Best Park or Green Space by the Fields in Trust group. With Love Parks Week starting today,
A FOOTBALL club is within touching distance of a new clubhouse after the community rallied round to raise almost £150,000. Charlbury Town Football & Sports Club was left homeless after giving up its premises in 2016 to accommodate the town's new
AN ARTIST opens her new exhibition at a historic Oxford pub tomorrow. Dorothy Megaw's Oxford Gothic display at The Grapes, in George Street, features 13 oil paintings, each set against a city backdrop with an accompanying story. The Oxford artist
POLICE say 20 people were arrested at last week's Henley Royal Regatta. The arrests were for assaults, public order and driving offences. Thousands of spectators attended the prestigious rowing event between Wednesday, July 3, and Sunday, July
POLICE are hunting for a moped that was stolen in Cowley Marsh. The black Moto Guzzi was taken from Glanville Road, which is off Cowley Road, between 6pm on Wednesday and 9am yesterday morning. Read also: 3,500 fake cigarettes and BMW seized in
A 'LOCAL hero' was crowned at the official opening of Witney's newest care home. Luke Fisher, from Witney, was announced as a hero at the launch of the Millers Grange home on Curbridge Road. Mr Fisher was nominated by Louise Gorrod on behalf
RESIDENTS have the chance to name Oxfordshire's new 2,200-home garden village. The development is currently using a working title of the Oxfordshire Cotswolds Garden Village, but a special competition is up and running to give the settlement its
Oxford United have missed out on bringing Luke Garbutt back, the left-sided player instead joining fellow Sky Bet League One side Ipswich Town. The Everton man spent last season on loan at the Kassam Stadium, impressing at the end of the campaign
EDDIE Pepperell produced another solid display at the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open. The Abingdon golfer, who started his second round on four-under, shot a second successive round of 67 at North Berwick. Pepperell, who started
'DISTINCTIVE' war medals have been stolen in a burglary near Wallingford, police say. The items, described by police as German and of 'significant sentimental value', were taken from Reading Road, Cholsey, between 11.15am and 2.45pm on Wednesday
BURGLARS stole cash during a 'messy' search of an Oxford home. The incident happened between 11.30am and 3.30pm on Friday in Trafford Road, Headington. The burglars accessed the house through an insecure door, before searching the property
OXFORDSHIRE’S sides have discovered their opponents for the early rounds of the Emirates FA Cup. Wantage Town will face one of their rivals from last season, Brackley Town Saints, in the extra preliminary round on August 10. And if they beat
A MAJOR tobacco fraud investigation swooped on the home of an Oxfordshire man suspected of selling counterfeit cigarettes on Facebook. Police, trading standards officers and staff from HM Revenue and Customers stormed the home in Benson near Wallingford
OXFORD United have discovered their final group opponent in this season’s EFL Trophy. Norwich City Under 21s were pulled out of the hat to join the U’s in Southern Group B. Earlier this week, defending champions Portsmouth and Sky Bet League
OM and Bass Fest says it is 'almost' sold out a fortnight ahead of the yearly wellbeing bonanza at South Oxfordshire's Hill Farm Sanctuary. The community-orientated event, which focusses on yoga, health and wellbeing, has announced another DJ to
SCHOOL children from Oxford are planning to take part in a 'global general strike' over climate, as young environmental activism ramps up. Local pupils are set to demonstrate again on Friday, July 19, in the latest in a series of walkouts attempting
THE Mayor and Mayoress of an Oxfordshire town will be sweating ahead of a charity walk with a difference. The Wallingford pair are taking part in a firewalk, after a September funday. Professional firewalker Lottie Moore will be overseeing the
Comedian Matt Hobs BSc (Bristolian of Science) brings his show about science and badgers to the Jericho Tavern tonight I’m a proud Bristolian, Doctor of Science and silly sausage... and after many years in the laboratory, followed by seven years
A TV production company is looking for families in Oxford with more than six children to star in its next show. Knickerbockerglory, the makers of GPs Behind Closed Doors and the Gypsies Next Door is casting for its next documentary. The primetime
ARSONISTS set alight two separate hedgerows in Banbury. Thames Valley Police said the hedgerows were set on fire between Salt Way and Waller Drive, between 12.35am and and 1.25am today. Anyone with information is asked to call 101, quoting reference
THE Oxfordshire branch of a programme which teaches children life-saving skills has reached its 100,000th Year 6 pupil. The Injury Minimisation Programme for Schools (IMPS), which launched in 1995, aims to empower young people to take responsibility
A FORMER dental nurse who was diagnosed with a rare and incurable cancer is ‘absolutely damned to live her life to the full’. Christine Palfrey is now six years on from the devastating diagnosis doctors gave her back in January 2013. This weekend
CITY council leaders have welcomed a report detailing progress at Oxford’s 885-home Barton Park development. Phase three of the project, which is a joint venture between the city council and developers Grosvenor, will be built by Redrow. The
A PLAN to build more than 200 homes near Wantage has been submitted. Land at Grove Wick Farm would be used for 220 dwellings, alongside "public open space, tennis courts, infrastructure and biodiversity enhancements." Developers Williams Grand
IF there’s one word that sums up Britain’s relationship with Brexit over the past three years, then it’s probably unprintable, so for now, let’s call it ‘waste’. ‘Waste’ because instead of fighting the climate emergency we are instead spreading
Banbury United open their BetVictor Southern League Premier Central campaign with a trip to Redditch United on Saturday, August 10. They host Stratford Town on Boxing Day and travel to Barwell on New Year’s Day. The Puritans finish with a trip
RESIDENTS are set to share their concerns over plans to build 3,200 homes near their village and proposed upgrades to the A40. Eynsham Parish Council, the Eynsham Society and Eynsham Planning Improvement Campaign (EPIC) have organised a public meeting
METAL black rubbish bins in a park are being used as target practise by someone with a pellet gun. Thames Valley Police say bins in Kilkenny Lane Country Park in Carterton have been damaged by the pellets. ALSO READ:Fatos Xheta appears at Oxford
OXFORDSHIRE’S six BetVictor Southern League clubs will discover their fixtures for the new season this morning. The lists are due to be published at 10am, with the opening rounds of the Emirates FA Cup and Buildbase FA Trophy expected later in the
Didcot Town club captain Adam Learoyd, George Reid and Cameron McNeill, who won manager’s player of the season last term, have re-signed for the club. North Leigh have welcomed back Lance Williams and Alfie Grant. The Millers have also signed
CHRIS Watling is confident Aston Rowant can build on their vital win when they make the trip to Division 1 leaders Henley tomorrow. A 125-run victory over Horspath lifted Josh Smith’s side out of the relegation zone and ten points clear of the bottom
CHRIS Watling is confident Aston Rowant can build on their vital win when they make the trip to Division 1 leaders Henley tomorrow. A 125-run victory over Horspath lifted Josh Smith’s side out of the relegation zone and ten points clear of the bottom
Like children in a family, the car in the middle of the range can sometimes be at risk of not getting the recognition it deserves. While it might not be the first on the scene, or the fresh-faced baby, the Volvo V60 is a serious upmarket offering
WANTAGE’s Vale TKD were on the podium at the London Open for the third year in a row. Having finished second in 2017, the defending champions in the overall competition finished third out of 40 schools at Guildford Spectrum. Lilly Bunting (14
OXFORD Brookes University once again starred at Henley Royal Regatta. For the second time in three years, Brookes won the Ladies’ Plate and Temple eights trophies – with their plate crew also the quickest on finals day, beating the Dutch under 23
CECILIA Huepfl brought home a silver medal from the European Biathle Championships in Portugal. The youngster was one of three Oxfordshire athletes representing Great Britain’s under 11 team in Madeira. Huepfl, nine, completed the event, which
A NEW Taiwanese restaurant and shop are expected to open within weeks at Gloucester Green in Oxford. Last summer El Mexicana and Combibos coffee shop closed and rough sleepers started to bed down in the doorways. But they have now left after
ALEX Rodriguez Gorrin’s hunger to improve gives him a great chance of becoming a big hit at Oxford United. That’s the view of Des Buckingham, who knows both player and club inside-out. The 34-year-old, who is in charge of New Zealand’s under
The latest inspections by Oxfordshire councils' hygiene teams. What do the numbers mean? 0 - urgent improvement necessary 1 - major improvements necessary 2 - improvements necessary 3 - business generally satisfactory 4 - business
AN OXFORD Chinese restaurant is celebrating its highest ever hygiene rating as it continues to put a damning health report behind it. Oxy Oriental is now rated five stars, meaning its food hygiene was was judged to be 'very good' when inspectors
HERO paramedics risked their own safety to save a woman after her son tried to kill her, a court heard. Medics stormed into a flat in Cowley while Shahidul Jabbar, who had just attempted to murder his mother Rukia Begum, was still inside. Yesterday
AN Oxford internet sensation has hit half a million views on her blog - completing a remarkable journey from pre-teen Oxford University wannabe to admissions process guru. Tilly Rose, 26, set her sights on going to Oxford aged just 10 and now finds
THE MOTHER of a 12-year-old girl 'lucky to be alive' after she was hit by a car has called for a speed reduction and crossing on the road before 'someone is killed'. Madison Dingle had to be rushed to the John Radcliffe Hospital last month after
CRAZY costumes, music legends and flower power all feature in this week’s colourful collection of 'festival fun' entries. Many Camera Club members were unable to resist the outlandish spectacle that is Eynsham Carnival's Shirt Race. We loved
OXFORD'S Citizens Assembly on Climate Change will involve 50 randomly selected residents at its opening meeting in September. The UK's first assembly of its kind will sit over two full autumn weekends, in which participants will learn about the
WEAK leadership of the past and poor exam results has led to a disappointing Ofsted report for a Bicester school. Bicester Technology Studio, which has struggled to recruit students since opening in 2016, has now been rated 'requires improvement
