OXFORD City ended a two-match winless run when coming from behind to beat Bath City 2-1 on Bank Holiday Monday. Tarik Moore-Azille and Stefan Brown scored in the second half as Mark Jones’ side claimed victory in Somerset. City’s second win
NORTH Leigh recorded their first victory of the BetVictor Southern League season despite having goalkeeper Eddie Cavanagh sent off. The 2-1 home win against Wantage Town was made more remarkable by the fact they played 48 minutes without a recognised
NORTH Leigh recorded their first victory of the BetVictor Southern League season despite having goalkeeper Eddie Cavanagh sent off. The 2-1 home win against Wantage Town was made more remarkable by the fact they played 48 minutes without a recognised
CHILDREN raced donkeys around a field as their parents cheered them on in one of Oxfordshire's most unusual bank holiday traditions. The annual Bampton Donkey Derby returned to the West Oxfordshire village this afternoon, as jockeys as young as
PUNTERS basked in the sunshine as a village beer festival benefitted from the bank holiday weather to enjoy its 'best year ever'. The Minster Lovell Beer Festival and Village Day, near Witney, returned to the banks of the River Windrush yesterday
MINIS of all shapes and sizes have taken over an Oxford show to celebrate the iconic brand's 60th birthday. Sixty vehicles drove to the Cowley Classic Car Show in Cutteslowe Park this morning, after a spectacular cavalcade starting from the Mini
A John Lewis security guard has lost his job after a 'shocking' video emerged of him putting a teenager in a headlock. Kyle Spencer, 19, was grabbed by the neck and dragged out of the John Lewis shop in the Westgate, Oxford. New dad Mr Spencer
RUNNERS across the country are being invited to pay tribute to PC Andrew Harper in their own unique way today. RaceBest, which runs, coaches and organises races, is inviting people to run a 'virtual race' of 7.605km in memory of the officer, who
A LANE has been closed on the A34 and traffic is building up as a result. Emergency services have closed one lane heading northbound between the Milton Interchange and Marcham Interchange. Reports shows traffic backing up in the area with queues
NATHAN Douglas said it was bittersweet to win a silver medal at the British Championships as he missed out on automatic selection for Doha, writes STUART WEIR. The Oxford City AC triple jumper took second with a leap of 16.88m in Birmingham as Ben
SEVEN restaurants in Oxford have been nominated in food delivery service Deliveroo's first restaurant awards. The firm has been asking members of the public to send in their nominations and in Oxford this has included recommendations for burger
OXFORD United suffered a late setback as they kicked off their season with a 1-0 loss to Crawley Wasps in the FA Women’s National League Cup. Naomi Cole struck the only goal six minutes from time at Court Place Farm. It was the second time in
BRADLEY Smith’s return to Moto2 after seven years ended prematurely as he crashed out after ten laps at Silverstone. The rider from Forest Hill had been drafted in by Petronas Sprinta Racing for the British Grand Prix as cover for the injured Khairul
THE hospital trust in charge of the John Radcliffe has been warned it needs to ‘step up’ its environmental ambitions as data reveals it has had no plan in place to reduce its carbon footprint. Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH
A CANOE club which finally secured a new home after a three-year search says it has faced more delays due to the district council not signing the necessary paperwork. David Surman, youth development officer and trustee for Kingfisher Canoe Club
As I send this it is the day of the GCSE results. Colleagues and I have celebrated the students’ success with them and almost everyone has gone home. It was a brilliant morning, especially as so many parents turned up to support their children on
CELEBRITIES, rock stars, top chefs and families partied in the sun at The Big Feastival – with host Alex James describing it as “a perfect summer weekend”. Singer Natalie Imbruglia, Coronation Street and The One Show star Angela Griffin, swimmer
TRAINSPOTTERS and photographers were out in force as the historic Flying Scotsman toured Oxfordshire. The world-famous steam engine left Oxford Parkway just before 1pm yesterday, before travelling through Berkshire and Wiltshire and arriving back
A SUPERMARKET has been slammed for building a garden centre at the cost of disabled parking spaces. Morrisons in Carterton applied to keep the structure at the front of the store and relocate five disabled bays, with West Oxfordshire District Council
KARL Robinson admitted he would love to see Oxford United score a scruffy goal after seeing his side fail to make the most of their best moments in defeat at Bristol Rovers. Ben Woodburn was on target with a shot from range which added to the U’
OXFORD City conceded a late goal to suffer a 2-1 loss as Hemel Hempstead Town left Court Place Farm with all three points. Ricardo German struck in the 82nd minute in the Vanarama National League South encounter to inflict back-to-back defeats
BANBURY United suffered their first defeat of the season as they were beaten 2-1 at home by Kings Langley in the BetVictor Southern League. The Puritans headed into the Premier Central clash in positive form, having taken five points from three
TYRIQ Hunte scored a hat-trick as North Leigh netted twice late on to beat Aylesbury in a nine-goal thriller and reach the first qualifying round of the Emirates FA Cup. George Seacole and Hunte both struck in stoppage time as the Millers triumphed
THAME Town returned to top spot in Home Counties Premier League Division 2 as an exciting title race took another twist. Michael Beard’s side hammered Dinton by 120 runs at home, leapfrogging rivals Oxford, who slipped to a 26-run defeat at Chesham
HOME COUNTIES PREMIER LEAGUE Division 1 Banbury 215-6 (50 ovs, O Clarke 88no), Slough 175 (40.3 ovs, S Zaib 39, M Ahmed 31, O Wright 4-49, R West 3-25). Buckingham Town 180-8 (50 ovs, J Cater 70no, L Bethell 3-44), Aston Rowant 182-4 (36 ovs
OXFORD United’s on-field management was again questioned as they went down 3-1 at Bristol Rovers. The visitors were in charge of the game and led through Ben Woodburn’s high-quality strike. But just as in the 4-2 defeat to Burton Albion four
AN Oxfordshire councillor has said European citizens will be in legal limbo after Brexit as a result of the government’s current policies. Alexandrine Kantor, who is French, said about 2.6 million European citizens are being subjected to an overly
A RARE albino baby hedgehog was among four hoglets saved after they were found dehydrated and roaming a cemetery in the daytime. The four tiny juveniles were found, covered in fleas, by a passerby and rushed to the nearby Veterinary Surgery in Stanford
By Eleanor Launchbury. HERE’S some news to please ice cream fans: authentic Italian gelateria Swoon has just opened a new store in Oxford. With two successful sites already in Bristol and Bath, the new High Street branch will serve a selection
THE only Witney woman to die in the First World War could become the final name on the town's memorial to the conflict. Lucy Harris enlisted in the women's RAF in October 1918, but died of pneumonia 16 days later on November 1 - just 10 days before
OXFORD MAGISTRATES’ LEE PEACOCK, 25, of no fixed abode, admitted stealing four bottles of alcohol worth £83 from Tesco at Oxford Retail Park on June 26. Also admitted stealing £80 worth of alcohol from Tesco on Cowley Road on July 31, and admitted
THE deputy head of policing in Oxfordshire has said he wants to use extra police officers pledged by government to crack down on shoplifting. In a video posted on Twitter, Thames Valley deputy police and crime commissioner Matthew Barber spoke with
A JOB lot of deodorant, three bikes and some designer accessories are among the bargains up for grabs on the Thames Valley Police (TVP) eBay page this week. The force's shop flogs off old evidence and unclaimed items. Some of it has been found
THE college warden on duty when law student Nuno Cardoso was arrested and later died in police custody claims he was forced out of his job following the incident. Kieron Winters, who worked at Ruskin College for 13 years, has claimed he was frequently
A FORMER village greengrocers is set to be converted into a 'community coffee shop' by a resident. Stephanie Noble has applied for planning permission to open her new cafe in Benson near Wallingford, serving 'tea, coffee, cake and sandwiches'.
A PRE-LOVED school uniform sale will be held in Oxford tomorrow morning. Parents and children are invited to go to the Kidlington Centre from 10.30am to 4pm. All items will cost 50p with profits going to the parent teacher associations of Kidlington
