Oxfordshire | Archive | 2007 | November
A decision to remove six CCTV cameras in Abingdon has been condemned by traders. more...
A nostalgic view of the high street from the recent past may be found in an exhibition of the work of Eric Ravilious and Edward Ardizzone at The Fergus Madden Gallery in Stanford Dingley, near Reading. These original lithographs, drawn from the 1930s and 1940s, were created by two artists who depict everyday town life and vividly recall this era. The images offer a fascinating contrast in style and substance. more...
Nicola Lisle reflects on Oxford Operatic Society’s century of making music more...
Oxford City's John Exley shone for England at the British and Irish Veterans International Cross Country Championships in the grounds of Stormont Castle in Belfast. more...
PaulL Fernandez led home his Abingdon Amblers teammates in the senior men's race at the Berks, Bucks & Oxon Cross Country at Newbury racecourse. more...
Tony Barrett included a six in his 15 dolls - but it proved in vain as Jelly Tots went down 4-2 to Littlemore Outsiders in the George Lowe Invitation League at Cowley Conservative Club. more...
Burglars stole from a home after getting in through an unlocked door. more...
Polish workers are enduring "Dickensian sweatshop" conditions at an Oxfordshire salad packing factory, according to the trade union Unite. more...
Yobs stole a black cab after turfing the taxi driver out of the vehicle and onto the street before running over his foot. more...
Technology developed for astronauts has been brought to Oxfordshire to help people suffering from circulation problems in their legs. more...
A Lithuanian lorry driver was abducted after he parked in a lay-by on the A34 near Bicester to take a nap. more...
Released in 1972, Joseph Mankiewicz's tense and serpentine thriller Sleuth, adapted by Anthony Shaffer from his own stage play, pitted Sir Laurence Olivier against Michael Caine in a titanic battle of nerve and deception. Set largely within a claustrophobic country manor, the film relied on ambiguous dialogue to stoke the tension. Both actors reaped Oscar nominations for their magnetic performances. more...
A runaway hit in its native France, Eric Lartigau's I Do is the kind of Gallic confection that Hollywood studios used to remake at the drop of a chapeau. However, the transatlantic trade has slowed of late and it's possible to watch this slick, if highly predictable, romp without that nagging dread at the back of the mind as to who would be cast in a Stateside version. more...
Jennifer Hough discovers a man who achieved a life-long dream after retiring from the NHS — running a unique wool mill at Bodicote more...
New playing rules are set to be adopted by The Oxford Times Cherwell League next season to bring it in line with the Home Counties Premier League. more...
Alan Williams landed the first team player of the year award at the Witney Swifts annual dinner and presentation at the Navy Oak in Leafield. more...
A DIDCOT charity is appealing for long-term funding to more than double its resources to help disillusioned young people in the town. more...
Pickpockets have been targeting shoppers, particularly elderly and vulnerable women, in Didcot town centre. more...
Charity champions at Milton-based express delivery service TNT are on track to earn national recognition after smashing their own fundraising record. more...
We don't hesitate to criticise our police when we feel it is justified. more...
The young players who have formed the All Nations' football team in Oxford have not had the best start in life. more...
More than 150 people from the world of food and drink, and various academics, gathered at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, in London, to celebrate the launch of Oxford Gastronomica. Based at Oxford Brookes University, Oxford Gastronomica is the UK's first dedicated centre for the study of food, drink and culture. It draws together influential figures who share a desire to improve society's relationship with food and drink. One of its main purposes is to help us all gain a respect and appreciation for quality food and drink, which its founder and chairman, Donald Sloan, feels has been lost through the industrialisation and standardisation of production. more...
Another Oxford link with gastronomic excellence is Oxford University Press, which has published several unrivalled publications on food and drink over the years. Perhaps the most famous, and the one which no serious foodie would be without, is The Oxford Companion to Food (£40) by the late Alan Davidson, first published in 1999 and recently updated by Tom Jaine to keep pace with what has now become a rapidly changing subject. This book answers virtually every question you have ever wanted to ask about the food we eat and produce. more...
Witney & District FA Fred Ford Cup Division 2 outfit AC Finstock produced an extraordinary display as they knocked out Division 1 side FC Nomads with a 14-0 victory in the second round of the Fred Ford Cup, writes Anthony Barlow. more...
Witney & District FA Craig Williams helped himself to a brace as Minster Lovell edged out Kingham AB 5-4 in Division 1. more...
Sizzling City moved up to second place in the BGB Southern League Division 1 South & West with a 5-0 victory at Andover. more...
This was Abingdon's ninth BGB Southern League Division 1 South & West game without defeat, but they had to come from behind to snatch a 1-1 draw against high-fliers Bridgwater. more...
This was Abingdon's ninth BGB Southern League Division 1 South & West game without defeat, but they had to come from behind to snatch a 1-1 draw against high-fliers Bridgwater. more...
Banbury United saw off local rivals Brackley at Spencer Stadium to book their place in the fourth round of the Errea Cup on Tuesday with a 2-0 victory. more...
Didcot Town made it five wins from their last five away games with a comfortable 2-0 victory at Gosport in the Errea Cup third round on Tuesday. more...
Didcot Town made it five wins from their last five away games with a comfortable 2-0 victory at Gosport in the Errea Cup third round on Tuesday. more...
Sizzling City moved up to second place in the BGB Southern League Division 1 South & West with a 5-0 victory at Andover. more...
This was Abingdon's ninth BGB Southern League Division 1 South & West game without defeat, but they had to come from behind to snatch a 1-1 draw against high-fliers Bridgwater. more...
This was Abingdon's ninth BGB Southern League Division 1 South & West game without defeat, but they had to come from behind to snatch a 1-1 draw against high-fliers Bridgwater. more...
Banbury United saw off local rivals Brackley at Spencer Stadium to book their place in the fourth round of the Errea Cup on Tuesday with a 2-0 victory. more...
Didcot Town made it five wins from their last five away games with a comfortable 2-0 victory at Gosport in the Errea Cup third round on Tuesday. more...
Didcot Town made it five wins from their last five away games with a comfortable 2-0 victory at Gosport in the Errea Cup third round on Tuesday. more...
Emma Proctor bagged a brace as Carterton booked their place in the second round of the Oxfordshire FA Women's Cup with a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Mansfield Road. more...
Oxford Mail Girls League Georgea Winstone smashed a brilliant five-timer to help North Leigh to a 7-0 victory at Oxford Bluebirds in the Under 12 A League. more...
Tom Weedon was the star of the show as North Leigh won their west Oxfordshire Under 13 A League derby against Carterton 4-1. more...
Oxfordshire Senior League Andy Glossop notched a brace as Eynsham moved level on points at the top of the Premier Division with a 4-2 victory over Kennington on Saturday. more...
Oxfordshire Senior Cup Chadlington will face a first-round replay this Saturday, after bad light forced an abandonment in their tie at Headington Amateurs on Saturday. more...
Witney & District FA Fred Ford Cup Division 2 outfit AC Finstock produced an extraordinary display as they knocked out Division 1 side FC Nomads with a 14-0 victory in the second round of the Fred Ford Cup, writes Anthony Barlow. more...
Witney & District FA Craig Williams helped himself to a brace as Minster Lovell edged out Kingham AB 5-4 in Division 1. more...
Witney United have completed the signing of Abingdon United defender/midfielder Daniel Meade. more...
Didcot Town made it five wins from their last five away games with a comfortable 2-0 victory at Gosport in the Errea Cup third round on Tuesday. more...
This was Abingdon's ninth BGB Southern League Division 1 South & West game without defeat, but they had to come from behind to snatch a 1-1 draw against high-fliers Bridgwater. more...
This was Abingdon's ninth BGB Southern League Division 1 South & West game without defeat, but they had to come from behind to snatch a 1-1 draw against high-fliers Bridgwater. more...
Didcot Town made it five wins from their last five away games with a comfortable 2-0 victory at Gosport in the Errea Cup third round on Tuesday. more...
A hat-trick from Adam Bailey propelled Milton United to sixth spot in the Sport Italia Hellenic League Premier Division with a resounding 5-1 win at home to North Leigh on Saturday. more...
Abingdon Town are still regretting the loss of striker Mark Simms, who joined their Sport Italia Hellenic League rivals North Leigh last week. more...
Two promising juniors have been selected to train with the South East England Birdie Squad, which develops talented players. more...
FRILFORD HEATH Ladies' November Stableford - Div 1: 1 J Docherty 41pts, 2 S Parker 40, 3 L McPhail 39. Div 2: 1 L Budgen 37, 2 C MacDonald 35, 3 M Bence 34 (cb). Div 3: 1 J Johnstone 33, 2 K Bartlett 30, 3 H Fooij 29. more...
The omens looked good for a day of rail buffery when my train from Oxford passed Richard Trevithick at Reading and then drew up alongside Isambard Kingdom Brunel at Paddington. The first was an aging class 37 diesel engine whose name celebrates the builder of the earliest working railway steam locomotive. The second is a newer (but still quite old) HST power car named in honour of the man many consider the greatest engineer who ever lived. His achievements included, of course, not only the design of Paddington itself but most of the straight and level tracks I had just travelled over to reach it. more...
I have just finished reading, with great enjoyment, Valerie Grove's new biography A Voyage Round John Mortimer (Viking, £25). Though an authorised account of the writer/barrister's long and eventful life, it is far from toadying in its approach. National Treasure he may be, but Ms Grove does not pretend he sparkles in all areas. One of his faults is - or at any rate was - a propensity for being rude to waiters and the like. This, curiously, is a character flaw he shared with Sir John Betjeman, from whom he inherited the National Treasure title. Perhaps it goes with the job. more...
HARD-HITTING posters displaying the dangerous effects of drinking too much alcohol will appear across Oxfordshire this week. more...
CHARLIE McPherson cannot remember a thing about his life being saved. more...
HARD-HITTING posters displaying the dangerous effects of drinking too much alcohol will appear across Oxfordshire this week. more...
HARD-HITTING posters displaying the dangerous effects of drinking too much alcohol will appear across Oxfordshire this week. more...
HARD-HITTING posters displaying the dangerous effects of drinking too much alcohol will appear across Oxfordshire this week. more...
CARTERTON is hoping for Lottery money to improve a key town centre site. more...
CHARLIE McPherson cannot remember a thing about his life being saved. more...
HARD-HITTING posters displaying the dangerous effects of drinking too much alcohol will appear across Oxfordshire this week. more...
HARD-HITTING posters displaying the dangerous effects of drinking too much alcohol will appear across Oxfordshire this week. more...
HARD-HITTING posters displaying the dangerous effects of drinking too much alcohol will appear across Oxfordshire this week. more...
HARD-HITTING posters displaying the dangerous effects of drinking too much alcohol will appear across Oxfordshire this week. more...
Experienced traveller Jack Sullivan has brushed off the effects of his trip from Gerard Butler's Blewbury stables, near Didcot, to Tokyo ahead of Saturday's Japan Cup Dirt. more...
DEAN Francis hammered a hat-trick as Oxford City Stars claimed local bragging rights with a thrilling 6-5 victory against Swindon Wildcats at the Link Centre in South Division A. more...
EVEN with all the millions that go into our National Lottery, there's still only so much money from it that can be spread around on good causes. more...
For the past seven years, I have organised the Abingdon firework display at Dalton Barracks (except last year when it was held at Abbey Meadows because the airfield was booked). more...
Ralph Leavis asks if the 1875 Health and Safety Act that orders that household rubbish must be collected once a week has been repealed (Oxford Mail, November 13). more...
In reply to Chris Boswell's letter about the celebration of Elvis Presley's death, No more, please (Oxford Mail, November 17), may I say that his music provides a great deal of pleasure to many people. more...
The Independent Review Panel on NHS service change has been asked by the Secretary of State for Health to carry out a review into contested proposals for changes to services at the Horton Hospital at Banbury. more...
Derek Honey states that smoking is still allowed in prison and in the bars in the Houses of Parliament at Westminster (Oxford Mail, November 19). more...
For his latest project, Ride! Ferris Wheel to the Modern Day Delta, trumpeter Abram Wilson has put together three bands: a New Orleans brass band, a Delta Blues trio and a jazz septet, making a highly unusual ten-piece with Wilson very much at the centre on trumpet, vocals and narration. Like fellow musician Soweto Kinch's concept album that tells the story of characters in a Birmingham tower block, Wilson's Ride! takes the audience on a journey through the life and experiences on the road of a fictional musician. Albert Jenkins is a character with a rapid wired-up delivery, a love of excess and finally a longing to be home in the deep south. more...
She's diminutive, but Beverley Knight - first lady of British soul - made a huge impression at the New Theatre, Oxford, on Monday. more...
James MacMillan's new opera The Sacrifice and Rossini's La Cenerentola: they're as different as chalk and cheese. But as staged by Welsh National Opera at the New Theatre, they had two things in common: terrific singing from the WNO chorus, and alert, characterful playing from the WNO orchestra - ranging all the way from MacMillan's massive brass and percussion crescendos to Rossini's filigree flute ornamentations. more...
'This had better be good." That was my ungracious thought as I arrived on a chilly, wet afternoon for the latest Oxford Chamber Music Society concert, which was packed to capacity, in spite of the weather. more...
'This had better be good." That was my ungracious thought as I arrived on a chilly, wet afternoon for the latest Oxford Chamber Music Society concert, which was packed to capacity, in spite of the weather. more...
Oysterband's Meet You There is, in my humble opinion, the finest folk (or folk-rock) album of 2007, so it was fascinating to see whether they could transfer their lush harmonies and dense arrangements to the confines of the Zodiac - sorry, the Carling Academy - on Sunday. more...
The OSO opened its new season last weekend with a stylish and buoyant recital in the glorious setting of St Aldates Church. The high spot of the evening for many was, undoubtedly, the appearance of cello star Natalie Clein, in her second visit to the city this year. more...
He normally sits at the conductor's left hand, but at the latest Philomusica concert the orchestra's leader, John , sprung on to the podium and took charge. Opening with Schubert's Symphony No 8, the Unfinished, it rapidly became apparent that Georgiadis likes a large scale, romantic sound - much more Vienna Philharmonic than English Baroque Soloists. Not surprising, perhaps, when you remember that he was leader of the London Symphony Orchestra for 14 years. more...
A NEW hard-hitting initiative aimed at reducing the number of young drivers killed on Northamptonshire's roads was launched this week. more...
A NEW hard-hitting initiative aimed at reducing the number of young drivers killed on Northamptonshire's roads was launched this week. more...
A NEW hard-hitting initiative aimed at reducing the number of young drivers killed on Northamptonshire's roads was launched this week. more...
BUDDING politicians have been getting tips from the professionals, in a bid to launch their careers. more...
BUDDING politicians have been getting tips from the professionals, in a bid to launch their careers. more...
BUDDING politicians have been getting tips from the professionals, in a bid to launch their careers. more...
CHRISTMAS in Banbury begins on Sunday with the town's annual Lights Switch-On Festival. more...
TAXI drivers in Banbury could take legal action to prevent Cherwell District Council opening the cab trade to all-comers. more...
POLICE this afternoon appealed for witnesses after a house was burgled in Bretch Hill, Banbury. more...
HARD-HITTING posters displaying the dangerous effects of drinking too much alcohol will appear across Oxfordshire this week. more...
HARD-HITTING posters displaying the dangerous effects of drinking too much alcohol will appear across Oxfordshire this week. more...
HARD-HITTING posters displaying the dangerous effects of drinking too much alcohol will appear across Oxfordshire this week. more...
A 24-YEAR-OLD woman who died in a car crash on the A40 near Wheatley has been identified. more...
A 24-YEAR-OLD woman who died in a car crash on the A40 near Wheatley has been identified. more...
Olive McIntosh-Stedman - the county councillor on trial for benefit fraud - told a jury she "simply forgot" to give all the details of her income. more...
SPRIGHTLY 89-year-old Lilian Clarkin from Oxford, realised a lifelong ambition when she rode a horse for the first time. more...
FAMILIES from Blackbird Leys packed into the Leys Linx Centre over the weekend to see the history of their estate in pictures. more...
A NEW hard-hitting initiative aimed at reducing the number of young drivers killed on Northamptonshire's roads was launched this week. more...
A NEW hard-hitting initiative aimed at reducing the number of young drivers killed on Northamptonshire's roads was launched this week. more...
A NEW hard-hitting initiative aimed at reducing the number of young drivers killed on Northamptonshire's roads was launched this week. more...
A MOTHER-of-three was so worried about children's road safety she signed up to teach them cycling skills. more...
A MOTHER-of-three was so worried about children's road safety she signed up to teach them cycling skills. more...
BROWNIES in Bicester are getting a lesson in how to keep burglars at bay from Thames Valley Police. more...
BROWNIES in Bicester are getting a lesson in how to keep burglars at bay from Thames Valley Police. more...
A LOCAL businessman has stepped forward and sponsored a Thames Valley Police anti-theft initiative in Bicester. more...
CHARLIE McPherson cannot remember a thing about his life being saved. more...
BUDDING politicians have been getting tips from the professionals, in a bid to launch their careers. more...
BUDDING politicians have been getting tips from the professionals, in a bid to launch their careers. more...
BUDDING politicians have been getting tips from the professionals, in a bid to launch their careers. more...
A COUNTY councillor who failed to declare her monthly allowance from the council claimed more than £3,000 in council tax benefit to which she was not entitled, a court heard. more...
MORE than 100 people turned out at Oxford's Town Hall last night to say they did not want BNP leader Nick Griffin and Holocaust denier David Irving to speak in the city. more...
CRICKET legend Sir Ian Botham was in Oxford last night to sign copies of his new autobiography. more...
POLICE today appealed for witnesses after a 24-year-old woman was killed in a collision between two cars on the A40 near Oxford. more...
DIAMOND wedding couples from across the county gathered at Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford last night to celebrate with royalty. more...
DIAMOND wedding couples from across the county gathered at Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford last night to celebrate with royalty. more...
SUPERMARKET firm Aldi has said it will appeal against a decision to turn down its plan to build a new store in Botley Road, Oxford. more...
A TAXI driver was run over after his cab was taken during a disturbance at a taxi rank in Bicester. more...
A TAXI driver was run over after his cab was taken during a disturbance at a taxi rank in Bicester. more...
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a taxi driver was assaulted in Grove yesterday afternoon. more...
A LORRY driver was abducted and had his cargo stolen from the A34 near Weston-on-the-Green. more...
A LORRY driver was abducted and had his cargo stolen from the A34 near Weston-on-the-Green. more...
HARD-HITTING posters displaying the dangerous effects of drinking too much alcohol will appear across Oxfordshire this week. more...
HARD-HITTING posters displaying the dangerous effects of drinking too much alcohol will appear across Oxfordshire this week. more...
HARD-HITTING posters displaying the dangerous effects of drinking too much alcohol will appear across Oxfordshire this week. more...
A 24-YEAR-OLD woman who died in a car crash on the A40 near Wheatley has been identified. more...
A 24-YEAR-OLD woman who died in a car crash on the A40 near Wheatley has been identified. more...
AN OXFORD resident used the Freedom of Information Act to obtain the latest statistics on rats - and says the figures prove the rat population is growing. more...
POLICE today appealed for information on two robberies in Oxford. more...
A MAN who robbed another man of a mobile phone and wallet has been jailed for a year. more...
PAYING off the mortgage is the first priority for Bruce and Elaine Blyth, from Chinnor, who have won £105,503 on the National Lottery. more...
A CANNABIS factory with tens of thousands of pounds worth of plants was uncovered by police today. more...
AN Oxfordshire man who subjected two young girls to "insidious and repeated" sexual abuse today lost an appeal for a cut in his prison sentence. more...
RUSSIAN quins born prematurely at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, earlier this month are said to be doing well. more...
HARD-HITTING posters displaying the dangerous effects of drinking too much alcohol will appear across Oxfordshire this week. more...
HARD-HITTING posters displaying the dangerous effects of drinking too much alcohol will appear across Oxfordshire this week. more...
HARD-HITTING posters displaying the dangerous effects of drinking too much alcohol will appear across Oxfordshire this week. more...
AN Oxfordshire man who subjected two young girls to "insidious and repeated" sexual abuse today lost an appeal for a cut in his prison sentence. more...
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a taxi driver was assaulted in Grove yesterday afternoon. more...
HARD-HITTING posters displaying the dangerous effects of drinking too much alcohol will appear across Oxfordshire this week. more...
HARD-HITTING posters displaying the dangerous effects of drinking too much alcohol will appear across Oxfordshire this week. more...
HARD-HITTING posters displaying the dangerous effects of drinking too much alcohol will appear across Oxfordshire this week. more...
CHARLIE McPherson cannot remember a thing about his life being saved. more...
HARD-HITTING posters displaying the dangerous effects of drinking too much alcohol will appear across Oxfordshire this week. more...
HARD-HITTING posters displaying the dangerous effects of drinking too much alcohol will appear across Oxfordshire this week. more...
HARD-HITTING posters displaying the dangerous effects of drinking too much alcohol will appear across Oxfordshire this week. more...
A NEW hard-hitting initiative aimed at reducing the number of young drivers killed on Northamptonshire's roads was launched this week. more...
A NEW hard-hitting initiative aimed at reducing the number of young drivers killed on Northamptonshire's roads was launched this week. more...
A NEW hard-hitting initiative aimed at reducing the number of young drivers killed on Northamptonshire's roads was launched this week. more...
A MOTHER-of-three was so worried about children's road safety she signed up to teach them cycling skills. more...
A MOTHER-of-three was so worried about children's road safety she signed up to teach them cycling skills. more...
BROWNIES in Bicester are getting a lesson in how to keep burglars at bay from Thames Valley Police. more...
BROWNIES in Bicester are getting a lesson in how to keep burglars at bay from Thames Valley Police. more...
BUDDING politicians have been getting tips from the professionals, in a bid to launch their careers. more...
BUDDING politicians have been getting tips from the professionals, in a bid to launch their careers. more...
BUDDING politicians have been getting tips from the professionals, in a bid to launch their careers. more...
DIAMOND wedding couples from across the county gathered at Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford last night to celebrate with royalty. more...
DIAMOND wedding couples from across the county gathered at Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford last night to celebrate with royalty. more...
A TAXI driver was run over after his cab was taken during a disturbance at a taxi rank in Bicester. more...
A TAXI driver was run over after his cab was taken during a disturbance at a taxi rank in Bicester. more...
A LORRY driver was abducted and had his cargo stolen from the A34 near Weston-on-the-Green. more...
A LORRY driver was abducted and had his cargo stolen from the A34 near Weston-on-the-Green. more...
HARD-HITTING posters displaying the dangerous effects of drinking too much alcohol will appear across Oxfordshire this week. more...
HARD-HITTING posters displaying the dangerous effects of drinking too much alcohol will appear across Oxfordshire this week. more...
HARD-HITTING posters displaying the dangerous effects of drinking too much alcohol will appear across Oxfordshire this week. more...
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a taxi driver was assaulted in Grove yesterday afternoon. more...
HARD-HITTING posters displaying the dangerous effects of drinking too much alcohol will appear across Oxfordshire this week. more...
HARD-HITTING posters displaying the dangerous effects of drinking too much alcohol will appear across Oxfordshire this week. more...
HARD-HITTING posters displaying the dangerous effects of drinking too much alcohol will appear across Oxfordshire this week. more...
AN Oxfordshire man who subjected two young girls to "insidious and repeated" sexual abuse today lost an appeal for a cut in his prison sentence. more...
HARD-HITTING posters displaying the dangerous effects of drinking too much alcohol will appear across Oxfordshire this week. more...
HARD-HITTING posters displaying the dangerous effects of drinking too much alcohol will appear across Oxfordshire this week. more...
HARD-HITTING posters displaying the dangerous effects of drinking too much alcohol will appear across Oxfordshire this week. more...
Banbury United saw off local rivals Brackley at Spencer Stadium to book their place in the fourth round of the Errea Cup on Tuesday with a 2-0 victory. more...
Sizzling City moved up to second place in the BGB Southern League Division 1 South & West with a 5-0 victory at Andover. more...
This was Abingdon's ninth BGB Southern League Division 1 South & West game without defeat, but they had to come from behind to snatch a 1-1 draw against high-fliers Bridgwater. more...
Didcot Town made it five wins from their last five away games with a comfortable 2-0 victory at Gosport in the Errea Cup third round on Tuesday. more...
Sizzling City moved up to second place in the BGB Southern League Division 1 South & West with a 5-0 victory at Andover. more...
This was Abingdon's ninth BGB Southern League Division 1 South & West game without defeat, but they had to come from behind to snatch a 1-1 draw against high-fliers Bridgwater. more...
Banbury United saw off local rivals Brackley at Spencer Stadium to book their place in the fourth round of the Errea Cup on Tuesday with a 2-0 victory. more...
Didcot Town made it five wins from their last five away games with a comfortable 2-0 victory at Gosport in the Errea Cup third round on Tuesday. more...
This was Abingdon's ninth BGB Southern League Division 1 South & West game without defeat, but they had to come from behind to snatch a 1-1 draw against high-fliers Bridgwater. more...
Didcot Town made it five wins from their last five away games with a comfortable 2-0 victory at Gosport in the Errea Cup third round on Tuesday. more...
Joan Radcliffe Clarke, the second daughter of the former Bishop of Oxford, Kenneth Kirk, has died at the age of 83. more...
Another week, another TV adaptation of a classic book. At least Cranford (BBC1) hasn't been adapted by Andrew Davies, so it may not over-emphasise sexual goings-on. In fact the first episode portrayed a very strait-laced society in which people are outraged at a man holding a woman's arm. The townspeople are mainly women since, as Elizabeth Gaskell wrote in the first chapter of her book: "Cranford is in possession of the Amazons; all the holders of houses above a certain rent are women." more...
HARD-HITTING posters displaying the dangerous effects of drinking too much alcohol will appear across Oxfordshire this week. more...
HARD-HITTING posters displaying the dangerous effects of drinking too much alcohol will appear across Oxfordshire this week. more...
HARD-HITTING posters displaying the dangerous effects of drinking too much alcohol will appear across Oxfordshire this week. more...
HARD-HITTING posters displaying the dangerous effects of drinking too much alcohol will appear across Oxfordshire this week. more...
HARD-HITTING posters displaying the dangerous effects of drinking too much alcohol will appear across Oxfordshire this week. more...
HARD-HITTING posters displaying the dangerous effects of drinking too much alcohol will appear across Oxfordshire this week. more...
HARD-HITTING posters displaying the dangerous effects of drinking too much alcohol will appear across Oxfordshire this week. more...
HARD-HITTING posters displaying the dangerous effects of drinking too much alcohol will appear across Oxfordshire this week. more...
Reigning champion Steven Sheard, of the Nelson, came through his opening match in the Oxford & District League's singles competition with a 2-0 victory against Masons' Alan Lowe. more...
7.35: Sopranos Spirit 3, Missing Jewels, Killys Girl, MAJESTERIAL ONE, Clodiagh Amaze, Berts Our Boy 2. more...
EGHAM TROPHY Oxford & District 85, Banbury Cross 62 (Oxford skips first): C Earl 18, J Amos 16; H Watts 19, M Andrews 15; C Allen 33, J Tee 7; D Hall 15, M Sykes 24. more...
RESULTS FOOTBALL SPORT ITALIA HELLENIC LEAGUE Premier Div: Carterton 1, Badshot Lea 1; Milton Utd 5, North Leigh 1. more...
RESULTS. more...
FIXTURES. more...
Practice, they say, makes perfect - and so it proved for West Lockinge trainer Henrietta Knight's Glasker Mill at Cheltenham. more...
Tere were mixed fortunes for Chilton in the Wallingford Three Disciplines League. more...
Sam Cairns scored a maximum for Crown in their 8-2 victory over Abingdon B to keep her team in Division 1 of the Didcot & District League, writes Roger Templeman. more...
Wallingford's A's Pete Billingham may have had his leg in plaster, but that did not stop him winning his match against Oracle A in the Didcot & District League's Two-Persons Cup. more...
Abingdon Eagles Under 18s stormed to the top of the National League South West Conference with a comfortable 96-63 victory at home to improving Bath Titans. more...
Wallingford's junior 15 quad dead-heated for first place at the Henley sculls on Saturday. more...
Abingdon inflicted a first defeat of the season on Middlesex, Berkshire, Bucks & Oxon Division 1 leaders Tring with a 2-1 victory at Tilsley Park. more...
Portcullis Club secured their first win in the Wallingford & District League at the expense of Dolphin A in a high-scoring match. more...
Almost 500 fewer homes in Oxfordshire have fallen victim to burglars this year. more...
A group of young men are finding friendship on an Oxford football field after fleeing war and persecution in their native countries. more...
One woman has died following a crash between two cars and a lorry on the A40 near Oxford last night. more...
Supermarket chain Aldi today said it would appeal against refusal of its plan for a new shop in Oxford. more...
A 24-year-old woman died in a car crash on the A40 near Wheatley last night. more...
A Lithuanian lorry driver was abducted after he parked in a lay-by on the A34 near Bicester to take a nap. more...
More than 30 people will spend a night under the stars to raise money for an African village. more...
Work to create Oxford's 'hamburger' roundabout took a £220,000 bite out of business at a nearby fast-food restataurant. more...
The stepfather of a homeless Oxford man said his son died after "a moment of weakness". more...
An Oxford resident used the Freedom of Information Act to obtain the latest statistics on rats - and says the figures prove the rat population is growing. more...
Residents in Oxfordshire can help rebuild homes or provide new shelters for hundreds of thousands of Bangladeshis, who are victims of Cyclone Sidr, say Oxfam bosses. more...
A series of classical concerts is being held in Oxford for people suffering from dementia and their carers. more...
More than 300 teachers and pupils are attending a conference to tackle bullying in Oxfordshire's schools and youth clubs. more...
A man who robbed another man of a mobile phone and wallet has been jailed for a year. more...
Hundreds of Oxfordshire children took centre stage at the Royal Albert Hall to sing in front of a flag-waving crowd. more...
A mugger grabbed a woman's bag as she got out of her car. more...
Police are trying to find a motorist who foiled a street robbery. more...
A 24-year-old woman who died in a car crash on the A40 near Wheatley has been identified. more...
Olive McIntosh-Stedman - the county councillor on trial for benefit fraud - told a jury she "simply forgot" to give all the details of her income. more...
The man chosen to lead Peers School into its final days has pledged to build on progress achieved under outgoing head Lorna Caldicott. more...
A cannabis factory with tens of thousands of pounds worth of plants was uncovered by police yesterday. more...
Paying off the mortgage is the first priority for Bruce and Elaine Blyth, from Chinnor, who have won £105,503 on the National Lottery. more...
Supermarket giant Aldi has said it will appeal against a decision to turn down its plan to build a new store off Botley Road, Oxford. more...
Russian quins born prematurely at the John Radcliffe Hospital earlier this month are said to be doing well. more...
Carmaker BMW's UK finance director, who was jailed for perjury and speeding, will keep a job with the German company. more...
Linora Lawrence talks to Helen Rappaport, an Oxford author on a mission to champion black figures forgotten by history more...
Everyone wants to know how Jane and Jeremy Hooper are shaping up in the new business they 'won' as victors in Raymond Blanc's recent BBC2 reality show The Restaurant. And they are going the best way about finding out - by reserving themselves a table at Eight at The Thatch in Thame, which opened on Wednesday of last week. As a result, those dispiriting words "Fully booked, I'm afraid" have been addressed to many a potential punter - myself included. more...
Witney Angels defeated Cambridge Select Ladies 10-5 in a very wet Midlands 1 clash at Hailey Road. more...
MRC Tokyo, the student team from Meiji University in Japan's capital city, will begin a UK tour in Oxford next year. more...
Bicester's forwards starred as they defeated Witney 33-10 to make it three straight wins in the Oxfordshire Under 16 League. more...
Grove coach Neil Osborne is staying optimistic despite seeing his side lose three matches in a row. more...
Chipping Norton have been been drawn at home to Hartpury College in round four south west of the EDF Energy Senior Vase. more...
Chipping Norton are bidding to honour the memory of founder member Tony Cripps by starring on the field. more...
Marlborough School (Woodstock) battled to a 7-5 win over St Birinus (Didcot) in the Oxfordshire Under 14 Cup semi-final. more...
EDF Energy Senior Vase Chipping Norton maintained their 100 per cent record by sending hosts Grove packing 24-19 in a tight third round clash. more...
Grove suffered their third successive loss when they went down 24-19 in a tight EDF Energy Senior Vase clash with Chipping Norton on Saturday. more...
Witney & District FA Fred Ford Cup Division 2 outfit AC Finstock produced an extraordinary display as they knocked out Division 1 side FC Nomads with a 14-0 victory in the second round of the Fred Ford Cup, writes Anthony Barlow. more...
Witney & District FA Craig Williams helped himself to a brace as Minster Lovell edged out Kingham AB 5-4 in Division 1. more...
Witney & District FA Fred Ford Cup Division 2 outfit AC Finstock produced an extraordinary display as they knocked out Division 1 side FC Nomads with a 14-0 victory in the second round of the Fred Ford Cup, writes Anthony Barlow. more...
Witney & District FA Craig Williams helped himself to a brace as Minster Lovell edged out Kingham AB 5-4 in Division 1. more...
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Banbury Utd 2, Brackley Tn 0 BANBURY saw off local rivals Brackley at Spencer Stadium to book their place in the fourth round of the Errea Cup. more...
I do enjoy a good Jacobean tragedy, so it was a delight not only to catch a rare performance of John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi at the Oxford Playhouse last week but also to discover that this student production was one of the highest order. And the director did not hesitate to lop almost an hour off the action, without any loss of credibility. more...
Oxford Operatic has not staged The Boyfriend for 27 years - prompting the question: why not? The opportunity to mount such 1920s showmanship must be a director's dream, and Sandy Wilson's classic musical should be an easy hit in anyone's hands. Director Barbara Denton succeeds splendidly. The inventiveness and exuberance of this production is a delight, and there are delightful back-stage stories to tell. more...
'I rarely receive guests in the buff," Jason Carmichael rather grandly informs the girl who has just scurried into his New York flat. The girl in question, Phoebe Craddock, doesn't seem to notice that she has arrived at a rather inopportune moment. Dressed in a random assortment of clothes designed for someone much older, she peers at the naked Jason through an unruly fringe and thick spectacles. more...
Antony Moore does battle on the high seas — with his waistline, aboard a luxury cruise liner more...
Oxford United's Blue Square Premier fixture at home to Weymouth has been re-arranged for Tuesday, January 8. more...
Oxford United goalkeeper Billy Turley believes Darren Patterson's positive attitude will rub off on all the players. more...
AN Oxfordshire man who subjected two young girls to "insidious and repeated" sexual abuse today lost an appeal for a cut in his prison sentence. more...
AN Oxfordshire man who subjected two young girls to "insidious and repeated" sexual abuse today lost an appeal for a cut in his prison sentence. more...
AN Oxfordshire man who subjected two young girls to "insidious and repeated" sexual abuse today lost an appeal for a cut in his prison sentence. more...
An Oxfordshire man who subjected two young girls to "insidious and repeated" sexual abuse today lost an appeal for a cut in his prison sentence. more...
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a taxi driver was assaulted in Grove yesterday afternoon. more...
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a taxi driver was assaulted in Grove yesterday afternoon. more...
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a taxi driver was assaulted in Grove yesterday afternoon. more...
NEWLY named as Oxfordshire's first Badminton Academy, King Alfred's Community and Sports College, Wantage, has appointed a specialist badminton coach, Danny Taylor - and plans for nine badminton courts on the school's West Site have been mooted. more...
A TAXI driver was attacked by a drunken passenger yesterday. more...
The pupil who lost his life in a road accident in Witney has been praised as a gentle boy who had a sense of humour and fun. more...
A DECISION to remove six crime-busting security cameras in Abingdon has been condemned by townsfolk. more...
RESIDENTS are angry a closed circuit security camera in the Orchard Centre, Didcot, is failing to catch car vandals . . . because it is not switched on. more...
PICKPOCKETS have been targeting shoppers, particularly elderly and vulnerable women, in Didcot town centre. more...
NEWLY named as Oxfordshire's first Badminton Academy, King Alfred's Community and Sports College, Wantage, has appointed a specialist badminton coach, Danny Taylor - and plans for nine badminton courts on the school's West Site have been mooted. more...
BURGLARIES in south Oxfordshire have dropped by a third - and now police are appealing to the public to help them cut the figures even further. more...
POLICE will today be demonstrating how the latest technologies can be used to protect churches, schools, businesses and homes in Oxfordshire against burglary. more...
RESIDENTS in Wantage want assurances a new CCTV camera destined for the town will be focused on a trouble hot-spot. more...
VILLAGERS donned their glad rags for an evening of music and dancing to raise more than £14,000 for equipment for their local primary school. more...
AN Oxfordshire man who subjected two young girls to "insidious and repeated" sexual abuse today lost an appeal for a cut in his prison sentence. more...
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a taxi driver was assaulted in Grove yesterday afternoon. more...
A DIDCOT charity is appealing for long-term funding to more than double its resources to help disillusioned young people in the town. more...
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Practice, they say, makes perfect - and so it proved for West Lockinge trainer Henrietta Knight's Glasker Mill at Cheltenham. more...
Tere were mixed fortunes for Chilton in the Wallingford Three Disciplines League. more...
Sam Cairns scored a maximum for Crown in their 8-2 victory over Abingdon B to keep her team in Division 1 of the Didcot & District League, writes Roger Templeman. more...
Wallingford's A's Pete Billingham may have had his leg in plaster, but that did not stop him winning his match against Oracle A in the Didcot & District League's Two-Persons Cup. more...
Abingdon Eagles Under 18s stormed to the top of the National League South West Conference with a comfortable 96-63 victory at home to improving Bath Titans. more...
Wallingford's junior 15 quad dead-heated for first place at the Henley sculls on Saturday. more...
Abingdon inflicted a first defeat of the season on Middlesex, Berkshire, Bucks & Oxon Division 1 leaders Tring with a 2-1 victory at Tilsley Park. more...
Portcullis Club secured their first win in the Wallingford & District League at the expense of Dolphin A in a high-scoring match. more...
A SERVICE helping children with mental health problems in Oxfordshire has been shortlisted for a national award. more...
A 24-YEAR-OLD woman who died in a car crash on the A40 near Wheatley has been identified. more...
THOUSANDS of festive leaflets containing advice on how to cut out crime are being distributed throughout Thames Valley. more...
HARD-HITTING posters displaying the dangerous effects of drinking too much alcohol will appear across Oxfordshire this week. more...
POLICE this afternoon appealed for witnesses after a house was burgled in Bretch Hill, Banbury. more...
CHRISTMAS in Banbury begins on Sunday with the town's annual Lights Switch-On Festival. more...
TAXI drivers in Banbury could take legal action to prevent Cherwell District Council opening the cab trade to all-comers. more...
YOUNG people in Bicester's schools and youth centres have been making a shadow army as part of Oxfordshire's farewell celebrations to the county's millennium. more...
Banbury Utd 2, Brackley Tn 0 more...
A SERVICE helping children with mental health problems in Oxfordshire has been shortlisted for a national award. more...
A LORRY driver was abducted and had his cargo stolen from the A34 near Weston-on-the-Green. more...
TECHNOLOGY developed for astronauts has been brought to Oxfordshire to help people suffering from circulation problems in their legs. more...
A BURGLARY prevention team will target Launton tomorrow. more...
THOUSANDS of festive leaflets containing advice on how to cut out crime are being distributed throughout Thames Valley. more...
HARD-HITTING posters displaying the dangerous effects of drinking too much alcohol will appear across Oxfordshire this week. more...
A TAXI driver was run over after his cab was taken during a disturbance at a taxi rank in Bicester. more...
YOUNG people in Bicester's schools and youth centres have been making a shadow army as part of Oxfordshire's farewell celebrations to the county's millennium. more...
Supermarket chain Aldi today said it would appeal against refusal of its plan for a new shop in Oxford. more...
Burglars stole from a home after getting in through an unlocked door. more...
Olive McIntosh-Stedman - the county councillor on trial for benefit fraud - told a jury she "simply forgot" to give all the details of her income. more...
Work to create Oxford's 'hamburger' roundabout took a £220,000 bite out of business at a nearby fast-food restataurant. more...
Charity champions at Milton-based express delivery service TNT are on track to earn national recognition after smashing their own fundraising record. more...
The stepfather of a homeless Oxford man said his son died after "a moment of weakness". more...
An Oxford resident used the Freedom of Information Act to obtain the latest statistics on rats - and says the figures prove the rat population is growing. more...
The man chosen to lead Peers School into its final days has pledged to build on progress achieved under outgoing head Lorna Caldicott. more...
Residents in Oxfordshire can help rebuild homes or provide new shelters for hundreds of thousands of Bangladeshis, who are victims of Cyclone Sidr, say Oxfam bosses. more...
A series of classical concerts is being held in Oxford for people suffering from dementia and their carers. more...
A cannabis factory with tens of thousands of pounds worth of plants was uncovered by police yesterday. more...
More than 300 teachers and pupils are attending a conference to tackle bullying in Oxfordshire's schools and youth clubs. more...
Paying off the mortgage is the first priority for Bruce and Elaine Blyth, from Chinnor, who have won £105,503 on the National Lottery. more...
A decision to remove six CCTV cameras in Abingdon has been condemned by traders. more...
A man who robbed another man of a mobile phone and wallet has been jailed for a year. more...
Technology developed for astronauts has been brought to Oxfordshire to help people suffering from circulation problems in their legs. more...
Hundreds of Oxfordshire children took centre stage at the Royal Albert Hall to sing in front of a flag-waving crowd. more...
An Oxfordshire man who subjected two young girls to "insidious and repeated" sexual abuse today lost an appeal for a cut in his prison sentence. more...
Yobs stole a black cab after turfing the taxi driver out of the vehicle and onto the street before running over his foot. more...
A 24-year-old woman died in a car crash on the A40 near Wheatley last night. more...
A TAXI driver was attacked by a drunken passenger yesterday. more...
A Lithuanian lorry driver was abducted after he parked in a lay-by on the A34 near Bicester to take a nap. more...
A mugger grabbed a woman's bag as she got out of her car. more...
Police are trying to find a motorist who foiled a street robbery. more...
A 24-year-old woman who died in a car crash on the A40 near Wheatley has been identified. more...
Supermarket giant Aldi has said it will appeal against a decision to turn down its plan to build a new store off Botley Road, Oxford. more...
Russian quins born prematurely at the John Radcliffe Hospital earlier this month are said to be doing well. more...
More than 72,000 Oxfordshire families have been caught up in the child benefit security lapse. more...
Carmaker BMW's UK finance director, who was jailed for perjury and speeding, will keep a job with the German company. more...
A Lithuanian lorry driver was abducted after he parked in a lay-by on the A34 near Bicester to take a nap. more...
A five-year-old girl died during an operation to remove her spleen when surgeons at the John Radcliffe Hospital used a new piece of equipment, an inquest heard. more...
Millions of viewers were set to watch the television premiere of Oxfordshire singer Zoë Mace's new video today when it was screened on GMTV. more...
One woman has died following a crash between two cars and a lorry on the A40 near Oxford last night. more...
Six months ago we launched an Adopt-a-Pet section in partnership with the Blue Cross. more...
More than 30 people will spend a night under the stars to raise money for an African village. more...
Polish workers are enduring "Dickensian sweatshop" conditions at an Oxfordshire salad packing factory, according to the trade union Unite. more...
Pickpockets have been targeting shoppers, particularly elderly and vulnerable women, in Didcot town centre. more...
Reigning champion Steven Sheard, of the Nelson, came through his opening match in the Oxford & District League's singles competition with a 2-0 victory against Masons' Alan Lowe. more...
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A BMW finance director jailed for perjury and speeding will keep his job. more...
A 24-YEAR-OLD woman who died in a car crash on the A40 near Wheatley has been identified. more...
AN OXFORD resident used the Freedom of Information Act to obtain the latest statistics on rats - and says the figures prove the rat population is growing. more...
WORK to create Oxford's 'hamburger' roundabout took a £220,000 bite out of business at a nearby fast-food restataurant. more...
POLICE today appealed for information on two robberies in Oxford. more...
Olive McIntosh-Stedman - the county councillor on trial for benefit fraud - told a jury she "simply forgot" to give all the details of her income. more...
PAYING off the mortgage is the first priority for Bruce and Elaine Blyth, from Chinnor, who have won £105,503 on the National Lottery. more...
A CANNABIS factory with tens of thousands of pounds worth of plants was uncovered by police today. more...
PEOPLE in Oxfordshire can help rebuild homes or provide new shelters for hundreds of thousands of Bangladeshis, who are victims of Cyclone Sidr, say Oxfam bosses. more...
TECHNOLOGY developed for astronauts has been brought to Oxfordshire to help people suffering from circulation problems in their legs. more...
A BURGLARY prevention team will target Launton tomorrow. more...
POLICE will today be demonstrating how the latest technologies can be used to protect churches, schools, businesses and homes in Oxfordshire against burglary. more...
A LORRY driver was abducted and had his cargo stolen from the A34 near Weston-on-the-Green. more...
MORE than 30 people will spend a night under the stars to raise money for an African village. more...
THE man chosen to lead Peers School into its final days has pledged to build on progress achieved under outgoing head Lorna Caldicott. more...
AN Oxfordshire man who subjected two young girls to "insidious and repeated" sexual abuse today lost an appeal for a cut in his prison sentence. more...
THOUSANDS of festive leaflets containing advice on how to cut out crime are being distributed throughout Thames Valley. more...
HARD-HITTING posters displaying the dangerous effects of drinking too much alcohol will appear across Oxfordshire this week. more...
HUNDREDS of Oxfordshire children took centre stage at the Royal Albert Hall to sing in front of a flag-waving crowd. more...
A MAN who robbed another man of a mobile phone and wallet has been jailed for a year. more...
MORE than 100 people turned out at Oxford's Town Hall last night to say they did not want BNP leader Nick Griffin and Holocaust denier David Irving to speak in the city. more...
CRICKET legend Sir Ian Botham was in Oxford last night to sign copies of his new autobiography. more...
YOUNG people in Bicester's schools and youth centres have been making a shadow army as part of Oxfordshire's farewell celebrations to the county's millennium. more...
POLICE today appealed for witnesses after a woman was killed in a collision between two cars on the A40 near Oxford. more...
IF ECO-FRIENDLY living makes you think about Barbara and Tom in The Good Life, think again. more...
A TAXI driver was run over after his cab was taken during a disturbance at a taxi rank in Bicester. more...
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a taxi driver was assaulted in Grove yesterday afternoon. more...
SUPERMARKET firm Aldi has said it will appeal against a decision to turn down its plan to build a new store in Botley Road, Oxford. more...
YOUNG people in Bicester's schools and youth centres have been making a shadow army as part of Oxfordshire's farewell celebrations to the county's millennium. more...
A SERVICE helping children with mental health problems in Oxfordshire has been shortlisted for a national award. more...
THOUSANDS of festive leaflets containing advice on how to cut out crime are being distributed throughout Thames Valley. more...
HARD-HITTING posters displaying the dangerous effects of drinking too much alcohol will appear across Oxfordshire this week. more...
IF ECO-FRIENDLY living makes you think about Barbara and Tom in The Good Life, think again. more...
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