A crowd of 50,000 people packed into Oxford's South Park for the stunning finale to the city's Millennium festival, writes Emma Henry. OOMF! was declared an immediate triumph and proved so popular it could be repeated. Organisers said the scale of the
Teachers of youngsters taking part in an Oxford Playhouse Millennium project got special thanks from sponsors Debenhams. "Goody bags" were handed out to staff at Thameside Primary School in Abingdon. Over the last month they have been working with Oxford
Youngsters are going to benefit from a new minibus, thanks to a power deal. Milton Parish Amenity Trust has bought the vehicle for the village primary school, and handed it to headteacher Linda Shatford. The trust is administered by the parish council
Oxford are still the only side in the league looking for their first taste of victory this season - and they never looked like getting it away to Tring Park on Saturday. Batting first, Tring piled up a formidable 259-6 from 60 overs, Matthew Bowyer and
Oxford United manager Denis Smith is now looking for a new goalkeeper after Andre Arendse informed him that he was staying in South Africa. Arendse had a clause in his contract entitling him to a free transfer at the end of the season if the move to Oxford
Bicester & North Oxford's hopes of moving up the table were thwarted by the rain which cost them a possible victory at Radlett on Saturday. Chasing a target of 197, made off 63 overs after 18 minutes' play was lost at the start, Bicester's innings
Banbury stormed back to the top of the Home Counties Premier League when they demolished leaders High Wycombe by 148 runs at White Post Road on Saturday. Previously unbeaten Wycombe, weakened by the absence of five regulars, were outclassed in every department
The full draw for early rounds of the FA competitions FA CUP Prelim round (Sept 2): Braintree v Banbury Utd, Witney Tn v Beaconsfield SYCOB, AFC Wallingford v Warboys Tn, Chertsey Tn v Abingdon Tn, Bashley v North Leigh, Chichester C v Abingdon Utd, Shoreham
Oscar winner Sam Mendes is to make a pop video for his former girlfriend Jane Horrocks. The Oxford-educated director of American Beauty will work with the star of Little Voice to launch her music career. He was her choice to make the video of her duet
A man missing for almost five weeks has been found safe and well. Colin Knight, 30, disappeared on May 11 after leaving his custom-built motorcycle by the side of the Spelsbury to Chipping Norton road. But Thames Valley Police said today that Mr Knight
A FAST-growing firm is on the lookout for 60 new staff following its move to Oxford, writes David Duffy. Business services firm the Advanced Alchemy Group set up business in Grove, near Wantage, last year and has now moved to Newtec Place off Magdalen
A fire in a thatched roof at one of Oxfordshire's popular visitor centres could have been started deliberately. Police have not ruled out arson after part of an outbuilding at Cogges Manor Farm Museum at Witney caught light early on Saturday morning.
A new website aims to encourage solidarity and greater participation in decision-making by Oxfordshire's youths. The county council's spired.com initiative will be launched at The Net youth centre in Bridge Street, Abingdon, at 5pm next Friday. It aims
The vicar of a vandalised village church has offered the hand of friendship to the culprits, writes Ian Townsend. "They obviously need help and I am asking them to come to me for a chat," said the Rev Chris Denham, vicar of Haddenham, near Thame. The
Sky at Night astronomer Patrick Moore was due to open an Oxfordshire Millennium project today (July 3). Cumnor School's Millennium garden was to be opened at 2.30pm. He was invited by Cumnor School Association.
More schools are being urged to get in on the composting act. South Oxfordshire District Council has given away 15 composting bins to local schools to encourage waste reduction. The council will hold a sale of compost bins on July 16 at its Crowmarsh
Teachers are fuming after Oxfordshire County Council was told to give a bigger share of its budget to schools and spend less on support services. The Department for Education announced that next year, education authorities must give at least 85 per cent
Oxford City, who enjoyed an epic run through to the FA first round last year before losing in controversial fashion to Wycombe Wanderers, face a series of away matches if they are to repeat that feat next season. City, who went down 1-0 to Wycombe in
It proved a disastrous night for both Oxford speedway aces Todd Wiltshire and Jimmy Nilsen in the third round of the Grand Prix series at Wroclaw, Poland, on Saturday. Wiltshire, lying second overall before the start, dropped five places after being eliminated
Oxfordshire cricket round-up 38-COUNTY COMPETITION Kent Board XI 260-9 (50 ov, J Bowden 121, M Iqbal 41, S Laudat 3-39, C Haupt 3-60), Oxfordshire 261-2 (47.4 ov, C Haupt 100 no, K Mustow 67, B Thompson 60 no). ECB 50 PLUS CHAMPIONSHIP Gloucs Over 50s
Fuel prices in Britain are now the highest in Europe, writes Zahra Akkerhuys. Tony Blair is facing one of the bitterest public backlashes since he came to power. Writing in the national press yesterday, he gave voters a stark choice - if petrol prices
A couple had a narrow escape from a fire, despite their smoke alarm going off. The pair didn't hear it - but a neighbour did and called the fire brigade. The couple were still fast asleep when fire crews from Oxford's Rewley Road station got to their
A man who robbed a pub customer of his fruit machine windfall has been sent to prison for 16 months, writes Phil Clee. Liam Brady, 22, of Mason Road, Wood Farm, Oxford, grabbed the man after hearing of his good fortune in the Hobgoblin pub in Cowley Road
A priest has hit out after a dying 95-year-old woman was taken to America against the wishes of her family in the UK, writes David Horne. Father Michael Woodgate entered the row over great-grandmother Johanna Gale when he spoke at her funeral. Mrs Gale's
A banned driver claimed he borrowed a friend's car to take his girlfriend to hospital when he thought she was suffering a miscarriage. But police saw Rudi Trinder drive out of a petrol station in Wantage Road, Didcot. He drove off at speed before they
Four pupils are acting as ambassadors for Oxford during a visit to its twin city of Leon in Nicaragua, writes Madeleine Pennell. The youngsters come from Cheney Upper School, which is twinned with the John F Kennedy Institute, and helped raise funds when
Japanese PoW campaigner Arthur Titherington has told his fellow death camp survivors not to celebrate yet, despite a deal for compensation being struck. Thousands of ex-servicemen who suffered brutality in Japanese prisoner of war camps are set to get
The parents of missing Oxford student Sufiah Yusof appealed to her today to get in touch, writes John Chipperfield. The 15-year-old child genius vanished after taking a three-hour maths exam and has not been seen for 12 days. She had been due to meet
Compared with his Aussie opponent Mark Philippoussis, Oxford's Tim Henman should be as fresh as a daisy when he steps on to Centre Court for his fourth-round match this evening. While the British No 1 was hardly extended as he outclassed Hicham Arazi
