Oxford City Stars have made two more signings as they build-up to another season in the English National League. Andrew Cox, who spent much of last season on the sidelines for Stars due to injury, and Swindon netminder Kevin McGurk are the latest players
Oxford teenager Luke Barbanneau has set his sights on home water success at the 2012 Paralympics. The 18-year old has spent the last eight days on a crowded Solent after being selected to compete in the Courage crew at Skandia Cowes Week, the world's
British Army start as favourites for the Lawrence Hamblin International Henley Sevens at Dry Leas tomorrow (10am). Skipper Mark Lee, who has also captained the Scotland Seven, will be the only non-Fijian in the squad as they bid to regain the title
The latest Carp League 2006 match was fished at the prolific Rissington where more venue records were smashed, writes Andy Webber Rob Guppy set a new venue record when he put 298.12.0 of carp on the scales after alternating between meat and pellet fished
Horspath Hammers made it ten wins out of ten in the British Premier League with a 90-84 victory over third-placed Poole at the village track. Three 7-3 heat wins in the first four races saw Horspath take control with Mark Boaler and Matuesz Szymczak
The Oxford Retired Greyhound Trust benefited by more than £500 as a result of a successful fun day at Oxford Stadium on Sunday. Human resources manager Maureen Ridley, who had to step in at the last minute to run the operation, did a fine job and more
The weekly Half-Grand £500 open races are to be scrapped at Oxford Stad- ium. They were not a success, according to racing manager Gary Baiden, who said: "They failed to take off really because the travelling trainers were restricted to just a one distance
Cheetahs couldn't follow up their heroics of Wednesday night at Arena Essex as they lost 52-38, but they still gave local rivals Swindon Robins a mighty fright at Blunsdon before losing 52-38. They took a shock early lead and although Robins fought
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Converting a once foreboding prison where our nastiest criminals were executed into a hotel fit for Hollywood legends was always a unique selling point. But yesterday the conversion from jail into Malmaison hotel as part of the Oxford Castle project
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Didcot Phoenix rider Paul Lloyd powered his way to victory in the Bicester Millennium Road Race on the Otmoor circuit. The race ended with an uphill sprint for the line and it was Lloyd who timed it to perfection to take the top honours. His clubmates
Thame United secretary Fred Saulsbury has spoken of his delight after the Hellenic League Premier Division outfit were chosen to appear on Football Focus. Their FA Cup extra preliminary round tie away to Wembley on will kick-off the BBC flagship's road
SATURDAY CRICKET HOME COUNTIES PREMIER LEAGUE Div 1: Banbury v Finchampstead, Oxford v Henley. Div 2 West: Burnham v Kidlington, North Maidenhead v Bicester & North Oxford, Thame Town v Basingstoke & North Hants. THE OXFORD TIMES CHERWELL LEAGUE
Oxford batsman Adam Cook (pictured) is back as Oxfordshire bid to open their account in the Minor Counties Championship Western Division when they take on Dorset at Banbury in a three-day clash starting on Sunday. The left-hander, who was unavailable
Kidlington seamer Sajid Hussain, who required 20 stitches after being hit in the mouth during net practice, has recovered sufficiently for the trip to Burnham in Home Counties Division 2 West tomorrow. Sajid missed last week's one-wicket win over Beaconsfield
Sisters Gina and Carmella Liverton produced a dazzling display as Cholsey beat Woodstock 5-3 in Ladies DIvision 1 of the 3-Pair League. The top pair won all three rubbers and proved the difference between the sides. A valuable two rubbers from third
Oxford have missed out in an audacious attempt to sign Pakistan Test star Shoaib Akhtar the world's fastest bowler. The possibility of recruiting the Rawalpindi Express came about as Oxford seamer Graham Charlesworth, the Oxford University coach, knows
A Charlbury man tried to kill his fiance by throwing plugged-in electrical equipment into her bath and holding her head under water, a jury heard. Gary Boyland, 34, threw a hair-drier, music stereo and a lamp into the bath after finding out Lynsey Brookes
BBC Radio Oxford has recaptured thousands of listeners it lost last year. Audience figures released yesterday revealed the station had attracted an average of 100,000 every week over the three months to the end of June - almost taking it back to its
Pressure on dodgy traders who rip off punters at car boot sales is being stepped up after it was revealed hundreds of illegal DVDs were on sale in Oxford. The Government has given its backing to a crackdown on rogue traders, who are often part of organised
Rain may have stopped play first time around, but the women's football teams taking part in the Oxfordshire Ball are determined to kick domestic violence into touch later this month. The first women's five-a-side soccer tournament of its sort in the
Bus passengers in East Oxford are being promised improvements in services, with motorists blamed for causing bus delays. A progress report to county councillors on the creation of a countywide premium bus route network highlights problems caused by
Some of the most important matters facing our schools were examined at a high-profile teaching conference in Oxford - but so was Little Britain grotesque Vicky Pollard. The Professional Association of Teachers met at the Oxford Hotel, in Godstow Road
Police want residents of Oxford's Barton estate to help them catch the youngsters who are wreaking mini-motorbike mayhem. The appeal follows a Government announcement that reckless mini-motorbike riders who disrupt and damage communities could receive
Tourists, students and residents alike certainly help to make Oxford the vibrant city it is. My husband and I often bring our touring caravan to the area, to visit Oxford, or to cycle around the lovely surrounding countryside and villages. A caravan
In May 1995, you published a poem of mine about the demise of the apple and cherry orchards in Harwell village. The poem intimated that property development was more lucrative than fruit farming and that selling land for housing a quicker route to riches
I HAVE always found my elder son's optimism to be delightful. But there are limits like his hoping I would fit into a medium-size summer shirt and 36in waist shorts. Still, no harm done, especially as he bought them from a chain store famous for its
Fourteen new police officers are patrolling the streets of Oxfordshire under one of the first on-the-job training schemes for British bobbies. Eleven are based in Oxford and three in Banbury. They are among the first batch of Thames Valley Police recruits
Residents are "ecstatic" that the plug has been pulled on plans for a high-speed driving track for television car show Top Gear. Advanced Training Academy (ADA) lodged an appeal after being refused planning permission to convert Enstone airfield into
An Oxford musician is hoping for chart success as his band prepare to release their debut single. Armstrong, a five-strong rock group based in Oxford and Leeds, will release Can't Go Back on Monday, on the London record label Organic. The song will
Firefighters put new rescue equipment to use during a spate of road accidents in the county this week. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue service has stationed its new heavy rescue unit at Didcot Fire Station, to provide support to the rescue unit already
Judges from the Britain in Bloom competition were impressed by the community effort to make Oxford look its best when they visited the city this week. The quality of floral displays was of a high standard, despite the enforcement of a hosepipe ban by
Preparations for Bicester's annual jazz festival are hotting up - and organisers have promised this year's event will be the biggest and best yet. Co-ordinated by Bicester Town Council and Bicester Village, the event is on Saturday, August 12, and Sunday
One of the victims of Monday's horrific car crash was hoping to join the police force, it emerged yesterday. The family of four were identified as Malcolm and Janice Dowling and their two sons Richard, 16, and George, 11. They were returning from
A FORMER stonemason and well-known Bicester character has died, aged 78. Douglas Peverill, of Duxford Close, was known to readers of our sister paper, the Bicester Advertiser, for his regular letters to the Write of Reply page. Across the years Mr
OXFORDSHIRE'S water supplier plans to snub Government moves to maximise the use of metering. Ministers, concerned at water shortages, are proposing to simplify the system by which a supplier can force homes to install water meters. But Thames Water
PLANNERS should decide by the end of the year whether to push forward with Witney's Cogges Link Road or an alternative scheme. But it is likely to be years before work on the second phase of another major project in the town, the West End Link Road,
THE headteacher of Peers School, which was placed in special measures last October, has pledged the school is on its way to becoming "the rising star of Oxford" after getting a positive follow-up report from Ofsted. Lorna Caldicott said she had been
A LANDLORD has 'vandalised' his own pub after the council ordered him to take down a banner because it was illegal advertising. Meeko Oates, who runs the Shoulder of Mutton, in Wallingford Street, Wantage, faces a £2,500 fine, but says he is prepared
BUS passengers in East Oxford are being promised improvements in services, with motorists blamed for causing bus delays in the city. A progress report to county councillors on the creation of a county-wide premium bus route network highlights problems
A TEAM from Oxford's Bodleian Library knew too much for the Royal Statistical Society to triumph in the final of University Challenge: The Professionals. Millions of BBC 2 viewers tuned in to watch the Oxford University librarians' 230-125 victory against
OXFORDSHIRE chef Raymond Blanc has settled a court case brought by wealthy American guests following a $100,000 (£53,500) burglary from their room at his luxury hotel. Stephen and Linda Donaldson claimed the restaurateur treated them in an "unconscionable
TWO youths have been charged with criminal damage in connection with an incident in which four teenagers were struck by a car in Shipton on Cherwell. The two 17-year-olds are to appear before Banbury Youth Court on August 10. A 17-year-old was taken
HORSPATH Road and Water Eaton have been put forward as potential sites for Oxford's first 50m swimming pool. The city's municipal facilities are deemed out of date and inadequate for competitive swimming. A 50m pool is vital to Oxford's hopes of becoming
POLICE have been left embarrassed after accidentally naming an operation targeting heavy drinkers after a Mexican fried goat soup. Oxford police announced a crackdown on weekend drinkers in the city centre, calling it Operation Birria, last week.
UNIVERSITY students in Oxford are among the most frequent visitors to a website selling specially-tailored essays. Up to 70 undergraduates in the city every day are visiting the website of a firm which offers a leg-up with coursework. Students are
FATAL crashes on the A34 will only increase because thousands of homes are proposed for the county and there are no plans to increase the road's capacity. That is the verdict of Oxfordshire County Council leader Keith Mitchell following yet another
AUSTRALIAN pub chain Walkabout has tabled fresh plans to open a giant bar in Oxford, just ten months after being told it was not welcome in the city. Regent Inns, the company that owns Walkabout, has submitted an application for an all-embracing premises
THE WORLD'S top 100 shops have been named, including Bloomingdale's, Selfridges and a furniture shop in Oxford. Staff at Central Furniture in Little Clarendon Street were amazed to discover their shop had made it onto the list alongside New York department
NEW tests carried out by The Oxford Times have found evidence of cocaine use in 11 out of 16 venues in the city. Our research, carried out between 9.30pm and midnight last Friday found traces of the class-A drug in more pubs and clubs than in a similar
ANIMAL rights activists say they have conducted a series of attacks against firms working for Oxford University as they continue their campaign against its new animal laboratory. The Animal Liberation Front claims to have glued and disabled card swipe
DOCTORS at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital are used to dealing with patients with all sorts of different needs. But the 1,900-year-old patient who had come all the way from Egypt was definitely one of the most unusual. The three-foot-long Egyptian
RADLEY Lakes have been recognised as an important wildlife site just weeks after permission was given to fill one of them with ash. The former gravel pits have been granted county wildlife status, but the news will not help Save Radley Lakes campaigners
THE Oxford English Dictionary and Oxford University have been chosen as the latest British icons to be listed on a new website. Fish and chips, the OED and the pint have joined off-beat comedians Monty Python and the mythical Robin Hood as icons of
A BABY taken to Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital last week with a life- threatening brain injury was still in a critical condition yesterday. The eight-month-old girl was taken to hospital last Monday, July 24, by relatives. A 17-year-old man and
AN OXFORD University student wanted over an attack in a St Tropez nightclub remains at large, French police have confirmed. John Washington, who is a postgraduate history student at St Cross College and descendent of American President George Washington
A JUDGE has been criticised for comparing people who use their homes as drug factories with residents who cultivate tomato plants. Charles Harris questioned whether a council tenant was causing antisocial behaviour by growing and storing cannabis of
Kia has launched a new Sedona people carrier, offering more space in a taller, wider but shorter body, revised seating arrangement and better safety, with six airbags as standard on every model. The large people carrier is available in a choice of three
The Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon, is organising one of its largest rallies to mark the centenary of the birth of one of Britain's most celebrated car designers, Sir Alec Issigonis. This year is the centenary of Issigonis's birth and what better place
Imagine the scenario: you've suddenly come into pots of money, want to buy a one-off supercar, but don't quite know how to go about acquiring one. Driving the dream isn't as easy as you think even those who've worked hard enough to afford a slice of
You used to know exactly where you were with small Korean cars. They were invariably cheap and cheerful, with plasticky equipment-packed interiors, over-light steering and indifferent build quality. That's history. No car on the road better illustrates
Calls grew last night to turn the A34 into a motorway following the tragic deaths of a family of four. Malcolm and Janice Dowling and their sons Richard, 16, and George, 11, from Lichfield, in Staffordshire, died in a crash on the northbound carriageway
Instead of the dreaded weekly supermarket shop, people will now be able to buy organic vegetables, eggs and meats at a new weekly Oxford farmers' market. The indoor market will be held every Saturday from noon at the Asian Cultural Centre in Manzil
Chloe Binns, who is about to celebrate her seventh birthday, is no stranger to Oxford hospitals. The schoolgirl, from Hill Close, Chipping Norton, was born with a radial club arm, leaving her without a thumb and making her hand useless. Following
A gay lifeguard, who 'came out' only a year ago, will represent Oxford in the Mr Gay UK final this September. Martin Clarke, 19, a lifesaver and trainee swimming teacher at Carterton Leisure Centre, near Witney, entered a heat for the competition while
