Opponents of Oxford's controversial transport strategy marked its first anniversary today with demands for a public inquiry, writes Andy Ffrench. Retailers are claiming they have lost 12m in trade because of the OTS scheme which set out to ease city centre
Hadden Hill's hopes of closing to within a point of Section 1 leaders Frilford Heath were dashed when they were held to a draw by Studley Wood in their latest Shaw and Co Oxfordshire Foursomes League encounter. All the three ties were tight, with Hadden's
Cholsey's Phil Collins has potted another impressive haul of trophies. The 18-year-old hot-shot captured a hat-trick of individual titles in the Didcot & District League and also retained the Oxford League's Arthur Goodwin Cup with a 2-1 win over
Oxford Cheetahs stars Todd Wiltshire and Jimmy Nilsen will be all out to cause an upset in the William Hill Grand Prix of Sweden in Linkopping on Saturday. Both figure in the top ten in the odds now the bookmakers have moved in, and Wiltshire, who surprised
Is it the best thing since the wheel was invented or has it simply set Oxford on the road to ruin? Opinion is still split on the ever-controversial Oxford Transport Strategy - the infamous 20m OTS. Launched in a blaze of publicity exactly a year ago,
Prolific is a much used, and often abused, term. But it's tailormade for Stephen Jones - better known as Baby Bird. But although he's been writing and releasing records since 1995, Jones has never played Oxford, something that he puts right next Tuesday
Fierce Panda Records has a formidable reputation and an impressive track record. The latest act picked up by the label is Bath-based power-pop quartet Tenner. Their debut single Where Do You Come From?, is launched on June 12. The band kick off a gruelling
Starting their career via Fierce Panda's Screecher Comfort showcase - alongside Symposium and Inter - Stamford's pop-punk trio Midget laid waste to Britain's smaller venues, armed only with their adrenaline-fuelled live performances and catchy pop-punk
Tim Metcalfe discovers why this songwriter isn't afraid to tackle the issues others ignore Homegrown talent Thea Gilmore begins her first headline tour at Oxford's roots.net tomorrow night. The talented 20-year-old has been causing ripples in the music
Lazarus T finds one of Oxford's prodigal sons in among the talent bringing a Sheffield 'super club' to a park near you . . . Today's vibrant underground dance scene is a many faceted prism of sub-scenes loosely joined together. Having grown from the eighties
Drivers are being warned to be on their guard after a spate of wheel thefts in Oxford. Police say 20 cars have been left standing on bricks after all four wheels were stolen. Since April 1, 15 cars have been targeted in Oxford and five in Wheatley and
A 500,000 revamp at a previously-threatened hospital has been welcomed as a vote of confidence in its future. Wallingford Community Hospital is set to be transformed by the modernisation programme, which will see the removal of potentially-deadly asbestos
Pensioner Elizabeth Knox died after being found with severe scalds in an overflowing bath. A neighbour went to the 87-year-old's home in Middle Way, Oxford, on April 5, after seeing water spilling from an overflow pipe and a light on in her bathroom.
Children's toys have been left without a home after a pre-school's shed was burned down in a suspected arson attack, writes Emma Henry. The timber shed belonging to the Cherry Tree Pre-school, which is based at Headington Community Centre in Gladstone
Denis Smith is hoping that goalkeeper Richard Knight will be an Oxford United player by the end of today, writes Mark Edwards. United's boss has been trying to capture the 20-year-old since he impressed in two loan spells from Derby County at the end
E-mail your details to our Listings Editor Wendy Broadway (wendy.broadway@nqo.com) THURSDAY, JUNE 1: Midget, Wingnut, The Point, The Plain, Cowley Road; Andy Sheppard, roots.net, Park End Street, Oxford, 01865 722227; Powder Burn, Tenner, Wake, Myke,
Oxfordshire were well beaten by Surrey in their opening Home Counties League encounter at Cranleigh. Oxon went down 136-99, picking up only four points to Surrey's 18. There were only two successful rinks for the visitors, Mike Petersen winning 23-20
Banbury CC have made a special presentation to Cyril Laver, their long-serving umpire who has been forced to stand down - at the grand old age 85. "I was hoping to carry on until the end of the 2000 season, but I've got a bit of rheumatism in the leg
Joint team manager Colin Meredith, currently working flat out to get the Belle Vue circuit back on track, rated Cheetahs' performance at King's Lynn on Monday as encouraging. He said: "Things didn't go our way in the important heats 13 and 15, and we
Oxford Cheetahs' latest signing Mark Lemon is just wishing his bad luck with injuries would stay away. Currently sidelined by ankle ligament trouble courtesy of a crash with King's Lynn's Steve Masters a couple of weeks ago, he said from his Bicester
Tim Henman is hoping high marks from some extra homework will pay off with success on the red clay of Roland Garros. The British No 1 from Oxfordshire has spent the past few months studying the specialists on the clay-court circuit to glean the knowledge
Staff at a pre-school have hit out at football players for repeatedly destroying a safety fence - trying to retrieve lost balls. Volunteers at Wallingford's Paddocks Pre-School say they have had to repair the fence four times in the past six months. They
Exactly what is the easiest way to get around Oxford? Reporter Mark Templeton decided to bus, bike, walk and drive his way to work to find out. His home in east Oxford is about three miles from the office in Osney Mead. So not the most difficult of early
Five Olympic sport organisations are joining forces in a bid to create a national training centre at the former US Air Force base in Upper Heyford. High-level training facilities for Britain's national volleyball baseball, softball and fencing teams are
A family centre which had feared for its future is making a fresh start at a new location, writes Roseena Parveen. BBC Radio 2 DJ Whispering Bob Harris is to open the Abingdon Family Centre's new base at Caldecott Primary School, Caldecott Road, on Tuesday
Shadow environment minister Archie Norman has stepped into the row over plans to build more than 53,000 new homes in Oxfordshire, writes Mark Templeton. It comes as Oxfordshire County Council sent its clearest message yet to Deputy Prime Minister John
Plans for a fifth Oxford park and ride scheme were today resubmitted just months after the Government kicked them out, wrotes Mark Templeton. Oxfordshire County Council is now applying for a smaller scheme on the grain silo site alongside the A34, near
Bingo definitely runs in the Carpenter family. Norma Carpenter celebrated her 70th birthday by turning up for work as usual at Didcot's New Coronet Bingo Club, which she runs with her son John, 46. When Norma's grandchildren Rebecca, 24, and Laurie, 20
A key part of the county's transport policy a bus lane between Witney and Oxford will be delayed for at least a year, writes David Horne. The setback comes after the Government's Highways Agency announced that four bridges along the A40 need to be strengthened
