Oxford Cheetahs boss Aaron Lanney was disappointed and angry as Cheetahs fell to their eighth successive defeat, going down 48-42 against Eastbourne in the Elite League at Oxford Stadium on Wednesday. Tony Rickardsson did his bit with 13 points and
North Abingdon have claimed Mixed Division 2 of the Oxford & District League. Martin Kibble, Stephanie Elliott, Joel Duthrie, Becky Lees, Martin Stacey and Dominique Newman served up a 7-2 win over Gosford Hill B to make certain of the title. They
It turned out to be a dream Aintree for the Waley-Cohen family, from Edge Hill, near Banbury as they landed a famous double over the big fences. Amateur jockey Sam piloted Katarino, trained and owned by his father Robert, to a second successive victory
Witney warmed up for the Oxfordshire Cup final with an impressive 37-13 victory at Beaconsfield in Southern Counties North Outside centre James Lamb gave Witney the lead with a barnstorming try, which Tom Harper con- verted. Harper's penalty made
Banbury Bulls kept on course for the Midlands 3 East South title with a 49-0 victory over Stockwood Park. Left wing Adam Walsh's brace started and finished the try-count, while flanker Sean Bannister bagged a hat-trick. Full back Peter Flemming also
Henley Hawks slipped to 12th in National League 2 after a dour 15-8 defeat at Stourbridge. All they had to show from the first half was a penalty by full back Mitch Burton as Stourbridge led 15-3. Winger Ali Bressington notched their first try on
A pulsating 30-13 home victory over Maidenhead gave Chinnor the South West 1 title on Saturday, and promotion to the National League. But this was nowhere near as comfortable as the scoreline suggests. Maidenhead had already beaten Chinnor once this
A nurse is facing a life sentence after being convicted of murdering two patients and wounding 15 others at Banbury's Horton Hospital. Ben Geen, 25, of Banbury, was convicted by a jury at Oxford Crown Court today following a nine-week trial. Geen
The Easter school holiday was always going to be the first big test of Oxford City Council's much-trumpeted scheme to allow children to swim free. A council spokesman talks of "teething problems". An elected councillor talks of the "novelty factor
The Queen will officially open the Oxford Castle development during her visit to the city in May, it has been confirmed. The announcement comes one month after the Oxford Mail exclusively revealed details of the royal visit, and ahead of her 80th birthday
Two Wantage White Horse swimmers secured second places in Reading's Easter Open meeting. Lewis Brown finished runner-up in the final of the 13 years 100m breaststroke with a personal best time of 1.17.37, which has qualified him for the regional championships
Tessa Good ended a six-year wait for her first winner with a runaway success aboard Boyne Banks in front of a huge crowd at the Old Berkshire Hunt meeting at Lockinge, near Wantage, yesterday. Good, 47, who lives at nearby Ginge, sent the 11-year-old
One successful conversion was the difference between the sides as Grove won 21-19 at Bicester in a friendly on Saturday. Grove centre Ben Nicholl opened the scoring with a try, fly half Dave Maryon landing the first of three conversions. Bicester
Oxfordshire are going for promotion in successive seasons when they take on Humberside in Division 3 of the Kaliber Inter-Counties League at Cowley Community Centre on Saturday and Sunday. Oxon, who took the Division 4 crown last season, are ten points
Didcot Town got their hands on the Hellenic League Premier Division championship trophy for the first time in 52 years, following their 3-1 victory over fellow promotion rivals Abingdon United yesterday. Having clinched the title with a 1-1 draw at
Supersub Darren Pond scored with his first touch to give Banbury the Southern League Premier Division points in yesterday's 2-1 derby victory. Pond came on in the 64th minute and made a sensational impact as he met a clearance by the Rugby defence
Lock it or lose it! Tory MPs simply cannot get close enough to their beloved bikes. Has anyone seen a recent photograph of David Cameron, Boris Johnson or Ed Vaizey NOT on two wheels? I never thought I'd be able to say that Conservatism was cool, but
A short time ago, Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell and her husband David Mills split amid claims he took a £344,000 bribe. Wow, now who would have believed it? Now the dust has settled, they are planning to get back together. Did they ever part? I don't
There are parts of my mind which have natural connections with Oxford. Like Worcester College, with which my family has had associations for over 400 years. Like the Botanic Garden, which my ancestor started the first Botanic Garden. Like the Radcliffe
Oxford is one of the UK's burglary hot-spots, according to research published today. It is ranked fifth in a top 10 list of 'at risk' places to live when it comes to house break-ins, coming above large cities such as London, Manchester and Sheffield
Calls for 20mph limits in Oxford's residential roads have been renewed after an Oxford Mail investigation found nearly half of motorists speeding in the city. Pedestrian groups and Oxford Green Party said the spotcheck showed 30mph roads needed to be
Flashing lights will be banned from a town's Christmas display this year after a resident with epilepsy complained. Carterton Town Council has agreed to pull the plug on flashing lights, after concerns were raised by a woman with epilepsy, who complained
Children taking part in sex acts, faeces smeared across walls, toilets "trashed" and a teenager threatening to slit a staff member's throat. These are some of the incidents reported by lifeguards who said the introduction of free swimming for under-
Witney MP David Cameron has been transformed into 'Dave the Chameleon', a cartoon character, right, for a party election broadcast. The Conservative Party leader is portrayed as a blue chameleon on a bicycle in Labour's first ever computer-animated
Two mothers from Oxford put the wheels in motion for a year of fundraising and are looking forward to the arrival of a new £20,000 minibus for their children's school. Pauline Chantler and Emma Muir set themselves the challenge of raising enough money
When former milkman Gerald Broughton and his wife Greta celebrated their Golden Wedding, guests were told not to bring presents but make a donation to Faringdon Health Centre. Mr and Mrs Broughton, from Harris's Lane in Longworth, marked the occasion
Elderly residents have been told they are safe in their flats after repair work was completed on a water main a year after it burst and deluged their homes with water. Thames Water said work to replace a stretch of corroded pipe in Risinghurst, Oxford
Instead of hanging around on street corners, Oxford youngsters could be whizzing around a new skateboard park. A survey carried out by the city council found the overwhelming majority of people living near Cowley Marsh Park would like to see a skate
The hosepipe ban has left shelves empty at garden centres across Oxfordshire as householders go "crazy" for water butts. A survey by the Oxford Mail yesterday found that the demand was so great that water butt supplies had dried up. Every centre and
