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  • Man given a lifetime Asbo

    A man has been banned from his home suburb in Oxford for life. David Reid, 37, has become the first person in Oxfordshire to get a lifetime ban under an antisocial behaviour order. Under the Asbo, Reid, of Green Hill, in Greater Leys, is initially

  • Driver airlifted after crash

    One driver was flown to hospital following a crash near the Oxfordshire-Gloucestershire border today. The two-car collision happened at 9.15am on the A361 at Filkins, near the junction with the B4477. The air ambulance took one person to the John

  • Driver hurt in three-car crash

    One driver was taken to hospital following a three-car collision this morning in Oxford. The accident happened in Marsh Lane at 9.20am. Paramedics took the driver to the John Radcliffe Hospital for treatment for non life-threatening injuries.

  • Judges overturn deportation order

    A Ukrainian Oxford graduate fighting for the right to stay in Britain is 'overjoyed' after winning her final appeal against deportation. Eleonora Suhoviy, 24, who works as a personal assistant at the oncology department at the John Radcliffe Hospital

  • Nurse found guilty of murder

    A NURSE who poisoned his patients, then made a twisted bid to save them is facing a life sentence for murdering two of them and wounding 15 others. Benjamin Geen, 25, was yesterday convicted by a jury at Oxford Crown Court of killing Anthony Bateman

  • RUGBY: KIng's Euro victory

    CHIPPING Norton's Greg King helped England Under 18s to a second successive European triumph in Treviso, Italy. King started at centre as England beat France 15-7 in the Association of European Rugby (AER) Cup Final. England defeated Italy 29-0 to

  • RUGBY: Cup joy at last for Kiwi Henley

    ANDY Henley may have played schoolboy rugby for New Zealand, but he revealed the Oxfordshire Cup is his first senior trophy success. The Oxford Harlequins centre, 27, finally got his hands on a cup after several near misses when they beat Witney on

  • RUGBY: Coach Spratt signing off

    WITNEY coach Neil Spratt says he will leave the club with many fond memories despite their Oxfordshire Cup final defeat. Spratt, 39, will spend his last afternoon on the Hailey Road touchline against Slough on Saturday before moving to start a new job

  • RUGBY: Final hero Cope hails teammate

    OXFORDSHIRE Cup final man-of-the-match Anthony Cope paid tribute to teammate Ben Cottenden after he shone in the 19-12 victory over Witney. Oxford Harlequins scrum half Cope scored their only try in Sunday's clash and provided most of their creative

  • Dijon test boosts Derbyshire

    Oxfordshire GT racer Jamie Derbyshire came away from the recent FIA GT test days at Dijon in France in an optimistic mood after trading times at the sharp end of the grid. The two-day test was the first time that Derbyshire and the rest of the Balfe

  • SPEEDWAY: Aaron on a roller-coaster

    Aaron Lanney admits the Good Friday lunchtime meeting against Reading was an emotional roller-coaster ride. Oxford Cheetahs led from start to finish to win 50-44, and everyone in the home camp gave their all in front of a huge Bank Holiday crowd.

  • TA calls up new recruits

    Banbury's Territorial Army squadron will be showing off new communications equipment next month during their annual recruitment campaign. The group, the Queens Own Oxfordshire Hussars Signal Squadron, will be in Castle Quay shopping centre on Saturday

  • SPEEDWAY: Lanney makes up with Rickardsson

    Oxford Cheetahs boss Aaron Lanney has made it up with world champion Tony Rickardsson after he branded the Swede a 'disgrace' following the meeting at Reading. Lanney was speaking after he had time to reflect on an up-and-down Good Friday which saw

  • Man injured in taxi collision

    An Easter reveller was knocked unconscious and suffered a suspected broken pelvis after he walked in front of a taxi. Witnesses saw the man, who has not been named, step in front of a taxi as it pulled away from a rank in St Giles in Oxford early on

  • FOOTBALL: Burnley strike gives City cup

    Oxford City 1, Leverstock Green 0: Oxford City picked up their first trophy of the season when winning the Spartan League Premier Division Cup final at Hillingdon Borough last night. The only goal came early on, after ten minutes, following a fine attack

  • FOOTBALL: Smillie is not smiling!

    Thame Utd 0, Marlow 1: Marlow scored the only goal of last night's Southern League Western Division game in the 41st minute through John Isaac. Five minutes before, Thame keeper Paul Searl saved a penalty from ex-Oxford City player Jack Smillie although

  • ATHLETICS: Triggs gets off to flier for Radley

    Radley club captain Claire Triggs made a stunning start to the season by setting a personal best in winning the 400m at the Alpha Beta Trophy meeting at Haringey in London. Triggs stormed to victory in 57.11secs to provide Radley's only victory in the

  • Loyal Labour man opts out

    Oxford Labour councillor Bill Buckingham has announced he will not stand in the May elections, after more than 50 years representing Rose Hill, Littlemore and Iffley in local government. The 86-year-old joined Littlemore Parish Council in 1952 and in

  • ATHLETICS: Ashton's record clinches victory

    A record-breaking run by Witney Roadrunner Mathew Ashton gave his club victory in the Oxfordshire Road Relays at Hook Norton. Running the anchor leg over the 3.25-mile course in Sunday's senior men's race, Ashton clocked 15mins 42secs to see his club

  • D-day for Ivor's choir

    Singers face their day of destiny at the Royal Albert Hall when months of practising and mentoring are put to the final test tomorrow. The 40 singers plucked from Blackbird Leys, Oxford, for a television experiment will swap their day jobs and step

  • FOOTBALL: Super Hayden is last-gasp hero

    Oxfordshire Senior League: Barry Hayden was the hero for Berinsfield as his late winner saw them lift the President's Cup with a 1-0 victory against Enstone. In a goalless first half, both sides were guilty of missing good chances. With just minutes

  • Red faces over dossier blunder

    An antisocial behaviour team has promised extra security for diaries written about nightmare neighbours after a blunder by council workers led to 40 books being delivered to the wrong home. Oxford City Council launched an investigation after incident

  • FOOTBALL: Minster look doomed

    Witney & District FA: Minster Lovell's relegation looks even more likely, after they crashed to a 4-1 defeat against Aston in the Premier Division. With only three games remaining, Minster are now rooted to the foot of the table, and proved no match

  • FOOTBALL: New boys Wheatley fight back for double

    RT Harris Oxford City FA: Wheatley 04 were celebrating after completing the double with a penalty shoot-out victory against Crown & Thistle in the final of the Premier Cup at Rover Cowley. It goes with the league title they won last week in only their

  • Empty cameras fool motorists

    Dummy speed cameras on the A34 have been making a fool out of motorists because none of them contained any film. The empty cameras watched over drivers between the Pear Tree interchange in Oxford and Weston-on-the-Green on the A34 since September while

  • Morris milestone

    Two classic car enthusiasts will go that extra mile to celebrate the Queen's 80th birthday. John Ford and his wife Ann, who live on the Ladygrove estate, Didcot, will be at the wheel of one of 80 British classics taking part in a special car run to Buckingham

  • Horton boss: We apologise

    The executive director of Banbury's Horton Hospital has apologised to patients and their relatives abused by murdering nurse Ben Geen. Mike Fleming, who trained as an accident and emergency nurse and has worked in the NHS for 34 years, explained how

  • Killer on the wards

    A nurse who poisoned his patients, then made a twisted bid to save them is facing a life sentence for murdering two of them and wounding 15 others. Benjamin Geen, 25, was yesterday convicted by a jury at Oxford Crown Court of killing Anthony Bateman