Small businesses in Oxfordshire are more likely to export their goods or services than any other area of the country.o A new report has found almost half the county's smaller companies now have dealings abroad, with Europe by far the most important
Butterly enthusiast Neil Bailey was one of dozens of fledgling entrepreneurs seeking investment at Venturefest, Oxford's annual festival for inventors and early-stage hi-tech businesses. Dr Bailey and his Oxford Brookes University colleague, ecologist
A Witney-based vehicle repair firm has targeted growth after announcing plans to float on the Stock Exchange. Nationwide Accident Repair Services, which has its head office at Thorney Leys Park, is seeking admission to the Alternative Investment Market
As the mercury continues to rise across Oxfordshire, teachers have yet to be given the go-ahead to apply sun block on children. Child protection issues have dictated that Oxfordshire County Council's policy on the application of suncream is that it
Butterfly enthusiast Neil Bailey was one of dozens of fledgling entrepreneurs seeking investment at Venturefest, Oxford's annual festival for inventors and early-stage hi-tech businesses. Dr Bailey and his Oxford Brookes University colleague, ecologist
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AEA Technology 104 BMW 2682 Electrocomponents 229.5 Isoft Group 70.75 Oxford Bio 24.75 Oxford Instruments 209.5 Reed Elsevier 543 RM 161.5 RPS 210 Torex Retail 64 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley, Abingdon
Schoolboy Bradley Smith scored his first World Championship points with a superb ride in the 125cc British Grand Prix at Donington Park. The 15-year-old prodigy, who attends Wheatley Park School, came 12th in front of his home crowd in the 25-lap race
Cowley Community Centre B pulled off a fine comeback to defeat hosts Angel Bicester 5-4 in the Premier Section of the ODDA League. Wins from Dick Foster, Kevin Middleton and John Fowler (180) put Angel 3-0 up. The visitors levelled at 3-3 and a 2-
Thames Water has escaped being fined over its leakage record but will have to splash an extra £150m on fixing the problem. The company - which has imposed a hosepipe ban in Oxfordshire - could have been fined up to £66m by regulator Ofwat after missing
Oxford triathlete Sophie Whitworth struck gold at the National Championships at Wakefield. The 35-year-old, who lives at Forest Hill, clocked 2hrs 28mins for the 1500m swim, 40km bike and 10km run in the 35 to 39 age group. This latest success comes
Police are trying to find the mother of a baby whose body was found dumped in a garden. A householder found the body of the infant on Saturday evening outside a home in Lancaster Drive in Brackley, wrapped in a package. This morning police appealed
Mike Munday (pictured) claimed his best ever Varsity Match figures as Oxford closed day one in a strong position at The Parks. The right-arm spinner took 6-77 on what looked a fairly good batting track to help dismiss Cambridge for a below par 313.
Oxford Cheetahs promoter Aaron Lanney has signed 28-year-old Polish rider Stanislaw Burza to replace Frenchman Mathieu Tresarrieu as the official No 8. Burza rides for Berwick in the Premier League and has put in some impressive performances for the
PAUL Catling's 104 not out saw Great & Little Tew 2nd to victory at Sandford St Martin 2nd. Sandford had looked well placed after Steve Cracco (87no) and Ashley Anson (52) took them to 230-3, but Tew lost just four wickets in reply. Sandford 2nd 14pts
A STUNNING performance from Hasnain Raza gave Stokenchurch outright leadership, even though his side failed to win for the first time this season. Raza hit the Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 2nd attack to all parts for 150 not out in Stokenchurch's
OXFORD Downs 2nd picked up their first win since May 20 when they rolled over Brackley for just 95 and a six-wicket triumph. Steve Wilson (4-18) and Roger Berryman (3-15) proved too good for the visiting batsmen, then Ian Caunce breezed his way to 59
HORSPATH barely needed to break sweat to demolish Wolverton Town and consolidate their place at the top. Andy Cummings took 4-22 from 13 overs, then Mark Skelton (3-17) and Mohsin Rana (3-24) finished the job to dismiss Town for 69. It proved no prolem
WITNEY Mills are celebrating their first win of the campaign, which came in comprehensive style over Bourton Vale. After electing to bat and seeing his side reduced to 19-2 after 16 overs, captain Pete Claridge justified his decision to bat by scoring
SIXTEEN-year-old Jamie Perkin became one of the youngest players to hit a century in the top flight when he hammered 106 for Oxford Downs at Oxford 2nd on Saturday. The youngster plundered his runs from just 82 balls and with captain Chris Sandbach
We can always find a way to help and we won't destroy any animal that has a quality of life' Margaret Gray is 630 - in dog years that is - which makes her human age of 90 sound small in comparison. But 630 years is probably how long most people would
I started to write this column about love, peace and understanding on the road. Feeling the anniversary of the summer of love a year early, I was going to suggest a concerted effort for us all to get along just a bit better. I'd made a vow to blow kisses
We will never know, of course, whether former Carterton mayor Joe Walcott is right about his grandson. He believes young Theo, with his pace, could have scored a couple of goals to see off Portugal in the World Cup quarter final on Saturday had Sven-Goran
The father of a teenage boy who drowned in the River Cherwell is calling for better safety measures on rivers and other waterways across the county. Hassan Hussain, 15, a pupil at The Cherwell School, Oxford, drowned in the river near the University
A ministry of Defence base near Bicester will shut with the loss of up to 300 jobs, Defence Secretary Des Browne announced yesterday. The 300 staff at the Defence Logistics Organisation base in Caversfield were told yesterday the site would close within
'The wife of a missing councillor has made an emotional appeal for him to come home as police remain confident he is still alive. Andrew Creery, a respected West Oxfordshire district councillor and Witney town councillor, was last seen at his family's
A day of events to celebrate Oxford's links with Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland is being planned at a meeting today. The organisers of The Story Museum, who hope to run a museum dedicated to children's stories, are planning to run the event a year
The World Cup kicked off a party atmosphere in Witney last month and now the excitement is building as everyone gets in the spirit for the annual Witney Carnival next weekend. Last year's event was dubbed one of the best in its history, so organisers
Following the by-election results on June 29, it is clear we have in this country a Government that has run out of steam - and an official Opposition which can't cut it. For Labour to fail to win Blaenau Gwent the seat of Nye Bevan and Michael Foot
People have been enjoying the hot weather wherever and however they can as temperatures soar in Oxfordshire. Parks and river banks have been filled with people having picnics, and despite strict warnings about the dangers, people have still been swimming
A police officer yesterday told of his shock after a motorist died within minutes of being dragged out of his car on to the street. Pc John Shatford, 32, helped remove 26-year-old Robin Goodenough from the driver's seat and put him in handcuffs, the
Save Radley Lakes campaigners descended on the home of RWE npower at Didcot power station and handed in an 11,500-named petition with the message: "Hands off Radley Lakes." But power station manager John Rainford issued an equally direct response when
A hip-hop artist from Oxford has been invited to fly across the Atlantic and perform in the US. Stevey Jay, a 21-year-old who lives in Donnington Bridge Road, East Oxford, right, is to jet off to New York next month to perform on one of the city's top
What right does Oxford City Council have in requesting permission from the Government for some 7,000 houses to be built on the Grenoble Road site, without the consultation and agreement of the people of the city and surrounding areas? Has the council
He may not have kicked a ball in the World Cup, but according to his grandad Theo Walcott could have saved England. Joe Walcott OBE, the former mayor of Carterton, and grandfather of footballing 'wonderkid' Theo, was among millions who watched England
