Iain Pinder bagged another brace as Vale of White Horse Under 11s made it two wins out of two in the County League with a 3-1 victory over Woking. Pinder, Vale's two-goal hero in their opening 2-1 win over Sutton, scrambled the ball home from James
Oxford City triumphed 8-7 in a dramatic penalty shoot-out at Aldershot Town after their FA Youth Cup third qualifying round tie finished 2-2 after extra time. Mark Bell was City's hero with the winning penalty to book a trip to Yeovil in the first round
Oxford United's spirit, passion and determination earned them three points as they beat AFC Newbury 7-4 to go top of the league. A free-kick from Amy Milton led to an own goal, which gave United the lead. Newbury quickly made it 1-1, but Abi Smith
Bodicote look strong contenders in Division 3 of the Banbury Indoor League after recording their third comfortable win over Charlbury A. Roger Graham (26no) and Steve Cracco (25no) were their main run-makers and only Steve Bartlett (33) offered any
Gemma Muttit's late strike earned a point for Chinnorin a 1-1 draw at Oxford Irish in the Under 16 Division of the Oxford Mail Girls League. Stacey Coles bagged the opening goal after the break for Irish following increasing pressure from their wingers
Magdalen College School have made a stunning opening to the new season with two tournament successes. At the Caldicott School tournament the MCS boys won the under 13 title, while their under 10A and under 10B teams came second and third behind Aldro
Promising gymnast Harriet Lymer-Smith (pictured) excelled herself by finishing second in the Southern Region age group championships at Basingstoke. The 11-year-old from Kennington performed some moves she had never done before to come runner-up to
Oxford youngster Danielle Lester struck gold at the Shukokai Karate Union British Open Championships at Ponds Forge, Sheffield. Danielle, from Barton, came through four contests to win the 10-11 year kumite (sparring) competition. And the 11-year-old
Riley A maintained top spot in the Premier Division of the Buildbase Oxford & District League with a comprehensive 5-1 win against Bury Knowle A,. Tony Hicks got the better of Ian Hunter to put Riley 2-0 up, while breaks of 33 in each of his two frames
The weather last weekend took its toll with the majority of matches on our rivers being cancelled. Most of these will be re-arranged, hopefully when we will have some better weather. Those clubs fishing stillwaters fared better. Yarnton & District
Some anglers seem to have unlimited patience when it comes to catching big fish - take Bicester big-fish expert Neil Jones, for instance. He has been fishing a stretch of the Great Ouse and had blanked around 60 times in his quest for a monster barbel
Matt Micallef has set the angling world alight with the capture of a potential record chub from a one-acre lake, which is connected to the Thames not far from his home in Didcot, writes Andy Webber. As I reported last week, the massive fish registered
Witney ABC are holding a dinner boxing tournament at Langdale Hall on Saturday, November 25, from 7pm. Tickets cost Tickets cost £30, and can be reserved by calling 01993 709546.
Horspath Hammers visit Southampton in a South West Region top-of-the-table battle today. The two sides are locked together on 14 points along with East Newport and Poole, but crucially Horspath and Southampton have had fewer meetings. The Saints match
Captain Darren Elliott is back from a two-match ban to give Oxford City Stars a much-needed lift as they visit leaders Streatham Redskins in the English National League South Division tomorrow. Stars suffered one of the worst results in their history
Greyghound racing looks set for a major shake-up, after the sport was discussed in the Animal Welfare Bill in the House of Lords this week. Its governing body, the National Greyhound Racing Club, needs radical reform if DEFRA, the government's Department
Skipper Phil Gilchrist says Oxford United are not interested in a replay - they want to beat Dagenham & Redbridge at the first attempt in their FA Cup tie in east London today. United have already won at Dagenham in the Nationwide Conference, and Gilchrist
A British soldier has died after a road accident in southern Iraq, the Ministry of Defence has said. The soldier, of 58 Battery 12 Regiment Royal Artillery, was killed just outside Shaibah Logistics Base near the city of Basra on Friday. Three other
I have only just come across a great scheme funded jointly by the Lions and Help the Aged. Older people and those living on their own are encouraged to keep basic personal and medical details in a special bottle in their fridge. It can be found quickly
Five new jobs have been created in Oxford by the Royal Bank of Scotland as part of a major expansion across the south. The fresh recruits will join the commercial banking team at the office on the Minns Business Park, Botley, increasing it by 35 per
FIVE new jobs have been created in Oxford by the Royal Bank of Scotland as part of a major expansion across the south. The fresh recruits will join the commercial banking team at the office on the Minns Business Park, Botley, increasing it by 35 per
Since it burst on to the scene 10 years ago, Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance - its creator's name very much part of the title - has been the highest-grossing dance show in the world. Seen in 36 countries so far, it has taken more than $400m in ticket
Much of Bertolt Brecht's material is too highbrow for most people's liking, but The Threepenny Opera manages to be both satirical and earthy. Opening with the jaunty tune Mack the Knife, the musical - originally put on in 1928, and itself a reworking
Steven Zaillian's new version of Robert Penn Warren's 1946 Pulitzer Prize-winning morality tale still strikes a chord. All The King's Men paints an intimate portrait of an idealist, whose hunger for lasting change is corrupted by power and celebrity
Based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Peter Mayle, A Good Year is a sun-dappled yarn set in leafy Provence about a middle-aged man's self-awakening. Ridley Scott's film has all the ingredients for a fine vintage, including a starry international
I have officially changed from being Assitant Manager to Deputy Manager today which is really exciting but if I'm honest quite nerve-wracking too. Amie who was doing this job before me has gone off to have adventures travelling the world, she was brilliant
As we stood, hesitating, outside Luna Caprese, my friend muttered: "Do you reckon they've got a one-armed bloke who washes the dishes?" He was referring, of course, to Robin's Nest, the ITV sitcom that was broadcast from 1977-81, about a bistro that
A chair, a guitar, a great voice and a pocket full of self-penned songs. As a singer-songwriter, Jamie T is the real deal. But if you expect this young West Londoner to fit neatly into the earnest singer-songwriter mould, you are sorely mistaken.
A jury at Oxford Crown Court today found three men guilty of cultivating £100,000 worth of cannabis at an Oxfordshire farm. Christopher Bridges, 29, Dino Sofroniou, 21, and Jason Warrick, 30, all from Reading, are to be sentenced at a date yet to be
A JURY at Oxford Crown Court today found three men guilty of cultivating £100,000 worth of cannabis at an Oxfordshire farm. Christopher Bridges, 29, Dino Sofroniou, 21, and Jason Warrick, 30, all from Reading, are to be sentenced at a date yet to be
A disgraced pharmacist who lost control of his car while almost three times over the drink-driving alcohol limit will not lose his career. Michael Murray, 55, faced being struck off after drinking half a bottle of vodka and two beers before giving his
A MAN who went on the run after escaping from the dock at Oxford Crown Court has been given an extra six months in prison. Jamal Coleman, 21, of Banbury, was on the run for nine days after he jumped out of the dock at Oxford Crown Court earlier this
Three youths armed with a meat cleaver who tried to rob a newsagent in Oxford fled empty-handed after the shopkeeper told them he had CCTV cameras. The hoody-clad boys, aged between 16 and 20, entered the shop in Garsington Road with scarves covering
Escapee Jamal Coleman has been given an extra six months in prison for his dash from the dock at Oxford Crown Court. Coleman, 21, of Banbury, was on the run for nine days after he fleeing from the dock at Oxford Crown Court earlier this month, seconds
AEA Technology 92.5 BMW 3029 Electrocomponents 284.5 Isoft Group 46.75 Oxford Biomedica 26.5 Oxford Instruments 196 Oxonica 160 Reed Elsevier 604.75 RM 169.75 RPS 232.5 Torex Retail 36.75 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley, Abingdon
AEA Technology 92.5 BMW 3029 Electrocomponents 284.5 Isoft Group 46.75 Oxford Biomedica 26.5 Oxford Instruments 196 Oxonica 160 Reed Elsevier 604.75 RM 169.75 RPS 232.5 Torex Retail 36.75
ROB Duffy returns for Oxford United's FA Cup tie at Dagenham tomorrow - but who will partner him? Manager Jim Smith said yesterday he hadn't totally made up his mind, but it was a nice situation to be able to choose between Steve Basham and in-form
In-form winger Chris Simmons comes up against his former club when Henley Hawks host Manchester in National 2. Simmons, who bagged two tries at Barking last week, played for Manchester when he was at university. Full back Adam Slade and scrum half
John Brodley is targeting a 'winning habit' by naming a largely-unchanged Chinnor side for tomorrow's EDF Energy National Trophy first-round clash with North Walsham. Chinnor's head coach has made just three changes, two of them enforced, as they bid
Oxfordshire lost to old rivals Berkshire 8-7 in their opening Inter-County Championship Division 1C fixture at Radley College. The women took five of their six events, with Amanda King and Emma Cramond winning their singles. King and Alison Ross were
Abingdon United boss Andy Slater has spoken of his delight after he signed former Wycombe Wanderers striker Jermaine McSporran. The former Oxford City frontman (pictured), who started his career at Abingdon Town, will make his debut in tomorrow's home
Steve Risbridger says tomorrow's EDF Energy Senior Vase second-round visit of Beaconsfield will show Bicester how far they have progressed this season. Beaconsfield lie sixth in Southern Counties North, a division above BB&O Premier promotion hopefuls
SATURDAY FOOTBALL FA CUP 4th qual round: Dagenham & Redbridge v Oxford United. BRITISH GAS BUSINESS SOUTHERN LEAGUE Premier Div: Banbury Utd v Rugby Tn. Div 1 South & West:: Abingdon Utd v Taunton Tn, Beaconsfield SYCOB v Oxford City, Didcot Tn
Milton United midfielder Danny Kirby was rueing his luck this week after he suffered a broken nose as he made his comeback from nasal surgery! Kirby, who was sidelined after an operation on his nose, was playing in the reserves game against Binfield
Oxfordshire MPs' claims for expenses cost taxpayers more than £750,000 in 2005/06. Last night a comprehensive list of the money each of the six county MPs claimed between April 2005 and March 2006 was made public. And the total bill was up £161,550
Inspector Morse's favourite pub - The Trout in Godstow - is soon to become a minimalist gourmet restaurant, fear local drinkers. The riverside pub, regularly featured in the hugely successful television series starring the late John Thaw, is to close
A major obstacle to the £300m Westgate development has been removed with the Environment Agency withdrawing its objection over flood risk. The EA caused shock waves by warning that the massive Oxford development could increase the risk of flooding to
The Government's first payment towards the regeneration of Oxford's West End will allow the £1.5m scheme to transform Bonn Square to be brought forward. The multi-million-pound scheme to redevelop a quarter of the city centre will benefit from the Government
Residents are divided about Oxford Brookes' ambitions to create a 'city zone' dedicated to education and health. The university last week unveiled £110m redevelopment plans, with public consultation showing strong support for contemporary architecture
The UK's only specialist European school, in Culham near Abingdon, faces closure because the European Commission has pulled the plug on its funding. Unless the school, which gets 50 per cent of its money from the Brussels-based commission, turns itself
A wristband barcode identification system trialled by patients needing blood transfusions could soon be used in Oxfordshire hospitals. The new system, which was introduced earlier this year, will now be rolled out across the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals
Street wardens who patrol Blackbird Leys and Greater Leys, in Oxford, have been told to get on their bikes. The city council wardens have just taken delivery of new mountain bikes, to make them more mobile and allow them to respond faster to emergency
Have fun but don't let your children get hurt - that's the advice from fire chiefs as Bonfire Night approaches. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service is issuing guidance to families to make sure that everyone has a good time next weekend, without getting
The lottery is handing over a £34,000 grant to help open some of Oxford's historic spots to the public. The grant was secured by Oxford Preservation Trust for a week-long festival next June for local families and children. The trust will be working
Girls will be girls - and they are invading a previously male bastion in their droves. A few years ago, the fledgling Oxford Girls' Football League could barely put a fixture list together. Today, it has over 70 teams and hundreds of girls playing
With the never-ending saga of Headington traffic and the closure of the Territorial Army barracks at the Slade, could we not look at the two and come up with a park-and-ride system on the old TA site for hospital workers and visitors? A shuttle service
Frederick Sutton (Oxford Mail, October 3) tells us that an anti-nuclear letter in the Guardian and Independent newspapers had hundreds of signatories. Was it 200 or 300 or a thousand hundreds? He also says that "it has been estimated that 60 per cent
'WHY Monte Carlo?" The question came from Jack, one of Oxford's colourful characters, as we sipped elevenses from cardboard cups in Christ Church Meadow. "I've never been," I replied. "I don't suppose you've been to Margate for that matter," he said
Erlan Idrissov, the Kazakhstan ambassador to Britain, confessed to students at the Oxford Union that he found spoof TV presenter Borat's new film "very funny". The ambassador spoke to students on the night of the premiere for comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's
Oxford University's Bodleian Library has received a collection of 83 first and early editions of Mozart's works. They were accepted by the Government in lieu of death duties, and have been allocated to the library by the Museums, Libraries and Archives
OXFORDSHIRE MPs' claims for expenses cost taxpayers more than £750,000 in 2005/06. Last night, a comprehensive list of the money each of the six county MPs claimed between April 2005 and March 2006 was made public. MPs are allowed to claim extra on
Muddy boots, sweaty kit, Saturday mornings spent freezing next to a football pitch - all these delights used to be reserved for the parents of boys. Not any more, writes Emma-Kate Lidbury When Saturday comes, hundreds of young players flock to pitches
The driver of a bus that ran over an Oxford University student has been found guilty of careless driving but kept his licence. Paul Willis, 48, was driving an Oxford Bus Company bus along the Cowley Road, in Oxford, on May 26, 2004, when St Catherine's
The Sheriff of Oxford, city councillor Susanna Pressel, has been blackballed and booted out of her pool league for forfeiting a game. Trouble started when the Jericho and Osney Labour councillor, captain of the Great Western Railway Staff Association
A couple are warning dog owners to be on the alert after their Shi Tzu was savaged in an attack by another dog near Horspath. Tommy, a 15-year-old Shi Tzu cross, had to have more than £700 of vet's treatment after another dog bit him on land near the
GCSE results at both Bicester's secondary schools were significantly below national and county averages this year - alarming business leaders in the town. Nationally, 57 per cent of state school pupils achieved the benchmark five A* to C GCSE grades
A school has been honoured for its international outlook and the links it has built up with pupils in other countries. The Marlborough School in Woodstock was presented with the Government award earlier this month at a ceremony in London. Organised
THREE youths armed with a meat cleaver who tried to rob a newsagent in Oxford fled empty-handed after the shopkeeper told them he had CCTV cameras. The youths, aged between 16 and 20, entered the shop in Garsington Road with scarves covering their faces
OXFAM has accused American coffee giant Starbucks of opposing a plan by Ethiopia to gain more control over its coffee trade. Last year, the Ethiopian government tried to trademark the Sidamo, Harar and Yirgacheffe names. Oxfam managers say Starbucks
A FLOOD-HIT Oxfordshire village may need major work to prevent a recurrence of flooding problems. Residents of Nuneham Courtenay suffered flash flooding twice in eight days. Following a meeting on Wednesday night when engineers, councillors, landowners
THE driver of a bus that ran over an Oxford University student has been found guilty of careless driving but kept his licence. Paul Willis, 48, was driving an Oxford Bus Company bus along the Cowley Road, in Oxford, on May 26, 2004, when St Catherine's
RAIL passengers will face longer journeys this weekend due to engineering work between Oxford and Didcot Parkway. Buses will replace trains on the route from 8.45pm tomorrow until noon on Sunday. For more details of services, see www.nationalrail.co.uk
BBC Radio Oxford is celebrating after figures showed it had gained 22,000 new listeners since this time last year. The latest statistics, from Radio Joint Audience Research (Rajar), revealed the station attracted an average 96,000 listeners a week over
RESIDENTS are divided about Oxford Brookes' ambitions to create a 'city zone' dedicated to education and health. The university last week unveiled £110m redevelopment plans, with public consultation showing strong support for contemporary architecture
VOLKSWAGEN has launched a fresh new trim level for the Golf range - the Match - promising greater value and more standard equipment than the SE model it replaces. On sale now, the Match is packed with useful functional and aesthetic additions and costs
It is excellent news that the real stars of an annual competition to recognise the best of the county's green projects were young people. When youngsters are so often stereotyped as anti-social, binge-drinking, hoodie-wearing thugs, it is welcome to
Sir, The city council proposals to move to a new collection scheme give cause for concern. Recycled items will be collected one week and household waste the next with boxes for recycled waste, garden sacks for garden rubbish and wheelie bins for household
Sir, Oxford City Council astonishes me. On the one hand it raised my hopes hugely earlier this year by adopting first the Climate Change Action Plan, in February, and then, in July, the Natural Resources Impact Analysis (NRIA). Both measures demonstrated
Sir, Did P. Berry (Letters, October 20) bicycle to India and Egypt or walk? Any other journey to India, then Egypt and back to Britain would emit a great mass of CO2. Flying would be by far the worst, squirting 2.5 tonnes per passenger into our vulnerable
Sir, I was interested to read Katrina Warren's letter (September 22). I too have had similar problems. Returning to Oxfordshire after a few years' absence, I naturally tried to re-register with my previous doctor and dentist (in Charlbury). No problem
Sir, As I drove through Nuneham Courtenay last week to visit my 90-year-old mother, I was saddened to see the sandbags against the cottage doors and the devastation left by the flood water. My mother was born in Nuneham and lived at the lower end until
Sir, Among all the talk of community integration, or lack of it, in Britain today, Oxford Brookes University's self-declared takeover of Headington (Report, October 20) is a clear local example of why community separation happens. The big institutions
Sir, Ruth Kelly has said she will not call in the planning application to pump the ash from Didcot Power Station into the old and beautiful Thrupp Lake at Radley. Unless Oxfordshire County Council makes an unexpected U-turn, a valuable community and
Drivers turning to A-Z's 2007 Road Atlas of Great Britain will get far more from the book than just route information. The latest editions feature mapping at a scale of 2.5 miles to 1 inch in the Superscale version and four miles to one inch in the
Fiat is no stranger to the world of fashion, and the Italian car company recently endorsed designer Allegra Hicks' Catwalk Show, during London Fashion Week. Allegra, who was born in Fiat's home town' of Turin, studied Design in Milan and Fine Art in Brussels
AUDI'S stunning aluminium-bodied, mid-engined sports car will open for ordering in the UK later this year. The 187mph R8, which will be powered by a mid-mounted 4.2-litre V8 FSI petrol engine delivering 420 horsepower, is expected to cost from £77,000
HONDA is becoming a fuel for your environmental love - it has just unveiled next-generation power plants, the key to its global initiative to cut carbon dioxide emissions. The Japanese giant now has a diesel engine that reduces exhaust gas emissions
Cards on the table first, I am a lifelong fan of big Citroens. Since I was a child I hankered after a 1950s DS, you know the big, black, sleek number that transported President De Gaulle around the screen as he was stalked by the coldly alluring Edward
Sir, I am a regular user of the Oxford Canal. I take groups of mainly old people for trips on canal and River Thames as volunteer crew on the 70ft charity narrowboat The Venturer. Our boat is based at Hayfield Wharf, pictured in 1890 - when it was a
Sir, I am dismayed to learn that plans for the development of the Westgate Centre ignore the guidelines of the Natural Resources Impact Analysis (NRIA) adopted by the city council in July this year. There is hardly any provision for the use of renewables
Sir, I was shocked to discover two branches of Subway suddenly springing up in East Oxford. In an area which has long been valued for its diversity why do we need this high street chain at all? And if we must have it, what sort of diversity is provided
Sir, Recent contributions to the built environment by the Trustees of the Blenheim Estate have included high-density town houses, some of them roofed in hideous mock Welsh slates, along one side of the A44 through Old Woodstock, and a prominent new block
Sir, I wonder when Oxfordshire County Council will learn that yet more traffic lights, road furniture and signs are not the answer to the county's congestion problems and are, in fact, making things a great deal worse. The new Eynsham bus-priority lights
Sir, Now that the firework season will soon be with us, I would appeal to those who are thinking of preparing a bonfire to think of small field creatures, such as mice and hedgehogs. They are in the habit of nesting in such structures, and are difficult
Sir, As we all know, when Labour were in opposition they promised to be tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime. Since then we have all seen how empty these words were and this is particularly the case when most of us face numerous criminals being
Sir, As a resident of central Abingdon with absolutely no experience whatsoever in traffic management, I'd like to volunteer my services to the council, as surely even I can come up with a more effective solution to the current Abingdon transport problems
OXFORDSHIRE chef Raymond Blanc is entering the world of reality TV with a new show in which couples compete running their own restaurant. The Frenchman, who owns Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons in Great Milton, will have a personal stake in the prize -
A DISGRACED pharmacist who lost control of his car while almost three times the drink-drive limit will not lose his career. Michael Murray, 55, faced being struck off after drinking half a bottle of vodka and two beers before deciding to give his daughter
A DISGRACED pharmacist who lost control of his car while almost three times the drink-drive limit will not lose his career. Michael Murray, 55, faced being struck off after drinking half a bottle of vodka and two beers before deciding to give his daughter
INSPECTOR Morse's favourite pub, The Trout, at Godstow, is soon to become a minimalist gourmet restaurant, fear local drinkers. The riverside pub, regularly featured in the successful television series, is to close early in the New Year for a major
Thames Valley Police are understandably feeling pretty pleased with themselves this week after a report graded the force as one of the best in the country for using neighbourhood policing to respond to communities' concerns. The statistics, and we know
Once again we report damage caused by flash flooding and this time it has affected the same villagers in Nuneham Courtenay for the second time within eight days. Proper infrastructure is obviously essential to protect homes from large amounts of rainfall
