A group set up to provide support and advice on breastfeeding to mums in Barton is going mobile thanks to a £55,000 award from the People's Millions draw. The BabyCafe, based at the Roundabout Centre in Waynflete Road, is using the money to revamp a
OXFORD United suffered their first league defeat this season when they gave a very lacklustre performance and were beaten 1-0 at Gravesend & Northfleet on Saturday. And they could have few complaints about the result, their first defeat in their 19th
ROSE Hill Judo Club took a seven-strong squad to the BJC Southern Region Championships in Kent - and four juniors returned with medals. Sean Pittick, 13, picked up a silver and Jake Fleetwood, 14, the bronze in the under 5th Kyu (novice) groups. Damian
Wolvercote light heavyweight Vince Sessegnon lost in the quarter-finals of this year's ABA senior championships, but gained a lot of friends from the knowledgeable boxing audience at the Liverpool Olympia. The Home Counties champion bowed out to local
Abingdon Eagles Under 18s recorded their first win of the season with an 80-65 success over Southampton Trailblazers in the West Conference. Leading 37-27 at half-time, a 19-12 win for the Eagles in the third all but sealed the points. A 26-24 score
Fieldside A stretched their lead at the top of the Premier Division as they romped to a 6-0 victory at home to former leaders Riley A, writes DAVID WHITE. Mick Bennett got the ball rolling with a 54-17, 79-6 win against John Butcher. Riley's Ron Reddy
Oxford City Stars will bid to continue their fine form when they travel to Basingstoke Buffalo in English National League South Division tomorrow. Stars have been steadily climbing the table in recent weeks, and have won their last two matches. But
The first match in this season's P Woodley Winter League turned into a fiasco for some of the 21 anglers and had to be abandoned, writes ANDY WEBBER. The problem concerned a couple of boats at the Lechlade Marina venue. There is a gentleman's agreement
Radway suffered their first defeat of the season in the Banbury Indoor League - and how! Set a target of 88-4, Bodicote passed their target without losing a wicket, Steve Cracco leading the way with an unbeaten 26. Radway still head the table on 124
Oxford City Stars Darren Elliott praised his side after their 10-5 win over Bracknell Hornets. A delighted Elliott said: "It was a good team effort and good to see most of the goals came from two assists. "We also had good discipline, even though
England's brightest footballing prospect is coming to Carterton to switch on the town's Christmas lights. Theo Walcott is the grandson of Joe Walcott - the former chairman of West Oxfordshire District Council and ex-Carterton town mayor - and will
Hundreds of customers and Mini enthusiasts gathered to celebrate the launch of the new model of the Cowley-built Mini last night. About 200 people crowded into the North Oxford Garage Mini dealership at Long Hanborough to see the new car unveiled before
The pain of losing both her brother and uncle to muscular dystrophy is something Angela Jackson will never forget. But thanks to incredible leaps in medical technology, she and husband Mark underwent a revolutionary testing process to ensure their child
Waiter Mike Partridge went through a muddy "hell" to raise money for a charity close to his heart. Mr Patridge, from Drayton near Abingdon, completed an adventure race called Hell Down South and raised £800 for the Oxford based international development
A book on the history of Duns Tew, written by a man left disabled by illness, will raise money for the village hall and church. A Glimpse of Duns Tew, a book written by Jon Baxter and his neighbour John Green, will be released on Sunday, November 26
The Blackwell family has ended a long-running feud about the future of its publishing company by selling it to a US rival for £572m. John Wiley & Sons said it had received irrevocable commitments from the principal shareholders. Nigel Blackwell, Blackwell
Managers at Radio Oxford are still seeking a replacement for Breakfast presenter Sybil Ruscoe who left the station yesterday. Last month it emerged that Ms Ruscoe, 45, the former BBC Radio 1 and BBC Five Live presenter, was quitting after completing
Oxford is to provide one of the few out-of-hours civic burial services in the country, to offset any allegations of religious discrimination. The city council will change its Monday-Friday service to allow burials to take place at weekends and on public
People across Oxfordshire took part in the annual Children in Need extravaganza yesterday, raising thousands of pounds for charity. Fundraising fever hit schools, businesses and individuals, as they dreamed up wacky ways of getting sponsorship, dressing
A gunman shot at a van driver in a road rage attack after following him for seven miles. The victim believes the motorist was angry at being blocked off at a roundabout at the M40 Oxford Services at Wheatley. He then followed his van to Thame along
A mulit-million pound rescue fund for families who lost their entire Christmas savings has been boosted by Oxfordshire's MPs. The Farepak Response Fund was launched this month to help thousands of families who were left out of pocket when the Christmas
An independent shopkeeper in Bicester has launched a petition calling for a supermarket giant to reinstate the parking space he has used for years. Mike Barstow, from Barstow's Stationery in Crown Walk, found double yellow lines and notices threatening
JOHN Mills scored twice as Abingdon United eased to a 4-1 win at Queens Sports College (Watford) in the Football Conference Youth League Cup preliminary round. Playing into a strong wind, Abingdon dominated, but had to wait until the half-hour to open
MID Oxon's Jack Smith will captain Oxfordshire Under 16s as they open their ESFA Premier League Inter Country Trophy campaign against Hampshire at BAT Sports Ground, Southampton, on Wednesday (7.30). Oxfordshire Under 16s: J Foster (Vale), M Burton (
SOUTH Moreton Primary School remained unbeaten to win the Oxfordshire final of the ESFA Small Schools Soccer Sixes at the Manor Prep School, Abingdon. They kicked off with a 4-1 win over New Hinksey and then defeated holders William Fletcher (Yarnton
OLIVER Taylor produced a virtuoso display with all five goals as Vale of White Under 13 swept aside Swindon 5-2 in their Meeson Trophy opener at Milton United. Taylor opened the scoring after four minutes, sliding the ball home after good work by Ben
With the Oxford grading strength at an all-time high, owners will be feeling the pinch as more hounds are being re-trialled. When the Stadium was short of dogs, any slight dip in performance tended to be ignored to maintain the number of dogs available
CAPTAIN Jordan Ayris bagged a brace as Banbury & District Under 14s drew 2-2 with Oxford in a friendly at Bicester Community College. Oxford made the brighter start and took the lead after 15 minutes when Dan West fired home from Conor McDonagh's pass
Florida's sun, sand and sea provided the perfect backdrop for triathlete Ian Osborne (pictured) when he raced at the World Half Ironman Championships. Osborne, a member of the Oxford Tri Club, made light work of the 1.9km sea swim, 56-mile cycle and
Linear Fisheries have been busy restocking their lakes at Stanton Harcourt after netting one of their stock ponds with the help of Simon Scott and some first-year students from Sparsholt College. The purpose was to move as many 4-5lb carp into Brasenose
Oxford United look to bounce back from last week's FA Cup defeat at Wycombe and set a new club record at Gravesend and Northfleet today. If the U's can avoid defeat at Stonebridge Road, it will make it 19 league games unbeaten at the start of a season
