OXFORD University student Ted Maxwell has been told not to expect his city rickshaw business to be able to run a fully-fledged taxi service any time soon. To operate as fare-taking taxis, rickshaws have to be licensed as Hackney carriages in the same
OXFORD United moved a step closer to a Wembley play-off final last night with a nervous win over Exeter City. Fans who were unable to make the journey to Devon gathered around TVs in pubs and at home, to watch the United 1-0 win. With plenty of
PRIVATE security guards could be hired by Oxford City Council to replace striking staff in a dispute about working conditions at city park-and-ride sites. With no settlement in sight in the bitter battle over lone working for security guards at the
COUNTY Hall wants to turn off scores of illuminated road signs in a bid to cut energy costs. All councils are bound by law to illuminate certain traffic signs despite the fact that reflective materials are used to make them. Oxfordshire County Council
Oxford United chairman Nick Merry had dreams of play-off glory for his club on his mind yesterday but still had time to visit his old school. In the morning he called in at The Marlborough School, in Woodstock to celebrate the official opening of the
Oxford United moved a step closer to a Wembley play-off final last night with a nervous win over Exeter City. Fans who were unable to make the journey to Devon gathered around TVs in pubs and at home, to watch the U's 1-0 win. With plenty of 'oohs
A superbly professional performance from Oxford United at St James' Park last night took them a massive step towards Wembley. They returned to Oxford with a one-goal advantage from the away first leg of their play-off semi-final, and it was a lead
Women flooded into Boots in Oxford yesterday morning hoping to get their hands on a 'miracle' wrinkle cream. The Cornmarket Street branch sold 100 boxes of No7 beauty serum Protect & Perfect in the first half hour of trading. The product sold out
There were few surprises in Oxfordshire after the district council election results came in. With no elections in Oxford and the next Oxfordshire County Council election in two years, it was left to the county's four districts to provide the excitement
County Hall wants to turn off scores of illuminated road signs in a bid to slash energy costs. All councils are bound by law to illuminate certain traffic signs despite the fact that reflective materials are used to make them. Oxfordshire County Council
Private security guards could be hired by Oxford City Council to replace striking staff in a dispute about working conditions at city park-and-ride sites. With no settlement in sight in the bitter battle over lone working for security guards at the
Cowley Road in Oxford was described as a "war zone" last night as emergency services were called to a fire at a disused bowls club. The blaze at the former East Oxford Bowls Club was reported just after 5.30pm, when smoke was seen coming from the site
Artists, performers and community groups are getting ready for the Cowley Feast, a week-long series of events in the Cowley area. The Feast - the third since it was resurrected after a gap of more than 40 years - will kick off with a free acting workshop
City workers in Cowley are going through bags of dumped rubbish to track down people who are flytipping in the area. There were more than 100 cases of flytipping reported in Cowley Marsh, Cowley and Lye Valley between January and March. Sherri Cross
A group of teenagers who chased a burglar have been commended by police at a ceremony. The six youths, then all under the age of 16 and students at the European School, in Culham, saw a woman had climbed out of a window on to a roof in Divinity Road
Calls have been made for traffic lights to be installed at the entrance to the Wood Farm estate in Oxford to give residents a chance to get on to the busy Slade. Oxfordshire County Council thought it had solved the problem by installing a yellow cross-hatched
Oxford University student Ted Maxwell has been told not to expect his city rickshaw business to be able to run a fully-fledged taxi service any time soon. To operate as fare-taking taxis, rickshaws have to be licensed as Hackney carriages in the same
Oxford Cheetahs ended an eight-match losing streak in explosive fashion with a thrashing of a woefully weak Eagles at the Stadium, last night. The visitors were never in the hunt with Nicki Pedersen, runaway winner of the opening Grand Prix in Italy
Gosford Hill (Kidlington) edged out hosts King Alfred's (Wantage) 67-64 in basketball's Oxfordshire Under 16 Cup final. Matthew Sofiyani stole the show for Gosford with 55 points.
Haitham Sherif's first-half strike gave Lord Williams's (Thame) a 1-0 win over Fitzharrys (Abingdon) in the Oxfordshire Under 15 Cup final at Oxford City. Lord Williams's created many chances in the first half, and their pressure finally told when Sherif
Two teams from Marlborough (Woodstock) will do battle today for a place in the finals of rugby's Daily Telegraph Emerging Schools Festival at Twickenham. They will be competing in the under 12 and 13 competitions at Staines RFC, with the successful
Vale of White Horse Under 11s suffered the heartbreak of a penalty shoot-out exit in the ESFA Inter-Association seven-a-side south west regional finals at Poole. They went out 5-4 on spot-kicks to Jersey in the semi-finals after the tie finished 1-1
Oxford Under 14s are in pole position to lift The Oxford Times Cup following a brace of wins over Vale of White Horse and Banbury & District. They ended Vale's proud unbeaten record with a 2-1 victory at Oxford Community School on Saturday. Sam Quelch
The Jim Reynolds-trained Romford youngster Kilsheelan holds the key in the final of the £1,000-to-the-winner Trafalgar Cup at Oxford Stadium tonight. The black and white dog had tons in hand when winning his qualifier in a fast 26.98secs on going rated
Rauiri Willis claimed superb figures of 5-8 to help Kidlington to a four-wicket victory over Tiddington in the Under 13 Ron Maudsley Knockout Cup. Tiddington were restricted to 57-7 from their 20 overs, and Kidlington passed the target with ease.
Two weeks ago, I mentioned that a number of anglers had been seen fishing our rivers out of season and that the Environment Agency seemed to be doing very little to stop it. The article attracted a couple of phone calls. Pat Knowles, from Witney,
England Ladies hockey captain Kate Walsh opened the new all-weather pitch at Lord Williams's, Thame - and urged the school's youngsters to follow in her footsteps by going on to represent their country. The Slough star, who won bronze with England at
Matt Molyneux returned figures of 5-6 as Chipping Norton shot out Drayton (Banbury) for 16 to clinch an 81-run victory in the Oxfordshire Under 13 Cup. Molyneux's super spell came after Chippy made 97-2 off their 20 overs, with Matt Taylor hitting an
Ryan Wilson's freak goal set Oxfordshire Under 14s on the way to a 2-0 win over Dorset in the Reed Trophy at Shaftesbury Town. Wilson caused the Dorset defence a lot of problems. But his goal had an element of luck about it with his shot hitting a
Oxford Mail Girls League Georgina Stone's hat-trick ended Tower Hill's dreams of cup glory as she steered St Edmunds into the final of the Under 14 (11-a-side) KO Cup with a 3-2 victory. o Tower Hill went in front when Lizzie Barnes netted her first
Allied Counties Youth League Mark Bell smashed a hat-trick as Oxford City thrashed Chalfont St Peter 6-0 in the Premier Division. City showed no signs of tiredness following two games in three days as they ran riot against the Buckinghamshire side.
Giles Sports Witney Youth League Bampton Town completed one half of a double bid as they won the Under 15 Knockout Cup with a 1-0 victory over Chasewell Park in the final. Bampton, who are favourites to win the A League, were made to fight all the
Jack Griffiths smashed a quickfire treble as Oxford City powered to a 7-2 victory over Witney United in the Joe Roughton OFA Under 18 Cup final at Ardley United's Oxford Road ground. City, third in the Allied Counties Premier Division, started as hot
BICESTER Community College is organising another day of adult education workshops following the success of a similar event last month. Courses on offer on Saturday, June 30, include watercolours, stress management, flower-arranging, golf and archery
PEOPLE are becoming increasingly ingenious in their attempts to get on Oxford's notoriously difficult property ladder. But Mick McCarthy's plan is - without question - one of the best. The IT worker from Headington is one of the finalists on the BBC's
JASON Plato is not ruling out his chances of extending his lead in the Dunlop British Touring Car Championship at Thruxton tomorrow even though the Hampshire track is not best-suited to his SEAT Leon. Plato acknowledges that his Leon's lack of straight
A YOUNG Oxfordshire father who died from an aggressive brain tumour spent his last months recording a series of songs for his wife and daughter. Caspar Barlow-Olsen, 33, of Upper Arncott, wrote and composed the six songs at Oxford's Sobell House hospice
A HEALTH trust has been told to clean up a protected Headington orchard that is being blighted by fly-tipping. Residents claim the orchard near the Warneford Hospital is under threat from dumping of waste by the local mental health trust. They claim
PARENTS of children with special educational needs can get advice on how to support their child's learning at free workshops. The annual Nuts and Bolts Day, run by Oxfordshire County Council, covers areas including challenging behaviour, support for
THE shuttle bus between Lewknor and Watlington taking people to and from the M40 stop where the Oxford Tube buses to and from London connect with it will be run by a community transport initiative started by Watlington Parish Council's chairman, the Rev
THE Elan Printing Icknield Way Charity 10km race and half-marathon will be taking place at 10am on Saturday, May 12. Entries cost £7 in advance or £8 on the day, with all proceeds going towards Chinnor Christian Aid. For an entry form send an SAE
MEMBERS of the Berinsfield Residents' Association are organising a village clean-up on Saturday, May 12. They will use the pavilion and car park as the central base and will be joined by residents keen to tidy up various parts of the community.
TOWERSEY'S village's May Queen is Jessica Preece who, with her two attendants Emma Cummins and Chelsie Horne, will lead the May Festival procession tomorrow, from Windmill Close to the village green where maypole dancing will take place. The event starts
DIDCOT Railway Centre is building up steam for its 40th birthday celebrations over the Bank Holiday weekend. Visitors can look forward to seeing steam locomotives, meeting old railwaymen gathered for a reunion and buy a new book telling the story of
PUPILS from primary schools in Wheatley, Great Milton and Ickford are getting hands-on experience growing their own vegetables, thanks to a six-month project at Waterperry Gardens. Three children from each school will be invited to cook their produce
WITNEY MP David Cameron is due to visit the Cotswold Wildlife Park today to officially open the new train track and station that circumnavigates the park. The train, named Bella in memory of one of the park's White Rhinos, is a particular favourite
THE internationally renowned organist Thomas Trotter will play works by Mozart, Handel and Bach, in Christ Church at a public concert in memory of Dr Andrew Chamblin. The theoretical physicist gained his doctorate in Oxford before moving to Cambridge
