Division 1. Banbury 2nd 201-9 (W Hazel 55, C Board 50, A Wade 3-28, K Doddapaneni 3-47, S West 3-52), Bicester & North Oxford 132 (S West 30no, M Woods 30, W Hazel 3-20, J White 3-30). Division 3. Cropredy 157-8 (G Barrett 48no, L James 6-76), Oxford
A MULTI- COLOURED carnival procession brought Cowley Road to a standstill today with thousands of people cheering the parade on. The procession, organised by East Oxford Action, was cancelled last year due to a lack of funds, but it was back this year
Jurors in the trial of an Oxfordshire man charged with death by dangerous driving may be taken to the scene of the crash. Richard Clarke, 53, of Queen Road, Carterton, has pleaded not guilty to causing the death of Craig Dunne by dangerous driving in
A FIRE has caused serious damage at Lord Williams's Lower School in Thame. Sixty-five firefighters tackled the blaze that broke out last night. The fire broke out in a two-storey building on the Towersey Road site. Fire crews managed to confine
KIMI Raikkonen led home a resurgent Ferrari team to a one-two victory in the French Grand Prix at Magny Cours today. The Finn, who started third on the grid, finished ahead of his team-mate and pole position man Felipe Massa. Lewis Hamilton, the only
There’s been some controversy recently about drunken boat party revellers causing havoc on the river Thames. TV aerials have been knocked out of place, dangerous tightrope walkers have risked their lives and stag-goers have shouted at innocent passers-by
It's the night of the Summer Solstice, and tribes of druids, drummers and other free spirits are filing through the cornfields of Salisbury Plain, to catch the sunrise over Stonehenge. On a hillside in neighbouring Somerset, crowds of party-goers are
Glastonbury is much than just about chart topping, headlining Cold Chimpanzees'. The festival of Contemporary Performing Arts is a place for immersion, contemplation and education. Nothing on the 800 acre site is dull, and even sanitation apparatus
WHEN four former pupils of Oxford teacher David Brunton learned of his death, they knew they had to do something in his memory. So ex-Magdalen College School pupils Oliver Martin-Robinson, Hal Munby, Camilo Stargardter and Fraser Birse will set off
AT 6am today, smoking in pubs, bars and other public buildings across England and Wales was stubbed out for good. New laws make it illegal to light up in virtually any public enclosed spaces and workplaces. Anyone who flouts the ban and sparks up
DEVELOPER Cherwell Housing has expressed disappointment at having an application to build student flats in Headington turned down. The company planned to demolish 88 and 90 Windmill Road and 1a Mattock Close and build two blocks of flats for 49 students
POLICE and county council officers have been targeting pubs, clubs and off-licences as part of a crackdown on under-age drinking. Sixty-seven licensed premises have been visited across Oxfordshire since the start of May. Test purchasing is being
A superb strike from Alex Jeannin proved in vain as Oxford United went down to a 2-1 defeat against an experienced Luton side at the Kassam Stadium last night. The French-born left back, who signed earlier this month, struck his first United goal in
A COMMUNITY association in North Oxford has become the first in the country to be given special status recognising the good work staff have done. Cutteslowe Community Association has gained so-called Visible status - an acknowledgement of the association's
A STATE-of-the-art playground will open in Oxford before the start of the school holidays. But an adjacent multi-use hardcourt area is unlikely to be ready. After years of lobbying, work on the new £180,000 play area at The Green in Wood Farm -
"EVERYTHING is cool" as far as preparations for today's Cowley Road Carnival in Oxford are concerned, according to one of the event's most popular stallholders. Andy Anderson, owner of the Hi-Lo Jamaican Eating House, said the road's restaurants had
Delays in postal deliveries are set to increase after another damaging day of strike action in Oxfordshire yesterday. No post was sorted at the Oxford mail centre in Cowley as staff joined colleagues across the country in a 24-hour official stoppage
