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  • FOOTBALL: United's title hopes shattered

    Oxford United's slim title hopes in the Nationwide Conference were almost certainly extinguished as they were held to a 2-2 draw by leaders Dagenham & Redbridge at the Kassam Stadium last night. United, who remain 11 points adrift of Dagenham having

  • Dedicated follower of blogs . . .

    THEY seek him here. They seek him there. In Newsquest Towers & Newsquest Square. It will make or break him if he's got no drivel to read Cos he's a dedicated follower of blogs. Oh yes he is . . . Oh yes he is . . . What's this version of the classic

  • Dedicated follower of blogs . . .

    THEY seek him here. They seek him there. In Newsquest Towers & Newsquest Square. It will make or break him if he's got no drivel to read Cos he's a dedicated follower of blogs. Oh yes he is . . . Oh yes he is . . . What's this version of the classic

  • Dedicated follower of blogs . . .

    THEY seek him here. They seek him there. In Newsquest Towers & Newsquest Square. It will make or break him if he's got no drivel to read Cos he's a dedicated follower of blogs. Oh yes he is . . . Oh yes he is . . . What's this version of the classic

  • Rail passengers face delays

    Train passengers are being warned to expect delays and cancellations on journeys through Oxfordshire this evening. First Great Western discovered signalling problems on lines between Didcot Parkway and Oxford via Radley. Engineers are working on the

  • Police stage crime 'surgeries'

    POLICE are inviting residents of Cholsey and Dorchester to come to police surgeries. The surgeries are aimed at increasing the dialogue between police and the public so the neighbourhood team can target the issues most important to residents. The

  • Police mount drugs raids on homes

    POLICE have carried out drugs warrants in the Henley area as part of their commitment to reduce drug-related crime. A woman was arrested on March 16 on suspicion of possession of Class-A and C drugs at an address in The Close. She has been bailed pending

  • Up For The Cup!

    This week there was no game for Oxford RFC, so instead we went en masse to support our sister club Oxford Harlequins play in the Oxford County Cup Final versus Witney at Iffley Road. It has been great training with the Quins guys this season, and I think

  • Up For The Cup!

    This week there was no game for Oxford RFC, so instead we went en masse to support our sister club Oxford Harlequins play in the Oxford County Cup Final versus Witney at Iffley Road. It has been great training with the Quins guys this season, and I think

  • Up For The Cup!

    This week there was no game for Oxford RFC, so instead we went en masse to support our sister club Oxford Harlequins play in the Oxford County Cup Final versus Witney at Iffley Road. It has been great training with the Quins guys this season, and I think

  • A shocker

    Well well, with less than three months to go until the Blenheim triathlon I had what is formally known as a shocker yesterday at the OX5 run at Blenheim. I had a cold all week and didn't feel too good on any training run but on Sunday thought (fatally

  • A glamorous world

    One night Charlie Hayes could be talking to glamour model Katie Price - aka Jordan - the following week it will be children's author Philip Pullman. For Mr Hayes has one of Oxford's most glamorous jobs in the books trade as events manager for bookstore

  • Missing teen found

    A teenage boy missing from Bicester has returned home safe and well. Tristan Claridge, 15, right, was last seen at his home in Kings End on Thursday.

  • Elderly rider seriously injured in crash

    POLICE were called to Woodgreen Hill, Woodstock Road, Witney, today following a serious crash. A Mercedes-Benz car and a motorcycle collided just after 10am. Polie said the elderly man riding the motorcycle was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital

  • Elderly biker badly injured

    An elderly motorbike rider suffered what police have described as "very serious injuries" after a collision with a Mercedes this morning. Officers were called to Woodgreen Hill, Woodstock Road in Witney, following the collision at 10am. The elderly

  • Burglar stole cash and iPod

    POLICE today appealed for witnesses following a burglary in Foscot, near Chipping Norton. An offender broke into a house by forcing the dining room window, and left having stolen cash and an iPod. Officers investigating have spoken to several villagers

  • Update: Missing boy safe

    A 15-year-old boy who went missing in Bicester has returned home. Tristan Claridge was last seen at his home in Kings End on Thursday. A spokesman for Thames Valley Police said he had returned and was safe and well. He said: "Police would like to

  • 800 join Jason Donovan for charity run

    Jason Donovan fired the starter for 800 runners to take part in today's OX5 run at Blenheim Palace for the Oxford Children's Hospital. Four-year-old Mya Harris, who is treated for spinal bifida at the new hospital, was hugged by the celebrity superstar

  • Fraud charge 'pest controller' in court

    A man was due to appear in court today accused of defrauding an East Oxford resident out of thousands of pounds. Richard Melhuish, of Aldermaston, near Reading, has been charged with fraud by false representation. Melhuish allegedly posed as a pest

  • European Championship

    The only way I can see England qualifying for the European Championship is by playing the under 21 side. Even if they don`t qualify, their football will be entertaining.

  • European Championship

    The only way I can see England qualifying for the European Championship is by playing the under 21 side. Even if they don`t qualify, their football will be entertaining.

  • European Championship

    The only way I can see England qualifying for the European Championship is by playing the under 21 side. Even if they don`t qualify, their football will be entertaining.

  • Man faces court on 'pest fraud' charge

    A MAN was due to appear in court today charged with attempting to defraud an Oxford resident of several thousand pounds by posing as a pest control operator. Richard Melhuish, 23, of Aldermaston, Berkshire, was charged yesterday with fraud by false

  • RUGBY UNION: Maudsley much happier

    Oxford Harlequins director of rugby Matt Maudsley was in a far better mood after the final whistle than 12 months previously. Maudsley slated his players after their 19-12 victory in 2006, but stressed: "I'm much happier than last year. "Witney are

  • RUGBY UNION: Quins grab glory

    Oxford Harlequins 36, Witney 13 Oxford Harlequins showed their class as they retained the Oxfordshire Cup at an unseasonally chilly Iffley Road. A hat-trick of tries from centre and man-of-the-match Andy Henley helped Quins towards an emphatic scoreline

  • NOT IN OUR BACK NINE

    The front page of this weeks excellent Oxford Times dropped a golfing bombshell. Our lords and masters, it reported, at City Hall want to build houses on Southfield Golf Course. Okay it could be a decade in the future before the first sod is turned but

  • NOT IN OUR BACK NINE

    The front page of this weeks excellent Oxford Times dropped a golfing bombshell. Our lords and masters, it reported, at City Hall want to build houses on Southfield Golf Course. Okay it could be a decade in the future before the first sod is turned but

  • NOT IN OUR BACK NINE

    The front page of this weeks excellent Oxford Times dropped a golfing bombshell. Our lords and masters, it reported, at City Hall want to build houses on Southfield Golf Course. Okay it could be a decade in the future before the first sod is turned but

  • Ox5 RUN RESULTS

    1 674 Simon Pritchard 00:28:34 2 455 Peter Godwin 00:29:52 3 702 Christopher Colbeck 00:30:01 4 474 Edward Mezzetti 00:30:07 5 537 Stephen Lawrey 00:30:17 6 751 Jack Plant 00:30:46 7 87 Alex Sage 00:30:50 8 743 Tracy Galbraith 00:30:53 9 662

  • Plan now for a debt-free Xmas

    A bank with a difference is mounting a campaign to steer people away from becoming hampered with debt at Christmas. The Oxford Credit Union handed over a hamper to its 400th member, while urging people to avoid losing money on expensive debt or savings

  • Smith: 'We want to beat Dagenham'

    JIM Smith knows that tonight's top-of-the-table Conference clash with Dagenham & Redbridge is Oxford United's last throw of the dice to try to win the league. United have already conceded that it's highly unlikely Dagenham will lose at least four of

  • Science world seeks 'Pop Idol'

    A competition described as the science world's equivalent of Pop Idol will be taking place in Oxford next week. Nesta FameLab, now in its third year, is holding its regional finals on Saturday at Science Oxford, centre for science communication based

  • Ox5 Results

    1 674 Simon Pritchard 00:28:34 2 455 Peter Godwin 00:29:52 3 702 Christopher Colbeck 00:30:01 4 474 Edward Mezzetti 00:30:07 5 537 Stephen Lawrey 00:30:17 6 751 Jack Plant 00:30:46 7 87 Alex Sage 00:30:50 8 743 Tracy Galbraith 00:30:53 9 662

  • FOOTBALL: Banbury exact sweet revenge

    Banbury United exacted revenge on Tiverton for their Errea Cup semi-final def- eat just five days earlier with a 4-3 victory in a pulsating Premier Division enc- ounter at Spencer Stadium on Saturday. The home side went close to opening the scoring

  • FOOTBALL: Didcot end wretched run in style

    Didcot Town ended their desperate run with a scintillating performance to beat high-flying Paulton Rovers 3-0 in British Gas Business Southern League Division 1 South & West at the npower Loop Meadow Stadium on Saturday. Town dominated before the break

  • FOOTBALL: Abingdon stunned by Winchester

    A goal in each half condemned Abingdon United to a 2-0 defeat at Winchester City in Division 1 South & West. With top striker Anaclet Odhiambo away, Jermaine McSporran started for the first time for two months. The first quarter of an hour saw both

  • FOOTBALL: Cattell makes dream debut

    Stuart Cattell made a dream debut with the goal which set Oxford City on the way to a 2-0 victory against Brook House in Division 1 South & West at Courth Place Farm. The centre half, signed from Wycombe Wanderers, opened the scoring in the 36th minute

  • FOOTBALL: Late show lifts Hooky

    Hook Norton staged a storming finish to come from behind and upset leaders Trowbridge Town in Division 1 West with a 2-1 win. Dave Percival's superb 25-yard drive gave Trowbridge the lead after 12 minutes. But Hook Norton finished with a flourish

  • FOOTBALL: Maciak strike boost Headington

    Jason Maciak hit a dramatic last-minute winner to give Headington Amateurs victory against Englefield Green Rovers in Sport Italia Hellenic League Division 1 East. Maciak received the ball from Jamie Mundy and beat two defenders before coolly slotting

  • FOOTBALL: North Leigh on fire to go top

    North Leigh stormed back to the top of the Sport Italia Hellenic League Premier Division with a 3-0 victory at struggling Pegasus Juniors on Saturday. Kevin Lewis opened the scoring on the half-hour, running on to Simon Futcher's ball over the top to

  • SPORT: Weekend results March 24/25

    FOOTBALL BRITISH GAS BUSINESS SOUTHERN LEAGUE Premier Div: Banbury Utd 4, Tiverton Tn 3. Div 1 South & West: Didcot Tn 3, Paulton Rov 0; Oxford City 2, Brook House 0; Winchester City 2, Abingdon Utd 0. SPORT ITALIA HELLENIC LEAGUE Direct Sports

  • FOOTBALL: United's final throw of dice

    Jim Smith knows that tonight's top-of-the-table Conference clash with Dagenham & Redbridge is Oxford United's last throw of the dice to try to win the league. United have already conceded that it's highly unlikely Dagenham will lose at least four of

  • Recycling drives are nothing new

    Younger readers may think of recycling as a new phenomenon. But older ones will remember that everyone was urged to do their bit during the Second World War. Yvonne Wright, of Bell Lane, Cassington, found an interesting item in a copy of the Cornish

  • Help to put Scout movement's history in picture

    Reader David Nutt is on the lookout for Scouting memories. He is taking a photography degree and has chosen Scouting as the topic for a project in the final year of his course. He writes: "I would like to contact people who used to be Scouts, or who

  • Abolition of slavery commemorated

    Nearly 1,000 people packed Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford last night for a multi-denomination service and concert to mark the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade. Called Remembering Slavery, the free concert featured singer Jacqui

  • 'It could have been my mum'

    Keith Cordell still has vivid memories of the horrific crash involving an RAF Blackburn Beverley transport plane near Abingdon 50 years ago. He was in the playground of Drayton village school in March, 1957 when two friends saw the stricken aircraft

  • Bring on the summer

    For tennis players everywhere, the changing of the clocks this Saturday heralds the start of the summer season, and a chance to dust down the racket and get out after work and have a hit. But why don't we have British Summer Time for a bit longer? Of

  • Bring on the summer

    For tennis players everywhere, the changing of the clocks this Saturday heralds the start of the summer season, and a chance to dust down the racket and get out after work and have a hit. But why don't we have British Summer Time for a bit longer? Of

  • Bring on the summer

    For tennis players everywhere, the changing of the clocks this Saturday heralds the start of the summer season, and a chance to dust down the racket and get out after work and have a hit. But why don't we have British Summer Time for a bit longer? Of

  • Precautionary tale

    According to a comment on my last blog, Gerry thinks anyone with Green tendencies should just give up. This person clearly does not have the priviledge of a family, something that puts your future into perspective. I am looking at my daughter now, and

  • Artist 'blinds' emperor heads

    They are famous for staring down on Oxford as city life bustles by. In the name of art, Roma Tearne blindfolded four of the stone emperor heads in Broad Street, Oxford, on Friday - although their 13 original cousins at the Sheldonian Theatre had to

  • Teen to try for seat on council

    A former student of King Alfred's School, Wantage, hopes to become one of the youngest people to win a council seat. James McGee, 19, of Brunel Crescent, Grove, is standing as a Conservative candidate, and has already been out canvassing with Wantage

  • Workers blitz town in clean-up

    A major clean-up campaign in Banbury has been welcomed by the town's business community. Tony Ilott, chairman of Banbury and District Chamber of Commerce, said the week-long, early spring clean for the town centre was a welcome initiative that would

  • Fires blamed on child arsonists

    Arsonists are thought to have used a stolen can of petrol to torch several gardeners' sheds at allotments in Oxford. Fire crews were called to the Lenthall Road allotments, in Rose Hill, at about 3.40pm on Thursday, following reports of a blaze. They

  • Murdered MP may feature in mural

    Murdered Abingdon MP Airey Neave may soon adorn a revitalised mural in the town. Contractors will next month start to remove the existing design that traces the history of Abingdon in the Stratton Way underpass, and prepare the walls for the new motifs

  • Calm talk around the table

    If rents in Oxford's historic Covered Market are increased by up to 200 per cent, it would indeed be a severe blow to some of the shops. But we get the feeling that the Market Tenants Association is being a little premature in stirring up such a fuss

  • Rather pricier than that

    Vim Rodrigo (Oxford Mail, March 12) states that the hideous seats in Cornmarket Street, Oxford, were installed at a cost of £10,000 each. On this occasion, I think he has got his figures wrong, as I can recall several reports in the Oxford Mail at the

  • Less noise at lower speeds

    I would have expected to have agreed with Barry Lovell about the apparent illogical 50mph limits, current and planned, on many of our roads, including the emotionally-charged Oxford Eastern Bypass (Oxford Mail, February 23). I agree that the knee-jerk

  • OX5 Run 2007

    65-year-old Alan Butler is helped with the safety pins holding on his race number by his wife Wendy

  • OX5 Run 2007

    Queues of people line up to register before the race starts

  • OX5 Run 2007

    Wendy Kirby and Michelle Beaman have their photograph taken with Jason Donovan by Victoria Williams

  • OX5 Run 2007

    Former Neighbours heart-throb Jason Donovan gets the event under way

  • Banbury exact sweet revenge

    Banbury Utd 4, Tiverton Tn 3 BANBURY exacted revenge on Tiverton for their Errea Cup semi-final defeat just five days earlier with victory in a pulsating Premier Division encounter at Spencer Stadium on Saturday. The home side went close to opening

  • School scoops energy award

    Children at an Oxford school have proved that they are more than switched on when it comes to energy saving. As a result, pupils at Sandhills Primary School, in Headington, have become only the fourth school in the country to receive a prestigious award

  • Pub told canopies must be at the back

    A pub has been told it can have an outdoor smoking area - but only if it is placed at the back of the building. The owners of the Boundary House pub, in Oxford Road, Abingdon, had wanted to put four canopies near the front of the pub in preparation

  • Disability club evening is a hit

    People with learning disabilities may get their own regular nightclub night after more than 200 danced away at Oxford's first such event. It is hoped the next club night will be some time around Easter, after the success of the first night at the Stingray

  • Author tells how books became a film

    An intriguing insight into the evolution from book to film of Oxford author Phillip Pullman's fantasy novel Northern Lights unfolded at the Oxford Literary Festival. More than 600 people heard from Mr Pullman about his novel - part of his Dark Materials

  • Ramraiders grab TVs in dawn snatch

    Ramraiders crashed through a shop front and stole thousands of pounds of televisions in a dawn smash and grab. About £3,500 worth of LCD televisions were stolen from Corbetts, in West Street, Chipping Norton, in the early hours of Saturday morning after

  • High life costs dealer liberty

    With his black Land Rover Discovery with tinted windows, swimming pool, state-of-the-art plasma television and expensive new kitchen, there was something not quite right about Michael Smith. For one thing, the 44-year-old, from Park Road, Witney, was

  • Traders could be 'priced out'

    Traders in Oxford's Covered Market claim big rent increases could drive out the small businesses that give the market its individuality. They are unhappy that Oxford City Council, which set out a strategy to preserve the market's 'boutique-style' and

  • Hundreds join OX5 Run

    Fans were starstruck as Jason Donovan opened the OX5 run at Blenheim Palace for the Oxford Children's Hospital. Four-year-old Mya Harris, who is treated for spina bifida at the new hospital, was hugged by the celebrity superstar before he started the

  • Market traders could be 'priced out'

    TRADERS in the Covered Market, Oxford, claim big rent increases could drive out the small businesses that give the market its individuality. They are unhappy that Oxford City Council, which set out a strategy to preserve the market's 'boutique-style

  • Man arrested in rape case

    DETECTIVES have arrested and released a man over the rape of a woman in the city centre. The 19-year-old woman said she was raped in an alleyway off Market Street in the early hours of Tuesday. A man was arrested on Thursday and released on police

  • Animal demo

    ALMOST 100 protesters demonstrated about animal rights in the city on Saturday. Campaigners waving placards and photographs of Felix, a monkey used in experiments, in a cage gathered at Martyrs' Memorial and later dispersed in groups to various parts

  • Christ Church marks slavery abolition

    ALMOST 1,000 people packed Christ Church in Oxford last night for a multi-denomination service and concert to mark the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade. Called Remembering Slavery, the free concert included singer Jacqui Dankworth

  • Mother's book warns of drug danger

    JOY Ford's son started smoking cannabis at the age of 14 - six years later he jumped to his death. Mrs Ford, who lives in Blewbury, believes those two events were directly connected. Her new book, One in Four, tells Edward's story, his descent into

  • School wins energy award

    CHILDREN at an Oxford school have proved that they are more than switched on when it comes to energy saving. As a result, pupils at Sand-hills Primary School, in Headington, have become only the fourth school in the country to receive a prestigious

  • Laughter makes hospice £35,000

    THEATREGOERS who packed out the New Theatre, Oxford, to watch stars of the comedy circuit have raised £35,000 for two city hospices. More than 1,800 comedy fans were at the theatre in George Street on March 4 to watch comics including Stephen Fry, Alan

  • Ex-detainees to join Campsfield demo

    FORMER detainees will be among campaigners gathering outside Campsfield House detention centre in Kidlington on Saturday for a demonstration. The Campaign to Close Campsfield holds monthly demonstrations outside the detention centre in Langford Lane

  • Group holds fundraiser

    AN AUTUMN ceilidh is being organised by Banbury Folk Association at the town hall on Saturday, October 24, to raise money for the town's Canalside Folk Festival. The event will feature The Old Mettle Dance Band, a local group that plays traditional

  • Vet holds open day

    AN OPEN day will be held at Oxford Cat Clinic, in West Way, Botley, to celebrate the clinic's first birthday on Sunday, April 1. Visitors will be able to see what happens behind the scenes, learn about interesting cases and there will be children's

  • Club evening is a big hit

    PEOPLE with learning disabilities may get their own regular nightclub night after more than 200 danced away at Oxford's first such event. It is hoped the next club night will be some time around Easter, after the success of the first night at the Stingray