Three times a week Eva Blacklock puts on her tracksuit and heads to the gym for a work-out. A circuit of the hall at Didcot's Wave Leisure Centre sees 76-year-old Eva using the treadmill, step machine and rowing machine, then moving on to lift various
The Morrells Oxford Sunday League's President's Cup final due to take place at Oxford City tomorrow has been postponed over claims that one of the finalists fielded an ineligible player. The game between Oxford Supporters Club and Mansfield Road has been
Oxford United will wait until the last minute before deciding if Paul Tait takes his place in the starting line-up for today's crucial relegation battle with Scunthorpe at the Manor Ground. Tait has a bruised foot and faces a late fitness test with boss
Oxford Cheetahs have finally cracked it after beating both the rain and Belle Vue to chalk up their first Elite League win at the Stadium last night. In the end, victory in this basement battle was all down to the second strings who at last showed that
Unions were today calling for urgent talks with BMW over the future of Rover as the clock began ticking on the deadline for saving the huge Longbridge factory from closure. The German car-maker has warned it will close Rover, including the Birmingham
Totalisator figures have gone through the roof since the new restaurant opened at Oxford Stadium. General manager Mick Hardy said: "We are up 40 per cent since we opened the doors of the new restaurant and I would expect the attendance figures to be the
Katrinas Style shook both connections and punters when romping in at 33-1 at Milton Keynes recently. Trained by David Egan, the April '98 white and brindle bitch opened at 25-1 and was as lonely as a skunk in the betting market before drifting to double
Vale of White Horse posted their best ever result in the ESFA Isle of Wight Under 14s Festival with a 6-2 thrashing of Wakefield. The crushing victory was sandwiched between a 3-3 draw against Bishop Auckland and a 2-1 win over East Cornwall as Vale went
Unions were today calling for urgent talks with BMW over the future of Rover as the clock began ticking on the deadline for saving the huge Longbridge factory from closure. The German car-maker has warned it will close Rover, including the Birmingham
FATHER-of-five Alan Goddard died instantly when his car skidded on black ice and struck the back of a stationary lorry. His tearful wife Doreen heard at Oxford Coroner's Court how the lorry driver had stopped to help a colleague whose vehicle had slid
People fighting plans for a massive 20m Islamic centre are taking their campaign to John Prescott. The Deputy Prime Minister will be urged to throw out the proposal despite its backing by Oxford City Council. The Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, planned
Have you got enough oomf! to take part in Open City? Talented local actors, buskers, mime artists and other street performers are being sought to take part in Oxford's Own Millennium Festival oomf! for short. Open City, part of oomf!, runs from Friday
People living in country areas need to be alert to keep crime in check, police said today. Pc Peter Hale, who pioneered the prize-winning Countrywatch scheme, said crime in rural Oxfordshire was low compared with other counties. He said: "We are fortunate
A WEBSITE which describes Abingdon as "cut off in almost every way from the rest of the world" and "easily forgotten by travellers" has been attacked. Mayor Audrey Hasnip has launched an attack on the portrayal of the town on River Thames Guide. The attack
THE widower of an Oxfordshire CJD victim has welcomed a study aimed at predicting how many people could die from the human form of mad cow disease. Terry Bishop, whose wife, Jayne, died of the disease two years ago, believes the report may prevent scaremongering
