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AFC Wallingford continued their good pre-season form with a 1-0 home win against Hungerford. Bradley Walsh fired home a tremendous free kick in the 14th minute.

The women's crown in the Motavation series remains open, with Headington's Jude Craft again winning at the recent Chipping Norton meeting, but needing one more result to claim the series championship. As last month, Headington dominated the women's race

Headington's Gary Harris sewed up the men's title in this year's Motavation series by romping to victory over arch rival Simon Pritchard in the 4.25 mile race at Chipping Norton. Knowing that this race could settle their battle, both men went off quickly

A superb victory saw White Horse Harriers' men's team clinch promotion to Division 5 of the Southern Men's League at Tilsley Park. Starting the day third in the 22-club Division 6, Harriers needed to defeat rivals Winchester, who sat one place above them

Abingdon League Premier Section A: Volunteer 2, Tandem 4; Wootton RBL 6, Cumnor CC 0; Brewery Tap 2, Fox 4; Crispin A 4, Steventon Sports 2; Abingdon RBL A 2, Saxton Arms 4. Section B: Berinsfield SC 2, Con Club Didcot 4; Peachcroft 2, Abingdon United

Oxford City's Division 3 senior men finished their season in a blaze of glory at Andover. The team pulled together to cover all events. From the very first event until the 4x400m relays, City spent the match at the top of the scoresheet. With a total

Jimmy Glass, the goalkeeper who has his own special place in history, wants to make an impact at Oxford United to prove to the football world he's capable of performing at Division 2 level. The 27-year-old keeper's last-minute goal for Carlisle United

Australian Test star Stuart Law hammered a century as Essex beat Abingdon Vale by 50 runs in yesterday's benefit game at Hales Meadow. Law made 118 off just 67 deliveries, an innings which featured three sixes and 22 fours, as the first-class county were

Real ale experts are being drafted in to help keep pubs. They will help South Oxfordshire District Council draw up planning guidelines, which will provide criteria on whether closure is unavoidable or measures can be taken to save a pub. As well as seeking

Burglars hurled a paving stone through a window and broke into an Oxford company for workers with special needs. Nothing was stolen in the incident on Sunday night, at Oxford Wholefoods, at Centremead, on the Osney Mead industrial estate. The food packaging

Emergency planners have visited Oxford's crisis-ridden John Radcliffe Hospital in a bid to raise standards. The national Winter Emergency Services Team joined hospital managers and agreed that improving the centre's packed casualty department should be

Lotus enthusiasts now have a new dealership in Oxford Kings at Cumnor Hill, writes David Duffy. Kings, which is undergoing refurbishment, was previously home to TWR Jaguar, which has moved into larger premises next door. The Sytner Group was awarded the

Zafira.com is the latest model to become part of Vauxhall's expanding dot com range of cars, writes David Duffy. Zafira.com can now be viewed and ordered over the Internet on Vauxhall's own web site at www.vauxhall.co.uk. Delivery will be available from

The new Volvo Cross Country is now on sale in the UK giving car buyers access to a purposeful vehicle with a distinctive look and all-road ability, writes David Duffy. Not only does it offer all the interior comfort of a luxury saloon and the flexibility

The old American saying if it ain't broke don't fix it doesn't quite apply to the new Suzuki Bandit 1200, writes John Gilbride. The old model certainly wasn't broke but Suzuki have fixed it anyway. They have taken a kind of 'Vin De Table' and transformed

Workers at Unipart collected more than 20,000 items of clothing as part of one the largest nationwide charity appeals ever run by a single company, writes David Duffy. The clothes will go to Barnardo's, the country's largest children's charity, and were

Hand-held computer group Psion has confirmed long-expected plans to float its Symbian mobile Internet venture on the stock market, writes David Duffy. The company, which is the biggest stakeholder in Symbian with 28 per cent, said it would list the subsidiary

The success of the Heart of England Training and Enterprise Council in fuelling Oxfordshire's booming economy was praised by the chief of the new Learning and Skills Council, writes David Duffy. The TECs are to be abolished from April next year and replaced

A group of pensioners on a day out shopping were left stranded when their community minibus was stolen, writes David Horne. The vehicle was left in a council-run pay and display car park and police have so far received no information of its whereabouts

An Oxford hospital is under fire for its alleged treatment of an elderly diabetic woman, who was kept waiting for more than six hours without food or drink. Molly Rawley, 86, who is confined to a wheelchair, had to attend a clinic at the Radcliffe Infirmary

Bus companies have promised to investigate a claim by a commuter that he saw a bus driver reading a book as he drove along an Oxford road. Roger Bowler was driving home from work when he noticed the man, who was in charge of the single-decker vehicle

Beach volleyball and fencing will form part of a new Olympic sports training centre which is expected to be built at the former airbase at Upper Heyford. Plans for the multi-million pound training centre, which were first revealed in June, are expected

A man suspected of being involved in a vicious axe attack is on a "most wanted" list, writes David Horne. Police are reviving their appeal to track down 35-year-old William Howard, commonly known as "Billy". He lives in the Witney area, but went missing

Car giant BMW is being investigated by German authorities over claims of insider trading during the Rover sell-off. The Frankfurt-based stock trading commission has started an investigation that could last for weeks after suspicions were raised by big

Larry Boswell was in prime form for Cumnor CC as they hit Wootton Legion for six in Premier &Section A of the Abingdon League. Boswell clanged off 5, 5, 4 as Wootton won 6-0 with leg scores of 24-22, 29-25, 25-18. The Fox have a three-point lead over

Record-breaking champion National Hunt jockey Tony McCoy led a host top racing personalities at the Scott Taylor Appeal Fund at a packed Oxford Stadium last night. The event, televised live on Sky Sports, saw the Cowley venue packed to the rafters with

A new Web site, launched to promote a group of Oxfordshire villages, will include a parenting and children section. ValleyWeb - a spin off from the relaunched parish newsletter, Valley News - is the brainchild of Dianne Shaw, of Somerton, and will include

A street fair could become an annual event after hundreds of people turned out for a day of continental-style cafe culture. Bath Street, Abingdon, was closed to traffic all day and pubs and restaurants reported a boom in trade as people took advantage

The Marquess of Blandford stole two pairs of designer sunglasses and a stick of deodorant from exclusive department store Harvey Nichols, a jury was told yesterday. The 44-year-old aristocrat, appearing under his real name Charles James Spencer-Churchill

A folk music CD dedicated to a Cropredy girl who died of leukaemia was launched in Banbury yesterday. Paula Walsh, of Cropredy Lawn, died in February 1998 - just before her 17th birthday. The CD, called Heart of England, will raise funds for the Teenage

Buyers of the Oxfordshire built Aston Martin DB7 are keen to customise their super sports cars, writes David Duffy. More than half of the cars which will be built this year at Bloxham, near Banbury, will be enhanced by the firm's works service division

Mitsubishi has introduced two lifestyle Shogun Pinin special edition models to be seen cruising in this summer, writes David Duffy. Continuing with the Italian influence instilled by Pininfarina who styled the Shogun Pinin, the new models, the 'Attivo

FIAT'S innovative Multipla six-seater mini-MPV has fought its way up through the ranks, to win another award, writes David Duffy. The weekly magazine Auto Express has named Multipla as Best Compact MPV in its annual New Car Honours awards. Since its UK

The Lexus RX300 is set to be one of the stars of this year's British International Motor Show in October, writes David Duffy. Already the best-selling Lexus in America, the new RX300 offers off-road capability without the on-road compromises often associated

A survey of new cars has revealed more than two in three fail the basic Home Office test of preventing people from breaking into them quickly, writes Tony Willard. What Car? magazine put 85 cars through entry and drive-away tests under rules that the

A new environmental service has issued a renewed warning to Oxfordshire residents who may be exposed to a dangerous gas which causes lung cancer, writes Amanda Castleman. Figures released by environmental risk website homecheck.co.uk. claims that radioactive

A rare treat is in store for bike fans at the Castle Combe Circuit's Fowlers Motorcycles Pro-Bike National meeting on Saturday. The rarest and most valuable bike seen at the circuit in its 50-year history will head a special TT Riders Association Parade

Wallingford's twin town is looking for enthusiastic runners to take part in its annual festival. Organisers in Bad Wurzach, Germany, have invited people to take part in the 6.7km run on August 27. Anyone intersted should contact co-ordinator David Kershaw

Postcode changes in Bicester are likely to cost firms tens of thousands of pounds, according to the town's chamber of commerce. Businesses and residents currently share the OX6 code, but from September it will be replaced by three new codes OX25, OX26

Anti-crime cameras could soon be on the streets of Witney. The Home Office has approved an outline bid for Government cash to install the scheme, with 16 CCTV cameras around the town centre. But it is now down to businesses to put their money into it

Health bosses promised today that a 1.8m boost for Oxfordshire hospitals will help prevent another winter beds crisis, writes Andrew Ffrench. The funding came as part of a 63m package announced by Health Secretary Alan Milburn. Since the budget in March

The daughter of a pensioner who went missing from a nursing home has spoken of her relief at finding out she was still alive. Betty Enshaw, 84, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease, walked out of the home in Faringdon on Sunday morning, sparking off a

A former village post office could soon be re-opened, thanks to a rescue deal. The sub-post office in East Hendred, near Wantage, closed in May despite a fierce campaign by customers to save it. But the Post Office insists it could re-open under new management

Banbury all-rounder Shahbaz Ali has been banned for two matches by the Home Counties League for his part in the 'racial taunt' incident with Bicester and North Oxford's Damien Alderton last month. Alderton himself was suspended by his club for three matches