An encouraging second-half revival could not prevent Oxfordshire Under 20s losing 29-14 to Gloucestershire at Stow-on-the-Wold in their opening friendly of the season on Sunday. The home county dominated the first half, scoring three well-worked tries
Banbury Colts the last Oxfordshire club team left in any major competition this season face a stiff task in the next round of the National Colts Cup. With only top clubs left in the London and South West area, Banbury face National League Club Exeter
Henley Hawks are to honour their long-serving forward Willie Phillips by awarding him a testimonial year. The former New Zealand Maoris player, who still commands a place in the Henley first team at the age of 40, has played 129 league games in his nine
Womens senior and junior results WOMEN Seniors: 1 J Craft (Head) 25.13, 2 S Heath (Shaftesbury) V35 25.30, 3 A Hirst (Headington) V35 25.59, 4 I Robertson (Exel Gosford) 26.47, 5 P Mason (Witney) 26.51, 6 S Pitts (Witney) V35 27.45, 7 M Buzzard (Banbury
Another fake Scottish 20 note has been discovered amid police warnings to businesses in west Oxfordshire. The forged note was passed to a garage in Burford and handed in to a local bank the fifth case in the district during the past six days. The notes
A group of volunteers providing a lifeline for elderly, disabled and sick people is seeking a co-ordinator and more helpers. Didcot Volunteer Centre responds to 1,500 calls a year. Secretary James Mein said: "Our services include small DIY jobs and sitting
Lollipop men and women have been armed with hi-tech devices to record the mounting abuse they face from road-rage motorists. Devon County Council has given voice data recorders to crossing patrol staff in the South Hams area. The pilot scheme was launched
Prestige motor group Sytner Group has rebranded the TWR Jaguar dealership in Oxford as part of a name change for its six Jaguar dealerships nationwide. The boss of the renamed Guy Salmon dealership, Alex Matschy said: "In 1997 the group bought Guy Salmon's
Fast-fit car parts' centres hit back at claims that they were better at charging customers for unnecessary work than spotting genuine safety problems. The Consumers' Association's Which? magazine reports that Kwik-Fit, the biggest fast-fit chain in the
Inspector Morse creator Colin Dexter told today of his pride at being given Oxford's highest honour the Freedom of the City. Proud: Colin Dexter toasts his famous creation Councillors at Oxford's strategy and resources committee yesterday unanimously
"Don't talk to me about Titanic, I thought I would freeze to death in those waters," came the reply when Terry Forrestal was asked about his work as a stuntman on the biggest grossing film ever, writes Rebecca Smith. Terry, 52, of Childrey, near Wantage
Cheese, wine and bellringing will be on the menu when Cholsey Horticultural Society holds its annual meeting, with a 2.50 entrance fee, at the day centre on January 20 at 7pm. For more details, call Nancy Price on 01235 814636.
Boris Johnson, the Conservative Parliamentary candidate for Henley and editor of The Spectator magazine, is to speak in Wallingford next month. Mr Johnson will address a charity dinner hosted by the Rotary Club of Wallingford at the George Hotel on February
BMW chairman Joachim Milberg said the new Cowley-built Mini would form a key part in the car maker's growth plans. He was speaking at the Detroit Motor Show after the German car maker announced record sales for 2000. Last year more than 822,000 BMWs were
A company specialising in hazardous waste has moved into Culham Science Centre, which has been set up by the UK Atomic Energy Authority. Environmental consultant Enviros QuantiSci has taken over 3,000 sq ft of offices at Culham. The company focuses on
Drug discovery group Oxford GlycoSciences is to collaborate with a US pharmaceutical giant to hunt for new drugs for Alzheimer's and heart disease. OGS has renewed its two-year old research agreement with Pfizer to develop new targets for drugs, as well
Partial funding for a new swimming pool on Oxford's Barton estate has been confirmed. At a meeting of the city council's strategy and resour- ces committee yesterday, councillors agreed to contribute £500,000 towards the £3.5m project, which will include
Campaigners who staged a silent protest outside the site of a proposed hot food takeway are celebrating victory. The residents stood outside Smed's shop in Wellington Street, Thame, while Government planning inspector Peter Norman looked at the premises
Folk fans fear live music is dying out in Oxfordshire because of zealous council regulations. Musicians claim hundreds of years of heritage is disappearing because local government laws prevent performers from playing without entertainment licences. But
Recent flooding has left Oxford City Council with a £27,000 bill. Now councillors have agreed to contact the Government to investigate compensation payments, to try and ensure they are not liable for costs every time the city floods. Last month, severe
One man is dead and three people are seriously ill in hospital as police warn that contaminated heroin could be circulating on Oxford's streets. Doctors have yet to prove a link with spiked heroin, but police are warning addicts that local dealers could
An Oxfordshire stuntman known as Fearless Forrestal died when a parachute jump in Norway went wrong. Terry Forrestal, 52, of Angel's Grange, Childrey, near Wantage, had helped create and perform some of the most exciting stunts in film and television.
A special school which is campaigning to raise £15,000 for a nursery play area is hoping to find supporters for the project. The John Watson School in Wheatley, which cares for 68 children from across south Oxfordshire, wants to turn a grassed area into
Horspath lowered the colours of Division 1 leaders Berinsfield with a thrilling 4-3 victory. A Lee Saunders own goal in the first minute gave Berinsfield the lead. But then Horspath took control with two Andy Cummings penalties in the space of a minute
Chinnor have been strengthened by the arrival of several talented and experienced players from outside the area this season. But the key to their success in getting to their present position at the top of South West 2 East has been the introduction of
Chipping Norton are on the look-out for a new coach following the resignation of Clive Davies. Tight squeeze: Bicester's Mark Mallins grimaces during 39-0 victory against Chipping Norton Davies, the former forwards coach at Coventry, quit the Southern
The century-old hoodoo on the previous year's winners struck again as Enstone suffered a 3-0 fourth-round defeat at the hands of Brize Norton, writes John Smyth. Holders Enstone's exit means that no team has successfully defended the trophy since the
Ian Harkness and Jude Craft became 2001 county champions after winning the Oxfordshire Cross Country Championships on a beautiful morning at Ascott-under-Wychwood on Sunday. Harkness, representing the ex- 'Oxbridge' university club Thames Hare & Hounds
Mens senior and junior results MEN Seniors: 1 I Harkness (Thames Hare & Hounds) 37.24, 2 K Sheppard (WHH) 37.36, 3 G Harris (Headington) 38.38, 4 P Wilson (WHH) 39.23, 5 G Felton (WHH) 39.40, 6 J Goodhand (Eynsham) 39.47, 7 S Pritchard (Banbury) 40.10
Work has started on a £66,000 repair programme on the Oxford Canal in north Oxfordshire. British Waterways plan to carry out the work on the Grade II listed Somerton Deep Lock near North Aston, using an innovative mixture of traditional materials and
The Jaguar F-Type roadster has been given the production go-ahead and should be on the roads by 2004. The all-new, compact roadster becomes the fifth model in the company's expanding range and marks Jaguar's return to the true sports car market, which
Fifteen-year-old substitute Tyrone Brackett marked his debut with a goal as Cowley Workers strengthened their grip at the top of the Premier Division with a 6-1 drubbing of Tetsworth. James Ford, William Baillam, Steven Walsh, Andrew Mazey and an own
Fears over the triple injection for measles, mumps and rubella are forcing parents to seek a single measles vaccine in France. That includes parents from Oxfordshire, who are seeking an alternative to the MMR jab. Take-up of the triple jab in the county
Bird lovers across Oxfordshire are being called on to help complete a national survey of garden birds. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds aims to find out how various birds are faring through the winter and find out which species rule the roost
Public relations firm Blitz PR has scooped two new hi-tech contracts. The firm, which employs seven staff at Lower Farm Barns, Bucknell, near Bicester, has been appointed by IT firms Micro Systemation and Netcrawling to handle their UK public relations
If you want to see how global warming will affect you personally, an Abingdon company could have just the answer. Andromeda Interactive, based at Larkhill House, Cemetery Road, has put the entire globe into digital form, so that computer users can see
Pensioner Reginald Hyde is reeling after losing his wallet, containing about 700 and his pension book. The 81-year-old from Milton-under-Wychwood reckons he dropped it while out shopping in the village. But both he and the police believe the wallet has
Residents who want a second bar built at an Oxford community centre are being ignored, according to their local councillor. Speaking at yesterday's city council's strategy and resources committee, Cllr Tony Stockford demanded that £5,000 should be spent
A tiny green tree frog survived a journey from Costa Rica, in Central America, to a Co-op in west Oxfordshire. The frog emerged when Brett Davis picked a banana to take to work with him at his home in West End, Witney. He had bought the bunch from the
Cloud may have prevented many in Oxfordshire from seeing last night's lunar eclipse, but two VC10 tanker aircraft from 101 Squadron in RAF Brize Norton had a grandstand view. The planes were in the air for a refuelling exercise over the North Sea and
A heavily pregnant woman was left trying to sleep on an airport conveyor belt when her family was stranded by flight delays. The Carroll family from Headington, Oxford, were trying to board a flight home after visiting relatives in County Laois, Ireland
Oxford United have appointed a new director to help speed up the decision-making processes at the Manor Ground, writes John Murray. New man at the manor: Bill Smith Bill Smith, 55, a former bank manager and corporate director of NatWest, has taken up
