Southern League - Willenhall Tn 4, Thame Utd 0: The match between the highest and lowest scorers in Division 1 West went true to form with Willenhall running comfortable winniners on Saturday. Dean Perrow was the bogey man for Thame as he scored a hat-trick
Hellenic League - Fairford Town 3, Abingdon Town 1: Abingdon Town remain in the lower reaches of the Premier Division after letting an early lead slip away at Fairford on Saturday. Dave Tyler should have put the home side ahead, but headed over John Joyce's
Southern League - Banbury Utd 1, Yate Tn 1: Banbury United moved up to fourth spot in the Premier Division when they came from behind to earn a draw at Spencer Stadium on Satur- day. The hosts had enough chances to secure victory, but they could not find
Spartan South Midlands League: Oxford City 2, Harpenden Tn 0: Oxford City moved up to third in the Premier Division with a comfortable win over Harpenden Town at Court Place Farm on Saturday. The scoreline wasn't a fair reflection of City's superiority
FA Vase - Didcot Town 7, Herne Bay 0: Holders Didcot made a stunning start to the defence of their title with a seven-goal drubbing of Kent League side Herne Bay on Saturday. It is a result which suggests that they will again prove hard to beat in the
It will come as a surprise to many people that a flagship school like Peers at Littlemore has been put on special measures. Ofsted inspectors found quality lacking in 24 out of 25 areas, including management, standards, personal development, behaviour
Cowley Road traders in Oxford are throwing open their doors in the run-up to Christmas to try to keep business booming after a difficult year. Shops along the road will be opening late on Thursdays and Sunday afternoons, with many traders also offering
A Carterton family are afraid to go back into the water after chlorine in an Oxfordshire swimming pool changed the colour of their trunks. Simon Skidmore, 41, from Scholars Avenue, took seven-year-old Andrew and four-year-old Annabel to Carterton Leisure
A working red light district in Oxford is just fantasy, claims one of the city's long-serving vice girls. Speaking to the Oxford Mail, Mary, 50, of east Oxford, laughed off the latest calls for a prostitution tolerance zone. She said: "It would never
Lee Bradbury urged Oxford United's supporters not to lose heart that the play-offs are becoming more distant - because the players aren't losing heart. Bradbury ended the U's long goal drought in the league with his 90th-minute strike at Carlisle on Saturday
Recently I spent three and a half days in the inpatient ward of the Pain Relief Unit at the Churchill Hospital, Oxford. I was horrified to discover that this centre of excellence will close next year due to millions of pounds being overspent by the Oxford
In reply to Gemma Devonport's letter about Best Mate (Oxford Mail, November 17), she really should get her facts right. Best Mate never took part in the Grand National which is a steeplechase over a cross country course. Best Mate won his Gold Cups at
A drugs firm owned by the chairman of the £15m Oxford Children's Hospital Campaign stayed silent over thousands of faulty vaccinations, it has been revealed. PowderJect, run by multi-millionaire Labour donor and defence minister Lord Drayson, knew for
Peers School headteacher Lorna Caldicott THE headteacher of an Oxford comprehensive has vowed to turn it into a well-run school after inspectors failed it for bad behaviour, poor attendance, inadequate teaching and low standards. Peers School is now the
The girl's black eye A schoolgirl who said she was kicked to the ground by a school bully, suffering a fractured eye socket and a broken tooth, has condemned her school for failing to keep her safe. The 14-year-old returned to Oxford Community School
The NHS in Oxfordshire is being driven currently by financial crises, but the Labour Government is not listening. The Thames Valley 'health economy' already receives the lowest amount per head of population in the country. The £34m deficit in Oxfordshire
Hellenic League - Letcombe 1, Cheltenham Saracens 3: Letcombe's long unbeaten run in Division 1 West came to an end against a talented Cheltenham Saracens side. An indirect free kick from Gareth Boldsworth, which took a deflection off the defensive wall
COCA-COLA LEAGUE TWO Carlisle Utd 2, Oxford Utd 1. SOUTHERN LEAGUE Premier Div: Banbury Utd 1, Yate Tn 1. Div 1 West: Willenhall Tn 4, Thame Utd 0. FA VASE 2nd round: Bicester Tn 0, Dorking 1; Chessington & Hook Utd v Carterton pp; Didcot Tn 7, Herne
Oxfordshire's police commander has put more police on the night shift to prevent booze-fuelled violence as the new extended licensing laws come into force. Extra officers are on duty until 4am to deal with drunken yobs who get violent after taking advantage
Kate Stratford, of Oxford City Council, with a map of the alleyways Alleyways used as a haven for drug dealers and other criminals could be closed in a bid to end years of torment for long-suffering residents. Oxford City Council is reviewing more than
Oxford city councillor Mary Clarkson can no longer give blood under the new rules Regular blood donors across Oxfordshire who have given hundreds of units between them are now being turned away due to new European regulations. The National Blood Service
