A COLLAPSE in the final session saw Oxfordshire gift victory to Wales by 88 runs when they looked all set for a draw in the Western Division at Banbury on Tuesday. Oxon lost their last seven wickets for 60 runs as they had no answer to some excellent
OXFORDSHIRE ended their EBA Middleton Cup campaign on a high note by thrashing Middlesex 155-91 at Banbury Central to finish runners-up in Group 3A. Oxon were in charge throughout, and only a 19-19 draw for Howard Watts's four denied them a clean sweep
WHEATLEY'S Frances Houghton, rowing at No 3 in the Great Britain women's quad, won gold and the World Cup title at Lucerne. It was the final World Cup Regatta of the year and a big boost for the crew before they go on final training camps leading up
PAUL Cole's Whatcombe stables, near Wantage, provided Brazilian jockey Jose de Souza with his first winner in Great Britain when Mocha Java scored at Chepstow. De Souza, elder brother of jockey Nelson, who has shone on these shores in recent years,
KIDLINGTON huffed and puffed at leaders Farnham Royal on Saturday, but left well beaten despite having chances to clinch victory in Division 2 West. Farnham took early control and batted solidly throughout their 60 overs to make 237 all out. Sajid
LUKE Merry was the hero as Thame Town remained on the heels of Division 2 West leaders Farnham Royal by beating Beaconsfield by five wickets at Church Meadow on Saturday. Put in to bat, Merry quickly had Beaconsfield in trouble, capturing the first
BICESTER & North Oxford's miserable season hit a new low on Saturday when they were bowled out for just 53 by Gerrards Cross in Division 2 West. The eight-wicket defeat leaves them rooted to the foot of the table after a sixth reverse in nine outings
BANBURY were unable to make up any ground on the leading pack after going down by two wickets in a tight game at Falkland. The visitors won the toss and batted, but none of their batsmen could really get going. The dangerous Craig Haupt made a top
OXFORD have done it at last! They recorded their first win in the top flight this season at the ninth attempt by beating Tring Park by seven wickets at Roman Way on Saturday. The victory moves them off the foot of the table as they leapfrogged West
A DEVASTATING spell of swing bowling by Oxford 3rd's Mohsin Zia ended Bourton Vale 2nd's perfect start to the Division 6 season. Zia took 5-26 in a 13-over spell that saw Vale reduced to 105 all out. Callum Biel (52) then helped Oxford ease home by
SIMON Dickens (47no) and extras (43) were the main contributions as basement boys Stanton St John Willows made 139 all out at leaders Stokenchurch in Division 5. The leaders then prevailed by six wickets, despite Pete Dela's 4-29. Stokenchurch 30pts
STEVE Burry took 5-29 and then hit 48 as Challow & Childrey 2nd overcame Bicester & North Oxford 2nd by four wickets in Division 4. Bicester looked well set until spinner Burry entered the attack with a nine-over spell that swung the match Challow's
FATHER and son openers Shahbaz (59) and Aftab (44) Alam enjoyed a century partnership to set Morris Motors Exiles on their way to 300-9 at leaders Horspath in Division 3. Robbie Eason (74) and Graham Plested (41) took Horspath to 123-2 at half-way,
CUMNOR wicket-keeper-batsman Chris Mitty batting at No 11 because of injury swept his first ball for four to take his side to a one-wicket win at Abingdon Vale in Division 2. The tense finish was engineered by Vale veteran Robin Newman, who took 6
OXFORD Downs handed leaders Aston Rowant a hammering to keep the Division 1 title race wide open. Only 19 points now separate the top six clubs at the half-way stage. Put into bat, Rowant struggled, only Paul Plumridge (43) and Chris Watling (38no
FIXTURES Div 1: Buckingham v Aston Rowant, Oxford Downs v Banbury XX, Milton Keynes Park v Challow & Challow, Shipton-under-Wychwood v Dinton, Banbury 2nd v Oxford 2nd. Div 2:Bourton Vale v Great Tew, Bledlow Ridge v Henley 2nd, Kingston Bagpuize v
RESULTS Division 1 Milton Keynes Park 189-8 (P Strong 65, G Simpson 48), Banbury 2nd 190-4 (A Sabin 76, S Beck 58no). Oxford 2nd 176-9 (T Hutcheson 63), Buckingham Town 180-6 (M Thatcher 47, B Jones 47). Dinton 227-9 (P Atkins 76, R Scott 43, A
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Work is under way to clear a backlog of mail in West Oxfordshire after postmen agreed to end two wildcat strikes. More than 100 posties returned to work at delivery offices in Witney and Carterton today after an agreement was reached between Royal Mail
THE number of abortions carried out in Oxfordshire has fallen but areas within the county have seen big rises in terminations. Across Oxfordshire, abortions fell by 1.5 per cent from 1,961 in 2004 to 1,931 in 2005. But in South East Oxfordshire,
NEW residents to Cherwell are being given welcome packs to introduce them to recycling. Cherwell District Council estimates that up to 850 people move into the area each year, and the specially-produced packs introduce newcomers to the area's waste
EMOTIONS ran high at a packed public meeting to discuss the future of Banbury's Horton Hospital. More than 300 people crowded into St Mary's Church, in Church Street, last Thursday night to make their opinions heard about Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals
MOTORCYCLIST David Mantle, 33, of Ruscote Banbury, died after crashing into a road sign in Banbury. Police have appealed for witnesses following his death in Ruscote Avenue, near the Lockheed Close roundabout on Saturday at 6.42pm. The man was riding
A FOUR-year-old girl is seriously ill in hospital after fire swept through her bedroom in Banbury on Monday. Zara Kennedy-Townsend is facing skin-graft operations in the specialist burns unit at Aylesbury Hospital after the blaze in Edmunds Road.
Carolyn Ten Holter is standing to fight against resident parking charges Carolyn Ten Holter has promised to lead a party revolt over residents' parking charges if she becomes the first Tory Oxford city councillor since 2002. Ms Ten Holter, a Conservative
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Juan Pablo Montoya's premature departure from McLaren could give Gary Paffett and Lewis Hamilton their big break in Formula One. Montoya was released by McLaren in response to his decision to leave Formula One for NASCAR at the end of the year. Although
A collapse in the final session saw Oxfordshire gift victory to Wales by 88 runs when they looked all set for a draw in the Western Division at Banbury yesterday. Oxon lost their last seven wickets for 60 runs as they had no answer to some excellent
OXFORD Cavaliers finished their Total RL.Com South West & Midlands League season with a 36-28 victory at Redditch Ravens, to complete their most successful season for several years. The victory saw Cavaliers move above their rivals to finish fifth in
ROD Clarke says he will experience the highlight of his career tomorrow scoring in the First Test at Lord's. The Oxfordshire and Banbury scorer will look after Pakistan's book as they take on England at the home of cricket. Clarke, 63, will travel
Ales Dryml was in superb form as he blasted his way to a 15-point maximum in the Hungary heats to make the Grand Prix Series qualifying final in Vetlanda, Sweden, on August 19. The top three riders will join the GP series next year. The Oxford rider's
Oxford Cheetahs will be looking to avoid an unwanted double when they host Wolverhampton in tonight's Sky Sports Elite League clash at the Stadium (7.30). Earlier in the season, Wolves won a Knockout Cup clash at Oxford 47-43 and will be keen to inflict
Debutant Jerome Brooks (London Irish) came within 12 seconds of the course record as he romped to victory in the third race of the Mota-vation Road Race Series at Combe. Leaving Oxford City's Dan Merckel in his wake, Brooks won in 19mins 49secs almost
Oxford City's Gareth Jones posted a long-distance double at the British Masters Track and Field Championships at Birmingham's Alexander Stadium. Competing in the Vet 60 category, Jones clocked 37mins 20.93secs to win the 10,000m and 17.43.9 to land
Despite a much-improved turn-out from Oxford City's athletes, they finished bottom again in their latest Southern League Division 3 West match at Plymouth. A series of injuries meant it was never going to be City's day. Adrian Reid, just back in the
Radley recorded an impressive 19 victories as they won their Southern League Division 3 West meeting at Poole. Jim House led the way, winning the discus with a personal best of 36.34m, the hammer (26.25), javelin (41.04) and shot (11.82). House also
After 40 years of playing and throwing thousands of sticks, Red Lion Marston's Richard Waters finally hit his first maximum six. Waters scored a one and two in his first two throws, before nailing all six in the final leg, but they still went down 2
Lucy Smith starred for an understrength City of Oxford in the second round of the Milton Keynes Junior League at Hayes. The nine-year-old won the one length breaststroke, and also finished second in the butterfly. Emila Royal was second in the one
Oxfordshire opener Chris Smith (pictured) kept up his impressive batting form on a rain-interrupted second day of their Western Division clash with Wales at Banbury. Smith hit 87 off 173 balls to follow his fifty and century against Herefordshire in
We can be thankful that no-one was seriously hurt in the fire which devastated the King of Prussia pub at Rose Hill, Oxford. We can also be thankful that it was a derelict building that was involved. But that should not deflect our anxiety that such
I read that a vehicle parked on the public highway causes an obstruction and breaks the law. Yet it appears that if residents pay the council, they can get a residents' parking permit which will allow them to park a vehicle and cause an obstruction.
I have always been a firm advocate of speed cameras and the latest statistics reveal that my reasoning has been correct. Figures show that the number of people killed on our roads has fallen by 2,000 a year since the cameras were introduced. This
Campaigners gave councillors a standing ovation after they unanimously rejected British Waterways' planning application for the so-called 'Wall of Jericho'. The controversial 10ft razor wire fence was erected around Castle Mill boatyard after British
Kayleigh George was happy to be sent to Coventry - as it means Oxfordshire has double the chace to prove girls from the county are best. In the county's official corner tomorrow will be Eleanor Glynn, hoping to add the title of Miss England to her
A mother is angry that the man who murdered her husband in Oxford in front of their five-year-old daughter could be free in seven years' time. Sheridan Green, 34, stabbed Anthony Dale with kitchen knives and stamped on his head as he lay bleeding on
Three people were taken to hospital following a three-vehicle crash outside the Randolph Hotel in Oxford yesterday. A white Hyundai was involved in a collision with a silver Skoda taxi on Beaumont Street at about 6.20pm - the impact pushing the taxi
Instead of salty chips, sugary puddings and greasy sausages, pupils at an Oxford school have tucked into healthy salads, juicy fruit and tasty brown bread. The youngsters at Church Cowley St James Primary School were testing out a new menu which is
A specialist NHS hospital in Oxford is holding talks with the Department of Health because it is being underfunded for complex operations. Evan Harris, Liberal Democrat MP for Oxford West and Abingdon, said the introduction of "payment by results",
A controversial decision by South Oxfordshire District Council to break its own planning guidelines will not be overturned. Council leader Ann Ducker admitted last month that advertising signs on roundabouts across the district - part of the council's
Two Oxfordshire bands have narrowly missed out on places in the final of a national online music contest. Where I'm Calling From and The Krissy Matthews Band both scored highly in the opening rounds of the Local Heroes competition, an online talent
Opinion was divided among the hundreds of people who flocked to a public exhibition to see plans for the £40m development proposed for Marriotts Close in Witney. More than 600 people visited the town's High Street Methodist Church to see the designs
A company selling what it calls Oxfordshire's finest meats faces a-near £55,000 payout after being caught selling foreign meat. Field Farm Fresh, based in Netherton Road, Appleton, was convicted of 15 offences by magistrates in Cumbria after beef fillets
When it comes to patterns etched into farmers' fields, these are the cream of the crop. This crop circle - discovered in an Oxfordshire field - is believed to be the world's first three-dimensional one, and has already left experts reeling with wonder
The fire which ripped through a derelict pub in Oxford yesterday is being treated as arson. Neighbours watched flames leap 30ft into the air and clouds of thick smoke billow down the street as the fire raged for more than two hours at the King of Prussia
Pressure group Oxford No2ID has called for the immediate scrapping of the proposed national identity card scheme after reports that Whitehall officials believe the scheme is doomed. The Government has proposed that all Britain's 50m adults carry identity
