A 69-year-old cancer survivor is gearing up to take on his first half-marathon. John Matthews, of Harcourt Road, Wantage, is entering the final stage of his training to run the Reebok Bristol Half-Marathon on Sunday, September 14. The Royal Mail contractor
Oxford United finished strongly, after some woeful defending, to beat Eastbourne Borough 6-3 in a crazy Blue Square Premier game at the Kassam Stadium. After two games without a goal, they found the net six times - and could have had many more. But
Oxford United got their season up and running in style at the Kassam Stadium with a 6-3 demolition job on Eastbourne Borough in the Blue Square Premier. After two games without a point, or even a goal, the floodgates opened. James Constable and Levi
Last summer's floods were memorable for everyone across the county, but they stick out as a rather fishy time for retiring firefighter Mike Smyth. As Mr Smyth - who stepped down as Oxfordshire's deputy chief fire officer yesterday - recalled his 30
Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, John Gielgud, Burton and Taylor - these are just a few famous names on the roll call of actors who have trodden the boards at the Oxford Playhouse. Now their performances are to be remembered in a week of gala celebrations
A drug addict who walked out of an Oxford building society with £3,200 after demanding money from the cashier was jailed yesterday. Oxford Crown Court heard Austin Duffy, 36, a schizophrenic, handed a note to a 16-year-old cashier at the Coventry Building
The Government today fired out a warning to crooks who sit driving tests for other people after a fraudster was jailed. Illegal immigrant Palwinder Johal sat theory tests at centres across the country before selling on the certificates for £300 each.
A woman and her two dogs had to be rescued from a flat in Cotswold Crescent, Chipping Norton, after fire broke out. Four fire engines were called to a blaze in the ground floor flat shortly after 11pm last night. The fire service helped the occupant
More than a dozen teams of Bangladeshi canoeists are gearing up to make a splash in Oxford. Teams from across the country are expected to take part in traditional Bangladeshi canoe racing on the River Thames at Donnington Bridge on Sunday, August 24
Plans for a Hindu temple in Oxford have gained support from the city's Nepalese community. The county's 500-strong Hindu community is planning to construct a £2m temple, with Headington being earmarked as a potential site. Now members of Oxford's
Police are hunting a man who attempted to hold up a shop in Littlemore, Oxford, at knifepoint yesterday. The man entered TR Stores, in St Nicholas Road, brandishing a knife at about 10.30pm. He demanded cash, but left empty handed. He was wearing
Oxford businessman Clinton Pugh has closed one of his restaurants just days after the city council threw out conversion plans for a third time. Mr Pugh, who owns a number of venues in the city, applied for planning permission to demolish the Lemon
Police are to review the safety of the area outside an Oxford nightclub's entrance after an incident which left a man fighting for his life. East Oxford's area police Inspector Brian Cooper vowed to produce a "safety by design" report about the junction
A £2.1m redevelopment of Oxford's OFS Studio will lead to the closure of the venue's popular nightclub. Oxford City Council has confirmed that by redeveloping the arts and leisure complex, between Gloucester Green and George Street, formerly known
A fraudster who impersonated learner drivers to take theory tests for them was jailed today. Illegal immigrant Palwinder Johal - who police said was part of the country's biggest driving test fraud - sat theory tests at centres across the UK before
Three major fast food outlets have agreed to step up litter patrols to combat the "unacceptable" piles of rubbish blighting Oxford's busiest street. McDonald's, KFC and Burger King have agreed to join forces with Oxford City Council to provide half-hourly
Oxford United's No 1, Billy Turley, says the injury which is keeping him out of the start of this season is driving him mad! The experienced U's stopper, widely regarded as the best goalkeeper in the Conference, has been sidelined after surgery on his
It is welcome news that three fast food outlets in Cornmarket Street, Oxford, are increasing their litter patrols. Three weeks ago, the street looked a right mess, with overflowing bins and pavements splattered with vomit and chewing gum. The rubbish
CAR thieves have been warned they are living on borrowed time after police arrested 11 suspects in a crackdown on vehicle crime. Five people were charged following the arrests in Headington, Greater Leys and East Oxford on Monday and Tuesday. Two
OXFORD author Philip Pullman compared the Jericho canalside with the beauty of Venice yesterday in a bid to stop a flats development getting the go-ahead. Last year the city council turned down Spring Residential's plan to build 54 one- and two-bedroom
The number of homeowners at risk of losing their homes in the Oxford area has soared by more than half in the past year, new figures have shown. A total of 147 mortgage repossession orders were made at Oxford County Court during April, May and June,
