Archive
-
Date
FOOTBALL: City bow out of FA Cup
OXFORD City bowed out of the competition at the fourth qualifying round stage after a 1-0 home defeat against against Eastbourne at Court Place Farm on Saturday. But the Southern League underdogs almost snatched a draw against The Blue Square premier
-
Date
RUGBY UNION: The numbers game
Oxford Harlequins collected their first win of the season with a confident home display. Competition: South West 1 Score: Oxford Harlequins 34, Chippenham 14 Oxford Harlequins player ratings 15. Huw Jones 9 (STAR MAN, always
-
Date
Oxford Utd 2, Hayes & Yeading 0 (FA Cup, 25/10)
Jamie Guy and James Constable struck in the second half to send Oxford United through to the FA Cup first round. But they were guilty of some woeful finishing before and after those goals. This fourth qualifying round win was marred by a bad injury
-
Date
Shameful lapse by store
Every year children are warned of the dangers of playing with fire and of fireworks. They are dangerous and have the potential to seriously injure or even kill. And that is why we praise the 11 stores who refused to sell fireworks to
-
Date
Tesco sold fireworks to girl, 15
Supermarket giant Tesco has been caught selling fireworks to a 15-year-old girl without checking her age. In our investigation, schoolgirl Danielle Hale, 15, was served by two members of staff at the Tesco Metro store in Cowley Road, Oxford
-
Date
Commutes among longest in UK
Oxford has unsurprisingly been confirmed as one of the worst cities in the country for getting to work. Only people living and working in London, Birmingham and Edinburgh spend more time commuting, a study found. Of 29 cities surveyed
-
Date
New gym heralds £25m revamp
Bicester and Ploughley Sports Centre has opened its new gym, part of the planned £25m revamp of three north Oxfordshire leisure centres. Cherwell's community, health and environment chief, George Reynolds, and the council's head of leisure, Paul Marston
-
Date
Let's all do the timewarp again
Once again the time for longer nights and shorter days is upon us, as at 2am tomorrow the clocks will be wound back an hour. For some, this signals a welcome extra hour in bed, but despite a history more than a century long, the daylight saving
-
Date
Courage led to long romance
David Hutchins thanks his lucky stars that he plucked up the courage to ask the pretty girl behind the newsagent's counter out on a date. And on Thursday they celebrated 60 years of happy marriage together. June Ovendon was just 15 when she worked
-
Date
Variety leads to long marriage
Variety has been the spice of life for Jean and Brian Freeman, who celebrate their golden wedding today. Since they married at Oxford Register Office they have lived in caravans and toured in caravans, lived for three years in Spain, run guest
-
Date
Renault hunts award winners
The Motor Sports Association, the governing body of UK motor sport, is inviting submissions for the seventh Renault / MSA Young Motor Sport Journalist and Photographer of the Year awards. Established in 2002 with support from Renault UK Limited,