Sport Italia Hellenic League Ardley Utd 1, Witney Utd 1 Witney United were held to a draw for the 11th time this season as Ardley hit back to snatch a share of the spoils in the Hellenic League Premier Division on Saturday. Jamie Butt was penalised
Witney & District FA Ducklington took over at the top of the Premier Division after an emphatic 6-2 victory over West Witney, writes Anthony Barlow. Matt Townsend bagged both West Witney goals, but it was little consolation as Stu Cutts and Matt Kent
OFA Charity Cup It will be an all west Oxfordshire final after Freeland and Eynsham won their semi-finals on Saturday. Freeland had a spectacular 3-0 victory against Oxfordshire Senior League Premier Division leaders Garsington. Joe Crocker, Tom
Witney continued their unbeaten run in this year's Chiltern League, and were never headed in their second round win at Leighton Buzzard. There were plenty of encouraging performances, none more so than those of 11-year-old Sam Ward whose double personal
Brize Norton Ladies had to settle for a point in their Thames Valley League encounter at Mansfield Road. On a boggy pitch, Mansfield took the lead with a breakaway goal. But Emma Meredith provided a good cross to Kelly Matthews, who guided the ball
Claire Butler and Sam Hook represented Witney Roadrunners at the AAA Indoor Championships at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham. Under 17 runner Butler, in her first indoor competition this winter, equalled her personal best in the first heat of
Witney have been named the Rugby Football Union's Seal of Approval Club of the Year for their efforts to develop the sport. They beat off more than 40 other clubs to scoop the award, which aims to increase and sustain the number of youngsters participating
Witney coach Matt Watts and wife Lizzy were snapped by a Press Association photographer in Dublin ahead of England's 43-13 defeat to Ireland, writes Ed Mezzetti. Like thousands of other England fans, they had to endure a record loss at Croke Park.
Witney maintained second spot with a battling 18-6 victory over Milton Keynes at Hailey Road. The hosts had to weather some early pressure on a boggy pitch, but rallied after an excellent clearance kick from scrum half Gareth Campbell . Their opening
Witney United are hoping to unearth future talent after launching a 'football in the community' programme in conjunction with Sainsbury's. The club teamed up with the Witney branch of the superstore, after they stumped up the cash to provide the essential
Carterton duo Sammy Timms and Rob Clanfield's hopes of reaching the national finals at Nottingham were dashed as they caved into a 27-10 defeat against Foxhill's Derek Plater and Wayne Richardson in the area pairs final at Oxford & District. Timms and
SOME of Shakespeare's most colourful and passionate love scenes are being acted out at The Theatre, Chipping Norton, next month. Marivaux La Dispute: Scenes of Love, Shakespeare, is a clever combination of an 18th-Century French play, La Dispute by
Sir, I am writing in the hope that a letter in the Gazette will shame Sainsbury's into collecting their escaped shopping trolleys from around the town - after repeatedly informing them of where the trolleys are and asking them to pick them up has failed
Sir, I read with disappointment that two Liberal councillors have abandoned their constituents and resigned from the town council. This, in my opinion, is appalling behaviour, to leave a section of our town unrepresented in the chamber in this way.
Sir, We are appalled that the West Oxfordshire District Council has taken upon itself, without proper consultation, to bring forward the date for payment of the council tax. If this was necessary, then the WODC should have surveyed every household for
Sir, I am puzzled by the councils's intention to bring forward the payment of council tax by another two weeks. Does this not mean that, as the council saw fit to bring the payment date two weeks forward a couple of years ago, that we will now be paying
ONE can't blame Empire Homes for trying everything possible to push through their plans to build up to 14 homes in Witney's conservation area. But the decision by a planning inspector to reject an appeal against the council's decisions is surely a cause
Sir, As one of the two councillors who resigned from the town council a fortnight ago, I am writing to explain the reasons for my doing so. Last May, when the personnel sub-committee interviewed candidates for the position of town clerk, I was astonished
Sir, In response to the letter last week regarding WODC wishing to bring forward the collection of direct debits to the beginning of the month, I wrote to the council informing them that this new date did not suit my income payments, and wished it to
TRIBUTES have been paid to one of the best-loved characters in Witney - the photographer and collector Tom Worley. Mr Worley, of Corndell Gardens, Witney, was best known for his skill behind the camera, and for his collection of thousands of old photographs
Giles Sports Witney Youth League Sam Doherty and Luke Manning both bagged hat-tricks as Witney Vikings Youth cruised to an 8-0 victory over Kingston Colts in the Under 14 A League. Vikings didn't have it all their own way though, and the match was
Oxford Mail Girls League Stacey Oakey notched a brace as Carterton saw off Milton United 4-2 in the Under 15 League. With Milton's pitch flooded, the match was switched to west Oxfordshire, but Milton took the lead inside 20 seconds when Sophie Bartlett
