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Foreign languages are deemed unimportant by British businesses, according to a survey of top employers out this week. Not surprising, some might think, as they fight their way onto Oxford's buses ahead of armies of teenage students who have crossed the

The "Oxford knee" is well known to orthopaedic surgeons and to anyone whose knees have worn out from overuse or long life. The "knee" recently featured in an epic Land's End to John O' Groats charity cycle ride by Oxford Brookes vice-chancellor Prof

Jem Poster was a creative writing lecturer for Oxford University's department of continuing education until he moved to the University of Wales at Aberystwyth. His second novel, Rifling Paradise (Sceptre, £7.99), explores the relationship between humans

A Wedding in December Anita Shreve (Abacus, £6.99) Ever since the website Friends Reunited was set up, the newspapers have been full of stories about romantic entanglements rekindled by school reunions. But only Anita Shreve could make a bestseller

Malory: The Life and Times of King Arthur's Chronicler (Harper Perennial, £9.99) is a work of historical detection by Oxford writer Christina Hardyment. Malory was the man who brought the King Arthur myths to life with his book Morte d'Arthur, on which

Although clearly pitched at landlocked mariners, The Ship Thieves will equally appeal to armchair criminologists, telling as it does the extraordinary story of one man's treatment at the hands of so-called British justice. The man in question was one

Kapur's third novel is an arresting saga of three generations. After Partition, 32-year-old Banwari Lai moves to a teeming suburb of New Delhi to rebuild his life. He opens a new sari business and prosperity comes eventually. His two sons having been

The second edition of Voices from Detention is part of a continuous campaign to ensure that detainees' "voices can no longer be ignored and the practice of detention is ended". It is a collection of accounts by detainees in the UK and Australia, geographically

There is plenty of social comment in Guardian journalist Libby Brooks's study of modern childhood, and the text is padded out with insights from literature, history and psychology, but the book only really comes alive when she lets the children talk.

Janet Evanovoch's laugh-a-minute thriller Twelve Sharp (Headline, £16.99) features Stephanie, the less-than-brilliant New Jersey bounty hunter, her voluptuous some-time partner Lulu, her good-time Grandma Mazur and two drop-dead gorgeous men Trenton

WEDNESDAY oJournalist Polly Williams, who grew up in Oxford, will discuss her novel The Rise and Fall of a Yummy Mummy and talk about her experiences as a journalist, author and mother. Waterstone's, Broad Street, Oxford, 11am to noon.

On Chestnuts: The Trees and Their Seeds Ria Loohuizen Prospect, £9.99 oDid you know that a very effective hair conditioner can be made from dried horse chestnut leaves, boiled, then steeped in water? Or that during the Second World War, when there

Boris Johnson, of TV's Have I Got News For You, is MP for Henley and has a house in south Oxfordshire. His latest book, Have I Got Views For You (HarperPerennial, £7.99), is a collection of his journalism, mostly from the Daily Telegraph and Spectator

Acting seems to be an all or nothing profession telephone number salaries for a few, with frequent unemployment for most. Yet in between these two extremes, there are some who make quite a decent living and stay employed throughout their career. But

David Coulthard has urged patience as he bids to extend his Formula One career with Red Bull. The Scot is out of contract at the end of this season but was this week reported to have agreed a third year at Red Bull, with a contract due to be signed

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The Oxford Times Cherwell League will find out today just how much support they have among their 40 clubs. After issuing a 'back us or sack us' ultimatum, the league's executive committee set today as the deadline for each club to respond. The Oxford

Oxford Cheetahs speedway rider Ales Dryml is on a life-support machine in Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital after suffering severe head injuries during the televised Sky Sports Elite League meeting against Wolverhampton at Cowley on Wed- nesday night.

Oxford's John Williams will lead the Oxfordshire Development XI as they open their defence of the Tom Orford Trophy against Bedfordshire at Queen's College, Oxford, next week. Williams will have the support for the two-day game on Tuesday and Wednesday

Oxford captain Pat Jobson stressed the difference a win makes ahead of their Division 1 derby with Banbury at Roman Way. Despite it being their first league success of the season, Saturday's seven-wicket victory over Tring Park has put Oxford just eight

Bicester & North Oxford have signed former Zimbabwe all-rounder Trevor Gripper in a bid to avoid relegation from Home Counties Premier LeagueDivision 2 West. The 30-year-old, who has also played for Finchampstead, will make his debut tomorrow against

A thrilling match between Banbury West End and Kingston Bagpuize in Ladies Division 1 of the 2-Pair League ended in a 2-2 draw. West End were grateful to their second pair of Marilyn Gardiner and Huiyen Bell for clinching a share of the spoils after

Oxford City took a giant leap towards the Ladies Division 1 title in the Wilson OLTA Inter-Club 3-Pair League. City beat Woodstock 6-3, but a crucial result was Oxford Sports' 5-3 defeat at the hands of North Oxford. Sports were the only other unbeaten

Oxfordshire captain Tom Greenland (pictured) faces a fitness battle after suffering a recurrence of a shoulder injury. The setback came just two days afer Greenland won the Tropicana British Tour event in Nottingham, but leaves his participation in

Didcot Phoenix CC triumphed for the third year running in the Bicester Millennium 9-up team time trial. The event took in five laps of the tarmacadam closed circuit at Weston-on-the-Green, covering 12 miles. Nine riders make up the teams, similar

The OCA League are facing the biggest crisis in their 100-year history. Several members of the executive committee have threatened to resign over a decision to reinstate East Oxford 2nd into the Osberton Radiators Cup. And one has called for clubs

Woeful batting saw Oxford fall to a 157-run loss at Walton-on-Thames in the last 16 of the Evening Standard Trophy. Gary Henderson's 104 not out helped Walton to 244-7, and Oxford reached 38-0 in reply. But Henderson (3-26) and Paul Hardwick (4-29

Oxford Downs captain Danny Lee has been getting tips from his Shipton-under-Wychwood counterpart ahead of Sunday's last 16 home npower Village Cup clash with Timsbury. Steve Bates led Shipton to a nerve-jangling one-wicket victory over the Somerset

Lucy Brown added another string to her bow when winning the Scottish Junior Open Championships. Lucy, from Elsfield, Oxford, won the under 12 event last year. And 12 months on, she returned to claim the under 14 crown, and narrowly miss out on the

SATURDAY CRICKET HOME COUNTIES PREMIER LEAGUE Div 1: Henley v Tring Park, Oxford v Banbury. Div 2 West: Bicester & N Oxford v Wokingham, Kidlington v Gerrards Cross, Thame Tn v Burnham. THE OXFORD TIMES CHERWELL LEAGUE Div 1: Buckingham v Aston

An RAF Harrier jump jet crashed in an Oxfordshire field last night, narrowly missing a pub, a garage, houses and a car being driven by a policeman. The burning wreckage landed on a road, yet no one was killed or badly hurt. The amazing escape happened

MICHAEL Hook, a former farmer and motorsports enthusiast who set up Standlake Arena race circuit, has died aged 75. Mr Hook who along with wife Dinah and their family turned the arena into one of Britain's best banger car and hot rod track died suddenly

TWO police officers walked free from court after they were acquitted of assaulting a driver who died after he was arrested in Oxford. PCs Robin Shane, 31, and John Shatford, 32, hugged their girlfriends outside the dock as they were discharged, before

AN OXFORD company has asked for Government permission to test its revolutionary new bird flu vaccine on volunteers. PowderMed, based at the Oxford Science Park, has already scored 100 per cent success with its DNA vaccinations against seasonal flu,

THE failure to build homes in the Green Belt around Oxford was singled out in a high-level Government report as the reason for high house prices and a lack of space in the city. The Barker Report, an independent review of England's planning system,

EIGHTEEN CCTV cameras were installed to watch drivers at a notorious junction in the city. Oxfordshire County Council's highways department set up the surveillance cameras in Frideswide Square, from last Thursday to Sunday, to monitor traffic movements

RWE npower has won its fight to dump thousands of tonnes of waste fuel ash into Thrupp Lake at Radley, near Abingdon. But campaigners trying to save the old gravel pit and wildlife haven are refusing to throw in the towel, and say they will fight on

AN OXFORD United fan who threw a bottle during a World Cup game in Frankfurt has been banned from all football games for three years. Dean Bellinger, of Balfour Road, Blackbird Leys, was arrested and fined 50 Euros for the incident. The 20-year-old

OXFORD City Council fears it might not be able to fund its capital programme because of doubts over whether it has the right assets to sell. The Town Hall's finance scrutiny committee is to meet urgently to discuss the funding of the council's capital

CAMPAIGNERS have lost their three-year fight to stop a block of flats being built next to an Oxford cemetery. For years city councillors, planners and developers had failed to agree a way forward on a plan by Oxford firm W Lucy & Co to build six two-bedroom

DETAILS of a new recycling scheme for Oxford will be made public on Monday. The original idea for the city's first comprehensive recycling scheme was to give every property in the city a wheelie bin in a project starting in October. However, a change

ONE of the most sophisticated 'skimming' devices ever seen by police has been found attached to a cash machine in Summer- town, Oxford Bank customer Michael Sullivan, 28, discovered the contraption on a NatWest cash machine in Banbury Road after it

We do hope that British Waterways and Oxford City Council are not going to get into a long and protracted battle over the fence surrounding the Jericho boatyard. All the ingredients are there after planning officers recommended temporary approval for

A report by Oxfordshire County Council's director for social and community services, Charles Waddicor, issues a stark warning about the cuts being proposed to health services in Oxfordshire. He makes it clear that the rush to cut services to keep within

Michael Schumacher has warned Enstone-based Renault F1 team leader Fernando Alonso to watch his back in the world championship chase. Ferrari ace Schumacher pegged back championship leader Alonso with victory in Indianapolis two weeks ago and he aims

Sir, John Power (Letters, June 30) is making a common error when he claims that the council is "charging us to park in our own streets". The streets belong to all of us, as a thoroughfare, and not to those living alongside, as a car park. We too keep

Sir, Among the many objections that have been raised to the county council's proposed charges for residents' parking and visitors' permits, no one, to my knowledge, has pointed out how unevenly these charges will fall. None of my friends with driveways

Sir, If the managers of Didcot Power Station get their way and dump their ash into the Radley Lakes, they will be faced with the problem of where next to dispose of the ash. Why don't they solve that problem now, thereby leaving Radley Lakes alone and

Sir, While I understand fully the Duke of Marlborough has to make some money to keep his pad pukka, I can't help but think the presence now of ticket collectors around Blenheim's grounds, taking to task walkers for straying away from the public rights

Sir, Q. When is a conservation area not a conservation area? A. When it's the Iffley Road. Why not come for a scenic bike ride down this delightful boulevard? (There's no cycle lane going east, so this part of your journey will be especially exciting)

Sir, The dismissal of a medical consultant in gastro-intestinal illness cannot be the right way of reducing Oxford's NHS debt (Report, June 30). Cancer of the oesophagus, stomach and colon are dangerous conditions needing immediate treatment. Oxford patients

Britain's motor industry has been given a boost with Midlands-based Jaguar taking Auto Express's Car of the Year title for its new XK sports model. In a ceremony in London, the XK was also voted the best coup and was described by Auto Express as a "

It is a milestone year for Toyota the firm's 40th anniversary of selling cars in Britain, in which it has already claimed a company-record share of the market. With that slice of the new motors business running at 5.5 per cent, things will get even

The new Chrysler Sebring will have its European premiere at the London Motor Show next week, together with the new Dodge Nitro, which will be shown in the UK for the first time. These two newcomers will both be launched in right-hand drive in the UK

Push the CD button in the luxurious, leather-lined cab of Mitsubishi's new L200 Warrior and you fully expect the strains of Garth Brooks, Don Williams or Willie Nelson to come pumping out. This is a big, brash, chrome-dipped, turbocharged, yee-hah cowboy

Sir, I could not agree more with Margaret Maden (Letters, June 23) regarding the lack of arts facilities for opera, dance and especially concerts in Oxford. It seems unbelievable that, in a city with the high profile and tourism popularity of Oxford,

Sir, So it seems the consultation on residents' parking taxes in Oxford is just another empty county council consultation. David Robertson says that if people make sensible comments, he'll listen. I'm concerned that sensible might mean just the ones

Sir, On page one of your June 30 edition, your leading article states that city councillors believe that the county council has wasted money on conducting a survey of residents' opinions on parking schemes because the result is a foregone conclusion.

Sir, If your decision to publish FFT data on schools' performance was intended to inform your readers, it falls short of the mark. The data refers to work done in schools over 18 months ago. Headteachers of Oxfordshire secondary schools, many of whom

Sir, I was pleased to read your article about 'coasting schools' and accompanying editorial (June 30). It is refreshing to see that the local authority is keen to share the more complex picture of pupils' achievement and attainment through your newspaper

Sir, The Royal Green Jackets march into history on June 30 was indeed a moving occasion to say the least, not only for all ranks who took part but also for the host of veterans from the community who lined the route. It was made the more memorable thanks

Sir, I'd like to thank two of your correspondents (July 7) for contributing to the debate over buses in Oxford. With the livelihood and the success of the city depending on buses it's an important discussion for everyone. Rosemary Stanford raises the

Sir, Further to Thelma Sanders' comments about the changes to the number 14 bus service (Letters, June 30) I would like to add that not only is this route vital for hospital staff and patients but also for schoolchildren. The schools served by the no

Sir, Last year I wrote to your paper (November 11, 2005) concerning the difficulty I had experienced when walking on paths near Grafton in west Oxfordshire due to crops planted in the right of way. On repeating the walk this year I found that while a

Vauxhall's Astra Sport Hatch is now available with a Panoramic windscreen, and to celebrate, Vauxhall has come up with a special edition. And it is not just the roof that is clearly cool for the first 500 customers the newcomer is being offered as

Mazda will use next week's 2006 British International Motor Show for its global reveal of the new Mazda MX-5, now equipped with a power retractable hard top roof and the regional debut of the Mazda BT-50 one-ton, pick-up truck. Featuring a new, power-retractable

Summer means showtime, and the new-look British International Motor Show returns to London next week after 30 years in the Midlands. With more than 200 exhibitors, 40 and more vehicle manufacturers, and at least six global premieres expected, it is

PROF Jonathan Wordsworth, a popular tutor with generations of English literature students at Oxford University, has died aged 73. The Romantic poet William Wordsworth was the lecturer's great-great-great uncle and the Oxford don revolutionised understanding

A MAN who killed a friend of his ex-wife in Cowley, Oxford, four years ago must serve at least 12 years behind bars, a top judge has ruled. Sheridan Green was convicted at Oxford Crown Court in July 2002 of murdering Anthony Dale and was jailed for

CONFISCATION orders on two Oxfordshire businessmen who served jail terms for misleading the market with a multimillion-pound gloss on the performance of the business were quashed by the Court of Appeal. The court held that Carl Rigby, one-time chairman

AN OXFORDSHIRE farm has been found guilty of passing off foreign meat as British. Field Farm Fresh, based at Appleton, was convicted of breaching 15 trade descriptions rulings and was fined £35,000. The farm was at the centre of a trading standards

MAJOR improvements to the A34 Milton interchange will have to be completed before a 3,300-home estate can be built in Didcot. The scheme, which is to be funded by developers, will include widening approaches, new traffic signals and also increasing

EXETER College plans to build 82 student flats in gardens off Iffley Road will face strong opposition from residents. The college wants to develop the land behind Stapleton House, a former hotel that it bought in the 1960s. The £6.5m project will involve

THE number of listed Oxfordshire buildings 'at risk' from ruin, has been cut by almost half in the last year. Three of the eight buildings featured on the 2005 Buildings at Risk Register have been removed from the newly-published 2006 list Thame Park

COUNCILLORS say a controversial razor-wire topped fence at Castle Mill Boatyard in Jericho should come down but it could take up to a year to happen. Campaigners were jubilant when the city council's central, south and west area committee on Tuesday

FLAMES leapt 30 feet into the air as a blaze tore through a derelict pub after a suspected arson attack. Clouds of thick smoke billowed down the street after a fire raged for more than two hours at the King of Prussia pub, Rose Hill, Oxford, during

A CALL for a halt to local health cuts is made in a report by Oxfordshire County Council's social services director. The huge knock-on effects of community NHS cuts are spelt out in a paper by Charles Waddicor, the director for social and community

OXFORD University is today unveiling plans to create a £19m sports complex at its historic Iffley Road ground. The university wants to transform the famous sports ground where Sir Roger Bannister ran the first sub-four minute mile into a centre of sporting

It is pleasing to hear that the University of Oxford is proposing to develop its sports facilities at its existing Iffley Road centre. There was talk of it moving from the site altogether, but it is now proposing to modernise what it has already. The

Thrill-seekers thinking of jumping off river bridges this summer are likely to end up with serious injuries or dead as they smash into hidden dangers beneath the surface. That's the message from the Environment Agency and Thames Valley Police. Police

Oxford University today unveiled plans to create a £19m sports complex at its historic Iffley Road ground. The University wants to transform the sports ground where Sir Roger Bannister ran the first sub-four minute mile into a centre of sporting excellence

The latest details of a delayed scheme aimed at initiating a 'recycling revolution' in Oxford will be made public on Monday. The original idea for Oxford's first wholesale recycling scheme was to give every property in the city a wheelie bin in a project

The nation is being urged to get up and get active in the name of charity tomorrow as part of Sport Relief - and people in Oxfordshire have no excuses for not taking part. Sir Roger Bannister, the man who made athletics history here in Oxford when he

A couple who met at a football match have celebrated their platinum wedding anniversary. Oxford City footballer Ron Butler met his future wife Amy Murray at a Birmingham City match in 1933. The couple, who now live in Manor House Nursing Home in Merton

Didcot residents are being urged to dust off their dancing shoes to raise cash for charity. A Big Dance Class, part of the BBC Dancing in the Street programme, will be held at Didcot's Orchard Centre on Saturday, July 22. The fun starts at 10am with

For much of her working life, Oxford psychologist Diana Sanders has been helping patients to deal with what life has thrown at them. But few of those she has helped could even begin to imagine Ms Sanders's own long struggle for life, which began almost

Just one month after he began attending St Philip and St James School in North Oxford, Jay Seward was diagnosed with leukaemia. Now six, Jay has been undergoing treatment for two years, including chemotherapy. He is back at school, but still needs

Oxfordshire County Council leader Keith Mitchell has said he cannot promise that public consultation on his controversial policy of charging for Oxford residents' parking permits would have any effect on the final decision. His comments come just a

A huge £380m 'supermicroscope' being built in the Oxfordshire countryside has marked its first major milestone. The doughnut-shaped Diamond Light Source - the biggest civilian science facility to be built in the UK for 30 years - at Chilton, near Didcot

Oxfordshire County Council's social services chief has urged health bosses to halt their cuts pro- gramme. The knock-on effects are spelled out in a paper by Charles Waddicor, the director for social and community services. He warns that bed closures

A clampdown on irresponsible motorcyclists has been launched on a south Oxfordshire road that is popular with bikers. Police and the Thames Valley Safer Roads Partnership are targeting motorcyclists on the A4074 between Nuneham Courtenay and Crowmarsh

A guide at Oxford Unlocked with an Explorer' Oxford Unlocked has become the first attraction in the world to offer its visitors hi-tech virtual' tour guides. People entering the Oxford Castle site are being equipped with cutting-edge Explorers' - hand-held

Plans by Exeter College to build 82 student flats in gardens off Iffley Road will face strong opposition from residents. The college wants to develop the land behind Stapleton House, a former hotel that it bought in the 1960s. The £6.5m project will

Terminally ill children from Belarus came to Bicester for a holiday and to have essential medical care carried out. A group of 10 youngsters, all about eight years old, were brought to the area to stay with host families for a month by charity Chernobyl

Oxford Mail reporter Emma-Kate Lidbury will have no excuse for not performing well at the World Triathlon Championships after receiving sponsorship from triathlon specialists Swim Bike Run (SBR). The store, based in Oxford's Westgate Shopping Centre

The number of listed Oxfordshire buildings 'at risk' from ruin has been slashed by almost half in the last year. Three of the eight buildings featured on the 2005 Buildings at Risk Register have been removed from the newly published 2006 list - Thame