Stories for 28 September 2006

Abingdon

Councils want home truths . . .

OXFORDSHIRE residents will soon be given the chance to tell councils what they really think of their services.  more...

Public forced to wait for hospital plans

CONTROVERSIAL plans for the future of community hospitals in south Oxfordshire are unlikely to be unveiled until the end of the year.  more...

Rally draws crowd

THOUSANDS of motor enthusiasts descended on Dalton Barracks, near Abingdon, at the weekend.  more...

End of era on Stratton Way

A MAJOR one-way road in Abingdon will be opened to two-way traffic on Sunday.  more...

Art

Capturing the Sun: Oxford Science

As black forms the backdrop against which we see the stars, works on show at Science Oxford, at the bottom of Headington Hill, have been created from chalk on traditional blackboards. There are a dozen pictures, together with a collection of haikus, which have been superimposed on to images from the photographic archives at Culham.  more...

Francoise Dupré: Artist in Residence. John Radlcliffe Hospital

Franoise Dupr's residency is being managed by Paintings in Hospitals, a registered charity founded in 1959 to provide original works of art to hospitals, hospices and other healthcare settings across the UK.  more...

Francoise Dupré: Artist in Residence. John Radcliffe Hospital

Franoise Dupr's residency is being managed by Paintings in Hospitals, a registered charity founded in 1959 to provide original works of art to hospitals, hospices and other healthcare settings across the UK.  more...

Johnny Dewe Mathews: QI Club, Turl Street, Oxford

You don't have to be a member of the QI Club, in Turl Street, to view Johnny Dewe Mathews's recent paintings exhibited under the title Syncopated Rhythm. The exhibition, which sprawls up the stairs, into the club's dining room, library and bar is open to the public every afternoon until October 27.  more...

Athletics

ATHLETICS: Radley take on Oxford United for charity

Radley AC will stage their annual charity football match against an Oxford United XI this Sunday at Tilsley Park.  more...

Blenheim Palace Education Awards

Pupils' brush with aristocracy

PUPILS from Oxfordshire schools had a brush with aristocracy when they had tea with the Duke of Marlborough at his Woodstock home Blenheim Palace.  more...

Business

Today's local share prices (AM)

AEA Technology 96.25 BMW 2824 Electrocomponents 266 Isoft Group 49.75 Oxford Bio 29 Oxford Instruments 201.5 Oxonica 144 Reed Elsevier 589 RM 177.5 RPS 223 Torex Retail 43.5   more...

Today's local share prices (PM)

AEA Technology 96.25 BMW 2831 Electrocomponents 274 Isoft Group 51.25 Oxford Bio 29.25 Oxford Instruments 202.25 Oxonica 144 Reed Elsevier 592.25 RM 181 RPS 232 Torex Retail 44.25   more...

Today's local share prices (PM)

AEA Technology 96.25 BMW 2831 Electrocomponents 274 Isoft Group 51.25 Oxford Bio 29.25 Oxford Instruments 202.25 Oxonica 144 Reed Elsevier 592.25 RM 181 RPS 232 Torex Retail 44.25   more...

Cinema

Zidane — a 21st Century Portrait

Several of this week's new releases pursue their subjects in such unrelenting close-up that it's sometimes difficult to gain a true perspective. Take, for example, Douglas Gordon and Philippe Parreno's Zidane - A 21st Century Portrait, for example. This much-anticipated documentary follows footballer Zindine Zidane for the duration of a La Liga game between Real Madrid and Villareal in April 2005. Technically, it draws attention to itself far too often with its tricksy shifts between camera angles and distances, but, as a study in sporting concentration and an avant-garde experiment in spatial disorientation, it's pretty damn impressive.  more...

World Trade Center

Oliver Stone, a filmmaker well acquainted with controversy, swallows his usual political bile to craft this harrowing tribute to the men and women of the emergency services who lost their lives on September 11, 2001, in New York City. Faced with so many heartbreaking stories of courage and sacrifice that autumn day, Stone and screenwriter Andrea Berloff focus their attention in World Trade Center on the true experiences of two families, whose lives are forever changed by attacks on the Twin Towers.  more...

Columns

The Insider

Oxford East city councillor Stephen Tall is living proof that at least someone listens to what a Liberal Democrat has to say, being as he was, the recipient of his party's 'best blog award' at their conference in Brighton last week. On accepting the honour for his online rant on national and local politics, Mr Tall said: "Lib Dem blogs show what a lively bunch of folk we liberals can be. For those of the media who tediously insist on trying to pigeonhole the Lib Dems as either right-wing or left-wing, the Lib Dem blogs are an insistent, daily reminder that we're neither. We're liberals."  more...

Country Matters

Bonanza year for butterflies

Insects dancing, dawdling and droning have been an important feature in our West Oxfordshire garden this year. Our daily insect watch is still focused on the nectar walk - a 20ft path in full sun between plantings of nectar-rich plants that act as a lure to butterflies, bees, hoverflies and hawk-moths.  more...

Didcot

Mums run some real wild parties

TWO mothers have given the term 'party animals' a whole new meaning.  more...

Mums run some real wild parties

TWO mothers have given the term 'party animals' a whole new meaning.  more...

Councils want home truths . . .

OXFORDSHIRE residents will soon be given the chance to tell councils what they really think of their services.  more...

Business leaders demand trains back

BUSINESS leaders have called on the Department for Transport to insist the north-south train service from Didcot Parkway station is resumed as the Cross Country franchise goes out to tender.  more...

Nursing home worker is jailed

A FORMER nursing home assistant who swindled more than £7,600 from vulnerable elderly residents has been jailed for three months.  more...

Parents warned to save their children

EXTRA police patrols in Wallingford and Didcot will target under-age drinking and antisocial behaviour.  more...

Parents warned to save their children

EXTRA police patrols in Wallingford and Didcot will target under-age drinking and antisocial behaviour.  more...

Public forced to wait for hospital plans

CONTROVERSIAL plans for the future of community hospitals in south Oxfordshire are unlikely to be unveiled until the end of the year.  more...

Power and the glory

PEOPLE on train journeys often try to lose themselves in books, newspapers or iPods, while trying to keep a double seat to themselves.  more...

Arts centre hit by further delays

DIDCOT'S long-awaited arts centre has been hit by further delays.  more...

Eating Out

Oozing history and service, this pub made a great day out

MY friend shook her head as I turned the car towards a large redbrick building off Chalgrove High Street.  more...

Editorial Comment

Power of the people - again

WE COMMENTED yesterday on how people power had blocked plans to open a new nightclub in Oxford and expand another.  more...

Ewen Green

Dr Ewen Green, one of the country's leading historians of 20th century British Conservatism, has died aged 47.  more...

Education

42? No, there's more to it . . .

How did the universe come to exist? Paul Davies looks at those asking the questions For thousands of years, humans have gazed in wonder at the world about them and asked the big questions: How did the universe come to exist? What is it made of? Where do humans fit into the great cosmic scheme? Is there some sort of meaning to it all?  more...

Entertainment

Foppery and fruity vowels

TERENCE Rattigan's frothy comedy, French Without Tears, written in the mid-1930s, stands the test of time - as audiences at The Mill, Sonning, are discovering.  more...

'Darling, it's Dracula on the phone'

THE Drayton Players aim to add a touch of colour and laughter to our lives by staging a Comedy Drama Night at the village hall this week.  more...

Features

Having a whale of a time in Nova Scotia

It was, to say the least, unreal.o "Can I have it large?' "Sorry sir?"  more...

Having a whale of a time in Nova Scotia

It was, to say the least, unreal.  more...

Fixtures

FIXTURES: September 29

FIXTURES SATURDAY FOOTBALL NATIONWIDE CONFERENCE Oxford Utd v York City.  more...

FIXTURES: September 29

FIXTURES SATURDAY FOOTBALL NATIONWIDE CONFERENCE Oxford Utd v York City.  more...

Football

FOOTBALL: Brave Cowley jolt Jackass

Devenney Cup holders Jackass Inn were given a fright by new boys AFC Cowley, eventually squeezing through to the second round with a 4-2 extra-time victory on Sunday.  more...

FOOTBALL: McMahon four-timer sinks Riverside

Morrells of Oxford Sunday League: John McMahon smashed a four-timer as Nelson demolished Riverside 8-1 in the Premier Division.  more...

FOOTBALL: Fans top the 3,000 mark

Oxford United chairman Nick Merry has lavished praise on the club's supporters after they passed the 3,000 season ticket sales mark.  more...

FOOTBALL: Rapid-fire King so close to world record

Horseshoe's Joel King has come within a whisker of breaking a world record for the quickest goal in history - albeit in an Autotype UTV League fixture.  more...

FOOTBALL: Holders Jackass get a fright

HoldersJackass Inn were given a fright by new boys AFC Cowley, eventually squeezing through to the second round of the Autotype UTV League's Devenney Cup with a 4-2 extra-time victory.  more...

FOOTBALL: Malone shines for Milton

Paddy Malone scored twice as Milton United won 4-1 at home to Bicester Town in the preliminary round of the Sport Italia Hellenic League's Floodlit Cup on Monday.  more...

FOOTBALL: Late goals boost Cholsey

TWO late goals helped Cholsey United triumph 2-0 in a tense t clash with Southbank in Division 1 West of the Reading Sunday League.  more...

FOOTBALL: Shane's double puts Saxton top

Shane Preece-Tripp bagged a four-timer for Saxton Rovers as they took over at the top of North Berks League Division 1 with a 5-1 thumping of East Hendred, writes Andy Wells.  more...

Gardening

Cascade of colour

The spindle tree is one way to brighten up the autumn garden, writes VAL BOURNE Autumn colour should be an essential part of any garden. But we usually have to wait until late October before those fiery reds, oranges and yellows begin to appear and liven up the scene.  more...

Golf

GOLF: Eddie eyes Faldo final

EDDIE Pepperell will be gunning for glory in the Faldo Series final at Celtic Manor next week.  more...

GOLF: Title blow rocks City

OXFORD City's hopes of defending their Shaw & Co Oxfordshire Foursomes League Section 1 title were dealt a blow with a 2-1 defeat at Ellesborough.  more...

GOLF: Title blow rocks City

OXFORD City's hopes of defending their Shaw & Co Oxfordshire Foursomes League Section 1 title were dealt a blow with a 2-1 defeat at Ellesborough.  more...

GOLF: Wootton's triumph

OXFORD City's Adam Wootton shared the BB&O's Autumn Trophy after a superb two-under-par round at Studley Wood.  more...

GOLF: Results round-up

FRILFORD HEATH Ladies' September Stableford - Div 1: 1 J Binning 41pts (cb), 2 B Sandys-Lumsdaine 41 (cb), 3 A Gowing 41. Div 2: 1 M Beardall 39, 2 J Preston 38, 3 P Lacy 36 (cb). Div 3: 1 S Duncombe 36, 2 B Dick 28.  more...

Gray Matter

Why Leonard Woolf mattered to me

Leonard Woolf died at the age of 88 on my 18th birthday, August 14, 1969. Did his passing register with me at the time? To be honest, I can't remember - perhaps not, amid the celebrations involved in this very special day for me. Coming across the date in Victoria Glendinning's wonderful new biography of Woolf, however, I paused to ponder the fact that a man who had already had some influence in my life should have departed the scene precisely as I was embarking on adulthood.  more...

Why Leonard Woolf mattered to me

Leonard Woolf died at the age of 88 on my 18th birthday, August 14, 1969. Did his passing register with me at the time? To be honest, I can't remember - perhaps not, amid the celebrations involved in this very special day for me. Coming across the date in Victoria Glendinning's wonderful new biography of Woolf, however, I paused to ponder the fact that a man who had already had some influence in my life should have departed the scene precisely as I was embarking on adulthood.  more...

Why Leonard Woolf mattered to me

Leonard Woolf died at the age of 88 on my 18th birthday, August 14, 1969. Did his passing register with me at the time? To be honest, I can't remember - perhaps not, amid the celebrations involved in this very special day for me. Coming across the date in Victoria Glendinning's wonderful new biography of Woolf, however, I paused to ponder the fact that a man who had already had some influence in my life should have departed the scene precisely as I was embarking on adulthood.  more...

Joan Bakewell's odd way to be considerate

As a clapped-out old bore myself - so some readers say - I naturally feel drawn to others of the ilk. Thus I tuned in on Sunday to the preposterous (and overpaid) Michael Parkinson's Radio 2 show. How would Parky manage to irritate me this week?  more...

Headlines

Man held after pedestrian killed on A40

A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of failing to stop after a hit-and-run crash on the A40 near Oxford which led to traffic chaos.  more...

Man held after pedestrian killed on A40

A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of failing to stop after a hit-and-run crash on the A40 near Oxford which led to traffic chaos.  more...

Kids Week

In front of the camera

A new drama group is seeking young talented actors to give them the chance to make and star in their own film.  more...

In front of the camera

A new drama group is seeking young talented actors to give them the chance to make and star in their own film.  more...

Leader

Stratton Way only the beginning

It has taken years of planning and argument but Stratton Way in Abingdon will become a two-way street for the first time in 30 years.  more...

Letters

Action needed on prostitutes

I must reply to Tony Brett's letter, Target the pimps (Oxford Mail, September 21).  more...

Trout's 'Ol' Gosling

Dennis Fogden asks if anyone knows the origin of the lion statue at the Trout Inn at Godstow, Oxford (Oxford Mail, September 23).  more...

Pointless voting

I refer to John Green's letter about councillors agreeing to serve four years with the political organisation of their choice, then heading for pastures new before completing their term (Oxford Mail, September 20).  more...

Condemn them

The statement quoted by the Pope is a matter of historical record.  more...

Just tinkering?

Sir, So the Vale is tinkering round the edges in Abingdon?  more...

View endorsed

Sir, "The presumption must be against this reservoir". That was the conclusion of your leader last week (The Herald, September 14), and we wholly endorse it. Thames Water's plans will be both disruptive and destructive of our landscape. Yet, the company continues to leak almost 900 million litres of water a day; water that has been collected, cleaned and transported, only to be lost.  more...

Party elected

Sir, From an article I read, I understand a shadow minister is calling for an immediate General Election when Tony Blair steps down.  more...

Take a look

Sir, According to the national Press, the Government has revealed that homeowners who refuse to make their house or flat more environmentally-friendly face higher council tax bills.  more...

Weigh it up

Sir, I am grateful to the correspondent who highlighted the successful work of Lib Dem campaigners in Wantage on obtaining pedestrian crossings, among other important local matters.  more...

What caused it?

Sir, I was driving along Featherbed Lane between Steventon Hill and Wantage Road when I was forced to drive over a road covered with glass just before the T-junction to the A417 the Wantage road.  more...

Motors

Lexus backs players

LEXUS Oxford is backing the youngsters of Wheatley rugby team for glory in the Lexus Junior Rugby festival.  more...

Motorsport

Karthikeyan continues as Williams test driver

GROVE-based WilliamsF1 has confirmed the re-appointment of Narain Karthikeyan as one of the team's official test drivers for the 2007 season.  more...

Music

What's on in Jazz: September 29

Apologies for restarting this column rather later than the beginning of the autumn season of jazz and contemporary music. The Spin, at the Wheatsheaf, off Oxford's High Street, kicked off last week and have an exceptional programme including the great Dierdre Cartwright in a couple of weeks time. This week, vibes player Roger Beaujolais is appearing with the Spin band. Roger, who consistently plays to a full house, has a wonderfully fluid style breathing his own life into standards through to late bebop. The music starts at 8.45pm on Thursday.  more...

Oxford Sinfonia: University Church

Oxford Sinfonia opened its new season on Saturday with a beautifully balanced programme of pieces by Beethoven, Haydn and Strauss, demonstrating once again what a versatile and proficient orchestra this is. Beethoven's Coriolanus and Prometheus were symmetrically placed at the beginning of each half, the former treated with appropriate passion and dramatic appreciation, the latter drawing a fine contrast between those early running quavers and the lyrical warmth of the second theme. Conductor William Carslake made sure we were allowed to appreciate the full brilliance and inventiveness of Beethoven's scores, with two masterful displays of precision, intensity and total commitment.  more...

Billy Cobham top of contemporary season's bill

,b>The American star is among a variety of jazz and classical musicans appearing under the banner of Oxford Contemporary Music, writes Paul Medley Oxford Contemporary Music has for 12 years been bringing a wealth of new musical experiences to audiences. Nevertheless, contemporary' has become one of those words difficult to define as the present seems to drop into the past at an ever increasing rate. What is contemporary to one listener may well seem very mainstream to another while something astonishing to some of us may sound inexplicable to those with a more conservative ear.  more...

Billy Cobham top of contemporary season's bill

The American star is among a variety of jazz and classical musicans appearing under the banner of Oxford Contemporary Music, writes Paul Medley Oxford Contemporary Music has for 12 years been bringing a wealth of new musical experiences to audiences. Nevertheless, contemporary' has become one of those words difficult to define as the present seems to drop into the past at an ever increasing rate. What is contemporary to one listener may well seem very mainstream to another while something astonishing to some of us may sound inexplicable to those with a more conservative ear.  more...

Anniversary of directing choir's musical miracles

GILES WOODFORDE talks to Edward Higginbottom as he marks 30 years as New College Choir's director of music The coach was threading its way westwards through the London evening rush-hour traffic. On board was the Choir of New College, Oxford, which had spent the day recording some of the choruses from Handel's Messiah in St John's, Smith Square, close to the Houses of Parliament. The choir was in the process of recording the complete work, a project being undertaken to mark the 30th anniversary of Edward Higginbottom's appointment as the choir's director of music.  more...

News

Flower fans invited to plant bulbs

THE National Trust is inviting local people to visit the fascinating Stowe Gardens near Buckingham to help plant snowdrops and bluebells.  more...

Train works its magic for photographer

A PICTURE of the Hogwarts Express taken on a mobile phone camera has put James Beaney, 27, of Chipping Norton, in the final of Cameraphone News Photographer of the Year 2006 competition.  more...

Train works its magic for photographer

A PICTURE of the Hogwarts Express taken on a mobile phone camera has put James Beaney, 27, of Chipping Norton, in the final of Cameraphone News Photographer of the Year 2006 competition.  more...

Family's shock after day-time break-in bid

AN elderly couple whose Banbury house was targeted by burglars have warned other residents to be on their guard.  more...

Cash boost for the Horton campaign

STAFF and customers at Morrison's supermarket in Banbury have raised over £1,000 for the Save the Horton Hospital campaign.  more...

Comic poet Pam dresses in pink

ENTERTAINER Pam Ayres posed in pink last week to launch a new fundraising and awareness campaign for Cancer Research UK in Oxfordshire.  more...

School pupils are the 'website wonders'

CHILDREN at Christopher Rawlins Primary School, Adderbury, have had an exclusive preview of their new village website. Organisers of www.adderbury.org visited the school to thank the pupils for contributing to the launch of the website - which goes live at the end of the month.  more...

Hoping to step up campaign

THE fight to prevent cutbacks to services at Banbury's Horton Hospital was highlighted on Sunday when four walkers marched from the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford to Banbury.  more...

Football tribute to milkman

A FOOTBALL match is being organised in memory of popular milkman Pete Hawkins, who died in March.  more...

Police target the burglars

SEVEN people have been arrested in a crackdown on burglaries in Banbury. The arrests came as police searched houses and executed search warrants in connection with a series of break-ins between September 14 and 19. Two men have appeared in court and are in custody awaiting sentence.  more...

Police target the burglars

SEVEN people have been arrested in a crackdown on burglaries in Banbury. The arrests came as police searched houses and executed search warrants in connection with a series of break-ins between September 14 and 19. Two men have appeared in court and are in custody awaiting sentence.  more...

Action to halt road accidents

HIGHWAYS managers are planning to solve problems at two Banbury junctions where there have been accidents involving lorries.  more...

Boys urged to join choir

A CHOIRMASTER is appealing for boys to join the girl singers at St Mary's Church, Banbury.  more...

Firm applies to pull down pub

THE fate of an Oxford pub - once popular with cricket teams in the 19th century - hangs in the balance as a planning application has been made to knock it down.  more...

Buses offer free acces to Web

YOU can surf the net as you ride the Oxford Tube into London from Sunday as part of a three-month free trial.  more...

Traffic chaos after hit-and-run death

PARAMEDICS were called to a fatal hit-and-run accident near Oxford's Wolvercote roundabout early today.  more...

Man held after pedestrian killed on A40

A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of failing to stop after a hit-and-run crash on the A40 near Oxford which led to traffic chaos.  more...

Two arrested after 17 cars damaged

TWO men, an 18-year-old and a 19-year-old, have been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage following incidents in Wantage on Sunday. They have been bailed pending further inquiries until October 19.  more...

Plan for city academy and gifted pupils

TWO ambitious schools initiatives are being unveiled to help gifted children and some of the most deprived pupils in Oxfordshire.  more...

Conker trees under threat from moths

HUNDREDS of horse chestnut trees across Oxfordshire are under threat in what looks to be the worst case of tree blight since Dutch elm disease 30 years ago.  more...

Money from Slade sale should help preserve military history

THE sale of the Territorial Army Centre at the Slade should bring a major windfall for Oxford City Council.  more...

'NHS costs have made service better'

OXFORDSHIRE's main hospitals are pressing ahead with plans to win foundation trust status despite having to wrestle with debts of £33m.  more...

'NHS cuts have made service better'

OXFORDSHIRE's main hospitals are pressing ahead with plans to win foundation trust status despite having to wrestle with debts of £33m.  more...

New era beckons for primary healthcare in county

A NEW era in healthcare dawns in Oxfordshire on Monday morning. But the arrival of a new trust with a bigger budget than both the John Radcliffe Hospital is likely to pass largely unnoticed across the county.  more...

Transfer from RI to John Radcliffe begins this weekend

SERVICES for the elderly are to transfer from Oxford's Radcliffe Infirmary to the John Radcliffe Hospital this weekend.  more...

Park-and-ride terminal open by Christmas

REDBRIDGE park-and-ride users in Oxford should see the new £400,000 passenger terminal open in time for Christmas shopping.  more...

Protests over planned demolition of North Oxford home

RESIDENTS in North Oxford are protesting against the demolition of a Victorian house so that five houses can be built in its place.  more...

Double-deckers 'are shaking our houses'

DOUBLE-deckers that drive down a narrow residential street in Oxford are making houses shake, claim residents.  more...

Programme's allegations over land sale

SCORES of investors have been handing over thousands of pounds for land in an Oxfordshire village which has no chance of ever being built on.  more...

Admission on Thames Valley Police DNA database

MORE than 100,000 DNA records have been placed on a national database by Thames Valley Police.  more...

Estate will get free-to-use cash machine

THE PEOPLE of Blackbird Leys can now look forward to having a free-to-use cash machine on the estate.  more...

Estate will get free-to-use cash machine

THE PEOPLE of Blackbird Leys can now look forward to having a free-to-use cash machine on the estate.  more...

Man held after pedestrian killed on A40

A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of failing to stop after a hit-and-run crash on the A40 near Oxford which led to traffic chaos.  more...

EQUESTRAINISM: Boggis claims another win

Kitty Boggis followed up her impressive win at the Network Group International Horse Trials at Gatcombe last week with another success.  more...

Man held after pedestrian killed on A40

A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of failing to stop after a hit-and-run crash on the A40 near Oxford which led to traffic chaos.  more...

Gas blast fears lead to evacuation

BUSINESSES were evacuated from part of an industrial estate in Bicester today over fears heated acetylene cylinders might explode.  more...

Obituaries

Alan Raitt

Oxford University's Prof Alan Raitt, a world authority on 19th century French literature, has died aged 75.  more...

Distinguished scholar of French literature

PROFESSOR Alan Raitt, one of the most distinguished scholars of 19th century French literature, has died aged 75.  more...

Leading historian of Conservatism

EWEN Green, one of Britain's leading historians of 20th-century British Conservatism, has died aged 47. He suffered from multiple sclerosis.  more...

Other Sport

AMERICAN FOOTBALL: Saints march to last-kick glory

Oxford Saints landed the Division 2 Championship trophy in Britbowl 2006 after a thrilling 29-28 victory over Glasgow's West Coast Trojans in the play-off final at the Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield.  more...

BAR BILLIARDS: County claim back cup

Oxfordshire have wrested back the County Challenge Cup that they relinquished last year.  more...

TABLE TENNIS: Crown off to perfect start

The Didcot League season began with 8-2 victories for two teams who hope to be in the hunt for Division 1 honours.  more...

RACING: Youmzain's trip to Germany pays dividends

Mick Channon's West Ilsley string continue to be in fine form - with Youmzain gaining the biggest success of his career in the Group One IVG Preis von Europa at Cologne on Sunday.  more...

HOCKEY: Batten off to flying start

Promoted Oxford Hawks made an excellent start to their Women's South League season with a 4-2 victory at Wimbledon 1A in their Division 1 debut - Emma Batten smashing all four goals.  more...

TABLE TENNIS: Title hopefuls off to flying starts

The Didcot League season began with 8-2 victories for two teams, who hope to be in the hunt for Division 1 honours at the end of the season.  more...

BAR BILLIARDS: Tunstall completes Open treble

Kevin Tunstall became the first player to win three successive open tournaments when he won the Berkshire title last week.  more...

SNOOKER: House shocks ex-pro Craycraft

Wallingford D caused the shock of the week in the Didcot League when they romped home 4-1 against Wantage A, who were runners-up in the Premier & Division 1 last season, writes Dick Hashman.  more...

RACING: Youmzain stars for Channon

Mick Channon's West Ilsley string continue to be in fine form - with gaining the biggest success of his career when lifting the Group One IVG Preis von Europa at Cologne on Sunday.  more...

CYCLING: Cox is king of the mountains

Didcot Phoenix rider Mark Cox showed he truly is their king of the mountains' when he retained his title in the hill climb time trials held on Crays Pond Hill at Goring and Streatley Hill.  more...

Oxford News

Witness plea on shooting

Police have interviewed 30 witnesses following the shooting of an Oxford man on Saturday - but are appealing for more to come forward.  more...

Robber is still at large

Police are still hunting a masked robber caught on camera as he carried out a knifepoint raid at an Oxford bookmakers.  more...

Hit and run driver leaves man dead

Paramedics were called to a fatal hit-and-run accident near Oxford's Wolvercote roundabout early today.  more...

It's a scream

She emerges from a wheelie bin emitting a series of her trademark high-pitched screams.  more...

New road layout

A one-way road in Abingdon will be opened to two-way traffic on Sunday.  more...

Arts plans stall again

Didcot's long-awaited arts centre has been hit by further delays.  more...

Speaking up for killer dogs

The founder of the Oxfordshire Animal Sanctuary has defended rottweiler dogs - despite two horrific attacks on young children in the last week.  more...

'Evil' gene linked to MS

Multiple sclerosis symptoms can be affected by a pair of "angel and devil" genes that fight to make a patient healthy or ill, Oxford University researchers have found.  more...

Lotto lucky dip wins £72,000

Oxford businessman Del Tester doesn't normally do the National Lottery on a Wednesday.  more...

'Evil' gene linked to MS

Multiple sclerosis symptoms can be affected by a pair of "angel and devil" genes that fight to make a patient healthy or ill, Oxford University researchers have found.  more...

Another inmate dies in jail

A prisoner was found hanged at Bullingdon Prison less than 48 hours before he was to be sentenced for burglary.  more...

Lousy drivers shamed online

Motorists can name and shame bad drivers on an Oxfordshire man's new website. Drivers and pedestrians can report bad driving to www.betterdrivingplease.com - complete with the errant motorist's licence plate number - in the latest example of cyber-policing.  more...

Wristband leaps in value

The Internet auction for an Oxford Loyal wristband was ended early on Wednesday as bidding reached five times the band's value.  more...

County's activists defeat Labour chiefs

Labour Party members from Oxfordshire yesterday dealt a humiliating blow to the Government's NHS reforms.  more...

Centre leaders ready to listen

The chairman of an Oxford community centre which came under fire for making residents' lives "hellish" has defended it.  more...

Strike is off, says union

Peace has broken out among postal workers in Witney and Carterton after a dispute with management was settled.  more...

Recipes

Pumpkin soup

NO autumn harvest would be complete without the pumpkin. However, pumpkins are often so large, it's difficult to know just what to do with them after they have been cut open and used as a roasted vegetable.  more...

Results

RESULTS September 29

RESULTS FOOTBALL NATIONWIDE CONFERENCE Stafford Rgrs 0, Oxford United 1.  more...

RESULTS September 29

RESULTS FOOTBALL NATIONWIDE CONFERENCE Stafford Rgrs 0, Oxford United 1.  more...

RESULTS September 29

RESULTS FOOTBALL NATIONWIDE CONFERENCE Stafford Rgrs 0, Oxford United 1.  more...

Rowing

ROWING: Nelder will take charge

Andy Nelder will be the man in charge of Isis, the Oxford reserve crew, for next year's Boat Race.  more...

Rugby

RUGBY: Blues sunk by last-minute penalty

Oxford University were sunk by a last-minute penalty as they went down 19-17 to the Portugal national side.  more...

RUGBY: Chinnor saved by cool Williams

A late Richard Williams penalty secured Chinnor a battling 30-30 draw against Dings Crusaders in their National League Division 3 clash on Saturday .  more...

RUGBY: Chinnor saved by cool Williams

A late Richard Williams penalty secured Chinnor a battling 30-30 draw against Dings Crusaders in their National League Division 3 clash on Saturday .  more...

RUGBY: Tuffley shines on Quins debut

Will Tuffley starred on his debut as Oxford Harlequins pulled off an impressive 31-18 victory in their South West 1 trip to St Ives.  more...

RUGBY: Hawks are flying high

Henley Hawks made it three wins in a row for the first time since March 2003 with a 34-23 home victory over Cambridge in National League Division 2.  more...

RUGBY: Witney hit back to salvage draw

A below-par Witney salvaged a 10-10 draw in their top-of-the-table clash at Milton Keynes in Southern Counties North on Saturday.  more...

RUGBY: Witney hit back to salvage draw

A below-par Witney salvaged a 10-10 draw in their top-of-the-table clash at Milton Keynes on Saturday.  more...

RUGBY: Witney hit back to salvage draw

A below-par Witney salvaged a 10-10 draw in their Southern Counties North top-of-the-table clash at Milton Keynes on Saturday.  more...

RUGBY: Wallingford march on despite scare

Wallingford maintained their 100 per cent record with a 31-26 victory at Oxford. But they were almost sunk by their hosts' late comeback.  more...

RUGBY: Wallingford march on despite scare

Wallingford maintained their 100 per cent record with a 31-26 victory at Oxford. But they were almost sunk by their hosts' late comeback.  more...

RUGBY: Wallingford march on despite scare

Wallingford maintained their 100 per cent record in the Berks Bucks & Oxon Prwemier Division with a 31-26 victory at Oxford. But they were almost sunk by their hosts' late comeback.  more...

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Speedway

SPEEDWAY: Cheetahs leave Hammers in last

Oxford Cheetahs 55, Arena Essex 37: A superb maximum from guest Adam Shields ensured Oxford Cheetahs avoided the wooden spoon for the second year running as once again the dubious accolade fell to Arena Essex.  more...

SPEEDWAY: Chetahs avoid wooden spoon

Cheetahs avoid wooden spoon OXFORD Cheetahs ensured they will not receive the wooden spoon by beating Arena Essex in their final home Sky Sports Elite League fixture on Wednesday night.  more...

Tennis

TENNIS: Super Sports spring surprise to clinch title

Oxford Sports got their tactics spot-on to cause a huge shock and win the Ladies 3-Pair Division 1 titl.e Going into the final match of the season against defending champions Oxford City, Sports knew that only a win would do - and a convincing one at that.  more...

Theatre

Tracy Beaker Gets Real: Oxford Playhouse

She emerges from a wheelie bin emitting a series of her trademark high-pitched screams. Dumped again! Once more, an attempt to find Tracy Beaker a home with foster parents has failed because of this sassy 11-year-old's original, but often difficult, take on life.  more...

Rural treat

NICOLA LISLE on a play touring villages If you go to see Taste, it's possibly the strangest play you'll ever see. It's also one of the most intriguing, compelling, thought-provoking and entertaining. You even get to sample a range of culinary delights, served to the audience by the cast. Written by Louise Page, whose credits include The Archers and Bad Girls, the play uses music, dance and drama to explore the way farming and the food we eat have changed over the last 60 years. It also attempts to strip away the idyllic veneer of rural life and show it as it really is - hard, unremitting toil, with rural folk at the mercy of disasters such as the BSE crisis.  more...

Travel

Revisit childhood

KEN BENNETT reveals how children's authors and their characters are being brought to life In all, 38 writers and places linked to them and their stories are featured in the Storybook England map Revisit childhood caption to go in this bit d=5,3,1Listen, I want to tell you a story about marvellous events and attractions linked to classical children's tales this autumn. Enjoy England, part of VisitBritain, has just launched a campaign encouraging families to visit an amazing diversity of attractions and places highlighted in much-loved children's books.  more...

Wallingford

Bid to save town's events going under

MAJOR events in Wallingford's calendar run by groups like Lions, Rotary and Round Table are under threat unless more volunteers can be found.  more...

Councils want home truths . . .

OXFORDSHIRE residents will soon be given the chance to tell councils what they really think of their services.  more...

Nursing home worker is jailed

A FORMER nursing home assistant who swindled more than £7,600 from vulnerable elderly residents has been jailed for three months.  more...

Parents warned to save their children

EXTRA police patrols in Wallingford and Didcot will target under-age drinking and antisocial behaviour.  more...

Public forced to wait for hospital plans

CONTROVERSIAL plans for the future of community hospitals in south Oxfordshire are unlikely to be unveiled until the end of the year.  more...

Public forced to wait for hospital plans

CONTROVERSIAL plans for the future of community hospitals in south Oxfordshire are unlikely to be unveiled until the end of the year.  more...

'Chuffed to bits' at pub accolade

IT doesn't matter whether he is cooking school dinners for his local primary school or feeding celebrity chefs such as Anthony Worrall-Thompson and showbiz stars, Paul Clerehugh always makes sure they get the best he can offer.  more...

Town hits back over drinking

ANY adult buying alcohol for under-age drinkers will now face a blanket 12-month ban from all pubs and off-licences in Wallingford. This warning came from all of the town's landlords and off-licence managers, who have united in a crackdown on under-age drinking.  more...

Wantage And Grove

Councils want home truths . . .

OXFORDSHIRE residents will soon be given the chance to tell councils what they really think of their services.  more...

Becks day ever!

GROVE boy Thomas Froud scored the chance of a lifetime when he met and trained with David Beckham at the footballer's soccer school in London.  more...

Public forced to wait for hospital plans

CONTROVERSIAL plans for the future of community hospitals in south Oxfordshire are unlikely to be unveiled until the end of the year.  more...

Power and the glory

PEOPLE on train journeys often try to lose themselves in books, newspapers or iPods, while trying to keep a double seat to themselves.  more...

Crisis meeting as festival loses home

ONE of the most popular musical events in Wantage, which has entertained thousands of people over the past 30 years, is in crisis.  more...

Cars damaged as vandals rampage

VANDALS have targeted 17 cars in a spree of destruction.  more...

Abingdon Herald Sport

TABLE TENNIS: Title hopefuls off to flying starts

The Didcot League season began with 8-2 victories for two teams, who hope to be in the hunt for Division 1 honours at the end of the season.   more...

BAR BILLIARDS: Tunstall completes Open treble

Kevin Tunstall became the first player to win three successive open tournaments when he won the Berkshire title last week.   more...

SNOOKER: House shocks ex-pro Craycraft

Wallingford D caused the shock of the week in the Didcot League when they romped home 4-1 against Wantage A, who were runners-up in the Premier & Division 1 last season, writes Dick Hashman.   more...

RACING: Youmzain stars for Channon

Mick Channon's West Ilsley string continue to be in fine form - with gaining the biggest success of his career when lifting the Group One IVG Preis von Europa at Cologne on Sunday.   more...

CYCLING: Cox is king of the mountains

Didcot Phoenix rider Mark Cox showed he truly is their king of the mountains' when he retained his title in the hill climb time trials held on Crays Pond Hill at Goring and Streatley Hill.   more...

Bicester Advertiser News

Gas blast fears lead to evacuation

BUSINESSES were evacuated from part of an industrial estate in Bicester today over fears heated acetylene cylinders might explode.   more...

Bicester Advertiser Sport

TENNIS: Henman into last eight

Oxfordshire's Tim Henman beat British opposition for the second match in a row, beating Alex Bogdanovic 6-3, 5-7, 6-1 in the second round of the Thailand Open.   more...

MOTORSPORT: Fennymore is champ again

Graham Fennymore from Weston- on-the-Green was crowned Autosport Caterham Superlight Challenge Champion at Silverstone on Sunday.   more...

Oxford Mail Business

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Oxford Mail News

It's a scream

She emerges from a wheelie bin emitting a series of her trademark high-pitched screams.   more...

New road layout

A one-way road in Abingdon will be opened to two-way traffic on Sunday.   more...

Arts plans stall again

Didcot's long-awaited arts centre has been hit by further delays.   more...

Speaking up for killer dogs

The founder of the Oxfordshire Animal Sanctuary has defended rottweiler dogs - despite two horrific attacks on young children in the last week.   more...

'Evil' gene linked to MS

Multiple sclerosis symptoms can be affected by a pair of "angel and devil" genes that fight to make a patient healthy or ill, Oxford University researchers have found.   more...

Lotto lucky dip wins £72,000

Oxford businessman Del Tester doesn't normally do the National Lottery on a Wednesday.   more...

Another inmate dies in jail

A prisoner was found hanged at Bullingdon Prison less than 48 hours before he was to be sentenced for burglary.   more...

Lousy drivers shamed online

Motorists can name and shame bad drivers on an Oxfordshire man's new website.   more...

Witness plea on shooting

Police have interviewed 30 witnesses following the shooting of an Oxford man on Saturday - but are appealing for more to come forward.   more...

Robber is still at large

Police are still hunting a masked robber caught on camera as he carried out a knifepoint raid at an Oxford bookmakers.   more...

Wristband leaps in value

The Internet auction for an Oxford Loyal wristband was ended early on Wednesday as bidding reached five times the band's value.   more...

County's activists defeat Labour chiefs

Labour Party members from Oxfordshire yesterday dealt a humiliating blow to the Government's NHS reforms.   more...

Centre leaders ready to listen

The chairman of an Oxford community centre which came under fire for making residents' lives "hellish" has defended it.   more...

Strike is off, says union

Peace has broken out among postal workers in Witney and Carterton after a dispute with management was settled.   more...

Hit and run driver leaves man dead

Paramedics were called to a fatal hit-and-run accident near Oxford's Wolvercote roundabout early today.   more...

Oxford Mail Sport

EQUESTRIAN: Boggis wins again

Kitty Boggis followed up her impressive win at the Network Group International Horse Trials at Gatcombe with another success last weekend.   more...

AMERICAN FOOTBALL: Saints march to last-kick glory

Oxford Saints landed the Division 2 Championship trophy in Britbowl 2006 after a thrilling 29-28 victory over Glasgow's West Coast Trojans in the play-off final at the Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield.   more...

BAR BILLIARDS: County claim back cup

Oxfordshire have wrested back the County Challenge Cup that they relinquished last year.   more...

TABLE TENNIS: Crown off to perfect start

The Didcot League season began with 8-2 victories for two teams who hope to be in the hunt for Division 1 honours.   more...

The Oxford Times News

Traffic chaos after hit-and-run death

PARAMEDICS were called to a fatal hit-and-run accident near Oxford's Wolvercote roundabout early today.   more...

Two arrested after 17 cars damaged

TWO men, an 18-year-old and a 19-year-old, have been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage following incidents in Wantage on Sunday. They have been bailed pending further inquiries until October 19.   more...

EQUESTRAINISM: Boggis claims another win

Kitty Boggis followed up her impressive win at the Network Group International Horse Trials at Gatcombe last week with another success.   more...

Plan for city academy and gifted pupils

TWO ambitious schools initiatives are being unveiled to help gifted children and some of the most deprived pupils in Oxfordshire.   more...

Conker trees under threat from moths

HUNDREDS of horse chestnut trees across Oxfordshire are under threat in what looks to be the worst case of tree blight since Dutch elm disease 30 years ago.   more...

Money from Slade sale should help preserve military history

THE sale of the Territorial Army Centre at the Slade should bring a major windfall for Oxford City Council.   more...

'NHS cuts have made service better'

OXFORDSHIRE's main hospitals are pressing ahead with plans to win foundation trust status despite having to wrestle with debts of £33m.   more...

New era beckons for primary healthcare in county

A NEW era in healthcare dawns in Oxfordshire on Monday morning. But the arrival of a new trust with a bigger budget than both the John Radcliffe Hospital is likely to pass largely unnoticed across the county.   more...

Transfer from RI to John Radcliffe begins this weekend

SERVICES for the elderly are to transfer from Oxford's Radcliffe Infirmary to the John Radcliffe Hospital this weekend.   more...

Park-and-ride terminal open by Christmas

REDBRIDGE park-and-ride users in Oxford should see the new £400,000 passenger terminal open in time for Christmas shopping.   more...

Protests over planned demolition of North Oxford home

RESIDENTS in North Oxford are protesting against the demolition of a Victorian house so that five houses can be built in its place.   more...

Double-deckers 'are shaking our houses'

DOUBLE-deckers that drive down a narrow residential street in Oxford are making houses shake, claim residents.   more...

Programme's allegations over land sale

SCORES of investors have been handing over thousands of pounds for land in an Oxfordshire village which has no chance of ever being built on.   more...

Admission on Thames Valley Police DNA database

MORE than 100,000 DNA records have been placed on a national database by Thames Valley Police.   more...

Estate will get free-to-use cash machine

THE PEOPLE of Blackbird Leys can now look forward to having a free-to-use cash machine on the estate.   more...

Man held after pedestrian killed on A40

A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of failing to stop after a hit-and-run crash on the A40 near Oxford which led to traffic chaos.   more...

The Oxford Times Sport

HOCKEY: Batten off to flying start

Promoted Oxford Hawks made an excellent start to their Women's South League season with a 4-2 victory at Wimbledon 1A in their Division 1 debut - Emma Batten smashing all four goals.   more...

Karthikeyan continues as Williams test driver

GROVE-based WilliamsF1 has confirmed the re-appointment of Narain Karthikeyan as one of the team's official test drivers for the 2007 season.   more...

Witney Gazette News

'Not a single call'

A NEIGHBOURHOOD Watch co-ordinator says West Oxfordshire District Council is failing to keep the community informed of problems on an estate.   more...

Man held after pedestrian killed on A40

A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of failing to stop after a hit-and-run crash on the A40 near Oxford which led to traffic chaos.   more...

  
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