Stories for 6 July 2007

Abingdon

84-year-old falls victim to conmen

POLICE issued a fresh warning this afternoon after an 84-year-old woman in Appleton fell victim to doorstep conmen.  more...

Police mount crackdown on drivers

POLICE carried out an operation near Abingdon to ensure motorists were driving safely and had the aright documents.  more...

84-year-old falls victim to conmen

POLICE issued a fresh warning this afternoon after an 84-year-old woman in Appleton fell victim to doorstep conmen.  more...

Police mount crackdown on drivers

POLICE carried out an operation near Abingdon to ensure motorists were driving safely and had the aright documents.  more...

Bicester News

New centre is a step closer

Bicester looks set to get its long-promised new £70m town centre after planning chiefs recommended the scheme for approval.  more...

Columns

Carnival spirit

Two of the four resident Cowley Road inebriants were already half way down their first bottles of cheap sherry even before the procession assembled at The Plain.  more...

Country Matters

Buglife is leading the way

The Invertebrate Conservation Trust is the first organisation in Europe committed to invertebrate conservation, writes ELIZABETH EDWARDS THE protection given to threatened wildlife species may have come too late for two that were once found in Oxfordshire.  more...

Retrenching, but still fighting on

It may be that gardens like mine will soon become the final refuge for displaced animals, such as the badgers, from the woodland being decimated all around.  more...

Get out and go wild

EVERY fortnight, staff and volunteers from your local Wildlife Trust reveal the season's wildlife highlights, where you can spot them, and most importantly, how you can get involved.  more...

Cricket

CRICKET: Oxon's home advantage

Oxfordshire will certainly have home advantage when they take on Shropshire in the Western Division at White Post Road, starting on Sunday (12).  more...

CRICKET: Oxford want momentum

Sommers Home Counties Premier League Oxford captain Jason Harrison is looking for his side to regain some momentum at home to Division 1 high-flyers Radlett tomorrow.  more...

CRICKET: Downs 'are favourites'

npower Village Cup Wes Bartlett believes Oxford Downs will start as slight favourites in Sunday's first national round clash at Chew Magna, near Bristol.  more...

CRICKET: Bicester are sunk!

A defiant last-wicket stand from Steve West and Matthew Wood proved in vain for Bicester & North Oxford as they slipped to 69-run home defeat against Banbury 2nd in Division 1.  more...

Editorial Comment

On course for better education

The good news for Blackbird Leys keeps coming.  more...

Debacle

First Great Western made a complete hash of train timetable changes last year. To avoid another debacle, it should listen to its customers.  more...

Flooded with water horrors

The county has certainly had its fair share of water horrors this year.  more...

Inspiring

Top paralympian bronze medallist Ade Adepitan is an inspiration to every aspiring athlete, able-bodied or not.  more...

Features

The Dragon's tale

Frank Pope talks to REG LITTLE about his book telling the story of a search for treasure in the South China Sea - the deepest marine excavation ever  more...

Gardening

Love me tender

EARLY July is an excellent time to plant slightly tender plants into the garden.  more...

Golf

GOLF: Oxon trio target Carnoustie

Three Oxfordshire golfers will be bidding to book their places in the Open at Carnoustie when final qualifying takes place next week.  more...

Headlines

Hundreds expected at Hooky festival

ABOUT 1,800 music fans and families with children are expected at Hook Norton village's big event of the year, tomorrow.  more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.  more...

Hundreds expected at Hooky festival

ABOUT 1,800 music fans and families with children are expected at Hook Norton village's big event of the year, tomorrow.  more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.  more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.  more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.  more...

Hundreds expected at Hooky festival

ABOUT 1,800 music fans and families with children are expected at Hook Norton village's big event of the year, tomorrow.  more...

Brize planes are up to the job

THE man in charge of the country's biggest RAF base has insisted it is keeping up with the requirements for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.  more...

No compensation after car damaged

A WOMAN who lost control of her car and ended up having to pay for two new wheels because of a pothole is being denied compensation.  more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.  more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.  more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.  more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.  more...

Leader

Cash pool

It is astonishing to think that the walls of Temple Cowley Pool could start cracking and falling in if the water is drained for repairs.  more...

Brown fields

We are not surprised that the University of Oxford is pressing the case for development in the Green Belt in the Kidlington and Yarnton area.  more...

Letters

The hazards of being homeless

I am writing about your articles on Tent City, the complex of homeless people living in tents beside the Thames at Osney, Oxford.  more...

Barbarous past

In his latest neurotic attack against the opponents of hunting, Alan Page first has to apologise to readers for not knowing that it was illegal to poison foxes (Oxford Mail, June 25).  more...

Terrible damage

I refer to the meaningless sentence imposed by Judge Julian Hall at Oxford Crown Court on paedophile Keith Fenn (Oxford Mail, June 25).  more...

Crude letter

How those poor sensitive reporters must have cringed when Cherie Blair hurled that hideous insult: "We won't miss you!" at them.  more...

My sad return to a fine city

Thirty years ago, I spent a year in Oxford with a religious community in Marston Street - now a theology college.  more...

Too many errors

I respond to Clive Rowden's letter praising Unipart directors (Oxford Mail, June 22).  more...

Beneficial aid

Alan Page's information on the effect of Warfarin in the blood (Oxford Mail, June 25) is somewhat 'skewed'.  more...

Make views clear on potential sites

Sir - May I alert Kidlington readers to the potential major development sites now being discussed by Cherwell District Council and Kidlington landowners.  more...

Don't have nightmares

Sir - Christopher Gray's recent article "Should old crates like these be in the air?" presented an unfair insight - and over reaction - into the state of RAF Tristar and VC10 aircraft. Each aircraft type is undeniably old but age is irrelevant - the life of an aircraft is based on usage of a finite number of flying hours or reaching a particular fatigue index value: both derived by scientific analysis during aircraft design. When the maximum value of one is reached the aircraft flies no more.  more...

Good company

Sir - I would like to say "hear! hear!" to Mr Bruce Ross-Smith for his letter on the subject of gargoyles (June 29).  more...

Excessive charge

Sir - Your front page story about me and the Botanic Garden's neglected morning glory (June 29) completely omits the most important point of my complaints about the management - I mean the excessive charge for visitors (including Oxford residents), who used to visit the garden free. As a long-standing member of Oxford Consumer Group, I am interested in value for money. Three pounds is far too much for a casual visit.  more...

Rethink buses

Sir - The Conservative county council do not seem to have embraced their party leader's support for environmental concerns.  more...

More please

Sir - To adapt Oscar Wilde's quip, one would have to have a heart of stone to read about Chris Gray's opera-going taxi tribulations without laughing (Gray Matter, June 15). On the other hand, I am sure that the emotions of many Oxford Times readers on low incomes will have been stirred by his account of how his night out - exclusive entertainment at Garsington Manor, hobnobbing with the great and good and simply rich over champagne - was spoiled by the incompetence of a few cab people.  more...

No spare money

Sir - In response to the letter about a water supply at North Hinksey allotments I would like to rectify a few issues.  more...

Elderly overlooked

Sir - As chaplain of St John's Home in Cowley, I wish to give my support to the letter of Mrs Jeanne Lindley, and signed by many residents, regarding the financial situation at the home.  more...

Window dressing

Sir - It is laudable that Oxfordshire County Council is attempting to reduce its carbon footprint by 18 per cent over the next five years.  more...

No evidence

Sir - Recently I photographed seven roads leading out of Woodstock Road and saw no evidence of parking problems.  more...

Green clothes

Sir - Much has been said in recent months about Tony Blair's legacy. But of far more importance will be Gordon Brown's.  more...

Backing campaign

Sir - I am writing on behalf of the Keep our NHS Public campaign to support the Anti Academy Alliance campaign to keep Peers as a state school.  more...

Worthy of respect?

Sir - Last week, the proposed development on Oxpens was described as "iconic". A few weeks ago the new OUBC boathouse was also described as "iconic". Assuming the definition of iconic being used is the one where something is "worthy of veneration or great respect" can someone explain what it is about these 1960s throwbacks that qualifies them for such a misnomer?  more...

Flood defences

Sir - With the flooding in the north of England uppermost in the news why hasn't the waste ash from Didcot Power Station, which is destined for land-fill, been seconded by the Government for flood defences.  more...

Flooding risks

Sir - No wonder villages and towns are experiencing flooded roads and streets with the increasing amount of people who are gravelling, concreting and putting decking in their gardens.  more...

Meteorological mystery

Sir - Can anyone enlighten me why the weather can be totally different in Kidlington compared with Oxford city or Woodstock?  more...

Motors

Roadtest: Ka sports claws

SHORTLY after the Sportka first appeared, a couple of viral ads swept the Internet, one showing the 'evil' car's sunroof apparently chopping off a cat's head.  more...

Laguna shows off French flair

THERE'S more than a little French flair in Renault's latest Laguna, which reaches Britain in early October.  more...

Budget MPVs in spotlight

THREE serviceable people carriers, or MPVs for under £7,000 are spotlighted by buyer advice website UsedCarExpert.com.  more...

Peugeot hots up 107

Peugeot's popular city car, the 1.0-litre 107, now has a summer special in the line-up - the 107 Urban Move.  more...

Tiguan eats dust

Volkswagen's new compact off-roader, the Tiguan, is eating dust - during final severe-climate tests in Namibia, Africa.  more...

Silver special

A limited-run Rolls-Royce, the Phantom Silver, has been produced to mark the 100th anniversary of the famous Silver Ghost model. The Silver is studded with lots of bespoke items, such as the special paintwork, a wood cooler box, and tread plates.  more...

84-year-old falls victim to conmen

POLICE issued a fresh warning about doorstep conmen today after home was burgled in Appleton.  more...

Motorsport

Fans set Silverstone record

SILVERSTONE Circuits, the organiser and promoter of the 2007 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix, today announced a record crowd figure for the first day of the three-day event.  more...

Disabled karting off to fast start

DISABLED drivers can now take part in Formula Endeavour, the new go-karting series organised by Motorsport Endeavour with the support of Cannon Raceways of Wolverhampton.  more...

Hard graft call from Honda boss

HONDA boss Nick Fry is demanding six months of hard graft from his Brackley team to ensure they avoid another abysmal start to a Formula One campaign next season - and to save his heart.  more...

Hamilton 'not driven by cash'

LEWIS Hamilton has revealed he would have driven for McLaren for nothing this season such was his desire to become a Formula One star.  more...

Coulthard stays at Red Bull for 2008

RED Bull Racing has extended its contract with David Coulthard to the end of the 2008 Formula One season.  more...

Hamilton lands first GP blow

LEWIS Hamilton landed the first blow of the weekend by posting the fastest time in the first practice session for the British Grand Prix today - but found the going slippery.  more...

Fans set Silverstone record

SILVERSTONE Circuits, the organiser and promoter of the 2007 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix, today announced a record crowd figure for the first day of the three-day event.  more...

Fans set Silverstone record

SILVERSTONE Circuits, the organiser and promoter of the 2007 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix, today announced a record crowd figure for the first day of the three-day event.  more...

Music

Get ready for Truck

As another mud-splattered Glastonbury finishes, we take a look at a much smaller music festival on your doorstep.  more...

Musicreviews

Russell Howard: OFS Studio

Had I skydived naked from the top of Mount Everest, I doubt I could have come away more exhilarated than I did after watching Russell Howard.  more...

News

Hundreds expected at Hooky festival

ABOUT 1,800 music fans and families with children are expected at Hook Norton village's big event of the year, tomorrow.  more...

Hundreds expected at Hooky festival

ABOUT 1,800 music fans and families with children are expected at Hook Norton village's big event of the year, tomorrow.  more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.  more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.  more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.  more...

Fans set Silverstone record

SILVERSTONE Circuits, the organiser and promoter of the 2007 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix, today announced a record crowd figure for the first day of the three-day event.  more...

Fans set Silverstone record

SILVERSTONE Circuits, the organiser and promoter of the 2007 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix, today announced a record crowd figure for the first day of the three-day event.  more...

English drink celebrated

A CELEBRATION of English wines and beers, with local produce, will be focal point of the trains run by Cholsey and Wallingford Steam Preservation Society this weekend.  more...

Beer depot raid foiled

A RAID on Greene King's distribution depot in Abingdon was foiled when police arrived after being alerted by security cameras.  more...

Hols off to flying start

THE summer holidays are almost here and students at one Oxfordshire school enjoyed a taste of things to come.  more...

Project given go-ahead — after 11 years

IF YOU thought Wembley Stadium took an age to build, spare a thought for some Oxford youngsters who have been waiting 11 years for a football pitch.  more...

Delay hits plan for new rail station

A PLANNING application for a new rail station at Grove will be resubmitted to the Vale of White Horse District Council's development control committee.  more...

Bed ruined

VANDALS have struck again at the community hospital, in Welch Way, Witney - opposite the town's police station - almost destroying a complete bed of 40 rhododendron bushes.  more...

New parish officer appointed

A NEW parish development officer for the Church of England's Oxford Diocese has been appointed.  more...

London Road plans on show

PLANS to improve London Road with a series of transport measures will be featured in an exhibition starting today.  more...

College unveils estate campus plans

A WEEK after announcing a £70m city-centre scheme, Oxford and Cherwell Valley College has unveiled plans to transform its Blackbird Leys campus.  more...

MP to lobby over rail changes

City MP will lobby Secretary of State over rail changes OXFORD East MP Andrew Smith has promised to lobby new Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly over timetable changes.  more...

Hundreds expected at Hooky festival

ABOUT 1,800 music fans and families with children are expected at Hook Norton village's big event of the year, tomorrow.  more...

Hundreds expected at Hooky festival

ABOUT 1,800 music fans and families with children are expected at Hook Norton village's big event of the year, tomorrow.  more...

New settlements proposed

TWO major new settlements near Kidlington are being put forward as answers to Oxford's chronic housing shortages.  more...

Residents grill council over roadworks

RESIDENTS in East Oxford will have to grin and bear disruption while essential roadworks are carried out.  more...

Doctor was washed out to sea

AN OXFORD doctor drowned after being washed out to sea by a rip tide off a notoriously dangerous Costa Rican beach, an inquest heard yesterday.  more...

Planners back town centre revamp

BICESTER looks set to get its long-promised new £70m town centre after planning chiefs recommended the scheme for approval.  more...

Planners back town centre revamp

BICESTER looks set to get its long-promised new £70m town centre after planning chiefs recommended the scheme for approval.  more...

Plea issued after man goes missing

AN APPEAL was issued today for help in finding a rough sleeper, missing in Oxford since Sunday night.  more...

84-year-old falls victim to conmen

POLICE issued a fresh warning this afternoon after an 84-year-old woman in Appleton fell victim to doorstep conmen.  more...

Police mount crackdown on drivers

POLICE carried out an operation near Abingdon to ensure motorists were driving safely and had the aright documents.  more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.  more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.  more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.  more...

Fans set Silverstone record

SILVERSTONE Circuits, the organiser and promoter of the 2007 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix, today announced a record crowd figure for the first day of the three-day event.  more...

Fans set Silverstone record

SILVERSTONE Circuits, the organiser and promoter of the 2007 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix, today announced a record crowd figure for the first day of the three-day event.  more...

English drink celebrated

A CELEBRATION of English wines and beers, with local produce, will be focal point of the trains run by Cholsey and Wallingford Steam Preservation Society this weekend.  more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.  more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.  more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.  more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.  more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.  more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.  more...

Hundreds expected at Hooky festival

ABOUT 1,800 music fans and families with children are expected at Hook Norton village's big event of the year, tomorrow.  more...

Hundreds expected at Hooky festival

ABOUT 1,800 music fans and families with children are expected at Hook Norton village's big event of the year, tomorrow.  more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.  more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.  more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.  more...

Planners back town centre revamp

BICESTER looks set to get its long-promised new £70m town centre after planning chiefs recommended the scheme for approval.  more...

Planners back town centre revamp

BICESTER looks set to get its long-promised new £70m town centre after planning chiefs recommended the scheme for approval.  more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.  more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.  more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.  more...

Fans set Silverstone record

SILVERSTONE Circuits, the organiser and promoter of the 2007 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix, today announced a record crowd figure for the first day of the three-day event.  more...

Fans set Silverstone record

SILVERSTONE Circuits, the organiser and promoter of the 2007 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix, today announced a record crowd figure for the first day of the three-day event.  more...

English drink celebrated

A CELEBRATION of English wines and beers, with local produce, will be focal point of the trains run by Cholsey and Wallingford Steam Preservation Society this weekend.  more...

84-year-old falls victim to conmen

POLICE issued a fresh warning this afternoon after an 84-year-old woman in Appleton fell victim to doorstep conmen.  more...

Police mount crackdown on drivers

POLICE carried out an operation near Abingdon to ensure motorists were driving safely and had the aright documents.  more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.  more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.  more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.  more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.  more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.  more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.  more...

Non Leage

FOOTBALL: Banbury's double boost

British Gas Business Southern League Banbury United's new boss Kieran Sullivan has had a double boost after Mark Essex and Mike Feely joined the Premier Division club.  more...

Offers

Central Italian mixed case, £61

The central Italian mixed case costs £61 and includes three bottles each of Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesu Classico, Rione 2004; Orvieto Classico, Baroncini 2005; Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, Caleo 05; and Chianti, Botter 05.  more...

Om Adoptapet

Sophie and Susie the cats

Sophie and suzy are a pair of affectionate cats who need to be rehomed as a pair.  more...

Brazil the gentle dog

Brazil is a gentle, sweet-natured lurcher and we have got to know him well whilst he has been with us.  more...

Daz the bright white rabbit

Daz is an 18-month-old male crossbreed rabbit who came into the centre as his owners didn't have enough time to care for him.  more...

Other News

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.  more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.  more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.  more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.  more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.  more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.  more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.  more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.  more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.  more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.  more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.  more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.  more...

Babies learning a sign language

BABIES are learning to sign before they can talk - to help them tell their parents what they want.  more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.  more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.  more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.  more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.  more...

Other Sport

CYCLING: Oliver retains crown

Oxonian time triallist Peter Oliver retained the Giles Shield after winning the Oxford to Henley and back time trial.  more...

FOOTBALL: Ardley set for derby cup battle

Ardley United travel to Sport Italia Hellenic League rivals Abingdon Town in the extra preliminary round of the FA Cup on August 18.  more...

ATHLETICS: Kuester gets a booster!

Bicester Dave Kuester grabbed a bronze medal in abysmal conditions at the British Masters Weights Pentathlon in Milton Keynes.  more...

Oxford News

Burial ground scuppers plan

One solution to ease chronic congestion caused by roadworks in Oxford has been ruled out - from beyond the grave.  more...

Major housing plans unveiled

Two major settlements near Kidlington are being put forward as answers to Oxford's chronic housing crisis.  more...

College plans £16m overhaul

Blackbird Leys could become home to a new £16m college building for aspiring brickies, mechanics and plumbers, it has emerged.  more...

Concern over missing rough sleeper

An appeal has been issued for help in finding a rough sleeper, missing in Oxford since Sunday night.  more...

Here comes the bewitching hour

Bookshops in Oxford are getting ready to make sure the seventh and final Harry Potter adventure really flies off the shelves.  more...

Wall of foam heads down Thames

A six-foot wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the Thames killing fish in its path.  more...

Distraction burglaries linked

Police have said a distraction burglary in Appleton could be linked to recent incidents in Cumnor and Wantage.  more...

It's checkmate on land and sea

Oxford's Magdalen College School will soon be struggling to find space for all of its silverware after winning two national sports competitions in one week.  more...

RAF transports 'still up to job'

The commander of the country's biggest RAF station has insisted it is keeping up with the need for aircraft to support military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.  more...

Dad is hero in halfpipe

As plans unfold to make skateboarding an Olympic sport, Debbie Waite meets a 42-year-old father of one, with a passion for catching air...  more...

Join the club

A taste of yesteryear is on the menu for this month's Fly To The Past visitors.  more...

Red hot stars of the fringe

Hollywood's finest actors have been known to go to great lengths to help them get into character, but few drama students do for the school play - until now.  more...

The bewitching hour

Bookshops in Oxford are getting ready to make sure the seventh and final Harry Potter adventure really flies off the shelves.  more...

'Health policy needs a U-turn'

Health campaigners have used the NHS's 59th birthday to urge Gordon Brown's new Government to reverse the growing privatisation of the service.  more...

Arson pair face sentence delay

A mother-of-four and her boyfriend who started a fire at a house that left a woman badly hurt have had their sentencing adjourned for up to six weeks.  more...

Students partly to blame for bed bugs

Students are partly to blame for an explosion in bed bugs in Oxford, according to pest control experts Rentokil.  more...

Time to shift your bike from station

Staff are warning cyclists to remove 600 bikes locked to racks at Oxford Railway Station to make way for a new cycle storage area.  more...

Athlete urges youngsters on

One of the country's top paralympian athletes dropped in to encourage disabled children competing in the Oxfordshire Parallel Youth Games.  more...

Fire-hit hotel scoops big award

An Oxford hotel has bounced back in style after a recent fire to scoop a top national award for excellence.  more...

Oxford United

FOOTBALL: U's snap up Twigg

Oxford United have completed the signing of Airdrie striker Gary Twigg.  more...

Pasttimes

Catholics had their martyrs too

GALLING it must certainly have been these past 150 years or so for Catholics in Oxford.  more...

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AEA Technology 117.5 BMW 3316 Electrocomponents 266.25 Isoft Group 53.5 Nationwide Accident Repair 149 Oxford Biomedica 41.25 Oxford Instruments 289 Reed Elsevier 635.25 RM 213.25 RPS Group 350.25   more...

Tennis

TENNIS: Sisters shine

Sisters Carmella and Gina Liverton shone as Cholsey pipped Woodstock 5-4 in Ladies Division 1 of the 3-Pair League.  more...

Wallingford

English drink celebrated

A CELEBRATION of English wines and beers, with local produce, will be focal point of the trains run by Cholsey and Wallingford Steam Preservation Society this weekend.  more...

English drink celebrated

A CELEBRATION of English wines and beers, with local produce, will be focal point of the trains run by Cholsey and Wallingford Steam Preservation Society this weekend.  more...

English drink celebrated

A CELEBRATION of English wines and beers, with local produce, will be focal point of the trains run by Cholsey and Wallingford Steam Preservation Society this weekend.  more...

Abingdon Herald News

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A TASTE of yesteryear is on the menu for this month's Fly To The Past visitors.   more...

84-year-old falls victim to conmen

POLICE issued a fresh warning this afternoon after an 84-year-old woman in Appleton fell victim to doorstep conmen.   more...

Police mount crackdown on drivers

POLICE carried out an operation near Abingdon to ensure motorists were driving safely and had the aright documents.   more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.   more...

Banbury Cake News

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A TASTE of yesteryear is on the menu for this month's Fly To The Past visitors.   more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.   more...

Fans set Silverstone record

SILVERSTONE Circuits, the organiser and promoter of the 2007 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix, today announced a record crowd figure for the first day of the three-day event.   more...

Bicester Advertiser News

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A TASTE of yesteryear is on the menu for this month's Fly To The Past visitors.   more...

Planners back town centre revamp

BICESTER looks set to get its long-promised new £70m town centre after planning chiefs recommended the scheme for approval.   more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.   more...

Fans set Silverstone record

SILVERSTONE Circuits, the organiser and promoter of the 2007 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix, today announced a record crowd figure for the first day of the three-day event.   more...

Oxford Mail News

Concern over missing rough sleeper

An appeal has been issued for help in finding a rough sleeper, missing in Oxford since Sunday night.   more...

The bewitching hour

Bookshops in Oxford are getting ready to make sure the seventh and final Harry Potter adventure really flies off the shelves.   more...

'Health policy needs a U-turn'

Health campaigners have used the NHS's 59th birthday to urge Gordon Brown's new Government to reverse the growing privatisation of the service.   more...

Arson pair face sentence delay

A mother-of-four and her boyfriend who started a fire at a house that left a woman badly hurt have had their sentencing adjourned for up to six weeks.   more...

Students partly to blame for bed bugs

Students are partly to blame for an explosion in bed bugs in Oxford, according to pest control experts Rentokil.   more...

Time to shift your bike from station

Staff are warning cyclists to remove 600 bikes locked to racks at Oxford Railway Station to make way for a new cycle storage area.   more...

New centre is a step closer

Bicester looks set to get its long-promised new £70m town centre after planning chiefs recommended the scheme for approval.   more...

Athlete urges youngsters on

One of the country's top paralympian athletes dropped in to encourage disabled children competing in the Oxfordshire Parallel Youth Games. Basketball player Ade Adepitan signed autographs and posed for photos with 150 children at the games in Blackbird Leys Leisure Centre, Oxford, yesterday.   more...

Booby prize boosts charity

The Fallen Madonna With The Big Boobies, from television sitcom 'Allo 'Allo, raised more than £5,000 for charity when it was auctioned in April.   more...

Fire-hit hotel scoops big award

An Oxford hotel has bounced back in style after a recent fire to scoop a top national award for excellence.   more...

Road changes revealed

Plans for a controversial redevelopment scheme for Oxford's London Road have been unveiled - and have received a mixed response.   more...

Wave of foam heads for city

A wave of foam heading for Oxford is sweeping down the Thames killing hundreds of fish.   more...

College plans £16m overhaul

Blackbird Leys could become home to a new £16m college building for aspiring brickies, mechanics and plumbers, it has emerged.   more...

Here comes the bewitching hour

Bookshops in Oxford are getting ready to make sure the seventh and final Harry Potter adventure really flies off the shelves.   more...

Wall of foam heads down Thames

A six-foot wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the Thames killing fish in its path.   more...

Distraction burglaries linked

Police have said a distraction burglary in Appleton could be linked to recent incidents in Cumnor and Wantage.   more...

It's checkmate on land and sea

Oxford's Magdalen College School will soon be struggling to find space for all of its silverware after winning two national sports competitions in one week.   more...

RAF transports 'still up to job'

The commander of the country's biggest RAF station has insisted it is keeping up with the need for aircraft to support military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.   more...

Dad is hero in halfpipe

As plans unfold to make skateboarding an Olympic sport, Debbie Waite meets a 42-year-old father of one, with a passion for catching air...   more...

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A taste of yesteryear is on the menu for this month's Fly To The Past visitors.   more...

Red hot stars of the fringe

Hollywood's finest actors have been known to go to great lengths to help them get into character, but few drama students do for the school play - until now.   more...

Oxford Mail Sport

ICE SKATING: Oxford up for it

Oxford's figure, free, and dance skaters are celebrating after winning the National Team Challenge final at Bracknell.   more...

Adams claims impressive tench

Local specimen angler Geoff Adams has once again been recording some impressive tench catches, writes Andy Webber.   more...

CRICKET: Henry Box land Bunbury

Henry Box School from Witney landed the Oxfordshire Bunbury Cup after seeing off hosts Abingdon School in the final.   more...

ANGLING: Guppy runs off with Maggots End prize

All the winners of the Maggots End matchman of the month competition fought it out at Lower Court Farm last Saturday in the grand final.   more...

GYMNASTICS: Quartet are on song

The four Wantage Gymnastics Club members members, who qualified for the Southern Region Out of Age Championships at Maidenhead, acquitted themselves well.   more...

GREYHOUNDS: Flight is my derby fancy

TONIGHT'S the night for greyhound fans, with the final of the £100,000 Blue Square Derby at Wimble- don.   more...

CYCLING: Oliver retains crown

Oxonian time triallist Peter Oliver retained the Giles Shield after winning the Oxford to Henley and back time trial.   more...

The Oxford Times News

Shops braced for Potter mania

BOOKSHOPS in Oxfordshire are getting ready to make sure the seventh and final Harry Potter adventure really flies off the shelves.   more...

School scores on land and sea

MAGDALEN College School, OXFORD, will soon be struggling to find space for all of its silverware after winning two national sports competitions in one week.   more...

Aircraft 'still up to the job'

THE commander of the country's biggest RAF station has insisted it is keeping up with the need for aircraft to support military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.   more...

Join the Churchill Club

A TASTE of yesteryear is on the menu for this month's Fly To The Past visitors.   more...

Plea issued after man goes missing

AN APPEAL was issued today for help in finding a rough sleeper, missing in Oxford since Sunday night.   more...

Roadworks warning issued

ESSENTIAL road repairs will be taking place on the Oxford Road in Kidlington tomorrow.   more...

Doctor was washed out to sea

AN OXFORD doctor drowned after being washed out to sea by a rip tide off a notoriously dangerous Costa Rican beach, an inquest heard yesterday.   more...

Riders warned over station cycles

STAFF are warning cyclists to remove 600 bicycles locked to racks at Oxford Rail Station to make way for a new cycle storage area.   more...

Malmaison wins top award

AN Oxford hotel has bounced back in style after a recent fire to win a top national award for excellence.   more...

Bed bugs boom

BED bug infestations are rising in Oxford, according to pest control experts Rentokil.   more...

Health policy 'needs a U-turn'

HEALTH campaigners used the NHS's 59th birthday to urge Gordon Brown's new Government to reverse the growing privatisation of the service.   more...

Dad is a hero in a half-pipe

AS plans unfold to make skateboarding an Olympic sport, Debbie Waite meets a 42-year-old father of one, with a passion for catching air...   more...

Athlete urges athletes to excel

ONE of the country's top paralympian athletes dropped in to encourage disabled children competing in the Oxfordshire Parallel Youth Games.   more...

Red hot stars of the fringe

HOLLYWOOD'S finest actors have been known to go to great lengths to help them get into character, but few drama students do for the school play - until now.   more...

Arson pair sentencing adjourned

A MOTHER-OF-FOUR and her boyfriend who started a fire at a house that left a woman badly hurt have had their sentencing adjourned for up to six weeks.   more...

Yellow Fever strikes today

OXFORD United are aiming to make their fun day even better this year - especially for the Junior Yellows.   more...

Planners back town centre revamp

BICESTER looks set to get its long-promised new £70m town centre after planning chiefs recommended the scheme for approval.   more...

84-year-old falls victim to conmen

POLICE issued a fresh warning this afternoon after an 84-year-old woman in Appleton fell victim to doorstep conmen.   more...

Police mount crackdown on drivers

POLICE carried out an operation near Abingdon to ensure motorists were driving safely and had the aright documents.   more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.   more...

The Oxford Times Sport

Hard graft call from Honda boss

HONDA boss Nick Fry is demanding six months of hard graft from his Brackley team to ensure they avoid another abysmal start to a Formula One campaign next season - and to save his heart.   more...

Hamilton 'not driven by cash'

LEWIS Hamilton has revealed he would have driven for McLaren for nothing this season such was his desire to become a Formula One star.   more...

Coulthard stays at Red Bull for 2008

RED Bull Racing has extended its contract with David Coulthard to the end of the 2008 Formula One season.   more...

Hamilton lands first GP blow

LEWIS Hamilton landed the first blow of the weekend by posting the fastest time in the first practice session for the British Grand Prix today - but found the going slippery.   more...

Fans set Silverstone record

SILVERSTONE Circuits, the organiser and promoter of the 2007 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix, today announced a record crowd figure for the first day of the three-day event.   more...

Disabled karting off to fast start

DISABLED drivers can now take part in Formula Endeavour, the new go-karting series   more...

Witney Gazette News

Aircraft 'still up to the job'

THE commander of the country's biggest RAF station has insisted it is keeping up with the need for aircraft to support military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.   more...

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A TASTE of yesteryear is on the menu for this month's Fly To The Past visitors.   more...

Brize planes are up to the job

THE man in charge of the country's biggest RAF base has insisted it is keeping up with the requirements for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.   more...

Fire crews fail to meet own targets

FIRE crews in Oxfordshire have failed to met their own targets for responding to emergency calls.   more...

New president takes over

MAURICE Robinson, pictured, is the new president of Witney Rotary Club.   more...

Ex-executive turns 'the finest waller'

A HIGH-FLYING executive has turned her back on a lucrative career to build walls in the Oxfordshire countryside.   more...

Thank you to unsung heroes

WITNEY'S mayor wants to create the town's own 'honours list' for unsung local heroes.   more...

No compensation after car damaged

A WOMAN who lost control of her car and ended up having to pay for two new wheels because of a pothole is being denied compensation.   more...

Alert over Thames 'wall of foam'

A SIX-FOOT wall of fire-fighting foam is travelling down the River Thames killing fish in its path.   more...

  
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