Nissan has developed a car that can see around corners. The car will be trialled from October of this year as part of a major transport safety drive. Nissan's latest technological innovation is designed to increase passenger and pedestrian safety. By
David Duffy pays tribute to everyone's favourite Ford, which, from humble beginnings, became Britain's best selling car of all time . . . Car enthusiasts were mourning the end of an era as the last Ford Escort rolled off the production line last week.
The first 4x4 'multi activity car', the Renault Scenic RX4, has gone on sale at Renault dealers around the UK, writes David Duffy. Set to redefine both the mini-MPV and Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) markets, Scenic RX4 combines the best aspects of off-road
Congratulations to the winners of recent competitions here on This is Oxfordshire . . . Well done to the16 people who each won a family ticket to the Tower Bridge experience and London Dungeon. They were: 1. Mrs F V Jones, Woodgreen Avenue, Banbury, Oxon
Carmel College, the former Jewish public school near Wallingford, could disappear under housing - and that has infuriated district council leader Jan Morgan. She is backing comments by Brian Waters, agent for the college, who said his clients were "completely
Cherwell Div 6C: Chalgrove 2nd bt Swindon GWR 2nd by 20 runs CHALGROVE 2ND N Bailey lbw Winchcombe. . . 4 M Brown lbw Stevens. . . 27 P Jones b Beer. . . 6 R Kingdom b Beer. . . 9 B Simms b Stevens. . . 0 R Busby c Clarke b Stevens. . . 24 S Muir not
OCA Div 6: Dorchester bt Oxford Rescue 2nd by 51 runs DORCHESTER M Johnson b Jacobs. . . 0 K Rockall lbw b Blake. . . 75 M Ottrey b Blake. . . 58 D Irving c Jacobs b Campin. . . 1 C Sleigh b Blake. . . 0 G Selwood c Trinder b Campin. . . 7 D Rippington
Steve Anthrobus has returned home early from international duty for Barbados after an error over his citizenship, writes Mark Edwards. The Oxford United striker flew out to represent Barbados in the CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers, but instead of playing
Cherwell Div 2: Bicester & North Oxford 2nd lost to Chalgrove by 21 runs HALGROVE J Allen c Bean b Wingfield Digby. . . 11 De Clark c Kennedy b Wingfield Digby. . . 18 M Cox Rogers c O'Sullivan b Wingfield Digby. . . 0 J Talbot b Wingfield Digby.
ABINGDON LEAGUE RESULTS Section A: Norton RBL 6, Volunteer 0; Brewery Tap 2, Tandem 4; Crispin A 2, Cumnor CC 4; Saxton Arms 2, Fox 4; Abingdon RBL A 0, Steventon Sports 6. Section B: Peach Croft 1, Didcot Con Club 5; Abingdon Con Club 0, Admiral Benbow
Morrells Oxford League results Premier Section: Highfield A 1, Cricketers A 2; Royal Sun B 0, Kidlington SC B 3; Garsington Spts 1, Plough A 2; Blackbird Leys SC 0, George A 3; Cricketers B 3, Saddlers 0. Section 2: North Leigh FC A 3, Gladiators 0; Plough
A bust was unveiled in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, to mark the contribution to literature of the late Sir Michael Caine. Sir Michael, the former chairman of the industrial company Booker, spent 25 years as chairman of one of the world's most famous
Parishioners and friends from Didcot were among mourners at the packed funeral for the Rev Norman Wadsworth who retired as Rector of All Saints nearly ten years ago. Mr Wadsworth, 73, had moved to Eccleston, near Chorley, Lancashire, with his wife Beryl
Shop owner David Eggleton was found guilty of stocking his shop with goods stolen from burglaries. Eggleton, 42, of Gainsborough Road, Henley, denied seven charges of handling stolen goods taken from homes in the Henley area by a burglar. Rachel Drake
Campaigners working to keep a medical centre at the closed Watlington Hospital are over the moon at a major step forward for their plans. As reported in the Oxford Mail, the Watlington Hospital Recovery Trust has been given first refusal on the site by
From: George Edmonds-Brown, Aviation Health Institute, Oxford As the summer holiday season gets underway, I am writing to you to let you know of the activities of the Aviation Health Institute, an Oxford based, registered charity which aims to inform
Witney Town step into the unknown as they kick-off a new season in the Eastern Division with a home game against newcomers Histon on Saturday, August 19. The Cambridge-based club will be making their Dr Martens debut after being promoted from the Eastern
Domino's Oxford Saints suffered a frustrating trip to face Wolverhampton Vipers with their opponents forfeiting the game - as there was no ambulance to provide medical cover. The 1-0 forfeit means that Oxford go into next weekend's play-offs as the third-ranked
A spectacular innings of 80 by Chas Taylor guided Sandford St Martin to an exciting six-wicket victory over Shipton-under-Wychwood in the semi-final of the Bernard Tollett Oxfordshire Cup last night. In their first appearance in the final at Abingdon
Div 6A: Cropredy 2nd lost to Tiddington 2nd by 4 wkts CROPREDY 2ND A Radford lbw North. . . 31 C Knapp run out. . . 24 T Coggins c James b North . . . 18 D Southam run out. . . 30 M Reed st James b Clarke. . . 9 L Daltry not out. . . 9 L Cherry b North
Having won both their matches on the first day, Oxfordshire's teams came crashing down to earth with two defeats in County Week yesterday. While the men went down 7-2 to East of Scotland in Group 6, the ladies put up a tremendous performance against Warwickshire
Oxfordshire Colts showed more fine form with the bat against Bedfordshire on the first day of their two-day ECB Championship game against Bedfordshire at Christ Church. Openers Robbie Eason (Horspath) and Ian Evans (Oxford) gave the home county a solid
Before the end of the year, the internationally-acclaimed interior designer Christopher Gibbs will find himself from the manor torn - the manor in question being the 3m Victorian jewel which sprawls elegantly on a bend in the Thames at Clifton Hampden
Thrillseekers are being invited to take to the slopes for an exciting new sport. Blowing Stone Hill, at Kingston Lisle, near Wantage, will be transformed into a mini-ski resort, as it plays host to a day of mountain boarding. Fans of the up-and-coming
Troubled British Biotech, which has shed several hundred jobs over the past two years, has announced a share option scheme to motivate its remaining 90 employees. The company says it wants to reward staff for achieving the company's objectives and increasing
Contracts with central and local government were the key to a 30 per cent leap in half-yearly profits at business services group Capita. Capita, which runs computer systems for Oxfordshire County Council, has won a 50m contract with the Department for
A BOMBPROOF aircraft hangar which once housed American F-111 fighter planes is providing a secure home for vital paper records, writes Maggie Hartford. Electronic records management company Datacare, based at the former Upper Heyford airbase, has applied
The situation at Oxford's John Radcliffe casualty department is starting to ease as fewer patients arrive for emergency treatment. Today, Oxfordshire Health Authority was due to discuss ways of finding a solution to the problem before they lose performance-related
A burglar who broke into an elderly woman's home to fund his heroin habit fled empty-handed when she set her dog on him. Darren Stevens, 23, left the home of 75-year-old Eileen Green in a hurry when she returned unexpectedly from a walk. She set her dog
A family is in mourning after a man who died in hospital after a jacked-up car he was working under fell on top of him. John Drinkwater, 37, of Curbridge Road, Ducklington, near Witney, was working on the family Vauxhall Cavalier to prepare for a holiday
Grieving relatives were horrified when pallbearers dropped a coffin as they bore it to the graveside. Now, more than six months later, they say they have still to receive a proper apology from the undertaker, Baker and Son of Faringdon. Ann Spicer, 55
Oxford United today agreed a six-figure sponsorship deal with internet web agency Domino for the forthcoming season, writes Mark Edwards. It means that Unipart, who first started sponsoring the club in 1991, will be replaced as the club's main backers
It takes quite a nerve to tackle a full-scale musical, especially one by Stephen Sondheim, he of those brilliant lyrics which swing from comic patter to sentiment on a rope of dazzling rhymes underscored by full orchestra, writes Jeannine Alton. It's
A scheme devised to improve driving standards has been extended to cater for all motorists. The Experienced Driver Assessment Scheme launched in 1994 solely for members of The Guild of Experienced Motorists is now available to all drivers in the UK. David
Two former old people's homes in Oxford are being considered as sites for a controversial homeless project. Oseney Court and Cutteslowe Court both closed as part of social service cuts are being lined up as possible sites for the Junction scheme. The
Veteran cricketer Ken Hamp has just celebrated his 70th birthday - and he has no intention of hanging up his boots, writes Russell Smith. One of the oldest players to still be turning out regularly in the county, Ken marked his latest milestone by playing
Cherwell Div 2: Kingston Bagpuize drew with Banbury 2nd KINGSTON BAGPUIZE R Keates b Roberts. . . 31 M Shepherd c Gregory b Harrington. . . 83 D Pike b Harrington. . . 67 B Collis b Harrington. . . 27 A Morgan c Gregory b Harrington. . . 27 M Mowat not
OCA Div 1: Hanborough bt Garsington by 10 runs HANBOROUGH S Wood b Richardson . . . 14 R Lovick lbw Prew. . . 43 M Busby c R Wakefield b Prew. . . 49 N Spearman lbw R Wakefield. . . 2 L Sillence c Pym b Prew. . . 4 T Adair c Parsons b R Wakefield. . .
Denis Smith saw his Oxford United side crash to a 3-0 defeat against Birmingham City in last night's Bill Halsey Memorial Cup at the Manor and then said: "That was brilliant," writes Mark Edwards. But the United boss was not talking about either the score
George Frew talks to Humphrey Carpenter about a new book that lifts the lid on the history of British comedy . . . They were, in their unique way, Four Lads Who Shook the World. Posterity would see to it that two of them would come to be regarded as the
Charity workers have taken the wraps off a new-look thrift shop. The Imperial Cancer Research Fund store, in London Road, Headington, was re-launched by Oxford's Lord Mayor Cllr Maureen Christian. It is one of the charity's first community-style shops
Plans to move the Thames Valley Police headquarters from Kidlington to Bicester have been revived, writes Emma Henry. The force bought 72 acres of land at Gowell Farm, Bicester in 1987 when the move was first proposed, but changes in the way the Home
From: Chris Sivewright, of Sunderland Avenue, Oxford May I draw your readers' attention to http://www.osl-ltd.co.uk? You have already featured 'revise-it' and education will be in the news again soon when the results come out for the A-levels. There are
Banbury United will end their ten-year absence from the Southern League with a trip to Kent to face Sittingbourne when the Dr Martens Eastern Division kicks off on Saturday, August 19. Last season's Hellenic League champions, who entertain Oxford United
White Horse Harriers' tremendous victory in the Southern Men's League fixture at Deangate (Kent) means they go into their final matching knowing that another victory will guarantee promotion to Division 5. The highlight was the return of Jason Cooke after
Radley Ladies finished sixth their last McDonalds Young Athletes League meeting of the season at Guildford, but overall came fourth in the Premier Division. Hayley Chaundy managed to knock off a massive 19 seconds in her 1200m by clocking in 4.20.1, while
Bicester AC's men magnificently won their Division 6 fixture at Basingstoke to record their first victory in the Southern League for several years. With no athlete finishing lower than third in their event, Bicester won by 24 points over Basingstoke,
Cherwell Div 3B: Stanton St John Willows drew with Cropredy CROPREDY R Orchard c Matcheson b Dickens. . . 11 A Goodway c Primmett b Todd. . . 10 G Fensom not out. . . 117 T Cherry b Todd. . . 7 G Barrett c Davenport b Todd. . . 5 R Lynch b Evans. . .
Runners from Headington dominated the Charndon 5km, the latest in the Fox Four Road Race Series organised by Bicester AC - and for the second successive week, a course record was lowered. This time, it was the turn of the ladies as Jude Craft stormed
OCA Div 5: Letcombe bt Horley 2nd by 7 wkts HORLEY 2ND M Keenan c Blackford b Bowden. . . 14 K Palmer lbw Bowden. . . 12 S Prpa not out. . . 38 T Nunnerly c Bowden b Taylor. . . 2 M Palmer b Bowden. . . 0 T Clark c Rich b Bowden. . . 5 D Quinney b Gardiner
While Oxford's senior side were left without a game due to the blunder at Wolverhampton, the Saints junior team beat the Don Valley Vipers from Sheffield 38-18 in the National Cadet Final for American footballers aged between seven and 11 years old. Zach
Den Sellar scored 6, 5, 5 in helping the Cricketers B to a 3-0 win over Saddlers Arms in Premier Section of the Morrells Oxford League with excellent leg scores of 32-36-38. Colin Pollard and Gavin Anderson each scored 13 dolls for Kidlington SC when
Hook Norton Harrier Cecilia Petersson believes in pushing herself to the limit. A veteran of 45 marathons, she has just returned from the gruelling 100-mile Western States Endurance Run in the United States, where she was delighted to record a time under
OCA Steve Dixon Cup semifinal: Letcombe beat Kennington by 6 wkts KENNINGTON T Perrett c A Trotter b Gardiner. . . 22 M Barnett c Austin b Bowden. . . 13 G Rowley c & b Bowden. . . 3 A Horseman c Williams b Bowden. . . 23 C Bowerman c Bryan b A Trotter
Cherwell Div 1: Challow & Childrey drew with Shipton-under-Wychwood SHIPTON-UNDER-WYCHWOOD P Hemming lbw Powell. . . 32 S Bates lbw Turnbull. . . 5 S Gillett not out. . . 108 F McDonald b W Moore. . . 0 S Miller b W Moore. . . 15 J Senior lbw Powell
George Frew talks to Humphrey Carpenter about a new book that lifts the lid on the history of British comedy . . . They were, in their unique way, Four Lads Who Shook the World. Posterity would see to it that two of them would come to be regarded as the
People of all ages will have the chance to work alongside professional artists to put on a spectacular performance in the ruins of Minster Lovell Hall. Children and adults are being urged to join workshops in dance, music, story-telling and shadow-puppetry
A potential treatment for a rare genetic disease is to be fast-tracked through US drug regulations to speed its development. The drug, developed by OxfordGlycoSciences, based in Abingdon, is designed to treat Gaucher's disease, a metabolic disorder which
From: Penny Rambharose, nee Bennett, Canada HI, my name is Penny Rambharose (nee Bennett), I am trying to re-establish contact with the following person who I have lost touch with since coming to Canada in 1983 - Lynne Hoskin, married name Mattos. She
From Steve 'Squid' dyer, Maine, USA My Name is Steve Dyer, or Squid as I was known by many. I went to Redifield School in BB Leys. Finished school in about 1972. I am 43 now and living on the seacoast in Maine Usa. I would love to here from anyone that
Music fans in nursing homes are being treated to a season of concerts featuring some of the country's best musicians. The performances at Rush Court Nursing Home, near Wallingford, and the Old Vicarage in nearby Moulsford, are designed to give elderly
An animal rights campaigner has written a book about the fight to shut down an Oxfordshire cat-breeding business. Cynthia O'Neill's account of the Hillgrove Farm protest comes out on August 14, exactly a year to the day when farmer Chris Brown decided
Tennis star Tim Henman hosted a junior tennis clinic and coaching session at the Esporta Health and Fitness Club in the grounds of St Edwards's School, Oxford, last night. The 25-year-old British number one was joined by other sporting celebities in a
The wife and work colleagues of a 56-year-old pedestrian killed after being struck by a car on a country road have paid tribute to him. Desmond Keating was walking along the A4260, near the Hopcroft's Holt Hotel, when he struck by a blue Audi car at 12.30am
Police have pledged to continue using a breath-testing machine after scientists claimed it was inaccurate. Studies into a breathalyser used by Thames Valley police have found they record a much higher level of alcohol than other machines. Scientists in
The rape of a young woman who was attacked after being unable to catch a bus because it was full may lead to policy changes by a bus company. The 18-year-old was attacked as she walked home along Cowley Road, Oxford, at about 2.30am on Sunday. A man threatened
