THE motorcycling Mayor of Didcot, Trevor Louch, had a sneak preview of the Victory motorbike when he visited E.P Barrus in Bicester. The Victory was shown in the UK for the first time at the International Motorcycle Show, Birmingham, and will be launched
Top award THE Renault Megane Scenic has been named Britain's best used car in the annual Auto Express used car honours. The car also picked up the award in the best used compact multi-purpose vehicle category. Box of bits MOTORISTS hunting for those essential
HYUNDAI has unveiled a vision of its family car of the future, writes David Duffy. Called the HCD 5 Crosstour, Hyundai shows how the family car will need to be more closely linked to the family's lifestyle than ever before. Designated as a sporty five-door
Marriotts Stadium Limited, who rent their pitch to Witney Town, are taking legal action against Swindon referee Bob Desmond following the recent abandoned game against Dartford. The pitch was turned into a sea of mud following Desmond's decision to give
Oxford Cheetahs have made the first change to their new line-up by dropping No 7 Jon Underwood. The move comes as no surprise to speedway fans as the Northampton- based rider has struggled at Elite League level, scoring only a couple of points in the
Striker Dwaine Strong has had a dramatic reprieve from a one-match ban and will play for injury-ravaged Oxford City in tonight's Oxfordshire Senior Cup final against old rivals Thame United at the Manor Ground (7.30). Strong was due to be suspended from
OXfordshire virtually secured their place in the quarter-finals in the Tetley's Bitter County Championship when they made it two emphatic wins out of two in South Pool 2 at Bournemouth. The visitors produced a performance that matched the glorious weather
Business Link Heart of England TEC sponsored two rapidly growing Oxfordshire companies at a top level e-business conference in Oxford. The companies are the Ortho Group, of Kimber Road, Abingdon, which makes and supplies artificial limbs to the National
Bullying is often the spark, though it can be religion. For Ben Morris and his father, Tim, a row over geography homework on a miserable Sunday afternoon seemed to have been the great catalyst, while for Mrs Wendy Plested it all came down to her eldest
George Frew finds Ann Widdecombe is not as formidable as she seems Feeling like one of Lord Raglan's doomed 600 Cherrypickers charging into the Valley of Death, I enter the swish portals of Oxford's Randolph Hotel to make my appointment with the formidable
Who needs real people to read out the Web news bulletins? asks David McManus? Reading stuff on the Web is all very well and good, but when you want the latest news in a hurry, scanning lines of text can be a bit of a chore. What we want from the Net is
Dr Allyson Reed, director of marketing and business development at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, describes how a collabroative approach adds to the enterprise economy of Oxfordshire Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL), one of Europe's largest multi-disciplinary
Maggie Hartford looks at how trade unions are taking to the classroom to get across their message Pictures of the Rover Cabriolet and the new Mini adorn the walls of the technology classroom where Year 11 are having a careers talk. But they are not being
Age was no barrier for the 25 windsurfing veterans who took to the water at Farmoor over the weekend. Veterans such as Joyce Heywood, 72, were the guests of Oxford Sailing Club, and they proved that youngsters do not have all the fun. Anybody above 35
Motorists are making sure their child passengers are as safe as possible, following the launch of a new road safety initiative. The Sitting Tight scheme aims to reduce the number of injuries to youngsters in traffic accidents, by making sure child safety
IT happens to everyone who has ever slung their leg over a bike. At some point, they will make a complete ass of themselves in front of an appreciative audience, writes John Gilbride. Whether it's an inadvertent leg-flapping wheelie away from the traffic
BEETLEMANIA is back more than half a century after Volkswagen put the original car on sale, writes David Duffy. Its conception began as a dream in the early 1990s, when Volkswagen's designers built a futuristic show car they called Concept 1 and unveiled
If anyone in Whitehall is likely to play Mr Clean, it's Tony Blair. Those little annoyances, that for most of us go almost unnoticed, offend his sensibility making his eyes pop and that perma smile go a little awry, writes Zahra Borno. Calling for a return
Zahra Borno reflects on the state of democracy in the run-up to Thursday's local elections. Let's face facts: to some people, local politics is about as boring as it gets. What goes on in Westminster can be perceived as more exciting and important, almost
A damp fog hung round Lindholme Prison in South Yorkshire yesterday morning as a three-strong parole board team gathered to consider the case of lifer David William Blagdon. A wine-red taxi brought the board members to the prison's main gate at 10.40am
Oxfordshire will take face Wales Minor Counties in the second round of cricket's NatWest Trophy in Cardiff on Tuesday, May 16. In yesterday's first round, Wales beat Buckinghamshire by 11 runs thanks to an innings of 80 by former West Indies batsman Phil
Chipping Norton, who spent much of the season fighting against relegation, ended with some silverware as they beat Littlemore 21-11 in the final of the county's consolation competition at Gosford All Blacks' new Stratfield Brake ground. Chippy provided
Newcomers Kidlington add all-rounder Mark Strong, who was at Stokenchurch last season, to their ranks in Division 3A of the Classic Press Cherwell Cricket League. Bruce Ford and Aussie leg-spinner Tim Bayliss will back up the club's bowling attack which
Historic buildings in the county are to be photographed and the pictures recorded in an Internet archive. They will form part of the Images of England scheme, run by the National Monuments Record, the public archive of English Heritage. Volunteer photographers
Former Oxford Union president Lucy Aitkens has launched an Internet recruitment firm exclusively for Oxbridge graduates. The St Hilda's College student, who was accused of 'dumbing down' the debating society by inviting pop stars as guest speakers, has
A Web site which describes Abingdon as "cut off in almost every way from the rest of the world" and "easily forgotten by travellers" has been condemned. The Mayor of Abingdon, Mrs Audrey Hasnip, has attacked the portrayal of the town on the web's River
Who needs real people to read out the Web news bulletins? asks David McManus Reading stuff on the Web is all very well and good, but when you want the latest news in a hurry, scanning lines of text can be a bit of a chore. What we want from the Net is
A SCHEME to help hi-tech Oxfordshire businesses to track down cash backing was launched today, writes David Duffy. Business Link Heart of England has brought together a panel of finance executives to examine proposals for funding and help to make businesses
The M40 is moving business in Oxfordshire into top gear, according to a survey. The spring market survey, published by property consultants FPD Savills, says strong economic growth in the region last year had a positive impact on both office and industrial
Innovation is the key to good business, writes Bob Muller, director of the Oxford Institute Everyone who reads this page should try and obtain a copy of a milestone report on creativity, entitled All Our Futures, which I believe will become quoted as
The Blenheim Estate has denied it is being greedy after introducing new charges for the use of its adventure playground. Oxfordshire's top tourist attraction is demanding a 1 fee for youngsters and 1.50 for adults to enter the playground. This includes
Once accused of smudging the ivory tower, Lucy Aitkens is now busy rebuilding it. The former Oxford Union president has launched an Internet recruitment firm exclusively for Oxbridge graduates. "We're not elitists, we're realists," the controversial St
Town mayor Mike Le Mesurier has been given a public ticking off for not leaving things to the professionals. He asked a friend to investigate the possibilities of having solar power heat the planned swimming pool, but did not tell anyone. And that angered
Oxford was today breathing a sigh of relief as United were saved from relegation. The club owe it all to Gillingham, who beat Cardiff City 4-1 at home last night. It was enough to guarantee another season of second division football and safeguard jobs
A selection of forthcoming shows you won't want to miss . . . 1. Rambert Dance Company perform three works at the Apollo Theatre, Oxford, from next Wednesday (May 10). Glen Tetley's Pierrot Lunaire and Embrace Tiger and Return to Mountain is joined by
