A HUNT has been launched for Oxfordshire's road safety hero. Petroluem supplier Jet has launched the Jet Smile Awards for Road Safety which have thousands of pounds in prize money, writes David Duffy. Roy Roley of Jet, Conoco's fuel brand in the UK, said
British athletes turned out in force to show their support for UK car manufacturer Rover which unveiled special Olympic editions of its 25 and 45 models, in support of Team GB at the forthcoming Sydney Olympics, writes David Duffy. Olympic hopefuls Ashia
Former road safety Minister Steve Norris has launched a new campaign by the Institute of Advanced Motorists to spotlight irresponsible drivers who insist on using hand-held mobile phones at the wheel, writes David Duffy. Mr Norris has also called on radio
A GTi badge is something of a rarity in these politically correct days, but the Peugeot 206 wears it with pride, writes David Duffy. It's the successor to the super-successful 205 GTi, which achieved an iconic status in the hearts of hot hatch enthusiasts
THE first new American cruiser to be brought into the UK for 60 years was launched in Oxfordshire yesterday, writes John Gilbride. The Victory motorcycle, which was first seen at the International Motorcycle Show in Birmingham last year, was officially
A village pre-school has been described as an "asset to the community" by Government inspectors, writes Tim Hughes. Cholsey Pre-School was praised by inspectors from the education watchdog, Ofsted, as part of a national examination of nursery education
Radley's A team demonstrated grit and determination in their Southern League Division 1 meeting at West London by finishing in third place with 181 points. Ransi Galagadera won the Under 15 75m hurdles B race in a best time of 13.4, then won the B shot
The Oxford Combined Men's team recorded another emphatic win at Palmer Park, Reading, in the third National Junior League meeting, writes Jon Murray. The 11-man squad won 23 out of a possible 36 events. Nathan Douglas also gained a personal best in the
Full round-up ection A: Fox Steventon 6, Steventon Sports 0; Cumnor CC 3, Saxton Arms 3; Tandem 2, Crispin A 4; Volunteer 0, Brewery Tap 6; Wootton RBL 6, Ab RBL A 0. Section B: Ab Utd FC 6, Horse & Jockey 0; Admiral Benbow 3, Marcham Ex-Service 3
Event round-up Match result: 1 Oxford City 506 pts, 2 Team Solent 455, 3 Basingstoke 399T, 4 Newbury 348, 5 Poole 259, 6 Exel Gosford 54.5. Oxford City A string details Under 17 men 200m: 2 S West 24.0. 400m: 3 D Bellinger 58.5.1500m: 3 A Gibson 5.19.6
Morrells Oxford League Premier/Section 1: Kid Spts 2, Highfield A 1; Cricketers A 1, Saddlers 2; George A 2, Cricketers B 3; Garsington Spts 2, B/Bird LSC A 1; Plough A 2, Royal Sun B 1. Section 2: Kid Spt A 0, Plough 3; Gladiators 2, Towler Hall 1; Elliott
The charity Scope is set to benefit from a fundraising trek through the Andes to a lost Indian city. Chris Grace, 42, of The Ridings, Kidlington, will visit Machu Picchu in Peru in September. He needs to raise 2,500 and anyone who wants to sponsor him
Abingdon League report Saxton Arms earned a good three points at Cumnor in the Abingdon League when they set 28 in the last leg only to see Cumnor whittle it away to earn a thrilling draw. Leg scores were 22-16, 21-25, 28-28. At the Volunteer, three players
Would you pay 3 to park in Oxford when Banbury is only 80p? Amanda Castleman investigates the cost of parking in the city The British Isles may be one snarling mass of gridlock and road rage by 2050, experts warn. Traffic has doubled in the past two decades
DAVE McMANUS assesses the value and meaning of Wireless Application Protocol Say, do you WAP? There's barely a corner of the Web that isn't talking about content delivery on mobile phones and devices, and WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) is the system
Computer bug hunters Sophos, based at Abingdon Science Park, say global business has grown by more than 200 per cent in the last year due to an unprecedented increase in sales in over 120 countries. Sophos says its success results from being the only
The water temperature in Oxford's swimming pools is to be raised by one degree despite Green Party efforts to keep it cool. City councillors rejected moves to overturn a decision by the leisure services committee to raise the temperature at Temple Cowley
A boy left helpless after he was starved of oxygen at birth has been awarded compensation thought to total more than 1m. William Leach, nine, from Bicester, was brain-damaged at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital and cannot walk, talk or sit unsupported
It promised to be a day of pomp and pageantry amid glorious sunshine, writes Madeleine Pennell. Hailed as one of the biggest birthday parties in the world, all the ingredients of a great British occasion were there the Royal Family, and members of the
A motorist who dumped petrol into the River Cherwell after filling his car with the wrong fuel has been fined 1,000, writes Richard Abbott. Vending engineer David Hawthorne accidentally filled his car with unleaded petrol instead of diesel at the Cherwell
According to Oxford researchers, mums who have twins could be better protected against ovarian cancer, writes Victoria Owen. The news, published today by the Imperial Cancer Research Fund, could prove an important step towards treatment of the disease
Oxford United's new centre half Ian McGuckin will play in the team's opening pre-season friendly tonight - despite a clash of heads in training that left him needing four stitches above the eye, writes Jon Murray. McGuckin, the former Hartlepool defender
Some of the funniest songs and sketches ever inspired by Shakespeare will be performed at the Oxford Playhouse this week, when members of The Shakespeare Revue take over the stage. This show comes to us following a sell-out season for the Royal Shakespeare
Kymco is launching a new top-of-the-range 50cc Sports Scooter this summer, called the Super 9, writes John Gilbride. The makers expect the aggressively-styled scooter, the first European-styled 50cc scooter, to be a hit. The Super 9, which sells at 1,745
MG Cars has unveiled a new special edition of the MGF available for the first time in Wedgwood Blue with 'Special Equipment' items exclusively for the UK market, writes David Duffy. The MGF SE is fitted with 16-inch multi-spoke alloy wheels and a chrome
I have had an interest in taking my motorbike licence for a few years now, writes Tammy Baker, alias Gladiator Fox. Since joining Gladiators and working within the television and promotional industry it has led me to find that there is a shortage in models
Mum Christina McDonagh pawned jewellery stolen by her two sons who distracted elderly folk and burgled their Oxford homes, writes Rebecca Smith. The brothers went on a ten-week spree, conning their way into pensioners' homes before handing their hauls
Drama, dance and musicals in Oxfordshire and the surrounding region, July 14-20. Send submissions for free entry to wendy.broadway@nqo.com. _______________________________ Oxford Apollo Oxford (0870 6063500): Jul 30, Musical a gala performance. ______
Policeman Dick Carr scored his first career touchdown to help the Domino's Oxford Saints defeat the Plymouth Admirals 15-0 and secure a place in the play-offs. The Oxford constable, a defensive tackle, jumped on to a loose ball in the Plymouth end zone
Oxford City's strength in depth was shown when they won the Southern Electric Wessex League match at Horspath Road by a clear 50 points. And with two wins out of three, City have now qualified for the 'A' Cup final in Bournemouth in August. Tom Dawes
Tony Barrett scored two sixes in his 15 dolls, which helped his team to a 2-1 Section 1 victory over Royal Sun in the Morrells Oxford League. Steve Horne included a six in his 14 for the losers. Mike Peck hit his first six in 20 years when scoring 11
Full round-up of Palmer Park, Reading, event Men's match result: 1 Oxford Combined 409 pts, 2 Hounslow 281, 3 Reading 208, 4 Woking 200, 5 Puma Tuh 163, 5 Camberley 29. Women's match result: 1 Hounslow 311 pts, 2 Reading 234, 3 Puma Tuh 227, 4 Parkside
Mathew Ashton returned to competition after injury to take first place for Witney in the under 17 800m with a time of 2 mins 14.5 secs at the third meeting of the Topsport Oxfordshire Track and Field League in Banbury. Ashton then leapt 1.45m for second
From: Mrs L Ebbs, Mill Street, Stanton St John The biannual Stanton St John Summer Festival on 26-28 August 2000 is being extended this year. There will be the Art and Craft Exhibition, Open Gardens, Cream Teas and Bank Holiday Country Market as in previous
Tim Henman's calls for major changes in British tennis were partly responsible for toppling Richard Lewis from his role as the LTA's director of tennis. Chief executive John Crowther admitted the comments made by the British No 1 (left) had been one reason
Oxfordshire made it four Minor Counties Championship wins in a row with an emphatic eight-wicket victory over Wiltshire at Marlborough yesterday. The result keeps them 30 points ahead of the chasing pack at the top of the Western Division with four games
Two formidable charity fundraisers are teaming up to provide a bumper weekend of entertainment - and pull in the cash. Jeanne Chattoe, of Woodstock Road, Witney, who has raised more than 60,000 for breast cancer research, will stage her seventh annual
A record number of people running small businesses in Oxfordshire turned out to hear how they could join the electronic business revolution. BT had expected about 40 people to attend the BT e-asy tour at the Randolph Hotel, Oxford, but was met by almost
A new 1m Science Enterprise Centre will be set up in Oxford to take new ideas from the University's science labs into the marketplace, writes Maggie Hartford. It is expected to open early next year at the Said Business School, next to Oxford Railway Station
Planners have been ordered to reconsider a scheme to turn a semi-detached home into four flats. Oxford city councillors voted at a meeting of the full council to ask the planning committee to rethink an application for 38 Cranmer Road, Cowley. Cllrs Colin
Pictures for a collection of plates that were wrongly attributed to one Oxfordshire village really showed scenes of another. Four of the six illustrations in the collection for Weston-on-the-Green mistakenly gave the village a railway station, fountain
A young Oxfordshire mother, jailed for trying to smuggle drugs into Bullingdon Prison, won a substantial cut in her two-and-a-half year jail term at the Appeal Court in London. Joanne Cook, 24, of Chapel Street, Watlington, was jailed at Oxford Crown
Councillors have decided that thousands of new homes should be built to the west of Didcot, councillors have decided, writes Michael Hambleton. But the row over the major expansion of the town is set to rumble on for months because the decision, taking
The fight is on to save Ratty, the riverbank creature made famous by the children's classic The Wind in the Willows, writes David Horne. And it is starting at a secret location in Oxfordshire, among marshland and reed beds. The water vole, once a common
