CRICKET SERIOUS CRICKET HOME COUNTIES PREMIER LEAGUE Division 1 Slough 227 (59 ovs, Fahum Quereshi 76, C Sketchley 7-62), High Wycombe 228-5 (46.3 ovs, N Robinson 96no, P Sawyer 54, D Cranfield-Thompson 51no). H Wycombe 25pts, Slough 8. Oxford
A STUDENT called the police after he was sworn at during a dinner for influential Christians. Matthew Tye, 22, a masters student at Jesuit college Campion Hall, claimed he was called a four-letter word 23 times during a ‘rant’ from Peter Jennings. Mr
EVERY nook and cranny of Oxford was prayed for at an annual gathering of Christians. The fourth Love Oxford – an annual event to bring together churches for prayer and celebration – attracted more than 3,000 worshippers to South Park yesterday. In
DAREDEVILS abseiled from the top of the John Radcliffe Hospital’s Women’s Centre in Oxford yesterday. Fundraisers, including Olivia Gordon, pictured, inched down the side of the 100ft tall centre to raise money for equipment for a new £109m cancer centre
It proved a frustrating day for skipper Jason Harrison and his Oxford team as they were unable to force a victory in their Division 1 match at home to Farnham Royal. Thanks to an unbeaten 99 from Harrison plus a five-wicket haul from Stuart Hole
Seamer Ed Smith took three wickets in an over to set up Banbury’s four-wicket victory in a low-scoring Division 1 match at Radlett on Saturday. Smith snatched five wickets as Radlett, regarded as one of the strongest sides in the league, were routed
Thame skipper Rob Brooks was rueing his decision to bat first after his side had much the worse end of a draw in the Division 2 West game at Burnham. It was certainly a game of two halves as the pitch, though lively with the new ball, went rather flat
Bradley Smith kept up the championship pace in the Grand Prix of France at Le Mans, doing a professional job to bring his Aprilia 125cc home in fourth and collect more valuable points in the MotoGP championship. On the back of his first career win in
For the second successive match, Aston Rowant’s last pair were left hanging on for a draw in their Division 2 West match at Beaconsfield on Saturday. Chasing a victory target of 198, Rowant were well placed at 105-2, but then slumped badly to 149-9 at
Chris Hargreaves and Tim Sills – both former Oxford United players – scored the goals as Torquay won promotion back into the Football League yesterday. The Gulls beat Cambridge 2-0 in the Blue Square Premier play-off final at Wembley, with another ex-U
A crash involving a motorcycle on the roundabout at junction nine of the M40 tonight caused long delays in the area. Reports said traffic was queueing on all approaches to the junction at Wendlebury and the road was partially blocked. Congestion on
GIVING a platform for the racist BNP ahead of the European elections is a new low for the BBC. It is not only covering their election campaign, but it has also given them platforms on different current affairs programs, including the Daily Politics and
I WRITE regarding the letter from Adrian Taylor on the financial situation of bus companies, in Monday’s Oxford Mail. I am a pensioner living in an Oxfordshire market town and use my bus pass every day. The regular fare for this journey is £1.10 single
AFTER retiring last year after being Oxfordshire’s emergency planning officer for 14 years John Kelly now claims the county’s emergency planning needs to urgently improve, after a catalogue of slow responses to crisis situations. If this is the case,
I write further to your article published on May 9 entitled ‘Wheatley councillor breached code over plan application’. The complaint made to the South Oxfordshire Standards Board – that I improperly used my position as a district councillor to influence
BMW car workers in Oxford have voted in favour of new shift patterns, to cope with a hoped-for uplift in orders. Permanent staff at the German-owned Mini plant in Cowley were given the option of four different shift patterns and opted to work
COLOURFUL balloons sailed into the sky above Abingdon as part of a charity fundraising event. Children from indoor adventure playground Snakes and Ladders, in Audlett Drive, watched as the 300 balloons took to the air. Saturday’s event was the fourth
SILVER surfers used the Internet to speak to people in a namesake town on the other side of the Atlantic. Pensioners in their 70s and 80s were taught how to surf the web during a free workshop in Wallingford. The computer novices logged
COMMUNITY leaders have demanded improvements to RAF Benson’s ‘ageing’ accommodation, but Government defence bosses said there were no immediate plans to invest in the base. Last week, the Government formally lifted its threat to close or downgrade
FAMILIES have been learning how to cook healthy food on an intensive course in Oxford. Three single parents and their children took part in the four-week course as part of the Family Grub Club initiative. The free weekly two-and-a-half
CHILDREN have tested out some of the new equipment at Abingdon’s refurbished Southern Town Park. About 25 pupils from Caldecott Primary School were invited to see the play area, which has been given a £60,000 facelift. The highlight
PRIEST Father Paul Martin and parishioner Ewan Gordon have completed a month-long, 500-mile walk from the holy Hebridean island of Iona back to Bicester to help raise £1.5m to build a community hall and memorial garden. They are pictured being welcomed
Cokethorpe School pupils have been crowned clay pigeon shooting champions in the British Schools’ National Champions at Churchill’s Shooting Ground, in Buckinghamshire. The team – comprising captain Michael Staples, Jordan Gillies, James Nettlefold,
A fallen tree today blocked the A338 near Tubney. Police said the road is blocked both ways between Ford Lane and the A420. Police say that the tree is very large and is expected to take some time to get the road clear.
THE first Sunday opening of Oxford’s Covered Market was last night hailed as a success. The historic market,was opened yesterday as part of a three month pilot scheme to see if trading seven days a week could help traders battle the recession
More than 3,000 runners braved the rain to complete the 28th annual Oxford Town and Gown fun run yesterday. The 10km run, in aid of the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign, began in St Cross Road, near University Parks, at 10am. The course passed
Another successful production has come and gone. The Memory of Water by Shelagh Stephenson contained moving, intelligent and witty performances from a superb cast, and received fabulous comments from the audiences who came to see it. The audience
SIX Oxfordshire nurseries and pre-schools are to share a pot of more than £1m in funding. The money from Oxfordshire County Council is to be spent on replacing unsuitable or poor quality buildings and providing for extra places for under-fives
Thousands of runners have hit the city’s streets for this year’s annual Town and Gown race in aid of the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign. Race-goers rushed across the start line at St Cross Road, near University Parks, at 10am after the run was
Runners have begun to congregate in University Parks ahead of this year's Oxford Town and Gown race. Up to 3,000 people are expected to take part in the event, which raises money for the charity Muscular Dystrophy Campaign.
THE whole country must now be familiar with the name James Gray – the owner of Spindles Farm, Buckinghamshire. The horrific cruelty and appalling suffering inflicted on horses and donkeys by this family (Oxford Mail, May 9) was shocking beyond words
Neighbourhood Action Group (NAG) members will have the opportunity to find out what the future holds for neighbourhood policing at a seminar at the West Oxfordshire District Council offices in Witney. The event, which runs from 7pm until 8.30pm on
People are being invited to meet the local neighbourhood police team in Wheatley. The event is being held at Wheatley Primary School in Littleworth Road, Wheatley, on May 19 between 2pm and 4pm. Police Community Support Officer (PCSO
