Heikki Kovalainen prevented practice for the inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from being an all-British affair. With three minutes of the second session remaining, and with Lewis Hamilton poised to edge out Jenson Button again at the top of the standings
A multi-vehicle crash tonight closed the road between Oxford and Kidlington. The A4165 Oxford Road was closed both ways between the Water Eaton park-and-ride and the Sainsburys roundabout. Delays are reported on all roads in the area.
Ollie Wright smashed 43 as Broughton & North Newington thrashed Deddington by 65 runs in Division 3 of the Banbury Indoor League. Stuart Morgan added 31 not out in Broughton’s impressive ten-over total of 143-5, Nick Worrall taking 2-46
Berinsfield's Joe Bolton was in dynamic form at Luton as he romped to victory in the Home Counties Class A 66 kg final of this year’s ABA Junior Novice championships. The 15-year-old contender took charge of his clash with Sandy ABC rival Liam Dunne
Linear bailiff Stuart Roper, from Witney, celebrated his 40th birthday by catching this personal best 41lb 08oz mirror carp, known as “The Birthmark Linear.” It was part of Stuart’s two-fish overnight session at Manor Farm ,with the other being an
Ton-up Dougie Robinson ran away with the honours in Oxford Bus AC’s match at Lodge Farm, Fritwell, writes Andy Webber. The lake was well down from its normal level, but that did not stop Robinson weighing in an amazing net of carp weighing 115.8.0.
PUMPKINS helped ward off evil spirits on Oxford’s Blackbird Leys estate today, as children prepared for Halloween. Youngsters and their parents celebrated the spooky season with a craft session at Cuddesdon Corner Family Centre in Cuddesdon Way, carving
A man dealing crack cocaine and heroin in Chipping Norton was today jailed for 15 months. Richard Wildman, 46, of Cornish Road, was found with more than 40 wraps of the class A drugs when police stopped him on July 16. Wildman pleaded
Paramedics are currently treating a man in High Street, outside University College. A South Central Ambulance Service spokesman said the man had either fallen off his bicycle or been involved in a collision with a vehicle. It is not yet known if his
PLANS for a £2.5m improvement programme at a west Oxfordshire secondary school have been unveiled. The project at Burford School and Community College, in Cheltenham Road, includes a new building, above, which would be heated using recycled cooking oil
REMEMBRANCE Sunday commemorations in Benson look to have a secure future – a year after fears that the Last Post had been heard for the final time. After many years organising the parade, Don Passey and Ken Hicks, the chairman and vice-chairman of the
A man has been remanded in custody until November 27 after £6,290 was stolen from a bookmakers. Damien Jermaine Richards, 29, a Jamaican living in Kingfisher Court, Harrow, appeared at Oxford Magistrates’ Court yesterday charged with possessing heroin
OXFORD: City council leaders could be forced to reconsider their decision to close seven public toilets across the city to save £50,000 a year. On Monday, at the city council meeting, Liberal Democrat city councillor Jean Fooks is putting forward a proposal
OFFICERS have described how they frantically searched for a teenage boy threatening suicide after they were alerted by a comment he made on Facebook to a friend on the other side of the world. Eleven police officers and control room operators were handed
A PLAQUE was unveiled by Witney MP David Cameron to officially open the town’s new shopping complex. The Conservative leader visited Marriotts Walk today to look at the £50m development, in Welch Way. He said: “I think we should be excited, as in so
A “CALLOUS” lorry driver has been jailed for two years after knocking a cyclist off his bike and trying to ditch the evidence. Andrew Stubbs, from George Street, Bicester, was imprisoned for perverting the course of justice after a court heard how he
DOZENS of young dancers from Oxford have shimmied their way to a huge collection of trophies in a competition hosted by Strictly Come Dancing judge Len Goodman. A total of 50 competitors, aged between four and 17, from East Oxford-based Flair
GIANT images of some of Oxfordshire’s bishops are being projected on to landmarks across the UK. Five of the Diocese of Oxford’s seven bishops have been photographed with the word ‘Copenhagen’ written across their foreheads. The word
Jonah Stott landed a treble in the junior tournament at Kidlington Forum. The Forum youngster won the under 12 title by beating Jamie Felton (Bicester) 11-5, 11-4, 11-5 and who landed the under 14 crown by defeating James Rowan (Forum) 9-11, 11-5, 11
Forum A’s Karl Bushell suffered his first defeat for two seasons when he went down to a shock loss against Vikings A’s Mark Scott in Division 1. Before the clash, Bushnell had lasted tasted defeat in 2007, but Scott brought that run to an abrupt halt
Ashton stayed unbeaten in Division 1 of the Oxford & District Billiards League after defeating Fieldside 2-1. Bob Chivers (-30) won the opener for Fieldside when he ended Pete Fenn's unbeaten run with a 200-190 win, with breaks of 24 and 26. John Street
New Club A moved to within a point of Premier/Division 1 leaders Fieldside A following a 4-2 win at Oracle A, writes DAVID WHITE. Ian Gee beat Frankie Merola, before Justin Shepherd saw off Frankie’s brother, Nino. Pom Merola restored some pride, beating
Eugene O’Neill is widely (and rightly) judged America’s first great playwright and Beyond the Horizon is his first great play. An immediate success when premiered in 1920, it went on to win its young writer the first of his four Pulitzer Prizes
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There were celebrations among trainers and punters at Oxford Stadium after the Sandy Lane track was awarded a new BAGS contract. The very lucrative payment, a lifeline for any greyhound venue, is reckoned to be in the region of £8,000 a meeting
Abingdon Gymnastics Club duo Ben Goodall and Jack Hodgkins won a medal apiece in the Southern Region Men’s Championships. Goodall ,11, won silver for his high bar routine in the under 12 years class, while Hodgkins, ten, won bronze in the under 10 floor
Didcot Barramundi’s Alex Murphy, 14, won gold in the English Schools National Championships at Crystal Palace. His time of 1min 8.4secs in the year 10 and 11 100m breaststroke broke his own junior county and regional age group record. He also won bronze
City of Oxford claimed eight national titles at the British Gas ASA Masters and Senior Age Group Championships. They also picked up nine silver and eight bronze medals, as well as setting five Scottish records, 32 county records and 58 personal bests
Oxford City Stars take on two former players when they entertain Cardiff Devils in the English National League tomorrow (6.15). Alan Armour and Andrew Shurmer, both with Stars last season, will be keen to impress. The Welsh side have only suffered two
Oxfordshire's European kick-boxing champion Mahdi Mirzaee has completed a remarkable six months by being crowned world champion. Mirzaee, 30, a kick-boxing instructor, from Langford, won the WUMA (World United Martial Arts) freestyle full contact European
Eight Oxford fighters ret-urned from the European Karate Championships in Cyprus with a number of medals. Anna James-Bott, 13, and Lee Wills, 22, both members of the Oxford Sport & Traditional Martial Arts Schools, fought off competitors from 15 countries
Oxford's Jason Plato has been awarded the British Racing Drivers Club’s silver star for a record-breaking fifth time following his impressive display in this year's British Touring Car Championship. Plato had to settle for second place in
Police are trying to reassure villagers in Chalgrove after a raid on a couple in the village this week. The neighbourhood policing team for Chalgrove will be available to speak to and answer any questions in a police surgery tonight from 7.30pm until
A man tried to steal a handbag from a woman as she put her child into a car in Didcot. The 21-year-old woman was putting her child into the car which was parked in Portway, Didcot when the man approached her and tried to grab her handbag.
December 8 2009 - January 2 2010 The most fantasmagorical stage musical in the history of everything, hits the road in top gear in a brand new high flying tour. For more information and to book tickets visit the website: www.newtheatreoxford.org.uk
The Grove-based AT&T Williams team at Grove today confirmed that it has signed a long-term engine partnership with Cosworth Limited. Frank Williams, Team Principal, said: “Cosworth have impressed us with the quality of their technical team and convinced
Two Oxford United fans have today been banned from attending football games in England and Wales for three years after a pitch invasion at the Kassam Stadium. Zac Grant, 21, of Stockham Park, Wantage, and Richard Sale, 24, of Plantation
A 46-year-old man was sentenced to 15 months in prison today after admitting possessing class-A drugs with intent to supply. Richard Wildman, of Cornish Road, Chipping Norton, was stopped by officers in the same road on July 16 as part of Operation
Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button formed a British one-two in first practice for the inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Last year's world champion and the driver who deposed him 12 days ago in Brazil were separated by just 0.096 seconds after the opening
A wife has spoken of her dismay after health bosses changed the criteria over setting up a kidney dialysis unit in the north of the county. Miranda Berry launched a campaign for a new centre to be opened at Banbury’s Horton Hospital after becoming concerned
Jenson Button is to wait until after this weekend's season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix before finally laying to rest the speculation surrounding his future. Since becoming Formula One world champion, the headlines have been as much about Button's contract
Formula 1 commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone has categorically insisted there will be no British Grand Prix at Donington Park next year. “There’s no Donington,” said Ecclestone at the new Yas Marina track in Abu Dhabi ahead of the final race
Distraction burglars targeted an elderly couple in Milton-under-Wychwood yesterday by masquerading as Thames Water staff. Three men called at the home of the pensioners in Frog Lane and told them there was a mains leak in the area. The
NICO Rosberg has confirmed he will leave the Grove-based Williams following this season’s final race of the Formula 1 season in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. Speculation has been rife for the last two months that Rosberg was to end his four-year association
All the climate change protesters who broke into Didcot Power Station on Monday have been released on bail. Thames Valley Police spokesman Vicky Brandon said the 11 protesters arrested on Tuesday had been bailed until November 23, 24, or 25. The nine
The boot is on the other foot for Oxford United against Altrincham on Saturday. Last weekend the U’s had to manage without their two main strikers through suspension. But while they welcome back James Constable and Matt Green, who seem
AN EDUCATION (12A). Drama/Romance. Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Dominic Cooper, Rosamund Pike, Alfred Molina, Cara Seymour, Olivia Williams, Emma Thompson. Director: Lone Scherfig. A star is born. Twenty-four-year-old British
BROWNS, 5-11 WOODSTOCK ROAD, OXFORD 01865 511995. JEREMY SMITH revisits an old – and trusted - favourite to sample the new autumn menu at Browns. Like a lot of the best things in life, we tend to take them for granted. You
ANDREW FFRENCH looks forward to a visit by big shot US crime writer James Ellroy. JAMES Ellroy, best known for his novel LA Confidential, which was adapted for an acclaimed movie, is coming to Oxford. The Los Angeles-born crime novelist
SARAH MAYHEW makes a date in her diary for a day of art that raises issues as artists, composers, activists and academics join forces for a symposium and audio-visual installation exploring the hot topic of sustainability. So what is
MICHAEL JACKSON’S THIS IS IT (PG). Documentary/Musical. Michael Jackson, Kenny Ortega, Michael Bearden, Orianthi Panagaris. Director: Kenny Ortega. This is it – the behind-the-scenes film of the 50-date concert series at the
9 (12A). Sci-Fi/Action. Elijah Wood, Christopher Plummer, Martin Landau, John C Reilly, Jennifer Connelly, Crispin Glover, Fred Tatasciore. Director: Shane Acker. Expanded from an Oscar-nominated 2005 short film, 9 is a computer-animated
The lead role in Kes is so intense it’s taken someone twice his age to play Billy Casper. Katherine MacAlister investigates. It’s OK actually, because I always get ID’d when I buy booze and cigarettes anyway,” Stefan Butler tells me grinning
Nick Baker is the TV presenter responsible for nature programmes such as The Really Wild Show and Weird Creatures, and he’s coming to Culham to talk about his pet subjects soon. But a word of warning. As KATHERINE MACALISTER found out – just don’t mention
The weekend ends here for RICHARD BELL as he samples Bungalowed at Thirst in Oxford. Ah Sunday, the day of rest. A day on which the stresses and rigours of the working week need not bother you; a day on which you can sleep late, watch TV and
The bear-like Brad Baloo tells Tim Hughes why tonight’s show by The Nextmen is the perfect start to an eclectic Halloween. THE Nextmen have turned playing records into an artform. Not just great DJs, Brad Baloo and Dom Search are turntable
JAZZ diva, Simphiwe Dana is one of South Africa’s biggest musical exports. The most exciting thing to happen to Afro-soul since the legendary Miriam Makeba, she was spotted after the end of apartheid doing open mic sessions in Johannesburg and caught
Straight outta the Sahara, Tinariwen’s music is rooted in bitter experience. But, as Tim Hughes finds, that doesn’t mean it’s downbeat. Far from it. FORGET all those gun-toting harder-than-thou gangsta rappers. If you want to meet a real
Oxford’s boys in blue are going green by trialling a cutting-edge electric police car. Officers in Blackbird Leys and Rose Hill have got their hands on a Mitsubishi iMiev, a new zero emission car. For the next few weeks, the neighbourhood
IT MAY look like a golf buggy, but Oxford’s boys in blue are going green by trialling a cutting-edge electric police car. Officers in Blackbird Leys and Rose Hill have got their hands on a Mitsubishi iMiev, a new zero emission car. For the next few
A LOLLIPOP man has quit his job after just six weeks – because the Oxford junction he was patrolling to protect primary school pupils was too dangerous. Grandfather Pat Abbott, 65, handed in his notice to Oxfordshire County Council after he was almost
A new kidney dialysis unit for north Oxfordshire seems a long way from seeing the light of day. Today health chiefs stand accused of moving the goalposts. At the moment, a number of people needing treatment have to travel to Oxford’s John Radcliffe
