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Mike Lenzly Age: 31 Event: men’s tournament Oxon connection: born in Oxford   Stefanie Collins Age: 29 Event: women’s tournament Oxon connection: born in Upper Heyford

Jessica Harrison Age: 35 Event: women’s triathlon (French team) Oxon connection: grew up in Oxford

Sarah Thomas Age: 31 Event: women’s tournament Oxon connection: lives in Henley

Simon Burnett Age: 29 Event: 4x100m freestyle relay Oxon connection: from Tetsworth

Bryony Shaw Age: 29 Event: women’s windsurfing Oxon connection: grew up in Oxford. Started sailing at Farmoor reservoir

Will Satch Age: 22 boat: men’s pair Oxon connection: lives in Henley   Alex Gregory Age: 28 boat: men’s four Oxon connection: Leander Club   Tom James Age: 28 boat: men’s four Oxon connection

Lawrence Clarke Event : 110m hurdles The 22-year-old, from Christmas Common, near Watlington, earned his place on the team after finish second at the Olympic Trials. Clarke, a Commonwealth Games bronze medallist, has cut his personal best

Cases heard recently at magistrates' courts in Oxfordshire: Oxford Stuart Gallacher, 47, of Pike Terrace, Oxford, admitted breaching his Antisocial Behaviour Order by drinking in public, being drunk in public and possessing alcohol in public

Jewellery, cash and a concert tickets were among items taken in two burglaries in Botley. Homes in North Hinksey Lane were broken into on Wednesday, July 11, between 8.15am and 2.30pm. At the first home they stole a silver bead bracelet, gold

A man charged with three sex assaults has had his case adjourned. Marek Stofej was due to appear at Oxford Magistrates’ Court on Monday, but the case was postponed due to the lack of an interpreter. The 35-year-old, of Linacre Close, Didcot

7:38pm Fairly decent crowd in so far, we've got five minutes to kick-off. 7:38pm What's the collective noun for mascots? #oufc http://t.co/OBB6qPsE — @OxfordMailOUFC

LEE Cox has signed on loan for Oxford United from rivals Swindon Town for the first half of the season. The 22-year-old midfielder, can also play at right back, will make his debut for the U’s in a pre-season friendly at Didcot Town this evening

THE campaign for a cycle path along one of Oxfordshire’s busiest roads is being stepped up, after a study showed the idea was viable. Cyclists and pedestrians say the B4044 between Dean Court, Farmoor and Eynsham is winding, unlit and too narrow

A MEETING of Risinghurst residents was split over re-opening an entrance into the estate but heard widespread calls for a new crossing. Oxfordshire County Council closed off the central reservation A40 gap – one of two ways into the estate – in

A FARMER last night apologised after two cows escaped onto the A34 west of Oxford and shut the road in both directions. The animals escaped through an insecure fence and made their way to grass on the embankment of the carriageway during the morning

OXFORD was on show this week when judges from Britain in Bloom toured the city. It is the first time since 2007 that the city has entered the Royal Horticultural Society contest. Organisers decided to resurrect the entry to revive interest

STAFF at Oxford’s Turf Tavern hope a cider festival will bring on some sunny weather. The festival starts on Monday, July 30, with the hope of enticing tourists and locals in with a selection of ciders, daily barbecues and music. Barman Daniel

A BAND of wet weather passing through Oxfordshire has caused seven traffic accidents in the last four hours. The ambulance service recommends drivers slow down, turn on lights and leave a safe stopping distance when driving in the wet weather.

Movie buffs in Didcot can look forward to watching old Hollywood classics on the big screen following the launch of a new film club. The club has been launched by David Rouane, after he decided that residents in the town needed more midweek entertainment

YOUNGSTERS combined a love of music with their enthusiasm for the Olympics. Children at Wantage Primary School took part in music sessions featuring instruments from all around the world, inspired by the Olympics. Each afternoon, the classes

WITNEY schoochildren have new play equipment after a five-year fundraising campaign. The Friends of Blake Primary School raised almost £4,500 to buy the equipment, which includes rock-and-roll logs and a swinging log. Work was completed on

YOUNGSTERS at Witney Community Primary School have raised £1,000 to buy a wheelchair so a disabled person can take part in sport. Pupils at the Hailey Road school sold cakes, held movie nights and had a fun day and talent show to raise the cash

ABINGDON Rowing Club has been given a £50,000 grant from Sport England to upgrade gym facilities at the ‘shed’ members use as their headquarters. And Didcot footballers have welcomed Sport England cash for a new artificial pitch in the town.

THE president of the Royal College of Midwives has led a call for more to join the ranks. Lesley Page, from Oxford, joined 18 student midwives dressed in vintage-style 1950s midwifery outfits to promote an e-petition started by the RCM, calling

BURFORD church leaders have already raised more than £1m towards a new community hall. St John the Baptist Church won planning permission in April to expand nearby Warwick Hall, in Church Lane, to create the hall. The work is expected to cost

A NEW BOOK by a well-known Witney historian has revealed the changing face of the West Oxfordshire market town. Witney Through Time by Stanley Jenkins, shows how the town has changed over the years through old and new pictures of the same locations

RIDERS have raised £48,000 for a Banbury dogs charity. Companion Care Vets staff took on the Land’s End to John O’Groats for Dogs for the Disabled. Charity fundraising manager Stephanie Lawless said: “The team from Companion Care put everything

A WOMAN has been taken to hospital with life threatening injuries after a crash near Stadhampton earlier today. Police were called to an incident involving two cars on the B480 shortly after 1pm. One woman was taken by ambulance to

RAIL passengers will feel the benefit of efforts to cut overcrowding on trains between Oxfordshire and London from Monday, with five extra express trains entering service. The distinctive-wedge-nosed 125mph Class 180 Adelante trains are returning

WORK to extend the car park at Charlbury station is running on time, despite the discovery of a hidden culvert on the site, with completion still due in September. The £470,000 project will add an extra 75 spaces – a 50 per cent increase from the

A care company has been fined £150,000  after its failings led to the death of a man with serious learning difficulties. Mark Lawrence died on Saturday, 28 March, 2009  after a handful of frozen chips blocked his windpipe. Mr Lawrence

POLICE are investigating the rape of a 27-year-old woman in Wallingford last night. Detectives have cordoned off an area of green space on The Kinecroft and this morning an officer was guarding the scene. Thames Valley Police have confirmed

POLICE have confirmed the incident in Wallingford's Kinecroft is an investigation into an alleged sexual assault. A police cordon was put up at the Kinecroft open space at 11.30pm last night but it has taken 12 hours for officers to release the

Oxfordshire's Tom Dyakowski won the Penny & Sinclair junior tournament at the Oxfordshire Health & Racquets Club by beating Surrey’s Cem Ortel. The event concluded indoors because of the poor weather. Dyakowski reached the final after

VIEWS are being sought on a plan to get developers of small projects to pay a contribution to Oxford’s infrastructure. Oxford City Council is consulting on introducing a Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) on new developments to raise funding.

ALMOST a century ago, a crowd of onlookers gathered next to the wreckage of a plane near Oxford's Port Meadow. The crash on September 10, 1912, killed the pilot, Lieutenant Claude Bettington, 30, and his observer, Second Lieutenant Edward Hotchkiss

OLD Marston residents have called plans for a large sheltered housing block on the edge of the village a “monstrosity”. Oxford City Council is planning to knock down Bradlands House and replace it with a bigger building but some residents are unhappy

ANOTHER Oxfordshire primary school has been plunged into special measures. Berinsfield Primary School was criticised for low attainment levels in English and maths which go back five years. The school, which has 283 pupils, failed to meet Government

A CARE home operator is expected to be fined tens of thousands of pounds today after one of its residents died from choking on chips. Mark Lawrence died at Greenacres residential home in Delapre Drive, Banbury, in March 2009. The 55-year-old

IAN Hawtin hopes to make a return to action tomorrow after recovering from a fractured right elbow. The Oxfordshire and Banbury captain has been out since suffering the injury at home on May 27. But he has been pencilled in for Banbury 2nd’

MUSLIMS fasting during Ramadan can look forward to a much-needed evening meal at their local mosque. This year’s Ramadan is expected to start today and will continue for 30 days. During the next month, a daily fast will be observed between

A NEW £2.5m hamburger roundabout for Oxford’s ring road was approved yesterday after motorists backed the scheme. County transport chief Rodney Rose approved the plan for the Kennington roundabout on the southern bypass after a public consultation

Ardley United manager Kevin Brock has expressed his dismay after Nick Thorne left to sign for Uhlsport Hellenic League Premier Division rivals Witney Town. “I’m very disappointed,” admitted Brock. “ I only found out about Thorney this week. He (Thorne

Serious Cricket Home Counties Premier League JOE Porter will make his first Oxford appearance in three years when they visit runaway Division 1 leaders High Wycombe tomorrow. The batting all-rounder goes straight into the side to replace Nick

WE would encourage our authorities to get behind the push to commemorate the deaths of Claude Bettington and Edward Hotchkiss. The Royal Flying Corp pair died when their aircraft crashed near Port Meadow 100 years ago. These men showed great

“HAVE you been sleeping rough?” The question came from E****, one of Oxford’s seasoned alfresco dwellers, whose appearance always betrays the fact that he has been sleeping rough. We met in Queen Street on a sunny Tuesday morning. What could have

JUST when we thought things could not get worse, up jumps Nick Boles, a Tory moderniser, arguing that well-off older people must shoulder their fair share of spending cuts – ‘free’ bus passes, prescriptions, TV licences and winter fuel payments to

NEWS that the Government has been forced to bring in military personnel and police officers to guard the Olympic Games because private security firm G4S failed to deliver should serve as a stark warning. With the Government planning to privatise

IN reply to Bruce Ross-Smith’s letter (Wednesday’s Oxford Mail ViewPoints). Of course those working in London should be able to live in Oxford, or anywhere else for that matter, but should they have to? I’m sure a great number of those who

I MUST, I feel, come to the defence of Thames Valley Police . A rare occasion for me, I accept, but I feel Roger Tucker is being a bit unfair towards the force with regard to its figures (Tuesday’s Oxford Mail ViewPoints). The detection rate

“HAVE you been sleeping rough?” The question came from E****, one of Oxford’s seasoned alfresco dwellers, whose appearance always betrays the fact that he has been sleeping rough. We met in Queen Street on a sunny Tuesday morning. What could have

Minor Counties Championship EXPERIENCED duo Charlie Knightley and Daniel Rowe make their first Western Division appearances of the season when Oxfordshire face Herefordshire at Brockhampton. Batsman Knightley and seamer Rowe bolster a side

DON’T worry, Alfie Potter wasn’t the victim of a training ground prank yesterday, it was for his own good. The wheelie bin was being used as an ice bath to help the players recover from tough pre-season sessions. The 23-year-old winger said

WHAT an insult to consider means-testing pensions. I am 71 and paid National Insurance since 1958. If they want to save, stop benefits to under-age, single mums and immigrants. Paying £80,000,000 a time into the European Union – it’s a bottomless

IN response to Eric Jackson’s letter about the welfare of racing greyhounds (ViewPoints, July 11), I should like to make the following points: 1. It was the owners of the stadium who made the decision to switch from Thursday to Friday, not a

GREAT Britain won an outstanding gold medal and a further silver and bronze at the World Under 23 Championships in Lithuania last weekend, writes Mike Rosewell. Ten locals were involved in five of the crews, and two of them, Matthew Tarrant and

Oxford City boss Mike Ford has hailed the key capture of left back Paul Stonehouse from Bath City. The pacy defender, 24, who can also play in midfield, started his career at Forest Green Rovers where he played 170 times, becoming the youngest

POLICE have taped off part of a Wallingford park.   A cordon is in place in part of the Kinecroft.  Police have refused to tell the Oxford Mail what the incident, which happened at 11.30pm last night, involves. A spokesman said

COMPETITION to get into Oxford United ’s starting line-up for the new season will ensure standards do not drop at Didcot Town tonight, according to assistant manager Mickey Lewis . The U’s got their pre-season campaign off to a flying start on

WHEN Mark Thomas turned on the stolen iPad he had just bought for £40 he was unaware that its inbuilt tracking protection would lead police to his door. And when officers arrived they found the he had also bought a stolen laptop and racing bike

FLANKER Michael Hills says London Welsh cannot wait to play in the Aviva Premiership at Oxford’s Kassam Stadium . Hills revealed the exitement in the Exiles squad as he prepared to captain them in the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Sevens at Edgeley

LOOKING at these cute kittens, you would never think they were struggling to find a home. But according to rescue centres across Oxfordshire, they are amongst hundreds of pets unable to find families to care for them. Sunshine Cat Rescue, based

DEVELOPERS behind the Barton West scheme have said it would benefit the surrounding estates if the plans were given the go-ahead. Government planning inspector Shelagh Bussey has this week been holding a hearing into the development, which could

PEGASUS Theatre staff were gearing up to welcome young visitors from around the world last night. The Magdalen Road theatre is hosting Mesh, the Oxford International Youth Arts Festival, for the second year. Last night youngsters from Iraq,

A 26-year-old man has admitted causing grievous bodily harm. Dean Mays appeared at Oxford Crown Court yesterday and admitted attacking Robert Wyatt on November 13. Mays, of Middle Town, Hailey, near Witney, was bailed to be sentenced on August

 An inquest into the death of a 38-year-old father during football training in Witney has not yet opened, Oxfordshire Coroner’s Office said last night. Paul Thompson, from Aston, collapsed and died at Burwell Recreation Ground on Tuesday evening

AN OXFORD credit union has taken a further step towards expanding its services across the county and offering a different kind of banking. Oxfordshire is one of only three counties in the UK without a credit union across the whole area. Now

This is the man police would like to talk to after two men were stabbed with a broken bottle in Lowells Place, in Witney Two 18-year-old men were injured during an attack at about 10.30pm on Tuesday, June 26. One man sustained stab wounds to

THE step-father who helped snare online paedophile David Gregory deserves great credit for his quick-thinking. Yet he and his wife were ultimately very lucky. Their experience serves as a wake up call for all parents in this ever-developing world

A MAN posed as his step-daughter online to snare a paedophile and last night said: “I just wanted to nail him”. The Didcot resident acted after David Gregory, 39, sent his 12-year-old step-daughter sexual messages and a photo of his genitals. Gregory

OXFORD Cavaliers skipper John Connaughton (pictured) says nothing less than a win will do when they host Swindon St George in Rugby League Conference West of England tomorrow. Last week, they missed the chance to go top after losing 39-30 to Somerset

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Trains between Oxford and Paddington stations have been delayed by up to an hour after a person was hit by a train. The incident happened between Hayes & Harlington and West Drayton this morning. First Great Western (FGW) said information

A COMMUNITY project to clean up the Cumnor area has won an award. The Cumnor Cleaners have been honoured by the Campaign to Protect Rural England. About 100 volunteers gather twice a year to clean up an area of 10 square miles. It will

A city hair salon was blessed with a celebrity visitor with an unusual request.   Anyone who saw ITV documentary Britain’s Secret Treasures last night will have seen the handywork of hair stylist Marisa Notarbartolo, pictured.  

PUPILS, staff and parents at an Oxfordshire primary school finished for the summer holidays on a high after it came out of special measures. And instead of just moving up into the next Ofsted category – satisfactory – Chalgrove Primary School was

THE mother of a trainee Oxfordshire soldier will stage a vigil over planned military cuts next week. Lorraine Faulds wants to highlight the strong feeling in the county against the defence cuts, announced earlier this month. The vigil is part

A NEW sensory garden at a Witney nursery is offering youngsters an opportunity to learn about plants, bugs and rain water. The garden, which includes a pavilion, water feature and wild flowers, opened at The Farmhouse Nursery, in Church Green,