I love Tony Moore’s crop here – it leaves a great bit of space for London Welsh’s Gordon Ross to follow his ball skywards. So often sports pictures are tight action shots – this is a refreshing change. For our business pages, Damian Halliwell
Parish councillors will discuss the future of Grove Rugby Football Club at a meeting on Tuesday night. Grove Parish Council’s leisure and recreation committee will meet at the Old Mill Hall from 7.30pm to discuss this year’s expenditure on the
St Helen’s Church, Dry Sandford, near Abingdon, is looking for volunteers to help record its churchyard monument inscription. The church is participating in Cherishing Churchyard Week and will hold the recording day on Saturday, June 14. Local
Animal charities and rescuers in Oxfordshire have a chance to bid for a share of £500,000. Organisations can nominate themselves to receive one of 10 grants of £50,000 from Support Adoption For Pets. Groups should make a short video introducing
SUCCESS might be hard to come by for England’s footballers this summer, but the UK’s pickleball players already have something to toast. The Oxfordshire-based pickleball team flew to Amsterdam last week to take part in a world championship competition
EDDIE Pepperell fired an excellent third round of 68 to move into the top ten at the BMW PGA Championship. The Abingdon golfer hit five birdies and a bogey for a four-under-par total at Wentworth. It took the 23-year-old into a share of seventh
A SOLAR farm the size of 75 football pitches is being planned for South Oxfordshire. The John Phillips Planning Consultancy, based in Hinksey Hill, is planning to build the power plant on 54 hectares of fields behind Monument Business Park in Chalgrove
The Wantage and Grove Campaign Group for Sustainable Development (WAGCG) will hold a fundraising concert tomorrow. The show at The Beacon will feature performances from The Hathor String Trio and others, from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. Tickets are £10
A team of roller derby skaters will complete 11 laps of Goodwood Race Circuit in West Sussex tomorrow in aid of Helen & Douglas House. The all-girl team, called Code Red, will raise money in the name of Thomas Laurie, nine, of Bicester, who
People are being urged to open their homes to host tennis players from Bicester’s twinned town of Neunkirchen in Seelscheid, Germany, over the weekend of Friday, May 30, to Monday, June 2. Bicester and District Twinning Association need to find
ONLY a handful of more than 5,000 food establishments across the county have been told they need urgent improvements by the Food Standards Agency (FSA). According to the FSA, which inspect all organisations who deal with food – including schools
DRIVERS are being warned of delays after two lorries crashed on the A34. The articulated lorry and tanker collided shortly after 4pm on the southbound carriageway. There is some fluid leaking from the crash, however Thames Valley Police said
A GROUP of teenage boys were attacked as they got off a night bus in Witney. Police said the suspects are two men who had been on the bus with a woman. The four boys - two aged 17 and two 18 - got off at the stop on the corner of Burwell Drive
A CHRISTIAN rock concert will bring one teenager a step closer to being able to walk. Gabriel Masih-Gill, 14, has cerebral palsy and relies on a wheelchair. His family is trying to raise enough money for a life-changing operation that will
POLICE are concerned about the welfare of a teenage couple who are believed to have gone missing together yesterday evening. Ryan Eeley, 16 and Ola Prustzyk, 15 went missing from their homes in Headington and Abingdon and are believed to be together
AN independent police watchdog will not investigate Thames Valley Police’s handling of two sex attacks. The force called in the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) after a sexual assault in Beckley on Thursday, March 20, and an alleged
A duo embarked upon a 14-mile three-legged walk in memory of a four-month-old baby who lost his battle with a rare congenital disease three years ago. Nadine Ludlow, 31, and Nikki Lane, 32, braved the rain together to raise funds for the Newborn
A woman used her high-heeled shoes to crack a glass window at 3.30am when she realised Oxford railway station was closed. British Transport Police has now released CCTV images of a woman they want to speak to about the criminal damage on Saturday
A FATHER who abducted his six-year-old son and took him to Turkey for three months has been jailed at Oxford Crown Court. Mustafa Duyus, 46, of Nightingale Avenue, Greater Leys, admitted committing the crime on Monday, September 2, last year when
The A41 at Bicester is fully open again after an earlier accident between the M40 junction 9 and Bicester. The accident involved one car in the outside lane at about 11am.
SCIENTIST Mike Dodd began a career to fight a life-threatening heart condition after being told he might develop the illness himself. As a teenager doctors told him he carried the gene which causes hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and that sparked
BLACKBIRD Leys children can finally play on their new equipment, six months after it was donated. The Blackbird Leys Adventure Playground (BLAP) received the climbing frame in November from Botley couple Andrew and Jill Bond, who no longer had
Seb Jewell admits London Welsh have a chip on their shoulder regarding play-off final opponents Bristol. Welsh host Bristol at Oxford’s Kassam Stadium on Wednesday in the first leg of their Greene King IPA Championship final with a lot to prove
Eddie Pepperell will be aiming to edge into contention at Wentworth this weekend after weathering tough conditions to comfortably make the cut yesterday. The 23-year-old from Abingdon battled in heavy rain to card a one-over-par 73 to reach the
A MOTHER has told of her terror as she saw her four-year-old son stuck on a 30ft-high roof. George Groves clambered on to the roof looking for an escape, after he accidentally became stuck in a bathroom on the top floor. Firefighters had to
AS the pundits pore over their graphs and the local election analysis descends into paralysis, it is easy to forget that politics at all levels is about people. That was amply and poignantly illustrated in Cherwell Council’s Bloxham and Bodicote
IT is encouraging to know so many of the county’s food outlets have good hygiene standards. The Scores on the Doors scheme has been a huge success in giving diners this vital information. Patrons are given peace of mind when they visit an eatery
12:44pm A 55-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man's body was found at an Oxford home. 2:40pm Police search for missing boy, 16 and girl, 15, who
A burning dinner was mistaken for a house fire in Blackbird Leys, Oxford. Two fire crews, from Slade Park and Rewley Road, went to the house in Juniper Road after a neighbour heard the smoke alarms sounding and noticed the smell of smoke. No-one
Drivers were delayed yesterday when a lorry got stuck under the railway bridge in Botley Road, Oxford. Police were called to the scene at about 9.45am when the lorry could not get under the bridge and needed help to turn around. The delays
A ROBBER who called himself “the Robin Hood of Oxford” has been jailed after he took a woman hostage during a raid on a post office. Taffyn Betnay, 23, of Benouville Close in Cowley was yesterday handed a four-year prison sentence for stealing
A 50-year-old homeless man died of an overdose of mixed drugs and alcohol, the Oxfordshire Coroner’s Court heard. Baldave Singh was said to be found unresponsive shortly after midnight on May 9 at the O’Hanlon House night shelter, in Oxford, where
AN Oxford University academic who once climbed London’s Shard for his PhD has avoided jail for damaging railway property. Dr Bradley Garrett, a researcher at the school of geography, joined a group of self-styled “place hackers” who explored off-limits
AND they’re off as 50 teams yesterday started a journey from Cornbury Park to Witney’s twin town of Le Touquet in France. The Twin Town Challenge sees cars worth £500 or less travel the 1,000 miles. Drivers will take in the famous race circuits
Megan Nicholls, daughter of National Hunt champion trainer Paul Nicholls, could be in point-to-point action at Kingston Blount, near Chinnor, tomorrow (2.30). She has the choice of riding Gwanako or Current Event in the ladies’ open.
Dan Blair led the way with three medals as four of Oxfordshire’s top players enjoyed a productive trip to compete in the Hampshire Under 16 Open. Blair, from Didcot, opened his account in the boys singles, thrashing Devon’s Will Friar 21-10, 21
Ben Goodall put thoughts about his exams to one side and passed a different test to claim tumbling gold at Coventry’s Ricoh Arena. It was the Harwell teenager’s second gold in two outings in the series. A victory in the opening round at Sheffield
Oxfordshire Under 15s got their season up and running when beating Northamptonshire by 95 runs after a great recovery at Stonesfield. Choosing to bat first, Oxon slipped to 25-2, and despite 27 from Harrison Ward, they seemed in trouble at 85-6.
HEROS, the racehorse retraining charity based at North Farm Stud at Fawley, near Wantage, hold an open day on Bank Holiday Monday (11am). There will be a parade of horses, demonstrations and other attractions. Entry is £8 and free for children
WHEN a pair of eyes peered up at young Agnes Mcphee from a coal cellar, it was love at first sight. Able seaman George Larkins had been posted to Port Glasgow, Scotland, as part of the war effort. Accommodation for Navy seamen was not ready
Oxford United women’s midfielder Kayleigh Hines wants to claim bragging rights as the U’s host Reading at Northcourt Road in the FA Women’s Super League 2 tomorrow (2pm). Hines, who was at Reading before joining United in January, has started every
Agrand total of £1,110 was raised for the hospice charity home Sobell House in Oxford by anglers fishing the Ann Malone Memorial Series. The final match was at Stable Lake, Kirtlington, where carp had started spawning, but were still happy to feed
Wantage Taekwondo School enjoyed success at the Welsh National Championships in Cardiff. Holly Charles took gold in the under 48kg category and a silver in junior colour patterns. Oliver Preston won the under ten sparring despite it being only
A group of students from Oxford enjoyed the chance of a lifetime when they got to play at the Home of Cricket. Pupils from St Mary and St John Primary School were among 600 youngsters from across the country invited to an MCC Spirit of Cricket
Billy Minns, from Wallingford, took fourth place in his age category at the ASA National Skills Championships in Sheffield. This great result followed the 14-year-old’s silver medal at the regional qualifying event in Crawley. After working
Standlake's Katie Nutt has been selected for the Under 14s British Team for the European and African Junior Championships in Sesena, Spain, in August. Nutt, 13, who attends Bartholomew School and trains at Oxford Wake and Ski Club with coach Steve
Jack Midson will be reunited with former Oxford United strike partner James Constable next season after signing for Eastleigh. The 30-year-old, who was released by AFC Wimbledon earlier this month, signed two days after Constable made the switch
Kristian Williams was the only Bicester Tri Club member in action last weekend. Competing at the BTF Sprint Championship/Eton Sprints 2014, he finished the 750m swim, 21.2km bike and 5km run in 1hour 17mins 52secs. Elsewhere, Debbie Gilbert
A rapid innings of 45 by Maud Muir was the key factor in Oxfordshire Girls' Under 13's 33-run success over Nottinghamshire at Moreton. Muir’s contribution, plus 32 extras, helped the hosts reach 121 all out in 21 overs after choosing to bat first
High jumper Jade O’Dowda stole the show with a terrific clearance to win the junior girls’ competition in the North Oxfordshire Athletics Trials at Horspath Sports Ground. The 14-year-old, from Gosford Hill School, Kidlington, sailed over the bar
Witney A were pipped to third place by a point at the Gareth Jeans Gala in Dunstable. Shining for Witney were Ella Frost, Rosie Mulling, Maja Sikorska and Eva Moody, who won both their relays by a big margin. Frost and Moody also won their
CHRIS Heath burst into tears as she held the seat of her late husband for the first time since his death. Mrs Heath said: “I hadn't thought about it the last few weeks, I have been so busy and all of a sudden I have thought ‘I have done it and
CONSERVATIVE Cherwell District Council leader Barry Wood said the UK Independence Party ate into its vote as the Tories lost two seats to Labour. Yet he said he was “very pleased” with the overall result, which saw the party slip from 41 to 40
Dan Rivers has received a boost ahead of the Commonwealth Games after securing funding. The 22-year-old, who will take part in all three small bore rifle categories in Glasgow in July, has received an award from the GLL Sport Foundation. The
Bicester light middleweight Daza Usher was philosophical after losing to Mitch Buckland by a close points decision at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff. Usher, who at ten stone 2lbs was three ounces heavier than his southpaw opponent, worked behind
Ellie Bath and Charley Noble combined to set Oxford up for a 214-run win over Four Oaks Saints in ECB Midlands League Division 2. Bath (pictured) hit an unbeaten 139 from 135 balls to help Oxford to 274-3, before Noble took 5-9 as Four Oaks were
James McStay returned the amazing figures of 6-2 as Lord Williams, Thame shot out Bartholomew, Eynsham, for just 35 in the Oxfordshire Under 14 Premier League. Lord Williams reached 36-1 to complete a comfortable nine-wicket win. RESULTS
Bob Price: Labour I think the work we did on the doorstep indicated strong support for Labour, but clearly with the EU elections on the same day that might have been an issue. In a number of marginal wards we came out on the right side.
LABOUR strengthened its hold on Oxford City Council yesterday, increasing its already large majority. Twenty-five of the council’s 48 seats were up for election on Thursday and the results were totted up during a tense count in the Town Hall.
RELIEF and joy swept through Windrush Leisure Centre as the Conservatives managed to gain two seats in the district. After a swift two hours of counting, the Conservative Party in West Oxfordshire District Council remained victorious after increasing
Karl Bushell followed up his men’s singles title triumph by retaining his crown in the seventh annual Oxford & District Association’s Hard Bat competition at Bicester. The Kidlington Forum veteran took the “TT The Hard Way” Trophy home again
The trial of a 26-year-old accused of six counts of rape will continue at Oxford Crown Court on Tuesday. Lewyn Rudge, of Valentia Road, Headington, denies the charges – as well as five counts of causing actual bodily harm – in relation to two women
Heavy traffic on the A41 southbound slowed up the bank holiday getaway yesterday. Drivers faced delays of up to 60 minutes on the A34 Western By-Pass between A44 Woodstock Road and B430 Weston-on-The-Green. There was also a four-car crash on
Protesters supporting those who received infected NHS blood transfusions in the 1970s and ’80s demonstrated outside David Cameron’s constituency office. Organiser Dave Leadbetter, from Witney, has haemophilia and contracted Hepatitis C from an
PROPOSALS for two large warehouses near Didcot have been thrown out. Diageo Pension Trust Ltd wanted to build 1m square-feet of distribution and logistics buildings on land west of Didcot Power Station, off Sutton Courtenay Lane, Sutton Courtenay
