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  • Photographers invited to snap Aston’s Eyot

    PHOTOGRAPHERS are being challenged to take pictures of an island less than half a mile from the centre of Oxford. Aston’s Eyot, which sits just below Christ Church Meadow, is a 30-acre mass of land bounded on the west by the River Thames and on

  • Cancer survivor cycles to aid charity

    THREE years ago he faced the devastating news that nothing could be done to treat his bowel cancer. But Christian Alvey, 35, is now facing a massive charity cycle challenge after seven tumours were removed from his lungs. The father-of-two

  • Two cars crash at Peartree Roundabout

    TWO cars collided at the Peartree Roundabout to the north of Oxford. Ambulance and police were called to the scene just before 4.30pm. Two people were taken by ambulance to the John Radcliffe Hospital, but nothing more is known about their

  • Broken down vehicle causing delays on A34

    A VEHICLE has broken down on the A34 causing slow traffic. The vehicle is on the northbound lane of the Southern By-Pass Road between North Hinksey Lane and the A420 (Botley Interchange). Traffic is slow and the road is partially blocked.

  • Teacher who ’never gave up on a pupil’

    A TEACHER and charity champion from Witney has died aged 59. Robert Marchbank, known as Bob, was a headteacher at Chilworth House School for Special Education, in Wheatley. As well as having led a distinguished career in teaching, he was also

  • Oxford Utd director studied behaviour of football fans

    A PSYCHOLOGIST who studied Oxford United football fans to develop his theories on crowd behaviour has died aged 67. Dr Peter Marsh was a former director of the club and researcher at Oxford University and Oxford Brookes University. His pioneering

  • Bosses face quiz on their plans for funding growth

    BUSINESS leaders across the county are being invited to reveal how they plan to fund their future growth. Organisers behind the latest Oxfordshire Business Barometer survey want to know whether it is any easier to access finance than it was 12

  • Second sports retailer helps create 50 jobs at retail park

    MORE than 50 jobs have been created with the opening of a new sports shop in Oxford. Sports Direct is the second sports retailer to set up at the revamped Seacourt Retail Park, at Botley, following in the footsteps of French company Decathlon,

  • Business park expansion holds promise of 300 jobs

    UP to 300 new jobs could be created as a result of major extension to a business park. Managers at the Monument Business Park, in Chalgrove, want to extend it by 55,000 sq ft. The development will include laboratory space as well as industrial

  • RUGBY UNION: London Welsh sign flanker Waters

    LONDON Welsh have today announced the signing of openside flanker Darren Waters from Newport Gwent Dragons. The 29-year-old moves to the Kassam Stadium after three seasons at the Dragons, whose director of rugby is former Exiles head coach Lyn

  • Professor aims to change our views on science perception

    ALL scientists want the best equipment, so imagine how good it must feel to be Professor Andrew Harrison. He’s the man in charge of Diamond Light Source at Harwell, a giant microscope which uses the power of electrons to produce a light ten-billion-times

  • Ex-Bishop was outspoken on nuclear issues

    A FORMER Bishop of Salisbury who was chaplain at Corpus Christi College in Oxford has died aged 86. Rt Rev John Baker was Bishop of Salisbury from 1982 to 1993 and a former rector of St Margaret’s Church, in Westminster. He had also been the

  • Postal workers fear axe as delivery firms hit the road

    HUNDREDS of postal workers could lose their jobs and several post offices could close across Oxfordshire if private delivery firms start competing for Royal Mail business. The warning comes from union officials and Royal Mail management, who say

  • A treasure trove of national wonders

    Katherine MacAlister develops a new love for the capital after a day on the tourist trail I could imagine for a split second what an incredible spectacle the Royal Wedding had been from The Mall, the crowds swelling and cheering as the royal carriages

  • Takeaway at Haymans Fish Market

    Tim Hughes tries out fish and chips day at a nearby fishmarket in Osney Mead Cockles, candy floss and sticks of rock. Somethings just taste better at the seaside – and that’s particularly true of fish and chips, which is why Oxford is, for fans

  • This week's Nibbles

    * Word has it that Simon Bradley, who took up the reins of executive head chef at the Macdonald Randolph Hotel last summer, is doing great things and really shaking things up in Oxford’s most famous hotel kitchens. Simon, pictured, had classical

  • A carnival for carnivores at popular pub

    A meaty treat keeps Mr Greedy happy as Katherine MacAlister checks out the menu at The Star Inn We are a mad, eccentric nation. If you need to remind yourself, just step out of your front door on any given weekend over the summer because the

  • Sausage HQ bows out with a bang

    Pigs across Oxfordshire are sighing in relief at news that Max Mason is quitting his Sausage HQ in Oxford, aka The Big Bang. Oxford will be a far less colourful place without him and his hair-brained, and enormously popular, schemes and bountiful enthusiasm

  • Dance spills on to street

    There’s two enormously different festivals kicking off in Oxfordshire this week, one focusing on dance and the other books, and both equally as fascinating. Katherine MacAlister finds out more Dancin’ Oxford has launched an exciting outdoor programme

  • Lorry fire near A40 in Forest Hill

    FIREFIGHTERS were called to a lorry fire near Forest Hill today. Crews received reports at 10.55am of a large vehicle on fire on a cycle path parallel to the A40. Police also attended the scene. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service spent about

  • Nothing mousy about star of ballerina show

    With Angelina Ballerina about to leap on to the stage at Oxford’s New Theatre, writer Katharine Holabird explains her inspiration in creating the children’s favourite character It is now more than 30 years and 20 books since Angelina Ballerina,

  • Simple Minds are alive and kicking and ready to rock

    Jim Kerr, frontman of iconic 80s band Simple Minds, tells Tim Hughes things have never been better They may be in their fourth decade, but anthemic rockers Simple Minds are showing no signs of slowing down. On the contrary, frontman Jim Kerr

  • I will nod and be polite if there is a free bar

    Jane Messina asks how you can ignore the 'Jesus talk' at a church wedding After recently attending my very first Church of England wedding, politely keeping my head down during the many “Amens” and stories about Jesus turning water into wine (I

  • Be moved to change things

    Heather Card talks about her work with VSO on the Thai/Burma border An Oxfam calendar that I received as a present some years ago bore the words: “Be moved by the state of the world, outspoken about what’s unfair, and excited about making a difference

  • Generally a human being does it better

    Imade two journeys recently — one in my car and the other on a bus — during which new technology designed to eliminate the human factor rather proved the point that people work best. The first was on June 15 when, on a drive back from Winchester

  • Is party boss Ed now treading the boards?

    In one of my occasional ventures into Private Eye territory — and with Lord Gnome’s trademark reversed captions — I today offer what seems to me to be a remarkable lookalike. As soon as I saw last week’s preview article by Giles Woodforde about

  • Stripping Archer of his peerage in my dreams

    Ibobbed off in an armchair after dinner a couple of weeks ago — nearer three to be exact — and awoke to find myself in a new world. This was a fantasy world, as it turned out. Open on my lap was a copy of that day’s Daily Telegraph carrying a story

  • Base-to-base cycle ride supports sick colleague

    PERSONNEL from Commando Helicopter Force and RAF Benson cycled 115 miles to raise funds for three charities after a colleague got cancer. CHF’s Lieutenant Commander Sean Dufosee – known to his colleagues as Duffers – is based at RNAS Yeovilton

  • Parsonal privilege at Old Parsonage

    Christopher Gray discovers a contender for best hotel, and best restaurant, in all of Oxford The website for The Old Parsonage proudly states that it “is ranked as the best hotel in Oxford”, a judgment that I see no cause to argue with, although

  • Travel the world on Cowley Road

    Helen Peacocke finds wonderful and exotic dishes being showcased ahead of the carnival Gosh, what a fantastic day! If I’d been told that there would come a day when I’d be invited to eat my way along Oxford’s Cowley Road, and all in the guise of

  • Sweet aromas of summer shrubs

    Val Bourne examines the beauty and fragrance of the best varieties It’s high summer and I find myself making batches of strawberry jam while topping and tailing pounds of gooseberries, AND trying to watch the World Cup. Many women may be in

  • Cajoling the water voles to multiply

    Wendy Tobitt of BBOWT reports on how numbers of the rodents are looking more healthy thanks to the work of volunteers Fifteen years ago BBOWT set up the Water Vole Recovery Project, the first of its kind in the UK, in response to the awful results

  • Golf legend off to a tee

    Damon Smith on a film about the inspirational Seve Ballesteros Some sportsmen and women are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them. Spanish golfer Severiano Ballesteros became one of his sport’s greats after

  • Flasher exposed himself to dog walker along Oxford footpath

    A FLASHER followed a dog walker down an Oxford footpath before exposing himself in front of her. The crime happened off Jackdaw Lane in Iffley at about 12.30pm on Tuesday last week but police released the information today. Police described

  • Kingdom come

    Giles Woodforde on a romantic play explored by Magdalen College School It’s vital A-level exams one day, and straight into a major acting role only 24 hours later for 18-year-old Clio Takas. As she puts it: “It’s going from mental to physical energy

  • Councils should work together on planning

    TO prevent housing development in unwanted and unplanned areas, it is important to get Local Plans passed by the Government inspector as soon as possible. Oxford City took the hugely expensive (for the taxpayers of Oxford) decision to hire a Queen's

  • No mention of city’s adopted warship

    DURING the Second World War, most cities and towns ‘adopted’ a ship of the Royal Navy. The city of Oxford adopted the cruiser HMS Enterprise, and our citizens became proud of her distinguished service. This included a significant naval victory

  • Calm, efficient care from home service

    SO many negative reports are published about care in the home that I feel compelled to write about my experience. Through my GP, I was referred to the West Team of the Re-ablement service which provided wonderful care. I am 89, had a knee operation

  • Dog owners shouted at over no fouling

    ON Saturday, June 21, at 11am, my daughter and her children were taking their two small dogs for a walk on the recreation ground at the top of Playfield Road. She suddenly heard shouting from the man mowing the cricket pitch regarding dog excrement

  • No state funding for our faith schools

    ACCORDING to Government guidelines regarding religious education, “schools designated as having a religious character are free to make their own decisions in preparing their syllabuses”. It has been reported that in a recent survey by Opinium,

  • Trio awaiting sentence over crash for cash fraud claims

    THREE men have been convicted for their over a ‘crash for cash’ scam in Oxfordshire and further afield to fleece insurers. The men were convicted at Reading Crown Court on Tuesday over seven collisions across the Thames Valley and Metropolitan

  • Was it Pc 99 caught sneaking ice cream?

    SO, the local plod were caught by the Oxford Mail stopping off for an ice cream while proceeding in a southerly direction down Parks Road, were they? Brilliant. Was it Pc 99, by any chance? DAVID WILLIAMS David Walter Close Oxford Today

  • Thursday, June 26

    4:25pm Six men have been remanded in custody after appearing in court accused of child sex exploitation in Banbury 11:29am A flasher exposed himself to

  • Passionate Italian stallion of a show

    Christopher Gray enjoys a first-class performance of Puccini's Tosca After scaling the peaks of the Ring cycle last year in celebration of Wagner’s bicentenary, Longborough essays a less onerous ascent for its 2014 opener. But Puccini’s Tosca is

  • Score is on target but trigger-happy in Annie Get Your Gun

    Giles Woodforde on a show that is a good shot at Irving Berlin's iconic music The title ‘Greatest Musical Ever’ is easy enough to bandy about, but Irving Berlin’s Annie Get Your Gun has to be high on the list of possible contenders. With numbers

  • The Birmingham Royal Ballet @ The Wycombe Swan

    The company opened its performance in High Wycombe with a piece from its early history. Les Rendezvous was made for Ninette de Valois’ Vic-Wells Ballet (which eventually became The Royal Ballet) in 1933. At this time, when our national company

  • A baroque feast

    As Oxford Philomusica's Summer Baroque returns for a fourth series, Nicola Lisle talks to soloist Peter Adams There’s something about summer and baroque music — the two dovetail together as neatly as Wimbledon and strawberries or cricket on the

  • Eels a cut above

    Sebastian Reynolds praises a masterclass performance from American indie-rockers Eels Mark Ernest Everett has long been respected as one of the great American indie song writers. He is also a gifted articulator of the pain and tragedy of loss

  • Location wrangle delays Jericho eatery plan

    A GOVERNMENT inspector will decide whether a building in Jericho can become a restaurant after officials at Oxford City Council were not able to decide which street it is in. The building in question is on the corner of Walton Street and Little

  • Councillors are allowed to keep taking the tablets

    THE Insider noticed that county councillor Pete Handley has submitted a motion to next week’s county council meeting regarding the use of tablet computers by his colleagues. In his motion Mr Handley said: “Would the council agree that at all meetings

  • Students’ wild flowers are blooming delight

    A COLOURFUL array of wild flowers planted to show environmentally-friendly gardening techniques is now in bloom. Staff at Oxford University’s Botanic Garden in Rose Lane planted the border in 2011 using seedlings with the aim of having minimal

  • Singing full of joy and that's Gospel truth

    Oxford Gospel Choir marks a decade of music-making joy. Tim Hughes tunes in ‘It’s inspirational, joyful and uplifting!” When it comes to describing the appeal of her choir, Jules Francis is in no doubt as to why it has become one of the biggest

  • Weaving together a flood of stories

    Anne James admires basketry with a twist at a watery Henley exhibition When the Oxfordshire Basketmakers invited its 100-strong membership to take up the challenge of creating a two-dimensional piece of basketry, 18 did. Their brief was to capture

  • For Art's Sake with Marios Papadopoulos

    Marios Papadopoulous describes how music, as a form of communication and expression, often transcends words The Power of Music is the title of the first of our Summer Baroque series of concerts — five Saturday evening concerts in high summer featuring

  • Rich pickings at 'Poshstock'

    Tim Hughes talks to Cornbury Festival Director Hugh Phillimore about his feast of music with an upper class vibe With its stately home setting, celebrity guest list and plush VIP area, Cornbury is far from most people’s impression of a music festival

  • OxVox call on Oxford United owner Lenagan to break silence

    IAN Lenagan has been urged by OxVox to clear up the uncertainty surrounding Oxford United after the club was the subject of extensive takeover rumours. News has emerged that a consortium involving Mark Ashton, a former chief executive of Watford

  • Oxford United add to backroom staff

    OXFORD United have appointed Andrew Proctor to become their new lead physiotherapist. He arrives after three years at Exeter City, first as head of the club’s academy sports science and medicine, before becoming the Grecians’ head of physiotherapy

  • Man with bright ideas

    At 65, software whizz Paul Humphreys says he should be putting his feet up at the seaside — but he is still as enthusiastic about computing as he was at 18. He runs four businesses — a computer training studio, a community website, a computer consultancy

  • Warning over legal highs as health report highlights issues

    A NEW campaign will warn about ‘legal highs’ amid concerns from the county’s director of public health. Oxfordshire County Council is to launch a social media campaign about psychoactive drugs, mostly bought online. County director of public

  • We have got to win battle of the bulge for children

    IT may seem a tiny drop, but the decrease from seven to 6.4 per cent for child obesity in Oxfordshire is hopefully hugely significant. Yes, it is only a drop of 0.6 percentage points, but it is a drop of 8.5 per cent in a year. Childhood obesity

  • Sites needed for local stores

    Demand is growing for new sites for food chain convenience stores in Oxford. The recent trend towards smaller supermarkets in the city has prompted agents to start looking for further possible locations. Tom Barton, diector of Kidlington-based

  • Report highlights lack of office space

    OXFORDSHIRE needs new speculative office developments to start now to keep up with demand. That is the conclusion of a major new report into the sector after a major hike in take up of accommodation last year. The Commercial Edge Oxfordshire

  • Expansion at Chalgrove

    UP to 300 new jobs could be created with a major extension to the Monument Business Park, Chalgrove. Managers want it to grow by a further 55,000 sq ft. The development will include laboratory space as well as industrial and office accommodation

  • Developer opens community shop

    Developers of a new retirement village have opened a high street store in Witney. Open Monday to Saturday until 4pm, Richmond Villages has launched a marketing and community shop at Waterloo Walk. Marketing manager David Reaves said: “This

  • Begbroke celebrates success

    Britain is good at science, but rubbish at turning bright ideas into commercial reality. That has been our history since Oxford researchers had to travel to the USA to produce the first antibiotics in the Second World War. But things should be

  • Don't depend on the state

    As important events go, it was never likely to be on a par with that monumental, jump-out-of-the-bath ‘eureka’ moment which led to the establishment of Archimedes Principle. This rule of physics, you will recall from your days studying science

  • Natural solution to pests

    Eden Research, employing only five people in a former vicarage in the tiny village of South Leigh, near Witney — the home of deputy chairman Ken Brooks, one of the founders of Witney law firm Brook Street Des Roches — is pioneering technology that

  • Homecoming for Queen of Big top

    KATIE ROGERS had a dream to run away and join a circus. One can only imagine the pride she will feel when she comes home as one of the stars of the show next month.

  • Run away to circus? Katie did just that

    Growing up in Wantage, Katie Rogers dreamed of running away to join the circus. Every year for her birthday her parents took her to see Jay Miller’s Circus near her grandmother’s home on the Isle of Wight. Fellow students at St Helen and St

  • Aiming for excellence

    Osteopath Jamie Dearing answers our questions about his journey from a New Zealand amusement park to running his own osteopathy clinic in Oxford What was your first job and what did your responsibilities include? It was a summer job at a safari-themed

  • Looking for the perfect fit

    With an idea that emerged from the depths of frustration whilst studying for his doctorate at Oxford University, Ryan Cawood has built a successful business that has already helped hundreds of research scientists worldwide It focuses on the provision

  • Ice cream parlour thief scoops charity cash and runs off

    A THIEF cut through metal chains to steal a charity collection box from an ice cream parlour, right under the nose of the woman it would help. The tin, containing about £200 of public donations, was stolen from George and Danver on St Aldate’s

  • £400k education pot for Oxfordshire youngsters

    A boost of more than £400,000 has been given to educate the county’s under-privileged three and four-year-olds. Yesterday Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg announced Oxfordshire would receive £403,658 in Early Years Pupil Premium Funding. It

  • Accident blocks road at Shipton-on-Cherwell

    The A4260 was blocked in both directions at Shipton-on-Cherwell yesterday because of a crash between a motorcycle and a truck. Two vehicles were involved in the incident between Canal Road and Upper Campsfield Road. Police officers were called

  • Family flee burning Bicester home in blaze drama

    A family escaped their Bicester home after a dishwasher fire broke out in their kitchen in the middle of the night. Two engines were called to the scene at around 2.20am on Sunday to put out a fire in Lilly Close after a dishwasher caught fire.

  • Oxfordshire homeless funding cuts dismay

    A CUT in funding for Oxfordshire’s homeless could help them become more “self-reliant” it has been claimed. County councillor Judith Heathcoat, cabinet member for adult social care, made the claim while unveiling how Oxfordshire County Council

  • GOLF: Fleming in the groove at Frilford

    Tom Fleming was the pick of the local players in action during yesterday morning’s Buildbase Open first round at Frilford Heath. Playing at his home club, Fleming carded a two-under par 70 to stand a good chance of making the cut at the end of

  • RAF flies high in exercising their Freedom of Borough

    THE streets of Wallingford were lined with hundreds of well-wishers yesterday as HRH Prince Michael of Kent inspected troops from RAF Benson. More than 100 service personnel marched through the town to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the helicopter

  • ATHLETICS: Muskwe hopes GB call is first of many

    OXFORDSHIRE decathlete Osman Muskwe will compete for Great Britain & Northern Ireland in the European Cup Combined Events Super League. The 28-year-old soldier, who is based at Abingdon’s Dalton Barracks, is in an eight-strong team for the

  • BAR BILLIARDS: Calling all clubs

    The Oxford Association hold their annual meeting at the Gladiators Club tonight (8pm). The summer season starts on Thursday, July 3, with fixtures to be distributed shortly.

  • ICE HOCKEY: Elliott to lead Stars for a third season

    DARREN Elliott will remain as Oxford City Stars’ head coach for a third season as they look to make their mark in English National League Division 1. Elliott, who steered Stars to the Division 2 South title for the previous two campaigns, will

  • BOWLS: Oxon ladies march on in Walker Cup

    OXFORDSHIRE Ladies moved into the Walker Cup regional finals with a 36-34 win against the Isle of Wight. Caroline Campion’s rink of Margaret Bullock, Pat Ostler and Donna Knight were edged out at Banister Park in Hampshire. But Katherine Hawes

  • Parky at the Pictures (DVD 26/6/2014)

    With 4 July in the offing, it seems appropriate to take a look at three pivotal American independent film-makers and examine how they have sought to break with the Hollywood mainstream in the six decades since John Cassavetes lost interest in simply

  • Parky at the Pictures (In Cinemas 26/6/2014)

    Agnès Jaoui and Jean-Pierre Bacri have been a formidable team since they first met in a production of Harold Pinter's The Birthday Party in 1987. They began writing together with the script for Philippe Muyl's Cuisines et dépendances (1992) and scooped

  • Ladygrove Park headteacher joins in leaving party

    FIFTEEN years as headteacher at a Didcot primary school have ‘gone by in a flash’ for David Burrows. Mr Burrows was appointed headteacher of Ladygrove Park Primary School in September 1998 before the school opened. The first 120 pupils, aged

  • Oxford hotel death not suspicious

    Police say they will take no further action over an unexplained death at the River Hotel on Tuesday. A man in his 70s was found dead in the Botley Road hotel at 12.30pm after fears for his welfare were reported. Thames Valley Police has said

  • Leader’s vision for tram hub in Grove unveiled

    This is what Grove Station could look like if it is re-opened for trams or trains. Oxfordshire County Council leader Ian Hudspeth was in Wantage last night to set out his vision for transport in and around the town. The Conservative councillor

  • Teenager is arrested over Cropredy break-in

    A teenager was arrested on suspicion of theft from a motor vehicle and handling stolen goods. The 17-year-old was arrested last week in connection with a break-in at Cropredy on Saturday, June 7, but police only released information yesterday.

  • Let Rainbow Reservoir fill your life with colour

    SWEETLY sung pop with a dark, grungy underbelly and feisty punk attitude, Rainbow Reservoir are as entertaining as they are hard to categorise. The melodic, but hard-rocking, three piece, is the vision of American singer-songwriter Angela Space

  • ATHLETICS: Baird leads way, but Radley slip to bottom

    AISLINN Baird starred for Radley in their Sweatshop Southern League Division 1 meeting at Hornchurch. But a low turnout saw Radley finish in last place and slip to the bottom of the league table. Baird, 22, increased her personal best by 2.5m

  • ATHLETICS: Curtis brothers on the podium

    FREDDIE Curtis saw off younger brother Redford to take gold at the England Under 20/23 Championships in Bedford. The javelin throwing siblings, from Hardwick, near Bicester, finished first and second in the under 20 event. Freddie, 19, improved

  • BOWLS: High-scoring Headington hammer Shiplake

    HEADINGTON A look well on the way to the Division 1 title as the Oxford & District League, sponsored by Yarnton Nurseries, reached its halfway point. The leaders’ 118 shots was the highest in the league this season and sealed a 6-0 home win

  • Study’s concerns for family support in Oxfordshire

    Families of people with complex learning disabilities must be involved more in their care, a report on Oxfordshire services recommends. The Oxfordshire Family Support Network report, released today, said: “The barriers between families and professionals

  • Chiltern is still top of county’s rail providers

    FEEDBACK from passengers shows how two out of three county rail services are performing at the national average or below. The annual National Rail Passenger Survey from the independent consumer organisation Passenger Focus was released yesterday

  • Encaenia honours six with degrees

    Distinguished men and women from science, religion and the arts received honorary degrees at Oxford University’s historic Encaenia ceremony. Those awarded yesterday included sculptor Sir Anish Kapoor, Presiding Bishop and Primate of the Episcopal

  • Fiaz Munshi murder trial resumes

    The murder trial of Fiaz Munshi is due to resume today after a break yesterday. Munshi, 38, denies murdering two children in an arson attack in East Oxford nearly 17 years ago. Anum Khan, eight, and her brother Majid, 15, died due to the blaze

  • ATHLETICS: Results round-up

    (senior men unless stated) SWEATSHOP SOUTHERN LEAGUE Division 1 Radley A-String details MEN 100m: 2 J Dorrian 11.2. 200m: 1 J Dorrian 22.2. 400m: 4 R Craze 54.00. 800m: 2 C Hewitt 2.02.3. 1,500m: 4 C Hewitt 4.28.3. High Jump: 4

  • ATHLETICS: More places are available

    THERE will be 25 new entries available on the night for round three of the Mota-Vation Series at Combe. The 3.9-mile road race is at 7.30pm on Thurday. See kidlingtonrunning.org.uk/mota-vation for more information. Latest Sport news

  • Why Diamond couple won’t be making a fuss of big day

    BOB and Ann Adams don’t want to tempt fate by organising a party for their diamond wedding anniversary today. The couple from Horspath did not have a honeymoon because Mr Adams left for Germany on national service three days after they were married

  • Epilepsy charity appeal launch at Downing Street

    A WANTAGE charity attended 10 Downing Street where it launched an appeal for research into a pioneering device which could cut epilepsy deaths. Experts from SUDEP Action met Samantha Cameron, policy makers and bereaved families at the event, where

  • Fire of love still burns for Bicester couple

    AFTER 60 years of marriage a Bicester couple say they are still very happy together. Ruth and Ronald Palmer tied the knot on June 26, 1954 at a small ceremony in Launton Village Church with friends and family. The couple had met four years

  • Bandage led to Diamond pair tying the knot

    Peter and Jean Goodgame, who also celebrate their diamond anniversary today, were born and raised in Oxford, and still love the city. But 15 years ago, they retired to Dawlish in Devon, realising a dream Mr Goodgame had held ever since he did his

  • Bicester Carnival promise for the weekend

    THIS year’s Bicester Carnival promises to be bigger and better than ever. Taking place on Saturday, a procession of decorated floats will leave Bicester Leisure Centre, in Queens Avenue, at noon and weave its way to Pingle Field, off Pingle Drive