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WIZ Bunce took 8-16 in a remarkable 17-over spell for Kidlington 2nd that destroyed Wolverton Town 2nd at Stratfield Brake. Town were dismissed for just 89 by the veteran seamer and groundsman, and were equally

MATT Bolton's unbeaten 83 carried Bledlow Village to a seven-wicket victory at home to Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 2nd. Put in to bat Nondies had managed 165-9, Nick Smith top scoring with 48 not out.

DIDCOT claimed the last Princes Risborough wicket with the penultimate ball of the final over to clinch a 50-run victory. Matt Jones top-scored with 42 in Didcot's 196-7 and then took 3-21, including the last wicket

MORRIS Motors Exiles were well placed on 69 without loss after being asked to bat at home to Hanborough, but slumped to 163 all out. Aftab Alam made 55, while Matthew Busby took 5-46 and Paul Rose 4-39. Busby then top-scored

A SPARKLING unbeaten 133 from Ben Humpage was the highlight of a high-scoring affair between Abingdon Vale and Banbury 2nd. Humpage was the mainstay of Vale's impressive 255-4, while Matty Latham also provided a handy 69.

A CENTURY by Simon Hole led Shipton-under-Wychwood to a mammoth score at home to Buckingham on Saturday. Hole hit a fine 113, and shared a second-wicket stand of 209 with Paul Hemming (86). Then Jason Constable rounded

MORRIS Motors Exiles made the most of taking part in the only match played in the whole league on Saturday. The Exiles beat hosts Cropredy by five wickets to go top of the Division 3 table. In a match reduced to

ADAM Lawrence, Kidlington 2nd's 18-year-old prospect, piled up 183 in his side's extraordinary 328-5 against Bledlow Ridge 2nd. The Australian added 270 in partnership with Eddie Willmot, who fell six short of a century. The

OXFORD Downs 2nd made light work of chasing 153 to beat Tiddington 2nd, reaching the target in just 16.1 overs. Ian Caunce (63no) and James Ellwood (58no) did the damage as Downs romped home by nine wickets. Earlier, Richard

WHILE Didcot's football team were lifting the FA Vase the town's cricketers were winning by three wickets at home to Brackley. Matt Jones was the hero, taking 8-28 in a 15-over spell as the visitors were bowled out for 131.

HANBOROUGH collapsed from 185-3 to 188 all out and a shock 12-run defeat at home to Leighton Buzzard Town. Matt Busby (97) and Dave Burgess (44) seemed to have set up victory before left-arm paceman Dan Scott took three wickets

ABINGDON Vale continued their flying start to the season by giving Sandford St Martin a fearful thrashing at Hales Meadow. The visitors chose to bat and were not too disappointed with their total of 161-7, which featured 68

BOURTON Vale captain Nick Anderson hit boundaries off the last three balls of the final over to condemn Kidlington to a stunning four-wicket defeat. When Anderson came to the wicket, Vale needed nine to win off four ballsbowled

ABINGDON Vale 2nd's Paul Lemon hit a fine unbeaten 119 to lay the foundation for a seven-wicket win over Wolverton Town 2nd. With Phil Evans (58), he added 182 for the second wicket as Vale passed the 200-8 set by Wolverton,

THE first league match at Oxford Downs' new improved Standlake ground ended in a home win. Matt Bolton (68) top-scored in Bledlow Village's 223-8, before Ian Caunce smashed three sixes and nine fours in a quickfire 75 and 16

WALLINGFORD off-spinner Warren Ainsworth took a hat-trick in his 5-55, but finished on the losing side against Challow 2nd , who won by 41 runs. Put in to bat in a game reduced to 48 overs by rain, the visitors reached 195-8

SYED Zaidi ­ better known as Naveed ­ hit 131 and took 5-51 as Cropredy thrashed Dinton 2nd by 115 runs. Ralph Orchard's 62 helped Cropredy declare on 257-5 after 47 overs, the visitors slumping to 142 all out against Naveed

TIDDINGTON pulled off a remarkable victory over Great & Little Tew off the last ball, having been set 297. Their heroes were Riaan Krynauw, who hit 105, and Neil Smith, who smashed 78 from 34 balls to take his side to the brink

CHALLOW & Childrey's latest Australian import Mark Ellison made an instant impact, crashing two sixes and 17 fours in a 79-ball 117 not out as his side crushed Oxford 2nd on Saturday. The newly-promoted side had struggled to

ABINGDON Vale 2nd's batsmen had a rare off-day when they collapsed to 84 all out at home to Thame Town 2nd. Ian McStay did much of the damage with 4-30, before Steve Beard (44no) and Steve Chowns (31no) took Thame to

VETERAN off-spinner Roger Berryman took 7-58 as joint leaders Oxford Downs 2nd dismissed Aston Rowant 2nd for 155. Jon Cooper hit 42. Steve Roberts (60) and Mark Wingfield Digby (42) then took Downs to a six-wicket win

BEN Cook took 5-22 to help Horspath get back to winning ways at the expense of Princes Risborough. Cook helped bowl out the hosts for 141, with only Richard Griffin (53) and Rafe Morton (37) providing much resistance.

HANBOROUGH'S Rob Lovick bludgeoned 151 and added 171 for the third wicket with Daniel Simpson against Henley 2nd. The home side's 289-6 was never threatened as Henley crawled to 98-9, with Joe Cockcroft (5-38) coming close to

CALUM Taylor took 4-38 in an impressive 18-over spell, then hit an unbeaten 59 as Banbury 2nd proved far too strong for Sandford St Martin. Taylor, who underwent surgery on his shoulder in the winter, was backed by Paul Hill

THE Rana brothers stole the show as they helped their respective sides secure dramatic home wins. A devastating bowling burst from Mohson Rana turned almost certain defeat into victory for Oxford 2nd at home to Bourton Vale. Paceman

ASHLEY Pearson struck 118 as Banbury 3rd raced to 249-4 after being asked to bat by Wolverton Town 2nd. Shah Nawaz Mohammed then took 5-42 for the leaders as Town were dismissed for just 123. **Banbury 3rd 30pts, Wolverton2nd 1

IAN Caunce hit 102, Steve Roberts 96 and Paddy Daniel 65 not out as Oxford Downs 2nd amassed 301-4 against Chearsley. Both sides had perfect records going into the game, but Chearsley saw theirs disappear as they fell to 155 all out and a crushing

TIGHT bowling by leaders Cumnor 2nd restricted Princes Risborough to 157-6, with only Tim Brooker (40) making a significant contribution. Cumnor then raced to 160-3 in the 31st over, with Malcolm Evans (48no) to the fore. **Cumnor 2nd 30pts,

KIMBLE'S Khaqan Arsal took 9-44 against Leighton Buzzard Town ­ but still lost! Arsal bowled out Town for 105 and hit 30, but Phil Whatmore, Lee Selfe and Anthony Francis each took three wickets as the hosts fell to 83 all out. Kimble 13pts,

BANBURY 2nd's left-arm spinner Luke Ryan spent a day bowling at England and Australia in the nets at Bristol last week ­ then put the experience into practice by taking 6-47 against Tiddington. Riaan Krynauw (49) and Neil Smith (40) took Tiddington to

KIDLINGTON look to be running away with the Oxford Times Cherwell League title after they were the only winners among the top six sides on Saturday. Aussie Ross Lupton gave them a flying start by taking two wickets in the first over as Oxford

GREAT & Little Tew 2nd won a thriller by one wicket with three balls to spare away to Bledlow Ridge 2nd. David Wood (39), Malcolm Ashby (51) and Mike Stevens (42no) scored so quickly that Ridge felt able to declare two overs

OXFORD Downs 2nd were in deep trouble at 142-7 chasing Shipton-under-Wychwood 2nd's 184, but they sneaked home by two wickets to stay joint top. Steve Roberts took 5-36 for Downs, who then struggled against Tim Osborne,

ALI Morteza hit a swashbuckling 54 then took 4-42 as Cumnor 2nd beat Milton Keynes Park 2nd by 79 runs to extend their lead at the top of the table. Ian Belcher was also out for 54 as Cumnor recovered from 48-4 to post 191-7.

PAUL Rose took 6-41 in an impressive 19-over spell as Hanborough inflicted a first defeat on Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts. Sanjay Vinjimoor took 7-50 as Hanborough fell to 177 all out. Dave Burgess top-scored with 46.

ED Phillips almost came of age with a century as Banbury 2nd slipped to a 33-run defeat at home to Wolverton Town. Phillips looked set to mark his 18th birthday with a ton, but holed out to the boundary on 98. Andrew

LEADERS Kidlington maintained their near-per- fect start to the season as they overcame fellow title contenders Challow & Childrey by four wickets. Challow's decision to bat first appeared justified when Aussie Mark Ellison

AN unbeaten 108 from James Davis and 67 from Chris Jones allowed Oxford 3rd to declare on a formidable 257-4 after being asked to bat by Abingdon Vale 2nd. But their confidence was misplaced as Phil Evans (71), Joe Kettle (67

OXFORD Downs 2nd maintained their 100 per cent record after bowling out Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 2nd for just 154. Roger Berryman took 4-41 for Downs while Simon Anderson hit 51 to give the score some respectability

BOTTOM club Wallingford dominated their drawn derby clash with Didcot, who led the table going into the match. Daryll Howell (57), Warren Ainsworth (45no) and Steve Green (44) enabled Wallingford to declare two overs early on

PAUL Rose took 8-70 in a 19-over spell as Hanborough restricted Dinton 2nd to 204-9 on their way to an easy eight-wicket win. Richard Scott hit 60 for Dinton, while first-team hopeful Dave Saunders scored 50. Rob Lovick

THE combined wiles of Abingdon Vale's experienced seamer Robin Newman and left-arm spinner Paul White proved too much for Great & Little Tew. The morning leaders collapsed to 97 all out at Hales Meadow, with Newman taking 4

MARK Ellison and Will Clarke added 234 in an unbroken second-wicket partnership as Challow & Childrey made light work of chasing 239 to beat Kingston Bagpuize on Saturday. In a high-scoring match, Ellison (130no) and Clarke

James Blackford took 8-48 in an impressive 21-over spell to set up a seven-wicket win for Kidlington 2nd at Wolverton Town 2nd. Town were all out for 98, which the visitors passed after 26 overs. Tony Oliver was unbeaten on 45. ** Wolverton

The prodigious talent of Bledlow Village teenager Adam Mould was again to the fore as his side enjoyed a four-wicket victory over Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 2nd. Put into bat, Nondies could manage only 126, with Bledlow's Andy

Julian Easterbrook's 5-85 was the star turn in Cumnor 2nd's comfortable win at home to Buckingham Town 2nd. Town reached 188-9 from 44 overs in a rain-affected game, Ed Jones top-scoring with 43. Veteran Pete Burt then hit 58 as Cumnor

Jamil Faruq took a hat-trick and Mansoor Abbassi scored a century as Morris Motors Exiles won by five-wickets against Hanborough. Despite the hat-trick, Hanborough still reached 245-6 as Rob Lovick made 98 not out, while Matthew Busby hit 53.

Banbury 2nd won off the final ball for the second home match running to maintain their ten-point lead at the top. Needing 36 to win from the last 18 balls at home to Abingdon Vale, they pulled it off by scrambling a bye off the final delivery.

Shipton-under-Wychwood, who appeared to have the game won after a devastating spell from Chris Panter, were left hanging on for a draw at Buckingham on Saturday. After half-an-hour, Buckinghanm were staring defeat in the face, when reduced to

Three wickets for Gary Porter and a hat-trick of run outs saw Banbury 3rd rolled over for 121 in their top-of-the-table tussle with Thame 2nd. Steve Beard (55) and Steve Chown (51no) ensured there were no alarms as leaders Thame pulled off a crucial

A boundary from the penultimate ball and a single off the final delivery took Bledlow Village to a potentially crucial two-wicket win over Aston Rowant 2nd. Rowant recovered fromlosing early wickets to reach 211, Dave Brooks top scoring with 46

David Heritage took 5-20, then openers Dick Decaires hit an unbeaten 91 and Graham Plested 54 as Horspath enjoyed a predictably comfortable home win over Brackley. The visitors managed just 157, with 15-year-old David Hedger (47) leading

Henley 2nd fell 20 runs short of victory in their crucial top-of-the-table clash at home to leaders Leighton Buzzard Town. The visitors' decision to bat first was vindicated when Michael Parker hit an unbeaten 101, although Tim Chamberlain took

An Oxford teenager's fight against cancer was the inspiration behind a new national website for young people suffering from serious illness In their very different ways, Philip Pullman, Jon Snow and Radiohead's Thom Yorke all know how to deliver a

Sandford St Martin's last pair scrambled two runs from the final ball to bring the scores level at the end of a thrilling encounter at Wolverton Town. Eleven runs had been needed from the 50th over for the win, and a boundary early in the over

Kidlington's ten-match winning streak finally came to an end when they crashed to a seven-wicket defeat at the hands of bogey side Milton Keynes Park on Saturday. Park were the last side to beat Kidlington, on the final weekend of last season,

An inspired spell from Kidlington 2nd's James Blackford saw his side knock leaders Banbury 3rd off the top of the table. Blackford claimed 7-46 as Banbury were dismissed 159, and Kidlington wasted no time in getting home by seven wickets as

THE driver who was killed in a head-on car crash near Oxford on Monday was this morning named as Andrew David Bradford, of Chalvey Road, Bicester. Mr Bradford was 43. The accident happened about 400 yards outside Islip on the road towards Charlton-on-Otmoor

Shipton-under-Wychwood 2nd fought out a pulsating away draw with Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 2nd. Dane Thomas hit 130 in Nondies' 233-5, while Shipton's Russell Hayes fell for 96. The visitors made 230-8, Sameer Faroqi taking 4-99.

The Northmoor Trust is one of the UK sites conducting research into walnut trees, writes ELIZABETH EDWARDS For a shady refuge on a very warm day, a good tree to seek out may be a walnut, for it has the widest spread canopy in relation to its trunk

Simon Pritchard ripped through Cumnor 2nd's batsmen as Didcot dealt out the pre-match leaders' first defeat of the season. The seamer's 5-28 in Cumnor's 173 all out gave Didcot a 66-run win. Andy Spindler (72), Andy Broughton (52) and Matt Frizzell

Henley 2nd consolidated top spot with a seven-wicket win at Bicester & North Oxford 2nd. Andrew White took 3-45 in Bicester's 170-9, Rob Humphreys hitting 75. Adam England then made 69, White 33, and Mick Hilditch 31 not out. ** Bicester & North

Works from the Ashmolean help to create a unique exhibition of Michelangelo's drawings, writes THERESA THOMPSON Michelangelo, one of the greatest artists of the Renaissance, is buried in Florence in the church of Santa Croce. On his tomb, allegories

OXFORD City Council has been forced to offer its free swimming scheme to all under-17s, no matter where they live, to avoid falling foul of European law. Last Saturday, the authority introduced free swimming for under-17s in the city at municipal pools

Tiddington saw their lead slashed to two points after a seven-wicket home loss to Great & Little Tew. Kevin Taylor took 6-47 as Tiddington were dismissed for 154, while Steve Murray claimed 3-53. John Mackie's 84 ensured the home side had something to

There's no stopping Kidlington as they continued to call the tune at the top of the table with a thumping ten-wicket victory over Banbury Twenty on Saturday. Aussie bowler Ross Lupton followed up his seven-wicket haul last week by taking 5-32 as Twenty

THE future of Garsington Opera has been secured for the near future. South Oxfordshire District Council has granted 15 years' temporary planning permission for the open air opera to continue at Garsington Manor. The opera was founded by the late Leonard

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Cycling campaigners and a construction company frustrated by the lack of a warning road sign about an accident blackspot in Oxford have placed their own shocking sign at the scene. Cyclox, the Oxford Cycling Campaign, and Cooper Construction of Witney

Oxfordshire's senior enforcement officer for animal health and welfare believes the county's free range poultry breeders should prepare to take their birds inside. Speaking this morning (April 6), Mike Gregson said the discovery of a dead swan, infected

A driver killed in a head-on car crash near Oxford earlier this week was this morning named as 43-year-old Andrew David Bradford, of Chalvey Road, Bicester. The accident happened about 400 yards outside Islip on the road towards Charlton-on-Otmoor,

Fire engulfed 250 wooden pallets inside a lorry trailer and spread to a grass verge of the M40 yesterday afternoon (April 5). The blaze happened at about 3pm on the southbound carriageway between junction 9 at Wendlebury and junction 8a at Oxford services

I left home nice and early to swim at Temple Cowley pool in Oxford. The roads were quiet nothing on the Henley Link. It looked good for 70mph, then at the Sainsbury roundabout at Rose Hill, the signs proclaimed a 50mph limit. Presumably this continued

I can assure Patrick Power (Oxford Mail, March 28) that it would not have been police but the Safer Roads Partnership at the bottom of the Headington Hill in Oxford when his friend was caught speeding. The partnership was set up to make the roads safer

Protesters who have been squatting at an Oxford boatyard for more than eight months could now be days away from eviction but they say they will not go without a fight. A group of about 20 campaigners has been living at the Castle Mill boatyard, in

They are two of the remotest islands in the world, and two of the last remaining, and still loyal, outposts of the British Empire. Martin Cowell climbs aboard the world's only working Royal Mail ship, along with consignments of everything the islands

Barney Williams has let the side down. The president of the Oxford University Boat Club led his crew to an emphatic five-length victory over arch-rivals Cambridge in the Boat Race on Sunday. Now he is in disgrace after a drunken orgy in Oxford.

It's the 1930s, and there's trouble in Deadrock, Nevada. The local Gaiety Theatre is in danger of demolition the owner of the saloon next door wants to expand his business. Can the locals put on a big enough show to save the theatre? That's Crazy

PROTESTERS who have been squatting at an Oxford boatyard for more than eight months could now be days away from eviction but they say they will not leave without a fight. A group of about 20 campaigners has been living at the Castle Mill boatyard,

THIS year's OX5 run will be the biggest yet with more than 1,000 entrants on the start line at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock. The five-mile run, which is organised by The Oxford Times and its sister paper the Oxford Mail, is due to start at 10.30am on

THE Oxford Times photographer Yuri Anderegg has snapped a special award in the portrait of the year category of a national competition. The 35-year-old won praise from the Picture Editor Awards for his atmospheric shot of a boy holding a bagful of goldfish

Another summer another Garden of the Year competition with The Oxford Times. Last year's competition was such a success, attracting competitors from all over the county, that The Oxford Times is joining forces with Frosts at Millets Farm once again

It's the 1930s, and there's trouble in Deadrock, Nevada. The local Gaiety Theatre is in danger of demolition the owner of the saloon next door wants to expand his business. Can the locals put on a big enough show to save the theatre? That's the storyline

Do you hastily change channels when a talk show comes up on TV? If you do, it's possible that you've never seen The Jerry Springer Show. So a word of explanation. Richard and Judy this is not the atmosphere on Jerry Springer frequently gets heated, and

The latest comedy fare from the picturesque Mill Theatre at Sonning brings a touch of Broadway fun to the spring season with a typical Broadway romp amusingly titled Alone Together Again. Its by Lawrence Roman, whose play Under the Yum Yum Tree was also

Difficult to follow, peppered with slang and reflecting a strange sub-culture. And I'm just referring to the opaque information given in the programme for this Oxford Youth Theatre production by writer Sean Burn, written partly in mobile phone text language

I rarely pass Gee's in Banbury Road without wishing I were inside, fork in one hand, champagne flute in the other. Glimpsed through the gleaming glass, the buzz of activity at this very popular restaurant has a special pull of its own. Well-dressed patrons

The Oxfordshire Cup final between Oxford Harlequins and Witney will now be held on Easter Sunday at Iffley Road. Heavy rain meant the original game was postponed from April 1, and it will now kick off at 3pm on April 16. The final was scheduled to

Autotype UTV League Saxton Rovers moved a step nearer to reclaiming the Division 1 championship crown with a 3-2 win at rivals Jackass Inn. A first-half Johnny Pearce penalty-double gave Jackass the edge, before Michael Beale clawed a goal back.

Morrells of Oxford Sunday League Leaders Highfield suffered a blow after they went down to a 3-0 defeat against Nelson. Anaclet Odhiambo fired the second-half opener before Julian McCalmon doubled their tally. Nelson's captain Liam O'Callaghan then

Rover Blackbird secretary Colin Trevis has called on the Sam Waters Cup organising committee to hold the final at an earlier time after violence flared at Sunday's cup final between Oxford side Rover Blackbird and Banbury-based Dynamo Toby. The game

Rover Blackbird had two men sent off as the Morrells of Oxford League Premier Division outfit lost 1-0 to Banbury side Dynamo Toby in a fight-marred Sam Waters Cup final at Oxford City. Rover had the better of the early exchanges, but the only goal

St James A beat Rutherford 6-4 to set up a nail-biting finish in the battle for runners-up spot in Oxford & District League Division 1. With two matches left, Morris Motors A stay in second place, with Rutherford a point behind, and St James a further

Banbury's trio of Greg Moon, Mario Rosso and Alan Prew reached the last eight of the English National Triples Championship at Melton Mowbray before bowing out. Facing Stephen Ellis's North Walsham side in the quarter-finals, skip Moon trailed 12-5 with

Oxford Cheetahs 42, Peterborough Panthers 47 Young Swedish rider Eric Andersson won his first Elite races in a Cheetahs jacket, but their losing run continues despite a much-improved performance against Peterborough at Oxford Stadium. World champion

Oxfordshire County Council has received 1,000 objections to incineration as a method of waste disposal before any plans for rubbish burners have been tabled. The authority has been forced to admit how many people had signed petitions or submitted written

Singers plucked from an Oxford estate for a television experiment face their harshest critics and their biggest fans when they perform their first concert on Saturday. Television talent-spotters chose 40 of the best singers from Blackbird Leys and Greater

Hikers can go the distance for cancer sufferers in Oxford to help build a new treatment centre for thousands of patients. More than 1,000 fundraisers are needed to put on their walking boots and trek up to 50 miles along The Ridgeway, Britain's oldest

Oxford skipper David Howe lines up for Team Great Britain who take on Sweden in a Test Match at Swindon on Tuesday. Team GB: S Nicholls, M Loram, L Richardson, D Norris, D Howe, S Stead, C Harris. Sweden: A Jonsson, P Karlsson, F Lindgren, J Davidsson

Oxford Cheetahs boss Aaron Lanney is set to wield the axe after the worst start to a season for many years at Sandy Lane. After eight meetings and eight defeats, enough is enough. Lanney said: "Changes are afoot and I intend to make three changes,

Winifred Simpson, who has died aged 100, taught shorthand and typing to hundreds of Oxford school pupils. Known affectionately as 'Aggie', she was a teacher at the old Secondary Technical School in St Ebbe's, in the 1940s and 1950s. One former pupil

OXFORDSHIRE LCGA Bronze Championship Qualifying Competition Scratch: 1 J Collings (Tadmarton Heath) 101, 2 C Chung (Caversham Heath) 102, 3 J Hargreaves (Hadden Hill) 105. Handicap: 1 S Lau (Caversham Heath), 2 P Drew (Hadden Hill), 3 J Weller (Caversham

CHIPPING Norton professional Neil Rowlands was among the early leaders in PGA EuroPro Tour final qualifying at Frilford Heath. Rowlands carded a five-under-par 68 on the Red Course to lie joint third at the end of round one. The 240-player tournament

A VISIT to cloud cuckoo land, or the message board on Henley MP Boris Johnson's official website as it is more commonly referred to, reveals some startling takes on the Tory MP's latest dilemma the fact he allegedly indulged in an extramarital affair

OXFORD City began their Shaw & Co Oxfordshire Foursomes League Section 1 title defence with a comfortable 2-1 win at home to Ellesborough. The visitors got off to a good start when Dean Eldridge and Mike Armitage saw off Ian Bound and John Summers 2

This year's OX5 run will be the biggest yet, with more than 1,000 entrants on the starting line. The five-mile run, which is sponsored by the Oxford Mail and our sister paper The Oxford Times, is due to take place on Sunday at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock

Drunken celebrations following Oxford University's Boat Race victory at the weekend landed two students in trouble with the police this week. Barney Williams, 29, the Oxford University Boat Club president, was one of the oarsmen who beat Cambridge in

The question of who injected a lethal amount of morphine into the stomach of a dying pensioner in his Oxford hospital bed remained a mystery after an inquest yesterday. Assistant deputy coroner Dr Richard Whittington said after a hearing in Oxford that

A drink-driver who crashed in Wolvercote, leaving a passenger with such serious injuries that doctors gave her only a 10 per cent chance of survival, has been jailed for 20 months. Guy Packer was twice the legal alcohol limit for drivers when police

Visitors will get a better view of microscopic images and weapons at two Oxford University museums which have each won a £100,000 funding boost. The Pitt Rivers Museum and The Museum of the History of Science are among seven museums in the South East

An intrepid trio of travellers from Didcot went underground to raise £3,500 for a charity pre-school. Alan Perks, with friends John Holman and Julian Coles, visited all 274 London tube stations in 19 hours 37 minutes. They started their epic journey

THE DEATH of a talented Oxford musician more than two years ago remains an 'unsolvable mystery'. The body of David Goldsworthy was found in Sunderland Avenue, North Oxford, on November 9, 2003. The 40-year-old died from a single blow to the head,

The family of a Thame man found stabbed to death in a blazing bungalow in Northamptonshire yesterday described him as "a gentle man with a kind and generous spirit". Richard Flippance, 44, was found dead at the house in Brampton Ash, near Market Harborough

A former soldier's combat training came in handy during his latest battle against an Oxford bus driver he spotted using his mobile phone at the wheel. Hugh McManners, 53, was stunned to see a Stagecoach driver texting as he drove through the junction

More opposition is being heaped on plans to fill in one of the last two lakes at Radley near Abingdon with spent fuel ash from Didcot power station. Abingdon Town Council has joined the Vale of White Horse District Council in opposing the proposals

Oxford Brookes University's vice-chancellor Prof Graham Upton will set off on a gruelling 951 mile bike ride next month to help raise £100,000 for postgraduate student scholarships. Prof Upton, who has announced his plans to retire next year, shows

A controversial new housing development in North Oxford could be approved today. In January, city councillors criticised a developer for flouting planning conditions when it built a development of flats and houses. Councillors refused a retrospective

There is some light at the end of the tunnel for Didcot commuters fighting proposed rail cuts. Train company First Great Western has reinstated one of the 'axed' early services to London following massive public pressure. Didcot rail users mounted

Reigning champion Matt Neal has admitted to feeling nervous about his chances in this Sunday's opening Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship rounds at Brands Hatch. The 39-year-old is aiming to become the first driver for almost 20 years to win