DISCUS thrower Connor Sugden and javelin ace Rhodri Edwards starred at the Oxfordshire Schools' Track & Field Championships at Tilsley Park, Abingdon. oThey both triumphed in the under 15 boys competition, with Sugden (South) hurling the discus a mighty
CHIPPING Norton's Jack Taylor hit a superb unbeaten 102 to set up an emphatic 187-run win over Blessed George Napier (Banbury) in the Oxfordshire Under 14 League. Taylor's terrific ton helped Chippy post 223-4, and then BGN were rolled over for 36.
EAST Ilsley trainer Hughie Morrison, second with Intrepid Jack in the William Hill Trophy at York last year, went one better this time with Prince Tamino. Steve Drowne sent the three-year-old son of Mozart to the front a furlong from home, and he quickly
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Rail passengers suffered major delays today with no trains running on the Chiltern Line between Bicester and High Wycombe. The cancellations were due to a signal failure between Bicester and Saunderton, near Princes Risborough. A reduced service ran
Campaigners fighting to save Banbury's Horton Hospital know the town is behind them after a massive show of support at a public rally. At least 5,000 people packed into People's Park yesterday to send a message to NHS officials, who want to cut services
Three people needed hospital treatment following a car crash near Chipping Norton early today. The accident happened on the A44 at Salford shortly after 2am. Fire crews cut one person from the wreckage following the two-car collision. Two people
Traffic was slow on the A34 today following a collision between a car and a motorcycle. No-one was hurt in the crash on the northbound carriageway between the Hinksey Hill and Botley interchanges at about 7.20am. The accident caused tailbacks on the
Jim McClure, the former editor of The Oxford Mail and Oxford Times, has died. Mr McClure retired aged 64 in December 2003. The Wallingford-based journalist brought forward his retirement after surviving a number of life-threatening conditions, but
Who remembers the Modern Music Club in Oxford? Peter Mitchell was prompted to put pen to paper after seeing fellow member Alan Beesley in the picture of the Oxford Gas Works football team (Memory Lane, April 24). Mr Mitchell, of Eynsham Road, Botley
Will the bleeding hearts who took Government statistics about second-hand cigarette smoke as a reason to stop people smoking in their local pubs now apologise? Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt smugly spouted that the ban would save thousands of lives
Motorists continued to break speed limits despite police officers and members of public standing by roadsides with west Oxfordshire's new electronic warning signs. Police now plan to return to the same hot-spots to start handing out written notices
Garry Young was just 20 years old when his motorbike hit a tree brought down by the violent storms of 1976 in Radley. Clinically dead when he arrived at hospital, he was revived, but had head injuries, two punctured lungs and seven fractured ribs -
I am a lunchtime supervisor in a primary school and was interested to read your headlines (Oxford Mail, June 7). While I disagree with removing items from a child's lunchbox, I fully support any healthy eating plan. We advise against fizzy drinks
The tennis obituaries for Oxfordshire's Tim Henman have been written prematurely, judging by his bullish attitude going into this year's Wimbledon. After a spirited showing at Queens, where he went out to the evntual winner, Leyton Hewitt, Henman is
CRICKET FOUR-COUNTIES TWENTY20 TOURNAMENT (Oxfordshire scores) Oxon 165-7 (L Ryan 51, E Phillips 37), Beds 154-9 (J Phillips 4-24, O Murrey 3-33). Herts 175-6 (S Cordingley 84, O Murrey 3-24), Oxon 142-8 (E Philips 39). Oxon 96-8 (18.3 ovs, J Newell
Rob Garrett made a sparkling debut for Charlburyby helping them to a seven-wicket victory at home to Witney Swifts in OCA Division 1 on Saturday. Batting first, Swifts could manage only 92 all out, Alan Weaver taking 4-15, Pete Bartlett 3-24 and Andy
Thame Town lost the leadership of Home Counties League Division 2 West after Kidlington had the upper hand of their fiercely contested derby clash at Stratfield Brake on Saturday. A fine innings by Shahbaz Ali enabled the hosts to reach 241-7 from
Henley still head the Home Counties League Divvision 1 table despite suffering their first defeat of the season at the hands of Slough. Jason Barber (66) and former Zimbabwean Test player Brian Murphy ((60) both hit half-centuries as Henley made 228
Craig Haupt, who was unluckily dismissed for 99, and young spinners Jimmy Phillips and Luke Ryan were Banbury's stars as they had the better of their draw away to Home Counties League Divvision 1 champions High Wycombe. Haupt dominated Wycombe's bowlers
Simon Hole led a spectacular run chase that just failed to bring Oxford the first win of their campaign at Finchampstead on Saturday. Needing 253 for a victory that would have taken them off the bottom of the table, Oxford finished on 247-8 in an exciting
Oxfordshire spinner Jimmy Phillips picked up the joint bowling award at the Four-Counties Twenty20 Tournament held at Burnham yesterday. The young Oxon side finished third in the contest against Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and hosts Buckinghamshire.
Luke List and Jamie Perkin shared an unbro- ken century stand as Oxford Downs continue to make the most of their npower Village Cup reprieve with a seven- wicket win at Horspath in the Oxfordshire final Knocked out by Tiddington in the second round,
Tim Henman says he is looking forward to returning to the All England Club next Monday after a run of good results at the Stella Artois Championships. o The four-time Wimbledon semi-finalist recorded victories over Andre Agassi Ramon Delgado, Nicolas
Oxford racing driver Andy Wallace took victory in the LMP2 category of the Le Mans 24 Hour race. Teaming up with Manchester's Mike Newton and Brazilian Thomas Erdos, Wallace helped to take the honours in their Lola. In the top class, Emanuele Pirro
There's no business like show business goes the old song. That proved true for young Zoe Mace yesterday as she and her fellow performers put on quite a charity show for more than 2,000 people at Oxford's New Theatre. The Zoe Mace Stagecoach Charity
Police and safety officials want to see security back on the door of Oxford's city centre McDonald's after an outbreak of drunken brawls. Fights have been breaking out in and around the Cornmarket Street restaurant, which is licensed to serve food and
The bugles sounded as the cue for the people of Barton in Oxford to celebrate their big bash. And then they started blowing their own trumpets about the good things going on in the sometimes-maligned community. The area attracts headlines about drugs
The son of Prime Minister Tony Blair has lent his support to the campaign to close Campsfield House detention centre. Nicky Blair, 20, a second-year history undergraduate at Lady Margaret Hall, is chairman of Oxford University Labour Club. In a piece
A nurse has told of how she stood up to thugs who punched her and shouted abuse as she cycled through north Oxford. The 32-year-old victim from Islip was pedalling along Banbury Road when a passenger in a passing car punched her and she almost fell
She gave up her Oscar's dress for Oxfam's Internet auction and now Hollywood beauty Keira is ready to help out fundraising for another local group. Keira Knightley has pledged her signature to help raise funds for Stonesfield's parish church restoration
Scores of young people in Blackbird Leys will be able to enjoy drama, cookery and art sessions after a summer scheme was granted funding. The Leys Community Development Initiative has been running its month-long summer holiday project for 10 years,
Oxford City Council is so poor at collecting millions of pounds in rates from taxpayers it has been told to "aspire to be average". And if the situation does not improve dramatically in the next year, parts of the authority could be privatised. The
Measles is back in Oxfordshire and with a sixfold increase this year. Dr Eamonn O'Moore, the county's consultant in communicable disease control, is urging parents to ensure their children have the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) jab following the
An unlicensed three-day music festival for 150 of people was shut down just minutes before it started by police worried it would turn into a massive rave. And when a few of the audience tried to salvage something of the night by returning to Oxford
Vital checks on dangerous criminals are not being carried out quickly enough after their release from prison, new figures show. The Probation Service in Thames Valley failed to assess more than half of high-risk ex-convicts within a week of them getting
Neighbours have reported 130 people for watering their lawns since a hosepipe ban was imposed in Oxfordshire. The ban on thousands of households from watering gardens or washing cars was imposed by Thames Water in April to cope with 18 months of low
Residents could be looking at this imposing fence and razor wire from their Oxford homes for the next three years. The fence, estimated at between 6ft and 10ft high at points around the Castle Mill boatyard in Jericho, looks like a prison camp, according
