SERIOUS CRICKET HOME COUNTIES PREMIER LEAGUE Division 1 Banbury 219-9 (66 ovs, D Shirazi 56), Potters Bar 144 (46.1 ovs, A Bullick 5-22). Banbury 25pts, Potters Bar 5. Henley 239-7 (64 ovs, C Keegan 82no), Farnham Royal 105 (26.5 ovs, T Lambert
Aston Rowant slumped to a disappointing defeat at home to Reading in Division 2 West on Saturday. Despite some decent performances by their bowlers, Rowant paid the price for five dropped catches and some woeful batting as they slipped to a 75-run defeat
Seetal Patel ripped through Falkland’s lower order as Thame cruised to a comprehensive seven-wicket victory in Saturday’s Division 2 West clash. After opening bowlers Luke Merry and Sam Lachlan dismissed the top order, Patel took over as Thame
Former Oxford United stars Dean Whitehead and Sam Ricketts will have another season in the Premier League. Both were on the brink of relegation into the Championship, but Newcastle’s defeat at Aston Villa yesterday condemned Alan Shearer’s
Oxford were forced to settle for a third successive draw as a five-wicket haul from veteran Rupert Evans was not enough against Tring in their Division 1 clash at Rover Cowley on Saturday. Chris Sandbach and skipper Jason Harrison added 58 for the first
Opening bowler Anthony Bullick returned superb figures of 5-22 off 16 overs as Banbury secured their second successive Division 1 victory of the season with a 75-run success at home to Potters Bar on Saturday. The visitors had no answer
THOUSANDS gathered in glorious sunshine for the biggest get-together of Oxfordshire Scouts in more than a decade. The three-day Zodiac 09 event united 2,700 Scouts, leaders and volunteers at Thame Showground over the Bank Holiday weekend for activities
MP Andrew Smith last night rejected suggestions he used his parliamentary second home allowance to renovate his main house in Oxford. The Oxford East MP nominated an address in Kennington, south London, as his second home for his parliamentary expense
A 29-year-old woman has become the second person in Oxford to contract the swine flu virus. The woman recently returned to the city from a trip to New York and test results received by the Health Protection Agency yesterday showed she tested positive
IN 1934 (the year I was born) Sir Oswald Mosley and his British Union of Fascists held rallies, with thugs beating up hecklers and attacks on Jews. In this year of 2009, the British National Party (as they now call themselves) have crawled out of the
THERE are targets to build 55,200 new homes in the next 17 years in Oxfordshire (Oxford Mail, May 7) and three million new homes in the South East by 2020. The real reason is to house immigrants, as the indigenous population is slowly decreasing. Now
This is a plea to Oxford City Council not to build the proposed new city pool at the Blackbird Leys Leisure Centre site. Please learn from the mistakes of the past – such as the health centre, where there is hardly any parking and congestion because
SO you think that if someone was unfortunate enough to be charged with fiddling housing benefit, then went to magistrates’ court and stood up and said in his or her defence: “It was a complete oversight on my behalf which I now regret, however, I have
PRIMARY schools across the county have stated their case for a much needed makeover in an Oxford Mail competition. We are offering one lucky primary school the chance to win the prize of £7,500 building work, courtesy of Leadbitter Construction, in
WITNEY: Sven Habenicht, 34, of Glebe Road, Didcot, convicted of driving other than in accordance with a licence and without insurance in Fermi Avenue, Harwell, on October 31 last year. Proved in absence. Fined £700 and ordered to pay £80 costs and a £15
THREE Oxfordshire police officers have won top awards following a public vote. Thames Valley Police received almost 300 nominations from residents across five categories in its annual policing awards. Pc Caroline Brown, who is the neighbourhood officer
FINAL preparations are being made for a 10-day celebration of Oxford’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities. The seventh Oxford Pride festival will be the first to be extended beyond a one-day event. Oxford Pride chairman Mazz Image said
WHETHER it’s the choirmaster being killed with a pitchfork, or WI ladies committing homicide at the village fete, Oxfordshire is a hotbed of murder and intrigue – if you believe three of Britain’s best-loved TV detectives, that is. The sleepy
AN OFF-DUTY policewoman has been praised for coming to the aid of a woman being attacked in Abingdon. At about 3am yesterday, a 20-year-old woman was walking along Marcham Road, near the Four Pillars Hotel, in the direction of the A34, when
BURLESQUE dancer Fabia Cerra has promised to wow the nation in the semi-final of Britain’s Got Talent but fears it will not be enough. The 35-year-old from Greater Leys, Oxford, won through this weekend to the last 40 entrants battling it out
APPLAUSE and cheers greeted the second of an Oxford school’s versions of television show Britain’s Got Talent. Twenty-nine acts showcased their entertainment skills for New Marston’s Got Talent, in a quickfire talent show from pupils and teachers at
THERE are targets to build 55,200 new homes in the next 17 years in Oxfordshire (Oxford Mail, May 7) and three million new homes in the South East by 2020. The real reason is to house immigrants, as the indigenous population is slowly decreasing. Now
This is a plea to Oxford City Council not to build the proposed new city pool at the Blackbird Leys Leisure Centre site. Please learn from the mistakes of the past – such as the health centre, where there is hardly any parking and congestion because
SO you think that if someone was unfortunate enough to be charged with fiddling housing benefit, then went to magistrates’ court and stood up and said in his or her defence: “It was a complete oversight on my behalf which I now regret, however, I have
EIGHT prison officers decided to take their walking club a step further by climbing three mountains in three days. The Bullingdon Prison officers hope to have raised £2,000 for ex-forces charity Combat Stress after completing the Three Peaks challenge
An Oxford woman has been diagnosed with swine flu. The 29-year-old has recently returned from the USA and today doctors confirmed she was the second person in Oxford to have contracted the disease. Oxfordshire's director of public heath
‘Bowie-esque’, ‘glamour puss’, ‘musician extraordinaire’ are all adequate terms to describe the style and substance of 25-year-old singer songwriter Patrick Wolf. No stranger to performing in Oxford, the last time that Wolf played on Cowley
Fabia Cerra, the burlesque dancer from Oxford, has secured her place in the final 40 contestants in this year’s Britain’s Got Talent. The 35-year-old mother of one from Centaury Place, in Greater Leys, will line up alongside hot favourite Susan Boyle
A man arrested on suspicion of attempted rape in Abingdon yesterday morning as been released on bail. At about 3am a 20-year-old woman was walking along the Marcham Road, near the Four Pillars Hotel, in the direction of the A34 when she was approached
MASTERCHEF judge Gregg Wallace cooked up some lunchtime delights for one lucky couple and their guests. Frances Slade, 71, entered an online competition which asked her to submit a recipe to be in with a chance to get it cooked for her. She submitted
TWO North Oxfordshire police officers have won top awards, after being voted for by the public. Thames Valley Police received around 300 nominations from residents across five categories in its annual policing awards. PC Caroline Brown, who is the
