11.03: Lyle Lady, Sergar, BALLYER FLOWER, Blue Rose Lady, Hamilton Hero 2, Greencroft Angel 3. 11.19: Slaneyside Abbey 3, BURWOOD INDY, Ardmayle Fizz 2, Dublinhill Tiny, Crown Of Thomas, Enzo. 11.34: Higher Land, Crows Cant Dance 2, Be My Light, New
A SECOND round of public consultation about the future of Witney’s Corn Exchange has begun. Residents can vote on their preferred designs for the Market Square hall and help to decide the final look of the building. Witney Town Council
WHILE Team GB prepares to do battle in London, the residents of Oxford's Osney Island are limbering up for some sporting action of their own this weekend, in their own Diamond Jubilee Olympics. On Saturday, at noon, the ‘Games’ will be officially
BICESTER Town Council has been left with a £20,000 bill to carry out a town-wide tree survey after a spate of compensation claims. Insurers have told the council unless it carries out the survey in the next six months, it will not be covered for issues
WITH it’s rolling green acres on the edge of the Cotswolds, well-behaved crowd, steady stream of celebrities and constant sound of popping Champagne corks, it’s no wonder the Cornbury Festival has a reputation for being posh. And while ‘Poshstock’, now
During the mid 1980s, Mr Nice – AKA Howard Marx – had 43 aliases, 89 phone lines and owned 25 companies throughout the world. All were money laundering vehicles serving his core activity – dope dealing. Mrs Nice, on the other hand, is a housewife and
RENOWNED photographer Michael Kenna returned to his old art school to open a £3.4m Creative Arts Centre. He said he never forgot his training at Banbury School of Arts, now Oxford & Cherwell Valley College. He spoke as he opened the college’s new
A NEW warehouse development could bring 1,000 jobs to Banbury. Plans for warehouses by the M40 will go ahead despite a last-minute decision to protect nearby war relics, a planning consultant has said. The Government last week agreed to give protected
A Banbury community transport service has closed, leaving about 100 OAPs and disabled users stuck for buses. Banburyshire Community Transport Association (BCTA) shut on Friday, after two decades serving north Oxfordshire residents. Bosses said the
RESIDENTS can enjoy a triple celebration on Saturday with a line-up of events in Banbury town centre. Civic leaders will mark Armed Forces Day with a parade from servicemen and women. And Old Town shops have organised a feast of entertainment
CONTROVERSIAL plans for 65 homes in Adderbury have been thrown out, following an appeal by a developer. Cherwell District Council rejected the plan for a field off Milton Road last year. It warned of a lack of services and said the homes would “cause
Growth in the private sector is outpacing the loss of public sector jobs, Conservative MP Tony Baldry told Chancellor George Osborne. The north Oxfordshire MP spoke as the Coalition and Labour clashed over the state of the economy in Parliament on Tuesday
Renowned photographer Michael Kenna returned to his old art school to open a £3.4m Creative Arts Centre. He said he never forgot his training at Banbury School of Arts, now Oxford & Cherwell Valley College. He spoke as he opened the
FUTURE superstars young and old will be given their time in the spotlight this weekend. The auditions for the annual Talent Oxford competition at Cowley’s Templars Square Shopping Centre are on Saturday and Sunday. They will see dozens
YOU don’t have to be a mad hatter to work at Oxford’s Story Museum but it certainly helps. Staff at the museum in Pembroke Street including Philip Cooper and Rebekah Lidwell, have created a new exhibition based on the Alice in Wonderland stories
Bringing a beloved children’s character to life on stage can be a stressful experience, but, as actor Ceri Ashcroft tells KATHERINE MACALISTER, the joy it brings is priceless The pressure is enormous, Ceri Ashcroft of Charlie and Lola territory
KATHERINE MACALISTER ventures into the unknown to sample the magical delights of Oxford’s only outdoor pop-up restaurant . Have you arranged to murder me?” Mr Greedy enquired nervously, as we crossed a railway bridge on foot, which led
With big names in beautiful surroundings, festivals don’t come much posher than Cornbury and TIM HUGHES finds out director Hugh Phillimore is proud to say so... WITH it’s rolling green acres on the edge of the Cotswolds, well-behaved crowd
TIM HUGHES catches up with Norwegian band Katzenjammer who are at Cornbury. THEIR name means ‘cat’s wail’ and, to be fair, there is something of the banshee about this all-girl band, who hail from the fjords. But Katzenjammer are more
An Olympic theme runs through our latest book of the month, but, as ANDREW FFRENCH finds out, there’s so much more... THE BOOK: WITH Chris Cleave’s first novel Incendiary, timing played a crucial role. The novel was written
KATHERINE MACALISTER looks at what’s being laid on for this year’s extra special Alice Day It’s 150 years since Lewis Carroll first told the story of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Oxford is celebrating big style this year with a whole
JOYFUL NOISE (PG) Musical/Romance/Drama/Comedy. Queen Latifah, Dolly Parton, Keke Palmer, Jeremy Jordan, Dexter Darden, Courtney B Vance, Paul Woolfolk, Angela Grovey, Francis Jue, Andy Karl, Kris Kristofferson, Kirk Franklin. Director:
STORAGE 24 (15) Sci-Fi/Horror/Thriller/Action /Comedy/Romance. Noel Clarke, Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Laura Haddock, Colin O'Donoghue, Jamie Thomas King, Alex Price, Ned Dennehy, Geoff Bell, Amy Pemberton. Director: Johannes Roberts.
Modern Art Oxford is hosting Oxford painter Jenny Saville’s first solo exhibition, which is creating ripples around the globe. Katherine MacAlister catches up with the local painter to find out what her paintings are all about It’s been a
THE strength of bond between grandparent and grandchild was celebrated this week. More than 170 children took part in a competition, tasked with writing about their grandparents or elderly people they know. And the results from pupils at William Fletcher
TO MANY people Witney Carnival is all about having fun with the family. But for others it is much more important – providing funding for life-changing projects. The annual carnival, which will be staged next month, has raised hundreds of thousands of
ITS home market may be embroiled in a debt crisis but that has not stopped a Greek company investing in Oxfordshire. Kleemann, one of Europe’s largest lift manufacturers, has spent £160,000 on its first UK office near Bicester. Kleemann
VOLUNTEER centres across Oxfordshire have been jointly recognised for their work. Cherwell Community and Voluntary Service and Volunteer Bureau, Volunteer Centre Oxfordshire and Volunteer Link Up have been given the Volunteer Centre Quality Accreditation
POWERFUL water fountains for young children in Abingdon and Wallingford have been breaking down. The fountains at Abbey Meadows next to the River Thames broke on Tuesday last week for the second time this year, but were fixed on Saturday allowing mums
A NEW business and innovation centre owned by Blenheim Palace is set to be the home for almost 300 workers. The 28,000 sq ft site, due to open in September, is located on the Windrush Industrial Park in Witney which was bought by the Blenheim
PREGNANT women and new mums were given a wealth of information about breast feeding. Local nurses set up a stall in Sheep Street decorated with posters and balloons to advocate breast is best. The idea of the day was to make people more aware of breast
With just over two weeks to go, the nerves of contestants in the first annual Strictly Oxford competition are starting to show. At the weekly training sessions our local celebrities and their dance partners are trying to get to grips with their
TIME is ticking on Oxfordshire’s wildlife trust as it hopes to buy a £100,000 riverside meadow. Conservationists at the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) have launched a public appeal to purchase Upper Common
RESIDENTS are claiming an early success in their fight to stop a 400-student international academy in Headington. A city council investigation into claims that a new boarding school in Pullens Lane could breach planning rules has given a major
A flood alert on the River Ray and its tributaries from Shipton Lee to Islip has been lifted by the Environment Agency. However, an alert remains in force on the River Thame through Thame, Wheatley and Dorchester and also on the Chalgrove Brook
Sir – A woman, who clearly needs help, is spared jail after assaulting a police officer, (Report, June 7), yet on page 15 of the same issue a man who sold fake clothes is jailed for a year. He isn’t a danger to the public, yet she would appear to be.
As residents of North Oxford we were deeply concerned to read in The Oxford Times last week about the scale of the proposed development of Cotuit Hall on Pullens Lane. When Oxford Brookes University owned the site, which is in a conservation area, it
Sir – In recent days we’ve heard little about what goes into making a doctor. First, you must get good A-levels in all the appropriate sciences. Next, you must be prepared to spend the best part of a decade, forgoing all earnings to get the basic medical
Sir – I feel compelled to respond to the woefully inadequate review of Oxford Bach Choir’s concert in the Sheldonian on Saturday, June 16. To consign the Rheinberger Mass to the position of an ‘also ran’ is a real injustice. There was no attempt therefore
Sir – Over the past month I have enjoyed seeing bees and other insects thriving on the thousands of clover flowers that have flourished on the communal grass areas of Shilton Park, Carterton. It was therefore so sad today to see WODC staff mowing these
Sir – Your correspondent Geoff Feasey (Letters, June 21) imagines that a republic would bring about the abolition of aristocracy and much unearned privilege. This has not happened in France and Italy. Mr Feasey’s millions of pounds savings possibly
Sir – I thank Mr Stableford for replying with information about traveller services to the community. Sadly, it is hardly possible to reconcile the impression given by his reply with the authoritative, detailed report (2011) by the Irish Traveller Movement
Sir – In response to John Tanner’s letter of June 21 I would answer that it would be a disaster for the county should there be a Labour majority next year. I have not forgotten that due to the financial failure of the previous Labour Government, national
Sir – You are absolutely right to say that the county council’s unwillingness to accept a speed reduction below 50mph on the Northern By-pass adjacent to the proposed Barton West housing development would make a nonsense of the idea of transforming it
David Kuester won the vet 65 gold medal in the MMTG British Decathlon Throws Championships at the Moorways Stadium, Derby. The 68-year-old Bicester athlete triumphed for the fourth year in a row with a points total of 4,848, with White Horse Harrier
Sir – John Tanner’s and Duncan Enright’s memory, like many Labour politicians is short, very selective or probably just congested. When the Cogges Link Road was first mooted in the early to mid 1990s to try and relieve the congestion suffered by many
Sir – I am sure I am not alone in hoping for another letter from Justine Garbutt, identifying the ‘creative solutions for this current spike’ in housing demand which she puts forward as alternatives to large scale house building. She quite correctly
Sir – It is correct to say that the particular Walton Street zebra crossing has not been brought to our attention as problematic, however it is very close to a junction (Report, June 21). That said, the crossing is highly visible and properly lighted
Sir – Mr David Bradnack asks (Letters, June 14) if trains are slowed to a bat-friendly speed through Wolvercote Tunnel, how much will that add to the journey time? The short answer to that is about 30 seconds. The tunnel is 130 yards long, so it will
Sir – Justine Garbutt (Letters, June 21) raises the point that the need for new housing is mainly for ‘small homes and extra care units’ for the over-65s. In fact, taking the country as a whole, there will be about five million one- and two-person households
Sir – I was disgusted to read that the police have been penalising cyclists for riding on the pavement on the Iffley Road (Report, June 14). The police should be working on the behalf of cyclists and not persecuting them as a minority. Nothing
It’s not every actress who gets a special press release from the University of Oxford. But that’s what happened to distinguished RSC Associate Artist Joanne Pearce when she decided she wanted to study for a degree. “I had a tough audition here at Oxford
Forty years ago this year, actor Mike Lucas decided that his mission was to take professional theatre to unusual venues outside London. And what better way to do that than by travelling by narrowboat on the canals? So he founded the water-borne
Former US president Bill Clinton and Oscar-winning film director James Cameron are among the big names attending an Oxford conference next month. They are among the speakers at an Oxford University event looking at how the world can still provide
A motorcyclist who died in a crash on the Woodstock to Charlbury road on Saturday has been named as Andrew Richardson. The 39-year-old, from Romsey, in Hampshire, was declared dead at the scene after his BMW motorcycle crashed on the B4437 at about
OXFORD A threw away a 2-0 lead to lose 3-2 to Reading C in the first leg of their Inter-Area Cup quarter-final clash, writes PETE EWINS. Wins from Stuart Florey (4,370) and Steven Sheard, who hit double figures with 11,870, including a break of 9,350
Oxfordshire's Hatti Archer finished tenth in her 3,000m steeplechase heat at the European Championships in Helsinki this morning. The former Radley athlete clocked 9mins 57.00secs and failed to reach the final.
The Queen has sent her best wishes to the organisers of this weekend's Bangladeshi Boat Race at Farmoor. Organisers have dedicated this year’s event to the Queen to mark her Diamond Jubilee and wrote to Buckingham Palace to invite the Royal
Oxford City’s Darrell Bellinger saw off Woodstock Harriers’ James Bolton to land victory in the shortened CPM Thame 10K. Bellinger clocked 31mins 52secs to edge out Bolton (32.06) on a course reduced to six miles as the normal start/finish fields were
TOM Fleming is dreaming of teeing up at The Open Championship next month after a late burst saw him through the first qualifying round. The Frilford Heath assistant professional birdied two of the final three holes at The London Club on Monday
SO Egypt has elected a president who has no power. All the decisions on all the policies are taken by unelected interests. A bit like the UK, really. GLYN LIMMER Roosevelt Road Long Hanborough
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will be taking part in a Question Time-style event in Abingdon tomorrow in an event hosted by Radio station Heart FM. Anyone who wants to join the debate, which starts at 11.30am, can apply online at tinyurl.com/clxyuka
A death on the Great Western line caused lengthly delays for county commuters on Tuesday night. A man’s body was discovered on tracks near Hayes and Harlington station. Last night commuters faced further delays of up to 30-minutes between Oxford and
A CONVICTION for assaulting two children in a row over snowballs has dashed a Tory’s hopes of becoming an elected crime commissioner. County councillor Kieron Mallon was among potential Conservative candidates hoping to stand for Thames Valley Police
The bus to Wood Farm used to be a great service, every 15 minutes. It used to go down St Aldate’s, and come back up St Aldate’s to Wood Farm. It has deteriorated now that it goes to Botley, Cumnor and Abingdon – it is more like a 20 to 25-minute wait
Oxfordshire hurdler Lawrence Clarke says he can still get better as he prepares for his Olympic debut. The 22-year-old from Christmas Common, near Watlington, secured his spot in the 110m hurdles by finishing second in the Olympic Trials.
BAFL action JAMES Walter scored two touchdowns as Oxford Saints maintained their 100 per cent start to the season with a 21-13 win over Bournemouth Bobcats. Saints lead the Conference League Division 2 table with five wins out of five, and it was
An 18-year-old man suffered a fractured jaw after an assault outside Kentucky Fried Chicken in Cornmarket Street, Oxford. The incident happened at about 3am on Saturday. The offender was white, about 6ft tall, of tubby build with short dark hair.
STAFF at Cotswold Wildlife Park have been surprised by the birth of a foal from one of the park’s oldest zebras. The foal, which has not yet been named, was born earlier this month to Sarah who is 12-years-old. Jamie Craig, the park’s curator, said:
On her gracious acceptance of the Freedom of the City of Oxford, doubtless impervious to all the awesome privileges (irresistible to the vast majority of us) that this unique distinction encompasses, how weak at the knees Aung San Suu Kyi must have gone
I THINK I know why only half of the 25,000 people written to in the county by the NHS with the offer of a health ‘MoT’ test, did not take up the offer (Monday’s Oxford Mail). The age group invited was 40 to 74. Many of that age group are still working
DEBUTANT Cara Gainer starred as Oxfordshire Ladies finished fourth at County Week. The Frilford Heath golfer won eight of her ten matches and had a 100 per cent record in the singles at Mentmore Golf Club in Bedfordshire. Gainer’s efforts
I WOULD just like to say thank you to all the workmen renewing the sewers who have been so helpful to all of us in North Hinksey village. I am sure I speak for all the residents as well as myself. Luke and his men have left the village looking so much
Reigning champions Headington chalked up their third successive century in a 5-1 home demolition of nearest rivals Carterton in Division 1 of the Oxford & District League, sponsored by Yarnton Nurseries. Wins for Jason King, Mark Charlett
What has happened to the flights of migratory birds swallows and similar we used to enjoy watching? Until recently there were large flights of around our area but last year there was one solitary swallow – and this year none. There has been no extensive
Oxford City & County’s Katherine Hawes helped England to wins against Jersey and Wales in the British Isles Women’s International Series at Bangor, Northern Ireland. Playing at No 2 in Ellen Falkner’s rink, Hawes featured in a 21-10 victory as England
Oxfordshire's hopes of qualifying for the Middleton Cup quarter-finals are hanging by a thread after a 119-110 defeat by Kent at Maidstone. The 18-4 points defeat leaves Oxon with a precarious six-points lead at the top of Group 2B South.
On Saturday, on TV, I watched the Trooping of the Colour for the Queen with the military precision unequalled in any other country. There was to be a flypast to follow but this was preceded by an announcement that owing to “adverse flying conditions”
Our readers may wonder why Colin Fox is blowing his trumpet about the time he spent diving on the Mary Rose (Saturday’s Oxford Mail). The original idea was to publicise a talk about the project that I was giving at Oxford Diving Club on Thursday, June
OXFORDSHIRE’S hospitals bosses have officially launched consultation into changes that could give them greater independence. The Government wants all NHS care providers to gain ‘foundation status’ which would give them greater control over
No... Peter Thompson, of Oxford Civic Society Not if it is of the kind which we see every day around the city, in the buses and on the trains. Of course, anyone can drop the name of Banksy as living proof that graffiti is art, but how many Banksys
WEATHER interruptions and a benign pitch led to the Varsity Match in the Parks petering out into a dull draw yesterday. Although the match lasted the full four days, there was never the possiblity of a victory for either side after Oxford University
OXFORD’S Lily van den Broecke (pictured) will compete at rowing in the Paralympics after being named as cox to the mixed adapative four. The 20-year-old will cox a boat that also includes Pamela Relph, a member of Henley’s Leander Club. Van den Broecke
REVISED plans for a campus of 190 students in residential East Oxford have been revealed. The student flats would be built on a former builders’ yard site in Chapel Street that had earlier been earmarked for St Hilda’s College’s multi-million-pound ‘
Crown courts are not renowned for keeping lengthy hours of work, with a typical day’s sitting running from 10.30am until 4.30pm, with an hour allowed for lunch. But you can always rely on a major sporting event to disrupt the status quo. And so it
While I agree with the statement by Richard Morton (Oxford Mail ViewPoints, June , ‘How many more people and animals have to be mutilated and killed before dangerous dogs are banned from the ownership of idiots?’, this applies generally to dog owners
I AM personally very conscious that it has not been possible for me to thank everyone who has contributed time, money, and effort to the Jubilee Fund for Oxfordshire. I hope this letter can express my heartfelt thanks to all Jubilee Fund supporters across
EDDIE Pepperell picked up another useful finish on the European Challenge Tour last weekend. The 21-year-old shot 68, 72 and 68 to reach five-under-par after three rounds at the Scottish Hydro Challenge in Aviemore. Heavy overnight rain forced the final
A MAN was punched and kicked unconscious in a mass brawl in the centre of Abingdon, a court heard. Three car loads of men from Oxford, some armed with sticks, descended on the town after a report that a friend’s girlfriend had been assaulted. But
A 26-year-old man has been cleared of rape. Nikolajs Fialovs was acquitted of rape, theft of a mobile phone and perverting the course of justice by jurors at Oxford Crown Court on Tuesday. He was convicted of assaulting the same complainant by beating
More than 50 people have been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving in a summer crackdown. The arrests were part of a month-long campaign launched on June 1 by Thames Valley Police. The Oxfordshire arrests were 51 of the 182 across the Thames Valley
A £75,000 plan to spruce up a park in Blackbird Leys has received backing from the parish council. Groundwork Thames Valley wants to revamp Blackbird Leys Park with a gym and picnic areas. The council has written to WREN, which allocates cash from the
REPORTS linking Oxford United to Ryan Cresswell are wide of the mark, the Oxford Mail understands. Rotherham United boss Steve Evans revealed this week the transfer-listed defender had been given permission to speak to three clubs. The U’s, along with
LONDON Welsh’s proposal to bring Premiership rugby to the Kassam Stadium will be heard by an appeal panel today. The Exiles’ home ground in Richmond is not big enough for the top flight, but they have an agreement to share with Oxford United. Despite
OXFORD City hope Blue Square Bet Conference chiefs will let the newly-promoted club stage their home fixtures when Oxford United are playing away. Although City cannot make a formal request, all Conference clubs have been asked to state any preferences
HANDMADE patriotic bunting will now decorate Bicester’s main street for the Olympic Torch Relay. Last week, Trudi Lee, pictured, claimed she was told the 750 metres of bunting, made by more than 2,000 primary school children, could not be hung
SHERYL Gascoigne, the ex-wife of former England football star Paul, was in Oxford yesterday to raise awareness of domestic violence. Ms Gascoigne — who has spoken openly about her abusive relationship to the former Newcastle and Tottenham midfielder
CHARITABLE organisations providing care for accident victims where someone is to blame may now be compensated following a landmark settlement. Oxford-based hospice Helen & Douglas House has received £95,000 for the care of a toddler who received
SHAW GIBBS OXFORDSHIRE FOURSOMES LEAGUE Section 1 Frilford Heath 1 (1pts), Chiltern Forest 2 (3) (Frilford Heath first): M McMurdo & E Bradley lost to M Williams & N Trew-Smith 5 & 4; H Collins & C Little lost to J Chalanor & J Randall
Rodney Rose, Oxfordshire Council Council’s deputy leader and cabinet member for transport, speaks on the Iffley Road project. “It is fair to say that when we embarked on the Iffley Road scheme in mid-2011, the route was by far and away the main road
Roadworks near the Botley Interchange are still on course to be completed by Saturday. Work began on the £250,000 project in May and was expected to last for eight weeks. It has seen an extra lane created in West Way for traffic leaving Oxford and
THE Iffley Road roadworks have taken a long time and caused a bit of grief, but Oxfordshire County Council appears to have done a good job hitting its deadline. Not unlike the Abingdon Road scheme of seven-odd years ago, the short-term pain
IT has taken more than 13 months and £2.5m, but roadworks on Oxford’s Iffley Road have finally finished. Oxfordshire County Council began the work in May 2011, despite financial pressure on its highways budget, because the road was deemed to be in such
THE rise of the compensation pay-out culture has been disquieting over recent years and hardly led to an improvement in the public respect of lawyers. Yet the landmark case involving Richard Gipps – whose wife and toddler son were killed following
Two cars have been involved in a crash northbound on the A34 at the Milton Interchange this morning. The collision happened at about 7.30am and involved a red Seat Ibiza and a red Rover 75 Club. Both cars were damaged but no-one was injured.
It is the eve of Wimbledon. Tim Henman, unusually for him appears anchored on the baseline, but there is nothing wrong with those pinpoint passing shots. For England’s last great tennis hero this appearance at the David Lloyd tennis centre on the Oxford
A busy retirement club in Oxfordshire is getting ready to celebrate its 20th anniversary next year by reaching out to recently retired people who are looking for something new to do. Wantage Association of Retired Persons (WARP) is a friendly retirement
In the late spring and early summer our shores welcome two birds that invariably cause birdwatchers great problems — it’s almost impossible to watch them! Luckily, both perform unique and recognizable calls letting us know, at least, that they are here
Having revived the lost art of screen slapstick with Iceberg (2006) and Rumba (2008), the maverick trio of Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon and Bruno Romy return with more inspired absurdity in The Fairy. More densely plotted and reliant on dialogue than
Back in the 1940s, Liverpudlian comic Tommy Handley became a household name thanks to the hit radio show ITMA. The appellation `It's That Man Again' could currently be applied to Jean Dujardin, who follows up recent DVD appearances in The Artist and Lucky
No major traffic problems were reported on the first Oxford University open day yesterday. More than 14,000 people are expected to descend on the city for the two-day event, which continues today. In recent years the event has cause traffic problems
A “BRUTAL” and “ugly” plan to cut a library into the lawn of Magdalen College will go ahead after councillors reversed a decision. Oxford City Council’s planning review committee has overturned refusal of the High Street plans made by another committee
