7.45: 1 BURWOOD LAYLA 4-1, 2 Ballymac Tish 3-1 co-fav. Trio (4x1x6). Trainer: Mayo. Clonlost Maureen (3), Squashedtomatoes (6) 3-1 co-favs. Time: 28.01. 8.00: 1 GREENFIELD TIM 5-2, 2 Miami Twice 4-1. Trio (6x3x2). Trainer: Atkins. Vevas Tiger (1) 2-
11.03: Leaseoflife, Farran Fantasy 3, Mash Mad Tia, HERE HE GOES, Blue Rose Lady, Broadacres Kev 2. 11.19: Zigzag Marcella, Primo Caloona, BALLYMAC CARTER, Exceptional Art 3, Starcash Sandy 2, Whos Topper. 11.34: Tashas Heart 2, Primo Ted, PENNYS BOND
SHE SMILED her way through a host of allergies and refused to let her health complaints bring her down. Now, thanks to friends at her school, the memory of ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ Molly Giles will be able to live on forever. The 10-year-old
A RAPIDLY-expanding firm set to produce the next generation of batteries for electric cars, telephones and laptops has been given a £40m boost. Nexeon, based at Milton Park, near Didcot, has been given the cash injection by investors as it looks to develop
RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (12A). Sci-Fi/Action/Thriller/Romance. James Franco, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow, David Oyelowo, Tom Felton, Brian Cox, Andy Serkis. Director: Rupert Wyatt. Man learns a harsh lesson about meddling with
Madeleine Woolgar visits Belfast, a city which is putting its troubled past firmly behind it. If you have never visited Belfast it is quite possible the first thing you might think of is The Troubles which ended in 1994. With a relatively
KATHERINE MacALISTER talks to two familiar faces from TV, Robert Daws and Belinda Lang, about their roles in Michael Frayn’s Alarms and Excursions at the Playhouse. They are a peculiar pairing, Belinda Lang and Robert Daws. She speaks her
THE SMURFS 3D (U). Family/Action/Comedy. Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma Mays, Hank Azaria and the voices of Jonathan Winters, Anton Yelchin, Katy Perry, Fred Armisen, Alan Cumming, George Lopez. Director: Raja Gosnell. Based on
KATHERINE MacALISTER says that her surreal experience at Quisine only added to a wonderful meal . Even Salvador Dali would have struggled to depict my meal at Quisine. Not just because it was a such a surreal experience, but because its Fawlty
Tim Hughes braces himself for the Gypsy punk revolution – courtesy of the bombastic Gogol Bordello. THE beautiful Oxfordshire Cotswolds encapsulate the best of Olde England… with cream teas, sleepy villages of honey-coloured cottages, oh
Tim Hughes goes back to the future and looks forward to a festival celebrating all that was good about the ’80s. WE have celebrated a Royal Wedding, the Tories are back in power, we are struggling with cuts, and a faltering economy.
THEY say one man’s rubbish is another man’s treasure. Well a 15-year-old boy is now hoping to get the county recycling with his new website which allows the people of Oxford to save their rubbish from landfill. Gabriel Harper, who has
SOME lorry drivers using a Blackbird Leys road as an unofficial overnight truck stop are causing problems for neighbours. Residents have complained rubbish is strewn on the ground and bushes and alleyways are being used as toilets. And although councillors
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IT HAS survived some choppy waters over the past quarter of a century. But a party to celebrate 25 years of one of Headington’s most famous residents went swimmingly. Since its controversial arrival in 1986 the Headington Shark has become
A DRAMATIC Cold War mission to Moscow and a close encounter with Colonel Gaddafi’s supporters in Libya are just two highlights from the career of Culham scientist Mike Forrest. Dr Forrest, from Abingdon, has enjoyed a 50-year career in fusion research
AN UNSUNG heroine of the Second World War has talked about her time flying Spitfires and Hurricanes. Ninety-year-old Molly Rose, of Bampton, was part of the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA), a civilian unit which ferried fighter planes around the UK.
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Oxford's streets remained quiet last night, police said today. Despite the increased presence of officers out on patrol there were no reports of major disturbances. Deputy Chief Constable Francis Habgood added: “It was largely a peaceful night across
AN RAF Benson blogger serving in Afghanistan has described the “mad world” he has left behind in the UK, hoping loved ones at home stay safe. Sgt Alex Ford’s blog Rafairman gives people a daily insight into life on the front line. But when news of the
Abingdon’s Roy Pyniger, Peter Rogers and Bill Turner were crowned the Berkshire triples champions on finals day at Morland BC, East Hendred. In a thrilling contest, they defeated Thatcham’s Andy Piper, Trevor Broad and Neil Haines 16-15.
The title race in the Oxford & District League, sponsored by Yarnton Nurseries, is going down to the wire. With the last matches to be played this week, reigning champions Headington A lead Carterton by just half-a-point. In the last round of matches
Charlbury's David Dix lifted the Oxfordshire Bowling Association’s Allison Cup for non-badged players with a nail-biting 21-20 win over Banbury Chestnuts’ Stuart Marsden in the final at Kidlington. Carterton’s Sammy Timms raced to a 21-12 win over Thame
THE RAF is pulling the plug on skydiving at an Oxfordshire base – forcing a 40-year-old parachute club to close. Skydive Weston says it is being made homeless as a result of a nationwide Ministry of Defence review affecting RAF Weston-on-the-Green, near
THE end of skydiving at Weston-on-the-Green will be a huge blow, not only to members of the Skydive Weston club, but to the countless charities that have benefited from the facilities. So many residents have raised cash for good causes by taking
SHAW GIBBS OXFORDSHIRE FOURSOMES LEAGUE Knockout Cup – 2nd round Oxford City 2, Chiltern Forest 1 (Oxford City first): M Hall & P Higgins lost to L Scotti Di Perta & J Randall 2&1, G Soave & M Soave bt E Lloyd & J Benson 5&3, C Marriott & A Higgins
JUDY Howard and Noel Blatchford recorded personal best times for the 2,000m walk in the England Athletics Inter-area Track & Field Challenge at Solihull. The Abingdon Amblers duo, who were competing for Southern Counties Veterans, both came second in
Mark Charlett’s crushing rink win wasn’t enough to stop Oxfordshire slipping to a 121-104 defeat against Middlesex in the Homes Counties League at Oxford City & County. With Kent having retained the title with a 111-94 win over Middlesex a week earlier
Group B leaders Democrats Club’s impressive form in the Oxford Summer League continued with a 5-1 thrashing of Masons at Osney, writes PETE EWINS. Having dropped only two points in their last four matches, Democrats soon swept into a 3-0 lead
Oxford City & County’s Katherine Hawes and Donna Grant enjoyed a terrific run to reach the Bowls England Women’s National Pairs Championship semi-finals at Royal Leamington Spa. The Oxfordshire champions came through four rounds before bowing
CORNBURY Park is putting the final touches to this weekend’s Wilderness Festival. The event, which will run from tomorrow to Sunday, will feature live music, theatre performances, outdoor banquets and processional bands. The line-up features Mercury
A WITNESS in a murder trial was attacked at home by four men who told him if he testified they would kill him, a court heard yesterday. John Amadasun was a key witness when teenager Eze Eke killed father-of-one Blayne Ridgway in the street outside an
THOUSANDS of food lovers are set to descend on Oxford’s South Park for the second Foodies Festival. Last year 17,500 people visited the three-day festival over the August Bank Holiday weekend. The event runs from Saturday, August 27
FORMER Arsenal and England footballer Martin Keown’s ‘Gunners’ team finished second in the Captains’ Charities Day at Southfield. Keown teamed up with head greenkeeper and ex-Oxford City footballer Justin Lee, professional Adam Wootton and Colin Whittle
BEN Upjohn produced the outstanding local performance in the Iffley Road Mile Meeting. The 15-year-old Oxford City junior won race four in a time of 4mins 36.93secs, beating several experienced athletes in the process. Loughborough University
OXFORD City sprinter Simi Fajemisin finished tied second in the 200m at the SEAA Under 15/17 Championships. The 13-year-old clocked 26.80secs, the same time as Eleanor Smith-Hahn (Croydon), in the under 15 final at Ashford. Fajemisin also came fifth
A 17-year-old was killed last night in a car crash in Oxfordshire. The teenager was driving his black Ford Ka when the accident happened in Broughton Road, Banbury. An initial police report suggested that one other vehicle was involved.
A LANDOWNER is threatening to sell his orchard to travellers after losing a planning battle over a caravan. Ian Beesley, who famously dug up a road hump outside his home in 2002, said he was considering selling the land at Swinford, near Eynsham
DIDCOT’S Alex Nicholls, 14, won the under 18s’ junior open at Badgemore Park, Henley. The seven-handicapper had rounds of 74 and 79 to win the scratch prize by a single shot on the par-69 course. Nicholls, who puts in hours of practice, has been a member
HATTI Dean is already looking ahead to 2012 after being ruled out of the World Championships with injury. The former Radley athlete, who hails from Oxfordshire, had hoped to recover from a hip injury in time to run the 3,000m steeplechase in Daegu, South
Woodstock Harrier Steve Naylor was crowned Mota-vation Series champion following his fourth-round triumph at Bletchingdon. And he did it in style, lifting the title with one event to go in a time of 21mins 32secs, ahead of Oxford City’s Darrell Bellinger
OXFORD City Council is to be commended for implementing the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 and evicting a family in Cowley for persistent antisocial behaviour – albeit any praise has to be tempered by the fact that it has taken them three years
The Conservative leader of Oxfordshire County Council, Keith Mitchell, has finally admitted that the council has serious problems with delayed discharges, or “bed-blocking” (Oxford Mail, July 28). His admission is welcome and marks, perhaps
IN reference to council leader Keith Mitchell's verdict on bed blocking costing £3.3m, despite Oxfordshire being second worst out of 153 local authorities. One often associates Mr. Mitchell with announcements of ‘spending cuts’, although
THE deterioration in service on route No.5 experienced by Hilary Grime (Letters, August 4) is also evident on the No.2 route to Kidlington. The High Street/Mill Street area of Kidlington was served by the 2A and 7B, each every 15 minutes, now replaced
AS students from across your region celebrate the achievements at the end of the school year, I am delighted that the children’s charity the Transformation Trust helped young people from Mabel Pritchard Upper School and the Oxford Academy mark the start
If Oxford United supporters had any doubt that they have a team with genuine promotion hopes, they don’t now. While there was plenty of doom and gloom following Saturday’s defeat at Rotherham in their opening league match, Wednesday's terrific
A BUS link between Watlington and the Cowley shopping centres in Oxford is to be reinstated next month. Thames Travel withdrew the connection when it made major timetable changes after losing a £130,000 annual subsidy for the No 106 route due to county
On behalf of Patient Voice, may I thank your readers for responding to our recent survey on food and drink (particularly accessibility). Readers may know that Patient Voice was commissioned to carry out this survey by the Oxfordshire LINk.
SOCIAL networking sites can help spread vital information fast. But Tuesday night proved, if proof were needed, that it is also rife with rumour. If every nugget was to be believed, Oxford supermarkets were ablaze, estates were evacuated and David
Orwell Grange is a complex of three-, four- and five-bedroom detached and semi-detached homes in Sutton Courtenay near Abingdon. All properties come with car ports or garages, integrated kitchen appliances such as coffee makers and luxury bathroom fittings
Riverside properties are prized by boating enthusiasts but the views and tranquil setting also appeal to many other home seekers. Marton, in Shiplake near Henley, pictured above, was built five years ago by the present owner. From the
Two tennis coaches have completed their attempt to break the Guinness world record for the longest ever singles match. Ryan Trickey and Andy Aitken embarked on the 70 hour mission on Monday morning. They will now have to wait for the bid to be officially
A barn conversion in Bampton comes with another barn that has B1 office use and planning consent to convert to residential accommodation. Agents say the extra space, which has separate access, heating, and a fitted kitchen, would make an ideal annex
A Victorian lodge is thought to have been part of the Cokethorpe estate, now the setting for one of West Oxfordshire’s best-known independent schools. South Lodge, bottom right, near Witney, which still has many original features, is opposite the grounds
A renewed warning was issued today to fans heading to the Cropredy Festival to allow extra time for their journeys due to major roadworks in and around Banbury. Over-running work on new flood defences for Banbury means that the A361 is closed both
A small scheme of cottage-style homes near Wallingford is on the market. Broadway Cottages are four three-bedroom semi-detached houses in the village of Chalgrove. The properties include a living room, kitchen/dining room with double doors to the garden
PROVING their love is still growing, one romantic has mowed his lawn with a heart-warming message. Steve Metcalf surprised his wife Sal with the unusual grassy gesture at their Abingdon home. The landscape gardener-turned-engineer said: “I guess I am
Two teenagers arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire at McDonald’s in Risinghurst will not face charges. Police today saidthey will take no further action against a 16-year-old boy and an 18-year-old man who were arrested in the early hours of
There are less than half the number of properties available to rent in Oxford compared to three years ago, according to one agent. Jane Foster, of St Clements-based College and County, said: “This time of year is the big move-in, move-out period but
CHANGES in the running of Oxford’s park-and-ride sites spelling the return of parking charges may be “the least bad option”, according to bus users. Oxfordshire County Council and Oxford City Council announced on Monday a deal under which the county
PATIENTS at two threatened doctors’ surgeries have told of their delight after health bosses’ surprise decision to keep open both practices. Earlier this year, plans were tabled to close Kendall Crescent Health Centre, in Cutteslowe, Oxford, and the
IT IS great to see commonsense has prevailed and GP surgeries in Wolvercote and Cutteslowe will remain open. The decision makes sense for patients and, in a climate of cutbacks, it will make sense financially. The surgeries serve almost
BEFORE THE POISON by Peter Robinson (Hodder & Stoughton, £18.99) Did Grace Fox kill her husband? It takes just 15 seconds for her to walk from cell to gallows. Was she guilty? This is the question at the heart of Robinson’s intriguing new thriller.
Hugh Cantlie had the idea for Near the Motorways (Cheviot Books, £13.95), after being stranded near a service station on the M4 on a hot August Bank Holiday. Born in Shanghai, he started Cheviot Books while living in Northumberland but now lives near
With epic car chases, cocktails on the French Riviera, sparkling dialogue and a cast of characters assembled from Russia, America, Germany and other parts of troubled 1935 Europe, Mark Mills’s latest novel seems ripe for a film adaptation. So it’s no
A Dance With Dragons George RR Martin (Harper Voyager, £25) The TV channel HBO’s adaptation of A Game Of Thrones has introduced thousands of newcomers to George RR Martin’s brutal fantasy vision. Four books further into his epic Song Of Ice And Fire
Chris Wilder said that both he and the fans could be proud of his team, despite seeing Oxford United bow out of the Car-ling Cup last night. The U’s went down 3-1 to Cardiff after extra time, but not before they had given the Championship side a real
For many of us, our first significant encounter with a ladybird comes in late winter, and surprisingly for a beetle that is just 5mm long, this meeting often bears a striking resemblance to an over-egged scene from a horror film. This meeting
After living with limited access to play and leisure for disabled children and young people, two local parents, both parents of disabled children, decided to take matters in their own hands and started an after-school activity club, The Music Club. The
Sir – When is a consultation not a consultation? Not when it proposes only one option for the future of Oxfordshire’s libraries. Council leader Keith Mitchell was reported to have assured the county that all options would be ‘on the table’ when the consultation
Sir – The weekend before last, I had the exhilarating experience of witnessing the playing of the Oxfordshire Schools’ Symphony Orchestra at the Centre for Music and the Oxfordshire County Youth Orchestra at the Sheldonian Theatre. The standing ovations
Sir – I have recently cycled through St Giles several times in the last couple of weeks. The marvellous pyramids of flowers and hanging baskets which steadily change through the seasons provide a real pleasure. I don’t know who is responsible for the
Sir – On behalf of Patient Voice, may I thank your readers for responding to our recent survey on food and drink (particularly accessibility). Readers may know that Patient Voice was commissioned to carry out this survey by the Oxfordshire LINk. The
Sir – The comment by Mr Bowen (Letters, August 4) concerning the non-use of cycle paths by cyclists as somehow inoffensive, because they have the right to cycle on the road, misses an important point. Odd though. the cycle lanes might be they are there
Sir – Your article (August 4) regarding the introduction of charges by Oxford City Council for the garden waste collection only proves that this was nothing more than a money-spinning objective. The council should not be proud of the fact that it has
Sir – Rail passengers in Britain have increased ever since 1995. Since 2004, passengers using Oxford station have risen 1.43 million: 39 per cent. If Marylebone trains reach Oxford and electrification improves Paddington trains, there will be pressure
At the British Championships, which finished in Sheffield last weekend, Michael Adams retained his title of British Champion. Jovanka Houska was the top woman finisher and so won the women’s title for the fourth time in a row. The early running was
Sir – It was fascinating to read about the projected 51 per cent increase in demand for rail services to London Paddington over the next 20 years (Report, August 4). Writing in the same edition about the excessive speed of cars on various dual carriageways
Sir – Oxford University is turning our fair city into a “forbidden city” for many of us, with many colleges now choosing to charge for admission to Oxfordshire residents. Oxford is our county town yet it seems that residents are to be excluded from its
Sir – There must be many citizens of Oxford besides myself and not a few of our visitors who would sympathise with Beryl Addison’s plea (August 4) that Oxford shouldn’t become a theme park. I fear, however, that she may be too late — it has already happened
Sir – As a regular bus passenger between Abingdon and Oxford I can’t say I share Keith Mitchell’s view that the Oxford Smart Zone joint-ticketing scheme is a “win-win” situation for passengers. My four-weekly Abingdon Route Card has increased
Sir – Councillor Keith Mitchell (Letters, August 4) seems unaware of the irony in his remarks about the application of ‘simple bus and economic science’ to achieve the recent coordination of services and ticketing on Oxford’s buses. As your
Sir — The case for making a proper job of the enlargement of Oxford station by moving it to a new site in the Oxpens is supported by its past history. The Victorian wooden station was replaced in 1970 by a prefrabricated structure which was rightly
Sir – I do agree with the correspondents who find central Oxford far too crowded at present. We have surely never had so many young language students as we have this year. Colleges and schools with accommodation seem to have crammed as many in as possible
It has been fascinating reading the features and interviews leading up to the release of Gianni Di Gregorio's Salt of Life. Had Woody Allen made a comedy about senior citizen bemoaning the fact he can no longer entice the young women he constantly ogles
YOUNGSTERS are being rewarded for putting safety first and wearing a cycle helmet. As part of a summer campaign, patrolling police community support officers will hand out goody bags to youngsters they spot wearing a cycle helmet. Thames
RESIDENTS and developers will meet face to face over fears of a landfill plant near Barton. McKenna Plant Hire, which owns the Woodeaton Quarry, is proposing to use the site for the disposal of “inert construction waste”. But residents fear that will
At first glance, one might be tempted to think that little had changed between the 1930s heyday of the British Documentary Movement and the postwar period that spawned the films contained in Portrait of a People, the fifth volume of shorts released by
Sir – As people who take an active part in our local communities, we are concerned that our city councillors seem to be making no attempt to set up the new area forum for this part of Oxford. The other five areas have already each had one meeting
We are now well into the holidays and I have just picked up a text message from a friend whose nine-year-old son has just won two bottles of wine on a tombola whilst on holiday. I am not entirely sure of the legalities there (bottles went direct to
