Abingdon, Didcot, Wantage, Wallingford news, sport and leisure from the Herald newspaper

Stories for 29 May 2008

Abingdon

Rivers placed on flood watch

Four Oxfordshire rivers have been put on Flood Watch by the Environment Agency.  more...

Rivers placed on flood watch

Four Oxfordshire rivers have been put on Flood Watch by the Environment Agency.  more...

Rivers placed on flood watch

Four Oxfordshire rivers have been put on Flood Watch by the Environment Agency.  more...

Rivers placed on flood watch

Four Oxfordshire rivers have been put on Flood Watch by the Environment Agency.  more...

Rivers placed on flood watch

Four Oxfordshire rivers have been put on Flood Watch by the Environment Agency.  more...

Abingdon News

Cancer victim may have to sell home

A dad-of-three with terminal cancer may be forced to sell his house to buy a life-prolonging treatment denied him by county health chiefs.  more...

Old friends reunite behind wheel

A pair of daredeveil rally drivers are taking to the hills of Wales - more than 25 years since they last got behind the wheel together.  more...

Banbury News

Man attacked in front of family

A man walking home with his partner and her teenage son was beaten up in Banbury on Monday, police revealed last night.  more...

Inspirational

A couple who spent their ruby wedding anniversary year raising funds for a charity that rescued them after the Asian Tsunami are hoping to scoop £20,000.  more...

Bicester News

Council forced to bail out town revamp

Cherwell District Council has been forced to bail out £70m plans to revamp Bicester town centre following a slump in the global economy.  more...

Captain Karen comes home

Bicester girl Karen Noonan is set to return home after serving her country on the front line in Iraq.  more...

Books

World of Bard

Editors Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen have used the latest techniques, electronic datasets and research to compile William Shakespeare Complete Works (Macmillan, £19.99), undertaken at the request of the Royal Shakespeare Company.  more...

Mad horseman

THE BLOODY WHITE BARON James Palmer (Faber, £18.99)To say he was eccentric would have been very kind. The German aristocrat Baron Ungern von Sternberg was a cruel madman who set out to slaughter the Bosheviks and Jews after the First World War.  more...

History of veg

FORGOTTEN FRUITS Christopher Stocks Random House, £16.99)This is a captivating social history, which explores the stories behind the fruits and vegetables we take for granted, enabling the reader to discover more about the way rural life in the UK has evolved during the past centuries.  more...

Paperback choice

Dawdling By the Danube Edward Enfield (Summersdale, £7.99) By the end of this book, Edward Enfield is 78 and says that he sometimes thinks of somewhere interesting he would like to go, but then remembers all the hassle of getting there, and the feeling subsides. This seems unlikely, since he is a pretty adventurous person. He met a German couple while cycling in Greece, and was given a list of towns which make up the 'Romantic Road' through Bavaria. He decided to do the journey on his own - accompanied by a small TV crew. A columnist with The Oldie magazine, he writes with a dry wit which had me laughing out loud, plus a faux naivete about the world of travel journalism - to which he came late in life, having spent his working life as a local government officer. M. H.  more...

Austerity Olympics

Sixty years ago, as Britain was recovering from the Second World War, the Leander Club in Henley-on-Thames played host to a very important event - the rowing races of the 1948 London Olympics. Last month, it hosted another momentous occasion - the launch of Janie Hampton's The Austerity Olympics, a book about those long-ago games.  more...

Business News

Champagne thank-you

Customers received a thank-you, a glass of bubbly and a slice of cake at Abingdon's Mostly Books bookshop at a party to celebrate the shop winning a national award.  more...

Columns

Cabbages and Kings

All three confessed it had become a ritual. The women would meet once every three months for lunch, at a location chosen by one of their number, when family news and gossip about friends old and new were exchanged.  more...

Competition

Win a meal for two and a Japanese Cookbook as YO! Sushi celebrates its arrival in Oxford

YO! Sushi, the uber-cool and dynamic Japanese restaurant has arrived in Oxford as part of it's huge expansion plans. Students, work colleagues and local residents can now indulge themselves with delicious, freshly prepared, Japanese inspired dishes such as the famous YO! Roll, Hairy Prawns and Miso Black Cod. They can also enjoy eight new dishes from YO! Sushi's new summer menu 'TokYO! Summer' including Wagyu Beef Sashimi - also known as the famous Kobe-style beef - for a mere £5.00! Visit www.yosushi.com to view YO! Sushi's restaurant, YO! To Go and TokYO! Summer menu.  more...

Country Matters

Birds show cause for concern

The RSPB is worried by the continuing decline in numbers of woodland birds in Oxfordshire, reflecting dramatic falls across the UK, writes PETER BARRINGTON Woodland birds in Oxfordshire are in decline, reflecting a similar fall in numbers among other countryside species and in garden birds over recent decades.  more...

Cricket

CRICKET: Brothers swap places

Home Counties Premier League There will be no hard feelings in the Phillips family despite Eddie replacing his brother Jimmy as Banbury host Radlett in Division 1 tomorrow.  more...

CRICKET: Oxon's numbers game

It will be a case of deja vu when Oxfordshire host Bedfordshire in their final Group 1 match in the MCCA Trophy at Challow and Childrey on Sunday (11).  more...

CRICKET: Westbury crash to Caribbean

Westbury crashed to 49 all out as they were thrashed by Oxford Caribbean, for whom Carl Palmer took 6-23 in an eight-wicket success.  more...

Didcot News

MoD seminar begins

A new initiative to bring together the brains of Britain to come up with ways of keeping soldiers safe has been launched in Oxfordshire.  more...

Education

Believing the unbelievable

Why is it that three-quarters of us believe in some kind of supernatural phenomenon, asks BRUCE HOOD How often have you thought about someone you haven't heard from in a long time, only to soon receive a telephone call from that person? You may find it difficult not to think that some connection exists between the events. Would putting on second-hand clothing that had belonged to a murderer make you feel uncomfortable? Even though the clothes have no physical trace of the previous owner, you may feel that they are contaminated. Have you ever felt that you were being watched from behind and then discovered that, indeed, someone was staring at you?  more...

Features

Beauty of South Africa and its wines

If there is a country that I have visited which I regret not having had more time to tour its wineries, it is South Africa. We holidayed there a couple of years ago, travelling from the Waterberg to the north of Johannesburg all the way to Cape Town via the Great and Little Karoos.  more...

Bright spark

Soaring fuel prices and concerns about greenhouse-gases are concentrating entrepreneurial minds everywhere, not least those of car-makers who now see the economic climate as right for plug-in electric cars to go mainstream.  more...

Food

Why Jim never takes honey for granted

Throughout Oxfordshire there are farmers and food producers working against all odds from dawn to dusk to ensure we can put quality local food on our plates. Beekeeper Jim Chambers is among them.  more...

Gardening

Border in miniature

VAL BOURNE has dedicated a planter to herbs - and is happy with results I have never watered the borders, even in the driest summer. Occasionally I have watered peas and beans - when they were desperate. But, however wise you are about water, you do have to water containers, even on wet days, because good ones have to be packed with plants to look good.  more...

Golf In Oxfordshire 2

Book with the best

The choice of new golfing destinations continues to expand around the world with new golf courses opening regularly  more...

A shore thing

The Atlantic coast in Ireland’s County Clare is home to a gem of a course — in the shape of Lahinch Golf Club  more...

Fairway to heaven

A beautiful coastal road in East Lothian offers the ultimate golf drive   more...

Hotel fit for a king

Golfers can relax in style by the sea — and enjoy playing on four top courses  more...

Golf In Oxfordshire 3

Pinpointing success

There are many excellent aids to help improve your golf on the market at the moment — including the latest GPS devices which help players decide which clubs are needed, by gauging distances with pinpoint accuracy  more...

Golf without greens

You don’t need to be out on the course to enjoy your swing. Peter Jenkinson brings to the fore six of the best golfing toys on the market  more...

Drive carefully

New regulations governing drivers came in at the start of this year. Here David Wynne-Jones offers an at-a-glance guide to what the new rules mean  more...

Headlines

Theatre forced to cancel shows

HUNDREDS of theatre-goers were left disappointed after Oxford's New Theatre was forced to cancel the first two performances of the musical Hello Dolly!  more...

Rivers placed on flood watch

Four Oxfordshire rivers have been put on Flood Watch by the Environment Agency.  more...

Theatre forced to cancel shows

HUNDREDS of theatre-goers were left disappointed after Oxford's New Theatre was forced to cancel the first two performances of the musical Hello Dolly!  more...

Rivers placed on flood watch

Four Oxfordshire rivers have been put on Flood Watch by the Environment Agency.  more...

Theatre forced to cancel shows

HUNDREDS of theatre-goers were left disappointed after Oxford's New Theatre was forced to cancel the first two performances of the musical Hello Dolly!  more...

Rivers placed on flood watch

Four Oxfordshire rivers have been put on Flood Watch by the Environment Agency.  more...

Theatre forced to cancel shows

HUNDREDS of theatre-goers were left disappointed after Oxford's New Theatre was forced to cancel the first two performances of the musical Hello Dolly!  more...

Rivers placed on flood watch

Four Oxfordshire rivers have been put on Flood Watch by the Environment Agency.  more...

Theatre forced to cancel shows

HUNDREDS of theatre-goers were left disappointed after Oxford's New Theatre was forced to cancel the first two performances of the musical Hello Dolly!  more...

Rivers placed on flood watch

Four Oxfordshire rivers have been put on Flood Watch by the Environment Agency.  more...

Hockey

HOCKEY: Hawks swoop

Oxford Hawks Under 14 boys completed a successful season by finishing second in the Mercian Premier League.  more...

Letters

Recycling - we aim to be the best

I WANT to take a long, hard look at household recycling in Oxford.  more...

Buses still delayed

I read the letter from Chris Child, marketing manager at Stagecoach (Oxford Mail, May 21).  more...

Old tricks

Yes, let's all second Peter Unsworth's congratulations to Susanna Pressel on becoming Lord Mayor (Cabbages and Kings, Oxford Mail, May 23).  more...

Cyclists must have priority

So Oxford loses out on £4m to improve cycle routes (Oxford Mail, May 26).  more...

Important decision

Following our recent exercise to deliver documents to all businesses in Oxford, detailing our proposals for a Business Improvement District (BID), we are keen to make sure that all businesses calculate their potential levy correctly.  more...

Big spenders

The county council's decision to lose a potential £30,000 a month in revenue by allowing free parking in the evenings and on Sundays in Oxford city centre may seem baffling to some (Oxford Mail, May 16).  more...

Alive and well

As the busking cleric' reported in your paper (Oxford Mail, May 16), can I first thank the good people of Oxford for helping us raise £356 for Christian Aid?  more...

Music

Duffy: A shy songbird

When Welsh singing sensation Duffy played a packed out Zodiac room at the Carling Academy in March, we all knew it was one of the last gigs of its kind.  more...

Trevor Nelson: Breaking Point

He's known to millions as the silky smooth voice of soul - a fixture on our radios for well over a decade.  more...

Board meeting

Psst! Want to enjoy all the thrill of a top music festival, yet do it in style? Tim Hughes tells you how to get the best of both worlds!  more...

Dream chance to pursue career in the theatre

As Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat heads for Oxford with a cast drawn from BBC's Any Dream Will Do, NICOLA LISLE talks to local star Antony Hansen Reality TV stars, it seems, never fade away - even the ones that get unceremoniously dumped by the voting public. They just bounce back, undeterred. Such is the case with Antony Hansen. The former Didcot schoolboy may have been ousted from BBC's talent show Any Dream Will Do in the third week, but his career has since been swinging along rather nicely. He's even become a bit of a heartthrob, if a recent online discussion forum is anything to go by.  more...

Viva Vivaldi

For the first time in nearly 300 years, Vivaldi's L'incoronazione di Dario is being performed - at Garsington Opera. SIMON COLLINGS talks to the conductor, Laurence Cummings Antonio Vivaldi made his reputation as a violin virtuoso and composer of instrumental concerti and it is this for which he is still best known. But from the age of 35 he was also involved with opera, both as an impresario and as a composer, and in recent years his operatic works have been enjoying something of a revival, especially on the continent.  more...

News

Theatre forced to cancel shows

HUNDREDS of theatre-goers were left disappointed after Oxford's New Theatre was forced to cancel the first two performances of the musical Hello Dolly!  more...

Theatre forced to cancel shows

HUNDREDS of theatre-goers were left disappointed after Oxford's New Theatre was forced to cancel the first two performances of the musical Hello Dolly!  more...

Theatre forced to cancel shows

HUNDREDS of theatre-goers were left disappointed after Oxford's New Theatre was forced to cancel the first two performances of the musical Hello Dolly!  more...

Rivers placed on flood watch

Four Oxfordshire rivers have been put on Flood Watch by the Environment Agency.  more...

Rivers placed on flood watch

Four Oxfordshire rivers have been put on Flood Watch by the Environment Agency.  more...

Rivers placed on flood watch

Four Oxfordshire rivers have been put on Flood Watch by the Environment Agency.  more...

Theatre forced to cancel shows

HUNDREDS of theatre-goers were left disappointed after Oxford's New Theatre was forced to cancel the first two performances of the musical Hello Dolly!  more...

Theatre forced to cancel shows

HUNDREDS of theatre-goers were left disappointed after Oxford's New Theatre was forced to cancel the first two performances of the musical Hello Dolly!  more...

Theatre forced to cancel shows

HUNDREDS of theatre-goers were left disappointed after Oxford's New Theatre was forced to cancel the first two performances of the musical Hello Dolly!  more...

Skate park wins approval

Skateboarders are celebrating after councillors approved plans for a £300,000 skatepark in Cowley.  more...

Climber's fall remains a mystery

The reason a climber fell 120ft from a cliff to his death remains a mystery.  more...

Work starts on A34 viaduct

MOTORISTS on the A34 this morning witnessed the beginning of roadworks that will last for two years.  more...

Plain fountain will not be switched on

A VICTORIAN fountain at the eastern gateway to Oxford will not now be switched back on.  more...

Bus fare increases likely

BUS passengers have been warned to expect "inevitable" fare increases as a city bus company struggles to cope with a 70 per cent increase in its fuel bill.  more...

Rivers placed on flood watch

Four Oxfordshire rivers have been put on Flood Watch by the Environment Agency.  more...

Rivers placed on flood watch

Four Oxfordshire rivers have been put on Flood Watch by the Environment Agency.  more...

Rivers placed on flood watch

Four Oxfordshire rivers have been put on Flood Watch by the Environment Agency.  more...

Man attacked Wantage taxi

A YOB jumped on a taxi bonnet kicked the windscreen and spat at the driver in a drunken rage.  more...

Family mourn bubbly, fun-loving mother

The family of Wheatley mother Debbie Smith have told of their heartbreak following her death.  more...

Theatre forced to cancel shows

HUNDREDS of theatre-goers were left disappointed after Oxford's New Theatre was forced to cancel the first two performances of the musical Hello Dolly!  more...

Theatre forced to cancel shows

HUNDREDS of theatre-goers were left disappointed after Oxford's New Theatre was forced to cancel the first two performances of the musical Hello Dolly!  more...

Theatre forced to cancel shows

HUNDREDS of theatre-goers were left disappointed after Oxford's New Theatre was forced to cancel the first two performances of the musical Hello Dolly!  more...

Rivers placed on flood watch

Four Oxfordshire rivers have been put on Flood Watch by the Environment Agency.  more...

Rivers placed on flood watch

Four Oxfordshire rivers have been put on Flood Watch by the Environment Agency.  more...

Rivers placed on flood watch

Four Oxfordshire rivers have been put on Flood Watch by the Environment Agency.  more...

Theatre forced to cancel shows

HUNDREDS of theatre-goers were left disappointed after Oxford's New Theatre was forced to cancel the first two performances of the musical Hello Dolly!  more...

Theatre forced to cancel shows

HUNDREDS of theatre-goers were left disappointed after Oxford's New Theatre was forced to cancel the first two performances of the musical Hello Dolly!  more...

Theatre forced to cancel shows

HUNDREDS of theatre-goers were left disappointed after Oxford's New Theatre was forced to cancel the first two performances of the musical Hello Dolly!  more...

Rivers placed on flood watch

Four Oxfordshire rivers have been put on Flood Watch by the Environment Agency.  more...

Rivers placed on flood watch

Four Oxfordshire rivers have been put on Flood Watch by the Environment Agency.  more...

Rivers placed on flood watch

Four Oxfordshire rivers have been put on Flood Watch by the Environment Agency.  more...

Theatre forced to cancel shows

HUNDREDS of theatre-goers were left disappointed after Oxford's New Theatre was forced to cancel the first two performances of the musical Hello Dolly!  more...

Theatre forced to cancel shows

HUNDREDS of theatre-goers were left disappointed after Oxford's New Theatre was forced to cancel the first two performances of the musical Hello Dolly!  more...

Theatre forced to cancel shows

HUNDREDS of theatre-goers were left disappointed after Oxford's New Theatre was forced to cancel the first two performances of the musical Hello Dolly!  more...

Rivers placed on flood watch

Four Oxfordshire rivers have been put on Flood Watch by the Environment Agency.  more...

Rivers placed on flood watch

Four Oxfordshire rivers have been put on Flood Watch by the Environment Agency.  more...

Rivers placed on flood watch

Four Oxfordshire rivers have been put on Flood Watch by the Environment Agency.  more...

Man attacked Wantage taxi

A YOB jumped on a taxi bonnet kicked the windscreen and spat at the driver in a drunken rage.  more...

Offers

South African mixed case, £83

The South African mixed case costs £83 and includes three bottles each of Hutton Ridge Chenin Blanc 2007, Coastal Region; Jordan Sauvignon Blanc 2006, Stellenbosch; Forge Mill Pinotage 2006, Coastal Region; and Vergelegen Mill Race Merlot/Cabernet 2004, Stellenbosch.  more...

Other News

Theatre forced to cancel shows

HUNDREDS of theatre-goers were left disappointed after Oxford's New Theatre was forced to cancel the first two performances of the musical Hello Dolly!  more...

Theatre forced to cancel shows

HUNDREDS of theatre-goers were left disappointed after Oxford's New Theatre was forced to cancel the first two performances of the musical Hello Dolly!  more...

Theatre forced to cancel shows

HUNDREDS of theatre-goers were left disappointed after Oxford's New Theatre was forced to cancel the first two performances of the musical Hello Dolly!  more...

Theatre forced to cancel shows

HUNDREDS of theatre-goers were left disappointed after Oxford's New Theatre was forced to cancel the first two performances of the musical Hello Dolly!  more...

Theatre forced to cancel shows

HUNDREDS of theatre-goers were left disappointed after Oxford's New Theatre was forced to cancel the first two performances of the musical Hello Dolly!  more...

Other Sport

PIGEON RACING: Latest results

Oxford Central (Newton Abbot, 9 sent 74): 1, 3, M/M Ward 1187, 1158; 2, 10, 12 E Irving 1171, 1189, 1081; 4, 8, 9 A Gjyla 1149, 1113, 1106; 5, 11, 13 D Bowler 1123, 1085, 1061; 6, 14 W Knevett 1115, 1057; 7 P Madden 1113; 15, 16, 18 R Clarke 1007, 952, 911; 17 Sherman & Wells 921.  more...

CYCLING: Elzinga on song

Oxford University time triallist Jesse Elzinga continued his rich vein of form by winning the Oxford City-run Witney ten-mile time trial by over a minute.  more...

ROWING: Hinksey joy at national bronze

Supporters of Hinksey Sculling School had cause to celebrate as they picked up their first ever National Schools Regatta medal, at Holme Pierrepoint, Nottingham.  more...

BOWLS: King seals second success

Bicester made it two successive wins with a 78-72 victory over Kidlington in Division 2 of the Oxford & District League, sponsored by Yarnton Nurseries Garden Centre.  more...

Oxford News

Oil price jump hits bus fares

Bus passengers have been warned to expect "inevitable" fare increases as a city bus company struggles to cope with a 70 per cent hike in its fuel bill.  more...

What's on the menu, Jamie

Naked Chef Jamie Oliver said he has found the 'creme-de-la-creme' while recruiting staff for his new restaurant in Oxford.  more...

Firefighters deal with Barton blaze

A car was set on fire in Burchester Avenue, Barton early this morning.  more...

Smith backs Labour rebels

Oxford East MP Andrew Smith has backed Labour rebels in their bid to get the Government to overturn its controversial car tax proposals.  more...

Tennis centre meeting due

Residents can quiz developers about plans for a controversial tennis centre at a meeting tonight.  more...

Family pay tribute to victim

The family of Wheatley mum Debbie Smith have told of their heartbreak following her death.  more...

Bobbies on beat with BlackBerrys

Police officers are about to get their hands on handheld computers aimed at getting them out of the station and back on the beat.  more...

Four rivers on flood watch

Four Oxfordshire rivers have been put on Flood Watch by the Environment Agency.  more...

Murder accused in court

A 21-year-old man accused of murdering a police station cleaner will enter a plea to the charge in July.  more...

Pegasus launches new comic

Actors and actresses from an Oxford youth theatre company dressed up as comic-book characters for the launch of a new comic.  more...

Police increase school patrols

Police have increased patrols outside Oxford Community School in Glanville Road, East Oxford, after antisocial behaviour at school closing time. Acting Sgt Gill Cross said the initiative had been welcomed by teachers and pupils.  more...

Confusion prompts name change call

It's an apparently confusing business working out when you mean Rose Hill (the road) and not Rose Hill (the Oxford estate).  more...

Off the show, but not put off

Determined John Humphries has vowed to continue his search for fame - despite being laughed off The X-Factor for the fifth time.  more...

Ready to run

Staff from a garage are limbering up to take part in the OX5 Run this weekend to raise money for the Oxford Children's Hospital.  more...

Cyclist treated for injury

Police and an ambulance crews are currently on Donnington Bridge Road near Iffley, Oxford, after a man fell off of his bicycle at about 5.40pm.  more...

Surprise at skaters' win

Skateboarders have spoken of their delight after plans for a new £300,000 skatepark in Oxford were given the go-ahead by councillors.  more...

Rivers still on alert after rain

Boat users have been put on alert after river levels rose across the county today.  more...

MP backs car tax rebellion

Oxford East MP Andrew Smith has backed Labour rebels in their bid to get the Government to overturn its proposed car tax increases.  more...

Oliver's 'army' is here to help

A group of nursery workers from Oxford have been inspired by one of their children to raise money for charity.  more...

Oxfordshire Golfers Guide

A true test amony the bumps and bunkers

Magnolia Park is more than a match for the best of golfers. David Wynne-Jones steps onto its challenging fairways and finds it a rewarding experience  more...

Lakeside leisure

Designed around five lakes, a course in Witney offers a challenging and imaginative setting for accomplished and high-handicap golfers  more...

The elegant club

With a sweeping championship course, Magnolia Park offers an exciting game to players of all abilities  more...

Fresh-look fairway

Kirtlington Golf Club has a new-look course with more facilities to help golfers lift their game  more...

A walk in the park

Close to the River Glyme and offering tree-lined fairways in a parkland setting, Chipping Norton Golf Club is a truly year-round venue  more...

A course to be scene

Make the most of your day out on the greens with stunning scenary at the foot of the Chiltern Hills combined with first-rate facilities on site  more...

A golfing jewel

A course in the heart of Oxford, overlooking the dreaming spires, provides a convenient and picturesque base for players  more...

Start of a new era

In December last year, Ian Darby and Ken Heathcote became the proud owners of one of Oxfordshire’s leading golf clubs — Studley Wood  more...

Pasttimes

Morris's heaven on earth — before cars

The radical William Morris fell in love with Kelmscott on his arrival by boat in 1871, writes CHRIS KOENIG Perhaps no part of Oxfordshire has undergone less change than its western extremity, particularly that lonely reach of flat meadow, with the low hills of the Cotswolds around it, with which William Morris fell in love in 1871. But he would be astonished to see it now, all the same.  more...

Racing

RACING: Capable Guest springs a surprise

Capable Guest, trained by Mick Channon at West Ilsley, ran out a shock 25-1 winner of the totesport betXtra Zetland Gold Cup at Redcar, writes Russell Smith.  more...

Restaurant Reviews

Strings attached

Katherine MacAlister thinks turning a snooker hall into a snooty restaurant may have been a mistake  more...

Is that to go? Peppers Burger Bar

Call me a heretic, but I've never quite seen why this burger bar (Peppers Burger Bar, Walton Street, Oxford) is rated so highly, although undeniably it has an awesome cult following.  more...

Results And Fixtures

FIXTURES May 30

SATURDAY.  more...

Rowing

ROWING: Hinksey take honours at National Schools regatta

Supporters of Hinksey Sculling School had possibly the greatest cause to celebrate as they picked up their first ever National Schools regatta medal, at Holme Pierrepoint, Nottingham, writes John Wiggins.  more...

Share Prices

Local share prices

AEA Technology 76 BMW 2908 Electrocomponents 175.75 Nationwide Accident Repair 138.5 Oxford Biomedica 23.75 Oxford Catalyst 172 Oxford Instruments 231.5 REED 628.75 RM 209.5 RPS Group 336   more...

Tennis

TENNIS: City lead the way

Oxford City staked an early claim for the Crossflight Oxfordshire National Club League women's title with a 3-0 win over Cholsey.  more...

TENNIS: Big guns are on the march

North Oxford and Oxford City cruised to comfortable wins in Mixed Division 1 of the 3-Pair League in the OLTA Wilson Inter-Club League.  more...

Theatre

It's Barton's half hour — playing Tony Hancock

GILES WOODFORDE talks to Will Barton who plays the comedy great in a revival of The Bowmans at the Watermill Theatre First shown on BBC TV in 1961, Tony Hancock's The Blood Donor, has become a classic. But an episode transmitted a couple of weeks earlier is less well known. Called The Bowmans, the story features Hancock as Old Joshua Merryweather, an actor who is unceremoniously dumped from a radio soap - a soap which sounds suspiciously like The Archers.  more...

U'S News

United sweat on a big name

Oxford United are still hoping to take on Premiership opposition in pre-season, but may have to juggle their schedule to do so.  more...

Voluntary Voice

Volunteering keeps you fit and healthy

Oxfordshire has a multitude of hospitals, ranging from the vast site at the John Radcliffe in Headington, to the much smaller Chipping Norton Community Hospital. Nearly all of these have a League of Friends, run by active volunteers aged from their teens into their eighties.  more...

Wakestockbands

The Blackout

The Blackout are a post-hardcore band from South Wales.  more...

Lightspeed Champion

Lightspeed Champion is the name of the new musical venture by ex-Test Icicle Devonte Hynes, currently signed to Domino Records.  more...

DJ Nu-Mark

DJ Nu-Mark also known as Uncle Nu, is a Polish-Iranian American hip-hop DJ mostly known for his membership of Jurassic 5, an American five-piece hip-hop crew consisting of one DJ and four MCs.  more...

The Black Kids

The Black Kids have risen from obscurity to become one of the most talked-about bands around.  more...

Operator Please

Operator Please are described by NME as "Australia's most exciting new band".  more...

Plump DJs

Emerging from the nascent Nu Skool Breaks scene at the end of the last century, the Plump DJs are the quintessential production duo.  more...

Mystery Jets

Mystery Jets formed in the late 90's when a son (Blaine Harrison) and father (Henry Harrison) formed a band together, recruiting school friends to make up the band.  more...

Hadouken

After releasing their 12-track mix-tape "Not Here To Please You" on November 12, 2007 featuring originals and remixes, the band have been in the studio.  more...

Young Knives

This English geek rock and post-punk revival band are from Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire. The name is based on a misunderstanding of "young knaves", which was found by the band by rummaging through a book.  more...

Elliot Minor

With three hit singles under their belt and fourth single Still Figuring Out' released this year, York quintet Elliot Minor have quietly infiltrated the charts and are poised to crash into the mainstream in a major fashion.  more...

Audio Bullys

Audio Bullys are an electronic music group from the UK - Simon Franks and Tom Dinsdale.  more...

Pendulum

Aussie drum and bass act Pendulum have relocated to the UK from their hometown of Perth.  more...

Pete Tong

Britain's best loved dance DJ Pete Tong doesn't need an award to prove his popularity and he won't act cool to keep his credibility.  more...

The Futureheads

Northern band The Futureheads will also be making an appearance this year.  more...

Calvin Harris

Calvin Harris is one of those myspace sensations' you keep reading about.  more...

Funeral for a Friend

South Walian band Funeral for a Friend have become nothing less than a phenomenon.  more...

Happy Mondays

The legendary Happy Mondays rose to fame in the 80's within the Manchester rave scene, releasing classic albums such as Pills, Thrills and Bellyaches, including huge hits like Kinky Afro and Step On.  more...

Estelle

Originally from London, but now relocated to New York, Estelle is the name on everyone's lips since signing to John Legend's record label Homeschool and soaring to the top of the charts with her first single from her new album Shine.  more...

Supergrass

Supergrass are one of the biggest rock bands to come out of Oxford.  more...

Groove Armada

Big beat electro legends Groove Armada will be bringing their full live set to Wakestock this year.  more...

The Streets

The Streets have been together for 7 years now and in that time have released three albums, with the fourth on the way soon.  more...

Mark Ronson

Mark Ronson the BRIT award & three times Grammy award winning music producer & cover artist is set to return to the Wakestock stage this year after his hugely popular appearance in 2007.  more...

Wakestocknews

Prepare for a board meeting

Psst! Want to enjoy all the thrill of a top music festival, yet do it in style? Tim Hughes tells you how to get the best of both worlds!   more...

Wallingford News

Heritage railway back on track

Services are back on track at the Cholsey & Wallingford Railway.  more...

Wantage And Grove

Man attacked Wantage taxi

A YOB jumped on a taxi bonnet kicked the windscreen and spat at the driver in a drunken rage.  more...

Man attacked Wantage taxi

A YOB jumped on a taxi bonnet kicked the windscreen and spat at the driver in a drunken rage.  more...

Wantage News

Yob jumped on taxi

A yob jumped on a taxi bonnet kicked the windscreen and spat at the driver in a drunken rage.  more...

Wine

The Whine Column

Q. I have builders in at the moment. They are very good and fortunately the only cracks I have seen have not been in the plasterwork. I'd love to invite them to stay for dinner when the construction is finished. What wine should I buy? Ann C, Jericho A. How lucky you are to find excellent workmen. Most people just offer tea and coffee; I think it's a great idea to invite them over for a meal.  more...

  
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