Oxfordshire | Archive | 2006 | August
Plans to build a block of 14 flats on land next to Abingdon Motorcycles, in Marcham Road, have been rejected because it would threaten flood defences near the River Ock. more...
An RAF air spectacular at Abingdon could be staged in the town next year - despite the cancellation of the event this year. more...
Chief among the essential guidelines for Family Friendly Museums in the Thames Valley Group are respect for children, the promotion of interactive pursuits and the provision of decent grub. Henley River and Rowing Museum has no problems with any of those. more...
Howard Hodgkin's paintings tend to polarise opinion. You either love or loathe them, these exuberant paintings overflowing with splashes, swirls, blobs and bands of colour. There are two ways of looking at them, too. One offers a purely emotional experience, the other more analytical. You can stand right up close excluding everything else, and get sucked into the joyous colour and sensuality of one work of art. Or you can stand further back and become aware of various interplays: between the painting and yourself, the viewer, and between it and other paintings in the room. Words may now come into play, perhaps taking over from the mood the gallery has created in you, as you read the title and the handbook provided to try to unravel something of what the painting represents. more...
My first impression was that this is a rather confused exhibition. It is composed of a seemly eclectic range of a hundred or so textiles and costumes drawn from the Pitt Rivers Museum's collection. However, as one becomes drawn into the fabulous display of craftsmanship, needlework skills, pattern and colour, confusion clears and fascination sets in. more...
Balraj Khanna's art has its roots in the teeming energy of the Punjab. It was not until he came to read English at Oxford that his love of painting crystallized. He wondered at the art he found, but it was from his homeland that he took its bright folk art, its kites, its painted toys and its vivacity. He translated these into his own playful range of creatures that live in water, air and land - fish, birds and insects, fossils, interplanetary creatures and vessels, fireworks reminiscent of Catherine wheels and shooting stars that whirl and whiz, dip and dive, surface and plunge endlessly. more...
Connor Sugden smashed three club records as he helped Radley retain the Middlesex Trophy at Perivale on Saturday. more...
CONNOR Sugden smashed three club records as he helped Radley retain the Middlesex Trophy at Perivale on Saturday. more...
CONNOR Sugden smashed three club records as he helped Radley retain the Middlesex Trophy at Perivale on Saturday. more...
Former Radley AC runner Hatti Dean excelled when she came third in the 3,000 metres steeplechase at the Norwich Union International at the Alexander Stadium, Birmingham, on Saturday. more...
Former Radley AC runner Hatti Dean excelled when she came third in the 3,000 metres steeplechase at the Norwich Union International at the Alexander Stadium, Birmingham, on Saturday. more...
A superb 16-doll haul from Pip Goulding including a double sixer, helped Plough come from behind to beat Squire Bassett 2-1 in Section 1. more...
Two Bicester men will face court today accused of trying to murder a 20-year-old and wounding his friend. more...
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If you go down to the woods today you're sure of a big surprise . . . Described as "The Office meets Deliverance", which turns out to be wishful thinking, Severance is a blackly humorous romp drenched in blood, set during a corporate team-building weekend from hell. Writer-director Christopher Smith, who brought carnage to the Underground in his debut Creep, ventures into the great outdoors (the Matra Hills of Hungary) for this equally vicious second feature. He certainly doesn't stint on the gore, delighting in the agonising deaths of his characters, ranging from a beheading to a human barbecue. Smith offsets the splatter with humour but doesn't strike quite the right balance, burdening his film with a split personality. more...
When Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein's first musical opened in March 1943, rival producer Mike Todd cast the verdict: "No girls, no gags, no chance." Yet, Oklahoma! went on to become the most influential show in Broadway history and toured for a decade before Fox produced the 1955 adaptation that is now back on general release in a sparkling new print. more...
EVENTING champion Pippa Funnell will be signing copies of her autobiography at The Oxford Times stand during the Blenheim International Horse Trials, which start next week. more...
A determined rearguard action enabled Oxfordshire to save their rain-affected final Minor Counties Western Division match of the season at Reading yesterday. more...
Kingston Bagpuize batsman Richard Oakey (pictured) made 196 not out in a club game against Steventon on Sunday. more...
Marcham, who are contending for the OCA League Division 2 title, were left frustrated as they needed only two more wickets to defeat Faringdon when the rain came on Saturday. more...
Abingdon Vale's promotion hopes were all but ended when they lost by 50 runs to Bourton Vale in Division 2 of The Oxford Times Cherwell League on Saturday. more...
A GUITARIST is looking forward to performing with his band in front of more than 1,000 people in Oxford, after his wife lined up the dream gig as a special 'thank you'. more...
A MAJOR boost of new jobs has been created in Didcot as a national bathroom specialist moves in. more...
A pensioner says he was landed with a £720 water bill because of a leaking pipe. more...
Parents want police to crackdown on yobs after a campaign of vandalism and other problems at their village hall - including the discovery of a rifle bullet. more...
Harwell Science Campus has been given a £26m Government cash injection. more...
VISITORS to Didcot's Railway Centre can turn back the clock at its annual Victorian bank holiday weekend. more...
We have always believed that the Oxford Mail should be at the heart of the community. more...
Today started with my alarm going off at 6am, which means only one thing - it's time to get in the lake. more...
TRAVELLING long distances during a Bank Holiday weekend is rarely fun, particularly if you have several children in the car, who are expecting the entire day to be filled with fun - even the car journey. more...
WHEN David Judge received an award in recognition of 25 years of welfare work for the national Donkey Sanctuary, he was carrying on a proud tradition. more...
WHEN David Judge received an award in recognition of 25 years of welfare work for the national Donkey Sanctuary, he was carrying on a proud tradition. more...
You need reasonably ripe tomatoes for this recipe, as the rice is cooked in the juices you get from them. Although you can add water, a far better flavour is achieved by using the tomato juices. more...
There have been times throughout the year when the tomatoes I've bought have been so tasteless I've actually thrown them away. Fortunately, this does not happen in August. This is the month when home-grown tomatoes come into their own. more...
Darren Pond snatched the 87th-minute winner as Banbury United kept up their 100 per cent start to their Premier Division with a 1-0 win at Stamford last night. more...
Stuart Beavon's late dismissal capped a desperately disappointing evening for Didcot. Town as they crashed 4-1 at home to Swindon Supermarine. more...
Abingdon United were cruelly denied by a penalty deep into stoppage time as they lost 3-2 at Chesham United in Division 1 South & West. more...
Oxford City kept up their unbeaten start to their Division 1 South & West campaign with a 1-1 draw at Burnham, though they were unlucky not to win. more...
Abingdon United were cruelly denied by a penalty deep into stoppage time as they lost 3-2 away to Chesham United in Division 1 South & West of the British Gas Business Southern League on Tuesday. more...
Ben Whitaker, one of the best strikers in the Oxford Mail Boys League over the last six years, has signed forms for Aston Villa. more...
Tom Larman smashed a hat-trick as Abingdon Town eased through their FA Cup extra preliminary round tie with a 3-0 win over Camberley Town at Culham Road on Saturday. more...
AFC Wallingford moved up to second in the Premier Division table following an extraordinary 5-4 victory at home to Bicester Town in the Sport Italia Hellenic League on Tuesday night. more...
AFC Wallingford moved up to second in the Premier Division table following an extraordinary 5-4 victory at home to Bicester Town in the Sport Italia Hellenic League on Tuesday night. more...
THE historic bells at Bampton Church will toll properly once again after almost £40,000 was raised to pay for repairs. more...
YOUNG singing sensation Zo Mace, from Freeland, presented cheques totalling £20,000 to five Oxford charities on Wednesday last week. more...
YOUNG singing sensation Zo Mace, from Freeland, presented cheques totalling £20,000 to five Oxford charities on Wednesday last week. more...
STUDENTS across West Oxfordshire have again topped the national pass rate in their A-levels, with some schools achieving record-breaking results. more...
THE countdown is on until Blenheim Palace hosts one of the world's major international equestrian events. more...
TRAFFIC lights are being installed on the A40 near Eynsham - sparking concerns about further hold-ups for motorists. more...
A SELF-TAUGHT artist and mother-of-two who only started painting 18 months ago has won an international art competition. more...
A SELF-TAUGHT artist and mother-of-two who only started painting 18 months ago has won an international art competition. more...
POSTAL workers in West Oxfordshire are postponing a three-day strike until next week, so school pupils get their GCSE results on time. more...
POSTAL workers in West Oxfordshire are postponing a three-day strike until next week, so school pupils get their GCSE results on time. more...
POSTAL workers in West Oxfordshire are postponing a three-day strike until next week, so school pupils get their GCSE results on time. more...
HE is still rocking all over the world, but former Status Quo member John Coghlan was more than happy to appear at an animal adoption centre near his home. more...
TWO taxis were ordered off the road by police in Witney after it was discovered they were not roadworthy. more...
DEVELOPERS and owners of derelict buildings in the Witney area are being ordered to ensure their sites are secure, following a spate of arson and other problems - before someone is seriously injured. more...
Oxfordshire film director Vicky Jewson, above, is in negotiations with chart-topping boy band McFly, right, about the possibility of recording the soundtrack to her first feature-length film. more...
FOR years, building sites have been attractive as playgrounds to children and young people. more...
One must never let the facts get in the way of a good story and the old saw about Abingdon declining just refuses to die, Rundown town on its last legs (Oxford Mail, August 17). more...
You have recently published letters praising the work of the local NHS. I would like to add to these experiences. more...
Sir, In response to the letter written by the person complaining of the brainless idiots that are intent on damaging Witney Lakes. more...
Sir, To most people who have been following the protracted argument over the future of the Marriotts Close site, it is becoming increasingly obvious that the new development will be bulldozed through anyway, against the wishes of the majority of the local population. more...
Sir, Re: Proposal for an experimental closure of part of Black Bourton Road, Carterton. more...
In a notable contribution to BBC2's recent eulogy to Top of the Pops, the Rolling Stone Keith Richards (above) said how enormously grateful he and the band were for all the free plugs they'd been given by the programme over the years. Publicity courtesy of the licence payer! He appeared to find it a real hoot, as most things are, of course, to Keef. more...
In a notable contribution to BBC2's recent eulogy to Top of the Pops, the Rolling Stone Keith Richards (above) said how enormously grateful he and the band were for all the free plugs they'd been given by the programme over the years. Publicity courtesy of the licence payer! He appeared to find it a real hoot, as most things are, of course, to Keef. more...
Youmzain claimed a last-gasp victory in the Ladbrokes Great Voltigeur Stakes at York and is now 7-1 with the sponsors for the St Leger in just under three weeks' time. more...
Youmzain claimed a last-gasp victory in the Ladbrokes Great Voltigeur Stakes at York and is now 7-1 with the sponsors for the St Leger in just under three weeks' time. more...
Joe Richardson made his local knowledge count to win the handicap prize in the Frilford Heath Junior Gold Medal event. more...
FOOTBALL BRITISH GAS BUSINESS SOUTHERN LEAGUE Saturday Div 1 South & West: Hillingdon Borough 0, Didcot Tn 3; Abingdon Utd 3, Lymington & New Milton 2. more...
SATURDAY FOOTBALL BRITISH GAS BUSINESS SOUTHERN LEAGUE Div 1 South & West: Bracknell v Abingdon Utd, Didcot Tn v Beaconsfield SYCOB. more...
Walingford's two Great Britain team rowers, Helen Casey and Paul Mattick, both made it safely through to the second round of the Rowing World Championships being held at Eton this week. more...
Wallingford's two Great Britain team rowers, Helen Casey and Paul Mattick, both made it safely through to the second round of the Rowing World Championships being held at Eton this week. more...
Collins seals it for Fairmile FAIRMILE Social Club kept their position at the top of the Wallingford & District Summer League with a 3-2 victory at Didcot Conservative Club. more...
Didcot Phoenix managed a podium position in the team event in the Tour of Dorset. more...
Didcot Phoenix managed a podium position in the team event in the Tour of Dorset. more...
If you thought travelling into or out of Oxford via the Green Road roundabout was a nightmare now, then wait until this time next week. more...
A little girl who fell into deep water was rescued by a passer-by. more...
Fitness fans have been giving a flagship leisure centre the cold shoulder since it underwent a £1.2m refurbishment - and it is all being blamed on the hot summer weather. more...
Frightened neighbours asked police to put an end to an Oxford party 30 minutes before it descended into violence and a man was stabbed in the head. more...
More than 500 people packed into a church for the funeral of a family of four who died in a four vehicle pile-up on the A34 in Oxfordshire. more...
Developers and owners of derelict buildings in the Witney area are being ordered to ensure their sites are secure following a spate of arson - before someone is seriously injured. more...
Joyce Rhymes is retiring after a lifetime in the retail trade. more...
Poor timekeeping on First Great Western's long-distance express services is under investigation by the Office for Rail Regulation. more...
Preparations are already under way for Oxford's annual St Giles Fair next month. more...
An Oxford scientist has discovered he has a hidden talent for songwriting after reaching the final of a national contest. more...
A rainbow marked the spot as we headed from Little Milton along the pretty road leading through open country towards the Haseleys. "What a glorious sight," I said to Rosemarie, as we took in a spectacular view of the Chilterns bathed in sunshine away in the distance to our right, and the mounting bank of black clouds ahead of us, through which the rainbow ascended. Would there be gold at its base? Of a sort, for the Plough - the object of our visit - has a distinct lustre about it. more...
CHINNOR head coach John Brodley has been impressed with his players' dedication as they prepare for their National League debut. more...
OXFORD University will play Portugal in Lisbon to help that country prepare for their World Cup qualifying matches. more...
OXFORD University will play Portugal in Lisbon to help that country prepare for their World Cup qualifying matches. more...
The newly-named RBS Royals swept all before them to clinch the 51st Abingdon Sevens title. more...
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Oxford Cheetahs boss Aaron Lanney was outraged at the pace of the Cheetahs' meeting at Belle Vue on Monday. more...
Oxford Cheetahs promoter Aaron Lanney is confident his team can overcome Ipswich Witches in their Sky Sports Elite League clash at the Stadium tonight (7.30pm). more...
Oxford Cheetahs promoter Aaron Lanney is confident his team can overcome Ipswich Witches in their Sky Sports Elite League clash at the Stadium tonight (7.30pm). more...
Taking on Robin Hood was always going to be the mightiest of challenges for the good men and women of the Creation Theatre Company. Perhaps the man in green became simply too irresistible for this most self-assured of companies, who have staged so many impressive dramas in Headington Hill Park. This marvellous woodland setting verily demands to be turned into Sherwood, while Robin seldom fails to deliver the paying customers, whether we are talking movie blockbusters or pantomime. more...
Supporters of the popular Wantage Country Market are celebrating its 30th anniversary. more...
Three young brothers were left blistered and burned after touching a common plant while playing in their garden. more...
A MAJOR boost of new jobs has been created in Didcot as a national bathroom specialist moves in. more...
FUNDRAISERS in Wantage, who are trying to raise £800,000 for a new nursing home, have fallen foul of local planners. more...
FOR the first time in centuries Abingdon Market Place will not be used for the traditional Monday market during eight weeks in January and February when the square is refurbished. more...
VANDALISM, anti-social behaviour and speeding cars are at the top of the priority list people want dealt with when the new Neighbourhood Action Group for the Wallingford area is formed. more...
Youmzain claimed a last-gasp victory in the Ladbrokes Great Voltigeur Stakes at York and is now 7-1 with the sponsors for the St Leger in just under three weeks' time. more...
Joe Richardson made his local knowledge count to win the handicap prize in the Frilford Heath Junior Gold Medal event. more...
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Wallingford's two Great Britain team rowers, Helen Casey and Paul Mattick, both made it safely through to the second round of the Rowing World Championships being held at Eton this week. more...
Collins seals more...
Didcot Phoenix managed a podium position in the team event in the Tour of Dorset. more...
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Plans to build a block of 14 flats on land next to Abingdon Motorcycles, in Marcham Road, have been rejected because it would threaten flood defences near the River Ock. more...
An RAF air spectacular at Abingdon could be staged in the town next year - despite the cancellation of the event this year. more...
VISITORS to Didcot's Railway Centre can turn back the clock at its annual Victorian bank holiday weekend. more...
If you thought travelling into or out of Oxford via the Green Road roundabout was a nightmare now, then wait until this time next week. more...
A little girl who fell into deep water was rescued by a passer-by. more...
Three young brothers were left blistered and burned after touching a common plant while playing in their garden. more...
Fitness fans have been giving a flagship leisure centre the cold shoulder since it underwent a £1.2m refurbishment - and it is all being blamed on the hot summer weather. more...
Two Bicester men will face court today accused of trying to murder a 20-year-old and wounding his friend. more...
Frightened neighbours asked police to put an end to an Oxford party 30 minutes before it descended into violence and a man was stabbed in the head. more...
More than 500 people packed into a church for the funeral of a family of four who died in a four vehicle pile-up on the A34 in Oxfordshire. more...
Developers and owners of derelict buildings in the Witney area are being ordered to ensure their sites are secure following a spate of arson - before someone is seriously injured. more...
A pensioner says he was landed with a £720 water bill because of a leaking pipe. more...
Parents want police to crackdown on yobs after a campaign of vandalism and other problems at their village hall - including the discovery of a rifle bullet. more...
Supporters of the popular Wantage Country Market are celebrating its 30th anniversary. more...
Joyce Rhymes is retiring after a lifetime in the retail trade. more...
Harwell Science Campus has been given a £26m Government cash injection. more...
Poor timekeeping on First Great Western's long-distance express services is under investigation by the Office for Rail Regulation. more...
Preparations are already under way for Oxford's annual St Giles Fair next month. more...
An Oxford scientist has discovered he has a hidden talent for songwriting after reaching the final of a national contest. more...
A self-taught artist and mother-of-two who only started painting 18 months ago has won an international competition. more...
Oxford Star reporter Emma-Kate Lidbury is off to the World Triathlon Championships - thanks to support from some of the county's businessmen and women. more...
Oxfordshire film director Vicky Jewson, above, is in negotiations with chart-topping boy band McFly, right, about the possibility of recording the soundtrack to her first feature-length film. more...
An Oxford scientist has discovered he has a hidden talent for songwriting after reaching the final of a national contest. more...
A disused listed bingo hall and former cinema in East Oxford will reopen as a 1,700-capacity community arts venue. more...
The Romans were back in Greater Leys, Oxford, last weekend - after an absence of hundreds of years. more...
An 11-year-old girl is hoping to have better luck than the England football team when she travels to Germany to take on the world. more...
POSTAL workers in West Oxfordshire are postponing a three-day strike until next week, so school pupils get their GCSE results on time. more...
HANNAH Savory says she feels blessed to have led a privileged life, growing up in Witney and attending a good school and university. more...
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