AN OFFICER who makes vandals clean up their mess has won a top police award. PC Susan 'Pip' Walker, neighbourhood officer for Cholsey, has been named Oxfordshire Community Officer of the Year, and praised for making teenagers clean up their graffiti
HENLEY MP Boris Johnson left fellow MPs, including his Tory leader David Cameron, in a spin this week after confessing to snorting cocaine while at university. Mr Johnson said he tried the Class-A drug, but it had no effect on him, and that he had often
Wantage White Horses' Guy Giles and Josh Harrop broke personal best times at the Regional Championships. Giles swam the 100m freestyle in 1min 6.51secs and the 200m backstroke in 2.51.52, while Harrop raced to his best in the 100m freestyle (1.11.57
Didcot Phoenix rider and club cyclo-cross champion Paul Lloyd was narrowly beaten in the Central Region Road Race Championship on the 12-mile Woodcote-Goring circuit. Lloyd came second, with clubmates Mark Cox and Ian Middleton coming home in 14th
For the second year running, Abingdon's Rohanna Lathar has won the gold medal at level five in the Oxfordshire Full Apparatus Competition. The club are also celebrating Elisha Evans success in the level 4 where she won silver. Leonie-Mai Pomroy-Mason
Radley finished fourth in their latest Division 1 meeting in the Southern Women's League at Horsham in Sussex. A hard-fought match saw Radley clock up 15 personal bests as they amassed 173 points. In the under 15 girls' section, Susan Keet set new
Didcot Boys Under 9s footballers rounded off a magnificent season by winning a competition at West Ham United's Upton Park ground last week. Competing against 16 teams in the George Paris Tournament, Didcot emerged triumphant. One of their opponents
Matt Launchbury scored his second century of the season to help in-form Marcham to a five-wicket win over Minster Lovell in the second round of the OCA League's Airey Cup on Saturday. Chasing Minster's 217-7, Marcham were in some difficulty at 63-3,
FIXTURES. SATURDAY. CRICKET. THE OXFORD TIMES CHERWELL LEAGUE. Div 2: Challow v Horspath, Kingston Bagpuize v Leighton Buzzard, Tiddington v Abingdon Vale. Div 4: Bicester & North Oxford 2nd v Challow 2nd, Didcot v Bledlow. Div 6: Abingdon Vale
RESULTS. CRICKET. THE OXFORD TIMES CHERWELL LEAGUE. Division 2 Challow & Childrey 159 (S Burry 47, M Phillipson 34, M Cook 6-80), Abingdon Vale 160-4 (T Pollard 63no, W Barker 34, M Cook 31no). Kingston Bagpuize 288-9 (R Keates 106, M Shepherd
Gerard Butler has an impressive record with his Musselburgh raiders - and the Blewbury trainer added to his tally at the Scottish track with All The Good. The master of Churn Stables, who boasts a 26 per cent strike rate with his runners at the Edinburgh
Mike Cook proved the scourge of Challow & Childrey as Abingdon Vale maintained their ten-point lead at the of Division 2 in The Oxford Times Cherwell League on Saturday. Cook took 6-80 to set up a six-wicket victory for Vale in their derby clash.
Abingdon United manager Andy Slater says he is delighted that former Oxford United goalkeeper Alan Judge (pictured) is taking over from Mickey Lewis as first team coach. Lewis left the Northcourt Road-based Southern League outfit at the end of the
