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Christians gather for big city love-in HYMNS and gospel songs rang out in Broad Street yesterday, as thousands of Christians from across the city took part in LOVE Oxford.

The event saw churchgoers from all over Oxford come together for a day of prayer and celebration, demonstrating the rich diversity within the Christian community.

Participants welcomed the return of the ‘fabulous’ event, which since 2015 has been in Broad Street after a spell in South Park.

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Dancin’ in the street MOVES: A member of the James Wilton Dance company performs Leviathan as part of Oxford’s Dancin’ on the Green festival, which brought scores of dancers and thousands of spectators to the city centre on Saturday. Styles included modern, classical, street and Latin. The festival marked its 11th year Picture: Richard Cave

HOMES POLICY UNDER FIRE CONTROVERSIAL: The Templars Square revedevlopment

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NOT HALF: Anger as redevelopment gets approval with just fifth of housing affordable

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new homes being affordable – despite making £9m profit.

MEMBERS of Oxford City Council have criticised their own housing policy after plans for the redevelopment of Cowley centre were approved with just a fifth of

In a bid to tackle the city’s growing housing crisis, Oxford City Council’s housing policy states that half of all properties in new developments must be affordable homes.

However, that policy collapsed in the case of the £60m Templars Square redevelopment in Cowley, which was approved with just 23 per cent of affordable homes earlier this month.

Developers NewRiver argued that their scheme, which will net them

some £9m in profit, would be ‘unviable’ if they stumped up any more.

Councillors and campaign groups have since called for a complete rethink and a toughening of council policy in the wake of a number of other projects where developers have argued ‘viability’ to secure lower numbers of affordable houses.

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Princess Di’s Audi the star of auction

AN AUDI driven by Princess Diana was just one of a wide range of vehicles to go under the hammer at an auction in the grounds of Blenheim Palace.

Car enthusiasts from across the country descended on the Woodstock stately home on Saturday for the Coys auction, which took in more than £4m.

Other cars sold included a Bugatti and Ferrari.

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United finish tour with win over Hull OXFORD United ended a successful pre-season tour of Portugal with a 2-1 victory over Hull City on Saturday.

Wes Thomas scored twice as Pep Clotet’s side signed off a positive trip in style.

Read our report, reaction plus Part 1 of our exclusive fans’ Q&A with the U’s boss.

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A HIVE of activity greeted visitors to St Frideswide’s Church over the weekend as attractions were laid on for the third annual West Oxford Bee Friendly Festival.

Throughout Saturday, participants were treated to demonstrations by local beekeeper Dick MayonWhite and had the chance to make their own beeswax candles at the Botley Road church.

Information stalls were run by charities including the Bumblebee Conservation Trust and Friends of the Earth in a bid to get people interested in the plight of bees across the British Isles.

Visitors also wrote pledges to help reverse the decline in bee populations, such as planting blackberries, cultivating ‘messy areas’ in their gardens or only buying English honey.

Churchwarden Anne James said: “The urban environment has a huge part to play in terms of helping bees and other pollinators survive.

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developers, and the council should be doing more. If the council really wants a development and the developer says it is not costed, then we will crack first.

“It’s a stand-off and our officers give in far too easily. They should have driven a harder bargain.”

Ahead of the planning meeting, council officers had sided with developers who said the project would not be viable with more affordable houses and recommended it be approved.

At the meeting on July 5, city councillor John Tanner, who also voted against the plans, said the number of affordable homes was not good enough.

He told fellow members: “We have a clear policy on social housing that it should be 50 per cent. This drives a coach and horses through that.

“If we agree to this, this will be quoted against the council. Cowley can do better than this.”

Oxford was named as the least affordable place to live in the country in a report by Lloyds Bank earlier this year. Land Registry data puts the average house price in Oxford at £408,448.

Councillors introduced the affordable housing policy in September 2013 to tackle the growing housing crisis.

Mr Wolffe added: “Affordable housing and viability is a bit of a dark art. It is obscure to me the process by which developers work out if something is viable or not.

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THERE have been a number of major developments since the housing policy was introduced in September 2013 where developers have negotiated lower levels of affordable homes than councillors wanted.

The Westgate development was branded ‘a scandal’ in March when it was revealed that none of the 59 apartments would be social or shared-ownership homes.

Two-bed flats at the new development could cost up to £500,000.

Grosvenor Developments Ltd, in partnership with Oxford City Council, agreed to include only 40 per cent of its 885 new homes at Barton Park affordable, 10 per cent fewer than policy guidelines.

Large employers such as Oxford University also want an outright change to the policy in order to scrap affordable housing commitments altogether, so they can build thousands of homes for ‘key workers’ on their own land.

AFFORDABLE rented housing is let by local authorities or private registered providers of social housing at rents capped at 80 per cent of the local market rate.

Oxford City Council’s policy states that new developments should include 50 per cent affordable homes, but also states it can be ‘flexible’ when considering viability.

Oxford was named the least affordable place to live by Lloyds Bank earlier this year and Land Registry data puts the average house price in Oxford at £408,448.

According to Oxford City Council the lower end of the market house prices are more than 10 times earnings.

At the 2011 Census there were estimated to be 55,400 households containing 133,200 residents – an average household size of 2.4. According to the most recent council tax data there are now 60,240 domestic properties in Oxford

“They will always say it is not viable because they don’t want to build social housing, which is why we have a housing crisis.

“They don’t want to build social housing because it doesn’t make them any money.

“The policy is being looked at again in the new Local Plan. There is a major rethink going on but what I don’t see is a major rethink of the viability test.”

Other developments in Oxford have also seen the city council cave in to developers who insist projects would be unviable if affordable targets are forced.

At the Westgate Centre development no affordable housing has been included, and at Barton Park in north east Oxford the city council again backed down on its pledge to ensure 50 per cent of properties were affordable homes, agreeing to 40 per cent instead.

Carol Stavris from Oxford Housing Crisis said in the case of the Templars Square development, using viability to dodge affordable housing commitments ‘shows up the reality of the unequal nature of planning negotiations.’

She said: “The present Government has a developer-friendly at-

titude to planning applications which disadvantages and prejudices the decision-making process for councils.

“We would have expected the council to have argued for a higher percentage of affordable homes than 23 per cent given the profit prediction declared.”

Defending the policy, council leader Bob Price said the current system was ‘entirely appropriate’.

He said: “The National Planning Policy Framework allows for variations based on viability considerations, and in mixed commercial and residential developments such as Templars Square, these are quite normal.

“The additional infrastructure elements in such schemes will inevitably affect viability.”

City councillor for Cowley, David Henwood, said that only determining applications based on social housing ratios would be ‘a blinkered approach.’

He said: “With Templars Square, housing makes up just one element of the application, which also consist of road improvements, cycle lanes and cycle storage, pavements being turned into promenades and improved shopping facilities.

“The Westgate shopping centre provided no social housing, but will regenerate the centre of Oxford for generations to come.

“Retrospectively, few would now disagree this wasn’t the right decision at the time.”

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News OPEN-AIR SERVICE: Worshippers enjoy a day of hymns, prayers and gospel music

Thousands of Christians unite for big city celebration of love Hannah Somerville hsomerville@nqo.com EXUBERANT crowds packed into the heart of Oxford yesterday to celebrate the many faces of Christianity at a summer festival.

Thousands of worshippers, families, visitors and passers-by congregated in Broad Street on Sunday for the return of LOVE Oxford, a huge open-air service bringing together churches great and small from across the city.

Hymns, prayers and gospel music boomed from the stage while youngsters were handed goody bags filled with books, bubbles and colouring pens to take home.

The event was co-ordinated by staff and volunteers from St Aldate’s Church.

Member Annie Barrell, who joined youngsters onstage and was taking part in LOVE Oxford for the first time, said: “It’s fabulous. I’m pleased to see so many people here.

“It’s amazing that so many want to come out and it shows the diversity within the church.”

Visitors came from churches from across the city, with a heavy presence from the Christian Life Centre off Cowley Road.

Representing possibly the most far-flung place of worship was Drew Krum, 49, who regularly attends Saddleback Church in California but was in the UK for a business trip.

He said: “I wanted to come to Oxford and a friend told me she knew a pastor out here. The timing is awesome.

“I absolutely didn’t expect this. It’s amazing; I love it when preachers get together.

It’s a better expression of God’s love for the world.

“The world is so focused on fear and uncertainty and

Man sought after mosque bag theft

POLICE have released CCTV images, right, of a man they would like to speak to following a theft at an Oxford mosque.

The rucksack of the victim, a 50-year-old man, was stolen from Oxford Central Mosque in Manzil Way at about 2pm on Sunday, June 4.

Investigating officer PC Ashley Gardner said: “Thames Valley Police would like to speak to the man in these CCTV images as we believe he may have vital information about the incident. If you are the man or know who he is please contact police immediately.”

Contact police on 101.

Children robbed

A PAIR of women are sought by police after grabbing cash from two children in the centre of Oxford.

Both incidents happened on Saturday afternoon in Cornmarket Street.

Two women approached a 12-year-old girl at 12.50pm and asked her for money before grabbing her purse.

Later, at 3.45pm, two women approached a 12-year-old-boy in the same area and requested money from him before grabbing cash from his wallet.

Anyone with any information about the incidents is urged to call 101.

Copter is called out

THE police helicopter was called to Bicester yesterday amid a fear for welfare search being carried out by police.

Officers called for back-up during the search at about 10.20am.

The helicopter, based at RAF Benson, was stood down en route after the person concerned was located safe and well.

UNITED: Thousands of worshippers gathered in Broad Street to celebrate LOVE Oxford; far left, Cindy Reid from the Christian life Centre leading the gospel choir; left, Andrew Clark and his daughter Ana, four Pictures: Ric Mellis

doubt. It’s easy as a Christian to lose sight of what’s important so these events are critical.”

LOVE Oxford was first launched in 2005 in Broad Street and now attracts crowds of up to 4,000 people over the space of about two hours. It was moved to South Park in 2009 following complaints that noise was preventing students from re-

vising. It returned to Broad Street in May 2015, but after it again attracted complaints about noise, the event this year was held during the university summer holiday.

Botley resident Andrew Clark, 42, a member of Oxford Community Church, who attended with four-yearold daughter Ana, said: “It’s actually nicer to have it a little bit later in the summer.

EXPRESSION: Signer James Patrick, left, interprets the songs for deaf worshippers among the thousands who attended

“Oxford is such a busy city so you get lots of passing traffic as well. People are slightly bemused, but I’ve seen a lot of people stopping and listening.”

He added: “Most of the time we are working behind the scenes,withcharitiesandother organisations. It’s always important to let people know that as churches we are concerned about our city.”

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News Most of us like a drink – but new study finds it’s never water

A NEW study published today reveals one in seven of us do not drink any water at all, but over half of us have an alcoholic drink everyday – although Oxford fares better than most.

While 14 per cent of us shockingly confess to not drinking any water, 51 per cent admit to a daily alcoholic beverage and 38 per cent are turning to high-sugar and less hydrating flavoured fizzy drinks each day.

Oxford is named the seventh best city in terms of consuming water – with people consuming 972ml a day. The best, Aberystwyth, sees people drinking 1250ml a day. We fare beneath Worcester, Portsmouth, Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Newcastle.

People living in Plymouth drink the least water – 692ml.

The 50 Shades of Yellow Hydration study, commissioned by SodaStream, was compiled with the support of Dr Dawn Harper who recommends reviewing one’s urine colour to understand your hydration levels because one generic recommendation may not be best for all.

She says several factors come into account, including your activity levels, diet and temperature.

One fifth of British adults (20 per cent) have been advised by doctors to increase their personal water intake for health and hydration reasons. However, a quarter of us don’t follow medical recommendations.

Over a third of adults (36 per cent) blame lack of time for not consuming more water, with findings suggesting women take hydration more seriously as nearly one third (28 per cent) drink 2000ml or more a day, compared to just nine per cent of men.

Travellers move on from college fields SCORES of travellers, who set up camp on an Oxford University college sports field, moved on peacefully on after discussions with police and the college.

More than 20 caravans and vans moved on to The Queen’s College recreation ground, off Abingdon Road, Oxford, on Friday night.

Thames Valley Police were called following complaints from nearby householders and asked the group to leave. It was not known at time of going to press, where the families have gone.

Thames Valley Police spokeswoman Lucy Billen said: “We were called at 7.30pm on Friday to reports some caravans had arrived at the college sports field. The people who were on the site agreed to leave at 7pm on Saturday.”

A college representative liaised with the travellers and the police. It is understood that no formal notice was served.

A man who lives in Abingdon Road, and asked to remain anonymous, said: “They started turning up at 6pm on Friday and about two dozen caravans and vans were there on Saturday.”

Dhamaraj Prasad, who works at the Londis newsagents in Abingdon Road, said: “A group came to my shop and we kept an eye on them but there was no trouble – just a bit of noise.”

One resident, who asked not to be named said: “There was rubbish piled up and people complained.”

No one from the traveller community was available for comment.

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Contaminated blood victims’ plea to PM SOME 250 victims of the contaminated blood products scandal, including scores with ties to the Oxford Haemophilia Centre, have called on the Government to ensure the Department of Health does not manage the inquiry.

Last week Prime Minister Theresa May announced a full-scale inquiry into the disaster, which saw haemophiliacs treated with blood clotting agents infected with HIV and hepatitis C in the 1970s and 80s.

About 2,400 have died, including many treated with infected batches of Factor VIII at the Oxford centre.

Earlier this month, 400 people, represented by Collins Solicitors, began proceedings to sue the Department of Health at the High Court.

In an open letter to the Prime Minister issued on Saturday, 250 members of the group stated: “We echo the commonly held view that this should be a full public inquiry

with statutory powers, for example to compel witnesses to provide evidence under oath and produce documents. Anything less would be unacceptable.

“Our members will not welcome an inquiry where the remit or handling is the responsibility of the Department of Health. Due to the historical issues and nature of this Inquiry, we are firm in our stance that these responsibilities should be taken away from the Department of Health. The

continued handling of this matter by the Department of Health will not command the trust of our community.

“A strict and progressive timetable should be implemented as soon as possible. We do not want monthslong consultations, and we expect the inquiry framework to be in place for autumn 2017.”

Signatories include Woodstock resident Janette Johnson, whose son Graham, 15, died from HIV after a transfusion in the 1970s.

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THREE women were taken to hospital after their car crashed through a fence and was thrown into trees on the M40 in North Oxfordshire on Saturday.

Police and ambulance crews were called at 6am to the scene just after the exit slip road at Junction 9, near Wendlebury. The red Honda Jazz had ploughed off the road and on to a grass verge.

Police, the ambulance service and crews from Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue attended to release the driver and passengers from the car.

All three taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital. The vehicle was recovered just before 9am and road closures were lifted shortly afterwards.

Incident commander Will McPhail said it had been ‘very tricky’ to get to the occupants because of the severity of the impact and location of the car.

WRECKAGE: Emergency services at the scene of the crash by the M40

Force ‘won’t lose out’ despite uncertainty over police funds Michael Race

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The Home Office is yet to announce its new police funding formula after reforms were ordered due to statistical errors in grants in November 2015.

At the time, the then police minister, Mike Penning, was accused of presiding over an ‘omnishambles’ as Mr Stansfeld along with six other PCCs across the country threatened the Home Office with legal action over previous reforms which could have lead to savage cuts.

Almost two years on, it is still unclear what the police grant will be, but Mr Stansfeld said he did not think Thames Valley would lose out, adding he understood new reforms had been ‘put on hold’.

He added: “The forces in Birmingham and Merseyside can af-

THE commissioner for Thames Valley Police does not think the force will ‘lose out’ on cash in the reformed funding formula, but admitted he expects bigger cities to receive up to £100m more.

Anthony Stansfeld said Thames Valley could recruit up to 2,000 officers if it was given the same funding as forces which police cities such as Liverpool and Birmingham are expected to receive in the new police grant.

But the police and crime commissioner said he understood why big cities were handed more cash, especially in the wake of recent terror attacks.

ford nearly 2,000 extra police officers from the police grant. It’s definitely getting on to £100m, but with bombs going off in major cities and you can understand that.”

In his statement of accounts, Mr Stansfeld said he believed the force was ‘in for a more stable period financially’.

He said that Home Secretary Amber Rudd said there would be no more cuts to policing, and added: “Provided the UK’s finances suffer no unexpected downturn, the police can move forward with a greater feeling of confidence than we were able to this time last year.”

But Mr Stansfeld warned that, until the formula grant had been finalised, there was still ‘uncertainty’.

Two thirds of the force is funded

UNCERTAINTY: Anthony Stansfeld by the grant, with a further third raised through the police precept in council tax. Chief Constable Francis Habgood said in his own statement of accounts that the force made savings of £87m in the past five years, but added there would ‘inevitably’ be ‘difficult decisions’ to make in the future.

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Siblings take on ten-mile river walk to help ‘brilliant’ hospice Hannah Somerville hsomerville@nqo.com THREE siblings ‘overwhelmed’ by the love and support of friends, the local community and strangers, put their best foot forward this weekend in aid of Sobell House Hospice.

Lucy Aston, Jennah Brain and Carl Aston took a 10-mile hike – braving the occasional downpour – on Saturday in memory of mother Julie Jones, who died at the Oxford hospice last November.

Along with a group of friends, the trio walked along the Thames from Abingdon Bridge to Oxford Railway Station, the culmination of months of fundraising efforts in aid of the hospice.

Mrs Brain, 31, said: “It was absolutely exhausting, not to mention we got soaked.

“It was hard work, but I’m very glad I did it.”

On November 22 last year, Miss Jones, who worked as a cleaner at the John Radcliffe Hospital for 25 years, passed away under the care of specialist nurses at Sobell House.

The 49-year-old had been the victim of a head-on car crash near her Wheatley home, which shattered her pelvis and left her unable to have the chemotherapy she needed for bowel cancer.

In her final days, her children said, staff at Sobell House had attended to her every need.

The fact that there are so many people supporting us, even strangers, is an eye-opener.

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THREE Oxfordshire watering holes have been included in a list of the best pubs for summer published by The Times.

The Miller at Goring, The Wild Rabbit at Kingham, near Chipping Norton, and The Trout at Tadpole Bridge, near Bampton, were all selected for their ambience, beer gardens, and the quality of their food and drink.

The Trout, a former 18th century toll house, was praised for its ales, long wine list and ‘marvellous beer garden’.

The Wild Rabbit is run by Lady Bamford, wife of the billionaire industrialist Sir Anthony Bamford, director of his family’s JCB construction company. Its chef Tim Allen picked up a Michelin Star in October.

Bike event’s big ten

DOZENS of hardy cyclists set off on a 53-mile course across the Oxfordshire countryside for the 10th annual Wantage2Winchester bike ride.

The anniversary event raised money for the Bespoke Biking social enterprise and the Hyde900 community event, 900 years since the founding of Hyde Abbey.

Participants pedalled off at 10am yesterday from Wantage market place.

The annual event celebrates the two towns’ connections to the Anglo Saxon King Alfred, who was born in Wantage and is believed to be buried at Winchester.

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POIGNANT: Lucy Aston, Carl Aston and Jennah Brain take on the 10-mile river walk with family and friends in memory of their mum Julie Jones

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SUPPORT: Trio’s event is supported by family, friends and strangers raising cash to say thanks for mum’s care Mrs Brain said: “She was unsure about going there but they were absolutely brilliant. They helped her settle in and in the end she didn’t want to leave.”

Initially the family set themselves a fundraising target of £1,000 for the hospice, which offers palliative and end-of-life care to hundreds of people facing life-limiting illnesses every year, also supporting families through social workers and bereavement counselling.

But between a charity auction in Wheatley with a raffle and live band, and the river walk on Saturday, the total the group have raised is now more than £3,000.

Miss Aston, 27,of Greater

Leys, said: “We are overwhelmed.

“It’s loads of money.

“We thought £1,000 would push it, we have smashed it.

“The fact that there are so many people supporting us, even strangers, is an eyeopener.

“So many people are behind us.”

A poignant moment was shared at Iffley Lock, one of Miss Jones’s favourite spots along the river.

The family also extended their heartfelt thanks to businesses in Wheatley and firms that donated prizes for their auction, including vouchers for Blenheim Palace and the Cotswold Wildlife Park.

Discussions have already

started over whether to hold the Oxford River Walk annually in memory of Miss Jones.

Mr Aston, 24, said: “We haven’t cancelled anything, but at the moment we’re not planning anything that might clash with it.”

It costs £400 a day to care for a patient on the ward at Sobell House, which is based at the Churchill Hospital in Headington.

The hospice is also currently trying to raise £4m for a new dementia-friendly clinic and annexe.

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Forget cockroaches, the tiny water bear is a survivor AN ‘INDESTRUCTIBLE’ eight-legged micro-animal is likely to be the last surviving creature on Earth, Oxford University scientists have declared.

The tardigrade, otherwise known as the water bear, grows to a maximum size of 0.5mm and lives for up to 60 years, or 30 without food or water.

Researchers from Oxford University have said the creatures are likely to survive all astrophysical calamities and be around for at least 10 million years – far longer than the human race – or until the sun dies.

Dr Rafael Alves Batista, co-author and post-doctoral research associate in the Department of Physics at Oxford University, said: “Without our technology protecting us, humans are a very sensitive species. Subtle changes in our environment impact us dramatically.

“There are many more resilient species on earth. Life on this planet can continue long after humans are gone.

“Tardigrades are as close to indestructible as it gets on Earth, but it is possible that there are other resilient species examples elsewhere in the

universe. In this context there is a real case for looking for life on Mars and in other areas of the solar system in general. If Tardigrades are earth’s most resilient species, who knows what else is out there?”

Tardigrades can also endure temperature extremes of up to 150 degrees Celsius, as well as the deep sea and even the frozen vacuum of space.

Scientists considered three potential events as part of their research, including large asteroid impacts, exploding stars and gamma ray bursts.

OXFORDSHIRE Fire and Rescue Service has backed a campaign to make white goods safer after the Grenfell Tower fire.

The ‘Total Recalls’ drive, led by the London Fire Brigade, demands improvements to the way appliances are made and a public register of all product recalls after it emerged a faulty fridge may have triggered the blaze.

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Poster campaign p Cyclists speed through town as festival rolls in again launched to halt hate crime in city A SET of posters aimed at raising awareness of racial and religious harassment in the city will be launched tomorrow.

Oxford City Council and Thames Valley Police will issue the new posters to urge members of the public to report hate crime if they experience or witness it.

The authorities say reporting hate crime when it takes place will help to stop it happening to somebody else.

In a joint statement, they said: “Without knowing that hate crime has been taking place, the police and other bodies cannot help to keep our communities safe.

“Reporting hate crime helps the police and those bodies to have a clear picture of the level of hate crime in Oxford and make the right decisions to stop it happening again.”

The posters are the result of a collaboration with Shaista Obaidi, an Oxford anti-racism campaigner and journalist, to tackle racial and religious harassment.

Oxford city councillor Tom Hayes, lead member for community safety said: “The poster’s message of ‘Don’t suffer in silence – Report it!’ is one which Shaista, the city council, Thames Valley Police, and myself believe in very strongly.”

The campaign comes after calls were made to toughen punishments for hate crimes after new figures revealed reports of racist and homophobic incidents have increased in Oxford by more than 40 per cent in a year.

Police received an average of 23 reports of racist or homophobic offences each month between April 2016 and 2017, compared to 16 reports the previous year.

Turtle Bay’s second bid to go outdoors A CARIBBEAN restaurant, which had its application for pavement dining turned down over fears it could obstruct the fire exits of the Randolph Hotel next door, is trying again.

Turtle Bay has now applied for planning permission to have six tables, 24 chairs and three umbrellas, not in front of its own windows, but on the other side of Friars Entry, in the city centre.

In the submission to Oxford City Council, the restaurant reminded planners that its initial bid for outdoor seating in 2015 was refused.

Managers quoted the decision then given by the council that the tables and chairs would have a “severe impact on the safety in respect of the fire exits from the Randolph Hotel and neighbouring properties”.

Those comments were made less than six months after a devastating fire started by a flambéed beef stroganoff ripped through the Randolph Hotel.

Now, though, Turtle Bay is hoping its slight adjustment will make the difference when the council makes a decision on its revised plan. This is due to be made by August 23.

Members of public can see the application at oxford.gov.uk using reference number 17/01615/FUL.

PEDAL POWER: Riders in the boys’ under 18s race career through the Market Square at the Wallingford Festival of Cycling

THOUSANDS of passionate pedallers from across the UK and beyond converged in Wallingford yesterday.

Professional and amateur cyclists

sped through the streets in a series of races held as part of the annual Wallingford Festival of Cycling, which organisers predicted would be the town’s biggest yet.

A small army of volunteers, staff and marshalls had spent the best part of a year preparing for the bonanza, which culminated in champions being presented with

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special jerseys in the historic town centre.

Co-founder Tony Sefton said the event had grown ‘massively’ since its inception three years ago.

Residents urged to be ready to question second phase of massive NHS shake-up SENIOR health figures are urging residents and local authorities to voice their opinions on the second wave of health changes on the horizon.

Following the controversial consultation on Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group’s (CCG) phase one of the Oxfordshire Transformation Plan, members of Healthwatch Oxfordshire say residents need to be ready to question the second phase of plans.

During the health watchdog’s board meeting last Tuesday, outgoing chairman, Eddie Duller, said: “At a time when we have had a third of our funding stopped by the county council we have been working very hard to try and translate all these big, complicated terms into plain English so that residents actually understand what these plans mean.

“It is absolutely vital that when

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this second phase of plans comes along for residents and service users to voice their opinion.”

Mr Duller’s successor, Professor George Smith, said he was determined to ensure that Oxfordshire County Council was more involved in the decision-making process.

He said: “We know that phase two of the plans will be looking at primary care and community hospitals. The county council has not engaged fully in the process and when the second phase comes around it needs to be more than just consultees. I would urge the authority to come on board as a full partner in the second phase so it can really help shape the future

DETERMINED: Healthwatch Oxfordshire chairman George Smith of healthcare in the county.”

The CCG has introduced the twophased plan as a way of streamlining services to address a growing financial shortfall and the needs of an ageing population.

It aims to address the needs of an ageing population and staffing issues and avoid a £2.5bn black hole in the budget by 2020/21.

Prof Smith added: “I think there

are a lot of different options in terms of models of care that need to be thought about.

“For example with home care, we need teams of integrated care workers with professional registered nurses.

“That will mean more challenging and difficult cases can be dealt with in the home at a higher level, rather than the individual having to be rushed into hospital.

“And rather than think about closing community hospitals, we need to be looking at them as GP hubs that could provide services for big areas across the county.”

A final decision on the first phase of the Oxfordshire arm of the STP, which includes closing 200 acute hospital beds and centralising stroke and critical care, will be made by the CCG on August 10. A consultation will soon follow this decision, where the second phase of plans will be revealed in their entirety.

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Princess Di’s Audi goes under the hammer at palace aution Stuart Rust

srust@nqo.com AN ECLECTIC mix of cars old and new – including a car driven by Princess Diana – raised £4m in an auction at Blenheim Palace.

Scores of cars went under the hammer at the Coys auction at the Woodstock stately home on Saturday – including a 1994 Audi Cabriolet driven by the late Princess of Wales, which raised £32,000.

Other cars sold at the auction included a 1926 Bugatti Type 37 which exceeded its estimates and sold for £650,000.

Auction director Guy Newton was pleased with how the annual auction unfolded.

He said: “We’ve been coming to Blenheim for 12 years now and it’s always really nice here. The majority of cars sold within or above their estimate.

“It was another successful day and the weather held off. Now we’re off to our next sale near Düsseldorf.”

The auction’s most eyegrabbing lot was the Audi that had been loaned to Princess Diana.

The vehicle’s owner had bought it in 2004 and used it as an everyday family car before putting it into storage in 2009. It was only last year that they discovered it had been used by the late Princess of Wales.

The car, which sold for £32,000, appeared in numerous press images with the Princess.

Elsewhere, the Bugatti, formerly owned by world speed record holder Malcolm Campbell, picked up £50,000 more than it’s top estimate of £600,000.

Car enthusiast Anthony Brindley and his wife, Zoranna, of Kensington, were look-

Medication inquest

AN INQUEST will explore the death of a 20-year-old woman who was found at her Headington home with prescription medication nearby.

Jemma Longthorp was confirmed dead by paramedics who were called to the house in Wharton Road on March 26, after she was found motionless on the bedroom floor.

Opening the inquest in April, Oxfordshire coroner Darren Salter said prescription medication was found on the scene and that there were no suspicious circumstances.

The inquest will resume at Oxford Coroner’s Court, in County Hall, tomorrow at 11.30am.

School plan views

TIME is running out for people to have their say on plans to expand a primary school in one of the biggest villages in England.

The county council is consulting on plans for Edward Feild Primary School, in Kidlington, to take on an extra 15 pupils each year.

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ing to see if anything caught their eye.

Mr Brindley, 58, a regular at such events, said: “I haven’t been to one at Blenheim Palace before. It’s nice but a bit of sun would have helped.

“I do enjoy going to these because you get to go to nice places like this. I’m interested in all cars really – old and new.”

Mrs Brindley added: “I’ve

started to like them more and more. You do get carried away. I saw a Ferrari in there and thought ‘should we get it?’

“You can get carried away at an auction.”

Minna Miettinen, from Reading, was touring the grounds of Blenheim Palace with her partner and her mum, visiting from Finland.

She said: “We just came

over to look at the palace and thought we’d have a look.

“A lot of the old cars are really good and interesting to see.

“You don’t often get the opportunity to look at Ferraris and Lamborghinis like these.

“I’ve seen a Ferrari from 1978 – the year I was born – and it’s nice to see how cars were back then.”

University tops list for staff on six-figure salaries

OXFORD University tops the list of universities paying senior staff £100,000 or more, according to the University and College Union.

Some 451 people are paid £100,000 or more at the university, ahead of University College London with 444 and Cambridge with 409. In the 2015/16 academic year, Oxford’s then vicechancellor, Professor Andrew Hamilton, was paid £155,000

THE former boss of a support service for Oxford’s homeless people will now help lead a mental health charity in the county.

Lesley Dewhurst has become joint chief executive of Restore – which supports people with mental health issues to recover, develop and get back into work – alongside Mark Adams.

Ms Dewhurst, who begins her new role today, was chief executive of Oxford Homeless Pathways for 13 years.

In her time in that position, she oversaw the construction of the purpose-built 56-bed O’Hanlon House hostel, in Luther Street, and expanded the organisation’s supported accommodation from 80 homes to 155.

for five months’ work between August and his departure in December 2015.

New vice-chancellor Professor Louise Richardson received £204,000 for seven months’ work between January and July 2016.

Across the UK, a total of 22 universities stated they paid more than 100 staff six-figure salaries. In response to the Freedom of Information data, the University and College

Union called for a public register of senior salaries.

General secretary Sally Hunt said: “The huge disparities in the levels of pay and pay rises expose the arbitrary nature of vicechancellors’ pay. Years of politicians calling for restraint has fallen on deaf ears and they have to recognise the need for a proper public register which can be scrutinised by the public,

including students.”

An Oxford University spokesman said senior staff salaries were published in its annual accounts, adding: “Oxford generates £5.8bn for the UK and £2.3bn for the Oxfordshire economy every year. Oxford’s outstanding standards of achievement demand top-level leadership, research, teaching and innovation, and senior staff salaries reflect that.”

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TWO weeks of concerted efforts to clean up the Greater Leys housing estate are to be launched by Oxford City Council officers.

Together with local housing associations Catalyst and Greensquare, the council will concentrate its resources on the estate as part of the next Clean Green Oxford campaign from today.

Apart from general street and site cleansing staff will be removing graffiti, clearing any instances of fly-tipping and getting rid of any abandoned vehicles found across the area.

In addition to cleaning the campaign also aims to tackle environmental issues through education and enforcement.

Teams will be out and about talking to residents and tenants to find out what they think the main recycling and waste issues are on the estate.

John Tanner, Oxford City Council’s board member for a clean and green Oxford, said: “This is the latest in our series of campaigns.

“We are determined to make sure Oxford stays a clean and green place for everyone.

“By concentrating our efforts in one area for a fortnight we can make a tangible difference to the quality of life of those who live there.

“The city council wants to work with residents, businesses and housing associations to make Greater Leys an even better place to live than it already is.

“We’ll be giving the area an intensive wash and brush up, as well as encouraging people not to drop litter or allow their dogs to foul in the first place.”

ROADWORKS p ST CLEMENT’S STREET, OXFORD: Sewerage work.

Thames Water said the work would take place from 7am-7pm Monday to Friday and 7am- 2pm on Saturdays and Sundays. The work will be take place on St Clement’s Street, from the junction of Dawson Street to the junction of Caroline Street.

Traffic management plans are as follows: p City-bound traffic will flow down St Clement’s Street, turning left in to Rectory Road, then turning right on to Cowley Road – once the traffic island has been removed p Out-of-city traffic will flow

through a one way system up St Clement’s Street p Traffic will be controlled at the Cowley Road junction with Rectory Road using manually controlled traffic lights for the eightweek period. p Marston Street will be closed while the work is done p Traffic on Jeune Street will be able to turn right only. p Cycle lanes heading out of St Clement’s Street towards Headington will be suspended and the pelican crossing will also be suspended. p HEADINGTON, OXFORD: Access to Headington phase 3 work postponed until next year.

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SAGA: 1: Woody the woodpecker sticks his head out of the nest to get a free meal from his parent; 2: Still not satisfied, Woody stretches even further to see if he can get a second helping; 3: Whoops! In his greed, Woody ends up outside the nest and clinging on to the treacherous bark for dear life, but to no avail... 4: Woody, seconds after plummeting into a bramble patch below, scrambles back onto a tree trunk; 5: Halfway up, Woody stops for a quick preen; 6: Nearly at the top, Woody discovers he has been climbing the wrong tree and needs to hop over to get home; 7: Finally back home, Woody settles on top of his tree for a rest; 8: ...and then has to watch as his less greedy brother gets the meal that he had wanted all along

The one that got away for poor Woody as he falls from his perch Pete Hughes phughes@nqo.com THEY say curiosity killed the cat, but it was greed that nearly killed this hungry baby woodpecker.

The nestling in a tree at Wolvercote lakes plunged 30ft from his nest after reaching too far to get a meal from his doting parent.

Still too young to fly, he then had to valiantly climb all the way back up.

Luckily, the whole saga was caught on camera by amateur photographer Ian Curtis.

Mr Curtis, who lives in Wolvercote with his wife and their two children, had been watching the young woodpecker family growing throughout May.

TUMBLE: Baby woodpecker misses out on a meal as adventure goes a little awry

He said: “Predictably, the chicks were very demanding, and whichever was at the entrance would stretch out their necks when they saw the parents flying towards them.”

Then, one day it happened: one youngster got a little overexcited.

Mr Curtis, who works at Oxford University’s Environmental Change Institute, said: “He overreached and was suddenly spreadeagled against the bark, hanging on.”

The next second the fledgling was doing a chaotic parachuting pirouette into the undergrowth 30ft below.

Mr Curtis said: “I was then faced with one of those photographer’s nightmares: do I step in and help

or let nature take its course and click away?”

He went closer to see if he could help and spotted Woody had crashed-landed in a dense mass of brambles which he could not have penetrated even if he wanted to.

He said: “Almost immediately I could see Woody emerging from the brambles and scrabbling up a tree trunk at the start of a determined return journey.”

Instinctively not wanting to draw attention to his vulnerability, Woody stayed silent while following the chirping coming from his sibling back in the nest.

Slowly but surely, clambering forwards, sideways, upwards and occasionally backwards, Woody made good progress.

It was only when he got to the top he realised he had climbed the wrong tree.

Undeterred, he hopped across to the right one to make his final ascent.

When he made it home, he clambered onto the top of the trunk and sat down for a rest.

Seconds later a parent flew in with another beak-full, but rather than give it to the exhausted Woody, fed it to his less greedy and more patient sibling still in the nest.

Well, good things come to those who wait.

Mr Curtis said: “At the time, it had seemed an amazing, strokeof-luck, encounter with the sheer determination, single-mindedness and survival instinct of one small struggling woodpecker chick.

“And he certainly hadn’t needed any help.”

NHS trust takes first steps to tackle bullying in hospitals THE first in a series of conferences aimed at tackling ‘significant’ bullying and harassment within Oxfordshire’s hospitals will be held this week and aimed at senior leaders.

Concerns were raised about ‘hot spots’ for bullying across Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH), which runs the three Headington hospitals and the Horton General in Banbury, in the national NHS Staff Survey.

Following the publication of the results in March, bosses at OUH have started to take steps to tackle the problem, which they noted

‘can have an adverse impact on staff health and wellbeing, performance and OUH reputation’.

So far a ‘Freedom to Speak Up’ lead guardian has been appointed for staff to raise concerns with anonymously.

Workshops have also been held on unconscious bias and awareness of the trust’s employee assistance programme.

On Wednesday, chairwoman Dame Fiona Caldicott will hold the first in a series of conferences, themed around dignity and respect at work.

In a report seen by the board, interim director of workforce Susan Young said: “The aim of the day is to encourage senior leaders to take responsibility within OUH to eradicate bullying and harassment.

“In-depth analysis of staff survey results identified ‘hot spots’ and a significant trust-wide trend which directly involved staff experiencing unacceptable behaviours from patients, relatives and the public. Similar trends can be seen in perceived bullying behaviour from line managers and colleagues.”

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News COUNCIL PLEA: Councillor comes up with invention to separate cyclists from traffic

Calling in the pink ‘armadillos’ to boost cycling safety for city

Students put moon rovers to the test

A SERIES of newly-built robotic lunar rovers were tested by student engineers from six UK universities at the Harwell science campus.

The Lunar Rover Competition took place yesterday and was streamed live online from the RAL Space facility. Rovers were designed by the students, overseen by space engineering experts, based on a potential future mission to a moon crater.

Each one was built over a period of nine months before the final test yesterday, which involved a series of obstacles and challenges in the robotics trials area.

James Telfer, chair of the UK’s national student space society UKSEDS, said: “Opportunities like this are critical for building practical skills. Plus, building robots is fun.”

Become a detective

FOR the first time Thames Valley Police will recruit people specifically to work as detectives.

The Specialist Entry Detective Programme aims to encourage candidates join a professional and dedicated team within two years, carrying out a wide variety of crime investigations, including serious and complex cases, cyber-crime and crimes against vulnerable people.

Normally detectives must start as police constables before applying to become detectives.

Applications will open Monday, July 31, and people can attend a recruitment event from 5.30pm to 7pm in Oxford University’s Mathematical Institute in the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road.

BRIGHT IDEA: David Henwood believes Oxford should have more ‘armadillos’ – separators for cyclists. Donnington Bridge, pictured, already has them

‘ARMADILLOS’ built specially by a councillor could line the roads in a bid to make the city safer for cyclists.

Oxford city councillor David Henwood wants Oxfordshire County Council to install his own specially-designed safety feature all along the roads in his Cowley ward to protect cyclists from vehicles using the roads alongside them.

Donnington Bridge is one of the few areas that uses the so-called ‘armadillos’ – which act as physical separators keeping cycle paths distinct from the main carriageway.

Now he wants to bring his own version, christened ‘pink bobbies’, to Oxford’s roads.

Mr Henwood said: “Two years ago on my way to the Town Hall I was nearly knocked off my bike, and since then I have had a few

William Walker wwalker@nqo.com near misses and I’m not alone.

“There is only one place where I truly feel safe on a bike, and that’s on Donnington Bridge. The large concrete barriers that define the cycle track aren’t the prettiest, but they did inspire me to design the pink bobby.

“Having designed and made several prototypes that some people refer to as ‘armadillos,’ mine are called pink bobbies.”

The first working prototype is made from car tyres which are ground down to make small pieces that can pass through a gardening sieve, and are then cast in a mould with resin.

Mr Henwood added: “I chose pink as I thought it would better colour

identify a cycle lane, and would be user friendly.

“I don’t think there would be confusion with white lines or yellow lines which have a different legal meaning to road users.

“Drivers will hopefully associate the colour with children or people that are vulnerable and later associate it to cycle lanes.

“A future prototype will incorporate ‘cats eyes’ to aid night time vision. The eyes would have to be pink, obviously.”

In 2015, cycling accidents hit a 10-year high across the county, according to Oxfordshire County Council figures with 376 incidents – 75 of which were serious crashes.

Last year, there were 321 incident, two of which were fatal and 70 considered serious.

Mr Henwood believes his device will help improve safety for bike riders and drivers.

He added: “In Cowley we want to

Bus company unaware of leader’s ‘trials’ OXFORD Bus Company has confirmed it is not carrying out trials into electronic vehicles which Oxfordshire County Council leader Ian Hudspeth this week said he was supporting.

Mr Hudspeth made the statement after being asked to list five things his authority was doing to improve air quality in the city.

However, as reported in yesterday’s Oxford Mail, the city councillor who asked the question, Tom Hayes, immediately had to inform the leader that the trials he was talking about, into induction-

charged buses, never took place because Oxford Bus Company’s bid for government funding was turned down.

The firm’s managing director Phil Southall said yesterday: “We are not aware that the county council is supporting a bus induction-charging trial at this time.”

That supposed support by the council was one of four specific actions Mr Hudspeth said the county was currently undertaking in what Mr Hayes called a ‘woeful’ response to his question.

The others were a feasibility scheme into creating a zero-

emissions zone in the city centre, potential plans to encourage more people to walk and cycle and a proposed workplace parking levy or congestion charge.

The county council has now implied that it wants Mr Hayes to submit his question again to give the leader a second chance to answer the question.

Spokesman Martin Crabtree said: “Cllr Hayes acknowledged he would write again and we will respond to him.”

Levels of toxic nitrogen dioxide are above EU legal limits in many parts of Oxford.

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see younger and older people on two or three wheels. If people feel safe on two wheels with a physical barrier that protects them, they are more likely to consider subsequent and future journeys.

“Parents would be more willing to let their children cycle if they knew the roads were safer. Pink bobbies would create safer roads, fewer accidents and less anxious parents.

“They would also develop confidence in new cyclists and those returning to cycling, and because pink is neither close to white or yellow in the colour spectrum, they would provide cycling access to visually impaired cyclists.”

Mr Henwood has asked county council leader Ian Hudspeth to consider the pink bobbies and similar cycle lane alternatives.

He is also working on a presentation to deliver to the county council’s cabinet at a later date.

Course’s open day

OXFORD Brookes University will hold an open day for prospective academics at its School of the Built Environment.

The open evening will take place on July 27 between 5.30pm and 7pm.

Prospective students at the university are invited to the Abercrombie Building, Headington campus, to see what is on offer and to speak to academics about teaching and opportunities for further study on the postgraduate built environment course.

It is free and open to all.

Docs’ poetry night

DOCTORS will hold a poetry evening about breathlessness at an Oxford pub.

John Radcliffe Hospital research assistant Ellie Evans and fellow medics are hosting the event upstairs at the Oxford Retreat on Hythe Bridge Street this Tuesday.

The doctors, who research respiration, have dubbed their evening Life of breath and it will include four poets reading works from 7pm to 9pm.

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MP claims Grenfell was ‘social murder’

JOHN McDonnell said people responsible for what he alleged was ‘social murder’ at Grenfell Tower should be held to account.

The Shadow Chancellor insisted he has no regrets for saying the victims of the disaster in west London were ‘murdered’ by political decisions taken over recent decades. At least 80 people are thought to have died in last month’s devastating fire at Grenfell Tower.

Mr McDonnell said: “Political decisions were made which resulted in the deaths of these people. That’s a scandal.”

“There’s a long history in this country of the concept of social murder where decisions are made with no regard to consequences of that, and as a result of that people have suffered. That’s what’s happened here, and I’m angry.”

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THE Home Secretary has indicated acid attack convictions could soon carry life sentences Amber Rudd warned that an overhaul of current guidelines would ensure those who use noxious liquids as a weapon “feel the full force of the law”.

“I am clear that life sentences must not be reserved for acid attack survivors,” she wrote in The Sunday Times.

Proposals to ensure acid and other corrosive substances can be classed as dangerous weapons are among the changes included in the shake-up. The Government would also aim to put in place measures which restrict the sale of such

substances by retailers, Ms Rudd said. The move is part of a new strategy to crackdown on acid attacks following a recent spate of high-profile incidents, including five assaults that were linked in London on Thursday.

The Home Office said it would work with police and the Ministry of Justice to assess whether powers available to the courts, including sentencing, were sufficient.

The Crown Prosecution Service’s (CPS) guidance to prosecutors will now be reviewed to ensure it makes clear that acid and other corrosive substances can be classed as dangerous

weapons under the Prevention of Crime Act – which carries a four-year maximum penalty – and what is required to prove intent.

The Poisons Act 1972 will be assessed to consider if it should cover more harmful substances, while retailers will be asked to agree to measures to restrict sales of substances. New guidance will also be issued to police officers on preventing attacks, including searching potential attackers and responding to victims at the scene.

More than 400 acid or corrosive substance attacks were carried out in England and Wales the six months up to April.

pJodie is first female Doctor Who

Vulnerable to scams

JODIE Whittaker has become the first woman to take the lead role in Doctor Who. The Yorkshire-born actress, 35, who is most widely known for her role as the mother of murdered Danny Latimer in the hit ITV series Broadchurch, will take over from Peter Capaldi as the 13th reincarnation of the Time Lord.

The announcement was made on BBC One yesterday afternoon following Roger Federer’s win in the Wimbledon men’s final.

A clip showed a cloaked Ms Whittaker approaching the Tardis in a forest and opened her hand to reveal a key.

Mr Capaldi, who first stepped into the Tardis in 2013, will be seen for the last time by viewers in the 2017 Christmas special. His departure coincides with that of the show’s longtime lead writer and executive producer, Steven Moffat.

Ms Whittaker has starred in all three series of Bafta-award winning Broadchurch as Beth Latimer.

ABOUT seven in 10 Britons could be putting themselves at risk of being scammed by sharing personal details without checking the legitimacy of enticing competitions and offers, a survey suggests.

Only 31 per cent of people will routinely check the validity of a promotion, the research among 2,000 people for Nationwide Building Society found. More than a third said they have ended up regretting giving their personal information out.

Nationwide Building Society director of fraud Stuart Skinner said: “If something seems too good to be true, it usually is.”

SCHOOL FUNDING

Parents ‘subsidise cuts’

POLICE CRASH

Boy hurt after pursuit

A 16 YEAR-OLD youth is in a critical condition after a collision between a marked police car and a moped being ridden by three teenage boys.

Another 16-year-old suffered a serious leg injury and a 15-year-old had minor injuries in the crash in the early hours of yesterday in Wimbledon. Scotland Yard said the moped – previously reported lost or stolen – was being tracked at the time as it was believed to have been involved in an attempted robbery.

All three teenagers were arrested.

The incident has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.

FORECAST

UK growth ‘will slow’

BRITAIN’S economic growth will continue to weaken this year amid a Brexit consumer spending squeeze and muted earnings growth, according to an influential think-tank.

The EY Item Club cut its GDP growth outlook from 1.8 to 1.5 per cent for 2017, saying the economy has deteriorated since April. It added the main engine of growth, consumer spending, would continue to lose momentum as the pound’s collapse since the Brexit vote continues to stoke inflation.

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SCHOOLS are being forced to ask parents for money due to education cuts, according to the co-founder of a national campaign.

Hundreds of parents, children and teachers yesterday staged a protest in central London against cuts to school funding.

Jo Yurky, of the Fair Funding For All Schools campaign, she was aware of schools that had asked parents if they would be willing to make direct debit monthly payments of £20 to £50 or a one-off payment of £250.

The mother of two girls, from North London, said the money was going into a fund to “keep the school afloat”.

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Hammond tells Cabinet rivals: Stop leaks and get on with job PHILIP Hammond criticised Cabinet rivals who briefed against him, accusing them of trying to undermine his attempts to secure a Brexit deal that protected jobs and the economy.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has been hit by a series of press reports claiming he told the Cabinet that public sector workers were ‘overpaid’ and that driving a train was now so easy that ‘even’ a woman could do it.

Appearing on BBC One’s The Andrew Marr Show, he blamed colleagues opposed to the agenda he had been setting out for extended transitional arrangements when Britain leaves the EU in 2019 so business was not faced with a ‘cliff-edge’ break.

“If you want my opinion, some of the noise is generated by people who are not happy with the agenda which I, over the last few weeks, have tried to advance of

DIVISION: Some colleagues are trying to undermine Brexit strategy, says Chancellor ensuring that we achieve a Brexit which is focused on protecting our economy, protecting our jobs, and making sure that we have continued rising living standards in the future,” he said.

He said he did not know who had been briefing against him although the Chancellor is widely believed to be at odds with Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson.

“They shouldn’t have done it frankly because Cabinet meetings are supposed to be a private space in which we have a serious discussion,” he said. “I think on many fronts it would be helpful if my colleagues – all of us – focused on the job in hand. This Government is facing a ticking clock over the Brexit negotiations.”

Asked if there was now a fight

under way within the Cabinet to succeed Theresa May as Conservative leader, he said: “I certainly hope not. If there is I am no part of it.”

Mr Hammond refused to be drawn on a report by The Sunday Times that claimed he said public sector workers were ‘overpaid’ at the Cabinet meeting on Tuesday,.

He acknowledged, however, he had made the point during the discussion that public sector workers enjoyed a 10 per cent pension ‘premium’ over their private sector counterparts.

“Public sector pay raced ahead of private sector pay after the crash in 2008-09. Taking public sector pay before pensions contributions – that gap has now closed,” he said. “But when you take into

account the very generous contributions public sector employers have to pay in for their workers’ pensions – their very generous pensions – they are still about 10 per cent ahead.”

His comments came as the Government is under pressure to end the one per cent pay cap for public sector workers after seven years of austerity.

The Chancellor, who is widely thought to have led the opposition in Government to any relaxation, did hint that it was an issue they were prepared to look at.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said: “It seems quite extraordinary that we’re having varying accounts coming out of every Cabinet meeting about who said what to who and at what point in the meeting they said it, and everybody saying nothing actually happened. Something must have been said by somebody and maybe a little clarity would be helpful.”

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VILLAGE hall health and safety will be the hot topic at the next Grove Parish Council meeting tomorrow night.

Councillors on the finance and general purposes committee will also debate who to invite to their annual reception.

Villagers are welcome to attend the meeting at the Old Mill Hall on School Lane starting at 7.30pm.

Members of public are welcome to attend all parish council meetings but are reminded they are ‘meetings held in public’ not public meetings.

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LOT 2: A scarce 80-bore brass flintlock quadruple barrelled Queen-Anne travelling pistol

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LOT 262: A 17th Century etched Italian shield, the 62cm diameter mildly convex body with turned edge LOT 42: A pair of 18-bore flintlock Light Dragoon pistols of Waterloo interest, 9inch barrels, stepped

LOT 248: A silver niello mounted Shaska with 18th century blade, 74cm curved fullered blade etched ME

Battle of Waterloo pistols auctioned for thousands FAMOUS LOTS: Historic treasures and weapons sold in Oxfordshire

Jonny Mitchell news@nqo.com WEAPONS believed to have been used in one of Britain’s greatest military victories, the Battle of Waterloo, fetched thousands of pounds at an Oxfordshire auction.

The arms were sold, alongside other treasures, by Harwell auctioneer Tony Cribb at Milton Hill House Hotel, Steventon, near Didcot, at the end of June.

Lots included a pair of 18bore flintlock Light Dragoon pistols, marked to a regiment that served at Waterloo, which fetched £4,100.

The two pistols were made

even more desirable by the fact they were engraved with the initials JD, meaning that their owners can probably be narrowed down to either Privates John Donnally or James Doolan, though this is not certain.

Also sold were an 80-bore Queen Anne brass flintlock quadruple barrel travelling pistol (£2,900) and an 18-bore flintlock Baker rifle, which made £4,900.

This rifle was one of the first rifles used by the British Army and was significant because it allowed the user to fire up to 200 yards.

Some kills were even recorded at over 600 yards, much more than most muskets used at the time, which

had a maximum accurate range of no more than 75 yards.

The Baker rifle was made famous by Bernard Cornwell’s celebrated character, Richard Sharpe, played by Sean Bean in the TV adaptation of the best-selling books.

The unorthodox officer also carried a 1796 Heavy Pattern cavalry sword, one of which was also available at the auction, and was snapped up for £1,798.

The impressive sword’s price was also driven up by the fact that weapons of its kind were depicted in Lady Elizabeth Butler’s famous Scotland Forever painting of the charge of the Royal Scots Greys at Waterloo.

LOT 94: An 18-bore flintlock Baker Rifle, 30.5inch sighted barrel, the tang stamped with an Ordnance mark

Other articles including a 17th century etched Italian shield and a silver niello mounted Shaska – a curved sabre used by Cossacks – sold for £3,000 and £1,750 respectively.

Mr Cribb, who has been running the business with wife Sarah for two years, said June’s auction had been the most successful yet.

He said: “The market continues to be strong and buoyant and we are very pleased that in the three years since the company was formed and with the support of our vendors and buyers Antony Cribb Ltd has followed that trend.”

The next big auction will be on December 12, at the same venue.

In the meantime there will be an online-only auction in August for more affordable arms, armour and militaria.

LOT 98: A scarce flintlock Nock’s Enclosed Lock Heavy Dragoon Carbine, 30inch sighted barrel

Campaign launched to get youngsters into shape

A SUMMER holiday ‘Shake-Up’ campaign has been launched in Oxfordshire after figures revealed a drop in physical activity among primary school-age children.

According to Public Health England, some 19.6 per cent of all primary schoolage children in Oxfordshire are overweight or obese, rising to 30.5 per cent by the time they leave at age 11.

At the same time, just 23 per cent of boys and 16 per cent of girls in the region meet the national recommended level of activity to maintain their weight,

which is 60 minutes a day.

The national body has partnered with Disney and Sport England to encourage youngsters to do more exercise, offering a range of fun, 10-minute activities featuring well-known Disney characters.

Events will take place at schools, parks and leisure centres over the summer.

Angela Baker, deputy director of health and wellbeing for Public Health England South East, said: “Whether it is playing balloon volleyball with the Frozen characters, circuit training with Toy Story heroes or hopping with Judy from

Zootropolis, this campaign is a chance to get children in the area excited about exercise.

“It is worrying that we are seeing so many more children leave primary school overweight than started, and we hope our Disney-inspired programme is one way of helping to reduce this.

“The idea is to encourage children to spend most of their long summer days to do activity which keeps them healthy as well as having fun.”

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COUNCIL officers, local bobbies, housing associations and key figures working in Blackbird Leys will discuss what is happening on the estate at a meeting tomorrow.

The Leys Community Partnership will meet from 9.30am in the Jack Argent Room, Blackbird Leys Community Centre.

Updates on tower block fire safety, changes to universal credit and community priorities are on the agenda. Residents are welcome to attend to raise any issues or concerns.

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PERFORMANCE: Liz Mente-Bishop in her new show Outbursts!

YOU probably notice it every time you do your weekly shop, or tally up the bills for the month or make that agonising decision if you’ll stay for another drink or not.

Prices are going up, and perhaps no commodity has risen more in recent years than that of housing.

Oxford regularly tops the charts for the cost of housing and indeed earlier this year it was named by Lloyds Bank as the least affordable place to live.

Council housing policy is in place to protect against this, and to ensure that the citizens of this city can afford to stay and live here.

When developers argue their projects would not be ‘viable’ if they are forced to increase their affordable homes ratio, it has been warned there is a tendency to cave in to their demands.

Some argue that regeneration projects and major developments such as Templars Square bring their own benefits to the local economy and to improving development.

Yet others say that a stricter council policy on affordable homes could put off lucrative investment.

But what is sure is that people want homes and they also need to be able to afford to pay for them.

Welcome time for a display of unity

IN AN era in which the cultural strength of Christianity is in decline it was heartening to see such an exuberant display of faith lighting up Broad Street yesterday morning.

The LOVE Oxford festival has firmly established itself as a summer highlight in the city’s calendar.

Organisers should be commended for their effort in bringing churches from all corners of Oxford together in a display of unity, also welcoming non-Christians and ‘bemused’ visitors to the city.

In a world that all too often feels riven with conflict, perhaps more events like this across communities should be encouraged.

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Actress struck by tragedies insisting show must go on

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HEN Liz Mente-Bishop signed up to direct, produce and star in a series of darkly comic short plays at this year’s Camden Fringe, one of which sees her play an undertaker, she could never have guessed how eerily close to life her performance would end up being.

In the space of just one month while rehearsing for the morbid show, the mum-of-two suffered three family bereavements, including her children’s father.

At the end of June and near the end of her tether, the 45-year-old came close to cancelling the run entirely, until she remembered the inspirational words of the uncle she had lost days before, and decided the show must go on – as a tribute to everyone she had loved and lost.

The tragic story starts in March, when Mrs Mente-Bishop, who lives in Watlington, signed up to put on the series of shorts written by North Oxford playwright Paul Ekert entitled Outbursts!

The first of the quartet, entitled Being Dead, sees Mrs MenteBishop playing an undertaker.

Watlington actress Liz Mente-Bishop, who suffered three bereavements in one month, tells PETE HUGHES the play must continue

FAMILY: Left, Liz Mente-Bishop’s children Kyra and Dillon with their father Bruce; Liz Mente-Bishop with her husband Murray Bishop

It was while rehearsing that part at the beginning of June that tragedy struck for the first time.

Her ex-husband and the father of her adult children Bruce Mente, who had been diagnosed with cancer at the beginning of the year, passed away on June 5.

His funeral was booked for Thursday, June 15, but on the

Monday of that week Mrs MenteBishop’s current husband Murray got a call saying his father was critically ill.

Mr Bishop drove to see his dad only to come back the next day for Mr Mente’s funeral on the Thursday.

His father passed away at 8pm that night.

His funeral was arranged for June 28, but on the Monday of that week, Mrs Mente-Bishop went to see her aunt and uncle Cleone and Frank in Henley, only to be told her uncle had been taken into the Sue Ryder hospice in Nettlebed.

It was the same hospice her exhusband had stayed at for the last week of his life.

By the end of the week Frank, too, had passed away.

Mrs Mente-Bishop said: “At that point I thought ‘I can’t put this show on’.

“But then I thought of my uncle Frank: he was a great actor and director and he had supported me in all of my plays.

“After my last show my aunt told me: ‘Frank thinks you’re really rather good dear – and he doesn’t say that about everyone’.

“I knew that Frank would have been mortified if I cancelled the show, and I just thought ‘I’ve got to do this’.”

Mrs Mente-Bishop staged a preview of Outbursts! in Watlington a fortnight ago, and the full run is at The Hen and Chickens Theatre Bar in St Paul’s Road, London, from August 9 to 13.

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News Environmental group receives boost with advance donation for forest fair

AN ENVIRONMENTAL group will host a celebration of rural crafts.

The Wychwood Project’s Forest Fair will be held on a field next to the Ducklington Showground on Sunday, September 3.

There will be food, live music, a beer tent and a wide variety of stalls.

In addition, entertainment will be provided by Hatwell’s Funfair

and Witney Town Band. And a grand draw will see one lucky person taking home £125 donated by Banbury Marquees.

The donation means that all of the cash raised on the day can go directly to the Wychwood Project’s conservation work across West Oxfordshire.

For more information about the day’s events visit DIGGING IN: Wychwood Project volunteers planting trees in Long Hanborough wychwoodproject.org

Trio’s theory adds up to schools science success

SUPER SCIENTISTS: The winning team in the Oxfordshire Big Science Event 2017 run by Science Oxford, from left, Jacob Thornhill, Holly De-Lance Holmes and Nick Lang

THE most that many primary school children know about maths is calculating how much their pocket money is due to go up.

But these super-scientists from Wolvercote Primary School won a county-wide competition to create their own mathematical experiment.

Year Six pupils Jacob Thornhill, Holly De-Lance Holmes and Nick Lang not only learnt the basics of probability theory, they then carried out an experiment to test how well others grasped the science, which they titled Do People Understand Probability?

They presented their findings at the final of the Oxfordshire Big Science Event 2017 in Witney on July 6 and were crowned the winners.

Nick said afterwards: “I just can’t quite believe it – it’s like a dream. I’m definitely going to do more science after this.”

Holly added: “It’s amazing – it feels kind of special because we’ve won for the whole school.”

The young scientists not only won pride of place, they also

Pete Hughes phughes@nqo.com scooped £1,000 worth of sciencethemed playground equipment for their school.

The Big Science Event asks primary school children to create their own science experiment or investigation and present their findings to a panel of judges.

Other experiments in this year’s competition included ‘Do younger children have more tastebuds than older children?’ and’ ‘Stressy SATs – does music help you relax?’

The aim of the competition, run by Science Oxford, is for the children to have fun with science while learning about the experimental process.

The initiative has grown from 17 schools and 2,000 children participating in 2010 to 44 schools and more than 6,000 children in 2017.

After several months of inschool judging, 12 teams of children aged from six to 11 were

this year shortlisted to take part in the final.

And on July 6, in a ceremony at Abbotts Diabetes Care in Witney, each team gave presentations, answered questions and displayed posters illustrating their findings.

Judge Steve Burgess said: “Choosing a winner was extremely difficult as all the schools did great presentations.

“What we loved about the Wolvercote pupils was their enthusiasm, knowledge and excellent presentation skills – they talked clearly about their probability experiment and the discoveries they made.”

Science Oxford head of education Cathy Sturrock added: “We’ve been extremely impressed by the talented young school scientists taking part.

“The quality of presentations has been better than ever and it was very difficult to choose a winner. Watching the children getting excited about science, their experiments and findings and thinking like scientists is so rewarding and we look forward to supporting this initiative for many more years to come.”

Residents take step closer to plan for future of their village VILLAGERS are moving forward with a plan for the future of Sutton Courtenay.

A steering group was set up to create a neighbourhood plan for the village, detailing aims for the area and preferences for development.

The group wrote an update in the village newsletter this month, stating it had been consulting on a questionnaire about the plan to

be circulated to residents.

The group wrote: “Our vision is to safeguard the individual character and vitality of our historic Thames-side village whilst meeting the needs of villagers now and in the future.”

It set out draft aims including to maintain community spirit, but hopes to circulate the questionnaire in late August to consult villagers on opinions.

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News All aboard for coach art contest

MINI Monets and pint-sized Picassos in Abingdon have been encouraged to take part in a colouring contest.

National Express has launched a national competition called Colour the Coach, which asks children to submit a drawing of their favourite local landmark.

The winning entry will be proudly displayed on the side of a coach, and children in Abingdon have been specifically encouraged to take part.

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area, said: “I’m calling on all kids in Abingdon aged five to 15 to enter.

“I’d like to see designs which not only capture the landmarks well but are also creative and show some of the artist’s individuality too.”

The winner will also get a £50 cheque as prize money.

Entries should be on A4 paper and can utilise a wide range of drawing materials, but must be sent in by July 28.

For entry details visit nationalexpress. com or call 0871 781 81 81.

QUEUES: London Road level crossing where an increase in London-bound trains from Oxford has caused more frequent, and sometimes longer, waits for drivers and pedestrians Picture: Jon Lewis

Plea to rail bosses over delays at level crossing

Naomi Herring nherring@nqo.com A CALL has gone out to rail bosses to solve the problem of a busy Bicester level crossing as part of the multi-million-pound East West Rail project.

Council executives are to ask for a bridge or tunnel to be considered to allow cars, cyclists and pedestrians to bypass the London Road level crossing.

The plea came as part of Oxfordshire County Council’s response to the latest consultation on plans for upgrading and connecting the railway from Oxford through to Milton Keynes and Cambridge.

The response, to be formally approved by the council’s cabinet next week, said ‘barrier down’ times at the crossing are now about 14 minutes in each hour, including two trains each direction.

This ‘down time’ is expected to double, with barriers shut for between 30 and 34 minutes an hour after the introduction of the core

EAST WEST LINK: Call for alternative route as ‘barrier down’ times set to rise East West Rail (EWR) service of four more trains each way.

These services could start in the early 2020s, once phase two is complete. More frequent trains could run when future phases are finished, which would mean barriers being down for even longer.

County council leader Ian Hudspeth said: “It’s crucial we find a solution when it comes to London Road crossing, or half of Bicester will be cut off.

“The crossing could be down for as much time as it is up. We need a solution to it.”

The council response said the EWR project was ‘contingent upon a solution for London Road level crossing being approved and funded.’ It added that, because crossing improvements in London Road were not part of the scope of phase two, they were unlikely to happen until the mid to late 2020s.

County councillor for Bicester West Les Sibley said: “With all the development going on in the area, it is a vital route into the

town and every minute those barriers are down increases the pressure on Bicester’s road network.

“So it is good news in regards to the barrier down time, which they seem to have made some small improvements to, from what was previously predicted.

“It raises the question of freight trains and whether that will cause longer down times.

“It is good news short-term, but again just leaves us in a cloud of uncertainty. It is a critical through road and we need to make the right decision and make it soon.”

The council’s response is part of the latest consultation staged

by Network Rail on plans for the western section of phase two.

Phase two will connect Bicester to Milton Keynes and Bedford, via Bletchley. It follows phase one, in which the line was upgraded to connect Oxford, Bicester and London Marylebone.

The plans for phase two can also be viewed online networkrail. co.uk/east-west-rail

Hair salon shop window a cut above SHOPS across Thame took part in a ‘dress to impress’ competition, with Brothers Hair Salon crowned the winner and named best dressed shop.

Overall 11 shops took part in the competition and entries were judged by Julia Greenhough, head of marketing for Food Retail, the dealership group owned by Ford Motor Company.

The competition formed part of the town’s first ever Thame Town Music Festival on July 8.

Ms Greenhough said: “Judging the windows has been an absolute privilege.

“Everyone who participated put so much imagination into their displays.

“Their hard work helped to add to the unique and wonderful

atmosphere that has been Thame’s first music festival.”

This competition, the second of its kind for the town, saw seven new entries from shops who had previously not taken part.

Other shops who narrowly missed out on the prize were Baban, Sobell House, and Green’s Furnishings, the competition’s previous winner in 2016.

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News Cycling theatre company gears up to bring the Bard to the Earth Trust

THE ‘world’s first’ cycling theatre company will be coming to the Earth Trust to perform one of Shakespeare’s most popular comedies.

Having cycled more than 6,000 miles bringing performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream to audiences across the country, The Handlebards will be stopping off at the environmental learning charity.

The all-male troupe carry all their set, props and costume on their bikes as they go from stage to stage.

The performance in the centre’s gardens at the foot of the Wittenham Clumps will start at 6.30pm on Wednesday.

Tickets are £18 for adults and £14 for children and can be bought by contacting admin@ VISIT: Earth Trust chief Jayne Manley will welcome The Handlebards earthtrust.org.uk

Company hands out thousands to causes GENEROSITY: Two charities share grants worth £7,700

IN THE MONEY: Base 33 celebrating after an earlier award of £7,000 by the Gannett Foundation with, from left, CEO Wendy Dawson, trainee youth worker Chris Osborn, young person Lottie Walker, team leader Keith Down, councillor Jane Doughty and youth worker Karlos Pierce; below, Chris Francis of Meech Picture: Jon Lewis

Stuart Rust srust@nqo.com TWO charities are reaping the benefits of cash injections thanks to the generosity of a Witney-based manufacturer.

Meech Static Eliminators made its first grants via the Meech Centenary Trust, which was set up in 2013 to celebrate the company’s 100th anniversary.

A total of £7,718 was split between charity Base 33 and Oxfordshire Community and Voluntary Action (OCVA), which supports volunteers and community groups across the county.

The charitable fund is held and managed by Oxfordshire Community Foundation (OCF), an independent charity dedicated to inspiring philanthropy.

Chris Francis, CEO of Meech Static Eliminators, said: “Over the decades, Meech has grown into a successful multinational business with interests in many

markets, and it is because of this success that we feel we have a responsibility to engage with our local community and give something back towards it.”

It is through a close collaboration with OCF that Meech was able to identify causes that mattered to the company.

During a grants panel hosted

by OCF, Chris Francis chose the charities to support.

He said: “We have always had a specific interest in supporting projects that help young people to find work or get back into education in the Oxfordshire area, which is why we decided to donate to OCVA and the Base 33 youth charity.”

Base 33 provides intensive sup-

port to vulnerable and disadvantaged young people between 13 and 24 who experience issues such as abuse, homelessness, mental health illnesses, as well as drug and alcohol addiction.

The charity’s key objective is to act as a resource for young people, providing advice, assistance and organising support programmes.

OCVA is a membership organisation that works in partnership with community groups and charities to boost the voluntary and community sector in Oxfordshire.

The funding Meech has provided is supporting OCVA to collaborate with Volunteer Link-up to co-ordinate Oxfordshire’s first Make A Difference (MAD) Week.

The week will see 60 Year 12 students from Bartholomew School in Eynsham join 10 local charities for projects designed to be empowering and mutually beneficial.

Meech International is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of static control, compressed air technology and web cleaning systems.

Plans submitted for further 45 homes and orchard in Harwell

PLANS for a further 45 homes in Harwell have been submitted to the district council.

A decision is expected to be made on the development off Didcot Road by Tuesday, October 10.

Previously an outline planning application was sent by developers Gladman to Vale of White Horse District Council for the site in 2016 for 60 homes.

This has been scaled back and now also includes a traditional orchard.

It will offer a mixture of two to four-bedroom semi-detached and detached properties.

A single access road would be created off Didcot Road.

For more information about the plans visit: whitehorsedc.gov.uk and search using planning reference P17/V1859/O.

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Scales of Justice BANBURY MAGISTRATES

CARL BLEACH, 26, of no fixed abode, admitted possessing a knuckle duster, which is an offensive weapon, in Bridge Street, Banbury, on June 5. Handed a community order with a nine-month drug rehabilitation order and a rehabilitation activity requirement. Ordered to pay £85 costs.

KARL MORETON, 31, of no fixed abode, admitted stealing four bottles of vodka and two bottles of whisky worth a total of £88 from Sainsbury’s, in the Westgate Shopping Centre, Oxford, between June 18 and June 20. Also admitted interfering with a vehicle in Little Clarendon Street, Oxford, on May 23.

Jailed for 16 weeks and ordered to pay £88 compensation.

MALCOLM NJURURI, 19, of Normandy Crescent, Oxford, admitted possessing a kitchen knife in Broad Street, Banbury, on June 5. Sentenced to 12 weeks in a young offender institution and ordered to pay a £115 victim surcharge.

PEASHRAW MOHAMMED, 37, of Dashwood Court, Banbury, was convicted of assaulting Scott Fuller by beating him in Banbury on December 16 last year.

Handed a community order with a 120hour unpaid work requirement. Ordered to pay an £85 victim surcharge and £350 costs.

LEON SNELSON, 32, of Home Close, Carterton, admitted stealing a bottle of Blossom Hill wine worth £5.85 from Spar Stores in Witney on March 19. Fined £160 and ordered to pay £5.85 compensation, a £30 victim surcharge and £400 costs.

SCOTT ALEXANDER, 32, of no fixed abode, admitted using threatening or abusive or insulting words or behaviour with intent to cause fear of or provoke unlawful violence in Banbury on April 10. Also admitted stealing a bottle of Isla Negra and Sauvignon Blanc worth £5 from McColl’s, in South Bar Street, Banbury, on April 26. Also admitted stealing a crate of Fosters lager worth £9 from McColl’s, in South Bar Street, Banbury, on May 8.

Also admitted being drunk and disorderly in Bridge Street, Banbury, on June 21. Also admitted stealing three bags of crisps worth £4.66 from Poundland, in Malthouse Walk,

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Sex offender with a hoard of indecent images is spared jail A SEX offender caught with a hoard of indecent images looked on emotionless as he was given a suspended sentence.

Kwik Fit supervisor Thomas Earl confessed he looked at the illegal material of abused youngsters, which included a toddler and teenagers.

But he initially lied to police, claiming he stumbled upon the snaps and videos while downloading music online.

Earl, 26, of Restharrow Mead, Bicester, came before Recorder Rhona Campbell, who spared him from an immediate jail term so he could work with probation officers to address his issues.

Handing Earl a 10-month sentence, suspended for 18 months, she added: “The reason why young boys and girls are abused and raped is because there is a market for it and that’s you.

“If you weren’t looking at it, people would not be doing this to children across the world.”

Police raided Earl’s home after suspecting someone in the property had been sharing the illegal material on November 22 last year.

Banbury, and stealing various items worth £10 from Wilko, in Bridge Street, Banbury, on the same date. Also admitted assaulting a constable in the execution of their duty at Banbury Police Station, in Warwick Road, Banbury, on the same date. Also admitted using threatening or abusive or insulting words or behaviour with intent at the police station on the same date. Jailed for eight weeks and ordered to pay a £115 victim surcharge.

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Officers uncovered a collection of 41 images and videos, and saw Earl had attempted to download hundreds more, prosecutor Robert Lindsey said.

Peer-to-peer software to share the material was installed on his Samsung laptop, while specific search terms were used.

Earl told officers he would visit a peer-to-peer site to download music but sometimes received ‘bad files’ containing the indecent images.

The defendant claimed he did not like the material and would delete it straight away but continued to visit the site, Oxford Crown Court was told on Thursday.

Defence barrister Lucy Ffrench said: “[He] accepts he was not entirely honest, or honest at all, in the first police interview.

“He does accept that it was a compulsion of his but denies it was a sexually motivated compulsion.”

The sex offender has struggled to STUART NIXON, 29, of The Ridings, Kidlington, admitted fraud by false representation by using a card belonging to another without permission, intending to make a gain of £25.99 spent on three scratch cards and a soft drink, in Kidlington on November 27 last year. Also admitted stealing a bank card in Kidlington between November 25 and 28 last year. Fined £100 with £25.99 compensation, a £30 victim surcharge and £40 costs.

‘cope’ since the death of three friends and news his ex-partner had lost her sight after taking medication Tamiflu, she said.

Earl admitted three counts of making indecent photographs of a child and four counts of attempting to make an indecent photograph of a child between August 2015 and November 2016.

He was made subject to a 25-day rehabilitation activity requirement, a 30-day sex offenders’ treatment programme and a sexual harm prevention order.

The defendant, who must pay £425 costs, must also sign the sex offenders register for a decade.

Recorder Campbell ordered the forfeiture and destruction of the laptop.

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GABRIEL DOS SANTON, 20, of Templar Road, Oxford, admitted using threatening, abusive, insulting words or behaviour with intent to cause fear of or provoke unlawful violence in Park End Street, Oxford, on June 3 2017. Discharged conditionally for 12 months. Ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £20 and costs of £85.

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MICHAEL DUNSDON, 62, of The Willows, Grove, Wantage, admitted driving a motor vehicle while above the legal alcohol limit in Main Street, Grove, Wantage, on June 5 2017. Dunsdon gave a reading of 102mcg in 100ml of breath.

The legal limit is 35mcg. Community order made. Defendant must carry out 180 hours of unpaid work with the next 12 months.

Ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £85 and costs of £85. Disqualified for holding or obtaining a driving licence for three years.

PAUL GUNNING, 45, Gaveston Road, Harwell, Didcot, was convicted of harassment without violence between May 6, 2017, and May 7, 2017, in Wallingford.

Discharged conditionally for 18 months.

Ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £20 and costs of £775.

GAVIN MICHAEL ASHTON, 32, of Croxford Gardens, Kidlington, admitted between March 23, 2016, and July 19, 2017, in Kidlington, being the parent of a child of compulsory school age who failed to attend regularly at school. Discharged conditionally for three months. Ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £20 and costs of £50.

JENNA BAYLISS, 31, of Cherwell Avenue, Kidlington, admitted between March 23, 2016, and July 19, 2017, in Kidlington, being the parent of a child of compulsory school age who failed to attend regularly at school. Discharged conditionally for three months. Ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £20 and costs of £50.

JOHN RICHARD HAWKINS, 47, of Foresters Tower, Wood Farm Road, Headington, Oxford, admitted committing fraud in that he dishonestly made a false representation, namely used a debit card not in his name to make a gain, namely receiving goods to the value of £17.14 for himself in Oxford on May 7, 2017.

Also admitted the same offence for goods valued at £28.44 in Oxford on the same date. Discharged conditionally for 12 months. Ordered to pay compensation of £45.48. Ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £20 and costs of £40.

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News Charity is in the pink as Race for Life sponsorship cash keeps on rolling in ONE week on since the city became a sea of pink for Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life, organisers are still counting the donations.

About 2,300 women descended onto University Parks last Sunday to take part in the 10k and 5k running events.

The final total has yet to be announced but the charity hopes it will be able to hit its £170,000

target and is urging all of the event’s participants to send in their grand total of sponsorship money.

Oxford event manager Kelly Rumble added: “Many people don’t realise that their entry fee only covers the cost of the event.

“It’s the sponsorship money that really makes a difference.”

To donate visit raceforlife.

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Head into the garden for world-class opera RUSTIC: Company to stage another work by Mozart’s rival

POPULAR: Guests prepare to enjoy a previous performance of Bampton Classical Opera; inset, Matthew Sprange plays Blasio

FOR most of us, a night at the opera means expensive seats in the West End, fancy European cities or palatial manor houses.

But admirers of beautiful singing and music can enjoy opera close to home and in much humbler surroundings – in the west Oxfordshire town of Bampton.

Following the success of Salieri’s La Grotta di Trofonio a couple of years ago, Bampton Classical Opera is once again championing the work of Mozart’s great rival with one of his earlier works, La scuola de’ gelosi (The School of Jealousy), opening in Bampton next weekend.

The opera – which premiered in Venice in 1778 – is a comedy of marital jealousy, infidelity and deception, and is believed to have inspired Cosi Fan Tutte, which it closely resembles.

Two couples – grain merchant Blasio and his wife Ernestina, and the Count and Countess Bandiera – have their marriages put severely to the test, aided by a Lieutenant and two servants, Lumaca and Carlotta.

Nicola Lisle news@nqo.com “People loved Trofonio so much we really wanted to do another Salieri, and this seemed the obvious one,” said director Jeremy Gray, who founded Bampton Opera with wife Gilly French in 1993.

“In some ways it’s not as interesting as Trofonio because that was written in the Viennese style, whereas this is more in the Venetian style.

“But the interesting thing about this is that when it was revived in Vienna in 1783, Salieri rewrote a fair amount of the music and that is much more in the Viennese style. Also, the original libretto by Caterino Mazzolá got edited by Da Ponte. So it’s a real jigsaw piece.”

“It’s got some good ensembles,” adds music director Anthony Kraus. “There’s good music for all the characters, not just the four principals, so everyone gets a good bite of the cherry.”

As with previous Bampton productions, this will be the modern day UK premiere – but not, it turns out, the only production happening this year.

“The funny thing about this is that once we had decided to do it, we discovered everyone else was doing it,” Jeremy added.

“It was recorded in Germany and the CD came out last year.

There was a production in Florence earlier this year, which Gilly and I went to see, there’s one in Vienna at the moment and there’s one in Uruguay, of all places.”

Matthew Sprange, who plays Blasio, is making his Bampton debut.

“I love it,” he said. “Everybody chips in and says what about this, what about that, and Jeremy chucks away the rubbish and keeps the good stuff. It does feel really collaborative.”

Bampton Classical Opera: The School of Jealousy is being staged in The Deanery Garden, Bampton, on July 21 and 22 at 7pm.

For tickets call 01993 851142 or see or bamptonopera.org

Conservation volunteers set to tidy up and repair quarry park

VOLUNTEERS will help spruce up a Headington Quarry park at a volunteers’ workday.

The Oxford Conservation Volunteers will help tidy up the Oxford Trust’s Stansfeld Park site on Sunday.

The voluntary event, which begins from 9.45am, will see the team complete a wide range of tasks to help tidy up and repair the park site.

Among the activities they will carry out will be installing handrails to a boardwalk, scything and raking of a meadow on site and carrying out shrub clearance to open up areas of the woodland park.

The day is free to join and all are welcome to take part and lend a hand.

Visit ocv.org.uk or theoxfordtrust.co.uk for details.

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Letters Running of the bulls is an orgy of cruelty

I WAS appalled to see your inclusion of a photo of the ‘Running of the Bulls’ at the recent San Fermin Festival in Spain (Oxford Mail, July 11), especially as no attempt was made to criticise (let alone condemn) this orgy of cruelty.

I do understand that in the multicultural Shangri-la that now constitutes British society, every attempt must be made to ignore the depravities of other cultures as well as those of our own culture, and that animal welfare must be sacrificed on the altar of globalisation.

If the EU fanatics in our midst succeed in overturning Brexit, I wonder how long it will be before such traditions become commonplace here in Britain.

British taxpayers are still contributing to enormous subsidies given to Spanish farmers to rear bulls for the bullring, and the EU held an exhibition promoting bullfighting at its Brussels headquarters, while Macron appointed a renowned female bullfighter as one of his MPs – bullfighting was legalised in

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I note also that the Oxford Mail is still promoting the Countryfile fest at Blenheim Palace, despite last year’s fiasco when the Pytchley Hunt was forced to withdraw from the event after evidence appeared of their alleged involvement in rearing foxes for the chase.

Those with a penchant for such cruelty can always retire to the Bear Inn at Woodstock, which proudly displays a sign depicting bear baiting outside its premises.

This ‘sport’ is still practised in Pakistan, so perhaps it may one day be resurrected here in the spirit of cultural tolerance, and any criticism of such recreational sadism will be deemed a hate crime.

Human evolution is certainly not a linear process.

MARK PRITCHARD Linkside Avenue, Oxford

Let drivers know where the spaces are

AS THE date for the opening of the new Westgate Centre approaches, much concern has been expressed about the likely traffic congestion and consequent pollution in the city.

In their alternative budget

proposals in February, Liberal Democrats sought to divert money from extending the Seacourt Parkand-Ride site into the flood plain to a system of electronic information signs telling drivers in good time where parking spaces were available, in the park-andride sites as well as in the city car parks. This was not supported by the Labour administration.

As there are hundreds of currently unused parking spaces at the Redbridge Park-and-Ride site, it seems likely that, if the information was available in good time, many people would divert there rather than queue in the Botley Road on finding Seacourt already full.

It is very welcome news that the county council is bringing this signage forward, so it is in place by the end of September (Oxford Mail, July 7).

Meanwhile the Seacourt Parkand-Ride extension application has not been discussed, let alone being open for business by October. It would save the city council £5m if this project were abandoned.

LIZ WADE Lib Dem City Councillor for St Margaret’s Ward

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1453: The Hundred Years War ended when the French defeated the English at Castillon.

1717: George I, Hanoverian King of England, held a public concert on the Thames for Handel to conduct his hour-long Water Music. The King enjoyed it so much he asked for two encores.

1841: The first issue of the magazine Punch was published.

1889: Erle Stanley Gardner, US author and lawyer who created Perry Mason, was born.

1917: The British Royal Family adopted the name House of Windsor in place of House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.

Peace group made its point over weapons

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EST Oxfordshire Peace Group aimed to demonstrate the frightening presence of nuclear weapons with a display outside Witney Post Office.

A test tube with red ink

represented the explosive power of the atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima, while 50 buckets of water depicted the millions of tons of TNT which existed globally in 1988.

Lia Pontin, eight, left, and Celeste Robinson-Hibbert, five, are pictured making their point.

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Tim Brooke-Taylor, comic actor, 77; Peter Sissons, newscaster, 75; Alun Armstrong, actor, 71; Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, 70; Wayne Sleep, dancer, 69;

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1945: The Potsdam Conference began with world leaders Truman, Stalin and Churchill planning for the future peace at the end of the Second World War.

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The visionaries helping win the battle against sight loss

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HE World Health Organisation estimates that 285 million people are currently living with impaired vision: that’s more than the entire population of France, Germany and the UK put together.

Some leading conditions such as glaucoma and age-related degeneration are currently incurable; but as science and technology continues to advance, we edge closer to a future in which these conditions are more treatable and potentially curable.

But to understand the challenge scientists have on their hands, we first have to appreciate how complicated the human eye truly is. When we look at something, light enters the eye through the pupil, is focussed by the lens, and then hits the retina. Located at the back of the eye, the retina contains millions of light-sensitive neurons called photoreceptors. These receptors transform light signals into electrical signals, which are then sent to the brain, allowing us to see what’s in front of us.

However this intricate process can sometimes go wrong, and that’s where Oxford University researchers come in. Oxford is a centre for cutting-edge research into treatments for incurable eye disease. From gene therapy and artificial implants, to advanced diagnostic and surgical techniques, the university is at the forefront of research into some of the most challenging conditions out there.

In the UK, the most common cause of both sight loss and blindness is age-related macular degeneration. This condition occurs when part of the retina, known as the macula, becomes damaged over time.

The macula is essential for focussing light, and it contains vast numbers of photoreceptors which are responsible for sending electrical signals to the brain. As the condition develops, macular tissue and photoreceptors die off, leading to blank spots in a patient’s vision.

This condition affects hundreds of

thousands of people in the UK, and as the population ages, numbers are expected to rise. There is no cure for macular degeneration, but research is underway to find pioneering solutions to the problem.

Artificial retinas are a growing area of clinical research, which looks to replace damaged retinas with bionic, synthetic implants. Artificial retinas mimic the natural processes that take place in the eye, using electrical currents to trigger stimulation of photoreceptors in the retina. This artificial stimulation doesn’t restore full sight, but it does enable patients to see slightly more of the world around them.

Whilst these synthetic implants have been tested in human patients, more research is likely needed before we see them deployed on a global scale. Because artificial retinas are often made of hard, metallic materials, they can be inflexible and invasive, and so they sometimes come with a risk of side effects, such as scarring or inflammation.

But chemical biology researchers at Oxford may have found a potential solution.

Using soft water droplets and biological cell membrane proteins, scientists have recently grown a synthetic retina from natural biodegradable materials.

This soft, water-based implant more closely resembles natural human bodily tissues, and therefore should be much more friendly to the eye environment than metallic devices. The Oxford retina has currently only been tested under laboratory conditions, so the next step will be to further explore the implant’s capabilities with a view to trialling it in animals and, if successful, humans.

Impaired vision can be a life-changing condition, but research is helping us to better address the problem. There’s still some way to go before bionic eye surgery can become a standard procedure, but thanks to the inspiring work of scientists, there is every reason to hope for a brighter future.

1955: Walt Disney’s Disneyland was opened in California.

1959: Billie Holiday, jazz singer, was arrested on her death bed in hospital for possession of narcotics. She died later that day.

1969: Oh Calcutta!, the sex revue devised by theatre critic Kenneth Tynan, opened in New York. Critic Clive Barnes said the show gave pornography a dirty name.

1975: An international space link-up between US astronauts and Soviet cosmonauts took place when they crossed over from their docked spacecraft and shook hands 140 miles above Britain’s South Coast.

Some leading conditions such as glaucoma and agerelated degeneration are currently incurable; but as science and technology continues to advance, we edge closer to a future in which these conditions are more treatable and potentially curable

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News Teamwork wins Brookes rowers sporting award A SPORTS side from Oxford Brookes University has been named Team of the Year at the British University and Colleges Sport [BUCS] Awards.

The award was handed to the men’s 1st eights crew of the Oxford Brookes University Boat Club [OBUBC] at a ceremony on Thursday.

The awards recognise the achievements and successes of athletes and teams as well as acknowledging the contribution from volunteers, club officials and coaches who support and develop the university sport.

Richard Spratley, director of rowing at Oxford Brookes, said: “It’s a superb achievement. The success of the rowing team as a whole is very much down to a very strong team effort from the whole of Brookes Sport.

“It is the first time ever that Brookes has won any sporting win at the BUCS Awards and we’re all absolutely thrilled with this achievement.”

The men’s 1st eights were selected from 5,903 competing teams within BUCS. This latest award win follows a recordbreaking performance at Henley Royal Regatta earlier this month when OBUBC became the first university club to retain the prestigious Temple Challenge Cup at that tournament.

They won the Ladies Plate, beating the Great Britain U23 crew in a time that was just outside of the course record.

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£1.25m surgery revamp boosts services Hannah Somerville hsomerville@nqo.com JUNIOR doctors will be allocated space to train in a newlyexpanded GP surgery next to the John Radcliffe Hospital.

Over the past few months Manor Surgery in Osler Road, Headington, has undergone a much-needed refurbishment after receiving more than £1.25m in grants and loans.

A raft of new services will be offered at the surgery and the practice is set to take on two additional part-time doctors and a nurse practitioner to shoulder the extra work.

It comes just months after plans were published

by Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (OCCG) for practices to serve ‘neighbourhoods’ of up to 30,000 people.

The practice is home to five GP partners, including OCCG chair Dr Joe McManners, and has about 15,600 patients on its books.

NEW CHAPTER: From left, Joe McManners, Manor Surgery; Valeriia Matiushina, Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking and Gareth Jones, Manor Surgery Partner Dr Gareth Jones team and offer a high- side the existing nine consaid: “Opening the doors quality space for them to sulting rooms. to our new two-story exten- work in.”

The surgery can now ofsion marks a new chapter A loan of £490,000 was fer treatment for minor illfor us. secured from Lloyds Bank ness and has space to offer “Our surgery was built Commercial Banking for physiotherapy and counmore than 30 years ago and the transformation, along- selling. in that time we’ve grown a side a £760,000 grant from Land was bought from lot as a practice. the NHS. It includes a new the John Radcliffe Hospi“With the latest funding, two-storey extension and tal, run by Oxford Univerwe’ve been able to expand an extra five treatment sity Hospitals NHS Founour medical and nursing rooms to be used along- dation Trust.

Valeriia Matiushina, healthcare relationship manager at Lloyds, said: “We recently published a Heathcare Confidence Index, which showed that GPs across the country are the most positive they have been about the future in the last five years.

“The expansion Manor Surgery has made is reflective of the positive sentiment in the sector at present. Supporting local GPs like Manor Surgery that are providing new ways to care for local residents is a crucial part of our commitment to helping Britain prosper.”

The CCG’s plans for primary care in the county encourage GPs to help plan improvements to care services for populations of 30,000 to 50,000.

It noted that there were ‘opportunities to co-locate more services with community health and local authorities’ to ensure more people could get the care closer to home, but added: “A lot of practices will need capital investment.

This will only be partially available through NHS sources.”

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Youngsters take a walk on the wild side William Walker wwalker@nqo.com MORE than 200 Marston pupils turned out with parents, teachers and local residents to celebrate the area’s green spaces.

St Michael’s Primary School took part in the open air event led by Oxford’s Centre for Sustainable Healthcare on Friday.

The National Lottery-funded scheme took the group along Marston’s ‘green health route’ taking in nature parks and recreation grounds.

St Michael’s headteacher Rosalind Owen said: “This has been a fantastic opportunity to involve the whole school in their local area.

“So much of school life takes place within the school gates, so to be able to take the pupils out as a group to explore and connect with their local environment, and learn about all the benefits of being active in their local green spaces, has been a great way to spend the school day.”

The group spent the morning on a health walk through Marston, including visits to Milham Ford Nature Park and Croft Road playground, where they spent time ex-

UP CLOSE: Sahhar Fatima and Abdullah Akhtar, both eight, look at the local widlife; right, Barbara Hawley, 101, with Isabela Foy and Harry Jones and the pupils, parents and residents on the walk

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ploring the green space and its diverse wildlife.

As well as identifying trees and wildflowers, the group spotted red kites, which are thriving in the area following their successful reintroduction.

The pupils were joined for part of the morning by a group of residents from Marston Court care home.

In the afternoon, the children

came out in groups to the nature park to learn more about the local bird population, with activities including nest building and educational activities on wildlife in the area.

Event organiser Sarah Dandy, from the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare in Banbury Road, said: “This is the second of four events we are running through the year in

Marston, based on the health route, which celebrate the local environment and the turning of the seasons.

“Having the school so enthusiastically supporting this event has been key to its success.

“The next event, focusing around autumn, is already being planned, ahead of culminating the year with our big Halloween celebration.”

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Arthur had two lucky escapes

ARTHUR Smith, a member of the ground crew at Port Meadow aerodrome during the First World War, had two narrow escapes before he reached Oxford.

He was posted from Croydon in June 1917 but his plane crashlanded after running out of fuel, and then clipped a hedge and nosedived after taking off again.

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What happened to Ron’s trophy?

LINE-UP: Staff and pupils at St Faith’s School in North Oxford in 1960; below, girls from the third form at work in the garden of St Faith’s school with Mrs. E. M. Palmer in 1965

Maintaining standards and keeping the Faith at school

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ECENCY and decorum were top of the agenda at St Faith’s Girls’ School in North Oxford.

Pupils were told they could use the playground swing only if they were facing away from nearby houses.

The reason? So that neighbours were spared the sight of the girls’ legs and petticoats.

This was one of the rules in the early days of the school, which was called St Faith’s because it opened on St Faith’s Day, October 6, 1900.

However, there were occasions when etiquette slipped. As one Christmas approached, a harassed mistress, trying desperately to organise a Nativity play, was heard to shout: “Where are those blasted angels?”

The school, which started in Bevington Road and later moved to Woodstock Road, was in existence for 65 years and although it closed more than 50 years ago, former pupils still hold an annual reunion. The next one is at St Antony’s College on Saturday, October 7, from noon.

Among those who will be attending is Melanie Wakefield, who has produced a panoramic picture of staff and pupils in 1960, the first part of which is published above.

Mrs Wakefield, of The Moors,

PANORAMIC: Do you recognise any of the faces in this picture which was taken in 1960?

Kidlington, whose maiden name was Smith, had a reunion of her own when she found former classmate Mary Birch

after a gap of 50 years.

She was at the gym in Kidlington when, by chance, she started talking to

a fellow keep-fit enthusiast, who also attended St Faith’s and turned out to be Mary Birch’s cousin. The two best friends were soon back in touch.

The school moved from Bevington Road to 115 Woodstock Road in 1919.

Later, it expanded into the next door house, No.117, after the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) moved out at the end of the Second World War. Senior girls were taught at No.115, while the juniors occupied No.117.

The girls wore navy-blue tunics (later maroon) and maroon blazers with hat bands of maroon and grey. In summer, they wore pink frocks.

The school closed in 1965 as the leases on the two buildings expired.

They were eventually demolished to make way for new homes.

In her book, Changing Faces of North Oxford, author Ann Spokes Symonds writes: “Many of the girls told the vicar of the parish that they owed everything to St Faith’s.

“It was a happy school throughout its existence and it was with great sadness that it closed.” p Former pupils wishing to attend the reunion should contact Anne Selby at anneselby45@googlemail.com p The other three sections of the panoramic picture will appear in Memory Lane soon

WHAT happened to the Ron Grimshaw Memorial Trophy, which vanished nearly a decade ago?

The trophy was commissioned in memory of the Oxford Mail sports writer.

The oblong shield with its bronze figure was presented to the man of the match in the Oxfordshire Rugby Cup final every year.

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David Brown, of Jordan Hill, North Oxford, who sent in the picture, calculated that we had left 23 pupils out!

So here is the second section repeated, hopefully with everyone included. The third and final section will appear soon.

Flying Corps mechanic was lucky to even make it to Wolvercote air field A RTHUR Smith, a member of the ground crew at Port Meadow aerodrome during the First World War, had two narrow escapes before he reached Oxford.

He was posted from Croydon in June 1917 and, unluckily for him, the pilot transporting him, Lieutenant Bacon, was inexperienced.

Over Long Crendon, near Thame, the aircraft ran out of fuel and the pilot had to make an emergency landing in a field, damaging a wheel.

They sent for a tender from Port Meadow, refuelled, repaired the wheel and took off.

However, the pilot then clipped a hedge and the plane nosedived into a ditch. Both men survived, but the plane was a write-off.

Thankfully, Arthur’s career as an air mechanic at Port Meadow was less hazardous.

Arthur, known as Mono, was born in Lancashire in 1892, joined the Army in April 1910, was discharged in May 1916 and joined the Royal Flying Corps in June 1916.

It is not clear why he left the Army, but many soldiers sought transfers to the Royal Flying Corps to escape the carnage in the trenches.

Interviewed in 1974, aged 82 and living at Wolvercote Green, by aviation historian Peter Wright, he told how two pilots had escaped death like him.

A Scottish instructor, who always wore a kilt, flew through telegraph wires which Arthur had to remove from the undercarriage when he returned.

A Russian cadet, training at the aerodrome, flew a plane into a tree. He simply climbed down the fuselage and dropped to the ground, a sheepish grin on his face.

Arthur also spoke of the ‘them and us’ syndrome at Port Meadow – ground crew lived under canvas in nearby fields, while officers made themselves comfortable in local houses.

One hazard airmen at Port Meadow faced was mist from the Thames which was often so thick “that when men thought they were near the railway line, they were walking into the river”.

One of Arthur’s daily jobs was to clear the aerodrome of grazing cattle at 4am every day to allow flying to start at first light – the ancient grazing rights on

ABOVE: Arthur ‘Mono’ Smith and his wife Rachel; below, Port Meadow aerodrome in 1917; cattle grazing on Port Meadow under ancient rights; the Banbury Advertiser reported how an aircraft hit a cow at Port Meadow in June 1917

Port Meadow and Wolvercote Common were protected during the war.

Peter Smith, of Arthur Street, Osney, who has been researching the history of Port Meadow aerodrome, writes: “A 1918 aerial photograph suggests the animals were herded on to Wolvercote Common, but with no fence, this wasn’t always successful.

The Banbury Advertiser reported an impact between a cow and aeroplane in 1917.”

Arthur married Rachel Pettifer at St Peter’s Church, Wolvercote, in April 1919, left the RAF as it had become, and joined the Territorials, serving in India with the Border Regiment.

He returned to Wolvercote, but it wasn’t long before he was using his aircraft repair skills again.

After a light aircraft had landed with ignition trouble, he got out his tools, cleaned the plugs, readjusted the magneto points and the pilot was soon on his way.

During the Second World War, he was based in Malta, servicing Spitfires. He settled again in Wolvercote, worked at the Cowley car plant and died in 1986, aged 94.

Arthur was given his nickname

‘Mono’ while working at Croydon aerodrome. He was the first on the station to fit a 100hp Monosoupape engine to an Avro trainer aircraft.

p Peter Smith invites anyone with more information about Arthur Smith or Port Meadow aerodrome to call him on 01865 728883

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LOOKING BACK AT OXFORD RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB

So, what happened to the Ron Grimshaw Memorial Trophy?

The trophy was commissioned in memory of the Oxford Mail sports writer, who covered rugby for the paper from the early 1940s.

The oblong shield with its bronze figure was presented to the man of the match in the Oxfordshire Rugby Cup final every year following his death in 1987.

But it went missing and had to be replaced when the winner in 2009 failed to return it. It hasn’t been seen since.

As Richard ‘Tubby’ Tyrrell says in his new book on Oxford rugby: “Perhaps it’s time now that the original was given back.”

As we recalled last week, Oxfordshire Nomads, forerunner of Oxford Rugby Club, was formed at a meeting in the Clarendon Hotel in Cornmarket Street on Monday, June 7, 1909.

The Nomads were forced to suspend their activities during the First World War when many players joined the armed forces. Eighteen lost their lives.

The club restarted in 1921, but there was another suspension during the Second World War for the same reason. This time, six members were killed.

However, the club was in better shape and the first post-war game took place at RAF Broadwell, near Burford, in September 1945.

When Oxfordshire was suddenly admitted to the county championship in 1947, moves began

to form an Oxford rugby team which could provide players to compete at the highest level against other counties.

Meanwhile, ‘Bunny’ Cole, the well-known Oxford solicitor and president of the Nomads, negotiated with Wadham College the sale of 13 acres of land off the Oxford Southern Bypass at North Hinksey.

Rugby would share the ground with cricket, hockey, tennis, archery and motoring clubs, under the umbrella Oxford Sports Club.

At meetings at the Town Hall and the Kings Arms Hotel in Holywell, it was agreed that the Nomads should be renamed Oxford Rugby Football Club. The name Nomads was retained for the second team.

The Southern Bypass ground was opened by the mayor on Whit Monday, May 29, 1950, and was described as a landmark in city sport.

The first rugby match on the new ground took place against Streatham on Saturday, September 30, that year, ending in a 3-3 draw, the start of what is described as a golden era for the club.

Richard Tyrrell’s book, Mud, Men and Memories 1960-87, is the second in a series tracing the history of Oxford RFC and Oxfordshire Nomads.

He writes: “If you ever donned the ‘green, white and black’ of Oxford RFC, then you are bound to find your name in these pages.” p Mud, Men and Memories is published by Stray Cat Publishing, 159 Banbury Road, Kidlington OX5 1AL. Copies of the first book, Green, White and Black, are still available

FLASHBACK: Oxford RFC’s Ray McCarthy feeds the ball to Alan Barraclough, supported

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Write to: John Chipperfield, Memory Lane, Oxford Mail, Osney Mead, Oxford OX2 0EJ, or send an email to memory.lane@oxfordmail.co.uk

Oh yes you can help find names YOU published a picture of my dear Uncle Arthur Stratton with colleagues he worked with at Oxford Town Hall for many years (Memory Lane, June 12). I enclose two more pictures.

One picture, below, shows Scouts cleaning the shoes of the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress, Tom and Frankie Meadows, probably to give publicity to Bob-a-Job Week.

My Uncle Arthur is on the right, but I don’t know the names of his fellow Town Hall workers.

The other picture, left, appears to show an actress who was perhaps in pantomime in the city. Again, my Uncle Arthur is on the right, and I understand the surname of the man on the left was Ollenbuttel.

The young man in the previous picture, I understand, was called Tim Cox. I would like to know more names if anyone can tell me.

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p DRINKERS at the 10th annual Charlbury beer festival in the Memorial Hall raised £8,000 for the local primary school and other good causes – and drank the bar dry! p HENLEY MP Boris Johnson insists he can serve his constituents at the same time as battling with Labour’s Ken Livingstone to become mayor of London.

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p CUTS of £6m in Oxfordshire’s spending have been demanded by the Government – for the second year running, the county council has lost its appeal to spend more than it is allowed. p ORGANISERS of the centenary celebrations at Wolvercote First School in Oxford were stunned by the number of people who joined the party – 400 streamed through the gates.

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p LORRY driver Steve Chidlow was praised for plucking a mother and her four-year-old son to safety after they were trapped in a blazing car near Leafield.

RECOGNISE THEM?: A panto star at Oxford Town Hall? Arthur Stratton is on the right with fellow Town Hall worker, whose surname is thought to be Ollenbuttel, left. Can anyone tell us more?

p OXFORD planners have changed their minds about the Headington rooftop shark and the big fish is swimming on course for a permanent reprieve.

SHINE: Scouts polish the shoes of the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress, Tom and Frankie Meadows, during Bob-a-Job Week in 1972 as Town Hall staff, including Arthur Stratton, right, look on. Can anyone name the others?

No Spam in my mother’s restaurant IN RESPONSE to your article about the municipal restaurants in Oxford (Memory Lane, July 3), I am writing to share memories of my mother, Dorothy Stratton.

She was restaurant supervisor in both the York Place and George Street restaurants between 1967 and 1981 before their closures.

She took over York Place after holding the position of head cook at Blackbird Leys School.

Mum revitalised both restaurants with her insistence that only fresh produce be used and that cakes, pastries and puddings would be made on the premises.

There were 18 cooks who interchanged and shared the work of the restaurants.

In addition to serving meals from 7am to 8pm each day, they were responsible for hundreds of meals-on-wheels for the elderly which had to be prepared for collection by

10am. York Place and George Street municipal restaurants catered for a wide spectrum of the public and represented quality and convenience (no Spam!).

Mum retired in 1981 with fond memories.

ANGELA STRATTON Turnagain Lane Abingdon

I liked the burnt spuds

I WAS a regular user of the municipal restaurant in Gloucester Green when I worked in the city centre.

I caused a bit of a stir at one time. On the tray of roast potatoes, there was one which had been cooked too long and was virtually black.

I asked for this one and at first they didn’t think I was serious, but eventually it was given to me, I think with the proviso that I did not complain if I did not like it!

As it happened it was very tasty. I was asked for some time afterwards if I wanted any burnt potatoes!

DAVID BOORE Glebelands Headington, Oxford

YEARS

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p STAGE and TV stars Bill Simpson and Leo McKern led fellow actors in a demonstration in Oxford against the threat of closure to the New Theatre. p A TOUCH of bare-faced humour was added to the sombre end-of-term assembly at Oxford High School for Girls – one girl staged an impromptu streak past astonished teachers and pupils.

YEARS

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p ANGRY families in Blackbird Leys, Oxford, whose homes were flooded in a big storm, are accusing the city council of failing to provide adequate drainage. p ACTOR Paul Maxwell – alias Sergeant Steve Tanner in TV’s Coronation Street – was guest of honour at Kidlington’s donkey derby, which attracted a record crowd of 2,500.

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p RESIDENTS at Didcot have signed a petition protesting at the “continuous nuisance of smoke and soot emitted from Didcot railway yards”. p OXFORDSHIRE County Council is opposing plans to extend the Last Chance coffee bar at Wheatley because of inadequate parking.

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Brownies over the rainbow MORE than 100 Brownies enjoyed an afternoon of fun and games to celebrate the movement’s 75th anniversary.

Seven packs from the Brize Norton district gathered at Carterton Primary School in 1989.

The theme of the party was

Somewhere Over The Rainbow to mark the introduction of a rainbow Brownie section for five- to sevenyear-olds.

Each pack dressed in one of the colours of the rainbow to take part in games and quizzes and to enjoy a tea party.

p THE Forget-Me-Not Club held a birthday party every year

to mark the date it started, but this year, 1979, was a special occasion – the club was 21. To celebrate its coming of age, organisers ordered a special cake, which was cut by a 90-yearold founder member, Miss Dew. The club had 36 members and met fortnightly in the village hall.

THREE French ruffians turned up to try to put a damper on Charlbury’s annual street fair, the theme of which was Britannia.

The arrival of the Three Musketeers provided plenty of amusement as the town celebrated all things British at the event in 1974.

Dumas’s immortal characters were, in real life, Julie Downer, six, left, and her twin brothers, Alan and John, five.

Stallholders wore Union Jack aprons, flags flew from upstairs windows and some competitors in the fancy dress competition also reflected the theme.

The afternoon fair was the climax of a week of activities, which included a fashion show, film show, concert, children’s tea party and Weeny Boppers’ disco.

p A FESTIVAL

was held to celebrate the village school’s centenary in 1967. It included a flower show, concert, fete and an exhibition tracing the school’s history.

The school had had only four headmistresses in its 100 years and three attended the festival. Stephen Burges is pictured building a tower of bricks, a challenge visitors faced.

Nice and dry at museum VISITORS to this museum might have needed a hat, mackintosh and umbrella.

Flint House at Wallingford had no roof after a fire, but with tarpaulins in place, organisers

Cyclists set off for Land’s End

decided to go ahead with an exhibition on the town’s history in 1980. Thankfully, it wasn’t raining when 18-month-old Rebecca Dewey became one of the first visitors with her mum.

THESE two cyclists were facing a tough challenge, riding 600 miles from Bicester to Land’s End and back.

p THE village sports and social club’s fun day provided plenty

of excitement for competitors as well as spectators. Forty club members formed four teams to compete against each other at rounders, Aunt Sally, darts and in a road-canal relay race. The D team of Gary Williams, front, Karen Williams and Tim Hirons is pictured in action in 1988.

Uncle Brian’s puppet show LONG Hanborough fete had all the usual ingredients to keep visitors happy.

But one of the most popular

attractions in 1994 was a puppet show for children by entertainer Uncle Brian, alias Brian Grant, of Marcham, near Abingdon.

Bob Burns, of Villiers Road, Bicester, left, and Richard Crocker, of Kings End, Bicester, were seen off from their local, The Fox, by town mayor Derek Hudson in 1984.

Mr Burns worked for Valor Bruce and Mr Crocker worked at Bicester Central Ordnance Depot.

They were raising money for Bicester Cottage Hospital and the John Radcliffe special baby care unit and had already exceeded their £2,000 target before they left.

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The Bullingdon, 162 Cowley Road, Oxford: Jul 22, Paul McCaffrey, Gavin Webster, Jimmy McGhee and Jay Handley. Glee comedy. 7.45pm. £15.95. Jul 29, Andrea Hubert, Brian Higgins, Ray Badran and Jason John Whitehead.

Glee comedy. 7.45pm. £15.95.

01865 810000.

The Old Fire Station, 40 George Street, Oxford: Jul 18, Dance Scratch Night. 7.30pm. £5.

Jul 21-22, As You Like it. MadCap Theatre Productions, 7.30pm £12//£10. 01865 263990.

Faculty of History Gardens, New Inn Hall Street Entrance, Oxford: Until Jul 22, Much Ado About Nothing. 7.30pm. £15/£13 concessions.

Frideswide Square, Oxford: Until Aug 5, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Creation Theatre Company. Meet in groups of 10 at a secret location, follow the clues and watch out for fairies. £25, £18, concessions £22. 7.30pm. 01865 766266.

The Library Pub, 182 Cowley Road, Oxford: Jul 26, Edinburgh Festival Comedy Previews – Jack Barry & Patrick Turpin. 7.30pm. £5.

01865 241776.

Oxford Castle Unlocked, 44-46 Oxford Castle, Oxford: Until Jul 29, Romeo and Juliet.

Tomahawk Theatre. 7.30pm. £16 and £13. 01865 260666.

Oxford Playhouse, Beaumont Street, Oxford: Jul 21-22, Kin. Circus company.

7.30pm. £11.50-£18. Jul 25-29, Around the World in 80 Days.

Various times. £12-25. 01865 305305.

The North Wall Arts Centre, South Parade, Oxford: Jul 19, And Here I Am. Transporting us to the heart of the hardships, struggles and contradictions of a young Palestinian man growing up under occupation and his pursuit for the true meaning of freedom. 8pm. £14 (concessions £2). Jul 21, Kathy Lette’s Girls’ Night Out. £12.

8pm. 01865 319450.

University Parks, Parks Road, Oxford: Until Aug 19, Alice. Creation Theatre Company.

2pm. £25, £18, child £16, concessions £22, preview tickets £18. 01865 766266.

Wadham College, Parks Road, Oxford: Until Aug 19, Much Ado About Nothing.

7.30pm. £13-£24. 01865 305305.

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Chipping Norton Theatre, Spring Street, Chipping Norton: Jul 18, Nesting.

Watermill Theatre. 7.45pm. £14/12. 01608 642350.

Cornerstone, Station Road, Didcot: Jul 25, Beadledom.

7.30pm. £10. 01235 515144.

Earth Trust Centre, Little Wittenham: Jul 19, A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

The HandleBards, the world’s first cycling theatre company. 6.30pm. £18 adult, £14 child. 01865 407792.

Old Swan & Minster Mill Hotel, Lower Village, Minster Lovell: Jul 19, Sparkling Afternoon Tea & Tales. Story cabaret artist Chloe of the Midnight Storytellers accompanied by afternoon tea and a glass of fizz. 3.45pm. £26.50 per person with tea, fizz and show.

01993 774441.

Orchard Dene Garden Theatre, Watt’s Lane, Blewbury: Jul 19-22, Great Expectations. Open air production with the Blewbury Players. buytickets.at/the-blewbury-players/ 8pm. £12.50 and £6.

Music TODAY

Rose Revived, Newbridge, Witney: Alvin Roy’s Reeds Unlimited. Jazz. 7.30pm. Free.

TOMORROW

Exeter College Chapel, Turl Street, Oxford: Harpsichord Recital by Candlelight: Bach, Beer & Brandy. £15, £14 (OAP), £10 (students). 8pm. 01865 305305.

The Cellar, Frewin Court, Oxford: Dan Owen. Soulful blues.

7pm. £8.

Oxford Playhouse, 11-12 Beaumont Street, Oxford: Stacey Kent. Grammy-nominated singer. 7.30pm. £11.50-£22.

WEDNESDAY

Exeter College Chapel, Turl Street, Oxford: Baroque Music

by Candlelight: Match made in Melody. Charivari Agréable. £18, £16 (OAP), £12 (students). 8pm.

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Holywell Music Room, Holywell Street, Oxford: Jack Gibbons plays Chopin: his journey from Warsaw to Paris. £16 (on door £20). 8pm. 01865 305305.

The Bullingdon, 162 Cowley Road, Oxford: Deap Vally,

OXFORD Odeon, George St: Box office 0871 224 4007.

Odeon, Magdalen St: Box office 0871 224 4007.

Phoenix Picture House, Walton St: Box office 0871 902 5736.

Ultimate Picture Palace, Jeune St: Box office 01865 245288.

Vue Cinema, Grenoble Rd: Box office 08712 240240.

CHIPPING NORTON The Theatre, Spring St: Box office 01608 642350 (Mon-Fri 10-

Demob Happy. Californian alt-rock duo. 7.30pm. £10.

Events TODAY

Flat Green Bowls: West Oxford Bowls Club, West Oxford Community Centre, Botley Road, Oxford. 7pm. Minimal fee. 01865 725606.

Women’s Self Defence and Fitness Class: The Pavilion, Roosevelt Road, Long Hanborough.

Ages from 13 upwards. 8pm. £5.

07834 022463.

Yoga Class: The Clifton Centre, Ashdene Road, Bicester. 9.30am.

07917 453224.

TOMORROW

Aphasia drop-in session: North Oxford Association Community Centre (NOA), Diamond Place, Summertown, Oxford. Aphasia is a communication disability usually occurring after stroke or brain injury.

Oxford drop-in meets the first and third Tuesday of the month. Meet others over a cup of coffee or tea.

Relax and enjoy yourself. It is about being yourself – you don’t have to talk. Carers, relatives and friends are welcome to attend. 2.30pm.

Free. 01865 604 329.

Gosford All Blacks Pre Season Training: Gosford All Blacks Rugby Club, Stratfield Brake, Kidlington. Gosford All Blacks are looking for new players to join there senior teams. 7pm. Free.

Painting Demonstration: Centre 70,, Kinecroft off Goldsmiths Lane, Wallingford. ‘Flowers Bold And Beautiful in Watercolours’

by Keith Hornblower 7.30pm.

Free to members, visitors £3.

01491681400.

Tea & Creativity Social Club: Corpus Christi Church Hall, Margaret Road, Headington.

Informal social club. 2pm.

Donations.

Yoga Class: The Clifton Centre, Ashdene Road, Bicester. 6.15pm.

07917 453224.

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Cheney Over 50s Club: Cheney Community Hall, Cheney Lane Headington, Oxford. The Shark, a talk by Bill Heine. 2.30pm. £2.50.

Flat Green Bowls: West Oxford Bowls Club, West Oxford Community Centre, Botley Road, Botley. 2.30pm. Minimal. 01865 725606.

Drama and singing classes

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BICESTER Vue Cinema, Pioneer Centre, Bure Place: Box office 08712 240240.

DIDCOT Cineworld, Station Rd: Box office 0871 200 2000.

WITNEY Cineworld, Marriotts Walk: Box office 0871 200 2000.

WALLINGFORD Corn Exchange, Market Place: Box office 01491 825000.

BANBURY Odeon, Horsefair: Box office 0871 224 4007.

for adults: Rose Hill Community Centre, Carole’s Way, Oxford.

Taught by local actors, directors, singers and vocal coaches.

Fun, friendly environment. No experience necessary. 10.30am. £15. 07768518967.

In Conversation With Nadiya Hussain: Oxford Playhouse, Beaumont Street, Oxford. Loved for her warmth and charisma as well as her unique approach to flavours, Britain’s favourite Bake Off winner, Nadiya Hussain, has captured the heart of the nation.

In this very special event, Nadiya will be in conversation with Barney Desmazery, Senior food Editor at BBC Good Food Magazine, about her life and adventures with food. 7.30pm. £17, £30 ticket and signed book. 01865 305305.

Painting Workshop: The Old Fire Station, 40 George Street, Oxford. Explore ideas and methods of abstraction with artist Kieran Stiles. 2pm. £8. 01865 263990.

The Hon East India Company – East-West trade 16001800, Chinese Export and Chinoiserie: Trinity Church, Conduit Road, Abingdon. Abingdon Decorative and Fine Arts Society (ADFAS) monthly lecture. From NADFAS lecturer Vivienne Lawes, we explore the way the East India Company developed it’s methods of trade and how the 17th century textile trade transformed the system for the creative design of patterns and made inroads into China. 2pm.

Non-members £6. 01235 523370.

Viva Salsa Dance: Corn Exchange, Market Square, Witney.

7.30pm. £6 one class, £10 for two hours. 07905 484077.

Walk (Fieldpaths): Chinnor (in front of shops), Junction of Church Road and High Street (parking nearby), Chinnor. 10.00am SP758010 6.1 miles. A circular walk on flat ground via Sydenham and Emmington. Bring refreshments for en route break. A stretch of walking on the B4445, fast traffic but with good visibility. Assistance dogs only. 10am. 07914 183394.

Witney Bytomic Taekwondo Classes: Wood Green School, Woodstock Road, Witney. 7pm.

Monthly fees apply. 01844 281888.

World of Watercolours with Gary Bosher Group Art Classes: West Oxford Community Centre, Botley Road, Oxford. All levels and ages welcome. 10.30am. £15 taster / £17.50 thereafter.

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HORSERACING Your guide to the action

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Monday, July 17, 2017

WINDSOR Today’s runners

Harry Angel delights Cox

GOING: Good. DRAW: High numbers hold a slight advantage in sprints.

TV: ATR.

BET APPRENTICE HANDICAP (CLASS 6) 5.50 SKY £3,500 added 3YO PLUS-1m 2f 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

104040 -41040 4-4003 00-620 4400-0 0356-5 -60456 0360 00-530 06-400 0-6050 5/4000 00000 5-3262 004600

NOUVELLE ERE (32) (D) A Carroll 6 9 10... Rossa Ryan (5)1 CARIBBEAN SPRING (9) G Margarson 4 9 10Jane Elliott (3)14 SECRET SOUL (14) R Beckett 3 9 7............. P C O’Donnell15 PERMANENT (34) D Kubler 3 9 5 .....Raymond Dawson (3)9 HI MILADY (IRE) (46) D F Davis 3 9 5................... P Pilley 6 ROCK ON DANDY (FR) (9) H Dunlop 3 9 5 ..William Cox (5)2 KILIM (24) J Berry 4 9 4 .........................Nicola Currie (7)5 DR GOODHEAD (FR) (19) C Hills 3 9 3 ........... David Egan11 DARK PHANTOM (46) Eve J-Houghton 6 9 3.....Georgia Cox13 RUSSIAN REGARD (30) J Portman 3 9 2.............. P-L Jamin (7)10 MEGALALA (23) (CD) J Bridger 16 9 1.......Milly Naseb (3)7 HONG KONG JOE (18) Mrs L Richards 7 9 0 ..Jenny Powell 8 ZERAFINO (BEL) (7) J Fox 4 9 0 ................ Tina Smith (7)12 EPSOM SECRET (25) P Phelan 3 8 13 .......... P Bradley (3)4 NEPTUNE STAR (41) M W Easterby 3 8 5Darragh Keenan (7)3

TRIUMPHANT: Harry Angel, ridden by Adam Kirby (left), wins the Darley July Cup at Newmarket Picture: Rui Vieira/PA Wire

AYR

2016: No corresponding race.

BETTING: 7-2 Epsom Secret, 5-1 Secret Soul, 13-2 Rock On Dandy, 15-2 Permanent, 10-1 Nouvelle Ere, Dark Phantom, 12-1 Kilim, 14-1 Dr Goodhead, 16-1 others.

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SKY BET BRITISH STALLION STUDS EBF MAIDEN STAKES (CLASS 5) £4,500 added 2YO only-5f 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

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AIRSHOW (13) B Millman 9 5.................................A Kirby 1 AVENGING RED (IRE) (24) Adam West 9 5 ........ R Ffrench 3 EXPECTING (28) C Hills 9 5................................W Buick 9 MOSSKETEER (31) J Best 9 5 ............................... R Tart10 ALASKAN BAY (IRE) R Guest 9 0.........................M Dwyer 6 AWESOMETANK W Haggas 9 0 .......................P Cosgrave 4 CALVIN’S GAL (IRE) L McJannet 9 0......................A Fresu 5 60 GLAMOROUS ROCKET (IRE) (21) R Harris 9 0...S W Kelly 7 GLOBAL ROSE (IRE) Miss G Kelleway 9 0 ...........F M Berry 8 0 GOLDEN SALUTE (IRE) (16) A Balding 9 0 ........ D Probert 2 06 SUMMER THUNDER (USA) (12) P Cole 9 0..... D Muscutt11

2016: No corresponding race.

BETTING: 9-4 Awesometank, 5-2 Expecting, 4-1 Airshow, 10-1 Golden Salute, 14-1 Summer Thunder, 16-1 Mossketeer, Alaskan Bay, Avenging Red, 25-1 others.

EBF STALLIONS NOVICE STAKES 6.50 (CLASS 5) £4,500 added 2YO only-6f 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

15- RUNNING CLOUD (19) (D)(BF) Eve J-Houghton 9 9C Bishop 5 EXPELLED J Fanshawe 9 2 ............................... D Muscutt 2 FIERY BREATH R Eddery 9 2 ...........................P Cosgrave 4 RUSTANG (FR) R Hughes 9 2 .............................S W Kelly 8 0 SPRING ROMANCE (IRE) (70) D Ivory 9 2.............A Kirby 3 TIP TWO WIN R Teal 9 2.................................. D Probert 7 ZYZZYVA (FR) R Brisland 9 2.............................J Mitchell 1 505 CRUEL CLEVER CAT (20) J Gallagher 8 11......H Crouch (3)6

2016: No corresponding race.

BETTING: 11-4 Running Cloud, 4-1 Expelled, 11-2 Cruel Clever Cat, Zyzzyva, 15-2 Rustang, Tip Two Win, 12-1 Spring Romance, Fiery Breath.

BET WINDSOR SPRINT SERIES H’CAP 7.20 SKY (CLASS 3) £11,500 added 3YO PLUS-5f 1

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26-000 LIGHTSCAMERACTION (16) (D) Miss G Kelleway 5 9 12 ...... .....................................................................DOUBTFUL 3 21-340 SPRING LOADED (IRE) (37) (C) P D’Arcy 5 9 10 S W Kelly 6 104100 STEPPER POINT (2) (CD) W Muir 8 9 10 ............M Dwyer 7 -43255 DARK SHOT (15) (CD) A Balding 4 9 8 .... Joshua Bryan (5)8 -21000 MAJESTIC HERO (IRE) (15) (D) R Harris 5 9 8......A Kirby 5 20-100 LOVE ON THE ROCKS (IRE) (10) (D) C Hills 4 9 5W Buick 2 -50411 SUPER JULIUS (13) (D) Eve J-Houghton 3 8 13.....C Bishop 1 000-05 MUSICAL COMEDY (18) (C) Mike Murphy 6 8 8.....A Fresu 4

2016: GO ON GO ON GO ON 3 9 0 A Kirby 5-2 JtFav (C Cox) drawn (5) 10 ran BETTING: 7-2 Super Julius, 4-1 Dark Shot, 9-2 Love On The Rocks, 5-1 Musical Comedy, 11-2 Majestic Hero, 7-1 Stepper Point, 10-1 Spring Loaded.

BET HORSERACING CASH OUT FILLIES’ 7.50 SKY H’CAP (CLASS 4) £7,250 added 3YO PLUS-1m 1 2 3 4

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LADY PERIGNON (15) (D) A Balding 4 10 0........ D Probert 8 BLUSHING ROSE (10) (BF) Sir M Stoute 3 9 5 ......W Buick 6 HIGH ON LOVE (IRE) (31) (C) C Fellowes 3 9 4 ....... R Tart 2 CANBERRA CLIFFS (IRE) (6) (BF) D Cantillon 3 9 3.......... ..................................................................... G Wood (3)9 ANGEL’S QUEST (FR) (23) R Hughes 3 9 3.........S W Kelly 5 SAYEM (16) (CD) Ed Walker 3 9 2...................P Cosgrave 4 DYNAMIC GIRL (IRE) (29) B Powell 4 9 1 .........F M Berry 3 FIRE PALACE (75) R Eddery 3 9 1...............David Egan (5)1 FUNKY FOOTSTEPS (IRE) (16) Eve J-Houghton 3 8 11.......... ........................................................................C Bishop 7

2016: CROWNING GLORY 3 8 10 J Crowley 9-2 (R Beckett) drawn (1) 9 ran BETTING: 3-1 Canberra Cliffs, 4-1 Angel’s Quest, 5-1 Blushing Rose, 11-2 Sayem, 7-1 Lady Perignon, 8-1 Funky Footsteps, 12-1 Fire Palace, 16-1 Dynamic Girl, 25-1 High On Love.

BET BEST ODDS GUARANTEED H’CAP 8.20 SKY (CLASS 4) £7,250 added 4YO PLUS-1m 2f 1 2

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Today’s card GOING: Good. DRAW: Low numbers are favoured in races up to 7f.

TV: Racing UK.

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CLIVE Cox is looking forward to the rest of the season with Harry Angel after the three-year-old stamped his authority on the sprinting division with victory in the Darley July Cup at Newmarket on Saturday.

The Lambourn trainer is targeting the 32Red Sprint Cup at Haydock in September and the Qipco British Champions Sprint at Ascot in October, following his triumph.

Harry Angel saw off last year’s winner Limato, who

036500 AL KHAN (IRE) (17) (C) K Ryan 8 9 8 ......... L Edmunds (5)14 436432 TRUTH OR DARE (16) (D) J Bethell 6 9 6.......................... ................................................... Adam J McNamara (3)6 2-1 ZABEEL PRINCE (IRE) (18) (D) R Varian 4 9 6 ....A Atzeni 8 -00431 CARNAGEO (FR) (19) (D) R Fahey 4 9 5 ..........P Hanagan 3 31-341 CENTURY DREAM (IRE) (17) (D) S Crisford 3 9 5....G Lee13 -02000 MOONLIGHTNAVIGATOR (16) (CD) J J Quinn 5 9 4 .J Hart12 160623 TESTA ROSSA (16) (CD) J Goldie 7 9 2.........S Mooney (7)10

BETTING: 5-1 Zabeel Prince, 11-2 Just Hiss, Hibou, 7-1 Sophie P, 8-1 others.

HOUSE NOVICE AUCTION STAKES 5.00 APPRENTICE HANDICAP (CLASS 6) 2.00 WESTERN (PLUS 10) (CL 4) £6,600 added 2YO only-7f £4,000 added 3YO PLUS-1m 5f 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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FRENCH FLYER (IRE) (23) (C) M Dods 9 4...P Mulrennan 8 BARNEY GEORGE (26) I Jardine 9 2 .....................T Eaves 1 GABRIAL THE DEVIL (IRE) (23) D O’Meara 9 2 ....P Makin 4 POET’S PRINCE (26) (BF) M Johnston 9 2........ J Fanning 2 MOUNTAIN APPROACH (IRE) (52) R Fahey 9 1P Hanagan 5 GRIMEFORD LANE (IRE) (9) M Dods 8 13 ........ C Beasley 7 FIRBY (IRE) J Bethell 8 12..........................P J McDonald 6 0 TOOHOTTOTOUCH (28) M Dods 8 12 ........ C Rodriguez (5)3

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TOTEPOOL RACECOURSE DEBIT CARD 4.15 BETTING AVAILABLE HANDICAP (CLASS 6) £3,500 added 3YO PLUS-1m 4f 1 2

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45-106 PETRIFY (J15) (D) B J Llewellyn 7 9 11 ................ P Aspell10 0-3012 FILAMENT OF GOLD (30) (D) R Brotherton 6 9 10................ ...................................................................K Shoemark 2 060245 GOLDEN MUSCADE (USA) (30) B Barr 4 9 7 .....S Drowne11 00-200 LEONARDO (GER) (56) M Pitman 5 9 7...........T J Murphy 7 00-666 SUNLIT WATERS (12) A Carroll 4 9 6.................T Whelan14 /0000- QUINA BROOK (IRE) (249) D Loughnane 4 9 6C Bennett (3)9 000-43 OCEAN GALE (20) R J Price 4 9 5................Oisin Murphy 1 0020/0 GARCON DE SOLEIL (34) M Blanshard 4 9 5........ D O’Neill12 500-40 AVOCET (USA) (20) Miss J Feilden 4 9 4.........A Beschizza 8 0665-5 ROWLESTONERENDEZVU (20) A Carroll 4 9 3.G Downing 5 50040- COUGAR KID (J50) (BF) J G O’Shea 6 9 1 ......T Marquand13 506-50 MASTERFILLY (IRE) (159) Ed Walker 3 8 13......... L Keniry 3 065-4 PERLA BLANCA (96) M Tregoning 3 8 13 .....T Saunders (7)6 50-00 THINK SO (IRE) (35) M Johnston 3 8 5................J F Egan 4

SEPAL (USA) (18) I Jardine 4 10 2................J Gormley (5)7 DONNACHIES GIRL (18) (D) A Whillans 4 9 13Rhona Pindar (7)2 RUTH MELODY (12) L Smyth 5 9 10 .... Andrew Breslin (3)4 BELL OF THE BALL (J30) (D) L Lennon (IRE) 7 9 3P Vaughan 1 VINDICATOR (IRE) (24) M Dods 3 9 3......... Ben Robinson 5 SCHMOOZE 3) Miss L Perratt 8 8 13 .. Leanne Ferguson (5)10 BETTING: 9-2 Filament Of Gold, 11-2 Ocean Gale, 7-1 others.

QUESTION OF FAITH (37) (BF) M Todhunter 6 8 13.S Cronin (5)6 NUOVA SCUOLA (48) J Goldie 4 8 9 ..............S Mooney (5)9 BETTING: 13-8 Poet’s Prince, 5-2 French Flyer, 13-2 Gabrial The Devil, 8-1 others.

TOTEPOOL BETTING ON ALL UK RACING THACKERAY (35) (CD) C Fairhurst 10 8 9.........Paula Muir 3 H’CAP (CL 6) £4,000 added 3YO PLUS-1m EASY WIND (30) Sir M Prescott 3 8 8 .......M Fernandes (3)11 1 340-64 AFRICAN TRADER (9) D Loughnane 4 9 10.....C Bennett (3)6 POLYFLOR HANDICAP (CLASS 4) BODACIOUS NAME (IRE) (48) J J Quinn 3 8 6 Josh Quinn12 2 022322 MOWHOOB (30) (D) B Barr 7 9 5.....................D Costello10 £8,500 added 3YO PLUS-7f ROYAL COSMIC (14) R Fahey 3 8 2.........Connor Murtagh 8 1 005116 LUIS VAZ DE TORRES (IRE) (37) (D) R Fahey 5 9 8 3 066 ALADDIN SANE (IRE) (42) B Meehan 3 9 4 ....T Marquand 3 .....................................................................P Hanagan 4 BETTING: 3-1 Donnachies Girl, 5-1 Easy Wind, 15-2 Question Of Faith, 8-1 others.

4 23-500 EDGE (IRE) (19) (CD) B J Llewellyn 6 9 3 ........T J Murphy 7 2 1-2002 HEIR TO A THRONE (FR) (17) K Ryan 4 9 8............S Gray 1 5 55U50 BELGRAVIAN (FR) (21) Archie Watson 3 9 2..Oisin Murphy14 3 002502 STRONG STEPS (17) (BF) J Goldie 5 9 5 ....... J P Sullivan 5 6 -55505 CLOUD NINE (FR) (30) A Carroll 4 9 2...........K Shoemark 8 4 -02514 BE KOOL (IRE) (16) (D) B Ellison 4 9 4...Ben Robinson (5)2 7 503515 VIOLA PARK (6) (BF) R Harris 3 9 1..................... L Keniry 2 5 114-1 LOMU (IRE) (23) (CD) K Dalgleish 3 9 2........P Mulrennan 3 8 065405 ROCKET RONNIE (IRE) (14) (D) B Barr 7 8 12...S Drowne 4 BETTING: 2-1 Heir To A Throne, 5-2 Lomu, 7-2 Be Kool, 6-1 Luis Vaz De Torres, 15-2 others.

9 00-35 MORDOREE (IRE) (46) C Cox 3 8 12..............S Hitchcott 9 10 0/0000 A DEFINITE DIAMOND (21) Grace Harris 4 8 10..T Whelan11 WEMYSS BAY HOLIDAY PARK HANDICAP 11 040- RED DOUGLAS (254) S Dixon 3 8 9................A Beschizza13 (CLASS 5) £5,500 added 3YO PLUS-6f 12 4D03U5 CAPTAIN SEDGWICK (IRE) (21) J Spearing 3 8 2..J Quinn 5 1 -33060 DANDYLEEKIE (9) (D) D O’Meara 5 10 2.......P Vaughan (7)5 GOING: Good. DRAW: Little effect. TV: ATR. 13 606663 CLEVER LADY (IRE) (9) P Evans 3 8 2 ................J F Egan 1 2 1-3600 DANISH DUKE (16) (CD) Mrs R Carr 6 9 11 .... J P Sullivan 4 14 000 JUMP AROUND (72) A Stronge 3 8 2 ...............R Oliver (5)12 3 041-00 DESPERADOS DESTINY (37) (D) M Dods 3 9 11..................

BETTING: 7-2 Mowhoob, 5-1 Viola Park, 11-2 Mordoree, 7-1 Rocket Ronnie, 8-1 others.

BET TOTEPLACEPOT AT BETFRED.COM ..................................................................P Mulrennan 1 NOVICE AUCTION STAKES (CLASS 5) 4 -11032 DUNCAN OF SCOTLAND (12) (CD) L Smyth (IRE) 4 9 8 .....

COLLECT TOTEPOOL WINNINGS AT ................................................................... S B Kelly (3)6 £6,000 added 2YO only-7f BETFRED SHOPS HANDICAP (DIV 1) 00 COAL STOCK (IRE) (13) P Evans 9 2..................S Drowne 8 5 05-41 METISIAN (17) (D) J O’Keeffe 3 9 7.........................G Lee10 1 (CLASS 6) £3,500 added 3YO PLUS-7f 2 53 LIVA (IRE) (13) P Evans 9 1................................J F Egan 5 6 040003 SPECIALV (IRE) (7) (CD) B Ellison 4 9 7 .Ben Robinson (5)9 1 -40040 OVERHAUGH STREET (10) E De Giles 4 9 10C Shepherd (3)8 3 5 SAUCHIEHALL STREET (IRE) (6) S Kirk 9 1 ....... D O’Neill 7 7 016306 GONINODAETHAT (7) (CD) J Goldie 9 9 4 . C Rodriguez (5)8 2 65006- INDIANA DAWN (210) Robert Stephens 4 9 7......... L Keniry12 8 010-06 CIRCUITOUS (3) (CD) K Dalgleish 9 9 3.................T Eaves 7 4 30 WE ARE THE WORLD (23) Archie Watson 9 1Oisin Murphy 2 3 314044 KINGSTREET LADY (24) R J Price 4 9 5..............J F Egan 6 9 54-040 LOTARA (30) J Goldie 5 9 2 ........... Adam J McNamara (3)11 5 054 JAFFAR (20) S Dixon 8 13 ................................D Costello 1 4 -03046 THE SPECIAL ONE (IRE) (54) A Stronge 4 9 3T Marquand 7 10 265263 SEA OF GREEN (4) (CD) J Goldie 5 9 0.........S Mooney (7)3 6 AMERICAN RUBY (USA) M Johnston 8 11............. L Keniry 4 5 6650-0 LEITH BRIDGE (159) M Usher 5 9 1...................S Drowne11 11 050-63 COOL RUN GIRL (IRE) (13) I Jardine 3 8 2.........Joe Doyle 2 7 00 SHOW OF FORCE (18) J Portman 8 11 ...........K Shoemark 3 6 000-00 ZORLU (IRE) (45) J G O’Shea 4 8 12...................T Whelan 4 BETTING: 7-2 Duncan Of Scotland, 4-1 Metisian, 5-1 Specialv, 13-2 Goninodaethat, 8-1 Danish 8 0 BOREAGH LASS (IRE) (42) H Candy 8 8 ........T Marquand 6 Duke, 10-1 Dandyleekie, 12-1 Sea Of Green, 16-1 others.

7 00-40 TALLY’S SON (41) Grace Harris 3 8 12 ...............D Costello 9 BETTING: 2-1 Liva, 7-2 We Are The World, 9-2 Show Of Force, 11-2 Boreagh Lass, 6-1others.

8 46600 LAKESKI (17) S Dixon 3 8 10 .........................A Beschizza 3 SUNDRUM CASTLE HOLIDAY PARK H’CAP 9 200-05 SWAN SERENADE (30) J Portman 3 8 9........C Bennett (3)1 BET TOTEEXACTA AT BETFRED.COM 10 004404 SPARE PARTS (IRE) (13) C Hills 3 8 9 ...........S Hitchcott 5 (CLASS 5) £5,500 added 3YO PLUS-1m 2f MAIDEN STAKES (CLASS 5) 11 00-004 KATH’S BOY (IRE) (19) A Carroll 3 8 5........Aled Beech (7)10 1 0-4632 GERRY THE GLOVER (16) B Ellison 5 10 2Ben Robinson (5)7 £4,500 added 3YO PLUS-6f 12 0600- LADY GWHINNYVERE (IRE) (258) J Spearing 3 8 5J Quinn 2 2 01/634 KONIG DAX (GER) (8) A Whillans 7 10 0 ................T Eaves 3 1 0-0000 MARETTIMO (IRE) (9) C Hills 3 9 5 .......... C Shepherd (3)4 BETTING: 3-1 Kingstreet Lady, 7-2 Spare Parts, 6-1 Tally’s Son, 13-2 others.

3 0-0363 HERNANDOSHIDEAWAY (6) (C) M Dods 5 9 13P Mulrennan 2 2 0-5 MISHARI (18) D Lanigan 3 9 5 .......................K Shoemark 1 4 012612 LUCENT DREAM (8) J McConnell (IRE) 6 9 9....P Hanagan 5 3 NITRO R Brotherton 3 9 5 ...................................T Whelan 2 5 0-0000 ZEALOUS (IRE) (17) Sally Haynes 4 9 9 .......P J McDonald 8 COLLECT TOTEPOOL WINNINGS AT 4 60- THE NIGHT BEFORE (283) R Cowell 3 9 5......A Beschizza 3 6 010000 SPES NOSTRA (8) (C)(D) I Jardine 9 9 8.... L Edmunds (5)1 BETFRED SHOPS HANDICAP (DIV 2) 5 2WAQT (IRE) (409) M Tregoning 3 9 5................... D O’Neill 7 7 36-316 RUBIS (25) (CD) R Fahey 4 9 0...... Adam J McNamara (3)6 (CLASS 6) £3,500 added 3YO PLUS-7f 6 0- ASSERTOR (297) A Carroll 3 9 0 .....................G Downing 5 8 6-5025 POWERFUL LOVE (IRE) (14) M Johnston 3 8 13 J Fanning 4 1 00-066 DOCTOR BONG (3) Grace Harris 5 9 10...............T Whelan11 7 0554-0 PARADWYS (IRE) (17) Archie Watson 3 9 0...Oisin Murphy 6 BETTING: 5-2 Lucent Dream, 3-1 Gerry The Glover, 4-1 Konig Dax, 7-1 Rubis, 8-1 others.

2 423U10 MISU PETE (10) (D) M Usher 5 9 7 .............Oisin Murphy 3 BETTING: 9-4 Waqt, 7-2 Mishari, 5-1 Paradwys, 6-1 Marettimo, 15-2 others.

3 430240 GREYFRIARSCHORISTA (55) (D) P Evans 10 9 3 .................

SANDYLANDS CARAVAN PARK HANDICAP ...................................................Katherine Glenister (7)9 BET TOTEQUADPOT AT BETFRED.COM H’CAP (CLASS 5) £5,500 added 3YO PLUS-1m 4 522 HUNGARIAN RHAPSODY (110) J Osborne 3 9 3 .D Costello 4 (CLASS 4) £8,000 added 3YO PLUS-5f 1 0-3563 ROYAL SHAHEEN (FR) (8) A Whillans 4 10 3P J McDonald 9 5 000 TALLULAH’S QUEST (42) Miss J Feilden 3 8 12 ..................

1 153543 SATCHVILLE FLYER (6) (CD) P Evans 6 9 12 ... K Glenister (7)6 2 0-6415 JUMIRA PRINCE (23) (D)(BF) R Varian 3 9 6......A Atzeni 6 ...................................................................A Beschizza 6 3 0-0000 SIKANDAR (IRE) (18) B Ellison 5 9 6.......Ben Robinson (5)10 2 011-61 SECRETFACT (77) (D) M Saunders 4 9 10 ........DOUBTFUL 5 6 020300 NATIONAL SERVICE (6) (D) Clare Ellam 6 8 12..... P Aspell 7 3 03/31- MYSTERIOUS GLANCE (292) (D)SHollinshead497 C Shepherd (3)1 4 0-0010 REINFORCED (24) (C) M Dods 4 9 5................. C Beasley 1 4 341200 ZIPEDEEDODAH (IRE) (10) (D7) J Tuite 5 9 6Oisin Murphy8 7 354400 DE VEGAS KID (IRE) (11) A Carroll 3 8 10 .......G Downing 2 5 6-0002 INGLEBY ANGEL (IRE) (9) (CD) C Teague 8 9 4 .....K Stott 7 8 643000 TOOLATETODELEGATE (30) B Barr 3 8 9.......T Marquand 1 5 111314 MAJOR VALENTINE (11) (D) J G O’Shea 5 9 6 T Marquand 9 6 5-20 THORNTON (17) M Dods 3 9 4......................P Mulrennan 4 6 3235-4 THE DALEY EXPRESS (IRE) (21) R Harris 3 9 4S Hitchcott7 9 00-040 COACHELLA (IRE) (19) E De Giles 3 8 8 ..... C Shepherd (3)5 7 004405 ELLAAL (9) (D) Mrs R Carr 8 9 3.................... J P Sullivan 2 10 4-00 JUNGLE GEORGE (172) S Dixon 3 8 5.......... R P Walsh (7)10 7 265 HOLLANDER (16) (BF) W Muir 3 9 4..............K Shoemark 2 8 340-04 DOMINANNIE (IRE) (8) Sally Haynes 4 9 0......... J Fanning 8 0-40 SNIPER VIPER (45) D Kubler 3 8 5 .......................J Quinn 8 8 532144 PENNY DREADFUL (10) (D) S Dixon 5 9 2.... R P Walsh (7)4 11 9 050006 STARDRIFTER (2) (D) Miss L Perratt 5 8 11 .........................

BETTING: 9-4 Hungarian Rhapsody, 5-1 De Vegas Kid, 6-1 Coachella, 7-1 others.

9 325140 SWENDAB (IRE) (3) (C)(D9) J G O’Shea 9 9 2 T J Murphy 3 ..............................................................Sammy Jo Bell (3)5 10 -60352 BILLY BOND (25) (D) R Fahey 5 8 10 ...............P Hanagan 3 BETTING: 7-2 Major Valentine, 4-1 Satchville Flyer, 5-1 Hollander, 11-2 others.

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is trained by Henry Candy at Wantage.

And in doing so, the exciting sprinter also turned the tables on his Commonwealth Cup conqueror, the Aidan O’Brientrained Caravaggio, who was fourth.

“I was really thrilled. It was a performance to be proud of and he’s come out of the race well,” said Cox. “It was a well-contested July Cup. I think it will be Haydock next and (then) the Champions Day Sprint, hopefully.”

FFOS LAS

Today’s runners

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-10043 CALVADOS SPIRIT (14) W Muir 4 9 7..................M Dwyer 2 BETTING: 5-2 Jumira Prince, 7-2 Royal Shaheen, 7-1 Ingleby Angel, 8-1 others.

6-1210 CELEBRATION DAY (IRE) (25) (D) S Crisford 4 9 7 ............. ................................................................David Egan (5)1 BET TOTETRIFECTA AT BETFRED.COM H’CAP PARKDEAN RESORTS GLASGOW FAIR H’CAP 3 166-13 HOLLYWOOD ROAD (IRE) (18) (CD) D Cantillon 4 9 6........

(CLASS 5) £6,000 added 3YO PLUS-1m 6f ..................................................................... G Wood (3)3 (CLASS 2) £25,000 added 3YO PLUS-1m 1 501-40 SUNNY FUTURE (IRE) (51) (D) M Saunders 11 9 12D O’Neill3 1 24-122 SOPHIE P (23) (CD) R M Smith 4 10 0.........P J McDonald 5 4 /000-2 CLASSIC VILLAGER (26) (D) D Ivory 5 9 2.............A Kirby 5 2 50-064 NABHAN (J15) B J Llewellyn 5 9 11..................T J Murphy 2 2 -66031 HIBOU (13) (D) I Jardine 4 9 13 ................ C Rodriguez (5)11 3 /332-6 KAISAN (37) B J Llewellyn 4 9 7 ........................... L Keniry 8 5 224622 ALCATRAZ (IRE) (60) G Baker 5 9 1 ...............P Cosgrave 7 3 115-01 ZWAYYAN (37) (D) W Haggas 4 9 11.................DOUBTFUL 2 4 6/000- SMOOTH OPERATOR (317) M Pitman 5 9 4....K Shoemark 1 6 006-00 THE TWISLER (165) N Mulholland 5 9 0 ............F M Berry 8 4 -06014 JUST HISS (2) (D) T Easterby 4 9 11Rachel Richardson (3)1 5 44-332 AFRICAN BEAT (14) R Hughes 3 9 2.Stephen Cummins (7)5 7 353606 UDOGO (14) (D) B Powell 6 8 11 ..............Jenny Powell (5)6 5 123110 NICHOLAS T (13) (CD) J Goldie 5 9 10........... J P Sullivan 4 6 4503-0 ETTIHADI (IRE) (45) T Vaughan 3 9 0 ..........Oisin Murphy 6 8 6505/4 OGBOURNE DOWNS (28) (C) B Pauling 7 8 11 .. D Probert 4 6 0-0000 INSTANT ATTRACTION (16) (D)(BF) J O’Keeffe 6 9 10 .......

7 100/0- AYLA’S EMPEROR (J39) J Flint 8 8 13 ..........T Marquand 7 2016: PRENDERGAST HILL 4 9 4 J Crowley 4-1 (E De Giles) drawn (4) 10 ran .......................................................................J Garritty 9 BETTING: 5-2 Hollywood Road, 7-2 Alcatraz, 4-1 Classic Villager, 6-1 Calvados Spirit, 15-2 8 000636 MOOJANED (IRE) (13) J Flint 6 8 13..........Jordan Uys (7)4 7 60-552 KING’S PAVILION (19) (D) T D Barron 4 9 8...P Mulrennan 7 BETTING: 5-4 African Beat, 11-2 Nabhan, 13-2 Moojaned, 7-1 Kaisan, 8-1 others.

Ogbourne Downs, 10-1 Celebration Day, 16-1 The Twisler, 20-1 Udogo.

4.30

3.45

THE WHIP’S TIPS AYR: 2.00 French Flyer, 2.30 Lomu, 3.00 Metisian, 3.30 Lucent Dream, 4.00 Billy Bond, 4.30 ZABEEL PRINCE (nap), 5.00 Nuova Scuola.

FFOS LAS: 2.15 Liva, 2.45 Waqt, 3.15 Major Valentine, 3.45 African Beat, 4.15 Ocean Gale, 4.45 Modoree, 5.15 Kath’s Boy, 5.45 Hungarian Rhapsody.

WINDSOR: 5.50 Rock On Dandy, 6.20 Awesometank, 6.50 Expelled, 7.20 Super Julius, 7.50 Angel’s Quest, 8.20 Classic Villager.

WOLVERHAMPTON: 5.40 Society Secret, 6.10 Sheriff Garrett, 6.40 Samarmadi, 7.10 Medieval Bishop, 7.40 Lewinsky, 8.10 Pivotal Dream, 8.40 Red Gunner.

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Superb bowling gives Oxon edge over rivals OXFORDSHIRE, who had Dorset reeling at 41-7 before lunch, ended the first day of their Unicorns Counties Championship Western Division match at Bournemouth with only a narrow advantage.

The home side recovered to 136 all out and reduced Oxon to 126-5 by the close.

After choosing to bat first, Dorset were stifled by the visitors six-man attack, all of whom took wickets on an overcast morning.

Brad Taylor dismissed both openers, Leo Bethell, Joe Thomas, debutant Joe Butcher and Richard Kaufman all claimed victims as the home side crawled to 41-7 from 35 overs.

They were supported by some smart fielding with James Fitzjohn (cover) and Lloyd Sabin (slip) each taking two good catches.

Dorset’s eighth-wicket pair of Jigar Naik and Mark Wolstenholme led the recovery with a stand of 87 before Ollie Clarke polished off the innings for 136 in 72 overs.

Oxon started well with openers Sabin and Clarke adding 73, before former Leicestershire play Naik made his second significant contri-

bution of the day.

After dismissing Clarke for 21, the off-spinner then took four wickets in as many overs to reduce Oxon from 97-1 to 114-5 Included among his victims were Sabin for 66, which included three sixes, and skipper Jonny Cater, as they finished the day ten runs behind.

DORSET FIRST INNINGS S Collins c Cater b Taylor................................................... 8 J Digby c Fitzjohn b Taylor ................................................. 1 E Ellis c Fitzjohn b Bethell ................................................... 4 M Porter c Sabin b Thomas................................................ 5 C Park c Sabin b Butcher.................................................... 8 A Eckland lbw Thomas ....................................................... 0 J Naik b Clarke.................................................................47 S Thomson c&b Kaufman ................................................... 4 M Wolstenholme lbw Kaufman ........................................48 J Hayman c Cater b Clarke................................................ 0 B Currie not out .................................................................. 0 Extras............................................................................. 11 Total (all out, 72 ovs)...................................................136 Fall: 1-1, 2-10, 3-21, 4-21, 5-23, 6-32, 7-41 8-128, 9-128.

Bowling: Taylor 9-3-19-2, Bethell 13-4-23-1, Thomas 23-749-2, Butcher 5-2-7-1, Kaufman 15-7-28-2, Clarke 7-0-7-2.

OXFORDSHIRE FIRST INNINGS L Sabin b Naik..................................................................66 O Clarke b Naik............................................................... 21 H Smith b Naik ................................................................... 7 J Garrett not out ............................................................... 16 J Cater c Eckland b Naik.................................................... 0 R Kaufman c Ellis b Naik .................................................... 5 J Fitzjohn not out ................................................................ 3 Extras............................................................................... 8 Total (5 wkts, 45 ovs) ..................................................126 Fall: 1-73, 2-97, 3-104, 4-104, 5-114.

Bowling: Wolstenholme 8-2-28-0, Hayman 6-3-12-0, Currie 7-2-23-0, Naik 15-1-42-5, Thomson 9-3-15-0.

MOTORSPORT

BIG OCCASION: Renault’s Nico Hulkenberg takes a bend in front of the huge crowd on his way to sixth place in the British Grand Prix at Silverstone

Hulkenberg joy at coming sixth

HITTING OUT: Lloyd Sabin cracked three sixes in his 66

THE Enstone-based Renault team equalled their best result of the year when Nico Hülkenberg finished sixth in the British Grand Prix at Silverstone yesterday The German, started from a season’s best fifth on the grid, said: “Coming sixth is a big success for the team.

“We were able to get a good lap in qualifying and then to carry it through to the race.

“We had a strong race pace, and were able to keep ahead of both Force Indias, which is really positive.”

His teammate Jolyon Palmer did not even start the race as he stopped on the formation lap with a loss of hydraulic pressure.

For the Grove-based Williams team, Felipe Massa just got into the points in tenth position, while Lance Stroll was 16th.

Massa said: “I’m definitely happy with the race after starting 14th, having had a very good start and opening lap.

“The most difficult part of the race was overtaking the Force Indias at the end.”

Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean finished 12th and 13th respectively for the Banbury-based Haas team.

Mercedes’ driver Lewis Hamilton won his fifth British Grand Prix title, ahead of his teammate Valtteri Bottas.

WEEKEND RESULTS FOOTBALL FRIENDLIES Oxford Utd 2, Hull City 1; Oxford City 0, Banbury Utd 1; Didcot Tn 0, Eastleigh 1.

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UNICORNS COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP WESTERN DIVISION Dorset 136 (72 ovs, M Wolstenholme 48, J Naik 47), Oxfordshire 126-5 (L Sabin 66, J Naik 5-42) .

HOME COUNTIES PREMIER LEAGUE DIVISION 1 Horspath 94 (29 ovs, A Cheema 5-33, O Wright 4-27), Banbury 96-4 (31 ovs, L Sabin 55no).

Oxford 235-7 (49 ovs, A Clough 76, J Perkin 59no, O Tong-Jones 34), High Wycombe 108-9 (41 ovs, H Moore 31, S Fallah 5-67).

Great & Little Tew 184-9 (54 ovs, H Woodward 34, A Raja 4-41, I Nawaz 3-38), Slough 186-5 (39.4 ovs, F Qureshi 68, F Baig 40no, M Avas 37, R Shurmer 3-25).

DIVISION 2 Datchet 200 (40.5 ovs, S Naylor 102, W Morrick 4-80, A Barras 3-49), Aston Rowant 49-8 (35 ovs, T Lambert 5-25, C Peploe 3-18).

Harefield 92 (45.3 ovs, S Miller 4-24, A Sanklecha 4-46), Shipton-under-Wychwood 94-3 (30.1 ovs, A Hemming 32).

Thame Town 216-5 (54 ovs, G Kanishka 70, J Adams 56no, A Phippen 44no), Buckingham Town 211 (47.5 ovs, S Brunning 45, S Beck 30, A Russell 3-40, H Mushtaq 3-72).

CHERWELL LEAGUE DIVISION 1 Twyford 262-8 (B Afzal 54, S Mahmood 47, Z Saeed 39, T Powell 3-64), Cumnor 260 (W Bull 60, M Lake 51, H Ackland 47, T Powell 30, B Afzal 5-24, Z Saeed 3-36).

Horspath 2nd 224 (J Stead 50, M Skelton 43, R Simpson 3-24, G Tait 3-45), Banbury 2nd 225-6 (O Morgan 52, G Tait 43, J Earnshaw 3-42).

Dinton 119 (A Lane 5-26, P Toovey 3-24), Long Marston 121-5 (J Smith 35, W Fisher 3-18).

Abingdon Vale 161 (A Premkumar 33, S Chilvers 31, W Watts 3-33, T Costley 3-35), Oxford Downs 162-9 (A Rafiq 42, J Diwakar 3-37).

Aston Rowant 2nd 149 (K Penhale 69, L Lewis 37, M Smith 4-26), Tiddington 153-1 (H McNeilly 75no, P King 42no).

DIVISION 2 Didcot 158 (E Mathews 78, J Gear 3-25, N Bond 3-49), Buckingham Town 2nd 159-6 (B Laycock 61, J Ell 43no, A Webb 4-34).

Leighton Buzzard Town 242 (A Francis 88, L Selfe 72, T Goffe 6-38), Sandford St Martin 221 (S Dobson 42, T Goffe 30).

Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 203 (A Ullah 74, J Butler 71, G Buckingham 4-44, R Lynch 3-47), Cropredy 210-3 (M McInerney 83, J Fox 36no, R Lynch 30no).

Oxford 2nd 175 (H Currie 32, A Hall 32, R Packham 6-37), Challow & Childrey 120 (K Nawaz 4-20).

Great & Little Tew 2nd 89 (J Hawkes 4-28, M Pearce 3-25), Bledlow Village 90-3 (W Woodward 46no).

DIVISION 3 Oxford Downs 2nd 149-9 (J Sopett 48, Z Khan 4-22), Wolverton Town 151-7 (C King 46no, A Akhlaq 31, C Chahal 5-41).

Westbury 247-9 (O Tice 88, T Gurney 38, M Javed 4-38, D Burrows 3-48), Great Brickhill 2nd 102 (D Burrows 30, G Markham 5-22, H Williams 3-24).

Horley 311-6 (S King 69no, D Taylor 65, D Eaton 61, M Keenan 51), Banbury 3rd 178-7 (N Megson 51, D Bartlett 50no).

DIVISION 4 Thame Town 2nd 154 (M Furness 44, S Haselgrove 6-37, S Kelly 4-40), Witney Mills 125 (N AndersonPearce 52, M Ridgway 4-30, A Thomas 4-34).

Dinton 2nd 204 (S Ghazanfar 39, M Parmar 38, B Ur Rehman 33, S Newman 4-52, J Ramanadanpulle 3-61), Bletchley Town 157 (M Shepherd 84, U Manawar 5-24, S Aqeel Hussain Naqvi Bukhari 3-49).

Brackley 91 (L Smith 3-17, E Dunn 3-24), Minster Lovell 81 (K Cartwright 3-6, J Rowland 3-16, R Cartwright 3-29).

Shipton-under-Wychwood 2nd 197-8 (I Lewis 38, J Nelson 30, E Oakley 3-45), Horspath 3rd 145 (C Wharton 41, P Hemming 6-32, R Panting 4-55.

Stokenchurch 150 (J Triggs 33, Z Aslam 30, J Elliot 3-12, J Davis 3-35, M Malik 4-26), Tiddington 2nd 151-6 (J Davis 63, J Mackie 34).

DIVISION 5 Bledlow Ridge 93 (B Keeping 36, M Darley 3-21, E Miles 3-27), Abingdon Vale 2nd 94-7 (T Chilvers 54no, M Dakin 3-49).

Cropredy 2nd 236-6 (J Walters 113, P Cooling 74, P Jackson 3-25, Y Mistry 3-41), Long Marston 2nd 171-5 (S Robinson 79).

Leighton Buzzard Town 2nd 266-5 (R Krynauw 89, R Raine 57, M Burfoot 42), Kingston Bagpuize 142 (D Warner 31, A Smith 9-37).

Didcot 2nd 254-5 (J Bywater 78, J Head 64, J Crisp 51, K Beesley 36, S Herbert 4-69), Cumnor 2nd 172-9 (A Hodder-Williams 49, D Ackland 32, R Singh 5-63, K Beesley 3-56).

Oxford 3rd 69 (S Skeggs 4-32, B Rose 3-23), Kimble 71-1.

DIVISION 6 Banbury 4th 150 (H Whitehead 3-43), Challow &

Childrey 2nd 154-4 (A Lynch 71, J Chapman 31).

Aston Rowant 3rd 243-8 (M Walker 71, P Plumridge 68, L Gregor 3-58), Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 2nd 93 (K Goss 4-20, T Foster 3-30).

Sandford St Martin 2nd 122 (J Springer 70, J Bowman 4-7), Chearsley 124-4 (C Parker 37no, A Crichton 37).

Twyford 2nd 177 (H Wilkinson 49, M Shafaquat 38, S Priscott 5-49), Great & Little Tew 3rd 111 (M Fyazz 5-30, M Shafaquat 4-15).

Buckingham Town 3rd 257-4 (G Wise 95, T Riley 83), East Oxford 2nd 179-7 (M Ayyaz 43no, A Nawaz 37, B Valambhia 4-29).

DIVISION 7 Horspath 4th 175-6 (M Naylor 68no, P Hicks 40), Horley 2nd 176-6 (S Pearce 46, A Parker 30).

Minster Lovell 2nd 102, Westbury 2nd 104-7.

Cublington 2nd 277-7 (B Orchard 54, K GordonStuart 50, A Inglis 46, S George 45), Aston Rowant 4th 190-9 (J Coles 48, J Revell 42, B Orchard 5-24).

Long Marston 3rd 187-6 (S McLeman 85, G Graveson 53, N Ireson 4-32), Witney Mills 2nd 188-4 (A Claridge 75no, M Pandurangan 52no, S McLeman 3-28).

Bledlow Village 2nd 201-3 (M Goodchild 99no, H Moseley 52), Bicester & North Oxford 2nd 189 (C Doak 71, B Clark 46, B Moore 4-39, M Goodchild 3-42).

DIVISION 8 Brackley 2nd 80 (S Wheeler 4-14, C Hancock 4-17), Didcot 3rd 81-4.

Buckingham Town 4th 59 (S Down 3-11, D Hicks 3-17), Cumnor 3rd 32 (K Clark 8-8).

Wolverton Town 2nd 186-9 (M Hussain 34, I Murdoch 3-23, S Dryden 3-54), Bledlow Ridge 2nd 93 (M Stevenson 3-15, G Dickinson 3-20, Z Mahmood 3-28).

Oxford 4th 147-6 (W Sheehan 45, G de Silva 30), Abingdon Vale 3rd 149-2 (M Howe-Davies 65no, D Lowther 48no).

DIVISION 9 Thame Town 3rd 157 (B Harper 4-50), Twyford 3rd 89 (I McStay 5-17).

Cropredy 3rd 115 (R Orchard 44, R Owen 3-15, M Mohanan 3-29, D Spilsbury 3-37), Oxford Downs 3rd 116-1 (A Bellinie 46no, H Gillam 44no).

Tiddington 3rd 147 (N Dale 83, M Austin 3-39), Banbury 5th 52 (P Wood 3-5, P Holland 3-6).

Kimble 2nd 269-5 (N Ahmed 134, A Singh 68, U Riaz 36), Stokenchurch 2nd 190-6 (P Langford 76, M Taylor 39, N Ahmed 3-11).

DIVISION 10 Dinton 3rd 158-7 (M Garrod 46, R Gilbert 3-32), Minster Lovell 3rd 44 (H Biyani 5-10, D O’Sullivan 4-30).

Kingston Bagpuize 2nd w/o Chearsley 2nd.

Didcot 4th 129-9 (E Turner 6-42, J Hossain 3-34), Bletchley Town 2nd 130-4 (G Hendry 45, P Scholte 44, J O’Donavon 2-27, J Casson 2-32).

Shipton-under-Wychwood 4th 175, Bicester & North Oxford 3rd 112-6.

Abingdon Vale 4th 47 (A Dugmore 5-12, J White 3-9), Aston Rowant 5th 48-0.

OCA LEAGUE DIVISION 1 Charlbury 168 (I Johnston 39, M Baring 4-34, K Rashid 3-51), E&W Hendred 136 (I Johnston 5-31, S Atkins 3-20).

Faringdon 266-7 (R Brown 76, R Owen 60, W Oglesby 39no, I Oglesby 36), Great Horwood 159-7 (S Parker 35).

Wolvercote 145 (T MacIntyre 54, A Malik 4-28, T Gubbins 3-14), Stonesfield 88 (M Shafqat 6-26).

DIVISION 2 Chipping Norton 106 (D Stafford 41, D Clark 4-27, J Hitchman 3-22), Clifton Hampden 110-2 (M Burton 44no, M Benson 37no).

Broughton & NN 181-6 (S Walton 64no, P Derry 32, T Prentice 3-31), Eynsham 184-3 (G Cook 54no, C Bowles 52no).

Westcott 178-8 (T Hussain 41, P Bateman 40no, P Cherry 31), Wantage 179-3 (B Martin 91no, I Challand 39no, P Stiles 3-41).

Marsh Gibbon 203-7 (J Scott 42, S Vadivale 34, A Mansfield 32no, C Fisher 3-47), Witney Swifts 131 (O Hussain 53, C Fisher 35, S Vadivale 3-32, N Callow 3-47).

Wootton & BH 142 (J Ulyatt 39no, B Webb 33), Chadlington 145-5 (J Stoddart 45no, M Lambert 35).

DIVISION 3 Cairns Fudge 112 (J Newall 44no, K Meghji 5-15, R Mistry 3-38), Tetsworth 116-3 (K Patel 72no).

Fringford 130 (T Burcham 47, S Hanson 4-24), Middleton Cheney 131-5 (R Markham 31, I Hedley 3-40).

Hanborough 178 (J Burgess 56, R Nambiar 3-46), Risinghurst 102 (K Gupta 32, R Brown 7-27).

Kidlington 156 (R Walker 36, R Wastie 3-42), Stanton Harcourt 157-6 (L Pettifer 43no, B Lucas 37, R Wastie 31no).

Watlington 120 (D Gordon 4-32, C May 3-8), Kilkenny 59 (R Garimella 4-12).

DIVISION 4 Dorchester 69 (R Chennagiri 7-8), Deddington 70-2 (G Duncan 39no).

Bill 171 (H Wilson 63, A Parke 30, A Chalmers 4-49, R Wightman 3-25, S Armstrong 3-35), Marcham 92 (A Wynd 3-12).

Bampton 248-8 (E Landray 109, R Pitt 42, A Wingfield Digby 5-29), Swinbrook 75 (M Williams 4-26).

Uffington 121 (P MacKenzie-Charrington 4-52, A

Brown 3-22), West Ilsley 122-3 (D Simmons 47).

DIVISION 5 Combe w/o Britwell Salome.

Ducklington 271-8 (L Day 81, G Townsend 43, S Summers 36, M Sortur 5-49), Steventon 46 (K Lewis 6-15, G Townsend 4-28).

Hailey & West Witney w/o Great Horwood 2nd.

Kennington 183-8 (G Rowley 57, N Bound 30), Wolvercote 2nd 184-8 (T Manzoor 42, S Wilson 33, J Elliott 33, R Vircavs 4-52).

Radley 90-9 (A Bennett 5-23, J Glazier 3-18), Hook Norton 94-6.

DIVISION 6 Charlbury 2nd w/o Chipping Norton 2nd.

Wootton & BH 2nd 250-6 (R Gill 49, A Newton 46, A Benson 41), E&W Hendred 2nd 184 (M Roberts 44, S Barksfield 42, W Bennett 30, M Wiskin 4-41, A Newton 3-48).

Faringdon 2nd 136 (K Huxtable 36, Z Gill 3-25, H Abdul 3-26), Tetsworth 2md 138-3 (H Abdul 63, P Miller 45no).

Kidlington 2nd 145 (A Oliver 42, N Jeacock 41, T Launchbury 30, M Perera 4-32, M Haywood 3-34), Shrivenham 147-3 (M Hammond 49, J Kirk 40no, M Perera 40).

DIVISION 7 Kilkenny 2nd 301-6 (T Valentine 101, A Chaudhary 65, A Chaudhary 47, J Hazel 3-96), Eynsham 2nd 112 (S Cooper 44, A Howard 34, T Valentine 5-20, D Macdonald 3-50).

Yarnton & Cowley 2nd 229-7 (A Khan 119no), Stonesfield 2nd 109 (J Newman 60).

DIVISION 8 NORTH Chadlington 2nd 171-7 (G McCallum 77no, K Perrott 30, N Sadler 3-51), Wolvercote 153 (T Springings 48, M Lewis 43, P McConville 2-24, K Perrott 3-32, G McCallum 3-37).

Hook Norton 2nd w/o Deddington 2nd.

Kidlington 3rd 138-6 (M Eagle 38), Risinghurst 2nd 142-4 (S Thomas 50no).

Westcott 2nd w/o Swinbrook 2nd.

DIVISION 8 SOUTH Kennington 2nd 61 (R Murphy 5-11, H Cooper 3-26), Chalgrove 63-1 (J Little 39no).

Letcombe 185-5 (A Simms 43, J Jacob 41, A Rothwell 30no), Dorchester 2nd 186-5 (W Anastasiadis 78no, R Andrews 58, S May 3-40).

Marcham 2nd 85 (J Bennett 4-21), Steventon 2nd 86-3 (D Webb 41).

Sunningwell 2nd w/o Uffington 2nd.

RUGBY LEAGUE KINGSTONE PRESS LEAGUE ONE Keighley Cougars 92, Oxford RL 6.

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Cheema leads Banbury to dominant derby triumph FORMER Pakistan Test seamer Aizaz Cheema’s superb spell of 5-33 sent Horspath crashing to 94 all out and set Banbury on the way to a six-wicket victory in Division 1 at White Post Road.

Under leaden skies and on a freshly-cut green pitch, Banbury skipper Lloyd Sabin had little hesitation in bowling first.

Horspath were soon 13-2, with Cheema removing Dominic O’Connor on his return to the 1st XI after two years, while Brad Taylor picked up the wicket of James Fitzjohn.

Tom Coleman and Robbie Eason took the score to 41 before Horspath lost six wickets for just ten runs.

Cheema exploited the conditions well to pick up four more victims in his 14-over spell as the visitors collapsed to 51-8.

Mark Jefferson and Jamil Faruq put on 43 for the ninth wicket, before Ollie Wright mopped up the tail to finish with 4-27.

Banbury slipped to 9-2 in reply, with wicket-keeper Robbie Eason producing a direct hit as he stood back to Ian Slatcher to stump Craig Haupt, before Ollie Clarke was bowled by the former Reading paceman.

However, Sabin and Charlie

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Hill put on 69 for the third wicket to see them almost home.

Sabin finished unbeaten on 55 as Banbury clinched victory in 31 overs.

HORSPATH T Coleman c Haupt b Cheema ................................. 14 D O’Connor c Hawtin b Cheema............................... 5 J Fitzjohn c Hawtin b Taylor ....................................... 0 R Eason c Hawtin b Cheema .................................... 14 T Cosford c Hawtin b Wright...................................... 0 M Jefferson b Wright ............................................... 28 S Green b Cheema..................................................... 1 W Eason b Cheema ................................................... 0 I Slatcher b Wright..................................................... 1 J Faruk not out.......................................................... 18 L Belcher b Wright...................................................... 0 Extras..................................................................... 13 Total (all out, 29 ovs)..............................................94 Fall: 1-11, 2-13, 3-41, 4-42, 5-42, 6-50, 7-50, 8-51, 9-94.

Bowling: Cheema 14-4-33-5, Taylor 6-0-16-1, Wright 7-2-27-4, West 2-0-7-0.

BANBURY C Haupt st R Eason b Slatcher.................................... 1 O Clarke b Slatcher ................................................... 1 L Sabin not out.......................................................... 55 C Hill lbw Belcher..................................................... 22 R West c Faruk b Belcher............................................ 6 E Phillips not out.......................................................... 4 Extras....................................................................... 7 Total (4 wkts, 31 ovs)............................................. 96 Fall: 1-1, 2-9, 3-78, 4-92.

Bowling: W Eason 4-0-19-0, Slatcher 7-0-20-2, Belcher 12-3-27-2, Faruk 4-0-12-0, Cosford 4-0-12-0.

DELIGHT: Banbury players celebrate after Horspath’s Tom Cosford becomes one of four victims for Horspath 4pts, Banbury 24 wicket-keeper Will Hawtin Picture: Steve Wheeler Oxford dominated their rainshortened match at High Wycombe but were just unable to force victory.

The hosts hung on for a draw at 108-9 in reply to Oxford’s 235-7.

In a match reduced to 90 overs, Oxford’s innings centred around a fourth-wicket stand of 91 between Andrew Clough, who scored 76 off 102 balls and Jamie Perkin, who made 59 not out.

A late unbeaten 25 from 15 balls by Samad Fallah lifted Oxford to a stiff target from their 49 overs.

Fallah then took four wickets as the home side slumped to 54-5, and finished with 5-67, However, Wycombe survived, the final pair playing out the last seven balls.

Great & Little Tew lost by five wickets at home to fellow strugglers Slough.

Nine batsman reached doublefigures as Tew were restricted to 184-9 from 54 overs.

Fahim Qureshi’s 68 put Slough on course for victory, although three quick wickets for Robbie Shurmer did give Tew hope, before Feroz Baig’s unbeaten 40 DISCONSOLATE: Horspath’s Robbie Eason walks off after DESTROYER: Banbury’s Aizaz Cheema in action during his deadly spell saw them home in the 40th over. being dismissed by Aizaz Cheema for 14

Rowant just hold on after huge collapse ASTON Rowant suffered an alarming batting collapse as they hung on for a draw in their Division 2 top-of-the table clash at Datchet.

Set of 201 for victory from 35 overs in a rain-shortened match, Rowant slumped to 21-6 against the seam bowling of Tom Lambert (5-25) and spin of Chris Peploe.

When Will Pendered was seventh out at 39, there were still 15 overs remaining.

But Wes Morrick, who made 11 from 65 balls before being

dismissed off the last ball of the game, and Adam Muttitt, who resisted 54 deliveries for his four not out, ensured that the visitors hung on at 49-8.

Earlier, a sparkling 102 from 91 balls by Steve Naylor helped Datchet reach 200.

DATCHET S Macey b Morrick .........................................29 L Smith c McDougall b Bethell........................... 0 J Thomas b Morrick........................................... 3 S Naylor c Morrick b Barras.........................102 J Morris run out ................................................. 4 M Stevenson b Barras .....................................22 C Peploe c Smith b Morrick............................... 2 S Finn c Condon b Barras.................................. 5 T Lambert b Morrick.......................................... 9 J Rogers not out................................................. 3

J Jones run out................................................... 6 Extras............................................................ 15 Total (all out, 40.5 ovs) ..............................200 Fall: 1-6, 2-26, 3-61, 4-106, 5-173, 6-176, 7-178, 8-189, 9-194.

Bowling: Morrick 20.5-4-80-4, Bethell 9-1-34-1, Harris 1-0-8-0, Muttitt 2-0-22-0, Barras 8-0-49-3.

ASTON ROWANT L Bethell c Morris b Peploe................................ 0 T Condon c Morris b Lambert ......................... 10 A Jewell c Thomas b Lambert............................ 1 J McDougall b Lambert..................................... 0 J Smith lbw Lambert........................................... 2 A Ferreira lbw Lambert ..................................... 7 W Pendered c Smith b Peploe......................... 14 W Morrick b Peploe.........................................11 A Muttitt not out................................................. 4 Extras.............................................................. 0 Total (8 wkts, 35 ovs) ...................................49 Fall: 1-0, 2-1, 3-5, 4-13, 5-16, 6-21, 7-39, 8-49.

Bowling: Peploe 16-8-18-3, Lambert 12-4-25-5, Naylor 2-1-1-0, Stevenson 5-3-5-0.

Datchet 14pts, Aston Rowant 8

Thame Town recorded a thrilling five-run victory away to Buckingham.

Gamindu Kanishka top-scored with 70 off 100 balls as Thame, put in to bat, made 216-5 from their 54 overs.

Buckingham looked favourites at 121-2, but Andy Russell and Hassam Mushtaq each picked up three wickets as the hosts stumbled.

Thame took two wickets in the final over, including a run out by Will Rooney off the

penultimate ball to seal victory.

Shipton-under-Wychwood secured a seven-wicket victory at home to Harefield.

The hosts lost their first four wickets for ten runs – three of them falling to Anupam Sanklecha (4-46).

But his figures were bettered by left-arm spinner Shaun Miller, who mopped up tail to finish with 4-24 as Harefield mustered only 92.

Andy Hemming’s 32 led Shipton to 94-3.

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SCORECARDS OXFORD O Tong-Jones c Anjula b Owen.....................34 B Charlesworth c Dobb b Parsons................... 0 A Clough c Castleden b Dobb ...................... 76 M Ayub c Russell b Hampton ........................ 10 J Perkin not out ..............................................59 J Barrett lbw Duncan ....................................... 0 S Mendis b Dobb .......................................... 13 M Beer c Castleden b Hampton.................... 11 S Fallah not out..............................................25 Extras............................................................ 7 Total (7 wkts, 49 ovs) ...............................235 Fall: 1-1, 2-44, 3-56, 4-147, 5-151, 6-174, 7-198.

Bowling: Parsons 4-0-26-1, Hampton 9-0-51-2, Owen 8-3-15-1, Burden 7-1-28-0, Duncan 13-071-1, Dobb 8-0-37-2.

HIGH WYCOMBE P Castleden c Barrett b Musk .......................... 9 H Moore c Perkin b Humphreys .................... 31 X Owen c Barrett b Fallah............................... 6 N Hawkes c Musk b Fallah.............................. 0 A Duncan c Perkin b Fallah ............................. 4 G Russell c Tong-Jones b Fallah....................... 8 K Anjula run out .............................................. 4 C Parsons not out...........................................20 J Burden c Perkin b Clough ............................. 4 A Dobb b Fallah............................................ 13 T Hampton not out........................................... 4 Extras............................................................ 5 Total (9 wkts, 41 ovs)................................108 Fall: 1-11, 2-26, 3-26, 4-30, 5-54, 6-59, 7-71, 8-82, 9-100.

Bowling: Fallah 18-3-67-5, Musk 3-0-13-1, Mendis 9-5-10-0, Humphreys 4-2-6-1, Clough 7-3-8-1.

Oxford 15pts, High Wycombe 7 GREAT & LITTLE TEW H Smith b Nawaz .......................................... 16 J White c Sher b Nawaz ............................... 16 J Garrett b Ahmed........................................... 0 Lloyd Brock b Nawaz...................................... 6 H Woodward st Rana b Raja ........................34 T Price c Rana b Raja.....................................22 J Adams c Avas b Raja..................................29 R Shurmer c Sher b Raja ............................... 10 A Harris c Avas b Green ............................... 12 J Thomas not out............................................ 18 Lawrence Brock not out................................. 12 Extras............................................................ 9 Total (9 wkts, 54 ovs) ...............................184 Fall: 1-21, 2-22, 3-42, 4-59, 5-95, 6-110, 7-127, 8-153, 9-156.

Bowling: Ahmed 15-3-58-1, Nawaz 18-8-38-3, Green 8-0-42-1, Raja 13-2-41-4.

SLOUGH F Qureshi c Woodward b Shurmer ...............68 N Shah c Lloyd Brock b Thomas....................25 M Avas c Garrett b Shurmer ......................... 37 L Paternott lbw Thomas.................................... 5 Z Ahmed c Smith b Shurmer............................ 0 Z Sher not out.................................................. 6 F Baig not out ................................................40 Extras............................................................ 5 Total (5 wkts, 39.4 ovs)............................186 Fall: 1-75, 2-129, 3-139, 4-139, 5-139.

Bowling: Lawrence Brock 3-0-16-0, Shurmer 8-1-25-3, Harris 3-0-28-0, Thomas 15-3-53-2, Price 6.4-0-42-0, Adams 4-0-20-0.

Great & Little Tew 7pts, Slough 25 THAME TOWN C Russell b Braid-Ball....................................... 6 W Sutcliffe b Humphries.................................. 8 G Kanishka c Large b Braid-Ball....................70 M Beard lbw Humphries ............................... 13 R Straughan run out ...................................... 14 J Adams not out.............................................56 A Phippen not out..........................................44 Extras............................................................ 5 Total (5 wkts, 54 ovs) ............................... 216 Fall: 1-10, 2-18, 3-36, 4-79, 5-138.

Bowling: Braid-Ball 20-2-95-2, Humphries 11-227-2, Parish 16-1-60-0, Jayasena 7-0-30-0.

BUCKINGHAM TOWN L Tomlinson c Sutcliffe b Beard ......................22 S Brunning st C Russell b A Russell ................45 R Large c&b Beard ........................................ 12 J Cater st Russell b Mushtaq..........................23 A King lbw Russell ......................................... 17 J Deal b Russell................................................ 2 S Beck c Russell b Mushtaq ...........................30 J Parish run out .............................................. 11 N Jayasena st Russell b Mushtaq..................23 G Humphries not out ....................................... 2 K Braid-Ball run out.......................................... 1 Extras..........................................................23 Total (all out, 47.5 ovs)............................. 211 Fall: 1-42, 2-67, 3-121, 4-121, 5-126, 6-159, 7-181, 8-183, 9-210.

Bowling: Rooney 11-0-52-0, Jeffcock 4-1-12-0, Russell 7-0-40-2, Kanishka 4-1-7-0, Beard 6-211-2, Mushtaq 15.5-1-72-3.

Thame Town 25pts, Buckingham Town 5 HAREFIELD T Day c Swann b Sanklecha............................ 5 P Vyas b Sanklecha......................................... 2 D Norotam lbw Harris..................................... 0 D Ogden run out ........................................... 14 T McLeod b Sanklecha.................................... 0 L Tyrrell b Miller............................................. 14 J Knife lbw Miller............................................. 8 J Fosberry b Sanklecha ................................... 1 D King not out ...............................................22 J McLeod b Miller............................................ 9 T Crick b Miller.............................................. 10 Extras............................................................ 7 Total (all out, 45.3 ovs) ..............................92 Fall: 1-3, 2-8, 3-10, 4-10, 5-38, 6-40, 7-43, 8-59, 9-72.

Bowling: Sanklecha 20-4-46-4, Harris 8-4-8-1, Miller 14.3-4-24-4, Swann 3-0-8-0.

SHIPTON-UNDER-WYCHWOOD A Hemming c J McLeod b T McLeod.............32 S Hole run out ............................................... 13 C Miller c Fosberry b Crick ........................... 15 C Wood not out............................................. 15 A Sanklecha not out...................................... 17 Extras............................................................ 2 Total (3 wkts, 30.1 ovs) .............................. 94 Fall: 1-35, 2-55, 3-64.

Bowling: J McLeod 4-1-7-0, King 8-2-31-0, Ogden 6-1-14-0, T McLeod 2-1-9-1, Crick 9.1-225-1, Tyrrell 1-0-7-0.

Harefield 3pts, Shipton-under-Wychwood 25

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Coaching is about finding out what works and what doesn’t Oxford United boss Pep Clotet took time out from his side’s pre-season tour of Portugal to answer questions put to him

by U’s supporters through the Oxford Mail. Here is Part 1 – focusing on the field

HERO: Michael Laudrup

‘He started to do things that were not usual’

What are your views on playing with three centre halves and wing backs formation?

I have done that before.

As a football coach you must know all the systems and you use them differently according to what players you have, or the culture of the league.

At the same time, I think it’s very important, especially in pre-season, that you test everything.

Coaching is about testing and testing and finding out what works and what doesn’t.

That’s why you saw us play that system against Oxford City and you might see it again.

It could well be that in the season we have two ways of playing, but at the minute I’m focused on settling on one.

You also take into consideration what the team has done in previous seasons.

As a child, who was your footballing hero?

Michael Laudrup.

He was the first one who started to do things that were not usual.

For example, travelling with the ball to the left and playing it to the right.

These are the fundamentals of the game, but he was doing it naturally.

He was able to deceive and deception is a weapon which is very effective but very difficult to have.

When you saw Michael Laudrup his head was always analysing and it gave him a lot of tactical opportunities.

Very few players achieve it.

I didn’t have posters of him on my wall as a child, I wasn’t like that, but I do have a picture of him now at home.

Did you watch any League One football last season?

Since we took over at Swansea we created a department because we had to be spot-on with the transfers, so it was analysing future talent.

We analysed a lot of games in League One. I did see a lot of games last season, mainly because we had players at Leeds who were on loan in League One. So for example we had Lee Erwin at Oldham and we were always watching a few teams around Yorkshire in case we had to loan out players.

Apart from the marathon I did on Oxford (as preparation for the job interview) the most recent game I saw was Fleetwood in the play-offs.

A couple of your early managerial jobs ended quite quickly. What did you learn from those experiences and was there ever a point where you thought about leaving football?

You learn that in football you can do things very well and end up losing the game.

The lessons come in defeat, my father taught me that.

I have had a lot of success in other projects, but I felt I learned more when I have failed.

The fact that I’ve failed made me better and understand more about how not to fail.

Failure is a part of the game. Marcelo Bielsa said everyone works hard and we all fail, but sometimes we succeed.

It is normal in life that you work very hard and now and then you succeed at something.

For you to succeed, someone else has to fail.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO KNOW? Pep Clotet looks at questions from Oxford United fans in Portugal

Lessons come in defeat, my father taught me that. I have had a lot of success in projects, but I felt I learned more when I have failed I never thought about stopping and doing something else.

On the contrary, I just thought ‘I need to get more prepared’.

I analysed what happened and it made me refocus. The fact we are here talking is because of that.

If you could have any player past or present as team captain who would it be and why?

I think it would be Michael Jordan.

He led by example and he was someone who had the talent but worked every day to improve.

He was able to keep playing basketball at a high level into his 40s because he had a strong work ethic.

Even though he was the best player in the world he continued to work on the fundamentals of the game and nowadays he promotes them.

I think that’s the way to create big players.

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Will you be in a tracksuit or suit on the touchline?

I don’t know, I’ve done both. I haven’t decided yet.

I’m not superstitious. One of the main reasons might be on the temperature, it’s more about being practical.

How seriously will you be taking the cup competitions?

The goal of every team is, whatever competition, it is an opportunity.

You must have an obligation to try to win it.

Apart from that, everyone in the squad deserves an opportunity.

The cups as well as the league make it a long season, so that helps everyone become involved.

Of course we will take the cups seriously.

You have had an interesting coaching career, who has been your biggest influence?

I took a lot of things from Rinus Michels at Ajax and from the English game – what Terry Venables achieved at Barcelona.

Arrigo Sacchi as well because he changed the game, Johan Cruyff was another one.

But I have two biggest influences.

One was a teacher I had when I did my coaching licences in Spain. I was lucky enough to be his assistant – he was called Josep Simelio.

Another role model I had is Marcelo Bielsa.

He achieved great things through the use of the fundamentals of the game and how to beat the opposition by being very aggressive winning the ball back.

These things really impressed me. I saw many training sessions with him and had many conversations with him.

He is a fantastic coach.

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SUPERB SUPPORT: Goalkeeper Scott Shearer dribbles the ball out of his penalty area in front of a bank of banners put up by Oxford United supporters in Portugal

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Double delight for Thomas as U’s show fighting spirit to beat Hull Striker bags a brace as Pep’s men see off Tigers WES Thomas is delighted his fresh start is going to plan after the striker’s brace beat Hull City 2-1 to round off Oxford United’s preseason training camp in Portugal.

The 30-year-old tapped in from close range just after the half-hour mark to open the scoring in Albufeira.

And he doubled his tally by slotting in Canice Carroll’s perfect pass early in the second half.

United put bodies on the line to keep the Sky Bet Championship side out, but Adama Diomande pulled a goal back in the 74th minute.

It was not the start of a comeback, though, as Pep Clotet’s side held on to deliver a victory for the hundreds of noisy travelling supporters.

While it came with three weeks still to go before the start of the League One season, Thomas was thrilled to be hitting his stride after a tight groin forced him to miss Wednesday’s goalless draw against Middlesbrough.

And having spent seven months out recovering from a snapped Achilles tendon which wrecked his first season at United, the former Birmingham City frontman is taking nothing for granted.

He said: “I’m grateful to be back scoring goals, but I’ve always believed I can do it.

“When you’ve been out for so long it’s just nice to be on the pitch.

David Pritchard dpritchard@nqo.com “Even in pre-season I’ve had a smile on my face and I hate pre-season. I’m happy to be back.

“I wasn’t able to play in the first game this week because my groin was a bit tight, but I got 60 minutes under my belt and two goals, so I’m on the right path.

“I got a bit of stick for the first goal, but you’ve got to be in the right position to put it away. I’m as happy with that one as the second one – I’ll take 20 of them this season.

“There are no points on the board but it is nice to get wins under our belt and take that mentality into the season.”

Both sets of fans were in good voice before the game, but Hull made most of the early running.

Abel Hernandez netted in the 13th minute, knocking in the rebound after Markus Henriksen’s 20-yard shot hit Scott Shearer’s left-hand post, but the offside flag was up.

New signing James Henry impressed on debut and on 32 minutes he laid off for Rob Hall to shoot from just inside the penalty area.

His fierce shot was spilled

by Allan McGregor into the path of Thomas, who could not miss from four yards.

Within seconds, Hernandez blasted a glorious chance to

ALL SMILES: Oxford United striker Wes Thomas is clearly delighted after scoring twice against Hull City in his side’s pre-season friendly on Saturday equalise over the bar after a careless header by Carroll.

The teenager made amends just before the break, sliding in to deny the Uruguayan a certain goal after Kamil Grosicki had sprung the offside trap.

Carroll was involved again seven minutes after the restart as United doubled their lead.

The full back’s perfectlymeasured pass saw Thomas race into the box and coolly beat Eldin Jakupovic.

Several last-ditch interventions at the other end preserved United’s clean sheet.

Raglan, Fiacre Kelleher, Thomas and Marvin Johnson all kept the Tigers at bay, but 16 minutes from time United’s defence was breached

for the first time so far in preseason.

Diomande ran on to Dan Batty’s pass and his low shot clipped the far post on its way into the net.

Hull boss Leonid Slutsky had no complaints.

He said: “Oxford were a good team and I congratulate them.

“It was a deserved win.”

LINE-UPS

Oxford Utd: Shearer (Stevens 77), Carroll, Kelleher (Nelson 65), Raglan (Martin 65), Johnson (Ribeiro 65), Hall (Baptiste 73), Lundstram (Ledson 65), Ruffels, Rothwell (Napa 65), Henry (Hemmings 58), Thomas (Roberts 65).

Sub not used: Eastwood.

Hull City 1st half: McGregor, Lenihan, Dawson, Clark, Aina, Clucas, Henriksen, Grosicki, Evandro, Bowen, Hernandez.

Hull City 2nd half: Jakupovic, Elmohamady, Dawson, Clark, Aina, Weir, Henriksen, Clucas (Olley 84), Grosicki (Batty 66), Evandro (Luer 77), Diomande.

PEP Clotet declared Oxford United’s pre-season training camp in Portugal a big success as their week in the sun ended last night.

The squad have a well-earned day off today to recover from a tough trip which culminated in Saturday’s 2-1 victory over Hull City in Albufeira.

While Clotet described the result as “irrelevant”, the new U’s manager could not have asked for much more from the time spent in the Algarve.

Just a fortnight into the job, having the opportunity to spend so much time with his staff and players has been precious.

When combined with the absence of any serious injuries, the addition of two new signings and a warm welcome from the impressive travelling support, Clotet flew home a happy man.

He said: “Now I know a little bit more about how they think and what motivates them (the players). I’m very satisfied with that knowledge.

“I always believed in the lads and in the ability of the team.

“I go home optimistic because now I believe as well that they will work and sacrifice themselves for each other.

“This makes me very proud to be a part of that.

He added: “On the personal side it’s been fantastic because everyone has welcomed me to the club – the players, the staff, the board, the fans and even you as the press. I’m delighted.

“It’s been very tough because we’ve been getting up very early and often discussions with staff have gone on until late at night.”

MUTUAL APPRECIATION: Oxford United players and management line up in front of the huge army of travelling fans after Saturday’s win over Hull City rounded off a hugely-successful tour to Portugal Picture: David Pritchard Gruelling double sessions in the heat have seen the squad’s physical condition improve as they build towards the opening game of the season on August 5.

And Clotet, whose next challenge is a first game at the Kassam Stadium against Brentford on Wednesday night, was encouraged by the way the players hit their targets for play-

ing time across tour matches against Hull and Middlesbrough.

He said: “It’s been very intense and we have achieved all our goals.

“Physically it was a very demanding game.

“But that was the goal and the result is irrelevant at this moment.

“We wanted to give both starting teams 60 minutes each in the games.

“We actually finished the 60 minutes in both games strongly.”

The week also gave the former Leeds United and Swansea City assistant a glimpse of the travelling support he can expect this season.

Clotet said: “They have to enjoy their holiday and I’m pleased for them.” l Match report: Page 39

PART 1 OF OUR SPECIAL FANS’ Q&A WITH UNITED BOSS PEP CLOTET: SEE PAGE 38

It just gets better and better . . .

TO SUM up the last week, there is no better place to start than with the way it finished.

As hundreds of Oxford United fans gathered with players and staff for an end-of-tour photograph, it was hard to imagine the Ferreiras Stadium in Albufeira hosting such a scene all season.

It is a tradition which started almost by accident in Austria two years ago.

Wiener Neustadt broke the mould for what a pre-season trip should look like and for many who were crammed into the frame of what became an iconic picture, nothing can top that first experience.

But the monster born that night has gathered momentum.

Spain last year was very different and had a few teething problems, but this time feels like it has taken the best elements of the last two European visits and combined them.

The players have had good facilities to train and play, with tough opposition to face.

They have also been available to supporters, who between the games have organised themselves with sporting competitions and quizzes.

Whatever your role on the Algarve, the odds are you will be returning home with two things: a hangover and a renewed love of Oxford United.

For what it’s worth, as someone who has been on all three European trips, I think this was the best yet.

Which all begs one question: where are we going next year?

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Lundstram is known to have attracted the attention of several higher-ranked clubs.

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Sheffield United interested in Lundstram – report

THE Oxford Mail understands there has been an approach for Oxford United skipper John Lundstram.

The 23-year-old has been an influential figure since joining