Alex Murphy, of Didcot Barramundi SC, broke the county record for 100m breaststroke while competing for Oxon & North Bucks in the British Gas National Team Championships at Ponds Forge, Sheffield. Swimming in the 14/15yrs age group, Murphy recorded
England and Sale Sharks winger Mark Cueto gives out a coaching masterclass to Sunningwell School pupils. It came about after a Sunningwell parent, Stuart Bates, entered a competition to win a day’s coaching by an England star. Headteacher Simon Handley
FIXTURES. SATURDAY. FOOTBALL. ZAMARETTO SOUTHERN LEAGUE. Premier Div: Merthyer Tydfil v Didcot Tn. Div 1 South & West: Abingdon Utd v Thatcham Tn. FTL FUTBOL HELLENIC LEAGUE. Premier Div: Old Woodstock Tn v Abingdon Tn, Wantage Tn v Fairford Tn
RESULTS. FOOTBALL. FA TROPHY. 1st qual round: Banbury Utd 2, Bridgwater Tn 2; Chesham 1, Oxford C 1; Didcot Tn 0, Cambridge City 1; Northwood 1, Abingdon Utd 0. ZAMARETTO SOUTHERN LEAGUE. Midweek: AFC Totton 2, Abingdon Utd 1. FTL FUTBOL HELLENIC
Grove lost the leadership of Southern Counties North despite clinging on to a 20-19 victory over Windsor on Saturday Scrum half Nick Hayes starred with a try on his debut for Grove , while fly half Roger Sevier slotted four kicks out of four. Sloppy
Skipper Ian Jeffreys scored a brace of tries as Wallingford bounced back from four straight defeats in South West 1 East to win 33-25 at Walcot. Playing their best rugby of the season, Wallingford led 15-0 thanks to two Jeffreys’ tries and a penalty
More than 200 cricketers attended The Oxford Times Cherwell League’s presentation evening in Thame last Friday. Division 6 champions, Didcot, and Kingston Bagpuize 2nd, who won Division 10, collected their trophies from Derek Holmes, editor of the Oxford
The five Kennet DC members competing in the two-piece Championships held at the Phoenix Gym, Maidenhead, were delighted to bring home two medals apiece. Rebecca Griffin, competing in OOA (out of age) level 5, won gold on bars and silver on beam. Polly
LETCOMBE Regis-based jockey William Buick celebrated the biggest success of his burgeoning career with victory aboard Lahaleeb for West Ilsley trainer Mick Channon in the EP Taylor Stakes at Woodbine in Canada. The 21-year-old Norwegian-born rider powered
MARLBOROUGH B went top of Division 2 in the Didcot & District League when they won 4-1 at home to close rivals Challow B 4-1. The hosts got off to a winning start when Dave Hunt overcame Alan Humphrey 78-10. Ken Cooper then beat Ian Izzard on the
Didcot B went top of Didcot & District League Division 1 with a 7-3 victory over Didcot C, writes Geoff Cherrill. Maximums from Eddie Her-rity and Rob Hudson saw them overtake Drayton A in the table. Didcot A kept up the pace with an 8-2 victory over
Sir, Having read that a pressure group has been formed to reopen the case for an interchange at Lodge Hill for those entering north Abingdon, and leaving Abingdon to go south, I write giving my wholehearted support to those who have taken up the cudgel
ir, I certainly would not support access south to the A34 at Wootton Road (Letters, October 14) instead of at Lodge Hill, as this would not reduce traffic on Dunmore Road and might even increase it. Janet Morgan Vale councillor Dunmore ward
Sir, I refer to the announcement of a zero waste scheme to commence in Dorchester shortly. This is something we should all be proud of and I personally wish it every success. However, I do find it extraordinary that on one side of the Wittenham Clumps
Sir, It is good to see the £450,000 being spent on further work to improve the appearance of the High Street in Abingdon. The work that has been carried out on Stert Street and the Market Place has certainly improved the environment. However, as the
Sir, I was so sad to learn last week that Frugal Food in Abingdon is to close. A significant factor, blamed by owner Val Stoner for the decline of business and for the closure of other independent shops, is the lack of free parking in the town. I recently
SHARPSHOOTER Frank Butler meets his match in more senses than one in the musical Annie Get Your Gun. The much-loved show, created by the legendary songwriter Irving Berlin, will be staged by Wantage Stage Musical Company at Wantage Civic Hall from Wednesday
Even we could not have guessed what a shambles Oxfordshire County Council’s plans to deal with the county’s excess waste would turn into. We criticised its market-led approach to the question, fearing it could lead to the building of two incinerators
Sir, All is now much, much clearer. In Ed Vaizey’s blog on October 3, 2009, he commends a national charity as ‘a pretty good model for welfare delivery – people on the ground providing bespoke help and support for those in genuine need, rather than a
Sir, So housing association Sovereign Housing wants to kickstart council plans to develop green fields west of Didcot by building 100 new homes (3,300-home estate work set to start, Herald, October 14). By coincidence, 100 is the number of homes left
Sir, Your reporter made a valiant attempt last week to explain a very complicated financial issue at the Vale. He did well, but I think that your readers would benefit from some assurances. First, the council’s finances are not in turmoil as suggested
Sir, I wonder if I may, through your newspaper, say a big thank you to the people who came to my aid after a nasty fall in Bridge Street, Abingdon, on the morning of Monday, October 12. A nurse who was nearby, a gentleman who came with a first-aid box
