ONE hundred years ago, Wantage was in the middle of its peace celebrations commemorating the end of the First World War. In April 1919, the War Office had presented to Wantage a 106mm howitzer captured from the Germans by the 5th Battalion Royal
CHARLIE Purton returned outstanding figures of 7-10 as Westbury thrashed visitors Twyford by 201 runs in Cherwell League Division 1. Twyford opted to insert their hosts after winning the toss, but Westbury set 232-9 in their 53 overs as Tom Gurney
JULIAN Chambers scored his 7,000th OCA League run as he helped Marsh Gibbon to their second successive Division 1 victory to keep alive their outside hopes of avoiding relegation. The hosts set 166-7 against Middleton Cheney as Joe Leonard hit 35
LAST week Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire Councils voted to oppose the building of the Oxford-Cambridge Expressway. A week earlier, I chaired a meeting in Radley which saw hundreds of local residents express their concerns about the scheme
In this summer heat, it’s tempting to enjoy a cooling splash in the river – but do you really know what’s in it? A recent report by Greenpeace shows all is not as crystal clear as it should be. They found: • All 13 UK rivers tested contained
By Emma Jhita, the new chief executive at Didcot Railway Centre. AS the summer holidays approach, we have been privileged to be part of an innovative work placement programme for students from Didcot Sixth Form. With funding secured through Oxfordshire
