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  • An Oxfordshire police sports day in 1908

    ON July 15, 1908, in a meadow near Wokingham Berkshire, the 6th Annual Meeting of the Berkshire Constabulary Annual Sports began. There were 283 entries from policemen from all around Berkshire. Teams representing the county towns were also there

  • Water shortage is a real threat: here's how you can help

    WE all need water to live. Yet, according to the United Nations, two-thirds of the world’s population will face water shortages by 2025. Climate change means water availability is becoming less predictable in many places. Incidence of flooding is

  • CRICKET: All the action from the Cherwell League

    DIDCOT’S outside title hopes suffered a huge blow after they lost to relegation-threatened Shipton-under-Wychwood. The 40-run defeat means they are now 37 points behind leaders Great Brickhill with just three Cherwell League matches remaining.

  • CRICKET: OCA League round-up

    WITNEY Swifts moved to within touching distance of retaining their OCA League Division 1 title when beating hosts Wolvercote by 116 runs. Visitors Swifts set 187-7 in their 45 overs as Kieran Foggett hit 58 and Ashley Horne 52, Barkat Ahmed taking

  • Layla Moran: Cancer scan farce is a botched privatisation

    Local residents care deeply about our local NHS. Many have told me about their concern that there is not enough funding, and about the impact of creeping privatisation. One example of this is that our world-leading PET-CT cancer scanning service