Mercedes-Benz has an A-Class Special Edition on sale, priced from £14,490. Based on the A-Class Classic SE model, the Special comes in a wide choice of petrol or diesel engines, in both three-door and five-door versions, and gets a fair bit of extra
Mazda has tweaked the RX-8 sports coupe to produce a PZ version, which goes on sale in the UK from July 1. The PZ is based on the 228 horsepower RX-8 with leather trim, but has input from leading motorsport company Prodrive, based at Banbury, and specialist
A new i-Pod console will be music to the ears of prospective A4 Cabriolet, S4 Cabriolet and RS 4 Cabriolet buyers, who will in future be able to enjoy the perfect summer motoring soundtrack without the need to clog the cabin with CD cases. The new unit
Subaru's much-admired 2.5 litre turbocharged boxer' engine has won the 2006 International Engine Of The Year Award'. Fitted to both the Forester 2.5 XT and Impreza 2.5 WRX and WRX STI, the engine was voted the best in the 2.0- to 2.5-litre class.
The Banbury Run, the Vintage Motor Cycle Club's premier event , celebrates its diamond jubilee this month with a record number of entries of pre-1931 machines. The oldest machine in the run will be an 1896 Lon Bolle Voiturette, ridden by Scott Brown
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I welcome Ikea's announcement that it will start charging customers 5p a time for plastic bags to try to tackle waste and environmental damage. Supermarkets and other shops seem to produce vastly excessive packaging and much is not recyclable. More
In response to critics of the Lord Mayor's Parade and Gala Day in Oxford, Mayor's parade was a shambles (Oxford Mail, June 3), I would like to set the record straight. Oxford City Council organised the parade while Oxford Isis Lions Club arranged the
Two drivers and a motorcyclist killed in a series of accidents over the space of just two days have been identified. Robert Murrell, 33, from Southmoor, near Abingdon, was killed on Sunday while he was riding his black Yamaha FZ Series motorbike along
Silverstone chiefs are already in talks with Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone to net a new deal for the British Grand Prix. The current contract expires in 2009 but Silverstone officials have opened discussions with commercial rights holder Ecclestone
ADAM Leach, who bowls spin despite having an artificial leg, took 5-38 to set Oxford 3rd on the way to a seven wicket win at Wolverton Town 2nd. Leach's spell helped dismiss Wolverton for 179, and then James Smith (89 no) and Jehan Mohammad (38 no)
RICHARD Hooper took 6-7 in 8.1 overs for Thame Town 2nd and was deprived of even better figures as he was playing against a team with only nine men. Hooper helped dismiss struggling Stanton St John Willows for 76, before Thame coasted to an eight-wicket
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FORMER Oxfordshire star Graham Savin produced a fine spell of 5-35 as Bicester & North Oxford 2nd beat Oxford Downs 2nd to stay top. Downs were bowled out for 164 by Savin and David Clark (3-27), and then were powerless to stop the classy Sam Lyon (
HORSPATH sneaked to a two-wicket win at home to Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts with five balls to spare. A good team effort had taken Nondies to 241 all out. Ian Mead (48), Aviral Gupta (45) and Matt Baggs (42) all batted well, while Mohson Rana
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TIDDINGTON bludgeoned their way to 306-3 dec at Henley 2nd, but were powerless to stop their hosts pulling off a three-wicket victory. South African Riaan Krynauw (114) and Nick Pykett (106no) added 296 for Tiddington's third wicket, enabling skipper
AUSTRALIAN Andrew Hicks smashed an unbeaten 100 off 59 balls as leaders Aston Rowant handed out a seven-wicket hiding to Challow & Childrey. Chasing Challow's 170-8 which included 53 from Ian Demain Hicks powered Rowant to 174-3 with his innings including
Banbury discus thrower Perriss Wilkins returns to competitive action tonight, after completing a four-year ban for doping offences. Wilkins, 38, was originally handed a lifetime ban by UK Athletics, after failing a drugs test for a second time for the
Oxfordshire's opening Minor Counties Western Division match of the new campaign ended with a six-wicket defeat at the hands of Cornwall at Challow and Childrey yesterday. Resuming their second innings just 22 runs ahead with seven wickets in hand, Oxon
Henley 2nd have been docked 30 points after fielding an unregistered player during their Division 2 game at home to Tiddington in the Oxford Times Cherwell League on Saturday. Henley won a remarkable high-scoring game by three wickets, scoring 308-7
Hi-tech company Oxford Instruments has declared a £900,000 loss three months after announcing 60 job cuts. In March the company closed its Eynsham plant, which employed about 115 people, and moved the remaining staff to its site at Tubney Woods, near
Oxford Cheetahs, buoyed by their fighting performance at Reading on Monday, will be all out to inflict a second defeat on Coventry Bees in their Sky Sports Elite League encounter at the Stadium tonight (7.30). The Bees were edged out 47-43 when they
Todd Wiltshire has spoken of his delight after he was made captain of Oxford Cheetahs by promoter Aaron Lanney. Wiltshire, who led the team for the first time in Monday's derby defeat by Reading at Smallmead, took over as skipper from David Howe.
Chadlington rider Simon Lawrance and his mount Ritchie Rich triumphed for the second successive year at the Knight Frank Great Tew Horse Trials. Held on Nick and Linda Johnston's estate, the two-day event saw Lawrance win the open novice section by
Dave Green was in sparkling form for Black Swan with 15 dolls as they beat Section 2 leaders Star 2-1. After losing the first leg 23-19 they came back well to take the next two 19-17, 22-18. Littlemore BL remain equal tor after their 3-0 win at New
Rewi Tolich produced a man-of-the-match performance on his debut for Oxford Cavaliers as they hammered Burntwood Barbarians 48-22 in their TRL South West and Midlands Conference match at Oxford. The Chinnor RFC player scored two tries to help secure
Hi-tech company Oxford Instruments has declared a £900,000 loss three months after announcing 60 job cuts. In March the company closed its Eynsham plant, which employed about 115 people, and moved the remaining staff to its site at Tubney Woods, near
Dunmore Junior School in Abingdon has taken on its 11th headteacher in four years. It was once one of the top performers in the county, but earlier this year was put on special measures. A school must have stability, as well as strong leadership,
JUMP jockey Sean Curran has found himself with a double handful after setting up as a trainer at Stanford-in-the-Vale. The 35-year-old Irishman got his chance to join the training ranks after being approached by Charlie Cox, 47, who owns New Barn Farm
Small cars that whip their tops off at the merest hint of sunshine exert a powerful appeal but they have never been for blokes until now. Charming, cute and cuddly little runarounds, they have proved perfect for rich young women and U3A members trying
A charity has been handed a lifeline by supporters in Witney after arsonists struck at its town centre shop. Sobell House Hospice Charity raises money for the hospice in Oxford which cares for hundreds of dying people a year, but feared it could lose
Rescuers put up for award Two men who rescued sleeping residents from their burning cottages in a village near Wantage have been nominated for a national award. Fifteen people were left temporarily homeless after flames ripped through five thatched
An Oxford college has turned down a share of the £888,000 estate of a former fellow who bequeathed the money on the condition that the dons relocate a sundial. All Souls College announced that it would not accept the bequest by John Simmons, an expert
Fans of Oxford United have been invited to band together to back our football team - and raise cash for the club and charity in the process. With the club's relegation out of the football league still a painful memory, the Oxford Mail and Oxford United
Oxford City Council looks unlikely to outsource its troubled council tax collection service - just four months after agreeing to privatise it. The u-turn will be made later this month after the authority paid consultants £12,000 to report on how its
They started off as 40 singers but Ivor's Choir has dwindled to single figures now the TV adventure is over. While television viewers are following the journey of an amateur choir as they sing their way from Blackbird Leys to the Royal Albert Hall only
The new Mayor of Oxford will have to work double hard when he cycles across the city for a commuter challenge - as he will only be using one pedal. Jim Campbell, will join cyclists, motorists, pedestrians and a bus driver for a race against time tomorrow
Neighbours who have put up with months of disruption from a building site will be banned from their own parking spaces. Signs forbidding permit holders to use the bays in Walton Well Road in Walton Manor, Oxford, were put up three months ago to allow
A school once ranked as outstanding but which went into special measures after going through 10 headteachers in three years has lost yet another head. The sudden departure of Darren Kenyon from Dunmore Junior School in Abingdon on "indefinite sick leave
