So we have it - her first word. After eight months of daily feeding, cuddles, cherishing and laughter, she repaid my motherly love by exclaiming: "Da Da!" - It was actually on the same day she also rolled both ways across the rug and rode her push along
The Masters has finished. My betting slip is in the bin. Conclusions ? What a fantastic final round. Tiger cussing his caddie . Justine producing his best-ever Masters finish and a new kid on the block winning. It is amazing how many first time winners
The Masters has finished. My betting slip is in the bin. Conclusions ? What a fantastic final round. Tiger cussing his caddie . Justine producing his best-ever Masters finish and a new kid on the block winning. It is amazing how many first time winners
The Masters has finished. My betting slip is in the bin. Conclusions ? What a fantastic final round. Tiger cussing his caddie . Justine producing his best-ever Masters finish and a new kid on the block winning. It is amazing how many first time winners
Oxford United struck three times in five minutes near the end to beat Weymouth 4-1 at the Kassam Stadium on Easter Monday. It was their biggest home win since August and took them a big step closer to the Conference play-offs. Chris Zebroski's opener
THE man who dedicated his working life to improving transport at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, has been honoured with a lasting tribute at the site. NHS managers have revealed a new 500-metre long cycle and footpath which weaves through the grounds
Train services through north Oxfordshire were suffering major disruption today due to signalling problems. Chiltern Railways has cancelled services from London Marylebone to Bicester North railway station. And it is warning passengers on other routes
Train services through north Oxfordshire were suffering major disruption today due to signalling problems. Chiltern Railways was running only two trains per hour on its London Marylebone-Birmingham route, via Banbury, Bicester North and Haddenham &
I have analysed local election results in Oxfordshire for many years, and there is SOME progress in the campaign to increase the number of women councillors. Nominations have just closed for the 4 Districts with elections this year. Elections are held
Jim Smith (pictured left, with assistant Darren Patterson) admits that he is struggling to hide his frustration at Oxford United's Jekyll and Hyde performances. A 1-0 defeat at Northwich Victoria on Saturday saw the U's give a wretched first-half showing
Didcot Town ended their barren away run in Division 1 South & West play-offs with a3-0 win at struggling Newport. Stuart Peace's side had gleaned only one point from their last nine away trips before the trip to the south coast. Didcot started the
Oxford Lions youngster, 15-year-old Adam Raphall, was seriously ill in the John Radcliffe Hospital last night following a horrifying crash during the Conference Trophy meeting against Weymouth. Promoter Aaron Lanney, who was with Adam's family at the
FOOTBALL. NATIONWIDE CONFERENCE Northwich Victoria 1, Oxford Utd 0. BRITISH GAS BUSINESS SOUTHERN LEAGUE Premier Div: Banbury Utd 0, Stamford 0. Div 1 South & West: Abingdon Utd 2, Burnham 3; Newport IOW 0, Didcot Tn 3; Oxford C 1, Chesham Utd 0.
Well its the Easter break, and surprisingly enough I got it completely wrong, our final game against Drifters is next week not this, and I am truly looking forward to going out on a high, as Drifters are in fifth place to our fourth, although they cannot
Well its the Easter break, and surprisingly enough I got it completely wrong, our final game against Drifters is next week not this, and I am truly looking forward to going out on a high, as Drifters are in fifth place to our fourth, although they cannot
Well its the Easter break, and surprisingly enough I got it completely wrong, our final game against Drifters is next week not this, and I am truly looking forward to going out on a high, as Drifters are in fifth place to our fourth, although they cannot
GREEN-FINGERED pupils from 22 schools are helping to make Oxfordshire leafy by planting new trees and hedgerows. The young people are taking part in the UK's largest children's tree planting campaign, Tree for All. Pupils will plant seeds and saplings
A PUB football team abandoned an Easter Sunday barbecue to clean up damage at a special needs school. Yobs vandalised play areas, smashed toys and sprayed graffiti on walls at Springfield School, Witney, in an attack on Friday night. But local footballers
A STAGE star in the making is preparing to capture the hearts of millions of TV viewers after treading the boards across the county. Antony Hansen, who attends St Birinus School in Didcot, has beaten thousands of hopefuls to the final of BBC's Any
ALMOST £400,000 in illegally claimed council benefits have been uncovered during a year-long crackdown on fraud. West Oxfordshire District Council has punished 55 cheats in the past 12 months. The council's Benefit Fraud Investigation Team has trebled
Green-fingered pupils from 22 schools are helping to make Oxfordshire leafy by planting new trees and hedgerows. The young people are taking part in the UK's largest children's tree planting campaign, Tree for All. Pupils will plant seeds and saplings
The man who dedicated his working life to improving transport at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital has been honoured with a lasting tribute at the site. NHS managers have revealed a new 500 metre long cycle and footpath which weaves through the grounds
Almost £400,000 in illegally claimed council benefits have been uncovered during a year-long crackdown on fraud. West Oxfordshire District Council has punished 55 cheats in the past 12 months. The council's Benefit Fraud Investigation Team has trebled
Thousands of people are set to get together in June for the second Love Oxford event - a celebration of church unity. Last year's Love Oxford saw Broad Street packed with 4,000 Christians reaching for their sun cream as they worshipped God under the
Power giant RWE npower has refused to confirm it will not restart work at Thrupp Lake until after an inquiry into the area's future. Save Radley Lakes campaigners are battling to prevent the lake from being turned into a fly-ash dump for Didcot Power
A stage star in the making is preparing to capture the hearts of millions of TV viewers after treading the boards across the county. Antony Hansen, who attends St Birinus School in Didcot, has beaten thousands of hopefuls to the final of BBC's Any Dream
A police base is being set up in Barton, Oxford, and the number of officers pounding the streets will be doubled. The decision to increase the police presence on the estate has been warmly welcomed by community leaders. The move is part of a new force-wide
A pub football team abandoned an Easter Sunday barbecue to clean up damage at a special needs school. Yobs vandalised play areas, smashed toys and sprayed graffiti on walls at Springfield School, Witney, in an attack on Friday night. But this afternoon
Banbury United extended their unbeaten Premier Division run to seven games with a hard-working goalless draw against Stamford. With both goalkeepers and defenders in good form it was no surprise that the encounter ended in a stalemate. It was Stamford
Oxford Cheetahs begin a hectic week, including three away fixtures, at Coventry tonight in the Sky Sports E;ite League - but face an impossible task to try and overturn a 64-28 deficit, writes JOHN GAISFORD. It can only be a damage limitation exercise
North Leigh's title ambitions suffered another blow when they were held to a goalless draw at home by struggling Abingdon. It means North Leigh are two points clear of Slimbridge, but have played five games more. North Leigh started well with Mark
Marius Wojciechowski was a national ice hockey player in his native Poland, but he gave it all up to drive an Oxford bus. The 28-year-old father-of-two, from Auschwitz, played against some of the world's top hockey teams. But he chose to leave it all
Gavin Lane notched a second-half winner as Oxford City saw off nine-man Chesham United in their Division 1 South & West encounter on Saturday. In a game that had no real implications for either end of the table, it was City who emerged as deserved winners
Strikes from Anaclet Odhiambo and Ryan Curtin proved in vain for Abingdon United as they fell to a 3-2 defeat against Burnham in Saturday's Division 1 South & West clash. Trailing 2-1, Abingdon looked to have salvaged a point, only for play-off contenders
MOTORSPORTf=Helvetica bi s=12 Malaysian Grand Prix Alonso's dream win World champion Fernando Alonso, who has a flat in Oxford, was in seventh heaven after claiming his maiden win for McLaren in just his second race for the team. Alonso led home Britain's
Oxford University coach Sean Bowden paid tribute to his crew after their defeat against Cambridge in Saturday's Boat Race. The pre-race favourites used their power advantage to claim victory over Oxford by just over a length. Although Dark Blues made
JUGGLING a book deal, GCSEs and the trials of teenage life are all in a day's work for a young author from Didcot. Rachael Wing, 16, a pupil at Didcot Girls' School, signed copies of her first book for a queue of pupils and parents on Wednesday - minutes
In A little over a month, one of Oxford's greatest cultural icons will change forever. Since being established by musicians Nick Moorbath and Adrian Hicks 12 years ago, The Zodiac has been at the very centre of the city's thriving music scene. From
AN ART exhibition is on display at the Said Business School, Oxford, until Saturday, April 14. The exhibition, called Inside, Outside and Beyond, features three artists with different backgrounds who are involved with art as a second career. Alan
THE Oxford city's branch of the Alzheimer's Society is appealing for a volunteer treasurer. The group is looking for someone with financial or business skills who can spare between eight and ten hours each month. For more details, call the society's
MUSIC lovers in Oxfordshire are being given first chance to snap up tickets for the county's best-loved music festival. Truck Festival, a showcase of local, national and international rock, folk, dance, country and alternative musical talent, takes
HAYMANS Fisheries, in the Covered Market, Oxford, has been nominated as one of the top three fresh fish retailers in the UK. The fishmongers, which has been going for more than 200 years, was nominated for the bi-annual Seafood Awards at the Marriot
RACING champion Graham Fennymore, of Weston-on-the-Green, gets back on the grid next weekend. The 42-year-old, having conquered UK Caterham racing, will be in action in his Caterham Superlight sports car at the German Grand Prix circuit of Hockenheim
A £40,000 pedestrian crossing to be installed in Littleworth Road, Wheatley, outside the primary school, will make it easier and safer for children to get to and from school and will slow down rush-hour traffic. The crossing is part of the school's
SEVEN bus drivers are to walk 26 miles and tackle 15 peaks in Wales's Black Mountains to try to break an 11-hour record to raise money for the Longtown mountain rescue team. Organiser and leader Steven Roberts has done the trek before and he said: "
THE University of Oxford Botanic Garden, in Rose Lane, Oxford, has applied for a licence to hold outdoor performances. The application, which was submitted to Oxford City Council, was made by Kate Neill. Any representations about the licence application
Dementia and dear old Bobby Charlton seem about to become one and the same thing. His sudden memory lapses becoming increasingly worrying. In his latest daft outburst, he accuses both Real Madrid and Barcelona of unsettling Ronaldo with their overtures
Dementia and dear old Bobby Charlton seem about to become one and the same thing. His sudden memory lapses becoming increasingly worrying. In his latest daft outburst, he accuses both Real Madrid and Barcelona of unsettling Ronaldo with their overtures
Dementia and dear old Bobby Charlton seem about to become one and the same thing. His sudden memory lapses becoming increasingly worrying. In his latest daft outburst, he accuses both Real Madrid and Barcelona of unsettling Ronaldo with their overtures
