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BMW reveals electric version of Mini will be built at Cowley

FROM AN ICON TO THE FUTURE

George Welch: Reporter THE decision to build the Mini E at Cowley confi rms the strong role the plant plays in the city’s economy, according to the city council leader.

German car manufacturer BMW said the Cowley plant would be the main “production location” for the new battery-electric three-door hatch, which will be a variant of the brand’s

current 3-door model.

BMW bosses announced on Tuesday that the electric motors and batteries for the Mini E would be made at plants in Germany and shipped to Cowley for assembly.

Production at the east Oxford plant is expected to start in 2019 – after the UK leaves the EU. The move will have limited impact on the Cowley production line because the assembly of the vehicle will be

Picture: BMW very similar to the 3-door version already made at the site.

Councillor Bob Price, leader of Oxford City Council, said: “I am delighted that Plant Oxford will remain at the heart of Mini, and that the iconic product from the 1960s will go on into the future as an important part of the new generation of electric cars.

“This confi rms the strong role that Mini Plant Oxford will play in the city’s

economy in the coming decades, and supports our drive to encourage a shift to electric vehicles to improve the city’s air quality.”

Around 60 per cent of all Minis worldwide roll off the production line in Oxford.

The decision to produce the new car in the UK comes after months of lobbying from the UK government and is

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“...delighted the iconic product from the 1960s will go on in the future as an important part of the new generation of electric cars” Oxford City Council leader Bob Price

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Son of Cecil the lion killed in Zimbabwe national park Eva Astreinidou: Reporter OXFORD scientists have called for a no-hunting zone after the son of Cecil the lion was shot and killed by trophy hunters, two years after his father’s death.

Six-year-old Xanda was shot on July 7 just outside the boundaries of Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe, close to where his father was killed.

Now, Oxford scientists who were tracking him, and monitor lions as part of wider conservation projects, have called for a five kilometre nohunting zone around the Park.

Xanda was shot 2km from the park boundary in the Ngamo Forest, an area where lions can be legally hunted on quota.

He was being tracked using remote satellite technology by a team led by Professor David Macdonald and Dr Andrew Loveridge of Oxford University’s Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU).

Dr Loveridge, a senior researcher based at Oxford’s zoology department, said: “I put the collar on Xanda last October and spent a bit of time following him around. You have handled them so you feel a personal engagement with the animal.”

Professor Macdonald, Director of the WildCRU, said: “Although it is heartbreakingly sad for us that this lion has been shot - the episode shows just how important it is that we are working so intensively on the conservation of these animals, and documenting the threats they face.”

Xanda was born in May 2011 and was the son of Cecil, the study lion whose death at the hands of American dentist Walter Palmer in 2015 shocked the world.

Prof Macdonald added: “Xanda’s death was almost two years to the day after Cecil’s, but I hope our sadness at this eerie coincidence can be balanced if this reinforces the global attention on lion conservation.”

Cecil’s death in July 2015 sparked a flood of support for WildCRU’s conservation work.

The group received donations that enabled them to pay for a tracking collar for Xanda, and were also able to train Zimbabwean conservation biologists.

WildCRU have estimated there are fewer than 30,000 lions across Africa.

Cottage destroyed by devastating fire A THATCHED cottage near Wantage was destroyed after a large-scale blaze on Sunday.

Oxfordshire fi re crews said they were called to the inferno in Horn Lane, East Hendred at 9.11am to discover the fi re quickly spreading across the thatched roof.

Fire officers couldn’t prevent the blaze spreading across the roof but there were no casualties.

Crews wearing breathing gear entered the property while other crews tackled the blaze using jets.

They also worked to remove the owners’ property from the house and place it in a nearby garage.

Ten appliances were called from across Oxfordshire and Berkshire for the incident.

Paramedics from South Central Ambulance Service and specialist ambulance crews from Hampshire also attended.

Incident commander Paul Bremble said: “The crews worked hard to try to reduce the damage to the house and the owners’ possessions.

Firefighters battled the blaze in East Hendred

“The main part of the house has been destroyed by the fi re, however the crews have stopped the fi re spreading to a small portion of the property.

“The owner took the correct actions and got out of the property and called the fi re service out.”

The cause of the fi re is still being investigated.

‘More local jobs and more green cars’ Continues from front page

a huge vote of confidence in Britain’s automotive industry following the vote to leave the EU. Although it isn’t clear at this stage how many jobs are likely to be created, Oxford West and Abingdon MP Layla Moran welcomed the announcement.

She said: “This is fantastic news for Oxford. It will mean more local jobs and more green cars on the road.”

Oxford East MP Anneliese Dodds added: “Maintaining production at Mini Cowley is essential not just for Oxford’s economy but for Britain’s manufacturing sector overall.

“It would be wonderful to see our city at the forefront of producing those green technologies of the future that are so important to prevent climate change.”

BMW has about 4,600 staff working in Oxford and many only resolved

The plant in Cowley will manufacture the Mini E from 2019. Picture: BMW a pay dispute with their employers earlier this month.

By 2025, BMW expects electrified vehicles to account for between 15-25 per cent of its sales worldwide.

The new Mini is one of a series of electrified models to be launched by

the BMW and Mini brands in the coming years.

In 2018, the BMW i8 Roadster will become the newest member of the BMW i family. The all-electric BMW X3 has been announced for 2020, and the BMW iNEXT is due in 2021.

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Plan to help most vulnerable people on city centre streets

Bill Bailey and fellow walkers tackle the Ridgeway to raise cash to fight cancer and right, on his way

Bill’s standing up to cancer on Ridgeway OXFORDSHIRE residents may have spotted a gaggle of comedians trekking through the county this week.

Comedian Bill Bailey and his fellow entertainers are four days into a six-day trek across the county as they walk the Ridgeway – Britain’s oldest road – for a cancer charity.

The comic, who lost his mum Madryn to cancer, is walking 100 miles along the Ridgeway to raise money for Stand Up To Cancer.

Among those putting in an appearance alongside Bill this week will be Jo Brand, Lee Mack, Kevin Eldon and Martin Trenaman.

However, Bill isn’t doing the recommended west-to-east route – he is going in the opposite direction.

He said: “Most people walk it west to east because the wind is at your back. But I say ‘nah’ I’m a rebel – going Maverick.

“I’m going rogue for Stand Up To Cancer and going the other way.

“Plus if I’m walking into the wind, my hair does that thing like a dog hang-

ing out of the car window – I look better, much cooler.”

Bill’s walk began at the crack of dawn on Monday just before the start of the Ridgeway on Dunstable Downs.

The group have been aiming to walk 15 miles a day, and arrived in Watlington on Tuesday.

He continued from there to Streatley yesterday (Wednesday) and will end up at Avebury stone circle in Wiltshire on Saturday.

VULNERABLE people and children are to get help to ‘disentangle’ themselves from anti-social street behaviour and drug-dealing gangs.

Thames Valley Police and Oxford City council are joining up to launch an initiative to tackle street drinking, begging, and drug dealing and drug use in the city centre to safeguard those at risk of criminal exploitation.

The initiative will include patrols on the busiest areas of the city centre, and is part of a local response to the exploitation of children and vulnerable people by drug dealers.

Evidence in Oxford has shown there are links between the drug market and vulnerable people, by identifying that people engaged in street anti-social behaviour often have issues with drug addiction – many also suffer from mental health problems and domestic abuse.

Supt Joe Kidman, local police commander for Oxford, said: “A culture of anti-social street behaviour makes it harder for individuals to disentangle themselves and live safe, healthy and fulfi lling lives.

“From our policing operations, we can directly connect that drug market, including money gathered from begging, to the exploitation of children in our city to deal Class A drugs, and drug dealing gangs attracted in from outside. In both cases we can link this to violence, including the carrying and use of knives.

“The lifestyle associated with antisocial street behaviour is chronically dangerous for the health and wellbe-

ing of those involved.”

The collaboration between TVP and the city council, along with voluntary and charity groups, will aim to give individuals opportunities to make changes and avoid ending up in court.

Councillor Tom Hayes, city council board member for community safety, said: “We’re in daily touch with vulnerable people—listening, advising, and organising referrals to get the long-term help they need.

“Working closely with charities, the police, and support services, this council is determined to do all it can for the most vulnerable members of our society.”

According to the National Crime Agency, 80 per cent of police areas across counties in England and Wales reported exploitation of children by criminal gangs in 2016, with 15-16 being the most common age range.

The agency also revealed that 90 per cent reported that gangs are utilising adult females to assist criminal activities, adding that the issue of consent is ‘questionable’ as many have been targeted because they are vulnerable, and are often controlled through threats and intimidation.

A report published in March by the All-Party Parliamentary Group called Runaway and Missing Children and Adults, warns that ‘any child’ can be groomed for criminal exploitation, whether they are from families that experience a range of issues or even stable and economically better-off families.

Bill, who described the Ridgeway as ‘a hidden gem’, has raised more then £4,000 for Stand Up to Cancer, which funds pioneering research for new treatments and tests to patients, faster.

He added: “I love the route. It’s just stunning – a beautiful bit of old England which is surprisingly remote.”

To offer support, text BILL5 to donate £5 to 70404, BILL10 to donate £10 to 70404, or donate online at tinyurl. com/y82ky8ss

£9bn needed for 267,000 people over next 20 years George Welch: Reporter OXFORDSHIRE needs to find £9billion to cope with an influx of thousands of new people, homes and jobs expected by 2040.

The county’s six authorities have underlined their priority projects as part of a bid for a share of a £23bn government funding pot to support UK growth.

Top of the list includes improvements to the A34, ‘rapid bus routes’ linking key locations and a long-term A40 strategy to combat congestion.

The East-West Rail connecting Oxford and Cambridge, redevelopment of Oxford Station, a new Garden Town for Didcot – set to cost around £620m – are also supported to boost

the county’s infrastructure.

Proposals for more investment within the science vale to invite and expand businesses will also be drawn up.

The independent report commissioned by Oxfordshire’s six councils – who together make up the Oxfordshire Growth Board (OGB) – highlighted the need for the significant long-term investment to manage growth, support the local community and protect quality of life.

Outgoing chairman of the OGB and leader of Oxfordshire County Council Cllr Ian Hudspeth said: “Across the county, people need places to live, with a great environment, transport and other vital infrastructure to support them.

“We remain committed to attract-

ing the necessary investment to the region so that we can have the right infrastructure in place through to 2040 so that residents, businesses and visitors continue to thrive.”

Oxfordshire needs to accommodate a projected 123,500 new homes, 267,000 more people and 101,000 additional jobs between 2016 and 2040.

Incoming chairman of the OGB, Cllr Bob Price, also leader of Oxford City Council, said: “It is really important that we plan the infrastructure needed to support Oxfordshire and its growth.

“By having an integrated strategy that clearly shows the infrastructure needed to support future growth such as new housing developments and new businesses, we stand a greater chance of securing the necessary funding to deliver what is required.”

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Shut out of train station PASSENGERS were left stranded outside Oxford railway station after fi nding the entrance doors locked as they headed for their morning trains.

People were left queuing outside the main entrance on Sunday morning and had to catch a later train due to ‘short notice staff absence’.

Travellers arrived for the fi rst 7.43am Chiltern service to London only to fi nd the doors locked.

After missing their train, several confused and angry passengers took to social media to make their complaints to Great Western Railway, which operates the station, heard.

Robert Atkins tweeted: “How is Oxford station still not open? The fi rst train has already left but all doors closed. No comms.”

Tim Sleigh Johnson tweeted: “@GWRHelp prosecutes passengers for forgetting discount cards.

What do they do when staff forget to go to work, causing havoc for hundreds…?”

Sally Jenkins tweeted: “Is Oxford train station not opening this morning? A big crowd is waiting.”

Will Allen, another morning commuter confused by the lack of

Passengers were unable to catch their trains on Sunday morning explanation, tweeted: “Oxford station closed this morning with no reason? Missed train, rushed to get to Oxford Parkway.”

The doors were reportedly fi nally unlocked at 8am.

Layla Moran, MP for Oxford West and Abingdon tweeted: “Completely unacceptable. I’ll be writing to them.”

A representative for GWR said: “We would like to apologise to customers for the inconvenience caused [this morning]. Due to short-notice staff absence the station was opened a short while after it should have been.”

The company did not comment on whether customers would be receiving compensation.

Man arrested with petrol at council offices A MAN was arrested following a fear for welfare incident at the Cherwell District Council building in Bodicote.

Police were called to the council offices at White Post Road on Monday morning.

Unconfi rmed reports stated the man had brought a quantity of petrol, lighter fluid and gas cannisters with him.

Police spokesperson Jessica Rodg-

erson said: “Thames Valley Police officers were called to a fear for welfare incident involving a man in the Cherwell District Council building, White Post Road, Bodicote at around 9.39am. Fire and ambulance services were also in attendance.”

The man was taken into custody after the incident.

He has since been released and cautioned.

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LOCAL McDonald’s restaurant staff and a former England footballer have raised £45,000 for charity.

The Ronald McDonald House Oxford received the generous cheque last week after a 300-mile bike ride in June.

Crews from McDonald’s restaurants in Benson, Witney and Didcot took part in the ride launched by former footballer Martin Keown to raise money for the charity, which provides free accommodation for families with children in hospital.

The three-day Oxford to Leiden Bike Ride is now in its third consecutive year and 2017 was the biggest event so far, with 24 riders participating.

The route, which is completed in three stages, was chosen as Oxford is twinned with Leiden in Holland, and both have Ronald McDonald Houses.

Ismail Anilmis, who owns 10 restaurants across the area and took part in this year’s challenge, said he

Lovin’ funds raised for charity

From left, Caroline Sinclair from Ronald McDonald House Oxford receiving the cheque from Ali Smith (operations manager), Stuart Silk (operations supervisor and bike ride organiser), Ann-Marie Anilmis and Ismail Anilmis is ‘over the moon’.

He added: “I am so proud of the hard work my team has put in over

the past three years – we’ve raised a huge amount of money for a brilliant cause, and had a great time.”

Vulnerable people being exploited by drug dealers Eva Astreinidou: Reporter A NUMBER of people were arrested in a Banbury drugs raid as part of a campaign against organised crime that ‘exploits vulnerable people’.

Police officers carried out seven warrants at Middleton Road, Merton Street, Northumberland Court, Calthorpe Street, Samuelson Court and Usher Court on July 20.

Three-month closure orders were also obtained to restrict named occupants from being allowed in, after it was found that dealers took over addresses of vulnerable adults to run their drugs business from the premises.

Neighbourhood inspector for Cherwell and West Oxfordshire John Batty, said: “This was an operation designed to target organised crime groups

operating across county drug lines who are supplying controlled drugs in Banbury.

“These groups from big cities such as London and Birmingham have been operating in the town and have been exploiting vulnerable people.

“This involves taking over the addresses of vulnerable adults in order to deal drugs from them. This operation was designed to deprive the use of these premises to these groups and arrest those involved in the supply of controlled drugs.

“The term ‘cuckooing’ has been used to describe this kind of activity and this operation is designed to send a clear message to those who operate in this way that we will not tolerate this kind of activity in Banbury.”

Following the warrants, four women in their 30s, all from Banbury, were arrested on suspicion of being con-

cerned in the supply of Class A drugs.

They have been released under police investigation.

A 33-year-old and a 28-year-old man, both from London, were also arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs.

They have been released pending the police investigation.

A 16-year-old boy from Birmingham was also arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs and has been released pending police investigation.

Cuckooing usually takes place in a multi-occupancy or social housing property. Signs of cuckooing include an increase in comings and goings, including people who are not recognisable, as well as new vehicles outside the property, or a possible increase in anti-social behaviour in and around the property.

Skeleton-mask thief jailed A SKELETON mask-clad thief who broke into a family home as they slept has been sentenced to more than three years in jail.

Cheyenne Webb, 22 of Marjoram Close, Oxford, wore the mask and gloves as he broke into a home in Rokemarsh, just north of Benson, in the middle of the night on June 9.

The thief pinched a handbag and car keys before fleeing in the residents’ Seat Ibiza.

Webb fled the scene at high speed shortly before 4am.

One of those in the property, a man in his 20s, chased Webb and provided a description of him to police.

With the aid of a police helicopter, officers located and arrested him in Blackbird Leys. The Seat was also recovered in Blackbird Leys.

Following extensive forensic examinations, evidence was obtained and Webb was charged on June 10. He was remanded in custody and pleaded

Cheyenne Webb has been jailed for more than three years for the theft guilty to the offences.

Appearing at Oxford Crown Court on July 11, Webb was sentenced to a total of three years and three months behind bars.

His sentence included three years in prison for the burglary, a three month consecutive sentence for the theft of motor vehicle, a one month concurrent sentence for the theft from the motor vehicle, a one month concurrent sentence for vehicle interference and a three month concurrent sentence for driving while disqualified.

Investigating officer Detective Sergeant Aidan Donohoe, from Abingdon Local CID, said: “In this offence, the family were asleep in bed at the time of the burglary and Webb has never shown any remorse for the effect his actions have had on them.

“This sentencing is an excellent result for the team and I am pleased that Webb has now been brought to justice for his actions.”

DS Donohoe advised residents to never leave car keys on show or in an easily accessible area and/or consider getting a professionally fitted car alarm.

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Wolf shot dead after escaping enclosure Eva Astreinidou: Reporter THE mother of newly-born baby wolf cubs has been shot dead after escaping her enclosure at Cotswold Wildlife Park.

Staff at the park released a statement to confi rm the ‘devastating death’ of Ember on Friday morning.

Ember had reportedly escaped her enclosure and had made her way to an area that was beyond the range of a tranquiliser dart.

She was shot by a member of staff.

Debbie Ryan, a spokesperson for the park, said: “Had there been any way to save her we would, of course, have taken it. Euthanasia is, and always would be, our last resort.

“However, she had somehow escaped her enclosure and had made her way to an area that was beyond the range of a tranquiliser dart, and potentially within reach of a busy road.

“The safety of our visitors, and the public, has to be our priority and our keepers were put in the unenviable position of making a decision that no animal lover should have to make.”

Ember and her partner Ash had given birth to the fi rst litter of Eurasian Wolf cubs in the park’s history earlier this year.

CCTV released by police of the men they would like to talk to in connection with the incident in Didcot in April

Appeal launched after attack

Ember pictured with her cubs before Friday’s tragic incident Picture: Jackie Thomas Their arrival was a celebrated surprise, as wolves can take a long time to bond and females only come into season once a year.

Ms Ryan said: “Our staff have dedicated their lives to caring for animals, and their conservation, and work tirelessly to allow visitors to experience many majestic animals at close quar-

ters.” She added: “We would like to honour Ember and the pleasure she gave to so many visitors. Her death is felt by all who had the pleasure to know her.”

Ember and Ash joined the collection of animals at the park in October 2016 as part of a European breeding programme.

Motorist cut from car after A4130 crash

POLICE have issued an appeal following an assault three months ago where a man was hospitalised after his skull was fractured.

Officers released a CCTV image of two men who may have important information for the investigation.

At around 2.15am on April 23 the victim, a 33-year-old man, was in Broadways pub in Broadway, Didcot, when he became involved in a confrontation with a group of men he did not know.

The victim and offenders were kicked out from the premises.

While outside, the victim was punched once. The blow knocked him unconscious and caused a fractured skull and a bleed on the brain.

The offender then left the scene before police arrived.

The victim was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital for treatment.

Call police on 101 if you have any information which may help the investigation.

Flat screen TV and cash stolen THIEVES stole a number of items including a flat screen TV and cash stashed in a whisky bottle after breaking into a home in Abingdon.

The burglars forced their way into the Gozzards Ford home via a back window between about 3pm on July 11 and 5pm on July 12.

A number of items were stolen including an LG flat screen television, a camper van tent and a large whisky bottle filled with cash.

Officers also believe the next door neighbour had their registration plate taken.

Call police on 101 with information.

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A MOTORIST was cut free from their vehicle after becoming trapped following a crash in Brightwell cum Sotwell.

Firefighters freed the driver after three cars and a lorry collided on the A4130 shortly before 2.30pm on Friday.

Crews from Wallingford, Didcot

and a heavy rescue unit from Berkshire were called to the scene as the road was closed to rescue the trapped person safely.

The fire service said paramedics assessed a total of five people.

Two of them were taken to hospital by ambulance as a precaution.

Watch manager Terry Coupar

said: “This was a serious accident where all three emergency services worked together to help the trapped casualty.

“Collisions can be avoided if the safety distance is kept between vehicles and having awareness of the surrounding road infrastructure.”

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Eight sentenced for conspiring to supply heroin and cocaine Eva Astreinidou: Reporter EIGHT people have been sentenced for drug and conspiracy charges as part of the countywide Operation Spires.

Six men and two women were sentenced on Friday after being involved in bringing drugs across county lines and then dealing them in Oxford and Abingdon using multiple vehicles.

The eight were all charged with one count of conspiracy to supply heroin and with one count of conspiracy to supply cocaine, both between January 26, 2016 and January 24, 2017.

Speaking after the sentencing, investigating officer, Detective Constable Edward Vince, said serious and organised crime will not be tolerated.

He added: “I am glad that they are now off the streets and won’t be able to sell drugs.

“We will continue to disrupt this kind of activity in order to reduce the impact it has on our communities in the Thames Valley.”

Sayid Mohamed, 27, of Elder Way, Blackbird Leys, Oxford, was sentenced to six years and eight months in prison after pleading guilty to the charges at a pre-trial hearing in April.

Abubakar Abasheikh, 29, of Chigwell, Essex, was sentenced

Sayid Mohamed has been jailed for more than six years to eight years’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to charges at a pre-trial hearing in April.

He was also sentenced to four years’ imprisonment after he was found in possession of 200 grammes of cocaine in November 2016. This sentence will run concurrently.

Additionally he was sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment for an offence of possession of a mobile phone in prison in February. This will run consecutively so Abasheikh will serve a total of eight years and eight months in prison.

Mohammed Mubidi, 30, of Staines Road, Ilford, Redbridge was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment after pleading

guilty to the conspiracy charges at a pre-trial hearing in April.

Dahir Sharif, 22, of Brisbane Road, Ilford, Redbridge was sentenced to two years’ and four months’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to the conspiracy charges at a pre-trial hearing in April.

Cher Busby, 42, of The Glebe, Abingdon, was sentenced to 16 months’ imprisonment suspended for two years after also pleading guilty to conspiracy charges.

Kaye Alderson, 34, of Henry Taut Close, Oxford, pleaded guilty to the conspiracy charges.

She was sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment suspended for two years.

Azad Akrawi, 23, of Pulteney Road, South Woodford, Redbridge was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment after pleading guilty at the opening of a trial at Oxford Crown Court.

He admitted he was guilty of one count of being concerned in the supply of cocaine and one count of being concerned in the supply of heroin.

Khalid Khalid, 24, of Mayfield Road, Dagenham, Redbridge, was sentenced to three and a half years’ imprisonment after pleading guilty on the second day of a trial at Oxford Crown Court.

Motorists injured as police warn over roads

TWO people were cut free from the wreckage of a crash in Salford, near Chipping Norton.

Fire crews from Chipping Norton, Banbury and Moretonin-Marsh were called to the twovehicle collision by the village of Salford on the A44 at around 7.15pm on Saturday.

Hydraulic cutting equipment was used to free the casualties.

South Central Ambulance Service took both drivers to hospital and Thames Valley Police are investigating the cause of the crash.

The road was closed for more than an hour as the emergency

services freed the motorists.

Incident commander Lewis Sigsworth said: “Drivers are encouraged to be cognizant of the weather conditions as the driving conditions will change when the road surface is wet and slippery, this incident has resulted in significant injuries to both drivers.”

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Teen threatened as phone stolen

Nothing could deter festival goers from having a good time

The Vaccines lead singer Justin Young belted out the hits

Truck drives fans delirious!

HEAVY rain and mud could not stop the 13,000 music fans who descended to this year’s Truck Festival to sing and dance along to their favourite bands.

The festival in Steventon celebrated its 20th anniversary with a line up that included The Libertines, Franz Ferdinand, The Wombats, Slaves, and The Vaccines.

The events from Friday through to Sunday were spread across seven different stages, to include Palm City, a platform for new breakthrough artists.

Sunday’s headliners, The Vaccines, performed their surf rock guitar hits ranging from their best-selling debut album in 2011, to their latest album in 2015.

Saturday’s headliners, The Libertines, rocked the main stage, belting out hits such as Heart of the Matter and Fame and Fortune, Fans got stuck in at Truck

in an energetic 16-song set.

Performing right before the headline act, the Wombats tweeted after their performance: “What a night… Thanks @TruckFestival.”

In the run up to the events, festival-goers tweeted about the long queues.

Debbie Mellor tweeted: “This really is the queue to end all queues – two hours now and counting. Everyone so patient.”

The festival, which has been branded “the Godfather of the small festival scene,” has previously been shortlisted for Best Small Festival by The UK Festival Awards in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.

In previous years, bands such as Foals, The XX, Two Door Cinema Club and Biffy Clyro have performed.

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A THIEF threatened a teenager and stole his mobile phone in Oxford.

The offender approached the victim, a 19-year-old man, and threatened him into handing over his black and silver LG Android smartphone.

The incident happened between 6.30pm and 7pm on July 9 close to the Sacred Heart Church on the junction of Sawpit Road and Balfour Road.

The victim borrowed a mobile phone from a member of the public to report the theft to police, who are now appealing for witnesses.

Officers described the offender as a tall and muscular black or mixed race man, around 19 years old, with braided shoulder length hair.

He was wearing a lime green vest or t-shirt and carrying a small bag.

Investigating officer Detective Constable Rebecca Smith, from Oxford police station, said: “I would particularly like to appeal to those attending the afternoon service at Sacred Heart Church as they may have seen or heard something unusual.”

Contact police on 101.

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THIEVES stole a medal awarded by the Queen from a property in Headington.

Police are looking for witnesses following the incident that happened overnight between July 18 and July 19.

Offenders forced entry to the rear of the unoccupied property in Old London Road.

Once inside they stole a CBE medal awarded to the victim, an 80-year-old professor, by Her Majesty the Queen in the 1998 Birthday Honour’s List.

Investigating officer, PC Simon Collins, said the stolen medal is of great sentimental value to the victim.

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Millie’s emotional trip to Tanzania A STUDENT who travelled to Tanzania for charity is back from ‘the most amazing’ and eye-opening experience.

Millie Donohue, 16, helped raise more than £6,000 for charity and set off on a two-week journey in July to make a difference to some of the most impoverished areas in the country.

The Wallingford School student, alongside two classmates and her aunt, helped build water tanks, visited an orphanage and a leprosy centre, and helped out in schools.

They embarked on the trip on behalf of the Wallingford-based charity Go Make a Difference (Go MAD) which organises outreach projects in Tanzania.

She said: “It was the most amazing experience ever. It was very emotional. I have never cried so much in all my life.”

She said one of the most emotional experiences was visiting an orphanage: “The kids were just

craving to be held and treated with affection. And they were there because their parents died or because they weren’t wanted. I thought to myself, how could you not want such great children?

“But I then realised a lot of the women who have them are forced to have sex. It was really upsetting to realise they don’t have a choice in the matter.”

The group also visited a family where they met Gracie, a six-yearold girl who is partially sighted after she contracted malaria and was given the wrong treatment.

Speaking about the schools the group visited, she said classrooms would be packed full with around 50 children a time.

The group had the chance to meet and assist in teaching the children, as well as play with them.

Millie said: “I loved making them happy and seeing how much they enjoyed themselves.”

Ahead of the trip, Millie had to

NEW life-saving machines have been installed around Oxfordshire thanks to successful fundraising campaigns and strong ‘community spirit’.

Defibrillators were installed in Banbury and Grove last week as a result of community projects and appeals from local Lions Clubs.

In Banbury, Oxfordshire firm Spratt Endicott Solicitors teamed up with Banbury Lions to raise £2,000.

After a successful campaign, which saw the group doubling its target, a defibrillator has been installed in Banbury town centre, near to the Fine Lady Statue – another one will also be installed in the coming months.

The device is accessible to any member of the public, and includes instructions and a video of how to use it.

Ian Wilson, of the Banbury Lions, said: “We’re absolutely delighted to be able to install a defibrillator in such a central location in the town. They

really do save lives, so it’s a wonderful thing for the town to have.”

He added that the second defribillator will bring the total in the town to three, saying it is “a wonderful achievement and a real endorsement of Banbury’s community spirit”.

In Grove, the Midcounties Co-operative’s food store was also fitted with a defibrillator, thanks to donations from Wantage and Grove Lions club.

Following its installation, colleagues at the store were trained to use the equipment correctly and confidently.

Darren Adams, leadership team ambassador at the Midcounties Cooperative in White Horse, said: “The defibrillator and the relevant training will provide colleagues and the community with quick and informed access to life-saving equipment.”

The defibrillators are linked to the emergency services, who are notified upon their use.

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Headteacher Wyll Willis said: “This is testimony to Millie’s commitment and the generosity of the students when shown how hard some people their age find it just to stay alive. We are very proud of her.”

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Further debate over bridge closure plan A PETITION against the potential closure of a bridge and its ‘irreparable’ damage has forced local authorities to reconsider the scheme.

The call to action over Wallingford Bridge collected over 1,700 signatures and was discussed at a district council meeting last Thursday.

The petition against the partial closure, which aims to improve air quality in the area, was put to South Oxfordshire District Council officials, with campaigners asking for the scheme to be halted and for other options to be reviewed.

SODC officials have now referred the matter to the licensing committee - the fi nal decision, which will be made by the county council, is expected in autumn.

The petition, started by Diane Wyatt, read: “We believe that closing Wallingford Bridge to traffic

would cause irreparable damage to businesses in the town and lead to increased rather than reduced atmospheric pollution.”

Speaking after the meeting, vice-chairman of Wallingford town council Imran Lokhon said: “I feel [the motion] would be disastrous. The bridge forms a close link with areas such as Crowmarsh – it would only move the problem instead of resolving it, and it would be bad for local businesses. I appreciate that the levels of air quality need to be dealt with, but more options need to be looked at rather than making knee jerk reactions.”

SODC has taken measures to review and assess air quality, through an air quality action plan (AQAP) implemented in 2015, after Wallingford was found to be breaking European air quality levels.

In the meeting, Tony Harbour, SODC cabinet member for environmental health, stressed that the only measure that could result in any significant benefit to air quality would be the partial bridge closure.

Speaking in favour of the plan, he said: “We considered softer options such as ‘cut your engine’ at traffic lights, living walls and vertical gardens as part of our AQAP - however they do not bring about significant air quality improvements. A one-way system through Wallingford was considered too.

“Public health is a top priority for this council and action is needed to resolve this issue and protect the health of our children, residents and visitors to Wallingford as soon as possible.”

He added that the bridge closure would be in operation for a few hours a day and would be on a trial basis.

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Film crew’s super claims AN Oxford-based fi lm crew has had the pilot of their new series featured on hit streaming platform Amazon Prime.

Released on July 4, Superclaims, which is heavily influenced by sitcoms The Office and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, follows the antics of a modern day insurance business who specialise in covering superheroes.

Director and Oxford Brookes University graduate Govind Chandran said: “We kind of wanted to mix the most fun thing you could be, a superhero, with the most boring job in the world, insurance agents – sorry to any insurance agents out there.

“We thought it would be a nice juxtaposition between the two. So it’s really

about the people who have to deal with the fallout of what superheroes actually do.”

After over a year of hard work, production manager Patrick Watremez, a fi lm lecturer at Littlemore-based creative media institute SAE, said it was a surreal moment to see the workplace comedy premiere on Amazon Prime.

They’re now hoping Superclaims will take off and galvanise public interest.

“If there is enough viewership and enough good feedback, then we’ll be able to approach investors to fund more episodes.”

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Work started at the junction of Barton Village Road and Fettiplace Road to create a new access junction to Barton Park off Barton Village Road.

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Robbery charge A man has been charged with robbery following an incident in Abingdon.

The charge comes after a man was robbed in Vineyard on July 12.

Scott Yates, 36, of no fi xed abode, was charged with one count of robbery on July 15.

Yates has been remanded in custody to appear at Oxford Crown Court on August 11.

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A ROYAL flotilla returned to the River Thames to track swans and raise a toast to Her Majesty The Queen.

The annual swan upping was back in Oxfordshire last week, with the fiveday trip ending at Abingdon Bridge on Friday.

The royal swan markers took an annual census of swan populations and assessed the health of cygnet populations.

The flotilla of swan markers also passed through Benson Lock, Clifton Hampden Bridge and Culham Lock on their voyage from Sunbury on Thames.

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David Barber, the Queen’s royal swan marker said the population of swans is on the rise and added that this year “was better than the last and the two years before that”.

He said on Friday the team tallied 14 cygnets and had found a total of 134 cygnets over the week.

He attributed the success to the education surrounding conservation of swans and his ‘wonderful’ team of markers.

He added: “We had no floods this year which also helped. This is a benefit for wildlife and the swan population, and overall, it has been very positive.”

Last year, as the team arrived at Benson Lock, Mr Barber had expressed concern over what he said was a ‘downturn’ in swan populations.

The team had at that point only found 65 cygnets. In 2015, the team had tracked down 83 cygnets.

Jennifer and Stuart Roberts, from Didcot, were there to watch the event. Mr Roberts said: “We have been talking about coming to watch for years and we saw it in the paper and we decided we

can’t miss it again.”

The tradition has taken place for over 900 years. The markers circle their boats around the swans, take them out of the water and take them ashore to measure them, weigh them and check them for injuries.

Throughout the week schools are invited to watch the swan uppers and talk to them about the tradition and the importance of conservation.

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The poster being used in the campaign in Oxford city diversity and we stand in solidarity with anyone subjected to abuse based on their identity.

“Hate crime will not be tolerated and these new posters are here to make that clear.”

Councillor Tom Hayes, executive board member for commu-

ments to minimise the period of delay before work could be undertaken. Last month the Government committed to fund any necessary replacement works, and now it says this will not be the case.

“We would seek to recover our costs on the basis of their initial commitment.”

The council said work is already ongoing with contractors to consider alternative cladding options, but warns that there could be a wait due to a high level of demand across the country for the supply of non-ACM cladding materials.

It is expected to be some months before work could begin.

In June, Darren Hazell, chairman of the Oxford Tower Block Leaseholder Association, accused Oxford officials of giving ‘false assurances’ to tower block residents after the authority told residents that the cladding on the city’s tower blocks was fi re retardant.

At the time, he said he and other leaseholders received letters confi rming that the cladding was fi re retardant but he added that just days later that was proved to be ‘false information’.

Mr Hazell said: “It is a joke. In light of the severity of the Grenfell fi re you would have thought they would have dotted their i’s and crossed their t’s.

I am very angry about the situation.”

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A poster campaign urging people to come forward if they have experienced or witnessed hate crime will be launched by Thames Valley Police and Oxford City Council alongside community events that are also planned to drive home the message of tolerance.

Figures have shown reports of racist and homophobic incidents in Oxford increased by more than 40 per cent last year.

The posters will reflect the council’s efforts to ‘build and bring together stronger, safer communities’.

Shaista Obaidi, an Oxford anti-racism campaigner who is involved in the project, said: “It’s vital that Oxford sends out the clear message that we have a zero tolerance policy towards all forms of bigotry.

“Oxford is an international city, we are a city proud of our

THE exterior cladding on two tower blocks in Oxford may not need to be replaced, despite it failing a safety test last month.

After the Grenfell Tower disaster in London, where at least 80 people were killed in a fi re, Oxford City Council was among the many councils that carried out tests on the cladding of its high rise buildings.

The Evenlode and Windrush towers in Blackbird Leys failed the tests and the council responded by saying it would replace the materials as quickly as possible.

Now the council says that new guidance by the government could affect the council’s fi nal decision around cladding replacement.

An expert panel has advised that aluminium composite (ACM) cladding could be safe to use on buildings if installed as part of a whole wall system that meets fi re safety standards.

Cllr Bob Price, leader of Oxford City Council, said: “Since the tragic Grenfell fi re, [the] council has acted swiftly in the best interests of our tower block residents. Their safety is paramount.”

He added: “We will now await the results of the new tests and the recommendations of the expert panel before taking the fi nal decisions around cladding replacement.

“Meanwhile, we are continuing to put in place all the necessary arrange-

nity safety, said: “This council is committed to working with all our partners to challenge prejudice and intimidation, and will always take incidents of hate crime extremely seriously.”

At the same time, a new event called the People’s Fair, planned for this Sunday, aims to bring the city’s communities together to celebrate diversity.

Organised by M&A Social Enterprise, a voluntary not-forprofit community group founded by three local women who work on diversity-related initiatives, the fair is being held in Florence Park, east Oxford, from 11am to 5pm.

One of the co-organisers, Mariam Ahmed, said: ‘The People’s Fair aims to bring communities together, showcasing the strength of diversity in our city.”

The event will host a ‘learning zone’ stall run by Oxford University academics and also showcase local artists, as well as hosting football tournaments and fairground rides.

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Raising the roof at Downton hospital thanks to campaign George Welch: Reporter A ‘MIRACULOUS’ fundraising effort has helped restore the roof of the 17th century building used as the cottage hospital in the hit TV show Downton Abbey.

The restoration of the Cotswold stone roof of the Old Grammar School in Bampton is complete after campaigners raised £125,000.

The show, which follows the fictional Grantham family at their Downton Abbey estate, was partly fi lmed in Bampton during its six series production between 2010 and 2015.

The Bampton Community Archive, setup in 2002 to record and save the social history of the village, has overseen the campaign to raise the cash and are extremely happy with the result.

Chairman Robin Shuckburgh said: “The enthusiasm and professionalism with which the archive, its volunteers and its committee members have gone about the huge task of raising the money for this project has been nothing short of miraculous.

“Seeing the beautiful result of the restoration is a great reward for their efforts.”

The roof has been stripped down and restored to 21st century standards and can be expected to serve the people of Bampton for another 350 years.

The completion of the roof works marks the end of phase one of the building’s full restoration.

A further £150,000 will be needed to complete the inside of the building.

This includes renovation of the second floor of the Old Grammar School, which fell into a state of disrepair after being declared unsafe more than 30 years ago.

The Archive has said ‘good progress’ has

been made in the raising of these funds and hopes to start phase two later this year.

The whole project should be fi nished before fi lming begins on Downton the movie, scheduled to start in spring next year.

Downton Abbey ended at Christmas 2015 after six series, with the series fi nale watched by 8.8 million viewers.

Downton Cottage Hospital was where Lady Sybil helped Dr Clarkson treat recuperating soldiers during the First World War. The hospital is a stones throw from the church, where various Crawley family weddings were celebrated, and is next to the home of Isobel Crawley.

In a small fi lm produced for the Archive’s campaign in 2015 Hugh Bonneville, who plays the Earl of Grantham, said: “This building has played an important part in the life of Bampton, just as it has in the fictional village of Downton.”

The show has previously fi lmed at Blenheim Palace, Cogges in Witney and Shilton near Carterton.

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AS the long school summer break starts, a children’s charity is urging parents to take care following a number of calls about children being left home alone in Oxfordshire.

The NSPCC referred 35 cases to the police and children’s services in the last year after receiving calls and emails from members of the public.

Callers to the 24-hour helpline reported children being left alone overnight and left to feed themselves and use dangerous kitchen equipment.

Now, the charity has issued advice on leaving children home alone, warning that although a child may seem responsible enough to be left alone without supervision, parents and carers should think carefully whether they could cope with unexpected situations.

NSPCC chief executive Peter Wanless said: “Deciding if a child is ready to be left on their own can be a very difficult decision and the summer holidays can be a difficult time for parents and carers as they face increasing childcare pressures.”

Although the law does not give a minimum age at which children can be left on their own, parents and carers can be prosecuted for neglect if children are put at risk of suffering or injury.

County councillor and cabinet member for children and family services, Steve Harrod, said: “I strongly suspect [most] parents already think extremely carefully about the safety of their children before deciding they are old enough and mature enough to be alone at home.”

Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville at the library which features as the cottage hospital in the hit TV show and above left, from the programme

Theatre fundraising goes through the roof A WHOPPING £500,000 has been raised after months of fundraising to replace the leaking roof on Wallingford’s historic Corn Exchange.

The community and volunteer-run facility launched an appeal in January to help restore the roof on the grade-II listed Victorian building and was awarded a vital cash boost of £170,000 last week.

Since the roof appeal was launched in January, a team of enthusiastic volunteers have been working hard to fi nd ways to raise the funds.

Grant applications were sent to numerous charities and trusts, and events, such as a barn dance, quiz evening, garden party and a marathon show have steadily boosted the amount.

Members of the public have also donated via the online JustGiving site or by placing donations in the foyer collection box when passing the building.

The latest cash injection comes from the community grants committee, and will also help pay for new stage facilities and improvements to the auditorium heating and ventilation.

Corn Exchange marketing director and fundraising committee member John Evans said: “We are very, very pleased.

The grant from SODC has guaranteed that our roof project can go ahead.

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Work on the roof is due to begin shortly and is estimated to take around three months before a grand re-opening in the autumn.

Volunteers have been busy removing equipment in preparation.

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A human conveyor belt was set up to move the various items from its theatre location and into storage.

Auditorium seats have also been taken out and sent away for refurbishment.

Elizabeth Gillespie, the council’s cabinet member for licensing and grants, said: “The investment planned not only protects the Corn Exchange’s heritage and history but will introduce sustainable materials to guarantee its future.”

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MP’s pledge to fight obesity WITNEY MP Robert Courts has pledged to put ‘tackling childhood obesity high on the political agenda’ in a bid to combat the country’s ‘obesity epidemic’.

The Conservative MP met Cancer Research UK and the Obesity Health Alliance in Parliament last week to celebrate progress made on cancer diagnoses and to raise awareness of the hidden effects of obesity.

Mr Courts wants to raise awareness of the link between obesity and cancer by changing attitudes to the way people eat and promoting initiatives such as the smartphone app Sugar Smart.

He said the matter “needs to be made more public in order to help us all beat cancer sooner”.

According to NHS figures, 58 per cent of women and 68 per cent of men were overweight or obese in England in 2015.

Play campaign near to target CAMPAIGNERS fundraising for new play equipment in Long Wittenham are asking for more donations as they close in on their target.

South Oxfordshire District Council has approved a grant of £7,300 towards new play facilities at Bodkin’s Field – but campaigners have to match-fund the grant.

The Long Wittenham Playground Project say they’re £737 short of their target but are confident of hitting it by the end of the year.

More than £6,550 has been raised so far to replace old equipment and campaign organisers are hopeful children will be playing there next spring.

Campaigner Catherine Harrison said: “Our thanks to everyone in the village who has put their hands in their pockets to help support this project.

“New play equipment is long overdue and will be a great leap forward for children in the village to have new and up-to-date play equipment.”

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Proposal to ban buses will have ‘negative effect in city for years’

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THE government will be asked to intervene after the county council reached a stalemate with bus operators over the proposed closure of Oxford’s Queen Street.

Council chiefs decided to go ahead with an 18-month experimental ban on buses and taxis in the street at a cabinet meeting last week.

But formal opposition from Oxford Bus Company and Stagecoach Oxfordshire bosses means Transport Secretary Chris Grayling will now decide whether the plan can go ahead.

Oxfordshire County Council leader Ian Hudspeth cited health and safety concerns on the street when the Westgate shopping centre reopens on October 24.

However, he has faced resistance from pedestrian and cycling groups,

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business representatives and Oxford University.

The bus companies complained about displaced buses, longer journey times, more congestion and higher running costs.

According to Oxford Bus Company managing director Phil Southall, buses will be forced to travel an additional 149,000 ‘unnecessary miles’ per year.

He said: “All of these issues will continue ad infi nitum, should this myopic proposal be pushed through.

“On the surface it may seem like an ordinary, robust debate over public realm, but make no mistake – the proposed bus ban in Queen Street will have a long-term negative effect on our city.

“We have objected, in the strongest terms, to the county council’s plans. The proposed alternatives do not address the key issues that the closure will create, and this will affect everyone.”

A total of 48 per cent of respondents to a survey on the plan, which closed in June, opposed the ban. A third supported it.

Stagecoach service delivery director Paul O’Callaghan said he was “disappointed” by the council’s decision to go ahead with the plans and re-stated the need for a turning area for buses in the Worcester Street and New Road area to enable the pedestrianisation of Queen Street.

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Jack drives ideas for buses of the future AN Abingdon teenager will have his vision for an environmentally friendly bus proudly displayed in a fleet of buses.

Fourteen-year-old Jack Cooper was crowned the winner of Stagecoach in Oxfordshire’s Bus Of The Future competition and pocketed £500 for his idea of what buses might look like in the years ahead.

The public were asked to ‘like’ their favourite design from a shortlist of entries that were displayed on the bus fi rm’s Facebook page.

Jack’s design beat dozens of other submissions and received nearly 400 ‘likes’ for his electric entry for the fleet’s X30 and 31 buses.

The John Mason school pupil’s elec-

tric bus illustration will be showcased inside Stagecoach in Oxfordshire’s buses, including its 21-strong ‘greenengine’ fleet.

A jubilant Jack said: “When I heard about the competition I was really excited because I have a strong passion for buses and have done since I was little.

“I was over the moon when I found out I had won.”

The initiative, which took place across the county in June, was launched to celebrate the city’s ‘green week’ and also mark the company’s own ‘green month’ campaign, which raises awareness of greener, smarter travel.

Business development manager Karen Coventry said: “We were thrilled

to see so many local people getting involved with our competition – it was a good job it was down to the public to choose the winner otherwise we would have been really stuck.

“We launched the competition as a way of inspiring people to think about buses as a convenient way to travel, to reduce their own carbon footprint while also reaching out to those who have a passion for transport and are able to look to the future and what might be possible.”

Stagecoach in Oxfordshire also awarded four runners up – Tomas King, five from Kidlington; James Lambeth, 16 from Marston; Julian Masson from Southampton and James Clayton, eight from Barton.

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Passengers ‘face more cuts’ Eva Astreinidou: Reporter

are proposing are designed to improve capacity and safety [of the city].”

Queen Street was used exclusively by pedestrians between June and November last year during part of the Westgate Shopping Centre redevelopment and this policy plans to close it again to all vehicles.

As part of the same consultation, the county council will also go ahead with improvements to city centre junctions and bus stops, as well as new arrangements for loading in St Aldates and High Street.

BUS users have been dealt yet more cuts to services with the warning there could be more to come.

Four routes were axed at the weekend and a campaign group has predicted that the ‘strangulation’ of council budgets could lead to more in the future.

Thames Travel has withdrawn routes 17, 41, and 114, while Pulham’s Coaches withdrew route X8 on Friday.

Route 17 links Jericho with Summertown and central Oxford, while Route 41, in Abingdon, links Caldecott with the town centre and Fairacres retail park.

Route 114 links Berinsfield, Dorchester and Abingdon and is the only bus serving Culham, Clifton Hampden and Burcot, while Route X8 serves Chipping Norton and Churchill.

Hugh Jaeger, a director of Bus Users UK, said: “Twelve months ago Oxfordshire became one of the worst counties in England for county council bus cuts. And the results of those cuts are still getting worse.”

Last summer, the county council announced that 56 of the county’s 118 services would continue in some form, but that 49 routes would be scrapped.

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Anneliese Dodds, MP for Oxford East, said: “The county council has reduced to almost nothing expenditure on bus subsidies, of course

prompted to do so by savage government cuts.

“The government needs to get a grip, and ensure that bus networks are reinstated and can once again serve people who so desperately need them.”

Cllr Yvonne Constance, cabinet member for environment and economy, said: “Although the county council has been forced by the financial crisis affecting local gov-

ernment to make difficult decisions - we remain committed to working in partnership with bus operators to safeguard and develop the commercial bus network.”

In the meantime, Stagecoach announced it will be making improvements to its S3 and 7 services from August 13, to include earlier starts and later finishes and a new service linking Yarnton to Oxford Parkway.

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Support The Oxford Paper’s charity of the year – Play2Give

Tournament helps charity net funds towards £10k goal George Welch: Reporter TALENTED footballing stars of tomorrow impressed with striking shots and fancy footwork to support our charity of the year’s annual football tournament.

Didcot-based fundraising group Play2Give (P2G) has so far raised £2,740 from the main event on its calendar, with all funds going to the Oxford Children’s Hospital (CHOX).

P2G was formed following its first football tournament in 2007 and, 10 years on, the competition is still going from strength to strength.

This year, teams ranged from Under-13s boys and – for the fi rst time – Under-14s girls as teams battled it out at Oxford City FC on July 16.

Those taking part included boys

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from Botley, Ducklington and Oxford City, as well as girls from Swindon, Thatcham, Milton Keynes and Beaconsfield.

Swindon Girls and Bardwell Youth lifted the trophies for the girls’ and boys’ tournaments.

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P2G’s founder, 29-year-old Andy Baker, said: “We are most known for our football tournaments, as that is how P2G came about, so every year we are always really pleased by the support we receive through these and all our events and campaigns.

“It was an extra special event this time round as this year we celebrate being 10 years old, and it was great to see not just teams locally but those in other counties all unite to play in their favourite sport of football to help bring smiles and cheer to children less fortunate.”

Fellow organiser Dale Harris, from Cowley, said ‘it was a brilliant day’.

Swindon Girls beat Sandhurst Redsox to claim the girls’ title Dale, like Andy, has dedicated the past 15 years to supporting CHOX as his 14-year-old daughter Mya – who was born with Spina Bifida – has required frequent treatment since birth and has undergone multiple operations.

She has continued to receive loving care and treatment since CHOX opened its doors a decade ago.

Dale said: “The afternoon went seamlessly well which is brilliant.

Doing this tournament is just our way of giving back really and there was such a good atmosphere on the day.”

More than £6,500 has been raised towards P2G’s £10,000 target this year. Visit tinyurl.com/zksd8xx to donate to its 10th anniversary appeal.

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Voluntary organisation Banbury Canal Partnership (BCP), which helps look after the canal in north Oxfordshire, has received the Titan shredder from the owners of Castle Quay Shopping Centre.

The new device will help the BCP keep the towpath clear and safe by removing overhanging tree branches, hedges and undergrowth.

Chairman Colin Garnham-Edge said: “As most of the canal we look after is nowhere near a road, we have to use a small boat to collect all of the branches and logs we cut, and then transport them away from the work site to be shredded.

“As you can imagine, this is time consuming, which is a real problem when you have limited time from volunteers.

“Now we can do the shredding quickly where we work, saving both time and money.

“It’s also great for the environment because we can turn these

From left, Banbury Canal Partnership volunteers Jenny Saunders, Robin Williams, Colin Garnham-Edge and Brian Saunders with the Titan shredder along with Paul Davison from Aberdeen Assests Management finer shredding fragments into compost.”

On donating the shredder, Cameron Murray, of Aberdeen Asset Management, owners of the central Banbury shopping centre, said: “We are delighted to be working with the BCP as they

do vital maintenance to this beautiful canal, which also runs next to our Castle Quay shopping centre.

“The shredder means that the hard-working volunteers can more easily keep the paths clear for walkers and cyclists to enjoy safely.”

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Vision of a greener Oxford bags £3.2m funding boost George Welch: Reporter OXFORD residents can look forward to better air quality, a reduction in energy bills and CO2 emissions in the city and a boost to the local economy.

Visions of a greener Oxford have come about as social enterprise The Low Carbon Hub has secured £1.6million of EU funding to boost renewable energy generation in the city.

The group’s funding from the European Regional Development fund will be matched with another £1.6m mainly from six council and university partners, taking the total to £3.2m.

Through a project known as OxFutures, the partners hope to increase

the number of new low-carbon businesses so that more of the £1.5bn that Oxfordshire spends on energy each year remains in the county.

The cash will be spent on grants for new products, new start-ups and energy-efficiency measures.

The Low Carbon Hub is encouraging Oxford businesses to work with it and the partners to improve energy efficiencies.

The project will build on the success of the fi rst phase of OxFutures, a partnership between Oxford City Council, Oxfordshire County Council and the hub.

The four-year EU-funded programme included an £18m investment into local renewable energy and

energy efficiency projects.

Of the second phase, The Low Carbon Hub’s Barbara Hammond said: “We are reaching a tipping point where the growth of renewables and advances in technology are combining to make green energy the most economically sensible choice as well as the right choice for our planet.

“Through OxFutures we are bringing together some of the most important low carbon players in Oxfordshire to ensure the county benefits both fi nancially and environmentally from this energy revolution.”

Businesses interested in applying for grant funding should email the Low Carbon Hub at info@lowcarbonhub.org or call 01865 246099.

Moves to demolish rail bridge are delayed WORK to demolish and rebuild a grade-II listed railway bridge in Steventon has been pushed back to next year.

Network Rail had planned to close off High Street as part of a 10-month project to electrify the railway in December.

But in a statement last week, the rail operator said: “Network Rail continues to work with Steventon Parish Council and Oxfordshire County Council on our plans to replace the

bridge at Steventon to enable new electric train services to run on the Great Western mainline.

“We are awaiting the outcome of the listed building consent application seeking permission to replace the bridge. We can confi rm that there will be no works at the bridge or diversionary routes in place this year.

“We will continue to work with the parish council and update residents as our plans progress.”

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Welcome to Eva Astreinidou: Reporter NEW signs in Oxford have been installed on all 11 roads entering the city centre as part of a vision to be a city that ‘truly welcomes cyclists’.

The fi rst sign, in Marsh Lane, which tells drivers that they are entering a Cycling City, was unveiled by the Lord Mayor of Oxford, Cllr Jean Fooks, on Monday last week.

The aim is to remind motorists to be more aware and respectful towards cyclists, and make cycling a focus for the city’s future vision.

Last month, Oxford City Council

set out how Oxford will look and feel in 2050. A key part of the city’s draft Vision 2050 included creating safe and accessible cycling routes across the city and keeping parts of the centre traffic free for large parts of the day.

Cllr Louise Upton, the city council’s champion for cycling, said: “Getting more people cycling is key to how we see the city developing. It is one of the best ways we can reduce congestion and pollution – and it will also help people stay fit and healthy.”

The city has expressed an intention to replicate Oxford’s twinned city Leiden, where 70 per cent of people commute by bicycle.

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SCARECROWS are not usually classed as an MP’s constituents but one MP can probably count on a few extra votes from this bunch.

Banbury member Victoria Prentis judged the Tadmarton Scarecrow Contest, the finale of the Scarecrow Festival, last month and the winning entries were announced on July 22 at a concert at the village church.

She was impressed by the creativity of all of the entries, and

Cycling City William James, pro-vice chancellor for planning and resources at Oxford University, said: “With 31 per cent of the university’s staff cycling to work and 42 per cent of its students using their bike to travel to lectures, it is essential that Oxford becomes a safe and pleasant place to cycle.

“These gateway signs are a small step in the right direction towards a city that truly welcomes cyclists.”

It is believed to be the fi rst time a UK city has installed such signs.

The scheme was suggested by Jake Backus from Cyclox at the Oxford Cycling Forum, as part of the ‘rights and responsibilities’ campaign, which

sets out how cyclists and drivers should behave within Oxford.

Speaking at the unveiling of the fi rst sign, Oxfordshire County Council leader Cllr Ian Hudspeth, said: “[Our] vision is for cycling to be accessible to everyone, regardless of age, background or cycling experience and we are investing millions of pounds in this now and will keep doing so in the future.”

He said the county council has submitted a bid to Government to fund a £6.9m package of cycle, pedestrian and public transport improvements along Botley Road and are implementing a £12.5m package as part of the Access to Headington project.

Objectors fail to halt farmland build bid

PLANS to build warehousing and homes on farmland have been approved, despite a string of objections.

Albion Land has been given the green light for two planning applications – one for a business park and a second for 150 new homes at land between Howes Lane and Middleton Stoney Road, in Bicester.

A temporary access to the site will be built in Howes Lane and a new entrance will be constructed off Middleton Stoney Road.

A report for Cherwell District Council said the development was ‘key’ to enabling the realigned Howes Lane to proceed because if the applications were approved, the land, owned by Albion Land, would be released for the new road.

Eventually, the realigned road will link Howes Lane with Lords Lane via a new tunnel under the railway line embankment.

Network Rail owns the railway site and is in talks with the lead developer of Bicester eco town, A2 Dominion, to buy the land.

But Steven Rand, the chairman of Derwent Green Residents’ Group, told councillors the realignment of Howes Lane should be completed before building work on homes and warehouses as traffic in the current Howes Lane was already ‘unacceptable’. The warehouse development, which is expected to be a mixture of storage and distribution, offices

and light industry, will sit on the edge of the 6,000-home eco town and the Greenwood and Kingsmere housing estates.

A previous application for the development was rejected by councillors last year and is awaiting appeal.

Residents have raised a string of objections to the applications, including concerns that the development was in the wrong place, it would impact on residents and the highway network ‘will not cope’.

Cllr Les Sibley said the proposal was contrary to the local plan and approving the application was ‘setting a dangerous precedent’.

He also opposed the planned temporary access measures for Howes Lane. Cllr Sibley said: “In the event the Howes Lane is not realigned this is an undesirable situation that could become permanent.”

He also criticised warehousing, up to 16-metre tall, and said it should not be built near homes.

Cllr Debbie Pickford said she was ‘very concerned’ and said of Howes Lane, ‘the road will not take it’.

Middleton Stoney Parish Council objected to the application and developer Portfolio Property Partners, which has approval to build homes next to the site, also opposed the development saying it was contrary to local planning policy.

Oxfordshire County Council’s highways department supported the application.

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Victoria said: “It is always a real pleasure to see communities coming together, and throw themselves into village life.

“As a farmer’s daughter, scarecrows have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. I was amazed by the wit and variety of the entries. It was very difficult to pick a favourite, but I felt that Fantastic Mr Fox was a worthy winner!”

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Recyclers given green light to use plastic bin liners George Welch: Reporter RESIDENTS in Oxford and south and west Oxfordshire can now use plastic bags to line their food waste bins and caddies.

Organic waste business Agrivert’s anaerobic digestion plants near Wallingford and Cassington can now accept thin plastic bags, such as carrier bags, bread bags, paper wrappings or normal pedal bin liners.

Residents can also continue to use compostable bags or newspapers to line their caddies and bins, or put food straight in without any liner.

While food waste is recycled into gas for electricity and fertiliser for local farmland, any bags used as lin-

Cllr Tony Harbour is keen to keep up recycling levels

ers will now be removed at the processing plant and sent to another facility to be turned into energy.

The new policy is available to residents living in the districts of Oxford City, South Oxfordshire, the Vale of White Horse and West Oxfordshire.

Cllr Tony Harbour, cabinet member for waste at SODC, said: “We know

that compostable bags can be expensive and easily tear, so it’s great news that the processing plant can now take plastic bags.

“We are very grateful to our residents for their efforts in recycling – which have helped our district to achieve the highest recycling rates in the country.

“We are always looking for opportunities to work with our partners to improve services for our residents and this is a good example of this.”

WODC’s Cllr Carol Reynolds added: “We know local people are keen recyclers as last year we [W Oxon] collected over 3,480 tonnes of food waste, but this change will help make it even easier, cheaper and cleaner for people to recycle their leftovers.”

Patience wears thin over GP waiting time DIFFICULTY in making an appointment to see a GP is the main gripe of Oxfordshire patients, a health watchdog survey has revealed.

Healthwatch Oxfordshire found that the vast majority of people are very happy with the quality of care they receive from their GP and others at the surgery.

However, the frustrations of hav-

ing to wait for a regular appointments or out-of-hours face-to-face consultations are marring patients’ experience of using the service.

The report found that satisfaction ratings for waiting times had marginally increased on those of a previous survey in 2014 but, as in 2014, people have become increasingly dissatisfied if they have to wait more

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than a week for an appointment.

Healthwatch Oxfordshire’s report revealed that patients would welcome Saturday and evening appointments, but that the desire for Sunday appointments has decreased from 75 per cent to 55 per cent in three years.

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A RECORD number of cycling enthusiasts saddled up for Bicester’s sixth annual bike day.

More than 300 local residents and cyclists lapped up the sun as they enjoyed the free event at Pingle Field on July 8.

Organisers A2Dominion, a north west Bicester developer, said the event was a huge success as scores of families enjoyed the bike-themed fun.

Resident Jane Smith said: “The event was great fun for all the locals in Bicester and it was lovely to see

everyone enjoying themselves on the day.”

Another resident Paul Smith added: “It was a wonderful day and a nice way to spend time with my boys.

“The event really bought the community together and we all had a good time in the sun.”

The day began with 120 people taking part in a Tour de Bicester treasure hunt around the town.

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Families enjoy the Tour de Bicester, main. Paul Smith discusses mechanics with sons Harry and Ezra, above and skateboards as part of the day’s main performance.

A2Dominion’s group director of housing, Dawn Wightman, said: “Once again, this year’s event was a fantastic day and a great success in promoting cycling in the town.

“Good weather was also a bonus, helping us to attract generous numbers. Both North West Bicester residents and the wider Bicester community came together to enjoy all the activities, so it was lovely to see everyone enjoying the day.”

PLANS for a new care home have been given the go-ahead despite a number of complaints about the size and scale of the project.

Thirty-two letters of objection from nearby residents and opposition from the parish council could not stop the decision by the Vale of White Horse District Council at a planning meeting on July 13.

The main reasons for objection were lack of privacy for neighbouring homes due to the size of the new buildings, noise and smell disturbance, increased flood risk, and added traffic in the area.

Following the decision, Wantage and Grove county councillor Jenny Hannaby said: “I voted against the development [because of the] missed opportunity of getting development that complements the rural setting, as it will now be the gateway building as you enter Wantage from Grove.

“Extra care housing and adult care facilities are required.

“However I believe Wantage has suffered from some bad design developments and this in my opinion is too large – two storeys would have been more acceptable, but three storeys is

An artist’s impression of the new care home just too overbearing.”

At a planning meeting in May, Wantage town councillors said that the development plans on Grove Road were ‘overbearing and inappropriate’.

They said: “Although we are in support of the principle of a care and extra care facility on this site, we object to the scheme currently submitted.

“The scale and massing of the building is considered to be overdevelopment of the site considering its current use and proximity to the nearest neighbouring properties.

“There would be a significant reduction in the neighbouring residential amenity of these dwellings, with overlooking from the windows on the south

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Speaking after the decision by Vale of White Horse, a spokesperson from Frontier Estates said the new facilities would help to meet a ‘pressing local need’.

They said: “We are very pleased that members resolved to approve the scheme.

“We have undertaken a significant amount of work to amend the scheme including reducing the size of the care home, moving the building further away from neighbouring properties and removing the proposed terraces to name just a few. ” Construction is set to begin in spring 2018.

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THE Oxfordshire FA has chosen the Oxford Children’s Hospital as its charity of the year and will celebrate the partnership with the match at Oxford City FC on August 4.

The match will see the winners of two of this year’s OFA County Cups, Oxford City development team and Adderbury Park, play for the Benevolent Cup, which was formerly part of the pre-season matches.

Steph Clark, marketing and communications officer at Oxfordshire FA, said: “We are absolutely thrilled to announce that we will be supporting the Oxford Children’s Hospital during the course of our work throughout the current season.

“We understand and value the importance of our local communities and so, to be able to support a charity who are fi rmly embedded at the very heart of the community in Oxfordshire, is a fantastic honour – we can’t wait to get started.”

Eleanor Jones, head of fundraising at ORH charitable funds, said: “With so many of our young patients and their families, as well as our incredible staff, sharing a love of the beautiful game, we are looking forward to working with all the clubs, players, fans, volunteers, staff and directors at the Oxfordshire FA over the next 12 months.”

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MPs’ seasonal concert for funds for Syrians Prentice encourages colleagues to sing out again Samantha McGregor: Reporter NORTH Oxfordshire MP Victoria Prentis will once again encourage her parliamentary colleagues to sing out and help raise cash.

The Banbury MP has announced the Christmas Singing for Syrians concert, will take place at St Margaret’s Church, Westminster, on December 12.

Now in its third year, Singing for Syrians raises money for the Hands Up Foundation, a charity which pays the salaries of doctors and funds prosthetic limb clinics in the region.

But the concerts were not just restricted to the capital, events were staged up and down the country helping to raise £140,000.

Mrs Prentis said there were scores of events in 2016 – many of which took place in north Oxfordshire.

She said since it started in 2015, the Government has been very supportive of Singing for Syrians, and last week the initiative was praised by the Secretary of State for International Development.

Priti Patel said: “It is an incredible charity, and I commend her for her work. She (Mrs Prentis) is right to highlight the fact that providing support in the region is what makes a difference in terms of changing and saving lives.”

Mrs Prentis said: “There were 85 events in 2016 – many of which took place in north Oxfordshire – and we raised a fantastic £140,000 for the Hands Up Foundation.

“So far, the money has gone to

Victoria Prentis MP with actors Simon Callow, Tom Hollander and Alexander Armstrong and musicians at last year’s concert paying the salaries of the medical team in Aleppo, funding a prosthetic limb clinic and we are now focusing on supporting a school for disabled children in Damascus.

“The initiative really does help the most vulnerable who remain in Syria and the surrounding region.”

“We are now gearing up for the re-launch in September, and have already fi xed a date for our flagship event in St Margaret’s Church, Westminster on Tuesday, December 12.

“The concerts are really easy to organise, so hopefully people in North Oxfordshire will consider holding their own.”

Last year’s Westminster choir was made up of a group of crossparty MPs, including Robert Buckland, former MP Fiona MacTaggart, who stood down in May; while former Oxfordshire MP

Nicola Blackwood, together with Andrea Jenkyns, Anne-Marie Trevelyan and Will Quince MP all performed solos.

They were joined by performances from celebrities Simon Callow, Alexander Armstrong, Tom Hollander, Brigid Keenan and Michael Morpurgo.

For more information and fundraising packs view singingforsyrians.com or email victoria.prentis. mp@parliament.uk.

Take up reading challenge for chance to win prizes RESIDENTS old and young are being urged to get reading this summer and be in with a chance to win prizes.

Libraries across Oxfordshire will throw open their doors for a string of special events aimed at getting people to read more.

Called Oxfordshire Reads, this year’s summer reading challenge will tackle the themes of ‘Hidden Depths’ and ‘Eureka’.

It is aiming to get people of all ages talking about books which are not always as they seem and those which feature a sudden moment of revelation.

Events will take place across Oxfordshire from now until September 9.

These include talks, quizzes and social media discussions urging readers to recommend this summer’s hottest thrillers, journeys of discovery, or twisting tales of deceit.

Thame Library is hosting a special discussion on crime books on Friday, August 4 at 2.30pm, and visitors will also be encouraged to share their favourite tales of the unexpected.

Meanwhile, Bicester Library will hold a session about graphic novels and comics on Monday, August 7 at 5.30pm.

Both sessions are free, but tickets should be booked in advance at the respective library.

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Refugees tell their stories through art AN exhibition in Oxford promises to ‘shine a light’ on the past and present experiences of refugees and asylum seekers in the city.

The art display Journeys to Oxford will run at the Museum of Oxford until November 4.

The installation is a collaboration between Abingdon and Witney College and Refugee Resource, an Oxfordshire-based service that supports refugees and asylum seekers.

Working with two artists from the museum, the Family Learning team from the college ran a sixweek course to tap into key themes of the exhibition, including community, culture, diversity, travel, and integration.

The team, who work closely with local communities, also delivered a course for beginners in English.

During the project, the group shared elements of their journeys in the work they produced, including journey maps to represent past experiences, present lives in Oxford and hopes for the future.

They produced textile maps,

net member for cultural services, Lorraine Lindsay-Gale, said: “The summer break is a great opportunity for children to discover the joy of reading and fi nd out what their local library has to offer.

“We’ve seen thousands of children and volunteers take part in previous reading challenges.

“We hope this year will be even bigger and better.”

Visitors to all 43 of the county council’s libraries will also be encouraged to enter a prize draw by writing on postcards about the books they love.

Prizes include tickets for Blenheim Palace, Cotswold Wildlife Park, Roald Dahl Museum, Oxford Ice Rink, Waterperry Gardens, Wychwood Brewery, Didcot Railway Centre and the Randolph Hotel.

Bicester’s new library, in Franklins House, opened last April in the new community building in Pioneer Square, which completed the £70million town centre regeneration scheme.

For more information, go to the county council’s webpage for the reading challenge: oxfordshire.gov. uk/oxfordshirereads

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New Nationwide branch now open Staff from the Family Learning team and the women’s group from Refugee Resource digital hand stories, and fabric collages, to represent journeys from countries including Iraq, Pakistan, Syria, Mauritius and Afghanistan.

Joe Carter, head of Family Learning, said: “The quality of what the learners produced is as outstanding as it is moving.

“By providing courses and work-

ing on projects like Journeys to Oxford, the team aims to bring communities closer together and provide learning opportunities to everyone, especially to those who feel like they can’t.”

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Budget busting guide to the school summer A hole lot of rabbit and holidays music at pub’s festival Go down the rabbit hole into a music festival at one of Oxford’s most popular pubs later this summer.

Rabbit Hole Music Festival will

take place again this year on Saturday September 9 in the beautiful grounds of The Victoria Arms in Old Marston, Oxford.

Set on the banks of the River Thames, Rabbit Hole Festival delivers a day of live music in a relaxed family-friendly style.

Music is a passion of the festival’s founder, Ed Reckitt, and is the beating heart of the festival.

But, it’s how it’s delivered that makes it so special! Ed welcomes all to the festival and strives to have a low ticket price so money is not a factor for those who attend.

The festival started as a private garden party in 2014 with just one stage and the six bands playing for a jacket potato.

Ed expected around 30 guests, but it was easily double this number enjoying the festivities. One year later Ed, with help from his friend Karl, held the event at the much larger premises of The General Eliott pub in South Hinksey, Oxford. At a personal cost of £4,000 to Ed and Karl, it was marketed as a free event and counted close to 900 visitors on the day.

“I can’t really believe that in 2014 I held a garden party, and now we have a fully-fledged festival and almost 500 Facebook followers” says the founder. “It’s a lot of work, but great when it comes off.

“Trying to get funds is difficult, but I’m really pleased we’ve managed to secure sponsorship to help with the costs”.

Ed firmly believes there are many amazing acts on our doorstep here in Oxford, but recognises that not everyone has the opportunity to see these artists who often gig on week nights.

“I feel proud to be able to showcase talented acts in Oxfordshire, and in particular provide a stage

Line up Paves Strong vocals, bluesy riffs, and a ‘not to be missed’ performance by rock ‘n’ roll band Paves – big things are happening for this cool rock band who have just completed a UK tour.

Faith i Branko An Eastern European Balkan knees up brought to you by Faith & Branko – who have performed on Radio 3, and whose album Gypsy Lover achieved No. 11 in theEuropean World Music Charts and top 20 of the WOMEX Record Label Awards 2016.

Dance a la Plage Catchy indie pop from long standing Oxford band Dance a la Plage.

Zaia Danceable feel-good reggae vibes with smooth female vocals from Zaia.

Lucy Mair Lucy's song writing combines aspects of contemporary acoustic-pop and jazz. Her first single of 2017, Midnight Car Ride, was for those young up and coming performers,” Ed says.

“The youngest we have this year is Lucy Mair at just 19 years old – she is an amazing singer.

“I’m keen to curate a line-up that is both varied and accessible,” said the founder.

Inspired by WOMAD festival, Ed aspires to have as many different genres as possible in his one day event: this year they have acts delivering reggae, latin, country, alt-indie, pop, jazzy soul, rock ‘n’ roll, eastern European and Gaelic. The 30-45 minute sets keeps things interesting.

Keen to promote the performers as much as possible, the festival website has bios of all the artists including music videos.

released to critical acclaim and was 'track of the week' on BBC Introducing.

Zhana & Jae Expect to be wowed by these stunning twin sisters! - their natural talent produces captivating harmonies and powerful vocals.

A Little Bit Country This dynamic duo have a great vibe, great harmonies, and they sound, well.... a little bit country!

Elephantasy Meet this colourful Neo-Soul collective formed of jazz and soul musicians.

The Wonder Rabbits Folk, county, blues, and pop covers from the very tight cover band The Wonder Rabbits.

Ox Latin Combo Latin vibes from Ox Latin Combo.

Abingdon Community Choir A 35 strong choir deliver amazing arrangements of popular songs.

Acoustic performances by: Susi Illingworth, Marc Sarazin and Javier Guevara However, the founder says it’s the musicians and those who attend that make the festival what it is. “It would be nothing without the people of Oxford,” he says.

“I am grateful to everyone who comes, and I’m pleased they enjoy it so much. Making it accessible to all, including families, is important to me. We’ve shown that good music can co-exist with kids.

“We are serious about what we do and delivering the best experience”.

The festival will have a bouncy castle and face-painting this year, and will be raising money for local charity Restore. Will they repeat the amazing firework finale like last year?

You’ll have to come and see!

Ready for an expensive six weeks off with the kids? Or will you be watching the pennies and hunting out activities that don’t blow the budget?

The money saving team at PromotionalCodes.org.uk have put together their tips for keeping the costs down during the summer break.

Instead of blowing £30 on a family cinema ticket, they suggest looking out for the junior showing which will cost you just a few pounds.

When it comes to travelling around, the team suggest looking at the deals you can get on public transport rather than hopping into the car and spending a fortune on parking.

If you are planning a day out at a theme park, book in advance and save up to 20% on the ticket price.

And if you’re looking for something completely free, they recommend heading to a museum, creating a water park in your garden or spending a day at a local country park.

Darren Williams from PromotionalCodes.org.uk said: “I’ve got two young kids so know just how pricey the school summer holidays can be, especially if the weather’s bad.

“Keeping them busy is a must if you’re going to avoid sibling squabbles or complete boredom so planning in advance is a great tip, especially if you are having a day out at a theme park or attraction.

“If you look around locally, there will be stacks you can do for free.

Museums and city farms, for example, will be geared up for the holidays and will have plenty of free activities on to keep the kids happy.

“Country parks are another great place to head – lots of open space and

always a great playground. If you have bikes, take them along too and peddle around the park.

“You could try fruit picking and then make us some delicious jams or cakes or, if you want to keep it simple, meet up with a group of friends and their kids and let them all burn off some energy together.”

Here is PromotionalCodes.org.uk guide to a budget summer: Museums Head to a museum for a fun and educational day out. Many are free to enter and will have interactive displays or trails perfect for your children. Remember to take food and drink with you and if there’s a shop, set your kids a strict budget otherwise your free day out could become very expensive.

Sports sessions If your kids are members of a football team or sports club, check out whether the coach is planning extra sessions or a mini tournament during the holidays. If not, get a group of children together and run your own sports day, football match or game of rounders.

Cheap travel If you’re heading out for the day, check out the cheapest way to travel.

You may automatically head to your car, but bus and train companies will run offers over the six-week break which could prove better for your purse.

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your kids on an adventure.

You’ll fi nd parts of the local countryside you never knew existed and it’s good for you too!

Pick your own Why not head off and pick your own fruit? You can forage from hedgerows or pay to pick your own from a local farm. Once home, encourage the kids to help you make jam or some tasty cakes and puddings.

Those six weeks off needn't cost the earth, here are some great cheaper ideas save up to 20% if you plan your trip in advance and book your tickets online.

Junior cinema showings A trip to the cinema is perfect for a rainy day – but do your homework and see what deals are on. Many will run offers over the summer holidays and if you can get up early, check out what’s being shown in the morn-

ing. The movies may be older, but you’ll pay pennies to get in and if you missed them fi rst time round, then it’s a good chance to catch up.

Visit a farm Many cities will have their own charitable city farm. They’re generally free to get in, although do try to make a donation, and a great way for your

kids to be at one with nature, see some gorgeous animals and experience life down on the farm.

Country parks Head to a local country park and all you’ll have to shell out for is the car park. Take a picnic, a few outdoor games and some friends and you’ll have a great – and cheap – day out.

Visit a stately home If you’re happy to join the National

Trust or English Heritage, then make the most of that membership and get exploring. The initial outlay will soon pay for itself and you’ll have hundreds of properties and gardens to explore across the UK. On your bike Do you and the kids own a bike?

Pump up the tyres, pack a picnic and head for the open countryside.

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Create your own water park If the cost of visiting a water park is too much, create one at home. Fill up the paddling pool, get out the water slide and fi nd the water pistols. Your kids will have hours of fun and will water the garden at the same time.

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ENTERTAINMENT Samantha McGregor: Reporter AS Oxford’s New Theatre gears up for its Christmas production War Horse, a poignant commemoration will be played out on Sunday.

A new short story by Michael Morpurgo, the best-selling author of War Horse, will be performed in Belgium this month to mark the centenary of Passchendaele, the third battle of Ypres.

The work has been specially written for the national commemorations on Sunday.

Reading the story live, Morpurgo will be accompanied by the muchloved horse puppet Joey from the National Theatre stage adaptation of War Horse, which comes to the New Theatre Oxford this Christmas from December 13.

The commemorations will also feature extracts from The Wipers Times, the play by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman based on the satirical trench newspaper published by British soldiers fighting on the Ypres Salient.

Images from the War will be projected onto the town’s Cloth Hall, which was famously destroyed and later rebuilt.

Recordings of interviews with First World War veterans and fi rst-hand accounts from soldiers, nurses and loved ones will also be read out and projected onto the Cloth Hall.

Mr Morpurgo said: “All our yesterday’s help us to comprehend our present.

Warhorse a reminder of why we must not forget

“It is ever more important in this complex world for young people to know the roots of their history. We are inclined to take for granted our freedoms and our rights.

“It is easy to forget that so many of those who came before us, fought and died to defend the liberties we enjoy

today. We are now a hundred years on from the battle of Passchendaele, one of the most appalling battles of the First World War. “It is a moment to reflect on their lives, and on the terrible nature of that war and of all wars, and on the importance of maintaining peace.

“They fought for our peace. That is what we must not forget, which is why we must continue to tell the story, to pass it on.”

War Horse is staged at Oxford’s New Theatre from December 13 until January 6. For more information view atgtickets.com/oxford

Matilda dares to be different A MAJOR UK tour of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production Matilda the Musical has been announced.

For Oxfordshire residents, the nearest theatre will be Milton Keynes – just across the border.

The show goes on tour from March next year and will be staged at Milton Keynes Theatre, from June 5 to June 30.

This is the fi rst UK tour for Matilda The Musical, which has won 85 international awards, including 16 for Best Musical.

It is the story of an extraordinary little girl who, armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, dares to take a stand and change her own destiny.

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Enjoy Saturday night with Joe SINGER songwriter and X Factor winner Joe McElderry brings his show to Oxford this summer.

Saturday Night At The Movies Live stars Joe at his best performing a string of favourite songs from the stage and screen.

His national tour also celebrates his new album – his fi fth studio album – also called Saturday Night at the Movies, and includes his new single, Gloria.

This concert will also feature some special guests on stage at the New Theatre, Oxford, on Saturday, August

5, at 7.30pm – X Factor’s Sam Callahan and Any Dream Will Do runners up Keith Jack and Ben James-Ellis, who have all, like Joe, featured in the musical phenomenon Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat.

Joe’s performances in the title role of Joseph has had rave reviews and also led to a new soundtrack recording which was released in February.

During his time in the X Factor, Joe was mentored by Cheryl Cole and went on to win the sixth series in 2009.

His fi rst single, The Climb, reached

number two on the UK Singles Chart and number one in Ireland.

He went on to release four albums, two of which reached the top three, and has sold millions of records worldwide.

Joe went on to win the second series of Popstar to Operastar in 2011.

The following year, 2015, he took on the role of Joseph in the touring production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat.

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the RSC’s Courtyard Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon in November 2010, before transferring to London’s West End in October 2011, where it opened to rave reviews.

Catherine Mallyon, RSC executive director, said: “We are thrilled our home-grown miracle, which started life after a seven year gestation in Stratford-upon-Avon, has grown into a bit of a global phenomenon.

“Following Matilda’s successful run on Broadway, our current tours around North America, Australia and New Zealand, and continuing into our sixth year at the Cambridge Theatre in London’s West End, it is fantastic that we can share Matilda with audiences around the UK and in Ireland.”

Tickets for Milton Keynes will go on sale on April 26.

For more information view atgtickets.com/milton-keynes-theatre

On stage Idlewild frontman heads to Oxford

IDLEWILD main man Roddy Woomble, pictured, is to stop off in Oxford during his newlyannounced UK tour.

Roddy, the singer-songwriter and frontman for Scottish Indie outfit Idlewild, will be calling in at Oxford’s O2 Academy, on September 8.

The tour coincides with the release of his new solo effort, The Deluder, which will be available from September 1, while the first track to be released will be Jupiter.

On the new single, Roddy said: “The song actually started out as something I was making up for (and with) my son, who is eight years old and quite interested in astronomy - working on it with my band, who are all adults, it developed and took on a new meaning; the emphasis, and hope we place in mysterious things we don’t fully understand.”

Fringe laughs

Stand up comedian Zoe Lyons tops the bill alongside Steve Hall, Andrew Watts and compare Joe Bor at a Towersey Fringe Festival comedy evening on August 27 at Towersey Playing Fields.

Tickets are £20, available from Thame Town Hall or towerseyfringe.co.uk Entry to the daytime Fringe activities is free. The event includes performances by local artists, food stalls, children’s activities, a gin bar and spa treatments.

Thanks for party

A music festival that took over Thame town centre venues earlier this month has been hailed a success.

It gave a showcase for 58 bands and musicians and festival director Johnnie Littler said: “Thank you to the people of Thame – we threw a party and everyone came.”

Mystery awaits

Children can join the Animal Agents Summer Reading Challenge for free at libraries in Banbury and Wood Green.

Between now and September 16, youngsters have to read six books to solve the mystery with the Animal Agents. They will get a medal and certificate.

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In the garden If wet, inside – caring for the garden in the British summer rain I am sitting here office bound as the weather has closed in and the rain continues to tap away at the window in front of me, every drop reminds me of the work I need to complete yet I can’t because of the damp weather.

Frustration had until now set in, the realisation that the rain is a good thing dawns on me. The gardens have just come through an extraordinary dry spell, they looked very beat up to say the least, sure, the drought resistant plants have loved every bit of the heat but the lawns and more traditional plants for this country have felt very sorry for themselves indeed.

With a spot of rain the lawns have picked themselves up, dusted themselves down, literally!

They now look green again although still looking rather worn they could do with some summer tlc.

A quick tip to regain the lush green look you would have had in the spring is to run a strong rake over the lawn, this will lift any areas of long grass that the mower may not be able to cut and remove any debris/thatch (thatch in lawns are dead blades of grass, if left it will encourage the growth of moss) this will allow air to move through the lawn which will in turn make the lawn look much happier.

A light feed should accompany the lawn rake which will see deep colour return to the grass, this will also show off your mowing skills by highlighting the lines in the lawn more, I like to use Proctors 20-10-10 lawn feed which can be bought via places like Amazon or ebay. This is a granular feed which is perfect for rainy summer days.

As for your beds, a summer prune of flowers that may have gone over will spruce up and air out the flower bed. Tidying up wilting or gone over plants by cutting them down by half, again

Tom Nicholas founded the gardening company Me, My Spade & I. Tom will share his adventures, experiences and advice on what needs doing in the garden and how to do it.

this will leave the bed looking tidy, enough greenery to look full still and leave enough plant for die back – “die back” is where the plant has gone past its best, it then starts to go brown and look dead. This is the plants simple process of allowing the goodness in the leaves or stem of the plant to seep back towards the root system, thus feeding the plant through the winter period and providing a better floral display the following year.

A quick weed and fork over of the soil and the garden is in tip top shape once again, all of this process is simply started by a few days rain and a day in the office for me catching up on paper work, frustration removed and the knowledge of a tidy garden or in my case “many” gardens to come and a strong finish to the year ahead of us.

I will take the wet day on the chin or maybe it is the addition of a cup of tea and chocolate biscuits which will help? I’m not sure but I like both scenarios!

Happy gardening everyone........

Tom Nicholas, runs Me, My Spade and I, in Harwell. From homes to commercial sites which includes full garden design, plant selection, landscaping and installation. “Each season brings different life to the garden and it is my job to bring natural beauty to all of my client’s gardens. I am truly passionate about what I do and this resonates in all my work.” www.memyspadeandi.com

Fundraiser climbs back in the saddle for 101 challenge She has already raised more than £60,000 for Cancer Research UK and been crowned Ambassador of the Year for the charity.

But not wanting to rest on her laurels, Sue Duncombe is now gearing up for her next money-spinner.

The dedicated fundraiser is currently in training to take on an epic bike ride which includes visiting 101 Cancer Research UK shops around the country, covering 850 miles.

She will be accompanied by her husband Patrick McGuire who she met through the charity and was one of those who nominated her for the Ambassador of the Year title, which she clinched at the Flame of Hope 2017 Awards ceremony just last month.

The award was one of a number handed out in recognition of those who make outstanding contributions to Cancer Research UK. An audience at Merchant Taylors’ Hall in London heard how Sue became a Cancer Campaigns Ambassador in 2012. Since April 2016 she has also been an Ambassador Campaigns Aide where she inducts and supports Campaign Ambassadors in her area.

Sue, 59, also delivers training sessions to develop volunteers’ knowledge and confidence.

In receiving the award Sue, whose fi rst husband Philip died of prostate cancer on Christmas Day 2009 aged 57, said she felt “emotional” when she was revealed as the winner.

She said: “The award was a complete shock but had a big emotional impact. When something like this happens it reminds you of what it is that is driving you to make that difference. For me that is my husband Philip who died at too young an age.

“I am also constantly inspired by the people I meet through the charity who have been affected by cancer and who are doing incredible things for Cancer Research UK.” Now Sue, from Childrey near Wantage, is turning her attention to her 101 CRUK Shop Cycle challenge that begins next month where she will be visiting 101 Cancer Research UK sites (98 shops and three research institutes), covering 850 miles.

By her side will be her husband Patrick who lost his wife Pam to cancer in 2007. The pair met through their work as committed fundraisers and ambassadors for Cancer Research UK and after a whirlwind romance, they were married in December last year.

The couple are united in their determination to help beat cancer sooner through their fundraising.

“Having both been widowed at the age of 52, due to our spouses dying from cancer, we both recognise the importance of CRUK’s work and want to save other families from having to go through this devastating experience,” Sue added.

The countdown is now on for Sue and Patrick who are hard at their training to ensure they are physically ready for the epic fundraiser.

She said: “I always do a physical challenge so after I did Land’s End to John O’Groats I thought about fi nding a way to combine the shops on a cycle route.

“We thought it would be a great way to draw attention to the shops and the number signifies more than 100 drug development projects and other research that are supported

by Cancer Research UK.” Cancer Research UK Fundraising Manager for Oxfordshire, Tanisha Greenwood said: “Sue and Patrick are an incredible and inspiring powerhouse, their commitment to Cancer Research UK with their time and fundraising is amazing.

“The 101 CRUK Shop Cycle is the most epic challenge to date and is a real collaboration between fundraisers, trading and our research centres.

The fight against cancer relies on every person and every pound.

“Sue and Patrick’s challenge inspires us to all play our part because together, we will beat cancer sooner.”

Sue and Patrick have been training hard for their ride next month and above, Sue collecting the Ambassador of the Year award

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Gastro pub adds retro chic rooms to its menu Once a literary hub frequented by the likes of CS Lewis, JRR Tolkien and Lewis Carrol in the 1930s, The Black Boy Pub and Restaurant , has long been known for a quirky and honest approach to food and hospitality.

Now, the landmark is further enhanced with the launch of five en-suite bedrooms that encapsulate the signature quirk and history of the building.

Abigail Rose and Chris Bentham took over the iconic 1930’s Black Boy pub in 2008, giving it a new lease of life.

Each room is superbly equipped along with essential amenities (tea and coffee making facilities), along with those little extras that enhance a stay; luxurious beds, fluffy bathrobes and an honesty bar.

Abigail and Chris have worked on the project for over a year and wanted to nod to the building’s rich history in their design.

It is all about the detail; from hand-made mosaic key tags and matching room numbers to contemporary, abstract art by local artists.

Branded coat hangers, seasonal fruit placed in hand-crafted concrete vessels and up cycled furniture in each room. The bedrooms consist of four king-size beds and one double all with ensuite bathrooms.

The Black Boy is located in old Headington, a conservation area 2.5 miles from Oxford’s city centre, and sits well placed for the A40; the gateway to the Cotswolds.

Abigail and Chris have wowed customers, journalists and foodies alike with their superb gastro pub food, top-notch service

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and award-winning garden over the years and are now excited to extend the indulgent experience they offer through launching their luxury bedrooms.

They have both worked with top chefs Raymond Blanc and Paul Heathcote and still describe Monsieur Blanc as their mentor and he regularly visits. On his last visit in June where the couple showed him around the bedrooms, he fi rmly gave his seal of approval and said he couldn’t wait to come and stay.

Over the years the pub has built up a fantastic reputation both locally and nationally for providing high quality gastro pub food at affordable prices whilst providing

outstanding service.

Abigail said: “We now feel that we are a destination venue – we offer the whole luxury experience: gastro food, superb service, beautiful rooms and relaxing surroundings in a district of historic Oxford.

“Chris and I have wanted to add bedrooms to our offering since we took the pub over in 2008 and we have fi nally done it.

“We want to appeal to everyone, the business market during the week, parents who visit children at the university, relatives visiting family at the JR Hospital and of course tourists who want to explore beautiful Oxford and the surrounding area.”

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A real feast of a festival at the farm!

Mouth-watering line-up of music, food and more Music: Olly Murs • Madness • Haçienda Classical Plus Special Guests The Cribs • De La Soul • Louisa Johnson • Gentleman’s Dub Club • Norman Jay Mbe • Dodgy • Cuban Brothers Frances • Betsy • Hosted By Jo Whiley Chefs: Rick & Jack Stein • Antonio Carluccio • Nathan Outlaw • Tom & Henry Herbert • Olia Hercules • Mark Hix • Cyrus Todiwala • José Pizarro • Candice Brown • Tom Hunt • Neil Rankin • Robin Gill • Laura Jackson Food: Patty & Bun • Smokestak • Crema Caravan • Claw • Le Bun • Ink Squid Bar • Made Of Dough • Bangwok • The Cheese Truck Subcult • Buddha Bowl • Breddos Tacos • Anna Mae’s and more

Festival season is in full flow and if you fancy one with a difference then head to nearby Kingham in the Cotswolds.

The Big Feastival is set to transform the Cotswolds this August bank holiday with its biggest and most delicious line-up yet.

With incredible music, world-class chefs, award-winning street food and a packed programme of kids’ entertainment, there really is something for everyone.

From start to fi nish visitors won’t want to miss a minute of The Big Feastival.

Haçienda Classical will be getting the weekend off to an electrifying start with nostalgic dance songs accompanied by a full classical orchestra plus special guests Mike Pickering, Graeme Park, New Order’s Peter Hook and Happy Mondays’ Shaun Ryder and Rowetta on the night.

Pop favourite Olly Murs tops the Saturday night bill with his charttopping hits, and the festival will come

to an epic close with British giants Madness on the Sunday.

The weekend will also feature funky hip-hop trio De La Soul, X Factor winner Louisa Johnson, along with Gentleman’s Dub Club, Dodgy and Feastival veterans Cuban Brothers and Norman Jay. The Big Feastival will be showcasing the very best of up-and-coming musical talent with the likes of Frances and BETSY taking over the stage, and an exciting new partnership with BBC Music for 2017.

On the foodie front, top chefs, restaurateurs and fi rm family favourites will be sharing pearls of culinary wisdom in the NEFF Big Kitchen including: Rick Stein and son Jack; two Michelin star chef Nathan Outlaw; celebrity television chef Cyrus Todiwala; acclaimed restaurateurs José Pizarro, Mark Hix and Robin Gill; Great British Bake Off winner Candice Brown and many more.

For those who are keen to roll up

Family entertainment: Children’s TV megastar Justin Fletcher • Dick & Dom • Paw Patrol Neff Cookaholics Cookery School • Little Dudes’ Den • Big Top • Vintage Funfair • Royal Shakespeare Company • family sports day • Neff Little Kitchen • village green • Adam Henson’s Cotswold Farm Park

their sleeves and get stuck in, the NEFF Cookaholics Cookery School offers a hands-on experience where visitors learn how to get creative in the kitchen. What’s more, the NEFF Little Kitchen, led by TV favourites Tom and Henry Herbert, provides interactive cookery classes to encourage budding young chefs to try something new.

Festival-goers who have worked up an appetite with all of that entertain-

In the be-gin-ning... try Nicholson’s pubs Hot on the heels of Oxford’s gin festival last weekend, Nicholson’s 78 pubs across the UK – including The Chequers, The Crown and The Eagle and Child in Oxford – celebrate all things gin with their largest annual GinFest to date.

Having started on Monday, the festival runs until the end of August.

The summer-long event will showcase 38 premium gin brands along with a bespoke Barrel-Aged Tanqueray Festival Gin, created exclusively for the festival.

An action-packed programme of masterclasses, gin gigs, gin tours, secret gin parties and a raft of social media giveaways promises

to get festival-goers into the ginswing of things.

Nicholson’s love of gin goes way back – founder William Nicholson started his career by running the family gin distillery in London and Nicholson’s are still serving the best gins in many of its original gin palaces today.

Nicholson’s have teamed up with iconic brand Tanqueray, adding its highly-awarded spirit to re-purposed whisky barrels for an aged gin with sweet caramel and vanilla notes.

Just 400 litres are available and once it’s gone, it’s gone – so be sure to catch it while you can!

Taste the gins at:

The Chequers, 131 High Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 4DH 01865 727463 www.nicholsonspubs.co.uk/restaurants/southeast/thechequersoxford The Eagle and Child, 49 St. Giles, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 3LU 01865 302925 www.nicholsonspubs.co.uk/restaurants/southeast/theeagleandchildoxford The Crown, 59a Cornmarket Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 3HB 01865 256047 www.nicholsonspubs.co.uk/restaurants/southeast/thecrownoxford

ment will enjoy sampling the very best in British Street Food. With a huge range of award-winning delights, every taste bud will be dazzled!

This year’s event will feature festival staples and spectacular newcomers including: Smokestak, listed in Time Out’s Top Ten Best Street Food; crab enthusiast and Virgin StartUp Foodpreneur winner 2015, CLAW; cult London burger joint Patty & Bun; and Crèma Caravan with their award-

winning desserts that are guaranteed to sate every sweet tooth.

Founder Alex James said: “It’s an honour to host The Big Feastival on the farm for the sixth year running.

With the incredible line-up, there’s something for the whole family… This is going to be our biggest and best year yet.”

Dedicated to festival fun for all the family, The Big Feastival lineup means even the biggest kids will be completely spoilt for choice this summer. They can take on the Little Dudes’ Den, pop along to the Farm Park, laugh with cheeky duo Dick & Dom, delight in entertainment from children’s TV megastar Justin Fletcher and much, much more.

For full information on the music, food and family programmes and to purchase tickets, visit: http://www. thebigfeastival.com.

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Grab your passport for a summer of adventure at Oxford University’s mindgrowing gardens, libraries & museums.

Choose from over 40 fun-packed family activities in July and August – and almost all are free to attend. Pick up your mindgrowing passport at any of the seven venues. Then collect three stickers to claim a prize.

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FEATURE Why not imagine yourself somewhere exotic by ordering a cocktail. We have picked out some great choices –if you have a favourite get in touch and let us know: alex@theoxfordpaper.co.uk

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Spots to sip a tasty cocktail Branca 111 Walton Street, Oxford A huge range of Italian-inspired cocktails, including Vodka Espresso Martini, Tiramisu Martini and Amaretto Cherry Sour. Try a Champagne cocktail for a fizzing start to the weekend and keep an eye out for their cocktail of the month.

1 Feathers Hotel The Courtyard Gin Bar, Woodstock Now, this may technically be more gin than gin cocktails, but it is worth getting the bus to Woodstock to see the huge stash of gin - it was awarded the Guinness World Record for the 400 varieties of gin on offer. The cocktail list is also pretty decent if gin isn’t your thing .

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Cafe Tarifa Cowley Road, Oxford Spirit yourself away to Morocco on the Cowley Road.

Cafe Tarifa does some great cocktails, its classics are a must try. Maybe don’t pop out side if you want to keep living the foreign fantasy, the garden is an added extra, but the British weather not so much.

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The Duke of Cambridge Little Clarendon Street, Oxford A swanky cocktail bar with an impressive happy hour - the staff know a thing or two about how to get the night off to a swaying start. The Duke of Cambridge has been mixing great drinks in Oxford since 1981. @OXFORDCITY

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CODEWORD Codeword is the crossword puzzle with no clues. The number in each square corresponds to a letter. Work out the words in the grid using the letters provided. Fill in these known letters first, then use skill and judgement to work out the others.

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DOUBLE CROSSWORD: Cryptic: Across: 1 Block; 4 Letters; 8 Theatre; 9 Clove; 10 Lose; 11 Medieval; 13 Hand; 14 Maid; 16 Artistry; 17 Acer; 20 Rifle; 21 Written; 22 Deleted; 23 Lists.

Down: 1 Battle-scarred; 2 Opens; 3 Kite; 4 Lieder; 5 Tactical; 6 Evolved; 7 Swell the ranks; 12 One’s seat; 13 Hateful; 15 Crowed; 18 Cites; 19 Bill.

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Down: 1 In the same boat; 2 Irate; 3 Gang; 4 Corral; 5 Replaced; 6 Anomaly; 7 Light-fingered; 12 Ornament; 13 Precise; 15 Couple; 18 Gloat; 19 Iron.

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ASSISTED LIVING OPEN DAY Saturday 5th August | 10am – 4pm If you or a family member want to retain independence, yet would welcome a little help and support, then our Village Suites could well be the answer. These apartments come with a hotel-style package, including all meals, daily maid and laundry service, leaving you free to enjoy the better things in life.

• Meet the Richmond Villages’ team and residents • View the apartments and facilities, including our stunning restaurant, luxury Wellness Spa and pool • Presentations on the benefits of living in a Village Suite • Enjoy complimentary refreshments throughout the day

For more information, contact:

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The bowling green at Richmond Witney Retirement Village

Opening the door on luxury retirement living Situated on the edge of the market town of Witney, Oxfordshire, the recently completed Richmond Witney Retirement Village is holding an Assisted Living Open Day on Saturday 5th August, 10am – 4pm. Visitors will have the chance to view the unrivalled facilities and find out more about the Village Suites which come with a hotel style package.

“Since moving to our Village

Suites some people have described it like living on a cruise liner or within a 5-star hotel,” comments Mark Young, Senior Village Adviser of the new Richmond Witney Retirement Village.

“This is the type of living which we want to provide; independent living in your own apartment but with all the daily chores taken care of so that you can enjoy the better things in life.”

Sometimes known as assisted living, the Village Suites at Richmond Witney are situated within the main Village Centre building close to all the facilities including the restaurant, cafébar and Wellness Spa. The hotel style package includes all meals which are served in the restaurant or brought to your apartment, a daily maid service and all laundry.

These Village Suites include

A typical Village Suite

The bar and café en-suite bedroom, lounge and kitchenette. Prices start at £235,000.

“Deciding what’s best for Mum and Dad is an issue facing an increasing number of families as the population ages, and one we hear all too frequently,” says David Reaves, Head of Marketing at Richmond Villages. “We believe the package for those in the Village Suites is unique, within the retirement village and housing market, and the Open Day will enable people to find out more, as well as a chance to view the apartments the wonderful facilities.”

Throughout the day there will be short presentations explaining

what living in a Village Suite at Richmond Witney is all about.

There will also be the chance to meet some of the current residents as well speak to the Village Advisers and other members of staff such as those from activities, hospitality and care. Plus the Richmond Village hospitality team will ensure there are plenty of refreshments to keep visitors sustained!

There’s no need to pre-book but if you would like to find out more information about the Open Day please call the Village Advisers.

For more information on the Richmond Witney Retirement Village lifestyle: 01993 764138 richmond-villages.com/witney

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Open Day

Tudor Hall An Independent Girls’ School for Independent Girls

Saturday 30 September 2017 10am-1pm

Tilly’s favourite quotation:

“I’m inviting you to step forward, to be seen, and to ask yourself... if not me, who?

If not now, when?” #tudorgirlscan

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‘ignite your curiosity’

Open Morning 10am-12noon Friday 29th September 2017 Minibus route available from Chipping Norton and Hook Norton 01295 263733 www.carrdusschool.co.uk Prep School to Tudor Hall

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Haulage boss Boom insulates region from Brexit uncertainty, say property experts tells of delight as firm marks 30th birthday Banbury-based NOC Express Haulage and Courier Services is celebrating its 30th anniversary this month.

The company, which was started

by Pete Bryden in 1987, specialises in providing a same day service to the UK and Europe using tracked secure vehicles.

Pete identified increasing demand in the haulage industry for a dedicated vehicle/driver for every consignment and this service has remained the core business of the company for 30 years.

He said: “We are delighted to have reached our 30th anniversary. There have been vast changes in the haulage industry over the past three decades but we’re pleased to say that we’ve been able to keep up and overcome the challenges they have presented.

“We have a loyal and dedicated team of drivers, some of whom have been with us for almost 20 years. Our customers know that they can rely on a great service and on time delivery.’”

Since its launch, the company has worked with customers including Magna Decoma, the global automotive supplier, Clean Linen Ltd, which provides hotel and club linen services, and Fine Lady Bakeries, which supplies own label bakery products to leading supermarkets and wholesalers.

Pete added: “Over the next five years we have ambitious plans to expand the company and add new services while continuing to have fun and control our own destiny.”

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Science and technology sector drives robust Oxford office market

Oxford and South Oxfordshire was the only office market within the Thames Valley to out-perform its long-term average in both 2016 and H1 2017, according to commercial property consultant Lambert Smith Hampton.

Its ’s 2017 Thames Valley Office Market Report says that take-up across Oxford and South Oxfordshire remained solid throughout 2016 at 258,000 sq ft, just five per cent below the previous year’s total of 272,000 sq ft and 10 per cent above the 10-year average of 234,000 sq ft.

Major transactions in 2016 were a 45,000 sq ft pre-let to AC Nielsen by Goodman at Oxford Business Park and a 42,000 sq ft pre-let by MEPC to a confidential occupier at Milton Park.

The LSH Oxford team has also seen strong take-up in H1. Director Kevin Wood said: “We’re seeing exceptional demand, led by the robust investment in the region’s knowledge economy. H1 take-up was 238,674 sq ft – only just below the 10-year average for a whole year.

“Ten of 13 transactions comprised occupiers from the science and technology sectors. Of those 10, nine are expanding businesses and nine were

science park deals. The majority of transactions have been completed by expanding home-grown occupiers, with few relocations from outside of Oxfordshire.

“This, combined with the burgeoning science and technology sector, has largely insulated this market from the uncertainty caused by the EU referendum which has affected so many other Thames Valley areas.”

At 505,000 sq ft, supply is eight per cent down on 2016’s three-year-high of 548,000 sq ft. However, it remains significantly higher than it was in 2014 (464,000 sq ft) and 2015 (398,000 sq ft).

This is being driven by the speculative development of space on the three main science parks – Harwell Campus, Milton Park and Oxford Science Park.

At seven per cent, Oxford and South Oxfordshire has the second lowest availability rate in the Thames Valley. The shortage is most acute in Oxford city centre, with no new supply expected here.

This year has seen rents of £27.50 per sq ft achieved in the town centre. Out-of-town, Harwell and Milton Park’s new space is set to achieve £32 per sq ft.

Kevin Wood: Investment in the knowledge economy is leading to high demand Unlike other Thames Valley regions, incentives in Oxford are hardening, with no evidence of increase in flexibility or lease terms reductions, driven by the lack of supply.

Attracting major new tenants needs to be the focus of landlords to ensure the Oxford and South Oxfordshire market’s future growth.

The science and innovation sector is leading the way, with Harwell and Milton Park generating high levels

of interest in new and pre-let accommodation. Availability is unlikely to increase significantly, given the latent demand that exists.

Seventy-five per cent of space under construction will be let by the time it is completed, for example, 30 per cent is already under offer at Harwell and 25 per cent at Milton Park.

Rents are likely to increase significantly in 2017, with space at Harwell Campus already under offer at £32 per sq ft.

Ozo Innovations heralds improvements in packhouse hygiene Oxfordshire’s Ozo Innovations (Ozo) has announced the application of eloclear by fogging to improve packhouse hygiene.

Packhouse hygiene underpins the shelf life of fresh produce and reduces contamination risks that can impact food safety. Fogging is a simple, fast and effective method of disinfection that uses small amounts of eloclear to sanitise very large spaces.

Ozo Innovations has worked with a number of fresh produce packing companies to evaluate the impact of fogging in a range of environments, including cold stores.

Leaf packers reported that they achieved a noticeable reduction of microbes on the walls of cold stores following a single treatment. Making eloclear fogging a regular part of the hygiene process will reduce the presence of spoilage organisms that can

contaminate produce during packing.

Fresh produce suppliers can manufacture eloclear on site with the sim-

ple to use system, elocube.

Ozo’s elocube platform – the size of a small fridge – transforms food grade

salt and cold water into the powerful cleaner and terminal disinfectant. eloclear works killing bacteria, viruses, yeast and mould. eloclear can be used in packhouse fogging with Ozo’s hand held elofogger, which holds up to three-anda-half litres of eloclear – sufficient for an hour’s application. The hand held fogger allows great flexibility to businesses needing to disinfect large packhouse areas and operatives are safe to be in recently treated spaces.

Other benefits expected by fogging eloclear into packhouses include: VË -jaÖWjaË Ä¬ ?~jË ? aË ¬Á aÖWjË waste VË WÁj?ÄjaËÄ j wË wj VË ÍÁ ÄËWÁ ÄÄËW Í? ?Í ËÁ Ä Announcing the eloclear fogging application, Rowan Gardner, CEO of Ozo Innovations, said: “This is the fi rst stage of a significant pro-

gramme of research into fresh produce hygiene that we are undertaking as part of an international R&D collaboration. We know that reducing microbes and pathogens on fresh produce improves product safety and extends shelf life in post-harvest storage and we plan to characterise our results using advanced metagenomic profi ling of microflora on fresh produce and in packhouse environments.

“As packhouses are large and often difficult places to keep hygienically clean, it results in produce delivered from the field are cross contaminated during storage and packing.

“Moulds, yeasts and bacteria can multiply on packhouse walls, floors, air handling surfaces and cold stores, contaminating produce and resulting in shorter shelf life and quality concerns. eloclear is the solution to these packhouse hygiene issues.”

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Garage boss receives award for resilience during tough times Garage boss Peter Welch has been praised for the bravery of spirit he showed when his family faced tough times.

The proprietor of Didcot-based Scotlands Ash Garage was presented with an Above and Beyond award by engine specialists TerraClean at a ceremony held at the Holiday Inn Northumberland.

For Peter, a further surprise lay in store as he was joined on stage by wife Ruth and daughter Libby, who made the trip to the event without Peter knowing.

Libby was diagnosed with a nerve sheath tumour at the age of just 20 and is recovering well. Meanwhile, Peter was diagnosed with prostate cancer and is also recovering well.

The award acknowledged the incredible journey the family had taken.

Peter said: “My complete gratitude goes to TerraClean for this award and for the constant support I have

received during this tough period from family, friends and customers.”

Phill Dowd, Randstad (TerraClean) sales manager, said: “Despite the difficult situation, Peter has always remained positive and simply grateful that he had been given the opportunity to allow for early treatment.

“He took inspiration from his family and battled cancer head-on. We were thrilled to present the Above and Beyond award to such a brave and hardworking member of the TerraClean family.”

Peter’s family-run garage is a well-known contributor to the Didcot community with the garage regularly sponsoring local events such as Astonbury, as well as local football team, Wallingford Town FC. The garage donates £1 for every MOT it carries out to the Teenage Cancer Trust. In 2016, the garage gave £2,000 to the charity and is continuing the initiative in 2017.

Double BTCC racing champion Colin Turkington, left, and athlete Kriss Akabusi, right, with Ruth, Peter and Libby Welch

South Korean firm sets up European HQ in the city Following recent success in the Far East for both its architectural and events media display solutions, G-SMATT has announced the formation of a European company.

Based in new offices in Oxford, the company, which will be known as G-SMATT Media Europe, is led

by Dr Orhan Ertughrul and will be bringing the benefits of its unusual smart glass solution to the architectural and city planning audiences as well as the events industry.

Orhan is joined in the senior management team by Niraj Kapur, sales director, and they are supported by a number of experienced and skilled design and architectural personnel.

Dr Ertughrul, executive vice president Europe, G-SMATT Europe, said:

“G-Smatt’s digital glass façade has had an amazing response in South Korea and we are excited about the opportunities for both the architectural and event solutions in both the UK and the wider European market.

Oxford is a fantastic city, and its excellent transport connections make it the ideal location.”

The company’s newly refurbished offices in Park End Street contain two walls of the media active glass, giving visitors the chance to see its capabilities for themselves.

The company is celebrating its arrival in the UK with a launch event at its new office on Monday from 6.30pm. Any local businesses interested in attending or fi nding out more about G-Smatt should email niraj.

Survey results will help OxLEP meet its vision OxLEP – the Local Enterprise Partnership for Oxfordshire – is asking company directors in the county to take part in significant online research, helping it to further understand the county’s business community.

Findings from the research will help OxLEP tailor its information and support for businesses, as well as further backing its overall vision for Oxfordshire as a vibrant, world-leading economy.

Launched in 2011, OxLEP is one of 38 LEPs operating across England and is responsible for championing the county’s economy.

The online questionnaire – which can be accessed via: https:// w w w.sur veymonkey.co.uk /r/ OxLEP_July2017 – explores awareness of LEPs and directors’ level of engagement with OxLEP. It will also quiz company direc-

tors in respect of OxLEP’s four key priorities for driving the Oxfordshire economy – namely people, place, enterprise and connectivity.

Nigel Tipple, the chief executive of OxLEP, said: “Our recently updated Strategic Economic Plan makes it clear that despite early successes, we have a great deal of work still to do if we are to achieve our vision for Oxfordshire.

“We are already halfway to our target of supporting the generation of 85,600 jobs in the county by 2031 – however, it is still critical to ensure that all parts of the Oxfordshire economy gain access to our support and – by capturing the views of our business leaders – we can learn how best to spread the message.”

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kapur@g-smatteurope.com Constructing a building with a digital media façade with full connectivity means that the sides of the building can be used to share information, for example local traffic updates or advice from emergency services.

This same connectivity will also allow building owners to project the purpose of their buildings into the community, change the way their buildings are perceived and create new business models where the building itself can function as a revenue generator.

The company is also using the same glass on its G-Tainer product, a combination of smart glass and a steel container structure that allows companies and brands to communi-

cate and interact with their audiences in a new and exciting way.

The small LEDs that provide the media capability are placed at regular intervals, approx 69-90mm apart, depending on the specification and when viewed from the inside there is less than one per cent reduction in visibility through the glass.

This is considerably less than other current alternatives such as an overlay or frame structure is used which can give the impression of being in a cage or prison cell when viewed by the building’s occupants.

Even when illuminated at night people within the building will not be dazzled by reflection as less than 10 per cent of the light emitted by the LEDs is reflected into the building.

Emerging markets help drive growth across OUP Oxford University Press (OUP) has reported headline growth of 11 per cent with a turnover of £847.4m, and a trading surplus headline growth of 24 per cent to £124m. On a like for like basis at constant currency rates, turnover was up 3.3 per cent and trading surplus was up by 14 per cent.

OUP saw good underlying growth in both its academic and educational businesses. The academic division achieved a 2.4 per cent turnover increase, with good performance from journals and other online products, where usage rose by 12 per cent and 9 per cent respectively; while the academic books business returned to growth. In OUP’s education divisions, overall turnover grew 3.7 per cent, supported by curriculum reform in several important schools markets.

Key regional drivers of growth were Africa, the UK, and Asia. In particular, OUP reported a return to double-digit growth (11 per cent) in emerging markets overall, predominantly driven by strong school sales.

Within emerging markets, two countries – China and India – achieved particularly high growth rates.

CEO Nigel Portwood said: “We have had a good year right across the business, despite challenging market conditions. I am especially proud of the way our people contributed to this success. Their hard work has had a positive impact on the lives of millions of students, teachers, and researchers around the world.”

In addition to delivering growth across its markets and business divisions, OUP has continued to focus on digital innovation. Within the annual report, highlighted digital projects and programmes include: VË #Þw ÁaË WÍ ?Á jÄË + ^Ë Ý W Ë gives developers around the world access to lexical data such as translations and audio pronunciations.

VË Ë¬Á ~Á? jËÍ Ë Ëa?Í?ËwÁ Ë OED.com (the dictionary and quotations database) with Oxford Scholarly Editions Online, a platform containing more than 150,000 literary works, from classical Latin texts to Victorian novels. When fi nished, a quarter of a million links will join OED quotations with the original texts from which they were taken.

VË0j?W ?ÄÍ^Ë?ËW ?M Á?Í ÜjËa ~ Í? Ë learning partnership using trucks as mobile classrooms in Indonesia, livestreaming US-based teachers and OUP course content to local students.

The project operates two trucks and plans to expand to a fleet of 500.

OUP’s mission is to create worldclass academic and educational resources. Its resources are sold in 190 countries and in 102 languages.

Nigel added: “This year, OUP trained 356,000 teachers, secured a record 988 translation deals in 45 languages, and received 95 million page views for its online scholarly reference resources. As a part of the University of Oxford, we seek to further educational and academic progress throughout the world. Every year we reach more people, helping them to achieve their educational and research goals.”

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Property Refurbished village home in cul-de-sac – and no chain This three bedroomed link-detached house in a cul-de-sac location close to the centre of the popular Oxfordshire village of Wheatley has been extended and recently much improved.

Situated in Beech Road, the property has generous ground floor accommodation including a sitting room, dining room, rear lounge, garden room and extended kitchen as well as utility and shower room.

On the fi rst floor there are three bedrooms and a newly refurbished

Oxford is one of 13 UK cities experiencing lower growth in house prices than a year ago Bill Cooper, co-author of The Oxford Property Blog and managing director of Martin and Co, Oxford

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There is off-street parking to the front and an enclosed garden to the rear.

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Thirteen cities have a lower annual growth rate than a year ago with London, Bristol and Oxford recording the greatest slowdown as affordability and political uncertainty impact demand.

The average prices of a house in the UK’s largest cities increased by 5.1 per cent in the 12 months to June 2017, but growth in London slowed to 2.6 per cent, the lowest rate for more than ďŹ ve years.

The annual growth is down from the 8.8 per cent recorded in June last year although it is still robust in larger northern cities such as Birmingham, Manchester and Edinburgh, according to the ďŹ gures from the latest Hometrack cities house price index.

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Homebuilder celebrates 100 per cent satisfaction score in customer survey David Wilson Homes Mercia’s customer service team are celebrating positive feedback from their customers at their popular Adderbury Fields development on Milton Road in Adderbury.

Surveys taken from customers living at Adderbury Fields have shown that 100 per cent of those surveyed would recommend David Wilson Homes to others.

This comes after the homebuilder was awarded with the maximum five star rating from the Home Builders Federation, which means that more than 90 per cent of its customers would recommend the homebuilder to a friend.

David Wilson Homes Mercia is the only major national housebuilder to be accredited as a five star builder for eight years in a row.

Lee Appleby, head of customer care at David Wilson Homes Mercia, said: “Buying a home is one of the biggest purchases a person can make. “It means a lot to us that so many choose David Wilson Homes and would then go on to recommend us to others. We understand that our customer care plays a big role in that process. “Our properties are hand built so we strive to provide the best aftercare we can to ensure that we respond quickly and efficiently. This is a customer’s home and we want them to

ranged from 0.2 per cent in Aberdeen to 6.1 per cent in Birmingham and while price growth is higher in seven cities, the scale of the increases compared to June 2016 are more modest.

Prices in Cambridge were up just 1.9 per cent, in Oxford by 2.1 per cent, in Newcastle by 2.4 per cent and in Aberdeen were down 2.7 per cent.

Sustained house price growth in large regional cities has pushed house prices ahead of their 2007 peak in 16 of the 20 cities covered by the index.

Looking ahead to the second half of 2017 the report suggests that even with a material slowdown in the rate of house price growth across south eastern

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The customer service team work hard to ensure that moving into a David Wilson Home is a positive experience.

Bianca Cullis, sales manager at David Wilson Homes Mercia, said: “This is a fantastic achievement for Adderbury Fields to have received an 100 per cent recommendation score and a testament to our fantastic customer service team and high quality new homes.�

There is currently just one home remaining at Adderbury Fields, and David Wilson Homes says this is the

England, house price ination is holding up despite the squeeze on real incomes and uncertainty around Brexit.

At the end of 2016 Hometrack predicted that city house price growth over 2017 would be 4 per cent but on current trends the ďŹ rm now expects this to be closer to 6 per cent or 7 per cent. There remains material upside for house prices outside south-eastern England.

Cities such as Bristol, Oxford and Cambridge are seeing slower growth but this is probably due to prices having risen strongly over the last decade, widening the gap with average earnings and impacting affordability for many people.

Major university towns are also

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braced for reduced demand from foreign nationals for places in their institutions.

It is worth pointing out for readers’ clarity that the headlines sometimes mask the fact that it is a reduction in growth as opposed to an absolute reduction in house values.

At 2.1 per cent Oxford house prices struggled to keep pace with ination, but continued to grow ahead of earnings, exacerbating the affordability gap for many people, forcing many to live outside of the city commuting in daily by car, train and bus.

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Greener Mustang remains epic Ford Mustang 2.3 EcoBoost 6 Speed Auto Cabriolet

By Tony Yates Towards the end of last year, I tested the V8 Mustang – a car that for me has it all. It’s a car that makes you smile, it’s a car that makes you happy and it’s a car that will pretty much make anyone who comes into contact with it go all giddy with excitement.

So, with the Mustang 2.3 EcoBoost now sitting on my drive, has Ford gone and ruined it by fitting it with smaller engine? Well, the answer is no basically.

And the reason is simple; the Mustang is one of the most iconic cars of its time and no matter what’s under the bonnet people will always love it.

Power and efficiency

On the road As with the V8 I tested last year – the 2.3 EcoBoost is still a joy to drive no matter where you are going or on what road surface you are driving it on. Also, as the Mustang is rear wheel drive, you can dial in the power a little softer with the 2.3 litre engine, which for me makes it that little bit more tamer to drive than the V8 version (only just though).

Into the corners it felt planted and not cumbersome at all, and if you feed in the power at the right time and into the right corner you will come out the other end just like the guy in his Nissan Micra – perfectly safe and sound.

Don’t forget the Mustang now has ‘normal’ fully independent suspension which makes the car far more agile. If you also factor in the limited slip differential then you can be assured of something that’s stable and thrilling to drive.

Design & technology

Owning a Mustang is about as exciting as it gets because it’s all about presence My test car was powered by a 2.3-litre on the road – that is something you just engine with direct injection and twin- can’t ignore. Even if you do opt for the 2.3 scroll turbocharger. Max power comes EcoBoost version people will still stare, in at 317PS with the addition of 432Nm while many will just point and say ‘wow! of torque. Max speed is also around It’s a Mustang’.

145mph and a 0-62 time of around 5.8sec Inside you will find a 3.8 colour touch(manual gearbox). screen with a nine-speaker DAB radio, Of course, I know we all want a V8 selectable driving modes, ESC with Mustang in our lives – but there are three settings, four-piston front callisome of us that want the economy side pers, auto headlamps, and rain sensing too. So in keeping with that, Ford went wipers, Ford keyfree system, six-way that one step further and installed the power adjustable front seats plus a whole EcoBoost engine which has been spe- host of additional extras. cially tuned to combine the performance you would expect, but with better fuel economy. Plus, as much as I love a V8, The Mustang is an epic car in either I’m not against the 2.3 because I also want a car to be usable without the need version. Price: (from) £38,745 (cabriolet to visit the petrol station every time I version + 6-speed auto) – not including fitted options step on the ‘loud pedal’.

To sum up

The 2.3 EcoBoost Mustang retains the wow factor of its big brother, the V8

Jaguar’s new compact SUV rolls into the world record book The new Jaguar E-PACE has set an official Guinness World Record during its world premiere.

The compact performance SUV leapt into the record books with a 15.3 metre-long jump complete with a 270-degree corkscrew-like barrel roll.

Demonstrating the agility, precision and performance of Jaguar’s newest SUV, the feat was the fi nal test for E-PACE after 25 gruelling months of work across four continents to ensure extreme durability and that it lived up to Jaguar’s Art of Performance philosophy.

The Jaguar E-PACE is a five-seat, compact SUV that packs the design and performance of a Jaguar sports car into a spacious, practical and connected all-wheel-drive vehicle.

Trademark Jaguar driving dynamics and design put the brand’s sports car DNA in a practical design packed with advanced technologies to keep you connected.

The E-PACE is the newest member of Jaguar’s SUV family, joining the ground-breaking all-electric

UP AND OVER: Stunt driver Terry Grant puts the E-PACE through its paces I-PACE Concept and the 2017 World Car of the Year, the Jaguar F-PACE – itself launched with a spectacular Guinness World Record setting loopthe-loop in 2015.

The exterior design is inspired by the Jaguar F-TYPE sports car and characterised by the distinctive Jaguar grille, muscular proportions, short overhangs and powerful haunches that give the E-PACE a bold and purposeful stance, instantly com-

municating dynamic agility. Jaguar sports car DNA is also evident in the fast sweep of the roofl ine and the distinctive side window graphic.

Ian Callum, director of design, Jaguar, said: “Established Jaguar design principles ensure the E-PACE is immediately recognisable as the sports car of its class. Our new compact SUV combines the interior space, connectivity and security that families expect with the kind of pro-

portions, purity of design and performance not usually associated with such a practical vehicle.”

The E-PACE completed its world record jump at ExCeL in London – one of only a handful of venues in the UK big enough to accommodate the 160-metre run-up and run-off vital for the 15-metre leap.

Behind the wheel was stunt driver Terry Grant, who has completed stunts on many fi lm sets and holds

an impressive 21 Guinness World Record titles.

He said: “As far as I am aware no production car has ever cleanly completed a bona-fide barrel roll and therefore it has been an ambition of mine to perform one since I was a boy.

“After driving the Jaguar F-PACE in the record-breaking loop-the-loop, it has been amazing to help launch the next chapter of the PACE family in an even more dramatic dynamic feat.”

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Kubica on his marks to test out for F1 return Robert Kubica during a test with Renault earlier this year. Picture: Renault Sport Formula One Team

F1 Adam Flinn: Reporter FORMER Formula One driver Robert Kubica is set to test with Renault following this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix as he continues his push to get back on the grid.

Kubica only has partial movement in his right arm after a rally crash in 2011, which seemingly put an end to his promising F1 career.

However, after completing two test days already for the Enstone-based team earlier this year in an old-spec car, he is now going to try out the 2017 machine at the Hungaroring next Wednesday.

Cyril Abiteboul, managing direc-

tor of Renault Sport Racing, said: “The fi rst two days of testing allowed both Robert and ourselves to gather a great amount of information.

“The upcoming session with the RS17 at the Hungaroring will allow us all to obtain detailed and precise data in a current car and representative conditions.

“After this test, we will carefully analyse the collected information to determine in what conditions it would be possible for Robert to return to competition in the upcoming years.”

There have been rumours that if Kubica performs well at this test, he could replace current driver Jolyon Palmer by as early as next month’s Belgian Grand Prix.

Kubica has one F1 race win to his name – the 2008 Canadian Grand Prix – as well as 12 podiums between 2006

and 2010. He drove for Renault in his fi nal season.

And Renault are heading to this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix off the back of a strong performance from Nico Hulkenberg in Silverstone.

He fi nished sixth after qualifying a season’s best fi fth, and Renault are targeting a double points fi nish this weekend.

Abiteboul added: “We have shown at Silverstone that we are continuing to improve. Chassis developments, in particular the new floor, proved to be positive exemplified from Nico’s eight points and both cars showing strong qualifying pace.

“It’s critical to back up this improvement with both cars fi nishing in the top-10 in Hungary – we want to fi nish the fi rst half of the season on a positive note.”

City edge the Blades in seven-goal thriller Oxford City EXCITING young striker Horatio Hirst scored against his parent club as Oxford City beat a Sheffield United academy side 4-3 at Court Place Farm on Saturday.

The teenager, who joined the Blades from the Hoops last December, scored his side’s all-important third goal to give Mark Jones’ side the lead for the fi rst time in the preseason meeting.

But City twice had to fight back from behind. Jordan Hallam opened the scoring from a rebounded spotkick for the Yorkshire club after former Oxford United captain Jake Wright was felled in the box on 10 minutes.

City struck back just three minutes later when David Pearce opened his account for the club.

Remarkably, that’s how it stayed

until 57 minutes when Hallam converted from the penalty spot following another foul in the box.

But, like in the fi rst half, it didn’t take City long to restore parity – this time it was Eddie Jones to score his fi rst for the club with an excellent fi nish from outside the box five minutes later.

And then Hirst’s moment came. He fi red into the back of the net with a well-deserved goal following a good turn in the box to give the Hoops the lead for the fi rst time.

New City signing Zac McEachran put the result almost beyond reach with a 90th minute strike before United converted their third of the afternoon with a glancing header at the death.

The Hoops followed this up with a 2-0 win against an Armed Forces XI at Marsh Lane on Tuesday. Goals came from Matt Paterson and Christian Navarro.

Horatio Hirst terrorises the Sheffield defence Picture: Michael Allen

Teams Hungary for better showing F1 WILLIAMS and Haas will be looking to bounce back from a disappointing British Grand Prix in Hungary this weekend.

Felipe Massa scored just one point for Williams, while team-mate Lance Stroll and the Haas pairing of Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen failed to fi nish inside the top-10.

The four drivers sit 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th in the drivers’ standings in that order.

And while Williams might be frustrated that they’ve lost ground to the Force Indias ahead, Banbury-based Haas are pleased with their performance in what is their second season in F1.

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Edwards re-signs for Stars Ice hockey

Romain Grosjean is 13th in the standings with 18 points. Picture: Haas F1 Steiner said: “Overall, I think the team achieved what we promised to achieve – to be respectable and to get points.

“In the fi rst year we ended up with 29 points over the whole season, and halfway through our second season

we are up to 29 points.

“We always try to do what we say we’re going to do, and the rest of the season we just want to continue like we did in the fi rst half and, ultimately, try to better our position in the championship from last year.”

OXFORD City Stars veteran Joe Edwards can’t wait to get back on the ice after signing on for his ninth year at the Oxpens Road club.

A Star since 2008 – in more ways than one – Edwards is a name that will be more than familiar with any Oxford fan.

With the exception of the 2011/12 season when he iced for Milton Keynes Thunder, the attacker has been ever-present for Oxford.

Over the last five seasons, Edwards has played 131 games for the Stars and in that time has amounted 62

goals and 59 assists. That comes to an impressive total of 121 points for the club in that time.

Talking about his new deal, Edwards said: “I can’t wait to get back on the ice with the guys. I have been here a long time now and there is no better feeling than working with this team and representing these fans.”

New head coach Kenny Redmond, who last week added Stewart Tait and re-signed Jake Florey to his roster, added: “It’s great to have another local lad and born leader back in the form of Joe Edwards.

“Joe has great individual skill, has an eye for goal, and he leads by example on the ice.”

Walkinshaw left frustrated as race comes to early end Super GT

Frustrated Sean Walkinshaw

CONTACT for Sean Walkinshaw’s teammate robbed the ARTA BMW team of a likely podium result in the fourth round of the Super GT Championship in Sportsland Sugo, Japan.

The Chipping Norton racer was left frustrated on Sunday

when teammate Shinichi Takagi, sitting in P3 at the halfway stage, was forced off the track and into retirement by a rival Lexus.

There was double frustration for Super GT rookie Walkinshaw who hadn’t even climbed aboard for his stint due to the race coming to an early conclusion. The rapid pace shown by Takagi means the duo remain

confident for the championship’s return to Fuji just a couple of weeks from now.

Walkinshaw, in his debut season, said: “We were looking really good. Shinichi had just taken third and was fighting for second, but then the Lexus came across and turned into him – nothing he could do.

“Who knows what could have happened in that race,

the [wet] conditions suited us and the car was strong.

“It’ll be one of those races you look back on at the end of the season and think what might have been.”

Walkinshaw and Takagi are seventh in the driver standings on 17 points, 24 behind off the leaders. The championship heads to Fuji, Japan for round five on August 6.

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Pre-season friendlies and all the latest transfer news from the U’s Experienced Williamson signs for U’s Oxford United 3

‘Happy to highlight failings’

OXFORD United have signed former Newcastle United and Wolverhampton Wanderers centre back Mike Williamson on a one-year deal.

The 33-year-old defender completed the move after being on trial at the club since their pre-season tour to Portugal on July 9.

The experienced centre half is yet to feature for the U’s due to minor knocks picked up in the Algarve – but that hasn’t deterred manager Pep Clotet.

Clotet said: “Mike has played a lot of games at the top level and is a very good defender. He is a good talker and organiser and a fantastic professional.

“What’s more, he’ll bring a lot to the team in attacking areas with the quality he possesses in the build-up phase.

“He has been working hard with us this pre-season and stepped up his training this week so we are very pleased to add a player of his calibre to our squad.”

Oxford already have four defenders in the form of captain Curtis Nelson, Aaron Martin, Charlie Raglan and new signing Fiacre Kelleher.

Williamson, who has only made 11 appearances in the last two seasons, was part of the Toon squad that won the Championship title in 2009/10.

He said: “I have thoroughly enjoyed pre-season here. It’s a great set up, the staff and players have made me feel very welcome and everything seems geared towards a very successful season.

“There is serious competition for places in defence but that can only be good for the team and I want to push on, get playing again, and be part of a winning team.”

He made a total of 169 appearances in a Newcastle shirt before joining Wolves in October 2015, initially on loan.

The 6ft 4in defender made his move to the West Midlands permanent in January 2016 but was released this summer after injury complications.

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George Welch: Reporter NEW manager Pep Clotet admitted he was satisfied despite defeat in his fi rst match in charge of Oxford United at the Kassam.

The U’s lost 4-3 to Championship side Brentford in a high scoring friendly – but the Spaniard insisted he is happy with his team’s progress.

Clotet, who has been in charge for less than a month, said: “I don’t give much importance to the result because I wasn’t giving much importance to the good results we had last week [against Middlesbrough and Hull City].

“I am very happy because Brentford were able to highlight some of the weaknesses that we have to correct.

New boss Pep Clotet watches his charges and right, keeper Simon Eastwood is helped off

From left, Marvin Johnson, Kane Hemmings and James Henry were all on the scoresheet for Oxford “At the same time we were able to cause some problems for them and we had a lot of positive points, especially attacking and being able to come back from a difficult game [a 2-0 deficit].”

Brentford were sharp from the off on Wednesday night last week and took the lead via a ninth minute Florian Jozefzoon header, just moments after backup keeper Scott Shearer

replaced the injured Simon Eastwood.

The Bees doubled their advantage seven minutes later when right back Henrik Daalsgard was afforded too much space on the right to cross for Lasse Vibe to drive home fi rst time.

But the U’s bravely fought back from the two-goal deficit thanks to a Marvin Johnson penalty before half time and a Kane Hemmings strike shortly after the restart.

James Henry slid in at the back post to convert a Rob Hall cross from close range and earn United a 3-2 lead on the hour mark.

The visitors responded by upping their game and claimed the win after both sides made wholesale changes.

Substitute midfielder Reece Cole brought Dean Smith’s side level with a thunderous free kick from 25-yards on 77 minutes before Sergi Canos netted the winner three minutes later when he pounced on United’s defensive uncertainty.

But Clotet said he was unfazed by the result, adding: “I’m very happy.

I’m sure that we will be 100 per cent against Oldham [in the season opener on August 5].”

On the Checkatrade trophy trail again THE dates and ticket details for Oxford United’s 2017/18 Checkatrade Trophy campaign have been revealed.

Pep Clotet’s side were drawn in Southern Section Group G with Stevenage, MK Dons and Brighton and Hove Albion’s academy side.

United, Wembley fi nalists for the last two years, kick off this year away at Stevenage on Tuesday, August 29.

They then play two home games, welcoming Premier League new boys Brighton’s academy side on Tuesday, October 3 and MK Dons on Tuesday, November 7.

Both home games kick off at 7.45pm. The kick-off time for the trip to Stevenage is yet to be confi rmed.

Prices for the Kassam matches have been reduced to £10 for adults with concessions (over 65, students in full-time education, young people 18-21, under 18s and under 13s) £5 and under 7s £1.

Dwight’s happy to be back playing football DWIGHT Tiendalli said he is ready to battle for fitness after making his Oxford United debut against Birmingham City on Saturday.

The 31-year-old full back joined the action in the second half – and his fi rst taste of football in 21 months was blocking a shot with his face.

Tiendalli, who has been capped twice by the Netherlands, last played competitive football in May 2015 while on loan at Middlesbrough and will be have to be nurtured back to fitness.

But for now, the former Swansea man – who only rates his fitness at 40 to 50 per cent – is just pleased to be back on the pitch.

He said: “I’m enjoying playing football [again]. I’m a football player and football players want to play football

so I’m very happy to be back.

“I like defending and I also like going forward. Going forward uses more energy and I feel it in my fitness.

There’s still more steps to go [on the road to full recovery].

“I’m at 40 to 50 per cent so it needs hard work but I’m a person who always works hard.

“I’m glad to be training in a group so for me it’s good.”

Knee and thigh injuries have kept Tiendalli out of action for nearly two years and only played 46 times in a three-year spell at Swansea City between 2012-2015.

The Suriname-born defender won the Eredivisie title with FC Twente in 2009/10 under the stewardship of Steve McClaren.

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Pre-season friendlies and all the latest transfer news from the U’s David Davis rounds Scott Shearer to give Birmingham the lead and inset, Josh Ruffels gets ahead of Jacques Maghoma to start an attack All pictures: Steve Daniels

Rob Hall fires a shot through a sea of legs Wes Thomas missed a scoring opportunity when his header went over the bar

U’s get the blues as they rue all missed chances Oxford United 0 Birmingham City 2 David Davis 9, Che Adams 29 George Welch: Reporter TWO fi rst half goals were enough for visiting Birmingham City to edge past Oxford United in the fi nal preseason game at the Kassam Stadium on Saturday.

United, who arguably had the bet-

ter chances, were punished by some clinical fi rst half fi nishing from City as David Davis and Che Adams did the damage for Harry Redknapp’s side within half an hour.

New signings Dwight Tiendalli and Xemi made their fi rst appearances for the club, coming on as second half substitutes.

After a slow start Birmingham took the lead when Davis beat the onrushing Scott Shearer to a through ball – the midfielder won the sprint race to knock the ball beyond the U’s keeper and slide it into an empty net on nine minutes.

Rob Hall got United in the mood five

minutes later when he was denied by the outstretched leg of David Stockdale. The winger rode a couple of Birmingham challenges and cut in from the right but couldn’t beat the City stopper.

Wes Thomas should have levelled the scores in the next United attack when Stockdale saved the striker’s point-blank fl icked header. The former Blues striker then nodded over unchallenged from six yards.

United had plenty of possession but failed to convert any of their chances and fell further behind on the half hour mark when Adams found the bottom right corner of Shearer’s goal

Departing captain thanked JOHN Lundstram’s transfer to Championship new boys Sheffield United is complete.

The Oxford skipper joined the League One champions on Tuesday for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal.

U’s boss Pep Clotet said the club received an “attractive fee for a player who was entering the last year of his contract” and that the funds “will allow further reinvestment to build squad quality and depth”.

The deal for the 23-year-old midfielder has fi nally been completed after being on the cards for weeks.

Lundstram, who only had 12 months left on his Oxford deal, rejected more than one contract offer from United, forcing the club to cash in on their captain.

Clotet admitted the club did everything they could to keep their captain.

The Spaniard, who believes Lundstram would be at home in the Championship, said: “John has given a lot of good moments to the club and has been a fantastic player.

“The club tried everything in their hand to keep the player here because he was important for us.

“He was the captain and you should always give everything you can to the captain – you build the team around him.

“But it was clear he was keen on getting this opportunity now, so we respect it.”

Lundstram was unveiled to the Bramall Lane faithful in a pre-season friendly on Tuesday and cited Sheffield United’s “size and stature” as factors behind his decision to join

Chris Wilder’s squad.

Clotet, who has confi rmed defender Curtis Nelson as Lundstram’s replacement as club captain, added: “John has been a good captain for the team.

“He prefers to take another challenge in his career – that’s human life, it’s about challenges and we are pleased with what he gave us.

“It’s a pity for us to lose him because he’s a good character and has a lot of respect from the lads and myself.”

Lundstram was made captain last summer by previous boss Michael Appleton and made 102 appearances for the club after joining on a free from Everton.

John Lundstram’s move to Sheffield United is complete

with a clinical fi nish.

The Blues controlled the rest of the fi rst half and could have commanded a more convincing lead when Adams pounced on some sloppy play from Marvin Johnson to fi re over the bar.

A sluggish second half burst into life on 55 minutes when the desperately unlucky Hall cracked the underside of the bar with a rasping effort from 30 yards. The ball bounced down and substitute goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszc-

zak was able to smother.

Both sides struggled to produce much to excite the fans as City’s Maikel Kieftenbeld propelled an effort into the car park and, at the other end, Johnson and trialist Ferdjel Narsingh whipped some teasing crosses into the box.

Ravel Morrison forced Shearer into a low save as the game wound down and fi nished 2-0 to Birmingham City.

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Chris Maguire has left Oxford for Bury Pictures: Steve Daniels

Clotet refutes Maguire’s claims U’s were slow over new contract

‘I had to look after myself’ George Welch: Reporter LAST season’s top scorer Chris Maguire has accused Oxford United of not acting quick enough to re-sign him.

The influential forward signed for United’s League One rivals Bury last week after fi nding the back of the net 17 times in all competitions for the U’s last year.

Responding to an Oxford fan on social media site Instagram, Maguire said he never heard anything back from new manager Pep Clotet after meeting him shortly after the Spaniard’s arrival at the club.

Maguire said: “Just like to thank everyone at OUFC from the staff/ players and most importantly the

supporters who were great to me.

“To set the record straight I never demanded anything from the club, I only got contacted a couple of weeks ago from the club and had one conversation regarding a contract then never heard back.

“I loved it at the club and if talks started earlier then I’m sure we could have sorted something out but it didn’t so I had to look after myself. “[I] look forward to the game at the Kassam this season and all the best for the season.”

But Clotet rebuffed the Scotsman’s claims saying he moved as quickly as possible to re-sign the 28-year-old.

He said: “I was quick [to speak to Maguire] as I was appointed on the Monday [July 3] and called him on

the same day to see if we could meet.

“I met him on my second day [Tuesday, July 4]. He flew down from Scotland and we had a really good chat and naturally I have big thoughts of him.

“We had a nice talk about football and the game in general and straight away I told him the club should do the best we could to keep Maguire.

“Unfortunately he had a better offer somewhere else and I respect him for that. I think he’s a good player and I wish him the best.”

Maguire was instrumental in Michael Appleton’s side that fi nished eighth in League One and made the fi nal of the Checkatrade Trophy last season.

And he would have been part of

Clotet’s this coming campaign.

Clotet added: “If he could have caught a fl ight on the Monday [July 3] I would have met him Monday. But his fl ight was Tuesday so I acted as quick as possible and the club acted as it had to act.”

The boss also said he wanted to meet Maguire on the Thursday [July 6] but he was back in Scotland.

From that point it was clear that Maguire, who was out of contract at the end of June, wouldn’t be returning to the Kassam Stadium – at least not in Oxford colours.

His move to Bury on a two-year deal was confi rmed on Friday last week.

Bury manager Lee Clark flew up with chairman Stewart Day to visit

Maguire at his Aberdeen home.

Clark said: “Chris is a player that I identified very early in the off-season as a player that I would want to recruit.

“The chairman and I flew up to his home area in Aberdeen to have talks with the player about the possibility of him coming to Bury.

“He obviously had many offers to consider so we are delighted he has chosen us to come and play his football.

“Chris is a very technical player who has an impressive goal return backed by his 17 goals in 54 games last season for Oxford United.”

Oxford travel to Bury on September 26 with the return fi xture at Grenoble Road scheduled for January 20.

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