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TENNIS: Oxon's finest at Wimbledon
6:55pm Thursday 28th August 2008
Four of Oxfordshire's most promising players trod the hallowed turf at Wimbledon as part of the 'Road to Wimbledon' finals.
Tim McLarty (left), from Burcot, and Sebastian Rey, from Wantage - the county's No 1 and 2 under 14 players - who play at Abingdon's White Horse Leisure & Tennis Centre, received coaching from Oxfordshire's former British No 1, Tim Henman.
Also taking part were two of Oxon's best female prospects, Georgina Todd (centre left) and Sophie Marriott, both from Oxford.
Editor's choice
Early taste of Christmas wine
Next week is The Oxford Times Wine Club Christmas Tasting and, with just four weeks to go until Christmas Day, it is an excellent opportunity to sample a specially-selected range of wines for the festive season.
The Mole and Chicken, Easington, near Thame
One of the pictures on this page gives a good impression of the delights to be enjoyed at the Mole and Chicken on one of those sunny days that now seem as far as can be from our present situation.
Imagine This: New London Theatre
I had trouble shifting my +1 for the musical Imagine This, which opened last week at the New London Theatre. No-one was interested (one German friend would have come, but funnily enough I hadn’t thought to ask him), and while nobody actually said, “Sounds like a gas”, there were plenty of unprintable responses, averaging out at: “Holocaust – the musical? Um, no thanks . . . ”
Hansel and Gretel: Oxfordshire Touring Theatre Company
Another winter rolls in and, to cheer our spirits, Oxfordshire Touring Theatre Company travel hither and yon through the county with colour, music and fun trailing in their wake. For those of us who live in villages these harbingers of the festive season are a welcome sight.
United job is proving a big draw
Applications to be the next manager of Oxford United have been pouring in.
In this section
- Teenager robbed at knifepoint
- Hundreds hit by Oxford power cut
- Train services back on track
- Death-crash driver named
- Signal problem causes rail delays
- Crane hoists bridge into place
- So relieved to have him home
- First Christmas for a very special baby
- Hopes rocket over 5,000 space jobs
- Thanks, but no thanks
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