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COVID CLUSTER AT BMW PLANT

WORKERS at Cowley’s Mini plant fear the factory could be-come a coronavirus hotspot af-ter nine workers tested positive for the virus in just a week.

BMW, which owns the plant, con-

The Mini plant in Cowley, Oxford

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CONCERNS: Nine workers test positive for coronavirus in a week at Cowley’s Mini factory

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Murder inquiries after body foundA MURDER investigation has been launched after a man was found dead in Oxford.

The body of the 33-year-old was discovered at the Redbridge Hollow traveller site, off Abingdon Road, on Saturday.

Police have already arrested a 30-year-old man on suspicion of murder. He was last night in police custody. See Page 7

School bus pass could cost £700PARENTS have expressed concern at the possibility of fares for pupils almost doubling.

A survey was sent to parents of pupils at Oxford’s Matthew Arnold School explaining that there is to be a consultation for the 35A and 35B services from Kennington. The pass would increase to about £700.

One parent said: “I can’t believe they think that people will be able to afford that.” See Page 3

Mousinho agrees new United dealJOHN Mousinho will be part of Oxford United’s squad next season after signing a fresh one-year contract.

The club captain’s existing terms expired today, but he can now focus on gearing up for Friday’s Sky Bet League One play-off semi-final against Portsmouth.

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IS IT A SWAN WAY STREET?A FAMILY of swans made the most of the empty streets to take a stroll along Oxford’s usually-busy Botley Road. The mother and her six cygnets were spotted ‘swanning’ along on Sunday, while a workman protected them from traffic Picture: David Brown

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Man admits the robbery of a necklaceA MAN has admitted carrying out a robbery and snatching a necklace in the city centre.

George Coles appeared at Oxford Crown Court yesterday.

The 20-year-old of Shepherds Hill, Greater Leys, Oxford pleaded guilty to a single count of robbery at the brief hearing.

Coles carried out the robbery upon while in Park End Street, Oxford, on June 16 last year.

During the incident, he took a necklace of an unknown value.

After the guilty plea had been entered to the single offence, his defence barrister Peter Du Feu asked for a pre-sentence report ahead of sentencing.

He said that his client was a teenager at the time of the robbery and asked that all options be considered.

Presiding Judge Ian Pringle QC agreed to adjourn the case while a pre-sentence report is prepared.

That report, compiled by the National Probation Service, will explore all sentencing options.

He said he would agree to order the report in light of Coles’s age and the length of time passed between carrying out the offence and the final sentencing hearing.

Judge Pringle warned, however, that ‘robbery is a serious offence.’

He said to Mr Du Feu: “I don’t want your client to be under any illusions, that all options are open.”

The case was adjourned so that a report can be prepared.

He will be sentenced at the same court at a hearing to be held on August 10.

Coles was released on bail.

‘Child poverty in city must end’A CAMPAIGN group in Oxford is calling for Child Benefit to increase by £10 a week, to tackle child poverty in the city.

Many families with children are now struggling to make ends meet more than ever, because of the coronavirus lockdown, the group says.

The Oxford & District Action on Child Poverty (ODACP) group has said raising Child Benefit would be the fastest way to tackle child poverty.

Spokeswoman Margaret Wareing said: “£15 food vouchers over the summer for free school meal children, thanks to [campaigning by] Marcus Rashford, are welcome, but they won’t be enough.

“Parents are already spending more on food, electricity and computers because their children are at home.”

Oxford MPs Layla Moran and Anneliese Dodds have been asked to raise the issue of an increase in Child Benefit with the Government.

Ms Wareing went on: “Child Benefit is now only £21.05 a week for the first child and as little as £13.95 for any other children.

“Child Benefit is the fastest way to tackle child poverty; it has a very high take-up and it’s paid to a parent whether they are in or out of work. The Government’s £20 a week increase in Universal Credit has helped, but it is not focussed on children.”

The ODACP group includes academics, advice centre workers and local councillors.

Attack on children is caught on videoTWO teenagers required medical treatment after they were assaulted in a dark county lane over the weekend.

Thames Valley Police is investigating the incident in which a young boy and a girl were attacked near Cogges Hill Road, Witney, on Saturday.

A distressing video relating to the attack has been circulating on social media.

The shocking incident was captured on mobile phone footage by a bystander and it appears to show two youngsters launching a series of attacks on the victims.

The teenage girl was kicked down to the ground and can be seen trying to protect her face and

body from the constant punches.One of the attackers can be heard yelling ‘I am

going to f*** you up’ and ‘I do not give a f*** if you are a girl’ as he continued to stamp on her head.

The police urged members of the public not to share the phone footage, which is only about 30 seconds long.

It is understood two 15-year-old boys seen on the video were then interviewed about the incident.

While the Oxford Mail has been unable to verify this, two independent sources claimed it was the parent of one of the attackers that reported him to the police. Facebook and Twitter users who had already seen the footage on social media

described it as ‘seriously disturbing’ and ‘horrific’.One Oxfordshire resident Tim Hoare commented:

“This is just an unbelievable thing to happen to the poor people and I hope the people who have done it will be brought to justice.”

Another Facebook user Pat Ollenbuttel wrote: “These attacks are happening daily. These thugs need locking up.”

Members of the public with information about the incident can contact the police on 101, or make a report online, quoting reference number 43200193442. Those who wish to remain anonymous can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.

Staff have been asked to take measures ‘to reduce spread’

The Mini Plant in Cowley. Picture: Ric Mellis

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“Maybe they all caught it outside of work, but it seems a coincidence they are all showing symptoms in

“And they are coming into work, to be sent home as they fear not get-ting paid if they ring in sick from

-elling to the site with symptoms instead of following guidance to

There were similar safety con-cerns from workers in early June at the site, which reopened on May 18, after two staff members were

On the latest cases, a BMW

that nine members of staff work--

“We are monitoring the situation -

He added: “Before restarting production we made a wide range

enhanced personal hygiene and

site, in order to minimise the risk

of transmission in the workplace

“These measures, which are fully

and safety guidance, are moni-tored on a daily basis in the best

support to the plant following ‘a

test and trace programme, any-

health protection at PHE South East, said: “We are working closely with Mini Plant, the county coun-

take certain measures to help re--

cluding ensuring staff can main-

possible and are able to regularly wash their hands for 20 seconds with soap and water, and cleaning

The statement from Public

Health England said the company -

ensure it is safe for other staff to

include a new continuous cough, high temperature or loss or change to their sense of taste or smell, they should self-isolate straight

A Unite spokesperson said: “Risk assessments and strict health and safety protocols are in place at the Oxford plant and are under con-

“The health and safety of our

and we are working with the com-pany to ensure staff are protect-

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since manufacturing restarted, with meat production particularly

were reported at food factories in England and Wales last week, in-cluded 165 workers at a meat fac-

health, Ansaf Azhar, speaking at a meeting of councillors and health

local leadership on test and trace

He said: “As we ease out of lock-down, locally we need to manage this because there is a danger that hotspots and clusters can get out

A spokesperson for Oxfordshire

aware of the situation and are working with both BMW and Pub-lic Health England to ensure ap-

cases continue to decline, this situ-ation highlights that the pandemic

“The occurrence of new cases in the county is something that

-lance, maintaining good hand hy-

are working with our local part-ners to ensure that as the lifting of lockdown continues, that they implement safe operating proce-

-rus spreads through a community – has been slowly rising across Ox-fordshire in recent weeks but re-

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NewsThieves steal cars’ catalytic convertersMORE cars were targeted by criminals for catalytic converters over the weekend.

Thames Valley Police is investigating two thefts on Saturday afternoon in the Kings End area of Bicester.

The first vehicle was targeted in the Blenheim Drive area at around 2.30pm, and the second vehicle in the nearby Ashby Road between 1pm and 6pm.

Catalytic converters contain a small amount of the precious metals platinum, palladium and rhodium, and can be sold at high prices as a complete item or for the raw materials.

Anyone with information about the thefts can call 101 quoting reference 43200193081.

Street cordoned off THREE police cars and an air ambulance were called out to an emergency incident.

Neighbours in Stockham Way in Wantage took to Facebook group Wantage & Grove Community yesterday morning to report that the road had been closed and cordoned off by officers.

One local resident, Jane Shorey, posted: “Stockham Way is closed as police deal with a residential emergency.

“Please avoid the road and standing together.

“Respect the family and the emergency services space.”

Missing teen foundA MISSING 17-year-old girl from Wantage was found safe and well, Thames Valley Police announced yesterday morning.

The force appealed for the public’s help after Kelly Browning was reported missing over the weekend.

Officers thanked residents for their assistance in the case.

� Festival family stage Glastonbury in their garden

THOUSANDS of music lovers sat in despondent misery this weekend during what should have been Glastonbury Festival.

However this family from Kidlington refused to take ‘cancelled’ for an answer.

Katishe and Andy North were so determined not to miss their annual visit to Glastonbury that they set up a replica festival – Glast-Home-Bury – in the back garden of their family home in Lambs Close.

They and their two sons, Cooba, 15, and Mallee, 13, invited friends to join them for a weekend of music – while strictly obeying the coronavirus rules of limited numbers and social distancing.

They used an old Army tent and metal left over from under-floor heating work at their home to create their own Pyramid Stage, and under it they put a TV relaying BBC programmes of earlier Glastonbury events.

There was also a cardboard replica of the famous Somerset cider bus popular with festivalgoers, special festival cider cups and lots of music.

Mr North, an automotive engineer, explained: “We have been going to Glastonbury since 1993. We have missed only one festival since then, when Mallee was born.”

Now they can keep their practically perfect attendance record.

Andy, Cooba and Katishe North at their home-made Glastonbury Festival in the garden in Kidlington

Price of bus travel could almost double for pupils

CONCERN has been raised after it was an-nounced a school bus pass for pupils could al-most double in price.

A survey was sent to par-ents at Matthew Arnold School on Cumnor Hill, Ox-ford, explaining that there is to be a consultation for the 35A and 35B services from Kennington to the school.

The services are set to be withdrawn by the Oxford Bus Company (OBC) for public use with the possibility of them becoming a ‘closed door service’, at a substantial cost to parents.

The pass would increase from £381.75 to about £700.

Laura Smith, a parent at the school, said: “I have one child that already attends Matthew Arnold and one other child who will be moving up in Sep-tember.

“That would mean I would

my children just to use the bus. I can’t believe they think that people will be able to af-ford that amount of money.

their bikes as we live too far away.

“There are several hills and the roads are dangerous.

“The main reason we chose Matthew Arnold was be-cause of the foundation path-way they offered us for my child, who suffers from dys-lexia and anxiety.

“He is doing extremely well and progressing there so up-rooting him and changing schools would cause lots of stress.

“I understand that several companies are struggling due to recent events but this is a huge increase in money.”

Payments in instalments and reductions for those eli-gible for free school meals are to being considered in or-der to help parents.

Phil Southall, managing di-rector of OBC, said that the two services were ‘at risk’ prior to the coronavirus out-break.

He added: “We fully appre--

tion for everyone and we’re working with all parties to reach a solution where pos-sible.

“The number of pupils travelling has been declin-ing for a couple of years and the Covid-19 situation has

-cant and ongoing challenges to bus services.

“Previously OBC was able to subsidise the cost of Mat-thew Arnold school buses by using the buses on other services during the rest of the day, but this is no long-er possible as a result of planned service reductions in September as a result of Covid-19.

“Along with the county council, we’re in ongoing

constructive talks with the school and community and we’re advising on all op-tions.”

Oxfordshire county coun-cillor, Yvonne Constance, added: “Oxfordshire County Council and OBC recognise that the proposed withdraw-al of the 35A and 35B bus ser-vices between Kennington and Matthew Arnold school

those students and families affected.

“The Covid-19 situation

challenges to bus operation in Oxfordshire, as with all ar-eas of society.”

Matthew Arnold School in Botley. Picture: Adrian Brockwell

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Pointing fingers at streets’ big polluters

BUSES are the main cul-prit behind poor air qual-ity on Oxford’s most pol-luted street, while cars are the main offenders in oth-er hot spots, a new report has shown.

Every year, Oxford City Coun-cil publishes a report showing which areas of the city have the worst air quality, with the last one being conducted in Septem-ber last year.

Now, a report commissioned by the council has shown what kinds of gases and polluting particles plague those streets, and which vehicles are emitting them.

On St Clement’s, the street with the worst air quality in Oxford, buses are the main cause of pol-lution.

But in the other areas where the report found that air qual-ity was poor – Botley Road and Worcester Street – cars were the cause of most of the pollution.

Tom Hayes, who is the council-lor for St Clement’s ward, said

the narrow road, tall buildings

the road had a ‘canyoning’ affect which meant air pollution was more likely to build up.

My Hayes, also the city coun-cil’s cabinet member for zero carbon Oxford, added: “For each street in my area, the residents have a particular issue of con-cern I hear about. On St Clem-ent’s this is the issue I hear about on a returning basis.”

The report by Ricardo Energy and Environment found that 69.9 per cent of Nitrogen Oxides on St Clements came from buses.

Nitrogen Oxides are harmful chemicals emitted from fossil fuel vehicle exhausts.

Emissions on the street are cur-rently far above the legal limit for healthy air quality.

But on Worcester Street and Botley Road, privately owned cars created the most pollution, followed by light goods vehicles performing deliveries.

The report also predicted that if Oxford City Council’s plans to create a Zero Emission Zone in the city centre are put into force, all of these streets would be brought within legal limits for air quality.

The Zero Emission Zone plans includes enforcing a higher en-vironmental standard for buses

all buses driving through central Oxford would have to give off fewer harmful emissions.

The ZEZ was due to launch this year, but has been pushed back to Summer 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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An electric bus being trialled in Oxford city centre

� Painter recognised for baking art

AN OXFORDSHIRE artist was selected for the most prestigious portrait painting competition in the world.

Last year Mark Draisey, from Watlington, painted an oil portrait of 15 year-old Kitty Tait who, with her father, runs the Orange Bakery in the town.

The lifelike painting was selected recently for the BP Award at the National Portrait Gallery in London, and is currently on display in their virtual exhibition due to coronavirus restrictions.

Mr Draisey said: “I am delighted to have been included, but also disheartened that noone will get to see it hanging in the gallery.

“Organisers are still hoping to take the exhibition on tour around the country as they usually do in more normal circumstances.” Stunning portrait of 15-year-old Kitty Tait who work in the Orange Bakery, Watlington

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NewsThousands missing cancer smear testTHOUSANDS of eligible Oxfordshire women missed their last smear test, figures show.

NHS Digital data reveals 71 per cent of the 197,820 women in Oxfordshire eligible for a smear test by the end of 2019 had been screened – the point at which the latest data is available.

Although that was up from 70 per cent over the same period in 2018, it meant 57,868 women in the area were missing out on the potentially life-saving programme which checks for signs of cervical cancer.

Women aged 25 to 49 are invited for screening every three years, while those aged 50 to 64 receive invitations every five years.

Brazil vaccine trialVOLUNTEERS in Brazil have begun receiving a trial vaccine against Covid-19, developed in Oxford.

The trial will enrol 5,000 volunteers across the South American country.

Vaccinations will take place in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and a site in the north east of Brazil.

The vaccine was developed at the Oxford Jenner Institute and is currently on trial in the UK, where over 4,000 participants are already enrolled into the clinical trial and enrolment of an additional 10,000 participants is planned.

Thief snatches coatA BURGLAR stole a coat from a home in Hamel Walk, near St Thomas Street, in Oxford.

The thief walked in through an open front door and stole a coat which was hanging up just inside the doorway.

The theft took place at approximately 11.15am on Friday. Call 101 with information.

Theatre needs public help to keep space for creative arts

AN EAST Oxford thea-tre patron is urging the public to help keep it running, after lock-down caused a huge drop in funding.

Over the past three months, Pegasus Theatre in Cowley, which not only stages dra-ma and dance but provides classes and workshops too,

wiped out.Some avenues of funding

are now closed and its fund-raising events are being can-celled.

It is appealing to those who have enjoyed its shows in the past, seen their child thrive on stage or watched its re-cent content online, to do-nate.

The theatre says the pub-lic’s support will help ensure it can keep making a differ-ence to young people’s lives.

Pegasus’ Patron, Simon Mc-Burney, artistic director for Complicité, said: “Pegasus Theatre is a vital organ for the people of East Oxford, feeding new blood into the system by giving young peo-ple space, opportunity, shel-ter, nurture and growth.

“To breathe new life into our post-Covid future, it is not just money we need. It is hope.

“Pegasus, and all small theatres, arts centres, youth clubs and more, all over the country, give wings to hope: a voice to speak of hope; skills,

ability to make hope. “We must now back these

places, take care of them, build them up again. For our children’s sake. For all our futures.”

Pegasus believes creativity

is vital for thriving, resilient communities and every year it provides the inspiration and support for hundreds of young people on their own creative journeys.

Young people from all back-grounds are welcome and as well as classes, young com-panies and shows, the thea-tre runs in-depth projects tailored towards vulnerable young people and those fac-ing barriers accessing the arts.

Meg George, scenic artist and former Pegasus partici-pant, said: “Pegasus is an or-ganisation that really shaped me growing up and directly

resulted in my further edu-cation and now career in the creative arts and I want to help that continue for other young people.”

Pegasus helps emerging artists too as well as touring plays on challenging issues at schools and offers support and free places to those who would not be able to take part otherwise.

A participant in Pegasus’ Looking Forward group for young women facing chal-lenges in their lives, said: “I started to feel a little less stressed and annoyed all the time. I thought a lot about my future here and have spoken

Outburst Festival at Pegasus Theatre (hosted by Oxford Brookes University to unite students with local community) featuring Thai Chi

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Other arts spaces in Ox-ford are in trouble due to the coronavirus lockdown. Oxford Playhouse in Beau-mont Street has launched a campaign which has already raised more than £100,000 in donations. However, in order to survive it is planning re-dundancies affecting up to 20 per cent of its 50 contracted staff and all operations will be suspended in August. To donate to Pegasus Theatre or make a monthly dona-tion, contact [email protected]

Police hunting for man caught with child imagesPOLICE are hunting for a pervert caught with child abuse images who failed to turn up to court.

Robert Miller was due to be sentenced at Oxford Crown Court yesterday for making images depicting the abuse of children.

He had already admitted having the dozens of banned images of children when he was in Oxfordshire.

However the 50-year-old, who now lives in Gollands Close, Brixham, Torbay, did not attend the hearing.

Presiding Judge Ian Pringle QC duly issued a warrant ‘not backed for bail’ and police are now searching for him to bring him to court.

At the brief hearing prosecutors said that Miller had attended previously where he had sought to obtain legal representation for his case.

He was then due to appear at the same court in March but failed to show up to that hearing as well.

On that occasion Miller said he was self-isolating and so the case was adjourned.

He was set to appear for a third time earlier this month but he didn’t attend that hearing either.

Speaking yesterday prosecutors said that he had not made any contact with the court regarding the latest scheduled hearing.

Ultimately Judge Pringle issued a warrant for his arrest.

Miller had already admitted at Oxford Magistrates’ Court in February three counts of making indecent images of children.

He pleaded guilty to making 43 images in the most severe category - A, as well as 14 images in category B and five in category C.

All of the offences took place on or before October 17, 2017, in the Oxfordshire area.

After Miller had entered his pleas, the case was sent up to the crown court for sentencing with Miller released on bail until that hearing.




Faster action needed over climate says city

OXFORD City Council is calling for swifter action on climate change to be taken, after a Government report on the worldwide emergency.

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� New fire engines arrive for Brize

NEW fire engines have been sent to RAF bases across the UK, in a bid to modernise the Ministry of Defence’s in-house fire and rescue service.

RAF Brize Norton is one of the recipients of the 14 new-look vehicles, as part of Capita’s 12-year Defence Fire and Rescue Project (DFRP) contract.

The fleet consists of 10 high reach extendable turret (HRET) strikers and four multi-purpose response vehicles (MPRV).

The HRET technology enables greater fire suppression and control from the cab of the vehicle, reducing the risk to which firefighters are exposed, while the MPRV is designed to support both

airfield and structural firefighting operations.

The vehicles have been delivered to locations, including Brize Norton, for initial training, before becoming operational in September.

A total of 128 vehicles are due to replace the current fleet over the course of Capita’s DFRP deal.

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NewsVillagers consulted about parish splitVILLAGERS are being asked for their views on plans to create two new parish councils in north Oxfordshire.

The plans would separate West Adderbury, near Banbury, from Adderbury.

A meeting of Cherwell District Council on May 20 agreed to set up a working group to examine the proposal for the new parish council.

The move followed a petition from West Adderbury Residents Association who support a split from the existing parish council.

The consultation ends on August 28.Villagers can respond online via cherwell.

gov.uk/communitygovernance.

Farewell to glidersA GLIDING club will leave its home of 16 years today.

Members of Bicester Gliding Club, which had been based at the former RAF Bicester, will leave with a convoy of vehicles.

The club had its lease terminated after a disagreement with its new landlord, Bicester Motion – part of Bicester Heritage.

The club had operated the airfield and taught young people how to fly gliders and powered planes since 2004.

It decided not to take up an offer to continue activities at the site, as its operations do not fit with Bicester Motion’s vision.

Tools taken in theftTHIEVES took tools from a shed at a house in Hinksey, Oxford.

The burglary took place in Vicarage Road between 4pm and 6pm when burglars broke into to the insecure shed in a back garden.

Anyone who witnessed the incident, or has any information, should call police on 101 quoting 43200193248.

� Life-saving PPE is donated to grateful care homes

A PASTOR has joined a councillor in donating PPE to four care homes in Oxfordshire.

Carterton town councillor Lynn Little and Pastor Blesson Kallimel of the charity Father’s Touch, visited Mill House, Newland House and Merryfield House nursing homes, all in Witney, in addition to Burford nursing home.

Merryfield received items such as masks and face shields. Francisca Torres, care home manager at the New Yatt Road home, said: “The donations are very important, as at one point we

had trouble obtaining PPE so we were paying a lot of money just to get it in. It was a very nice gesture from them.”

Paul Jacob, home manager at Burford nursing home, added: “We are always positive when things like this happen, and there was all sorts of snacks, drinks and coffee too.”

Two children have also been supporting the Carterton Community Food Bank, run by Mrs Little and Mr Kallimel, by selling unwanted toys and asking for food donations.

Mrs Little said their efforts had raised

more than £110, with £20 given to the Carterton and Witney division of the armed forces charity, SSAFA, and the remainder to the food bank.

Mrs Little, councillor for the Shillbrook ward, said: “For two young children to think of others is quite rare sometimes, so for them to help the food bank is lovely.

“The food bank has continued to supply vulnerable residents in Carterton during Covid-19.

“Everybody is helping each other and this was our way of doing our bit.”

Councillor Lynn Little and Pastor Blesson Kallimel donated PPE to care homes in West Oxfordshire

Man held on suspicion of murder after body found at traveller siteA MURDER investiga-tion has been launched after the body of a 33-year-old man was discovered at Redbridge Hollow, off Abingdon Road, Oxford.

Police were called by para-medics just after 11.50am on Saturday to reports of a man being found unresponsive at his home at the traveller car-avan site.

A 30-year-old man from Oxford has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a

-amination that was conduct-ed on Sunday concluded that the man had died as a result of a head injury.

The suspect was last night in police custody.

Detective Chief Inspector Stuart Bosley said: “This is a tragic incident where a man who has suffered a head in-jury has very sadly passed away.

“Although we are in the very early stages of this in-vestigation, we believe this followed an incident which occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning in Red-bridge Hollow.

“The victim was unfortu-nately found deceased later the same morning.”

He went on: “We have made an arrest in connection with this investigation, and I would like to reassure the local community that we be-lieve this incident to be iso-lated and that the victim and offender were known to each other.

“We are conducting a thor-ough investigation into the circumstances and support-ing the victim’s family.

“Our thoughts are with

time, and we would ask that their privacy is respected.

“I can assure the communi-ty that we will leave no stone unturned to ascertain exact-ly what has led to the death of the victim.”

Superintendent Lis Knight, the Local Policing Area com-mander for South Oxford-shire & Vale of White Horse,

closely with the investiga-tion team, partners and the Redbridge Hollow Communi-ty to understand and address any concerns.”

A police van at Redbridge Hollow

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Town toasts triumph in battle to ban HGVs

An order banning HGVs from Burford High Street could finally be in place at the start of August, after the coronavirus pandemic put the changes on hold. Picture: John Chipperfield

HEAVY Goods Vehicles (HGVs) could be banned from Burford in a mat-ter of weeks, after almost 40 years of campaigning from residents.

An 18-month experimental weight limit order through the town centre is expected to come into force in early August, once

next month.It is a major victory for Bur-

ford, with the town council rais-ing £130,000 to fund measures that residents have called for since 1982.

The order was approved by Ox-fordshire County Council last July, but the coronavirus pan-demic stalled the scheme.

After having to be patient for so long, Burford mayor John White is delighted that the wait could soon be over.

He said: “It will be tremen-

transgressor to really show that we’ve arrived.

“Because we’ve had virtu-

months, it demonstrates how pleasant it will be if there are no HGVs coming through.

“It was greeted with great fer-vour when we told them the or-der had been made.”

The 7.5 tonne weight limit covers the length of the High

Street, between the A40 rounda-bout to the south and the A361/A424 junction north of Burford Bridge.

Notices warning of the move are already displayed in the

Order set to be implemented as early as mid-July.

It will then be advertised for 14 days, with the order coming into force seven days after that expires.

HGVs from using the town cen-tre will help preserve Burford’s £15m tourism industry and re-duce air pollution levels.

It will also lessen the damage to listed buildings, which make up 94 per cent of the High Street; the highest percentage in the UK.

County council monitoring

in April 2019 found that a ban in Burford would also reduce

in Chipping Norton – which has one of the highest levels of air pollution in west Oxfordshire – by 28 per cent.

County councillors unani-mously approved plans for an HGV ban through the centre of Chipping Norton last November.

The order for Burford was passed last July by Yvonne Con-stance, the county council’s cab-inet member for environment, whose remit includes transport.

Nicholas Field Johnson, coun-ty councillor for Burton and Carterton North, said: “The game-changer was Councillor Constance becoming cabinet member for transport.

“She really understood the need for change.”

He added: “On a busy day, you could physically see the build-ings shaking and it was destroy-ing all the Victorian pipes and drainage.

“We’re keen to save the culture of Burford.”

The town council raised £130,000 by Christmas to fund the changes, through contributions from nearby councils and a pub-lic appeal which saw Cotswold Wildlife Park give £50,000.

County council spokesman Martin Crabtree said the pan-demic had delayed the signage being put up, but that the weight limit was estimated to come into force in early August.

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Is Trevor Didcot’s oldest GWR worker?

A GREAT-GRANDFATHER who spent his life working on the railways believes he may be the oldest Great Western Railway worker still alive in Didcot.

Trevor Morris, 93, started working for the Great Western Railway in 1943, at the age of 18, in Barmouth, North Wales.

It was not until 1945, in the Second World War, that Mr Morris was told to pack his bags and relocate to Did-cot, because they needed more em-ployees to work on the railway in Oxfordshire.

Now Mr Morris thinks he may be the oldest living GWR worker in the town.

He said: “Because it was wartime, they told me to go to Didcot. They wanted some people there to help out.

“So I ended up here in 1945. And I have been here ever since doing railway work ... all kinds of railway work.

“I started as a young porter and worked my way up through differ-ent categories.

“I was a guard for 27 years.”

He added: “I really enjoyed it.“I worked on the railway for al-

most 50 years and I loved every min-ute of it and now I have got a good pension.”

After working his way through the ranks, and for different positions for British Rail, Mr Morris retired from the privatised GWR in 1991. And al-though he enjoyed working on the railway in Didcot, and he feels it is something to be proud of, he is still enjoying retirement.

He said: “I have made the most of retiring by travelling around the continent and going cruising. I en-joyed my retirement.

“Fortunately, I have had good health all the way through. I still have my hair and I am 6ft.”

The railway enthusiast reminisced over his career and the friends he made working in Didcot.

He said: “The building down near the station was the railway staff club, where we used to meet all our friends. We had snooker tables there and we played table tennis.

“It was a good club, but I think now I may be the last member.”

He added: “I have been wondering

Western Railway worker in Didcot. I think it is something to be proud of.”

After making a few enquires, Mr Morris is almost certain he is the oldest surviving GWR worker in town. Trevor Morris, 93, thinks he may be the town’s oldest living GWR worker. Picture: Ed Nix

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Didcot was not only the place where Mr Morris worked and forged a career; it was also where he met his wife, Violet, and settled down to raise a family.

Mrs Morris was originally from Northern Ireland and, coinciden-tally, it was when Mr Morris was transferred to Didcot to work on the railway in 1945 that she was also transferred to work as a catering as-sistant in the town.

Mr Morris said: “Strangely enough, my wife from Northern Ireland was transferred at the same time as I got transferred to Didcot.

“She was transferred as a catering assistant, to work in a large hospi-tal. So that is how I met her.”

Mrs Morris died in April 2017, aged 89, and a funeral service was held in Didcot.

The couple were married for 66 years and had a family in their adopted town.

The couple had two sons, Paul and Michael, and went on to be grand-parents and great-grandparents.

The Didcot railway worker still holds close several photographs of his career, friends, and his late wife. Mr Morris even still has his old CV.

He also possesses a photograph of himself in Barmouth, where he was born in 1926, to show his jour-ney throughout his career as Great Western Railway worker, which led him to his wife and a happy career in Oxfordshire.

Teacher beats depression with stories

A TEACHER in Oxfordshsire has overcome years of de-pression through writing children’s books.

In 2016, Lawrence Prestidge – a 30-year-old drama and special edu-cational needs teacher from Abing-don – had to be signed off from work.

He was struggling with stress, anxiety and being overwhelmed, and was eventually diagnosed with depression.

Looking for a solution to his men-tal health problems, he rediscovered children’s literature.

So he could cope better with how he was feeling, the secondary school worker started re-reading books by well-known authors, such as Roald Dahl and David Walliams.

Mr Prestige quickly realised the escapism these works provided.

He revealed it was not long until he decided to pick up a pen himself and write stories for youngsters.

-ries, Terror at the Sweet Shop, was taken on by Leicester-based inde-pendent publishing house Trouba-dour.

Several years later, the author is -

cessful works under his belt.

on his long journey through mental illness and how his profession af-fected him.

He admitted that, without a doubt, becoming a children’s author had helped him conquer his illness.

Mr Prestige added his work con-tinued to give him the focus that he needed to be ‘more than just ok’.

While the Government-enforced

30-year-old to cope with at times, he said he had been focusing on writ-ing stories and inventing characters as much as possible.

His latest book, Penguin Beach, which will come out in August, is intended for youngsters from seven to 11.

It tells the illustrated story of a loveable penguin named Clyde, who is the star of the show at London Zoo’s Penguin Beach.

After only a few years in the publishing industry, the local au-thor has made a name for himself amongst young readers.

He is best known for his book Ter-ror at the Sweet Shop, a story about a group of friends saving their be-loved sweet shop from the hands of an evil owner.

Published in September 2016, it was followed by other popular works that include Rolo and Ches-Penguin Beach, which will come out in August, is Lawrence Prestige’s newest book

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ter’s Fairground. Mr Prestige, who describes writ-

ing as his ‘dream profession’, also continues to work as a freelance tutor. Before lockdown began, he was making dozens of school vis-its across the country, including to William Morris Primary School in Banbury.

The school in Bretch Hill opened the Prestidge Library in 2017 and welcomed the young author along to cut the ribbon on the facility named in his honour. He also runs its dra-ma programme.

He said: “My favourite place to write is in the peace and quiet of my home in Oxfordshire.

“Some of my best ideas have come to me, though, when I have been out and about, so it is always handy for me to have a notepad and pen with me wherever I go.

and I am incredibly grateful to be able to be a children’s author for a living.”

Mr Prestige added that the reason he loves his profession is because he ‘gets to inspire’ children with his stories.

He added: “It is so important that children learn to read and appreci-ate books from an early age and if I can help them do that, then I am a very happy writer.”

Before being a drama teacher, Mr Prestige was an actor at Disneyland and theatres across London.

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THERE have been many casualties of the coronavirus pandemic. Most serious are the many deaths which have occurred – many people passing away without even the comfort of having their family, friends and loved ones around them.

Then there are the commercial and economic casualties – the businesses which have folded or cut back, and the people who have lost jobs or seen their income fall.

But there has also been a huge, and potentially long-lasting, cultural toll.

We report today on the plight of Oxford’s wonderful Pegasus Theatre, which has been knocked for six by lockdown.

Sadly it’s a similar story everywhere. The Oxford Playhouse – one of the finest and most progressive theatres in the land – is desperately appealing for donations to allow it to reopen, as are museums, galleries, independent cinemas and music venues.

It is all too easy for us to overlook these organisations, but we do so at our own cost. The likes of Pegasus do sterling work for young people and make our city the vibrant, creative hive of activity that we all love.

But with little Government aid and no ticket sales, they face a bleak future. We must ensure we save them now if life is to return to anything like it was before.


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Cold War drama is still relevant todayBY anyone’s account, Archie Brown, who we feature on this page, has lived a fascinating life. Through his interest in politics, he has borne witness to some of the most dramatic moments in post-war history.

Chief among them must be the talks which marked the beginning of the end of the Cold War – that terrifying period where we lived in constant fear of being vaporised in a nuclear attack. Prof Brown is keen to point out Britain’s role in bringing about change.

That change in so much of the USSR and Eastern Bloc took place relatively peacefully, should give hope to all those fighting for freedom and democracy today.

Eastern Bloc-buster tells how the Cold War ended

FEW people are better qualified to write about the end of the Cold War than

Prof Archie Brown.The Oxford University Emeritus

Professor of Politics, witnessed at first hand one of the great turning points of 20th century history – Margaret Thatcher’s move to a policy of engagement with the Eastern Bloc.

A landmark moment, this contributed to a chain of events leading to the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Incredibly, Prof Brown – father of the leader of Oxford City Council, Susan Brown – had first-hand involvement in the process by which Margaret Thatcher turned to a policy of engagement with the Soviet Union and the communist states of Eastern Europe.

He took part in two Chequers seminars – in September 1983 and February 1987 – over which Mrs Thatcher presided and was invited to 10 Downing Street to speak to her and the Foreign Secretary Geoffrey

Howe the night before Gorbachev arrived on his first visit to Britain in December 1984 – three months before he became Soviet leader. All of which features in his book The Human Factor.

“These two very different people got on surprisingly well,” he says. “At the end of Gorbachev’s visit, the Prime Minister famously said, ‘I like Mr Gorbachev. He is a man I can do business with’.

“The development of the interrelations of Gorbachev, Thatcher and Reagan – this odd triangle – is a central theme of my book.”

What prompted him to write The Human Factor?

“I was dissatisfied with the popular assumption, especially but not only in the United States, that the Soviet Union was forced by American military superiority or economic

pressure to admit defeat in the Cold War,” he says.

“We know from a variety of sources the views and mindsets of the 10 full members of the Politburo who were the group from whom the next Soviet leader had to be chosen when Konstantin Chernenko died in March 1985. None but Mikhail Gorbachev would have allowed freedom of speech and publication and contested elections and massively raised expectations in Eastern Europe and among the various nationalities in the Soviet Union.

“No other person who had a chance of becoming Soviet leader would have declared in 1988 that the people of every country had the right to decide for themselves what kind of political and economic system they wished to live in.

“The people of eastern and central Europe took him at his word the following year and cast aside their communist rulers. Not a shot was fired to prevent this by a Soviet soldier.

“Gorbachev made a massive difference. However, he needed Western partners, for he was fighting domestic battles on many fronts, not least the resistance of the Soviet military-industrial complex to his seeking a qualitatively new relationship with the West, a big reduction of military expenditure, and a liberalisation at home which threatened all existing vested interests.

“Ronald Reagan’s willingness to engage with the leader of a country

he had described as an ‘evil empire’ in 1983 was crucial – and Margaret Thatcher played a surprisingly important role. Less ‘Iron Lady’ than Go-Between, she had more influence over Reagan than had any other foreign leader and she developed a surprisingly strong relationship with Gorbachev, to the extent that her 10 Downing Street Foreign Policy Adviser Sir Percy Cradock complained that she was acting as ‘an agent of influence in both directions’.”

Prof Brown came to Oxford as a Fellow of St Antony’s College in 1971 and has been here ever since, as a lecturer in Soviet Institutions until 1989, then as Professor of Politics and subsequently Emeritus Professor.

Though a Scot who spent his first 18 years in a small town in the south of Scotland, he has now lived far longer in Oxford than anywhere else.

He has also been to Russia at least 40 times –including an academic year on a British Council exchange scholarship in the 1960s.

He adds: My main speciality for much of my career was Soviet politics, especially the final decades of Soviet rule, on which I’ve written extensively. I’ve also written a lot on political leadership, including a book called The Myth of the Strong Leader which looks at political leadership worldwide.

“Politics has always been a particular interest.”

Human Factor by Archie Brown is out now

Watershed moment: East German and West German soldiers remove some of the first sections of the Berlin Wall at Potsdammer Platz heralding the end of the Cold War’ below Prof Archie Brown. Picture: John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe/ Getty Images

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A lasting tributeYOUR obituary of Vim Rodrigo and the contributions within from Ruth Wilkinson and John Green together with Ruth Wilkinson’s personal appreciation in your letters page, (Oxford Mail 18 and 19 June) concentrate on Rose Hill and Vim s efforts at every opportunity to raise the profile of the estate and draw attention to its neglect by authority compared to other housing estates within the city.

But Vim was also a champion and campaigner for older people and for a long time had been an active member of OXPAG (Oxfordshire Pensioners Action Group) founded in 1982.

As I was privileged to chair the group in its latter stages and ser it continue as the NPC (National Pensioners Convention) Oxfordshire Group whose secretary John Paine continues to draw attention to injustices faced by the older generation

In the last few years health restricted Vim from attending meetings such as ours and similar groups like Oxford 50 Plus but he continued to raise issues affecting the welfare of older people.

Am aware that others particularly local councillors past and present have also promoted Rose Hill and all it stands for but as a permanent memorial a petition to name the existing fairly new community centre as the Vim Rodrigo Centre

would gather lots of support both within the estate and beyond

Sri Lanka’s loss was surely Oxford’s gain.

JOHN MACKIE Cowley

Beware BrexiteersJUNE 23 marked four years since Cameron’s ill-fated referendum produced a 37.4% vote in favour of Brexit, 34.7% for Remain and 27.8% not voting. Amongst those 13 million not voting were many like myself who refused to vote either for Etonian-Tory Cameron or Etonian-Tory Johnson, both of whom were using the referendum for their own political ends.

If the referendum were re-run tomorrow, I would wager my savings with Ken Roper that the referendum would go the other way. Why? Owing to simple demographics. Since June 2016 over two million UK citizens have died, nearly 3 million teenagers have passed their 18th birthday.

Most of the deaths were amongst the elderly, many of whom were nostalgic for reviving an era when “white” Britain (was supposed to have) ruled the waves. Most of those “coming of age” belong to the post-Covid, BLM generation who realise that all humanity shares the same planet and that our futures are only as safe as the weakest link.

With the worst-ever economic crisis knocking on our doors, hardline-Brexiteers are now

relishing the prospect of a no-deal Brexit. They think mass unemployment can be blamed on Covid-19, not the government for cutting us off from the world’s biggest trading partnership.

Beware Brexiteers everywhere: you think that Britain is entering a new era of splendid isolationism free from corrupt foreign powers? Of course, you don’t remember 1932 and the promises of a certain painter manqué who promised his adopted country the same thing, do you? Johnson may not be a fascist but what he plans to do will only only whet the Far-Right’s appetite.

JONATHAN SAUNDERSNew Cross Road, Oxford

It’s not difficultGOVERNMENT requires those using public transport to wear face covering. Not too difficult to understand nor to do. A scarf a large gents hanky will suffice and sit apart. Why should the transport companies pay out for masks when their resources, like millions of others have been massively depleted. No mask, no ride...simple.

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No statue, no fundingREMOVE the Rhodes Statue by all means. But, remove the Rhodes Scholarship also.

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WHEN the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope

hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking.

These wonderful words, written 124 years ago by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, ring truer than ever during these troubled times. During the Covid-19 pandemic so many people have taken up cycling, that it is nigh impossible to buy a new bike. People out and about on bikes, and families with young children venturing out on to city and county roads, is a heart-warming sight for those of us who want to see everybody getting a chance to enjoy cycling, just as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle did.

With the roads (until very recently) free of traffic, and with air pollution down, people have felt much safer getting on to bikes and going out on to the streets, welcoming the opportunity to get back to cycling or even starting to cycle. Cycling has proved a great way of getting outside, away from the confinement of home, and getting daily exercise. Lots of people have also taken up cycling as a way of avoiding public transport. We know this from the huge demand there has been for refurbished bike through the Bikes for Keyworkers scheme that Cyclox set up alongside Active Oxfordshire.

Could this be the start of a golden age for cycling as suggested by our Prime Minister? Yes, it could be, but only if investment is made in cycling infrastructure such as dedicated cycle lanes and safe crossings at junctions, which make people feel it is safe to cycle. Without public transport many people are understandably getting back into their cars. To help prevent this and to encourage more people to cycle, the Government has created an emergency active travel fund with the aim of reallocating road space to give space for

Celebrating the arrival of 500th Cyclox member

cycling and walking. (At the time of writing we still wait to hear if Oxfordshire County Council has been successful in their bid for this funding.)

Cyclox is a

cycling campaign group, set up in 2003 to advocate for better cycling facilities in and around Oxford. Over the years we have felt that our voice, representing people who cycle or who want to cycle, has not been heard. But we feel change is in the air. One of the very few silver linings of this otherwise devastating pandemic that has affected so many people’s lives and livelihoods, is the resurgence of interest in cycling. People join Cyclox to support our efforts get more people cycling more safely and more often, and our membership has been steadily increasing over these recent weeks. And just this week we welcomed and celebrated our 500th member. Do join us and help make our voice even louder, so that more people will enjoy the ‘spin down the road’ advocated by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

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NEW NORMAL: Thais Maia de Leone and Ana Clara Ragasini prepare to welcome customers at the Market Bar in Dublin

Cheers! Pubs reopen in IrelandPINTS were pulled in pubs across Ireland again as the country took another stride out of lockdown.

Bars that serve food were able to welcome back customers yesterday after phase three of the Government’s recovery plan came into force.

Hairdressers have also reopened, and there were queues outside several salons and barbers first thing as people

finally got the chance to get their lockdown locks cut.

Gyms, pools and cinemas are also allowed to open, while small congregations can attend church services again.

Parishioners attended morning mass on both sides of the border yesterday, as similar relaxations related to places of worship came into effect in Northern Ireland.

It has been three-and-a-half

months since pubs have been allowed to serve customers inside the premises.

Those serving food are now allowed to trade and sell alcohol, so long as a meal worth €9 (£8.25) is also served. Pubs that do not serve food will be allowed to reopen on July 20.

Mass gatherings of 50 people indoors and 200 people outdoors are now also allowed.

Parents could face fines over September returnPARENTS in England could be fined if they do not send their children back to school in Sep-tember, the Education Secretary has said.

Gavin Williamson said a return to school will be “compulsory” and families may face financial penalties if they keep their chil-dren at home – unless there is a “good reason” for the absence.

A detailed plan on how the Gov-ernment will ensure that all chil-dren in England are back in the classroom in the autumn will be set out by the end of this week, the minister said.

His remarks came as Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer accused the Government of being “asleep at the wheel” on the issue of reo-pening schools, adding that there has been a “lack of planning”.

Speaking on Sky News, he said:

“If you could put up Nightingale hospitals – a good thing to do – you can certainly put up tempo-rary classrooms, you can certain-ly take over libraries, community centres.”

Mr Williamson said the Govern-ment is still consulting on how to return all pupils to the classroom in the autumn, but that advice for schools on reopening will be un-veiled this week.

He also confirmed yesterday that families could be fined if they do not send their children back in September.

He told LBC: “It is going to be compulsory for children to return back to school unless there’s a very good reason, or a local spike where there have had to be local lockdowns.

“We do have to get back into compulsory education as part of

that, obviously fines sit alongside that.

“Unless there is a good reason for the absence then we will be looking at the fact that we would be imposing fines on families if they are not sending their chil-dren back.”

Some children began returning to school at the beginning of this month – but, ahead of the phased reopening, the Government con-firmed that parents who do not feel safe sending their children back to school would not face fines.

The latest Government figures show that around a third (34%) of all Year 6 children attended school on June 18, up from 26% on June 11.

Attendance was around a quar-ter (26%) in Year 1, up from a fifth the previous week, and 29% in Re-

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Burger chain woeBURGER chain Byron is edg-ing towards administration after becoming the latest res-taurant to be hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.

The company, which employs around 1,200 staff, filed a no-tice to appoint administrators from KPMG yesterday.

It is understood that the move, which was first reported by Sky News, will be used to provide protection from credi-tors as it holds detailed talks over a potential rescue sale.

The burger chain, which runs 51 sites, started a sale process with KPMG earlier this year af-ter being forced to shut its sites in the face of the pandemic.

Warning on healthTHE “worst is yet to come” of the mental health emergency sparked by the coronavirus pandemic and the future eco-nomic fall-out, a charity is warning.

Many people who were previ-ously well will develop mental health problems as a “direct consequence of the pandemic and all that follows”, accord-ing to Mind.

Two out of three (65%) adults aged 25 and over and three-quarters of young people aged 13-24 with an existing mental health problem reported worse mental health during the lock-down, its survey found.

Clean for weddingsCOUPLES planning to tie the knot when coronavirus restric-tions are eased next month should wash their hands be-fore and after exchanging rings, according to new Gov-ernment guidance.

The advice for England states that no more than 30 people should attend a marriage or civil partnership from July 4, and social distancing rules must be obeyed.

Receptions or parties af-ter weddings should not take place, but small celebrations – with groups of up to two households indoors, or up to six people from different households outdoors – will be permitted.

No 10 defends appointmentDOWNING STREET has de-fended the appointment of Bo-ris Johnson’ chief EU negotia-tor to the key post of national security adviser.

The Prime Minister faced criticism that unlike previ-ous holders of the post, David Frost is a political adviser rather than a career civil servant, and lacks security experience.

He will replace Sir Mark Sed-will, who is also stepping down as Cabinet Secretary and head of the Civil Service, amid re-ports of clashes with Mr John-son’s chief adviser, Dominic Cummings.

Wimbledon ‘worth wait’THE Duchess of Cambridge has narrated a video to mark what would have been the opening day of Wimbledon, telling tennis fans it will be “worth the wait”.

Kate, who is patron of the AllEngland Lawn Tennis and Cro-quet Club, urged supporters of the championships to bide their time until they are back on the edges of their seats.

The duchess, a keen ten-nis fan, said in the short film: “When the time is right and weopen the gates, we will be backagain.”

The 134th tournament will instead be staged from June 28to July 11, 2021.

ception, up from 22% on June 11, the figures show.

Speaking yesterday, Boris Johnson said the fact that more pupils are not back at school yet is a source of “deep frustration” for him.

The Prime Minister told Times Radio that teaching unions and councils should be saying “loud and clear” that schools are safe.

Asked if there will be a detailedplan for a return to school in Sep-tember this week, Mr Williamsontold BBC Radio 4’s Today pro-gramme: “There will.”

He added: “We’re going to take the opportunity to spell out ex-actly as to how we will see a full return for all children back into school before the end of this week.

“As I’m sure you’ll understand,we’re consulting and talking withdifferent people.”

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virus.The Prime Minister told the

newly-launched Times Radio he wanted to set out a plan to “bounce forward” following the pandemic.

“This has been a disaster, let’s not mince our words, this has been an absolute nightmare for the country,” he said.

“The country has gone through a profound shock. But in those moments you have the opportunity to change and to do things better.

“We really want to build back better, to do things differently, to invest in infrastructure, transport, broadband – you name it.”

He said there will be “some bumpy times” ahead but the UK will get through the economic fallout, adding that people “instinctively” knew it would be tough.

“We’ve seen a big fall in our GDP and everybody understands as we come out of it there are going to be some bumpy times but the UK is an amazingly dynamic, resilient economy and we’re going to come through it very, very well indeed,” he said.

The PM insisted now was not the time to “step back” from supporting the economy, adding: “The Government will remain very, very much engaged with

people, with businesses helping everybody to get through this.

“We had to put our arms around the UK economy, we had to do the coronavirus job retention scheme, the furlough scheme, all sorts of amazing loans, bounce-back loans and so on, to help businesses, we can’t just now step back.

“So what we’re going to be doing in the next few months is really doubling down on our initial agenda which was all about investment, if you remember, in infrastructure, in education, in technology, to bring the country together.”

Mr Johnson said an economic effort like the one enacted by former US president Franklin D Roosevelt in his New Deal out of the great depression was now needed.

The PM acknowledged he had been “very lucky” in his recovery from coronavirus and said the experience had given him an “even deeper love and admiration for the NHS and everything they can do”.

But he said he worries about coronavirus deaths and infection rates every day, adding that it was vital to be ready to crack down on

“Local hospital admissions are coming down, so are the death numbers,” he said.

“They are much, much lower than they were a few weeks ago and that is encouraging.

“But the crucial thing is to make sure we are ready to crack down on

mole strategy.”The PM’s comments come after

Leicester recorded 866 new cases of coronavirus in the last two weeks – leading to speculation over the weekend that the city would be locked down.

City mayor Sir Peter Soulsby told LBC he was “angry and frustrated” that a meeting with Government

yesterday had been cancelled.He said a document sent to him

by the Government at around 1am had “very little substance” and only suggested that restrictions due to be lifted for the rest of the country on July 4 should remain in place for Leicester for an extra two weeks.

He said there was “incredible

of the Government “after weeks of

had visited Leicester, “talked to a few people” and had then “cobbled together” a report.

He also told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme of his anger, saying: “It was only last Thursday that we

but we’re still not getting all of it and it was only at 1.04am that the recommendations for Leicester arrived in my inbox.

“What they’re suggesting is not a return to lockdown, it seems that what they’re suggesting is that we continue the present level of restriction for a further two weeks beyond July 4.

“I’ve looked at this report and frankly it’s obviously been cobbled together very hastily. It’s

Leicester is inaccurate and certainly it does not provide us with the information we need if we are to remain restricted for two weeks longer than the rest of the country.”

Leicester public health director Ivan Browne was also critical about the level of information given to the city to tackle the outbreak.

He told the Today programme: “I don’t think at the moment we’re seeing a single cause or a single smoking gun on this, so we need

what is going on and it’s likely to be a combination of factors.

“Information has been challenging all the way through this.”

Boris Johnson has promised a ‘whack-a-mole’ strategy

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Boss warns restaurant chains are ‘hurting’THE boss of Deliveroo has warned that restaurant brands are “hurting” due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Will Shu, chief executive of the food delivery business, also warned that a “long period” of socially-distanced dining faces customers.

In an interview with the BBC, he stressed that the pandemic has had

and its restaurant partners.“We’ve seen a lot of increased

consumer engagement, but on the other hand, our restaurant partners are hurting,” he said.

“Even if restrictions are lifted soon, there’s going to be a long period of socially-distanced dining and an increased demand for delivery and collection.”

In April, Deliveroo said it would axe more than 350 staff, around 15% of its workforce, after restaurants shut their doors in the face of the virus across the UK.

Nevertheless, Mr Shu stressed that there is a new opportunity for companies like Deliveroo to support the sector.

He said: “Companies like Deliveroo need to better develop tools for restaurants to operate

Table Service platform being an example of what we want to do.”

Deliveroo has announced a new feature, called Table Service, which

will allow customers to pay for sit-down meals in restaurants through its app, to reduce contact within restaurants.

Earlier in June, Deliveroo joined chains including Pret a Manger and Wagamama in writing a letter to the Prime Minister urging

Late payment crisis facing smaller firms worsening A LATE payment crisis affecting

during the economic lockdown, according to a new report.

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) said its research showed that most small

Firms dealing with the public sector fare no better than those selling to other businesses, said the report.

The federation called for a “long-awaited” review of the Prompt Payment Code to be

and prompt payment to be made a precondition of state bailouts.

The debilitating late payment crisis should be brought to an end as the business community looks to emerge from the current recession, said the FSB.

Almost two thirds of small businesses have been subject to late or frozen payments in the

according to a survey of more

FSB chairman Mike Cherry

outbreak struck, many small

because of late payments.

the lockdown took hold, this situation has worsened. Sadly, some unscrupulous corporations are trying to inoculate themselves from the impacts of

payments, or even freezing them, at the expense of small businesses.

“Our endemic culture of treating small businesses as free credit lines against their will must be brought to an end.

“Worryingly, this behaviour

sector. Late payment is equally prevalent within government supply chains.

community are to play the fundamental role we need them to in ending this recession, this behaviour must stop. The Government promised to act a year ago. Time is running out – we need to see delivery.”

A spokesman for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) said: “Late payment can mean the difference between survival and bankruptcy for many small businesses. We expect big companies to stand by their smaller partners and pay them on time.

“We are working to tackle the culture of late payments to protect jobs and livelihoods.”

increased support for the dining sector. The letter to Boris Johnson,

support until the social distancing rules have gone.

Although Deliveroo has recently expanded its customer base, Mr

Shu said that the sector has “not

The company has agreed a £440 million investment deal with

with the UK competition watchdog provisionally approving the deal despite initial concerns.

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DAME Helen Mirren has called for urgent help for theatres – saying the “identity of our nation”

is at stake.Theatres have warned that, with

live performances currently banned and after a lengthy period of closure, they are just weeks away from collapse.

Oscar winner Dame Helen, 74, inset, told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “What is at stake ... is the loss of a cultural history and an identity of our nation that is embedded in what it means to be British.

“One of the great contributions that our country has made to the world is through theatre, through writing and performing. It’s one of the reasons that many tourists come to Britain. It is a multibillion-dollar industry, but to me it’s so much more than that.

“It’s like what Venice is to Italy – that incredible beauty, history ... and when Venice becomes flooded, Italy really pulls together to save Venice because they understand the importance of Venice culturally to Italy. And I feel the same about the theatre in Britain.”

The Government has published a plan for the industry, but theatres want financial investment and clear dates so that they can plan ahead.

Theatre owner and producer Sir

Cameron Mackintosh recently pulled Les Miserables, Mary Poppins, Hamilton and The Phantom Of The Opera from the West End for the rest of the year, blaming “continued uncertainty” over when the Government will completely withdraw social distancing measures.

The Theatre Royal in Newcastle announced plans to make half of

its staff redundant due to the impact of the lockdown,

while Theatre Royal Plymouth started redundancy consultations following a plunge in revenues.

The director of the National Theatre,

Rufus Norris, warned, in an interview with the

PA news agency, that the pandemic is “likely to be

devastating for this industry and consequently for the arts in the UK” without support.

While Nottingham Playhouse’s artistic director, Adam Penford, said that for “any theatre there’s a risk of ... complete collapse and closure and then potentially never reopening.

“It’s stark and it’s real and it’s not far away.”

Dame Helen told the Today programme that theatre has a role in “the creation of community”.

“If we need community at any time, we need it right now,” she said. “It’s what we need above all, that sense of community.”

Mirren:‘Theatre is part of the UK’s identity’Dame Helen echoes calls for help as industry faces mounting pressure

Mark Wright and wife Michelle Keegan have been spending more time together

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Brit Awards pushed backTHE Brit Awards 2021 have been pushed back by three months and will now take place on May 11, organisers have said.

The annual ceremony usually takes place in February and has been held at London’s O2 Arena since 2011.

Organisers took the decision after consulting with the music industry and their event partners over the effect of the coronavirus pandemic.

DaBaby’s Floyd tributeRAPPER DaBaby paid tribute to George Floyd during a powerful performance at the BET Awards.

The star performed his hit Rockstar – which has spent six weeks on top of the UK singles chart – during an emotionally charged ceremony, which was held virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic.

DaBaby launched the performance with his face pressed against the ground while a white police officer placed a knee on his neck.

Rosen: ‘I was near death’

MICHAEL ROSEN said he was just hours from death when he was rushed to A&E with coronavirus.

The poet and author, 74, above, spent almost seven weeks in an induced coma on a ventilator after falling ill in March. He told the Today programme: “I thought I was coping with a flu... or that it was the coronavirus.”

But things started “moving very, very quickly” when a neighbour, who is a GP, did an “oxygen saturation test... and suddenly it was, ‘You’ve got to go to A&E now’.”

High Court rules Depp in breach of court order in libel caseJOHNNY DEPP is in breach of a court order for failing to disclose texts, which apparently show him trying to obtain drugs, to The Sun’s lawyers ahead of his libel trial against the newspaper.

The 57-year-old actor is suing the tabloid’s publisher, News Group Newspapers (NGN), and

its executive editor, Dan Wootton, over an April 2018 article which referred to Mr Depp as a “wife beater”.

The article related to allegations made against Mr Depp by his ex-wife, actress Amber Heard, 34, that he was violent towards her during their marriage –

claims he strenuously denies. In a surprise turn of events at a hearing last Thursday, NGN’s legal team asked trial judge Mr Justice Nicol to strike out Mr Depp’s claim.

In a ruling yesterday, Mr Justice Nicol found that Mr Depp had breached an “unless order”

requiring him to disclose documents from separate libel proceedings against Ms Heard in the US. But Mr Justice Nicol did not make a declaration that Mr Depp’s case was automatically struck out, and said the actor’s application for “relief from sanctions” would be heard later.

‘I love time with Michelle’MARK WRIGHT has said the best thing about lockdown has been spending time with his wife Michelle Keegan.

The former Only Way Is Essex star and the actress are frequently apart because of work and Wright said he has appreciated the chance to spend time together.

He told Hello!: “I always like to find a positive in life, and the positive I would take from all the negative in the world right now is that me and Michelle got to spend time together doing normal things that you are supposed to do.

“It has been a great time for us on a personal level.”

Wright, who qualified as a personal trainer just before lockdown, said he found isolation difficult at first but his love of fitness helped him through.

He said: “I found it tough at the beginning, massively. When I train I feel amazing mentally.

“But when all this started I didn’t work out for over two weeks. I thought if I tell everyone I’m going to do an Instagram Live workout at 9am every day then I’ve got to get up.

“Mentally I am now in the best place I have ever been in my life.”

QUESTION: What’s the best way to teach my eight-year-old about the value of money? She gets pocket money but doesn’t usually save any of it.

ANSWER: Clare Francis, director of savings and investments at Barclays, says: “As a parent, trying to teach your child the value of money can be tough.

“You’re already giving your daughter pocket money, which is a great way to start helping her to understand money and its value. And the fact she’s not been able to spend it recently means she can also hopefully start to grasp the concept of saving.

“You can bring to life some of the different things money could now buy her, and even suggest some ‘stretch’ ideas she could afford if she built up a little bit more. You can then help her celebrate her progress with a weekly money counting session and a chart helping her see her progress towards her goal.

“Then let her go out and buy what it is she wants – it’ll probably feel really rewarding for her to know she’s been able to buy that item because she’s saved for it.

“It can also be good to give children the opportunity to boost their pocket money savings by doing extra jobs to earn money, such as washing the car or

Still on track for your retirement? Five key questions to think about

MANY people approaching retirement will be anxious about the

longer-term impact of Covid-19 on their savings.

Investment pots have taken a hit over the past few months or so, and seeing the impact of that will understandably be unsettling for savers.

But also bear in mind that once the wheels of the global economy eventually start to move faster again, there should also be some positive impacts for the stock market. So, try not to rush any decisions or panic about what’s to come.

Approaching retirement age and worried about your retirement savings? Laura Laidlaw, head of customer communications at

questions to ask yourself to check if you are still on track...

1. How much money will I need?It’s important to regularly check

in on your pension pot to monitor its value and growth, as that will help with your planning.

retirement income you’re likely to need, start by estimating your retirement expenses. Future expenses are hard to predict but to

current standard of living and then subtract any expenses you expect to go away and add in any new ones you think you may have.

The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has developed Retirement Living Standards website (retirementlivingstandards.org.uk), which shows the different kinds of living standards people could have in retirement and the savings they require. This is worth looking at to help form some idea of what you might need.

2. Where will my retirement income come from?You’re likely to have a ‘main’ pension plan, for example a workplace one through your employer. You can access these pension savings from age 55 currently. In addition, most people are entitled to the state pension.

The age at which people can newly access the state pension has been increasing. The gov.uk website has a state pension age calculator which gives you the expected date you’ll be eligible and how much you may receive. The

amount depends on your work history and national insurance credits.

You may also have other income - perhaps from previous pensions, Isa investments or even an inheritance. If you think you might have a few old pensions from previous employers, the UK Government’s Pension Tracing

contact-details) can help you track them down.

It’s important to consider all your savings pots together and to have a plan which means you take an

way. If you are already, or are just about to start taking from your pension, bear in mind that taking money from cash savings or other

reserves of income may help your pension pot to recover from recent events more quickly.

3. How much do I need to save?Once you’ve decided the level of living standard you realistically want to aim for, consider whether your savings will support this. A retirement savings portfolio – or pot of money – may need to last for at least 30 years.

People often spend more money earlier on in retirement, perhaps doing home improvements or starting new hobbies.

Many pensions nowadays allow you leave your savings invested, so they have the potential to carry on growing.

Withdrawals from your pension

Laura Laidlaw from Standard Life, above Pic: Standard Life/PA

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How do I teach my child the value of money?

pot can be varied as your income needs change.

The key to ensuring you have enough to last you throughout your retirement is to keep your pension under regular review.

help you by ensuring you have an appropriate investment strategy and withdrawals remain sustainable.

4. What if I don’t think I’ll have enough money?Remember, the longer you can put off your retirement and avoid the need to tap into your pension savings, the higher the income you may be able to take in the future.

Don’t rush decisions today, or panic-sell investments if you don’t need to – there are consequences for locking in losses, which may have an impact for decades.

5. Is it worth getting advice?

your individual needs. A lot of guidance and support should also be available from your pension provider, including the impact of any coronavirus-related market movements on your hard-earned retirement savings.

Free help is also available from the Money Advice Service (moneyadviceservice.org.uk) and the Pensions Advisory Service (pensionsadvisoryservice.org.uk) websites.

cleaning the windows. As well as learning how to save, the other angle of understanding the value of money is the budgeting side of things and the fact your money will only go so far.

“Talk to your daughter about

every month there are certain things you have to pay for such as the mortgage or rent, gas, electricity and food, so you need to

make sure you have enough money to pay for those, then any extra can be put towards the nice things such as days out, holidays and Christmas.

“It’s important not to shy away

matters so you can try and give your child a good grounding and basic understanding as it will make it easier when it comes to them having to do it themselves.

“With most children not at school at the moment, one idea to help teach them about budgeting is to give them some money every day for their snacks and then price up some of the options in the cupboard: maybe 20p for a bag of crisps, 10p for a biscuit.

“It’s then up to them to decide whether to blow it all in one go, or spend carefully so they can have a few snacks throughout the day. Not only does it help them understand there’s a cost to everything, it might also stop them eating you out of house and home!”

Savings expert Clare FrancisPic: Barclays/ PA

Mulling over your pension and finances will help you decide

whether those retirement plans need a re-think. By Vicky Shaw.


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Highly-rated teen set to leave United

Angel Gomes made his debut for Manchester United in May 2017, aged just 16. Picture: Martin Rickett/PA Wire

OLE Gunnar Solskjaer says it “doesn’t look like” highly-rated teenager Angel Gomes will be staying at Manchester United.

The 19-year-old came through the Old Trafford giants’ academy and made his debut aged 16 in May 2017, becoming the youngest player since Duncan Edwards to feature for the

team appearances and contract talks reached an impasse, with Solskjaer

leave when his contract expires today.Asked if the 19-year-old would be

staying at the club, the United boss said: “I’ve got no news, nothing, so it doesn’t look like it.”

Gomes was part of England’s Un-der-17 World Cup triumph in 2017 and 12 days ago Solskjaer was still hopeful that a deal was “not too far away”.

Pushed to clarify if Gomes was leav-ing, Solskjaer added: “To be honest, I’ve not heard from them last night (Sunday) or this (Monday) morning, so it seems like that they haven’t man-aged to agree (a deal), so the answer is probably short and yes then.”

Gomes’ departure is a blow for a club synonymous with developing and pro-moting homegrown talent.

Marcus Rashford is chief among the

and is keen to make up for lost time, having sustained a potentially season-ending back injury in January.

The coronavirus suspension has given the England international time to recover, but the 22-year-old has yet to add to his 19-goal haul since play re-sumed.

“Of course, Marcus has been out for a while but I think he’s looked sharp,” Solskjaer said.

“He came on and looked sharp again

United he missed one or two chances but the goals he created I think is what we’re focusing on.

“I think Marcus is on his way to the best season ever at Man United, so, for me, I’m just looking forward to him getting more and more minutes. He’ll

Rashford looks set to start when United return to Premier League ac-tion at Brighton tonight,

Their record stands at 14 matches unbeaten in all competitions ahead of the trip to the Amex Stadium, but United have lost both of their previous clashes there against the Seagulls.

Solskjaer is expecting another tough match on the south coast, just as the United boss is predicting an intense

“I think there’s many teams in that battle for third and fourth,” he said. “You’ve got Leicester, Chelsea, us, you’ve got Wolverhampton doing re-ally well.

“Of course, I’m sure Tottenham, Ar-

put a run together and put a challenge in there, so it’s exciting.

“It must be exciting for all the fans, who have been waiting for so long now to have football that matters on the TV.”

Meanwhile, Brighton could be with-out Adam Webster for tonight’s game

The defender was forced off in last week’s 0-0 draw with Leicester due to a hamstring problem and will be as-

Tariq Lamptey made his Seagulls de--

ture, despite requiring stitches in a fa-cial wound suffered during the match.

The 19-year-old full-back put in a good performance in that game against the Champions League-chasing Foxes.

“I was really impressed,” Brighton boss Graham Potter said of Lamptey’s display at the King Power Stadium.

“It is not easy to step into that situa-tion, especially someone so young.

“I felt he dealt with it really well and then he got a heavy facial injury that is not that easy to shake off.

“He got on with it really well. I was

and I think you saw his personality and his quality and he will get better.”

By Simon PeachPA Chief Football Writer

FOOTBALL

McIlroy is keen for reset to contendA FRUSTRATED Rory McIl-roy hopes taking a couple of weeks off will help him elimi-nate the “dumb mistakes” which are costing him the chance to contend.

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round 67 at the Travelers Championship in Connecti-cut. But that was a disappoint-ment to the Northern Irish-man, who kicked off the week with a brilliant 63.

“There’s been some really good stuff in there, but then just some really stupid mis-takes,” said McIlroy, who had considered playing the Work-

in Ohio the week before the Memorial Tournament at the same venue starting on July 16, but is now inclined to have the extra time off.

“It’s a little too up and down, a little bit roller coaster-ish, where it didn’t really feel like that before we stopped (fol-lowing the coronavirus out-break).

“Over the last few weeks I’ve made too many mistakes, too many bogeys, too many loose shots.

“Decision-making was ter-rible the last few days. Just some stupid shots and trying to take too much on at times, it’s just sort of dumb mistakes that I don’t usually make.”

Asked when he was next likely to play, McIlroy said in his post-round interview: “Probably Memorial. Maybe the one before but the way I’m feeling right now, I feel like a couple of weeks off.

“Mentally it’s just getting back into that tournament routine, and that’s why I sort of wanted a couple of weeks off more than anything else.

“It’s just the mental aspect of it, and especially when you are frustrated. I’ve been frus-trated on the course the last three weeks, not being sort of in contention, and it sort of sucks going off in the mid-dle of the pack on a Sunday, knowing that you don’t really have a chance.

“A couple of weeks at home maybe, just to reset and start again.”

Rory McIlroy. Picture: PA

Tuesday, June 30, 2020 PAGE 29

August 1 green light for county cricket

THE 18 first-class counties will debate the structure of the domestic season at a meeting early next month, after being given the go-ahead to start on August 1 by the England and Wales Cricket Board.Which formats will be played - with only the inaugural edition of The Hundred scrapped from the calendar so far - will be at the top of the agenda and a new fixture schedule will be published thereafter.County cricket has been on hold since April because of the coronavirus pandemic, but England will return to action with three Tests against the West Indies in July at the ‘bio-secure venues’ of the Ageas Bowl and Old Trafford.Health and safety remains the prime concern for the ECB, which has approved the return to training of first-class counties on or before July 1, while a dedicated working group has been formed to focus specifically on domestic details in the midst of a public health crisis.The main objectives of this group include concentrating on developing a single set of operating procedures that will incorporate cricket operations, venue operations and medical protocols and providing a single delivery model that can be implemented across all first-class counties.“It is a significant step for our game that we are able to approve the start of the men’s domestic season for August 1 and one which will be welcomed by everyone connected with county cricket,” ECB chief executive Tom Harrison said.“It follows extensive consultation between the 18 first-class counties, the Professionals Cricketers’ Association and the ECB.“It has only been achievable thanks to the significant hard work that continues to occur, as we prepare for a domestic season unlike any the game has faced before.“It must be stressed that the safety of our players, staff and officials has been the first priority through all discussions and government guidance will continue to shape our planning and preparation.”

ECB CEO Tom Harrison

FOOTBALL

HENRY Candy was almost lost for words as stable star Limato rolled back the years to register back-to-back victories in the Betway Criterion Stakes at Newmarket.

The eight-year-old showed he retains plenty of ability for the Wantage trainer as he made a triumphant return to action in becoming just the second dual winner of the Group Three prize.

Having been anchored close to the rear of the field for much of the seven-furlong feature, the dual Group One winner steadily worked his way into contention under Adam Kirby ahead of mounting his challenge.

The 5-1 shot quickly put the race to bed when producing a devastating turn of foot

before crossing the line three and a half lengths clear of Happy Power.

Candy said: “He was quite impressive – just like me he is getting better with age. What a performance.

“It is absolutely amazing and it has taken me back a bit. It is indescribable and just great to see, as he has got a great following.”

While it was the first time Group One-winning rider Kirby had partnered Limato, the Kingston Warren handler was confident they would be the perfect match.

He added: “If you watch in the preliminaries Adam never stops giving him fuss.

“He said he was in the form of his life, but he also said he had been trying to get on him for the last three years!”

Limato’s impressive turn of speed delights Candy

KIDLINGTON’S squad for next season is already into double figures after four more of last term’s line-up signed on.

Experienced centre back Tommy Franklin will again be an influential figure on and off the field.

He is joined by three midfielders who also know the club well.

Tom Moore stepped up from the development team last season and was in fine form when the South League season was brought to a halt in March.

Aaron Morton had a similar experience and will be looking to make the most of his first full season in the senior eam.

Box-to-box midfielder Ben Willoughby completes the latest batch of deals and is a key piece of the jigsaw for boss Ben Sadler.

Wantage tobegin workWANTAGE Town have confirmed they will begin pre-season training next month.

At this stage there is no date for the start of the next South League Division 1 Central campaign.

But with hopes it could come in September, Town are among the clubs to begin holding sessions – while following the latest guidelines.

They have also confirmed the signing of former Brackley Town and Banbury United midfielder James Watts.

Mousinho fights back from the fringes to earn a fresh contract“MOUS knows he won’t figure that much next year.”

You did not have to look too hard to read between the lines when Karl Robinson laid his cards on the table 12 months ago.

Despite triggering an extension in his contract, John Mousinho’s days at Oxford United seemed numbered if he wanted to play regularly.

The centre back had a decision to

It looked a bold move, with United -

liott Moore, apparently to play along-side Rob Dickie.

While Mousinho had been a key part in steadying the U’s ship dur-ing the 2018/19 season by moving

defender he would only be a back-up and increasingly move into coaching.

But the skipper dug deep and found another gear, meaning that despite Moore impressing this season he has started half the league games racked up by Mousinho.

The 34-year-old said: “This time last season there was a possibility of be-

keeping the playing side open if and when I was needed.

“I decided not to do that and to the manager’s credit he said you’ll come in for pre-season and everything will be judged on merit.

I was playing and managed to play in the majority of the games.

“I’ve really enjoyed myself and feel that I was probably in the best form of my career.”

It was quite a turnaround, having attracted plenty of criticism from early in his U’s career for taking too many risks as a centre back.

But Mousinho’s change of fortunes mirrors the club’s move from relega-

tion strugglers to promotion contend-ers, earning him a new contract.

couple of years battling against rel-egation, coming in with high expec-

potential – myself and the team,” he said.

“To be in the position I’m in now to play another year I probably wouldn’t have seen that happening a year ago, I’m absolutely delighted to be able to make that happen.”

One thing which has never been in doubt during his time at United is Mousinho’s role as a leader.

Always the man sent out for media duties after a damaging defeat, the veteran is without fail calm, clear and measured.

Those qualities will be in demand over the next few days as United look to negotiate their Sky Bet League

-mouth.

It is unclear whether Mousinho will start or if Rob Dickie will continue to wear the armband.

But the club captain will be a key

talk comes in the seconds before kick-off or much earlier.

What he says is still to be decided.“It changes from game to game with

how I read the lads’ behaviour in the week,” he said.

“I’ll formulate a plan closer to Fri-day with whether I’m playing or not

the club captain. “If I’ve got something to say make

sure it’s meaningful and the lads take something from it.

“It might just be a word in training this week.

“Sometimes you know the lads are completely focused and you don’t need to say anything and that’s a

John Mousinho has rallied from what was expected to be a back-up role with Oxford United this season to playing a major part in their run to the play-offs Picture: James WIlliamson

Trainer Henry Candy with Limato and Adam Kirby after winning the Betway Criterion Stakes at Newmarket Picture: Edward Whitaker/PA Wire

ANDY Quinn and Neil Buck-ingham claimed victory in the long-awaited Winter Chal-

The competition had

when courses were shut down by coronavirus.

It meant the climax took place in mid-summer instead, with Quinn and Bucking-

ham coming out 3&2 winners against Jim Coleman and Craig Cudd.

CLUB RESULTSHINKSEY HEIGHTS

Midweek Stableford: 1 C Allen 35pts, 2 C Thornett 33 (cb), 3 P Dela 33.Gresswell Cup: 1 C Allen 39pts, 2 D Carter 38, 3 A Watson 38.

‘Winter’ final is settled

GOLF

Four more on board at Kidlington

RACING

oxfordmail.co.uk/sportTuesday, June 30, 2020 30 OXFORD MAIL

great place to be.”Mousinho will be able to draw on

his varied play-off experience. Having scored the winner for Ste-

they were then edged out 1-0 on aggre-

Mousinho said: “That was a heart-breaker, so I have mixed emo-tions, along with one of the best mem-ories of my career.”

That 2011 highlight could yet be sur-passed in the next fortnight, some-thing unimaginable 12 months ago, for club or captain.

Winners Andy Quinn (back left) and Neil Buckingham (from left) with runners-up Jim Coleman (back right) and Craig Cudd (front right)


12.30 EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) (Class 5) 5f 2yo Only £4,140

1 (5) 81 Northbound 14 (D) H Palmer 9-6 .......James Doyle2 (4) 8 Bright Armor 26 (T) C Cox 9-2 ....................A Kirby3 (6) 2 Digital 28 K Ryan 9-2 ...................................T Eaves4 (9) J R Cavagin P Midgley 9-2 .............................G Lee5 (10) Mcmanaman R Fahey 9-2 ....................T Hamilton6 (3) 2 Rolfe Rembrandt 17 M Scudamore 9-2... C Beasley7 (7) 4 Ubettabelieveit 17 N Tinkler 9-2 ........... O Murphy8 (1) 3 Yorkshire Pirlo 12 Phillip Makin 9-2 ............B Curtis9 (8) Rainbow’s Pony R Hannon 8-11 ...............P Dobbs10 (2) Scarboroughdebut M Dods 8-11.......C RodriguezBETTING: 10-3 Digital, 7-2 Northbound, 9-2 Bright Armor, 13-2 Rolfe Rembrandt, 15-2 Others.

1.00 EBF Fillies’ Novice Stakes (Class 5) 6f 2yo Only £4,140

1 (6) Anghaam R Hannon 9-0 .........................D O’Neill2 (7) Dujac M Bell 9-0 .................................... C Fallon(3)3 (4) Hilarity K Burke 9-0 ....................................B Curtis4 (2) 7 Hope Of Life 28 K Ryan 9-0.........................T Eaves5 (10) Pixie K J J Quinn 9-0 ..................................... J Hart6 (1) Quarantini R Fahey 9-0 ........................T Hamilton7 (11) 2 She Do 16 R Varian 9-0 .........................C Shepherd8 (8) Shining Success D M Simcock 9-0 .............L Morris9 (5) Spright K Burke 9-0 ........................................C Lee10 (9) Star Of Bahrain D Loughnane 9-0 .....Hollie Doyle11 (3) 3 Zoetic 18 James Ferguson 9-0 ................. O MurphyBETTING: 11-4 She Do, 5 Anghaam, 6 Zoetic, 13-2 Others.

1.30 Handicap (Class 5) 6f 4yo plus £3,493

1 (8) 4241- Turn To Rock 252 (B;D) J O’Keeffe 4-9-7 ...J Garritty2 (2) 01255 Mutabaahy 5 (D) A Brittain 5-9-5 ..............C Hardie3 (1) -8365 Double Up 26 (P,T;D) I Williams 9-9-5 .... C Fallon(3)4 (5) 20246 Big Lachie 7 (CD) M Loughnane 6-9-4 .Hollie Doyle5 (3) 250-4 Redrosezorro 8 (H;D) E Alston 6-9-4 ..James Doyle6 (6) 3334- Sheepscar Lad 253 (C) N Tinkler 6-9-4 ...F McManoman(5)7 (4) 34-31 Mr Wagyu 8 (V;D) J J Quinn 5-9-3(5ex) .......... J Hart8 (9) 0-602 Archimedes 112 (P,T;D) D C Griffiths 7-9-0 . L Edmunds9 (7) 3607- Aliento 279 M Dods 5-8-11 .................C RodriguezBETTING: 5-2 Mr Wagyu, 5 Turn To Rock, 13-2 Double Up, 15-2 Others.

2.00 attheraces.com Handicap (Class 3) 6f 4yo plus £6,728

1 (12) 909-0 The Cruising Lord 24 (D) M Attwater 4-9-7 ...R Havlin2 (13) 08-00 Flavius Titus 10 (P;C,D) J O’Keeffe 5-9-6 .....M Nicholls(3)3 (10) 856-6 Admirality 28 (H;D) Roger Fell 6-9-6 ...........B Curtis4 (9) 46637 Corinthia Knight 16 (P;D) A Watson 5-9-5 ... Hollie Doyle5 (5) 0847- Fighting Irish 199 (B;D) H Dunlop 5-9-5 ...O Murphy6 (11) 05-42 Wentworth Falls 8 (P;CD) G Harker 8-9-4 ..C Beasley7 (7) 032-0 The Great Heir 9 (C,D) K Ryan 4-9-3 ..........T Eaves8 (8) 792-3 Ice Lord 25 (CD) C Wall 8-9-2.............James Doyle9 (4) 06-59 Citron Major 9 (P,T;D) N Tinkler 5-9-1 .. F McManoman(5)10 (1) 030-4 Triggered 21 (D) M Loughnane 4-9-1 .........L Morris11 (6) 5324- Flying Pursuit 241 (T;CD) T Easterby 7-9-0 ... R Richardson12 (2) 854-6 Muscika 21 (V;D) D O’Meara 6-9-0 ............ D Nolan13 (14) -4419 Athollblair Boy 132 (C,D) N Tinkler 7-8-13 .A Smithies(7)14 (3) 347-0 Princess Power 21 (V;CD) N Tinkler 4-8-12 .... S De SousaBETTING: 9-2 Ice Lord, 11-2 Wentworth Falls, 15-2 Others.

2.30 Handicap (Class 6) 6f 3yo Only £2,782

1 (1) 75-47 Redzone 146 B Smart 9-8 ...............................G Lee2 (10) 07-93 Giant Steps 14 (B) Mrs Stella Barclay 9-7 .....A Kirby3 (11) 4655 Krafla 20 R Cowell 9-7.........................Hollie Doyle4 (7) 579-8 Momentum 14 A Brittain 9-7 ............... H Russell(7)5 (5) 6985 Gherkin 14 W Kittow 9-5 .............................B Curtis6 (2) 008-0 Jay Me Lo 117 (B) L Mullaney 9-4 ..............C Hardie7 (6) 5579 My Sister Jo 14 R Fahey 9-4 ..................T Hamilton8 (9) 00-8 Vintage Port 20 A Carroll 9-2 ..................D O’Neill9 (8) 000-0 Hands Down 14 (T,V) N Tinkler 9-1 ..............T Eaves10 (4) 090-4 Some Nightmare 15 J G O’Shea 8-12 ......L Morris11 (3) 809-5 Red Hottie 19 M Appleby 8-12 .................T Ladd(3)BETTING: 3 Giant Steps, 7-2 Some Nightmare, 13-2 Others.

3.00 Handicap (Class 4) 1m 3yo Only £4,690

1 (14) 153- Duesenberg 269 R Fahey 9-7 .................... D Nolan2 (7) 771-3 Fantasy Believer 18 (D) C Hills 9-6 ............W Buick3 (8) 10-99 Tom Collins 12 D Elsworth 9-5 ...............S De Sousa4 (4) 1-6 Ajax Tavern 21 R Hannon 9-4 ....................P Dobbs5 (9) 41-1 Notforalongtime 178 C Cox 9-4 ................A Kirby6 (5) 4173- Angel Of Delight 256 H Palmer 9-4 ...James Doyle7 (2) 212-9 Cloud Drift 23 (D) M Bell 9-3 .................. O Murphy8 (13) 2-422 Le Bayou 45 J L Eyre 9-3 ........................L Edmunds9 (12) 541-3 Indie Angel 21 (P;D) J Gosden 9-1 ............R Havlin10 (1) 165- Dalanijujo 284 (C) M Channon 9-1 .............B Curtis11 (6) 512-4 Kuwait Shield 22 R Fahey 9-0 ...............T Hamilton12 (10) 63- Folk Dance 235 (BF) D M Simcock 8-11 .. C Shepherd13 (3) 6-1 Intercessor 17 (D) J Gallagher 8-11 ...... C Fallon(3)14 (11) 058-2 Swinley Forest 18 (P) B Meehan 8-9 ...........L MorrisBETTING: 11-2 Fantasy Believer, 6 Notforalongtime, 7 Indie Angel, 8 Angel Of Delight, Ajax Tavern, Duesenberg, 12 Others.

RACE form FANTASY BELIEVER 14-1 (9-0) Led, pushed along over 2f out, joined over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace in 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of

12, 4l behind Johan (9-5) at Newbury 1m 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gd. NOTFORALONGTIME 11-10fav (9-3) Pulled hard, chased leader, led over 1f out, ran on well, won at Kempton 7f nov stk (5) pol in Jan beating Makram (8-10) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran. INDIE ANGEL 10-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, recovered on outside to go 2nd over 5f out, driven and edged right 1f out, lost 2nd and stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 6l behind Declared Interest (9-1) at Chelmsford City 1m fll hcp 0-80 (4) pol.

3.30 Novice Stakes (Div 1) (Class 5) 1m 2f 3yo plus £3,493

1 (6) 90 Handsome Samson 123 (H) R Spencer 5-10-0 ....M Nicholls(3)2 (10) 7 Minogue 7 M Appleby 4-9-9 .....................T Ladd(3)3 (2) 91- Prince Imperial 266 (V) Sir M Stoute 3-9-9 L Steward4 (5) 2-4 First Winter 19 (BF) C Appleby 3-9-2 ..........W Buick5 (3) 5-8 Formality 24 M Bell 3-9-2 ............................A Kirby6 (9) 3 Matthew Flinders 21 Ed Walker 3-9-2 ... O Murphy7 (1) 38- Miraz 185 R Hannon 3-9-2 .........................P Dobbs8 (4) 3 Roberto Escobarr 21 W Haggas 3-9-2 James Doyle9 (13) Salam Ya Faisal K Ryan 3-9-2 ....................T Eaves10 (7) 0 Scudamore 21 I Furtado 3-9-2 ...................... J Hart11 (12) Systemic H Palmer 3-9-2 .............................B Curtis12 (11) 3- Thumur 246 Owen Burrows 3-9-2 .............D O’Neill13 (8) Ooh La Lah J J Davies 3-8-11 ................. C BeasleyBETTING: 11-4 Prince Imperial, 3 First Winter, 6 Thumur, 13-2 Roberto Escobarr, 7 Matthew Flinders, 8 Others.

4.00 Novice Stakes (Div 2) (Class 5) 1m 2f 3yo plus £3,493

1 (4) Dirty Diana J130 I Williams 5-9-9 ..................G Lee2 (9) 81- Fly Falcon 250 R Hannon 3-9-9 ..................P Dobbs3 (11) 0- Al Zaraqaan 251 W Haggas 3-9-2 ..........D O’Neill4 (2) 4-8 Boss Power 23 Sir M Stoute 3-9-2 ..........S De Sousa5 (10) 68- Flash To Bang 202 (H) I Furtado 3-9-2 .......... J Hart6 (7) 4-7 Jahrawi 20 K Ryan 3-9-2 .............................T Eaves7 (3) 7-7 Kitten’s Dream 10 R Fahey 3-9-2 ..........T Hamilton8 (1) 2 Semser 18 (BF) R Varian 3-9-2 ..............David Egan9 (8) Sharpcliff J Mackie 3-9-2 .........................R Ffrench10 (6) 3- State Crown 306 C Appleby 3-9-2 ..............W Buick11 (5) 6 Wild Boy 17 J Gosden 3-9-2 ...............James Doyle12 (12) 5- Sheila 195 H Palmer 3-8-11 .........................B CurtisBETTING: 11-4 Semser, 3 State Crown, 5 Fly Falcon, 8 Others.

4.30 Handicap (Class 5) 1m 4f 4yo plus £3,493

1 (1) 330-8 Ingleby Hollow 20 (P,T;D) D O’Meara 8-9-9 D Nolan2 (9) 352-1 Squelch 21 R Guest 4-9-8 .........................R Hornby3 (7) 214-2 Verify 16 (BF) Ed Walker 4-9-8................. O Murphy4 (11) 386-2 Echo 16 (B;D) J O’Keeffe 5-9-7 ..................J Garritty5 (3) 09-02 Archive 132 (D) Suzzanne France 10-9-5 ...F McManoman(5)6 (2) /01-6 Encryption 13 Ronald Thompson 5-9-5 ..S De Sousa7 (12) 1252- Champagne Terri J110 A Keatley 4-9-4 C Fallon(3)8 (6) 71559 Running Cloud 12 M Loughnane 5-9-4 Hollie Doyle9 (8) 12-08 Hector’s Here 145 I Furtado 4-9-3 ................ J Hart10 (4) -1135 Foresee 20 (D) A Carroll 7-9-2 .....................B Curtis11 (10) 774- Hurricane Ali 274 J Mackie 4-8-13 ..........R Ffrench12 (5) /7-00 Roudrapour 18 A Carroll 5-8-9 ..................L MorrisBETTING: 11-4 Verify, 4 Squelch, 5 Echo, 8 Others.

5.05 Handicap (Class 5) 1m 6f 115yds 3yo Only £3,493

1 (2) 06-11 Revolver 9 Sir M Prescott 9-11(6ex) .............L Morris2 (7) 883-4 You Owe Me 19 M Johnston 9-7 .................... J Hart3 (3) -4435 Soldier On Parade 22 (P) Miss Amy Murphy 9-6...S De Sousa4 (6) 35-32 Single 12 M Channon 9-4 ............................B Curtis5 (1) 5566 Mick 113 M Hammond 9-3 .............................G Lee6 (5) 495-3 Selsey Sizzler 20 W Knight 9-0............... O Murphy7 (4) 000-3 Bouncing Bobby 15 M Dods 8-6 ...............C HardieBETTING: Evens Revolver, 7-2 Single, 8 Soldier On Parade, 10 Selsey Sizzler, You Owe Me, 12 Bouncing Bobby, 16 Mick.

12.45 EBF Maiden Stakes (Class 5) 7f 2yo Only £4,140

1 (1) 7 Broxi 6 K Dalgleish 9-0 ........................... D Tudhope2 (3) Chase The Dollar M Johnston 9-0 ..........J Fanning3 (2) Innse Gall I Jardine 9-0 .................... P Mulrennan4 (4) 63 Ventura Mutiny 9 R Fahey 9-0 ...............B McHugh2019: No corresponding meeting.BETTING: Evens Chase The Dollar, 2 Ventura Mutiny, 6 Innse Gall, 8 Broxi.

RACE form CHASE THE DOLLAR Frankel colt out of Cape Dollar. VENTURA MUTINY 11-1 (9-0) Edged right start, held up, effort 3f out, went 3rd over 1f out,

kept on, no chance with winner, 3rd of 7, 5l behind Saint Lawrence (9-0) at Redcar 7f 2yo mdn (5) gd. INNSE GALL Toronado colt out of Reaf. BROXI 20-1 (9-5) Chased leaders near side of group, pushed along halfway, shaken up and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 9l behind Tinochio (9-5) at Hamilton 5f 2yo nov stk (5) gs.


1 (7) 20-60 Merricourt 140 I Jardine 4-9-8 .......... P Mulrennan2 (8) -5777 How Bizarre 13 (CD) Liam Bailey 5-9-7 . D Tudhope3 (9) 3-448 Oriental Lilly 123 (P;D) J Goldie 6-9-6 ......... K Stott4 (5) 135-9 Donnelly’s Rainbow 20 (CD) R Bastiman 7-9-4 ... R Scott(3)5 (3) -9362 Ghathanfar 4 (D) Miss T Waggott 4-9-2 ...J Fanning6 (6) 400-0 Stronsay 20 (D) Liam Bailey 4-9-1 ....... B Garritty(5)7 (2) 320-5 Bibbidibobbidiboo 10 (CD) Mrs A Duffield 5-9-0 ... A Elliott8 (4) -9953 Logi 8 (B;D) Rebecca Bastiman 6-8-11 ..... J Gormley9 (1) 4504- Colour Contrast J232 (V;CD) I Jardine 7-8-9 ..H Shaw(3)BETTING: 11-4 Ghathanfar, 9-2 How Bizarre, 5 Logi, 6 Bibbidibobbidiboo, 8 Oriental Lilly, Colour Contrast, 10 Others.

RACE form GHATHANFAR 20-1 (8-12) Steadied start, raced keenly and behind, good headway near side of group over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong,

went 3rd final 100 yards, nearest finish, 2nd of 14, 1l behind Bertog (9-0) at Doncaster 7f Handicap (0-72) (4yo+) (5) gf. HOW BIZARRE 5-1 (9-1) Raced wide tracked leader, led briefly over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 3l behind Silver Dust (9-3) at Beverley 1m Handicap (0-77) (4yo+) (4) gd. LOGI 14-1 (9-3) Chased leaders on inside, ridden and stayed on into 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Dawn Breaking (9-2) at Thirsk 7f (6) gd. BIBBIDIBOBBIDIBOO 18-1 (9-10) Held up in rear, switched right over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 13, 1 3/4l behind The Golden Cue (8-11) at Ripon 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gs. COLOUR CONTRAST 16-1 (9-5) In touch on outside, driven to lead 2f out, soon ridden, headed over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 4l behind Forever A Lady (9-6) at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Oct.

1.45 Novice Median Auction Stakes (Cl 5) 5f 3yo plus £3,493

1 (6) 8 Pilgrims Pursuit 14 (P) S Dixon 4-9-8 .....J Fisher(5)2 (3) 91 Annangel 19 (D) N Tinkler 3-9-4 ..............R Scott(3)3 (1) 5950- Gorgeous Gobolina 316 (T) S Corbett 4-9-3 ..D Redmond(5)4 (5) 9247- Sound Of Iona 358 J Goldie 4-9-3 ............... K Stott5 (2) 94-2 Joshua R 20 T D Barron 3-9-2 ...................P Dennis6 (4) 5 Shackabooah 7 (H) S Dixon 3-9-2 ..........B McHughBETTING: 11-8 Annangel, 7-4 Joshua R, 4 Sound Of Iona, 16 Gorgeous Gobolina, 20 Shackabooah, 33 Pilgrims Pursuit.

RACE form ANNANGEL 80-1 (8-8) Prominent, led over 2f out, clear 1f out, comfortably, won at Beverley 5f nov mdn stks (5) gd beating Silver Sniper (9-2) by 4l, 9

ran. JOSHUA R 11-2 (9-5) Soon led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, held towards finish, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Magical Moment (9-0) at Pontefract 6f mdn stks (5) gd. SOUND OF IONA 20-1 (8-4) Raced wide close up, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 7, 6l behind Arecibo (10-3) at Ayr 5f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Jul. GORGEOUS GOBOLINA 25-1 (9-4) Prominent centre, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 12th of 15, 8l behind The Grey Zebedee (9-2) at Catterick 5f hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Aug. SHACKABOOAH 40-1 (9-2) Prominent, lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 7l behind Bomb Proof (9-9) at Beverley 5f nov mdn stks (5) gd. PILGRIMS PURSUIT 80-1 (9-7) Dwelt, soon chasing leaders near side of group, ridden halfway, weakened soon after, 8th of 11, 20l behind Eternal Blush (9-0) at Thirsk 6f mdn stks (5) gs.


1 (1) 21211 Bal Mal 3 (D) J J Quinn 10-2(12ex) ..D Redmond(5)2 (2) 776-5 Sports Reporter 17 (BF) R Fahey 9-11 ... D Tudhope3 (3) 36-04 Not On Your Nellie 7 N Tinkler 9-10 .....I Clifton(7)4 (5) 9798- Angels Faces 223 G Tuer 9-7 ............ P Mulrennan5 (8) 6665- Beignet 275 Miss L Perratt 9-5 .....................N Evans6 (7) 4-07 Moon Power 19 (V) K Burke 9-4 ..............H Shaw(3)7 (4) 9275- Summer Heights 260 J Goldie 9-3 .............. K Stott8 (6) 00-59 Charmore 26 W Storey 8-8 ............... Paula Muir(3)BETTING: 10-11 Bal Mal, 7-2 Sports Reporter, 8 Moon Power, 10 Not On Your Nellie, 14 Angels Faces, Summer Heights, 16 Others.


1 (7) 3-262 Robot Boy 133 (CD) Mrs M Fife 10-9-10 ................... ..................................................N Barratt-Atkin(7)2 (6) 0-005 Desert Ace 14 (CD) P Midgley 9-9-7 ............. K Stott3 (1) 6453- Gleniffer 298 J Goldie 4-9-6 .....................P Dennis4 (8) -3444 Gowanbuster 123 (T;BF,D) S Corbett 5-9-6 .. P Mulrennan5 (5) 43-30 Kyllachy Warrior 14 (P) L Mullaney 4-9-6 ....D Allan6 (9) 010-8 Bashiba 14 (T;CD) N Tinkler 9-9-5 ............R Scott(3)7 (2) 649-9 The Defiant 14 (CD) P Midgley 4-9-4 ......B McHugh8 (4) 3537- Amazing Grazing 258 (D) r Bastiman 6-9-2 ............ ....................................................... B Sanderson(3)9 (3) 767-6 Economic Crisis 6 (CD) A Berry 11-9-1 ...C Murtagh(3)BETTING: 3 Gowanbuster, 7-2 Gleniffer, 4 Desert Ace, 8 Robot Boy, 10 Amazing Grazing, 12 Others.

3.15 Handicap (Class 5) 1m 4f 104yds 4yo plus £3,493

1 (5) 753-2 Firewater 24 R Fahey 4-9-7 .....Connor Murtagh(3)2 (1) 3794- Corton Lad 281 (P,T;CD) K Dalgleish 10-9-7 .............. .....................................................Jessica Cooley(7)3 (2) 5687- Maulesden May J204 (CD) K Dalgleish 7-9-7 .. J Fanning4 (3) 341-3 Lady Scatterley 12 (D) T Easterby 4-9-6 ......D Allan5 (8) 449-9 Fiery Mission 23 (T) C Grant 4-9-6 ............... K Stott6 (7) -7312 Vampish 7 (D) R Thompson 5-9-2 ...... P Mulrennan7 (6) 0-037 Framley Garth 4 (P;D) L Bailey 8-9-2 ..... D Tudhope8 (4) 770-5 Flood Defence 112 I Jardine 6-9-0 ......... J GormleyBETTING: 9-4 Vampish, 3 Firewater, 7-2 Lady Scatterley, 8 Framley Garth, 12 Maulesden May, 14 Others.

3.45 Handicap (Class 6) 1m 3yo Only £2,782

1 (5) 65-23 Gweedore 117 Katie Scott 9-9 ...................P Dennis2 (7) 365-7 G For Gabrial 12 (P) R Fahey 9-7 ...........B McHugh3 (1) 325- Hua Mulan 249 K Dalgleish 9-7 ..............J Fanning4 (8) 34-71 Little Ted 8 (D) T Easterby 9-5(6ex) ...............D Allan5 (6) 024-1 Moonlighting 14 K Ryan 9-4 ........................ K Stott6 (9) 36 Nobby Nuts 20 Rebecca Bastiman 9-2 ... D Tudhope7 (4) 006-6 King Lenox 14 N Tinkler 8-13 ...................R Scott(3)8 (3) 6-212 Aiden’s Reward 14 (BF,D) B Haslam 8-13 ...P Mulrennan9 (2) 670 Psychic Power 20 (V) K Burke 8-5 ......... R Pindar(7)BETTING: 3 Little Ted, 7-2 Moonlighting, 5 Aiden’s Reward, 6 Gweedore, 7 Hua Mulan, 8 G For Gabrial, 14 Others.

4.15 racingtv.com Handicap (Class 6) 1m 4yo plus £2,782

1 (8) 34-83 Muatadel 11 (V) J Wainwright 7-9-9........B McHugh2 (7) 7123- Jack Randall 256 I Jardine 4-9-7 ...... P Mulrennan3 (1) 440-8 Bea Ryan 20 K Ryan 5-9-4 ............................ K Stott4 (5) 077-0 Lagenda 14 (B;CD) Liam Bailey 7-9-4 ..........D Allan5 (6) 9620- Lucky Violet 204 (H;CD) Miss L Perratt 8-9-4 ....J Gormley6 (9) 00-36 Dancing Speed 4 (P) L Bailey 4-9-3 ....... D Tudhope7 (2) 98861 Tarnhelm 8 (D) W Storey 5-9-1(5ex) ...... R Pindar(7)8 (3) 877-0 Robben Rainbow 9 (C) K Scott 6-8-11 ......P Dennis9 (4) 620-5 Joyful Star 8 F Watson 10-8-10 ..............H Shaw(3)10 (10) 559-7 Let Right Be Done 8 (B,H;C) Miss L Perratt 8-8-9 ... N EvansBETTING: 3 Jack Randall, 4 Tarnhelm, 5 Dancing Speed, 6 Joyful Star, 8 Muatadel, Bea Ryan, 14 Lagenda, 16 Lucky Violet, 20 Others.

RACE form JACK RANDALL 10-1 (9-3) Prominent, driven over 2f out, ridden and kept on under pressure inside final furlong, always held, 3rd of 14, 2 3/4l behind

Cameo Star (9-4) at Newcastle 7f hcp 0-60 (6) in Oct. TARNHELM 10-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, behind, good headway on outside 3f out, went 2nd over 1f out, led inside final furlong, always just doing enough, won at Thirsk 1m hcp (6) gd beating Queen Mia (9-4) by nk, 11 ran. DANCING SPEED 8-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 6th of 10, 9l behind Lacan (9-8) at Doncaster 1m hcp (6) gf. JOYFUL STAR 33-1 (9-2) Towards rear, headway and hung left from 2f out, ridden and no extra in 5th final furlong, 5th of 11, 6l behind Tarnhelm (8-9) at Thirsk 1m hcp (6) gd. BEA RYAN 9-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, led 6f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 9, 18l behind Queen Mia (8-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-68 (6).

TOP WEIGHT ROY WEBSTER Yorkshire Pirlo 12.30 Digital Quarantini 1.00 Hope Of Life Double Up 1.30 Double Up Wentworth Falls (nap) 2.00 Admirality Momentum 2.30 Krafla Intercessor 3.00 Fantasy Believer First Winter 3.30 Prince Imperial State Crown 4.00 Boss Power Echo 4.30 Echo Bouncing Bobby 5.05 Revolver

TOP WEIGHT ROY WEBSTER Ventura Mutiny 12.45 Chase The Dollar How Bizarre 1.15 Ghathanfar Annangel 1.45 Sound Of Iona Bal Mal 2.15 Sports Reporter Desert Ace 2.45 Gleniffer Lady Scatterley 3.15 Lady Scatterley Moonlighting 3.45 Little Ted Muatadel 4.15 Jack Randall

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5.00 Novice Auction Stakes (Class 5) 5f 2yo Only £3,493

1 (3) 33 Shine That Light 9 (B;BF) R Hughes 9-5 ....S W Kelly2 (1) 4 Myboymax 11 R Hannon 9-4 ...................S M Levey3 (5) 7 No Leci 25 (P) Richard Spencer 9-3 .......T Marquand4 (2) 50 Honeydew 13 S Kirk 9-0 ............................ N Currie5 (4) 33 Furlong Factor 14 B Millman 8-13 .......R KingscoteBETTING: 2 Furlong Factor, 9-4 Shine That Light, 3 Myboymax, 5 Honeydew, 20 No Leci.


1 (4) -4761 Lorna Cole 6 (D) W Muir 4-9-12(5ex) .........M Dwyer2 (1) 14-97 Urban Highway 14 (B;D) A Carroll 4-9-11 ... T Marquand3 (5) 54-75 Aquadabra 7 (CD) C Mason 5-9-5 ............ N Currie4 (3) 99-07 Cox Bazar 5 (B;D) Grace Harris 6-9-3 ... Rossa Ryan5 (2) 9-753 Cool Strutter 10 (P;D) J Spearing 8-8-7 ....D ProbertBETTING: 11-10 Lorna Cole, 11-4 Cool Strutter, 5 Urban Highway, 7 Aquadabra, 14 Cox Bazar.

6.00 Maiden Stakes (Class 5) 6f 2yo Only £3,493

1 (9) 2 Bodak Yellow 9 D Loughnane 9-5 .....T Greatrex(3)2 (4) 7 Charlie’s Jamboree 9 J Osborne 9-5 ....... N Currie3 (5) 0 Et Tu Brute 8 Eve J-Houghton 9-5...............C Bishop4 (1) Free Dancer S Kirk 9-5 ............................S W Kelly5 (11) 7 Leto The First 18 B Millman 9-5 ..............C Bennett6 (12) 04 Merry Secret 14 Tom Ward 9-5 ...........T Marquand7 (10) 8 Proclaimed 22 Archie Watson 9-5 ...... K Shoemark8 (13) 8 Right Proud 22 W G M Turner 9-5 ... S B Kirrane(5)9 (8) Rogue Nation R Hannon 9-5 ..................S M Levey10 (6) Solent Gateway T Dascombe 9-5 ........R Kingscote11 (7) 6 Spanish Colt 18 A Balding 9-5 .................D Probert12 (3) 6 Living On A Dream 18 J Grassick 9-0 ....G Ashton(7)13 (2) Moringa J S Moore 9-0 ............................. J F EganBETTING: 11-4 Bodak Yellow, 4 Rogue Nation, 9-2 Solent Gateway, 6 Merry Secret, 12 Spanish Colt, Et Tu Brute, Proclaimed, 14 Others.


1 (9) -5411 Eye Smiling 6 (D) D O’Meara 9-10(6ex) ..... S B Kirrane(5)2 (1) 52-47 Wilfy 21 (B) S Kirk 9-7 ..................................L Keniry3 (8) 858-0 Sovereign Beauty 11 (D) C Cox 9-7 .........W Cox(3)4 (5) 037-3 Somekindasuperstar 17 (P) P Collins 9-5 .. S M Levey5 (10) 20-78 Vintage Polly 11 H Palmer 9-5 ................H Bentley6 (3) 402-4 Diamonds And Rust 11 (H) W G M Turner 9-5 ..R Kingscote7 (4) 620-9 Yolo Aris 147 Debbie Hughes 9-4 ............D Probert8 (6) 423-1 Port Noir 15 (T;C) Grace Harris 9-0 ........... J F Egan9 (7) 300-7 Sir Gordon 147 R J Smith 8-13 ..................C Bishop10 (2) 2-507 Bezzas Lad 12 (B) A Carroll 8-13 ........T MarquandBETTING: 11-10 Eye Smiling, 9-2 Port Noir, 8 Somekindasuperstar, 10 Wilfy, 12 Diamonds And Rust, 14 Others.

7.00 Median Auction Maiden Stakes (Div 1) (Class 5) 7f 2yo Only £4,140

1 (1) Astapor M Channon 9-5 .....................T Marquand2 (3) 75 Baton 13 R Hannon 9-5 ........................ Rossa Ryan3 (2) 6 Henrik 11 A Balding 9-5 ............................W Cox(3)4 (5) 96 Reset Button 10 P Evans 9-5 ...................... J F Egan5 (4) 0 Scalene 20 P Evans 9-5 ................Gina Mangan(7)6 (7) 5 Woodview 21 J S Moore 9-5 .......................L Keniry7 (9) Choral Evensong J W Mullins 9-0........ G Downing8 (8) 5 Cider Apple 15 H Morrison 9-0 ...............D Probert9 (10) Sky Blue Thinking C Cox 9-0 .................H Crouch10 (6) 083 Weymouth Bay 7 (P,T) W G M Turner 9-0 ...S B Kirrane(5)BETTING: 11-4 Sky Blue Thinking, 10-3 Cider Apple, 4 Astapor, 7 Others.

RACE form SKY BLUE THINKING Charming Thought filly out of Powder Blue. CIDER APPLE 11-1 (9-0) Mid-division, soon pushed along, some late headway, never

dangerous, 5th of 12, 10l behind Time Scale (9-0) at Chepstow 6f 2yo flls mdn auc stks (5) gs. ASTAPOR Sixties Icon colt out of Good Morning Lady. HENRIK 12-1 (9-2) Slowly away, towards rear, pushed along over 1f out, never dangerous, 6th of 9, 10l behind Rommel (9-3) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn auc stks (5) pol. WOODVIEW 80-1 (9-4) Off the pace in 7th, head-way on outside over 1f out, 4th and no chance when hung badly left final furlong, lost that placing near finish, 5th of 10, 7l behind Follow Suit (8-13) at Wolverhampton 6f 2yo nov auc stks (5).

7.30 Median Auction Maiden Stakes (Div 2) (Class 5) 7f 2yo Only £4,140

1 (8) 93 Doonbeg Farmer 15 R Hughes 9-5 ..........S W Kelly2 (5) Gavin B Millman 9-5 ...............................C Bennett3 (10) 43 Mark of The Man 13 R Hannon 9-5 ........S M Levey4 (2) 84 Obtuse 18 P Evans 9-5 ............................... J F Egan5 (7) 3 Paws For Thought 18 T Dascombe 9-5 R Kingscote6 (4) 4 Speedful 20 R Beckett 9-5 ........................H Bentley7 (6) Sun Festival M Bell 9-5 ...................... K Shoemark8 (3) Baroness Rachael P Evans 9-0 ........... Rossa Ryan9 (1) In It Again P Evans 9-0 ...............Gina Mangan(7)10 (9) The Yellow Mini P Gundry 9-0 ...................L KeniryBETTING: 11-4 Paws For Thought, 3 Mark of The Man, 4 Speedful, 7 Doonbeg Farmer, 8 Obtuse, 10 Sun Festival, 16 Baroness Rachael, 20 Gavin, 25 Others.

RACE form PAWS FOR THOUGHT 5-1 (9-5) Chased leader, pushed along and every chance 2f out, soon lost 2nd, plugged on in 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of

7, 5l behind First Prophet (9-5) at Newbury 7f 2yo nov stk (5) gd. MARK OF THE MAN 10-3 (9-5) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 5, 3 1/2l behind Cotopaxi (9-5) at Chelmsford City 7f 2yo nov auc stks (5) pol. SPEEDFUL 11-2 (9-5) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, went 4th inside final furlong, stayed on, 4th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Miami Joy (9-5) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn auc stks (5) pol. DOONBEG FARMER 7-1 (9-5) Difficult loading, tracked leader, pushed along and every chance 2f out, soon lost 2nd and not much room, kept on same pace in 3rd after, last of 3, 1 1/2l behind Perotto (9-5) at Goodwood 6f 2yo mdn (5) gf. OBTUSE 22-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 9, 1 3/4l behind Choritzo (9-5) at Wolverhampton 6f 2yo mdn stks (5). SUN FESTIVAL Toronado colt out of Raymi Coya. BARONESS RACHAEL Poet’s Voice filly out of Queen Aggie. GAVIN Bated Breath colt out of Under Milk Wood. IN IT AGAIN Kodi Bear filly out of Englishwoman. THE YELLOW MINI Cannock Chase filly out of Cheap N Chic.


1 (8) 523- Evening Spirit 218 (BF) R Beckett 9-7 .......H Bentley2 (1) -3324 Dromara King 19 (BF) R Hughes 9-6 ..... F Marsh(3)3 (2) 6-722 Lily Like 11 (BF) A Balding 9-6..................D Probert4 (6) 055- Huwaiteb 236 (H) Owen Burrows 9-6 . K Shoemark5 (11) 51-4 Tomorrow’s Dream 174 W Haggas 9-5 .... T Marquand6 (7) 500-0 D Day 18 (D) R Hannon 9-5 ......................S M Levey7 (4) 43- Top Secret 185 C Cox 9-5 ........................H Crouch8 (3) 909-8 Wentworth Amigo 19 (T) J Osborne 9-2 ... N Currie9 (5) 42348 Speed Merchant 12 (P;D) M Appleby 9-2 ... A Rawlinson10 (10) 331-6 Gleeds Girl 19 M Channon 9-1 ................T O’Shea11 (9) 336-3 Zulu Girl 27 Eve J-Houghton 9-0................C BishopBETTING: 7-2 Evening Spirit, 4 Lily Like, 5 Huwaiteb, 6 Tomorrow’s Dream, 7 Top Secret, 8 Dromara King, 12 Zulu Girl, 16 Others.

8.30 WK Plasterers Handicap (Class 6) 1m 4f 4yo plus £2,782

1 (11) 3-061 Lauberhorn Rocket 14 (T;D) T Vaughan 5-9-7 .. C Price(5)2 (10) 56-22 Hammy End 7 (H;C) W Muir 4-9-7 ............M Dwyer3 (3) -6575 Star Of Athena 22 (T) Ali Stronge 5-9-6...H Bentley4 (14) 2080- Militry Decoration 252 C Poulton 5-9-5 .... J F Egan5 (5) 0-432 Cafe Sydney 21 (D) A Carroll 4-9-5 .....T Marquand6 (9) 3330- Watchman J110 (B,P) Mrs N Evans 6-9-4 ...C Bishop7 (2) 54374 Strict 21 (P) M Appleby 4-9-3 ............ S B Kirrane(5)8 (6) 551-8 Born To Please 17 (P) M Usher 6-9-3 ........Doubtful9 (7) 709-7 Test Valley 5 (H) Mrs T Barfoot-Saunt 5-9-2 ...T Heard(7)10 (4) 6306- Lady Makfi 399 (D) J Farrelly 8-9-2 .........D Probert11 (8) 6397- Harry The Norseman J270 P Webber 4-9-2 L Keniry12 (13) 0536/ Tamarillo Grove J315 (T) Mrs S Leech 13-9-2 ...S W Kelly13 (1) 527-5 Hatsaway 15 (D) P Phelan 9-9-2 ......... P Bradley(3)14 (12) 36491 Sunshineandbubbles 21 (D) P Evans 7-8-13 ........... .............................................................. Rossa RyanBETTING: 7-2 Hammy End, 5 Cafe Sydney, 6 Lauberhorn Rocket, Sunshineandbubbles, 10 Others.

9.00 Handicap (Class 5) 2m 4yo plus £3,493

1 (13) 571-1 Gold Arch 9 (V) W Knight 4-9-12(5ex) ....Pierre-L Jamin(5)2 (10) 1121/ Akkapenko J245 T Vaughan 6-9-7 .......... C Price(5)3 (6) 44/0- Willyegolassiego J313 (P) N Mulholland 7-9-6 ........ ..................................................................S W Kelly4 (11) -1316 Be Fair 17 A Carroll 4-9-6 ...................T Marquand5 (7) 555-5 Age Of Wisdom 9 (V;D) G L Moore 7-9-5 ...H Bentley6 (5) 96-57 Master Grey 15 (B;CD) B Millman 5-9-4 .. A Villiers(5)7 (1) 2/7-6 Takbeer 15 (P) Mrs N Evans 8-9-4 ..............C Bishop8 (8) -7604 Bailarico 15 (V;CD) W Greatrex 7-9-2 ... T Greatrex(3)9 (12) U69/9 Repetitio 20 (H) N Hawke 4-9-2 ........... Rossa Ryan10 (9) /66-2 With Pleasure 18 (B) J Flint 7-9-1 .............H Crouch11 (2) 5340- Searching J215 (P) G Harris 8-9-1 ...... K Shoemark12 (4) 97/7- Valse Au Taillons J143 J Farrelly 7-9-1 ...D Probert13 (3) 41384 Londonia 18 (T;D) G McPherson 8-8-13 ......L KeniryBETTING: 2 Gold Arch, 6 With Pleasure, 7 Londonia, 8 Akkapenko, 10 Bailarico, 12 Be Fair, Searching, 14 Others.

TOP WEIGHT ROY WEBSTER Shine That Light 5.00 Shine That Light Cool Strutter 5.30 Lorna Cole Bodak Yellow 6.00 Bodak Yellow Port Noir 6.30 Eye Smiling Henrik 7.00 Henrik Paws For Thought 7.30 Mark of The Man Evening Spirit 8.00 Dromara King Cafe Sydney 8.30 Hammy End Gold Arch 9.00 Akkapenko

CHEPSTOW TODAY Going: Good SSR

HERE TO STAYROB Hall may still play a part in the play-offs for Oxford United if the English Football League allow a rule change this week.

It had been presumed the winger was ineligible after spending the second half of the season on loan at Forest Green Rovers.

But the circumstances surrounding the restart of football after the long suspension for coronavirus have opened up the possibility of a tweak.

The limited preparation time has seen the number of substitutes expanded from seven to nine, with substitutions increasing to five.

And with the possibility of losing a handful of players in one go to positive coronavirus tests, the strain would be eased if those who had been on loan were available to feature in the play-offs.

It has already been brought in for Championship clubs and United are hoping to have it confirmed for them this week.

U’s boss Karl Robinson has been impressed with Hall this month and he looked bright in Sunday’s training match.

He said: “If you were watching you’d be excited.

“He’s certainly on his way back to where he was and hopefully we can have him available.

“He would certainly give us another body on the bench.”

The rules in the Championship appear to suggest priority should go to under 23 players, but United intend to appeal on safety grounds.

Hall has been involved with the squad for weeks and has been tested for coronavirus twice a week, whereas promoting a young player now from outside the group would bring risks.

Hall could yet feature for United in play-offs

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Club captain Mousinho signs new deal with U’sJOHN Mousinho will be part of Oxford United’s squad next season after signing a new contract.

The club captain’s exist-ing deal expired today, but the 34-year-old told the Oxford Mail

-dent about staying on.

And United have also complet-ed the paperwork on extensions to cover Jamie Mackie and Fey-enoord loanee Liam Kelly for the Sky Bet League One play-offs, which start against Ports-mouth on Friday.

shortly.Mousinho has made 120 ap-

pearances since joining from Burton Albion on deadline day in August 2017.

And while there are plans to move into coaching, he is relish-ing the chance to have another season as a player with United.

He said: “It gives me another year in football and takes me to 35. That’s incredible, I don’t re-ally feel it but I’m delighted to sign.

“I came here three years ago and we had a tricky two years but this season has been abso-lutely brilliant.

“In all honesty it’s where I’d like to be for the long term as well.

“I’ve talked to the club and everyone behind the scenes about staying beyond playing and there seems to be a lot of positive vibes.

-ing that and cements myself at a club I’ve really enjoyed being at, it’s local for me and it’s a great place to be.”

U’s head coach Karl Robinson is thrilled to wrap the deal up

He admitted Mousinho, who has played 33 games this sea-son, had surprised him in the last few months on the pitch, of-ten keeping Elliott Moore out of the side.

But the centre back also of-fers United’s boss far more than what he delivers in matches.

Robinson said: “For us having his personality in the building is incredible.

“It’s not always what you do on the pitch, it’s the experience you have and the way you speak to people.

“It’s great news to have him back for next season, we’ve been trying to get that done over the last few weeks.

“Elliott’s top drawer but he has made Elliott a better player.

“Those legs seem to keep go-ing.

“Let’s see where he is at the end of next year.”

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