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Oxfordshire | Archive | 2000 | December

Stories for 22 December 2000

Oxfordshire Business

Christmas IT viruses alert

Computer virus writers could be planning an annoying Christmas present for PC users, an Oxfordshire IT specialist has warned. more...

From fast jets to slow boats

The former bustling Upper Heyford airbase, which once resounded to the scream of fast jets, is now home to a more leisurely form of transport. more...

Bus plan cheers workers

More than 4,000 workers have been cheered by news of direct bus services to an expanding business centre. more...

Bookham deal lifts shares

Shares in Bookham Technology rose ten per cent after the company announced a multi-million pound order from US telecoms company Lucent. more...

Oxfordshire Education

Quirky panto is a hit

Brightly coloured face paints and costumes added a quirky touch to a school production of Lewis Carroll's classic Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, writes Madeleine Pennell. more...

Website to help schools

A company is launching a new website dedicated to helping raise funds for schools. more...

Building a future

Children at a nursery have been learning about building and construction as a business park's major new development gets under way. more...

Nativity play with a difference

The story of the Nativity was told with a new slant through the eyes of a wizard. more...

Oxfordshire Leisure

Art and museum exhibitions in and around Oxfordshire, December 22-29

Please check opening times with venues over the Christmas and New Year period before visiting more...

Concerts and recitals in and around Oxfordshire, Dec 22- Jan 14

Friday, December 22: more...

Plays, shows and musicals in and around Oxfordshire, December 22-29

Apollo Theatre (0870 6063500): until Jan 20, Doctor Dolittle starring Phillip Schofield. Jan 21, Syd Lawrence Orchestra. Jan 23-27, St Petersburg Ballet, Nutcracker. more...

What's on in and around Oxfordshire, December 22-January 6

Friday, December 22: more...

Oxfordshire News

Hospital plan for the Manor

The Acland Hospital has re-submitted its planning application to build a state-of-the-art private hospital on Oxford United's Manor ground. more...

Hundreds pack church to say farewell to Ross

Hundreds of mourners packed an Oxford church as a community bid farewell to nine-year-old hit-and-run victim Ross Doyle. more...

Transplant centre breaks ops record

The Oxford Transplant Centre has broken its own records this year by completing its 100th kidney transplant. more...

Store is a step nearer reality despite concern

New supermarket plans passed their latest hurdle, despite attempts by council officers to get them thrown out. more...

Euro-MP fights to keep wine pure

Wine makers adding ingredients, such as dried bulls' blood and wood chips, to their products could be exposed if an Oxfordshire Euro-MP gets his way. more...

Transport plan given top marks

Oxfordshire's Local Transport Plan has been praised by the Government for recognising the needs of cyclists and pedestrians. more...

Power station stocks recover

Deliveries of coal by rail to Didcot A Power Station are improving following disruption to the national network. more...

Blaze sparks warning

Fire chiefs have issued a further warning about the dangers of candles after the second Oxfordshire house fire in a week. more...

Back in jail after 3 days

A man enjoyed just three days of freedom before he was back behind bars for another offence. more...

'Victory' in 4.6m road deal

Victory is being claimed over the purchase of land for a 4.6m road improvement project. more...

Give heart centre cash to go on saving lives

Alexander Bletchingdon gives a patient's view of the Oxford Heart Centre contrasting sharply with recent criticism in the pages of the Oxford Mail. more...

Dorothy, 99, recalls a Christmas long ago

When Dorothy Squires was a girl she went singing to earn enough money to buy Christmas presents for her family, writes Zahra Akkerhuys. more...

Dead? Oh no I'm not!

Energetic 65-year-old David Kent wasn't even feeling ill when the post arrived. So the letter offering condolences for his death came as a bit of a shock. more...

Ex-scoutmaster put on probation

A former scoutmaster has been put on three years' probation for committing an act of gross indecency with a teenage boy. more...

Car park machines delay shoppers

Broken car park ticket machines caused a long wait for Christmas shoppers at the Westgate Centre in Oxford. more...

Youth club needs helpers

A village youth club desperately needs more parent volunteers if it is to survive. more...

Do you recognise this man?

Police have released this picture of a man they want to talk to in connection with a fight which left another man needing 55 stitches in his face. more...

A new town on the map?

A new town could be created in Oxfordshire to meet demands for more housing, writes Roseena Parveen more...

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