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Stories for 02 June 2001

Oxfordshire Business

Harwell wins £2m green energy deal

Scientists at Harwell have won a £2m deal to co-ordinate an international bid to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.   more...

US slump hits local property demand

Construction firm Taylor Woodrow has warned that demand from US tech giants for commercial property in the Thames Valley has eased.   more...

Oxfordshire Leisure

Review: The Miser at the Playhouse, June 1-2

This was One Amazing Evening. For me, anyhow, writes Jeanine Alton.   more...

Oxfordshire News

'Brainwave' to switch school

The former Lord Mayor of Oxford has come up with a brainwave to move Oxford's Cheney School into Milham Ford School which will close as part of the city's education shake-up.   more...

Oxfordshire Sport

So deadly Dryml trumps Crump

Oxford Cheetahs 52, King's Lynn 38   more...

Stern and Eason seal victory for Oxon

OXFORDSHIRE Under 15s proved too good for Middlesex in their latest outing at Banbury CC, winning by five wickets.   more...

Vinnie's double Derby chance

TOP box office draw Vinnie Jones can seem to do no wrong at the moment.   more...

Headington and Radley rule the waves

OXFORDSHIRE'S young rowers ruled the waves at the National Schools Regatta at Nottingham.   more...

Visser is top of his class

JUSTIN Visser, of Lord Williams's, Thame, cruised to victory at the National Schools Sailing Association Championships at Farmoor Reservoir.   more...

Cardinal Newman are cup kings

CARDINAL Newman School's jubilant footballers show off their trophy haul after completing a fabulous four-timer.   more...

Battling Tim beaten in five-set thriller

OXFORDSHIRE star Tim Henman saw his hopes of making the second week at the French Open for the first time wrecked by Argentinian Guillermo Canas. The British No 1 was beaten 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 by Canas in a five-set third-round thriller which lasted three hours and 26 minutes.   more...

TOURING car racer Tim Harvey, of Burford, driving a JS Motorsport Alfa, will be snapping at the heel

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