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Stories for 08 June 2001

Abingdon News

BBC man plans tribute to son

Former England rugby player Nigel Starmer-Smith is determined to make Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital a leading research centre for the mysterious cancer that killed his son last month. more...

Harris tightens grip on seat

Liberal democrat Dr Evan Harris has held on to his Oxford West and Abingdon seat - with a significantly increased majority. more...

Banbury News

Banbury backs Baldry `to provide strong opposition'

Tony Baldry held Banbury for the Conservatives with an increased majority, despite a lower turn-out. more...

Patient pooch appeals

It's a dog's life for Albert, the terrier that no-one wants. more...

Charity shop needs help

Volunteers are needed to help run the Imperial Cancer Research charity shop in Parsons Street, Banbury. more...

Cricket: Radford returns

Banbury welcome back former England seamer Neal Radford from injury for the trip to Reading. more...

Bicester News

Cricket: Top Aussies meet in head-on clash

Saturday's Division 1 clash between Bicester & North Oxford and Finchampstead promises to be a battle of the Aussies. more...

Banbury backs Baldry `to provide strong opposition'

Tony Baldry held Banbury for the Conservatives with an increased majority, despite a lower turn-out. more...

Third bid for superstore on the table

A multi-million pound supermarket plan for Bicester town centre has been un- veiled. more...

Delight as school extends

Children at a Bicester school are celebrating the opening of new classrooms that will replace mobile buildings put up to cope with rising numbers. more...

Didcot News

Jackson back in Wantage

Dawn was breaking today as Wantage MP Robert Jackson learned he had escaped the fate of so many of his Conservative colleagues in a second election night slaughter. more...

Oxford News

'Be patient over stadium traffic'

Residents living near Oxford United's new stadium were urged not to "jump in" and demand traffic calming measures too quickly. more...

Harris tightens grip on seat

Liberal democrat Dr Evan Harris has held on to his Oxford West and Abingdon seat - with a significantly increased majority. more...

Smith makes it four in row

The people of east Oxford gave Andrew Smith his fourth term as their MP. more...

Sexual abuse denied

A man accused of sexually abusing a girl while she was aged between four and nine has told a court the alleged incidents never took place. more...

Lack of parking lines means no penalties

Traffic wardens have told residents in Headington that they cannot enforce permit-only parking because Oxford City Council has not painted bays on the road. more...

Cyclists help sick children

More than 650 cyclists will descend on Oxford this Sunday in a bid to raise money for children with cancer. more...

Cricket: Top Aussies meet in head-on clash

Saturday's Division 1 clash between Bicester & North Oxford and Finchampstead promises to be a battle of the Aussies. more...

Cricket: Debuts for Ben and Alex

County batsman Ben Thompson and paceman Alex Pike make their seasonal debuts for Oxford at Amersham in Division 2 West. more...

Oxford,Abingdon,Banbury,Bicester,Didcot,Thame,Wantage,Wallingford,Witney News

Tennis: Depleted North lose 100 per cent record

North Oxford paid the price for fielding just two pairs as they lost their 100 per cent record at Abingdon in Men's Division 1 of the Wilson Inter-Club 3-Pair League. more...

Dotcoms 'not dead'

Entrepreneurs are still full of ideas for new e-commerce businesses despite the dotcom downturn, say organisers of Oxford University's Business Plan Competition. more...

Four Tories defy national meltdown

Four of the county's six constituencies stayed or turned blue in the general election defying a grim national performance by the Conservative party. more...

Sport: Fixtures for Saturday

All the sporting fixtures for June 9. more...

Cricket: Surrey given scare by battling Oxon

Oxfordshire's gutsy young guns went down fighting in their second ECB 38-County Competition group game away to a powerful Surrey Board side at Imber Court yesterday. more...

Sport: Fixtures for Sunday

All the sporting fixtures for Sunday, June 11. more...

Oxfordshire Business

Dotcoms 'not dead'

Entrepreneurs are still full of ideas for new e-commerce businesses despite the dotcom downturn, say organisers of Oxford University's Business Plan Competition. more...

Publisher logs on to strong Net profit

Publisher Reed Elsevier said the Internet would generate nearly 20 per cent of its UK revenues this year. more...

Hit Entertainment, which owns the TV rights to children's character Kipper the Dog, has appointed long-term director Rob Lawes as chief executive. He replaces Peter Orton, who becomes executive chairman. more...

Oxfordshire Education

Delight as school extends

Children at a Bicester school are celebrating the opening of new classrooms that will replace mobile buildings put up to cope with rising numbers. more...

Oxfordshire Internet

Dotcoms 'not dead'

Entrepreneurs are still full of ideas for new e-commerce businesses despite the dotcom downturn, say organisers of Oxford University's Business Plan Competition. more...

Oxfordshire News

'Be patient over stadium traffic'

Residents living near Oxford United's new stadium were urged not to "jump in" and demand traffic calming measures too quickly. more...

BBC man plans tribute to son

Former England rugby player Nigel Starmer-Smith is determined to make Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital a leading research centre for the mysterious cancer that killed his son last month. more...

Third bid for superstore on the table

A multi-million pound supermarket plan for Bicester town centre has been un- veiled. more...

Patient pooch appeals

It's a dog's life for Albert, the terrier that no-one wants. more...

Delight as school extends

Children at a Bicester school are celebrating the opening of new classrooms that will replace mobile buildings put up to cope with rising numbers. more...

Carnival over for duo

Two men who have given years of leadership to Eynsham Carnival are stepping down after this year's event. more...

Sexual abuse denied

A man accused of sexually abusing a girl while she was aged between four and nine has told a court the alleged incidents never took place. more...

Unruffled Johnson takes Henley seat for Tories

Boris Johnson has won Henley for the Conservatives with 20,466 votes. more...

Cameron reclaims Witney for Tories

The Conservatives have regained the Witney seat - once held by turncoat MP Shaun Woodward - with an increased majority. more...

Harris tightens grip on seat

Liberal democrat Dr Evan Harris has held on to his Oxford West and Abingdon seat - with a significantly increased majority. more...

Jackson back in Wantage

Dawn was breaking today as Wantage MP Robert Jackson learned he had escaped the fate of so many of his Conservative colleagues in a second election night slaughter. more...

Banbury backs Baldry `to provide strong opposition'

Tony Baldry held Banbury for the Conservatives with an increased majority, despite a lower turn-out. more...

Smith makes it four in row

The people of east Oxford gave Andrew Smith his fourth term as their MP. more...

Woodward wins in St Helens

Former Witney MP Shaun Woodward has held the seat of St Helens for Labour. more...

Four Tories defy national disappointment

Four of the county's six constituencies stayed or turned blue in the general election, defying a grim national performance by the Conservative party - topped off by William Hague's decision to resign as leader. more...

Oxfordshire Sport

That's just the ticket!

Oxford United today announced their season ticket prices for their first campaign at The Kassam Stadium - and many supporters are in for a pleasant surprise. more...

Sport: Fixtures for Saturday

All the sporting fixtures for June 9. more...

Football: End of the road as Witney fold

Witney town football club, founded in 1885, have folded. The decision was taken by Brian Constable, a director of Witney Town Football Club Ltd and the club's former chairman, yesterday after he was told by the Dr Martens League to reach a verdict on the club's future. more...

Cricket: Surrey given scare by battling Oxon

Oxfordshire's gutsy young guns went down fighting in their second ECB 38-County Competition group game away to a powerful Surrey Board side at Imber Court yesterday. more...

Tennis: Depleted North lose 100 per cent record

North Oxford paid the price for fielding just two pairs as they lost their 100 per cent record at Abingdon in Men's Division 1 of the Wilson Inter-Club 3-Pair League. more...

Football:Making a B-Line for executive box

Local office equipment suppliers B-Line have become the first business to take one of the executive boxes at The Kassam Stadium, writes JON MURRAY. more...

Cycling: Gardiner is streets ahead

Nik Gardiner continued his impressive build-up for tomorrow's National 50-mile time trial with a stunning victory in the Mid-Oxon ten-mile time trial on the Witney By-pass. more...

Cricket: Tonic for Giles

Ashley Giles went some way towards proving his fitness for England by taking 5-46 as Warwickshire took a big first-innings lead against Oxford Universities in The Parks yesterday. more...

Sport: Fixtures for Sunday

All the sporting fixtures for Sunday, June 11. more...

Cricket: Top Aussies meet in head-on clash

Saturday's Division 1 clash between Bicester & North Oxford and Finchampstead promises to be a battle of the Aussies. more...

Angling: Monsters under wraps

Big trout are being caught in record numbers from an Oxfordshire reservoir - but the captors are keeping the catches under wraps. more...

Thame News

Unruffled Johnson takes Henley seat for Tories

Boris Johnson has won Henley for the Conservatives with 20,466 votes. more...

Tree worries

Worries about the health of a beech tree are holding up a plan for an extension. The tree, which is protected by a tree preservation order, would be seriously damaged if the extension were built, say planners. more...

Wallingford News

Jackson back in Wantage

Dawn was breaking today as Wantage MP Robert Jackson learned he had escaped the fate of so many of his Conservative colleagues in a second election night slaughter. more...

Couple can't stay in home

A couple will not be allowed to continue living in their cottage should they choose to sell their pub. more...

Congestion feared

The closure of Shillingford roundabout for resurfacing is expected to bring added traffic problems. more...

Wantage News

Jackson back in Wantage

Dawn was breaking today as Wantage MP Robert Jackson learned he had escaped the fate of so many of his Conservative colleagues in a second election night slaughter. more...

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