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Stories for 13 June 2001

Abingdon News

'Charity needs help'

A Charity that helps raise cash for Abingdon Hospital said it needed more recruits if it was to continue to help fund equipment and facilities. more...

Soldier jailed for attack caught on CCTV

A soldier has been sentenced to 15 months in a young offenders institution for kicking an unconscious man in the head. more...

Whale of a soft toy drive

A large whale was among soft toys donated to raise money for orphans in Romania. more...

MP Harris given new role

Oxford West and Abingdon MP Dr Evan Harris has been given a key post in the Liberal Democrat front bench team. more...

Karen Symonds struck it lucky when she went to buy a new home compost bin - she bought the 1,000th bin from a local garden centre and went home with her new container and £50 worth of gift vouchers. more...

Donor clinic

Blood donors are being invited to give a pint at The Northcourt Centre, Northcourt Road, on Thursday, June 21, between 2pm and 3.55pm, and 5pm and 6.45pm. more...

Athletics: Rachel leaps to new UK best

Radley Ladies' Rachel Brenton produced the best leap in the country for her age in the Under 17 triple jump at the Oxfordshire Schools Championships at Tilsley Park, Abingdon. more...

Athletics: Windy run for Abingdon

Abingdon Amblers had three runners at the hilly and windy Wargrave 10k and two at the Warndon 15k. more...

Banbury News

Prisoner escapes from court

A man is on the run after escaping from Banbury Magistrates' Court. more...

Student draws a winner

Young Shane Wynn could earn £1,500 of book tokens for his school after winning a building society painting competition. more...

Poll boss presents survey

Poll firm boss Jill Garrett has surveyed local companies in preparation for a talk to members of Banbury Community Church. more...

Steam show to fill gap in events list

Banbury Steam Society has teamed up with the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre to present a steam and vintage vehicle show. more...

Pupils form orchestra

Children at Queensway School in Banbury have formed a 42-piece orchestra and are busy rehearsing for a concert on Friday. more...

Hobby horse festival

Children who want to take part in Banbury's hobby horse festival on July 1 can get all the information they need from Banbury Library. more...

Students go to Australia

Students from Chenderit School, Middleton Cheney, near Banbury, fly to Australia next month for a four-week adventure. Thirty-one pupils, accompanied by three teachers, are going on a team challenge expedition. more...

Donors wanted

Middleton Cheney Village Hall will play host to blood donor sessions on Friday, June 22, between 2pm and 3.55pm, and from 5-6.45pm. more...

Cricket: Typhoon Taylor fires up Banbury

Big-hitting David Taylor smashed 90 off just 44 balls as Banbury roared to a seven-wicket win over Northants Premier League champions Finedon Dolben in the National Club Knock-out Championship fourth round. more...

Bicester News

Athletics: Harris leads way at Bletchingdon

The absence of Mark Flint and Kevin Sheppard left Headington's Gary Harris, last year's series winner, a comfortable victor in the second race of the Mota-vation Series at Bletchingdon. more...

Cricket: Nondies march into TNT semis

Oxford Nondescripts reached the semi-finals of Kingston Bagpuize's TNT Cider Knockout Cup with a three-wicket win over Chalgrove. more...

Eviction threat for Big Brother businessman

Businessman Stuart Hosking was today being tipped as the next contestant to be ousted from the Big Brother house. more...

Steam show to fill gap in events list

Banbury Steam Society has teamed up with the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre to present a steam and vintage vehicle show. more...

Didcot News

£5,000 reward to catch killer

A £5,000 reward is being offered to bring the killer of a former Oxfordshire woman to justice. more...

Director failed to pay taxes

The director of an Oxfordshire jobs agency that collapsed with debts of more than £360,000 has been banned from taking part in company management for seven years. more...

Writer's story on right track

Writer Ziggy Percival has scooped second prize in a short-story competition run by a train company. more...

Rotary club is onliine

Didcot Rotary Club is using the Web to keep its members and the public informed about its activities. more...

Police name dead drivers

Police have named two drivers killed in a head-on collision on Sunday. more...

Panto fete

The theme of pantomime promises to make East Hagbourne's St Andrew's Church fete on Saturday (June 16), one of the most colourful attractions in the Didcot area. more...

Summer fete

Country dancing, miniature railway rides, BMX bikes and other attractions will feature at Greenmere Primary School's summer fete at the school in Mereland Road on Friday, June 15 at 6pm. more...

Surface work at ground kicks off

Work is under way on a £36,000 scheme to improve the playing surface of Milton United Football Club's ground at Milton Heights, near Didcot, which for years has been plagued by poor drainage. more...

Oxford News

Air pollution fears add to traffic row

Tough new measures could be introduced to further reduce traffic in Oxford city centre after it was predicted that air pollution targets would not be met. more...

Park-and-Ride boss loses job

The chairman of Oxford City Council's highways committee has lost her job after speaking out against increases in park-and-ride charges. more...

Hip replacement mum walks for research

A mother whose life was transformed by a hip replacement operation at the age of 44 is doing a charity walk to raise money for orthopaedic research. more...

College finally wins fight for block in Green Belt

An Oxford University college has finally been given permission to build a new accommodation block. more...

Flyposters deface memorial fencing

Martyrs' Memorial has suffered a new indignity - fly-posters are now being put up on wooden boards fencing off the monument. more...

Grant helps leisure facilities research

A grant of £3,500 looks set to be allocated to fund further feasibility studies into the need for community facilities on an Oxford estate. more...

Offenders help brighten subway

Young offenders are helping an Oxford community transform an uninviting city subway into a vibrant mural. more...

Woman was racially abused, court concludes

A man has been found guilty by magistrates of racially abusing an Asian woman. more...

Council re-thinks prison plan

Plans for Oxford's prison site, which is being transformed into an £18m hotel development, are being revised. more...

New research centre 'too high', say residents

A new research centre at an Oxford hospital will overshadow homes, according to Headington residents. more...

Trio bank on colouring success

Three children have earned themselves a new bank account by winning prizes in a colouring competition. more...

Street assault

Police are investigating reports that a woman was indecently assaulted in Magdalen Road, east Oxford. more...

Blood donors

National Blood Service nurses will be meeting up with donors at the Conservative Club, Windmill Road, Headington, on Friday June 15, from 2pm to 3.55pm, and 5pm to 6.45pm. They will also visit The Old Mill Hall, School Lane, Grove, from 1.15pm to 3.25pm, and 4.30pm to 6.40pm. more...

World in focus

The ecological, social and economic state of the world is the subject of a presentation to be held at Borders book and music shop, Magdalen Street, tomorrow, at 6.30pm. more...

Athletics: Harris leads way at Bletchingdon

The absence of Mark Flint and Kevin Sheppard left Headington's Gary Harris, last year's series winner, a comfortable victor in the second race of the Mota-vation Series at Bletchingdon. more...

Cricket: Downs pip Warborough in a thriller

Oxford Downs reached the Oxfordshire final of the Wadworth 6X National Viillage Championship with a thrilling victory away to Warborough. more...

Rowing: Gallery owner backs rowing crew

An art gallery owner has stepped in to help top rowers from Oxford Brookes University stand a better chance of winning this year's Henley Royal Regatta. more...

Cricket: Nondies march into TNT semis

Oxford Nondescripts reached the semi-finals of Kingston Bagpuize's TNT Cider Knockout Cup with a three-wicket win over Chalgrove. more...

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

We'll meet recycling targets, officials say

The amount of waste being recycled in Oxfordshire has increased by more than a quarter, leading to confidence that new Government targets will be met. more...

Farmers warned of parasite

Sheep farmers in Oxfordshire are being warned to be vigilant after the first reported case of blowfly in the county this year. more...

Leaflets fight gay prejudice

A series of leaflets and posters are being distributed across Oxfordshire to raise awareness about homophobia. more...

Dementia help

Volunteers are being sought by a group that helps people with dementia across the county. more...

Cricket: Scorecards

Local club cricket scorecards more...

Cricket: Miller blasts terrific ton

Shaun Miller hammered an unbeaten 116 as Shipton-under-Wychwood romped to a 69-run victory at Bletchingdon in the Bernard Tollett Oxfordshire Cup first round last night. more...

Cricket: Calling all over 40s

Although the first round draw has been made for the Oxfordshire Over 40s Cup, teams wishing to enter this 20-over competition can still do so. more...

Oxfordshire Business

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Ex-prisoners gain top award for drugs work

Two former criminals who turned their lives around and set up a drug education business in Oxford have received a top national honour from the Prince's Trust. more...

By Chris Koenig

Business Reporter VENTURE: Richard Branson Branson gathers cash from the air TYCOON Sir Richard Branson, who lives in Kidlington, has secured a mortgage against his 51 per cent stake in the airline Virgin Atlantic to raise money for a mobile phone venture. more...

Machine company fights for approval

Heavy plant company AJ Machinery Ltd is continuing to fight for planning permission for new housing on its land at North Moreton, near Wallingford. more...

Director failed to pay taxes

The director of an Oxfordshire jobs agency that collapsed with debts of more than £360,000 has been banned from taking part in company management for seven years. more...

Oxfordshire Education

Students bring down barriers

Students' final-year work is on display this week. more...

College finally wins fight for block in Green Belt

An Oxford University college has finally been given permission to build a new accommodation block. more...

Students go to Australia

Oxfordshire Internet

Rotary club is onliine

Didcot Rotary Club is using the Web to keep its members and the public informed about its activities. more...

Oxfordshire Leisure

Girls set for carnival fun

Lauren Hibbett, 11, is to be this year's Wallingford Carnival Princess with attendants Cathy Sanderson, eight, and Laura Lee, nine. more...

Eviction threat for Big Brother businessman

Businessman Stuart Hosking was today being tipped as the next contestant to be ousted from the Big Brother house. more...

Writer's story on right track

Writer Ziggy Percival has scooped second prize in a short-story competition run by a train company. more...

JUNE 16: Panto fete

The theme of pantomime promises to make East Hagbourne's St Andrew's Church fete on Saturday (June 16), one of the most colourful attractions in the Didcot area. more...

JUNE 16: Girls set for carnival fun

Lauren Hibbett, 11, is to be this year's Wallingford Carnival Princess with attendants Cathy Sanderson, eight, and Laura Lee, nine. more...

Oxfordshire Marketplace

Pipe dreams can come true for bikers

The R1 is certainly a favourite with sports bike riders - but if you park it in the pub car park you may have to spend some time trying to find yours among the many others sitting there. more...

Review promises 'positive approach to motorcycling'

The motorcycle industry has been given a boost by the Government, which has said it intends to take a positive approach to motorcycling and will publish a dedicated motorcycling strategy in 2003. more...

Popular commuter bike owes much to its Suzuki pedigree

A new version of Suzuki's popular middleweight commuter bike, the GS500, offers a host of updated features for 2001. more...

Brands duel shaping up to be GP clash of the Titans

The premier national bike championship in the world comes to the full Grand Prix circuit at Brands Hatch on Saturday and Sunday. more...

Big-hearted Honda club plans £20,000 draw for charity

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Honda Owners Club (GB), members are planning to raise over £20,000 for charity. more...

Mondeo Man joins Ford's upper class

Mondeo man has never had it so good. The ultimate rep-mobile, which figures in almost every company car fleet in the land, has acquired an altogether unfamiliar quality - desirability. more...

Oxfordshire News

Ex-prisoners gain top award for drugs work

Two former criminals who turned their lives around and set up a drug education business in Oxford have received a top national honour from the Prince's Trust. more...

We'll meet recycling targets, officials say

The amount of waste being recycled in Oxfordshire has increased by more than a quarter, leading to confidence that new Government targets will be met. more...

Students bring down barriers

Students' final-year work is on display this week. more...

Park-and-Ride boss loses job

The chairman of Oxford City Council's highways committee has lost her job after speaking out against increases in park-and-ride charges. more...

'Charity needs help'

A Charity that helps raise cash for Abingdon Hospital said it needed more recruits if it was to continue to help fund equipment and facilities. more...

Rarer cancers put in the spotlight

A retired teacher recently diagnosed with a rare form of cancer is fighting to raise its profile and raise vital money for research. more...

£5,000 reward to catch killer

A £5,000 reward is being offered to bring the killer of a former Oxfordshire woman to justice. more...

Hall together now as MP claims record

Newly elected Witney MP David Cameron believes he holds the record for performing a first public engagement. more...

Gallery owner backs rowing crew

An art gallery owner has stepped in to help top rowers from Oxford Brookes University stand a better chance of winning this year's Henley Royal Regatta. more...

Flyposters deface memorial fencing

Martyrs' Memorial has suffered a new indignity - fly-posters are now being put up on wooden boards fencing off the monument. more...

Home carers: Martin and Shirley's story

When Shirley Moore made her marriage vows at Waterperry parish church, she well and truly meant them. She agreed to stay with her fiancÈ Martin for better for worse, and nobody can ever dispute that she has been doing that ever since their wedding day 29 years ago. more...

Home carers: Who cares about the carers?

Carers are the unsung heroes in many households. It is their commitment and dedication to caring for their loved ones which is propping up the NHS and saving the Government millions of pounds each year. more...

Home carers: Contacts

Four national charities have teamed up to mark National Carers Week, which runs until June 17: more...

Prisoner escapes from court

A man is on the run after escaping from Banbury Magistrates' Court. more...

Woman was racially abused, court concludes

A man has been found guilty by magistrates of racially abusing an Asian woman. more...

New research centre 'too high', say residents

A new research centre at an Oxford hospital will overshadow homes, according to Headington residents. more...

Whale of a soft toy drive

A large whale was among soft toys donated to raise money for orphans in Romania. more...

MP Harris given new role

Oxford West and Abingdon MP Dr Evan Harris has been given a key post in the Liberal Democrat front bench team. more...

Landmark passes into history

One of the country's oldest firms is moving into another century with a major factory investment. more...

Farmers warned of parasite

Sheep farmers in Oxfordshire are being warned to be vigilant after the first reported case of blowfly in the county this year. more...

Call for outbreak inquiry

Proposals to force the Government to hold a public inquiry into the foot and mouth outbreak, which has devastated rural communities, have met a mixed response from affected county farmers and businesses. more...

2,000 extra tickets on sale for Radiohead gig

An extra 2,000 tickets for Radiohead's Oxford gig are expected to be snapped up within hours of going on sale. more...

Oxfordshire Sport

United's 6,500 target

Oxford United are looking for an average home gate of 6,500 at the new Kassam Stadium next season, despite their relegation to Division 3. more...

Football: Collins brothers scoop awards

When it comes to winning awards, the Collins brothers from Idbury Close, Witney, take some beating. more...

Cricket: Nondies march into TNT semis

Oxford Nondescripts reached the semi-finals of Kingston Bagpuize's TNT Cider Knockout Cup with a three-wicket win over Chalgrove. more...

Athletics: Witney make strong show at Youth games

A number of Witney athletes took part in the Thames Valley Youth games and the Oxon Schools Championships. more...

Cricket: Calling all over 40s

Although the first round draw has been made for the Oxfordshire Over 40s Cup, teams wishing to enter this 20-over competition can still do so. more...

Cricket: Constable lays down the law

Jason Constable hit a half century as Marauders made it three wins out of three in the Elmer Cotton Midweek League with an eight-wicket victory over Isis. more...

Football: Mac's the new man for Boro

Former Oxford United coach Steve McClaren took over the Riverside hot-seat yesterday after being named as the new manager of Middlesbrough. more...

Athletics: Get on your marks for road race

Thame's annual 10k road race will be held on Sunday, June 24, from the Thame Sports and Arts Centre, starting at 9.30 am. more...

Athletics: Windy run for Abingdon

Abingdon Amblers had three runners at the hilly and windy Wargrave 10k and two at the Warndon 15k. more...

Cricket: Fixture wanted

Tetsworth CC are seeking a fixture - home or away - on Sunday, June 24. Contact Frank Eley on 01844 213941. more...

Cricket: Scorecards

Local club cricket scorecards more...

Athletics: Harris leads way at Bletchingdon

The absence of Mark Flint and Kevin Sheppard left Headington's Gary Harris, last year's series winner, a comfortable victor in the second race of the Mota-vation Series at Bletchingdon. more...

Aunt Sally: Smith's the star for Garsington

Gary Smith was in red-hot form with 14 dolls as Garsington Sports saw off General Elliott 3-0 in their Morrells Oxford League Section 1 encounter. more...

Cricket: Downs pip Warborough in a thriller

Oxford Downs reached the Oxfordshire final of the Wadworth 6X National Viillage Championship with a thrilling victory away to Warborough. more...

Cricket: Miller blasts terrific ton

Shaun Miller hammered an unbeaten 116 as Shipton-under-Wychwood romped to a 69-run victory at Bletchingdon in the Bernard Tollett Oxfordshire Cup first round last night. more...

Cricket: Typhoon Taylor fires up Banbury

Athletics: Rachel leaps to new UK best

Radley Ladies' Rachel Brenton produced the best leap in the country for her age in the Under 17 triple jump at the Oxfordshire Schools Championships at Tilsley Park, Abingdon. more...

Rowing: Gallery owner backs rowing crew

An art gallery owner has stepped in to help top rowers from Oxford Brookes University stand a better chance of winning this year's Henley Royal Regatta. more...

Surface work at ground kicks off

Cricket: Minster mauled by SA stars

Minster Lovell had mixed fortunes on their tour of Devon - after encountering some prolific South African batsmen. more...

Thame News

Athletics: Get on your marks for annual road race

Thame's annual 10k road race will be held on Sunday, June 24, from the Thame Sports and Arts Centre, starting at 9.30 am. more...

Cricket: Fixture wanted

Tetsworth CC are seeking a fixture - home or away - on Sunday, June 24. Contact Frank Eley on 01844 213941. more...

Library should not go in college, say councillors

Plans to build Thame's new library at Rycotewood College are completely wrong, according to councillors. more...

Retailer beats off carpet sales challenge

A shopkeeper has won his battle against one-day sales in the town hall that he claims were damaging his business. more...

Fundraisers push for church revamp cash

A final push will be made to raise the last £6,000 needed for a historic church's restoration. more...

Skate-park plea

Calls by youngsters for a skate-park on the village recreation ground will be examined at a public meeting. more...

TV extra work

Members of Thame Players will be extras in a production of the TV detective series Midsomer Murders, starring John Nettles, when epsiodes are filmed in the Chilterns during the summer and autumn. more...

Finance chief re-elected

John Wilson has been re-elected chairman of the parish council finance committee for another year with Philip Nixey as his deputy. more...

Holiday events

August Bank Holiday weekend in Chinnor will be celebrated in a marquee on the playing fields and will include a church service, the village flower show, a dance, two children's parties and a disco. more...

Decorating day

Parents and friends as well as the children are being roped in for a DIY day on July 7 which will involve decorating and reorganising rooms in Long Crendon village school with a barbecue at the end for the workers. more...

All paid up

Chinnor The parish council has renewed its £752 subscription to the Oxfordshire Association of Local Councils. more...

Wallingford News

Girls set for carnival fun

Lauren Hibbett, 11, is to be this year's Wallingford Carnival Princess with attendants Cathy Sanderson, eight, and Laura Lee, nine. more...

Machine company fights for approval

Heavy plant company AJ Machinery Ltd is continuing to fight for planning permission for new housing on its land at North Moreton, near Wallingford. more...

Whale of a soft toy drive

A large whale was among soft toys donated to raise money for orphans in Romania. more...

House plans

Plans to put in new bathrooms, steps and summerhouse alterations at 90 High Street have been sent to South Oxfordshire Council for approval. more...

Wantage News

Hug led to glass attack, court told

A man drinking with friends was hit in the face with a pint glass after he was hugged by another man's girlfriend, Oxford Crown Court has heard. more...

Transport service may fold

A 'lifeline' transport service that allows the disabled and elderly to reach hospitals and health centres is in danger of breaking down because of a lack of drivers. more...

Police name dead drivers

Police have named two drivers killed in a head-on collision on Sunday. more...

Haircts raise kidney funds

A sponsored headshave has raised about £1,200 for kidney patients. Ten people were shaved at The Curl Up and Dye Hair Studio, Grove Street, Wantage, last Saturday. more...

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