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Stories for 22 June 2001

Abingdon News

Victims brand conman `evil'

A financial adviser who conned £180,000 from elderly and vulnerable clients has been branded an "evil man" by one of his victims. more...

Football: Fontaine is new Abingdon skipper

Thame United midfielder Chris Fontaine heads an impressive list of signings lined up by ambitious Abingdon Town. more...

Banbury News

Appeal falls short

A theatre is struggling to find the cash needed to pay for urgent maintenance work. more...

Star appeal

A young actress is raising money in a bid to become a star of the future. more...

Cricket: Lumb boosts Kimble

KIMBLE have been boosted by the return of Glyn Lumb ahead of tomorrow's match against current Division 1 leaders Oxford Downs in The Oxford Times Cherwell League. more...

Cricket: Banbury set for crunch clash

Second plays third tomorrow when Banbury visit High Wycombe in the Home Counties Premier League. more...

Bicester News

Cycling: Gardner at the double

Nik Gardner broke the 20-minute barrier for the second event running as he stormed to victory in Mid-Oxon's Tuesday Time Trial Series raced from Weston-on-the- Green. more...

Cricket: Darryl backs return of Rob

Bicester and North Oxford skipper Darryl Woods is backing the return of Oxfordshire captain Rob Williams to spark his side to victory over Beaconsfield. more...

Community hospital due to open in 2004

Bicester's new £5m 30-bed community hospital could become operational during 2004. more...

Store clamping upsets driver

Angry mother Deborah Cousins is fuming because her car was clamped by a DIY store more...

Farmers rethink business

A pair of crisis-hit dairy farmers have turned their dairy farm into an innovative ice cream parlour. more...

Power on for retailer

Electrical retail giant Powerhouse has snapped up more than 100 stores across the country. more...

M40 fire caused delays

A car fire caused delays for rush-hour motorists travelling northbound on the M40 between Junctions 10 and 11 on Wednesday afternoon. more...

Care collection

A collection at Bicester Village raised £152 for the North and West Oxfordshire Crossroads Caring for Carers scheme. more...

Didcot News

Victims brand conman `evil'

A financial adviser who conned £180,000 from elderly and vulnerable clients has been branded an "evil man" by one of his victims. more...

Oxford News

Students' safety is top priority, say councils

The protection of children from traffic dangers during the reorganisation of Oxford schools will be a top priority, the city and county councils have agreed. more...

New project offers refugees training

A new training and employment project has been launched for refugees and asylum seekers in east Oxford. more...

Bus service to hospital to be axed

A bus service serving hospital staff and Oxford Brookes University students is being withdrawn because it is underused. more...

Residents ready for rail fight

Residents in Oxpens are ready to fight moves to build Oxford's new railway station on their doorstep, as two new reports spelled out the full implications for their community. more...

Meeting calls for bus tour changes

Tour bus companies are being urged to reduce the numbers of vehicles clogging up Broad Street, Oxford. more...

City horses plan rejected

Plans for horse-drawn carriages in Oxford have been rejected by the city council after 1,200 people objected. more...

For the fourth consecutive year, the Aziz Restaurant, Cowley Road, has been voted one of the top thirty Indian restaurants in at the Best in Britain awards, held at the NEC, Birmingham, on Tuesday. more...

Historic date

Kidlington and District Historical Society is holding its annual meeting at the Baptist Church Hall, High Street, at 7.30pm on Tuesday, June 26. more...

Pre-school fete

Cherry Tree Pre-School is holding a fete and open day at Headington Community Centre, Gladstone Road, June 23. more...

Football: Fontaine is new Abingdon skipper

Thame United midfielder Chris Fontaine heads an impressive list of signings lined up by ambitious Abingdon Town. more...

Cricket: Darryl backs return of Rob

Bicester and North Oxford skipper Darryl Woods is backing the return of Oxfordshire captain Rob Williams to spark his side to victory over Beaconsfield. more...

Cricket: Lumb boosts Kimble

KIMBLE have been boosted by the return of Glyn Lumb ahead of tomorrow's match against current Division 1 leaders Oxford Downs in The Oxford Times Cherwell League. more...

Angling: West is on top despite losses

Despite losing five big fish, Steve West ran out the winner of Thame AC's opening match of the season, fished on the river Thame. more...

Cricket: Downs go for glory

Oxford Downs travel to Kidmore End in the Oxfordshire final of Wadworth 6X National Village Championship on Sunday (2pm), bidding for a place national rounds. more...

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

Faithful told to pay more to Church

Congregations in Oxfordshire will be asked to hand over more money to keep their churches going, after concerns about Church of England pension funds. more...

Breakthrough helps to pinpoint TB cases

Scientists at Oxford University have developed a blood test to pinpoint tuberculosis before people show symptoms of the disease. more...

Cricket: Fixtures - June 22 - 28

All the weeks cricket fixtures for Oxfordshire teams more...

Tennis: Sports shatter City record in a thriller

Oxford Sports threw Ladies Division 1 of the Wilson Inter-Club 3-Pair League wide open after a thrilling 5-4 victory over previously-unbeaten Oxford City. more...

Speedway: Now Cheetahs take on Lyons!

Oxford Cheetahs team manager Colin Meredith, has plumped for newly-crowned Overseas champion Jason Lyons as guest for the injured Lukas Dryml as they take on Wolverhampton in a Sky Sports Elite League clash at the Stadium tonight (7.30pm). more...

Oxfordshire Business

Protect your ideas, say Venture chiefs

Young entrepreneurs are failing to protect their ideas from unscrupulous business rogues, Oxfordshire's enterprise festival Venturefest 2001 has heard. more...

Protect your ideas,

say Venture chiefs By Maggie Hartford more...

Cooking a diet for life

A food technologist has opened a business designed to help people whose food makes them feel ill. more...

Warning as home sales fall

Chesterton International, owner of Oxford estate agency Chesterton, has issued a profits warning after a sharp drop in sales of upmarket London homes. more...

Warning as home sales fall

CHESTERTON International, owner of Oxford estate agency Chesterton, has issued a profits warning after a sharp drop in sales of upmarket London homes. more...

Cash crop website ploughs on

A website run by Thame company Glencore Grain has won through to the finals of the UK's most prestigious e-commerce awards. more...

Power on for retailer

Electrical retail giant Powerhouse has snapped up more than 100 stores across the country. more...

Pasta master

An importer of Italian food and wine invited a famous Italian chef to help celebrate the launch of its online market service. more...

Oxfordshire Education

Students' safety is top priority, say councils

The protection of children from traffic dangers during the reorganisation of Oxford schools will be a top priority, the city and county councils have agreed. more...

Pre-school fits like a glove into factory

A village pre-school has been given a new home. more...

Tragedy inspires pupils

A play written by Thame students based on the Paddington rail crash will soon be staged in full at their school and could be published nationally. more...

Pupils gear up for fun day

Young fun-seekers are preparing to dress up for an annual village celebration. more...

Oxfordshire Internet

Cash crop website ploughs on

A website run by Thame company Glencore Grain has won through to the finals of the UK's most prestigious e-commerce awards. more...

Oxfordshire Leisure

Fence for Big Brother Stuart

The Oxfordshire businessman kicked out of the high-security Big Brother compound in London on Friday has had a 6ft fence put up round his new home. more...

Palace is in full bloom

Thousands of visitors flocked to the opening of the first-ever Blenheim Palace Flower Show in Woodstock yesterday. more...

Preview: Experimental dance show at Pegasus, Oxford - June 22 -23

An experimental dance show that explores "emotional landscapes" is coming to the Pegasus Theatre. more...

JUNE 20: Rink to open again

Oxford Ice Rink reopens on Wednesday (June 20) after a refrigeration equipment breakdown forced it to close. more...

Museum goes modern

The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford - internationally renowned for its collection of Old Masters - has unveiled its first contemporary art gallery. more...

Appeal falls short

A theatre is struggling to find the cash needed to pay for urgent maintenance work. more...

Pupils gear up for fun day

Young fun-seekers are preparing to dress up for an annual village celebration. more...

School fete proves roaring success

Central TV presenter Wesley Smith put in an appearance at Penhurst School fete in Chipping Norton. more...

JUNE 21-24: Palace is in full bloom

Thousands of visitors are flocking to the first-ever Blenheim Palace Flower Show in Woodstock. more...

JUN 24: Festival celebrates canal community

The Oxford Canal Festival is to go ahead despite fears that foot and mouth disease would force it to be cancelled. more...

June 30: Challow Fun Day

Young fun-seekers are preparing to dress up for an annual village celebration. more...

JUNE 23: Morris men due at election

The famous Britannia Coconut Morris Men from Bacup in Lancashire are guest dancers at the annual Mayor of Ock Street election and celebrations in Abingdon this Saturday (June 23). more...

Preview: Rossini's La gazetta, Garsington Opera

Each year Garsington generally offers one comic treat among its trio of fine productions - and this year it's Rossini's La gazzetta, doubly a treat because it has never previously been performed in England, writes Chris Gray. more...

Oxfordshire News

Community hospital due to open in 2004

Bicester's new £5m 30-bed community hospital could become operational during 2004. more...

Farmers call for easing of animal restrictions

Farmers in Oxfordshire who have seen their incomes dry up because of the foot and mouth epidemic are calling for restrictions to be eased. more...

Faithful told to pay more to Church

Congregations in Oxfordshire will be asked to hand over more money to keep their churches going, after concerns about Church of England pension funds. more...

Students' safety is top priority, say councils

The protection of children from traffic dangers during the reorganisation of Oxford schools will be a top priority, the city and county councils have agreed. more...

Adviser stole £180,000

A financial adviser who conned £180,000 from elderly and vulnerable clients has been branded an "evil man" by one of his victims. more...

Victims brand conman `evil'

A financial adviser who conned £180,000 from elderly and vulnerable clients has been branded an "evil man" by one of his victims. more...

New project offers refugees training

A new training and employment project has been launched for refugees and asylum seekers in east Oxford. more...

Palace is in full bloom

Thousands of visitors flocked to the opening of the first-ever Blenheim Palace Flower Show in Woodstock yesterday. more...

Store clamping upsets driver

Angry mother Deborah Cousins is fuming because her car was clamped by a DIY store more...

Bus service to hospital to be axed

A bus service serving hospital staff and Oxford Brookes University students is being withdrawn because it is underused. more...

Pre-school fits like a glove into factory

A village pre-school has been given a new home. more...

Residents ready for rail fight

Residents in Oxpens are ready to fight moves to build Oxford's new railway station on their doorstep, as two new reports spelled out the full implications for their community. more...

Boy stepped out in front of car

A teenager was hit by a car and killed after stepping out into a busy road without looking, an inquest has heard. more...

Farmers rethink business

A pair of crisis-hit dairy farmers have turned their dairy farm into an innovative ice cream parlour. more...

Councillor plans to disrupt opening over cobbles row

A town councillor plans to disrupt the official opening of Woodstock's town centre improvements on Saturday morning because he says town residents' democratic rights were ignored. more...

Plan on offer to address flooding

A seven-point plan is being drawn up to make sure the floods that wreaked havoc through parts of South Oxfordshire are not repeated. more...

Tragedy inspires pupils

A play written by Thame students based on the Paddington rail crash will soon be staged in full at their school and could be published nationally. more...

Meeting calls for bus tour changes

Tour bus companies are being urged to reduce the numbers of vehicles clogging up Broad Street, Oxford. more...

Breakthrough helps to pinpoint TB cases

Scientists at Oxford University have developed a blood test to pinpoint tuberculosis before people show symptoms of the disease. more...

Another market hits the streets

Fresh food fans are expected to give a boost to local producers at a town's first farmers' market. more...

Cash crop

Cogges Manor Farm Museum in Witney has received a helping hand from the developers of a new housing estate. more...

Dog bite victim turned away

The parents of a boy who needed a two-hour eye operation after being bitten by a dog are furious with nurses at an Oxfordshire hospital who refused to examine him. more...

Oxfordshire Sport

Cash in on Diamonds!

Oxford United hope to test the money-making potential of The Kassam Stadium when neighbouring Rushden & Diamonds are the visitors on September 1. more...

Angling: West is on top despite losses

Despite losing five big fish, Steve West ran out the winner of Thame AC's opening match of the season, fished on the river Thame. more...

Cricket: Banbury set for crunch clash

Second plays third tomorrow when Banbury visit High Wycombe in the Home Counties Premier League. more...

Cricket: Fixtures - June 22 - 28

All the weeks cricket fixtures for Oxfordshire teams more...

Tennis: Sports shatter City record in a thriller

Oxford Sports threw Ladies Division 1 of the Wilson Inter-Club 3-Pair League wide open after a thrilling 5-4 victory over previously-unbeaten Oxford City. more...

Greyhound racing: Oxford Card

Oxford Greyhound card for Saturday, June 23 more...

Cycling: Gardner at the double

Nik Gardner broke the 20-minute barrier for the second event running as he stormed to victory in Mid-Oxon's Tuesday Time Trial Series raced from Weston-on-the- Green. more...

Football: Fontaine is new Abingdon skipper

Thame United midfielder Chris Fontaine heads an impressive list of signings lined up by ambitious Abingdon Town. more...

Speedway: Now Cheetahs take on Lyons!

Cricket: Darryl backs return of Rob

Bicester and North Oxford skipper Darryl Woods is backing the return of Oxfordshire captain Rob Williams to spark his side to victory over Beaconsfield. more...

Football: Hughes in pledge to boss Witney

Newly-formed Witney United have been given a massive boost after Brian Hughes confirmed he will manage the side when they start life in 2002/03. more...

Cricket: Lumb boosts Kimble

KIMBLE have been boosted by the return of Glyn Lumb ahead of tomorrow's match against current Division 1 leaders Oxford Downs in The Oxford Times Cherwell League. more...

Pigeon results

The latest pigeon results from around the county on June 22 more...

Thame News

Football: Fontaine is new Abingdon skipper

Thame United midfielder Chris Fontaine heads an impressive list of signings lined up by ambitious Abingdon Town. more...

Angling: West is on top despite losses

Despite losing five big fish, Steve West ran out the winner of Thame AC's opening match of the season, fished on the river Thame. more...

Tragedy inspires pupils

A play written by Thame students based on the Paddington rail crash will soon be staged in full at their school and could be published nationally. more...

Cash crop website ploughs on

A website run by Thame company Glencore Grain has won through to the finals of the UK's most prestigious e-commerce awards. more...

Wallingford News

Dog bite victim turned away

The parents of a boy who needed a two-hour eye operation after being bitten by a dog are furious with nurses at an Oxfordshire hospital who refused to examine him. more...

Plan on offer to address flooding

A seven-point plan is being drawn up to make sure the floods that wreaked havoc through parts of South Oxfordshire are not repeated. more...

Chamber music

A chamber music concert starring the cellist, Colin Carr, and five other musicians will be held at St Leonard's Church, Watlington, on June 29. more...

Car boot sale

A car boot sale will be held at Hagbourne Primary School on Saturday June 30, at 9.30am. more...

Wantage News

Victims brand conman `evil'

A financial adviser who conned £180,000 from elderly and vulnerable clients has been branded an "evil man" by one of his victims. more...

Another market hits the streets

Fresh food fans are expected to give a boost to local producers at a town's first farmers' market. more...

Plan on offer to address flooding

A seven-point plan is being drawn up to make sure the floods that wreaked havoc through parts of South Oxfordshire are not repeated. more...

June 30: Challow Fun Day

Young fun-seekers are preparing to dress up for an annual village celebration. more...

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