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Stories for 06 February 2002

Abingdon News

Society debates Europe

People opposed to Britain adopting the euro can expect a welcome from the Abingdon European Society. more...

Police course

Pupils at Didcot Girls School will take part in a six-week police course at Abingdon police station, as part of their Duke of Edinburgh's Award programme. more...

Football: Ref's injury ends game

North Berks League more...

Banbury News

Councillor objects to 'yellow' road colour

Last-minute intervention by Cherwell District Council could stop an 'unsightly' buff-coloured road surface being laid in Banbury's South Bar, Horsefair, and North Bar. more...

Pensioner scoops jackpot

A Banbury woman is planning to open her first bank account, after winning a bingo jackpot of £209,167. more...

Parking charges rise

Motorists will pay more to park in Banbury this year -- to offset a council tax shortfall, and keep Cherwell District Council car park charges in line with commercial operators. more...

Guides meet up

The Guide Association is looking for Banbury area Queen's Guides to take part in a special reunion at the end of the year. more...

Two people escaped with minor injuries after their car struck the central barrier on the M40 between Banbury and Ardley on Sunday. They were taken to the Horton Hospital, Banbury, for a check-up. more...

Football: McIntosh's strike seals City cup win

Oxfordshire Senior Cup more...

Football: Thame blitz ends Hooky hopes

Thame United 8, Hook Norton 2 more...

Football: Big guns are still on course for final clash

The two big guns left in the Oxfordshire Senior Cup have avoided each other in the semi-final draw. more...

Bicester News

Football: Kingham keep cool in spot-kick drama

John Fathers Oxfordshire Junior Shield more...

Football: Big guns are still on course for final clash

The two big guns left in the Oxfordshire Senior Cup have avoided each other in the semi-final draw. more...

Planners await asylum scheme

No short cuts will be taken if the Home Office moves to create a centre for 750 asylum-seekers outside Bicester, say planners. more...

Gas main ruptured during landscaping

Thirty people were evacuated when a gas main was ruptured by a JCB digger in Bicester. more...

Food safety

Cherwell District Council is reminding anyone opening a new food business or taking over an existing one to register with its environmental health department. more...

Alarm plea

Cherwell District Council is urging people with burglar alarms to register a keyholder with them, after complaints of alarms going off for several hours. Call Angela Horne on 01295 221632 for a form. more...

Shed on fire

Firefighters from Bicester and Kidlington had to remove a camping gas cylinder from a shed on fire at a house in Church Close, Weston-on-the-Green, on Sunday. more...

Didcot News

Church event

Live music and stalls are being organised at St Andrew's Church, East Hagbourne, on Saturday, March 16, to raise money for St Anne's Hospital, Liuli, Tanzania. more...

Police course

Pupils at Didcot Girls School will take part in a six-week police course at Abingdon police station, as part of their Duke of Edinburgh's Award programme. more...

Hilton lunch

A £10-a-head lunch for parishioners of St Andrew's Church, East Hagbourne, will be held at the Hilton Hotel, in Chieveley, Berks, on Sunday, February 17. more...

Extension plan

Plans for a first-floor extension for a bedroom over a garage at Brent Avenue, Didcot, have been submitted to South Oxfordshire District Council. more...

Garden talk

Timothy Walker gave a talk about Harcourt Arboretum to Harwell Gardeners' Club at the village hall on Monday. more...

Football: Ref's injury ends game

North Berks League more...

Oxford News

CCTV cuts city centre crime

The number of people arrested in Oxford city centre has fallen since the introduction of CCTV cameras. more...

Drivers see red over roundabout delays

Drivers on Oxford's Barton estate are being forced to wait 20 minutes during rush-hour to get on to the city's busiest roundabout. more...

Residents have say in how to slow traffic

Families living close to an industrial estate are being given a say over new safety proposals aimed at slowing down speeding traffic. more...

Parking fears put car boot sale bid at risk

Residents claim a Sunday car boot sale at Oxford United's Kassam Stadium would bring parking misery. more...

Sports club deal raises new village hall hopes

Residents in Garsington hope a deal can be struck with the sports and social club to rescue plans for a new village hall. more...

Walker sees mystery cat

A big wild cat seen on the loose in a south Oxford park before Christmas has been spotted again, it was claimed today. more...

'Hotel' plans win support

Nurses working long shifts at an Oxford hospital will be able to book into a 'hotel' room on site rather than travel home during anti-social hours. more...

Police issue witness appeals

Witnesses are being sought to help police trace offenders responsible for a spate of indecent exposures in Oxford. more...

Repairs centre back on track

A tenant repair line run by Oxford City Council is now fully operational, less than a week after eight computers were stolen from a new call centre. more...

Folk festival attracts international line-up

Oxford is to host an international festival of folk dance this summer. more...

Woodwork therapy

An art exhibition is being staged by a mental health rehabilitation group which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. more...

Flight of fancy aids charity

Trainee pilots dressed up as Hollywood stars to raise funds for the air ambulance service. more...

Children cash in

Children at an Oxford toddler group will soon be able to play with new toys thanks to a £500 donation from the Co-operative Insurance Society. more...

Understand science

Medical researchers will host a public lecture in Oxford next month to mark Science Week 2002. more...

Bus saved

A charity bus service for Cumnor pensioners run by Age Concern has been saved by offers of help after an appeal for volunteers. Anyone else who can help should call Dixie Scott on 01865 862194. more...

Books wanted

The North Oxford Association requires stock for its book sale taking place on Saturday, February 9, at the Ferry Centre, Diamond Place, Summertown. Call 01865 552295. more...

Greyhounds: Tomorrow's Oxford Card

7.35 450m A9 more...

Football: McIntosh's strike seals City cup win

Oxfordshire Senior Cup more...

Football: Angry Atkins fires warning

Ian Atkins has vowed to show the door to any players who continue to cost Oxford United points. more...

Football: Kingham keep cool in spot-kick drama

John Fathers Oxfordshire Junior Shield more...

Aunt Sally: Boyz win title with a week to spare

Boyz have clinched the DC Wright, Headington Ltd League title at Cowley Conservative with a week to go. more...

Athletics: Versatile Greenwell strikes bronze

Modern pentathlete James Greenwell picked up the bronze medal at the National Tetrathlon Championships in Wolverhampton on Sunday. more...

Rugby: Prop misses chance to sink the Navy

Canadian prop Kevin Tkachuk misses Oxford University's match at home to the Royal Navy tonight (7.15) after suffering a thigh injury. more...

Football: Masters double lifts Headington

RT Harris Oxford City FA more...

Football: Big guns are still on course for final clash

The two big guns left in the Oxfordshire Senior Cup have avoided each other in the semi-final draw. more...

Ice skating: It's free on ice

To mark the start of the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, and to show support for British ice dancers Marika Humphreys and Vitaliy Baranov, Oxford Ice Rink is offering free skate hire at 65 sessions. more...

Athletics: Plateau's England call

Radley Ladies' athlete Natalie Plateau has been called up to represent England in the home international meeting in Cardiff on Saturday. more...

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

County levy shoots up

County councillors have agreed to increase council tax payments in Oxfordshire by 9.8 per cent, to maintain social services spending. more...

Disabled urged to become advisors

Disabled people are needed to train employers about equality for the disabled at work and in other public places. more...

Farmers' health

A charity which helps people spot mental health problems among farmers has received a grant of £1,000. more...

Winning bride

The winner of the Oxford Mail Wedding Fair competition for brides-to-be is Lisa Jones, of Pond Close, Risinghurst. Women who attended the wedding fair on Sunday, at the Four Pillars Hotel, Sandford-on-Thames, were entered in a competition to win £100 of Lancome Beauty Products. more...

Athletics: White Horse gallop towards top title

Despite the absence of two of their best athletes, White Horse Harriers charged emphatically back to the top of Division 1 of the Oxford Mail Cross Country League after a brilliant team display in the fourth round at Cirencester. more...

Athletics: County's squad for national

Oxfordshire have picked a strong squad to represent the county at the Inter Counties Reebok Cross Country Championship at Wollaton Park near Nottingham this weekend. more...

Rugby: Junior & Mini results

Colts friendly: Bicester 24 (tries R Walsh 2, W Lynch; con A Smith), Witney 5. more...

Oxfordshire Business

Employers urged to hire disabled

Employers in Oxfordshire are being offered the chance to find out more about a pool of potential staff they may have overlooked. more...

New group speaks up for High Street

Shopkeepers, academics, restaurateurs and other businesses in Oxford's High Street have banded together to campaign for a better business environment. more...

Bookham losses leap despite cuts in staff

Losses at troubled Bookham Technology have soared, despite the loss of almost 400 jobs last year. more...

Blackwell appoints adviser

Blackwell Publishers has appointed financial consultant and merchant bank Morgan Stanley to examine all options for the company's future. more...

Electrical firm switches home

An electrical retailer is making new connections after moving from a base it has occupied for 45 years. more...

Academic move

Prof Brian Cantor, 53, who was instrumental in setting up the Begbroke Science Park, is to be the new Vice-Chancellor of York University. He has been at Oxford for 20 years and, as head of the Department of Materials, set up links with companies such as AEA Technology, Alcan, BAe, Cookson, Johnson-Matthey and Rolls Royce. more...

Bank sold

The former Lloyds TSB Bank at 4 Market Place, Wallingford, has been sold at auction for £825,000. The guide price was £600,000. more...

Oxfordshire Education

Residents have say in how to slow traffic

Families living close to an industrial estate are being given a say over new safety proposals aimed at slowing down speeding traffic. more...

Nursery nurse meningitis fear

A nursery nurse who helps look after 47 children at an Oxfordshire school is in hospital with suspected meningitis. more...

Activity day proves popular

African drumming, archery, and a climbing wall were some of the activities on offer for young people, at Witney's Windrush Leisure Centre, on Sunday. more...

MP sits in on drugs lesson

An MP went into the classroom to listen to a drugs education programme. more...

School panto returns by popular demand

Parents, pupils and people living near Ducklington School in west Oxfordshire are to come together to stage their second pantomime after the success of their debut last year. more...

Guides meet up

The Guide Association is looking for Banbury area Queen's Guides to take part in a special reunion at the end of the year. more...

Children cash in

Children at an Oxford toddler group will soon be able to play with new toys thanks to a £500 donation from the Co-operative Insurance Society. more...

Understand science

Medical researchers will host a public lecture in Oxford next month to mark Science Week 2002. more...

Police course

Pupils at Didcot Girls School will take part in a six-week police course at Abingdon police station, as part of their Duke of Edinburgh's Award programme. more...

Oxfordshire Internet

County sees fall in volunteers

Voluntary groups in Oxfordshire are finding it increasingly difficult to recruit people because of longer working hours, competition from leisure activities, and the threat of legal action. more...

Oxfordshire Leisure

County sees fall in volunteers

Voluntary groups in Oxfordshire are finding it increasingly difficult to recruit people because of longer working hours, competition from leisure activities, and the threat of legal action. more...

Folk festival attracts international line-up

Oxford is to host an international festival of folk dance this summer. more...

Star tribute raises charity funds

Celebrities from the world of show business will be celebrated in a variety show to raise money for charity. more...

Society debates Europe

People opposed to Britain adopting the euro can expect a welcome from the Abingdon European Society. more...

Woodwork therapy

An art exhibition is being staged by a mental health rehabilitation group which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. more...

School panto returns by popular demand

Parents, pupils and people living near Ducklington School in west Oxfordshire are to come together to stage their second pantomime after the success of their debut last year. more...

Star cast for music festival

Violinist Nigel Kennedy, ex-Rolling Stone Bill Wyman, jazz artists Cleo Laine, John Dankworth and Courtney Pine, and singer Willard White will be the main attractions at Henley Festival in July. Mr Kennedy will be playing European gipsy music with the Polish Kroke Quarter and Willard White and Wilhelmenia Fernandez will give a concert version of Gershwin's Porgy and Bess. more...

Church will display art

Artists looking for a forum to display their talents are being invited to use an Oxford church. more...

Be positive, says vicar

Forget about "giving up" something for Lent -- do something positive instead is the advice of the Rev Brendan Bailey, Rector of Nettlebed. more...

Understand science

Medical researchers will host a public lecture in Oxford next month to mark Science Week 2002. more...

Illustrated talk

Prof Norman Lipman, of University College, London, will give an illustrated talk about his travels in China at Cumnor village hall on Friday, March 8, in aid of the Oxenford House home for the elderly in The Glebe, Cumnor. Tickets for the talk, which begins at 7.30pm, cost £5, or £3 for students, and include wine and cheese. more...

Winning bride

Dates for donors

Blood donors will be able to make a donation when nurses visit the Community Centre, Barns Road, Cowley, Oxford, and the Corn Exchange, Langdale Gate, Witney, between 2pm and 3.55pm, and 5pm and 6.45pm, on Wednesday, February 27. more...

Lifesaver course

A Lifesaver Baby and Child course is being organised at Wallingford St John Ambulance Hall on Wednesday, February 13, and Wednesday, February 20. Anyone interested should call Teresa Justice on 01865 378228. more...

Tea party date

The Country Markets WI will hold its annual Mad Hatter's Tea Party at the Regal Centre, Wallingford, on March 1 between 9.45am and 11.15am with free tea and cakes for shoppers. more...

Harp concert

Harpist Eleri Turner will perform in the Old School village centre, Cumnor, on Saturday, March 16, starting at 7.30pm, in aid of St Michael's Parish Church fabric fund. more...

Books wanted

The North Oxford Association requires stock for its book sale taking place on Saturday, February 9, at the Ferry Centre, Diamond Place, Summertown. Call 01865 552295. more...

Witney donors

Blood donors are being urged to visit the Langdale Hall, Langdale Gate, Witney, between 10.30am and 12.25pm, and 2pm and 3.55pm, on Tuesday, February 12. more...

Church event

Live music and stalls are being organised at St Andrew's Church, East Hagbourne, on Saturday, March 16, to raise money for St Anne's Hospital, Liuli, Tanzania. more...

Scented flowers

Rosemary Campbell Preston will be talking about scented flowers to members of Wallingford Gardening Club in the town hall at 7.30pm on February 14. more...

Gardens society

The Wallingford Allotments and Gardens Society will hold its annual meeting at Centre 70 at 8pm on Friday, followed by a £3 a head cheese and wine evening. more...

Studies in treachery

Single Spies more...

You'd be nuts to miss it

The Nutcracker more...

Shiver your timbers

Pirates will be swarming over the Pegasus Theatre, Oxford, when it hosts the premiere of Captain Teachum's Buried Treasure. more...

Oxfordshire Marketplace

Disabled urged to become advisors

Disabled people are needed to train employers about equality for the disabled at work and in other public places. more...

Church will display art

Artists looking for a forum to display their talents are being invited to use an Oxford church. more...

Oxfordshire News

County sees fall in volunteers

Voluntary groups in Oxfordshire are finding it increasingly difficult to recruit people because of longer working hours, competition from leisure activities, and the threat of legal action. more...

Residents have say in how to slow traffic

Families living close to an industrial estate are being given a say over new safety proposals aimed at slowing down speeding traffic. more...

Parking fears put car boot sale bid at risk

Residents claim a Sunday car boot sale at Oxford United's Kassam Stadium would bring parking misery. more...

Walker sees mystery cat

A big wild cat seen on the loose in a south Oxford park before Christmas has been spotted again, it was claimed today. more...

Councillor objects to 'yellow' road colour

Last-minute intervention by Cherwell District Council could stop an 'unsightly' buff-coloured road surface being laid in Banbury's South Bar, Horsefair, and North Bar. more...

Woodward wins fight for plans

Plans by former Witney MP Shaun Woodward to convert farm buildings into business units have been approved by West Oxfordshire planners, despite opposition from neighbours. more...

Police issue witness appeals

Witnesses are being sought to help police trace offenders responsible for a spate of indecent exposures in Oxford. more...

County levy shoots up

County councillors have agreed to increase council tax payments in Oxfordshire by 9.8 per cent, to maintain social services spending. more...

Builder denies pull-out rumours

Rumours that a housebuilding firm has opted out of a Wallingford site because of opposition from local people have been scotched. more...

Moved by tree planting

Amnesty International supporters and members of a human rights group from Chile braved the wind and rain on Brill Hill to plant the first tree in an international campaign. more...

Student, 21, assaulted

A student was indecently assaulted by a man who offered her a lift near the Said Business School in Oxford. more...

Pensioner scoops jackpot

A Banbury woman is planning to open her first bank account, after winning a bingo jackpot of £209,167. more...

Be positive, says vicar

Forget about "giving up" something for Lent -- do something positive instead is the advice of the Rev Brendan Bailey, Rector of Nettlebed. more...

CCTV cuts city centre crime

The number of people arrested in Oxford city centre has fallen since the introduction of CCTV cameras. more...

Drivers see red over roundabout delays

Drivers on Oxford's Barton estate are being forced to wait 20 minutes during rush-hour to get on to the city's busiest roundabout. more...

Nursery nurse meningitis fear

A nursery nurse who helps look after 47 children at an Oxfordshire school is in hospital with suspected meningitis. more...

Oxfordshire Sport

Football: McIntosh's strike seals City cup win

Oxfordshire Senior Cup more...

Rugby: Thompson aims for pro rugby career

Ben Thompson's status as one of the most talented young sportsmen in the county, was enhanced last week when he made his debut for England Students. more...

Football: Thame blitz ends Hooky hopes

Thame United 8, Hook Norton 2 more...

Athletics: White Horse gallop towards top title

Greyhounds: Tomorrow's Oxford Card

7.35 450m A9 more...

Football: KEA click to book final spot

Lord Jersey FA more...

Rugby: Prop misses chance to sink the Navy

Canadian prop Kevin Tkachuk misses Oxford University's match at home to the Royal Navy tonight (7.15) after suffering a thigh injury. more...

Football: Big guns are still on course for final clash

The two big guns left in the Oxfordshire Senior Cup have avoided each other in the semi-final draw. more...

Rugby: Junior & Mini results

Colts friendly: Bicester 24 (tries R Walsh 2, W Lynch; con A Smith), Witney 5. more...

Ice skating: It's free on ice

Athletics: Plateau's England call

Radley Ladies' athlete Natalie Plateau has been called up to represent England in the home international meeting in Cardiff on Saturday. more...

Thame News

Rugby: Thompson aims for pro rugby career

Ben Thompson's status as one of the most talented young sportsmen in the county, was enhanced last week when he made his debut for England Students. more...

Football: Thame blitz ends Hooky hopes

Thame United 8, Hook Norton 2 more...

Football: Big guns are still on course for final clash

The two big guns left in the Oxfordshire Senior Cup have avoided each other in the semi-final draw. more...

Nursery nurse meningitis fear

A nursery nurse who helps look after 47 children at an Oxfordshire school is in hospital with suspected meningitis. more...

Star tribute raises charity funds

Celebrities from the world of show business will be celebrated in a variety show to raise money for charity. more...

Wallingford News

Football: Ref's injury ends game

North Berks League more...

Football: Kingham keep cool in spot-kick drama

John Fathers Oxfordshire Junior Shield more...

Mixed emotions recalled

February 6, 1952, was a day of mixed emotions for Crowmarsh couple Margaret and Douglas Collier who are celebrating their golden wedding. more...

Builder denies pull-out rumours

Rumours that a housebuilding firm has opted out of a Wallingford site because of opposition from local people have been scotched. more...

Church wildlife project

Villagers in Brightwell cum Sotwell, near Wallingford, are working to make their village churchyard into a haven for wildlife. more...

Be positive, says vicar

Forget about "giving up" something for Lent -- do something positive instead is the advice of the Rev Brendan Bailey, Rector of Nettlebed. more...

Body found

No suspicious circumstances surround the discovery of a man's body, in his mid to late 30s, pulled from the River Thames. Police are not releasing his name until his family have made a formal identification. The body was pulled from the river at Winterbrook, Wallingford,on Friday afternoon. more...

Lifesaver course

Tea party date

The Country Markets WI will hold its annual Mad Hatter's Tea Party at the Regal Centre, Wallingford, on March 1 between 9.45am and 11.15am with free tea and cakes for shoppers. more...

Scented flowers

Rosemary Campbell Preston will be talking about scented flowers to members of Wallingford Gardening Club in the town hall at 7.30pm on February 14. more...

Gardens society

The Wallingford Allotments and Gardens Society will hold its annual meeting at Centre 70 at 8pm on Friday, followed by a £3 a head cheese and wine evening. more...

Bank sold

The former Lloyds TSB Bank at 4 Market Place, Wallingford, has been sold at auction for £825,000. The guide price was £600,000. more...

Wantage News

Football: Ref's injury ends game

North Berks League more...

Athletics: Versatile Greenwell strikes bronze

Modern pentathlete James Greenwell picked up the bronze medal at the National Tetrathlon Championships in Wolverhampton on Sunday. more...

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