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Oxfordshire | Archive | 2002 | June

Stories for 07 June 2002

Abingdon News

Doctor defends actions to GMC

A doctor accused of acting in a "reckless and grossly negligent" manner by giving a cancer patient a fatal dose of morphine during a late-night call has defended his actions. more...

Music student's night with the stars

Music student Tom Richards would normally be happy enough on a week night to be entertaining a dozen people in a half-full pub. more...

Dancer takes step for fame

A teenager from Abingdon has won a three-year musical theatre scholarship to one of the country's leading arts, drama and dance centres. more...

Banbury News

Massive interest in rugby ground sale

Agents selling Banbury rugby ground say the site could go to property speculators who would wait up to 20 years before applying for permission to build houses. more...

Show to mark Golden Jubilee

Banbury Show -- the town's official celebration of the Queen's Golden Jubilee -- will be a fun-filled affair with something for all the family. more...

School club wins award

An African Drumming Club has won Banbury School an award from leading national charity Education Extra. more...

Bicester News

'Taxibus' service rolls into villages

A pioneering taxibus service to transport commuters between their homes and trains has been extended. more...

Road lowering will tackle bridge crash blackspot

A road is to be lowered to stop lorries hitting a railway bridge. more...

Motoring challenge supports charity

About 300 people will be taking part in the drive of a lifetime on the weekend of June 8 and June 9. more...

Boom in store

A couple who gave up their jobs to buy a village shop say business is booming. more...

Silence pays dividends

A group of Bicester children raised £62 for people with speech difficulties by being quiet. more...

Didcot News

Flypast to mark D-Day tribute

A helicopter fly-past will signal the start of the annual memorial service tomorrow to commemorate the take-off of bombers from RAF Harwell on the eve of D-Day. more...

Oxford News

Police urge victims to report robberies

Vital evidence may be lost because robbery victims are not reporting incidents as soon as possible, police have warned. more...

Professor wins top award for cancer research work

An Oxford professor who documented the growing worldwide impact of smoking as a cause of death has won a top award for his "outstanding" contribution to cancer research. more...

Trees chopped down to make way for road

Nurse Debbie Evans is furious that her employers have chopped down trees screening her Oxford home from a hospital car park. more...

Bid to raise cash to help children

A fete in Kennington is being held to raise money to help end child slave labour in India. more...

Heroin addict died of overdose

A recovering drug addict was found dead by his mother on New Year's Day with more than 16 times the fatal level of heroin in his bloodstream. more...

Assault victim set for op to save sight

A man who was the victim of a racist beating as he cycled home from a Jubilee party is to undergo an operation to save the sight in his left eye on Friday (June 7). more...

Former minister to give lecture

Former Conservative minister Jonathan Aitken, who was imprisoned for lying in court, will talk about his downfall in a lecture to students. more...

Couple celebrate Golden Wedding

A couple who first met at an Oxford youth club have celebrated 50 years of marriage. more...

Dolphin charity gets lottery aid

AN Oxford-based group which co-ordinates a national project to monitor the numbers of dolphins, whales and porpoises off the country's coastline has been awarded £133,500. more...

Museum's fun for high-fliers

Children are flying high at the Museum of Natural History in Oxford. more...

Talk to boost children's charity

A talk will be held to raise funds for a children's charity. more...

Choristers in with a shout

An Oxford school choir will soon discover if it will have a chance of competing in the finals of the Sainsbury's Choir of the Year contest. more...

Oxfordshire Business

Recovery after redundancies

A hi-tech firm which last week made 60 workers redundant has gone into the black. more...

Massive interest in rugby ground sale

Agents selling Banbury rugby ground say the site could go to property speculators who would wait up to 20 years before applying for permission to build houses. more...

Blueprint to save town's centre

Businesses in Wantage have teamed up with local authorities to produce a blueprint to save the retail centre of the town. more...

Car maker rubbishes rumours

Aston Martin has denied reports that its parent company Ford is planning to sell it off to the highest bidder. more...

Handheld spells help

People who are stuck for the correct spelling of a word will now be able to look it up on a handheld computer, thanks to Oxford University Press. more...

Oxfordshire News

Police urge victims to report robberies

Vital evidence may be lost because robbery victims are not reporting incidents as soon as possible, police have warned. more...

'Taxibus' service rolls into villages

A pioneering taxibus service to transport commuters between their homes and trains has been extended. more...

Professor wins top award for cancer research work

An Oxford professor who documented the growing worldwide impact of smoking as a cause of death has won a top award for his "outstanding" contribution to cancer research. more...

Road lowering will tackle bridge crash blackspot

A road is to be lowered to stop lorries hitting a railway bridge. more...

Trees chopped down to make way for road

Nurse Debbie Evans is furious that her employers have chopped down trees screening her Oxford home from a hospital car park. more...

Doctor defends actions to GMC

A doctor accused of acting in a "reckless and grossly negligent" manner by giving a cancer patient a fatal dose of morphine during a late-night call has defended his actions. more...

Flypast to mark D-Day tribute

A helicopter fly-past will signal the start of the annual memorial service tomorrow to commemorate the take-off of bombers from RAF Harwell on the eve of D-Day. more...

Motoring challenge supports charity

About 300 people will be taking part in the drive of a lifetime on the weekend of June 8 and June 9. more...

Music student's night with the stars

Music student Tom Richards would normally be happy enough on a week night to be entertaining a dozen people in a half-full pub. more...

Ex-publican rescues parish journal

A former pub landlady has stepped in just as the church was about to call time on a magazine serving three Oxfordshire parishes. more...

Heroin addict died of overdose

A recovering drug addict was found dead by his mother on New Year's Day with more than 16 times the fatal level of heroin in his bloodstream. more...

Assault victim set for op to save sight

A man who was the victim of a racist beating as he cycled home from a Jubilee party is to undergo an operation to save the sight in his left eye on Friday (June 7). more...

Show to mark Golden Jubilee

Banbury Show -- the town's official celebration of the Queen's Golden Jubilee -- will be a fun-filled affair with something for all the family. more...

Bar gets licence despite club fears

A new wine bar in Witney has been given a public entertainments licence, despite a former town mayor's concerns it could turn into a nightclub. more...

Former minister to give lecture

Former Conservative minister Jonathan Aitken, who was imprisoned for lying in court, will talk about his downfall in a lecture to students. more...

Couple celebrate Golden Wedding

A couple who first met at an Oxford youth club have celebrated 50 years of marriage. more...

New piglets treated like royalty

Queenie the pig has surprised staff at Witney's Cogges Manor Farm Museum by giving birth to 13 piglets. more...

Boom in store

A couple who gave up their jobs to buy a village shop say business is booming. more...

Tribute to creator of cheese awards

Juliet Harbutt has been recognised for her outstanding contribution to the cheese industry. more...

Museum's fun for high-fliers

Children are flying high at the Museum of Natural History in Oxford. more...

Things look rosy for gardeners

Gardeners having problems with their roses are being given the chance to get expert advice next week at Notcutts Garden Centre, in Nuneham Courtenay. more...

Family search for lost bull terrier

A family has issued posters to try to find Ozzie, their one-year-old Staffordshire bull terrier. more...

School club wins award

An African Drumming Club has won Banbury School an award from leading national charity Education Extra. more...

Enamel on show

Two Oxfordshire artists are featured in a new exhibition of some of the country's leading enamellists. more...

Sids need sites to aid road safety

Communities in Oxfordshire are being asked to suggest locations for illuminated signs designed to improve road safety. more...

Cash will have impact

Volunteers have been praised for clocking up a record charity collection in the Witney area. more...

Silence pays dividends

A group of Bicester children raised £62 for people with speech difficulties by being quiet. more...

Talk to boost children's charity

A talk will be held to raise funds for a children's charity. more...

Festival of music

Up to 1,500 people are expected to go to this year's Riverside Festival at Charlbury. more...

Choristers in with a shout

An Oxford school choir will soon discover if it will have a chance of competing in the finals of the Sainsbury's Choir of the Year contest. more...

Memories on display

Artist Christine Gibbs is holding a show of her work in Nettlebed village hall. more...

Gardens open

Twelve gardens will be open to the public in Brize Norton on Sunday, June 16. Proceeds will go to charity and church funds. more...

World Cup: Beckham exacts perfect revenge

David Beckham erased the bitter memory of his sending-off in St Etienne by converting a penalty winner against Argentina in Sapporo today - to give England a wonderful chance of World Cup progress. more...

Fans must pay 'unfair' fines

Parking fines issued during a rugby final at the Kassam Stadium will not be torn up by Oxfordshire County Council -- despite protests from drivers who said they did not receive sufficient warning about the restrictions. more...

Designs on the future

Young designers have been making futuristic furniture during a half-term workshop. more...

Oxfordshire Sport

Tennis: It's double trouble as Bicester go crashing

It was a bad day for Bicester's men in the latest round of matches in the Wilson Inter-Club 3-Pair League, writes Jon Murray. more...

Football: Nix aims to turn tide for Bicester

Bicester Town's new boss says he would not have taken the job if he didn't think he could revive the club's fortunes. more...

Cricket: Oxon bubbling for Bucks tie

Oxfordshire are in buoyant mood ahead of this Sunday's ECB 38-County Competition clash with Buckingham- shire, writes Richard Tilley. more...

Saturday's bowling fixtures

Oxfordshire's bowling fixtures for Saturday include: Middleton Cup: Berkshire v Oxfordshire (Sutton's, Reading. 2). more...

Sunday's bowling fixtures

Oxfordshire's bowling fixtures for Sunday include: BOWLS more...

Saturday's Rugby League fixtures

Oxfordshire's Rugby League fixtures for Saturday include: TOTALRL.COM CONFERENCE more...

Saturday's cricket fixtures

Oxfordshire's cricket fixtures for Saturday include: CRICKET more...

Football: Jenkins is new Hellenic president

Former Hellenic League secretary Michael Jenkins has been elected as the new president, following the death of the league's founder Norman Matthews, writes Kieren Bushnell. more...

Cricket: Bicester face tough test

Bicester & North Oxford moved out of the bottom two in Division 1 of the Home Counties Premier League, despite suffering a narrow four-run defeat at home to Beaconsfield on Saturday. more...

Tennis: Abingdon put skids under Chinnor

Abingdon outclassed Chinnor B away with a 4-0 victory in Ladies Division 1 of the 2-Pair League. more...

Cricket: Plucky break for Shipton man

Andy Hemming broke his thumb tackling a shoplifter outside a Witney supermarket and misses Shipton's trip to Thame in Division 1, writes Peter Fenn. more...

Saturday's tennis fixtures

Oxfordshire's tennis fixtures for Saturday include: TENNIS more...

Cycling: Peach of a ride as Alex triumphs again

Alexander Peach (Dulwich Paragon CC) continued his impressive run of results, comfortably winning Oxonian's Open 50-mile time trial in a time of 1.42.24. more...