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Oxfordshire | Archive | 2002 | August

Stories for 02 August 2002

Banbury News

Rangers go on patrol to tackle crime in parks

Park rangers are patrolling Banbury's open spaces to cut vandalism and other anti-social behaviour. more...

Club warned by charity watchdog

The Charity Commission has criticised a cricket club for not benefiting enough people. more...

Bicester News

Couple's 'designer baby' plea denied

A Bicester couple has been refused permission to have controversial IVF treatment in order to create a donor baby to cure their son. more...

Asylum site protesters seek funds

Protesters opposed to an asylum centre on the outskirts of Bicester have launched a fundraising appeal, after the Government agreed to an inquiry into the controversial plan. more...

Soldier injured in attack

A soldier needed stitches after an attack in Bicester. more...

Pop stars shine for a day

Would-be Kylie Minogues made an appearance at a pop star workshop. more...

Didcot News

Worker 'stable' after collapsing at 600ft

A steeplejack collapsed while working at a height of more than 600ft inside the chimney at Didcot's coal-fired power station. more...

Holiday provides relief for Chernobyl children

The novelty of running water and inside toilets has worn off for children from Belarus who are on a month's holiday to south Oxfordshire. more...

Fundraiser remembered

The funeral takes place on Saturday, August 3, of Edna Ray, who was an active fundraiser for community groups at Aston Tirrold and Upthorpe, near Didcot, for many years. more...

Oxford News

Charity buses attacked

Minibuses used by people suffering from mental illness have been vandalised. more...

Poor pay blamed for delays in courts

Justice is being delayed in Oxford because of a shortage of court clerks. more...

Statue charge woman cleared

An Israeli teacher accused of handling a valuable 18th century Italian bronze statue stolen from Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, has been cleared. more...

Health workers call for say in decisions

Oxford health workers enjoy their jobs and like the satisfaction of helping others in the community, according to a staff survey. more...

Fairway to aid sick children

Law firm Darbys is preparing to tee off for a charity golf day in aid of children who have life-threatening illnesses. more...

Police hunt for racist attacker

Police are hunting a man who racially abused a Turkish man and his French girlfriend outside the Randolph Hotel, in Oxford. more...

New bus shelters for train station

Two bus shelters have been installed for passengers at Oxford's train station. more...

Youth bailed over skatepark robbery

A teenager has been been arrested in connection with a robbery at a skateboard park in Oxford. more...

Plasterer faces jail term

A plasterer who stamped on a man's head during a brawl has been told to expect a prison sentence. more...

Rain starts play at cricket pitch

Flash floods after Wednesday's downpour provided some fun in Oxford amid the gloom. more...

Oxfordshire Business

Redundancy talks start at computer company

Troubled computer company AIT has started redundancy talks with workers at its Oxfordshire headquarters. more...

Public spending lifts Hanson

The rise in public spending is likely to boost the UK operations of concrete and brick producer Hanson, the company said. more...

Bakery plans to expand

A bakery products company is planning to quadruple the size of its premises and double production levels. more...

OUP increases sales

The Oxford University Press has increased its sales, despite the economic turmoil that affected its largest market -- the USA. more...

Oxfordshire Leisure

COMEDY: Politicians' scourge returns to festival stage

Rory Bremner is scared. Surely not? This is the man who mocks men of power, whose onscreen persona is a blend of suave confidence and withering wit. Tony Blair's children are said to impersonate Bremner doing their father, for goodness' sake. more...

PREVIEW: Gemma grooves into town

It's a long way to Tipperary. And Gemma Hayes should know. The singer-songwriter, who hails from the village of Ballyporeen, in one of Ireland's most beautiful counties, has just been nominated for the Mercury Music Prize. more...

PREVIEW: Long live the King!

When Elvis Presley died in 1977, Christine Gallacher heard the news on the radio and knew she would have to break it to her husband Billy very gently. more...

THEATRE: Fire and brimstone at college

"This is Hell nor am I out of it," says Mephistopheles in Marlowe's Dr Faustus. more...

PREVIEW: Cool sounds in the park for jazz lovers

Lovers of the sound of a soothing sax or funky horn, should make their way to South Park on Sunday (August 4) for Jazz in the Park. more...

PREVIEW: Hot sounds to beat Monday night blues

This week sees the welcome return to Jongleurs of one of the UK's hottest young bands. more...

REVIEW: Men in Black 2 (PG, 88 mins)

Get ready to don your black tie and cool shades, because the Men In Black are back, protecting the Earth from the scum of the universe. more...

REVIEW: Lovely and Amazing (15, 91 mins)

Although Nicole Holofcener's bleak chick flick doesn't quite live up to its title, Lovely & Amazing is an uncomfortably enjoyable slice of life -- and stars Emily Mortimer, daughter of Turville Heath-based writer John Mortimer. more...

Oxfordshire News

Couple's 'designer baby' plea denied

A Bicester couple has been refused permission to have controversial IVF treatment in order to create a donor baby to cure their son. more...

Club warned by charity watchdog

The Charity Commission has criticised a cricket club for not benefiting enough people. more...

Charity buses attacked

Minibuses used by people suffering from mental illness have been vandalised. more...

Holiday provides relief for Chernobyl children

The novelty of running water and inside toilets has worn off for children from Belarus who are on a month's holiday to south Oxfordshire. more...

Nature reclaims landfill

A former sand and gravel quarry used as a landfill site is now back in public ownership as a nature reserve. more...

Improvements disrupt train services

Train services between Oxford, Banbury and Bicester will be disrupted by track closures this weekend (August 2-4) as Railtrack carries out engineering work. more...

Poor pay blamed for delays in courts

Justice is being delayed in Oxford because of a shortage of court clerks. more...

Statue charge woman cleared

An Israeli teacher accused of handling a valuable 18th century Italian bronze statue stolen from Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, has been cleared. more...

Health workers call for say in decisions

Oxford health workers enjoy their jobs and like the satisfaction of helping others in the community, according to a staff survey. more...

Fairway to aid sick children

Law firm Darbys is preparing to tee off for a charity golf day in aid of children who have life-threatening illnesses. more...

Care staff fight for more pay

Auxiliary nurses could be on the way to winning their fight for more pay after NHS managers said they would consider taking the matter to independent arbitration. more...

Police hunt for racist attacker

Police are hunting a man who racially abused a Turkish man and his French girlfriend outside the Randolph Hotel, in Oxford. more...

Quiet Roads give walkers priority

Roads around Stoke Row, near Wallingford, are to become Oxfordshire's first official Quiet Roads. more...

Having a ball at camp

This week's wet weather has not put a dampener on holiday fun in Witney. more...

Soldier injured in attack

A soldier needed stitches after an attack in Bicester. more...

Man caught with stolen computer

A man seen carrying a laptop computer shortly after it was stolen from a house in east Oxford has escaped a jail sentence. more...

Pop stars shine for a day

Would-be Kylie Minogues made an appearance at a pop star workshop. more...

Fundraiser remembered

The funeral takes place on Saturday, August 3, of Edna Ray, who was an active fundraiser for community groups at Aston Tirrold and Upthorpe, near Didcot, for many years. more...

Youth bailed over skatepark robbery

A teenager has been been arrested in connection with a robbery at a skateboard park in Oxford. more...

Rain starts play at cricket pitch

Flash floods after Wednesday's downpour provided some fun in Oxford amid the gloom. more...

Free IT training

A grant from the European Social Fund is bringing free training in basic computer skills to Witney. more...

`Zones' to make our streets safer

Pedestrians and cyclists are to get priority over motorists in four areas of Oxfordshire under a new £750,000 safer streets scheme. more...

Council promises to warn of strike effect

People in Oxfordshire will be warned in advance about the effects of a second one-day strike by council workers. more...

Four feared dead in M40 crash

Four people are feared to have died in a crash on the M40, north of Banbury. more...

Oxfordshire Sport

Cricket: Cunliffe gets call-up for county's crunch

Leicestershire's Rob Cunliffe could play for Oxfordshire in their must-win Minor Counties Championship game with Western Division leaders Devon at Banbury this weekend. more...

Football: Cort agrees to stay at Thame

Wayne Cort has given Thame United boss Andy Sinnott a boost after the big striker agreed to stay with the Ryman League Division 1 North outfit for another season at least. more...

Speedway: Aussies honour Cheetah Brian

The full Australian speedway squad are gathering at Cowley Stadium ahead of the World Cup, which gets under way at Sheffield on Sunday. more...

Tennis: Fixtures

Matches scheduled for Sunday, August 4, involving Oxfordshire teams more...

Bowls: Fixtures

Matches scheduled for Saturday and Sunday August 3-4, involving Oxfordshire teams more...

Cricket: Banbury unchanged

Banbury are unchanged for the trip to Hertfordshire to play Radlett in the Home Counties Premier League. more...

Football: Friday fixtures

Matches scheduled for Friday, August 2, involving Oxfordshire teams more...

Tennis: New centre gives boost to seniors

The long-awaited opening of a new indoor tennis centre in Oxfordshire is already bringing results, not just for junior tennis, but also for the senior game. more...

Cricket: Fixtures

Matches scheduled for Saturday, August 3, involving Oxfordshire teams more...

Cricket: Shipton stick to winning formula

Shipton-under-Wychwood will be fielding an unchanged side for the third successive tie when they entertain Cornish side Werrington in the quarter-finals of The Cricketer National Village Championship on Sunday. more...

Tennis: Cartledge and Maskens win double

Six of Oxfordshire's top young players had some excellent results at the Scottish Open Grand Prix in Edinburgh. more...

Cricket: Deluge makes Oxford turn to Jesus

A deluge of biblical proportions has forced Oxford's home game against Wokingham in Division 2 West of the Home Counties Premier League tomorrow to be switched to Jesus College. more...

Cricket: Last chance for Bicester and N Ox

It's the last-chance saloon for Bicester and North Oxford when they visit Beaconsfield in Division 1 of the Home Counties Premier League this weekend. more...