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Oxfordshire | Archive | 2002 | September

Stories for 06 September 2002

Abingdon News

Inquest hears of carpenter's death

A retired carpenter with a chronic alcohol problem was found dead at his home by a friend, an inquest heard. more...

Banbury News

A £150,000 appeal has been launched to fund a statue of a Lady on a White Horse, next to Banbury Cr

Emma Strange rode to the Cross dressed in a White Lady costume more...

Bicester News

Backpacker found dead in Sydney

A backpacker has died in Sydney, Australia, the day before his 25th birthday. more...

Homes plan rejected

Cherwell district councillors have turned down an application to build up to 650 houses on land owned by the police at Howes Lane, Bicester. more...

Didcot News

Hundreds delayed by signal failure

Hundreds of rail passengers travelling to London from Oxfordshire faced long delays and cancellations during yesterday's morning rush hour. more...

Oxford News

Bag stolen from ambulance worker

An ambulance worker has appealed for the return of a handbag stolen from the front of an ambulance outside the John Radcliffe Hospital. more...

Students blamed for dumping cycles

Police and a bicycle recycling business have been working to rid Oxford of abandoned bikes before the new university term begins. more...

Jobseekers fair

Thousands of jobseekers flocked to Oxford Town Hall yesterday for the Oxford Mail Job Fair, which was celebrating its tenth anniversary. more...

Review 'may not avert strike'

An independent review of firemen's pay may not be enough to avert the threatened strike, according to a leader of Oxfordshire's firefighters. more...

Florence Park festival ends season

The Florence Park Flower and Folk Festival, which is sponsored by the Oxford Mail, takes place tomorrow. more...

Man arrested after sex attacks

A 40-YEAR-OLD man was arrested yesterday in connection with two sex attacks in Oxford. more...

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

Stone trail recalls abbey

A historical trail has been created to celebrate the founding almost 1,000 years ago of Eynsham Abbey. more...

Charity needs good listeners

Age Concern is searching for caring listeners to lend a friendly ear to the elderly. more...

Annual meeting

OXFORDSHIRE Rural Community Council will hold its annual meeting at Horspath village hall on November 7, at 7.30pm. more...

Oxfordshire News

Parish councils 'face the chop'

Parish councils could be in danger of being abolished if the Government presses ahead with regional assemblies, it has been claimed. more...

Pensioner wins trip to age conference

Oxford pensioner Eileen Healy answered a telephone survey about growing old -- and won an all-expenses-paid trip to Rome as the UK's representative at a European conference on ageing. more...

Students blamed for dumping unwanted cycles

Police and a bicycle recycling business have been working to rid Oxford of abandoned bikes before the new university term begins. more...

Worker's plea over bag stolen from ambulance

An ambulance worker has appealed for the return of a handbag stolen from the front of an ambulance outside the John Radcliffe Hospital. more...

Inquest hears of carpenter's death

A retired carpenter with a chronic alcohol problem was found dead at his home by a friend, an inquest heard. more...

Review 'may not avert strike'

An independent review of firemen's pay may not be enough to avert the threatened strike, according to a leader of Oxfordshire's firefighters. more...

Medieval find at museum

Builders renovating the Museum of Modern Art in Oxford have uncovered a collection of medieval decorated pottery and animal bones. more...

Backpacker found dead in Sydney

A backpacker has died in Sydney, Australia, the day before his 25th birthday. more...

Inquiry as building moved

An investigation is under way after a planning officer began dismantling a historic summerhouse at a primary school -- to put it in his garden. more...

Ruskin College granted permission

Ruskin College's controversial multi-million pound move to a Berkeley Homes site in north Oxford has been given the go-ahead by city planners. more...

Hundreds back children's hospital

Hundreds of people, from school pupils to business leaders, have agreed to back a fundraising campaign for the £20m Oxford Children's Hospital. more...

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