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Oxfordshire | Archive | 2002 | September

Stories for 23 September 2002

Abingdon News

Tax windfall will boost popular wildlife centre

An education and wildlife centre is to benefit from a £20,000 grant thanks to the landfill tax scheme. more...

Open day to cure stammers

A man who cured himself of a chronic stammer after years of unsuccessful speech therapy, is offering to teach his life-changing techniques to sufferers in Abingdon. more...

Bank re-opens after week's fire closure

A Barclays Bank branch in Abingdon, which was closed for more than a week because of a fire and suspected break-in, reopens today (September 23). more...

New landlord at picturesque pub

There's a new hand at the helm of Abingdon's Old Anchor pub. more...

Oxford News

Hospice staff to spread word

Staff were today launching an awareness campaign to prepare for the opening of a new £3.75m Oxford hospice. more...

Teenager beaten unconscious in street

A teenager was beaten unconscious outside an Oxford bar while celebrating a friend's 18th birthday. more...

Workmen start on leisure complex

Work has begun to provide Oxford with a multi-million pound leisure complex. more...

Performer all set to go West

A sales assistant is to appear in London's West End. more...

Illegal sale paid gambling debts

An Oxford man sold a car he was buying on hire purchase to help clear gambling debts, a court heard. more...

Skaters on a high over park

Teenagers in an Oxford community are having an exhilarating time after the opening of a £23,000 city skate park. more...

Blanket coverage

Trading standards officers are promoting their safety campaign to make sure people stay warm safely this winter. more...

Prints will aid hospice

A limited edition print of a painting of Port Meadow is being sold to raise funds for an Oxford hospice. more...

Oxfordshire Business

Race team seeks wind assistance

Formula 1 racing team Williams is aiming to build multi-million pound new wind tunnel in a bid to close the gap on arch rival Ferrari. more...

Share issue for £4m launched

A company which invests in property for environmental and community groups is launching a £4m share issue today (September 23). more...

Website design agency on the move

A web design agency set up by two graduates has expanded and moved offices. more...

Search for new hotel site

A hotel company is searching for a site to build a new Tulip Inn with between 100 and 150 bedrooms. more...

Oxfordshire News

Models in frame to win top competition

Two male models from Oxfordshire are among the final five contestants in a national modelling contest. more...

Bids invited for licence to run city's TV

The licence to run Oxfordshire's own television station will come up for renewal next year. more...

Parents warned about children's eyesight

Children returning to school following the summer holidays may find it difficult to focus on their work because of failing eyesight, according to an Oxford optician. more...

Council praised for cutting fraud

Council staff have been praised for cutting benefit fraud. more...

Families to create art from waste

Art is rubbish, according to council officers. more...

Performer all set to go West

A sales assistant is to appear in London's West End. more...

Illegal sale paid gambling debts

An Oxford man sold a car he was buying on hire purchase to help clear gambling debts, a court heard. more...

Housing group has good first year

West Oxfordshire Housing has increased its stock in its first year, helping to house young families and single people. more...

Crossing aids cyclists

Watchfield Primary School has the largest percentage of cyclists in the country. more...

Bank re-opens after week's fire closure

A Barclays Bank branch in Abingdon, which was closed for more than a week because of a fire and suspected break-in, reopens today (September 23). more...

Shoppers sign up for peace

Peace campaigners invited passers-by in Cornmarket Street, Oxford, to write to their MPs opposing a possible war with Iraq. more...

New landlord at picturesque pub

There's a new hand at the helm of Abingdon's Old Anchor pub. more...

Blanket coverage

Trading standards officers are promoting their safety campaign to make sure people stay warm safely this winter. more...

Prints will aid hospice

A limited edition print of a painting of Port Meadow is being sold to raise funds for an Oxford hospice. more...

Less pupils play truant

Fewer pupils are playing truant from schools in Witney and Eynsham. more...

400,000 march for countryside

Thousands of people from Oxfordshire joined the biggest march London has ever seen. more...

Earthquake shakes houses in county

An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale shook homes in parts of Oxfordshire today (September 23). more...

Street celebrates car-free day

A car free day transformed one busy Oxford street into an outdoor exhibition. more...

Witney News

New centre bans indoor hockey

Hockey players are furious they cannot play indoors at Chipping Norton's new £4.7m leisure centre. more...

Less pupils play truant

Fewer pupils are playing truant from schools in Witney and Eynsham. more...

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