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Stories for 29 October 2002

Oxfordshire Business

Unipart sells sites to raise money

Unipart Group has sold two of its major plants, including its Oxford headquarters, in a bid to raise cash. more...

Co-op buys out rival firm for £131m

The Co-operative Group has become the largest convenience store retailer in the UK after buying rival Alldays for £131m. more...

Structure company wins golf contracts

An Oxfordshire company is celebrating after securing contracts at a succession of top international golfing championships. more...

Garden centre to extend plant stock

A garden centre is doubling in size to stock more plants, Christmas gifts and fireworks. more...

Bicester

in business Companies in Bicester are preparing for the town's first business awards, which take place on October 30. more...

AEA pays £10.2m for rail firm

Science company AEA Technology is acquiring Derby-based train services firm The Engineering Link. more...

Oxfordshire Education

Head attacks 'cool culture'

The headteacher of one of Oxfordshire's top-performing schools has hit out at a culture of 'cool', which he says is damaging boys' education. more...

Legend comes to life in class

Myths and legends came alive at Clanfield CofE Primary School as staff and pupils came to school for the day in fancy dress. more...

Oxfordshire Local Info

NORMAN BOWLEY

Norman Bowley, the man known to many as Mr Horspath, has died at the age of 82. more...

JAMES FARRINGTON

The founder of a Scout group in Wantage has died, aged 94. more...

PAMELA MORRIS

Former English teacher Pamela Morris has died in a nursing home in Burford, aged 95. more...

JACK CHERRY

A former Abingdon GP, and country sports enthusiast, has died at the age of 84. more...

JOSEPH JACQUES

A keen and generous baker, Joseph Jacques, has died aged 86. more...

MICHAEL BADGER

A man who started his life in farming, using horse-drawn ploughs, has died at the age of 89. more...

Oxfordshire News

School run puts pupils at risk

We are pleased to hear that pupils and teachers at Windale Primary School, Blackbird Leys, Oxford, are tackling school journey issues (Oxford Mail, October 23). more...

My thanks to firefighters

A few years ago I had a car accident on Christmas Day - not the best day to pick. more...

Student and parents return home after Moscow siege

An Oxford University student and his family, who escaped death after being held hostage by Chechen rebels in a Moscow theatre, spoke of their relief that their ordeal was over. more...

Hospital fears losing top rating

The Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford could be stripped of its top NHS rating due to a rise in cancelled operations. more...

Hundreds without power as storm repairs go on

Hundreds of people in Oxfordshire were still without power today (October 29) as the county struggled to recover from the weekend storms. more...

Club ends rent payments row

A long-running rent dispute over a social club's premises has been resolved without legal action. more...

Kosovans ride horses again

Kosovan children adjusting to new lives in Oxford were given a taste of home by riding horses again. more...

Knife attacker held indefinitely

A schizophrenic has been detained indefinitely under the Mental Health Act after he slashed a pensioner with a kitchen knife. more...

Charity offers to neuter cats

An animal charity is offering a free neutering service from next month until the end of January to stop cat numbers spiralling out of control nationwide. more...

Radio stars back concert

Two radio presenters have given their support to a cancer charity in Oxford. more...

Double in tribute to Harris

Richard Harris's double in the latest Harry Potter film has paid tribute to the actor. more...

Doctors' bikes stolen

Bicycles used by doctors to visit homeless people across Oxford have been stolen. more...

October 29: Why the delay?

The mother who foiled a would-be abductor in Oxford reacted instinctively - yet with courage. more...

Slice of good luck for group

A community group in Banbury is celebrating a slice of good luck. more...

Conker match raises cash

A conker championship rounded off a pub's weekend of fundraising for people with Lupus disease. more...

Teachers join councils to study drugs

Two district councils in Oxfordshire are joining forces with teachers in a strategy to tackle drug abuse by school pupils. more...

Metal worker thanks hospital

Blacksmith Fred Harriss took time off from his forge to deliver a thank you to Witney Community Hospital. more...

Change of command at air base

The station commander of RAF Brize Norton, Group Captain Neil Jagger, is handing over command of the country's largest air force base after two years to Group Captain John Lermonte on Friday. more...

Apple pie hits the right spot

An Oxfordshire farm shop has scooped one of the country's apple pie champions awards -- but it was pipped at the post for the top spot by a pub in north Wales. more...

Ban is action of a dictatorship

I feel I must reply to Ken Coleman's letter (Oxford Mail, October 22). more...

Orchestra raises funds for children

A music festival has raised £1,000 to help sick children. more...

Broken neck victim guest at £8.5m trauma unit opening

When motorist Adrian Bull broke his neck in a head-on 70mph crash with a lorry, surgeons feared he would die. more...

Man threatens to leap from tower

Shops in Oxford city centre were cleared of customers and workers told to stay inside by police when a man threatened to jump from a church tower. more...

Woman snatches three-year-old in park

A woman snatched a three-year-old boy as he played on a slide in an Oxford park and ran off with him in her arms. more...

Oxfordshire Sport

Sylla is hoping to buzz for Brentford

Banbury United's scoring sensation Norman Sylla could be on his way to second division Brentford FC, if a trial at the west London club proves successful. more...

Challow handed league reprieve

Challow & Childrey CC have been given a reprieve after an appeal hearing last night reversed a decision relegating their teams in The Oxford Times Cherwell League for falsifying registration forms. more...

Jefferson's a shooting star

The speed with which Jefferson Louis has adapted to third division football makes him one of the first names Oxford United manager Ian Atkins now writes down on his teamsheet. more...

Sylla is hoping to buzz for Brentford

Banbury United's scoring sensation Norman Sylla could be on his way to second division Brentford FC, if a trial at the west London club proves successful. more...

Challow handed league reprieve

Jefferson's a shooting star

The speed with which Jefferson Louis has adapted to third division football makes him one of the first names Oxford United manager Ian Atkins now writes down on his teamsheet. more...

Women's English League: Rover pay the price

Rover Oxford were made to pay for missed chances - including a late penalty - as they slid to a 3-2 defeat at Exmouth in Division 2. more...

Barlow and Barr set to face Quins

Full back Tim Barlow and scrum half Graham Barr make their first starts for Oxford University when they entertain NEC Harlequins at Iffley Road (Tuesday, 7.15). more...

Southern Counties North: Thurlow boosts Bicester

A late try by replacement forward Rob Thurlow earned Bicester an unconvincing 22-15 victory over winless Wallingford at Oxford Road. more...

South League Regional: City's record shattered in a thriller

City of Oxford lost their unbeaten record in Middlesex, Berks, Bucks & Oxon Regional with a 5-3 defeat at home to table-topping Milton Keynes in a rip-roaring encounter. more...

South League Divisions 1 & 2: Three in a row

Abingdon recorded their third successive victory in Division 2 with a 5-1 win in a bruising encounter at Enfield. more...

South League Divisions 1 & 2: Pillinger pounces

Rover Oxford coasted to an emphatic 6-1 win at bottom club Tring in Division 1. more...

South League: Win no1

Witney posted their first victory of the season with a 3-0 win against Southgate Adelaide. more...

South West 2 East: Grove pipped again

Grove went down to yet another frustratingly narrow defeat on Saturday - 26-24 at home to Wimborne - to leave them struggling at the bottom of the table. more...

South West 2 East: Test for Harlequins

Leaders Oxford Harlequins were given their stiffest test of the season, when they scrambled home 15-11 against Abbey at Horspath Road. more...

Southern Counties North: Witney in charge

Witney produced their most commanding performance of the season with an emphatic 41-11 victory at Buckingham. more...

Berks, Bucks & Oxon League: Littlemore off the mark

Littlemore recorded their first Division 1 win of the season and their first victory at Milton Keynes for a number of years when they triumphed 18-14. more...

Berks, Bucks and Oxon League: All Blacks triumph

Gosford All Blacks had to withstand furious early exchanges before beating a determined Abingdon 13-3 in their Division 2 game at Stratfield Brake. more...

Berks, Bucks and Oxon League: Chippy cruise home

Chipping Norton cruised to a 29-0 victory at home to Oxford with tries from Jon Hickman (2), Richard Holland and Jason Gillett. more...

BAR chief predicts a 'vintage' F1 year

The boss of British American Racing, David Richards, has promised grand prix fans a 'vintage' season next year after Formula 1 chiefs unveiled plans to spice up the sport. more...

Proton challenges big boys

Banbury's Proton Team KR, the only fully independent team in top-level motorcycle racing, is taking a bold step into the future in 2003, with a head-on challenge to the factories with their new V5 four-stroke MotoGP racer. more...

Motorsport weekend action

Action for November 1-3 more...

Team Bentley sign up with rtn

Team Bentley has confirmed that it will run under one roof at racing technology norfolk (rtn), under the responsibility of Bentley Motors. more...

Jordan opt out of testing

Silverstone-based Jordan are opting out of Formula 1's end-of-year testing. The team are switching from Honda engines to Ford and the Cosworth engine will not fit into the 2002 EJ12. more...

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