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Oxfordshire | Archive | 2002 | November

Stories for 15 November 2002

Oxfordshire Business

Uncertain future for gas workers after sell-off

A West Oxfordshire liquid gas business, employing about 50 workers, is to be sold off by Centrica. more...

Aston Martin HQ wins award

The Oxfordshire home of some of Britain's most valuable cars has won a top award in a prestigious architectural competition. more...

Couple to start internet cafe

A husband and wife team are putting into practice a long-held ambition to start their own business. more...

Trading tough in US

Tough trading conditions in America have forced international building materials firm Hanson to bring forward a trading update. more...

Crunch day for F1 racing team

Today (November 15) is crunch day for the cash-strapped Formula 1 Arrows Racing Team, which must pay up to keep its place on the starting grid or face disqualification. more...

Evotech cuts losses

Biotech firm Evotech OAI has cut losses by 80 per cent. more...

Oxfordshire News

Residents protest as students pack key bus route

Bus passengers from Risinghurst say they have to endure long waits to get homes from Oxford city centre because students take up all the seats on their service. more...

Partnership agreed to help travellers

A partnership to help travellers has been agreed by county councillors. more...

Dangerous trees to be felled

A distinctive avenue of horse chestnut trees in west Oxford are to be felled and replaced amid concerns they could be dangerous. more...

Museum appeals for £200k to buy Renaissance paintings

Visitors to Oxford's Ashmolean Museum are being asked to raise £200,000 to buy two 15th century Italian paintings. more...

Brookes forced to reduce complex

Residents have forced Oxford Brookes University to reduce the size of a new student accommodation complex. more...

Tighter firework laws wanted

Tighter restrictions should be introduced to control the sale of fireworks, according to Oxfordshire county councillors. more...

Vouchers exchanged for replica guns

Owners of replica guns across Oxfordshire are being offered the chance to exchange their weapons for music vouchers in a police amnesty. more...

Robots dance through city streets

Technological experts who have developed award-winning graphics software produced this striking image of a robot dancing down Oxford's New College Lane. more...

Former detective sues police force

A former detective is suing Thames Valley Police for alleged negligence, claiming he was injured while being trained in restraint techniques. more...

Family gets into festive mood

Christmas may be a few weeks away yet, but one Oxford family is already in festive mood. more...

Stores support recycling drive

Supermarkets are helping South Oxfordshire District Council to get the recycling message across to more people. more...

Shoeboxes deliver cheer

More than 230 shoebox parcels of toys and other gifts have been prepared by schoolchildren in Didcot. more...

Walking for health

Berinsfield and Didcot are being targeted with a 'health walks' scheme. more...

Homes sale fears grow

Rent rises and reduced services could help Cherwell District Council out of a council house finance dilemma. more...

Cash raised tops £50,000

Fundraiser June Keep has topped the £50,000 mark in aid of Oxford's kidney unit. more...

Nightclub attacker faces jail

A man who punched and stamped on a night clubber in Oxford has been told to expect jail. more...

Symbol on pub prompts quiz

A landlord is appealing for help to find out what a carved stone symbol on his pub means. more...

Queues after crash

Rush-hour traffic was brought to a standstill after an accident blocked one lane of the A34 near Oxford. more...

Council misses police forum

Town councillors in Bicester have blamed a breakdown in communications after they failed to attend a public forum organised by the police. more...

Pensioners offered free security

Thieves posing as council workers have stolen hundreds of pounds from a blind pensioner. more...

Great gesture from run

A Thame woman has raised more than £1,500 for meningitis research after she completed the Great North Run in memory of her father and her niece. more...

Flaw frustrates buyers

A couple planning to start a family said they cannot do so because a house builder failed to construct a secure roof for their home. more...

£78,000 grant aids park plan

Plans to create a new park in Faringdon have been boosted by a £78,000 grant. more...

Family planning

A lunchtime drop-in family planning service is being organised in Wallingford. more...

Bikers club together

Disabled bikers have received a boost thanks to a motorcycle club and soldiers at Dalton Barracks, Abingdon. more...

Mother told to wait for road crossings

A mother appealing for more pedestrian crossings on a road where her daughter was hit by a car has been told a crossing will not be installed until 2004 -- unless more people are knocked down. more...

Paedophile's jail term kept short

A paedophile who inflicted horrific injuries on a four-year-old girl was jailed for just two-and-a-half years by an Oxford judge because of prison overcrowding. more...

Dog joins picket on day two of strike

A couple who are both firefighters said they face a tough time as neither will be paid for time spent manning the picket lines. more...

Oxfordshire Whats On

REVIEW: Picture of Dorian Gray

Chris Gray saw The Picture of Dorian Gray at the Oxford Playhouse. more...

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