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Stories for 19 March 2003

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Training scheme vows to survive

Managers of a project which helps Oxford women train for jobs have vowed to continue their work despite the city council withdrawing funding. more...

Charity re-opens doors of residential home

A home for people with mental health problems has re-opened in Oxford. more...

Youths target vehicles in attack

Youths threw sticks and stones at buses and cars on Friday (March 14) in the latest in a series of stoning incidents in the Headington area. more...

Councils work on office-sharing plan

Details of a plan to ask city and county council staff to share office space in Oxford could be revealed in July. more...

Family's fundraising provides lifeline for Romanian orphans

A pioneering scheme introduced to help vulnerable young adults in Banbury inspired a project that could help save the lives of Romanian orphans. more...

Health club gets set for run

A health club chain wants people to get fit by taking part in the Ox5Run in aid of the Oxford Children's Hospital Campaign. more...

Hospital bans staff from driving to work

Staff at an Oxford hospital have threatened to quit rather than accept a ban on driving to work. more...

Accused claims 'defence'

A man accused of violent disorder said he was acting in self-defence and not retaliation. more...

Market may get alarms

The Covered Market in Oxford is considering implementing tighter security following a spate of break-ins. more...

Singers present money

Carol singers in Standlake braved the December weather to go on their annual rounds of the village to raise money for charity. more...

Hospitals' report reveals failings

Poor accounting, inexperienced staff and decision-making in corridors have been blamed for major debts at Oxfordshire's hospitals, according to a leaked report. more...

University appoints water specialist

Water expert Richard Soulsby, from HR Wallingford, has been appointed a visiting professor at Oxford University's Department of Engineering Science. more...

Baby seriously hurt in bus accident

A baby was seriously injured after his mother was struck by a bus on one of Oxford's busiest roads yesterday. more...

Thieves pose as victims

Thieves posing as victims of an attack made off with cash after conning their way into the home of a Kennington pensioner. more...

Red Nose mayor loses his eyebrows

The mayor of Didcot, Ian Townsend, and the landlord of his local, the Royal Oak, are recovering after a Comic Relief weekend when the mayor lost his eyebrows and the publican his hairy chest. more...

Sex offender put on register

A paedophile convicted 13 years ago of offences against children has been placed on the Sex Offenders' Register after parents complained he was still a danger to children. more...

CAB advisers offer slice of service to all

Banbury's Citizen's Advice Bureau asked town mayor Tony Mepham to cut a cake to show that everyone in the community is entitled to a slice of its services. more...

Satellites help street wardens

Banbury's street wardens are being protected by satellite technology. more...

A man accused of stabbing a woman in the face outside Magdalen College, Oxford, has been released on unconditional bail. Norberto Gomez, 42, of Weldon Road, Marston, Oxford, appeared before city magistrates yesterday charged with unlawfully wounding Gemma May. He will attend Oxford Crown Court on Monday. more...

Art makes day special

It's almost that time of year when mothers the world over are made to feel that little bit special. more...

City council chief leaves

Oxford City Council's strategic director for the physical environment, Isobel Garner, is leaving to become chief executive at Wrexham County Borough Council. more...

Job fair pulls crowds

A JOB Fair, organised by the Oxford Mail's sister weekly paper the Banbury Cake, has been heralded a success. more...

Gun held to boy's head

Detectives are investigating after an 11-year-old boy reported a gun had been held to his head. more...

Residents urged to support culture bid

THE organisers of Oxford's bid to become European Capital of Culture 2008 are rallying support from people living in the south east of the city. more...

Cold food for pupils after £30,000 arson

Children are having to eat cold lunches after arsonists damaged a kitchen area at a comprehensive school. more...

Officers fear for missing man, 20

A specialist police search team is hunting for a vulnerable man missing from his Bicester home. more...

Club nets grant for pavilion

Work is set to start on a new pavilion in Shrivenham after its football club netted a £215,652 grant. more...

Salon outgrows its roots

A hair salon in Wantage will be moving to new premises in the town next month. more...

New bid to buy hospital

Supporters of Burford Community Hospital, who raised thousands of pounds for it over the years, are launching an appeal to buy the site. more...

Airbase fuels the war effort

Tristar and VC10 aircraft from RAF Brize Norton are already providing vital air-to-air refuelling in the run-up to the conflict in the Gulf. more...

WRVS clear away the final tea tray

Members of the Women's Royal Voluntary Service served up their last cuppas at Witney Magistrates' Court on Thursday. more...

Woman discovered moneylender's body

The murdered body of a Witney pensioner was discovered by a woman making a loan repayment two days after his throat was cut, a court heard. more...

Runway protesters bailed

Four anti-war protesters accused of breaking into RAF Brize Norton have had their case adjourned until next month. more...

Rings taken from shop

Two valuable rings were stolen from a shop in the High Street, Burford, at 5.15pm on Saturday, March 15. more...

`Topsy' steps down

One of Wallingford's best known figures, Margaret "Topsy" Simmonds, has decided to step down. more...

Biker thrown into river

A motorcyclist was thrown into the River Thames after he crashed into the wall of Sutton Bridge, Culham, near Abingdon, yesterday. more...

Infirmary for sale to pay £20m debt

NHS managers are selling Oxford's Radcliffe Infirmary within the next fortnight to claw back £20m of debts at the county's major hospitals. more...

Families parted by military duties

Military duties prevented Army Captain Gary Thomas from seeing the birth of his first child and he could miss out on the arrival of a second baby after being sent to Kuwait. more...

Oxfordshire Sport

Veteran keeper is United's hero

Alan Judge turned back the clock on Tuesday night when he took to the field as the oldest player ever to represent Oxford United - and then gave a near faultless performance. more...

City leave it too late

Oxford C 0, Berkhamsted 2: Oxford City can have no complaints over the loss of the Ryman Division 1 North points against a useful Berkhamsted outfit who, except for the last 15 minutes, always looked more likely victors at Court Place Farm on Tuesday night. more...

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