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Stories for 13 May 2003

Oxfordshire Business

Blackwell drives up profit to £21m

Blackwell Publishing has seen its pre-tax profits leap to £21.8m in the year following a family dispute about the Oxford-based company's future. more...

Oxfordshire Education

Accounts reveal missing millions

The mystery of why schools are suffering cashflow problems while county managers say they have no more money to give has been partially solved following the publication of Government figures. more...

Officials consider plans for primary

Secret plans to build a new primary school in Banbury have been discussed by councillors, Government officials, governors and teachers. more...

Oxfordshire News

School accounts reveal missing millions

The mystery of why schools are suffering cashflow problems while county managers say they have no more money to give has been partially solved following the publication of Government figures. more...

Majority of police against firearms

Thames Valley Police Federation has welcomed results of a poll which shows the vast majority of rank and file officers are against carrying guns. more...

Hospital in U-turn over Nuffield title

A private hospital in Oxford will be named after Oxford United's former home -- not after Lord Nuffield -- because of fears that another Nuffield hospital would cause confusion. more...

Sculptor wins reprieve for studio

A sculptor who feared being evicted from his studio in north Oxford has been given a reprieve, after city councillors rejected development plans. more...

Racist and homophobic crime falls

Racist and homophobic hate crime has fallen dramatically during the past year in Oxford. more...

Jail for drink driver who hit three cars

A drink driver who crashed into three cars as he was chased through Oxford by six policemen on bicycles has been jailed. more...

Syringe robber put in prison

A robber who claimed to be HIV positive as he threatened to stab a teenage shop worker with a syringe has been jailed for three years. more...

Backstage takes role for charity

Theartre buffs had the chance to discover the history and hidden backstage areas of an Oxford theatre. more...

Good move for Dan

A twelve-year-old chess champion is celebrating after being picked to represent Great Britain. more...

Bookshop raises £2.3m

A bookshop's 15-year history of fundraising is being marked with a festival. more...

New Lord Mayor aims to curry favour

Oxford's new Lord Mayor Pat Stannard is looking forward to his first free meal -- a chicken korma curry. more...

Raid unearths 50k haul

Nearly £50,000 of stolen properly was seized by police during a raid on a house near Banbury. more...

Link sponsors wanted

Didcot's twinning association is launching a £2,000 appeal to help fund 2004's fifth anniversary visit from twin town Meylan, in France. more...

Parishioners say farewell to stalwart

More than 200 people attended a village church on May 11 to say farewell to its former assistant curate. more...

Henman buys £2m mansion

Oxfordshire tennis star Tim Henman has bought a five-bedroom Georgian mansion near Didcot worth nearly £2m. more...

Officials consider plans for primary

Secret plans to build a new primary school in Banbury have been discussed by councillors, Government officials, governors and teachers. more...

Villagers welcome a place to meet

Residents in an Oxfordshire village have their own village centre for the first time in 50 years. more...

£4,000 for Palestine

Oxford residents have donated more than £4,000 to help Palestinians living in difficult conditions in the Gaza Strip. more...

Top pianist to perform

Isabel Ettanauer, the internationally-acclaimed young pianist, will perform two concerts in Oxford on May 15. more...

Bridleway added to walking track

A Bridleway named in honour of the Queen's Jubilee has been added to a series of circular walks. more...

Rabbits 'dumped' in wood

White rabbits found hopping around a wood have posed a mystery for RSPCA chief inspector Douglas Davidson. more...

Grin 'n' tonic

Smiles broke out on the faces of children at a day nursery. more...

Village rugby club plans £300,000 extension

A village rugby club wants to extend its clubhouse after a wave of interest in the sport. more...

MP calls for inquiry on judge remarks

An MP has called for an investigation into a judge who berated an Oxfordshire family who could not attend court to give evidence against a man who attacked them with an axe. more...

Dramatic double on stage

Endings and beginnings is the theme of two plays being performed near Wantage by the King Alfred Players. more...

ME Awareness Week: Life behind closed curtains

A family is campaigning for greater awareness of an illness which has left their teenage daughter bedridden for nearly three months. more...

Canines caper at the vets

A fun dog show was held at the Carterton branch of the Tremain Veterinary Group to celebrate its first anniversary. more...

Accident victim named

A motorcyclist who died in a collision with a lorry on May 7 has been named by police. more...

Parking bid faces delay

Hopes of setting up residents' parking schemes in Wallingford have been dashed, because of a staffing crisis at Oxfordshire County Council. more...

Father brands play area litter an 'appalling mess'

Discarded rubbish could discourage residents from letting their children use a new play area installed in a £50,000 facelift. more...

School returns to normal after flood damage

A primary school which was badly damaged by floodwater earlier in the year has re-opened the affected areas after extensive repair work. more...

Oxfordshire Sport

United scouting a 'shambles'

Oxford United's scouting system is left once again in a shambles after Gary Hooper walked out to join Northampton Town's commercial department. more...

Woodley quits as City chief

Mick Woodley, who was instrumental in the rebirth of Oxford City in 1990, after two years in the wilderness, has retired as club chairman after 13 years at the helm. more...

Jamie powers to race double

Banbury race ace Jamie Derbyshire stormed to back-to-back victories in rounds three and four of the British GT Championship at Knockhill in Scotland. more...

Silver Machine hit by Gjedde injury blow

Wolverhampton 53, Oxford Silver Machine 37: The absence of the injured Charlie Gjedde led to Oxford suffering a heavy Elite League defeat at Monmore Green on Tuesday night, although they do claim the bonus point courtesy of their emphatic victory against the Wolves last month. more...

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