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Stories for 06 June 2003

Oxfordshire Business

Oxfam announces move

Oxfam is moving its headquarters and 700 staff out of Summertown in Oxford to a new building in Cowley.   more...

Oxfordshire News

Fire service extinguishes plan to leave city centre

Plans to move Oxford's fire station away from its city centre base have fallen through.   more...

Backers to salvage culture bid plans

Moves have begun to salvage redevelopment plans and a year-long festival from Oxford's failed bid to become European Capital of Culture.   more...

Tourism centre moves

Oxford's new tourist Information Centre in Broad Street was being officially opened on June 6.   more...

Oxfam announces move

Oxfam is moving its headquarters and 700 staff out of Summertown in Oxford to a new building in Cowley.   more...

Vandals damage war memorial

War veterans are livid after vandals damaged a new memorial column outside their Oxford clubhouse.   more...

Lock repairs lead to cars ban

Families on Osney Island in west Oxford face a summer of disruption, as heavy machinery is hauled through narrow streets for a lengthy repair programme at the nearby lock.   more...

t's time for toys again

It's playtime again at an Oxford toy library which had to close its doors last winter due to flooding problems.   more...

Much ado about new theatre in park

Building work at Creation Theatre Company's 370-seat outdoor theatre is almost complete, ready for the 25,000 visitors expected over the summer.   more...

Youth grew cannabis in cupboard

A teenager caught growing cannabis in his bedroom claimed it was to help him cope with depression.   more...

Flesh bug fatality 'failures'

A woman died from a rare flesh-eating disease after her treatment was delayed by bed and staff shortages at an Oxfordshire hospital, an inquest heard.   more...

Quarry site debate

The owner of a derelict north Oxfordshire quarry and cement works believes the site could become the location for light industry and up to 2,500 homes.   more...

Asylum centre will go ahead, says councillor

A Government letter has given the strongest hint yet an asylum seekers' centre will be built near Bicester, according to a Cherwell district councillor.   more...

Bid to ban alcohol

Parts of Grove could become alcohol-free zones as part of a police campaign to clamp down on vandalism and anti-social behaviour.   more...

Swap day tackles waste

Plastics recycling and a tool swap shop will visit Charlbury and Finstock on June 7 in a new move to cut waste.   more...

Damaged bridge repaired

Hotel staff were relieved no one was injured after equipment being carried by a lorry hit a bridge over the Thames near Wallingford.   more...

Short ban for driver

Magistrates banned a driver for only two weeks so she could serve in the Army in Iraq.   more...

Eviction protester walks out after 24-hour siege

A man who threatened to stab housing staff trying to evict his family has walked out of his house -- ending a stand-off that lasted almost 24 hours.   more...

Oxfordshire Sport

Now Jonah quits post at United

Soccer course director Mark Jones has resigned from his post at Oxford United.   more...

Smith at the helm for new Academy

Former three-times British champion and England international Andy Smith has been appointed rider-coach to Oxford Silver Machine's Conference League team.   more...

Taylor worry for Banbury

Home Counties Premier League: Former England left-arm seamer Paul Taylor is battling to shrug of a back injury as Banbury visit Slough in Division 1 on Saturday (June 7).   more...

Cunliffe boosts Oxon

Skipper Keith Arnold believes that Oxfordshire will be fielding one of their strongest sides for years when they take on Dorset in the second round of the MCCA Knockout Cup at Challow & Childrey on Sunday.   more...

House homes in for victory

Mid Oxon rider Stuart House won Oxonian CC's latest ten-mile time trial at Weston-on-the-Green in a time of 22mins 18secs.   more...

Veterans pipped

The Oxfordshire 50-plus team fell to their third successive defeat as they went down by four wickets to Herefordshire in the ECB 50-plus Championship at Brockhampton yesterday.   more...

Robin wins Olympic place

Oxfordshire's Robin Bourne-Taylor has won a place in the Great Britain eight for this year's World Rowing Championships.   more...

City given real fright

Oxford City were forced to pull out all the stops to beat Cholsey 5-4 in Ladies Division 1 of the OLTA Wilson Inter-Club 3-Pair League.   more...

Ten nis fixtures

Matches for Saturday and Sunday, June 7-8, 2003   more...

Cricket fixtures

Matches due to be played on Saturday, June 7, 2003   more...

International football comes first for Duff

Cherwell League preview: Shane Duff, the Shipton-under-Wychwood wicketkeeper, is unavailable for their Division 1 trip to Kimble on Saturday because of international football commitments.   more...

Cricket fixtures

Matches due to be played on Sunday, June 8   more...

Oxfordshire Whats On

Dancing back to the 70s

The dancing, the outfits, the flares, the attitude, the disco, the strut, the collars, all combined to make John Travolta a superstar at the tender age of 23, after he played Tony Manero in the 70s classic film Saturday Night Fever, writes Katherine MacAlister.   more...

Back in the saddle

While Oxford's attempt to become European Capital of Culture proved a disappointing, if predictable, affair, it is comforting to remember what a hotbed of talent this city has been over the past decade, writes Tim Hughes.   more...

Never pipe down

When Tony Benn interviewed Saddam Hussein in 1990, the Iraqi dictator kept removing his revolver from his belt and playing with it. So this year's exchange was a piece of cake and didn't ruffle him a bit, Tony Benn told Katherine MacAlister.   more...

Acting up in the park

Creation Theatre's impressive and long-awaited open-air   more...

Picnic in The Cherry Orchard

Resting between engagements? The Oxford Stage Company is looking for four local actors to play walk-on parts in its next production of Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard, directed by Dominic Dromgoole, at The Oxford Playhouse from July 1-5.   more...

Family secrets

The theatre school which produced Christina Cole - soon to co-star with Colin Firth in his new film What a Girl Wants - is presenting Arthur Miller's All My Sons as its end-of-year production.   more...

Summer dreams

Like barbecue parties and cricket matches, news of the first production of A Midsummer Night's Dream is a sure sign that summer is here.   more...

Review: Radiohead, Hail to the Thief

No Radiohead album can ever be described as easy listening, but fans of Oxford's prog-rock giants may be relieved to hear this partial return to guitar rock, writes Andy Ffrench.   more...

Noise merchants

Noisy north of the border rockers Biffy Clyro make their debut in Oxford on June 12, to promote their new single.   more...

Family affair

It will be a family affair at The Mill in Banbury, when mother and daughter Chris and Kellie While take to the stage on June 8.   more...

The passionate rhythms of Buenos Aires come to Oxford on June 7, with a stunning display of tango.

Tango Passion turn up the heat   more...

  
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