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Oxfordshire | Archive | 2003 | November

Stories for 17 November 2003

Oxfordshire Business

United buyer may get extra £ m billb

Exact figures for bills which will face the new owner of Oxford United have been uncovered by the Oxford Mail. more...

Developer plans 'Motor City'

Land on the edge of Banbury could become known as Motor City if plans get the go-ahead. more...

Music for all events

A music agency has moved its headquarters to Bicester. more...

Oxfordshire Education

Daughter 'too bright for state school'

A father who claims that state schools cannot cope with his extremely bright daughter is taking Oxfordshire County Council to court in a bid to win private school funding. more...

Independent schools facing new laws requiring them to justify their charitable status have defended their record on working in the community and widening access to children from disadvantaged backgrounds. more...

Oxfordshire News

Alert over `data protection' firms

Businesses in Oxfordshire have been warned to beware of money-making efforts by rogue companies. more...

Pub unsuitable for cafe culture status

In July, you published my letter telling how I was the victim of an unprovoked assault by two young men outside the Kings Arms pub in Parks Road, Oxford. more...

Pensioners condemned for saving money

Keith Mitchell, leader of Oxfordshire County Council, tells us (Oxford Mail, October 30) that the council tax cut for pensioners must be resisted because it would not be sustainable. He is wrong. Other shires find it is possible. more...

Blame Government for hefty tax rise

I know that finance is complicated, but I wish Keith Jennings (Oxford Mail, November 7) had taken the trouble to find out a little about how the county council works before accusing us of "legalised robbery". more...

Cash loan will put our services at risk

You say that it was a surprise to see me opposing the move by Oxfordshire County Council to lend the local NHS half a million pounds (Oxford Mail, November 12). more...

Post office will close for good

Post Office bosses have given up hope of finding a suitable candidate to take over their Headington Quarry branch. more...

Churchyard revamped

Artwork created by people recovering from mental health problems has been unveiled as the centrepiece of a revamped Oxford churchyard. more...

Funding to help remove diabetes

Oxford surgeons are getting extra funding to carry out surgery that almost trebles the survival rate for severely ill diabetics. more...

'Thank you for reuniting us'

An emotional welcome greeted Turkish singer Ayca Peachey as she returned to Oxfordshire after winning an immigration battle. more...

No tax cars face clamp

A campaign to remove dangerous and untaxed cars from the streets is being stepped up by Oxford City Council. more...

'Flash mob' targets city centre

About 100 people are expected to take part in Oxford's first "flash mob" tomorrow. more...

Oxford's streets set to sparkle

A campaign to clean up Oxford's streets and make the city sparkle is under way. more...

Depot gets go-ahead despite traffic fears

Supermarket chain Asda has won approval to build a food distribution warehouse, despite fears from villagers about increased traffic. more...

Public's views sought over transport plan

Measures to improve travel by road, rail, bus, walking and cycling in the Didcot area will be unveiled this week. more...

November 17: Justifying protest

Does Oxford really need another public demonstration over Iraq? more...

Painting stolen

Police are appealing for information after a painting was stolen from an art shop in Banbury. more...

Allotment land could be sold

Plans to sell off more than six acres of allotments in Banbury are at an advanced stage. more...

Merry goes round

A Bicester school has been presented with a sports award by a British Olympic medallist. more...

Indecency admitted

A supermarket manager kept indecent pictures of children because he was trying to come to terms with his own abused childhood, a court heard. more...

Housing 'U-turn' upsets residents

Wantage residents have questioned why plans for a housing estate on a former school site have been opposed by some members of a council -- after a larger, denser development elsewhere in the town received approval. more...

Trial aims to get pubs to go green

Pubs, clubs and hotels have signed up for a trial to get more beer and soft drink bottles and broken glasses recycled. more...

November 14: Refuseniks

Judging by the number of people seen at the county's waste centres, recycling is growing more popular. more...

November 15: Is this justice?

Pea-brained Neanderthal Jamie Herbert is a lucky man. more...

Residents too afraid to go into dark park

Vandalism and antisocial behaviour have turned a Wallingford park into a no-go area, according to people living in the town. more...

Police need help to catch mugger

Nine months of painstaking inquiries and the offer of a £10,000 reward have still failed to yield a breakthrough in the case of an elderly Abingdon woman who died after being mugged. more...

Members decide -- officers advise

I would like to comment on your editorial on Oxfordshire County Council executive's decision to put extra support into the county's health services for elderly people (Oxford Mail, November 10). more...

Village pays tribute to writer

The Oxfordshire village where famous author George Orwell is buried is preparing to celebrate the centenary of his birth. more...

Protesters aim to topple Bush

Hundreds of anti-war protesters are planning to march to the centre of Oxford and topple an effigy of US President George Bush. more...

United buyer may get extra £ m billb

Exact figures for bills which will face the new owner of Oxford United have been uncovered by the Oxford Mail. more...

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