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Stories for 09 January 2004

Oxfordshire Business

Store move put on hold

A supermarket in Witney will stay open for another four months.   more...

Oxfordshire Education

University: we are not racist

A Government minister has accused Oxford University of prejudice and said it needed to do more for black and disadvantaged communities.   more...

School merger would save £200,000

Oxfordshire could save £200,000 a year by merging two special needs schools if a cost-cutting plan is approved.   more...

Oxfordshire News

More rail commuters get to sit down

More commuters from Oxford into London can take the weight off their feet during their daily journey after Thames Trains agreed to provide more seats.   more...

University: we are not racist

A Government minister has accused Oxford University of prejudice and said it needed to do more for black and disadvantaged communities.   more...

Publican upset by mud

A pub owner claims building work to transform Oxford's castle site is thwarting attempts to run his new business.   more...

Park festival plan worries residents

A two-day music spectacular headed by pianist Jools Holland is being planned as a major attraction in Oxford City Council's 2004 events programme.   more...

Minister praises school

The Taiwanese education minister praised an Oxford school for its language teaching during a visit.   more...

Month for cash or pool sinks

Campaigners trying to keep the open air pool in Chipping Norton running next summer have until February 7 to come up with £13,500.   more...

'Put wardens on besieged buses'

Residents in Barton, Oxford, have called for uniformed wardens to patrol their estate to stem the tide of vandalism and stone-throwing against buses.   more...

Fighting top-up fees

Oxford students are seeking support for an alternative to university tuition fees.   more...

Festival hope with cinema plan

Witney could host an annual film festival if a company is given the go-ahead for a cinema as part of the redevelopment of the town's former football ground at Marriotts Close.   more...

Bookie backs writer for prize

Bookmakers William Hill have named Oxford writer Mark Haddon as 2-1 favourite to win the Whitbread Book of the Year -- one of Britain's two main literary prizes.   more...

Gay group sad over bishop row

The co-founder of a movement supporting diversity within the Church has welcomed the selection of the new Bishop of Reading, who will oversee parish work in Didcot.   more...

Bowled over

Bowlers at Banbury's indoor green at Woodgreen Leisure Centre enjoy attractive surroundings thanks to club member Reg Boscott.   more...

Lesbian framed, court told

A woman was framed by her managers when they altered documents on her computer's hard drive after discovering she was a lesbian, a court heard.   more...

Vandals wreck pavilion

Hooligans caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to a sports pavilion.   more...

Council awaits asylum ruling

Cherwell district councillors are still waiting to hear if the High Court will agree to a judicial review of the plan for an asylum seekers' accommodation centre at Bicester.   more...

Money handout manager wins unfair sacking case

A manager who was sacked after he handed out foreign currency found in a machine to staff has won compensation for unfair dismissal.   more...

Search for alley flasher

Police are searching for a man who indecently exposed himself to two women in Thame.   more...

Taste of health

Pupils in Witney are chewing over ideas for healthy packed lunches as part of a national drive to tackle child obesity.   more...

Gay group sad over bishop row

The co-founder of a movement supporting diversity within the Church has welcomed the selection of the new Bishop of Reading, who will oversee parish work in Wallingford.   more...

Gay group sad over bishop row

The co-founder of a movement supporting diversity within the Church has welcomed the selection of the new Bishop of Reading, who will oversee parish work in Abingdon.   more...

Rally hopes dashed

A biker who hopes to raise £100,000 for Helen House in Oxford by racing 11,000km across two continents has pulled out after suffering serious injuries in the fourth leg of the journey.   more...

Nursery must move or close

Scores of families will lose their childcare and 17 people will lose their jobs if an Oxford nursery cannot find new premises.   more...

Oxfordshire Sport

Football: Foran's out to make his mark

Oxford United's new loan signing Richie Foran says he is determined to let his boots do all his talking over the next month.   more...

Football: Carterton's cup bid hit by strikers blow

Strikers Kenny Clarke and Paul Sherwood are both ruled out as Carterton Town bid to reach the Cherry Red Records Cup semi-finals when they visit Hungerford Town tomorrow.   more...

Rugby: Hawks swoop for second Dark Blue

Henley Hawks have signed up a second Oxford University player before their National League Division 1 match against London Welsh at Old Deer Park tomorrow.   more...

Football: Keen out for the season

Thame United have suffered a major blow after young striker Danny Keen was ruled out for the rest of the season with a cruciate knee ligament injury.   more...

Hockey: Rover's mission

Rover Oxford Ladies take part in the heady heights of the National Indoor League for the first time this weekend.   more...

Darts: Clare sets sights on title

DIDCOT'S Clare Bywaters could move a step nearer her dream of winning the women's world title by beating great rival and world No 2 Francisca Hoenselaar in today's semi-final at the Lakeside Leisure Centre, Frimley Green.   more...

Oxfordshire Whats On

Review: Incompetence by Rob Grant (Gollancz, priced £9.99)

For far too long, the stupid and incompetent have been mercilessly discriminated against and ridiculed by society.   more...

Mundane names belied quality

Giving unusual names to wines is nothing new. With so many different chateaux, bodegas, vins de pays and co-operatives to choose from, marketing becomes more difficult by the hour.   more...

Review: Cold Mountain (15, 152mins)

If there's one film which could stage an upset at next year's Oscars and pip The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King to Best Picture, it's Anthony Minghella's adaptation of Charles Frazier's novel.   more...

Far sighted

If you didn't know better, you might suspect the lads from Longview of having a shady love affair with Oxford.   more...

Review: The Last Samurai (15, 154mins)

Captain Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise) is a veteran of the American Civil War, who proudly fought for his men and for his country.   more...

Review: Dave Gorman's Googlewhack Adventure by Dave Gorman (Ebury Press, priced £10.99)

Whiling away the hours on the internet search engine Google as a result of a chance email from an Australian, Dave Gorman begins a seemingly pointless mission around the globe.   more...

Deals back on road

Followers of Oxford's music scene have known it for some time, but now the secret is well and truly out.   more...

Win an album

With the party season a distant memory, we have reached that time of year when we make (and break) New Year resolutions about giving up booze, cigarettes and chocolate -- and even consider joining gyms.   more...

Planet Zuton

First there was the Beatles, then The Farm, The Las, and more recently, The Coral and The Stands.   more...

Clown and out

Finally it was time to shout about my favourite restaurant in town from the rooftops, or at least from the pages of The Guide.   more...

  
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