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Stories for 03 March 2004

Oxfordshire Business

Post office protest goes to Tesco HQ

Protesters are to head from Witney to Hertfordshire to protest outside Tesco's headquarters over the closure of two post offices.   more...

Oxfordshire Cars

Stilo turns on the style again

Fiat has launched a better looking, better equipped and less expensive Stilo range -- including estate versions.   more...

Citroen rolls out beefy supermini

Citroen is launching a rugged new version of its C3 XTR five-door supermini, with protective bodywork and an electrically-operated panoramic glass sunroof.   more...

Land Rover goes in Pursuit

Land Rover is introducing three new Discovery models named Pursuit, Landmark and ES Premium, replacing the current line-up with what the firm describes as a trio of new 'Definitive' editions.   more...

Picanto picked for UK launch

Kia is launching a new small car in the UK, in time for opening of The Sunday Times Motor Show on May 27, called the Picanto.   more...

The family tale that's a classic

Classic cars are making a comeback, according to an Oxfordshire expert.   more...

Oxfordshire News

Retailer outbids charity for shop

A commercial retailer has outbid a charity to take over the lease of a shop unit in an area in which the growing number of charity shops has been criticised.   more...

Missing plaque upsets reformer's descendant

The great-great-great niece of Oxford prison reformer Felicia Skene has asked why a plaque in her honour has not been reinstalled -- six months after it fell down.   more...

Chief's pay rise linked to results

Pay rises for Oxfordshire County Council's chief executive will depend upon the authority improving its performance.   more...

Jaguar sorry for `lewd' Valentine

A woman has objected to a sexually suggestive marketing ploy by luxury car maker Jaguar.   more...

Churches win battle over use of building

A group of churches is celebrating after a planning inspector overturned a council ruling that their headquarters could not be used by other groups.   more...

Flooding defence up and running

The first phase of Banbury's new flood defence system is up and running, the Environment Agency said.   more...

Launch, not lunch

Television chef Lotty Duncan produced not a lunch but a launch when she visited a firm of travel agents on Saturday (February 28).   more...

Lake workers unearth bomb

Contractors working to restore an abandoned lake in Abingdon got more than they bargained for when they began scooping out silt -- among the sludge and debris was a small mortar bomb.   more...

Teenager tells of daughter's terror

A teenage mother has spoken of her shock when a man leaped out of a car and tried to snatch her two-year-old daughter.   more...

A40 open again after morning of gridlock

Mechanical roadsweepers were used to clean up the A40 near Witney after a crash involving two lorries left the road closed for more than 12 hours.   more...

Oxfordshire Whats On

All-star cast for Blenheim date

Star performers from the worlds of popular and classical music feature on the line-up for Blenheim Palace's first annual music festival this summer.   more...