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Stories for 18 September 2004

Oxfordshire Business

County cheesemongers among the best in Britain

Although little cheese is made in Oxfordshire, the county boasts three of the best cheesemongers in the country, according to one of the world's leading cheese experts.   more...

Oxfordshire News

Critics picked wrong target

SIR -- What a vitriolic letter from Nick Duval (Oxford Mail, September 9) but a more measured one from John Macallister (Oxford Mail, September 10).   more...

Let's enforce dog fouling law

Sir -- I will get straight to the point -- dog fouling is an offence.   more...

Plans to cut cars unveiled

Radical measures to combat Oxfordshire's congested roads are set out in a major investigation into the county's worsening transport problems.   more...

Solicitor warns of asbestos caseload

Asbestos-related illness could prompt a wave of compensation claims against Oxfordshire firms.   more...

Primary outstanding, Ofsted team reports

North Kidlington Primary School is an outstanding school with no weaknesses, according to Ofsted inspectors.   more...

Illnesses can't stop mother graduating

A waiting 15 years to get to university, Wendi Hart was not going to let a string of serious illnesses stop her achieving her dream.   more...

City leader vows to oppose parking plans

Leader of Oxford City Council Alex Hollingsworth has put himself on a collision course with the county council by opposing a scheme to charge residents to park outside their homes.   more...

Miners return to say thanks for city help

Welsh miners supported by the people of Oxford during the 1984-5 strike are returning today to say thanks 20 years on.   more...

Dentist `has made efforts to improve'

A dentist found guilty of serious professional misconduct in Oxford has now brushed up his skills, a disciplinary committee heard yesterday (Friday, September 17).   more...

Cornmarket `won't be ready until 2005'

The final surface for Cornmarket Street in Oxford may not be laid until after Christmas, a leading county councillor has admitted.   more...

Reader turns detective to track down mystery correspondent

Mature student Kevin Watts has turned amateur detective after discovering a small piece of history in two second hand books.   more...

Travellers face injunction

A High Court judge's ruling has brought a change to the stand-off between a council and an illegal travellers' encampment on the outskirts of Didcot.   more...

September 16: Ministers must act

If smoking is to be banned in public places, it is clear the Government will have to act.   more...

Uncertainty over fate of allotments

Allotment-holders in Banbury fear they could be thrown off plots they have worked for 30 years.   more...

Hunt member joined invasion of Commons

One of the hunt protesters arrested on the floor of the House of Commons was a member of the Bicester Hunt with Whaddon Chase.   more...

New-look centre looks for support

Community groups are being urged to support Wantage's new education centre.   more...

Del Boy and Albert steal Thame Show

Cattle and sheep took a back seat at Thame Show, as the surprise stars of the day were Del Boy and Uncle Albert from the television series Only Fools and Horses.   more...

MP wants special schools inquiry

Witney mp David Cameron is calling for a special Government inquiry into the closure of special schools around the country.   more...

September 14: Eyes of the community

We can understand the frustrations of people at Rose Hill, Oxford.   more...

Monday, September 13: A menace we can beat

Graffiti is more than an ugly blot on our city - it is a morale-sapping menace for communities battling to take pride in their environment.   more...

Log-books to tackle louts

Log-books to record antisocial behaviour have been handed to Wallingford councillors by police -- with a plea not to fill them up too much in case it creates excessive paperwork.   more...

Traders push for more car parks

Traders in Wallingford are sending a deputation to get the town council to help improve car parking -- before they are put out of business.   more...

Storm in a tea break

A row over the price of a cheese roll at the MG factory in Abingdon nearly 40 years ago is to be the subject of a BBC radio programme.   more...

`Flash Harry' shops won't improve city

SIR -- I refer to your story, Westgate Dreams (Oxford Mail, September 9).   more...

County may try out 'brainy' road bumps

`Intelligent' speed humps which vary in size depending on the speed of a driver could be tried out in Oxfordshire.   more...

Mayor to apologise for car row outburst

Oxford Lord Mayor Bryan Keen has been forced to make an public apology over a row in which he told a member of the public and a fellow councillor to "shut up."   more...

Oxfordshire Sport

Football: United fuming at Deano's fee

Oxford United are bitterly disappointed that they haven't got what they feel Dean Whitehead is worth from the Football League transfer tribunal.   more...

Golf: Unbeaten City stretch lead to six points

Oxford City maintained their unbeaten record with a 2-1 victory at home to Brailes in Section 2 of the Shaw & Co Oxfordshire Foursomes League.   more...

Golf: Ex-United ace Cook is Witney champion

Former Oxford United footballer Jamie Cook is the new Witney Lakes club champion.   more...

Football: Ex-United ace Tait signs for Banbury

Banbury United have snapped up former Oxford United midfielder Paul Tait after he returned from an unhappy spell in Cypriot football.   more...

Football: Boss Lyne backs Mills to stay put

GLS Hellenic League: Wantage Town boss Andy Lyne is hoping to persuade JP Mills to stay at Alfredian Park, after he was the subject of an approach from local rivals Didcot Town.   more...

Athletics: Ace Atyeo becomes county 10-mile king

Witney Roadrunner John Atyeo clinched the 10-mile county championship title, despite finishing fifth in the tenth running of the Cotswold Classic.   more...

Athletics: Amblers sweat on league verdict

Abingdon Amblers face an anxious wait to see if they have been promoted from Southern Women's League Division 3 after a superb performance in their last match of the season saw them race to 19 victories and seven club records.   more...

Speedway: Machine in play-offs

Peterborough 44, Oxford Silver Machine 46: Brilliant performances from guest Mark Loram and Niels-Kristian Iversen secured victory over Peterborough at Arena Essex last night - and a place in the Skybet Elite League play-offs.   more...

Fixtures: The week's sporting calender

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Tennis: North set to clinch top title after thrilling draw

The battle for the Mixed Division 1 title in the Wilson OLTA Inter-Club 3-Pair League will go to the wire after the top two teams played out a dramatic draw.   more...

Rugby: Dark Blues proving big hit on Japanese tour

Oxford University continued their pre-season tour of Japan with a 43-22 win over Doshisha University in Kyoto on Wednesday.   more...

Hockey: Rover lucky to open season with victory

Women's South League Division 1: Rover Oxford Ladies can count themselves fortunate to take all three points with a 3-2 win away to lively South League Division 1 newcomers Harrow.   more...

Speedway: Top duo to miss double-header

Oxford Academy face a stiff task when they take on Conference League leaders Mildenhall and Carmarthen in a double-header at Oxford Stadium tonight (7.15).   more...

Football: Barton breaks shin

Abingdon Town midfielder Tim Barton has been ruled out for the rest of the season after suffering a double fracture of the shinbone on Wednesday night.   more...

Rugby: Grove snatch late victory

Southern Counties North: Grove went top of the table, coming from behind in the last ten minutes to beat Witney 22-13.   more...

Rugby: Quins fall to breakaway

South West 1: Oxford Harlequins started their league campaign with a 20-15 defeat at Cheltenham, despite outscoring the home side by three tries to two.   more...

Rugby: Henley lose again

National League 1: Henley suffered their second defeat of the season when they went down 49-23 to Bedford Blues at Goldington Road.   more...

Cricket: Twyford's title as Brill miss out

Twyford secured the Division 2 title with a 32-run victory over arch rivals Brill in their final game of the season on Saturday.   more...

Oxfordshire Whats On

GEORGINA FERRY

Science writer Georgina Ferry has lived in Oxford for more than 20 years. Her latest book, A Computer Called Leo (HarperPerennial, £7.99), is about the world's first commercial computer, Lyons Electronic Office (Leo), developed by the British catering and tea shop company Lyons.   more...

Review: Boogie Nights 2 (New Theatre, Oxford)

Roddy is dead. And he's the lead character. In most other plays, this would be a cue for the audience to pack up and go home, but in Boogie Nights 2 this just means it's time for his lover to sing a grief-stricken cover of Eternal Flame by the Bangles, before we follow Roddy, played by Mark Jones, to heaven. Heaven is a place where people in T-shirts sing Heaven is a Place on Earth. It's also a good place to meet David Essex, apparently. A giant Rubik's Cube appears on the screens behind Roddy, and it's flashback time. (Well, it worked for the Aeneid...)   more...

Preview: Birthday blues

Memphis, Chicago, New Orleans...and Oxford! Our own City of Dreaming Spires may not have the glamour and cachet of those great centres of American roots music, but to devotees of the blues it has acquired a reputation as a top place to hear `the devil's music'.   more...

Detective who lied to improve his image

In Canada, John Murray is regarded as a 19th-century real-life Sherlock Holmes. However, as the detective in charge of the murder investigation in Rebecca Gowers' intriguing The Swamp of Death, he comes across as a self-aggrandiser who is not averse to leaking juicy, highly-prejudicial details to the press.   more...

Review: Twelfth Night: Oxford Playhouse

'If music be the food of love, play on." The opening words of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Do they lead into a romantic comedy? Or a bittersweet drama of social and sexual identity? Or perhaps a mixture of the two?   more...

  
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