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Oxfordshire | Archive | 2004 | December

Stories for 04 December 2004

Oxfordshire Business

Commuters count cost of rail fare rise

RAIL passengers in Oxfordshire are facing above-inflation fare increases next month for the second year running. more...

Blackwells in family row over sell-off

Bookseller Blackwell's is enmeshed in another family row after a move to sell some or all of its 64 bookshops. more...

Oxfordshire Local Info

Scout served 50 years at college

Norman Dix, who has died in his nineties, worked for University College, Oxford, for more than 50 years. more...

Jack Daniels

Jack Daniels, a driving force behind modern motoring thanks to his work on the Morris Minor and the original Mini, has died aged 92. more...

Frank Baker

The funeral was held on Monday of a former Conservative town councillor in Didcot, who served the town twice as mayor in the 1980s. more...

Oxfordshire News

Relax with us on the buses

Sir - Mark McArthur-Christie asserts that public transport doesn't work because it is "expensive, dirty, unreliable, inconvenient and unpleasant" (Oxford Mail, November 25). more...

Little word, big meaning

Sir - Councillor Mick McAndrews (Oxford Mail, November 22) tells us that the House of Commons is subservient to no legal institution or organisation within the United Kingdom. more...

Tip of the iceberg

SIR -- Congratulations on putting Azim Asari on your front page and on Victoria Owen's article on this appalling case (Oxford Mail, November 24). more...

What a difference

SIR -- I have been using the Pear Tree park-and-ride in north Oxford. more...

Petrol can holds clues to police station fire

The detective leading the investigation into the £25,000 arson attack at St Aldate's police station in Oxford has emphasised police still need the public's help to catch the culprit. more...

Abduction attempt prompts hunt

This is the man police want to trace over the attempted abduction of a 17-year-old girl in Oxford. more...

Colleagues mourn dairy worker

Work colleagues today paid tribute to Brian Lane, whose body was discovered in the Thames in Oxford. more...

Missing patient 'could be violent'

A missing mental health patient should not be approached as he could become violent, police have warned. more...

COPING: Nick Fennemore

Protest as chaplain's post axed About 40 people have signed a petition condemning the redundancy of an Oxford hospital chaplain. more...

Campaigner will fight for seat

Trade justice campaigner Tom Lines is set to stand as the Greens' prospective parliamentary candidate for Oxford West and Abingdon in the General Election. more...

FEUD FLARES UP

Blackwells clash on future of bookshops A family rift over the sale of Blackwell's bookshops widened yesterday as the grandson of the founder vowed to block the sale. more...

Fresh call for crossing at danger spot

Campaigners have renewed their appeal to Oxfordshire County council to install a pelican crossing near a busy road used by schoolchildren. more...

Church appeals for cash to replace bells

AA £110,000 appeal has been launched to replace the bells of St Helen's church in Abingdon -- and a new sound control system will reduce disturbance to neighbours during practice ringing. more...

Birthday present for ice rink

On the day of its 20th anniversary, Oxford Ice Rink has received a much-welcomed birthday present -- the promise that the building is safe from future development. more...

Grant will provide chance to share geological finds head

Jurassic delights from Oxfordshire's rich geological history are just waiting to be discovered -- and thanks to a grant from English Nature, the county's geologists could now be one step closer. more...

Man jailed for a year after attack with bat

A mn who carried out a violent attack on four youths, beating two of them unconscious with a rounders bat, has been sent to jail for a year. more...

England fan tells of police attack in Spain

An Oxfordshire football fan has spoken of her ordeal at the recent Spain v England football match where Spanish police allegedly launched unprovoked attacks on English fans. more...

December 3: Hand in hand

There is no question that substantial improvements are needed to many school buildings in Oxfordshire. more...

Regulars rally to net cash for Tyler

Customers at a Banbury pub are raising money to help a boy who was born with a rare eye condition. more...

£20,000 guns theft

Shotguns and rifles worth £20,000 were stolen from a Banbury gunsmiths. more...

Grieving friend starts crusade

A grieving woman has launched a personal crusade to cut the number of deaths of young people on the roads. more...

Poll complaint thrown out

Complaints against a senior councillor accused of foul play during a Wantage by-election campaign have been thrown out. more...

Town hit by spate of burglaries

Police are investigating after thieves broke into the same Witney shop stealing thousands of pounds worth of stock twice in two weeks. more...

Wednesday, December 1: Tackling truants

Many will find it astonishing that some pupils are still playing truant from school. more...

Monday, November 29: A coward and a fool

The arson attack on St Aldates police station was an act of cowardice, cruelty and stupidity. more...

Empty shops receive new lease of life

Traders in Abingdon are looking forward to a busy Christmas and a prosperous New Year as more empty shops in the town attract new owners. more...

We need some commonsense

SIR -- How right your reader Brian Cheshire is about traffic congestion in Headington, Oxford (Oxford Mail, November 27). more...

School makes Ofsted happy

Dunmore Infant School in Abingdon is "a happy school" with committed staff and above average standards, according to Ofsted inspectors. more...

Police chief criticises drug arrests demands

Government demands to increase arrests of drug dealers amount to "bean-counting", which could be driven by the threat of an election next year. more...

Council posters to name Asbo pests

Neighbours from hell could soon find their faces blazoned on posters and leaflets as part of a campaign to publicise Asbos more widely. more...

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