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Stories for 15 May 2004

Oxfordshire Business

Staff await details of merger

The workforce at health software company Torex is waiting to discover the effects of a restructuring after its merger with Isoft. more...

Software experts tune in to opera

An opera company has secured a £6,000 sponsorship deal to sing anti-virus computer adverts for a leading software company. more...

Newsagent's sold, jobs safe

WH Smith store in Headington, Oxford, will shut tomorrow because managers say the shop is too small. more...

Oxfordshire Cars

Nissan is launching a high- performance 4x4 called the Murano in the UK. The car, which will go on sale early next year, is the size of a BMW X5 yet will cost less than an equivalently equipped X3. more...

Verso is in the boss seat

Toyota's new Corolla Verso, which has the world's first full flat-folding system for all five rear seats, goes on sale in the UK priced from £14,495. more...

Laguna gains GT version

Renault has added a new GT version and its first Euro IV compliant diesel engine to the Laguna range. more...

It doesn't turn on the style

Remove the badges from the CityRover and you could be looking at any supermini on the market. more...

Development programme still flat out

One full racing season after the Banbury-based Proton KR V5 first turned a wheel at a MotoGP racing circuit, the latest version of the maturing 990cc prototype returns to the same track this weekend as a fully fledged racer -- with an all-new sound to shatter the French countryside. more...

Oxfordshire Education

Idea would tackle faith issues

Schools 'need prayer rooms' Schools 'need prayer rooms' more...

Islamic school ruled out

Campaigners for a state-funded Islamic school in Oxford are to be told the scheme is not viable or appropriate. more...

Oxfordshire News

Share power, county urged

Devolution could come to Oxfordshire if the county council's ruling executive votes to act on officers' recommendations on May 18. more...

Hardship for many if post offices shut

Sir -- I was depressed to read that nine more post offices in the county are threatened with closure (Oxford Mail, May 12) -- and more so when I realised that no fewer than six of them are in east Oxford, which has lost several already in recent years. more...

Police add to village danger

SIR -- It seems to me that the standard of driving on our roads is getting worse, with less thought being given to other road users. more...

Bell tolls -- for whom?

James Styring (Oxford Mail, May 5), in his reply to Barry Lovell, reminds me to write about another item of 'cycle law' which seems to have suffered from inadequate research. more...

Blame the managers

What on earth are the Post Office managers doing in Oxford? Everyone blames the postmen. It sounds to me as if the Post Office needs to replace all its managers. more...

Assault appeal prompts tip-offs to police

Detectives have praised the Oxford Mail after receiving an "excellent" response to an appeal following the indecent assault of a woman in east Oxford. more...

Dumped cars show big fall

The number of abandoned cars on Oxford's streets has been cut thanks to new powers to fast-track their clearance. more...

Mill workers hope for pension relief

Workers who lost their pensions when their Oxfordshire mill shut down are waiting to see if they benefit from new Government assistance. more...

School visits to halt bus attacks

Children at schools across Oxford will told of the dangers of throwing missiles at vehicles at special visits by the city's bus company. more...

Commuters pedal healthy way to work

Nearly a fifth of Oxfordshire residents are using pedal-power or their feet to travel to work. more...

Diocese casts a Christian Net

The first pastor of an Oxford-based Internet church has been named. more...

Vandalism may shut village hall

A village hall may be forced to close unless vandals stop repeatedly damaging the building, causing thousands of pounds of damage. more...

Burglar committed 41 offences to buy drugs

A prolific burglar who stole to fund a drug habit has been jailed after admitting 41 offences. more...

Community centre is hit by second arson

Vandalism and a second arson attack has prompted calls for better security at an Oxford community centre. more...

May 14: Yes, start talking!

At last, the message seems to be getting through to managers and workers in the Oxford postal service. more...

Gate expectations

Pupils have been working to give walkers easier access to school farmland. more...

Staff await details of merger

The workforce at health software company Torex is waiting to discover the effects of a restructuring after its merger with Isoft. more...

Vigil shows asylum bid 'safety risk'

Campaigners against a planned asylum seeker accommodation centre near Bicester claim a vigil highlighted potential road safety problems. more...

Time flies for postie

Postman Malcolm Lucas has notched up 50 years working for the post office, after starting as a 15-year-old boy. "It's all gone in a flash, flown by," he said. "I suppose I've been too busy to notice the time flying by. I'm always on the go, the only trouble now is I am still waking up at 4am." more...

Chance find crash driver seriously ill

A driver whose life was saved when he was found by ambulance staff by chance after crashing his car is in a serious condition in hospital. more...

Injury unit cut prompts legal threat

Plan to cut the hours of Witney's Minor Injuries Unit from May 16 could be challenged in the High Court. more...

May 12: Authors of the demise

The loss of a local shop -- and in particular a post office -- is always a cause for sadness. more...

May 11: Glaring omission

On the face of it, pub giant Greene King is being a bully over the Bullnose pub lights in Blackbird Leys. more...

Nursery carnival theme

Nursery rhymes provide the theme of Wallingford Carnival's big parade through the town. more...

Paul takes giant step for disabled

Moutaineer Paul Sillitoe hit the record books when he conquered Everest's North Col -- the first man with learning difficulties to climb the mountain. more...

School bars girls for dyeing their hair

Four girls have been suspended from an Abingdon school for dyeing their hair. more...

What happened to lower water bills?

The proposed hike in water bills by Thames Water (Oxford Mail, May 12) shows what a con privatisation was. more...

Fresh delay for Cornmarket Street scheme

The troubled scheme to resurface Oxford's Cornmarket Street is facing months of further delay -- because the city and county councils cannot agree on a top surface. more...

Three arrested after hit-and-run kills boy

Three men have been arrested after a 17-year-old cyclist was knocked down and killed in a hit-and-run crash yesterday afternoon (May 14). more...

Oxfordshire Sport

Now Saints net Rudd

Sean Rudd, the young Oxford United defender being chased by three Premiership clubs, is set to join Southampton. more...

United are men in black

Oxford United are in the black - on the field - with next season's new away kit. more...

Golf: Wootton and Hall lead City's charge

Oxford City went four points clear at the top of the Shaw & Co Oxfordshire Foursomes League Section 2 with 3-0 victory away to Brailes. more...

Golf: Young Claire's hole-in-one record

Claire Reynolds, the promising 12-year-old, from Chipping Norton, achieved her first hole-in-one in the club's nine-hole competition. more...

Football: Donaldson hat-trick seals it for Highfield

Morrells of Oxford League: Sam Donaldson smashed a hat-trick as he helped Highfield lift the Presidents Cup with a 6-0 thrashing of Premier Division champions Rose Hill, who finished the game with nine men. more...

Football: Dragon roar back to win title

Autotype UTV League: George & Dragon clinched their first-ever title as they were crowned Division 2 champions after a thrilling 3-1 play-off victory over Alfredian Rebels. more...

Taylor's six of the best

JACK Taylor returned incredible figures of 6-7 as Great & Little Tew beat Shipton-under-Wychwood by 25 runs in Section B of the Oxfordshire Under 15 Club Cricket Championship. more...

Speed king Young in race against time

OXFORDSHIRE jet ski duo Will Young and Dave Jackson have set their sights on success in the second round of the British Jet-Ski Championships after a disappointing time in the first round in Nottingham. more...

Kim lands emotional success

KIM Rockall won angling's sixth Roy Marshall Memorial Match at the Farmoor II reservoir, near Oxford -- held in memory of his father-in-law. more...

Smith makes it hooray for Henry

DARREN Smith grabbed the winner as Henry Box (Witney) lifted the Oxfordshire Schools Under 19 Cup for the first time with a 3-2 victory over Cherwell (Oxford) in the final at Bicester Community College. more...

Schramm leads way for Oxford

A superb 15-point full house for Chris Schramm at last got Oxford Silver Machine Academy side on the road with a thumping 57-34 win over local rivals Swindon at the Stadium last night, writes JOHN GAISFORD. more...

Tennis: Abingdon's early blast kills off Bicester bid

Abingdon produced a sensational early display to stun Bicester in Men's Division 1 of the Wilson Inter-Club 3-Pair League. more...

Tennis: Claridge and Bremner lead way for Benson

Mandy Claridge and Ali Bremner were in fine form for Benson, helping their side to a 3-1 win over Abingdon in Ladies Division 1 of the 2-Pair League. more...

Tennis: Funeral date set

THE funeral for Daily Telegraph and former Oxford Mail journalist John Parsons will take place at the United Reform Church, Summertown on Monday, May 24 (12.30). more...

Tennis: Youngster David set to take on McEnroe

David Evans, of Witney, is set for a day to remember after winning a national competition to play John McEnroe and, possibly, Tim Henman. more...

Rugby Union: Oxfordshire hope that Nutt can crack Surrey

Oxfordshire have brought in Oxford Harlequins' dangerous runner Martin Nutt for the Tetley's County Championship clash against Surrey at Esher on Saturday (3). more...

Rugby League: Bam stars again for Cavaliers

Worcester Saints 12, Oxford Cavaliers 24: Oxford Cavaliers took full revenge for their two defeats by Worcester Saints last season with a convincing away win to maintain a 100 per cent record in this year's TotalRL.com Summer Conference. more...

Cricket: Nambiar is back for Oxford's home bow

IC3 Home Counties Premier League: All-rounder Johnny Nambiar has recovered from a finger injury and returns for Oxford's Division 1 bow at their new Roman Way home against Slough tomorrow. more...

Cricket: New skipper Wingfield Digby gets a booster

New captain Andrew Wingfield Digby made a winning start with Oxfordshire Over 50s as they defeated Hampshire by 58 runs in a warm-up game at Mays Bounty, Basingstoke. more...

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