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Stories for 02 May 2005

Oxfordshire News

Squaring up to combat cancer

Fans of Monopoly are being challenged to don a hat or an old boot and raise money for charity.   more...

Greedy bosses milked firm

Harry Landon blames the Government's graduated excise duty policy for the collapse of MG Rover (Oxford Mail, April 25).   more...

Jumping on the bandwagon

Some 60 years ago a family from Europe tried to enter the UK seeking asylum. They failed. They came back again and this time they gained entrance.   more...

Opera fans caught out by cancellation

Opera fans from as far as Australia, America and Germany were left angry and bemused outside a deserted Kassam stadium on April 30.   more...

Toy gun man's mum hits out at sentence

A man jailed for waving a toy gun at teenagers he said were harassing him has been unfairly imprisoned, says his mother.   more...

25 years and not one day off sick

Malingerers and the work-shy should take note of Steve Watkins. In the 25 years he has worked for brewers Greene King in Abingdon, he has never had a day off ill.   more...

Missing activist warned

A high-profile councillor who has failed to attend any meetings of a important committee for a year has been told he has let down the people of Oxford.   more...

New recruits go on patrol

Two new recruits will be pounding the beat in Bicester as the town's first police community support officers take to the streets.   more...

Missing activist warned

A high-profile councillor who has failed to attend any meetings of a important committee for a year has been told he has let down the people of Oxford.   more...

May 2: What a lot of idiots!

How stupid can people be? As late as Friday, we published a warning to May morning revellers in Oxford that they risked serious injury if they jumped from Magdalen Bridge.   more...

Shop centre hosts party

Everyone in Bicester is being invited to a massive party to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Bicester Village.   more...

Problem with spelling embarrasses Labour

Labour General Election candidate Antonia Bance was horrified when she realised printers had spelled the town name Abingdon incorrectly.   more...

It's so predictable

This election is dying of ennui. Even I -- a political junkie -- am finding it hard to animate myself for this one.   more...

Mayhem on may morning

Revellers turned May Morning celebrations in Oxford into a chaotic scene after more than 100 ignored warnings on the dangers of jumping from Magdalen Bridge.   more...

Website offers 'sparkling company', not sex

Students at Oxford and Cambridge universities have been offered a new way of paying their tuition fees -- by working for an escort agency.   more...

Oxfordshire Sport

Football: Diaz goes: U's seek new boss

Oxford United have begun the search for a new manager.   more...

Football: City to bounce back

Oxford City boss Andy Sinnott says the club will bounce back after they were relegated from Southern League Division 1 West as a result of a 3-1 home defeat by high-flying Clevedon on Saturday.   more...

Football: Home hoodoo returns as City are relegated

Oxford City 1, Clevedon 3: Oxford City's wretched home form came back to haunt them as they were relegated from Southern League Division 1 West following their 13th defeat of the season at Court Place Farm.   more...

Football: Banbury fail to set 'em alight

Banbury Utd 0, Gloucester City 0: Having secured their Southern League Premier Division status the previous week, the pressure was off Banbury on Saturday - but they failed to celebrate in front of a bumper crowd of 718.   more...

Results: The weekend roundup

FOOTBALL   more...

Cricket: Smasher Shallow's 165 for Tetsworth

OCA League: Tetsworth's Hiriam Shallow was the star of the show on the opening day of the Division 1 programme as he hammered a terrific 165 in his side's 171-run victory over Garsington.   more...

Football: Didcot denied title by point deduction

GLS Hellenic League - Fairford Tn 0, Didcot Tn 2: Didcot Town have paid the ultimate price for fielding two ineligible players earlier this season - with the point they were deducted costing them the Premier Division championship and automatic promotion.   more...

Football: Kidlington step into promotion picture

GLS Hellenic League - Kidlington 3, Ross Town 1: Kidlington secured victory to take third place in Division 1 West - and the chance of promotion.   more...

Football: Thame exact sweet revenge

Thame Utd 3, Corby Tn 0: Thame took revenge for their 5-2 defeat at Corby earlier this season and rounded off their Southern League Division 1 West campaign in style at Windmill Stadium on Saturday.   more...

Football: Abingdon sign off in style

Abingdon Tn 4, Chalfont St Peter 1: Abingdon rounded off their Ryman Division 2 season in style, running out easy winners over Chalfont at Culham Road on Saturday.   more...