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Stories for 5 July 2006

Athletics

ATHLETICS: Dominant City wrap up title

Oxford City's young athletes wrapped up the overall boys and girls' titles in the Fit-2-Run Oxfordshire Track & Field League after the final round at Tilsley Park, Abingdon. more...

Aunt Sally

AUNT SALLY: George so close to record

George Littlemore came agonisingly close to setting a new single leg world record in their home Premier Section clash with Three Pigeons. more...

AUNT SALLY: George so close to record

George Littlemore came agonisingly close to setting a new single leg world record in their home Premier Section clash with Three Pigeons. more...

Business

Local share prices

On Wednesday, July 5, the local share prices were as follows: AEA Tech 103 BMW 2664 Electrocom 234 Isoft Group 69.25 Oxford Bio 25 Oxford Inst 210 Reed Elsevier 544.5 RM 162 RPS 214 Torex Retail 64 more...

Cricket

CRICKET: Skipper's ton edges Oxford clear

Oxford captain Salil Oberoi led the way with a century as his side edged into a 12-run lead in The Parks. more...

CRICKET: Challow get a pasting

Challow & Childrey sunk further into the mire when they suffered a hammering at the hands of Banbury 2nd in Division 1 of the Oxford Times Cherwell League on Saturday. more...

CRICKET: Johnsons polish off Radley

It was a family affair at Uffington where brothers Neil and Alan Johnson were the stars in their narrow nine-run win over Radley in OCA Division 2. more...

Cross Talk

How I bought chips for David's kids

THEY have millions in the bank but she was caught without any cash in her pocket. more...

Entertainment

Nerina comes to Cornbury

HOW do you solve a problem like Nerina? The music press has been struggling to pin a label on the latest star in the singer-songwriter firmament, celebrating recent singles chart success with Everybody's Gone To War and coming to Oxford to play the Cornbury Festival on Sunday. more...

'I really like travelling and playing shows'

NERINA Pallot, recently riding high in the charts with Everybody's Gone To War and the album Fires, is the daughter of a half-French father and an Indian showgirl mum. more...

'I really like travelling and playing shows'

NERINA Pallot, recently riding high in the charts with Everybody's Gone To War and the album Fires, is the daughter of a half-French father and an Indian showgirl mum. more...

Weaving an insight into the past

THE baskets used by Harwell cherry pickers in the 1950s are just a few of the many fascinating baskets now on show at the Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock. more...

Weaving an insight into the past

BASKETS used by Harwell cherry pickers in the 1950s are just a few of the many fascinating baskets now on show at the Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock. more...

Nerina comes to Cornbury

Features

Great time for whole family

THE World Cup kicked off a party atmosphere in the town last month and now the excitement is building as everyone gets in the spirit for the annual Witney Carnival this weekend. more...

Football

FOOTBALL: Didcot sign up former Oxford striker

Didcot Town have claimed a major coup with the signing of Jamie Brooks on the eve of their first season in the Southern League. more...

FOOTBALL: Didcot sign up former Oxford striker

Didcot Town have claimed a major coup with the signing of Jamie Brooks on the eve of their first season in the Southern League. more...

FOOTBALL: Abingdon United plan reunion

Aingdon United are planning a big reunion later this month to celebrate their 60th anniversary. more...

FOOTBALL: Abingdon United plan reunion

Aingdon United are planning a big reunion later this month to celebrate their 60th anniversary. more...

FOOTBALL Hosts Grove land two titles

Grove Challengers ensured that two of the trophies remained on home territory when they hosted their popular annual six-a-side tournament over the weekend. more...

Headlines

Historic ale house will have to go

RESIDENTS have been left disappointed after plans were given the go ahead to convert a historic Woodstock pub into a house. more...

Schools urged to meet their potential

THE latest drive to improve Oxfordshire schools is to be targeted at 'coasting' schools which appear to be performing well, rather than those at the bottom of league tables. more...

Question mark over market

A QUESTION mark hangs over the future of Carterton's market site, after it was sold following a drop in stallholders and customers. more...

Car park drama

A CARJACKER threatened a woman with a gun after climbing into her car in Witney at about 12.30pm on Sunday, June 23. more...

Radio starts in a great style

BROADCASTERS said they had received a 'staggering"' response from listeners after a new radio station station went on-air in West Oxfordshire for a trial run last weekend. more...

Fears of cuts at day centre

A PLEDGE has been made that Witney's new 'super' day centre will match services already provided in the town and offer a better range of care for some of its most vulnerable residents. more...

'Please, please come home'

THE wife of a missing councillor made an emotional appeal for him to come home as police remained confident he was still alive. more...

'I think Theo would make history'

HE may not have kicked a ball in the World Cup, but Theo Walcott is still 'exceptional' and could have saved England in his grandfather's eyes. more...

Marriotts dream to become reality?

PICTURE Welch Way car park, the neighbouring former football ground and the old Highways Depot to the left of the new West End Link Road known as Woodford Way stretching over more than nine acres of land in Witney town centre. more...

A few simple steps to save on power bills

OXFORDSHIRE businesses are set to see millions of pounds go up in smoke this summer alone because of poor energy efficiency. more...

Leader

Council promises 'no cuts'

AFTER the controversy that shrouded consultation over plans to close Moorview Hospital, it is no wonder there are concerns about what will happen to the town's care services. more...

Letters

Are the taxi drivers right?

Sir, I note with interest the article in last week's Gazette regarding the incident in which taxi drivers blocked in a security van for parking on the rank in High Street. more...

Taxi rank

Sir, I recently witnessed the 'hostage holding' used by the Witney taxi drivers in Witney High Street. To my mind this was on a par with throwing their teddies out of their prams. more...

Improvement?

Sir, I read with total incredulity about the pedestrianisation of the northern end of Black Bourton Road, in Carterton, and the consequent re-routing of traffic along Milestone Road and Wycombe Way. more...

Bell ringing

Sir, Please are there any local bell ringers out there? more...

Thank you

Sir, Some weeks ago, I put an appeal in your newspaper for anyone having information about Richard Hunt, born in 1880s, to contact me. more...

Youth centre

Sir, The best kept secret in town is the youth centre. more...

Music

Nerina comes to Cornbury

Other Sport

RESULTS & FIXTURES July 7

RESULTS CRICKET THE OXFORD TIMES CHERWELL LEAGUE Division 1 Challow & Childrey 202-5 (G Lumb 57, A Lynch 48no, M Podbery 38), Banbury 2nd 203-2 (I Tew 78, E Phillips 52no). more...

Oxford News

The heat is on

While Oxfordshire continued to sizzle in the summer heatwave, some places were literally frying. more...

The life lottery

A postcode lottery of wealth in Oxford means babies born in the north of the city will live more than six years longer on average than those in Blackbird Leys, new figures show. more...

It's boiling enough to fry an egg

While Oxfordshire continued to sizzle in the summer heatwave, some places were literally frying. more...

It's boiling enough to fry an egg

While Oxfordshire continued to sizzle in the summer heatwave, some places were literally frying. more...

Thames Water told to pay up

Thames Water's customers will not have to find the money to cover the extra £150m the firm must spend to repair leaks after escaping a fine from Ofwat. more...

Thames Water told to pay up

Thames Water's customers will not have to find the money to cover the extra £150m the firm must spend to repair leaks after escaping a fine from Ofwat. more...

River swimmers risk infection

Swimmers are risking infection and injury if they take a dip in Oxfordshire's rivers to cool down this summer. more...

Lakes battle faces defeat

Save Radley Lakes campaigners have suffered a blow in their fight to prevent RWE npower from filling Thrupp lake with millions of tonnes of spent fuel ash from the coal-fired Didcot power station. more...

Share Prices

Local share prices

The local share prices at close of business on Wednesday, July 5, were as follows: AEA Tech 103 BMW 2664 Electrocom 234 Isoft Group 69.25 Oxford Bio 25 Oxford Inst 210 Reed Elsevier 544.5 RM 162 RPS 214 Torex Retail 64 more...

Speedway

SPEEDWAY: I'm no quitter says Lanney

OXFORD promoter Aaron Lanney says he is still determined to make a success out of his time at Cowley despite a trying first season in charge. more...

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