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Stories for 9 June 2008
Abingdon
Drink-driver spared jail for crash
A TELECOMMUNICATIONS expert from Abingdon smashed his Mercedes into a lorry and a motorcyclist after bingeing on vodka, a court heard on Friday. more...
Abingdon News
£500,000 windfall for community centre
Fresh life is set to be injected into a crumbling village hall, thanks to a bumper grant of almost £500,000.o Wootton and Dry Sandford Community Centre, in Besselsleigh Road, Wootton, near Abingdon, has been given a grant from the Big Lottery Fund's community buildings programme. more...
Banbury News
Open air pool revamp
After months of treading water, Banbury's only open air pool has taken a step closer to re-opening. more...
Bicester News
College gets top golden honour for arts
A school has been awarded a prestigious accolade in recognition of its commitment to the arts. more...
Benefit fraudster in court again
A Post Office worker was caught cheating a council out of housing benefit for the second time. more...
Business News
RM chief quits
THE boss of schools computer company RM is to leave at the age of 47 and move to Northern Scotland. more...
Division 1
CRICKET: Rowant go top
Aston Rowant went top of the table in Division 1 after crushing Great & Little Tew, who stay bottom, by 84 runs. more...
Division 2
CRICKET: Runs flow at Challow
In a high-scoring Division 2 game that went down to the wire, Nick Meadows hit a splendid 138 as Challow & Childrey amassed 286-2 from their 52 overs at home to Dinton. more...
Division 3
CRICKET: Pearce shines for Bagpuize
Kingston Bagpuize recovered from the agony of failing to chase 55 for victory in their previous match to beat Cropredy by 63 runs and secure their first win of the season in Division 3. more...
Division 4
CRICKET: Twenty edge past Kimble
Only 167 runs were scored for the loss of 18 wickets before Banbury Twenty 2nd squeaked home by two wickets against Kimble in Division 4. more...
Division 5
CRICKET: Simpson sees Bicester home
Mike Simpson hit an unbeaten 61 to take Bicester & North Oxford 2nd to a three-wicket win with just two balls left at Leighton Buzzard Town 2nd in Division 5. more...
Division 6
CRICKET: Absalom bags hat-trick
Nathan Absalom took 6-28, including a hat-trick, as Oxford 3rd thrashed Long Marston 2nd by 182 runs in Division 6. more...
Editorial Comment
Everyone deserves a medal
How heartwarming it is to see thousands of people from across the county give up their weekend to raise money for charity. more...
Crooked
Less charitable were the thieves who stole copper pipes from the back of a charity shop at Headington, Oxford. more...
Headlines
Police issue prom night warning
PARENTS and teachers across the Thames Valley region are being encouraged to warn young people about the dangers of underage drinking as prom nights are approaching. more...
Police will visit every crime victim
CRIME victims were today promised they will soon get a visit from police - every time they ring Thames Valley Police. more...
Youth scheme wins award
A WITNEY charity working with young people has been awarded the prestigious Queen's Award for Voluntary Service 2008. more...
Police issue prom night warning
PARENTS and teachers across the Thames Valley region are being encouraged to warn young people about the dangers of underage drinking as prom nights are approaching. more...
Police will visit every crime victim
CRIME victims were today promised they will soon get a visit from police - every time they ring Thames Valley Police. more...
Youth scheme wins award
A WITNEY charity working with young people has been awarded the prestigious Queen's Award for Voluntary Service 2008. more...
Police issue prom night warning
PARENTS and teachers across the Thames Valley region are being encouraged to warn young people about the dangers of underage drinking as prom nights are approaching. more...
Police will visit every crime victim
CRIME victims were today promised they will soon get a visit from police - every time they ring Thames Valley Police. more...
Police issue prom night warning
PARENTS and teachers across the Thames Valley region are being encouraged to warn young people about the dangers of underage drinking as prom nights are approaching. more...
Police will visit every crime victim
CRIME victims were today promised they will soon get a visit from police - every time they ring Thames Valley Police. more...
Police issue prom night warning
PARENTS and teachers across the Thames Valley region are being encouraged to warn young people about the dangers of underage drinking as prom nights are approaching. more...
Police will visit every crime victim
CRIME victims were today promised they will soon get a visit from police - every time they ring Thames Valley Police. more...
Hockey
HOCKEY: Saints come up trumps in primary finals
St Christopher's and St Aloysius were the first winners of the Inter Primary Schools (Year 5 and 6) tournament. more...
Letters
Privileged position
THE letter from the Green Party about trams in Oxford was interesting (Oxford Mail, May 28). more...
Inexplicable hikes
God forbid that I never get a disease that requires expensive medicine as I would probably be denied it while living south of the Scottish border and be sent home to die, as some English people have recently. more...
Rejoice - few will get MRSA
I read an astonishing statement from a spokesman of the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust about the falling rates of Clostridium Difficile - "Super bugs are not cause for concern, only a small fraction of patients who contact C Diff will die . . ." (The Oxford Times, May 30). more...
Cheaper fuel
I have recently returned from a holiday in southern Spain where the price of petrol has gone up considerably - it was about £1.12 per litre, not unlike our own prices. more...
Smoke and mirrors
I am sick and tired of those who tell me, after I have bought anything: "You could have got that for a fiver less on the Internet". more...
Too many holes
Contractors have dug the road up at the top of Downs Road, Witney, for the third time. more...
Motorsport
Bratt eighth in Silverstone return
WILL Bratt achieved a best result of eighth position on his return to the Formula Renault UK Championship at the Silverstone Grand Prix Circuitjun 8, the 20-year-old being drafted back into the series for a one-off drive with the Apotex Scorpio Motorsport squad. more...
Bratt eighth in Silverstone return
WILL Bratt achieved a best result of eighth position on his return to the Formula Renault UK Championship at the Silverstone Grand Prix Circuitjun 8, the 20-year-old being drafted back into the series for a one-off drive with the Apotex Scorpio Motorsport squad. more...
Musicreviews
Steve Earle @ Carling Academy Oxford
During Saturday night's show at the Carling Academy, I overheard someone behind me say: "Steve Earle - best songwriter in the world. After Dylan, that is." more...
News
Nurses gather at big reunion
NURSES who trained and worked at The Horton Hospital in Banbury from the 1940s have met up for the first time in decades. more...
Fire crews called to chip pan blaze
FIREFIGHTERS were called to deal with a chip pan fire at a house in Banbury yesterday. more...
Police issue prom night warning
PARENTS and teachers across the Thames Valley region are being encouraged to warn young people about the dangers of underage drinking as prom nights are approaching. more...
Fire crews called to chip pan blaze
FIREFIGHTERS were called to deal with a chip pan fire at a house in Banbury yesterday. more...
Nurses gather at big reunion
NURSES who trained and worked at The Horton Hospital in Banbury from the 1940s have met up for the first time in decades. more...
Police issue prom night warning
PARENTS and teachers across the Thames Valley region are being encouraged to warn young people about the dangers of underage drinking as prom nights are approaching. more...
Police issue prom night warning
PARENTS and teachers across the Thames Valley region are being encouraged to warn young people about the dangers of underage drinking as prom nights are approaching. more...
Greek crash case continues
EXTRADITION proceedings against a Banbury man convicted of abandoning a fatally-injured teenager after a road accident in Greece 11 years ago are to continue. more...
Greek crash case continues
EXTRADITION proceedings against a Banbury man convicted of abandoning a fatally-injured teenager after a road accident in Greece 11 years ago are to continue. more...
Police will visit every crime victim
CRIME victims were today promised they will soon get a visit from police - every time they ring Thames Valley Police. more...
Police will visit every crime victim
CRIME victims were today promised they will soon get a visit from police - every time they ring Thames Valley Police. more...
Police will visit every crime victim
CRIME victims were today promised they will soon get a visit from police - every time they ring Thames Valley Police. more...
Man assaulted in own home
A masked attacker wielding a baseball bat assaulted a man as he answered his front door. more...
Youth scheme wins award
A WITNEY charity working with young people has been awarded the prestigious Queen's Award for Voluntary Service 2008. more...
Boathouse wins design award
A BOATHOUSE in Oxford that replaced a listed building destroyed in a fire has won a top architects' award. more...
Parents call for change of head
DOZENS of Oxford parents have signed a petition calling for the headteacher of their children's school to be replaced. more...
Charity disgust at pipe thieves
METAL thieves have been branded sick for stealing copper piping from the back of an Oxford charity shop. more...
Driver jailed after terror chase
A MOTORIST has been jailed after driving the wrong way along a dual carriageway before ramming police cars in a 90mph chase. more...
Roses laid for massacre victims
DOZENS of people gathered around Martyrs' Memorial in St Giles, Oxford, to remember the victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre in China. more...
Car set on fire
FIRE crews were called to Jersey Road, Rose Hill, last night after arsonists set a car alight. more...
Fire crews called to chip pan blaze
FIREFIGHTERS were called to deal with a chip pan fire at a house in Banbury yesterday. more...
Fire crews called to chip pan blaze
FIREFIGHTERS were called to deal with a chip pan fire at a house in Banbury yesterday. more...
Nurses gather at big reunion
NURSES who trained and worked at The Horton Hospital in Banbury from the 1940s have met up for the first time in decades. more...
Nurses gather at big reunion
NURSES who trained and worked at The Horton Hospital in Banbury from the 1940s have met up for the first time in decades. more...
Police issue prom night warning
PARENTS and teachers across the Thames Valley region are being encouraged to warn young people about the dangers of underage drinking as prom nights are approaching. more...
Police issue prom night warning
PARENTS and teachers across the Thames Valley region are being encouraged to warn young people about the dangers of underage drinking as prom nights are approaching. more...
Police issue prom night warning
PARENTS and teachers across the Thames Valley region are being encouraged to warn young people about the dangers of underage drinking as prom nights are approaching. more...
Odds on Henley by-election
LIBERAL Democrat Stephen Kearney is the only candidate who could beat the Conservatives in the race to succeed Tory Boris Johnson as south Oxfordshire MP, according to Ladbroke's bookmakers. more...
Murder charge man in court
A MAN accused of murdering his wife will enter a plea to the charge in August. more...
Greek crash case continues
EXTRADITION proceedings against a Banbury man convicted of abandoning a fatally-injured teenager after a road accident in Greece 11 years ago are to continue. more...
Greek crash case continues
EXTRADITION proceedings against a Banbury man convicted of abandoning a fatally-injured teenager after a road accident in Greece 11 years ago are to continue. more...
Vandals cause £10,000 damage
POLICE this afternoon issued CCTV footage of two men they would like to speak to in connection with a burglary in Mill Road, Wolvercote. more...
Knife gang raids massage parlour
A GANG armed with knives forced their way into an Oxford massage parlour and threatened staff before stealing cash. more...
Man assaulted in own home
A masked attacker wielding a baseball bat assaulted a man as he answered his front door. more...
Police will visit every crime victim
CRIME victims were today promised they will soon get a visit from police - every time they ring Thames Valley Police. more...
Police will visit every crime victim
CRIME victims were today promised they will soon get a visit from police - every time they ring Thames Valley Police. more...
Police will visit every crime victim
CRIME victims were today promised they will soon get a visit from police - every time they ring Thames Valley Police. more...
Fire station brick attack
Vandals threw bricks at an Oxford fire station, causing hundreds of pounds' damage. more...
Man attacked in own home
A MASKED attacker wielding a baseball bat assaulted a man as he answered his front door. more...
Youth scheme wins award
A WITNEY charity working with young people has been awarded the prestigious Queen's Award for Voluntary Service 2008. more...
Police issue prom night warning
PARENTS and teachers across the Thames Valley region are being encouraged to warn young people about the dangers of underage drinking as prom nights are approaching. more...
Police issue prom night warning
PARENTS and teachers across the Thames Valley region are being encouraged to warn young people about the dangers of underage drinking as prom nights are approaching. more...
Police issue prom night warning
PARENTS and teachers across the Thames Valley region are being encouraged to warn young people about the dangers of underage drinking as prom nights are approaching. more...
Police will visit every crime victim
CRIME victims were today promised they will soon get a visit from police - every time they ring Thames Valley Police. more...
Police will visit every crime victim
CRIME victims were today promised they will soon get a visit from police - every time they ring Thames Valley Police. more...
Police will visit every crime victim
CRIME victims were today promised they will soon get a visit from police - every time they ring Thames Valley Police. more...
Police issue prom night warning
PARENTS and teachers across the Thames Valley region are being encouraged to warn young people about the dangers of underage drinking as prom nights are approaching. more...
Police issue prom night warning
PARENTS and teachers across the Thames Valley region are being encouraged to warn young people about the dangers of underage drinking as prom nights are approaching. more...
Police issue prom night warning
PARENTS and teachers across the Thames Valley region are being encouraged to warn young people about the dangers of underage drinking as prom nights are approaching. more...
Police will visit every crime victim
CRIME victims were today promised they will soon get a visit from police - every time they ring Thames Valley Police. more...
Police will visit every crime victim
CRIME victims were today promised they will soon get a visit from police - every time they ring Thames Valley Police. more...
Police will visit every crime victim
CRIME victims were today promised they will soon get a visit from police - every time they ring Thames Valley Police. more...
Police issue prom night warning
PARENTS and teachers across the Thames Valley region are being encouraged to warn young people about the dangers of underage drinking as prom nights are approaching. more...
Police issue prom night warning
PARENTS and teachers across the Thames Valley region are being encouraged to warn young people about the dangers of underage drinking as prom nights are approaching. more...
Police issue prom night warning
PARENTS and teachers across the Thames Valley region are being encouraged to warn young people about the dangers of underage drinking as prom nights are approaching. more...
Police will visit every crime victim
CRIME victims were today promised they will soon get a visit from police - every time they ring Thames Valley Police. more...
Police will visit every crime victim
CRIME victims were today promised they will soon get a visit from police - every time they ring Thames Valley Police. more...
Police will visit every crime victim
CRIME victims were today promised they will soon get a visit from police - every time they ring Thames Valley Police. more...
Other News
Police issue prom night warning
PARENTS and teachers across the Thames Valley region are being encouraged to warn young people about the dangers of underage drinking as prom nights are approaching. more...
Police issue prom night warning
PARENTS and teachers across the Thames Valley region are being encouraged to warn young people about the dangers of underage drinking as prom nights are approaching. more...
Police will visit every crime victim
CRIME victims were today promised they will soon get a visit from police - every time they ring Thames Valley Police. more...
Police issue prom night warning
PARENTS and teachers across the Thames Valley region are being encouraged to warn young people about the dangers of underage drinking as prom nights are approaching. more...
Police issue prom night warning
PARENTS and teachers across the Thames Valley region are being encouraged to warn young people about the dangers of underage drinking as prom nights are approaching. more...
Police will visit every crime victim
CRIME victims were today promised they will soon get a visit from police - every time they ring Thames Valley Police. more...
Police issue prom night warning
PARENTS and teachers across the Thames Valley region are being encouraged to warn young people about the dangers of underage drinking as prom nights are approaching. more...
Police issue prom night warning
PARENTS and teachers across the Thames Valley region are being encouraged to warn young people about the dangers of underage drinking as prom nights are approaching. more...
Police will visit every crime victim
CRIME victims were today promised they will soon get a visit from police - every time they ring Thames Valley Police. more...
Police issue prom night warning
PARENTS and teachers across the Thames Valley region are being encouraged to warn young people about the dangers of underage drinking as prom nights are approaching. more...
Police issue prom night warning
PARENTS and teachers across the Thames Valley region are being encouraged to warn young people about the dangers of underage drinking as prom nights are approaching. more...
Police will visit every crime victim
CRIME victims were today promised they will soon get a visit from police - every time they ring Thames Valley Police. more...
Police issue prom night warning
PARENTS and teachers across the Thames Valley region are being encouraged to warn young people about the dangers of underage drinking as prom nights are approaching. more...
Police issue prom night warning
PARENTS and teachers across the Thames Valley region are being encouraged to warn young people about the dangers of underage drinking as prom nights are approaching. more...
Police will visit every crime victim
CRIME victims were today promised they will soon get a visit from police - every time they ring Thames Valley Police. more...
Oxford News
Replace headteacher, say parents
Dozens of Oxford parents have signed a petition calling for the headteacher of their children's school to be replaced. more...
Pipe thieves target charity
Metal thieves have been branded sick for stealing copper piping from the back of an Oxford charity shop. more...
Bookmaker odds on Henley by-election
Liberal Democrat Stephen Kearney is the only candidate likely to beat the Conservatives in the race to succeed Tory Boris Johnson as south Oxfordshire MP, according to Ladbroke's bookmakers. more...
Post offices open for last time
Two more Oxfordshire sub post offices are trading for the last time today as a programme of closures rolls on. more...
Greek manslaughter cases continues 11 years on
Extradition proceedings against a Banbury man convicted of abandoning a fatally-injured teenager after a road accident in Greece 11 years ago are to continue. more...
Man accused of murdering wife is remanded
A man accused of murdering his wife will enter a plea to the charge in August. more...
Nouka loopy!
Dozes of teams of Bangladeshi canoeists from around the country will be heading to Oxford's rivers this summer for a new national competition. more...
Robbers strike at brothel
A gang armed with knives forced their way into an Oxford massage parlour and threatened staff before stealing cash. more...
Paper mill vandals hunted
These two youngsters caught on CCTV are wanted by police after an office block was trashed causing an estimated £10,000 worth of damage. more...
Shoppers get a free serenade
Shoppers popping into an Oxford store for a pint of milk at the weekend were serenaded through the door. more...
Charity walk for Downs
Walkers set out in the hot sunshine at the weekend to take part in an event to raise £12,000 for Down's Syndrome Oxford. more...
Yobs attack fire station
Vandals threw bricks at an Oxford fire station causing hundreds of pounds worth of damage. more...
Fire station brick attack
Vandals threw bricks at an Oxford fire station, causing hundreds of pounds' damage. more...
Mobile home on roof must come down
A businessman who put a mobile home on his roof without permission has been ordered to take it down. more...
Ambulances hit by fuel costs
Ambulance bosses in Oxfordshire have reassured patients a financial review due to rising fuel costs will not affect its service. more...
Teens deny firework arson
Two teenagers set fire to a house by putting a lit firework through the letter box on Halloween, a court heard today. more...
Man assaulted in own home
A masked attacker wielding a baseball bat assaulted a man as he answered his front door. more...
Professor Fluffy makes university fun
Oxford Brookes is using a new idea to get children interested in university life at a young age - by enlisting the services of a cuddly toy. more...
Police will visit every crime victim
Crime victims were last night promised they will soon get a visit from police - every time they ring Thames Valley Police. more...
Man assaulted in own home
A masked attacker wielding a baseball bat assaulted a man as he answered his front door. more...
Share Prices
Today's local share prices (PM)
AEA Technology 81.5 Electrocomponents 157.25 Oxford Catalysts 171.5 Nationwide Acc Rep 142.5 Oxford Biomedica 24 Oxford Instruments 232 Reed Elsevier 606.5 RM 211.5 RPS 321.75 more...
Sport
Bratt eighth in Silverstone return
WILL Bratt achieved a best result of eighth position on his return to the Formula Renault UK Championship at the Silverstone Grand Prix Circuitjun 8, the 20-year-old being drafted back into the series for a one-off drive with the Apotex Scorpio Motorsport squad. more...
Bratt eighth in Silverstone return
WILL Bratt achieved a best result of eighth position on his return to the Formula Renault UK Championship at the Silverstone Grand Prix Circuitjun 8, the 20-year-old being drafted back into the series for a one-off drive with the Apotex Scorpio Motorsport squad. more...
U'S News
Milsom back with U's
Jordan Milsom is back Oxford United as their new conditioning coach. more...
Wallingford
Boris will be 'sadly missed'
BORIS Johnson, who stepped down as Henley MP last week to concentrate on his new job as Mayor of London, will be sadly missed, according to those he represented. more...
Church and CAB team up on debt advice
IN a bid to help people crushed under a mountain of debt, Wallingford Methodists and the local branch of the Citizens' Advice Bureau have joined together to run rescue sessions. more...
Wantage And Grove
Dog owners launch petition over possible ban
DOG owners have collected hundreds of signatures in a fight against controversial plans to ban their animals from two popular exercise areas in Grove. more...
Witney News
Campaigner given award
War veteran, prisoner-of-war camp survivor and former Witney town mayor Arthur Titherington has been awarded the Order of Mercy for his distinguished voluntary work. more...
Village marks floods ordeal
Villagers in Ascott-under-Wychwood celebrated the community spirit that pulled them through last July's floods with strawberries and cream - and cold beer - at the weekend. more...
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