Stories for 12 January 2000

Oxfordshire Business

BMW set to launch new shake-up

BMW is set to launch another financial shake-up at Rover to turn around the loss-making brand.  more...

Oxfordshire News

Tears of joy greet Mary

The tearful father of Mary Dalton expressed his "intense delight" after hearing that the mother-of-two is safe, well and ready to be reunited with her family.  more...

The hunt master v the abolitionist

With the future of fox hunting in the balance, the Government inquiry into a ban on hunting with dogs has just begun its work.  more...

Bloodthirsty relic of the past or vital asset of the countryside?

When a pack of hunting hounds invaded pensioner Sheila Kirby's garden and ripped one of her cats to pieces it was merely the latest in a series of damaging incidents to tarnish the reputation of local hunts.  more...

Kitted out for action

Our Medibike Appeal is gathering momentum as we near the target total of £15,000.  more...

Life after Iris

Widower Prof John Bayley, whose marriage to award-winning novelist Dame Iris Murdoch spanned 43 years, spoke today of his love for a family friend - and how he plans to marry her this summer.  more...

Big flu epidemic hits routine hospital ops

Patients waiting for routine operations have been hit by yet more cancellations as Oxfordshire hospitals battle with emergency flu admissions.  more...

Lads' mag says sorry for article

A magazine which offered students tips on how to commit suicide has been forced to apologise for the article.  more...

Test changes welcomed

LEARNER drivers across the UK have given a warm welcome to changes to the driving theory test that came into force this month.  more...

Country bus services get a £1m boost

Rural bus routes in Oxfordshire have received a £1m boost.  more...

It's double honours for Land Rover

LAND Rover has won double honours in the Fleet Excellence Awards 2000, organised by Fleet Management and Business Car magazine.  more...

Parachuting soldier dies in 3,000ft fall

A military investigation has been launched after a parachutist plunged 3,000ft to his death during a training exercise in Oxfordshire.  more...

Victim toasts kind readers

Mugging victim Kathleen Shentall wept tears of joy after learning big-hearted Oxford Mail readers were giving her back the £200 stolen from her.  more...

Debt-ridden raider sent to jail for knife robbery

A robber who threatened a newsagent and an elderly tourist with a 10in knife has been jailed for four years.  more...

Oxfordshire Sport

'Scapegoat' Rob is now facing red card

By JON MURRAY BUNGLING Rob Harris is unlikely to get another FA Cup appointment this season after his embarrassing foul-up at the Tranmere-Sunderland tie.  more...

King Paul is spot-kick hero!

Oxford Utd 1,  more...

Lundin is lord of the Manor

By Jon Murray OXFORD United hero Paul Lundin admitted he volunteered to take the decisive fifth penalty in last night's astonishing shoot-out win over Wycombe - because, he says, he thrives under pressure.  more...