Stories for 13 January 2000

Oxfordshire Business

Education's going glitzy

PUPILS could soon learn about history by being transported into a virtual medieval kingdom via a computer link.  more...

Oxfordshire News

All aboard for justice!

A bus driver has been hailed a hero after taking his passengers on a journey for justice to corner a dangerous driver.  more...

Cyber coup for Oxford Dictionary

Somewhere in a New York public library a baseball fan spends his days reading old magazines, trying to find words that aren't in the Oxford English Dictionary.  more...

Man behind the meerkats movies

In nature's great story they used to be bit-players, overlooked by wild-life lovers and film-makers alike.  more...

And the same to you... with bells on!

Life should be jest one big laugh - according to Oxford's first ever recorded jester, Justin Time.  more...

Stadium hotel to go ahead

Oxford United chairman Firoz Kassam has been given the go-ahead to build a five-storey hotel next to the club's new stadium.  more...

Cezanne pub joke sparks police raid

Police raided a pub in Coventry following a tip-off about Oxford's stolen Cezanne painting - but found a copy painted by the landlord instead.  more...

County told 'think again' over homes

Plans to build 19 new houses on the site of a former old people's home have been rejected - after county planning officials ignored a request for social housing.  more...

Costly cushions

City councillors have been asked to find £10,000 to help stop motorists avoiding speed cushions by driving in cycle lanes.  more...

Licence threat to OAP home owner

The jailed owner of a private residential home for the elderly may be stripped of his licence to operate the business.  more...

Call issued to hurry up with homeless hostel

Council leader John Tanner has issued a challenge to fellow councillors: Let's get on with the Junction project for the homeless before it's too late.  more...

Oxfordshire Sport

Harris to face FA probe

OXFORD referee Rob Harris, at the centre of the storm over the Tranmere v Sunderland FA Cup tie, is to face an FA commission.  more...

Fans flock to boost the Cheetahs

OXFORD speedway's SOS campaign gathered momentum following an appeal meeting at Oxford Stadium last night, writes John Gaisford.  more...

Reserves fall to older heads!

Wycombe Wands Res 4, Oxford Utd Res 2 WYCOMBE gained a small consolation for their dramatic penalty shoot-out defeat by Oxford United at the Manor on Tuesday when their reserves beat a very young United side at Adams Park yesterday.  more...