Stories for 8 January 2000

Oxfordshire News

Widow's pet cat killed by hounds

Widow Sheila Kirby watched in horror as a pack of hunting hounds invaded her garden and ripped a pet cat to pieces.  more...

Hello mudda, hello fadda, here I am at Labour's Camp Grenada...

Summer camps might sound as American as apple pie but they could soon be winging their way across the Atlantic, courtesy of New Labour.  more...

So whatever happened to that Y2K bug?

It was confidently predicted that planes would plunge from the skies, and that toasters, washing machines, phones, banks, electricity supplies - the modern world really - would succumb to the Millennium Bug.  more...

Freed Aitken retreats to theology college

When Jonathan Aitken arrives at Wycliffe Hall, he will be introduced to an experience he has not known for the past seven months - picking up the keys to his own room.  more...

No jail term for firebomb raider

A jilted decorator who planned a petrol bomb attack outside his former girlfriend's home has escaped a prison sentence.  more...

Crash causes a hole lot of trouble

A family whose front garden suffered hundreds of pounds damage in a crash are still waiting to be told who is responsible.  more...

Rover turns corner with boost in sales

Rover ended the year with a sales boost after a tough year for the British car maker.  more...

Paper boat set to go with the flow

Retired builder George Ridge is on course to set sail in his boat - made entirely from old copies of the Oxford Mail.  more...

Don's research is one in the eye for dyslexia

Some dyslexic children stand a better chance of learning to read if they use only one eye, according to research by an Oxford don.  more...

Addict robber is jailed for five years

A robber who sprayed deodorant into the faces of off-licence and garage staff as they opened their tills has been jailed for five years.  more...

Oxfordshire Sport

Cheetahs fans set up SOS appeal

A CAMPAIGN has been set up by speedway fan Brian Hamilton to raise funds for Oxford Cheetahs, whose future is in doubt.  more...

FA backing Witney players

WITNEY Town's players have received the Football Assocation's backing following club chairman Brian Constable's threat to cancel players' contracts.  more...

United eye up date with foreign legion

MICKEY Lewis is hoping the incentive of a glamour game against Chelsea's foreign legion can spur Oxford United on to victory in today's FA Cup replay against Nottingham Forest at the Manor Ground (3pm).  more...