Stories for 28 February 2000

Oxfordshire Business

£750m Net bid launched

PUBLISHING giant Reed Elsevier has launched plans to pump £750m into Internet ventures over the next two years.  more...

Oxfordshire News

Cheap drugs to snare kids

Pushers with plenty of cheap drugs to offload are at the gates of Oxfordshire schools according to a leading drug expert, writes David Horne.  more...

Fathers over forty

Dirty nappies and sleepless nights come as part of the package for new fathers, but what might be a tiring slog in your 20s and 30s could feel ten times tougher aged 50 and beyond.  more...

Banking on a brave new world

High street banks in the region could soon be extinct as more banks across the county close their doors, writes Zahra Borno.  more...

Hundreds take the bridal path to our show

Hundreds of future wedding guests and more than 200 brides-to-be got a taste of what the big day will be like at the Oxford Mail Wedding Fayre.  more...

Call for action after three die at blackspot

A former county councillor is pressing for safety measures at an accident blackspot where three people have died in the past month, writes Madeleine Pennell and David Horne.  more...

Squat a load of rubbish they left!

Families breathed a sigh of relief when squatters were finally evicted from an empty house opposite their homes, writes Phil Clee.  more...

Hundreds bidding for 'true blue' seat

More than 200 Tories are vying to become the party's Parliamentary candidate in a "safe" constituency, writes David Horne.  more...

Hefty payout likely after doctor's error

A woman gave birth to a Downs Syndrome baby after a doctor failed to warn her the condition might not be detected, writes Victoria Owen.  more...

Judge tells man not to rely on cannabis

A persistent cannabis user was jailed for 12 months at Oxford Crown Court after a judge told him there were better ways to overcome his problems, writes Colin Fenton.  more...

Oxfordshire Sport

Why I quit as OFA chairman - by Mills

RAY Mills explained that he stood down as chairman of the Oxfordshire FA last week "on a technicality", after the Football Association confirmed that he was ineligible to stand.  more...

Oh baby! Celebrations all-round for Matt

LEICESTER'S two-goal Wembley hero Matt Elliott - cup-tied when Leicester won the Worthington Cup three years ago - described Sunday's 2-1 win over Tranmere victory as "the biggest day of my career".  more...

United back in the doldrums

Oxford United 1, Wrexham 4  more...

Desperate Den blows his top

By Jon Murray THE illusion that Denis Smith is more relaxed in his second spell as Oxford United manager was shattered when he blew his top after Saturday's 4-1 defeat by Wrexham at the Manor.  more...

Watson's a winner

UNITED centre back Mark Watson was celebrating today after helping Canada to victory in the final of the CONACAF Gold Cup.  more...