Stories for 5 February 2000

Oxfordshire News

The parents of a trainee teacher killed by drink-drive Oxford student William Hobbs publicly forgave

Hobbs, 21, was convicted of causing the death by dangerous driving of Oxford Brookes University student Sarah Westwood, 20, after an all-day drinking session. He was jailed for four-and-a-half years.  more...

Learning the vocabulary of your facial expressions

Luttony may be one of the seven deadly sins, but how many of us truly believe that the Devil lives in the biscuit tin? Indeed, according to the first Christian weight loss programme - which has already proved a huge success in America - there are no sinful foods.  more...

Middle-aged male angst is nothing new - it has been the subject of Hollywood films and dramas for ye

As often as not the middle-aged male is a good subject for jokes, but there is a serious problem behind the onset of old age - and that is the male menopause.  more...

Nick Evans is the man who regularly rubs shoulders with the stars - but he can barely recognise any

Nick still officially holds the title of keyholder to Oxford Prison despite the fact it closed its doors in 1996.  more...

Football-mad youngster Scott Roberts is a brave heart who never gives up, writes David Horne.

Scott has cystic fibrosis but bounces back from bouts of illness to "shine a light" on all around him.  more...

Students are threatening legal action against their former landlords in a wrangle over a rent deposi

The three Oxford Brookes University undergraduates claim they are owed more than £1,000 for deposits they paid when they moved into the house in Union Street, east Oxford, in September 1998.  more...

Moves have begun to recreate a long-disappeared canal basin, writes Reg Little.

A basin at the end of Oxford Canal was once a thriving centre of trade. But it was filled in fter the Second World War and is now the site of Oxford's Worcester Street car park.  more...

Teenagers who have dodged the meningitis jab could be putting their lives at risk, writes Victoria O

Oxfordshire Health Authority is urging 15 to 17-year-olds to come forward and have the life-saving vaccination.  more...

Six-year-old Georgia MacQueen-Black has already developed a generous streak - after winning £2,000,

She impressed traders at Oxford's Covered Market, who held a contest to answer the following question: What would you do if you had £2,000 for your school?  more...

Oxfordshire Sport

Johno signs on as team captain

POPULAR Aussie ace Steve Johnston has become the third top-liner to sign on the dotted line for Oxford Cheetahs, writes JOHN GAISFORD.  more...

Mickey was too nice for the job

MICKEY Lewis is one of the nicest blokes you will ever meet.  more...

Breakthrough on United's stadium - work to restart by end of month

WORK could start again on Oxford United's new stadium by the end of the month following yesterday's historic events at the Town Hall.  more...

Daddy Powell gives boss a boost

PAUL Powell has given new Oxford United boss Denis Smith a big boost ahead of today's crunch clash with Blackpool.  more...