Stories for 9 February 2000

Oxfordshire Business

Ex-minister is awards guest

FORMER Conservative Minister Edwina Currie will be guest of honour at the Oxfordshire Business of the Year awards.  more...

Oxfordshire News

No teachers want maths

Children struggling with their maths at an Oxford school will have to rely on parents' help because they don't have a qualified teacher, writes Mark Templeton.  more...

Baroness who struck a blow at Tony Blair

Two nights ago, the hardest punches thrown in the fight over Section 28 were delivered by fearless Oxford peer Baroness Janet Young, writes Anna Melville-James.  more...

Ordinary people with the power to spend £400m

Outside the ranks of the captains of industry, commerce or banking, there can be few jobs where you go into work in the morning with the knowledge that you will be required to make decisions that will involve millions of pounds and affect the lives of countless people, writes George Frew.  more...

How they'll spend our money

A boost for schools, roads and public transport - that was the verdict as more than £400m was allocated yesterday, writes Mark Templeton.  more...

350 syringes dumped in churchyard

The Army joined forces with community groups to clean up an east Oxford churchyard used by drug addicts - and unearthed 350 discarded syringes, writes Andrew Ffrench.  more...

Babysitters offer a lifeline of care

A pioneering baby-sitting service for disabled children will help to transform the lives of little Joe Smith's parents, writes Katherine  more...

Roundabout signs 'put lives at risk'

Romantics have been asked to stop putting love messages on a busy roundabout, writes Penny Studdy.  more...

Greased Lightning

EVERY once in a while a new motorcycle comes along that takes your breath away, a bike that will have you scampering for the nearest race track to thrash it to within an inch of its life and wring every ounce of available power from it... without losing your precious licence, writes John Gilbride.  more...

Youth, 16, killed in village car crash

A teenager who loved life and to play football was killed in a car crash in his home village.  more...

Versatility on wheels

Someone in Mazda has calculated that its new people carrier offers a choice of 100 different seating set-ups. I couldn't come up with anything like that number - but you get the general idea. In a vehicle a little over three inches longer than a small hatchback, with the same wheelbase as an estate car, you get versatility on wheels.  more...

Singer Vince calls for mercy for son

Sixties pop star Vince Hill wrote an emotional appeal to magistrates begging them to be lenient on his drug addict son, writes Nick Evans.  more...

Erik's dream

BACK in the late seventies, American Erik Buell abandoned his dreams of becoming a rock musician, got himself an engineering degree and landed himself a job as a test engineer with Harley Davidson.  more...

Cherie is as happy as a pig in clover

Cherie the sow, who joined farmers at Westminster in their battle to save the pig industry, has been sold to an animal welfare group.  more...

Mini's major date

The all-new Mini will make its full world debut at the Birmingham International Motor Show in October in the build-up to sales due to start in spring 2001. Birmingham has been chosen for the Mini's full international debut as the city is both the birthplace and production home of the brand.  more...

Sun shines for the royal visitor

There were smiles all round when the rain stopped and the sun began shining for the Princess Royal.  more...

Romance on a plate

HAVE you got the love bug? If you want to show your loved one how much you care this Valentine's Day, why not send a special message of love on a personalised registration from DVLA and give them a Millennium bug they'll want to catch...  more...

Agila arrives in June

THE new Vauxhall Agila, which makes its debut at the Geneva Motor Show on March 2, is the first European produced model launched into the growing mini-people carrier sector.  more...

Dealers prepare for W-reg

CAR dealers are looking to the launch of W-registration plates on March 1 to bring a much-needed fillip to the forecourts.  more...

No teachers want maths

No teachers want maths Children struggling with their maths at an Oxford school will have to rely on parents' help because they don't have a qualified teacher, writes Mark Templeton.  more...

Praise as school's teaching improves

A team of Government inspectors has praised the improving standards of teaching at an Oxfordshire school, writes Suzanne Huband.  more...

Oxfordshire Sport

Cheetahs sign top Russian

By John Gaisford OXFORD Cheetahs have signed exciting Russian speedway star Roman Povazny, despite still being beset with financial worries.  more...

Henry walks out on Witney

By Russell Smith RECORD-breaking goalscorer Carl Henry has dropped a bombshell by quitting Witney Town.  more...

'Weakened' City fined after winning game!

OXFORD City have been fined £100 by the Ryman League for fielding an understrength side against Aylesbury United in the Full Members Cup - even though they won the game 2-1.  more...

Mickey's back in action

MICKEY Lewis plays his first game since stepping down as No 1 when Oxford United Reserves take on Bristol Rovers Res in the Avon Insurance Combination at the Manor Ground tonight.  more...