Stories for 1 March 2000

Oxfordshire Business

£12m plant for chemical firm

BOOMING chemical services company Oxford Asymmetry International is planning to quadruple its capacity with a new £12m pilot plant.  more...

Oxfordshire News

A schedule to tire the hardiest commuter

When Caroline Lucas was just 13 she made her first placard and stood in the playground on the picket line, writes Zahra Borno.  more...

Facing the bride of Frankenstein foods - make-up

First came the "Frankenstein foods", rejected by 80 per cent of the British public, according to the surveys. One in four even turned to organic produce, despite higher costs, writes Amanda Castleman.  more...

Tribunal clears NHS boss of sexual discrimination

An NHS boss has won his case after a worker accused him of a catalogue of sexual innuendos which finally led to her resignation from an Oxford hospital trust, writes Victoria Owen.  more...

Simon perfects the art of taking the mickey

Oxford has been portrayed as all gown, no town in a book celebrating British stereotypes, writes Amanda  more...

Battle joined over sites for travellers

Residents and councillors are fighting plans to set up travellers' sites on the outskirts of Oxford, write Karen Rosine and Mark Templeton.  more...

Grant boosts rural bus links

Rural bus services in Oxfordshire are to benefit from a £926,906 Government grant to transform public transport, writes Andrew Ffrench.  more...

Dani dreams of beach trip

Students are putting their thinking caps on to design a vehicle which can be used by a disabled girl for trips to the beach, writes By Karen Rosine.  more...

Oxfordshire Sport

Henley too strong, says Chinnor chief

HENLEY'S future participation in the Oxfordshire Rugby Cup has been called into question by the club they will face in this season's semi-finals.  more...

Weston to lead Dark Blues

FORMER Scotland under 21 scrum half Jamie Weston was last night given the task of following the successful Norman Celliers as captain of Oxford University RFC.  more...

Ace Tait is back in business

By Jon Murray MIDFIELDER Paul Tait has given Oxford United manager Denis Smith a boost by declaring his fitness again.  more...