Stories for 12 May 2000

Oxfordshire Business

Buyers go for city living

HOUSE prices in Oxford are rising as buyers plug into a new trend for city living, writes Maggie Hartford.  more...

Buyers 'voting for city life'

Oxford house prices have shot up as buyers plug into a new trend for city living, writes Maggie Hartford.  more...

Oxfordshire Leisure

Balloon Fiesta, May 13-14

Balloons preparing for this weekend's fiesta in South Park, Oxford, made an early start on Friday, filling the skies over the dreaming spires with some of the weird and wacky shapes that will entertain visitors for the next couple of days, writes Amanda Castleman.  more...

Open gardens

Gardens open under the National Gardens Scheme, May 12-18  more...

Visual arts

Your guide to exhibitions and arts events from Friday, May 12, to Thursday, May 18. Updated every Friday. S  more...

Films

Your guide to cinema programmes and times in Oxfordshire and neighbouring regions from Friday, May 12, to Thursday, May 18.   more...

Sobering reading: Where is the harm in a drink?

Zahra Borno reports on the findings of a recent Oxfordshire Health Authority report on alcohol intake in the county and presents the findings of our own survey in four case studies . . .  more...

Sobering reading: Case study 2

We asked readers to keep a weekly diary of how much they drank. The results make sobering reading . . .  more...

Sobering reading: Case study 4

We asked readers to keep a weekly diary of how much they drank. The results make sobering reading . . .  more...

Sobering reading: Case study 3

We asked readers to keep a weekly diary of how much they drank. The results make sobering reading . . .  more...

Sobering reading: Case study 1

We asked readers to keep a weekly diary of how much they drank. The results make sobering reading . . .  more...

If you go down to the castle...

Pre-school children and their parents are invited to a teddy bears' picnic at Broughton Castle, near Banbury, on May 23. Organised by the Mothers' Union, the event is free and will include stories, games and children's activities.  more...

Dancing for charity

A CHARITY ball to raise money for Unicef is being organised in Wheatley.  more...

Movie news

The plot, stars and key facts about movies on current release.  more...

Review: Gladiator

In film, as in fact, the ancient world is synonymous with spectacle, writes David Parkinson.  more...

Review: Galaxy Quest

Dean Parisot's fond lampoon of sci-fi series like Star Trek should even have the most ardent Trekkie smiling in self-recognition. Less aggressive and mercifully less scattershot than the Airplane! spoofs, the film actually borrows its premise from the Steve Martin vehicle, The Three Amigos, as the cast of a long-cancelled TV show are rescued from the humiliation of the convention circuit to help a peace-loving alien race (which has mistaken the programmes for historical documents) resist colonisation. The splendid ensemble hit the tone of playful earnestness from the off, with Tim Allen's swaggering commander (who believes in the myth every bit as much as the fans), Alan Rickman's frustrated Spock-like Shakespearean and Sigourney Weaver's blonde eye-candied sidekick all judged to perfection.   more...

The week ahead: May 12 to 18

Helen Peacocke offers some suggestions for a good night out . . .  more...

Theatre: Abigail's Party, Old Fire Station

The second week of the summer season at the Old Fire Station sees a highly enjoyable production of Mike Leigh's Abigail's Party, writes Paula Clifford.  more...

Folk bonanza boost for funds

Musicians will be gathering in Oxfordshire next month to take part in the 11th Folk for MS concert.  more...

Music

Your guide to music events in Oxfordshire from Friday, May 12, to Thursday, May 18. Updated every Friday.   more...

Theatre

Your guide to theatre, musicals and dance in Oxfordshire from Friday, May 12, to Thursday, May 18. Updated every Friday.   more...

Recent winners

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Events

Your guide to events in and around Oxfordshire, between May 12 and 18. Updated every Friday.   more...

Oxfordshire News

Rail firm 'put profits first'

Commuters on Thames Trains could have been protected from the Paddington rail smash if the company had been prepared to trim its profits and spend more on safety, it was claimed.  more...

Bishop 'bitter' over school scheme

The Bishop of Oxford has voiced his 'bitter' disappointment at a Catholic decision to press for a new secondary school in the city, writes Emma Henry.  more...

Cyclist's death sparks safety call

More money must be spent on improving safety for cyclists following a fatal accident, a councillor demanded today, writes Andrew Ffrench.  more...

Love rat duped former girlfriend

The former girlfriend of a love rat told how he stole more than 4,000 from her to spend on his new love, writes Emma Henry.  more...

Medal stolen from widow

Long service medals and jewellery were among the items stolen in a distraction burglary at a house in Bicester.  more...

Burglary inflicts double whammy

Burglary victim Jim Wheeler has condemned the lenient sentences handed out to teenage thugs after they ransacked his home and stole 8,000 worth of property and two cars.  more...

Leak fixed by grand gesture

Youngsters will no longer have to suffer damp and damaged toys after an anonymous villager stumped up the entire 1,000 needed to repair their playgroup's leaky storeroom roof, writes Rebecca Smith.  more...

Builders told to think again

Developers have been told to go back to the drawing board after submitting plans for a supermarket with a delivery area eight metres away from peoples' homes.  more...

Warning as axe looms for youth club

Staff at a youth club are predicting a sharp rise in crime if plans to close their centre are given the go-ahead.  more...

Grisly discovery

Mystery surrounds the discovery of ten skeletons on the site of a car park extension.  more...

Sobering reading: Where is the harm in a drink?

Zahra Borno reports on the findings of a recent Oxfordshire Health Authority report on alcohol intake in the county and presents the findings of our own survey in four case studies . . .  more...

Sobering reading: Case study 2

We asked readers to keep a weekly diary of how much they drank. The results make sobering reading . . .  more...

Sobering reading: Case study 4

We asked readers to keep a weekly diary of how much they drank. The results make sobering reading . . .  more...

Union Jack: Ashamed or proud?

In Japanese prisoner of war camps prisoners used to hide tattered Union Flags under their clothing, writes Zahra Borno.  more...

Sobering reading: Case study 3

We asked readers to keep a weekly diary of how much they drank. The results make sobering reading . . .  more...

Sobering reading: Case study 1

We asked readers to keep a weekly diary of how much they drank. The results make sobering reading . . .  more...

Student plotted drugs operation

Law student Dylan Lowry masterminded a transatlantic drugs ring using a group of twenty-something friends, a court heard, writes Andrew Ffrench.  more...

Oxfordshire Sport

Football: Witney's boss gets the axe

Witney Town chairman Brian Constable has sacked manager Gerry Pearson just six weeks into his two-year contract.  more...

Fixtures: May 13-19

Your online guide to the sporting week in Oxfordshire . . .  more...

Preview: Saturday's card and Thursday's results

All the key information from the Oxford Stadium  more...

Cricket: Williams faces club dilemma

Richard Tilley previews the Home Counties Premier League  more...

Rugby: Favourites in 'Hellfire' cruncher

Oxfordshire go into their Tetley's Bitter County Championship quarter-final against Cornwall at Redruth tomorrow in the unusual position of favourites, writes Michael Knox.  more...

Angling: Famous names join close season lobby

With the campaign for the abolition of the close season on rivers gaining momentum, more and more big guns are adding their weight for its retention.  more...

Speedway: Lol and Jan back

JT Commercial/Fox Oxford Cheetahs will be looking to cash in on their great performance at Poole on Wednesday when they host the return leg of their Speedway Star KO Cup second round tie against the Pirates at Oxford Stadium tonight (7.30pm).  more...

U's can stay at Manor

The Football Licensing Authority have given the green light for Oxford United to continue using the terracing at the Manor Ground next season.  more...

Rugby: Varsity land sevens title

Oxford University caused a major upset when they beat some of the strongest clubs in the country to win the London Floodlit Sevens tournament at Rosslyn Park.  more...

Angling: Giant chub just Grand

What must be one of the most sensational catch during the last 12 months is a 7lb-plus chub - from a canal.  more...

Knight should sign soon

United are on the verge of signing goalkeeper Richard Knight.  more...

  
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