Stories for 23 November 2001

Abingdon News

War of words on blasphemy

Two Oxfordshire MPs are set for a confrontation with the Bishop of Oxford over the Blasphemy Law.   more...

Nuisance family kicked out

A family which made life a misery for neighbours has been evicted from their home in south Abingdon.   more...

Football: Abingdon set to splash out

Abingdon Town's survival hopes have been given a boost after manager Alan Thorne was given cash to sign a new striker by one of the Ryman League Division 3 club's sponsors.   more...

Badminton: Abingdon keep up winning formula

Leaders Abingdon A scored a maximum in the second round of matches in the Five Disciplines League Division 2 at Oxford High School.   more...

Banbury News

Poor pay is driving away our police, says Baldry

Banbury MP Tony Baldry has clashed with Home Office Minister Beverley Hughes in the Commons over the low pay of Oxfordshire police officers.   more...

Football: Thame eye Joyce

Thame United boss Andy Sinnott is hoping to sign experienced defender Tony Joyce from Banbury United.   more...

Bicester News

Charity night

A Bicester pub is promising a fun-packed evening of dinner, dance and cabaret on Wednesday 28 November. The George & Dragon at Fritwell, near Bicester, is hosting the event to raise money for the Breast Cancer Care charity, which gives confidential support and information to those affected by breast cancer. The star guest is Elvis impersonator Alvin, and music will be provided by Soosie. An auction and raffle will also take place. For further information or tickets, priced £25, call 01869 345221.   more...

Pupils learn to be crafty

Pupils turned their talents to craft-making to raise some money.   more...

Festive fair

A Christmas fair is being held at Newton Purcell village hall, near Bicester, on Saturday, December 1, from 10.30am to 12.30pm to raise money towards hall funds.   more...

Didcot News

Drugs raid arrests

Police have arrested a man and a woman after a drugs raid near Didcot.   more...

Oxford News

'Biggest ever investment'

Oxford's world-famous Randolph Hotel has come up with plans for a £12m refurbishment programme -- in a demonstration of confidence that tourism can recover from the impact of the September 11 terrorist outrage.   more...

War of words on blasphemy

Two Oxfordshire MPs are set for a confrontation with the Bishop of Oxford over the Blasphemy Law.   more...

Opposition grows to sports club plans

A battle is looming over a scheme to build a four-storey leisure club on one of Oxford's most sensitive green sites.   more...

Hopes for elderly day care dashed

Hopes that Oseney Court, the former Oxford old people's home, would be used again for elderly care have been dashed.   more...

City among worst for TV licence dodgers

Oxford is one of the region's worst offenders when it comes to television licence evasion.   more...

Mystery hidden in old camera

When Stewart Ford bought an old camera for his girlfriend he could hardly have guessed the intriguing secret it held.   more...

Teenagers' health unit re-opens

Teenagers with mental health problems are being welcomed back to a special unit which has been re-opened following a £180,000 refurb- ishment.   more...

Festive countdown

The countdown to Christmas has begun with the donation of a tree to Oxford by the Territorial Army.   more...

Team treats 100 at Campsfield

A medical team, sent to a disturbance at Campsfield House detention centre, dealt with more than 100 patients.   more...

Morse fan's lucky break

Inspector Morse fan James Went got behind the wheel of his new car, Morse's classic 1959 Mark II Jaguar, at Magdalen College, Oxford, where the first episode of the popular drama was filmed.   more...

Study in how to target pupils

The Minister for Lifelong Learning and Higher Education, Margaret Hodge, praised staff and students at Oxford University for their work in attracting more state school students.   more...

Reporter has way with words

OXFORD Mail reporter Alison Bartlett, 23, has been named Trainee Journalist Of The Year by Darlington College of Technology.   more...

Girl hurt in school bus crash

A 13-year-old girl was hurt when a school bus and a lorry collided.   more...

Go-ahead close for new hall

Garsington is close to getting the new village hall it has wanted for 30 years.   more...

Greyhounds: Tomorrow's Oxford card and last night's results

7.20 450m A9   more...

Football: Scotty still on sidelines

Oxford United are out to stop the rot in their first-ever Football League derby with Cheltenham Town at The Kassam Stadium tomorrow.   more...

Football: Thame eye Joyce

Thame United boss Andy Sinnott is hoping to sign experienced defender Tony Joyce from Banbury United.   more...

Oxford,Abingdon,Banbury,Bicester,Didcot,Thame,Wantage,Wallingford,Witney News

Spotlight falls on our heroes

Heroes from Oxfordshire are to be honoured tonight.   more...

Football: Saturday fixtures

NATIONWIDE LEAGUE   more...

Football: Didcot dip

Cherry Red Records Hellenic League   more...

Football: Sunday fixtures

MORRELLS OXFORD SUNDAY LEAGUE   more...

Rugby: Triple boost for Chinnor

Chinnor received three pieces of good news before their revenge mission away to Weston-super-Mare in the fourth round of the RFU Intermediate Cup tomorrow.   more...

Badminton: Eynsham crush Gosford

Magdalen Eynsham dropped only one rubber as they destroyed Gosford Hill 8-1 in men's Division 1 of the Oxford and District League.   more...

Rugby: Baa-baas colts up and running

Oxford Barbarians Colts play their first ever match against Marlow at Peers School Littlemore on Sunday (2).   more...

Rugby: Saturday fixtures

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Rugby: Sunday fixtures

DAVID CHARLES OXFORDSHIRE CUP   more...

Oxfordshire Business

Training experts move to manor

A fast-growing training company is lining up a move to a historic manor house that has just undergone a £1m restoration.   more...

Society suffers lending slump

Britain's biggest building society, Nationwide, has seen its mortgage lending slump despite the booming housing market.   more...

Fair trade wins prize

The Oxford, Swindon & Gloucester Co-op's support for fair trade products has won it the Marketing Campaign of the Year title at the Reed Industry Awards.   more...

Pair qualify

Two trainees at Wenn Townsend, Oxford, Jon Sheffield and Claire Chambers, have become qualified chartered accountants. The firm has taken on four new trainees: Matthew Cameron, 17, from Kidlington, Kirsten Cooper, 21, a maths graduate of Oxford University, Duncan Barrett, 21, of St Clements, Oxford, and Jonathan Gandy, 30, a physics graduate.   more...

Work credits

Abingdon Genomics company Oxagen has won recognition from the United Kingdom Accreditation Sevice (UKAS) which recognises integrity and competence in organisations providing calibration, testing, inspection and certification services. Oxagen aims to identify new therapeutics and diagnostics by studying genetics.   more...

Oxfordshire Education

Study in how to target pupils

The Minister for Lifelong Learning and Higher Education, Margaret Hodge, praised staff and students at Oxford University for their work in attracting more state school students.   more...

China dolls? No, Japanese!

Children at the Cherwell School in Oxford learned about life in Japan during a special one-day event.   more...

Night out nets £500

Huddling in a cardboard box in near-zero temperatures might not seem like the ideal way to spend a Friday night.   more...

Oxfordshire Leisure

Festive fair

A Christmas fair is being held at Newton Purcell village hall, near Bicester, on Saturday, December 1, from 10.30am to 12.30pm to raise money towards hall funds.   more...

Cats get in the picture

Cuddliest Kitten and Biggest Pudding Cat are two of a range of imaginative categories dreamed up for a photo contest.   more...

Charity night

A Bicester pub is promising a fun-packed evening of dinner, dance and cabaret on Wednesday 28 November. The George & Dragon at Fritwell, near Bicester, is hosting the event to raise money for the Breast Cancer Care charity, which gives confidential support and information to those affected by breast cancer. The star guest is Elvis impersonator Alvin, and music will be provided by Soosie. An auction and raffle will also take place. For further information or tickets, priced £25, call 01869 345221.   more...

Charity concert

The police hope to raise thousands of pounds for charity with a concert.   more...

A great Cabaret

Don't miss this week's splendid performance of Cabaret, at the Oxford Playhouse,-- a fine showcase for the singing and acting of the current crop of undergraduate 'stars'.   more...

Oxfordshire News

'Biggest ever investment'

Oxford's world-famous Randolph Hotel has come up with plans for a £12m refurbishment programme -- in a demonstration of confidence that tourism can recover from the impact of the September 11 terrorist outrage.   more...

Opposition grows to sports club plans

A battle is looming over a scheme to build a four-storey leisure club on one of Oxford's most sensitive green sites.   more...

City among worst for TV licence dodgers

Oxford is one of the region's worst offenders when it comes to television licence evasion.   more...

War on weed praised

A fight to rid the county of a killer weed has won Oxfordshire County Council an award.   more...

Teenagers' health unit re-opens

Teenagers with mental health problems are being welcomed back to a special unit which has been re-opened following a £180,000 refurb- ishment.   more...

Poor pay is driving away our police, says Baldry

Banbury MP Tony Baldry has clashed with Home Office Minister Beverley Hughes in the Commons over the low pay of Oxfordshire police officers.   more...

Team treats 100 at Campsfield

A medical team, sent to a disturbance at Campsfield House detention centre, dealt with more than 100 patients.   more...

Morse fan's lucky break

Inspector Morse fan James Went got behind the wheel of his new car, Morse's classic 1959 Mark II Jaguar, at Magdalen College, Oxford, where the first episode of the popular drama was filmed.   more...

Diabetes sufferer vanishes

Concern is growing for the safety of an Oxfordshire diabetes sufferer who has gone missing.   more...

Reporter has way with words

OXFORD Mail reporter Alison Bartlett, 23, has been named Trainee Journalist Of The Year by Darlington College of Technology.   more...

Triggering the happier child by Zahra Akkerhuys

Many mothers say they can barely remember the early months of their child's life.   more...

United boss banned

Oxford United have suspended manager Mark Wright on full pay after allegations that he racially abused a black referee.   more...

Oxfordshire Sport

Football: Is this the end for Wright?

Mark Wright's reign as the first king of The Kassam Stadium looks to be over after Oxford United suspended him, following this week's allegations that he racially abused a black referee.   more...

Greyhounds: Tomorrow's Oxford card and last night's results

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Angling: Carp cracker

A cracking mirror carp, weighing 35lb 2oz, was caught at Guys Lake on the Shimano Linear complex near Stanton Harcourt.   more...

Football: Scotty still on sidelines

Oxford United are out to stop the rot in their first-ever Football League derby with Cheltenham Town at The Kassam Stadium tomorrow.   more...

Football: Thame eye Joyce

Thame United boss Andy Sinnott is hoping to sign experienced defender Tony Joyce from Banbury United.   more...

Football: Abingdon set to splash out

Abingdon Town's survival hopes have been given a boost after manager Alan Thorne was given cash to sign a new striker by one of the Ryman League Division 3 club's sponsors.   more...

Rugby: Saturday fixtures

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Rugby: Sunday fixtures

DAVID CHARLES OXFORDSHIRE CUP   more...

Thame News

Football: Thame eye Joyce

Thame United boss Andy Sinnott is hoping to sign experienced defender Tony Joyce from Banbury United.   more...

Progress on cycle path

The last stretch of the Sustrans path leading into Lord Williams's School at Thame has been given the go-ahead.   more...

Hope for centre

Thame town council is considering putting more money into the Barns Centre in Church Road to help it overcome financial difficulties. Mayor Don Butler, who is this year's chairman of the management committee, said the joint venture between the town council and parish church was "a wonderful centre" and was worthy of support.   more...

Cash served up

A £190 grant given by the town council to Thame Tennis Club will be used for a ball machine and a speed gun which measures the speed of serves.   more...

Wallingford News

Football: Wally eye top spot

AFC Wallingford will be looking to go top of the table when they host Cranleigh in the Combined Counties Premier Division tomorrow.   more...

Doris on the buses

Henley MP Boris Johnson's bid to find out what it's like being an old lady using Oxfordshire's buses has got off to a stuttering start.   more...

Steward selected

Sir Colin Imray KBE CMG is to be the next High Steward of Wallingford following the retirement of Judge Sir Stephen Tumim.   more...

Wantage News

Girl hurt in school bus crash

A 13-year-old girl was hurt when a school bus and a lorry collided.   more...

Night out nets £500

Huddling in a cardboard box in near-zero temperatures might not seem like the ideal way to spend a Friday night.   more...

Charity concert

The police hope to raise thousands of pounds for charity with a concert.   more...

Racing: Knight's purple patch

Henrietta Knight has her Wantage string in fine form ahead of Best Mate's eagerly-awaited outing at Ascot and Edredon Bleu's bid for a fourth consecutive victory in the BBA Peterborough Chase at Huntingdon tomorrow.   more...

Witney News

Football: Nigel's aiming to keep hair on

Eccentric Chipping Norton Town chairman Nigel Harrison will be tearing his hair out - quite literally, if his side beat Middle Barton in Saturday's Hellenic League Division 1 clash.   more...

War of words on blasphemy

Two Oxfordshire MPs are set for a confrontation with the Bishop of Oxford over the Blasphemy Law.   more...

Cameras for Christmas

Witney town centre's closed circuit camera system will be up and running before Christmas.   more...

Diabetes sufferer vanishes

Concern is growing for the safety of an Oxfordshire diabetes sufferer who has gone missing.   more...

Eight in court following violence

Eight Chipping Norton men are to appear at Oxford Crown Court on charges arising from disturbances in the town on the day of its September fair.   more...

Cats get in the picture

Cuddliest Kitten and Biggest Pudding Cat are two of a range of imaginative categories dreamed up for a photo contest.   more...

Bathroom blaze

Fire crews were called to Lancut Road, off Windrush Valley Road, Witney, on Wednesday morningafter a portable gas heater caught fire in a bathroom. An elderly man was treated for smoke inhalation at the scene.   more...

Call for rethink

West Oxfordshire District Council planners have told Berkeley Homes Ltd to rethink a scheme to demolish a bungalow and build four new homes on land at New Yatt Road, Witney.   more...

  
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