Stories for 6 December 2003

Oxfordshire Business

Cinema already aims to expand

Managers at Oxford's new multiplex cinema are already planning expansion more than a week before it opens for business.   more...

Aircraft deal is Brize winner

Up to 600 jobs are to be created at RAF Brize Norton thanks to a multi-billion pound contract to develop the next generation of air-to-air refuelling aircraft.   more...

Buy-to-let market alters

Middle-aged people in Oxfordshire are ploughing their savings into property as confidence in pensions plummets.   more...

City's stance welcomed

Business leaders say Oxford City Council's new stance on economic development is "positive and welcome" -- but they have criticised the county council.   more...

Oxfordshire Cars

Family model price hike

New car buyers are having to pay more for family models, according to the latest price analysis.   more...

New Audi to enter market

Britain's first 12-cylinder Audi -- the new A8 6.0 L quattro -- will make its debut here next spring, powered by the latest Audi W12 engine and featuring unique new frontal styling with a distinctive single frame radiator grille.   more...

Vauxhall offer

More than two million owners of Vauxhalls between four and ten years old can take advantage of a service and MoT offer to provide them with the peace of mind that their car will not let them down this winter.   more...

A bike that's proud to be British

With the myriad of motorcycles on offer to the buying public, sometimes it is quite refreshing to fly the flag -- the Union Flag.   more...

Oxfordshire Education

Women win college vote

Oxford University's last remaining all-female college has decided to retain its single-sex status.   more...

Brookes course wins status

Oxford Brookes University's osteopathy course has belatedly been recognised by the General Osteopathic Council.   more...

Oxfordshire Local Info

Rosa Eden

A popular former landlady of an Oxford pub, who was adored by regulars and family alike, has died, aged 90.   more...

Cllr Brian Law

Colleagues have been paying tribute to county councillor Brian Law, who died aged 75, after collapsing at a pensions meeting at Oxford County Hall. He had already survived two heart attacks, when he died on November 21.   more...

Oxfordshire News

Phone prize scam may cost £260

Oxfordshire residents are being warned to avoid a fake telephone competition which could cost them up to £260 per call.   more...

Recycling charges kept to a minimum

I was interested to read that your correspondent, Richard Anderson, sees flytipping as the fault of 'councils' (Oxford Mail, November 25).   more...

No propaganda in council magazine

I would like to respond to recent claims in your letters column that Oxford City Council's magazine, Your Oxford, is politically biased.   more...

£11m plans 'not enough'

A £11M project to redevelop 111 dilapidated homes in Rose Hill fails to go far enough, a residents' spokesman claims.   more...

Prize for poem after 68 years

A great-grandmother was totally surprised to learn she had won the annual Headington Poetry Competition with a poem she wrote 68 years ago.   more...

£178,000 appeal to repair hall

Villagers are aiming to raise £178,000 to pay for repair work on their community hall.   more...

Vision for village centre unveiled(AUTHOR: Staff reporter

Improving access and parking and developing specialist shops and open-air markets could help enhance the viability of Kidlington's village centre, according to consultants.   more...

£11m plans 'not enough'

A £11M project to redevelop 111 dilapidated homes in Rose Hill fails to go far enough, a residents' spokesman claims.   more...

Prize for poem after 68 years

A great-grandmother was totally surprised to learn she had won the annual Headington Poetry Competition with a poem she wrote 68 years ago.   more...

£178,000 appeal to repair hall

Villagers are aiming to raise £178,000 to pay for repair work on their community hall.   more...

Gardeners ordered to quit plots

Allotment holders threatened with eviction from their plots are demanding a referendum on plans for a £1m village hall on the site.   more...

Give us answers, urges MP

West Oxfordshire MP David Cameron attacked the Prime Minister for failing to say whether he would resign if his policy of allowing universities to charge tuition fees of up to £3,000 a year was defeated.   more...

Stolen heart machine poses danger

A portable heart defibrillator stolen from Didcot Parkway station could be dangerous in the wrong hands, police have warned.   more...

December 1: Wrong type of bin

With green, blue and brown recycling bins, some people were bound to get in a muddle.   more...

Net benefits for elderly

Pensioners in Banbury have become Internet enthusiasts thanks to an innovative project.   more...

Flood alert planned

Early-warning flood equipment, designed to protect 177 homes, is expected to be installed on a Bicester housing estate.   more...

Mothers plan playground

Mothers fed up with their village's rundown playgrounds are aiming to build their own.   more...

Band booked

Wantage Band will play at the town's Civic Hall with the Steventon Choral Society on December 6 at 7.30pm.   more...

Foxes wait for ducks evicted by council from 'ugly' shelter

Three ducks are facing eviction by South Oxfordshire District Council's enforcement officers.   more...

Give us answers, urges MP

West Oxfordshire MP David Cameron attacked the Prime Minister for failing to say whether he would resign if his policy of allowing universities to charge tuition fees of up to £3,000 a year was defeated.   more...

November 29: Sprucing up our city

The clean-up of Oxford is going on apace.   more...

November 28: Time we grew up

It is astounding that in this so-called enlightened age, self-inflicted illness is rising at such an alarming rate.   more...

Gardeners ordered to quit plots

Allotment holders threatened with eviction from their plots are demanding a referendum on plans for a £1m village hall on the site.   more...

Strain of tent life wrecks marriage

A couple who lived in a tent for more than three months with their three-year-old daughter have split up, blaming health problems and the stress of living under canvas.   more...

Gravel plan will ruin our fine countryside

Keith Mitchell, the leader of Oxfordshire County Council, has been criticised for failing to safeguard the county from the unfair and excessive quotas for sand and gravel extraction proposed by the South East England Regional Assembly (SEERA).   more...

Praise for cheap housing scheme

A HOSPITAL play assistant has praised the NHS housing scheme which helped her swap rented accommodation 30 miles away from work for her own £120,000 home.   more...

£100k bike ride across desert

A biker is hoping to raise £100,000 for Oxford's Helen House hospice by joining a demanding 11,000km race across two continents.   more...

Oxfordshire Sport

Kassam backs Atkins

Ian Atkins has been told that he will not be leaving Oxford United - and if he tries to, Firoz Kassam will make sure he is sitting at home on 'gardening leave' until the end of the season.   more...

Golf results

Results from around the clubs of Oxfordshire   more...

Club's tribute to first president

The enormous contribution made by the late Myles Boddington to the game of golf has been acknowledged by the unveiling of a photograph of him at The Oxfordshire Golf Club.   more...

Football fixtures

Matches due to be played on Saturday, December 6, 2003   more...

Football fixtures

Fixtures for Sunday, December 7, 2003   more...

Cherry Red Records Hellenic League

A preview of the weekend's football action in the Cherry Red Records Hellenic League   more...

Mystery over Lee's future

Speculation surrounds the future of Oxford City boss Paul Lee after he issued an ultimatum to the club of "back me or sack me."'   more...

West confident

Thame United player-boss Mark West is backing his side to end their run of three successive defeats when Dunstable visit Windmill Stadium on Saturday.   more...

Oxford sign up Danish star

Oxford Silver Machine promoter Nigel Wagstaff has made his first signing for the 2004 Elite League campaign by capturing exciting young Danish prospect Niels Kristian Iversen.   more...

Schools given lesson by leaders

Evenlode A increased their lead at the top of Division 2 of the Five Disciplines Badminton League with a 143-99 defeat of second-placed Oxon Schools.   more...

Hockey fixtures

Fixtures for Saturday, December 6, 2003   more...

Rugby fixtures

Matches due to be played on Saturday, December 6, 2003   more...

Shipton face Buscot

Defending champions Shipton-under-Wychwood will travel to Buscot Park in the opening round of the 2004 National Village Championship after the draw was made on Wednesday.   more...

Oxfordshire Whats On

Date with a dame

Thousands of people are expected to flock to the pantomime in Chipping Norton over the festive period.   more...

Cast gets a frosty reception

The Hans Christian Andersen tale The Snow Queen is to be performed by the Oxford-based Young Actors Company.   more...

  
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