Stories for 20 August 2005

Oxfordshire Business

Scientists face patent battle

Two Russian scientists who disappeared two years ago just as a multi-million-pound Oxford factory was about to exploit their invention have returned -- to face a potential legal battle over patents.   more...

Oxfordshire News

Closures add to city pressures

It has come to my notice that the Duke of York in St Ebbe's, Oxford, is closing down.   more...

Change for the better

Some time ago I spent 11 hours on a hard trolley in A&E at the John Radcliffe Hospital, and after treatment had to taxi home.   more...

Smash leads to speed hump call

A car was partially crushed against a wall after a collision with a taxi in central Oxford on Saturday afternoon.   more...

Happy landings for Mary at 100

When record-breaking pilot Polly Vacher gave a talk to an Oxfordshire WI group she never expected a 99-year-old woman to be so fascinated by her subject.   more...

College: homes plan is popular

Magdalen College has hit back at critics who have accused it of planning to put thousands of homes on the outskirts of Oxford out of greed.   more...

Results reflect national rise

Oxfordshire's overall pass rate at A-Level has gone up to 95.6 per cent, but remains slightly below the national average of 96.2 per cent.   more...

Come and have a pint invite to Archbishop

A landlord applying for late night drinking hours has invited the Archbishop of Canterbury to share a pint with his regulars to prove it is not a 'vomit and violence' pub.   more...

Fundraiser or profit-maker?

Volunteers at an Oxford hospital charity are concerned about a publishing company using its name to get thousands of pounds of sponsorship from city firms.   more...

County Tories back Cameron's bid

Witney MP David Cameron now enjoys the support of all Oxfordshire Tory MPs in his bid to become the next leader of the Conservative Party.   more...

Weary drivers dice with death

Road safety experts are urging people in Oxfordshire to wake up to the dangers of driving when tired in light of new figures.   more...

Horse visits dying rider

A grieving Didcot man has thanked an Oxford cancer hospice for granting his dying girlfriend's last wish -- a visit from her beloved horse Tootsie.   more...

We're not trying to stop housing

Phillip Anderson completely misses the point in his letter regarding Castlemill boatyard (Oxford Mail Letters, August 11).   more...

August 15: Drugs group deserves it

It is not often that any stories about drugs are ever deemed 'good news' in the press. But the news that the Community Action Development group has been saved is not just 'good news', it's 'fantastic news'.   more...

Zones just move drink problems

Twice now, you have claimed that the Central, South and West Area Committee has called for the extension of alcohol-free zones.   more...

Buses could alter route

A new bus route between Abingdon and Didcot is being considered, but because of congestion problems at peak times in south Abingdon it may be routed via the A34, cutting out Drayton Road, Drayton and Steventon.   more...

Athlete runs for Olympic champ

Oxford athlete Hannah England -- handpicked for one-to-one mentoring with Dame Kelly Holmes -- will this weekend take part in an event to mark the double Olympic champion's last race in the UK.   more...

`Yobs must pay for police'

Nighclubs in Oxford have backed a call for drunken yobs to pay towards extra policing and clean-up costs in booze-fuelled disorder hotspots.   more...

Oxfordshire Sport

Bowls: Central are champs again

Banbury Central A retained their Oxford & District League title, despite losing their unbeaten record to closest rivals City & County A.   more...