Stories for 29 August 2005

Oxfordshire News

Fun in the parks

Enjoy the sunshine and the sounds-- that was the message from top guitar band Texas to revellers at Fox FM's star-studded Party in the Park yesterday.   more...

Top cop judges crimefighters

Thames Valley Chief Constable Peter Neyroud has been selected to judge the world's first 'Nobel' prize in crime fighting.   more...

50 FIREFIGHTERS TACKLE VILLAGE BLAZE

Shocked resident Lucy Hughes told how she spotted a raging fire in her thatched outbuilding as she made her way upstairs to bed at home in Oxford.   more...

Pub loses its music licence

A pub at the centre of a row over antisocial behaviour has had its public entertainment licence revoked.   more...

Summer scheme proves huge hit

A scheme aimed at giving youngsters from disadvantaged backgrounds something to do over the summer holidays has proved a massive success.   more...

MP's bar to top job

Conservative leadership candidate David Cameron will relinquish his £28,000 post as a non-executive director of a pub chain if he becomes the next leader of the Tories.   more...

Drains kicking up a real stink

People have been holding their noses over the weekend as a foul pong swept across the city.   more...

Funds flood in for memorial

A football tournament and auction have been held to raise funds for a memorial for the victims of Oxford's Eastern Bypass tragedy.   more...