Stories for 15 January 2001

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Stories for 15 January 2001

Oxfordshire Business

County roars into the lead

The high-speed, hi-tech flagship motorsport business in Oxfordshire has been spotlighted as one of Britain's most important industries. more...

Keeping a family tradition

The boss of an expanding plastics injection moulding company is handing over the reins to his eldest son. more...

Telecom firm networks regions

Telecom company TFM has relaunched its network division and started to open a series of regional offices. more...

We are here to help

Ofex, the established stock market for unquoted companies, will visit Oxford later this month to show how it can aid firms and investors. more...

Oxfordshire Education

Progress is primary success of school

Pupils make good progress at a popular primary school, even though many are only there for a short time. more...

Youths receive sporting chance

Every pupil is to be entitled to at least two hours of PE a week and extra coaching as part of a 7m package to improve sport in schools. more...

Mobile classroom takes health message to pupils

A charity is half way to providing a second mobile classroom as part of a drugs prevention programme for children. more...

Youngsters advise mayor on clean-up

Children as young as seven have given advice to councillors on how to clean up their town. more...

Oxfordshire Leisure

Brett aims to hit peak form

Overweight pub restaurant worker Brett Davis faces two big challenges. more...

Help at hand for budding dancers

A dance group is offering career opportunities to people with learning disabilities. more...

First leg fine for Polly

Pilot Polly Vacher has completed the first leg of her solo round-the-world flight. more...

Oxfordshire News

Addict's dirty needle jabs nine-year-old boy

The mother of a boy jabbed with a potentially lethal hypodermic needle is angry with drug addicts who dumped it in an Oxford playground, writes Victoria Owen. more...

Too few beds puts JR top of staffing poll

An Oxford MP today claimed Oxfordshire's hospitals were the best staffed in Britain because they had so few beds, writes Madeleine Pennell. more...

Campaign for more bobbies

Gareth Epps, the prospective Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for Witney, met police in Chipping Norton on Friday to continue his campaign to restore police numbers. more...

Incinerator is causing stink with residents

Householders living near an animal incinerator say they are being forced to put up with the "horrific stink" of burning carcasses. more...

Bus hub plans for station unveiled

A bus terminus and transport hub at the busy Didcot Parkway station could emerge from a new transport study. more...

Union rejects last offer at BMW plant

Pay talks will continue todayat Oxford's BMW plant where the new Mini is being built. more...

Rider died after mix-up

A motorcyclist was fatally injured in a head-on collision with a car after a misunderstanding between drivers. more...

Postcode change upsets traders

Businesses in Witney face an extra expense, following Royal Mail's decision to change the town's postcode. more...

Plan to 'reclaim' street for shoppers

An ambitious timetable has been set for the plan to revamp Oxford's Cornmarket Street. more...

Pay and display charges to rise

Councillors have voted narrowly to increase pay and display charges. more...

Youngsters advise mayor on clean-up

Children as young as seven have given advice to councillors on how to clean up their town. more...

Salon keeps help for needy in style

Special equipment to help children with learning difficulties learn about touch will be among equipment bought with a £200 donation. more...

Three killed in crashes

Three people died in road accidents across the region over the weekend. more...