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Stories for 8 April 2002

Abingdon News

Parents grill leader over care centre's future

Mothers of children who need 24-hour care spelled out their plight to Oxfordshire's political leader at an emotion-charged meeting in Abingdon.   more...

Motorists face delays

Traffic travelling through Abingdon could face even longer delays than predicted over the next few weeks.   more...

Banbury News

Army twins get musical

Banbury twins Scott and Richard Reading, 14, joined 200 Army Cadet musicians from all over the country at a musical workshop at Winchester barracks.   more...

Schools get sport awards

Three Oxfordshire schools have been awarded the Sport England Activemark Gold Award.   more...

Didcot News

Schools get sport awards

Three Oxfordshire schools have been awarded the Sport England Activemark Gold Award.   more...

Oxford News

Family fights to keep out rats swimming in toilet

A family has placed a heavy weight on their toilet lid to stop rats climbing up from the sewers and into their home.   more...

Poll result gives boost to Culture Capital bid

Oxford has come third in a poll of 12,000 people voting for their choice of city for European Capital of Culture.   more...

Controversial city skate park opens

Skateboarders displayed their skills at a new skate park in north Oxford on Saturday, while nearby residents gritted their teeth.   more...

Line up for ID parade

Police are looking for white men to take part in identity parades at St Aldate's police station in Oxford on Thursday and Friday at 1pm.   more...

Schools get sport awards

Three Oxfordshire schools have been awarded the Sport England Activemark Gold Award.   more...

Oxfordshire Business

Rising Formula Three team roars into county

A motor racing team is gearing up for a bright future after moving its base to Oxfordshire.   more...

Software firm gets big cash injection

A rapidly expanding software retailer is set for further growth after lining up a major cash injection.   more...

Companies get taste of Arabia

Oxfordshire business people hoping to export their products to Arabian Gulf states could get a helping hand from the Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce.   more...

Oxfordshire News

Pensioner faces wait for therapist

A 93-year-old woman, who has fallen in her home at least three times, has waited nine months for a social services assessment.   more...

Woman dies in Thai hotel

THE father of a 26-year-old backpacker from Oxfordshire found dead in a cheap Thailand hotel has spoken of his family's devastation.   more...

Tory asks for rethink on cuts

A former Tory councillor has asked Oxfordshire County Council's Conservative-Liberal Democrat administration to think again about cutting social services.   more...

Family fights to keep out rats swimming in toilet

A family has placed a heavy weight on their toilet lid to stop rats climbing up from the sewers and into their home.   more...

Army twins get musical

Banbury twins Scott and Richard Reading, 14, joined 200 Army Cadet musicians from all over the country at a musical workshop at Winchester barracks.   more...

Group raises funds in patient's honour

Friends and family of a woman fighting cancer have raised £7,000 for a hospital on a secret sponsored walk.   more...

Ex-boxer jailed for arson attack

A former schoolboy boxing champion who rammed a blazing car into a rival's home has been jailed for five years.   more...

Poll result gives boost to Culture Capital bid

Oxford has come third in a poll of 12,000 people voting for their choice of city for European Capital of Culture.   more...

Developer proposes new shop to serve villagers

A property company says it plans to provide a new shop for the village of Freeland.   more...

Council reserves could fund industrial centre

Spare funds totalling £80m held by West Oxfordshire District Council could be invested in industrial property as councillors fear a drop in interest rates could shrink their savings.   more...

No action against nurse over letters to patient

A nurse who admitted misconduct by writing three letters to a 16-year-old female patient while on holiday has been told that he can continue practising.   more...

Records system set for shake-up

A new system of organising records at Oxfordshire County Council looks set to be implemented in the near future.   more...

New bus fares attract criticism

Bus fare increases have attracted criticisms from councillors in west Oxfordshire.   more...

Controversial city skate park opens

Skateboarders displayed their skills at a new skate park in north Oxford on Saturday, while nearby residents gritted their teeth.   more...

Shops to close for Royal funeral

Shops across the county will close their doors tomorrow as a mark of respect during the Queen Mother's funeral.   more...

Successful charity sets year target

An RAF charity based in Wantage has set a target of raising more than £10,000 this year after a collection at an Oxfordshire garden centre scooped £1,284 in just one day.   more...

Pupils taste cooking

Children cooked up a feast to raise money for food technology equipment at Aston and Cote Primary School, near Witney.   more...

Motorists face delays

Traffic travelling through Abingdon could face even longer delays than predicted over the next few weeks.   more...

Chef shows off skills

Chef Chris Barber, who cooked for the Prince of Wales, is to give a cookery demonstration at the next Wallingford Farmers' Market on Tuesday, April 16.   more...

Bands to do battle in contest

Budding rock and pop musicians can compete against other bands in a competition organised by West Oxfordshire District Council as part of the Dynamix Music Festival.   more...

Surgeries close for training

Doctors' surgeries across Oxford are to close on Wednesday afternoon.   more...

Line up for ID parade

Police are looking for white men to take part in identity parades at St Aldate's police station in Oxford on Thursday and Friday at 1pm.   more...

Rowing mission

A four-strong crew from an Oxford charity is training to row more than 50 miles -- without making a splash.   more...

Textile trail reveals history

Visitors to Woodstock can learn the history of the town by following the Woodstock Textile Trail.   more...

Schools get sport awards

Three Oxfordshire schools have been awarded the Sport England Activemark Gold Award.   more...

Collection seminar

In a bid to get its 'wheelie-bins-are-best' message across, South Oxfordshire District Council held a seminar on Monday, April 8, about rubbish collection.   more...

Shops to close for Royal funeral

Shops across the county will close their doors tomorrow as a mark of respect during the Queen Mother's funeral.   more...

Queen Mother's coffin moved to Westminster

Time seemed to freeze for thousands of onlookers. The pomp and ceremony was for an instant eclipsed by the sense of loss and sorrow as the coffin of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother passed the six-deep crowds lining the procession route.   more...

Abandoned baby is ready for adoption

A baby boy who was found dumped in a plastic bag outside an Oxfordshire allotment looks set to be adopted after his parents failed to come forward.   more...

Cuts vote and funeral clash

A decision to discuss £9m of cuts to social services at the same time as the Queen Mother's funeral has been condemned as disrespectful by campaigners.   more...

Shoppers warned about Del Boys

Trading standards officers spread the message about Del Boy-style dodgy dealers at Templars Square shopping centre in Cowley, Oxford.   more...

Oxfordshire Sport

Culloty lifts Gold Cup and National double

Jim Culloty joined an elite band of jockeys to win the Gold Cup and the Grand National in the same season with a thrilling victory on Bindaree at Aintree on Saturday.   more...

Lifeless City blown away by Uxbridge

Lacklustre City meekly surrendered the Ryman Division 1 points to Uxbridge as they lost 3-1 at a windswept Honeycroft on Saturday.   more...

Summer of toil ahead for United

Oxford United's players will be training through the summer to try to improve themselves - so they can make a much better fist of it next season.   more...

Wallingford News

Chef shows off skills

Chef Chris Barber, who cooked for the Prince of Wales, is to give a cookery demonstration at the next Wallingford Farmers' Market on Tuesday, April 16.   more...

Wantage News

Successful charity sets year target

An RAF charity based in Wantage has set a target of raising more than £10,000 this year after a collection at an Oxfordshire garden centre scooped £1,284 in just one day.   more...

Witney News

Woman dies in Thai hotel

THE father of a 26-year-old backpacker from Oxfordshire found dead in a cheap Thailand hotel has spoken of his family's devastation.   more...

Group raises funds in patient's honour

Friends and family of a woman fighting cancer have raised £7,000 for a hospital on a secret sponsored walk.   more...

Developer proposes new shop to serve villagers

A property company says it plans to provide a new shop for the village of Freeland.   more...

Council reserves could fund industrial centre

Spare funds totalling £80m held by West Oxfordshire District Council could be invested in industrial property as councillors fear a drop in interest rates could shrink their savings.   more...

New bus fares attract criticism

Bus fare increases have attracted criticisms from councillors in west Oxfordshire.   more...

Pupils taste cooking

Children cooked up a feast to raise money for food technology equipment at Aston and Cote Primary School, near Witney.   more...

Bands to do battle in contest

Budding rock and pop musicians can compete against other bands in a competition organised by West Oxfordshire District Council as part of the Dynamix Music Festival.   more...

Textile trail reveals history

Visitors to Woodstock can learn the history of the town by following the Woodstock Textile Trail.   more...

  
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