Oxfordshire | Archive | 2003 | February
At the end of a biology class at Oxford High School, the girls are arguing with their teacher about chromosomes. more...
Why would anyone choose to become a teacher? more...
Bessie Keen, who has died aged 103, received two messages from Buckingham Palace during her long life. more...
Music teacher Roderick Bourton has died, aged 79, after an illness. more...
Devoted mother and grandmother Violet Jacobs died peacefully in the John Radcliffe Hospital last week, almost four months after celebrating her 100th birthday. more...
Water expert and analytical chemist Peter Kiff died suddenly in the kitchen of his home at Crowmarsh Hill on January 27. more...
A founder member of both Combe and Woodstock WIs, Amy Woodward, has died at the age of 90. more...
A major reshuffle of Oxford's police inspectors has taken place, with 10 officers moving into new posts. more...
Tenants will have to brush up on their DIY skills after Oxford City Council voted to cut the repair work it carries out at council houses. more...
A depressed man who set fire to an Oxford guest house has been jailed for three years. more...
Hopes for the creation of a new day centre for the elderly in west Oxford have been revived by city councillors. more...
Children and adults were busy giving nature a helping hand in woodlands over the weekend. more...
A budget for the next three years has been agreed by Oxford City Council. more...
Oxford City Council has offered to waive a possible licence fee of up to £10,000 for a new market outside Oxford Prison for three years. more...
Stones were thrown at a young eastern European woman in what police have described as a cowardly racial attack. more...
Oxfordshire schools will not be affected by an arson attack on an education administration centre at the weekend. more...
A £10,000 FIRST prize is on offer to the winner of the 14th Blenheim Petplan International Horse Trials at Blenheim Palace in September. more...
A Didcot man smashed a front door and caused £380 of damage to a parked car, magistrates heard. more...
Supervised sports activities for children aged four to 14 are taking place at sports centres in south Oxfordshire this week. more...
A Banbury care home has been nicknamed 'The Ritz' after winning a service standard award. more...
The next meeting of the Ride a Cock Horse Folk Club at The Mill, Banbury, next Wednesday, will be an open stage night, compered by guest MC Sue Halls. more...
A campaign to restore Wheatley Windmill to working order has received a £500 boost from the Council for the Protection of Rural England. more...
Bicester Refugee Support will be speaking on behalf of asylum seekers when a public inquiry over a 750-person accommodation centre resumes. more...
A Bicester man appeared at Oxford Crown Court yesterday (February 17) charged with the attempted rape of a six-year-old boy, who cannot be identified for legal reasons. more...
More than 70 firefighters battled a roof fire at a hotel near Chinnor yesterday (February 17). more...
A countryside walk turned into a nightmare for an elderly woman whose dog was killed in an alleged savage attack by Count Nikolai Tolstoy's bull mastiff. more...
A recycling workshop arrived at Wood Green School in Witney to encourage students to look after their environment. more...
Rail services between Oxford and Worcester were disrupted this morning after a track maintenance train broke down in west Oxfordshire. more...
Fathers in Witney and west Oxfordshire can meet other dads with their children on a regular basis in Witney. more...
A series of new parking restrictions is being planned to keep traffic moving freely through Wallingford. more...
Planned Saturday farmers' markets in Wallingford could have their own park-and-ride scheme. more...
Vehicles are being wheel-clamped at the roadside as part of a DVLA campaign to catch road tax dodgers. more...
Labour-run Oxford City Council delivered a resounding anti-war message to the Government last night (February 17). more...
Contractors are back in Oxford's Cornmarket Street to complete a £3.3m repaving scheme. more...
David Charles Oxfordshire Cup: The class of centres Matt Goode and Graeme Cartmell propelled Banbury to a 35-25 victory over Witney in a potentially awkward quarter-final at Hailey Road on Sunday. more...
Oxford United have admitted they don't have enough covers to protect the whole pitch at the Kassam Stadium - but insist they are not always the answer when games are threatened by frost. more...
Oxford Silver Machine's returning rider, Jan Staechmann, proved ice cool as he romped to victory in the British Open Ice Speedway Championship at Telford. more...
Oxford Devils had a mixed weekend with a victory and a defeat in the National Conference. They won 74-63 at Hackney, but went down 92-70 to Sutton at the Vale of White Horse Leisure & Tennis Centre. more...
Rover Oxford Ladies's late fightback proved in vain as they went down 3-2 to a lively Exmouth in their English League Division 2 match. more...
Oxford City boss Paul Lee has called on his players to avoid complacency at Hellenic League Division 1 West club Chipping Norton tonight in the quarter-finals of the Oxfordshire Senior Cup. more...
South League: City of Oxford were left demoralised following their 3-2 defeat by Slough in the South League's Middlesex, Berks, Bucks & Oxon regional division. more...
Thame United players went without pay for a week, after a cash shortage at Windmill Stadium. more...
British No 1 tennis player Tim Henman makes his return to action today (Tuesday) after 15 weeks sidelined with a shoulder injury. more...
English League: Oxford Hawks fell to two second-half goals as they went down 2-0 at East Grinstead in Division 2. more...
South League: Rover Oxford bounced back from last week's shock defeat by Mill Hill to hammer Amersham & Chalfont 7-0 in Division 1 at Oxford Brookes. more...
City of Oxford played a rearranged Trysports 3 Counties League Division 1 match at Abingdon, and won 7-1. more...
West Witney were beaten 1-0 by Woking in their South Clubs' League Division 1 match. more...
South West 1: After numerous narrow defeats, Chinnor at last prevailed in a closely-fought contest when they beat Clifton 15-13 at Kingsey Road. more...
Midland Division 2 East: Banbury's hopes of banishing all fears of relegation were dashed when they crashed 37-5 away to lowly Syston on Saturday. more...
South West 2 East: Grove were unable to repeat their win earlier in the season against high-riding Swanage & Wareham, as they went down 32-13 in the return at Cane Lane. more...
David Charles Oxfordshire Cup: Centre Tom Wood scored two tries as holders Chinnor eased through to the semi-finals with a 22-0 win at Chipping Norton, despite fielding a weakened side. more...
In the draw for the semi-finals of the David Charles Oxfordshire Cup, Banbury will be at home to Oxford Harlequins, while Chinnor are away to either Henley or Henley Wanderers, who meet in their delayed quarter-final on Sunday, March 9. more...
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