Oxfordshire | Archive | 2003 | February
A bidding war could break out for an Oxfordshire biotech company which last month announced plans to merge with a Cambridge-based rival. more...
Hard times in the motor industry are being blamed for up to 100 job losses at a Banbury car parts company. more...
The search to find a home for a new brewery to replace the historic Brakspear plant in Henley has been narrowed down to a single site. more...
Talented young entrepreneurs are being offered the chance to win up to £500 in a business competition. more...
Young people deciding which career path to take were given advice by an Olympic gold medallist. more...
Opposition to regional assemblies in the South East is being led by Oxfordshire County Council. more...
NHS managers are helping health workers at Oxfordshire's major hospitals to find their perfect partners through the Internet. more...
Images of celebrities leap out at us every day, whether on our TV screens or in the pages of newspapers and magazines. more...
Local businesses should become involved in the bid to beat the litter problem around Oxford's untidy ring road, according to Mary Hope -- the chairman of Headington community and development committee. more...
A pub landlord whose car crashed through a hedge and overturned after he had been drinking was fined £240 and banned from driving for 18 months. more...
An Oxford pensioner hanged himself from rafters after leaving detailed instructions for relatives about his belongings. more...
DEMOLITION Day -- The Bulldozers Return could have been the name of the movie showing at Abingdon's old Regal Cinema this week. more...
New beds for critically-ill heart attack patients at an Oxford hospital are empty because NHS managers cannot afford to fund them. more...
Measures to protect Oxford University's Taylor Institution from the pollution of tourist coaches have been agreed by county councillors. more...
A nursing assistant hanged herself after her boyfriend ended their relationship, an inquest heard. more...
The new owner of a historic house, who plans to commute to London by helicopter, has promised to minimise disruption to nearby villagers. more...
A travelling nun with a 3ft statue of the Virgin Mary has been asking people in Oxford to repent their sins and pray for world peace. more...
Men aged between 60 and 64 are being urged to apply for bus passes, so they do not miss out on subsidised journeys when the rules on eligibility change. more...
The Home Office has misled people over the safety implications of its plan for an asylum seekers centre near Bicester, a public inquiry heard. more...
Thousands of pounds of computer equipment was stolen from an Oxford firm when it was targeted by burglars for the third time in five months. more...
A retired factory worker bled to death after accidentally tearing open a varicose vein on his foot, an inquest heard. more...
A motorbike salesman from Oxford died in mysterious circumstances after overdosing on heroin in sheltered accommodation run by mental health charity Mind. more...
Didcot Town Council is worried that illegal parking will escalate following the departure of the town's traffic warden. more...
Plans for a farmers' market in Didcot may be abandoned because of a lack of venue and complaints from existing traders. more...
Householders in north Oxfordshire could be hit by a worse-than-expected increase in council tax bills. more...
Stolen car stereos are to be displayed at Banbury police station in a bid to trace their owners. more...
Banbury's Community Bus is helping young people find work. more...
A Banbury man has appeared before Oxford Crown Court for robbery. more...
Bridget Jones's body double, Melinda Whiting, is looking for a double for herself. more...
A street trader selling batteries and torches is to set up shop in Bicester despite opposition from the town council. more...
A Bicester couple braved freezing conditions to get married in a church made completely from ice. more...
Business owners are angry at plans to extend Wantage's taxi rank, claiming they are already suffering from drunks vandalising their premises at night and from engine fumes by day. more...
Schoolchildren will be warned of the dangers of drugs and given tips on how to avoid being encouraged to try them as part of a new community safety drive. more...
A Grove man is gearing up for the gruelling London Marathon to raise funds for disabled children in Uganda. more...
for yellow lines Double yellow lines are due to be painted along 21 streets in Wallingford this year in a bid to solve some of the town's parking and traffic problems. more...
Benson School pupils became part of a living history lesson when they stepped back 150 years to the time when their school was first opened. more...
Customers at Oxfordshire's newest sports centre may be able to get their clothes dry cleaned while they work out if a £2 m extension is approved. more...
Plans to build 21 flats and houses on a playing field in Abingdon have been refused following objections from neighbours and the town council. more...
A fever which killed hundreds of Oxford prisoners has returned to haunt council taxpayers four centuries later. more...
Long waits at Oxfordshire casualty units are becoming a thing of the past thanks to a 'traffic light' computer system introduced two months ago. more...
A man of very low intelligence, with the reading age of a five-year-old, lacked the mental capacity to sign over half of his family home to his brother, the High Court was told. more...
Morrells of Oxford Sunday League Cup more...
James Nevin led a a trio of successes for Thame's senior boxers in the Home Counties ABA finals at Thame United FC. more...
Autotype UTV League more...
Banbury Cross trio Keith Holloway, Calvin Carpenter and Gary Lucas went down 18-13 to Handy Cross in the area final of the English National Indoor Association's triples. more...
Abingdon B kept their Division 1 title hopes alive and effectively ended those of British Rail SA A with an 8-2 victory in the Didcot & District League. more...
Oxfordshire indoor cricket champions Kingston Bagpuize slipped to a disappointing defeat in the first round of the national competition against Hampton-in-Arden, winners of the Warwickshire section. more...
Morrells of Oxford Sunday League more...
ACTION returns to Oxford Stadium tomorrow as young hopefuls try to secure a place in the Silver Machine's Conference League line-up, writes JOHN GAISFORD. more...
Tickets are now on sale direct from the Kassam Stadium ticket office for the Powergen Cup semi-final rugby match between Northampton Saints and London Irish on Sunday, March 2 (3.30pm). more...
RAY Sturgess (Bricklayers) was given a fright in the opening rounds of the Eynsham League's individual competitions. more...
BUDDY Holly was -- and remains -- one of the giants of the rock 'n' roll era. His perfectly crafted songs created the templates for other writers -- including the Beatles -- to follow, writes Chris Gray. more...
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