Oxfordshire | Archive | 2003 | March
A children's cancer charity received a boost when 250 red balloons rose skyward in Oxford's Christ Church Meadows on March 11. more...
A £2.25m plan for a cricket and rugby Centre of Excellence in Oxford is moving forward. more...
A man accused of wounding a police officer said he did not intend to hurt anyone when he ran out of an Oxford pub carrying beer bottles. more...
A woman has given up a career with the BBC to walk nearly 1,000 miles to raise money for the Nuffield Orthopaedic Hospital in Oxford. more...
A 70-year-old Kidlington man has become one of the oldest people to take part in a 60-mile desert trek in Egypt to raise money for charity. more...
An expert on the law regarding live entertainment is chairing a question and answer session in Oxford on March 12 to warn of restrictions in the new Licensing Bill. more...
Britain's largest independent contemporary dance company visited Oxford College of Further Education and put performing arts students through their paces. more...
A man whose body was discovered at Iffley Lock on March 6 has been identified as Stanley Hornsey, 40, of Luther Street, Oxford. more...
March 12 is national No Smoking Day. more...
Crime has been dramatically cut by police using pedal power to patrol Oxford's estates. more...
Smokers marked No Smoking Day today by stubbing out their habits and raising money for the Oxford Children's Hospital Campaign. more...
Baroness Emma Nicholson, Liberal Democrat MEP for South East England, will be the guest speaker at the East Oxford Liberal Democrats' annual dinner at Oxford Brookes University on March 14. more...
Police analysed more than 10,000 images of child pornography after seizing several computers from the Abingdon home of Stephen Newton, a court heard. more...
Vehicles could be banned from parts of the Ridgeway National Trail to help protect the surface of the ancient route. more...
Drug dealers have been warned police are watching them after an address in west Oxford was raided. more...
Chipping Norton county councillor Robert Evans has been appointed to a new body that supports watchdog committees. more...
Work is under way on a new south entrance to the Harwell Business Centre and neighbouring Chilton science sites. more...
£2.5m to make thin TVs A company developing a new generation of thin TV screens has raised £2.5m from venture capitalists. more...
A new hospital department in Banbury will cut waiting times for some operations. more...
A pub has raised more than £7,000 for charity. more...
An Adderbury Scout is hoping to achieve a top award by helping raise funds for Katharine House hospice. more...
Cherwell district treasurer Les Angel is retiring after 40 years in local government. more...
A man has been charged with stealing a computer, radio, CD players, and keys -- worth £900 in total from Drayton School. more...
A race night at Banbury town hall on April 25 will raise money for the Fine Lady on a White Horse appeal. more...
Robbers have struck more than 11 times across Oxford since March 7, including one incident in which a gun was held to a woman's head at an off-licence. more...
Two projects in Oxfordshire aimed at improving conditions for patients have been praised in a national report. more...
A bus damaged a new traffic island only a day after it was installed as part of new traffic-calming measures in Banbury Road, Bicester. more...
Pupils put their scientific experiments on show for parents at the end of a science week. more...
Bicester's firefighters will be collecting in Sheep Street on March 15, from 9.30am to 4.30pm, to raise money for two charities. more...
A children's concert organised by the Wantage Orchestra is taking place on March 23, at King Alfred's School. more...
A charity night in aid of Wantage hospital's League of Friends is being staged in the Lord Nelson pub on March 14 from 8.30pm. more...
A visit to the Crufts dog show proved to be a thrill for wheelchair-bound Sue McCarthy of Thame. more...
Faure's Requiem and Mozart's Ave Verum will feature in the Lord Williams's Festival Chorus spring concert at Thame Leisure Centre on March 29 at 7.30pm. more...
Towersey's parochial church council gave the £250 made at St Catherine's carol service to Children in Touch, the Chinnor-based charity helping autistic children. more...
Video clips from 20 years of Thame Players' productions will be shown at a special party at the Nelson Street theatre, Thame, on April 12. more...
The loss of up to 200 jobs at a Chipping Norton furniture factory has been described as "depressing" by the area's MP. more...
Farmers attended a forum on renewable energy and alternative crops organised by West Oxfordshire District Council. more...
Five pupils trained as lifeguards in readiness for public sessions at their school's new swimming pool. more...
The Witney and district branch of the National Childbirth Trust will be holding a nearly new sale on April 12, from 10am to noon, in the town's Corn Exchange. more...
Witney's branch of Citizen Advocacy, which provides volunteers to help people who have difficulty speaking up for themselves, is looking for more volunteers. more...
The Burford Singers will be presenting a Victorian evening in Burford parish church on March 21 and 22, starting at 7.30pm. more...
The West Oxfordshire Stop the War Group will be holding a meeting on March 19, in the Langdale Hall, Witney, starting at 7.30pm with invited speakers. more...
An Oxfordshire church choir is set to give the first performance of a 20-minute mass, written by a Warborough composer, at Christ Church in Dublin. more...
A great-grandmother who suffered facial injuries after youths disrupted a bingo night in Berinsfield is considering making a claim for compensation. more...
Betty Atkins is to become mayor of Wallingford again. more...
A village is losing its second shop in less than six months. more...
A woman has given up a career with the BBC to walk nearly 1,000 miles to raise money for the Nuffield Orthopaedic Hospital in Oxford. more...
Oxford is the most expensive place in Britain in which to fill a car's fuel tank. more...
Students are supporting Sandi Toksvig in the election for Chancellor of Oxford University. more...
Oxford United director Bill Smith says the club will not be rushed into hasty actions - despite having crucial decisions to make. more...
Best Mate, the star of Henrietta Knight's West Lockinge stables near Wantage, is raring to go as he bids to land the Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup for a second successive year tomorrow. more...
Four Abingdon United players were sent off in the closing minutes of their 3-0 defeat by Didcot Town in the semi-final of the Berks & Bucks Senior Trophy at Loop Meadow Stadium last night. more...
Witney & District FA round-up: Brize Norton took the first step towards a possible treble with a 3-1 victory over Bampton in the Fred Ford Cup final at Marriotts Stadium, Witney. more...
RT Harris Oxford City FA round-up: North Oxford came from behind to sweep aside Gladiators 4-1 in the second Premier Cup semi-final. more...
Oxfordshire Senior League: Eynsham's 2-1 home win over Worcester College Old Boys & Bletchingdon in the Premier Division was marred by Nigel Reading suffering a broken jaw. more...
With the cross country races now behind us, attention turns to the Oxfordshire AA Road Race Grand Prix season. more...
A spectacular goal from Shane Small-King was the highlight of AFC Wallingford's 4-1 victory at home to Hartley Wintney in the Seagrave Haulage Combined Counties League on Tuesday night. more...
Abingdon Town's hopes of reaching the quarter-finals of the Associate Members Cup were dashed as they crashed 4-0 at Hungerford Town. more...
It's set to be a momentous year for Radley, as they enter teams in both men's and women's track & field league for the first time in the club's 32-year history. more...
When Matt Maudsley took over as Oxford Harlequins' coach 18 months ago, his target was to take the club into the National League. more...
Oxford Bulls emphatically returned to winning ways with a 15-5 victory at Chelmsford Chargers. more...
Thame United are set to welcome back defenders James Saulsbury and Mark Avery for tonight's Oxon Senior Cup semi-final with Hellenic League Premier Division high-fliers Hook Norton at Court Place Farm. more...
Oxfordshire maintained their unbeaten record in the Tetley Bitter Under 20 County Championship with a convincing 38-7 victory over Bucks at Stratfield Brake on Sunday. more...
The gang is back in town, and their songs and music are making a big impression on family audiences this week. more...
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