Oxfordshire | Archive | 2004 | November
SIR -- I must comment on the letter from BBC Oxford executive editor Steve Taschini (Oxford Mail, October 21). more...
SIR -- My wife and I are both disabled, aged 85 and 80. We went on a trip to Blackpool on October 4 and were disgusted to find, as we were about to board the 10.06 Virgin train, that there was no help available. more...
A woman was grabbed from behind and subjected to a serious sexual assault as she walked home. more...
Protesters marched from east Oxford into the city centre on Saturday to object to the continuing conflict in Iraq. more...
Police have renewed an appeal for information about missing Oxford dairy worker Brian Lane. more...
A shortlist of developers hoping to build on a prime town centre site in Witney has been announced. more...
More than a century of military tradition is set to disappear if the regiment which bears the name of the county of Berkshire is axed in an Army shake-up. more...
Fans are divided over the future of Oxford United manager Graham Rix, following the team's 1-0 win against Cheltenham on Saturday. more...
A police operation dispersed a gang of up to 12 illegal hare coursers in Oxfordshire. more...
The newly-appointed Metropolitan Police Commissioner demonstrated his commitment to community links between different faiths at a special dinner in Oxford. more...
About 8,000 people gathered in Oxford to watch one of the county's biggest firework displays. more...
A royal visit could be in store for the official opening of Didcot's £50m Orchard Centre. more...
The poppy appeal is as familiar a part of our annual routine as Christmas. more...
A-77-year-old man who looks after his seriously ill wife is to lobby health officials and social workers in a bid to get more help for carers. more...
Councillors plan to write to Bicester Village in a bid to get a crossing installed across a busy road. more...
Thame's war memorial in Upper High Street, which was unveiled by former Prime Minister David Lloyd George, has been officially declared a Grade II listed monument. The town council will apply for grants to refurbish it. more...
The days of the bunnies on Wallingford's allotments getting a free feed are numbered as they are to face the ferocity of the ferrets. more...
A pub is set to get a new lease of life following the appointment of a new landlord. Baker turned publican Paul Holmes is the new landlord of the Old Anchor Inn in Abingdon. more...
SIR -- City councillor Susanna Pressel says that a public smoking ban has not affected bar and club trade in New York or Dublin (Oxford Mail, October 25). more...
More than 80 years after it began, the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal is still helping widows like Bridget Blyth clothe and keep her family warm this winter. more...
The Duke of Marlborough has asked detectives to investigate fears that members of his staff at Blenheim Palace have been systematically stealing money over two decades. more...
Oxford United are hoping they have now turned the corner after they scored again, at last, to beat local rivals Cheltenham Town. more...
Thame United 0, Forest Green Rovers 5: Former Thame United striker Jefferson Louis had a happy return to Windmill Stadium on Saturday as he helped to wreck his old side's chances of reaching the first round proper. more...
Mangotsfield Utd 2, Oxford City 1: Controversy surrrounded Oxford City's defeat at Division 1 West high-fliers Mangotsfield. more...
COCA-COLA LEAGUE TWO more...
Wantage Tn 4, Letcombe 1: Former Letcombe players Rich Claydon and Robbie Fairchild came back to haunt their old side on Saturday. more...
Gloucester City 4, Banbury Utd 1: Banbury United's good run in the Premier Division came shuddering to a halt as they crashed to defeat at lowly Gloucester on Saturday. more...
GLS Hellenic League: Didcot Town threw away two points by conceding a late equaliser to draw 2-2 against Bishops Cleeve in Saturday's only Premier Division fixture. more...
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