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Stories for 2 February 2005

Oxfordshire Business

`Keep the cars a-rolling'

Oxford city councillors have reacted with delight to news that BMW will invest millions more in its Cowley Mini plant.   more...

Oxfordshire Cars

Daewoo turns to Chevrolet

The third incarnation of Daewoo, now known as Chevrolet, starts in the UK this week.   more...

Iconic badge is back

MOTORWORLD Volkswagen staged a special event to mark the arrival of the new Golf GTI.   more...

Oxfordshire News

Our right to protest

Sir - I respect Roy Thomas's views on Jerry Springer the Opera shown on BBC TV, We're too wimpish (Oxford Mail, January 26).   more...

Increasing poverty

Sir - Hilary Benn, Secretary of State for International Development, did not come to Oxford at the invitation of Christian Aid as your article stated (Oxford Mail, January 28). However, we were pleased that David Potts, a volunteer Christian Aid organiser in Oxford, was asked to chair the discussion.   more...

Peers head moves county

Chris Dark, the headteacher of Peers Technology College in Oxford, is leaving the school after 14 years to take up a new post in Wiltshire.   more...

Council 'dragged feet over repairs'

A young couple living with their infant son in a dilapidated council house in Oxford say they have had to complain again and again to make the property secure.   more...

Pet died in agony, court told

A couple who left a Rottweiler with a tumour the size of a football to waste away and die have been banned from keeping dogs for life.   more...

Students win trip to study key war sites

Pupils from an Oxford school have won a trip to Thailand and Japan to visit key Second World War sites.   more...

`Benefits system is too tough'

A disabled woman who said she was made to feel like a "fraudster" when she applied for benefits has called for a change in the system.   more...

Outcry at plan to reduce speeding fines

Oxford's Green councillors are backing a campaign against Government plans to reduce speeding fines.   more...

February 2: A law unto themselves

AS the number of mobile phone users in Britain rockets, so do the protests about the masts needed to make them work.   more...

New chief will target violence in the home

North Oxfordshire's new top cop says his priorities are cracking down on domestic violence, car crime and house break-ins.   more...

Long-awaited relief road moves closer

A relief road for Banbury is a step closer after it was included in a review of Oxfordshire's transport network.   more...

Recycling at the double

Green group Sustainable Wallingford is combining two of its most successful events in one major recycling double bill.   more...

We owe Kassam a big thank-you

Sir - If Brian Lester feels smug (his claim not mine) about the sale of land to Oxford United chairman Firoz Kassam at Blackbird Leys, that is his right (Oxford Mail, January 27).   more...

Rise of the masts

Hundreds more mobile phone antennae could be put up around Oxfordshire adding to those already in our schools, communities and countryside.   more...

`Keep the cars a-rolling'

Oxford city councillors have reacted with delight to news that BMW will invest millions more in its Cowley Mini plant.   more...

Oxfordshire Sport

Athletics: Suffering Kelly eager to get back on track

Oxford City's middle-distance star Kelly Caffel is on the long road to recovery after a nightmare three years of injury and illness problems.   more...

Football: Fringe men miss big chance

Oxford United's fringe players failed to put pressure on those occupying the shirt with a lacklustre display for the reserves yesterday.   more...

Football: Carterton silence derby rivals Brize

Carterton saw off arch-rivals Brize Norton 3-1 as they took another massive step towards retaining their Premier Division title.   more...

Football: Steventon hit Benson with six of the best

Steventon reached the semi-finals of the North Berks Charity Shield with a 6-1 victory over Benson.   more...

Football: Reading give Nina new lease of football life

A football-mad ten-year-old girl who was running out of places to play the game has had her problem solved after being signed up by Reading FC.   more...

Football: Super Barker bags a treble

Oxfordshire Charity Cup: Adam Barker hammered a hat-trick as Launton Sports booked their place in the semi-finals of the competition with a 3-2 victory against Enstone Sports.   more...

Athletics: Suffering Kelly eager to get back on track

Oxford City's middle-distance star Kelly Caffel is on the long road to recovery after a nightmare three years of injury and illness problems.   more...

Athletics: Lucy gets cash boost

Oxfordshire athlete Lucy Boggis has been boosted in her fight to regain full fitness with a second cash award from the Ron Pickering Memorial Fund, writes RUSSELL SMITH.   more...

Rugby: Forrester gets his England chance

James Forrester, who was tipped for top honours three years ago, has finally made it to England's Six Nations squad.   more...

Athletics: Ashton finishes in the frame

Mathew Ashton showed a fine return to form following a long injury lay-off as he finished third in the under 20 men's race at the South of England Cross Country Championships at Parliament Hill, London.   more...

Football: Deadly Dean bags hat-trick

RT Harris Oxford City FA: Craig Dean bagged a treble as Beckley Sports marched into the semi-finals of the County Junior League Cup with a 4-3 home victory over Wheatley.   more...

  
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