Oxfordshire | Archive | 2006 | October
A BAT found in Abingdon has tested positive for the same strain of rabies that killed a man in Scotland. more...
THE bullet that killed bus driver Gary Morgan had "at some point in time" been loaded into a pistol found at the home of the man accused of his murder, a jury heard yesterday. more...
THE bullet that killed bus driver Gary Morgan had "at some point in time" been loaded into a pistol found at the home of the man accused of his murder, a jury heard yesterday. more...
THE bullet that killed bus driver Gary Morgan had "at some point in time" been loaded into a pistol found at the home of the man accused of his murder, a jury heard yesterday. more...
A BAT found in Abingdon has tested positive for the same strain of rabies that killed a man in Scotland. more...
A bat found in Abingdon has tested positive for the same strain of rabies that killed a man in Scotland. more...
Oxford City veteran Steve Male produced a strong finish as he secured the individual honours at the Stewart Horwood Memorial Hanney 5 on Sunday, at the same time becoming overall and vet 40 Oxfordshire men's champion over five miles. more...
Several Abingdon Amblers made their annual pilgramage to Normandy to compete in the Argentan Half Marathon. more...
Steve Copley, of Abingdon Amblers, won the Oxfordshire Junior Championship when competing in the Stewart Horwood Memorial Hanney 5 on Sunday. more...
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AEA Technology 97.5 BMW 2843 Electrocomponents 276.5 Isoft Group 54.5 Oxford Biomedica 28.25 Oxford Instruments 198.75 Oxonica 162.5 Reed Elsevier 590.75 RM 174.25 RPS 236.5 Torex Retail 36.75 more...
Don Pert, seen by many in the local cricketing world as 'Mr Challow & Childrey CC', died in the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, on Saturday. He was 73. more...
Don Pert, seen by many in the local cricketing world as 'Mr Challow & Childrey CC', died in the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, on Saturday at the age of 73, writes Russell Smith. more...
Abingdon Vale 2nd batsman Dave Ward has accepted his four-game ban from The Oxford Times Cherwell League, writes Russell Smith. more...
A MANAGING director ditched his shirt and tie in favour of a gorilla suit and a giant banana to take part in a charity run around London's urban jungle. more...
SOUTH Oxfordshire District Council will appeal against a High Court ruling dismissing its bid for more than £3m damages from a former refuse contractor. more...
SOUTH Oxfordshire District Council will appeal against a High Court ruling dismissing its bid for more than £3m damages from a former refuse contractor. more...
THE funeral of 20-year-old Grant Embling, from Didcot, will be held next Thursday. more...
A burglary at a house in Didcot's Ladygrove Estate is the latest in a wave of letterbox break-ins. more...
Children at a Didcot school are getting creative in the kitchen. Pupils and parents at Manor Primary School, in Lydalls Road, are enjoying special cookery classes to coincide with National Seafood Week. more...
It is hard to imagine the horror of returning to your car after a quick visit to a shop to find you daughter dead inside, the vehicle crushed by a fallen tree. more...
AS the nights draw in and the leaves begin to turn from green to gold, members of the Witney Music Society prepare for their next series of winter concerts, that begin this week, and continue on a monthly basis until March. more...
Oxford United boss Jim Smith took leading goalscorer Rob Duffy down a peg or two after last night's 0-0 draw at Kidder- minster. more...
David Pryse smashed a four-timer as Eynsham A hammered Banbury District & Lord Jersey FA outfit Abba Athletic 10-4 to cruise into the second round of the John Fathers Oxfordshire Junior Shield. more...
Former Abingdon Town striker Jefferson Harriett smashed a hat-trick as defending Witney & District League Premier Division champions Freeland thrashed FC Nomads 9-2, writes ANTHONY BARLOW. more...
Liam Callaghan and Aaron Armstrong both smashed hat-tricks as Garsington Sports thrashed Oxford University Press 9-1. more...
Didcot Casuals caused a shock as the Division 3 outfit sent Division 1 side Marcham spinning out of the North Berks Charity Cup with a 3-2 first-round victory. more...
Didcot Town are sweating on the fitness of Matty Jack and Andy Parrott ahead of tonight's Southern League Division 1 South & West trip to Taunton. more...
Two goals by midfielder Greg Williams gave Oxford City a notable 3-1 success at Bashley to earn a tie away to Winchester in the next round of the FA Trophy on Saturday, October 21. more...
Abingdon United came back from the dead to secure an unlikely 3-2 extra-time victory over nine-man Bromsgrove in last night's preliminary round replay. more...
Abingdon United came back from the dead to secure an unlikely 3-2 exta-time victory over Bromsgrove Rovers in their FA Trophy preliminary round replay at Northcourt Road on Tuesday night. more...
Wantage Town fought back from a goal down to beat Witney United 2-1 at Alfredian Park on Saturday to book their place in the second round of the FA Vase, despite playing for much of the second half with ten men. more...
Didcot Town beat Winchester City 3-2 at the npower Loop Meadow Stadium on Saturday to pick up their first victory since August in Division 1 South & West of the British Gas Business Southern League. more...
Abingdon Town moved off the foot of the Sport Italia Hellenic League Premier Division table with a 1-0 win at home to Shortwood United - their first success of the season. more...
Playing against an Ibis Res side who turned up late with only nine men, Cholsey cruised to a 10-0 victory to maintain their unbeaten record at the top of Reading Sunday League Division 1 West. more...
Didcot Casuals caused a shock as the Division 3 outfit sent Division 1 side Marcham spinning out of the North Berks Charity Cup with a 3-2 first-round victory. more...
Pacesetters Abingdon Town Sunday and Jackass Inn have opened up a five-point gap at the top of the Autotype UTV League Division 1 table following convincing wins. more...
ACCOMMODATING travellers in Oxfordshire has cost local taxpayers' more than £800,000 in five years. more...
A MAN bled to death after cutting himself with a Swiss Army knife, a coroner heard last week. more...
THE Oxford Times food critic, Christopher Gray, right, and his partner, Rosemarie Perry, were among the many guests invited to celebrate the official opening of Eynsham's latest Indian restaurant, Spiceorama. more...
CHIPPING Norton residents are declaring a victory for people power after they managed to persuade a housing developer to reconsider its decision to close a footpath. more...
A FORMER pub landlady who was unable to walk seven months ago battled back to stroll proudly into her 100th birthday party on the arms of her two grandsons. more...
GRACE Wheeler, 85, and her husband John, 87, celebrated six decades together with their family at their home in Curbridge. more...
A £50m scheme to improve the A415 Abingdon-to-Witney route is set to be dropped by Oxfordshire County Council. more...
THE future of a village playgroup has been secured thanks to the hard fundraising work of parents and Government grants. more...
A NEW DVD is the latest weapon in the battle against the drink and drug-related violence and criminal damage, which makes up 40 per cent of West Oxfordshire's crime. more...
THE cost of moving into sheltered accommodation for elderly people in West Oxfordshire could increase by almost £3,000 a year from next April. more...
A 51-YEAR-OLD man appeared at Oxford Crown Court accused of causing death by dangerous driving after a collision which left a Witney motorcyclist dead. more...
WEST Oxfordshire District Council wants to reassure residents that weekly household recycling collections will continue. more...
TEACHERS and pupils at Carterton Community College are celebrating after being handed the keys to their new maths block a month early. more...
WITNEY will be conspicuously in the pink on Saturday as charity supporters raise funds for breast cancer research. more...
A TEAM of RAF officers have just returned to Brize Norton air base after completing a 2,000-mile cycle ride to raise money for Cancer Research UK. more...
A TEAM of RAF officers have just returned to Brize Norton air base after completing a 2,000-mile cycle ride to raise money for Cancer Research UK. more...
ANYTHING that can deter teenagers from drinking themselves into a stupor and beating each other up before turning their attentions to vandalising 20 cars on one street has to be a good thing. more...
It is very sad to learn of the number of assaults on frontline social care staff during the past two years (Oxford Mail, October 5). more...
I wish to highlight how difficult the train companies running services from Oxford to Reading have made it for regular commuters to take bicycles to work. more...
Sir, I have sympathy with Mr Townsend, who runs the Smith's Estate Neighbourhood Watch. more...
Sir, Once again, the Witney and district fundraising team of Against Breast Cancer (ABC) will be holding Witney in the Pink Day on Saturday, October 14, in order to raise desperately-needed funds for this Oxfordshire charity. more...
Sir, So West Oxfordshire District Council is returning the development application for Marriotts Close to the developers for further detail and amendment. It includes a request to see how they propose to make use of the old council yard site on the west of Woodford Way for temporary car parking whilst the main site is developed, complete with (probably) a replacement multi-storey car park. more...
Sir, So West Oxfordshire District Council is returning the development application for Marriotts Close to the developers for further detail and amendment. It includes a request to see how they propose to make use of the old council yard site on the west of Woodford Way for temporary car parking whilst the main site is developed, complete with (probably) a replacement multi-storey car park. more...
Will Bratt heads to his home race meeting at the Silverstone National Circuit next weekend, aiming to finish the 2006 Formula Renault UK Championship with his third podium of the year. more...
Will Bratt heads to his home race meeting at the Silverstone National Circuit next weekend, aiming to finish the 2006 Formula Renault UK Championship with his third podium of the year. more...
POLICE are concentrating their search for court escapee Jamal Coleman on Banbury, as officers said they were furious he was not handcuffed in the dock. more...
POLICE are concentrating their search for court escapee Jamal Coleman on Banbury, as officers said they were furious he was not handcuffed in the dock. more...
A FAMILY devastated after a tree blew over in a storm and killed their daughter insists the city council is to blame. more...
A BAT found in Abingdon has tested positive for the same strain of rabies that killed a man in Scotland. more...
A MOTHER whose 11-year-old son died in an Oxfordshire swimming pool has called for tougher laws on corporate manslaughter. more...
POLICE are concentrating their search for court escapee Jamal Coleman on Banbury, as officers said they were furious he was not handcuffed in the dock. more...
POLICE are concentrating their search for court escapee Jamal Coleman on Banbury, as officers said they were furious he was not handcuffed in the dock. more...
SOUTH Oxfordshire District Council will appeal against a High Court ruling dismissing its bid for more than £3m damages from a former refuse contractor. more...
THE bullet that killed bus driver Gary Morgan had "at some point in time" been loaded into a pistol found at the home of the man accused of his murder, a jury heard yesterday. more...
THE bullet that killed bus driver Gary Morgan had "at some point in time" been loaded into a pistol found at the home of the man accused of his murder, a jury heard yesterday. more...
TRAFFIC around Oxford was brought to a standstill this morning as heavy storm rainfall shut part of the city's ringroad. more...
THE bullet that killed bus driver Gary Morgan had "at some point in time" been loaded into a pistol found at the home of the man accused of his murder, a jury heard yesterday. more...
THE bullet that killed bus driver Gary Morgan had "at some point in time" been loaded into a pistol found at the home of the man accused of his murder, a jury heard yesterday. more...
THE bullet that killed bus driver Gary Morgan had "at some point in time" been loaded into a pistol found at the home of the man accused of his murder, a jury heard yesterday. more...
THE bullet that killed bus driver Gary Morgan had "at some point in time" been loaded into a pistol found at the home of the man accused of his murder, a jury heard yesterday. more...
A BAT found in Abingdon has tested positive for the same strain of rabies that killed a man in Scotland. more...
SOUTH Oxfordshire District Council will appeal against a High Court ruling dismissing its bid for more than £3m damages from a former refuse contractor. more...
Defending champions Witney suffered their second successive home defeat - a 3-0 whitewash at the hands of Oracle - leaving them propping up the Division 1 table. more...
The Wallingford Sculls was a great success - not least for the home club who managed to win seven divisions. more...
RESULTS FOOTBALL FA TROPHY Prelim round: Bromsgrove Rov 1, Abingdon Utd 1. Prelim round replay: Abingdon Utd 3, Bromsgrove 2 (aet). more...
FIXTURES SATURDAY FOOTBALL BRITISH GAS BUSINESS SOUTHERN LEAGUE Div 1 South & West: Abingdon Utd v Hanwell Tn. more...
FIXTURES SATURDAY FOOTBALL BRITISH GAS BUSINESS SOUTHERN LEAGUE Div 1 South & West: Abingdon Utd v Hanwell Tn. more...
West Ilsley trainer Mick Channon has long been a master with juvenile fillies - and he has another smart one on his hands in the shape of Alzerra. more...
For the second year in a row, 21-year-old Amanda King, from Abingdon, has been crowned the Oxfordshire singles champion. more...
Dave Greathead won an exciting decider as Wallingford A beat Oracle C team 3-2 to go second in Premier & Division 1 of the Didcot & District League. more...
Abingdon B swept to the top of Division 1 of the Didcot & District League when David Mottershead, Richard Knight and Eamonn Deeley whitewashed Didcot B 10-0. more...
WALLINGFORD C are out of the Inter-Area Cup, after losing every frame in the second leg of their semi-final against Oxford A at Portcullis Club. more...
Abingdon Rifle Club are celebrating after a successful season in which they captured two major titles. more...
When Pearl Livett founded the Kennington Cancer Fund in 1990 she had no idea the tiny charity would reap such massive results. more...
Oxford finally looks set to build a centre for young homeless people - after the extent of the problem was branded a crisis. more...
A mother whose 11-year-old son died in a swimming pool yesterday called for negligent bosses to be jailed. more...
The Armed Forces in Oxfordshire have welcomed a "danger bonus" the Government has announced for personnel serving in combat zones. more...
The jury in the trial of two Oxfordshire peace activists accused of trying to sabotage American bombers in the run-up to the Iraq War yesterday continued their deliberations. more...
An investigation into some of the country's highest profile and highest value burglaries has resulted in arrests in Oxfordshire. more...
Vandals have smashed lights in an Oxford underpass, despite a police drive to crack down on antisocial behaviour. more...
Royal Mail received 14,257 complaints from fed-up Oxfordshire customers last year - and paid out an average of £339 every day in compensation. more...
The bullet that killed bus driver Gary Morgan had "at some point in time" been loaded into a 'James Bond' pistol found at the home of the man accused of his murder, a jury heard yesterday. more...
A family devastated after their daughter was killed by a falling tree remain adamant a council is to blame, despite an inquest's verdict it was an accident. more...
Traffic around Oxford has been brought to a standstill this morning as heavy storm rainfall shut part of the city's ringroad. more...
Police are concentrating their search for court escapee Jamal Coleman on Banbury as officers said they were furious he was not handcuffed in the dock. more...
IF Bicester don't win promotion this season, it will be hard to fault them for effort. more...
Chad Ward admits it was a tough decision to leave Chinnor and return to Bicester. more...
Winger Henry Pooler ran in four tries as Wallingford crushed Corsham 44-0 in the first round of the EDF Energy Senior Vase. more...
AEA Technology 99 BMW 2842 Electrocomponents 273.25 Isoft Group 54.25 Oxford Biomedica 28.25 Oxford Instruments 198.25 Oxonica 165 Reed Elsevier 589.5 RM 176.75 RPS 242.25 Torex Retail 36.75 more...
AEA Technology 97.5 BMW 2843 Electrocomponents 276.5 Isoft Group 54.5 Oxford Biomedica 28.25 Oxford Instruments 198.75 Oxonica 162.5 Reed Elsevier 590.75 RM 174.25 RPS 236.5 Torex Retail 36.75 more...
Will Bratt heads to his home race meeting at the Silverstone National Circuit next weekend, aiming to finish the 2006 Formula Renault UK Championship with his third podium of the year. more...
Will Bratt heads to his home race meeting at the Silverstone National Circuit next weekend, aiming to finish the 2006 Formula Renault UK Championship with his third podium of the year. more...
SOUTH Oxfordshire District Council will appeal against a High Court ruling dismissing its bid for more than £3m damages from a former refuse contractor. more...
LIGHTNING struck a semi-detached house near Wallingford and started a fire in the roof during this morning's storm. more...
LIGHTNING struck a semi-detached house in Berinsfield and started a fire in the roof during this morning's storm. more...
SOUTH Oxfordshire District Council will appeal against a High Court ruling dismissing its bid for more than £3m damages from a former refuse contractor. more...
A scheme to help key workers in Oxfordshire buy their own homes has been launched. more...
An Oxfordshire schoolgirl is preparing for life in the limelight as a member of a new pop group. more...
Lives could be at risk and the tranquillity of a west Oxfordshire village wrecked if a "monstrous mansion" is built nearby, claim residents. more...
The cost of moving into sheltered accomodation for elderly people in west Oxfordshire could increase by nearly £3,000 a year from next April. more...
A DVD is the latest weapon for police in the battle against drink related violence and criminal damage. more...
A DVD is the latest weapon for police in the battle against drink related violence and criminal damage. more...
A BAT found in Abingdon has tested positive for the same strain of rabies that killed a man in Scotland. more...
LIGHTNING struck a semi-detached house in Berinsfield and started a fire in the roof during this morning's storm. more...
WALLINGFORD people are to reinstate Yobwatch and go on patrol against the youths who create havoc in the town at Hallowe'en. more...
A SCHOOLGIRL is preparing for life in the limelight as a member of a new pop group. more...
A BAT found in Abingdon has tested positive for the same strain of rabies that killed a man in Scotland. more...
GROVE'S main shopping centre is to get a long-overdue facelift, courtesy of its new owners. more...
A LONG-running battle over where new housing should be built in Didcot looks set to be re-ignited. more...
SOUTH Oxfordshire District Council will appeal against a High Court ruling dismissing its bid for more than £3m damages from a former refuse contractor. more...
ELDERLY residents at The Old Vicarage care home in Moulsford had a royal visitor when Princess Alexandra toured the home on Thursday. more...
ARSONISTS are suspected of torching this three-bedroomed Victorian house in Kennington which drug dealers once planned to use as a cannabis factory. more...
LOSING herself in Neverland for seven months proved a joyful experience for Geraldine McCaughrean. more...
A SCHOOLGIRL is preparing for life in the limelight as a member of a new pop group. more...
THE funeral of 20-year-old Grant Embling, from Didcot, will be held next Thursday. more...
WHEN Jo Naylor looked out of her daughter's bedroom window she couldn't believe what she saw - a big cat-like creature skulking in fields near her house in an Oxfordshire village. more...
MORE than 60 firefighters spent last night tackling a blaze at a 14th-century manor house near Wantage. more...
THE bullet that killed 37-year-old Gary Morgan had "at some point in time" been loaded into a pistol found at the flat of his wife's former husband, Allan Kimber, the jury was told at an Oxford Crown Court murder trial. more...
RESIDENTS living close to a Didcot park blighted by vandalism and anti-social behaviour still want to see its car park locked permanently. more...
PARISH councils have been invited to a special meeting in Abingdon next month to tell the Vale of White Horse District Council what they think of plans for a reservoir between Abingdon and Wantage. more...
SOUTH Oxfordshire District Council has suffered a disastrous defeat in its High Court battle for more than £3m damages from a former refuse contractor. more...
THE life and work of a pioneering Oxfordshire anti-bullying campaigner will live on, thanks to the efforts of special groups. more...
THE bullet that killed bus driver Gary Morgan had "at some point in time" been loaded into a pistol found at the home of the man accused of his murder, a jury heard yesterday. more...
The Wallingford Sculls was a great success - not least for the home club who managed to win seven divisions. more...
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West Ilsley trainer Mick Channon has long been a master with juvenile fillies - and he has another smart one on his hands in the shape of Alzerra. more...
For the second year in a row, 21-year-old Amanda King, from Abingdon, has been crowned the Oxfordshire singles champion. more...
Dave Greathead won an exciting decider as Wallingford A beat Oracle C team 3-2 to go second in Premier & Division 1 of the Didcot & District League. more...
Abingdon B swept to the top of Division 1 of the Didcot & District League when David Mottershead, Richard Knight and Eamonn Deeley whitewashed Didcot B 10-0. more...
WALLINGFORD C are out of the Inter-Area Cup, after losing every frame in the second leg of their semi-final against Oxford A at Portcullis Club. more...
Abingdon Rifle Club are celebrating after a successful season in which they captured two major titles. more...
POLICE are concentrating their search for court escapee Jamal Coleman on Banbury, as officers said they were furious he was not handcuffed in the dock. more...
THE bullet that killed bus driver Gary Morgan had "at some point in time" been loaded into a pistol found at the home of the man accused of his murder, a jury heard yesterday. more...
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A bat found in Abingdon has tested positive for the same strain of rabies that killed a man in Scotland. more...
The bullet that killed bus driver Gary Morgan had "at some point in time" been loaded into a 'James Bond' pistol found at the home of the man accused of his murder, a jury heard yesterday. more...
A family devastated after their daughter was killed by a falling tree remain adamant a council is to blame, despite an inquest's verdict it was an accident. more...
Traffic around Oxford has been brought to a standstill this morning as heavy storm rainfall shut part of the city's ringroad. more...
Police are concentrating their search for court escapee Jamal Coleman on Banbury as officers said they were furious he was not handcuffed in the dock. more...
Lightning struck a semi-detached house near Wallingford and started a fire in the roof during this morning's storm. more...
Lives could be at risk and the tranquillity of a west Oxfordshire village wrecked if a "monstrous mansion" is built nearby, claim residents. more...
When Pearl Livett founded the Kennington Cancer Fund in 1990 she had no idea the tiny charity would reap such massive results. more...
Oxford finally looks set to build a centre for young homeless people - after the extent of the problem was branded a crisis. more...
The cost of moving into sheltered accomodation for elderly people in west Oxfordshire could increase by nearly £3,000 a year from next April. more...
A DVD is the latest weapon for police in the battle against drink related violence and criminal damage. more...
A burglary at a house in Didcot's Ladygrove Estate is the latest in a wave of letterbox break-ins. more...
A scheme to help key workers in Oxfordshire buy their own homes has been launched. more...
A mother whose 11-year-old son died in a swimming pool yesterday called for negligent bosses to be jailed. more...
The Armed Forces in Oxfordshire have welcomed a "danger bonus" the Government has announced for personnel serving in combat zones. more...
The jury in the trial of two Oxfordshire peace activists accused of trying to sabotage American bombers in the run-up to the Iraq War yesterday continued their deliberations. more...
An investigation into some of the country's highest profile and highest value burglaries has resulted in arrests in Oxfordshire. more...
Children at a Didcot school are getting creative in the kitchen. Pupils and parents at Manor Primary School, in Lydalls Road, are enjoying special cookery classes to coincide with National Seafood Week. more...
An Oxfordshire schoolgirl is preparing for life in the limelight as a member of a new pop group. more...
Vandals have smashed lights in an Oxford underpass, despite a police drive to crack down on antisocial behaviour. more...
Royal Mail received 14,257 complaints from fed-up Oxfordshire customers last year - and paid out an average of £339 every day in compensation. more...
Defending champions Witney suffered their second successive home defeat - a 3-0 whitewash at the hands of Oracle - leaving them propping up the Division 1 table. more...
A BAT found in Abingdon has tested positive for the same strain of rabies that killed a man in Scotland. more...
A MOTHER whose 11-year-old son died in an Oxfordshire swimming pool has called for tougher laws on corporate manslaughter. more...
POLICE are concentrating their search for court escapee Jamal Coleman on Banbury, as officers said they were furious he was not handcuffed in the dock. more...
SOUTH Oxfordshire District Council will appeal against a High Court ruling dismissing its bid for more than £3m damages from a former refuse contractor. more...
TRAFFIC around Oxford was brought to a standstill this morning as heavy storm rainfall shut part of the city's ringroad. more...
A FAMILY devastated after a tree blew over in a storm and killed their daughter insists the city council is to blame. more...
THE bullet that killed bus driver Gary Morgan had "at some point in time" been loaded into a pistol found at the home of the man accused of his murder, a jury heard yesterday. more...
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