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Oxfordshire | Archive | 2004 | January

Stories for 15 January 2004

Oxfordshire Business

Brita looks to the future

Water filter manufacturer Brita is to moving to a purpose-built £10.4m factory in Bicester, creating up to 75 jobs. more...

County house prices drop

House prices in Oxfordshire fell in December, putting the county bottom of a nationwide league table. more...

Oxfordshire Education

Teachers blamed for poor GCSE results

New figures out today show that schools in Oxfordshire are lagging behind the rest of the country in GCSE results. more...

Oxfordshire Local Info

John Garne

A former chief education officer of Oxfordshire County Council, who had a road in Headington named after him, has died, aged 88. more...

Gwendoline Clarke

Gwendoline Clarke, a keen Oxford tennis and bowls player, has died aged 88. more...

Ivor Blackford

The funeral of a man who tested the first Minis to roll off the production line in Oxford took place on January 14. more...

Constance Burrows

Former Launton WI president Constance Burrows has died, aged 81. more...

Thomas McLellan

Thomas McLellan, a chemical engineer from Abingdon who helped design major projects abroad, has died, aged 81. more...

Oxfordshire News

Ray of hope for MS victims

Sunshine may protect people against multiple sclerosis, according to an Oxford study. more...

Staff prepare for plane crash

Directors at Oxfordshire County Council were faced with a terrifying scenario -- a plane crash near Oxford rail station killing 89 people. more...

Path opens after parents' campaign

Parents, children and staff have welcomed a new £10,000 footpath designed to guide them safely to a family centre. more...

Bus attack meeting will call for wardens

Attempts to stop vandalism and stone-throwing against buses on an Oxford estate are to be thrashed out at a public meeting in the town hall. more...

Leap of death

The famous 'leap of death' in the closing moments of Puccini's opera Tosca will bring a sensational finale to a new production being staged at the New Theatre next month. more...

Paramedic base plan goes ahead

Paramedics will be able to reach most areas of Oxfordshire more quickly under a £1.66m scheme to close seven ambulance stations. more...

County house prices drop

House prices in Oxfordshire fell in December, putting the county bottom of a nationwide league table. more...

'Yes' to homes inquiry

Campaigners against the proposed expansion of Didcot with 3,200 homes west of the town have welcomed the news that there will be a public inquiry following the huge response from residents. more...

Cameras bother MP Boris

Henley MP Boris Johnson has expressed concerns about the proliferation of speed cameras in the county. more...

Rotary gift helps disabled student

An engineering student, paralysed from the chest down by a motorcycle accident, now has special wheelchair, thanks to his family and local fundraisers. more...

Plaques trace history

A series of pavement plaques will illustrate Banbury's historic past for tourists and shoppers in a bid to encourage visitors to explore the town centre. more...

Villagers win cash to deter lorries

Residents have won an extra £10,000 to help stop large lorries using their village as a short cut. more...

Hoon meets Baldry over MoD depot

Bicester MP Tony Baldry and two trade union officials met Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon to discuss the future of the huge military storage centre at Bicester. more...

Town starts 'save our hospital bid'

Wantage councillors and residents have vowed to fight to the end to save the town's hospital. more...

MP goes on the web

Witney MP David Cameron has launched a website. more...

Reward offered to catch vandals

A £30 meal came with a £1,000 bill for a Wallingford couple after vandals attacked their car. more...

Hospital says sorry for soap blunder

Hospital managers have apologised to the relatives of a six-week-old baby who was fed liquid soap instead of medicine, after the Oxford Mail highlighted the case. more...

Lorry spill causes jam

A busy road junction near Abingdon was closed for more than four hours after 200 old car batteries spilled from a skip lorry. more...

Phone chaos

Oxford's telephone network has been thrown into chaos after half of the city's NTL lines stopped working on January 15. more...

Phone chaos

Oxford's telephone network has been thrown into chaos after half of the city's NTL lines stopped working on January 15. more...

Oxfordshire Whats On

Treading the board

Pantomime heroine Ethel, played by Sarah Turner, is prodded by Pirate King (Martyn Beard) to walk the plank. more...

Expert ideas to slim down

Slimming cheats may find help is at hand at an Oxfordshire workshop later in January. more...

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