Archive
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Dry weather cuts rubbish amounts
Dry weather has helped cut the amount of rubbish produced in Oxfordshire over the past 12 months. Rubbish levels grew by 20 per cent since 1997 but in 2003 dropped by two per cent, from 300,800 tonnes in 2002 to 295,600. County council recycling managers
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Hostel's bid stirs up new dispute
A hostel for homeless people and refugees has provoked more criticism from residents, after a bid was made to make the centre permanent. The seven-bedroom house in Chaunterell Way, Abingdon, has temporary permission to provide bed and breakfast accommodation
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Charles Cordingley
Folk musician Charles Cordingley, familiar for his concertina playing in clubs and pubs, has died after a short illness, aged 76. Mr Cordingley played for a folk band called Mixed 'Erbs and later for a band known as Sage and Onion. The bands appeared
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Henry Warnes
The late Henry 'Harry' Warnes was very much a Wallingford man -- he was born in the town, went to school there and lived there all his life. Mr Warnes, 79, of St George's Green, died on December 19 and his funeral was held at Oxford Crematorium on Christmas
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Football: Butler cracks hat-trick as JP's cruise home
Autotype UTV League TOM Butler smashed a hat-trick as struggling JP's cruised to a 4-1 Division 1 victory against Sandman. Jon Cummins scored JP's other goal, with Dave Holt bagging Sandman's consolation. A Dan Parry double and a third goal from Danny
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Table tennis: Hughes answers critics
Aubrey Hughes, president of the Oxford and District Table Tennis Association, has hit back at suggestions that the sport is in decline. Following comments about the size of the Oxford League, Hughes points to the increase of junior teams as a healthy
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Tory MP to give talk on asylum policies
The shadow Home Secretary is set to visit Bicester in a bid to boost pressure on the Government over the controversial asylum seekers' accommodation centre. Conservative MP David Davis will stop off in the town on his way back to his Yorkshire constituency
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Prof Norman Heatley
An Oxford University scientist, who was an unsung hero of vital penicillin production during the Second World War, has died. Prof Norman Heatley, 92, of Old Marston, Oxford, was Nuffield Research Fellow in pathology for 30 years. He lectured at Lincoln
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Single-figure tax rises drafted
Council tax in north Oxfordshire will rise this year but the increase will be much less than last year's 16.2 per cent increase. Early estimates from three of the four bodies whose charges make up the total bill in Banbury put the overall increase this
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Golf: Shrivenham back in Foursomes League
Shrivenham Park have rejoined the Shaw & Co Oxfordshire Foursomes League, restoring it to a full complement of 24 clubs. The club, then known as Bremhill Park, played in the early years of the league before dropping out. They now return to Section
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Forces put schools in funding difficulty
A promise from the Government that it will look into the problems facing schools with large numbers of pupils from military families has been welcomed by Oxfordshire headteachers. Judith Williams with her class at Ambrosden's Five Acres School, where
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John Boughton
A well-known Wallingford businessman, John Boughton, has died aged 84. He owned Boughton's Mill and garden shop in the town and was a member of several Wallingford organisations. Mr Boughton died on December 30 and his funeral took place at Benson church
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Gwendoline Godfrey
A leading member of the Girl Guide movement in Oxfordshire, Gwendoline 'Betty' Godfrey, from Appleton, near Cumnor, has died after a short illness. She was 79. Mrs Godfrey first became involved in the Girl Guide movement in the 1960s. Born in Charles
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The Rev Roger Clayton-Jones
The padre of an independent Wantage school has died suddenly, aged 65. The Rev Roger Clayton-Jones, who joined St Mary's School in Newbury Street 11 years ago, died on Friday at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital after a heart attack. The Rev Clayton-Jones
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Valerie de Tracey-Kelly
Valerie de Tracey-Kelly, who was the driving force behind a former Oxfordshire preparatory school, has died a few months after her husband, Edward, died in July. Mrs de Tracey-Kelly lived in retirement at Chesterton, near Bicester, and died on December
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Bowls: Martin flies flag in Under 25 final
Chipping Norton's Andy Martin has fought his way through to the area final of the English Indoor Bowling Association national under 25 singles competition. He will face Stoke Mandeville's Edward Pilgrim at the Oxford & District Club on Sunday (10.15am
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Speedway: Something's in the air!
The new safety air fence, which will be brought in for the first time this season at Oxford Stadium, could prove a big hit with advertisers. The new fence, introduced to combat the growing number of injuries in the sport, is to be installed at all Elite
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Football: Keyes is the hero in Wanderers' triumph
Sam Waters OFA Sunday Cup Lee Keyes was the hero as his golden goal in extra-time sealed Star Wanderers' place in the fourth round of the competition at the expense of Banbury Spurs. It was Keyes who opened the scoring for visitors Wanderers in the second
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Vandals ruin allotments
Allotments are being targeted by vandals who have stolen tools, damaged sheds and uprooted vegetables -- causing damage estimated at more than £2,500. A total of 32 of the 40 sheds at the the New Road allotments, on the edge of East Hagbourne, near Didcot
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Two music festivals granted permission
Six days of live music are being lined up in early July at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, and Cornbury Park, near Charlbury. Licences for the two festivals were approved by West Oxfordshire district councillors, but with strict conditions on noise levels
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'Ugly' wall to go
Villagers believe they have won their campaign to get an ugly wall in a conservation area replaced by a timber post and rail fence. Richard Preston at the wall, which is due to be replaced Residents felt the wall was an eyesore overlooking the picturesque
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Housing approval dismays critics
A housing estate on former school land in Wantage should be allowed, district councillors have agreed. Vale of White Horse District Council gave Westbury Homes permission to build 65 homes on the 3.1-acre Garston Lane Primary School site. Outline permission
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Football: U's boss salutes troops
Ian Atkins saluted the spirit in the Oxford United camp after being presented with his Nationwide Manager of the Month award for December. Twelve months on since last winning the accolade, the U's boss says that this time around he is much more confident
