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  • Hooligans in the dock

    Three soccer hooligans from Oxfordshire could become the first in the country to be banned from travelling to the Euro 2000 tournament, writes Nick Evans. Police were today seeking court orders at Oxford Magistrates' Court to stop the three from going

  • Theatre

    Your guide to theatre, musicals and dance in Oxfordshire from June 2-8. Updated every Friday. Send your entries to listings editor Wendy Broadway (wendy.broadway@nqo.com). APOLLO OXFORD (0870 6063500) Jun 5-10, Blues Brothers Meets Soul Sisters. OXFORD

  • Angling: Berks pit yields a 35lb carp

    A tremendous carp weighing 35.8.0 has been taken from a Berkshire pit. The great fish was banked by well known carp angler Peter Springate during his first session on the syndicate water Summerlease. Peter suspects the carp could be one of several uncaught

  • Rugby: Oxford lifted by airmen's return

    Table-topping Oxford Cavaliers could further improve their position in the Conference if they beat Cambridge Eagles at home tomorrow (June 3, 2.30pm). Their record stands at two wins and one defeat but against Cambridge they will be boosted by the return

  • Cricket: Batting boost for Nondies

    Classic Press Cherwell League preview . . . Oxford Nondescripts are strengthened by the return from injury of batsmanJames Drake-Brockman for their trip to Division 1 high-flyers Challow & Childrey tomorrow, writes Peter Fenn. However, Nondies will

  • Music

    Your guide to classical and other concerts in Oxfordshire from June 2 -8. Updated every Friday. Send your entries to listings editor Wendy Broadway (wendy.broadway@nqo.com). FRIDAY, JUNE 2 Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford: The English Concert. Conductor Trevor

  • Sporting events: Saturday and Sunday

    Your fixture guide for June 3 and 4, 2000 ------------------------------------------------------- SATURDAYSATURDAYSATURDAYSATURDAY ========CRICKET======= HOME COUNTIES LEAGUE Premier Div: Bicester & North Oxford v Basingstoke & North Hants, Radlett

  • Oxfordshire booms online

    Switch on a computer and you become a virtual person. Give in to it - it happens to the best of us, sooner or later - and perhaps it's time to accept your alter-ego and love your virtual self, writes Anna Melville-James. Search your inner feelings. Since

  • Villagers win mast victory

    Villagers have a re-think over a planned mobile phone mast. They protested at the original plans for a mast on the refurbished fire station in Brill, within 200 metres of a third of the population. But now mobile telephone firm Orange has agreed to look

  • Death may have been drink related

    Alcoholic Marc Eastland died after he suffered a fall and failed to realise how badly he was hurt. The body of Mr Eastland, 39, was found in a kneeling position by a bed at his home in Pym Walk, Thame, on January 10. Home Office pathologist Dr Vesna Djurovic

  • Jailed care home boss drops appeal

    A care manager jailed for neglecting a patient who later died has given up a fight to keep control of his nursing home. Souren Ramdoo was found guilty of ill treating and wilfully neglecting 89-year-old Alec Taylor. The Oxford Mail revealed how Ramdoo

  • Charges to dump rubbish

    Dumping rubbish may start costing householders more, due to tough new limits on how much free waste can be left at council tips, write Reg Little and Mark Templeton. Oxfordshire County Council will introduce a sliding scale of charges to try to stop tradespeople

  • Exam eve diners hit by illness

    More than 40 people were taken ill at St Hugh's College, Oxford, on the eve of Finals exams, writes Reg Little. Students and staff began falling ill with severe stomach complaints after a series of big functions at the college, leading to fears of food

  • Old soldier drowned in hospital suicide

    Former prisoner of war Ronald Butler wrote a list of ways to commit suicide before drowning himself in a hospital toilet, writes Richard Abbott. The 82-year-old, who suffered from post-traumatic stress syndrome, blocked a toilet with a towel before inserting

  • Films

    Your guide to cinema programmes and times in Oxfordshire and neighbouring counties from June 2-8. Updated every Friday. Send your entries to listings editor Wendy Broadway (wendy.broadway@nqo.com). ABC MAGDALEN STREET (01865 251998) Gladiator, 15, daily

  • United star holiday gun drama

    Oxford United striker Derek Lilley is recovering from an horrific gun ordeal while on holiday in Florida. The Scot returned with his family to his hotel room in Orlando to find a gunman inside. The man pointed the gun to the head of Derek's five-year-old

  • Events

    Your guide to events in and around Oxfordshire, between June 2-8. Updated every Friday. Send your entries to listings editor Wendy Broadway (wendy.broadway@nqo.com). FRIDAY, JUNE 2 Benefits Agency advice desk: District Council Offices, Abingdon, 9.30am

  • Cricket: Sobers hosts forum

    Oxfordshire cricket fans have an opportunity to meet the legendary Sir Garfield Sobers at Banbury Cricket Club later this month. Recently named as Wisden's second greatest player of the 20th century behind Sir Donald Bradman, the former West Indies all-rounder

  • Football: Hellenic merge with Chiltonian

    The Complete Music Hellenic League and the Cherry Red Records Chiltonian League are to merge for next season. After several months of talks between the two leagues, the overwhelming majority of clubs were in favour of the merger, which has been approved

  • Angling: Close season campaign gets flowing

    The campaign to retain the close season on rivers is gathering momentum with the Barbel Society leading the way, writes Peter Stone. With some clubs and individuals wishing to allow fishing on our rivers all year round, responsible anglers can see the

  • Cricket: Williams stays with Bicester

    Oxfordshire skipper Rob Williams has made up his mind to stay with struggling Bicester & North Oxford not high-flying local rivals Banbury. Williams missed the first three Home Counties Premier Division matches of the season because of work commitments

  • Why I took my clothes off for tennis

    Tennis star Lizzie Jelfs is happy to get her kit off to encourage more women to take up tennis, writes Andrew Ffrench. The cheeky bid to get more girls on court is a genuine Net-call as this glamorous picture forms part of a website - gbtennisgirls.com

  • Oxfordshire booms online

    Switch on a computer and you become a virtual person. Give in to it - it happens to the best of us, sooner or later - and perhaps it's time to accept your alter-ego and love your virtual self, writes Anna Melville-James. Search your inner feelings. Since

  • Sir Garfield Sobers to host forum

    Oxfordshire cricket fans have an opportunity to meet the legendary Sir Garfield Sobers at Banbury Cricket Club later this month. Recently named as Wisden's second greatest player of the 20th century behind Sir Donald Bradman, the former West Indies all-rounder

  • Flowery idea is a winner

    FLOWER power helped girls from an Abingdon school become Oxfordshire's top young entre- preneurs. The team from St Helen and St Katharine School beat 37 other schools to become Young Enterprise Company of the Year. Their company Zeal, making wire flowers

  • Heart attack clue to crash

    A van driver who died following a road accident may have suffered a heart attack just before the crash. Michael Green's white Ford transit van and a white Peugeot 306 collided on the A33 relief road, near Reading, on Wednesday. Mr Green, 55, of Barry

  • Prescott ruling on Islamic centre imminent

    Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott is expected to make a decision on Oxford's huge Islamic centre within days. Mr Prescott will announce if the Government Office for the South East will 'call in' plans for the 20m project, or allow Oxford City Council

  • Mid-air collision inquiry launched

    Two light aircraft collided in mid-air during a training run at Kidlington's Oxford Airport, writes Andrew Ffrench. The single-engine planes made contact when they were coming into land but both managed to touch down safely. The collision, which happened

  • Study reveals lack of sports facilities

    Bicester needs a new sports centre and existing pitches upgraded if it is to meet the needs of the town's growing population, according to a new report, writes Madeleine Pennell. An athletics track, football and rugby pitches and bowling greens should

  • Exhibitions

    Your guide to art and museum exhibitions in Oxfordshire from June 2-8. Updated every Friday. Send your entries to listings editor Wendy Broadway (wendy.broadway@nqo.com). Oxfordshire Visual Arts Festival Artweeks: artists all over Oxfordshire open their

  • Gardens

    Your guide to gardens open under the National Gardens Scheme this weekend (June 3-4). Updated every Friday. SATURDAY, JUNE 3 Nutford Lodge, Longcot, near Faringdon: 1.5-acre sculpture garden with accent on fragrance for the blind. Indoor gallery. Views