Stories for 11 August 2008

Abingdon

Campaigners to pursue lakes appeal

Radley Parish Council is to continue its £40,000 legal challenge in an effort to protect Thrupp Lake.  more...

Two arrested over Boots burglary

TWO women have been arrested in connection with an attempted burglary at Boots in Abingdon.  more...

Abingdon News

Campaigners vow to fight on

Radley Parish Council is to continue its £40,000 legal challenge to protect Thrupp Lake.  more...

Lake campaigners fight on

Radley Parish Council is to continue its £40,000 legal challenge to protect Thrupp Lake.  more...

Bicester News

Lead theft reports fall

Police in north Oxfordshire have reported a fall in lead thefts during the past month. In June a total of seven thefts occurred, but there were three in July.  more...

Jazzy outfits drive away rain blues

Jazz lovers gathered for a weekend of music by some of the country's finest musicians.  more...

Columns

On yer bike

The Electric Transport Shop on Magdalen Road, Oxford, sells a wide range of electric bikes. Last week I test rode three, and concluded that although you wouldn't catch a keen cyclist riding one, they are overall a good thing for those who need them. And happily, they don't pose a threat to the future of conventional bicycles.  more...

Editorial Comment

Prevention is better than cure

The latest statistics for youth crime in Oxfordshire show what can be achieved by investing time, money and effort in tackling society's problems.  more...

Headlines

Police commander to move to Oxford

The man who introduced 18 Police Community Support Officers to west Oxfordshire and targeted under-age drinking is leaving for a job in Oxford.  more...

Visitor numbers up 50% at Cogges

Cut price season tickets have helped boost visitor numbers at Cogges Farm Museum this year.  more...

Man sold stolen car

A 24-year-old man who admitted selling a Toyota Land Cruiser stolen from a farm in Chipping Norton was handed a suspended jail sentence.  more...

Dogs wagged tails to win prizes

POOCHES wagged their tails and batted their eyelashes for a dog show run by the Blue Cross animal charity.  more...

Music

Cream of Cropredy

More than 19,000 people gathered in an Oxfordshire field to enjoy one of the region's biggest music festivals - blessed with the best, and worst, of the summer weather.  more...

Musicreviews

Fairport's Cropredy Convention @ Cropredy

"I woke up this morning and I was feeling fine" as Herman's Hermits' rightly put it. It was Saturday, and time for my annual pilgrimage to a small field near Cropedy.  more...

News

Festival enjoys best and worst of summer

More than 19,000 people gathered in an Oxfordshire field to enjoy one of the region's biggest music festivals - blessed with the best, and worst, of the English summer.  more...

Two arrested following attack

TWO men have been arrested following an attack on a man at Chicago Rock Cafe in Broad Street, Banbury A member of bar staff was left with head injuries after he was struck with a pole used to manage queues outside the venue.  more...

Man guilty of raping prostitute

A man has been found guilty at Oxford Crown Court of raping a prostitute.  more...

Council warns against leaving bins in street

Householders have been warned not to leave their waste bins out in the street, after an Oxford woman was fined £350.  more...

Detainees on hunger strike

More than 50 detainees at Campsfield House in Kidlington are on hunger strike, it has emerged.  more...

Law Lords up drug dealer's sentence

A DRUG dealer spared jail by a judge received an "unduly lenient" sentence and should have been locked up, London's Court of Appeal ruled today.  more...

Popcorn may be banned at some films

AN OXFORD cinema could ban popcorn in some of its screenings after customers said the snack was messy and noisy.  more...

Pullman leads boatyard demo

OXFORD author Philip Pullman will lead a residents' silent demonstration tomorrow against plans to build 54 flats on the former Castle Mill Boatyard site in Jericho.  more...

Man guilty of raping prostitute

A man has been found guilty at Oxford Crown Court of raping a prostitute.  more...

Councillor's son urged to give himself up

A councillor's son accused of burglary and assault is being hunted by police after fleeing a court hearing.  more...

Motor charity makes Trax

A charity that helps keep Oxford's teenagers off the street is moving home.  more...

Jazz festival dispels weather blues

Jazz lovers gathered for a weekend of music by some of the country's finest musicians.  more...

Olympics

OLYMPICS: Murray crashes out in first round

Britian's Andy Murray went down 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 to Taiwan's world number 77 Lu Yen-Hsu in the first round of tennis's men's singles.  more...

OLYMPICS: Daley misses out

Teenage diving sensation Tom Daley's much-hyped Olympic debut ended in disappointment after he and partner Blake Aldridge finished last in the men's synchronised 10 metre platform event.  more...

OLYMPICS: Adlington strikes gold

Rebecca Adlington became the first British woman to win Olympic swimming gold for 48 years with a brilliant victory in the 400 metres freestyle in Beijing on Monday.  more...

OLYMPICS: What the locals said . . .

Light weight double sculls on coming third of six in their heat Helen Casey "It was as good a start as we could have hoped for. We beat two crews that we had not beaten so far this season. It has given us a real boost.  more...

Other News

Water bills to rise by 4% a year

THAMES Water, which supplies water to Oxfordshire, announced today it will be launching a £6.5 billion investment programme over the next five years - the largest undertaken by a UK water company.  more...

Youth crime shows huge drop

YOUTH workers are claiming a victory after the number of crimes committed by young people in the county dropped by nearly 18 per cent.  more...

Concern over lights switch-off idea

HUNDREDS of streetlights could be switched off to cut carbon emissions - but road safety campaigners are warning it would be dangerous.  more...

Other Sport

TRIATHLON: Lidbury's injury ko

Oxford's Emma-Kate Lidbury was forced to pull out of the Mazda London Triathlon due to a foot injury.  more...

Oxford News

Carjack pair jailed

TWO men who hijacked a car at an Oxford petrol station and threatened to shoot the driver were todayjailed for a total of six years.  more...

Daughters may be sent abroad for schooling

Parents claim they may be forced to send their daughters overseas for their education if Oxford's only Muslim faith school closes.  more...

Barrow fan apologises for trouble

A Barrow AFC supporter has contacted Oxford United to apologise for crowd trouble which marred the football teams' game in Cumbria on Friday.  more...

Hunger strike at detention centre

More than 50 detainees at Campsfield House in Kidlington are on hunger strike, it has emerged.  more...

Families enjoy fun day despite rain

Families braved the rain to enjoy summer fun in Oxford's Barracks Lane community garden.  more...

New play area launched

Dozens of children and parents turned out in the pouring rain to celebrate the opening of a new Oxford play area.  more...

A lifeline for the lonely

An Oxford charity is looking to find friends for the lonely.  more...

Fine alert over bins

Householders have been warned not to leave their waste bins out in the street, after an Oxford woman was fined £350.  more...

Drug dealer sent to jail

A drug dealer spared jail by a judge received an "unduly lenient" sentence and should have been locked up, London's Court of Appeal ruled today.  more...

Sticky end for cinema popcorn?

An Oxford cinema could ban popcorn in some of its screenings after customers said the snack was messy and noisy.  more...

Man guilty of raping prostitute

A man has been found guilty at Oxford Crown Court of raping a prostitute.  more...

Visitors return to farm museum

Cut price season tickets have helped boost visitor numbers at Cogges Farm Museum this year.  more...

Give yourself up, councillor urges son

A councillor's son accused of burglary and assault is being hunted by police after fleeing a court hearing.  more...

Youth crime falls sharply

Youth workers are claiming a victory after the number of crimes committed by young people in the county dropped by nearly a fifth.  more...

Man guilty of raping prostitute

A man has been found guilty at Oxford Crown Court of raping a prostitute.  more...

Results

RESULTS: August 9

All games abandoned without a ball bowled  more...

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AEA Technology 44.5 BMW 2394 Electrocomponents 176.5 Nationwide Accident Repair 124.5 Oxford Biomedica 8.85 Oxford Catalyst 168.5 Oxford Instruments 223.25 Reed Elsevier 603.75 RM 175.75 RPS Group 304.5   more...

U'S News

United's wake-up call

OXFORD United's management team believe Friday's battering at Barrow can be the wake-up call the players need to realise exactly what they're up against this season.  more...

Wallingford

Bags of hope for the planet selling well

WALLINGFORD'S new eco-bag is selling steadily as people get the message that plastic bags are something they can do without.  more...

Wallingford News

A show fit for heroes

The RAF thanked the families of its airmen and women for their support with a spectacular display of gratitude.  more...

Wantage And Grove

Countdown to the big show . . .

WELLIES and walking boots will be out in force for an old-style country show, the White Horse Show, during the August Bank Holiday weekend.  more...

Wantage News

Double the fun at twins' barbecue

There was twice as much fun for members of a twins club who got together for a summer barbecue.  more...

Witney News

Cops swap jobs

The man who introduced 18 Police Community Support Officers to west Oxfordshire and targeted under-age drinking is leaving for a job in Oxford.  more...