Pupils face being sent home from classes as the teaching crisis in Oxford's doomed middle schools deepens, writes Mark Templeton. More staff are reported to be leaving their posts following the decision to axe the city's middle schools. The haemorrhage
Pupils face being sent home from classes as the teaching crisis in Oxford's doomed middle schools deepens, writes Mark Templeton. More staff are reported to be leaving their posts following the decision to axe the city's middle schools. The haemorrhage
Dave Rose, representing Masons Arms, lifted the player-of-the-year trophy at the Morrells Oxford League annual finals. Rose played in four finals, a remarkable achievement for a player from Section 2. Firstly, he led Masons to a 3-1 victory in the Group
JT/FOX Oxford Cheetahs club captain Todd Wiltshire made a brilliant start to his Grand Prix career in the Czech Republic. Although he has been riding well this year, not in his wildest dreams could he have expected to mix it with the world's top guys
Poole Pirates 47, Oxford Cheetahs 43 full report by Leon Hill Oxford Cheetahs were pipped after a thrilling last-heat decider in the Speedway Star KO Cup at Wimborne Road, Poole last night. It looked as though it was going to be Cheetahs' night as they
Tens of thousands of business people are expected to take part in an online business conference being run by Internet firm RMR. The Eynsham-based firm is running the world's first e-commerce conference run entirely on the Web ForBusiness2000 www. forbusiness2000
Scientists who want to set up their own companies are being offered a pioneering training scheme over the Internet, writes Maggie Hartford. The six-month Business for Bioscience course, developed by Oxfordshire BioLink and Oxford Brookes University, will
A foster father and his adopted son died after their car went out of control on an icy road and smashed into an oncoming lorry, an inquest heard. Postman Michael Head, 39, was taking five-year-old Aaron Martin for a doctor's appointment when the accident
Components suppliers in Oxfordshire will be better off under the Phoenix deal for Rover, according to Trade Secretary Stephen Byers. Mr Byers assured Banbury MP Tony Baldry that more components would be bought in the county than under the original Alchemy
It's not easy being a teacher in Britain in the new millennium, writes Zahra Borno. Teachers are in the front line. They are responsible for educating the new generation and in many ways the future of the country lies in their hands. Yet morale among
Union leaders are pressing BMW to bring production of the luxury car marque Rolls-Royce to Cowley, writes David Duffy. Tony Woodley, the Transport and General Workers' Union chief negotiator for the car industry, said that although the giant Longbridge
The salvation of Rover's Longbridge plant finally severs any links between the Cowley car plant and the historic MG sports car marque. Born at Cowley in the 1920s as a sporting addition to the Morris range, MG Morris Garages quickly established itself
A partnership of business groups and local councils has won the bid to deliver business advice on behalf of the new Small Business Service in Oxfordshire, writes David Duffy. The bid was described as "exemplary" by the assessment panel, which was dominated
Normally bands head off on national tours the minute they've got something to sell. But Luke Haines , John Moore and vocalist Sarah Nixey are not what might be termed 'normal'. At least not when they combine as Black Box Recorder, writes Templeton Blake
Mark S looks at the week ahead on the Oxfordshire music scene THURSDAY, MAY 11: Bristol-based indie-hip-hop crossover duo Monk and Canatella, pitch up at The Zodiac. They've got a brand new single, called Stagger, due out imminently. Twinjet Superstar
Student Anselm Audley has been dubbed the "teenage Tolkien" after being paid 50,000 for his first novel, writes Andrew Ffrench. Anselm, who picked up three A grades in his A-levels, has been offered a place at St John's College, Oxford, where he will
A 12-year-old boy believed to have been Britain's youngest fugitive walked free from court, writes Paul Warner. The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared before magistrates in Norfolk yesterday charged with a string of offences, including
Labour councillors have decided not to form an administration after losing control of a council after 20 years. Oxford City Council was left with no overall control after the May 4 elections. Its Labour group has announced it will work in opposition and
Villagers are campaigning for a new postmaster to save their rural post office after a 'misleading' advert failed to attract applicants, writes Rebecca Smith. Jean Murphy, 53, of Foliat Drive, Wantage, handed in her notice at the East Hendred post office
Oxford United boss Denis Smith admits his first priority this summer is to find a striker who can score goals. He is eyeing two Premiership reserves, plus forwards in the third division and in Scotland. Both Premier League reserves are understood to be
E-mail your details to our Listings Editor Wendy Broadway (wendy.broadway@nqo.com) THURSDAY, MAY 11 Monk and Canatella, Twinjet Superstar, The Bullingdon, Cowley Road, Oxford; Upper Fifth, Inter, Lisheen, Triffids, Kooler Klub, The Bullingdon, Cowley
Jane Williams had always wanted to be a teacher. She loved being with young children and knew she had all the skills and character traits needed to be good at the job, writes Zahra Borno. The 24-year-old, from Chinnor, left teacher training college in
It's not easy being a teacher in Britain in the new millennium, writes Zahra Borno. Teachers are in the front line. They are responsible for educating the new generation and in many ways the future of the country lies in their hands. Yet morale among
Hadden Hill's Richard Lee and Leon Beer pulled off a major shock by winning the Berks, Bucks and Oxon Club Foursomes Scratch Championship. Competing against a field of 30, including all the top clubs in the three counties, the Hadden heroes shot rounds
England boss Dave Jessup, who took part in the Sparks Golf Classic at Southfield last week, has hit back at critics who slammed him for including Carl Stonehewer in his plans last season. Jessup could afford a wry smile when he saw Stonehewer, who rides
The return of Jan Staechmann in place of Jon Underwood is the first change in the Cheetahs line-up now everybody is waiting to see what happens next. It appears that Aussie Mark Lemon is the hot favourite to get the nod, but who makes way for him is clouded
Oxford Supporters Club have been thrown out of the Morrells Oxford Sunday League President's Cup final after fielding an ineligible player in their semi-final. So AFC Vikings, whom Supporters Club beat 4-1 after extra-time in the last four, have been
The bags card for Friday's meeting at the Oxford Stadium 12.02 450m A8 Highest Honour (Ron Bicknell) KNOW MY FRIEND (David Egan) Muscun Dez 3 (Tony Magnasco) Black Pampas (W) (David Egan) Boveens Treasure (W) (Glen Mayhew) Fairoaks Slippy (W) (Steve Davis
For the past four years, The Oxfordshire Golf Club have spent this week hosting the Benson and Hedges International Open. When Colin Montgomerie collected the prestigious trophy last May in front of big galleries and on an immaculate course bathed in
Botley Boys Under 14 clinched a unique treble when they defeated St Edmunds A 2-1 in the final of the B-Line Cup final at Didcot Town. Trailing 1-0 with only ten minutes to go, they scored two late goals from Wilson and Humphries to secure the final leg
The growth in dotcom businesses in Oxfordshire is being threatened by a lack of trained technicians, according to a recruitment company. Pam Hale, managing director of specialist IT recruitment firm Opus Selection, estimated that more than 40 per cent
Six Kosovar refugees accused of taking part in a terror attack appeared before Oxford magistrates charged with violent disorder. The prosecution alleged the men attacked a house containing fellow Kosovars in Ridgefield Road, east Oxford, smashing all
After one of the best finals for years, Banbury United youth beat Oxford City 5-4 after extra time to lift the Oxfordshire Joe Roughton Youth Cup for the second time in four years. Banbury took a 2-0 lead through Mark Essex and Steve Worthington, but
George Frew witnesses the opening of the Ladbroke Grove rail inquiry If we are all the offspring of democracy, then yesterday, within clear sight of the Mother of Parliaments, the nation's stricken children of last year's Ladbroke Grove rail disaster
Components suppliers in Oxfordshire will be better off under the Phoenix deal for Rover, according to Trade Secretary Stephen Byers. Mr Byers assured Banbury MP Tony Baldry that more components would be bought in the county than under the original Alchemy
For a time, it appeared that Peter Green - founder of Fleetwood Mac and one of the UK's most significant blues guitarists - was going to become yet another rock 'n' roll casualty, writes Tim Metcalfe. After quitting Fleetwood Mac in 1970 - and following
A row has broken out over displaying Union Jacks in a council chamber after they were described as "symbols of the National Front", writes Mark Templeton. A councillor sparked outrage after she slammed Tory councillors for draping the flags along with
Union leaders are pressing BMW to bring production of the luxury car marque Rolls-Royce to Cowley, writes David Duffy. Tony Woodley, the Transport and General Workers' Union chief negotiator for the car industry, said that although the giant Longbridge
Council staff are facing an uncertain future after Thames Water and a private firm refused to take them on after winning a contract for sewerage work, writes Rosina Parveen. The move has soured relations between Thames Water and the Vale of White Horse
A pioneering project is being launched to attract Oxfordshire teenagers into nursing. The youngsters are being trained as healthcare cadets in a bid to boost recruitment in under-staffed hospitals. The scheme aims to entice 18-year-olds who would normally
Pregnant women wanting to give birth at home are being urged to think again because of a county-wide midwife shortage, writes Victoria Owen. The Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust has issued letters to expectant mums spelling out the problems home deliveries
New evidence of the dangers posed to children by mobile phones is expected to be shown by a Government report today, writes Suzanne Huband. Speculation on the long-awaited Stewart Report has centred on the impact of the phones on six million young mobile
