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  • Sounds of the city

    After the Oxford Pro Musica's first concert on February 27, 1965, critics hailed it as filling a need in the musical life of the town, writes Emma Henry. Thirty-five years on, Oxford's premier professional orchestra, renamed the City of Oxford Orchestra

  • Ski-trip teacher fleeced parents

    Teacher Tim Green fleeced schoolchildren of 34,000 after crying off a skiing holiday claiming he had altitude sickness. Green vanished with the money just 24 hours before the trip to France leaving 120 youngsters from schools in Abingdon and Headington

  • RUGBY: Grove reaping the benefit

    If there was any doubt that junior and mini rugby is the lifeblood of a rugby club, just ask Grove, writes Michael Knox. Five years ago, when their senior sides were in the doldrums, Grove assembled a successful under 15 team the product of a well-organised

  • MOTORACING: Big Cat roars at Silverstone

    Jaguar is celebrating its entry into Formula One and a return to the historic Silverstone race circuit by producing a 100-car limited edition of the supercharged XKR sports car, already established as the fastest-ever series production Jaguar. The XKR

  • ATHLETICS: Gerry and Rodger on song in capital show

    Hundreds of Oxfordshire athletes were cheered every inch of the way as they completed the 20th staging of the London Marathon in glorious weather on Sunday, writes Jon Murray. One of the best local performances from among the 32,000 competitiors came

  • Action plan drawn up to do 'our best' for refugees

    Asylum seekers in Oxfordshire should be housed, educated and encouraged to take up jobs. That is the view of county councillors, who are calling on Prime Minister Tony Blair to ensure refugees are given a fair crack of the whip. Members of the council's

  • Crime does pay in a wonderful way!

    A burglary has helped reunite a daughter with her mother and brothers after 35 years. Irene Harris, 76, of Hamfield, Wantage, was separated from her mother Agnus, father William, sister Harriet, and brothers Thomas, Dennis, Brian and Alf, when the family

  • They've done a first class job

    When Keshavlal Shah became a postmaster 25 years ago, a first class stamp cost just 4Tp. A quarter of a century on, and with the same stamp costing six times as much, Mr Shah has decided to call it a day well, almost. Mr Shah and his wife Savita have

  • SPEEDWAY: Tumour shock for Wigg

    Former Oxford Cheetahs speedway ace Simon Wigg is fighting back after an operation for a second brain tumour. The five-times world longtrack champion is currently recovering at his Milton Keynes home after his emigration to Brisbane in January was cut

  • Theatre of the absurd

    From the arenas of local democracy to the Theatre of the Absurd, Oxford city councillors can play anywhere. Indeed, their antics at council meetings might tempt you to consider they should switch their choice of venue from the Town Hall to the Oxford

  • RUGBY: Leagues cut down on travel

    Windsor and Swindon will be playing in an enlarged Southern Counties North Division next season as organisers of the English Clubs Championship try to cut down on travelling. Both Windsor and Swindon, who faced long trips to Dorset in Southern Counties

  • FOOTBALL: Hulbert sinks his old mates

    Oxford City 1 Witney Town 0. Full report on last night's Oxfordshire Senior Cup semi-final clash by Russell Smith Tate Hulbert's second-half strike was enough to sink his old club Witney Town and give holders Oxford City victory in a scrappy Oxfordshire

  • ATHLETICS: Bowler leads the way

    It was a battle between Headington Roadrunners and Oxford City for the men's titles at the Oxfordshire Road Relay Championships at Hook Norton. Headington stamped their dominance on the senior ranks with James Bowler, Gary Harris, Paul Northrop and Matt

  • Growth plan as telecom firms merge

    A TELECOM company based in Oxfordshire has merged with a larger firm in a 39m deal. MNS, of Kingston Bagpuize, was bought for 24m by JWE Telecom, of Leeds. It will be business as usual for MNS, which will keep its employees and maintain current business

  • Brain-damaged girl wins 1.2m payout

    A teenager left brain damaged after a hospital blunder 17 years ago has won 1.2m compensation at the High Court. Doctors thought Chloe Hill was dead after suffering oxygen starvation during her birth at the maternity unit at the John Radcliffe Hospital

  • Hospitals on target to cut waiting lists

    The number of patients waiting to be admitted to Oxfordshire's major hospitals is at last below target. Figures for the John Radcliffe, the Churchill and the Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford, and the Horton Hospital at Banbury are now below the year-end

  • Little Sam must wait for surgery

    Life-saving surgery for a little Nepalese girl had to be cancelled at the last moment because the operation was considered too risky. Generous readers of the Oxford Mail's sister paper, the Witney Gazette, dug deep into their pockets to help bring four-year-old