Friday, October 27: Restore, plants, crafts and card shop: Restore, Manzil Way, off Cowley Road, Oxford, open weekdays from 9am-4pm. Half-term activities: Chiltern Open Air Museum, Chlfont St Giles, open 10am-5pm, until Sunday. Abingdon Craft Festival
An Oxfordshire sergeant is among six police officers who have taken the police to court to fight for medical pensions after suffering from stress and depression, writes Emma Henry. Sgt Keith Bennett, who works in Bicester, a detective chief inspector
A new weapon has been launched in the Government's battle to equip people with the skills they need to get jobs in the Internet age. learndirect, part of the flagship adult education scheme the University For Industry, is being extended to cover the whole
Oxford's team of Karl Bushell, Jeremy Flint and Ellis Bicknell lost a 3-0 lead as they went down 6-4 to in the Midland Senior League. Bushell won two sets and Flint and Bicknell one apeice. Forum boys Greg Boone, Sam Harrison and Stewart Hamilton took
Tandem proved too good for Democrats A as they ran out 4-1 winners in the Morrells Oxford League Premier Section, writes Pete Ewins. Young Stephen Sheard scored 8,440, including a break of 7,860, to put the home side in front and then Pauline Withey made
Despite taking the lead after just ten seconds, Division 1 leaders Brewery Tap had to settle for an exciting 4-4 draw at home to neighbours Red Lion, writes Mick Day. Scott Olliff struck one of the quickest goals in the league's history on his way to
It may not have been the best of weekends for Cheetahs but Todd Wiltshire kept the Oxford flag flying by reaching the Elite League Riders Championship semi-finals at Coventry's Brandon Stadium. Fellow Australian Ryan Sullivan came out on top, but Cheetahs
Friday, October 27: Pembroke College Chapel: Betts Organ masterclass with David Titherington, Professor of Organ, Royal Academy of Music. 11am to 1pm and 2-4pm. Open to the public, free admission. The Mitre, High Street, Oxford: Oxford Jazz Club. Oxford
Oxford's Glenn Allen spurred cup-holders England to a 38-12 victory over Jersey in the Rossborough Trophy international at St Saviour. The English Under 25 champion, from the Isis club, powered to three wins and a draw in his four games. Oxford's Kathy
Formula One Grand Prix racing driver Jenson Button will be launching the regional Poppy appeal at Bicester Garrison tomorrow. Jenson, 20, left, who has a home in Bicester, will be kicking off the annual Royal British Legion appeal for Oxfordshire and
Olympic gold medallists James Cracknell and Tim Foster will be joining fashion designers and hairdressers in Oxfordshire next month to raise money for charity. The two rowers, along with Steve Redgrave and Matthew Pinsent, made up the coxless four which
Synchronised swimmers took up the challenge of ITV's Cilla's Moment of Truth. The group, from Wallingford and Reading, had to flip a bowler hat with their feet so it landed on their heads. The prize, worth about 6,000, was a visit to a training camp in
A colourful, carnival-style spectacle by Green Candle Dance Company visits The Theatre, Chipping Norton on Wednesday with Alanna and the Tree, an evening of dance which focuses on the issue of deforestation and saving the environment. It was inspired
A new production of 42nd Street, one of the most famous backstage musicals of all time, will be staged at the Apollo Theatre next week. This is the story of the young unknown dancer Peggy Sawyer, who becomes an overnight star when leading lady Dorothy
Reports in The Sun newspaper that cable company ntl were about to agree a 3m deal to televise Elite and Premier League speedway remain unconfirmed. In fact, when I contacted Oxford promoter Steve Purchase about it, he said he was in the dark. The report
Magdalen Arms maintained their 100 per cent record with a late goal in their Division 4 top-of-the-table clash at Arncott, writes Geoff Bower. Arncott took the lead after five minutes, when Dave Hislop headed home, and held on until the hour-mark when
Crown House B's latest signing, Mark Newns, proved an instant hit as he won all his matches in the 8-2 victory over Forum E. Crown are currently top of Division 2 in the Oxford & District league. Morris Motors C are back on track after a convincing
The Family Nurturing Network, based in Oxford, offers much-needed help and guidance to parents struggling to cope with their children. Katharine MacAlister paid the charity a visit during National Parenting Week to see the valuable work being done You
The leading string players from the Orchestra of St John are staging a concert at the Sheldonian Theatre on Wednesday, featuring a programme of string masterpieces, including Vaughan Williams's Tallis Fantasia and Barber's Adagio. The players secured
Razor Public Relations has won a pitch to work for Internet security market company Argus Systems Group, writes David Duffy. Chesterton-based Razor, set up by former Countrywide Porter Novelli directors Chris Woodcock and Debbie Parriss, will launch a
Timbmet Group, Britain's largest hardwood timber merchant, has started work on a new 3m office base at Cumnor, writes David Duffy. Timbmet group chairman Dan Kemp and chief executive Simon Fineman turned the first sod at a ground breaking ceremony to
He may not have appeared on stage in person for more than 20 years, but few singer-songwriters can claim such public affection as Robert Wyatt. His poetic and often painfully honest songs, performed in his distinctive, almost plaintive, style have wormed
Linchpin and driving force behind Tailgunner who make their debut visit to Oxford on Monday is Mark Coyle, who made his name as the producer for Oasis's first and arguably best album, Definitely Maybe, writes Joe Hawkins. Much has been made of the fact
From Miss K Bligdon, Columbia Way, Grove I felt the need to sympathise with Mr Walters from Banbury. I know of an area in Abingdon where a relative of mine was told to remove the car from a car park due to the fact it had no MOT. There are at least five
It certainly wasn't the best way to bring the curtain down on JT/Fox Oxford Cheetahs' season at Sandy Lane as the rain lashed down. But with dates running out fast before the October 31 deadline, fans, officials and riders all wanted Friday's meeting
Museum of Modern Art (01865 722733, infoline 01865 813830): Tues-Sun 11-6, Thurs 11- 9, until Jan 7, 2001, Matt Mullican More Details from an Imaginary Universe. Thursday viewpoint talks at 6.15pm. In the cafe gallery: Isidro Ramirez re:creation, large-scale
Former pupils at a girls' school turned up from all over the country for a get-together. More than 70 women - who all started at Didcot Girls' School in 1979 - attended the reunion at Didcot Leisure Centre. The party was organised by two former Didcot
Apollo Theatre (0870 6063500): today and Sat 7.30pm, Sat mat 4pm, Gwen Dickey, Limahl and 4 The Boyz in What a Feeling! the rock and pop musicals in concert. Oct 30-Nov 4, 42nd Street starring Ruth Madoc and James Smillie. _______________________ Oxford
Northway brushed aside Didcot 3-0 in the Under 15 A League at Court Place Farm . Two goals from Jason Hallatt put Northway in command at the break, and David Thompson notched No 3 with a screamer after the interval. A first-half hat-trick from Olly Wright
Former Oxford United player Colin Todd has joined Derby as Jim Smith's assistant manager after quitting as Swindon Town boss. Swindon are now in talks over compensation for 51-year-old Todd, manager of the second division strugglers for less than a year
Oxfordshire under 18s went down 2-0 to a more physical Hampshire side in the South West Counties Youth Championship at Southampton. Despite playing the better football, Oxon went behind to a disputed penalty after 35 minutes. In the second half, Oxon
Frilford Heath maintained their two-point advantage at the top of the Shaw & Co Oxfordshire Foursomes League Section 1 table with a narrow 2-1 victory at home to Buckingham. With both sides notching one-hole victories, it was left to Dave King and
A new weapon has been launched in the Government's battle to equip people with the skills they need to get jobs in the Internet age. learndirect, part of the flagship adult education scheme the University For Industry, is being extended to cover the whole
Youngsters in Oxfordshire are being encouraged to get involved in voluntary work. The regional launch of the Millennium Volunteers initiative will be held at Oxford Brookes University on Saturday afternoon, when there will be dancing and workshops with
The London Sinfonietta comes to the Oxford Playhouse on Thursday with a production of Mark-Anthony Turnage's opera Greek, a modern re-writing of the Oedipus myth. Touring with this opera has been the London Sinfonietta's long-term goal ever since they
It is a car and not a carriage that awaits the formidable Lady Bracknell during her teatime call at the Half Moon Street flat of her nephew Algernon Moncrieff, writes Chris Gray. During her interrogation there of Algy's pal John Worthing, suitor for the
Last year's West End Christmas hit, the musical comedy Honk!, currently in production at the Old Fire Station (until Saturday) offers an evening of sheer delight, writes Paula Clifford. The student company Hat Box Productions, which put on Guys and Dolls
Launton Ladies turned on the style away to newly-promoted Slough Town, winning 4-0 in the Southern Region Premier Division. New signing Cher Beesley, who has experience with Oxford and Southampton, played an important part in a convincing victory. Angie
An exhibition of paintings by Tess Recordon will be on show at Wolfson College from Monday to November 17. Her paintings, which have been exhibited in New York, Cambridge, London and the Channel Islands, are abstract works which radiate light ranging
The thousands of people who flocked to the Oomph! festival in South Parks, Oxford, in the summer will have a chance to relive the event on screen on Sunday. A film of the event Oxfordshire's Own Millennium Festival will be screened at Oxford Playhouse
A unique specialist recruitment agency for the publishing industry is celebrating its first birthday with booming business. Inspired Selection was launched by Lynne Sullivan and Jo Wilcock in October 1999 and the firm has enjoyed tremendous success in
Although London-based, Remote Control are not the sort of act who hang out in Camden playing the odd gig or two and waiting for something to happen. Quite the opposite in fact, writes Pookie Hudson. Barely a year old, Remote Control's third single, the
This year's Carling Weekender is being rightly cited as one of the best festivals of all time, writes Templeton Blake. Not only that, but it also marked the beginning of an upsurge in bands that are simply exhilarating to watch. Among this year's many
Chester's biggest export musically speaking is, without a doubt, Mansun. Their illustrious five-year career commenced with a brace of limited edition releases through their own Sci-Fi Hi-Fi label before joining the Parlophone rosta in 1996 Their EP, One
PRIME Minister Tony Blair gave a very strong hint that former Japanese prisoners of war could be in line for extra compensation. Some reports suggest the Government will announce after Chancellor's pre-Budget report on November 8 plans to pay a 10,000
Traders at Oxford's Covered Market have asked council bosses to let them sell on Sunday. Many major retailers in the city centre now open seven days a week, and market traders now want to follow suit. The Covered Market Traders' Association will hammer
Former pupils at a girls' school turned up from all over the country for a get-together. More than 70 women - who all started at Didcot Girls' School in 1979 - attended the reunion at Didcot Leisure Centre. The party was organised by two former Didcot
People living in Greater Leys have moved one step closer to having their own shop with help from Oxford City Council, writes Emma Henry. Plans to open a Spar supermarket in Dunnock Way hit a stumbling block earlier this year as the site was thought to
A man died of asphyxiation after wrapping himself in a plastic sheet in a bizarre sex act. Terence Simmonds, 49, was found dead at his home in Alpha Avenue, Garsington. Det Insp David McCorkhill told Oxford Coroner's Court yesterday that Mr Simmonds was
Countryside watchdogs fear roadsides could soon be swamped by advertising hoardings. It was a campaign to stop just that happening in the 1920s that helped form the CPRE - the Council for the Protection of Rural England. Now members are revisiting that
Tourism is worth a staggering 250m a year to the Oxford economy, it has been revealed. But tourism bosses say 80 per cent of visitors to the historic city are still day-trippers, writes Andrew Ffrench. And they are convinced that a larger number of visitors
Oxford's controversial transport strategy was today praised for a dramatic cut in city centre traffic and falling pollution levels, writes Andrew Ffrench. But the council research also highlights a downturn in sales with retailers in Cornmarket Street
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