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On this day: Oxfordshire Archive

Oxfordshire Archive

• Shops raise £30,000

  A year of fundraising events to celebrate 50 years of caring brought in more than £30,000 for the Sue Ryder Care shops in Oxfordshire. read more

• Athletics: Penfold powers to glory

  Tom Penfold made a winning return for White Horse Harriers by securing a fine victory in the third round at Radley College. read more

• Town is hit by spate of break-ins

  Would-be thieves targeted a number of shops and clubs in Bicester over the festive period. read more

• Football: City out to end home hoodoo

  Oxford CITY manager Andy Sinnott has set his players a target for New Year's Day - break the home league jinx. read more

• Table Tennis: Double delight for Abingdon

  There were victories for both Abingdon teams in Division 1 of the Didcot & District League. read more

• Table tennis: Oxon's Surrey success

  OXFORDSHIRE bagged a win and a draw when they travelled to Surrey to take on Surrey 2nd and Kent 2nd in Division 2d of ETTA County Championships. read more

• Football: U's boss eyes McGleish

  Julian Alsop's suspension means that Ian Atkins may turn his attentions to getting in a new striker - with Scott McGleish again a likely target. read more

• Schools profit as uses expand

  Schools which have struggled with dwindling budgets are to get a cash boost by opening their premises for community use. read more

• Should turkey be composted?

  The question of what to do with the remains of the turkey and leftovers from the Christmas dinner is a vexed issue in south Oxfordshire. read more

• Marjorie Reeves

  The historian, Marjorie Reeves, who had an association with St Anne's College that spanned five decades, has died at the age of 98. read more

• Driver ends charity fast

  Lorry driver Steve Cox can't wait for midnight tonight. read more

• Ambulance base plan for school

  A long-running dispute over the sale of eight ambulance stations across Oxfordshire could be solved by using schools as temporary bases. read more

• Schools profit as uses expand

  Schools which have struggled with dwindling budgets are to get a cash boost by opening their premises for community use. read more

• John Lewington

  John Lewington who, with his wife Bettina, turned his garden into one of the finest in Oxfordshire, has died a read more

• Five held in custody

  Five people from Banbury charged with supplying Class A drugs following dawn raids last week have been refused bail. read more

• Jobs axed as Oxfam toughens up

  Oxfam is to shed 10 per cent of its staff in a bid to make the charity "tougher". read more

• Drivers fume at parking chaos

  Millions of motorists are being driven round the bend thanks to a chronic shortage of parking spaces and hefty parking tolls in the UK. read more

• Mercedes look to the future

  Mercedes-Benz has unveiled its new F 500 research vehicle which provides insights into the automotive technology of tomorrow. read more

• Volante makes American debut

  Aston Martin will give the elegant DB9 Volante its world premiere on January 4 at the 2004 Detroit Motor Show -- the sixth new car from the company in less than two and a half years. read more

• Football: U's lose out in Alsop appeal

  Ian Atkins has hit out at the Football Association disciplinary commission, who last night refused to overturn Julian Alsop's red card picked up at Huddersfield. read more

On this day: Oxfordshire Archive