CATS and dogs could benefit from cancer treatments being developed by gene therapy company Oxford Biomedica. The company, based at Oxford Science Park, has signed a licence agreement with French veterinary medicine company Virbac for its cancer vaccine
UNITED boss Denis Smith was today stepping up his bid to sign a defender on loan, but he has all but ruled out Mark Watson from this Saturday's game against Wrexham. Watson helped Canada earn a shock 2-1 victory over Mexico in the quarter-finals of the
A brewery boss said he will not be bullied by football fans threatening to boycott pubs. Morrells Brewery of Oxford is threatening to take out an injunction to prevent Oxford United completing its new stadium at Minchery Farm, Oxford, due to a covenant
A drug addict took part in a series of burglaries because an accomplice was too fat to squeeze through windows, a court heard. Daniel Cordas-Cousins, 27, of Banbury Road, Bloxham, near Banbury, pleaded guilty to burgling a house in south Warwickshire.
Residents are relieved that proposals to make them pay to rid their village of rats have been dropped. Alan Feast, of Appleton, asked villagers to lobby the Vale of White Horse District Council to ensure that plans to charge for domestic rat extermination
Flying is in Helen Woods's blood. In real life she directs pilots through the skies as an air traffic controller at RAF Brize Norton. And in her spare time she has taken on the role of Peter Pan in an amateur theatre production. In a previous role she
Residents on a council-owned mobile home park are claiming victory in a battle over rent rises. Some have refused to pay the increases, claiming that they are unjustified. Six families at Foxhall Manor Park, Didcot, and South Oxfordshire District Council
A stolen car used in a dramatic ram-raid on a jewellery shop may have been driven around by the thieves for a week before the break-in. Raiders escaped with a large amount of rings, brooches and earrings after using the white Vauxhall Astra to force their
By Russell Smith OXFORD City centre back Michael Thorp could be on his way to Bath City. The former Reading defender is thinking over a move to the promotion-chasing Dr Martens League Premier Division club after they put in a seven-day approach for him
OXFORD cox Kajsa McLaren, from Pyrton, faced a tall order when the crews for the 146th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race on March 25 were announced in Putney. Kajsa, just 4ft 10in, came up against one of the Cambridge giants in the shape of 6ft 9in Josh
Plans to strip Railtrack of its safety role in the wake of the Paddington train disaster have been ditched by the Government, writes John Chipperfield. Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott was due to announce today that the firm would retain responsibility
Norwich City Res 2, Oxford Utd Res 0 UNITED'S reserves found Norwich City too strong in the Avon Insurance Combination - despite a fine display from keeper Andre Arendse at the Canaries' windswept training ground yesterday. Dutchman Fernando Derveld,
By Jon Murray FIFTEEN months after nearly prising Paul Powell away from the Manor Ground, Denis Smith now says the last thing he wants is for the left back to leave Oxford United. It was in November 1998, when the club were having to sell players to survive
Police have promised they will continue to keep a former haven for dealers a drugs-free area. Last autumn, Oxford police mounted an undercover operation, called Operation Barter, to target drug dealers operating from the city's Bonn Square, outside the
Inquests into the deaths of the 31 people killed in the Paddington rail crash began in London yesterday. Among the first to be heard was that of civil servant Anthony Beeton, 47, who joined the Great Western service at Didcot on his way to work. The inquests
OXFORD have been chosen to launch this year's Elite League speedway coverage on Sky Television. Cheetahs' home meeting against Belle Vue will be televised live on Wednesday, May 31, while they will also feature in the away meeting at King's Lynn on Wednesday
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