The Fuji FinePix S5000 seems to be a good all-rounder and uses the SLR form factor (which is preferable, imho).
Pixmania used to do them cheaper than other places, but I'm not sure if they still stock them.
Amazon are doing them for around £200.
It's on my 'things to buy, but keep forgetting about' list since I had a go on one in a camera shop a while back.
It seemed to offer the level of quality I was looking for in my first (semi-serious) digital camera.