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Stories for 20 September 2004

Oxfordshire News

What else is there to hide at County Hall?

Sir - Your headline, Keep Outski (Oxford Mail, September 15), made me smile.   more...

Why reject my plastic?

Sir - You often publish articles about the importance of recycling waste - there were three in one week recently.   more...

Blow for Trap campaigners

North Oxford 'Nimbys' have been dealt a blow in their fight to prevent development on Oxford's Trap Grounds.   more...

Decision deferred on Australian theme bar

A decision on whether to grant an alcohol licence for what would be Oxford's biggest bar has been postponed for a fortnight.   more...

Feast of delights

A feast of artistic delights popped up in gardens across Cowley to celebrate the revival of the area's traditional annual festival.   more...

Carers find reward in challenging role

People across Oxfordshire are being asked to give a little time to make a difference in the lives of special needs children like Jenni Tyler and Michael Jack.   more...

NHS launches letter blitz recruiting drive

Recruitment staff at Oxfordshire's major hospital trust sent out nearly 50 letters a day last year to potential new workers.   more...

Garden aims to offer peace and relaxation

A peaceful and relaxing new garden has been developed in the grounds of a psychiatric rehabilitation home in Abingdon.   more...

Monday, September 20: Royal Mail is on trial

We were promised in June that postal problems in Oxford were being tackled and that our mail would be delivered efficiently and on time in future.   more...

Parents of missing man head to Nepal

THE parents of missing backpacker Gareth Koch are leaving for Nepal to retrace their son's last known movements.   more...

Saturday, September 18: Dangers on our roads

Love them or hate them, road humps are clearly here to stay.   more...

Friday, September 17: Missing millions

How on earth can a hospital trust be underfunded to the tune of £28m without anyone noticing?   more...

Cooker fire forces flats to be evacuated

Smoke alarms saved residents in an Abingdon block of flats, including a baby girl, after a cooker caught fire.   more...

Humans foul planet worse than dogs

Sir - I cannot agree more with Stephen Phelps about dog fouling (Oxford Mail, September 16).   more...

Sorting office closes to make improvements

Royal Mail is to close one of its Oxford sorting offices in order to modernise its operations, the Oxford Mail can reveal today.   more...

Parents defend daughter `duped' by pro-hunt

leaders The Oxfordshire parents of a political researcher accused of showing hunt protesters around the House of Commons have defended their daughter.   more...

Oxfordshire Sport

Football: Angry fans fume at feeble U's

Oxford United will hold an inquest today into the reasons behind Saturday's catastrophic collapse at Yeovil.   more...

Speedway: Wagstaff fires warning

Oxford Silver Machine chief Nigel Wagstaff insists his side have nothing to lose when they go to Wolverhampton in the Elite League play-offs tonight.   more...

Football: Thame denied by late double

Thame Utd 3, Gorleston 3: Thame face a long trip to Norfolk for Wednesday night's FA Cup first qualifying round replay after they conceded two late goals, having dominated throughout.   more...

Results: All the scores from around the county

COCA COLA LEAGUE TWO   more...

Football: Hughes is North Leigh hero

FA Cup 1st qualifying round - North Leigh 1, Walton Casuals 0: A 29th minute goal from midfielder Nick Hughes proved decisive as North Leigh went through against Combined Counties League side Walton Casuals.   more...

Football: Awayday experts City do the trick again

Banstead Ath 2, Oxford City 3: City maintained their unbeaten away record this season to reach the second qualifying round with Saturday's victory at Banstead.   more...

Football: Brackley held by Heathens

Brackley Tn 2, Flackwell Heath 2: Striker Ben Milner spurned a glorious chance in the last minute which means Brackley must try again in tomorrow night's FA Cup first qualifying round replay.   more...