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Stories for 25 October 2004

Oxfordshire News

Young unaware of binge-drink danger

Sir - Thank you for covering the first of our multi-agency inspections under the Nightsafe scheme for Oxford City centre on Saturday (Oxford Mail, October 18).   more...

I paid £1.20 for a jug of water

Sir - After reading your review (Oxford Mail, October 8), I would like to share my experiences of the Harvester restaurants.   more...

Good and bad on new radio

Sir - As a regular listener to Radio Oxford and an avid reader of the Oxford Mail, it saddens me to see so many readers airing their grievance against the radio station. Change is always difficult and we have to move on with the times.   more...

Boris: Tories lose my vote

Sir - What absolute stupidity by the leader of the Conservative Party to send Boris Johnson to Liverpool (Oxford Mail, October 19).   more...

Family's joy as Stephen flies in

Stephen Adams, critically injured in a bike accident in Greece, has been flown home.   more...

Neighbours speak of shock at death

Neighbours of the Oxford man who died following a street brawl in the centre of Oxford have been shocked by the news.   more...

Euro sellers want slice of the action

A continental market running for three days in Oxford's Broad Street, looks set to get the go-ahead.   more...

Youths go back to their roots

Teenagers in Blackbird Leys teamed up with other members of the west Oxford and Botley youth clubs for a celebration to mark Black History Month.   more...

Labour hopeful lends Kerry a hand

Antonia Bance, Labour's parliamentary candidate for Oxford West and Abingdon, has flown to the United States to work for John Kerry's presidential election campaign.   more...

Road schemes 'on right track'

Engineers are on track to complete the majority of outstanding road schemes, a senior transport planner has revealed.   more...

Monday, October 25: Learn from the women

Sit a group of six men in a room and it is a safe bet that at least one of them will be struck by prostate cancer at some time in their lives.   more...

Saturday, October 23: Turn these thugs in

IT IS hard to understand the mentality of people who attack and rob the elderly, often using extreme violence in the process.   more...

Friday, October 22: We must do better

We may have a world famous seat of learning in our midst, but when it comes to GCSE exams, we struggle.   more...

Shameful tactics of Green Belt backers

Sir - I am constantly horrified and alarmed when I read of the blatant stubbornness of certain groups and individuals at the mere mention of building much-needed social and affordable housing on Green Belt land.   more...

Pc found innocent of student Emily's death

A police officer whose patrol car knocked down an Oxford Brookes University student on the way to a 999 emergency was today found not guilty of causing her death by dangerous driving.   more...

'We just want Brian to come home now'

Dairy workers have been searching the towpaths in Oxford for signs of their colleague who went missing at the weekend.   more...

Oxfordshire Sport

Football: I won't walk away says Rix

Graham Rix remained defiant that he is staying on as Oxford United's manager, despite seeing his side crash to a sixth successive defeat, 1-0 at Macclesfield on Saturday.   more...

Football: Banbury rally for victory

Banbury Utd 3, King's Lynn 1: Banbury beat King's Lynn for the first time since the 1988-9 season and thoroughly deserved Saturday's Premier Division success.   more...

Football: City still searching for first home win

Oxford City 1, Sutton Coldfield 1: Oxford City are still searching for their first Division 1 West victory at Court Place Farm, after being hauled back by Sutton Coldfield on Saturday.   more...

Results: The weekend's sporting results

COCA-COLA LEAGUE TWO   more...

Football: Hoey opens account to scuttle Abingdon

FA Vase 1st round: Teenage striker Laurence Hoey's first senior goal for Didcot was enough to send local rivals Abingdon United packing in a tense derby tie.   more...

Football: Holden leads Kidlington spree

GLS Hellenic League - Kidlington 9, Middle Barton 0: Luke Holden hammered a four-timer as Division 1 West leaders Kidlington ran riot against Middle Barton, justifying manager Kevin Walton's decision to play three up front.   more...

Football: Thame suffer let-down after FA Cup heroics

Clevedon 1, Thame Utd 0: It was a case of 'after the Lord Mayor's show' for Thame United on Saturday.   more...

Rugby: Whittingham in switch

Oxford University have switched fly half James Whittingham to centre for their attractive match against Leicester Tigers at Iffley Road tonight (7.15).   more...

Oxfordshire Whats On

Review: Chutneys, Oxford

You'd think it was free food night at Chutneys on Wednesday evening. The place was bursting at the seams, packed from top-to-toe with cheerful customers chowing down, and there were already people queueing for a table at 7.30pm.   more...