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Stories for 18 February 2005

Oxfordshire News

Legal hunting ends

The last day of legal hunting was marked across Oxfordshire on February 17 in a day of high emotion.   more...

College's supporters prepare rescue bid

More than 100 former students, staff and supporters of Oxford's Plater College have launched an 11th-hour bid to save it from closure.   more...

Mystery bid lands plots

A Mystery buyer has outbid Cherwell District Council to buy more than 140 areas of public open space on a housing estate in Bicester.   more...

Neighbours block theme bar scheme

Plans for a Caribbean-themed restaurant and bar in Oxford have been turned down after neighbours said their lives were already being made a misery by drunken pub-goers.   more...

Breaking the £1m barrier

The sale of £1m+ homes in Oxfordshire is booming. In a league table of counties with the most sales of homes over the million-pound mark, Oxfordshire was in the top five.   more...

Police urge students to safeguard laptops

Detectives have renewed an appeal to students in Oxford to take better care of their laptop computers following a spate of thefts.   more...

Marchers face arrest threat

Union members claim the threat of arrest hangs over them if they march through Oxford today to protest against poor pensions.   more...

We put Cornmarket queries to council

The public inquiry into the Cornmarket Street repaving fiasco may be over, but several key questions concerning the project remained unanswered.   more...