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Stories for 20 April 2005

Oxfordshire Business

Rail plan could cut commuter services

Plans for an ambitious cross-London rail service could have serious consequences for train services to Oxfordshire, ministers have been warned.   more...

Oxfordshire News

Fighting for fair trade

Congratulations on your extensive daily coverage of Trade Justice last week. This gave a clear picture of the issues and inequalities of the present system.   more...

Fears over postal votes

In view of the very prominent concerns regarding postal voting and electoral fraud, I find it deeply worrying that individual candidates or political parties are apparently able to handle postal voting on behalf of voters.   more...

Palace to host country show

Country pursuits, sports and military nostalgia will be on show at Blenheim Palace this summer at the Oxfordshire stately home's first Tattoo and Country Fair.   more...

Prince to give £2m to city museum

A SaudI prince has donated £2m to Oxford University's Ashmolean Museum, the oldest public collection in Britain.   more...

Council stalwart dies of cancer

Tributes from across the political divide have been paid to Oxfordshire county councillor Sylvia Tompkins, who has died after a short battle against cancer.   more...

BMW hearing claims hit 1,500

The number of compensation claims against BMW from ex-car workers with damaged hearing has passed the 1,500 mark.   more...

Council 'freebies' revealed

Free lunches and other gifts including a watch and even a stone bear from Russia have come the way of Oxfordshire's county councillors.   more...

Traffic chicanes cause concern

A £60,000 traffic-calming scheme being installed in west Oxfordshire is an "accident waiting to happen", according to a driving safety spokesman.   more...

County Catholics salute new Pope

Catholics across Oxfordshire last night welcomed the appointment of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger as the new Pope.   more...

Niece of IVF pioneer defends couple

THE niece of the Witney man who invented IVF said he would have been horrified by two lesbians having a child.   more...

Store accused over GM pledge

A conscientious shopper was shocked to find his cottage cheese was made using a genetically modified (GM) product, despite a supermarket's anti-GM stance.   more...

'No' to mast plan

Plans to site a mobile phone mast close to homes on a Bicester estate have been refused.   more...

April 20: It's a very poor show

THE 6,000 people who were looking forward to seeing Andrea Bocelli in concert at Oxford's Kassam Stadium this month have, as feared, had their hopes dashed.   more...

Funding saves warden scheme

Banbury's street wardens will be on patrol for at least another two years after £150,000 of funding was guaranteed.   more...

Bank robber's appeal rejected

An armed robber who clubbed a cashier and terrorised staff after threatening them with a sawn-off shotgun as they arrived for their morning shift at a Banbury bank had a bid to clear his name dismissed yesterday.   more...

Residents want new bridge moved

A gesture by town councillors to build a bridge across a ditch to improve access to a children's park has backfired and is causing a headache for residents.   more...

Village rat-run misery goes on

Villagers are fed up waiting for a lorry ban to start which they say was promised months ago.   more...

New bike racks are not so new

New bike racks? I am glad that the Liberal Democrats, unlike the Conservatives, take seriously Oxford's problems of traffic congestion by opposing free car parking.   more...

Bishop questions Pope's suitability

The Bishop of Oxford has criticised the appointment of the new Pope, claiming he will fail to properly represent young people, women and the poor.   more...

Writer threatens to withhold council tax over yob behaviour

An Oxford writer is threatening to withhold his council tax in protest at a rise in alleged drug dealing and antisocial behaviour in his street.   more...

Oxfordshire Sport

Football: Billy's brilliant double ends City resistance

Oxford Utd 3, Oxford City 1: A first-half brace from Billy Beechers helped Oxford United erase the memory of last year's shock defeat by Banbury United, as they battled to victory against a spirited Oxford City at the Kassam Stadium last night.   more...

Football: City floored by Beechers

Oxford United coach David Oldfield warned his squad that some are still playing for their futures after watching Billy Beechers put on a superb display to help them lift the Oxfordshire Senior Cup with a 3-1 victory over Oxford City at the Kassam Stadium last night.   more...

Football: Hotshot Gray hits hat-trick

Jimmy Gray hammered a hat-trick as Oxford University Press thrashed Premier Division rivals Charlton 5-0.   more...

Athletics: Vaughan has to settle for third place

Woodstock Harriers' veteran Bryan Vaughan narrowly failed to retain his Flora London Marathon Vet 50 title as he finished third in his category at the showpiece event on Sunday.   more...

Athletics: Super Sam breaks club record

Witney Roadrunner Sam Hook broke the under 17 100m club record at the Banbury Open on Sunday.   more...

Football: Terrific Threlfall is hero for Carterton

Witney & District FA: Mark Threlfall was the hero as his first-half penalty saw Carterton FC to a 1-0 victory over Hanborough in the final of the Fred Ford Cup at Kilkenny Lane.   more...

Football: Faringdon lose leadership as Drayton take over at the top

North Berks League: Drayton took over from Faringdon Town at the top of Division 1 with a 3-1 win over Saxton Rovers, with goals from Danny Curran (2) and Dave Stanley.   more...

Rugby: Oxon back move to expand county cup

Chinnor's director of rugby Lynn Evans has called for the expansion of the Oxfordshire Cup into a three-counties com- petition.   more...

Football: Beckley stay on title track

RT Harris Oxford City FA: Benji Cuff hit a hat-trick as leaders Beckley Sports kept up their quest for the Premier Division championship with an 8-1 thrashing of Bullnose Morris Res.   more...

Football: Bullnose cruise in

John Fathers Oxon Junior Shield: AFC Bullnose Morris became the first RT Harris Oxford City FA side to win the competition for 40 years with a 5-0 trouncing of Cropredy at Banbury United.   more...

  
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