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Stories for 22 June 2005

Oxfordshire News

Delightful 'ride around'

I am an infrequent visitor to Banbury. Not that I have an aversion to the place, but living where I do makes journeys there inpractical.   more...

Just keep it simple

I tried to buy a simple mobile phone to replace the one I keep in the glove compartment of my car and use for emergencies.   more...

DIY dad is declared the worst in country

If you get into trouble with your DIY then the man NOT to ask for advice is David Hill from Abingdon because he's been declared Britain's worst DIY Disaster Dad.   more...

Rent subsidies unfair on city

Oxford council tenants are subsidising local authority housing in other areas of the country to the tune of £17 a week per household.   more...

Vandal break-in means no toys

Toddlers will miss out on new toys as a Bicester playgroup will be forced to spend funds on vandal-proofing its premises to stop youths who repeatedly break in to drink and smoke.   more...

School to get new crossing

Only days after a nine-year old Abingdon boy was knocked down and injured outside his school, plans have been announced for a new pedestrian crossing.   more...

Deaf mum has op so she can hear her son

A mother who went deaf when her baby was just three months old has undergone surgery in a bid to hear his voice for the first time.   more...

Study reveals homophobic abuse

Gay people in Oxfordshire are being urged to report homophobic crimes to police after figures show almost 90 per cent have suffered abuse but most do not report it.   more...

Wednesday, June 22: End this injustice

The revelation that Oxford council tenants are subsidising those in other parts of the country to the tune of £17 a week is nothing short of a scandal.   more...

Hollow win for estate

Congratulations to Oxford City Council, uniting to back tenants in retaining council housing.   more...

Physios need jobs

I read Victoria Owen's article on the Footsteps Clinic run by Polish physiotherapists with great interest (Oxford Mail, June 16).   more...

Tuesday, June 21: Stories we rarely hear

The issue of refugees and asylum seekers in this country is obscured by prejudice, lazy reporting and ignorance.   more...

Monday, June 20: A special pilgrimage

On any other weekend, the men, women and children in the buses bedecked with England flags might have been mistaken for football fans on their way to a match.   more...

Warm welcome to 'Conmarket'

What a sense of relief it must be for both the county and city engineering departments that at last the final top surface has been laid in Cornmarket Street.   more...

Now Zoe's CD is ditched from classical sales

Oxfordshire schoolgirl Zoe Mace wants to meet the officials who threw her hit album out of the classical chart.   more...

Rent increase forces shop to close

Another of Oxford's independent shops is being forced to close this week after a huge rent increase.   more...

Oxfordshire Sport

Henman comes back from the dead

Tim Henman brought Wimbledon to life by coming back from the dead last night.   more...

Oxfordshire fall to classy devon

Devon's class told in the end yesterday as they beat Oxfordshire by six wickets in the Minor Counties Championship Western Division at Challow & Childrey.   more...

Evergreen Norman is on song

Norman Green showed age is no barrier as the 78-year-old clanged off 13 dolls, including a sixer, in the Fairview's 3-0 victory over Section 4 rivals Golden Ball B.   more...

kirtlington lads are national champs

Football-mad youngsters from Kirtlington Church of England Primary School defied the odds to be crowned national champions in the Sainsbury's English Schools' FA Under 11s Cup.   more...

Daniel powers in for bronze

A Bicester teenager is well on his way to the Beijing Paralympics after winning a bronze medal in a UK weightlifting championship.   more...

City sign Henley goal ace Spence

Oxford City have continued their summer signing spree by snapping up striker Ray Spence from county rivals Henley Town.   more...

Kuester proves he's a master

Bicester's Dave Kuester won the bronze medal in the British Masters Weights Pentathlon Championships at Milton Keynes.   more...