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Stories for 24 June 2005

Oxfordshire News

Why not 'armchair pumpkin'?

What a waste of time and effort the anti-'couch potato' protest and demonstration was (Oxford Mail, June 21).   more...

Fit mirrors

to bikes   more...

Bullies target gay students

Police, local authorities and a charity are joining forces to stamp out homophobic bullying at Oxfordshire schools.   more...

Council suspends two more staff

Two more Oxford City Council employees have been suspended for a disciplinary matter.   more...

Council vetoes plan for solar home

A shadow has been cast over two Green city councillors' hopes of turning their home into a revolutionary solar-powered centre, after fellow councillors rejected the plans for a second time.   more...

`Make this road safe'

People living near the A34 crash site where one man lost his life and two others were seriously injured on Wednesday are calling for changes to be made to the road.   more...

Work begins on new £2.8m pool

Work has finally started building an Oxford swimming pool, nearly half a century after residents first began campaigning for it.   more...

Mum takes rap for son's drugs

A former senior Oxford radiographer and university researcher admitted possessing drugs found at her Witney home -- but said they belonged to her son.   more...

Give up smoking - it's worth it

I used to be a member of the British American Tobacco Company and later I had a farm of my own in Tanzania, where I grew about 80 acres of tobacco a year. That represented millions and millions of cigarettes.   more...

`Tony and Cherie have let us down'

The woman spearheading the campaign to get Oxford surgeon Henk Giele reinstated says she is disgusted with responses she has received from Tony Blair, Cherie Blair and the Department of Health.   more...

Head speaks of crash boys' recovery

Two survivors of Oxford's Eastern Bypass crash are said to be making a remarkable recovery in hospital four weeks after the accident.   more...

Oxfordshire Sport

Tennis: I'm not quitting insists Henman

Tim Henman insists he has no intention of packing in tennis despite yesterday's devastating second-round exit at Wimbledon.   more...

Football: U's get early reunion with Mooney By Jon Murray

Oxford United have a "juicy" start and an encouraging finish next season, according to secretary Mick Brown following the release of the Football League fixtures yesterday.   more...

SATURDAY

CRICKET   more...

Cricket: Mendes out for the season

CCS Home Counties League: Oxford have suffered a severe blow ahead of tomorrow's Division 1 home clash with High Wycombe after all-rounder Shamilal Mendis was ruled out for the season.   more...

Tennis: Woodstock so close to shock

North Oxford maintained their unbeaten run in Men's Division 1 of the OLTA Wilson Inter-Club 3-Pair League - but were given a scare by Wood- stock.   more...

Speedway: Ailing machine exposed again

Oxford Silver Machine 42, Coventry Bees 52: Hopes that the Silver Machine had turned the corner with the return of Billy Hamill were swatted away by the Coventry Bees at Oxford Stadium last night.   more...

Cricket: Teenagers get Oxon chance

Youth will have the chance to shine for Oxfordshire on Sunday when Ian Hawtin's men take part in a four-county Twenty20 tournament.   more...