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Stories for 25 July 2005

Oxfordshire News

Atrocities expected

Why did it come as any surprise to anyone that the atrocities of 7/7 occurred?   more...

Boost for recycling

I would like to respond to Phil Maden's letter about recycling plastic (Oxford Mail, July 18).   more...

Fund helps with sunny trips

Less well off families on Oxford's Barton Estate who cannot normally afford a trip to the seaside will get a chance to feel the sand under their feet this week.   more...

Alcohol ban may expand

Drinking alcohol in public could be banned across large areas of Oxford under new proposals aimed at cutting down on loutish behaviour, litter and drunkenness.   more...

Police blast at lab protest

Oxford's police commander has criticised animal rights protestors for demonstrating in the city centre at a time he said officers should be dealing with issues of national security.   more...

Free courses put on especially for motorcyclists

Bikers are being invited to join free first aid courses tailored to motorcycle accidents being launched by Oxfordshire Ambulance Service.   more...

Party hires top lawyers in dispute

Top London solicitors Carter-Ruck will represent the Independent Working Class Association in its High Court libel battle with veteran Oxford city councillor Bill Baker.   more...

Jams to blame for bus routes

Oxford Bus Company has defended its decision to re-arrange bus routes between Headington and Kidlington, telling passengers traffic congestion gave them no choice.   more...

Cancer pioneer dies at 92

One of Oxford's most eminent cancer specialists, Sir Richard Doll, died yesterday (Sunday) in the city's John Radcliffe Hospital after a short illness, aged 92.   more...

Babies alert

A woman is helping to raise awareness of the infection that caused the death of her newborn grandson.   more...

July 25: Cost of living

Marshall Haynes' mother is furious that highways officials didn't put a central reservation crash barrier on the road where her son died, because it wasn't cost-effective for saving lives.   more...

Rail trouble triggers discount

Passengers using the Chiltern Railways line from Banbury and Bicester are being given half-price fares to London because of the delays caused by a tunnel collapse.   more...

Traders voice fears for future

Fears Bicester will lose its character and independent shops have been voiced by the Chamber of Commerce on the eve of the decision day over the town centre redevelopment.   more...

RAF warns of jet noise

RAF Benson is giving residents in Wallingford an early warning about aircraft noise during the base's annual Families Day.   more...

Mystery over landing

Mystery surrounds the identity of a helicopter that circled over south Abingdon, landed on a rugby pitch and was then left overnight.   more...

Stop this banal scheme

I refer to your story that London Road in Headington, Oxford, could be closed to cars during the day (Oxford Mail, July 20).   more...

Brave family saves knife victim

A brave family says God must have sent them to be in the right place at the right time to help save the life of a teenager who was stabbed three times in a brutal knife attack in Oxford.   more...

Mum's fury at road bosses

Highways chiefs have said they chose not to put a central reservation barrier on Oxford's Eastern Bypass where four people died because of a formula valuing the price of a life.   more...

Oxfordshire Sport

Football: Quinn so quick off the mark

Oxford United's pre-season campaign received a further boost with Saturday's easy win over Aylesbury.   more...

Football: United line-up taking shape

Brian Talbot is urging Oxford United to take their good form into their "real pre-season tests".   more...

Cricket: Tauqeer stars as Bicester storm up to second

CCS Home Counties League Division 2 West: A hurricane innings by Tauqeer Hussain helped Bicester & North Oxford rout Thame Town by 153 runs at Akeman Street on Saturday and go second in the table.   more...

Cricket: Umpires hamper Oxford win bid

CCS Home Counties League Division 1: Superb fast bowling by Stuart Hole, in only his second game for the club, took Oxford to the brink of victory over Reading at Roman Way on Saturday.   more...

Cricket: Davis strikes to boost Rowant survival bid

CCS Home Counties League: Aston Rowant recorded a much-needed victory in their battle against relegation from Division 2 West with a nine-wicket rout of bottom club NPL Teddington on Saturday.   more...

Football: Joey back at Abingdon

FORMER Oxford United star Joey Beauchamp has rejoined Abingdon Town from Didcot Town.   more...

Football: Roper hits hat-trick in Antonowicz memorial

AFC Wallingford 1, Oxford C 6: Ian Roper scored an opportunist hat-trick as Oxford City won the inaugural Memorial Trophy match in memory of Robin Antonowicz, who was killed in a road accident earlier this year.   more...

Cricket: Fourie on fire for Westbury

Gerry Fourie smashed a magnificent 150 not out as Westbury saw off Hook Norton by 33 runs in Division 1 on Saturday.   more...

Cricket: Haupt's century puts Banbury back on track

CCS Home Counties League Division 1: Craig Haupt scored a superb century at home to Finchampstead to help Banbury's season get back on track.   more...