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Stories for 18 November 2005

Oxfordshire News

I won't be gagged

Alan Page is perfectly entitled to defend animal experiments if he so wishes (Oxford Mail, October 28).   more...

Tony Blair is to blame

I wish newspaper and television commentators would refrain from saying hospital trusts or hospitals are x-many million pounds in debt -- wrong!   more...

Surgery cut out 'to save money'

Patients who have spent months on operation waiting lists are being told they are not eligible for surgery because their conditions are no longer deemed serious enough.   more...

Why was my leg left paralysed?

A father of two young children waited five months for doctors to respond to his letter asking why a triple heart bypass operation left him paralysed in one leg.   more...

Hope from bomb grief

An Oxford woman who lost her sister in the July 7 bombings has launched a memorial fund so that something positive comes of her death.   more...

Anger at co-op concert 'cost'

The Co-op has been criticised for giving tickets to tonight's free Children in Need charity concert only to customers who spend £25 or more.   more...

Mail prompts police action

A police investigation into the vandal attack on a Blackbird Leys nursery is now fully under way after the Oxford Mail highlighted the case.   more...

Tory tax freeze is under threat

People in Oxfordshire could face a double whammy of tax increases and service cuts, according to council leader Keith Mitchell.   more...

Friday, November 18: The right decision

The decision to include art on the pavements in the revamped Cowley Road in Oxford was an excellent one.   more...

Tuesday, November 15: A daily dice with death

In a city which prides itself on being cycle-friendly, Botley Road is a contradiction in terms.   more...

Our peace from traffic is over

Is it any coincidence that my asthma has come back since Weirs Lane and Donnington Bridge Road in Oxford have reopened for all to use?   more...

Witnesses relive horror of fatal accident

A handyman has told how he saw a soldier with his parachute half open spiralling down before he crashlanded on a road and died.   more...

Get ready for bird flu

Vital services in Oxford could stop if an avian flu pandemic hits the county because the city council has not yet drawn up contingency plans.   more...

Oxfordshire Sport

Football: UNITED WANT BORO BOY ON TRIAL

Brian Talbot has got the green light from chairman Firoz Kassam to spend money on a new signing in January.   more...

Football: WARY DIDCOT AIM TO KEEP HERNE AT BAY

Didcot Town manager Stuart Peace says there will be no complacency when the FA Vase holders host Kent League side Herne Bay in tomorrow's second-round tie.   more...

Football: Bridges set for Banbury return

Southern League: Midfielder Stuart Bridges is set to return from injury when Banbury United host Yate Town in the Premier Division tomorrow.   more...

Fixtures: The week's sporting calender

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Rugby: Quins can help rivals Chinnor

Oxford Harlequins can give rivals Chinnor a promotion boost when they travel to Clifton in South West 1 tomorrow.   more...

Football : Abingdon bid to make it seven

Fourth-placed Abingdon United will be at full-strength as they hunt their seventh straight Premier Division victory at home to Witney United.   more...

Football: Clare to miss out

Oxfordshire Senior Cup: Ardley United will be without the suspended Darren Clare when they travel to Hook Norton in the second round tomorrow.   more...

Football: Bridges set for Banbury return

Southern League: Midfielder Stuart Bridges is set to return from injury when Banbury United host Yate Town in the Premier Division tomorrow.   more...

Football: City get Keen boost

Striker Danny Keen is set to return from a shin splints injury when Oxford City host Premier Division rivals Harpenden Town tomorrow.   more...