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Stories for 23 February 2005

Oxfordshire News

Let's fight to save boatyard

SIR -- It was shocking to hear that British Waterways has given the Jericho boatyard in Oxford 10 days to clear the site (Oxford Mail, February 16).   more...

Tough questions

SIR -- Why is it that no-one has mentioned the hunting debate in Emmerdale?   more...

Private hospital to offer heart pumps

Terminally-ill heart patients are being offered a £50,000 chance of survival with pioneering surgery at Oxford's new private hospital.   more...

Going, going ... oh dear, not gone

It was second time lucky for demolition experts as they finally floored a 40ft high tower in Harwell yesterday.   more...

Police appeal to missing girls to get in touch

Police are appealing for two Bicester teenagers, missing since February 18, to get in touch.   more...

Quest supported

Former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith is campaigning to save a reading scheme for disadvantaged pupils from closure.   more...

College in eBay prank

A joker attempted to auction Brasenose College, Oxford, on the website eBay, with a starting price of £5.   more...

February 23: Trashing tenants

Of course tenants should be held accountable for damage they cause to their council homes.   more...

Long holidays: heads decide

SIR -- I am replying to your article about parents removing their children from schools for extended holidays (Oxford Mail, February 14).   more...

House of horrors

This is just one of the devastated council properties costing taxpayers in Oxford £2.7m a year to repair after vandalism or botched DIY by tenants.   more...

Green dream for Westgate

A roof garden, lightweight tram link and renewable energy plant form part of a Green vision for an expanded Westgate shopping centre.   more...