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Stories for 24 August 2005

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Free for all festival

On August 14, my family took my husband and me to Blenheim Palace for the Festival of Flight.   more...

Much too expensive

I have just spent the weekend in Swansea, where I used the park-and-ride bus to go to town. The cost was £1.50 for a car and four passengers.   more...

Blaze kills two dogs

Two dogs died when a maisonette was gutted in a fire in Blackbird Leys at the weekend.   more...

Fewer seeking asylum

The Home Office has announced a fall in the number of asylum seekers in Oxford.   more...

Beaten up for being a lesbian

Homophobic attackers left two lesbians with facial injuries after punching, kicking and throwing bricks at them in Oxford.   more...

`Dad said he was killer'

A son made a desperate call for help after his father confessed to killing a woman while out "on the rob" in Oxford, a court was told.   more...

'Don't give this man an honour'

Environmental campaigners have launched a last ditch bid to stop Oxford Brookes University awarding Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson an honorary degree.   more...

Town mourns death of GP

Hundreds of people packed into Wantage Parish Church to pay tribute to popular doctor.   more...

School grieves for Dale, 13

A headteacher has spoken of the "tragedy" which has robbed his school of a young teenager full of life.   more...

M40 ad could see singer in court

Cherwell District Council could come face-to-face in court with music star Jay Kay.   more...

August 24: The right outcome

At last, Oxfordshire County Council has agreed that the Oxford Eastern Bypass is dangerous enough to warrant safety barriers.   more...

Czech challenge

A Banbury man will raise money for Macmillan Cancer Relief -- by driving to Prague and back in an 18-year-old Czech-built Skoda car.   more...

Landlord's plea

A Witney landlord cleared of assaulting a man in a pub has called for all licensed premises in the area to join a scheme to stamp out trouble.   more...

Keep police helmet

In the wake of recent events in London, there has been much discussion of what it is to be British, yet one of the most recognisable symbols of Britain is disappearing from our streets.   more...

Killer bypass gets barriers

The families of three teenagers killed in the smash on Oxford's Eastern Bypass have won their campaign for a central crash barrier to be built along the road.   more...

Just a normal mum with £2.3m

Single mother Charmaine Collins is looking forward to a worry-free life of luxury after winning the National Lottery -- but vowed the £2.3m jackpot would not change her.   more...