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Stories for 10 February 2006

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Crackdown on fare cheats

Oxford station is at the heart of efforts by rail firm First Great Western to slash fare dodging. more...

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Overhaul for care services

A major overhaul of Oxfordshire's care services is being unveiled, with the county's elderly and physically disabled being promised a better deal. more...

Bid to curb rise in domestic violence

A new tactic in handling domestic violence which was trialled in Oxford has been rolled out to the rest of Oxfordshire and the Thames Valley. more...

Crackdown on fake marriages

While the number of marriages in the UK has risen for the past three years, Oxfordshire is poised for a fall, because of a crackdown on sham weddings. more...

Pregnancy and life on water are no barriers

Kate Pounds, 28, is used to achieving firsts. more...

Plans are in place

I believe Alan Page (Oxford Mail, February 1) is completely wrong on drugs, though I am probably in a minority. more...

Cheapest, cleanest

So city councillor John Tanner is "very doubtful about nuclear power" and cites the accidents at Chernobyl and Three Mile Island (Oxford Mail, February 2). more...

Churchill hospital plans unveiled

Oxford's new £109m cancer centre will be more like a hotel than a hospital, according to its American architect. more...

Food fiesta has a cash appetite

The organisers of Oxford's Cowley Road Carnival -- which has already been scrapped for 2006 -- are appealing for help with funding to ensure this year's replacement food festival is a success. more...

Dean steps up security alert

An Oxford University dean has urged students to be prepared for attacks on colleges following threats by animal rights extremists. more...

Club fires last shot

The last shot has been fired at the county's only public live firing range which has been closed to make way for a new sports centre. more...

Report shows safety lapse

Managers in Oxford City Council's failing leisure department are having to draw up an action plan to tackle "unacceptable" standards. more...

Crowds flock to new store

Shoppers had to wait an extra few minutes to get through the doors of Oxford's new Primark store yesterday. more...

'Horses killed by picnickers'

THE sudden deaths of horses in Oxford's Port Meadow has led to an urgent public appeal for help. more...

Robbers target teenage victim

A teenage shopworker had his cheekbone broken and needed 30 stitches in his head after a savage attack in Oxford. more...

Ale ad bad says lover of lager

A whinging lager drinker has been forced to cry into his beer after griping about an Oxfordshire brewery's advertising campaign. more...

Man dies as car and JCB collide

A male driver died in a crash on the A34 north of Oxford where a £10m resurfacing scheme is being carried out. more...

Friday, February 10: This one small step to sanity

TO everyone's credit, it has not taken long to act after our expose on cocaine in Oxford's nightspots. more...

Parking charge hike is a rip-off

So Oxford City Council wants to discourage motorists from using its revenue-grabbing car parks by raising the charges (Oxford Mail, February 2). more...

Jacket stolen

I am quite disgusted how dishonest some people can be. more...

`Let us bid for our old land'

A farmer whose family was forced to sell land to help build a military airbase is angry that it now looks likely to be sold on to a private housing developer. more...

Trust: we will shut hospital

Health officials say they will not abandon plans to replace Bicester's community hospital with a bedless primary care centre -- despite an apparent Government u-turn. more...

Support our Abbey

Twenty-first century technology could help medieval Dorchester Abbey gain a £100,000 grant from a national organisation. more...

On run to aid flying squad

A student who nearly died after a road crash a year ago is running a half marathon to raise money for the air ambulance he believes helped save his life. more...

Views sought on plan

Traders and businesspeople in Wallingford will be asked to join a town council-led committee looking at the future prosperity of the town. more...

Shop bosses no use to our NHS

Why cannot our hospitals be run as such? more...

Cleaning up

Pubs and clubs will get drugs testing kits after the Oxford Mail's expose of cocaine use in the city. more...

Parents reveal years of csa blunders

Two Oxfordshire parents have described the seven years of blunders they have suffered at the hands of the Child Support Agency, which is to be completely overhauled by the Government. more...

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