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Stories for 13 February 2006

Oxfordshire News

Why no warning

It's good that Oxford City Council has finally sent out a specific alert about asbestos to its 8,000 tenants (Oxford Mail, February 2).   more...

Praise for hospital

Where would we be without our hospitals? I have just come out of the Jane Ashley Ward in the Churchill Hospital at Headington, Oxford, and can't praise it highly enough.   more...

Let the masses row, says club

An Oxford rowing club is pushing the boat out in a bid to secure £750,000 for a new boathouse which it hopes will open the sport to the masses.   more...

Grant gives jobs boost

A job coach helping people with learning difficulties boost their employment prospects is being hired by an Oxfordshire charity.   more...

Trap Grounds fight to be decided in March

The legal battle over registering an open space in North Oxford as a town green is to be decided in the House of Lords in March.   more...

Police use crime proceeds to crackdown on shops selling alcohol to under18s

Cash from criminal activity is paying for a police clampdown on licensees who sell booze to teenagers in Oxfordshire.   more...

Flats left with no gas supply

Contractors have told freezing tenants they have no idea when heating will be restored to their homes in a block of flats after the gas supply was cut six months ago.   more...

Budget plans face scrutiny as councillors debate spending priorities

Political groups on Oxford City Council were revealing their budget proposals today.   more...

Child care cots are extra £1,000 in county

Oxfordshire parents can pay as much as £1,100 more than the national average to leave a child in full-time nursery care.   more...

Monday, February 13: Hitting the right note for Oxford

The 34-newly selected members of Ivor's Choir have got an exciting three months ahead of them.   more...

Charity appeals for new trustees

A charity which supports young families is seeking volunteers to become trustees.   more...

Saturday, February 11: Setback, but scum won't win

We have asked the question many times before and no doubt we will do so many times in future.   more...

Council to drop Sunday charge scheme

Churches in Abingdon have had their prayers answered - the Vale of White Horse District Council has dropped plans to introduce parking charges on Sundays and evenings.   more...

Our constant drugs battle

I read with interest your coverage of Oxford's problem with cocaine abuse (Oxford Mail, February 6).   more...

Explorer backs girl's op appeal

An explorer who had surgery to walk again after years of being confined to a wheelchair has joined the campaign to help little Gulshat Kadyrova take her first proper steps.   more...

Detectives launch investigation after body is found at flat

Detectives have started a murder inquiry after the body of a 41-year-old man was discovered in a third-floor flat near an Oxford shopping centre.   more...

Oxfordshire Sport

U's slip closer to drop zone

Oxford United's fears of dropping out of the Football League increased over the weekend after their League Two game at Bury was postponed.   more...

Cheetahs duo produce solid performances

Oxford Cheetahs aces David Howe and Adam Pietraszko gave a good account of themselves in the Ice International at Telford Ice Rink yesterday.   more...

Weekend sports results

FOOTBALL   more...

Basement boys Clanfield thump ten-man Hooky

Clanfield 4,   more...

Banbury in dull draw

Tiverton Tn 0, Banbury Utd 0 Banbury United earned a point against the Southern League Premier Division's top goalscorers with a hard-working display in Devon on Saturday.   more...

Shot-shy City settle for point

London Colney 0,   more...