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Stories for 27 February 2006

Oxfordshire News

Labour's extravagant claims

Liz Brighouse (Oxford Mail, February 20) made extravagant claims for the Labour budget she presented to Oxfordshire County Council.   more...

County's nice little earner

So our County Hall bosses want to charge the residents of Oxford for parking their cars in the streets.   more...

Tenants pay rent on time

More council tenants are paying their rent on time in Oxford meaning less repossessions and evictions, according to the city council.   more...

Last women's college votes to let the boys in

Students at Oxford's last-remaining all-female college have voted to allow the boys in.   more...

'Reject house plans,' say planners

Plans to knock down a house and build nine new homes in Headington, Oxford, should be rejected because it would create a "cramped, congested" development.   more...

Times are tough for the bullies

Times are tough for bullies and the badly-behaved at one Oxfordshire secondary school.   more...

MRSA superbug ate part of head

A dad told last night how the MRSA superbug ate almost a quarter of his skull -- but he doesn't blame the medics.   more...

Bid to protect ducks from flu

For 20 years pensioner Norman Boardman has looked after his village's ducks.   more...

Dolphin hope for brain-damaged boy

The parents of a brain damaged nine-year-old boy are desperately raising money so he can swim with wild dolphins - a therapy they hope will alleviate his condition.   more...

Rivals claim demo victory

They came, they marched and they shouted. And about the only common ground between the 800 protesters from both sides of the animal testing divide was their confident claim they had won the day.   more...

Victim has his throat cut in row

A man was slashed across the throat at an Oxford bus stop yesterday in a racist attack.   more...

Pensioner challenges intruder

A woman pensioner challenged a burglar after he walked into her home in Oxford.   more...

Man hurt by flying glass during bar brawl

A man was injured by a flying glass during a brawl in a Bicester pub this weekend.   more...

Monday, February 27: A balanced argument on new lab

There are always two sides to every argument.   more...

School keeps sports award

Banbury School has retained its Sportsmark Gold Award.   more...

Saturday, February 25: Yes, open the debate on drugs

Chief Supt David McWhirter, Oxfordshire's police commander, is right when he says we need a national debate on the use of drugs.   more...

Picking the pockets of the English

Thank God somebody is seeking to curb the way Messrs Blair and Brown are picking the pockets of the English taxpayers.   more...

NHS dentists set to quit

Patients in Oxfordshire could lose all NHS dental care from April because dentists are rebelling against the Government's new deal.   more...

Fire almost destroyed helicopters

An investigation is under way to discover the cause of a blaze which almost destroyed three helicopters at two storage hangars outside Oxford.   more...

Oxfordshire Sport

Football: SIMMS HAT-TRICK STUNS WANTAGE

GLS Football Hellenic League - Wantage Tn 1, Abingdon Utd 5: Mark Simms struck a quickfire hat-trick in just nine minutes to help Abingdon United record a convincing victory over Wantage in Saturday's Premier Division match at a freezing Alfredian Park.   more...

Football: MOONEY'S DAY

Tommy Mooney had the last laugh on Oxford United by scoring Wycombe's winning goal on Saturday.   more...

Results: Scores from around the county

COCA-COLA LEAGUE TWO   more...

Football: Three quick goals put Headington in charge

GLS Football Hellenic League - Ross Town 1, Headington Amateurs 4: Headington cemented second place in the Division 1 West table when they recovered from a tentative start to score three quick goals and run out comfortable winners.   more...

Football: BANBURY CLAIM ANOTHER SCALP

Southern League - Banbury Utd 3, Bedford Tn 2: Banbury United strengthened their push for a play-off place in Southern League Premier Division by claiming their second major scalp of the week on Saturday.   more...

Football: Dominant City surge back to the top spot

Spartan South Midlands League - St Margaretsbury 0, Oxford City 3: Oxford City surged back to the top of the South Midlands League Premier Division with a resounding victory in Hertfordshire on Saturday.   more...

Football: Thame thrashed again

Southern League - Ashford Tn 5, Thame Utd 0: When these teams met in August, Thame secured a 2-2 draw.   more...