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Stories for 4 March 2006

Oxfordshire News

Light up now

The Government likes statistics so here are some of mine to ponder on.   more...

Petty decision

What a state of affairs. A crippled lady couldn't open her door, so she had a new one fitted (Oxford Mail, February 27).   more...

Scanner to be built on field despite protests

Oxford University has been given the go-ahead for a new research facility into childhood conditions such as autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).   more...

Have some fun, MS sufferers told

The chairman of a multiple sclerosis support group says sufferers need to get out and have fun.   more...

Row over unlawful mast

A phone mast has been beaming out telephone calls for the past six years, despite never being granted planning permission.   more...

Bye, Ronnie

Friends from the world of showbusiness have paid tribute to Oxfordshire comedian Ronnie Barker at Westminster Abbey.   more...

Open mind on chainsaw cuts

Police are keeping an open mind about an apparent chainsaw attack on a man in a remote Oxfordshire road.   more...

Man denies murder

A 40-year-old man has denied shooting and killing a delivery driver.   more...

March 4: A legacy for us all

Day after day, night after night, the millions of us who drive are a breath away from killing or being killed.   more...

Use fly ash to build houses

Whenever RWE npower is asked to comment on plans to dump waste flyash into Thrupp Lake at Radley, it gives the same old answer -- electricity generation is a 24/7 operation needing a 24/7 option for disposing of the ash.   more...

Nurse admits deaths guilt

There were gasps and tears in Oxford Crown Court as a nurse admitted causing the deaths of three teenage boys and a motorist in a car crash.   more...

'Terror thugs won't prevail'

The Chancellor of Oxford University, Lord Patten, has said a "wicked minority of terrorists" will not prevent an £18m animal research laboratory from opening.   more...

Oxfordshire Sport

Badminton: Guernsey humiliate Oxon

OXFORDSHIRE 2nd's season went from bad to worse when they were thumped by Guernsey in Inter-Counties Championship Division 2.   more...