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Stories for 6 December 2004

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Challenge to critic

Sir - Chris Boswell (Oxford Mail, November 25) wants county councillors to take a pay cut to reduce council tax bills.   more...

We need some commonsense

Sir -- How right your reader Brian Cheshire is about traffic congestion in Headington, Oxford (Oxford Mail, November 27).   more...

New layout must be scrapped

Sir -- Yet again in the morning and evening, traffic was gridlocked on the A40 from Headington roundabout in Oxford as far as Wheatley and the Marston turnoff, all because of the new layout for traffic in London Road, Headington.   more...

Protecting freedom

Sir -- What kind of fantasy world is city councillor Claire Palmer living in (Oxford Mail, November 30)? For her, the lessons of the world wars appear to be never to go to war. Of course, war should be a last resort, but it must be a resort.   more...

Law is no laughing matter

Liberal Democrat MP Dr Evan Harris is joining forces with comedian Rowan Atkinson to persuade the Government to drop a new law outlawing incitement of religious hatred.   more...

Aaron loses his fight with cerebral palsy

A 13-year-old cerebral palsy sufferer who was well known in Abingdon for his love of the England football team and his brave fight against his condition has died.   more...

Police hunt for three missing people

Police are hunting for three Oxfordshire people who have gone missing within the last three weeks.   more...

City protest demo proves hoax

A mass animal rights protest due to take place in Oxford city centre on Saturday was a decoy.   more...

Fair or fowl?

Christmas is never a turkey's favourite time of year, but birds at Bill Homewood's farm will find it even harder.   more...

Village team in shock after

player collapses and dies A village football team is devastated after one of their players -- a father of two young girls -- collapsed on the pitch and died.   more...

Hilda celebrates 107th birthday

One of Oxfordshire's oldest residents celebrated her 107th birthday on Saturday.   more...

Passing the buck?

When a finger is pointed in your direction and you are put under scrutiny, it's undignified to deflect it into someone else's direction.   more...

Council wants it both ways

Sir -- County councillors Janet Godden and Don Seale object to your coverage of the fall in star ratings for Oxfordshire social services (Oxford Mail, November 26).   more...

JR claims spark baby row

Claims made by the boss of the John Radcliffe Hospital that inaccurate data skewed the centre's baby death rates for heart surgery have been rubbished by other hospitals.   more...

Youth services win

praise from Ofsted Vulnerable young people in Oxfordshire are receiving "very good" education and support, according to inspectors who awarded the county's Youth Service the highest possible grade.   more...

Oxfordshire Sport

Deano so glad he saw the ligh t

Mark Edwards watches a former Oxford United star in action for his new club   more...

Patterson stays in charge for Swansea clash

Caretaker-manager Darren Patterson will be in charge of Oxford United's game against high-flying Swansea City at the Kassam Stadium on Wednes- day.   more...

Dark Blue favourites won't blow it this time

By Michael Knox   more...

Unlucky City crash into the bottom four

Evesham 3, Oxford City 0   more...

  
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