Oxfordshire | Archive | 2005 | December
Keep on recycling -- is the message Oxfordshire County Council is giving residents after a documentary showed how waste is being dumped abroad. more...
In reply to Antonia Bance's letter (Oxford Mail, November 17), I repeat that a sex education programme devoid of a moral and religious base is grossly inadequate. more...
I would like to comment on your article, Drivers block disabled ramp, and the problems experienced by John and Pauline Baker in Warren Crescent, Headington, Oxford (Oxford Mail, November 30). more...
Police moved on animal rights protestors targeting a university Christmas party at an Oxford city centre pub. more...
More than 100 people donned festive costumes for the annual council Christmas fun run at Christ Church Meadows on December 7. more...
Tory MP Ann Widdecombe spoke to more than 120 people during an Alpha Celebration Supper at St Aldate's Church, Oxford. more...
Health chiefs in Oxford are considering temporarily closing a mental health ward for 17 people at Christmas to save £1.6m. more...
Newly crowned Conservative leader David Cameron was "not clobbered" during his first verbal duel with Prime Minister Tony Blair, according to a political expert. more...
Oxfordshire schools will get hundreds of extra pounds for every pupil under a Government funding settlement. more...
Make Poverty History campaigners in Oxford will join thousands of others across the world on White Band Day III to campaign for changes in world trade rules. more...
An Oxford University student has been chosen as a finalist in a national modelling competition. more...
Schools in Didcot have been cashing in on supermarket voucher schemes. more...
David Cameron emerged from the lion's den unscathed yesterday during his first exchange with Prime Minister Tony Blair. more...
Banbury-based building and plumbing merchants John Nicholls celebrated the company's 40th anniversary by taking 350 customers and business contacts on a seven-night winter cruise of the Caribbean. more...
Parents of boozing teenagers caught in a police sweep of parks and play areas during the weekend will be shown video footage of their children's drunken behaviour. more...
A soldier who spent six months in a wheelchair after his tank was blown up when it drove over a shell during a live fire exercise has won £525,000 comp- ensation from the Ministry of Defence. more...
Councillors in Wantage and Grove have reacted with horror to calls for 1,400 new homes to be built in the two parish communities. more...
Santa will be flying around West Oxfordshire throughout December to listen to youngsters' requests for Christmas. more...
Hopes linger that Wallingford will get an NHS dentist next year despite a current application being turned down. South East and South West Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust will put in a bid for an NHS dentist early next year. more...
A restaurant near Abingdon is back in business after firefighters prevented a major blaze spreading across the thatched roof. more...
We are told that audit teams are descending on the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust to address the money shortfalls (Oxford Mail, December 3). more...
An elderly couple died when fire swept through their home in Abingdon. more...
Security guards who foiled an attempted smash-and-grab raid on a car at Pear Tree park-and-ride in Oxford claimed: 'We're worth our jobs'. more...
A change in routine helped Oxford United get back to winning ways in the league at Cheltenham on Tuesday. more...
Autotype UTV League: The Fisher brothers, Jason and Barry, were the stars of the show with a brace apiece as East Hendred cruised to a 6-2 victory over AFC Oxford in Division 1. more...
OFA Sam Waters Cup: Chris Jordan was the hero for Horseshoes as his hat-trick, including an extra-time winner, helped his side into round four with a 5-4 win over Banbury Spurs on Sunday. more...
The Pepperell family stole the show when Frilford Heath held their annual prize giving. more...
Morrells of Oxford Sunday League: There were three hat-tricks in one game as Saxon Warriors continued their excellent form with an 8-3 victory over Jack Marston in Division 1. more...
Hilford John's brace set Oxford United Deaf on the way to a 3-0 win over Leeds Deaf in the England Deaf Football Challenge Cup quarter-final at Horspath Road. more...
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