Stories for 6 March 2006

Oxfordshire News

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The letters from Gillian Whitty and Chrissie Lake (Oxford Mail, February 22) illustrate how littered with half truths and pseudo science the debate about using animals in medical research really is and how issues about drug testing and medical research get mixed up.   more...

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With only a few days left to save Radley Lakes, your readers will probably want to know before objecting to County Hall exactly what RWE npower is proposing.   more...

University urged to keep eco-power

Students are to take to the streets because they believe Oxford University has dropped its commitment to green energy.   more...

Relief over 'Nazi' art decision

Staff at Oxford University's Ashmolean Museum have welcomed a ruling that one of its paintings was not the product of a sale forced by the Nazi regime.   more...

Trader protests at 90% rent hike

An Oxford shopkeeper claims he has been bullied into a 90 per cent rent hike by the city council - a move which could cripple his business.   more...

Hewitt's vow on hospital

Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt has promised to look into why Bicester's hospital is still set to shut after she announced community hospitals should be saved.   more...

Clinic closure 'is bad for OAPs'

Elderly patients with chest conditions are being forced to travel to Oxford for treatment because community hospital clinics have been shut down.   more...

Attack was `cowardly'

The assistant manager of Witney United was left with a broken arm after being assaulted in a "cowardly and criminal" attack after an away game at the weekend.   more...

Athletes face television test

The agony and ecstasy of people taking part in this year's Blenheim Triathlon will be beamed nationwide after organisers sealed a deal with Channel Four.   more...

Oxford avoids student drop

Oxford University has defied a national drop in student applications for the next academic year.   more...

Monday, March 6: Two signs of hope

The county's health service has not been a source of great cheer in recent months.   more...

Global line-up for folk festival

Towersey Festival is already boasting an international line-up and there are still five months to go before opening night.   more...

Saturday, 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...

Police investigate car vandalism

Police are investigating a spate of car attacks in Abingdon in which tyres were slashed and windows were smashed.   more...

No such thing as free parking

Andy Webber (Oxford Mail, February 27) is right when he says the proposed £40 charge for resident parking permits will not guarantee him a parking place outside his home, or even in his street, and claims he "will be paying for something that cannot be delivered".   more...

Dry February adds to water crisis

Groundwater levels in Oxfordshire are now at nearly their lowest level for half a century after the county received less than half its average February rainfall.   more...

Wallace and Gromit keep the British flag flying on Oscars night

A drama about race relations in Los Angeles - Crash - was the surprise winner of the best picture award at the Oscars today, beating the favourite, gay cowboy flick Brokeback Mountain.   more...

Oxfordshire Sport

Football: IT SHOULD HAVE GONE AHEAD

It was the most glorious day of the year so far as the sun beat down relentlessly on the first really spring-like afternoon in Oxfordshire.   more...

Football: BANBURY HOPES SUNK BY DUCKS

Banbury United's bid to reach the Southern League Premier Division play-off suffered a blow as they went down to another defeat against a struggling side.   more...

Results: The weekend's sporting roundup

SATURDAY   more...

Football: KIDLINGTON TRIUMPH BOOSTS ESCAPE BID

Kidlington 2, Witney Utd 1: Kidlington boosted their Premier Division survival hopes when they came from behind to beat Witney United in an eventful match on Saturday.   more...

Football: Thame slump again

Thame Utd 1, Taunton Tn 3: Thame's miserable run of results continued despite a determined display against their Southern League Division 1 West rivals yesterday.   more...

Football: Amateurs sink brave Clanfield

Clanfield 1, Headington Amateurs 3: Headington came from behind to secure a deserved win at Clanfield to consolidate second place in the Division 1 West table.   more...

Football: Letcombe do the treble!

Letcombe 4, Old Woodstock Town 1: Letcombe moved into the quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup with an emphatic victory over ten-man Old Woodstock Town.   more...