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Stories for 22 July 2008

Abingdon

Hundreds back cancer patient

A cancer patient forced to pay for a drug denied him by the NHS says Sunitinib has given him a new lease of life. more...

Campaigners claim lake victory

Campaigners are claiming victory in their three-year battle to stop dumping of fuel ash at Radley Lakes, near Abingdon. more...

Abingdon News

Campaigners win Radley Lakes battle

Campaigners are claiming victory in their three-year battle to stop dumping of fuel ash at Radley Lakes, near Abingdon. more...

Banbury News

Woman reported missing

A woman from north Oxfordshire has been missing from her home for the past week. more...

Jury out in 'attack' trial

A jury is considering its verdict in the case of a Banbury man accused of trying to kill his suspected love rival. more...

Bicester News

Try out sports

Children are being encouraged to take part in a Try-A-Sports day next Wednesday (July 30). more...

Business News

Biotech firm in £70m deal

OXFORDSHIRE biotech company Summit has bucked the economic downturn by signing a £70m deal with a US company which could offer hope to sufferers of a fatal genetic disorder. more...

Factory workers face job cuts

MORE than 70 workers at Stewart Milne Timber Systems factory in Witney are facing redundancy. more...

Cricket

CRICKET: Coaching at Bicester

Bicester & North Oxford CC have announced their summer coaching courses, available for boys and girls from ages seven to 15, starting on Monday, July 28. more...

CRICKET: Harrison set the record straight

Captain and coach Jason Harrison has pointed out that Oxford had no intention of signing Wiltshire opening batsman Damien Shirazi, who has joined Banbury. more...

CRICKET: Test ace Stewart's a big hit with Horspath

Former England captain Alec Stewart brought his vast experience of the game to a special training session with Horspath's cricketers. more...

CRICKET: Charlbury settle for draw

Charlbury were unable to see off Brackley in their latest Women's Midland League Eastern Division fixture, but settled for a winning draw after a solid batting display. more...

CRICKET: OCA League results & fixtures

RESULTS Division 1 Letcombe 157-8 (P Bryan 70, J Hunt 3-31), Minster Lovell 160-1 (B Carter 69no, B Bowman 35, M Hanson 35no). more...

CRICKET: Garrett shines in crushing victory

Captain Rob Garrett scored an unbeaten 89 to steer Charlbury to a crushing nine-wicket victory at Marcham in Division 1 on Saturday. more...

Didcot News

Questionnaire helps set police priorities

Hundreds of homes in Didcot will receive questionnaires asking them about underage drinking and youth crime. more...

Tooled up

A gift of child-size gardening spades, trowels and forks is helping pupils at Fir Tree School in Wallingford get more involved with their vegetable garden and sensory garden. more...

Entertainment

The world's largest countryside show

THOSE who have attended previous Game Fairs run by the Country Land and Business Association, which take place in the grounds of Blenheim Palace, don't need reminding that these shows are great family fun days and certainly not just for the green Wellington brigade. more...

Football

FOOTBALL: Lewis on the mark as Witney start with draw

Kevin Lewis grabbed an equaliser as Witney United got their pre-season campaign under way with a 1-1 draw against Southern League side Didcot at the Polythene UK Stadium. more...

Headlines

Pupils go trekking in India

A group of teenagers are visiting India to broaden their horizons before going on to college or sixth form. more...

Lidl store plan rejected

A controversial plan for a new Lidl discount store in Witney has been rejected by West Oxfordshire district councillors. more...

Winners: Witney shops

MORE shoppers are coming to Witney town centre, despite the credit crunch and new car parking arrangements. more...

Cogges Manor Farm Museum decision delayed until October

A DECISION on the way forward for Cogges Manor Farm Museum at Witney cannot be expected until later this year, probably in October. more...

1,051 Witney homes are still at risk

THE Environment Agency has revealed this week that a total of 1,051 properties in Witney are still at risk from flooding. more...

Council tax exemption for flood victims

FLOOD victims in West Oxfordshire will continue to receive exemption on council tax while their homes are being repaired. more...

Leader

Shoppers prefer Witney

THE campaign to promote Witney town centre couldn't have had a better boost this week than news that more shoppers are coming here. more...

Letters

Three loaves - nothing more

I have watched with disappointment as the usual arguments and insults have been thrown about over the local government pay dispute and would like to put the record straight. more...

Bus fiasco

I agree with Christine Burden about the No 16 bus in Oxford (Oxford Mail, July 17). more...

Early prevention

On the subject of knife crime, knives handed in across the country could be melted down and used for an educational project. more...

Our debt to the slug

I note with interest Roger Tucker's comments on his murderous attacks on the inhabitants of his garden shed (Oxford Mail, July 16). more...

What is going on in Witney?

Sir - Now the pile-drivers are quiet and the forests of steel on the Marriotts Close development are going up, the full horror of what is being imposed on Witney by developers, in unholy alliance with West Oxfordshire District Council, is being revealed. more...

New campaign will create extra traffic

Sir - I would like you to ask the Witney Town Centre Forum to think long and hard about the extra traffic their new campaign is going to create. more...

Bag returned

Sir - On Monday, July 7, my sister and her husband were at the post office in the High Street, Witney, when my sister mislaid her shopping bag. more...

We want Lidl

Sir - So planning officer Phil Shaw is recommending refusal for the Lidl supermarket, because he is worried about the local road network. more...

Poor public transport

Sir - My partner, Jane, and I live in Witney. more...

Long overdue

Sir - If you want to walk from Madley Park to town, not only do you have the long-overdue upgrading of the dirty track to Newland to deal with. more...

Why is town not tidy?

Sir - Concerning the state of Witney's overgrown hedges and grass areas, may I say that they are in need of attention with road junction visibility severely impaired at certain locations in the town, not only to motorists, but cyclists too - a serious accident is waiting to happen. Hedges and grass verges seem to be left to the end of the summer before they are cut. more...