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We're to blame for road chaos
SIR -- After reading Dawn Farrell's letter about the lack of parking in Oxford and your article, Buses are the problem not the solution (Oxford Mail, December 15), I had a revelation about the pollution problem in Oxford. I am a regular cyclist and bus
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School fares set to double
The cost of using school transport is set to double for some pupils next year, parents have been warned. A hike in the amount pre-16-year-old children are charged for transport from their home to schools outside their catchment area is one option Oxfordshire
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December 29: A true ray of light
We never doubted that the people of Oxfordshire would respond generously to our appeal to raise cash for the Oxford Children's Hospital. But we have still been overwhelmed by the efforts of our readers. We have related many tales of big-hearted fundraisers
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Vandals attack 'traffic-calming' car
Vandals threw a bag of tar over a car which Standlake residents had strategically parked on a road to slow down speeding motorists. The incident is the latest in a series of problems in Downs Road and nearby Church Mill Close following the closure of
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Businessman is free at last
A Witney businessman who has been trapped in the Middle East for nearly five years is a free man after a travel ban was lifted. Jonathan Brown has not seen his four children or family since he was barred from leaving the Gulf State of Oman in August 2000
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Hostel sales would bring better homes
A decision on whether to sell off 10 buildings used as hostels for the homeless is to be made by Oxford City Council in the New Year. Money raised by the sale of the buildings -- estimated to be about £6.5m -- would be ring-fenced to improve the standard
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School fares set to double
The cost of using school transport is set to double for some pupils next year, parents have been warned. A hike in the amount pre-16-year-old children are charged for transport from their home to schools outside their catchment area is one option Oxfordshire
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Shoppers hunt post-Christmas bargains
Shopping fever hit Oxford yesterday as bargain hunters came out in force for the post-Christmas sales. Car parks were full and shops packed with thousands of people as the traditional sales frenzy took hold. Many retailers slashed their prices by up to
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What a star!
Nine-year-old opera singer Zo Mace is having an extra special Christmas break this year after learning her album has almost sold out, raising nearly £27,000 for the Oxford Children's Hospital Campaign. News that she has sold almost all of the 5,000 copies
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Elderly warned that winter freeze could prove a killer
It might not have been a white Christmas, but elderly people in Oxford are being warned to prepare for the cold wintry weather and fight the freeze. Every year, thousands of people die as a result of the harsh weather conditions and last year it claimed
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Choc factory jaunt angers pensioner
Pensioner Harry Mears has been left fuming after receiving an invitation to join his housing association on a Christmas jaunt to Cadbury World in Birmingham. The trip is to celebrate Charter Community Housing's "successful" first nine months in operation
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Horror of the tsunami
A journalist from Oxfordshire, who lives in the Thai resort of Phuket, has spoken of the "decimation" of parts of the island. Simon Hand contacted his parents Carol and Ken, of Oxford Road, Kidlington, to let them know he and his family were safe, and
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Council faces £10m grant cut
Hundreds of vulnerable people across Oxfordshire -- including the mentally ill and elderly -- are facing cuts to vital services they receive. The county council has warned users of a £10m cut in Government funding for county projects over the next five
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No action
SIR -- There is always so much talk about new railway stations and new rail links in Oxfordshire (Oxford Mail, December 24), but it's all words and never any action. CARL BUTTERWORTH Iffley Road Oxford
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Many buses running empty
SIR -- In his letter (Oxford Mail, December 22), Nigel Eggleton, commercial director of Oxford Bus Company, failed to mention two things -- profits and empty buses. Bus operators are interested only in how much profit they can make, nothing else. The
