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Oxford news

• Schoolgirl’s battle to stop the bullies

  A TEENAGER is hoping her school expands its anti-bullying strategy after a survey found most students had been victimised. read more

• Bells can ring out at Russian church

  BELLS will ring out over part of Marston after church leaders overcame “anti-religious” objections to win council permission. read more

• Exhibition offers something completely different at the Bodleian

  VISITORS to Oxford’s Bodleian Library won’t find the Holy Grail, but they can find literary treasures now on show in a new exhibition. read more

• Oxfam goes platinum

  IT is 70 years since that wartime evening when a small group of people gathered in the Old Library of the University Church of St Mary the Virgin, for what was to be one of the most globally significant meetings in Oxford’s history. read more

• Hospitals twig on to the benefits of trees

  THOUSANDS of trees will planted in the grounds of Oxford’s hospitals in a scheme to boost health and the environment. read more

• Exports help firms ride out recession

  MORE and more Oxfordshire firms are looking to ride out the economic crisis by boosting their exports. read more

• Privacy's pegged for hospital patients

  THESE red pegs will soon be a common sight for hospital patients across Oxfordshire in a move to improve their dignity and privacy. read more

• 'Bouncers thought I was a drug addict' says diabetic

  A DIABETIC clubber claims doormen mistook him for an illegal drug user. read more

• Tribunal rejects last-minute witness in Dragon School sacking tribunal

  EVIDENCE from an 11th-hour witness who said she saw bullying at an Oxford prep school which is being sued for racism, was rejected by a tribunal judge. read more

• Deal sees Westgate rebuild back on track

  A DEAL has been agreed which puts the Westgate rebuild back on track, councillors will be told next week. read more

• ‘We’ve sadly lost one of our own’

  A BRIGADIER has spoken of the great sadness in his regiment after the Repatriation of a colleague yesterday. read more

• Duke: Why young need these skills

  YOUNG apprentices in Blackbird Leys had their lessons disrupted yesterday – when a prince stopped by to say hello. read more

• Police need help finding robbers’ cars

  DETECTIVES have released images of two suspected getaway cars used by bank raiders, as a £25,000 reward for information was announced. read more

• In the dark over plans

  PEOPLE don’t know what is going on in their own backyards since planning letters were controversially scrapped, it was claimed last night. read more

• House is raided

  OSNEY: A 33-year-old man has been charged with burgling a house in Ferry Hinksey Road on Wednesday. read more

• Growing enthusiasm for home-grown food

  FOOD projects springing up in Blackbird Leys are fuelling calls for a community market on the Oxford estate. read more

• Mental health project helps war-scarred veterans

  A FORMER solider has welcomed the arrival in Oxford of a mental health project that “saved his life”. read more

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