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On this day: Oxfordshire Archive

Oxfordshire Archive

• Grants error denies needy

  Disabled and elderly people have been refused grants for vital repairs to their homes after Oxford City Council mistakenly spent the money - despite being legally entitled to the cash. read more

• Speedway: Lukas beats the odds to book GP passage

  Lukas Dryml defied the odds with a superlative performance in Slovenia at the weekend to reach next year's Grand Prix. read more

• Speedway: Cheetahs ready for the big party

  Stand by for flying champagne corks and balloons galore as JT/Fox Oxford Cheetahs receive the Sky Sports Elite League trophy at Oxford Stadium on Friday (October 19). read more

• Bowls: Resullts

  OXFORD CITY & COUNTY INDOOR LEAGUES read more

• Billiards: Young Boone gets Forum off to flying start

  Kidlington Forum B made a fine start to their new Oxford and District League Division 1 campaign by securing maximum points with an 8-2 victory over Morris Motors A. read more

• McEwan beaten by Carey in Booker climax

  Australian author Peter Carey pipped Oxford writer Ian McEwan and four other short-listed candidates to win the Booker Prize last night. read more

• Bowls: Oxford claim top cup scalp

  Oxford and District produced a magnificent performance to see off Whiteknights, Reading, in the first round of the Denny Cup. read more

• Rugby: Blues beaten again

  Gloucester 28, Oxford University 22 read more

• Children swap leaking hut for social club

  Organisers of a playgroup forced to move when its hut was condemned as unsafe say they are frustrated that nothing is being done to find them a permanent home. read more

• Ice hockey: Stars denied a double

  Oxford City Stars started their double header weekend with a 10-2 victory over Flintshire Freeze on Saturday, but were foiled the next day when their match at Basingstoke Buffalo was abandoned due to dangerous ice conditions. read more

• Rugby: Blues beaten again

  Gloucester 28, Oxford University 22 read more

• Ice hockey: Hole stops play

  Sunday's Oxford Stars match at Basingstoke Buffalo was abandoned after a hole was discovered in the ice. read more

• Magdalen College old boy wins Nobel Prize

  A former pupil of a top Oxford school has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine for his contribution to cancer research. read more

• Students learn to fit seats

  Childcare students at Banbury's North Oxfordshire College are being taught the correct way to fit child car seats. read more

• Students help choose own building design

  Student architects will help decide on plans to revamp their ageing university building. read more

• Culture scheme bidders line up

  Three consultancy firms are bidding for the job of helping to create a new culture and entertainment complex at the Old Gaol sports and leisure centre in Abingdon. read more

• Difficult pupil centres 'must escape cuts'

  A former teacher has criticised a decision by Oxfordshire County Council to close two centres for difficult students. read more

• Vintage car driver died after time-trial crash

  A 65-year-old vintage racing car driver died when his 1949 Bentley careered off a course after crossing the finish line and crashed into a tree, an inquest heard. read more

• Mayor pledges to fight proposal

  Health managers have revealed plans to move Wantage Hospital out of the town, despite a £160,000 refurbishment. read more

• Bowls: Oxford claim top cup scalp

  Oxford and District produced a magnificent performance to see off Whiteknights, Reading, in the first round of the Denny Cup. read more

On this day: Oxfordshire Archive