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• Ride will aid deaf

  A team of 45 cyclists will ride a 50-mile route in the Chilterns to raise money for the charity Hearing Dogs for Deaf People. read more

• Fundraising event to remember

  Elephants never forget, so the saying goes, and these children at St Barnabas' School in Jericho, Oxford, will always remember how their school raised cash for books for a new library. read more

• Get your motors running...

  Inventive children rose to the challenge of building a buggy at a half-term workshop in Wantage. read more

• Review: Eynsham A village and its Abbey compiled by Oxford Archaeology (English Heritage £4.50)

  This book brings together the history of the village and the results of excavations undertaken from 1989 to 1992 by members of the Oxford Archaeology Unit, writes Helen Peacocke. read more

• Henman back with a bang

  The service gun caused something of a stir at Roland Garros on Tuesday when it recorded the speed of one of Tim Henman's serves at 583mph, which is approaching the speed of sound. read more

• Ride will help deaf

  A team of 45 cyclists will ride a 50-mile route in the Chilterns to raise money for the charity Hearing Dogs for Deaf People. read more

• Soldier injured by grenade attack

  An Oxfordshire soldier has been injured after a grenade was thrown at international peace-keeping troops in Afghanistan. read more

• May 27: Frustrating delays

  Anyone who lives near the A34 north of Oxford or has driven along it will know how noisy it is. read more

• May 26: Community priorities

  We all have our priorities and never is this better illustrated than in today's stories from the Oxford areas of Cutteslowe and Headington. read more

• Two from two

  It's played two, won two for the Oxfordshire Vice Presidents after their 132-112 victory over Buckinghamshire VP's at Banbury Borough. read more

• Oxon confident for new cup mission

  Oxfordshire have high hopes as they embark on their new Middleton Cup campaign on Saturday, June 7. read more

• Boden just misses bronze

  Radley's Veronica Boden narrowly missed out on a bronze medal at the CAU meeting in Bedford. read more

• Staff raise their hats to aid cancer charity

  Staff at a Banbury travel agency tipped their hats to customers -- to raise money for charity. read more

• Wiltshire: Why I am quitting

  Todd Wiltshire is more than likely to swap his speedway kevlars for a Bob the Builder outfit when he quits the sport at the end of the season. read more

• Nielsen still speed king

  Research by Chronicle editor Robert Peasley reveals that Tony Rickardsson's time of 57.33 seconds in heat four of last week's Oxford v Poole match was the sixth fastest time ever recorded at Sandy Lane. read more

• Dryml has 'em drooling

  Silver Machines fans saw how much progress Lukas Dryml has made with a superb display against Oxford for Poole on Friday, writes John Gaisford. read more

• Cricket results

  Results from the weekend, May 24-25 read more

• Petition to insist on hospital

  MP Tony Baldry is launching a petition calling on the Government to fulfil its promise to provide Bicester with a new community hospital. read more

• Shrubs' topiary trim upsets mourners

  People visiting the graves of relatives have protested after shapes were cut in evergreen shrubs in Bicester Cemetery. read more

• A day to remember

  Oxfordshire's appearance at Twickenham on Saturday will hold a special memory for all those connected to the county's rugby scene - but for one person in particular. read more

On this day: Oxfordshire Archive