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• Herceptin could cost county's NHS £3m

  FINANCIALLY-troubled NHS primary care trusts in Oxfordshire could have to find another £3m to fund the breast cancer drug Herceptin. read more

• Regiment marches into history books

  OXFORD city centre came to an abrupt halt on Tuesday as officers and men from The First Battalion, The Royal Green Jackets (1RGJ), performed their last Freedom of Entry to the City. read more

• Author turns detective

  A THRILLER writer has turned into a real-life detective to track down burglars who broke into her Oxford home. read more

• Precise business

  Sir, The theatre at the Said Business School (Report, June 23) does not complete the circle, and is, therefore, not an amphitheatre. As I wrote to you in an earlier letter on this subject (March 23, 2001), if you can't be pedantic about these matters in Oxford, where can you be pedantic? read more

• Final farewell paid to Iraq attack victims

  FAMILY, friends and colleagues in their hundreds paid their final respects to Flight Lieutenant Sarah Mulvihill, the first British servicewoman to be killed on duty in Iraq. read more

• New figures target 'coasting' schools

  THE latest drive to improve Oxfordshire schools is to be targeted at "coasting" schools that appear to be performing well, rather than those at the bottom of league tables. read more

• Dummy latest weapon in war on speed

  RESIDENTS in a North Oxford street have set up a dummy speeding camera as their latest weapon in an ongoing battle with speeding motorists. read more

• Museum buzzes

  The Oxford Museum of Natural History was 'Creating a Buzz About Insects' on Saturday to mark National Insects Week. Pictured is insect expert Chris Jarvis with a Giant African Millipede read more

• High praise for schoolgirl entrepreneurs

  A GROUP of teenage entrepreneurs have won a top award. read more

• Changes could be made to 'old-fashioned' Lord Mayor's parade

  A VOLUNTARY organisation may end its involvement with the Lord Mayor's parade in Oxford after playing a part in the event for 30 years. read more

• Minister launches bicycle initiative

  PARENTS were told to ditch their people carriers and get their children to cycle to school at the launch of a multi-million pound initiative this week. read more

• Boatyard owner to put art on fence

  A RAZOR wire-topped fence beside the Oxford Canal could be adorned with artwork in a bid to appease residents. read more

• Radio presenter in fresh cancer battle

  BBC RADIO Oxford presenter Alison Booker, who underwent a double mastectomy three years ago, has revealed she is suffering from inoperable cancer. read more

• Rocket Man jets into town

  HE was one of the biggest stars ever to perform in Oxford. read more

• Museum entry made free to wipe out debt

  CITY councillors have come up with a plan to erase the Museum of Oxford's £127,000 deficit they want to get rid of entry charges. read more

• County is coming together on NHS

  FIFTY thousand Oxfordshire people have now joined forces in a bid to prevent cuts to the county's health service. read more

• Residents' parking bid faces legal challenge

  PROPOSALS to charge thousands of Oxford residents for parking in their own street could face a legal challenge from Oxford City Council. read more

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