Oxford City, England News

A 14-YEAR-OLD boy with a string of arrests for violence and theft has been slapped with an Asbo, but a court has banned you from seeing his face.

A FOOTBALL team has celebrated two years of helping people with learning disabilities - " and is now looking to expand its activities.

FOUR public toilets have been saved from closure by Oxford City Council because it is in line for a cash boost from the Government.

UP in the way cash is distributed to compensate councils for the number of free bus journeys made by pensioners could see Oxford City Council benefit by more than A 2m.

OWNING your own home in Oxfordshire is just a dream for most people living in the county, according to a report published this week.

A SMOKER has been fined A 80 - " for dropping a matchstick. Demetrios Samouris was hit with the fine by an Oxford City Council street warden while he was shopping with his girlfriend in Cornmarket Street.

RESIDENTS have been urged to kick up a stink - " and fight to save seven Oxford toilets from closure.

BURGER chain McDonalda s is going to hire a street cleaner in a drive to spruce up Oxforda s litter-strewn streets.

COUNCILS in Oxfordshire have started to recoup some of the A 33.5m thought to have been lost in the Icelandic banking crisis.

A NIGHTCLUB in the centre of Oxford will make way for a new A 3.4m arts centre for the homeless.

THOUSANDS of Oxfordshire council workers could walk out on strike over plans to cut 500 jobs.

SHOPS illegally selling and storing fireworks are being targeted in a countywide crackdown on antisocial behaviour.

OXFORDSHIRE County Council is making almost A 200,000 a year renting out schools and fire stations as locations for mobile phone masts.

A DECISION by cash-strapped Oxford City Council to close seven public toilets to save A 50,000 a year has been criticised.

City councillors will tonight decide whether seven of Oxford's public loos should be closed as part of a city-wide review.

MORE electric Minis will appear on Oxfordshirea s roads than anywhere else in Britain.

A FUNDRAISING campaign to build a new drop-in centre offering support to people with cancer in Oxford has nearly reached the A 800,000 mark.

ILLEGAL dumping of waste has fallen dramatically in Oxfordshire, latest Government figures show.

HUNDREDS of older people showed what they've got at a special event celebrating the county's over-50s. Activities were held in leisure centres across Oxford for Older People's Day.

IT IS one of Oxford's most bizarre and controversial works of art - and it's hitting the headlines once again.