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Angel boost for Net publishing
OXFORDSHIRE business angel Roger Fletcher is boosting a revolution in the way traditional publishers can put magazines, newspapers, journals and catalogues on the Internet. Mr Fletcher, the former chief executive of the Menvier-Swain Group, has put around
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Lorry crash cyclist named
A cyclist who died after he was involved in a collision with a lorry on a dual carriageway, has been named by police. Robert Hutchings, 56, suffered fatal injuries in the crash on the A34 near Abingdon just after 9am on Monday. The victim, who lived in
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Appeal as boy runs off
Fears were growing today for the safety of a teenage boy who has run away from home. Dean Taylor, 15, went missing from home in the Headington area of Oxford on Monday. He was wearing only a T-shirt and shorts and had no money. Police say he has run away
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Claire adds chess trophy to family collection
Claire Morris has been crowned the Under Ten British chess champion - but still can't find a way to beat her own brother. Together, ten-year-old Claire and brother Graham, 11, have won a staggering 30 chess trophies between them -and both can beat their
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Tragic Glen was set for holiday
Tragic Oxford United fan Glen McCulloch, killed while swimming in the River Thames, was planning to go on holiday with his family at the weekend. The 16-year-old, of Mortimer Road, Rose Hill, who was not a very strong swimmer, had just left St Augustine
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Two pint of Murphy's
MALCOLM Shotton hailed Matt Murphy as a quality finisher after he struck two splendid goals to put Oxford United in control of their Worthington Cup tie with Luton. Striker Murphy scored with a spectacular diving header and then a dipping 22-yard volley
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Matt tops Hatters
Luton Tn 2, Oxford Utd 3 MATT Murphy continued his sizzling early-season form with two great goals to put Oxford United in charge of their Worthington Cup tie with Luton Town. Second division Town hit back from two goals down at the interval with two
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Laura's acting career off to a dodgy start
Stunning model Laura Bailey is recovering from the shock of being axed from a much-touted British movie. The former Wheatley schoolgirl and ex-girlfriend of Richard Gere was devastated on hearing her scenes from Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels were
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Bomb expert dies in trench
An Army bomb disposal expert from Oxfordshire died after being buried alive exploring a First World War trench. Lt Col Michael Watkins, 51, was part of a crack team surveying tunnels at Vimy Ridge, near Arras, in northern France. The married dad-of-one
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Man jailed for sex attack on boy
Pub worker Rowland Williams has been jailed for indecently assaulting an 11-year-old sea scout as he lay in a tent. Sentencing Williams, 49, of Dover Avenue, Banbury, to 18 months, Judge Anthony King said: "This was a very serious act and no other sentence
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Conmen target elderly women
Three women, including one in her 90s and another in her 80s, have been targeted by conmen just a fortnight after the launch of a campaign warning people of the dangers. A Banbury woman, who does not want to be identified, was approached by two bogus
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LMS protesters on roof of Sheldonian
Roads protesters climbed on to the roof of Oxford's Sheldonian Theatre to highlight their opposition to plans to widen Park End Street. The five protesters hung two banners from the balcony round the dome of the Sheldonian, which was finished in 1669
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Don't bake your dog to death this summer
Animal welfare bosses are warning dog-owners that leaving their pets in cars in the hot weather can be a killer. The RSPCA says many motorists fail to realise that leaving animals without enough fresh air or shade to keep them cool can result in death
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Pushchair could have a shock in store
We use them to carry our most precious possessions - but few people realise how unsafe they can be. Prams and pushchairs, taken for granted as a safe method of carrying our kids, are responsible for 13,000 injuries to children and adults a year. The alarming
