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Fear over asylum seeker changes
CAMPAIGNERS against Campsfield House Detention Centre, Kidlington, fear changes to immigration laws could mean inmates are quickly deported without any appeal. A Sunday newspaper claimed that thousands of alleged bogus refugees are to be allowed to settle
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'I saw tiger try to kill my brother'
CIRCUS trainer Graham Chipperfield has told of the horrifying moment he saw his brother Richard attacked by a tiger. Richard, whose family circus is based at Chipping Norton, is recovering in hospital in the United States after his tiger Arnie, which
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Granny Marlene wins Poohsticks race
WINNING the 15th World Poohsticks Championships was the last thing on the mind of Oxfordshire granny Marlene Akrigg. She had gone along to Day's Lock Island, Little Wittenham, near Dorchester, yesterday, to cheer on her granddaughter Cheneisse, four,
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Dream return for Murphy in 5-1 romp
Oxford Utd 5, Stoke 1 UNITED produced a stunning three-goal salvo in seven second-half minutes to see off Stoke with their biggest win of the season. Saturday's game at the Manor Ground proved a dream return for Matt Murphy. Unexpectedly recalled to the
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Shotton on cue for Davis
MALCOLM Shotton got Steve Davis in his pocket at the weekend - right on cue! The manager with the Midas touch signed the Barnsley defender for £75,000 . . . and then celebrated his biggest win since he became Oxford United boss with a 5-1 stuffing of
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Sunshine in the hands of holistic healers
PAUL Amey, a north Oxford painter, had artist's block and thought he might never work again. He lacked inspiration and drive and was at his wits' end. Then an old friend suggested he try holistic healing. The experience astounded him and left him profoundly
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Prophets reading the budget runes
ECONOMIC pundits in Oxfordshire are predicting the tax changes they think Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown will pull out of his dispatch box in the Budget, writes Chris Koenig. The Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce is calling for the Chancellor
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No Mrs morse, insists Dexter
INSPECTOR Morse get married? He'd much rather have a pint of real ale, do a crossword or listen to Wagner. That is the message from his creator Colin Dexter, who insists his most famous character is not about to tie the knot. Mr Dexter, 67, told the Oxford
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Club brawl starts over a kiss
A JEALOUS girl started a nightclub brawl - all because she saw someone else kissing her boyfriend. Bottles were thrown and fists flew as partygoers and police clashed outside the Rivers club at Benson, near Wallingford, early yesterday. Police reinforcements
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Love behind bars for Titanic star Kate
OSCAR-nominated actress Kate Winslet paid a secret visit to an Oxford film set to see her new love - up and coming film director Jim Threapleton. Extras working on The Jump - a new six-part ITV drama - watched in amazement as the Titanic star kissed and
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Conman steals widow's ring
A FRAIL pensioner lost her most treasured possession - her £500 engagement ring - to a heartless thief pretending to be a water board official. Hilda Reason, an 87-year-old widow, fell victim to the intruder as she settled down to watch Coronation Street
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Good deal for the oldies
RETIRED and getting up to mischief - that's how Jimmy Pascoe describes his efforts to launch the first national Seniors' Day. Retired chauffeur Jimmy, 68, piloted his idea for a special day for senior citizens in north Oxfordshire two years ago. Now the
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Claims of mad-cow disease cover-up
A LEADING Oxford scientist today accused the Government of a cover-up over BSE which has led to the deaths of two Oxfordshire people. Prof Roy Anderson told the BSE inquiry that 250,000 cattle were needlessly infected with the disease. Prof Anderson,
