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Union raps council over staff changes
COUNCIL staff in Oxford have accused managers of ignoring workers' wishes in planning a change-over of staff. Members of the trade union Unison from Oxford City Council's environmental services department will lobby councillors before Thursday's meeting
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Police step up hunt for ramraiders
POLICE have stepped up their hunt for Wallingford's ramraiders by setting up an incident room. The Thames Valley Police team are investigating whether four incidents in the town, which took place in December and January, are linked to other ramraids across
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Woman dies in house blaze
FIREFIGHTERS fought in vain to save a mum trapped in her burning Oxford home. Mum-of-one Anne Llewellyn, 50, was unable to escape from the three-bedroom house, which was wrecked in minutes by the fire yesterday. Police were having to use dental records
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Don't let up says Shotton
MALCOLM Shotton has warned his Oxford United players he won't stand for any signs of complacency as they take on relegation candidates Reading at the Manor Ground tonight (7.45). United are flying high with their 5-1 crushing of bottom club Stoke City
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Parents back three-in-one jabs despite health fears for children
JUST what are worried parents supposed to do if their children need measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) jabs? Worried mums and dads in Oxfordshire have been calling their GPs and the health authority ever since scare stories hit the headlines. Do we really
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Drugs move boosts new hi-tech park
A DRUGS company has moved on to the Harwell Laboratory site - now being transformed into a hi-tech business and science technology park. Energiser has taken over 2,500 sq ft of offices - marking a breakthrough in the effort to persuade outside companies
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Crime cut by eight per cent
CHIEF Constable Charles Pollard says officers are slashing crime by eight per cent this year - even though they are preoccupied with the Hillgrove Farm protest. Mr Pollard revealed last night the number of burglaries throughout Thames Valley, including
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Beware of World Cup fax 'conmen'
FOOTBALL fans are being warned to watch out for faxes from unscrupulous traders claiming to be able to supply tickets for the World Cup in France. The company asks people to call to request more information using a premium rate telephone number, from
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Tragedy of my son found dead in cell
TROUBLESOME teenager Ben Mills was just beginning to sort out his mixed-up life when he was found hanging in his remand cell, says his mum. Ben, 18, from Thame, just could not face the prison sentence he was certain he would get, his mum Margaret Jennings
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Landlord is 'noisy neighbour'
POLICE were called when a noise row involving two students and a professor became far more than purely academic. Maya Socolovsky, 26, and boyfriend Gordon Hull, 25, of Southfield Road, east Oxford, claim Israeli Prof Mzi Malki, who lives in the flat above
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Road worker awarded £24,000 after job loss
ROAD worker John Sherwood was awarded £24,000 after an industrial tribunal found Oxfordshire County Council had not fulfilled its motto of 'caring countywide'. Single Mr Sherwood, 56, of Goring Heath, took the county to an industrial tribunal in Reading
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Reynard are riding high in the States
REYNARD continued their tremendous record of racing in North America by scoring second and third placings in the Miami Grand Prix. The company's Bicester-built cars dominated practice and qualifying, and Greg Moore, driving the Mercedes-Benz powered Player's
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Secrets probe at drugs firm
A DIRECTOR of a top Oxford drugs company has been suspended after allegations of breaches in secrecy. The suspension of Dr Andrew Millar, director of clinical research at British Biotech, wiped £100m off the value of the firm's shares. The company is
