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Great-gran scoops bingo bonanza
Great grandmother Elizabeth Massingham scooped more than £99,000 on the bingo, then calmly celebrated with a cup of tea. The numbers were coming up thick and fast for the shocked 69-year-old, who lives in Rose Hill, Oxford, but she was able speak despite
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Baby daughter burned by mum
A pregnant single mother scarred her two-year-old daughter for life after burning her hand. The 21-year-old was living with her mother on an Oxford estate when the little girl was rushed to the Accident and Emergency ward of the John Radcliffe Hospital
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Church-goers cheer England to victory
St Andrew's Church in Linton Road, Oxford, decided to show England's opening World Cup game against Tunisia on a big screen in a bid to boost the congregation. More than 50 worshippers packed into an ante-room at the Victorian church yesterday, eagerly
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Red kite is on fast road to recovery
They love stealing knickers from washing lines but move with awe-inspiring grace. Few creatures can claim to be more wild, yet their favourite haunt in Britain appears to be the M40 in Oxfordshire. Now there can be few doubts that the once-extinct red
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United sign England Under 21 defender
OXFORD United manager Malcolm Shotton has made his first signing of the summer by snapping up Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Danny Hill on a free transfer. The 23-year-old, who has won four England Under 21 caps, has signed subject to passing a medical.
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Lessons in learning
Clever Naomi Norman and Stephanie Wilde have come to the rescue of panicking GCSE and A-level students. The two qualified teachers have founded Classy Tutors, a tutorial, non-profit-making agency set up to help pupils from state schools revise subjects
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College tries the holistic approach
Think of Ryecotewood College and you tend to conjure up images of furniture designers and agricultural students. But the Thame college is striking out into a whole new area - holistic healing. There are courses on reflexology, reincarnation, Tibetan pulsing
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Nick swaps Street for stage
Nick Cochrane (Andy McDonald in Coronation Street) has his acting L plates on in Spring and Port Wine, which opens at the Oxford Apollo tonight. Helen Peacocke reports... It's difficult to work out where Andy MacDonald, the TV Soap character from Coronation
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Long knives in fusty gowns?
The resignation of Sir Stephen Tumim from his position as Principal of St Edmund Hall has once again fuelled speculation that, behind the scenes, academic life can be a dirty business, writes GEORGE FREW. Sir Stephen, 67, a distinguished judge, Oxford
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MoD college deal 'will save £55m'
A £200m deal to build and operate the new Ministry of Defence staff college in Oxfordshire has been signed, saving the taxpayer over £55m. The college will be built and run by Defence Management (Watchfield), a consortium company made up of John Laing
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Sporting tribute to fire death children
Cricket teams are being invited to take part in a special tournament being held in memory of youngsters Anum and Majid Khan who died in a house fire. The Oxford Stars Cricket Club is organising an one-day eight-a-side competition and is looking for six
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Anger at 'stupid' barge prank
A reward has been offered to catch pranksters who untied an 80-tonne barge, letting it drift dangerously towards a bridge with a person asleep on board. Puppeteer Mhari Smith, 25, saved herself from sinking by flinging a tow rope around a wooden post
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Kiss-of-life dog lover in line for award
Animal lover Alexandra Gilmour is in line for a bravery award after dragging an unconscious dog from a smoked-filled room and saving its life by giving the hound the kiss of life. Tolstoy, a huge German Shepherd-Rottweiler cross, was overcome by fumes
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Rioters tried to burn me, says guard
Group 4 security officer Chris Barry told a jury how he heard a detainee asking for a light to set him on fire during a riot at Campsfield Immigration Detention Centre. Mr Barry was one of a number of security officers caught up in a crowd of 20 to 30
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Lexie's parents appeal to Blair
The parents of tragic Lexie McConnell are appealing to Prime Minister Tony Blair for an investigation into their daughter's death. Nine-year-old Lexie, of East St Helen Street, Abingdon, died in 1992 at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, while being
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Henman to face Czech at Wimbledon
OXFORD'S 12th seed Tim Henman will face Jiri Novak, a 23-year-old Czech ranked 86 in the world, in the opening round at Wimbledon next week. British No 1 Greg Rusedski - the No 4 seed, meanwhile, wil be up against a qualifier if he recovers from the ankle
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Boy in heart-op breakthrough
A boy of ten was kept alive with an artificial heart for almost a week before having a successful transplant in Oxford. It is believed to be the first time a man-made device has been used on such a young child. The ground-breaking op took place on Sunday
