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Donors' tea faces the chop
THE famous cup of tea and biscuit given to people after they donate blood is under threat in Oxford - because of a lack of volunteers. The National Blood Service has made an urgent plea for people to help out at the Oxford Blood Centre, at the John Radcliffe
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Window plunge horror
A house painter was gashed in the stomach with broken glass when he fell through a window on a building site. The 52-year-old man had to be lifted out of the building in Cowley Road, Oxford, by firefighters using a hydraulic platform. He was taken to
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Students protest at Tumim resignation
About 100 students occupied the historic quad at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, for a sit-down protest. They ignored "keep off the grass" signs and sat on the lawn in protest at the resignation of outspoken principal Sir Stephen Tumim. College junior common
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Hillgrove five freed as case collapses
Four animal rights protesters charged with harassing a Hillgrove cat farm worker walked free from court after the case against them collapsed. The four, and another who did not appear in court, formed part of a demonstration outside Susan O'Shea's home
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Crump shines in Grand Prix speedway
GRESHAM Oxford Cheetahs star Jason Crump ended his grand prix blues with a brilliant performance in the third round at Vojens in Denmark last night, writes JOHN GAISFORD The 23-year-old Australian reached the final to end a nightmare start to the series
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Death crash driver jailed
Hit-and-run driver Stephen Ivings was starting a four-year jail sentence for leaving a teenager for dead when he knocked him off his motorbike. Thomas Pedley, 17, of Pagisters Road, Abingdon, died after Ivings pulled out of a junction into his path, on
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Runaway pigs are rinded up
Passersby joined police in a chase around a market town to catch two runaway piglets. It was just after midnight when surprised police received a call to say the two, nicknamed Bonnie and Clyde, were on the run in the centre of Henley. There was a brisk
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Pup Sam gets in a jam!
Sam the seven-week-old pup found himself in a jam when he went exploring at his new home - and had to be rescued by burly firemen. Sam had to be extracted from an underground pipe by firemen after he climbed through a central heating vent and dropped
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Deadline for United stadium
Oxford United has been given a month to produce a detailed timetable for the completion of its £15m half-built stadium. According to rules set down in the Taylor Report, which followed the 1989 Hillsborough disaster in which 96 fans died, the club must
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Jonathan's national chess title
CHESS ace Jonathan Lappage, of Magdalen College School, Oxford, has been crowned a national champion. Jonathan scored five-and-a-half out of six to take the under 11s title at the IAPS National Quickplay Championships at Oundle School, Peterborough. His
