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Kids in coach crash unhurt
A party of children escaped unhurt when a car was in collision with their school bus. The 55-seater school bus, owned by Grayline Coaches, was on its way from Icknield School in Watlington to Kingston Blount when the accident happened on Friday. A Nissan
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Alistair filters out the coffee house thieves
CHAMPION coffee-maker Alistair Sollis spotted trouble brewing and became a have-a-go hero when he cornered two bag snatchers. Alistair, 21, a trainee manager at Cafe Rouge in Little Clarendon Street, Oxford, showed a clean pair of heels. He gave chase
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33-year wait for council house
THE time people can wait for a council house in Oxford ranges from one day to 33 YEARS. City council figures show that in 1996/97 one person on the general housing register had waited 12,123 days, or just over 33 years, for a house. The shortest time
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United new strip on show
OXFORD United have displayed their new home strip for next season. Manager Malcolm Shotton showed off the changed design, from manufacturers New Balance, at the Manor Ground this weekend. The club recently signed a three-year deal with the sportswear
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Students celebrate in peace
The biggest post-exam celebrations in Oxford passed safely - despite hundreds of students hitting the streets at the same time. Barriers were put up to control the crowds in Merton Street and a large number of University police were on duty as elated
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Demolition men clear Oxford's worst homes
Tears were shed but the anger of Pegasus Court families at Blackbird Leys remained to the very end, writes REG LITTLE. There was a few seconds' silence as the demolition began of the flats that became known as Oxford's worst address. But then a loud cheer
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Demolition men clear Oxford's worst homes
Tears were shed but the anger of Pegasus Court families at Blackbird Leys remained to the very end, writes REG LITTLE. There was a few seconds' silence as the demolition began of the flats that became known as Oxford's worst address. But then a loud cheer
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Jake's progess
Nina Cooper has faced many traumas in her life, not least the premature birth of son Jake after a nasty fall during pregnancy. Now he has cerebral palsy - but their new, specially designed home means the future looks considerably brighter. Fiona Tarrant
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Whizz kids score with prize ideas
A SIXTHFORMER who designed a trailer bike for his younger brother with Downs Syndrome was among the young inventors who showed off their work at an exhibition in Abingdon. Will Carey, a pupil at Cherwell School, Oxford, made the bike with help from Cresswell
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Race helps fund breast cancer research
A TOTAL of 1,300 women ran their hearts out to help fund ground-breaking research into cancer. They completed the 5km course around University Parks, Oxford, yesterday (SUNDAY) as part of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund's Race For Life. It is hoped
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Blackbird Leys may be 'testbed' school action plan
Schools in Blackbird Leys, Oxford, could bid to become one of the Government's new education action zones to drive up standards. Headteachers and chairmen of governors have already touched on the idea during meetings on the wider issue of raising standards
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Bus safety crackdown carries £830,000 bill
Tough new safety standards for minibuses could cost Oxfordshire County Council £830,000 - close to one-third of its total cash reserves. Members of the social services urgency sub-committee were due to meet today. Officers have recommended they ask the
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Henman aims to match England heroes
TIM Henman acknowledged that he needed to step up his game significantly against Australian Pat Rafter today if he was to make the same impact at Wimbledon that he hopes England can make at France 98. The Oxford star matched the footballers he greatly
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Eco-warrior Kate fights on for station
As her University friends were heading off to exotic destinations for their long summer break, Kate Wilson was contemplating her new treehouse home outside Oxford station, writes REG LITTLE. But she couldn't have been happier if it overlooked flamingoes
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Evans return not enough for Oxon
OXFORDSHIRE went down by three wickets to Leicestershire in their final MCC Trophy group game at Aston Rowant yesterday. It was a lacklustre performance from Oxon, who had already qualified for the quarter-finals after victories in their opening three
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I found museum in my basement
SHOP owner Mike Russell has decided to open his very own museum - after discovering his basement was home to thousands of artefacts dating back hundreds of years, writes STEPHEN DEAL. The 67-year-old was amazed to unearth everything from coins and clay
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Women on strike
A close encounter with a drunk in Oxford's city centre did not have the traumatic effect receptionist Natalie Stowell expected, writes GEMMA SIMMS. And the 25-year-old puts that down to her new-found confidence - thanks to a novel self-defence course.
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Buses hit by World Cup fever
England's World Cup success left Oxfordshire bus passengers stranded - because drivers had celebrated too hard. Dozens of furious passengers flooded Stagecoach Oxford with complaints on Saturday when buses failed to appear. And an employee made the amazing
