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Roy's thumbs up for jailed comics
Veteran Comedian Roy Hudd gave a helping hand to an Oxford shop's campaign for the release of two comedians jailed for joking about the Burmese government. The entertainer and his wife, Debbie, popped into the Body Shop in High Street, Oxford, to make
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Low hemlines raise eyebrows
Eyebrows were raised at Henley Royal Regatta when security guards turned away more than 100 stylishly-dressed ladies because their hem lines were too short. Many were forced to splash out on expensive new outfits after they were turned away from the exclusive
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£30,000 'Tsar' to take on beggars
A new "Tsar" is to be appointed to tackle homelessness in Oxford. The city is one of several to have a "beggars supremo" to spearhead the drive against sleeping rough. The £60m plan, to be announced this week, was drawn up by the Government's social exclusion
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Tea keeps Margaret, 100, looking young
Tea is the key to a long life, according to Margaret David (correct). And she should know, because she drinks gallons of the stuff and celebrated her 100th birthday yester- dayon Sunday (July 5). "I do like to have a cup of tea. It's my cups of tea which
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Bride avoids a bumpy start
Blushing bride Tracy Laney managed to avoid a bumpy start to married life. She had always dreamed of heading off to her nuptials in style aboard a traditional horse-drawn carriage. But the romantic mode of transport had clearly not been dreamed up to
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United get fell in!
AS an exercise in building team spirit it was magnificent, but few of the players probably thought that way at the time. The Oxford United players were taken on the army assault course at St George's Barracks, Bicester, at the weekend - and they passed
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Toddler dies in cot bars
A child died in a freak accident as his parents watched the World Cup on television. Jack Harper, two, was found suffocated with his head jammed between the bars of his cot when his father went to check on him. His parents, Kevin and Nicky, were in the
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Health move sparks new homes boom
CARE in the community is proving a bonanza for developers as former mental hospitals are transformed into luxury apartments surrounded by lush country parks with exclusive new homes costing up to £1m each, writes Maggie Hartford. Work has already started
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Store way have footway widened
Pavements in front of Debenhams' new revamped Oxford store are likely to be widened as part of improvements costing £125,000. Debenhams have been given planning permission to refurbish its Magdalen Street store and it is expected to open with a new layout
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Unicycle thief is sought
Teenager Des Devlin is devastated after a thief stole his prized unicycle. Des, 15, of Mascord Road, Banbury, had always wanted a unicycle of his own since he rode one as a child. And in 1994 his wish came true when his grandparents bought him a specially-made
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Ex-PoW burned in kitchen blaze
A former PoW suffered burns to his leg after a blaze broke out at his chalet bungalow. Alex Kaulins, 86, managed to escape from his home in Milestone Road, Carterton, and was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, for treatment for burns and smoke
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Cat call disrupts NHS service
Animal Rights protester Cynthia O'Neill ambushed a service commemorating 5O years of the National Health Service. And campaigners fighting to save Oxfordshire community hospitals from closure used the occasion to hold their own silent protest against
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United step up Windass chase
OXFORD United will need to sign Aberdeen's Dean Windass in the next few days if they are to get him at all, according to assistant manager Mark Harrison. Harrison believes the midfielder will need to arrive soon to become involved in the intense pre-season
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Wiggy injured in badsmash
OXFORD Cheetahs skipper Steve Schofield boosted his world longtrack/grasstrack hopes by finishing fourth in the first round in Holland on Saturday. But five-times champion, the former Oxford favourite Simon Wigg, is out of the championship following a
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Time's on Tim's side
THERE may be five years between them, but both Michael Owen and Tim Henman showed all the hallmarks of greatness in defeat last week. And the half-hearted belief that Oxford star Henman will one day win Wimbledon turned overnight to total conviction for
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Crump says sorry for punching teammate
GRESHAM Oxford Cheetahs speedway star Jason Crump has issued an apology to the Oxford fans after his outburst when he struck teammate Todd Wiltshire. Crump said: "I wish to apologise to the Oxford fans, but I ride with a lot of passion and determination
