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Fire heroes praised after house drama
A mother today praised three men who climbed on to the roof of her blazing home fearing two of her three sons were trapped inside. The two boys, aged ten and 11, were playing in a park when fire broke out at their home in Broadway, Didcot. But when a
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Mercy work nurse home
A Grove nurse has returned home safe and well from a mercy mission to the latest trouble spot in Eastern Europe. Nursing auxiliary Madeline Brown 59, from Westbrook, took leave last month to help a British charity which is working in Albania to relieve
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Old rail station can be moved, say planners
Protesters have failed to stop councillors agreeing to the dismantling of the historic LMS building beside Oxford railway station. City councillors are not prepared to let the Grade II* listed building stand in the way of Oxford University's £40m business
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U's make home opener all-ticket
OXFORD United's first two Nationwide League games next season will be all-ticket affairs - including their home opener against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Following discussions with police, United made the all-ticket decision on safety reasons. Wolves, one
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Rapist slashes wrists in cell
A man convicted of rape at Oxford Crown Court slashed his wrists after being taken down to the cells. Gino Stallone, 35, of Western Havell, Cambridgeshire, was jailed for six years by Judge Charles Harris after a jury found him guilty of rape. He was
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Thuds put the frighteners on fish
SOUND waves are being used to prevent fish being sucked into Thames Water reservoirs in the biggest project of its kind in the country. An 'acoustic screen' has been installed at seven sites, including Farmoor, near Oxford, with the aim of scaring away
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Mum says roadworks are a killer
Worried mum Hayley Alderson says people trying to cross Botley Road, Oxford, during the current roadworks are taking their lives in their hands. She said: "There's a whole lot of parents who are up in arms about it. Somebody's going to be killed." Traffic
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Hospitals axed to save £1.6m
Hospitals at Watlington and Burford are to close in a healthcare shake-up announced today. A third hospital under threat at Wallingford will be saved and a new hospital built in Bicester, but 46 beds will go at hospitals throughout the county. Those hardest
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Cheetahs track ex-champ Hamill
GRESHAM Oxford Cheetahs go into speedway action with former world champion Billy Hamill at No 1 for the visit to arch rivals Swindon Robins in an Elite League encounter tonight (7.30pm). Hamill, the 1996 champion, has been called in as guest for the injured
