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Cable men jailed for fight
Five cable TV workmen have been jailed after beating up a man trying to prevent trouble in a Kidlington pub. Matthew Brunnen, 25, Barry Ellis, 30, both of Cosham, Hampshire, and Peter Moon, 22, from Hilsea, Hampshire were given 18 months by Oxford Crown
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Last appeal to save hospitals
A final attempt to stop the closure of Watlington and Burford hospitals was being made today. Labour members of Oxfordshire County Council were calling on Oxfordshire Health Authority to reassess its plans to close the two community hospitals and 46 beds
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Model is a towering feat
Model maker Albert Fox has built a replica of Blackpool Tower - and he plans to have his very own Blackpool illuminations in his back garden! Mr Fox, 72, from Somerton, near Bicester, took six months to build the 5ft 2in model of the 518ft 9in tower -
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Schools get windfall for classrooms
Six schools in Oxfordshire have received cash for new classrooms under the government's drive to keep class sizes down. The handout, totalling £433,077, will provide better accommodation for nearly 400 primary pupils in the county. Schools which will
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Fast cars, faster women
MY heart was beating in time to the miles on the clock - 145 and counting as I sped around Thruxton circuit. Forget Silverstone. This week I sat in one of the most beautiful cars in the universe, next to one of the most talented racing drivers on the
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Nurse relives ordeal on mercy mission
Brave nurse Madeline Brown has relived how she was threatened at gunpoint trying to protect children on a mercy mission to Albania. The 59-year-old grandmother, now safely home at Westbrook in Grove, near Wantage, was threatened by thieving gangsters
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Man in station suicide horror
A 38-year-old man died after jumping in front of a train as it pulled into Oxford rail station. The man from Kent was killed instantly after he leapt from the north end of Platform 1 at 4pm yesterday. He was struck by the busy Hereford to Paddington train
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Businesses urged to think green
OXFORD charity Earthwatch has produced 20,000 copies of an information pack designed to help businesses work profitably and simultaneously preserve the environment. The guide, published as a result of a donation from Glaxo Wellcome, is based on a report
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Boy, 13, stuck in bridge
A TEENAGER had to be cut free by firemen after getting his foot stuck in a make-shift bridge made out of railway sleepers. The 13-year-old boy was trapped for about 20 minutes after trying to walk over the bridge in a field near Partridge Place, Kidlington
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Woman burgled her gran
A young woman who burgled her 92-year-old grandmother's Oxford flat, stealing £250 she had saved for her own funeral, was sent to a young offenders' institution for 16 months. Oxford Crown Court was told that Bianca Dominguez, 19, from West Ealing, London
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Fontaine back in fold at City
CHRIS Fontaine, a member of Oxford City's 1995 side which played at Wembley, is back at Court Place Farm as one of ten summer signings made by new boss Paul Lee. The 33-year-old midfielder has rejoined City after leaving last summer to join Chesham United
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Windass in new mystery
MYSTERY continues to surround the record-breaking transfer of Aberdeen striker Dean Windass to Oxford United. A Football League spokesman confirmed yesterday that they had still not received any paperwork relating to the registration of United's £475,000
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SIngle dad andrew fights for fathers
Single dad Andrew Gardiner has a mission in life. "If I can save one person from the emptiness and feelings of desperation that I experienced it will be worth it," he says. The 21-year-old, from Iffley Road, Oxford, won custody of his 19-month-old son
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Rally karting is full of speed bumps
I feel the need, the need for speed... Back in the distant days of my youth, I was a real top gun when it came to racing cars, a Formula One demon with desire in my eyes and a gritty determination to win in my heart. But eventually, despite my howls of
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Let them smoke dope - it is nothing
Campaigning for the decriminalisation of cannabis and prostitution is not the activity of your average 90-year-old. But then Ilse von Engel would never want to be described as average. The veteran Oxford campaigner, who recently celebrated her 90th birthday
