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Cleared rape case medic quits service
Paramedic Gordon Thompson - cleared of raping three patients - has resigned from Oxfordshire Ambulance Service. Mr Thompson, 36, of Arkell Avenue, Carterton, was found not guilty of six charges of rape and three of indecent assault in a trial at Oxford
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Death plunge of glider pilot
A west Oxfordshire glider pilot was killed when he baled out seconds after a mid-air collision yesterday lunchtime. Gordon Camp, 56, of Lidstone, near Chipping Norton, jumped from his damaged glider at 3,000ft and plunged to the ground after his parachute
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'Priority pass' for loyal fans
OXFORD United have launched an innovative ticket scheme called the 'Manor Priority Pass'. The pass is designed for fans who cannot get along to enough games to justify a season ticket, but still want to be certain of getting in to the matches of their
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Buoyant United are all smiles
OXFORD United manager Macolm Shotton is in buoyant mood as his side prepared for their latest friendly against Mansfield Town at Field Mill tonight. "The team spirit is very good and I am delighted with that," he said. "They have worked their tails off
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Banbury's Wilkins picked for Commonwealth Games
AGONY turned to ecstasy for Perriss Wilkins when he was named this morning in the England team for the Commonwealth Games. The British discus record-holder thought he had blown his chances after finishing only fourth in Saturday's BUPA Games at Birmingham
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James takes pole position at launch
TEENAGER James Morrison, fresh from his latest win on the racetrack, was in pole position at the launch of the third Oxfordshire Formula S2000 championship. The competition is aimed at getting the county's secondary school students switched on to a career
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MP hits out at asylum policy
Oxford West and Abingdon MP Dr Evan Harris has condemned the Government's new policy on asylum seekers affecting Campsfield House detention centre. More than 30,000 asylum seekers and their families are to be allowed to stay in Britain under a limited
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Mum was given sack after losing her baby
Mum Beryl Chambers claims she was sacked from her job at Sainsbury's after taking time off after losing her baby. Ms Chambers, 28, of Asquith Road, Rose Hill, Oxford, took up a job as a part-time checkout assistant, at Sainsbury's Heyford Hill store in
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Our man in Africa to get ticking off
Britain's High Commissioner Peter Penfold is set to escape with little more than a ticking off for his role in the Arms to Africa affair. Mr Penfold, 53, of Fisherman's Wharf, Abingdon, was hailed a hero for his alleged part in helping to supply arms
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Safety fears for man in wheelchair on A34
Homeless Greg Davies stunned drivers by crawling along the busy A34 in a motorised invalid scooter before abandoning the vehicle on an Abingdon bridge. Police were alerted after receiving reports that the 37-year-old was causing traffic chaos as he trundled
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Hang on a mow, that's a grenade
Schoolboy Andrew Marton took it in his stride when he unearthed a hand grenade while mowing his grandparents' lawn. Even his mother and grandparents were totally unperturbed by the discovery, as they dropped it in a flowerbed and left it there for A WEEK
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Angry city councillors demand Oxford United name the mystery money men
City councillors are demanding to know the names of the faceless men behind the Oxford United takeover. Council leader Stan Taylor insisted that he would not stand for any more secrecy over the club's mystery buyers. Mr Taylor told the council last night
