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Mum hit woman over head with a pool cue
A mum-of-three hit a woman over the head with a pool cue after a lengthy feud. Oxford magistrates heard that Devinia Morton, 38, carried out the assault on Margaret Kearney, in October last year. Mrs Morton, 38, of Barton Village Road, Headington, who
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Residents terrified of huge rodents
A plaque of huge rats is terrorising families in Cowley and making peoples' lives a misery, residents have claimed. Families living in Morris Crescent, Shelley Road and Milton Road, Cowley, said they are virtually prisoners in their own homes and are
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Brave Cheetahs defy the odds
GRESHAM Oxford Cheetahs triumphed over adversity with a brilliant performance to put the Eagles to flight 56-34 in their Elite League clash at the Stadium last night. In a stormy and sometimes fiery meeting Cheetahs were reduced to just four riders and
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On the trail of a criminal record
Bad news, pop-pickers. Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the record shop, sadists in the music business have decided to re-release what was unquestionably one of the naffest songs ever recorded - Agadoo, by Black Lace. Back in the summer
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Police hunt pair in stab attack
Police are hunting two men after a vicious stabbing under an Oxford railway bridge. The pair attacked their victim, a man in his mid-20s, just after 1pm yesterday. He is now being treated for a serious stab wound to the stomach at the John Radcliffe Hospital
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Man broke bus window in row
An outraged shopper chased a bus in Oxford city centre and battered it with a bagful of shopping after the driver almost ran him over, a court heard. Oxford magistrates were told yesterday that Andrew Richardson, 22, flew into a rage in Queen Street on
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Unofficial surveys under fir
National newspaper league tables of schools' A-level results have been discredited by education chiefs in Oxfordshire. Tables published in the Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail yesterday listed secondary schools across Britain in rank order. But several
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Beachamp tonic for United
JOEY Beauchamp was fit enough to be included in Oxford United's 17-man squad for today's Division 1 game at Crystal Palace, despite twisting his ankle in training this week. However, with assistant manager Mark Harrison admitting that he and boss Malcolm
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Roof plunge boy's escape
Accident-prone schoolboy Troy Cantwell had an amazing escape after falling head-first through a garage roof on to a concrete floor. Ten-year-old Troy, from Quarry High Street, Oxford, was saved from serious injury by plunging on to cardboard boxes, which
