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Tourist killed in isle horror
A serial killer may be on the loose on a luxury Caribbean island after a Banbury woman was found strangled on the beach there. Graduate Joanne Clarke, 24, believed to be from the town, was found murdered near the decomposing body of another woman on Paradise
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There's no excuse to steal to pay for drugs'
An Oxford Crown Court judge issued a stern warning to heroin addicts that the courts would protect ordinary people from their criminal activities. Homeless Jason Goodenough-Horn, 24, committed three burglaries in Oxford and one theft between January and
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Beer fans aim to protect brewery
Beer lovers asked shoppers in Oxford to support Morrells' historic brewery by signing a petition under Carfax tower. The Campaign for Real Ale, which hopes to show potential buyers that people care about the future of the brewery and its 132 pubs, already
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2 million reasons to smile
Car recovery driver Colin Carter was so worried about losing his lottery ticket after scooping a £2m jackpot he slept on it until he could claim. Colin, 55, his wife Debbie, 37, and children Ben and Lisa, who live in a council house in Sinodun Road, Wallingford
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It pays to be open all hours
A supermarket chain's new move to keep two of its stores open all night has gone down a storm in Oxfordshire. Tesco is opening its branches at Oxford Retail Park, Cowley, Oxford, and in Marcham Road, Abingdon, from 8am on Mondays until 10pm on Saturday
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Plaques don't meet my standards: Egon
Pubs, restaurants, bars and cafs in Oxfordshire are being asked to take down plaques carrying Egon Ronay's name. Mr Ronay, who is back in charge of his food guides after 12 years, has appealed to hundreds of establishments to remove the blue plaques,
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United rocked by early barrage
Crystal Palace 2, Oxford Utd 0 A SHOCKING start at Selhurst Park on Saturday cost Oxford United any chance of recording their first league win of the season. Crystal Palace, quickly adjusting to life in the Nationwide after relegation from the Premiership
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Lizzie is a millennium dame
The artist who is on a mission to create the world's largest tapestry talks to GEMMA SIMMS... Lizzie Owen is a woman on a millennium mission - organising the world's largest tapestry involving more than two million schoolchildren. The 42-year-old artist
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Don't be fooled by conmen builders
A pensioner who paid a cold-calling workman £300 to fix fascia boarding round his home is reminded of the man's shoddy workmanship every time it rains, writes SIMON BURCH. The 65-year-old, who lives in Sutton Courtenay but does not want to be named, got
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Bosses buy control of their future
BOSSES at an Oxford hi-tech interactive publisher have now become the company's new owners following a successful management buy-out. Attica Interactive, which produces a range of CD-Rom titles including the Ordnance Survey interactive Atlas of Great
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Schoolboy hero saves Ben, four
Schoolboy hero Martin Stowe battled to save a four-year-old from the blaze which claimed the lives of a dad and his 19-month-old son. Martin, 13, managed to escape the blaze by climbing out of a window and encouraged little Benjamin Brummitt, four, to
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Borough battlers bow out
THE Banbury Borough bubble finally burst at Worthing in the semi-finals of the triples on Saturday when Alan Prew, Greg Moon and Les Gillett were beaten on an extra end. On paper, Borough were hot favourites to beat Anthony King, Barrie Kitson and David
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Joey is up for grabs
OXFORD United boss Malcolm Shotton revealed today that he would consider selling Joey Beauchamp - if the right offer came along. It is reported that Southampton have put in a bid of £1m for the winger, just a week after claims that United turned down
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Dad and baby die in house blaze
A dad and his 19-month-old son died in a house blaze while the tot's mum was out celebrating her birthday. Brian Brummitt, 31, and toddler Joshua were dragged unconscious by firemen from the house in Balmoral Avenue, Banbury, in the early hours yesterday
