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Farewell to the mum of TV cop
Actor Patrick Mower paid tribute today to his mother Peggy Johnson, who has died aged 91. The Oxford-born TV star of the 70s said: "She was a very intelligent and a very game lady." Mower, who played Agent Cross in Callan, Tom Haggerty in Special Branch
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Fire-hit cone firm bouces back
A factory hit by a spectacular fire should be back into full production by next Wednesday. The speedy return to work at traffic cone makers JSP Ltd in Standlake is largely due to the efforts of staff and firefighters, said spokesman Dr Geoff Knight. "
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CJD killed wife, inquiry hears
Terry Bishop - whose wife Jayne was a victim of human mad cow disease CJD - has given evidence at the national inquiry into the lethal condition. Mr Bishop, of Farm Close Road, Wheatley, made a statement at the inquiry in London and is due to go back
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Children to choose own education
Children will be able to draw up their own contracts with teachers at an innovative school being established in the county. Teacher Dolly McLauglin is aiming to offer an alternative to conventional schooling under the new initiative, which is likely to
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Not dizzy, not dumb, just blonde ambition
Marilyn Monroe, Diana Dors, Melinda Messenger, Ulrika Jonsson - just a few of the blondes who seem to have had more than their fair share of fun in their respective heydays, writes FIONA TARRANT. Now blonde temptation is coming to the Oxford Playhouse
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The future is easy: we have no idea
George Frew explains why he's no mystic mug... Soothsaying is a dodgy business. Anyone can prattle on about what's going to happen in 400 years' time - not least because, should their prophecies prove wide of the mark, they won't be around to listen to
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Scientist feared dead at sea
Coastguards have called off their search for geologist Keith Cox who is presumed drowned after a boating accident in Scotland. The father-of-three was swept overboard from his dinghy off the Isle of Mull. His wife Gillian, 59, made a heroic effort to
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Old store given £5m new look
One of Carterton's oldest shops is being brought into the 21st century. The Oxford and Swindon Co-op is investing more than £5m on a redevelopment of its supermarket in Black Bourton Road. The new store will be more than twice the size of the current
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Death of leading minister
Dr Donald English, chairman of the World Methodist Council, has died aged 68. He had been re-admitted to hospital after a recent heart by-pass operation and died at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital. Born in Consett, Co Durham, the son of a colliery electrician
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Blaze rips through mansion
Police were today investigating a blaze which badly damaged a mansion. The caretaker and his family returned to Lady Place in High Street, Sutton Courtenay, to find the front door open and fire throughout. The house, owned by Reading University, escaped
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Commuters drive us parking mad!
Thoughtless commuters whose cars clog up the entrance to an Oxford estate are getting the message - in the form of rude notices left on their windscreens. Andrew Esson, co-director of graphic design firm Designers & Partners, keeps several scathing
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United all set for Shotton shuffle
OXFORD United boss Malcolm Shotton says he is "moving players around" for today's Division 1 game against Grimsby at the Manor Ground - but he will not throw £475,000 signing Dean Windass into the attack again. Shotton gambled by doing just that in the
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Gillett pipped at the post
OXFORDSHIRE bowls ace Les Gillett suffered an agonising 21-20 defeat in a dramatic EBA Championships singles final at Worthing. The Banbury Borough star, a winner in the fours last week, came within an ace of grabbing the coveted crown, only to be pipped
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Country charmer was voice of The Archers
Actor Bob Arnold, who played Tom Forrest in The Archers for nearly 50 years, died on Thursday. REG LITTLE pays tribute to one of Oxfordshire's top countryside personalities, pictured right in 1937... He was more than just the most instantly recognisable
