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New village speed limit opposed
Police have refused to give their full support to a scheme imposing 30mph speed limits in every village in Oxfordshire. Officers say they will be unable to enforce the speed limits and fear villagers will become complacent about safety if they think traffic
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Prison hunger strike breakthrough
Governors at Bullingdon Prison today promised to consider giving inmates food which has not been genetically engineered, after a hunger striker agreed to end his protest. Deputy governor Luke Sergeant has agreed to write to prison bosses in an attempt
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Teenage thugs burned boy, 9
A youngster was pinned down and viciously burned with a cigarette lighter in a kids' play area. Police at Witney said they were "appalled" by the attack, carried out by three teenagers who picked on the nine-year-old as he was playing on a roundabout.
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New business school a vision in glass
The new £20m Oxford University Said Business School will have a huge glass entrance and canopy facing Park End Street, latest plans reveal. The University is confident it will be granted full planning permission for the development after submitting final
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Fox DJ sexually assaulted me, girl tells court
A former Fox FM disc jockey rubbed ice cubes into a teenage girl's chest and sexually assaulted another in pub toilets, a court heard. Radio presenter Phil Simmons, 33, grabbed the groin of one of the girls and tried to smother her with kisses before
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Cheetahs out to crush Knights
GRESHAM Oxford Cheetahs will be seeking to keep their slim play-off hopes alive with victory over a weakened King's Lynn Knights in speedway's Elite League at the Stadium tonight (7.45). The Knights will be lacking two former Oxford stars in Simon Wigg
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United get some target practice
OXFORD United's out-of-form strikers had the goal in their sights yesterday with a special training session aimed at curing any inhibitions they feel when facing the net. And manager Malcolm Shotton is hoping the session will get the players tuned up
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Hoaxers have a field day
It was PT Barnum who allegedly remarked that there was a sucker born every minute. And the old showman pulled enough scams in his colourful lifetime to know, writes karate black belt GEORGE FREW (fooled you!) American playwright Edward Albee - whose work
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What do you do when love dies?
The Oxford Mail has teamed up with Central to bring you features every day this week on relationships. Today's topic is separation and divorce.Tonight on Central TV, newsreader Carol Barnes is looking at life after the split. She talks to men and women
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How I tried to save my husband
The widow of world-renowned scientist Keith Cox has told for the first time of her desperate battle to save him after their boat capsized. Courageous Gillian Cox, 59, watched her husband die in the sea before trying unsuccessfully to drag his limp body
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Bunzl packs profit into rising pound
PLASTICS and packaging group Bunzl, which employs 300 people in Kidlington and Banbury, hailed a victory in its battle against the strong pound when it revealed a modest profit increase. The group's problems include a fall in the price of plastic products
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Traveller seen jumping off ferry
A man from Oxford is missing at sea after he was spotted jumping from a ferry. A major air sea rescue was launched after the 41-year-old man disappeared from a ferry off the coast of Wexford in Ireland. The Stena Line Ferry had been travelling between
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Cat farm protesters prepare huge rally
Animal rights campaigners across the country are preparing to converge on Witney this weekend. So too are hundreds of police as the Save the Hillgrove Cats campaign keeps up its fight to close down the cat breeding farm two miles outside the town. Protesters
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Check out these chicks!
Three flamingo chicks have hatched at the Cotswold Wildlife Park after two barren years. Renovation work on their lake disturbed the birds at the park near Burford and put them off breeding. But the newest arrival struggled into the world on Monday, allowing
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Towns do battle over which is the oldest
It began as a bit of friendly rivalry for a proud title. But now the ancient dust is really going to fly, with two mayors gearing up for a parchment punch-up, writes SUZANNE HUBAND. At stake is the claim to be Oxfordshire's oldest town, a title claimed
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Bridge too far for a new Robin Hood
Long-distance archer Barry Groves is a victim of his own success. For while he can shoot an arrow that would reach from Carfax Tower to Magdalen Bridge, it's his huge range that could prove his downfall. He's in danger of missing the chance of a shot
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The day my soccer idol died
Tributes have been pouring in to former Oxford United star Hugh McGrogan, who died on Tuesday in a horrific car smash near Bicester. For one U's fan Lynn Farrell, the shocking news brought back a host of happy memories. ANDREW FFRENCH reports... It was
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Sandra's living nightmare
Virtually a prisoner in her own home, Sandra Lockyer spends most of her day in bed, unable to sit up, unable to stand unaided, unable to do almost anything, writes KAREN ROSINE. A trip to the toilet just a few feet from her bedroom is a gruelling feat
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How to cope when the kids flee the nest
The Oxford Mail has teamed up with Central TV to bring you features every day this week on relationships. Today's topic is empty nesters and how you can look on the time you finally have to yourselves as a second honeymoon. Tonight on Central, Sherrie
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The hidden killer that slowly destroys lives
They still call it the hidden killer, although we've known for years that it exists in our schools, homes and hospitals. But asbestos also happens to be a slow destroyer of lives, as cancer sufferer Ann Macpherson bitterly reflected after winning a £110,000
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Finding enough love to go round
Tonight on Central TV, model and TV presenter Linda Lusardi - mother of a 15-month-old girl - takes over the Life Line slot at 6.55pm to look at the stresses and strains the arrival of a new baby can put on a relationship. The Oxford Mail has teamed up
