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Dad and son plan a barefoot climb
Father and son team Tim and William King plan to climb Mount Snowdon - barefoot! The pair, of Beckley Court, Beckley, near Oxford, are to climb the Welsh mountain dressed as a Nepalese porters to help fund a trip William is making to Nepal in October
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Tanks, but no tank
DRIVERS on the M40 have been shocked to find themselves the apparent target of a military tank. The mystery vehicle appeared in a field, off the southbound carriageway of the motorway, between junction nine at Wendlebury and eight at Wheatley earlier
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Postmaster in £400,000 fraud tells of shame
A disgraced former sub-post master who admitted pocketing more than £400,000 through false accounting at his post office has sent out a heartfelt apology. Writing in the Kirtlington Village News, Tony Summerfield, 58, said he felt it was only "right and
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Ballast petition presented to MP
A residents' petition condemning a proposed ballast mountain was presented last night (FRI) to Oxford East MP Andrew Smith. Railtrack wants to put 200,000 tonnes of granite near Hinksey open-air swimming pool at Hinksey Sidings in south Oxford. Under
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United's injury crisis is 'worst ever'
OXFORD United manager Malcolm Shotton described the current injury crisis at the Manor Ground as the worst he has ever known at the club. Earlier in the week, seven senior players were sidelined and the U's were today facing last season's Division 1 play-off
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No play-offs for Cheetahs
Belle Vue 51, Oxford Cheetahs 39 OXFORD Cheetahs, without their influential No 1 Jason Crump, lost any chance of making the Elite League play-offs, when they were unable to contain second-placed Belle Vue last night, writes LEON HILL. Things started well
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Cocaine seized in search
Police seized heroin and crack cocaine with a street value of £3,000 during a raid on the Blackbird Leys estate in Oxford. The raid took place after a search warrant was issued for a home in Ashmole Place on Wednesday September 16. Clifton Bullock, 45
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Traffic delays expected
Motorists can expect more delays near Witney's notorious Bridge Street. Contractors start work at the beginning of October on updating the water mains in West End and part of Hailey Road. It is the latest part of a refurbishment programme for the mains
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Kindly offers after pet killings
A primary school whose pet rabbit and guinea pig were burned to death by sick thugs has been overwhelmed with offers of money and new pets. Children returned to St Swithun's Primary School, Grundy Crescent, Kennington, after the weekend to find that mindless
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Youth breaks neck at fair
An investigation is under way after a teenager broke his neck being thrown 15ft from a fairground ride. Landscape gardener Mark Evans, pictured, suffered his injuries after falling off the Shockwave ride at Thame Fair. He has had metal staples fitted
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New crackdown on greedy traders
Unscrupulous traders who sell cigarettes and 18-rated videos to children are being targeted by Trading Standards officers. A "shop a trader" hotline will allow callers to anonymously tip off officers about stores involved in illegal sales to youngsters
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Universities act against meningitis
Oxford's two universities are preparing battle plans to protect students from the deadly meningitis bug. As students gear up to start the new term, universities have stepped up policies to wage war against the disease. Nationally over the last four years
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Bike-grab horror for schoolboy, 13
Anxious mum Shonagh Farrell is warning youngsters to be on their guard after her son was attacked near a Kidlington primary school. Her son Calvin, 13, came home in tears to tell his mother that he had been accosted by a man dressed in white clothing
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Sex crime scheme sets UK standards
A new approach to treating rapists and child abusers has received a national accolade. The Government wants the Thames Valley Project (TVP), which operates from secret locations in Oxfordshire and has treated more than 150 sex offenders, to set standards
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Patients turned away in ops crisis
Dozens of patients are having operations cancelled at the eleventh hour as Oxford's hospital crisis deepens. And many are not being re-admitted within a month - breaching guidelines set out in the Patient's Charter. Health trust bosses have cancelled
