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Family man jailed for drug delivery
Debt-ridden Anthony Garlick was jailed for two years for transporting drugs with a street value of nearly £50,000. Family man Garlick, 40, of Lockinge Close, Didcot, was stopped by detectives driving his car in High Street, Wallingford, in June, Oxford
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Risky business of revealing secrets
AN Oxford journalist told how he smuggled secret documents out of China to expose the country's dangerous nuclear test programme. Justin Temple, a freelance journalist working for Oxford-based production company DirectTV, smuggled out details of the Chinese
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NHS spotlight on violence at home
Many incidents of domestic violence in the Oxford area are not being uncovered by official bodies because of poor training, it has been revealed. And a call has gone out to improve training and co-operation between health professionals, voluntary agencies
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Nappy cuts won't wash with mums
Horrified parents of disabled children face cleaning washable nappies because the NHS is cutting the number of disposable ones it gives out. And the headmistress of Witney's Springfield special school Christina Niner has described the proposals as a "
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Nurses evicted from NHS homes
Nurses claim they are being booted out of flats at two of Oxford's main hospitals to make way for an influx of newly-recruited Australian nurses. Eviction letters have been sent out to nurses at the Ivy Lane flats at the John Radcliffe Hospital and Chartwell
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'Perfectly planned, carefully executed killing'
Fifty mobile phone calls were made to plot the arson attack which killed two Oxford youngsters, a murder jury was told. Anum Khan, nine, died in the horrific blaze at her home in Magdalen Road during the early hours of August 26 last year. Her brother
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Witney set up FA Cup tie with Stevenage
Wroxham 2, Witney 3 WITNEY earned themselves a tie with Stevenage in the next round of the FA Cup with a well-deserved victory in Norfolk. A tactical change by manager Andy Line was one of the major differences to the previous games. After eight minutes
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Gene firm aims to find new drugs
GENETICS company Oxagen has signed a deal with Swedish pharmaceutical company Astra AB, which is funding a five-year research programme into a disease of the arteries. Patients from the Oxford area will be asked to give blood samples in a bid to isolate
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Two die in road carnage
Two women have been killed in a night of carnage on Oxfordshire's roads. A 22-year-old woman, who has not been identified, died after an eight-car pile-up on the A4260 in Deddington. In a separate accident, a 23-year-old woman was killed when a car overturned
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Spruce up city plans blasted by opposition
A £2.7m spruce-up of Oxford has come under fire from opposition councillors. Former council leader Stan Taylor described the spending plan two weeks ago as "an ambitious, modern programme to create a better Oxford, worthy of its people and fit for the
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Dying wish is denied by church
It was the dying wish of epilepsy sufferer Marina Rolfe to be buried next to her mother. Her grieving family promised her they would fulfil that final request - only to be refused permission to lay the 54-year-old to rest in the same village churchyard
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Police pledge to clear drugs park
Evil dealers are to be hounded out of Oxford's drugs capital as police warn: It's time the public reclaimed parks and streets. The Oxford Mail can exclusively reveal that officers plan to smash a drugs ring in a park off Cowley Road, east Oxford - the
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Murphy hits quick 1-2 for Reserves
Oxford United Res 3, Reading Res 1 MATT Murphy struck twice in two minutes as United's youngsters beat experienced Reading in last night's Avon Insurance Combination match at the Manor. Oxford had five YTS players pitted against Reading, who included
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Big Kev in new injury setback
OXFORD United have been dealt a massive blow with Kevin Francis suffering another big setback in his comeback from injury. Francis became the darling of the United fans by scoring the winner against Denis Smith's West Bromwich Albion on his debut and
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Branson offers Virgin travel boost
Rail and bus passengers in Oxfordshire are to get a boost from a new deal involving Richard Branson's much-criticised Virgin rail company. The package includes no-quibble refunds for poor service and special bus travel offers for rail passengers. Deputy
