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Rival bus firms to buy new vehicles
OXFORD'S bus fleets are to be transformed as the two major operators go into overdrive to outsmart each other. Stagecoach Oxford has ordered another 29 new LoLiner buses, bringing the total amount of cash pumped into vehicle investment this year to more
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Police inspector on more charges
Long-serving police inspector Anthony Laycock, accused of threatening to kill a colleague, appeared in court facing seven new allegations. Insp Laycock, 44, was charged with threatening to kill Sgt Anthony Brown and possessing an offensive weapon, a walking
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Specs award lens a touch of glass
Professor Joshua Silver has been named as one of the world's top innovators - for developing self-adjustable spectacles. The invention, which allows the wearer to focus by adjusting a pair of fluid-filled lenses, could enable one fifth of the world's
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Operations at Nuffield among most costly
Patients undergoing surgery at Oxford's Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre are receiving some of the most expensive treatment in England. The first league tables detailing how much NHS trusts charge for the same surgery across England were published yesterday
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Maxwell must tell of flotation
Kevin Maxwell has been ordered to provide a written statement to the Department of Trade and Industry about his knowledge of the £500m Mirror Group flotation. But High Court judge Mr Justice Neuberger allowed Mr Maxwell, 39, of Moulsford, to request DTI
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What the United players said after not being paid
"WE the players of Oxford United feel it is time to inform the fans of the situation we find ourselves in. "For the past three months our wages have been paid late because of the club's plight and have also been part-paid by the PFA. "For the month of
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Oxford Stadium sold to GRA
ONE of the worst kept secrets of the greyhound industry over the last few months was uncovered today when the Greyhound Racing Association took over at Oxford Stadium. The acquisition of the Sandy Lane track will give the GRA seven tracks, but with Wembley
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Carol's on the button
MENTAL arithmetic, computers and young children are all in a day's work for celebrity Carol Vorderman but the strain never seems to show, writes Gemma Simms. Carol, who was the first woman to be seen on Channel 4 after its launch in 1982, has become one
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Woman tells of blackmail by her sister
A woman accused of murdering two youngsters in an arson attack said her sister blackmailed her into accompanying her travelling to Oxford on the fatal night, a court heard. Anum Khan, nine, died in the fire at her home in Magdalen Road, east Oxford, on
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Gridlock hell for motorists
Motorists faced the journey from hell as major roadworks caused gridlock. Journeys that normally took 20 minutes lasted over an hour following the closure of Oxford's A34 northbound between the Peartree roundabout and the Botley Interchange. Last night's
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Heart girl Julie's a living miracle!
An Oxford surgeon has made medical history after saving a patient's life using a revolutionary metal heart. Student Julie Mills became the first person in the world to benefit from the ground-breaking surgery, which was performed by a team from the John
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United players in revolt over pay
OXFORD United's players have revolted after not being paid last month. The cash crisis at the Manor Ground meant the debt-ridden first division club were unable to pay any of their playing or non-playing staff on time last Friday. And because of it the
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Bernard Manning claims - 'I'm just a big softie'
IF Bernard Manning had been a lawyer, he'd have been the Public Offender. Yet the man who has spent most of his showbiz life shocking people sounds shocked himself - shocked and sad. "Have you heard about what happened to those poor kids in that disco
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Boy's £1.5m for birth blunder
The family of a teenage boy left seriously disabled when he was starved of oxygen at birth has won £1.5m in compensation. Mark Taylor, 13, of Peachcroft, Abingdon, was left profoundly disabled and totally dependent on others following his birth at Oxford's
