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Firms 'moving to beat jams'
PROPERTY experts are offering different views on how Oxford's traffic problems are affecting businesses' choice of where to set up offices. Vivienne Spurge, of FPD Savills, said: "Increasing traffic congestion in Oxford is one of the main reasons that
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TV Mike in new woman intrigue
Anne Diamond's estrang- ed husband was at the centre of a fresh intrigue today after he was joined by a mystery woman for a London film premiere. Mike Hollingsworth walked out of the home he shared with 44-year-old Anne and their four sons in Cuddesdon
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Battle to save popular pub
Hands off our pub - that was the message from residents battling to save their local. About 80 angry residents packed into Seacourt Hall, Botley, last night to try to save their neighbourhood watering hole, the Fair Rosamund, from closure. Botley Parish
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A34 work 'will be finished on time'
Work on the A34 in Oxford has reached the halfway stage - and officials are confident it will be completed on time. The closure of the northbound carriageway between the Botley and Peartree interchanges has brought misery to thousands of drivers for the
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Tonight
Very cold with mainly clear skies. Tomorrow South-east England will have another very cold day, but it will stay dry with long spells of sunshine. Across East Anglia and the southern Midlands early sunshine will be replaced by cloud but it will stay dry
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Davis is out for two more months
STEVE Davis's operation on Thursday to remove scar tissue from his left Achilles tendon was a success, according to physio John Clinkard. However, the United defender will be out until after Christmas. "Steve had an operation to strip a decompression
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Mars thief wove 'web of deceit'
A shift manager who was jailed for five years "wove a web of deceit", his former employers claim. Martin Keys, 32, yesterday began his sentence after being convicted by a jury at Gloucester Crown Court. Keys, who had worked for the Bicester warehouse
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Waiting lists cut despite pressure
Hard-pressed nursing staff are pulling out all the stops to meet national standards for waiting lists. Difficulties in recruiting workers means nurses at Oxford's hospitals, the John Radcliffe, Churchill and Radcliffe Infirmary, are under great pressure
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Top architects to revamp city centre
The architects behind the Commonwealth Games stadium in Kuala Lumpur are set to transform Oxford city centre. Gillespies Landscape Architects and Planners, which has an office in Bagley Croft, Hinksey Hill, Oxford, designed the National Sports Centre,
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Thousands raise cash for Children in Need
Thousands of people across the county turned out yesterday to do their bit for this year's Children in Need appeal, writes Beth Gibbons and Nick Evans. Roots-pop band Epona drummed up a crowd when they made a surprise appearance at Oxford railway station
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Modelling kids is not child's play - and it isn't glamorous
Model mum Cis Aisles has supervised son Mark's modelling career for years, writes KATHARINE MacALISTER. Now 16, Mark began modelling when he was nine and one of his first assignments was for a Korean Harris Tweed advert. It was filmed at Broughton Castle
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Robert's such a lucky beggar
Homeless Robert Balmer met his future wife while begging on the streets of Oxford. Now the happy couple are setting up a business together, writes David Duffy. Robert and Kathryn are taking to the road with a mobile grocery business, thanks to cash help
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Crisis teacher to stay on
A successful headteacher, drafted in to help a school out of a crisis, has decided to stay there for good. Jill Hudson was initially brought into Pegasus First School, Blackbird Leys, Oxford, as a temporary measure after the school was found to be failing
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Freemen swell ancient ranks
Six men have been made Freeman of the City of Oxford in an ancient ceremony at the Town Hall. The exclusive title, held by about 300 people, allows the owner to graze animals on Port Meadow and fish from the banks of the River Thames. In a ceremony presided
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Talk or see me in court, MP tells Dobson
An MP is threatening court action unless Health Secretary Frank Dobson meets him to discuss sweeping changes to Oxfordshire's community hospitals. North Oxfordshire MP Tony Baldry says he is fed up with delays by Mr Dobson in setting a date for a meeting
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Double trouble for locked-in twins
Mischievous twins Jamie and Freya Kurtin had a lucky escape after they locked themselves in their bathroom with the taps on. The three-year-old brother and sister, of Barracks Lane, Cowley, Oxford, had gone into the downstairs bathroom on Wednesday morning
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Roman villa unearthed
Secrets of a town's past have been unearthed in an archaeological dig. A Roman villa, thought to have been once owned by a wealthy farming family, has come to light during excavations for the Vale Housing Association in advance of a new housing development
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Health chief's 'bad manners'
Campaigners against community hospital cuts have accused Health Secretary Frank Dobson of "sheer bad manners" in his dealings with them. Representatives from West Oxfordshire District Council, which is backing the campaign against the closure of Burford
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A34 chaos? We've heard it all before
Roadworks causing chaos on the A34, commuters caught in traffic tailbacks, residents furious because motorists are using their villages as rat-runs. It sounds like any day this month since the much-aligned roadworks on the A34 started - but it's a snippet
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Cheetahs and Robins on collision course
OXFORD and Swindon could clash head-on with Friday night speedway fixtures next season if the Robins promoters get their way. Badly hit by attendances after changing their race night from Saturday to Thursday, Swindon want to go back to Saturday, but
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Davis is out for two more months
STEVE Davis's operation on Thursday to remove scar tissue from his left Achilles tendon was a success, according to physio John Clinkard. However, the United defender will be out until after Christmas. "Steve had an operation to strip a decompression
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In the swim
The number of children able to swim when they leave primary school has plummeted, a worrying new report to Oxfordshire education chiefs has revealed. NICK EVANS looks at moves to reverse the trend... The sound of children's laughter echoed around Oxford's
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Oxford writers lead the field for Whitbread book prizes
Two tragic stories - one real, the other fictional - have put Oxford authors John Bayley and Barbara Trapido in the running for the £20,000 annual Whitbread Book of the Year prize, to be announced in January. REG LITTLE reports... Few authors can have
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Car rally to cause road chaos
Villagers are being warned to expect traffic chaos when thousands of cars converge on Oxfordshire for the Network Q Rally. Every home in Charlbury has been warned to expect traffic jams when part of the rally - the biggest sporting spectator event in
