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Chaos on cards as hi-tech bug bites
A SHOCK new survey shows one in three companies in Oxfordshire fear they are still at risk of being affected by the Millennium Bug. The study of 1,000 firms showed many had still not considered the possible effects of the bug, which could cause major
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THOUSANDS more jobs are to go at Rover in a bid to force the car giant out of the red.
The company's new German boss, Prof Werner Samann, also warned of cuts among Rover's British suppliers because of the high strength of the pound. The cuts will include several thousand more job losses, through voluntary redundancy, in addition to the
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Scientist 'glad to see my daughter cloned'
Top Oxford scientist Dr Richard Dawkins has said he would be glad to see his daughter cloned. And if his pet Labrador was getting too old, he would be glad to have that cloned too. The controversial biologist - author of the work on evolution The Selfish
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Traders take action over traffic fears
Worried traders plan to send out questionnaires to thousands of villagers to ask if they are avoiding their town because of traffic problems. Abingdon shopkeepers fear they may be losing thousands of pounds worth of trade because the town is difficult
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Revamped car plant to build luxury estate
Rover is to build a second luxury car at its revitalised Cowley car plant. The new model will be a prestige estate version of the Rover 75 saloon, which is due to be launched later this year. It will be the latest product of the transformed factory at
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Death mystery of meadow teenager
Detectives were still continuing to probe the mystery death of teenager Richard Jackson found lying in a puddle. Police revealed today that they carried out a post mortem on the 16-year-old, but the results were inconclusive. His shocked friend told the
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We're top of the gourmet awards
The staff at two of Oxfordshire's leading restaurants are on cloud nine today after the award of coveted honours in the new edition of the Michelin Guide. Mark Maguire, of Chavignol, in Chipping Norton, said he and his staff "danced around in the kitchen
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Anne blasts Mike's sex tales
TV star Anne Diamond has condemned her estranged husband Mike Hollingsworth for revealing secrets about their sex life. Showbusiness agent Mike has revealed how they made love after turning down the volume on the baby alarm the night their five-month-old
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Driver in drug trance jailed for nine months
A driver was jailed for nine months after police found him in a drug-induced trance, carrying a bag of amphetamine powder and a syringe. Joseph McGrath, 34, of Hill Top Road, Oxford, was found guilty at Oxford Crown Court of possession of drugs with intent
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Parents angered by centre closure threat
Parents are ready to take Oxfordshire County Council to court if a respite centre for their disabled children is closed. They are considering mounting a legal challenge if the Summerfield Resource Centre, in Wootton Road, Abingdon, is one of three out
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Drug case woman's Indian jail
nightmare An Oxford don's daughter - jailed for ten years for drug dealing in India - has told of her nightmare ordeal behind bars. Alexia Stewart, 28, and Gary Carter, 30, are in a 400-year-old Aguada jail in Goa on the south-west coast of India. She
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Johnston signs for Cheetahs
GRESHAM Oxford Cheetahs boss Steve Purchase has made his first signing for the new speedway season. Extrovert Steve Johnston is the first of last season's squad to put pen to paper as Purchase has wasted little time on his business/holiday trip to Australia
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Fight-the-flab show pulls in the crowds
Hundreds of people attended a fitness exhibition in a bid to get in shape. The Oxford Health, Beauty and Fitness Exhibition at the Oxford Thames Four Pillars Hotel in Sandford-on-Thames, was organised by Newsquest (Oxfordshire) Ltd, publishers of the
