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Armed police seal off street
ARMED police sealed off a house and evacuated nearby residents in Banbury today after reports of a man on the loose with a shotgun. The Thames Valley Police helicopter was scrambled and an armed response unit sent to a house in Woodfield, Ruscote, Banbury
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Ex-mayor sells up to pay rowing debt
A former mayor who rowed across the Atlantic has sold off her home to repay debts incurred by her daring adventure. Intrepid mother and son Jan Meek and Daniel Byles, 23, of Chipping Norton, spent 101 days at sea in a 23ft long rowing boat. The duo successfully
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Farewell to tragic street row victim
Close friends of Viv Rogerson, who died after a row with a neighbour over parking spaces, carried his coffin into church for his funeral. The funeral procession into All Saints Church, Didcot, yesterday was accompanied by a recording of Frank Sinatra
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Paddy joins in GM battle
Paddy Ashdown called for more research into the dangers of genetically modified crops - while visiting a cash-starved research centre which could do the job. Mr Ashdown toured the Oxford University Wildlife Conservation Unit, in Wytham Woods, during a
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New bus lane to cut down traffic
New begins next month on a new £500,000 bus lane aimed at reducing traffic. The bus lane will run from the Thornhill park and ride to the Headington roundabout on the Oxford-bound carriageway of the A40. It is expected to shave five minutes off journey
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Money row sparked by du Pre film
Hilary du Pre, whose controversial memoir of her sister is now an Oscar-nomin- ated film, has been accused of abandoning a family friend who gave her £30,000. Hilary, 56, who was born in Beechcroft Road, Oxford, and now lives in Newbury, accepted the
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2001 opening date for £10m leisure complex
A new multi-million pound leisure centre will be up and running by 2001, it was revealed today. The Phoenix project in Abingdon will now definitely go ahead after being given unanimous support at a full meeting of the Vale of White Horse District Council
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Straw accused of passing the buck
Home Secretary Jack Straw has been accused of 'passing the buck' after being urged to personally intervene in the case of arsonist David Blagdon. Blagdon, 47, is serving a life sentence for causing a fire at St Laurence's Church, South Hinksey, Oxford
