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Tonight
Some patchy cloud and a few mist and fog patches developing. Tomorrow Some showers possiblethroughout the day, but any which arise will be quite light and there will be some good sunny spells. Outlook Showers on Saturday morning clearing away to leave
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Mother killed in car crash
A mother-of-two died when her car and a breakdown truck collided. Sue Harris, 33, of Wykham Place, Banbury, was giving a friend a lift home from work when the accident happened at Thorpe Mandeville, near Banbury. She and her husband, Martin, were due
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Wild Owl has to fly his nest
Eccentric eco-warrior Wild Owl has been forced out of his makeshift home in a bramble patch on Oxford college land. Bailiffs and police moved on to the site behind St Cross churchyard in St Cross Street, Oxford, and ordered the 30-year-old to leave the
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Brave Jenna praised after fire
Schoolgirl Jenna McLachlan was praised today for raising the alarm after a plumber with a blowtorch set her home alight. The plumber was fitting a new central heating system when fire broke out in the attic of the semi-detached house in Woodbridge Close
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France brothers get Oxon call
YOUNGSTERS James and Ben France will play together for the Oxfordshire cricket team in a one-day game against Oxford University in The Parks tomorrow. Ben, a left-handed batsman with Horspath, will make his debut. His older brother James, a right-hander
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Cheetahs on fire to lay Eastbourne jinx
GRESHAM Oxford Cheetahs were really fired up for their excellent victory over Eastbourne in speedway's Craven Shield at Arlington. Promoter Steve Purchase said: "With Craig Boyce back we were pretty confident we could turn them over, and we did despite
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Steve seeking a winning finale
CARTERTON Town keeper Steve Mayhew will be looking to sign off in style when he ends 23 years of non-League service tonight. Town take on Oxford City in the Oxfordshire Senior Cup final at the Manor and the former Thame shot-stopper is keen to keep a
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Cash boost for TV screen research
A HI-TECH project at the cutting edge of technology has won an Oxfordshire company a £121,500 award in a Government competition to encourage new technology. Ceravision, of Didcot, won the Smart award, run by the Department of Trade and Industry, for its
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Private pupil numbers rising
The number of day pupils attending independent schools in Oxfordshire is on the increase, according to new figures out today. There are now 8,000 pupils attending 31 independent schools in the county - eight per cent more than last year. Organisers at
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Marquess injured in crash
The Marquess of Blandford suffered whiplash injuries and cuts after being involved in a two-car crash yesterday. Jamie Blandford, the son of the Duke of Marlborough, was driving an Audi along the Witney to Long Hanborough road at about 2pm when the collision
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Who's the golden boy?
A statuesque figure turned heads in Oxford last night as he rolled into the city for a film promotion. The 28-foot golden statue portrays Prometheus, a character from Greek mythology, and was on display in Broad Street to mark a screening of a film of
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Anger at May Morning bridge bid
Student leaders branded city councillors irresponsible for trying to keep Magdalen Bridge open during Oxford's traditional May Morning celebrations. Highways officials have overruled Oxford City Council and will seal off the bridge on May Day morning.
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I'll sue Rover, says asbestos widow
Widow Hazel Cox is to continue a legal fight after her Rover worker husband died from exposure to asbestos. Colin Cox, 58, of River View, Kennington, contracted the killer disease mesothelioma after working at the Cowley plant in the 1960s and 70s. He
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Cat sparks bitter battle over fence
A trespassing cat has sparked a duel between two neighbours over the size of their garden fences. Keith Quartermain, 52, of Austin Place, Abingdon, has objected to his neighbour David Quick's application for retrospective planning permission for a fence
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Jilted lover tried to burn man's home, jury told
Jury told row led to arson A jilted girlfriend tried to torch her ex-lover's house after discovering he had found another woman, a court heard. Lucy Kionga, of Argyle Street, east Oxford, had remained friends with Jimmy Gikory after the couple split up
