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87-year-old is beaten up by youths
A pensioner is recovering after being viciously attacked by two teenagers on his own doorstep. The 87-year-old man, who did not want his name to be published, was punched in the face and kicked in the stomach. The attack happened at his home in Partridge
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Maxwell victim loses final fight
Maxwell twin Sylvia Hinton died yesterday after a fight against breast cancer. She was 61. With her identical twin sister Cynthia, Sylvia was one of 11 people made redundant in February 1992 after working 38 years for disgraced tycoon Robert Maxwell.
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Heritage idea on the runway
An aviation heritage centre and sports facilities are part of an ambitious plan to redevelop an RAF airfield. The RAF Bicester site, off the A421 Bicester to Buckingham road, will be handed over by the Ministry of Defence to be sold off in March next
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Thame land Kettering tie
THAME United have been rewarded for their shock FA Umbro Trophy victory over St Albans City with a money-spinning second-round tie at Nationwide Conference club Kettering, writes RUSSELL SMITH. Oxford City, meanwhile, must travel to face the winners of
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From council estate to Cabinet Minister
A delighted Andrew Smith was starting work in the Treasury today as Gordon Brown's deputy after being promoted to the Cabinet, writes Bill Jacobs. Tony Blair told the Oxford East MP that he had done "an excellent job" in masterminding the New Deal to
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Tonight: It will be a dry night with some lengthy clear spells and just a light breeze. However, thi
Tomorrow: It will be a cold start but any early mist and fog patches will clear away to leave a dry day with some decent spells of sunshine in most parts. Outlook for Thursday and Friday: It will stay dry and fine on Thursday. Friday will also be mainly
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Lecturer's TV focus on ballast
University don Joy Jenkyns has turned television investigator to highlight problems in her neighbourhood, writes Reg Little. Mrs Jenkyns, of Marlborough Road, south Oxford, will present BBC 2's Private Investigation programme to highlight residents' fury
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Early message to new health chief
The Government's new Health Secretary is being urged to end the dithering over the future of community hospitals in Oxfordshire, writes David Horne. The appeals have come from Witney MP Shaun Woodward, anxious for a decision on the threatened Burford
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Historians slam Islamic scheme
A conservation body has criticised city planners for not consulting it on proposals for a controversial Islamic centre, writes Karen Rosine. Under planning law, the Garden History Society claims it has to be consulted on planning applications affecting
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Hit-run man had been celebrating
A graphic designer was killed when he was struck by a stolen car while out celebrating a friend's wedding. Chistopher Oulds, of Hailles Gardens, Bicester, died as he walked home from the bride and groom's home in Somerton early on Saturday. Mr Oulds,
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Deadly Devils hand out hiding
OXFORD Devils got their National Trophy campaign off to a cracking start by slamming Barking & Dagenham 98-58 at Oxford Brookes on Saturday. Devils completely outplaying the visitors early on as they raced into an early 16-2 lead and never looked
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The Paddington train was over an hour late - but no-one was complaining
It would, little more than a week ago, have been every commuter's idea of the journey from hell, writes Stephen Deal. The 7.29am service from Didcot to London's Paddington station normally drops passengers off in the capital just 43 minutes later. When
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Bursting at the seams
Today the world's population officially passes six billion - that's double the number of people on the planet in 1960, writes Andrew Ffrench. And the key question facing experts as the world's population continues to grow at an alarming rate is how many
