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Power plant fish are no small fry
Two hundred fish have been moved from ponds beneath six power station cooling towers. A specialist firm carried out the task - helped by staff at Didcot's coal-fired power station - as water was drained from the system for the first time. Mark Elsworth
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Smoker research raises new hopes
Oxford researchers hope a new study into smoking will reveal why it is more difficult for some people to quit the habit. Imperial Cancer Research Fund scientists want to track down 1,700 people who took part in a nicotine patch trial eight years ago for
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Motorists told to watch the clock
Motorists who outstay their welcome could soon find themselves £40 out of pocket. West Oxfordshire District Council is enforcing car parking orders which will limit the time people can park both long and short-term in Witney, where attitudes used to be
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Wife chained up by schizophrenic
A schizophrenic who chained up his wife and left his young son in a gas-filled flat was detained in a mental hospital. David Hounslow also assembled an arsenal of weapons during the terrifying ordeal which led to an eight-hour armed seige by police. He
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Cheetahs finish on a high note
Oxford Cheetahs 47, Ipswich Witches 43 GRESHAM Oxford Cheetahs finally got it right as they ended a dismal nine-match losing run by beating the Witches in their final Elite League encounter of the season at the Stadium last night. In the end they were
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RAF base drama as pilot flies in illegally
An elderly glider pilot nearly hit a helicopter and an RAF plane before landing illegally, while sightseeing with a lady friend. Michael Powell, 60, was fined £500 by magistrates after he admitted landing at RAF Benson without permission. After getting
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Tonight: Mainly dry with some clear spells.
Tomorrow: It will stay dry with patchy cloud. Temperatures will be above average for the time of year. Outlook for Monday and Tuesday: Mainly dry but rather cloudy with winds increasing. Story date: Saturday 16 October Converted for the new archive on
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Locals could face FA Cup trek
OXFORD United, or Oxford City or Witney Town - should they get through their final qualifying round ties today - could find themselves making 500-mile round trips to Bishop Auckland or Lancaster City in the FA Cup first round after the Football Association
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Boy's mum slams sex case verdict
The mother of an eight-year-old boy who was sexually assaulted by his babysitter has expressed outrage at his sentence. Mark Cleverley was sentenced to three years' probation and ordered to attend the Thames Valley Project for sex offenders, when he appeared
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Bullied inmate killed herself
A distraught Broadmoor patient hanged herself after hours of vicious gang bullying, an inquest heard. Lisa Smyth, 23, was transferred to Broadmoor from Holloway Prison after committing three arson attacks in Oxford. The inquest heard that on August 17
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Fight to save the heart of a village
Youngsters are joining the campaign to save a village shop. Residents in Ickford, near Thame, are trying to raise enough cash to buy the store, on the market for £145,000. One villager has already offered to donate £5,000, 15 householders have pledged
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MPs back calls for law change
High-flying new cabinet minister Andrew Smith and his fellow Oxfordshire MP Shaun Woodward today backed an investigation to force key changes to the country's corporate manslaughter laws. The Oxford Mail launched the campaign in the wake of last week's
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Rogue traders who sell illegal goods to kids
Nearly half of the Oxfordshire traders who unknowingly took part in a national survey illegally sold goods to under-age youngsters. Five shopkeepers have now been warned about their future conduct as a result and may even face prosecution. A national
