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Victim tells of hit-and-run crash
A young motorist was left with minor injuries after a hit-and-run accident on a country road. The 22-year-old woman from Crowmarsh, near Wallingford, suffered back and neck injuries after her Fiat Punto was rammed by a lorry while driving along the A4074
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Woman's tragic 'cry for help'
A housewife took a fatal cocktail of drugs in a cry for help, her husband told an inquest. Eleanor Collett, 43, of Southmoor Way, Abingdon, died on January 27 after taking paracetamol and anti-depressants. Her husband, Clifford Collett, told Oxford Coroner's
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Naked protester freed
A Right to be Naked protester who danced naked outside Buckingham Palace has walked free from court. Jonathan Cato, formerly of Crescent Road, Cowley, Oxford, was found guilty at Horseferry Road Magistrates' Court, London, of using insulting words and
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Burglary victim 'terrified'
A cat burglar, who scared a home owner so much she climbed out of a window, was jailed for 30 months. Neil Thomson, 19, of Saxton Road, Abingdon - who was found hiding in the woman's wardrobe - was sentenced at Oxford Crown Court yesterday after being
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Cinderella shall go to the hall
SHE may only be ten months old, but little Cinderella Lingwood has been to more council meetings in that time than some of the elected members, writes Mark Templeton. Baby Cinderella accompanies her mum, Green councillor Sushila Dhall, any time she can't
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Victim's drowning remains a mystery
An investigation has failed to answer why a man drowned in the River Thames two days before he was due to give evidence in court. The body of Donald Smith, 58, of Moorbank, Blackbird Leys, Oxford, was found floating face down in the river, half a mile
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Beware of Millennium warning-fatigue
Aircraft will fall from the sky and total strangers will have sex in the street, writes Reg Little. Public transport will grind to a halt, cash machines will spew tenners on to the pavement and - assuming the world does not end - your toaster may stop
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Ex-United boss Shotton says: I'm not bitter
MALCOLM Shotton insisted last night that he is not bitter about his departure from Oxford United - and he wants to continue his career as a football manager. The former United boss spoke at length in an exclusive interview with the Oxford Mail, the first
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Jobs go at carpet firm
About 20 workers face redundancy after a carpet maker announced it was slashing its workforce. The jobs have been axed at Steele's Carpets, at Bloxham, near Banbury. The cutbacks were made following the £12.2m takeover of Steele's parent firm Tomkinsons
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Cherie's mother delighted by news
Cherie Blair's mother, who lives in Oxford, has spoken of her joy that her daughter is pregnant again. Gale Booth, of Marlborough Road, told the Oxford Mail that she was thrilled at the prospect of becoming a grandma once more. Mrs Booth said: "I am delighted
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Crisis in nursing deepens
Nurses are staying away from Oxford, causing a new threat to patient care and a rise in expensive agency staff. While other regions are slowly filling their vacancies, hospitals in Oxfordshire now face an unexpected bill of £200,000 for agency staff.
