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Tax debts lead to bailiff move
Bailiffs from private companies may be called in for the first time to collect council tax debts from residents in Oxford. City councillors are considering the move as the council struggles to meet collection rate targets and recover an outstanding £644,606
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Hammer blow as hospitals close
As the dust settled today after the NHS announced huge community hospital cuts, one message became clear: Burford patients have been left high and dry, writes Victoria Owen. Despite the best soundbites the health authority could muster about balancing
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My evil rapist fianc ruined my life
Rape victim Lorraine Harling broke down as she told of her nightmare at the hands of the rapist she was going to marry, writes Mark Templeton and Karen Rosine. Evil John Hinton has started ten years behind bars for the brutal rapes and assaults, which
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House prices go sky high
HOME owners in Oxfordshire have seen the price of their houses rise by an average of 33.7 per cent within nine months, according to a new report. The county is top of a league table of price changes produced by Roof magazine, published by the housing
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RM plugs into Internet boom
A BOOM in demand from schools wanting to surf the Internet has boosted software and computers supplier RM. The group, based at Milton Park, near Abingdon, has seen demand for its Internet for Learning (IfL) service soar by 200 per cent in one year. RM
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United stadium: Work to start within weeks
Building work will restart on Oxford United's half-built stadium at Minchery Farm before Christmas - according to plans outlined by club chairman Firoz Kassam, writes Chris Koenig. He made the announcement at an upbeat meeting called to celebrate the
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Fontaine banned for Trophy clash
MIDFIELDER Chris Fontaine is ruled out by a one-match ban as high-riding Thame United bid to spring an upset at Kettering Town in the FA Umbro Trophy second round tomorrow. Fontaine is suspended due to an accumulation of bookings, and his place goes to
