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New owners take sound to the stars
THE music mixing desk group Solid State Logic, beloved by rock and pop stars around the world, has been sold by media group Carlton for £43.5m. Managers at Solid State Logic, of Begbroke, near Oxford, which in 1970 revolutionised recording studios by
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Swimmers rap 'poor' showers
Swimmers are up in arms about "inadequate" shower facilities at a multi-million pound new leisure centre. A petition signed by nearly 100 members of a swimming club is due to be handed to council officials claiming not enough of the planned showers at
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Railway project to haul in the crowds
The Great Western Society wants to take over seven acres of disused sidings as part of a £2.5m project to attract more visitors. The society announced a programme of 21 proposed improvements - to mark the 21st century - for the 16-acre steam locomotive
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Health centre is taking a Liberty
A controversial 8ft replica Statue of Liberty is hoping to find a home in a health club. The miniature version of America's most famous landmark upset planners when Alan Heather put it up at his Talkhouse pub in Wheatley Road, Stanton St John. Pub owner
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Health authority gets £357m boost
Oxfordshire Health Authority has been given a £357m boost by the Government. The money, which will be paid during the financial year 2000/2001, is an increase of £23.6m - 7.09 per cent - on last year's amount. It comes at a time when the authority's hospitals
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Roof made safe in emergency move
A community centre in danger of collapsing has been made safe with a £3,800 council grant. Preston Road Community Centre, Abingdon, was found to be structurally unsafe when Vale of White Horse District Council engineers carried out a routine inspection
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Studley Wood and The Oxfordshire share title
STUDLEY Wood and The Oxfordshire are both champions of Section 2 of the Shaw & Co Oxfordshire Foursomes Golf League - that's the ruling the league reached at a special meeting on Monday. Both clubs finished their Division 2 campaign on the same points
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Cheetahs boss in quit threat
OXFORD Cheetahs speedway promoter Steve Purchase has threatened to pull out if backing to the tune of £50,000 is not forthcoming soon. It's the worst possible Christmas present for the fans as it puts the very future of Oxford speedway on a knife-edge
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The new dating game
Love used to be wild, untamed. Rick saving Ilsa at the Casablanca airport, Scarlet and Rhett's fiery romance, the suicides of Romeo and Juliet, William Morris and Christina Rossetti, Bonnie and Clyde, Edward the Eighth sacrificing the throne for Mrs Wallace
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When the heat is really on...
Hospitals across Oxfordshire have reached crisis point, with seasonal ailments and accidents adding to the burden, writes Zahra Borno. On Monday, we joined the late shift in the accident and emergency department at Oxford's world-famous John Radcliffe
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Biker dad-of-five killed driving car
Father-of-five Alan Goddard died at the wheel of his car just weeks after his wife begged him to give up his beloved motorcycle. Mr Goddard, 49, was killed when his car crashed into the back of a lorry on the ice-affected A34. A tearful Doreen Goddard
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The day United left Aldridge behind ...
By Mark Edwards JOHN Aldridge, regarded by many as Oxford United's greatest player of all time, has revealed he slapped in a transfer request after being left stranded by manager Maurice Evans after a match at QPR. The incident happened in the 1986-87
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'Let victims have say in punishment'
Thames Valley Chief Constable Charles Pollard is calling for a US-style criminal justice system where victims have a say in the punishment of offenders. Mr Pollard said victims needed a voice in how criminals were sentenced because they were losing faith
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Brave Oliver plans healthy Christmas
Little Oliver Austin is looking forward to Christmas, despite facing major heart surgery in the New Year. Although he suffers from a potentially fatal heart condition which has led to the narrowing of vital arteries, the five-year-old, of Kingfisher Green
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How to avoid the morning after feeling
T'is the season to party - until you drop. Alcohol, rich food and late nights all take a toll on the digestive system, the liver and the head. The usual cures - a fry-up, hair of the dog or paracetamol - don't always work. But there are some preventative
