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Today: Showers or even sleet likely in the afternoon. These will die out. Temperatures tonight will
Tomorrow: Quite cold, but bright and sunny with a moderate wind. There may be wintry showers at night. Story date: Tuesday 28 December Converted for the new archive on 30 June 2000. Some images and formatting may have been lost in the conversion.
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'Bandage' spray to treat wounds
AN INSTANT bandage that can be sprayed on to serious wounds to aid healing is being developed by an Oxford company. Electrosols, based at the Magdalen Centre, Oxford Science Park, uses electric fields to weave a web of microscopically small particles
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Elderly targeted by thugs
Frightened pensioners believe their sheltered home is being plagued by criminals - and say police are not doing enough to stop them. On successive nights last week, two cars were broken into, tools and a lawnmower were stolen from a shed and all the milk
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It'll be all light on the night!
The skies will be well and truly lit up on New Year's Eve thanks to wacky electrician Peter White. The famous Faringdon Folly, the town's most famous landmark, now has a revolving beacon on its summit, flashing its searchlight beam across the Vale of
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Track has uncertain road ahead
The future of a popular motocross track is still in doubt, despite pleas to re-open it. Teenagers had been using an area of land for biking near Kidlington roundabout. But council chiefs were forced to close the site when rubble was illegally dumped there
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Zoe fluffs it - but scoops £10,000
Millions watched Zoe Evans fall at the first hurdle in a TV competition to win £1m - but she still came away with £10,000. Zoe Evans, 29, of Sturt Road, Charlbury, competed against seven others on Chris Evans' TFI programme on Christmas Eve for the first
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Police still baffled as search fails to find man
Police remain baffled by the disappearance of partygoer Paul Chaplin after a full-scale search failed to produce any new clues. The 20-year-old disappeared nearly three weeks ago after leaving a works party at the Chicago Rock Cafe in Park End Street,
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Blenheim rally stage hits new TV heights
LIVE television coverage of the Blenheim Palace stage of the Network Q Rally of Great Britain set a new record. Peak ratings on BBC2 were during their live coverage of the Blenheim special stage, when the rally obtained an audience share of 18 per cent
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Mitchell treble makes it easy for Thame
Thame Utd 3, Oxford City 1 By Richard Tilley JOHN Mitchell hit a first-half hat-trick as Thame cruised to victory in yesterday's Ryman League Division 1 derby clash. All the goals came in the opening 29 minutes as Andy Sinnott's men confirmed their promotion
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Who will make the party rock?
Choosing the right song to bring in the Millennium in the presence of the Queen gave the Dome people a headache to match anything you may have on New Year's Day. All they wanted was a rock anthem that would get the royal foot tapping and give a 400-strong
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U's chase slice of history
By Jon Murray THE challenge is on among Oxford United's players at Burnley today to see who will score the club's last goal of the millennium. All the players in the Nationwide Football League have an opportunity to write themselves into the record books
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Homes evacuated after flat inferno
Residents were evacuated after a nearby flat was engulfed in flames. Police are treating the blaze as suspicious and have not ruled out arson. The occupant, who has not been named, was away at the time and no-one was hurt. Police and fire officers began
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Bus bosses in freebie mood
Customers can take advantage of free bus travel for a few hours on New Year's Eve. Stagecoach Oxford is thanking its customers for their loyalty by running its last services of the Millennium in and out of Oxford free of charge. From 5pm on New Year's
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Are you ready to tackle the real Millennium bug?
There are 200 different kinds of cold, writes Amanda Castleman. I am slowly - but methodically - working through every single one. Millennium bug, indeed. At least I'm not alone - 400,000 colds afflict the British population at any one moment. But this
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Diners served drain cleaner
Four people were taken to hospital after they were accidentally served poisonous drain cleaner - rather than vinegar - in a leading Oxford restaurant. Now Bass Taverns, which owns the famous Brown's restaurant, in Woodstock Road, has been cautioned by
