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Today: Wintry showers and fresh north to north-westerly wind in the middle of the day.
Tonight: Cold, with temperatures falling to -2C. Tomorrow: A bright, frosty start. It will cloud over in the morning and there will be outbreaks of rain, possibly preceded by snow. Story date: Wednesday 29 December Converted for the new archive on 30
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£2m plan boosts hi-tech network
A MULTI-million pound drive has been launched to create a network of hi-tech centres across north Oxfordshire. The Innovation Cherwell project aims to allow small hi-tech businesses to grow in the area. It has been put together by the North Oxfordshire
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U's sunk by hand of fate
By Jon Murray ANGRY Oxford United players felt Burnley were virtually handed their dramatic 3-2 win at Turf Moor yesterday. Andy Payton's 90th-minute winner came after they thought a Burnley played had handled the ball. And to make matters worse, United
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Impreza P1 price revealed
SUBARU'S 280 horsepower Impreza P1, developed by Banbury motorsport firm Prodrive, is to cost £31,495 on-the-road with first deliveries still on course for March. And because of the phenomenal interest shown at the London and Scottish Motor Shows, Subaru
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Homes plan for Morrells site unveiled
The new owner of the historic Morrells brewery site is seeking planning approval for 98 homes, writes Reg Little. Developer T.H. Kingerlee and Sons has pledged to restore "familiar and valued buildings" on the prime site in St Thomas' Street, Oxford.
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The dog that knows what makes fires go 'woof'
Firefighting dog Titan has been a resounding success in helping to uncover the causes of suspicious fires, writes Rebecca Smith. Titan and handler Nick Busby have attended 35 fires in Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire since their
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New sponsor boost
THE South Midlands area will again host a total of 15 meetings for the 2000 season when local owners and riders will be bidding for the region's annual awards which will be newly-sponsored by property consultants, Knight Frank The sport of point-to-pointing
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It's time to party like it's 2000!
Finding that perfect Millennium party dress can be difficult. But with the Millennium promising parties galore, there has never been a better time to invest in glamour. High Street stores have increased the size of their evening wear collections with
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I'll have ham on toast, says Bean
Mr Bean star Rowan Atkinson is threatening legal action to stop a neighbour spoiling his Millennium bash, writes Rebecca Smith. The actor is planning a lavish party for friends, costing a reported £1.2m, in a mock dome near his home at Waterperry, near
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Yes, Muhammad Ali really is 'The Greatest'
HE called himself The Greatest and, as far as Witney Gazette readers are concerned, he remains just that. Muhammad Ali, known earlier in a glittering boxing career as Cassius Clay and the Louisville Lip, is the overwhelming choice of readers of this column
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McDonald's hopes to drive through proposal
Fast food giant McDonald's is hoping to celebrate the New Year with its first drive-through restaurant in Oxford, writes Mark Templeton. The burger chain's plans to build on the former Motorworld site, in Abingdon Road, are due to go before the city council's
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West End hope in hunt for Paul, 20
The search for missing Paul Chaplin switched to London yesterday after a possible sighting of him in the West End, writes Phil Clee. A Hampshire family on a Christmas outing to see the hit show Caspar stopped to give £5 to an unshaven teenager wrapped
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Kelly's show has a touch of glass
The show had to go on for panto star Kelly Blaylock - despite putting her hand through a glass panel just hours before her performance, writes Paul Warner, The plucky 12-year-old, who was playing Snow White, needed several stitches in her left arm and
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Coup for Cavalier
VAUXHALL'S Cavalier Mk 3 has been voted Used Car of the Decade by motor analysts CAP Motor Research. The judges at CAP, best known for its Black Book used car price guide, voted unanimously for the Cavalier, describing it as "the car which transformed
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Cash bid for little Sam hits target
An appeal to give a little Nepalese girl life-saving surgery has reached its target. Thousands of pounds have poured in over Christmas to boost the Little Sam Appeal, set up by Witney natural health therapist John Fox. It now means that dates are being
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Residents calm about bus plan
Councillors have blasted plans to build a 24-hour bus depot - but residents don't seem too concerned, writes Stephen Deal. Only four letters of objection have been sent to Cherwell District Council as the authority prepares to consider Stagecoach Oxford's
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Celebrating a century of good food
Our Anglo Saxon forebears munched their way into this Millennium on a diet of meat, fish, bread, grain and herbs, which were cooked on heated stones, clay ovens and open fires, writes Helen Peacocke. We now close the millennium on a diet consisting mainly
