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We're on the road to ruin
Retailers claim they are facing an double whammy, with falling trade due to the Oxford Transport Strategy and rising rent, writes Rebecca Smith. Martin Blant, who runs Magna Gallery in High Street, said December's takings were half what they were last
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'More police will be on patrol than ever before'
A record number of police officers will be on the beat tomorrow night to ensure the Millennium Eve celebrations go off without a hitch, writes Karen Rosine. Oxfordshire is gearing up for the biggest night of parties as the turn of the century is almost
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Why Lizzie helps you to phone home
When you ring in the New Year by calling friends and relatives, spare a thought for Lizzie Beesley, writes David Duffy. For the past three years she has focused all her working time and controlled a £300m budget to ensure that when you pick up the phone
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The magic of bubbly
What is it about the bubbly stuff that makes us reach for more, writes Helen Peacocke. Is it the effervescent nature of its bubbles that seem to find their way to our toes long before the first glass is finished? Or the tantalizing tingle they produce
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Today (Thursday): Heavy rain showers will sweep south across the county during the day. Temperatures
Tonight: Not as cold as recently, with temperatures falling to 2C. Tomorrow (Friday): Strong west to south-westerly winds likely, together with sunshine and showers. Temperatures expected to rise to 7C. Story date: Thursday 30 December Converted for the
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Training package a winner
A NEW course to develop specialist engineers for the British motorsport industry has been backed by fast-moving firms in Oxfordshire. Cranfield University, in Bedfordshire, has won a Masters Training Package - worth £450,000 - from the Engineering and
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Crisis at hospitals deepens
Hospitals in Oxfordshire have reached crisis point as bed numbers drop and nursing levels plummet through illness. The Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust yesterday revealed it had one spare intensive care bed out of 24, for the entire county. The situation
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We knew it may BA good idea
A couple are spending Millennium Eve partying in Sydney on the cheap, thanks to shrewd forward planning. Peter Harrison and his wife, Marguerite, from Henley, struck a deal with British Airways in 1983 that has saved them nearly £10,000. Taking a big
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Happy Pc owns up to romantic poster
Policeman Dean Maskell wanted the world to know he was in love, writes David Horne. And though every motorist passing the roundabout near the Sainsbury store at Kidlington saw his message - "Georgina, I love you. Will you marry me?" - he forgot to sign
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Flagship library needs £1.3m
A library needs £1.3m of improvements to restore it to good condition, councillors have been told, writes Mark Templeton. Oxfordshire County Council heard that Oxford's Central Library in the Westgate Centre had a catalogue of problems including a leaking
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Defector is challenged on bus lane
Tories are challenging Witney MP Shaun Woodward to continue the fight against a proposed £6m bus lane despite his defection to Labour, writes Suzanne Huband. Last week, Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott backed the scheme which will see a west-to-east
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Angel from Oz flies off
Australian nurse Debbi Perring is flying home after red tape stopped her working full-time at a crisis-hit Oxford hospital, writes Victoria Owen. The John Radcliffe Hospital is desperately short of nurses - yet Miss Perring has been told it could take
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Ex-Beatle is stabbed
Ex-Beatle George Harrison and his wife Olivia were attacked early today by a knife-wielding intruder. Mr Harrison, 56, was stabbed in the chest after the break-in at his mansion in Henley-on-Thames at about 3.30am, his spokesman Geoff Baker said. Thames
