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Pedestrian injured
A YOUNG man was taken to hospital with head injuries after being knocked down by a double-decker bus in Oxford yesterday. The pedestrian was crossing High Street as the Oxford Tube coach was travelling towards St Aldate's when the accident happened at
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Man left 'suicidal' about eviction
Cancer sufferer Ian McCairns says he is feeling suicidal after receiving a county court eviction notice. In November, Mr McCairns, 53, of Riverside Court, Oxford, revealed how the city council's housing department threatened him with eviction, even though
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Woman tricked elderly victims
A woman conned her way into the homes of elderly people to steal cash from them. Dianne Daniels, 21, of Nuffield Close, Didcot, admitted three distraction burglaries, an attempted burglary and obtaining £950 by deception from the Didcot branch of Abbey
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Road deaths fall
The number of fatalities on Oxfordshire's roads dropped by 22 per cent last year. Police and county council road safety officials say they are encouraged by the fall in the death toll from 63 to 49, but warn they and the public cannot afford to become
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New system to reward good drivers as road deaths fall
The friendly face of traffic control By Emma Henry Crime Reporter EXPRESSION OF APPROVAL: Road safety officer Steve Wood with one of the SIDs showing a smiling face for motorists driving under the speed limitPictures: Antony Moore/Damian Halliwell A MOTORISTS
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Meet a blood brother
Big Brother contestant Stuart Hoskins will welcome people to Oxford's latest venue for blood donors -- at the town hall. Mr Hoskins, of Murcott, near Bicester, was one of the contestants in last year's fly-on-the-wall reality TV show, and he will cut
