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Housekeepers win £15m court battle
The devoted housekeepers of an elderly Oxford heiress can keep the £1.5m fortune she left them in her will, a High Court judge has ruled. The will of former city councillor Ethel Mary Good, of Woodstock Road, was bitterly contested by her family, led
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£35m hospital plan given green light
A finance deal has been struck for the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre's new £35m hospital, allowing construction to start next month. Plans for the state-of-the-art building were revealed after the Private Finance Initiative, sealing the deal to fund the
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Woman jailed for pub attack
A woman who attacked an RAF worker with a pint glass after a drinking session has been jailed for six months. Elizabeth Hamill, 32, of Queens Road, Carterton, thrust her glass into the head of Killian Hallett, causing it to smash, and then hit him again
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Police search for mother and daughters
Police are no closer to knowing the whereabouts of a mother and her two young daughters who are missing from their Oxfordshire home. Jane Wheeler, 41, and her two daughters, Kia, eight, and Matira, ten -- pictured from left to right -- were reported missing
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Hospitals will look brighter
A rainbow of colour is being introduced at Oxfordshire's major hospitals to brighten up wards and corridors. NHS managers are moving away from the traditional "magnolia approach" to health service decor, at Oxford's John Radcliffe, Churchill, and Radcliffe
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Blackwell's row goes on in secret
THE Blackwell family row is set to simmer on behind closed doors after the postponement of an extraordinary general meeting. The meeting of the board of Blackwell Publishing, based in Cowley Road, Oxford, was called by Toby Blackwell, 74, the rebel shareholder
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City teachers first to get help with buying homes
Teachers are being helped to buy their own homes, as part of a scheme to tackle Oxfordshire's recruitment crisis. Three teachers from Cherwell School, in north Oxford, are the first to benefit from the Government-funded initiative, aimed at helping key
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United go for youth
OXFORD United boss Ian Atkins will again have a young side out for the final match at home to Darlington today, because none of the players who are being released will figure. "I think that is the right thing to do. They didn't train with us on Thursday
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Schools fear Budget could cost them jobs
Schools could be forced to cut staff in order to pay the increased National Insurance contributions ann- ounced in this week's Budget. Headteachers have condemned the decision by the Chancellor, Gordon Brown, to increase employers' contributions by one
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Ace Adams can't save Cheetahs
Oxford 44, Coventry 46 By John Gaisford DESPITE another brilliant effort from Leigh Adams, Cheetahs crashed to their third home defeat of the season in last night's Elite League speedway clash against Coventry Bees. Not even a ten-minute delay when the
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River sport complex scheme founders
A £2M river sports complex in Oxford has been dealt a fatal blow after the clubs involved failed to agree on how the project would be run. But the ethos of the scheme is set to be continued with a new river sports 'village' planned. Each club will bid
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Thomas back to Swansea?
MARTIN Thomas could be set for a move back to his old club Swansea City, writes JON MURRAY. Swansea's new manager, Nick Cusack, the former United player, has drawn up a list of players he would like to bring to the Vetch Field, and Thomas, who spent three
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Kassam pledge to boss Atkins
FIROZ Kassam says Ian Atkins will have the money to bring up to around five new players in during the summer, writes JON MURRAY. Describing this season as "a disaster", Kassam said he was allowing Atkins to bring in his own players - he has already brought