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BREAKING NEWS: NOC suffers status blow
The Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre could face delays in its bid to become a foundation hospital by April after failing to get the green light to press ahead with its application. Health officials said the Oxford hospital was the only one out of 25 which
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Nursery fears axe
The future of a Wallingford pre-school could be in jeopardy unless the town council hurries up with its planned refurbishment of the Regal Centre, it has been claimed. A forthcoming Ofsted inspection of the school and its premises could be the final straw
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Centre seeks owner of lost cat
An animal rescue centre is seeking the owner of a cat found in a Banbury car park. Lou Tyack with the cat The neutered white male tabby, found at Sainsbury's is said to be in good condition. Lou Tyack, coordinator at the Cat's Protection League Centre
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Court bans thief from town's shops
A man has been banned from shops in Banbury after he assaulted a security guard during a robbery. Robert Clark, 31, of Charles Court, Broad Street, Banbury, was sentenced to six months in prison on Tuesday after pleading guilty to theft and being found
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Ice leads to spate of crashes
Black ice on the county's roads led to Oxfordshire paramedics' busiest morning of the year on Thursday. Ambulance crews dealt with 20 accidents during the morning and police have warned drivers to take extra care. A 22-year-old man was taken to Oxford's
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Tolkien estate wins case
The estate of JRR Tolkien has won a cyber-squatting case against a company that had registered the Oxford author's name as a web address. Alberta Hot Rods, a Canada-based company, which linked the jrrtolkien.com domain to its commercial website, was ruled
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Driver gets jail term for PO assault
A factory worker kicked and racially abused a post office manager after trying to buy a tax disc with a forged insurance document, a court heard. Abubakar Sidi Abubakar, 38, of Ashhurst Way, Oxford, pleaded guilty at Oxford Crown Court on Wednesday to
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New limes provoke bitter row
Villagers in Binsey say one of its most romantic corners has been ruined by trees better suited to a supermarket car park. Peter Lund, who has lived in Binsey for 53 years, with one of the red twigged lime saplings Residents of the tiny west Oxford village
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Waste schemes boost play plan
Rubbish is helping finance two recreation projects in the village of Sutton Courtenay, near Abingdon. Money from landfill tax credits, totalling more than £100,000, is going to improve the Old Wallingford Way recreation ground and create a new play area
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Work on sewage scheme begins
Work has begun on a £2.2m scheme to upgrade Witney sewage treatment works. The project is due to be completed at the end of March, and will improve the quality of treated water which eventually discharges into the River Windrush, as well as help reduce
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'Boost security' call after vandals strike
A charity shop manager has called for more security in a quiet shopping precinct after her store was targeted by vandals for the second time in six months. A large window was smashed on Friday night or the early hours of Saturday at the Katharine House
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Drug counsellors go on the road
Drugs counselling and treatment is being taken straight to those who need it by a team working on Oxford's estates. Drugs advice workers Sandy Sims, Peter Penny and Jenny Meacham Workers from drugs services charity Cranstoun Libra, based in Cowley Road
