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Twins in £1m garden centre expansion
Green-fingered twins, who failed to thrive on a factory assembly line, are splashing out on a £1m expansion programme at their garden centre. Richard, right, and Nigel Wallbridge at Yarnton Garden Centre Richard and Nigel Wallbridge, 59, the founders
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'Eyesore' set for facelift
A rubbish tip described as an "eyesore" by its owner is to be cleaned up and used for horses. The land at Longworth, near Abingdon, has long been used by fly-tippers and as a dumping ground for wrecked vehicles, and was once used as an unauthorised gipsy
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United reduce losses
Oxford United's losses were slashed dramatically last year, shareholders will be told at the club's 53rd annual general meeting next Thursday. The club recorded an operating profit of £89,331 for the year ended June 30, 2002, compared to an operating
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Addict tried to pass drug to jail inmate
A drug addict caught smuggling cannabis into an Oxfordshire prison has been jailed for six months. Richard Madden tried to swallow the drug after officers at Bullingdon Prison, near Bicester, became suspicious. Madden, 30, of Buttercup Square, Greater
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Council wants power to fine bus polluters
Oxford councillors have pledged to seek powers which will allow them to fine bus drivers for leaving their engines running while waiting at city centre stops. Earlier this month, Jean Fooks, chairman of the city council's environment scrutiny committee
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Car plant harnesses staff thinking power
Brainstorming BMW workers at the Mini plant in Cowley have saved the company £10.5m in the last two years. Staff at the factory are asked to come up with three ideas a year which will make their jobs easier and help save money. Out of 14,333 ideas put
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Stabbing victim off ventilator
A man who was left fighting for his life after he was stabbed repeatedly in the neck by a mystery attacker has improved enough to breathe without help of a ventilator. Neil Prior, 40, of Marsh Court, Abingdon, is still recovering at the John Radcliffe
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College looks into con student
St Peter's College, Oxford, is believed to have joined the Chinese authorities in investigating the case of a student who bluffed his way into an-all-expenses-paid trip to Beijing to deliver lectures on subjects he knew nothing about. When a genuine Western
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Lens allows Peter to focus on work
Presenting the news on television is all in a day's work for broadcaster Peter Sahla - and now he is also making the news. Mr Sahla, from Vicarage Road, Steventon, near Abingdon, has become one of only a handful of people in the country to be fitted with
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Cut in power affects 528 city customers
A power cut left more than 500 homes and businesses in west Oxford without electricity. The disruption happened on the day the Queen and Prince Philip arrived in the city, but had no effect on their visit. Susan Scobie, spokesman for Southern Electric
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Deano set to shake 'em up
Dean Whitehead, who scored twice in the 4-0 win at Bury in October, looks set to return - either into the midfield or at right wingback - for United's game against the Shakers at the Kassam Stadium today (February 21). "When Deano's on song and has got
