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School joins truant blitz
Wheatley Park School is joining the war on truants -- by fining parents up to £100 if their child persistently plays truant or turns up late. Wheatley Park School The secondary school in Holton, which recorded high truancy levels in national figures last
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Roadside trees get the axe
Trees which line Oxford's Abingdon Road have been removed or replaced during work to improve the carriageway. Sheila Salway at the site of one of the felled trees in Abingdon Road Six trees which were either diseased, had been damaged by cars or were
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Concert plan is still out of tune
The company hoping to bring international opera star Andrea Bocelli to Oxford's Kassam Stadium next month claims it will lose thousands of pounds staging the event. The Kassam Stadium Confusion still surrounds whether the concert, which is scheduled for
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Water fun lined up as alternative to swimming
It looks like a theme park attraction - but this is planned for Abingdon. A similar scheme in Sheffield A new Water Splash feature to replace the outdoor swimming pool lists a collection of delights, including a Rooster Tail, Magic Touch Bollard, Rainbow
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Novel experience for mother and son
A mother and son will make publishing history next week when both launch books on the same day. Oxford-based American novelist Joan Brady's first thriller, Bleedout, and her son Alexander Masters' first book, Stuart -- A Life Backwards, will both arrive
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BMW takes dim view of Mini test ban
BMW has raced to defend the new convertible version of the Mini against criticisms from driving examiners. The convertible, whose popularity has further boosted already rocketing worldwide sales, has been banned from tests due to poor visibility. But
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Arctic trek to boost Chox
A father of two hopes to give the Oxford Children's Hospital campaign a massive boost when he becomes the first yachtsman to sail single-handedly around the globe via the Arctic. Adrian Flanagan, 44, is aiming to raise money and awareness for the hospital
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Campaign strives to make poverty history
Schoolchildren, businesses, community groups and churches across Oxfordshire are among millions joining a campaign to try to rid the world of poverty. In 2001, governments of the world's wealthiest nations, including Britain, pledged to halve the problem
