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Stop this pervert
Posters displaying the face of a man wanted after he sexually assaulted a 10-year-old boy are to be put up around Oxford. An E-fit of the man wanted in connection with the sexual assault of a 10-year-old boy Police have teamed up with the Oxford Mail
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Bill for May Day jumpers tops £40K
The bill for Sunday's May Day madness in which 40 people were injured - and 12 needed hospital treatment - will be more than £40,000. A bridge jumper emerges unscathed from the water on May Day An investigation will seek to establish how a large security
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Tory Ed removes Labour
Conservative candidate Ed Vaizey cruised to a clear victory in the Wantage seat, polling 22,354 votes. Eight hours after polling stations closed, the results were announced shortly after 6am today. Mr Vaizey's victory means that the Wantage constituency
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Boris is back
Flamboyant Boris Johnson was returned as Tory MP for Henley with a greatly increased majority of 12,793 compared with 8,458 four years ago. The MP, who has a home in the constituency near Thame, said: "I am truly delighted to be part of the revived and
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Smith hangs on by thread
Andrew Smith has been returned as Oxford East MP, but only by the skin of his teeth. His constituency, which has been Labour since 1987, is now truly a marginal seat with his 10,344 majority slashed to just 963 in the face of disillusionment with the
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Tories twice as popular
David Cameron almost doubled the Conservative majority in Witney today, with the Liberal Democrats taking second place from Labour for the first time since the 1980s. With a majority of more than 14,000, Mr Cameron MP has taken a lead closer to that enjoyed
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Conservative candidate Ed Vaizey cruised to a clear victory in the Wantage seat, polling 22,354 vote
Eight hours after polling stations closed, the results were announced shortly after 6am today. Mr Vaizey's victory means that the Wantage constituency - which has been in Labour hands since Robert Jackson's sudden defection in January - is returned to
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Manager scares off would-be robbers
Betting shop manager Stella Edwards said she was "just doing her job" when she foiled an attempted robbery at the branch she runs in Abingdon. Mrs Edwards, 46, of John Morris Road, Abingdon, was on her own inside the Ladbrokes betting shop, in Ock Street
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Sheep killer scares village
People in a village where a gunman is attacking lambs fear people could become his next target. And David Prosser, chairman of Horton-cum-Studley Parish Council called for the Army to be brought in a bid to catch the gunman in the act. In the meantime
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'I'm winning battle to get my boy back'
The mother of a boy who is well on the way to overcoming his autism is appealing for people to help him through the final obstacles. Eighteen months ago George Stooks, seven, was a child locked in his mind. He could not speak, did not make eye contact
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Epilepsy is in the family
When Mary and Michael Willams learned their first child Daisy had epilepsy, they were terrified they would lose her during one of her violent seizures - but their nightmare was just beginning. Their next child, Danielle, also developed epilepsy, and so
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Harris wins
Evan Harris is on his way back to the House of Commons for the Liberal Democrats in Oxford West and Abingdon -- but with a reduced majority. Dr Harris's majority from the previous election of 9,185, was trimmed by Conservative Amanda McLean to 7,683,
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Baldry makes it six in a row
Tony Baldry (Conservative) scored his sixth election victory in Banbury when he was re-elected as MP for the north Oxfordshire constituency. He more than doubled his majority -- up from 5,219 in 2001 to 10,797 this year. Mr Baldry polled 26,382 votes
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Green Belt site saved
Views of Oxford's Dreaming Spires have been saved for future generations after the Oxford Preservation Trust bought 68 acres of Boars Hill. The area is regarded as one of the most precious sections of Oxford's Green Belt, and the trust's purchase effectively
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Bocelli concert date set for July
The promoters of the Andrea Bocelli concert have officially confirmed the rescheduled date - but will not guarantee refunds to ticket holders who cannot make it. On May 3, Mr Bocelli's management announced the concert was due to take place on Sunday,
