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Pregnant teen numbers grow
Oxfordshire is falling behind the rest of the country in tackling teenage pregnancy, figures have revealed. Health workers, however, remain hopeful that new initiatives, including better sexual education and widespread morning after pills to girls under
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Princess visits to mark granting of charters
Crowds turned out in their hundreds to welcome Princess Anne yesterday, as she arrived in not one, but two Oxfordshire towns. Both visits, first to Charlbury in west Oxfordshire, and then to Abingdon, were to mark celebrations of Royal Charters granted
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My month of misery
If you think you've had a rough time recently, spare a thought for this woman. In the past month, Barbara Greenslade, of Littlemore, Oxford, has had £1,250 stolen from her building society account, been burgled, had her shed broken into twice, had her
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Playgroup hit by vandals for third time in a year
A children's playground has been trashed by vandals for the third time in less than a year. Youngsters aged between three and five and their parents raised £3,000 to build a playhouse at Donnington Playgroup, in Townsend Square, East Oxford. But the
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Parents prepare for new car seat law
For parents the price of failing to ensure children are properly restrained on the back seat in cars is no longer just a safety issue - it could hit them in the pocket too. From Monday, all children aged under 12 or under 4ft 5in tall must use a booster
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Plan to close gates on yobs
Communities plagued by antisocial behaviour across Oxfordshire could be "shut off" to yobs and vandals by large gates. Radical plans unveiled by the county council yesterday would see trouble hotspots closed off by gating minor roads, alleyways and
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Depressed teenager took life
A bereaved father told an inquest how he found his teenage daughter dead after she hanged herself at their family home. Suzy King, 19, had returned to live with her family at Greens Road, in Eynsham, after breaking up with her boyfriend, an inquest
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Death leads to smoking warning
A FIRE which killed a 54-year-old Oxford woman was probably caused by a stray cigarette, an inquest heard. Hanna Rampton was found dead in bed at her home in Plater Drive, North Oxford, on the evening of January 9. Fire Officer Grahame Mitchell said
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Police issue telephone fraud alert
POLICE are warning people in Oxford not to give their PIN or bank details to anyone over the phone, after two incidents involving fraudsters and two further thefts which police believe could be linked. Two people, who had their purses stolen from shops
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Bratt sets sights on Brands
JUST four races remain in the 2006 Formula Renault UK Championship and Scorpio Motorsport's Will Bratt has his sights firmly set on a return to the podium during the penultimate meeting of the season at Brands Hatch next weekend. With rounds 17 and
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DNA traps rapist 23 years after crime
A MAN arrested in Oxford for a "monstrous" rape on an 82-year-old woman 23 years ago has been jailed after police tracked him down using DNA evidence. Mark Davis, 49, broke into the home of a widow in Bristol, bound and gagged her, then raped her in
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Princess marks historic anniversaries
THE Princess Royal paid a visit to Oxfordshire to mark several historic anniversaries. She first visited Charlbury yesterday to help celebrate the town's 750th anniversary of being granted a Royal Charter, allowing a weekly market and annual street
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Anti-vandal measure led to plane damage
A LIGHT aircraft pilot was caught out by his own anti-vandal precautions as he landed at his farm strip in Oxfordshire, according to an official report. As 63-year-old Robert James Stobo piloted his 1952 built Auster Autocrat into land on his strip
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Fennymore pledges to keep up pressure
WESTON-on-the-Green racer Graham Fennymore heads to his home circuit of Silverstone on Sunday, September 24, in defence of his commanding lead in the Autosport Caterham Superlight Challenge. Fennymore, 41, will be at the wheel of the Taylor Made Joinery-backed
