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Travel firm 'left us in the lurch'
COUPLES were left freezing at an Oxford coach stop waiting to be picked up for their Christmas breaks after the sudden collapse of holiday firm Travelscope. Pensioners Michael and Sheila Irving said they had arrived at the collection point in Beaumont
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Hundreds sign to save farm museum
THE campaign for Cogges Museum is rolling ahead, with 1,600 people signing petitions to save the historic farm attraction at Witney. Museum manager Francesca Jones has spoken for the first time about the museum's uncertain future, saying that without
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Pupils win firework safety competition
Three pupils at St Thomas More Primary School won awards in a firework safety competition. Colin Melhuish, Martin Garcia and Liam Rogan each received a £10 voucher and were shown around the fire station after winning the competition organised by Oxfordshire
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Youth charged with flood victim raid
A TEENAGER has been charged with burgling a family living in a caravan since the July floods. Benjamin Leach, 18, from Caldecott Chase, Abingdon, faces charges of burglary, aggravated taking of a motor vehicle without consent, driving otherwise than
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1,600 sign up to save Cogges farm
The campaign for Cogges Museum is rolling ahead, with 1,600 people signing petitions to save the historic farm attraction at Witney. Museum manager Francesca Jones has spoken for the first time about the museum's uncertain future, saying that without
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'Firm left us in the lurch '
Couples were left freezing at an Oxford coach stop waiting to be picked up for their Christmas breaks after the sudden collapse of holiday firm Travelscope. Pensioners Michael and Sheila Irving said yesterday they had arrived at the collection point
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Quinn gives food for thought
BARRY Quinn's strong performance in midfield at Aldershot on Saturday has given Darren Patterson food for thought. With the midfield not creating much for the strikers in recent games, Patterson pushed captain Quinn up from centre back to central midfield
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My Booky Wook, anyone?
High street stores will be slashing prices to shift stock on Boxing Day, so if you can wait that long to buy Russell Brand's My Booky Wook, Michael Palin's New Europe, or Ewan MacGregor and Charley Boorman's Long Way Down, you'll be able to get massive
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Teen charged with flood victim burglary
A teenager has been charged with burgling a family living in a caravan since the July floods. Benjamin Leach, 18, from Caldecott Chase, Abingdon, faces charges of burglary, aggravated taking of a motor vehicle without consent, driving otherwise than
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Hunt for missing woman
Police believe a woman who has gone missing from Carlisle may be in the Oxford area. They are appealing for help to trace a 48-year-old Vanessa Day, who was last seen when she discharged herself from the Carleton Clinic in Carlisle on Friday, December
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Robins aren't just for Christmas
Andrew Lack is mad about robins. Christmas cards, stamps, envelopes, china and cartoons, murders, fairy stories, myths, nursery rhymes, poems, epitaphs, novels - nothing is too esoteric or trivial to avoid his attention, except round robin letters, which
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Airport engineering staff in limbo
UP TO 80 engineering employees at Oxford Airport face a bleak Christmas after receiving redundancy notices. However, their employer, BBA Aviation, says it hopes they will be taken on by the new owner - who has not been named - when the sale of the business
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Local share prices
24/12/2007 AEA Technology 83.75 BMW 3089 Electrocomponents 208 Nationwide Accident Repair 110 Oxford Biomedica 20.25 Oxford Catalyst 148.5 Oxford Instruments 181.5 REED 673.75 RM 215 RPS Group 331.25
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Missing woman 'might be in Oxford'
POLICE today appealed for help from the public to trace a 48-year-old woman missing from Carlisle who is thought to be in the Oxford area. Vanessa Day was last seen on December 14, when she discharged herself from the Carleton Clinic in Carlisle.
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Update: Homes regain water supply
RESIDENTS in Carterton woke up today to find their water supply cut off following a burst water main. Forty-six residents in Upavon Way were affected. A spokesman for Thames Water said engineers were working to fix the leak and estimated that the
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Water update: Service reconnected
Residents in Carterton were relieved they would not be spending Christmas without water. Nearly 50 homes in Upavon Way woke up on Monday morning to find their supplies cut off because of a burst water main. But it was repaired by Thames Water engineers
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Death-crash driver from Midlands
A LORRY driver who died in a crash near the Oxfordshire-Berkshire border is from the Midlands. The accident happened on the A34 on Friday, four miles north of Chieveley, Berkshire, at 10.30am. A spokesman for Newbury coroner's office said the victim
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Song written in memory of teacher
A song has been written in memory of a teacher who died earlier this year. Magdalen College School teacher Dr David Brunton, died, aged 39, after falling from the top of the University Church of St Mary the Virgin, in Radcliffe Square, Oxford, in March
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Crash driver not yet named
A 22-YEAR-OLD man who died in a crash near Banbury has not yet been identified. The man died in an accident involving a red Ford Fiesta and a 7.5-tonne box van at 9.30am on Sunday, on the A4260, between Deddington and Adderbury. A spokesman for Oxford
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Crash driver not yet named
A 22-YEAR-OLD man who died in a crash near Banbury has not yet been identified. The man died in an accident involving a red Ford Fiesta and a 7.5-tonne box van at 9.30am on Sunday, on the A4260, between Deddington and Adderbury. A spokesman for Oxford
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Carp proves top Christmas fish dish
CARP is an increasingly popular dish during the Christmas celebrations, thanks to the influx of Eastern Europeans. Haymans fishmongers, in Oxford Covered Market, has been supplying customers with the freshwater fish for 12 years, and this year expects
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Burst water main affects homes
HOUSEHOLDERS in Carterton woke up this morning to find their water supply cut off following a burst water main. Forty-six residents in Upavon Way were affected. A spokesman for Thames Water said engineers were working to fix the leak and estimated that
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Crash pilot 'stable'
A PILOT, who suffered serious injuries when his plane crashed near Oxford, is in a stable condition in the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. Tom Miller, a 52-year-old father-of-three from Chipping Norton, was hurt when his PA34 Piper Seneca plane crashed
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Eastern Europeans are hooked on carp
Carp is a more popular dish during the Christmas celebrations than fresh salmon, thanks to the influx of Eastern Europeans. Haymans fishmongers, in Oxford Covered Market, has been supplying customers with the freshwater fish for 12 years, and this year
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Bereaved families prepare for Christmas
FOR some families across Oxfordshire, there will be an empty seat at the table this Christmas. Usually a time of happiness and celebration, for some it will be the first Christmas after the death of a loved one. It is nearly a year since Wolvercote
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Firefighter issues safety plea
A FIREFIGHTER today pleaded with drivers to take extra care after a car smash claimed the life of a young man. A 22-year-old, who is believed to live locally, was killed after being involved in a collision between a red Ford Fiesta and a 7.5-tonne
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Shoppers urged to be on their guard
TRADING standards officials have exposed the tricks behind Christmas sales and warned shoppers not to be ripped off. Shoppers should ignore the hype and think carefully before parting with their hard-earned cash, according to Oxfordshire County Council
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Mummers keep up tradition
THE Bampton Mummers are keeping up their festive tradition of performing on Christmas Eve around the village. The troupe, including a St George in shining armour, come into people's homes for a personal performance before adjourning to the village pubs
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Cameron backs Horton campaign
CONSERVATIVE leader David Cameron is urging independent experts to advise the Government to reject plans to downgrade services at Banbury's Horton Hospital. Together with Tory MP for Banbury Tony Baldry, the Witney MP has written to the Independent
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Yule craft
A CHRISTMAS craft exhibition will be at the Oxfordshire Museum until January 6. The Oxfordshire Craft Guild exhibition is open from 10am to 5pm. On sale will be gifts and presents, and some of the county's leading contemporary craft designers and
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Novice sailor tackles Pacific
A BUSINESS executive is swapping the boardroom for a sailor's berth when he attempts to cross the Pacific Ocean for charity. Adrian Carey, 50, will tackle monstrous waves and ferocious storms during his 6,597-mile journey from China to the United States
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Street pedlars take a break
A CRACKDOWN on illegal street trading in Oxford city centre appears to have driven the pedlars off the streets. While 11 stalls were packed up in a joint police and Oxford City Council operation on Saturday, December 15, at the weekend there were no
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Homes deal
PLANS to demolish New Leys Farm House, in Curbridge Road, Witney, and build 14 flats have been approved by West Oxfordshire district councillors. The developers will have to pay about £25,000 towards road improvements and community facilities under
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Bereaved families prepare for Christmas
For some families across Oxfordshire, there will be an empty seat at the table this Christmas. Usually a time of happiness and celebration, for some it will be the first Christmas after the death of a loved one. It is nearly a year since Wolvercote
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Pupils deliver cheer to OAPs
Banbury School pupils joined forces with Age Concern for the second year running to pack Christmas hampers for the town's elderly. The students provided 30 hampers containing food and other items, including gifts such as games and toiletries. Wendy
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Father's safety bid succeeds
A FATHER has won safety improvements for pedestrians after his daughter narrowly avoided a collision with a car at a busy junction. Lee Smyth, of Starnham Road, Ducklington, complained to Oxfordshire County Council after his daughter narrowly escaped
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Dentist offers Christmas help to poor
A DENTIST is swapping the comfort of his Oxford practice for a basic clinic in India this Christmas. Amit Mohindra, 28, is taking a seven-day busman's holiday to help poverty-stricken villagers in Rajasthan, in the north west of the country. His
