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RUGBY UNION: The numbers game
Oxfordshire got their campaign off to an encouraging start. Here is the numbers' game. See Tuesday’s paper for full report. Competition: County Championship Plate Pool 3 Score: Oxfordshire 38, Dorset & Wilts 10 Oxfordshire
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UPDATE: Schoolgirl first confirmed swine flu case
A six-year-old girl from Oxfordshire is recovering at home after contracting the swine flu virus. Health officials announced this afternoon the girl - who has not been named - is the first confirmed case of someone having contracted the H1N1
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Swine flu hits Oxfordshire
A six-year-old girl is sufering from swine flu in Oxfordshire, officials have said today. A spokesman announced 10 minutes ago they were dealing with a case of the flu virus. It has just been confirmed the girl is a six-year-old who recently
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Piano marathon to help fund Brookes degree show
AN ARTS student at Oxford Brookes University is planning to play the piano non-stop for 24 hours to raise money for his degree show. Tim Croston, who lives in Iffley Road, will sit down at the grand piano in Oxford Brookes’ Richard Hamilton
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Swine flu: 600 tested
Health chiefs were waiting for the results of more than 600 tests for swine flu as the tally of confirmed cases hit 13 in the UK. The Department of Health announced four new cases in the south-west, south-east, north-east and Scotland including
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Arthur tackles mole menace at Oxford Rugby Club
A RETIRED gardener has been hailed for saving a village green and a rugby pitch from ruin by meddlesome moles. The busy underground creatures had made more than 40 molehills on North Hinksey village green and forced the nearby Oxford Rugby Club to put
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Rabbi speech goes ahead
More than 60 people attended a talk given by controversial Rabbi Ahron Cohen, in Oxford, despite protests that he should not be allowed to speak. Rabbi Cohen is an anti-Zionist, meaning he does not support Israel as a Jewish state, and spoke
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From here to eternity on a pelican crossing
Call me old fashioned, but I’ve always believed that a pelican crossing was a safe place to cross a road. Naively, I had always understood that the moment its light went red, it meant one could walk out into the road, free of worry and concern
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May madness
WE are left scratching our heads at the logic of the authorities in insisting Magdalen Bridge was closed on May Morning. For a start, it stops hundreds of law-abiding individuals from enjoying one of the most historic events in the city. We are told
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Straw pledges to raise Oxford probation centre concerns
PROTESTERS have welcomed Justice Secretary Jack Straw’s pledge to raise their concerns about a proposed probation centre in Oxford within his ministry. There is mounting concern over a proposed probation super-centre, in Mill Street, off Botley
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Door staff could wear bodycams
Police plan to train door staff in West Oxfordshire to wear body-worn video cameras in a bid to cut down on alcohol-related violent crime and disorder. Police Community Support Officers in West Oxfordshire already regularly use the equipment which police
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Good for you, Jack
AT a time when the Government is being battered from all sides, it makes a refreshing change for a minister to take time to speak to the public. More so, when you consider that more than 50 disgruntled individuals had planned to corner Justice
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Showjumper joins police
The Thames Valley Police Mounted Section has got a new recruit. Otto is a 12-year-old thoroughbred and Irish draught cross who was purchased from a dealer in Oxfordshire. He was previously used for showjumping. The bay gelding stands
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One million log on to see Fabia's TV dance
FABIA Cerra’s now infamous striptease on Britain’s Got Talent has been viewed more than one million times on video website YouTube. The burlesque dancer, from Greater Leys, leapt to fame after wowing judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Piers
