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Drinks firm recruits staff for depot
Ten jobs have been created in Didcot after a major drinks distributor moved into new premises. Matthew Clark, which supplies drinks to pubs, restaurants and clubs across the UK, has taken over the former Britvic depot on the Southmead industrial estate
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Car flips on motorway
A car rolled onto its roof as two vehicles hit the central reservation of the M40 in Oxfordshire this morning. Emergency services were called to the northbound carriageway near Junction 8a at Wheatley at about 11.30am and the fast lane was
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Doctors use YouTube to share expertise
CONSULTANTS at an Oxford hospital are set share their medical expertise via the YouTube website. Medical experts at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre (NOC) in Headington, will upload a series of videos called Joint Ventures in a bid to improve
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Off-duty policeofficer saves woman
A man was arrested last night by an off-duty police officer in Abingdon after an attempted rape. At about 3am a 20-year-old woman was walking along the Marcham Road, near the Four Pillars Hotel, in the direction of the A34 when she was approached
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Six released after shooting attempt
Six people arrested following a failed doorstep execution bid have been released on police bail. Five men and a 15-year-old boy were arrested on suspicion of conspracy to murder in raids in Oxford yesterday. They were questioned over the attempt to
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Council boost means new Sunday train link
FOR the first time in a decade, daytrippers will be able to hop on trains between Oxford and Bicester every Sunday when a new rail service is launched tomorrow. The Bicester Link service introduced by First Great Western will see 18 trains running between
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New faces at Bloxham Museum
A BLOXHAM museum has got some new faces thanks to a cash boost. The village museum was given almost £1,000 by the Museum Development Service for Berks, Oxfordshire and Bucks, to replace its decades-old second-hand mannequins. Now the seven new mannequins
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Cameron grasps the nettle
For the starter, an apology. For main course, atonement. For pudding, judgement. That was David Cameron’s recipe for restoring faith in Westminster. MPs may have milked the system for all it’s worth, but the Tory leader appeared whiter than whiter at
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Patto's back with Pirates
Darren Patterson is back in football following his sacking by Oxford United. The 36-year-old Northern Irishman is set to be named as Bristol Rovers’ new head of youth later this summer. Sacked by the U’s at the end of November following a poor start
