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Children go on the beat
Pupils from Middle Barton School will be teaming up with the police as they get sworn in as officers for the week. Year six students will take on the role of mini police officers all next week and will be working alongside the neighbourhood
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Vettel on pole at Silverstone
Sebastian Vettel will start from pole for Sunday's British Grand Prix after crushing his rivals in qualifying, leaving championship leader Jenson Button down in sixth. Vettel finished nearly four tenths of a second quicker than Rubens Barrichello
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Ecclestone confident of resolution to F1 dispute
Formula One commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone remains confident the ongoing row which is threatening the future of the sport will be resolved. Governing body the FIA yesterday issued legal proceedings against Ferrari, McLaren, Renault
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WIN! a Jon Allen album
ONE of the hottest new artists in Britain, singer-songwriter Jon Allen has a style sitting somewhere between Rod Stewart, John Martyn and The Beatles. His latest debut album 'Dead Man's Suit' has received critical acclaim from pretty much everyone
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Tributes paid to dead motorcyclist
TRIBUTES were yesterday left at the scene of a crash which claimed the life of a motorcyclist. The 30-year-old man, who has not been named, died when his black and orange Honda motorcycle crashed in Burford Road, Carterton, on Thursday at 6.45pm. The
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Rethink on probation centre is right
The battle against a planned probation centre in Mill Street, Oxford, seemingly involves a cast of hundreds. Since the idea of a “mega probation centre” – in the words of those against the plans – were first mooted, a vocal campaign has been mounted
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Formula One split could spell trouble for county
The glitz and glamour of Formula One might seem a world away to many in Oxfordshire, but any breakaway competition might have serious consequences for teams based in, and close to, the county. Enstone-based Renault and Brackley-based Brawn GP are two
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MOTORSPORT: Alonso fears F1 is finished
Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso says he believes Formula 1 is finished, following the announcement yesterday of plans for a breakaway series. Eight of Formula 1’s major teams, including the Enstone-based Renault team, declared an intention to
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Probation centre: 12 new sites
THE probation service last night named 12 alternative sites it is considering for a new base after its controversial West Oxford plan was put on hold. Campaigners opposed to a probation centre at Trajan House, in Mill Street, West Oxford, welcomed news
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Oxsrad sports centre all set to party
A SPORTS centre promoting exercise for all will today toast its 20th birthday having helped tens of thousands of Oxfordshire people to get active. Oxsrad, the Oxford and District Sports and Recreation Association for the Disabled, opened its centre at
