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Caravan flips on M40
A caravan ended up on its roof after a collision with a car on the M40 today. Fire crews were called to the northbound stretch of the motorway between junction 11 at Bicester and junction 12 for Gaydon shortly after 4pm. They found the
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Electrical fire damages The Works
The Works bookstore in Cornmarket Street was evacuated after an electrical fire at 11.45am today. Two fire crews attended the blaze and cordoned off the shop from the busy Saturday shopping crowds. There were no reports of any injuries
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There's a louse loose around the house........
The quiz last Saturday turned out well and a good night was had by all. Our team managed a credible second place so there you go; congratulations go to the ladies from Witney who pipped us at the post. Later today the village fete takes
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Oxford man killed on Italian honeymoon
A British man raised and educated in Oxford was killed in a road accident while on honeymoon in Italy, the Foreign Office has confirmed. Ben Hallwood died following the crash in Borgo Pace in the Italian region of Marche. The 37-year-old aircraft electrician
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United players are in shape says Wilder
Chris Wilder declared himself more than happy with his new squad’s apparent fitness levels on their first day back yesterday. “They’ve come back in decent shape,” said the Oxford United manager. A 3,000m run around the Iffley Road track
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City council wants to shut 11 public loos
NEARLY half of Oxford’s public loos are facing closure this winter as part of plans to save £50,000 a year. Oxford City Council is planning to launch a two-month consultation into proposals to close up to 11 of the city’s 27 facilities.
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Cowley plant's union convenor steps down
THE controversial leader of the union at the Cowley car plant has retired. Bernard Moss has stepped down from his role as plant convenor after more than 30 years working at the Oxford car plant and has been succeeded by his deputy Chris Bond
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College in limbo as it loses £30m funding
THE £30M project to rebuild Witney’s college campus was shrouded in uncertainty last night after the Learning and Skills Council pulled the plug on funding. Abingdon & Witney College principal Teresa Kelly described the decision not to provide money
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Aunty Trudy's secret recipe bread goes into production
A MOTHER from Cowley is hoping to make some dough by selling her home-baked bread in nearby shops. Trudy Ebede, 53, of Barns Road has been producing ‘Aunty Trudy’s Bread’ — a secret, Nigerian-inspired recipe — for more than 35 years. The secret recipe
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Kick in the teeth for college and students
The news that millions of pounds of redevelopment funding is not coming the way of Abingdon & Witney College is nothing short of a hammer blow. The further education college was expecting a helping hand from the Learning and Skills Council for a £30m
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Osney rapist caged 24 years after terryfying attack
NICHOLAS Harding was yesterday finally jailed for raping a woman almost a quarter of a century ago. Harding, 42, had hoped he had got away with the attack in West Street, Osney, in Oxford, on a snowy January night in 1985, when he grabbed his victim
