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Brawl shatters early-morning calm
POLICE were called early yesterday morning to tackle a fight outside the Oxford Greyhound Stadium. Residents in Sandy Lane, in Cowley, claim they were woken up just after 5am by scores of people shouting and fighting with knives, sticks and bricks in
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Pride festival draws to colourful end
A SPACE odyssey with a difference touched down at Oxpens on Saturday. Thousands of people from Oxford’s gay, bisexual and transgender community proudly marched through town to mark the annual Pride events. The colourful troupe, led by street band Horns
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Bicester on parade to welcome new mayor
HUNDREDS of people lined the streets of Bicester to welcome the town’s new mayor into office today. The Air Training Corps’ band led the annual Civic Parade through the Market Square, as residents looked on from the pavements. The cadets were followed
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Shoppers get warning over bank cards thieves
SHOPPERS are being warned to be vigilant following three reports of thieves watching people punch in their PIN numbers at shop tills and then distracting them to steal their cards. The gang follows victims out of the shops and distracts them using techniques
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Hamilton back on top after victory
Lewis Hamilton is back on top of the Formula One standings for the first time in 18 months after a stunning Canadian Grand Prix win. Back-to-back victories for the McLaren star means he now holds a three-point cushion over team-mate Jenson Button
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Oh dear, what can the matter be......?
Well I didn’t get to the Unicorn Theatre in the end to see any of the ODN festival for reasons I won’t bore you with. I understand our play ‘The Summer of my Thirtieth Year’ is now to be put on as part of the Wallingford festival this week. I shall
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Youngsters look at cool cars
FERRARIS, Porsches, Jaguars and Aston Martins roared into west Oxfordshire for a special event at a village primary school. Pupils in Years Three and Four at Stanton Harcourt Primary School, who have been working on a topic called Top Speed, decided
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Thousands attend Oxford Pride
Thousands of people from the Oxford’s gay, bisexual and transgender community of people proudly marched through Oxford to mark the annual Pride. Celebrations at the field then went into the early evening as revellers were entertained by local
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UPDATE: Fresh arrest over alleged park sex attack
Police were today quizzing a 17-year-old boy following reports of a serious sexual assault in a town park. Officers cordoned off Albert Park at around midnight on Friday and forensics teams were examining the area until Saturday lunchtime.
