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Mother and son escaped a fire which started in the oven at their home in Bicester
A MOTHER and her son escaped a fire which started in the oven at their home in Bicester. Fire crews were called to the house in Colne Close shortly before 8.30am after the woman heard her two smoke alarms sounding. Upon arrival firefighters
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Teenager headbutted in the face while walking with friend in Didcot
A 17-year-old boy was headbutted in the face while walking with a friend in Didcot, police have said. The friends were walking across Cow Lane Bridge at about 9pm on Thursday night when they were approached by two men. Thames Valley Police
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Packed Pegasus Theatre for Labour leadership hopeful Andy Burnham's Q&A
LABOUR leadership candidate Andy Burnham told an audience in Oxford this morning he believes the Government is hiding the number of people who have died as a result of benefit cuts in recent years. Mr Burnham told a packed house at East Oxford's
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UPDATE: St Georges Road, Wallingford, likely to be shut for several days after suspected sinkhole is found
CONTRACTORS were today carrying out tests on a street in Wallingford after a hole appeared in the road surface. St Georges Road was closed yesterday after the hole was spotted between Clapcot Way and Blackstone Road, and traffic has been diverted
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Thames "doggy" swimmers pass through Oxfordshire as part of 155-mile paddle to Tower Bridge
PEOPLE in Abingdon should not be alarmed if they see a giant, pink, inflatable dog pursuing a man swimming down the River Thames this afternoon. A group of nine men and one woman, including an Oxford doctor, are in the middle of a 155-mile doggy
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Lightning strike cuts power to more than 2,100 homes in East Oxford
A LIGHTNING strike cut power to more than 2,100 homes in East Oxford for five hours last night. Lightning hit a transformer in the area at 9.30pm, cutting off electricity to a total of 2106 properties, Southern Electric said. Engineers worked
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VIDEO: Highlights from Oxford United's draw at Mansfield Town
WATCH the main moments from Oxford United's 1-1 draw at Mansfield Town. Video via Oxford United's official Youtube channel
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Man taken to hospital with head injury after being found lying in the road in Chipping Norton
A MAN has been taken to hospital with a head injury after being found lying injured in the road in Chipping Norton. Police said they were called to Goddards Lane at 8am to reports of the man, thought to be in his 50s, found in the road. Spokeswoman
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Changes to train services in Oxfordshire as workers take strike action
A PLANNED rail strike is set to cause disruption on some of the county’s trains throughout today. First Great Western has been forced to run its London fast services from Oxford on 'Turbo trains' instead of the normal high speed trains due to