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County opposition picks cabinet

6:56pm Thursday 9th July 2009

Oxfordshire County Council’s biggest opposition party has picked its shadow cabinet.

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42 drivers caught in police check

4:12pm Thursday 9th July 2009

Forty-seven drivers were caught breaking the law during a police operation in Steventon today.

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Grant boosts rape crisis line's work

2:39pm Thursday 9th July 2009

A SERVICE which offers a lifeline to victims of sexual abuse in Oxfordshire has been given a cash boost to take on its first paid workers.

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All change on buses in Queen Street

6:10am Thursday 9th July 2009

BUS stops will be moved out of Queen Street from Sunday, July 19, as part of the scheme to make one of Oxford’s busiest shopping streets more pedestrian-friendly.

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FIVE hundred jobs are to be axed by Oxfordshire County Council, the newly-elected Conservative group has announced The ruling Tory group has revealed that it is planning to make ten per cent savings of £90m in its budgets over the next five years — with a tenth of its 5,000 staff to go.

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Babies 'at risk' in beds move

6:00am Thursday 9th July 2009

Babies and vulnerable mothers could be put at risk if ‘efficiency’ plans at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, go ahead, it has been claimed.

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Customers needed to save HFT cafe

12:32pm Thursday 9th July 2009

A COFFEE shop used by adults with learning difficulties to help expand their skills will close in three months unless it attracts more customers.

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Top honour for carers

12:27pm Thursday 9th July 2009

THREE care workers from Oxfordshire have been honoured with a top international medal for dedicating their lives to others.

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They called this 'wanton vandalism'

9:00am Thursday 9th July 2009

A MAN who has finished rebuilding his Childrey home said he deserved an apology after parish councillors described the demolition as “wanton vandalism”.

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Police crack down on thieves

8:32pm Wednesday 8th July 2009

Police have launched a crackdown on burglary, auto-crime and robbery across South Oxfordshire.

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Gang robs teenager in Didcot

1:17pm Wednesday 8th July 2009

Police are appealing for witnesses after a teenager was attacked and robbed by a gang of five.

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Queen to watch Swan Upping

10:38am Wednesday 8th July 2009

THE Queen is to see the ancient ritual of her swans being counted on the River Thames for the first time.

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Milder weather expected after yesterday's deluge

8:36am Wednesday 8th July 2009

Milder weather conditions were forecast today after torrential rain lashed large areas of the country - with west Oxfordshire among the wettest places in the UK.

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Survey into town's pros and cons . . .

3:19pm Wednesday 8th July 2009

SHOPPERS and residents in Wallingford will be quizzed on the town’s strengths and weaknesses in a bid to boost its growth.

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Abingdon scaffolder falsely claimed benefits

7:46pm Tuesday 7th July 2009

A man has been told he must stay in his house during the day after falsely claiming benefits of almost £9,000.

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Grove traders sing precinct's praises

4:10pm Tuesday 7th July 2009

TRADERS in Grove claim they are bucking the trend of shops closing after the last unit in the village’s main precinct was snapped up and turned into a takeaway.

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