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Gravel inquiry demanded

7:00am Friday 24th May 2013

CAMPAIGNERS fighting plans for gravel extraction between Cholsey and Wallingford want the proposals scrutinised at a public hearing.

The brilliant world of loving literature

RIVETING: Christina Le Galloudec of Waterstones in Oxford reads the new Junior Book Club choice

7:00am Friday 24th May 2013

YOUNG readers are guaranteed a giggle in this month’s Junior Book Club choice.

Soldier murdered in Woolwich named + Video

Drummer Lee Rigby

5:03pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

THE soldier killed in Woolwich yesterday has been identified as Drummer Lee Rigby.

Music festival food inspires potato dish

Music festival food inspires potato dish

6:00pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

FEAST your eyes on this. A whole soft French cheese, one large onion and half a glass of white wine go to make the South East’s favourite potato dish.

Fund falls short of target but is still working

Jayne Woodley, chief executive of the Oxfordshire Community Foundation

5:00pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

CREATED to provide a lasting legacy for the county’s charities, Oxfordshire Community Foundation’s Jubilee Fund has raised just a tenth of the £4m that it hoped to collect.

Traders welcome Abingdon shopping centre redevelopment

BRIGHT FUTURE: Fairacres centre  Picture: OX59182 Denis Kennedy

1:00pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

TOWN traders have welcomed a £5m project to redevelop an out-of-town shopping centre in Abingdon.

Grapes ripe to pick at £325k

The Grapes pub is for sale

1:00pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

THE historic Grapes pub in Abingdon town centre has been put up for sale by owners Greene King with an asking price of £325,000.

Future looks shipshape for teenagers

Back, from left, Callum Salt, 16, St Birinus School, Chris Howlett, 16, Fitzharris School, Andrew Jones, 15, John Mason School. Front, from left, Thia Shead, 16, Didcot Girls School, Jonny Edwards, 15, Larkmead School, Sam Masterson, 16, Larkmead School

1:00pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

SIX teenagers are on course for a bright future after teaming up with a top Oxfordshire boat builder.

Security reviewed ahead of military parade in Abingdon

12:20pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

SECURITY for a military parade in Abingdon tomorrow is being reviewed by Thames Valley Police.

Vale planning: Homes thrown out but Seacourt approved

11:36am Thursday 23rd May 2013

A controversial plan for more than 70 homes in an Oxfordshire village was thrown out last night.

It’s D-day for developments in the Vale

11:00am Thursday 23rd May 2013

HUNDREDS of homes, the revamp of a major shopping centre and plans to convert a village pub into a house were set to be decided last night.

Police to review RAF death case

10:00am Thursday 23rd May 2013

Police have been ordered to reopen their investigation into the death of a serviceman at RAF Benson.

Accidents on A34

9:40am Thursday 23rd May 2013

Two accidents on the A34 at the Milton Interchange caused traffic problems yesterday.

MPs split over same-sex vote

9:40am Thursday 23rd May 2013

Oxford East MP Andrew Smith voted in favour of same-sex marriages in the House of Commons vote.

Key business sites granted protection from housing

9:30am Thursday 23rd May 2013

OFFICES and laboratories at Milton Park and Harwell Science Centre have been exempted from a new law which could have allowed their conversion into houses.

Hospitals chief apologises for rising A&E waiting times

Dr James Price, left, clinical director of emergency medicine, and Dr Stephen Richards, chief operating officer of the Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group, at the John Radcliffe Hospital’s A&E department

9:00am Thursday 23rd May 2013

THE man in charge of the John Radcliffe Hospital’s accident and emergency department has apologised for long waiting times and promised they will improve.

A&E WAITING TIMES: The factors to consider

From left, Jade Lacey, Katharine Mansfield, 111 response team leader Ben Huffey and Tim Cowell answer the phones

9:00am Thursday 23rd May 2013

These are some of the factors in the rise in A&E wating times:

UPDATE: MoD tight lipped on whether security increased at Oxfordshire barracks

8:41am Thursday 23rd May 2013

The Ministry of Defence has refused to say whether security has been increased at Oxfordshire barracks in response to the killing of a man in Woolwich.

Muslims in Oxfordshire condemn Woolwich killing

8:20am Thursday 23rd May 2013

MUSLIMS in Oxfordshire have condemned the killing of a serving soldier in Woolwich yesterday.




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