Abingdon, Didcot, Wantage, Wallingford news, sport and leisure from the Herald newspaper

Brookes revamp given go-ahead

7:30am Friday 19th March 2010

A £132m revamp of Oxford Brookes University’s Headington Campus was given the go-ahead last night.

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Bitterest beer in the world

8:24am Friday 19th March 2010

A GROVE brewer succeeded in his attempt to create the world’s bitterest beer.

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Cappuccino is pick of pack

9:12pm Thursday 18th March 2010

Cappuccino is under strict instructions to stay in shape after finishing as runner-up for a top prize at Crufts.

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Highest honours for bravest soldiers

8:37pm Thursday 18th March 2010

MILITARY heroes from Oxfordshire were last night awarded some of the nation’s highest honours.

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Iannucci signs up as unit patron

4:26pm Thursday 18th March 2010

An Oscar-nominated comedy writer has become the new patron of an Oxford charity for pregnant mothers and their babies.

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Army cadets honoured

3:27pm Thursday 18th March 2010

Army Cadets from across Oxfordshire were awarded BTEC qualifications at a ceremony in their honour.

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Wickerman creator looking for designs for this year's big burn

3:09pm Thursday 18th March 2010

THE CREATOR of the latest attraction at Oxford’s annual South Park fireworks display is looking for more ideas to help him create this year’s Wickerman.

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Thousands join Wallingford's recycling drive

1:51pm Thursday 18th March 2010

WHETHER he is watching TV, listening to CDs, or watching his grandchildren play with their toys, David Cross can boast he has never paid a penny for dozens of items in his home.

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Feeding birds 'puts pilots at risk'

8:26am Thursday 18th March 2010

Bird lovers could be putting pilots’ lives at risk by feeding red kites near RAF Benson.

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Fuel prices head for record high

7:43pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

Families and businesses across Oxfordshire are counting the cost of rising pump prices as motoring experts warn a litre of unleaded could hit a record high in a fortnight.

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Teenagers to get McGCSEs

6:43pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

TEENAGERS completing work experience at branches of McDonald’s across the county are to be awarded a qualification equivalent to a good GCSE.

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Nominate your top cop

5:40pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

People can nominate their local police officer in a competition to find Oxfordshire’s best local bobby on the beat.

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Grounded pilot owed £15,000

7:00am Wednesday 17th March 2010

A young pilot claims to have been left high and dry by the demise of Oxford airline Varsity Express after he invested £15,000 to be trained by the collapsed carrier.

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Music fans rally to bereft shopowner

7:00am Wednesday 17th March 2010

A DIDCOT musician says he has “lost everything” after he was left for dead in a hit-and-run crash.

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Sophia's the face of cancer fund

7:00am Wednesday 17th March 2010

A TEENAGE girl who battled cancer is to be the face of a national campaign to raise money to fight the disease.

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