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Mumps outbreak among students in Oxford

12:25pm Monday 15th March 2010

A mumps outbreak has been affecting students in the city, it has been reported.

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Many enjoy warmest day this year

8:54pm Sunday 14th March 2010

After weeks of bitterly cold, wintry weather, Britons caught a brief glimpse of the sun as parts of the country enjoyed the warmest day of the year so far.

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Bomb hero 'to receive posthumous award'

8:48pm Sunday 14th March 2010

A bomb disposal expert described as “simply the bravest and most courageous man ever” is set to receive a posthumous George Cross, it was reported last night.

Troops to parade in Didcot

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New hospital needs friends

8:32pm Sunday 14th March 2010

Oxford's new City Community Hospital says it is in “dire need” of a league of friends to help with fundraising and undertake volunteer activities.

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Scales of justice

4:00pm Sunday 14th March 2010

A round-up of recent cases before magistrates in the county

United academy opens up to candidates

3:50pm Sunday 14th March 2010

Budding footballers aiming to become the soccer stars of the future are being urged to find out more about the Oxford United Academy.

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Police meet villagers

6:40am Sunday 14th March 2010

Police are inviting residents of Uffington and the surrounding villages to a community safety event at the Thomas Hughes Memorial Hall, between 7pm and 9pm on Tuesday.

United fans fight banning orders

10:39am Saturday 13th March 2010

Two Oxford United fans are set to contest football banning orders given to them after a pitch invasion on the last day of the season.

Baby unit greets 1,000th arrival

8:40am Saturday 13th March 2010

Parents Jon and Catherine Spinage cradle their newborn baby – the 1,000th to be born in Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital’s Spires unit.

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No plans to 'pay-as-you-throw'

8:02pm Friday 12th March 2010

Residents in Oxford will not be charged to throw away their rubbish, the city council has pledged.

Parents back youth club breathalysers

8:49pm Friday 12th March 2010

Teenagers are getting drunk on the streets because County Hall suspended a popular Friday night youth club, critics claim.

Youth club to meet over breath tests

Police seize gun in Wallingford raid

8:38pm Friday 12th March 2010

Police discovered £1,000 in cash and a “John Wayne-style handgun” in an armed raid in Wallingford.

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Varsity airline aims to relaunch

8:08pm Friday 12th March 2010

Young entrepreneur Martin Halstead admitted suffering a “pretty awful” few days after his airline’s flights from Oxford to Edinburgh were grounded after just a week.