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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Check your health - by mobile
8:05pm Friday 12th March 2010
Experts at an Oxford hospital have devised a high-tech way of reading blood pressure and helping cancer patients through a mobile phone.
Oxfordshire fuels F1 spectacle
8:27pm Friday 12th March 2010
IT is feted as the most glamorous sport in the world.
Fan banned after United clashes
8:21pm Friday 12th March 2010
A FOOTBALL fan has been banned from attending games for three years and five others have been charged following clashes between Oxford United and Luton Town supporters.
Family forced to flee flames
6:52pm Friday 12th March 2010
A FAMILY fled their cottage as flames engulfed its thatched roof.
Police launch phone crackdown
11:30am Friday 12th March 2010
Police today warned they plan a special crackdown on drivers using their mobile phones.
Burglars steal silverware in Henley break-in
11:17am Friday 12th March 2010
Police are appealing for witnesses after a burglary at a home in Henley, where burglars stole thousands of pounds worth of antique silverware.
Pickpocket strikes in Abingdon
10:34am Friday 12th March 2010
Police today appealed for witnesses after a woman had her purse stolen from her handbag while she was shopping in Abingdon.
Cornbury Festival line-up unveiled
9:01am Friday 12th March 2010
The line-up for this year’s Cornbury Festival near Charlbury was announced today.
Go-ahead for £1m rowing centre at Cholsey
12:08pm Friday 12th March 2010
OXFORD Brookes University has launched a £1m fundraising campaign for a new rowing centre near Cholsey.
Firefighters climb roof of burning building
7:27pm Thursday 11th March 2010
FIREFIGHTERS are currently climbing onto a thatched roof which has caught alight in Netherton near Fyfield.
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