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Talent show finalists take stage 9:13pm today Thirteen hopefuls will compete on Saturday to be crowned the winner of Abingdon's Got Talent.
PM thanks Land Girls 7:17pm today She was made to wait more than six decades, but today 84-year-old Jessie Brown from Oxford was finally rewarded for her efforts as a Land Girl with a special ceremony with Prime Minister Gordon Brown at Downing Street.
Life sentence for 'savage' attack 6:58pm today A groom who turned his best man into a human fireball then fled to Oxford has been jailed for life.
Signal fault delays trains 6:01pm today Train services between Didcot Parkway and Swindon are being delayed by a signal fault at Challow, near Wantage.
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Yemi drops a reminder 11:05pm Tuesday 22nd July Yemi Odubade issued a gentle "don't forget me" message to boss Darren Patterson as he bagged a lightning-quick winner in Oxford United's fourth pre-season victory in five matches against lower opposition.
Patterson drops hint 11:01pm Tuesday 22nd July Darren Patterson gave a strong hint about his likely first-choice XI for next season when Oxford United's squad numbers were announced.
Reid can stake a claim 8:00am Tuesday 22nd July Craig Reid and Yemi Odubade get their first starting opportunities up front as Oxford United continue their pre-season build-up at Bath City tonight.
New lease of life1:12pm today Having qualified for a bus pass, I considered my mortality and whether I should slow down a bit, particularly when I was given a present of a black shiny pen and pencil set, the box looking suspiciously like a small coffin.
Scrapper Yannis takes on Rotten6:39pm Tue 22 Jul 08 The lead singer of Oxford band Foals has claimed he had a bust-up with punk legend Johnny Rotten, left.
Taken for a ride?1:10pm today The BBC Panorama special on July 13 about private sector firms providing services under the NHS criticised the scheme because such firms would be able to channel publicly-funded business to themselves.
Crowds keep on Trucking5:25pm Mon 21 Jul 08 Six thousand people gathered on an Oxfordshire farm over the weekend to watch what was last night described as "the highlight of the summer".
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