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• Oxford Academy's standards 'must rise'

  THE OXFORD Academy’s principal says he has set tough new targets for the school, after results fell below the Government’s minimum GCSE targets. read more

• Vision of future is driverless

  THE latest development in green transport has been unveiled by a hi-tech Oxfordshire firm. read more

• Flood of volunteers sign up for OxClean

  ORGANISERS of the annual Oxford spring clean say the number of schools and groups that have stepped forward to help is nearing the hundred mark. read more

• Author who took bull by the horns

  AS perhaps the only Oxford-educated bullfighter in history, Alexander Fiske-Harrison is not a man easily scared. read more

• Benefits payment trial causes alarm

  PLANS to hand housing benefit payments direct to social housing tenants have come under fire as Oxford City Council prepares to take part in a welfare pilot scheme. read more

• Council to collect scraps from eateries

  Food waste from restaurants, market stalls, conference centres and cafés is to be collected and recycled under a new £55,000 council project. read more

• Scales of Justice

  People convicted of offences at Magistrates' Courts around the county recently OXFORD Adam Bennett, 28, of Harrowby Road, Banbury, admitted shoplifting alcohol worth £12.24 from Tesco in Oxford on November 10 and failing to surrender to court bail. Also admitted shoplifting food and alcohol from the Co-op in Banbury on October 10 and criminally damaging a display item and food valued at £112.68 in McDonald’s in Banbury on December 3. Jailed for two weeks. read more

• Council chief says: 'Don't pay your fines'

  County council leader Keith Mitchell has hit out at private parking enforcement firms. read more

• Pirates prepare to take on Peter Pan

  WEST Oxford residents launched their first community pantomime last night. read more

• Paedophile admits porn charge

  A CONVICTED paedophile admitted possessing child pornography. read more

• City cyclists still flouting the rules

  Cyclists were caught in a double police operation on the same day, flouting pedestrian restrictions in the city and then riding without lights later that night. read more

• Children failing maths unlikely to catch up

  CHILDREN failing maths at primary school are unlikely to ever catch up throughout their secondary school education, new GCSE results have shown for the first time. read more

• Mini talks over Saturday working

  UNIONS and management at the Cowley Mini plant are in talks over Saturday working at the factory. read more

• Watchdog says railways needs to improve

  OXFORDSHIRE Rail users are some of the least satisfied in the country, according to the National Passenger Survey. read more

• Football boss lost £250k on U’s bid

  FOOTBALL manager Harry Redknapp lost £250,000 in a “very unsuccessful” plan to take over Oxford United, a trial over alleged tax-dodging heard yesterday. read more

• Fire crews called to sinking boat in the city

  Fire crews and police have been dispatched to Hythe Bridge Street to rescue a sinking boat from the river. read more

• Prison absconding thief is caught

  A thief who absconded from jail where he was serving for his part in stealing £30m of antiques from country houses has been arrested in a Coventry hotel. read more

• Wicker man's future in balance

  OXFORD’S popular wicker man firework display project could go up in smoke. read more

• £2m church hall designs go on show

  PLANS for a £2m church hall in Oxford will be on display today and tomorrow. read more

• Market wants to tweet younger customers

  OXFORD’S iconic 18th century Covered Market will turn to 21st century social networking sites to drum up trade. read more

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