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Fowl play is all the rage

The Eglu

8:11pm Monday 6th July 2009

WHETHER it’s down to celebrity foodie Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and TV chef Jamie Oliver, or the recent economic down-turn, chickens are getting big.

Swine flu: Brookes says 10 infected

8:01pm Monday 6th July 2009

TEN students staying at Oxford Brookes University are believed to have contracted swine flu, it emerged tonight.

Find yourself a swine flu friend, says PCT

Anna Hinton

8:02pm Monday 6th July 2009

HEALTH chiefs were tonight urging people to choose a ‘flu-friend’ in a bid to limit the spread of swine flu across the county.

Thames Water is the best, says inspectorate

8:04pm Monday 6th July 2009

Tap water provided by Thames Water is the best in its class, according to the Government's official quality control watchdog.

Hospital scoops award

8:15pm Monday 6th July 2009

The Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington, Oxford, has scooped a national award for its teamwork.

Distribution defence centre chief cleared

8:06pm Monday 6th July 2009

THE chief of Bicester Defence Storage and Distribution Centre is back at work after being cleared following an investigation into “financial propriety”.

Motorist denies death crash blame

7:51pm Monday 6th July 2009

A motorist has denied causing the death of a schoolgirl in a road crash.

Forces day out in Abingdon

Jay Tramell swoops across the field

7:55pm Monday 6th July 2009

FAMILIES had the chance to have fun in the sun at the Abingdon Armed Forces open day, staged at Dalton Barracks at the weekend.

Legion salutes fallen heroes

Veterans pay their respects

7:41pm Monday 6th July 2009

EX-SERVICEMEN paid tribute to Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Thorneloe as the soldier’s body was returned to Oxfordshire today.

Gangs clash in street battle

7:22pm Monday 6th July 2009

A brawl in an East Oxford street after two major community events on Sunday has sparked a police investigation.

Al Gore visits Oxford

7:14pm Monday 6th July 2009

Former US Vice President Al Gore will give a speech in Oxford tomorrow at a climate change conference.

Cabbie: I feared for my life during mugging

7:19pm Monday 6th July 2009

A TAXI driver who was robbed at knifepoint on an Oxford estate feared that he was going to be killed in the attack.

Missing pensioner found

7:15pm Monday 6th July 2009

An elderly man considered vulnerable has been found after a search by police tonight.

Couple cleared of shotgun threat

Couple cleared of shotgun threat

7:10pm Monday 6th July 2009

A HUSBAND and wife have been cleared of threatening a woman with a shotgun.

Theatre set is a load of old rubbish

Actors Stephen Carlile and Emily Pennant-Rea with a sheep’s skull

6:33pm Monday 6th July 2009

Creation Theatre will be using old rubbish found along the Thames for its latest performance.


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