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Wanted man under arrest

7:24pm Thursday 2nd September 2010

A 19-YEAR-OLD Oxford man named as one of the county's most wanted crime suspects in an appeal by Crimestoppers has been arrested.

Leukaemia patient tackles marathon of marathons

Darren Mellor

7:00pm Thursday 2nd September 2010

A MAN who has tackled cancer and won is now about to embark on the ultimate test of endurance, six back-to-back marathons in the blistering heat.

Take a grand tour of city’s treasures

Debbie Dance, right, promotes Oxford Open Doors at the Cherwell Boat House, which is participating, with daughter Francessca Dance, centre, and Abielle Hallas

6:00pm Thursday 2nd September 2010

HUNDREDS OF Oxford’s best kept secrets will unlock their doors next week to reveal the city’s hidden charm.

Swift response to bird appeal

Chris Mason and Carl Smith with a nesting box for swifts

5:10pm Thursday 2nd September 2010

SWIFTS in Oxfordshire have been given a helping hand on to the property ladder after volunteers built them new homes.

Reliant Robin goes up in smoke

A firefighter tackles the blaze

4:15pm Thursday 2nd September 2010

Firefighters tackled a burning Reliant Robin in Botley this afternoon.

Charities urged to apply for grants

Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre manager Sue Doran by the new automatic door paid for with a grant from the Gannett Foundation last year

1:00pm Thursday 2nd September 2010

CHARITY projects across Oxfordshire are being urged one last time to grab their chance to get thousands of pounds for their good causes.

Have you seen man wanted over Blewbury robbery?

Have you seen man wanted over Blewbury robbery?

1:00pm Thursday 2nd September 2010

Police are trying to trace this man after a taxi driver was robbed in Blewbury.

Plan for museum falters

Norman Guiver, left, and Judy and Stuart Dewey look at ideas for the extension in January

12:00pm Thursday 2nd September 2010

PLANS to attract visitors to a museum by building a medieval-style extension have been delayed by up to two years because volunteers have been unable to get funding.

Tea dances prove a hit in Woodstock

Frances and Michael Maxwell

12:00pm Thursday 2nd September 2010

MOST people could be forgiven for hanging up their dancing shoes when they hit 60.

Lifelong fans find cash in their attic for United

Michael North

11:00am Thursday 2nd September 2010

TWO lifelong Oxford United fans have raised more than £1,000 for their beloved team’s 12th Man fund by selling match programmes.

Angler drowned after epileptic fit

10:30am Thursday 2nd September 2010

AN EPILEPTIC angler died after falling into a popular Oxfordshire fishing lake.

'Cost of parking is killing city's trade'

Graham Jones in the Westgate multi-storey car park

10:20am Thursday 2nd September 2010

CAR parks are losing £700,000 in takings as drivers stay away from Oxford.

Sticky fingers at the Jam Factory

Three-year-old Sophie Wallis

10:00am Thursday 2nd September 2010

KIDS in Oxford got their hands messy this summer in a series of art workshops to bring out their creative side.

Family's tribute to Mark Trinder

Mark Trinder

9:41am Thursday 2nd September 2010

“HE always put a smile on our faces” — that is how a motorcyclist killed over the Bank holiday weekend was remembered by his family.

County kids lag behind in writing tests

Tyrese Rodney, seven

9:30am Thursday 2nd September 2010

ONE in five seven-year-olds is not meeting the expected levels of writing as Oxfordshire’s Key Stage One results fell this year.





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