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Burglar hit manager in Christmas pub raid

7:00pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

A “MEAN spirited” burglar who broke in to a pub on Christmas Day and attacked the manager was caught by members of staff.

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Festival dishes up some foodie heaven

6:40pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

FOOD, drink and cookery were celebrated at the third Wallingford Food Festival.

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‘Save our only petrol station’, say residents

6:00pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

A BID to axe Botley’s only petrol station should be passed as it is not a ‘valued community facility’, a planning officer said.

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Warthog and friends remain on public view

6:00pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

SOME of Oxford’s most fascinating natural treasures are on show again after two city museums teamed up for a new exhibition.

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Salute to the unsung heroes

2:00pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

FIFTEEN dedicated volunteers who have donated their time to helping others in the city have been awarded with certificates of honour.

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Taking a look into charity's 460-year history

1:00pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

VISITORS had a chance to look at ancient artefacts at an Abingdon almshouse for the elderly run by Christ’s Hospital.

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Witney food festival sizzles with comic flavour

12:50pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

COMEDIAN Alexander Armstrong joined thousands of Witney food lovers for the inaugural Witney Food Festival.

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Memorial to popular farm labourer

12:00pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

FRIENDS and family of a man who was killed in an oil drum explosion last year gathered at the site of the accident to remember him.

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Civil war heroes are remembered

12:00pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

A PROCESSION of about 500 people marched through Burford to mark the 39th Levellers Day and the death of three men in a churchyard.

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Breaking news Sarah Dahane's mother wanted as police say death may be murder

11:57am Tuesday 21st May 2013

THE mother of a Bicester toddler found dead last week is wanted on suspicion of her murder, police said this morning.

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Oxford set to scrap plan to put CCTV in taxis

11:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

OXFORD’S licensing bosses are set to shelve plans to install CCTV in cabs, admitting it would be against the law.

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Planning minister attempts to calm Abingdon development concerns

11:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

A GOVERNMENT minister has tried to reassure the people of Abingdon over their infrastructure fears as the town expands.

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PM turns up on the sidelines

10:30am Tuesday 21st May 2013

THE Prime Minister took a day off from Westminster to cheer his son Elwen at a football tournament in Kidlington.

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'It's too little, too late' claims Muslim leader

10:30am Tuesday 21st May 2013

MUSLIMS in Oxford have promised action ahead of a series of planned sermons on child sex exploitation.

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Council's controlling board in reshuffle

10:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

CHANGES at the top table of Oxford City Council have been revealed by its Labour leadership. Four new appointments to the council’s executive board were announced by leader Bob Price at the authority’s annual meeting yesterday.

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