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Postal boycott on the cards

12:13am Thursday 20th June 2013

Postal workers in the county could refuse to deliver competitors’ mail after union members voted to oppose privatisation.

Stabbing in Headington

5:41pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

A 27-YEAR-OLD man was stabbed in the shoulder during an argument in Headington earlier today.

Torex verdicts: Accountant convicted of conspiracy to defraud

DENIAL: Mark Woodbridge

3:24pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

AN ACCOUNTANT on trial for conspiracy to commit fraud has been convicted of three of the charges against him.

Flats favourite to win ‘hideous design’ gong

The student flats at Port Meadow

7:00pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

OXFORD residents have already labelled the controversial development at Port Meadow “ugly”.

Cyprus veterans part of study

7:00pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

OXFORDSHIRE war veterans who served in Cyprus in the 1950s are the focus of a research project.

Former staff ‘excited’ to rejoin supermarket

Bakery manager Nic Scott, left, with Cheryl Hewer

6:00pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

THERE will be some familiar faces at a new Sainsbury’s store as the company prepares to open in Cowley after a 13-year break from the area.

Rail passengers' group needs new representatives

5:30pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

COTSWOLD Line rail passengers are being invited to play a role in supporting services on the route, which links Oxford and Worcester.

Investors buy stake in Lotus F1 racing team

5:10pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

THE owners of Enstone-based motor racing team Lotus F1 have sold a 35 per cent stake in the business for an undisclosed sum.

Plans spark fear over road safety

Architect’s drawings of the Didcot distribution warehouse plans

5:00pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

TRAFFIC, noise and safety are among concerns voiced by residents about a plan for two large warehouses near Didcot.

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Two-year-old Arthur Hammond and mum Emily Cleaver

1:00pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

TODDLERS gathered round for a special poetry session at Oxford’s Story Museum yesterday.

Tribute for dad killed in Corfu holiday tragedy

Richie Milne

1:00pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

A THANKSGIVING service will be held on Friday in memory of the social worker who drowned on the Greek holiday island of Corfu.

Croc Man returns to add bite to Witney Carnival

Shaun Foggett watches as a West African dwarf crocodile hatches at Crocodiles of the World at Crawley Mill

12:30pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

WITNEY’S Croc Man Shaun Foggett will open the town’s carnival next month.

Rail station car park extension work nears completion

12:20pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

AN extension to the car park at Hanborough railway station is set to open early next month.

Folk tale with not Aladdin sight...

Belting out a song are Jess Knight, Carla Rudyard, Ellie Daly and Hildie Leyser

12:00pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

MIDDLE Eastern folk tales are to be told in Oxford at a school drama production starting tonight.

Cinema is top of residents’ wishlist

Town councillor Iain Littlejohn

12:00pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

A CINEMA is the most important part of a £3.5m plan to revamp Abingdon’s Guildhall, according to residents.

Audi TT stolen in Thame

11:10am Wednesday 19th June 2013

THAME: A silver Audi TT was taken in a raid on a Southern Road home alongside jewellery, cash, mobile phones and computer games. The burglary happened between 6.30pm on Saturday and midnight on Sunday. The thieves got in by smashing a glass panel on the front door.

Bicycles taken in Abingdon

11:10am Wednesday 19th June 2013

ABINGDON: Three bikes have been stolen in a spate of raids in the town.

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