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Thieves strip £40,000 of lead from church

6:46pm Wednesday 10th March 2010

THE congregation of St Mary’s Church in Launton, near Bicester, has been left with a bill for £35,000 after the roof was stripped of lead.

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Tragic twist to widower's grief

6:09pm Wednesday 10th March 2010

A HUSBAND who became a widower for the second time after his wife died in a car crash last night described her as a “tremendous person”.

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Sikhs lose fight to keep their temple in Cherwell Drive

5:25pm Wednesday 10th March 2010

OXFORD’S Sikh community must find a new place to worship after a planning inspector ruled they cannot use a Marston house as a temple.

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Harmonising to rhythms of the Cape

6:11pm Wednesday 10th March 2010

PUPILS from an Oxford primary school were in perfect harmony with singers from a South African choir yesterday.

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Debts cleared for Leys playground, now new trustees needed

5:16pm Wednesday 10th March 2010

A MUCH-LOVED playground on an Oxford estate is to have its debt cleared by two councils to help it get back on its feet.

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Frying pan murderer found dead in his cell

6:43pm Wednesday 10th March 2010

A MAN who battered a friend to death with weapons including a frying pan in an East Oxford bedsit has been found dead in his prison cell weeks before he was due for release.

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Submariners helping to float heroes' fund in charity trek

4:49pm Wednesday 10th March 2010

TWO overweight former Navy submariners have decided to get trim by setting off on an extraordinary journey.

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Brookes fundraising campaign for new £1m rowing centre

4:17pm Wednesday 10th March 2010

Oxford Brookes University will today launch a fundraising campaign for a £1m centre for rowing to help prepare its athletes for the 2012 Olympics.

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Author's tale of the spy who slept with a king

3:51pm Wednesday 10th March 2010

FORMER Oxford teacher John Fox did not have to look far to find inspiration for his new book about a red-headed spy who slept with a king.

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Jason Donovan & Jedward help to boost OX5 Run

3:28pm Wednesday 10th March 2010

TUNE in to radio station JACK fm to hear singer Jason Donovan and ‘Jedward’ urging listeners to support sick children by taking part in this year’s OX5 Run.

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New heads announced for Didcot secondary schools

2:32pm Wednesday 10th March 2010

TWO new headteachers recruited to run Didcot’s secondary schools have vowed to raise their Ofsted ratings to ‘outstanding’.

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City spring cleaners pick up 10,000kg of rubbish

2:42pm Wednesday 10th March 2010

VOLUNTEERS collected 10,000kg of rubbish during this year’s OxClean, organisers have estimated.

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