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‘I had nothing to do with animal cruelty’ son tells animal cruelty trial

11:00am Tuesday 18th June 2013

THE son of a woman who runs an animal sanctuary raided by the RSPCA said yesterday he never undertook paid work there.

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Balloon sculpting duo find fame with a twist

9:30am Tuesday 18th June 2013

CHRISTINE and Mike Belcher have impressed the rich and famous with their wacky balloon sculptures at film premieres and on television.

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‘We’ll build the extra classrooms' for primary school

1:00pm Monday 17th June 2013

A SPECIAL deal could be struck between developers and council chiefs over plans to extend a primary school.

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103-year-old greets new family member on birthday

7:10am Monday 17th June 2013

AN Abingdon great-great- grandmother marked 103 years of living in the town yesterday.

Whirl of activity for children's air ambulance

7:00pm Saturday 15th June 2013

FUNDRAISING has taken off at an Abingdon school where pupils have donated items they made to a new children’s air ambulance service.

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Volunteers muck in to help Helen House

1:00pm Saturday 15th June 2013

EAGER volunteers rolled up their sleeves to help sort through items donated to a county charity.

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Wildlife goes nuts over a feeder

12:00pm Saturday 15th June 2013

BIRDS got a shock when squirrels claimed their food from a feeder in the garden of an Oxfordshire-based wildlife snapper.

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