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Sea of cyclists at Ribbonride

PALS: Sally Pitts and Heather Adcock

6:00pm Monday 13th May 2013

A SEA of cyclists wearing pink rode from Blenheim Palace out into the Oxfordshire countryside yesterday to raise money for charity.

Record 2,400 pupils take part in art competition

Luigi Felici. Picture: OX59027 Antony Moore

2:00pm Monday 13th May 2013

CHICKEN drumsticks and hairy spiders were among the record number of entries submitted for this year’s Young Art Oxford (YAO) competition.

I'm not fiddling expenses says police and crime commissioner

DENIAL: Police and crime commissioner Anthony Stansfeld

9:00am Monday 13th May 2013

POLICE and Crime Commissioner Anthony Stansfeld last night denied using a “sham” office to fiddle his expenses.

Hundreds set off for Pink Ribbonwalk

1:56pm Saturday 11th May 2013

ABOUT 550 people took part in a walk to raise money for Breast Cancer Care today.

ELECTIONS: Deal is struck over County Hall control

Independent county councillors Mark Gray, Lynda Atkins and Les Sibley talk to journalists at press conference yesterday. Picture: OX59112 Damian Halliwell

10:00am Saturday 11th May 2013

THREE independents including a former Labour stalwart have agreed to support the Tory administration at County Hall.

ELECTIONS: Opposition parties predict 'unstable coalition'

10:00am Saturday 11th May 2013

OXFORDSHIRE County Council’s new Conservative-independent alliance has sparked a mixed reaction among opposition councillors.

ELECTIONS: Labour stalwart holds the key to Tory power

Les Sibley visits 10 Downing Street, at the invitation of Labour’s then-Prime Minister Gordon Brown

10:00am Saturday 11th May 2013

FORMER Labour Party stalwart Les Sibley has defended his decision to help support the Conservative administration at Oxfordshire County Council.

SCOUTING: More adult helpers needed as troops have to turn away eager children

Akela Jill Edwards with Beavers of 1st Bicester during a French-themed evening. Picture: OX58946 Greg Blatchford

6:00pm Friday 10th May 2013

SCOUTING groups are bursting at the seams and desperately need adult volunteers to sign up to help run new groups.

SCOUTING: Royal approval as Duchess volunteers to help

The Duchess of Cambridge visits a Cubs camp in Cumbria

6:00pm Friday 10th May 2013

Scouting activities have undergone a revamp in recent years, the scheme now accepts girls, and adventurer Bear Grylls has taken on the post of Chief Scout.

SCOUTING: Returning the favour

George Brooks pictured in 2011, then aged 19, when he was one of eight Queen’s Scouts to spent 24 hours with Bear Grylls, right, on the Chief Scout’s private island in North Wales

6:00pm Friday 10th May 2013

Former Scout George Brooks, 21 – who is now an assistant Scout leader with 33rd Oxford (Kidlington) Sea Scouts – believes Scouting is the education youngsters don’t get at school.

Anglers warn over Thames hydro-plant threat to fish

Angler, Andy Webber is concerned about hydro power schemes on the Thames impact on the fish

1:00pm Friday 10th May 2013

ANGLERS have hit out against an “assault” on the Thames that they warn will kill hundreds of fish.

A34 problem

10:00am Friday 10th May 2013

Drivers faced delays after a van broke down on the A34.

Council staff top earners are revealed

9:40am Friday 10th May 2013

COUNTY Hall chiefs still dominate the rich list of Oxfordshire public servants.

Meteor ‘part of debris from Halley’s Comet’

9:40am Friday 10th May 2013

STARgazers across Oxfordshire have told of the awe of seeing a green-tinged meteor flash across the evening sky.

Crossing closes

9:40am Friday 10th May 2013

YARNTON: A controversial level crossing is to close for 24 hours tomorrow while engineers carry out tests.

Train services heavily delayed

8:49pm Thursday 9th May 2013

TRAIN services between Oxford and London are severely delayed tonight.

Food blog family now eating for a quid a day

INSPIRATIONAL: Rebekah and Ian Pugh with their baby daughter Elizabeth

7:00pm Thursday 9th May 2013

LIVING without supermarkets for a year would be enough of a challenge for many families.

Dating service for people with special needs is big success

UNITED: David and Jo Shooter on the eve of their wedding

2:00pm Thursday 9th May 2013

LOVE can be hard to find, and it can be even more difficult when you have a learning disability.

Residents in Oxfordshire star-struck by meteor

9:45am Thursday 9th May 2013

RESIDENTS across Oxfordshire have reported seeing a green-tinged meteor flash across the evening sky last night.

Soldiers home

9:30am Thursday 9th May 2013

HUNDREDS of people are expected to attend the Memorial Garden at Carterton for today’s repatriation ceremony for three soldiers killed by a bomb blast in Afghanistan – Corporal William Savage, 30, Fusilier Samuel Flint, 21, and Private Robert Hetherington, 25.

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