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  • Mini men may make many new models

    A Cabriolet and a diesel model based on Cowley's successful new Mini will roll off the production line within the next few years. BMW has produced computer concept designs of what new versions of the Mini could look like - including a version based on

  • Arsonists blamed for barn and car blazes

    Arsonists are being blamed for a blaze which ripped through a straw-filled barn in south Oxfordshire on Wednesday. Detectives found a car alight nearby at the same time and believe the same people are responsible for both fires. Nearby residents called

  • Straw considers opposing Labour

    Oxford University student William Straw, son of Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, may be about to cause further controversy in his college career. A national newspaper has suggested the outspoken president of New College Junior Common Room, is setting his

  • Government clears way for Didcot town centre revamp

    The Government has cleared the way for the long-awaited £35m revamp of Didcot town centre to go ahead. Stephen Byers, Secretary of State for the Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions, has decided not to hold a public inquiry into the

  • Nifty Norm's the hero for reserves

    Norman Sylla staked a strong claim for a professional contract when he came off the bench to hit a last-minute winner for Oxford United Reserves in their 2-1 victory over Bristol Rovers Res at Court Place Farm yesterday. Sylla replaced Chris Hackett with

  • Court told of vicious attacks by youth, 16

    A drunken teenage party ended in violence when a 16-year-old youth attacked a defenceless man and stamped on his head, a court heard. The accused, who cannot be named because of his age, admitted robbery and unlawful wounding at Oxford Crown Court yesterday

  • Straw considers opposing Labour

    Oxford University student William Straw, son of Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, may be about to cause further controversy in his college career. A national newspaper has suggested the outspoken president of New College Junior Common Room, is setting his

  • Mini men may make many new models

    A Cabriolet and a diesel model based on Cowley's successful new Mini will roll off the production line within the next few years. BMW has produced computer concept designs of what new versions of the Mini could look like - including a version based on

  • Ice blamed for fatal crash

    An Oxfordshire schoolboy died of head injuries after his mother's car spun out of control on an icy morning, an inquest heard. James Embury, ten, was being taken to Orchard Close School, Sibford Ferris, near Banbury, with his brother and sister when the

  • £1m increase in cost of pool causes alarm

    The cost of building a new swimming pool in Thame has risen by £1m in the last six months. The bill for the long-awaited project, which includes a new health and fitness suite, is now £6,345,224. Just six months ago it was estimated at £5,355,000. South

  • Mini men may make many new models

    A Cabriolet and a diesel model based on Cowley's successful new Mini will roll off the production line within the next few years. BMW has produced computer concept designs of what new versions of the Mini could look like - including a version based on