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  • Fire centres 'waste of money'

    Firefighters' leaders have launched a fresh attack on a programme to build new fire control centres, claiming that the Government will spend more money on civil servants and consultants than the entire project was meant to cost. The original estimate

  • Crews tackle festive fires

    Fire crews attended two incidents in the county last night. A garage accidentally caught fire in Cumnor Hill shortly before midnight. Firefighters were called to the single storey garage, which had a high apex roof, at 1 Dean Court Road

  • White Christmas dreams dashed

    Holidaymakers dreaming of a white Christmas are likely to be disappointed, although parts of Scotland woke up to snow. But at least the AA and the bookmakers will be pleased if most of the country stays clear of snow. The severe weather

  • Oxford woman dies after crash

    A 32-year-old woman involved in a car crash in Tackley on Sunday died earlier this evening at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. The woman, of Southdale Road, Oxford, was involved in a collision on the A4260 at Tackley, between Kidlington