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Distraction burglary alert
4:45pm Friday 21st November 2008
Conmen are believed to be behind two distraction burglaries.
Comments (0)Teen drinkers on increase
3:47pm Friday 21st November 2008
Help for teenage binge-drinkers is “overstretched” as the latest figures reveal drunk youngsters were admitted to Oxfordshire’s accident and emergency wards 82 times last year.
Musicians make note to take a bow
3:49pm Friday 21st November 2008
Bows made by some of the world’s finest bow-makers were featured in a special exhibition at a shop in North Oxford.
Hammer raiders rob shop
3:26pm Friday 21st November 2008
Robbers carrying hammers raided a shop in Witney last night.
Special pupils switch on lights
3:13pm Friday 21st November 2008
Shoppers were thrust into the festive spirit in Bicester when the mayor and two special helpers turned on the Christmas lights.
Top Gear cars come to show
3:11pm Friday 21st November 2008
Cars and gadgets featured on popular driving show Top Gear will be in Didcot next week to help raise awareness of road safety among young drivers.
Robbers knife taxi driver
12:29pm Friday 21st November 2008
A taxi driver was attacked and robbed at knife-point by motorists posing as police officers.
Rail users face fare rises
12:12pm Friday 21st November 2008
Rail passengers in Oxfordshire are facing fare rises in the New Year as train companies across the country announced ticket price increases today.
Woman dies after being hit by lorry
11:54am Friday 21st November 2008
A woman injured in a collision with a delivery lorry outside a supermarket in Oxford has died.
Honda to shut for two months
11:56am Friday 21st November 2008
Car firm Honda is to halt production at its UK plant for two months next year in the wake of the "dramatic change" in the global market, the firm announced today.
Hospital site hunt on hold
7:30am Friday 21st November 2008
Pensioners and nurses reacted angrily last night after it emerged that health officials had shelved plans to replace Oxford Community Hospital.
'These yellow lines are pointless'
7:00am Friday 21st November 2008
Are these the most pointless street markings in Oxford?
Meet Mastermum!
6:20am Friday 21st November 2008
A Marston woman is aiming to prove she can become the UK’s top Mastermind – despite giving birth to her first child weeks before sitting in the famous black chair.
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Police speak about murder sentence
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Treasure Island: The Theatre Royal, Haymarket
I was set to interview Keith Allen in the run-up to Treasure Island, but he cancelled. I mention this non-event because, Allen not being someone I naturally associate with children’s entertainment, my central question was going to be: “Who’s the target audience?” The poster gave little away. Was it even to be a kids’ show? Would it be dark and/or adult? And how would he be playing Long John Silver? Straight-up murderous or loveable rogue? Having seen the show, I still don’t have my answer. What’s more, I’m not sure the production team has it, either.
My Mother Said That I Never Should: Pegasus Theatre
Charlotte Keatley’s gentle, nostalgic and also vaguely feminist drama My Mother Said I Never Should was the latest production by the ever-reliable Oxford Theatre Guild.
Michael McIntyre: New Theatre, Oxford
One of Sunday’s newspapers reported that Michael McIntyre was on the point of signing a six-figure deal with the BBC and looked in line to succeed to Jonathan Ross’s Saturday night TV slot.
Online guide to Aussie wine
Being someone who works from home I’d have to admit that my tendency to be easily-distracted is not always conducive to being productive.
Deering comes of age for U's
November 18 2008 . . . Oxford United fans may come to remember that date as the day Sam Deering came of age.
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