Hospice launches tea party bid
	6:20am today
	PEOPLE across Oxfordshire are being asked to get out their tea cups and start baking cakes and biscuits for a massive fundraising tea party.

	Cab firm family take on race for life
	6:45am today
	CUSTOMERS of Ambassador Taxis in Chipping Norton are being given the chance to help find a cure for cancer - by sponsoring owner Nicky Hancock in the Race for Life.

	PCSO takes step up
	6:19am Sun 11 May 08
	A POLICE Community Support Officer is looking forward to becoming a fully-fledged police constable.
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	Train firm turning things around
	6:03am Sun 11 May 08
	TRAIN operator First Great Western has improved its punctuality just five months after coming last in national performance tables.
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Child's rapist jailed for 13 years

8:34am Saturday 10th May 2008

THE mother of a girl raped by a paedophile last night described her hatred for him after he was jailed for 13 years.

	Scrap thieves target car exhausts
	6:48am Fri 9 May 08
	METAL thieves are targeting car owners and stealing catalytic converters for the platinum inside.
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Cannabis move sparks crackdown

6:23am Friday 9th May 2008

CANNABIS smokers in Oxfordshire are being warned they face a tougher crackdown from police.

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Post Office minister defends closures

6:10pm Thursday 8th May 2008

POST Office Minister Pat McFadden has defended the Government's programme of service cuts in Oxfordshire - and said more than nine out of ten customers would experience "no change" in the branch they used.

Awards finalists announced

3:12pm Thursday 8th May 2008

The top companies and business leaders in the county have been shortlisted in the Oxfordshire Business Awards 2008.

Pupils evacuated in chemical scare

11:05am Thursday 8th May 2008

OXFORDSHIRE Fire and Rescue Service were called to a report of a chemical spillage at Chipping Norton Leisure Centre today.

Man faces jail for knife raid

9:12pm Wednesday 7th May 2008

A WOULD-BE robber held a shop assistant at knife-point before fleeing empty-handed, a court heard today.

	Mosquito devices could be silenced
	5:54pm Wed 7 May 08
	MOSQUITO devices designed to tackle antisocial behaviour could be switched off after concerns by police.
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	BlackBerry plan to improve policing
	6:57am Wed 7 May 08
	BLACKBERRYS are the latest gadget being given to police officers in Oxfordshire in a bid to get them out of the station and back on to the beat.
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	Naked Godivas wanted
	6:53am Wed 7 May 08
	WOMEN horse-riders across Oxfordshire are being urged to join a mass Lady Godiva-style naked ride to raise funds for charity.
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	Horton campaigners praised
	6:20am Wed 7 May 08
	CAMPAIGNERS who helped save The Horton Hospital in Banbury from cuts in children's and maternity services have been officially commended.

Raids on homes linked

5:06pm Tuesday 6th May 2008

POLICE today appealed for help after two raids on homes in north Oxfordshire.

	22 post offices to close
	10:40am Tue 6 May 08
	POST Office Ltd has announced the closure of 22 post office branches across Oxfordshire.
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Snow helped trap drink-driver

6:59pm Tuesday 6th May 2008

A DRINK-DRIVER who sped away from police after being caught sleeping at the wheel was arrested when officers followed his tyre tracks in the snow.

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	Post Offices: 'consultation pointless'
	7:25am Mon 5 May 08
	COMMUNITIES around Oxfordshire feel their voices have not been heard as all 22 of the county's at-risk post offices look set to close.
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	Get tested says glaucoma sufferer
	6:10am Mon 5 May 08
	A FORMER senior council officer fears many people in Oxfordshire could be risking blindness without knowing it.
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