Documents disclose nine UFOs
	9:58am today
	FLYING saucers were spotted hovering in Oxfordshire's skies between 1978 and 1987, Government documents have revealed.
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	Burmese needs county's help
	6:44am today
	THE devastation and suffering in cyclone-hit Burma might seem a distant concern in Oxfordshire, but people in the county are being urged to do whatever they can to help.
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Park to host nature zone

6:54am today

A SECTION of Spiceball Park in Banbury is being turned into a wetland nature reserve as part of a scheme to prevent flooding at the new Spiceball Sports Centre.

Rogue trader laws to tighten up

6:37am today

NEW laws to curb rogue traders have been welcomed by Oxfordshire County Council's trading standards team.

	Postal sorting to move to Swindon
	7:09pm Fri 16 May 08
	MORE than 400 Royal Mail workers today received final confirmation the Oxford Mail Centre would close as the company shifts its sorting operation to Swindon.
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Anti-hate crime website launched

2:04pm Friday 16th May 2008

A NEW website to help make it easy to report homophobic hate crime in Oxfordshire is online.

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	Plea issued after homes raided
	8:05pm Thu 15 May 08
	POLICE today issued an e-fit after two burglaries in north Oxfordshire, which detectives believe are linked.

	Campaigners fear new Horton threat
	10:13am Wed 14 May 08
	HOSPITAL campaigners have pledged to keep a close eye on planned NHS cutbacks - mere weeks after services at Banbury's Horton Hospital were saved.

	Carers back new drive
	6:04am Wed 14 May 08
	FOSTER parents have backed a recruitment drive aimed at getting more people to share their homes with vulnerable children.

Survey highlights hospital improvements

6:31pm Tuesday 13th May 2008

FEWER patients are having to use same-sex bathrooms at Oxford hospitals, according to a new survey.

Bingo hall cashier stole £16,000

10:11am Tuesday 13th May 2008

A BINGO hall cashier who stole more than £16,000 from her employers wept as she was jailed for eight months yesterday.

Extradition decision delayed

11:17am Tuesday 13th May 2008

A man convicted of negligent manslaughter after a road crash in Greece 11 years ago will have to wait four weeks for an official announcement on whether moves to extradite him have been dropped.

Brother and sister in kebab shop attack

11:05am Tuesday 13th May 2008

A brother and sister who attacked a man after a dispute in a kebab shop were handed suspended jail sentences.

Real ale festival 'a sell-out'

10:43am Tuesday 13th May 2008

REAL ale enthusiasts who visited Banbury's Beer Festival at the weekend drank the place dry.

	Hospice launches tea party bid
	6:20am Mon 12 May 08
	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 Mon 12 May 08
	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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