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Curtain set to fall on GarsingtonCurtain set to fall on Garsington
6:14am Fri 16 May 08
The curtain is not yet ready to drop, but it would seem the final act is already under way for Garsington Opera.

Walking on wild side of the WebWalking on wild side of the Web
6:45am Fri 9 May 08
WE can guess that a recent piece of research coming out of Oxford University will have caused a touch of domestic discomfort in thousands of homes up and down the country.

'Listening is a GP's most important job''Listening is a GP's most important job'
6:08am Fri 2 May 08
In a few days' time Dr Ann McPherson will be hosting an afternoon tea party for some of the patients who have been in her care over many years.

Debate heats up on future of wasteDebate heats up on future of waste
6:16am Fri 25 Apr 08
THE landscape stretching far into the distance had plenty going for it, at least if you wanted to build a £100m incinerator.
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Far from quiet on Weston Front
6:46am Friday 18th April 2008
THE Weston Front Action Group was already well dug in when the bombshell arrived.

An uncertain futureAn uncertain future
6:28am Fri 11 Apr 08
WITH building work stretching across the site, patients arriving at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre surely assume that the specialist hospital is entering an exciting new era.

The new age of the comicThe new age of the comic
6:57am Fri 4 Apr 08
IN a basement below Beaumont Street, David Fickling was busily preparing to unleash a boyhood dream to brighten up even the dullest of school weeks.

Keeping theatre in the spotlightKeeping theatre in the spotlight
6:40am Fri 28 Mar 08
Weighty duties were not long in coming when Michelle Dickson took a job at Oxford Playhouse.

'New' Ashmolean is taking shape
6:00am Friday 21st March 2008
HIGH winds meant that this precious moment in the 400-year history of the Ashmolean Museum had to be speedily rearranged.

A very Ruskin rumpusA very Ruskin rumpus
7:05am Fri 14 Mar 08
They don't do smooth public relations at Ruskin College. It may have been around for 106 years and have close links with serious political movers and shakers, but, happily, Ruskin remains steadfastly untouched by spin or attention to image.

Remembering the greatest warRemembering the greatest war
10:54am Tue 4 Mar 08
DOWN the centuries Oxford University has embarked on research projects that have made or rewritten history.

The monarch's manThe monarch's man
6:21am Fri 29 Feb 08
THE popularity of the Royal Family has certainly fluctuated in recent years. But even seriously die-hard republicans continue to harbour affection for the tall thin figure who always accompanies the royals in Oxfordshire.

A business proposalA business proposal
6:28am Fri 22 Feb 08
FILTHY streets clogged with buses and boring chain stores. Car parking charges that are higher than London's. Endless coffee and pannini shops.

Preserving primatesPreserving primates
6:13am Fri 15 Feb 08
Professor Simon Bearder's fascination with monkeys and apes has taken him on an unlikely path.

Evidence on EverestEvidence on Everest
6:29am Fri 8 Feb 08
GRAHAM Hoyland was always worried about meeting his hero. Now the recent death of Sir Edmund Hillary means he never will.

Out of the frying panOut of the frying pan
7:00am Fri 1 Feb 08
REG LITTLE talks to Sir David King, the UK's former chief scientific adviser, who is heading Oxford University's newly-created enterprise and environment school WHEN Sir David King spoke, Tony Blair listened and then frequently acted.

Village's dark starVillage's dark star
6:23am Fri 25 Jan 08
REG LITTLE reveals Helena Bonham Carter's historic connections with Sutton Courtenay, where she and her film director partner Tim Burton own a house It is pretty doubtful that Helena Bonham Carter will be signing up for any of the excellent post-natal groups in south Oxfordshire, following the birth of her daughter before Christmas.

Pegasus memories
7:28am Friday 18th January 2008
Oxford's youth theatre is fundraising as it looks to rebuild its base, but tomorrow the theatre will be collecting memories, not money

A naked ambitionA naked ambition
6:18am Fri 11 Jan 08
REG LITTLE talks to 22-year-old Oxford film-maker Vicky Jewson about her new film and attempt to get Richard Branson to ride naked through the city on a horse THE challenge is in the post, with the gauntlet well and truly thrown down to Sir Richard Branson.

Pact of togetherness
10:27am Friday 4th January 2008
REG LITTLE talks to Yvette Gayford, who is stepping down after 12 years as chief executive of Oxfordshire family charity Parents and Children Together YOU would not readily link Yvette Gayford and her work with the activities of Premiership football Wags.

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