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Litter-pick day saves £20k
6:17pm Tuesday 7th October 2008
Volunteers filled 525 black bags with rubbish — weighing two tonnes — during a countywide litter blitz.
Comments (0)Drug swallowers face jail
6:33pm Tuesday 7th October 2008
A father and son who admitted swallowing packages of cocaine after agreeing to buy them during a trip to Africa have been warned they face jail.
Tributes paid to charity cyclist
6:50pm Tuesday 7th October 2008
Tributes have been paid to a Banbury company boss who was killed while taking part in a charity cycle ride.
Ryan wins place in Lego ad
6:21pm Tuesday 7th October 2008
A Lego-mad schoolboy is set to become the face of a new advertising campaign for the toy building brick company.
Crash inquiry team praised
6:03pm Tuesday 7th October 2008
A policeman on the scene when an entire family was killed in a horrific car crash has described "the worst day of my career".
Boy held on robbery charge
4:49pm Tuesday 7th October 2008
Another teenager has been arrested in connection with a series of robberies around Bury Knowle Park, Headington The 14-year-old boy was arrested yesterday afternoon.
Update: Man dies in country road crash
3:20pm Tuesday 7th October 2008
A man died in a four-vehicle crash near Islip today.
Two admit drug dealing
3:01pm Tuesday 7th October 2008
Two men have pleaded guilty to drug-dealing offences in Bicester after they were arrested as part of Operation Falcon over the weekend.
Teenager robbed of phone
2:16pm Tuesday 7th October 2008
A teenager was pushed to the ground and kicked in the face during a street robbery in Carterton.
Restaurant is listed
12:08pm Tuesday 7th October 2008
A popular restaurant in North Oxford has been made a Grade II-listed building.
Police plea after car stolen
2:35pm Tuesday 7th October 2008
Police are appealing for witnesses after a car was stolen in Aston, near Bampton.
Raiders target filling station
12:58pm Tuesday 7th October 2008
Thieves broke into a filling station in Eynsham earlier today.
£2m arts revamp given go-ahead
11:49am Tuesday 7th October 2008
Plans for a £2.1m redevelopment of Oxford's OFS Studio have been given the go-ahead.
Tributes pour in for schoolgirl
10:14am Tuesday 7th October 2008
Dozens of bunches of flowers have been left at the scene where Abingdon schoolgirl Sarah Waterhouse died yesterday morning.
Waste collection: Major shake-up
2:40pm Tuesday 7th October 2008
A MAJOR shake-up of household waste collections across West Oxfordshire is to be implemented, with general household rubbish collected once-a-fortnight.
Cogges Link Road debate heats up
12:40pm Tuesday 7th October 2008
THE debate over whether the Cogges Link Road will solve some of Witney's traffic problems heats up as Oxfordshire County Council this week stages a public exhibition on the scheme.
Thieves steal drain covers
11:29am Tuesday 7th October 2008
Twenty-four drain covers were reported missing in nine days from Mendip Heights, Didcot — possibly because of their scrap metal value.
Girl killed on way to school
8:16am Tuesday 7th October 2008
A girl was killed yesterday in a crash with a coach as she cycled to school in Abingdon.
Crunch time for crisps
8:22am Tuesday 7th October 2008
The bigger the crunch, the better crisps taste.
UK News
Talks aimed at averting rail strike
Updated 3:24am Wednesday 8th October 2008
Union leaders and rail bosses are to meet for fresh talks as the first strike on Scotland`s train network draws to a close.
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