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I swapped army for farmy

10:00am Sunday 12th October 2008

Never scared of getting her hands dirty, Anne Gow is perhaps best known as Farmer Gow, owner of the popular working farm of the same name.

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Art could transform subway

9:07am Sunday 12th October 2008

Graffiti artists are being offered the chance to transform a subway into a work of art.

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Dancing with a digger

9:11am Sunday 12th October 2008

Not since Arnold Schwarzenegger shared the screen with Edward Furlong in Terminator 2 have man and machine been portrayed together so eloquently.

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Apply now for help

9:00am Sunday 12th October 2008

The deadline for applications for grants from West Oxfordshire District Council to help sports and art performers is Wednesday, October 15.

Protest at flats plan

7:00am Sunday 12th October 2008

Up to 20 people are expected to demonstrate against a proposal to build two blocks of flats in Oxford.

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Free cycle marking on offer

6:50am Sunday 12th October 2008

A free cycle identification marking service will be available in Witney this month.

Fair comes to town

8:30am Sunday 12th October 2008

Banbury's annual Michaelmas Fair arrives on Tuesday, October 14 , for three days.

Get lectures on your iPod

11:40am Saturday 11th October 2008

Oxford University has gone digital by publishing more than 100 hours of lectures, videos and documentaries for people to download as podcasts.

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Update: Blackbird Leys car attack

9:43am Saturday 11th October 2008

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder after an incident where a man was hit by a car following a row in a Blackbird Leys street.

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Schoolboy jailed for rape

7:54am Saturday 11th October 2008

A schoolboy who raped a woman in an Oxford park was yesterday jailed for six years.

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Hurst hat-trick shirt goes home

6:50am Saturday 11th October 2008

The football shirt worn by Sir Geoff Hurst in the 1966 World Cup Final will return to Wembley today thanks to an Oxfordshire businessman.

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Deaf centre celebrates

6:30am Saturday 11th October 2008

Oxford's Deaf and Hard of Hearing Centre is opening its doors to mark its 50th anniversary.

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Frank passes on Poppy post

6:20am Saturday 11th October 2008

Army veteran Frank Hall has been collecting for the Poppy Appeal for 40 years.

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West Oxfordshire conference guide

8:20am Saturday 11th October 2008

BUSINESSES looking to stage meetings and events in West Oxfordshire can now have all the relevant information at their fingertips, thanks to a new conference guide.

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UK News

Brown urging Europe to follow lead

Updated 2:14pm Sunday 12th October 2008

Gordon Brown is to urge EU leaders to copy Britain's blueprint for tackling global financial turmoil.

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