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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A34 closures announced

10:04am today

MOTORISTS have been warned to expect delays when repair work on the A34 between Botley and Pear Tree begins.

	Families of pervert's victims speak out
	10:47am today
	FAMILIES of victims of pervert David Aston have described their hatred for the driving instructor who bribed their daughters into satisfying his "bizarre" sexual predilections.
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	Teenagers aim to break cycle record
	6:52am today
	TWO Oxfordshire teenagers are gearing up for an attempt to break the record for the fastest bike ride from Land's End to John O'Groats by a team of under-18s.
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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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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.

£10,000 target

6:27am today

WITNEY'S Rotary Club has set up a fundraising project to raise more than £10,000 for a South African school.

	Message from cab: walk, jog, or run
	12:42pm Fri 16 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.

Teenagers back in court

10:08am Friday 16th May 2008

TWO teenagers on Wednesday denied grievous bodily harm in connection with an alleged attack on an RAF serviceman.

Walk to help homeless pets

9:45am Friday 16th May 2008

THE Blue Cross animal adoption centre, in Shilton Road, Burford, is running its annual sponsored walk on Sunday, with dog owners invited to bring along their pets.

	Bright ideas for Marriotts
	8:15am Fri 16 May 08
	CHILDREN'S art is going to brighten up Witney's prime development site at Marriotts Close.

	Blenheim walk helps fight cancer
	8:10am Fri 16 May 08
	A MOTHER whose baby boy was delivered early because she needed treatment for breast cancer has urged people to take part in a fundraising walk in Woodstock.

	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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	Mondays to play at Blenheim festival
	6:41pm Fri 16 May 08
	DANCE-ROCK band the Happy Mondays have been booked to play Oxfordshire's newest music festival.

Private hire operator fined

7:03pm Friday 16th May 2008

A PRIVATE hire vehicle operator has been given a £1,600 court bill for employing a driver without the correct licence.

	Man labelled 'bizarre predator'
	2:50pm Fri 16 May 08
	A JUDGE has labelled a man who encouraged young girls to kick him in the groin a 'bizarre predator'.

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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Man guilty of child-sex charges

11:45am Friday 16th May 2008

A DRIVING instructor was today found guilty of a string of child sex offences.

Staff chased shoplifters

9:09am Friday 16th May 2008

POLICE today appealed for witnesses after £300 worth of Rimmel cosmetics was stolen from Boots in Witney.

	Quarry backing causes anger
	6:20pm Thu 15 May 08
	VILLAGERS objecting to plans to create a giant quarry close to Oxford said they were furious the Environment Agency had backed the proposals.

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