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Robbery suspects bailed
12:39pm Thursday 8th January 2009
Two teenagers arrested in connection with an armed robbery have been released by police pending further investigations.
Comments (0)Man jailed for life for killing wife
12:35pm Thursday 8th January 2009
A man who confessed to stabbing his wife in a "frenzied attack" has been sentenced to life in prison at Oxford Crown Court today.
Man held on drug-dealing charge
12:37pm Thursday 8th January 2009
A man was arrested on Tuesday in Marsh Park, Cowley, on suspicion of supplying cannabis.
Police seek robbery witness
12:39pm Thursday 8th January 2009
Police today appealed for a woman who may have witnessed a robbery in East Oxford to come forward.
Oxford Zavvi store saved
11:50am Thursday 8th January 2009
Staff at troubled music retailer Zavvi, in Cornmarket Street, Oxford, breathed a sigh of relief after learning that their jobs were safe — for the time being.
Flats recycling scheme given go-ahead
10:58am Thursday 8th January 2009
More than 100 families in difficult to service flats and maisonettes will move to fortnightly waste collections after a new pilot scheme was approved by the city council’s executive board last night.
Roadworks delayed by badger return
10:18am Thursday 8th January 2009
Burrowing badgers have returned to their sett beneath a road in west Oxford.
Heathrow high-speed rail link planned
8:59am Thursday 8th January 2009
Hopes of a high-speed rail route linking Oxford to a £4.5bn transport interchange at Heathrow airport have been boosted by Transport Minister Lord Adonis.
Accident slows rush hour traffic
8:40am Thursday 8th January 2009
Drivers are still being delayed by an accident which took place in North Oxford this morning.
Mum's Krypton night
7:00am Thursday 8th January 2009
A mum-of-two is set to swap working at a nursery school in West Oxfordshire to taking on one of TV’s toughest challenges tonight.
Cycles 'bottom of council list'
6:30am Thursday 8th January 2009
Millions of pounds of funding could be lost because no proper strategy for cyclists exists in Oxfordshire, it was revealed last night.
Direct flights to Jersey will start in summer
12:34pm Thursday 8th January 2009
THE first weekly direct flights from Oxfordshire to Jersey, in the Channel Islands, will start this summer.
Children can start school earlier
12:36pm Thursday 8th January 2009
CHILDREN aged four in Oxfordshire can now start school full-time following a major shake-up of the county’s school admissions policy.
City gets set to blitz litter
8:20pm Wednesday 7th January 2009
PLANS for a big Oxford spring clean in March are well under way, with organisers hoping to match the 1,500 army of volunteers who turned out last year.
Scream heard before woman's death
7:02pm Wednesday 7th January 2009
The neighbour of a man accused of killing his wife, told a court she realised there was something “horrifically wrong” after hearing the couple arguing.
Princess visits farms event
6:22pm Wednesday 7th January 2009
The Princess Royal visited the annual Oxford Farming Conference today.
Pipe burst hits homes
5:45pm Wednesday 7th January 2009
People in Sutton Courtenay have been left with no running water after a pipe burst.
Fashion chain in trouble
5:37pm Wednesday 7th January 2009
Women's fashion chain Viyella, established in 1784, has become the latest victim of the economic downturn.
Green bins bid for city flats
5:40pm Wednesday 7th January 2009
A pilot scheme allowing people living in difficult-to-service flats and maisonettes to recycle their rubbish was tonight expected to be approved for an Oxford estate.
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