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Hotel chain plans budget accommodation

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:00:00 +0000

BUDGET hotel chain Travelodge is planning to build a four-storey motel close to the Redbridge park and ride site in Oxford.

A snapshot of air force base's history

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:00:00 +0000

AT its peak, thousands of troops, nuclear missiles and fast jets were stationed there.

Fire control merger to go ahead

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:10:00 +0000

Oxfordshire County Council is set to press ahead with plans to merge its fire control centre, despite Buckinghamshire pulling out of the Thames Valley-wide project.

Hundreds create a tapestry for town

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:00:00 +0000

A tapestry woven with the help of hundreds of Abingdon hands is to be hung with pride in the town.

New crossing will end traffic misery

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:00:00 +0000

Residents of a village used as a rat run between Witney and Chipping Norton are calling for a new river bridge to be built.

Getting the message across

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:00:00 +0000

Speeding drivers in Kirtlington were being ticked off this week.

First aid pilot will continue

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:00:00 +0000

A pilot scheme designed to reduce unnecessary ambulance call outs and A&E attendances will be extended for a further two years in Chipping Norton.

Children's goods firm ready to run

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:00:00 +0000

Staff at a merchandise firm near Wallingford are warming up to raise cash for Oxford Children’s Hospital.

Things to do during half-term

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:00:00 +0000

1Visit a museum While the idea of looking at old paintings might not initially enthuse your youngsters, most of the city’s museums are well geared up for children.

Cooling towers could make way for houses in 2015

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:10:00 +0000

HUNDREDS of new homes could be built on the Didcot power station site when part of it is decomissioned, according to the leader of South Oxfordshire District Council.

Loophole open for developers

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0000

developers could get the upper hand in battles to build new estates, a council boss fears, after it was revealed a key housing target is being missed.

Searching for the biggest loser

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0000

FOUR lucky readers are looking forward to waving excess weight goodbye and shimmying their way to a fit and fantastic summer, thanks to the Oxford Mail.

Water works

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:20:00 +0000

Drivers are being warned to allow extra time for journeys along Headley Way in Headington, near the John Radclifffe Hospital.

Board change at biotech firm

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:10:00 +0000

Andrew Wood has stepped down from the board of biotech firm Oxford Biomedica, where he was chief financial officer.

Young funds £1m house legal battle

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

TWO tenants making a legal bid to claim ownership of a £1m North Oxford house for free are being bankrolled by Headington man Martin Young, it was revealed in court.

Court rules out council meeting prayers

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

AN Atheist councillor has welcomed a court ruling banning prayers at council meetings.

Grill catches fire

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:30:00 +0000

BANBURY: A woman’s grill accidentally caught fire in the early hours of Thursday after making a snack ‘while tired’.

Cannabis grown to treat bad back

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:30:00 +0000

A MAN walked free from court despite owning a cannabis factory that had produced almost £60,000 of the drug and was capable of yielding 7kg a year.

Murder case to hear pair plead

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:30:00 +0000

OXFORD: Two men will next month enter pleas over the death of Denis Witney in East Oxford.