Free Internet access 'to boost trade'

7:03pm today

FREE Internet access has been introduced to parts of Abingdon in a bid to attract more visitors to its town centre.

Police link town break-ins

12:12pm today

POLICE are linking a series of burglaries in Faringdon.

Rail strike to hit Oxford

12:07pm today

HUNDREDS of rail maintenance workers and cleaners are to stage a one-day strike in a row over hours and overtime.

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	Scrap thieves target car exhausts
	6:48am today
	METAL thieves are targeting car owners and stealing catalytic converters for the platinum inside.
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Cannabis move sparks crackdown

6:23am today

CANNABIS smokers in Oxfordshire are being warned they face a tougher crackdown from police.

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	Oyez, oyez! Guild seeks town criers
	1:11pm today
	AN Abingdon guild is calling on residents to help carry on the decades-olds tradition of town crying.

Power firm's grant sparks Scouting joy

1:05pm today

AN Abingdon Scout group is celebrating after a cash grant helped restore its flood-hit hut.

	Former teacher faces child porn charges
	7:53pm Thu 8 May 08
	A FORMER teacher has appeared in court accused of a string of child porn offences.
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Post Office minister defends closures

6:10pm Thursday 8th May 2008

POST Office Minister Pat McFadden has defended the Government's programme of service cuts in Oxfordshire - and said more than nine out of ten customers would experience "no change" in the branch they used.

Awards finalists announced

3:12pm Thursday 8th May 2008

The top companies and business leaders in the county have been shortlisted in the Oxfordshire Business Awards 2008.

Man hurt in unprovoked attack

6:05pm Thursday 8th May 2008

A MAN was shoved into a wall during an unprovoked attack in Grove.

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	Punches took away my husband
	8:34am Thu 8 May 08
	THE wife of a man who was left in a permanent coma after being punched at a party spoke of her guilt, as his attacker faced a "substantial" jail sentence.
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	Reservoir 'absolutely essential'
	8:39am Thu 8 May 08
	OXFORDSHIRE will start to run dry in six years unless moves are made towards building a £1bn reservoir near Abingdon, Thames Water warned.
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Museum faces opening hours cut

3:13pm Wednesday 7th May 2008

THE opening hours of a community museum face being cut unless cash is found to fill a £75,000 black hole.

	Volunteers mount eyesore clean-up
	3:09pm Wed 7 May 08
	TYRES, glass bottles, and a teddy bear the size of a small child were among 40 sackfuls of rubbish volunteers collected at an Abingdon beauty spot.

	Pub's late-night move ruled out
	2:59pm Wed 7 May 08
	WALLINGFORD residents are celebrating after winning their battle to stop the Boat House pub staying open until 2.30am.
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	Mosquito devices could be silenced
	5:54pm Wed 7 May 08
	MOSQUITO devices designed to tackle antisocial behaviour could be switched off after concerns by police.
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Man found guilty of party assault

5:35pm Wednesday 7th May 2008

A MAN who put a father-of-one into a permanent coma after punching him at a party has been found guilty of GBH and will be jailed for a "substantial" amount of time.

	BlackBerry plan to improve policing
	6:57am Wed 7 May 08
	BLACKBERRYS are the latest gadget being given to police officers in Oxfordshire in a bid to get them out of the station and back on to the beat.
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	Plan unveiled to beat water shortages
	8:40am Wed 7 May 08
	MEASURES to increase the use of water meters, cut leaks and improve water efficiency have been unveiled as part of plans by Thames Water to prevent severe shortages in the future.
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