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Lucy storming in GladiatorsLucy storming in Gladiators
8:28am today
MILLIONS of TV viewers will tomorrow get the chance to see Oxfordshire athlete Lucy Boggis make her screen debut in the relaunched version of the show Gladiators.

Free Internet access 'to boost trade'
7:03pm Friday 9th May 2008
FREE Internet access has been introduced to parts of Abingdon in a bid to attract more visitors to its town centre.

Rail strike to hit Oxford
12:07pm Friday 9th May 2008
HUNDREDS of rail maintenance workers and cleaners are to stage a one-day strike in a row over hours and overtime.
Reader comments (2)

Oyez, oyez! Guild seeks town criersOyez, oyez! Guild seeks town criers
1:11pm Fri 9 May 08
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 Friday 9th May 2008
AN Abingdon Scout group is celebrating after a cash grant helped restore its flood-hit hut.
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Reservoir 'absolutely essential'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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Volunteers mount eyesore clean-upVolunteers 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.

Plan unveiled to beat water shortagesPlan 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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Police dog sniffs out suspectsPolice dog sniffs out suspects
12:45pm Tue 6 May 08
TWO people were arrested after police dog Lloyd' and the force helicopter combined to help trace them in some undergrowth.

Ashes protest stagedAshes protest staged
4:09pm Tue 6 May 08
CAMPAIGNERS used the start of the cricket season to fight plans to fill Thrupp Lake at Radley with waste ash.
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