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Cancer patients to fight drug rulingCancer patients to fight drug ruling
9:45pm Thu 7 Aug 08
Kidney cancer patients tonight dubbed new guidelines ruling the life-extending drug Sunitinib too expensive for the NHS as a 'death warrant'.

Tributes paid to popular riderTributes paid to popular rider
6:34pm Thu 7 Aug 08
Tributes have been paid to a popular Oxford motorcyclist killed in a crash on the A4074.

Cost of wrecks
4:30pm Thursday 7th August 2008
Councils are having to deal with more than 3,000 abandoned and suspicious cars a year in Oxfordshire.

Tools taken in raid
1:12pm Thursday 7th August 2008
Police are appealing for information after Spot on Body Repairs in Pioneer Road, Faringdon, was burgled.

Despair as drug ruled too expensive
8:49am Thursday 7th August 2008
Oxfordshire's postcode lottery cancer victims were dealt a devastating blow this morning after new guidance ruled the life-extending drug Sunitinib was too expensive for the NHS.
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National hunt for missing man
12:09pm Thursday 7th August 2008
Police this afternoon issued a nationwide appeal to help trace a man missing from Fareham, Hampshire.

Police use body-cams
6:08am Thursday 7th August 2008
Officers across the Vale of the White Horse have been given an extra set of eyes on their patrols in the form of body-worn cameras.
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Eye checks for children from ChernobylEye checks for children from Chernobyl
4:00pm Thu 7 Aug 08
CHILDREN from Chernobyl on holiday with families in Didcot and Wallingford were given free eye tests and spectacles by Didcot opticians, Scrivens.

Street lights face switch-offStreet lights face switch-off
8:18pm Wed 6 Aug 08
Hundreds of street lights could be switched off in a green scheme cutting carbon emissions - but road safety campaigners are worried it will be dangerous.

Victim speaks as 'ruthless' gang jailedVictim speaks as 'ruthless' gang jailed
8:14pm Wed 6 Aug 08
A family raided by a violent gang told how they still felt like prisoners in their own home despite seeing the attackers jailed for a total of 49 years.
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Rider killed in crash with vanRider killed in crash with van
8:10pm Wed 6 Aug 08
Police are appealing for witnesses after a motorcyclist was killed in a crash on the A4074.

Price rises fuel petrol theftsPrice rises fuel petrol thefts
4:48pm Wed 6 Aug 08
Thefts of petrol and diesel in Oxfordshire have doubled in the past year.

Some street lights could face black-out
4:43pm Wednesday 6th August 2008
Oxfordshire County Council has announced plans to switch off some street lights in a bid to cut carbon emissions.
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'Ruthless' raiders jailed
2:05pm Wednesday 6th August 2008
Five members of an "organised and ruthless" gang have been jailed for 49 years for a string of raids and burglaries.
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Rider dies in crash
1:51pm Wednesday 6th August 2008
A motorcyclist died today in a crash on the A4074, between the roundabout for Berinsfield and the Golden Balls roundabout.

Serious crash closes road
11:27am Wednesday 6th August 2008
The A4074 is closed in both directions at the Golden Balls roundabout following a serious accident.
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School tests results 'mess'School tests results 'mess'
8:30am Wed 6 Aug 08
Hundreds of 11-year-olds in Oxfordshire have still not got their full school test results as the controversial Key Stage 2 marks were branded a mess by headteachers.

Cancer patients uniteCancer patients unite
8:33am Wed 6 Aug 08
Cancer patients in Oxfordshire have set up a campaign group to fight the county's "draconian" policy over the life-extending drug Sunitinib.
Reader comment (1)

Time called on clock bid
3:00pm Wednesday 6th August 2008
PLANS for a town clock in Didcot have been abandoned by Rotarians after talks with council planners collapsed.
Reader comment (1)

Floods verdict outrageFloods verdict outrage
3:00pm Wed 6 Aug 08
FLOOD-hit homeowners have reacted angrily to news that Abingdon will not get new flood defences to protect against future deluges.
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