Concern growing for NOC's future
	5:00pm Thu 24 Jul 08
	Fears for the future of the world famous Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, in Oxford, intensified today.

	County's police chief retires
	6:08pm Thu 24 Jul 08
	Oxfordshire's chief police officer is retiring after presiding over a drop in burglaries, car crime and robbery.

	Stars expected at Game Fair
	2:26pm Thu 24 Jul 08
	Royalty and celebrities will be joining the expected 138,000 visitors descending on Blenheim Palace for the 50th anniversary Game Fair.

	Scientists examine 'yeti hairs'
	4:07pm Thu 24 Jul 08
	The hunt for the mysterious Yeti - otherwise known as the Abominable Snowman - has frustrated scientists for decades.

Motorist freed from smash wreckage

3:16pm Thursday 24th July 2008

A motorist was taken to hospital after being trapped in a car for an hour following a collision near Wantage.

Boy wins £5.5m for NHS blunder

8:25am Thursday 24th July 2008

A disabled boy who needs round-the-clock care has won £5.5m compensation from the John Radcliffe Hospital after being starved of oxygen at birth.

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	Heart problem clue to crash
	8:33am Thu 24 Jul 08
	A grandfather whose car collided head-on with a lorry, had suffered a suspected heart problem moments earlier.

	Tories publish expense claims
	8:38am Thu 24 Jul 08
	Three of Oxfordshire's Tory MPs spent £30,000 on expenses in just 12 weeks.
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Judge pulls out knife in court

8:23am Thursday 24th July 2008

A judge was yesterday forced to defend himself in court after showing his own pocket knife to a teenager accused of a stabbing.

Signal fault delays trains

6:21pm Wednesday 23rd July 2008

Train services between Didcot Parkway and Swindon are being delayed by a signal fault at Challow, near Wantage.

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	£156m boost for science
	5:14pm Wed 23 Jul 08
	Oxfordshire has taken the lion's share of £400m Government investment in the science of the future.

	School gets top mark
	3:29pm Wed 23 Jul 08
	Watlington Primary School is top of the class as far as Ofsted inspectors are concerned - they gave it the top rating of outstanding' in all its spheres of activity.

	Death-crash victim named
	12:06pm Wed 23 Jul 08
	The driver who died in a head-on crash on the A420 near Faringdon yesterday has been identified.

Eco-town approach may be unlawful

8:48am Wednesday 23rd July 2008

The Government's approach to delivering a series of eco-towns could be "unlawful", lawyers advising local councils have warned.

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	Land Girls reap praise from PM
	8:34am Wed 23 Jul 08
	Jessie Brown was just 18 when she left her office job to work on an Oxfordshire farm as a Land Girl during the Second World War.
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Parking problems

2:00pm Wednesday 23rd July 2008

There are twice as many residents' parking permits as residents' parking spaces in Abingdon.

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	Lyndsay upbeat despite defeat
	6:48am Wed 23 Jul 08
	Miss Oxford Lyndsay Fayle is planning to end the year on a high despite failing to win the Miss England contest.
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Development gets go-ahead

3:00pm Wednesday 23rd July 2008

A MAJOR housing development - which will boost Didcot's population by a third - has been approved by planners.

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	Cyclist's death warning
	3:00pm Wed 23 Jul 08
	CYCLISTS were warned not to use MP3 players after the death of an Oxfordshire teenager.

Full of bounce on their golden day

9:06am Wednesday 23rd July 2008

BERINSFIELD people last Saturday celebrated the transformation 50 years ago of their village from a group of wartime Nissen huts to a thriving community of 3,000 people.

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