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Brewery told us to pack our bags
The landlords of a popular pub are refusing to leave after being told by brewery bosses to pack their bags. Mick and Sue Simmonds, who have run The Globe Inn, in Cranham Street, Jericho, Oxford, for 15 years, were told by Morrells of Oxford Ltd to leave
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Author comes home with son
Oxford author Ian McEwan was today heading home with his 13-year-old son after French police found his runaway ex-wife just 40 miles from her home. Penny Allen, 51, had absconded with the teenager on Wednesday just hours before a French judge upheld a
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People call for return of chimes
Calls by a rector to restore the traditional chimes of a historic church clock have been given a huge vote of support by local people. The Rector of Wallingford, the Rev John Morley, has attacked Wallingford Town Council for continuing to silence the
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Gates row left us feeling wrought
Christopher Green fancied a bit of regal splendour when he snapped up a pair of wrought iron gates from a builder who said they had come from the Hampton Court Palace estate. He thought the 8ft-high gates almost gave the entrance to his home a royal seal
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Relief as attacker is jailed
The family of attack victim Donald Smith, believed to have killed himself two days before coming face-to-face with his attacker in court, told today of their relief after James Moore was jailed for three and a half years. Moore, 24, of Albert Street,
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Tonight: Warm with largely clear skies and only a gentle breeze. Many areas will become rather misty
Tomorrow: A warm and sunny day although there may be a shower towards the end of the day. Outlook: Most places will see some sunny breaks but a band of cloud will push across from the north-west. Tuesday will be generally dry and sunny after any early
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Fight for animals goes on
Animal rights activist Cynthia O'Neill has marked up the 50,000th signature for a petition against vivisection. But although the main target of her fight - Hillgrove Farm at Minster Lovell - has closed down, she is to carry on collecting further names
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Scarce plant could make a comeback
A rare plant not seen on an Oxfordshire common for the last 30 years could be about to make a come- back. West Oxfordshire District Council has given English Nature the go-ahead to carry out work on Langel Common, Witney, to allow the return of an endangered
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Workers find body under bridge
The decomposing body of a man was pulled from under a bridge after workmen saw it trapped between punts. Detectives made the grisly find at Oxford's Magdalen Bridge while colleagues scoured the scene for clues to his death. They discovered a length of
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Colleges in meningitis alert
OXFORD'S colleges are advising their students to be immunised against meningitis. The move comes after the Government's Chief Medical Officer Prof Liam Donaldson urged students to have the vaccination before the start of the autumn term. Oxford Brookes
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Addict drove at 100mph in city
A drug addict who drove along pavements during a high-speed police chase through Oxford has been jailed for six years. Edward Scovell drove a high-powered stolen Vauxhall Corrado at speeds of up to 100mph during a 20-mile day-time pursuit which endangered
