Husband donates kidney to his wife
	6:30am Fri 9 May 08
	Mother-of-three Suzi Macfarlane awoke today looking forward to a bright future after her husband gave her the ultimate gift of life.
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	City council to raise minimum wage
	6:01am Fri 9 May 08
	Campaigners fighting for a minimum Oxford wage were celebrating last night after the city council decided to put its lowest paid employees on £7 an hour.
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Pear Tree to get new relief road

5:28am Friday 9th May 2008

A new relief road at Pear Tree looks set to be included in an £88m package of transport improvements to ease congestion on Oxford's clogged roads.

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	City vows to boost youth football
	7:53pm Thu 8 May 08
	Youth football leaders tonight welcomed a commitment by Oxford City Council to get more children out on the pitch and playing the beautiful game.
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	Ex-teacher faces child porn charges
	6:46pm Thu 8 May 08
	A former teacher has appeared in court accused of a string of child porn offences.

	Help conquer breast cancer
	5:42pm Thu 8 May 08
	A mother whose baby was delivered early because she needed treatment for breast cancer has urged people to take part in a fundraising walk in Woodstock.

Police tow away burger van

5:31pm Thursday 8th May 2008

Police stepped in to tow away a fast food van which was becoming a magnet for vandalism.

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Minister defends post office closures

5:29pm 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 10 customers would experience "no change" in the branch they used.

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	Parade dancers get ready to shake
	5:23pm Thu 8 May 08
	A troupe of belly dancers are set to perform in the annual Lord Mayor's parade in Oxford.

	Bid to demolish old pub fails
	5:20pm Thu 8 May 08
	Plans to knock down a former 19th century coaching inn in East Oxford have been thrown out by a planning inspector.
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	PCSO takes step up
	5:19pm Thu 8 May 08
	A Police Community Support Officer is looking forward to becoming a fully-fledged police constable.
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	Fun results in lots of funds
	5:14pm Thu 8 May 08
	A fundraising comedy show at Oxford's New Theatre has netted more than £45,000 for the city charity providing respite care for sick children and young people.

Give school some welly

5:12pm Thursday 8th May 2008

West Oxford Community Primary School is asking for donations of spare wellies, gloves, mittens or hats for its children's Forest School group.

Man hurt in unprovoked attack

4:52pm Thursday 8th May 2008

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

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	History written on postcards
	4:51pm Thu 8 May 08
	Postcards are usually associated with happy images of sun-kissed families playing on beaches at the seaside.

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