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'Disputes' close castle bar
4:38pm Wednesday 7th January 2009
Bar Ha! Ha! at the Oxford Castle complex ceased trading tonight with the owners citing “unresolved commercial issues” between the company and the landlords.
Comments (1)Sainsbury ups stake in shops redevelopment scheme
4:26pm Wednesday 7th January 2009
Bicester's £70m town centre redevelopment project has taken a step forward after Sainsbury’s announced it was increasing its stake in the scheme.
Conman steals £200 from OAP
4:32pm Wednesday 7th January 2009
A thief posing as an electrician stole £200 from a pensioner’s bedroom.
Kez's amazing gift to Ugandan penpal
3:49pm Wednesday 7th January 2009
A SCHOOLGIRL has made the magic of Christmas come true for dozens of children in Uganda after giving up her own presents to help their school.
Big birdwatch comes to Parks
3:25pm Wednesday 7th January 2009
The Big Garden Birdwatch is coming to the University Parks.
Dog joins cancer fight
3:24pm Wednesday 7th January 2009
People in Oxfordshire are being encouraged to sponsor dogs so that they can be trained to sniff out cancer.
Dream trip for Tom
2:46pm Wednesday 7th January 2009
A CHILD who suffers from a rare life-limiting condition has been treated to a dream family holiday.
UPDATE: Cold snap bites
8:48am Wednesday 7th January 2009
Temperatures plunged to -11.8C overnight at RAF Benson near Wallingford on the coldest night so far of Britain's big freeze.
Man suffers burns in chip pan fire
8:50am Wednesday 7th January 2009
A man suffered serious burns last night after a chip pan caught fire at a house near Bicester.
Second armed raider strikes
6:40am Wednesday 7th January 2009
A robber armed with an Uzi-style gun is on the loose in Oxford and has been linked to six raids in two weeks, it emerged last night.
Cowley Road Carnival 'at risk'
6:30am Wednesday 7th January 2009
THE team behind Oxford’s Cowley Road Carnival has issued a “use or lose it” warning as the economic slowdown threatens to affect the county’s biggest free public event.
MURDER TRIAL: Jury told of history of violence
7:16pm Tuesday 6th January 2009
A violent husband chased his wife through a village street before slitting her throat, a court heard today.
Police break up illegal rave
7:17pm Tuesday 6th January 2009
Teenagers accused police of being heavy-handed when they arrived in the early hours of the morning to break up an illegal rave in Carterton.
Swimmers lose fight for pool
6:53pm Tuesday 6th January 2009
Oxford's Peers Sports Centre is set to be demolished within two years to pave the way for new facilities at the city’s first academy school, it has been confirmed.
Woolies closes for final time
6:59pm Tuesday 6th January 2009
There was a gloomy feeling among staff tonight as Oxford’s only Woolworths store shut for the final time.
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