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Child's rapist gets 13 years

6:22am Saturday 10th May 2008

The mother of a girl raped by a paedophile last night described her hatred for him after he was jailed for 13 years.

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Lucy storming in Gladiators 6:08am Sat 10 May 08 Millions of TV viewers will tomorrow get the chance to see Oxfordshire athlete Lucy Boggiscorr make her screen debut in the relaunched version of the show Gladiators.Reader comments (4)

Sex and the City star visits 8:21pm Fri 9 May 08 Sex and the City actress Kim Cattrall, who plays man-eater Samantha Jones in the hit US television series, is speaking at the Oxford Union tomorrow.Reader comment (1)

Kebab shop attacker jailed

8:05pm Friday 9th May 2008

A 23-year-old man who attacked a kebab shop worker and left him needing six stitches was today jailed for two years.

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Free internet to boost trade 6:40pm Fri 9 May 08 Free internet access has been introduced to parts of Abingdon in a bid to attract more visitors to its flagging town centre.Reader comments (2)

Director banned for landfill failings

6:35pm Friday 9th May 2008

The director of a west Oxfordshire company has been ordered to pay £6,000 costs and banned from being a company director for five years after a prosecution by the Environment Agency.

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Chef tells of helping cyclone victims 6:15pm Fri 9 May 08 Feeding more than 1,600 Bangladeshis left homeless by a devastating cyclone was not enough for Oxford chef Muhammad Ali.Reader comments (2)

Cash blow for flood victims

5:58pm Friday 9th May 2008

Victims of last summer's floods in Oxfordshire are reeling after learning they are to get much less compensation from the European Union than originally thought.

Drivers urged to ring and go 5:44pm Fri 9 May 08 Drivers using 10 of Oxford's off-street car parks will soon be able to call a new phone system so they don't have to carry change to pay-and-display.Reader comment (1)

Two pools shut

5:43pm Friday 9th May 2008

Two of Oxford's swimming pools will be closed for most of the weekend so staff can be sent to work at Hinksey Pool.

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Teen prepares for trip to Ghana 5:31pm Fri 9 May 08 Teenager Staci Beevor is the envy of youngsters at Witney's Base 33 youth centre with her third trip to Africa.

Outdoor pool opens for summer 5:24pm Fri 9 May 08 People across Oxford are taking the plunge and splashing out at the city's only open air swimming pool.Reader comment (1)

Tesco staff put slogan into action 4:26pm Fri 9 May 08 A group of Tesco trainee managers from across the country put the superstore's slogan Every Little Helps into action by spending a day helping to clear the churchyard at SS Mary and John Church, in Cowley Road, East Oxford, as part of the annual Tesco community day.Reader comments (7)

Lots of Goodie goes on offer 4:22pm Fri 9 May 08 A village with just 800 residents is to stage its first arts festival.

Outdoor pool opens for summer 3:51pm Fri 9 May 08 People across Oxford are taking the plunge and splashing out at the city's only open air swimming pool.

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