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UFO spotted near Oxford
10:38am Monday 5th January 2009
Three people believe they spotted a UFO flying just outside Oxford.
Comments (0)Road deaths fall
10:08am Monday 5th January 2009
Road deaths in Thames Valley are at their lowest rate since records began 18 years ago.
Snow warning to drivers
8:27am Monday 5th January 2009
Drivers have been warned to take care as snow and ice covered Oxfordshire’s roads this morning.
Car workers back after shutdown
6:00am Monday 5th January 2009
Hundreds of BMW workers were due to return to the company’s Oxford car plant today as experts predicted a bleak future for UK car manufacturers.
'140 teachers off sick every day'
7:41pm Sunday 4th January 2009
More than 140 teachers in Oxfordshire miss school each day because of sickness, according to the Conservative Party.
Free play for the under-26s
7:00pm Sunday 4th January 2009
A new scheme to get Oxford’s younger population into the theatre has been unveiled.
Parking rises 'will scare off shoppers'
6:30am Saturday 3rd January 2009
Shoppers face “frightening” price hikes of almost 40 per cent to park in Oxford city centre at peak times, it was revealed last night.
Laughing to the hospital
1:43pm Friday 2nd January 2009
IT was not the stroke of midnight that brought on the birth of one of Oxfordshire’s New Year’s Day babies —but comedian Lee Evans!
Queen honours county
12:10am Wednesday 31st December 2008
Community servants whose dedication has spanned decades are among those recognised in the New Year Honours.
Police publish online crime figures
3:30pm Tuesday 30th December 2008
Thames Valley Police are now providing local crime statistics and crime maps online.
Police travel enough to circle world 720 times
8:52am Tuesday 30th December 2008
Police officers travelled the equivalent of 720 times around the globe in their cars last year.
Police predict drink-drive rise
6:00am Tuesday 30th December 2008
Police are predicting an increase in the number of people arrested on suspicion of drink driving this month.
County job losses top 1,000
11:08am Monday 29th December 2008
More than 1,000 jobs have been lost in Oxfordshire in the last six months, latest figures reveal.
Police seize 6,000 vehicles
10:34am Monday 29th December 2008
More than 6,000 vehicles being driven without insurance or by unlicensed drivers have been removed from the roads of the Thames Valley so far this year.
Oxfam suspends work in Gaza
10:35am Monday 29th December 2008
Volunteers working for Oxford-based aid agency Oxfam have been forced to suspend their humanitarian work in Gaza because of the recent bombing.
Animal sanctuary on brink of closure
3:56pm Monday 29th December 2008
HUNDREDS of animals’ lives could be at risk if a struggling Oxfordshire animal sanctuary is forced to close as the recession bites.
Fire engines going green
10:00am Saturday 27th December 2008
A fleet of ‘green’ fire engines will be in action around the county in the new year.
UPDATE: Men bailed over armed robberies
9:32am Thursday 25th December 2008
Two men who were arrested earlier this week in relation to a series of armed robberies in and around Oxford this month have been released on bail.
Whittard of Chelsea in trouble
12:15pm Tuesday 23rd December 2008
A high-street chain with two branches in Oxford is reported to be on the brink of administration.
Police attend 697 violent crimes
11:03am Tuesday 23rd December 2008
Police in the Thames Valley — which includes Oxfordshire — have been called to attend almost 700 attempted or actual violent crimes in the past year, official figures show.
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