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ALCOHOL REPORT: Dying for a drink

Heavy drinking is cutting lives short in Oxfordshire, says a new report

9:00am Friday 3rd September 2010

MEN in Oxford are dying 10 months early because they are drinking too much alcohol, it has been revealed.

ALCOHOL REPORT: Findings surprise coroner

Sgt James Blackmore of Oxford police

9:00am Friday 3rd September 2010

County coroner Nicholas Gardiner said he was surprised by the number of people who are reported to have died directly as a result of excessive alcohol consumption.

Man charged with Co-op robbery

8:46am Friday 3rd September 2010

A 30-year-old man has been charged with robbery at the Co-op store in Bloxham.

Woman charged over A4260 crash deaths

8:48am Friday 3rd September 2010

A woman has been charged with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving, in connection with a collision near Tackley on December 20, 2009.

Pakistan floods stun county aid workers

Inspecting a road washed away by the deluge

7:00am Friday 3rd September 2010

AN Oxfordshire emergency team has just arrived home after a dramatic week helping victims of the Pakistan floods.

Fun fills the street as St Giles Fair takes over Oxford

Lord Mayor of Oxford John Goddard and his nine-year-old grandson Chris Enticknap in St Giles

7:00am Friday 3rd September 2010

OXFORD’S historic centre will be transformed into a brightly-lit fairground when St Giles’ Fair rolls back into town next week.

Swift response to bird appeal

Chris Mason and Carl Smith with a nesting box for swifts

5:10pm Thursday 2nd September 2010

SWIFTS in Oxfordshire have been given a helping hand on to the property ladder after volunteers built them new homes.

Picture a rail route

4:13pm Thursday 2nd September 2010

Train operator Wrexham &Shropshire, which links Banbury with Telford, Shrewsbury and North-East Wales, is inviting photographers to enter a contest to illustrate its 2011 calendar, which will raise money for charity.

Show produces the goods

4:08pm Thursday 2nd September 2010

MOUTH-watering cakes, flowers and vegetables – including a giant marrow – took pride of place at Banbury’s annual horticultural show.

Choir seeking new voices

4:09pm Thursday 2nd September 2010

Singers are needed to stretch their vocal chords and take part in an autumn performance.










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