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Iannucci signs up as unit patron

4:26pm Thursday 18th March 2010

An Oscar-nominated comedy writer has become the new patron of an Oxford charity for pregnant mothers and their babies.

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Army cadets honoured

3:27pm Thursday 18th March 2010

Army Cadets from across Oxfordshire were awarded BTEC qualifications at a ceremony in their honour.

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Wickerman creator looking for designs for this year's big burn

3:09pm Thursday 18th March 2010

THE CREATOR of the latest attraction at Oxford’s annual South Park fireworks display is looking for more ideas to help him create this year’s Wickerman.

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Fuel prices head for record high

7:43pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

Families and businesses across Oxfordshire are counting the cost of rising pump prices as motoring experts warn a litre of unleaded could hit a record high in a fortnight.

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Girls step out for St Patrick

5:41pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

Schoolchildren donned bright costumes to mark St Patrick’s Day with a performance of traditional Irish dancing.

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Nominate your top cop

5:40pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

People can nominate their local police officer in a competition to find Oxfordshire’s best local bobby on the beat.

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Poisoning probe at school

10:10am Wednesday 17th March 2010

A kitchen porter at a prestigious public school has been arrested on suspicion of poisoning soup, the school said.

Grounded pilot owed £15,000

7:00am Wednesday 17th March 2010

A young pilot claims to have been left high and dry by the demise of Oxford airline Varsity Express after he invested £15,000 to be trained by the collapsed carrier.

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