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Safety centre salutes pioneers

3:45pm Thursday 8th January 2009

Two firefighters who spent years teaching children about safety have been recognised with the official opening of a new safety education centre in Oxford.

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Skipping gets kids fit

3:34pm Thursday 8th January 2009

A former boxer is putting children — and teachers — through their paces on a mission to get skipping into the school playground.

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Mum's Krypton night

7:00am Thursday 8th January 2009

A mum-of-two is set to swap working at a nursery school in West Oxfordshire to taking on one of TV’s toughest challenges tonight.

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Conman steals £200 from OAP

4:32pm Wednesday 7th January 2009

A thief posing as an electrician stole £200 from a pensioner’s bedroom.

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.

Dog trains to sniff out cancer

12:37pm Tuesday 6th January 2009

A spaniel handed in to an animal welfare centre in west Oxfordshire is being trained to sniff out cancer.

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Caring ideas win award

4:06pm Monday 5th January 2009

A woman who works at the “coal face” of caring for elderly people has won a second award for designs to ease their lives.

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Crowds enjoy bangers and smash

2:10pm Monday 5th January 2009

More than 200 of the world’s bravest drivers took part in the UK’s biggest banger race in Oxfordshire.

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Fourth arrest in hunting case

7:28pm Sunday 4th January 2009

Police investigating allegations of witness interference relating to a trial faced by huntsman Otis Ferry have made a fourth arrest.

Traffic will only get worse, warns leader

7:13pm Sunday 4th January 2009

Traffic in Witney will only get worse without the controversial £15m Cogges Link Road, the leader of West Oxfordshire District Council said as the authority backed the scheme.

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