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Many enjoy warmest day this year

8:54pm Sunday 14th March 2010

After weeks of bitterly cold, wintry weather, Britons caught a brief glimpse of the sun as parts of the country enjoyed the warmest day of the year so far.

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Man stole £5,000 of petrol

8:46pm Sunday 14th March 2010

A man who stole a fuel payment card from his former employers and used it to buy almost £5,000 of petrol has been given a suspended jail term.

New hospital needs friends

8:32pm Sunday 14th March 2010

Oxford's new City Community Hospital says it is in “dire need” of a league of friends to help with fundraising and undertake volunteer activities.

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Flaming brave fundraisers

4:50pm Sunday 14th March 2010

A grandmother is planning to walk on fire to raise funds for a charity which helped her family in its hour of need.

Sponsor Christine Boyer here

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Scales of justice

4:00pm Sunday 14th March 2010

A round-up of recent cases before magistrates in the county

United academy opens up to candidates

3:50pm Sunday 14th March 2010

Budding footballers aiming to become the soccer stars of the future are being urged to find out more about the Oxford United Academy.

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Baby unit greets 1,000th arrival

8:40am Saturday 13th March 2010

Parents Jon and Catherine Spinage cradle their newborn baby – the 1,000th to be born in Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital’s Spires unit.

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No plans to 'pay-as-you-throw'

8:02pm Friday 12th March 2010

Residents in Oxford will not be charged to throw away their rubbish, the city council has pledged.

Varsity airline aims to relaunch

8:08pm Friday 12th March 2010

Young entrepreneur Martin Halstead admitted suffering a “pretty awful” few days after his airline’s flights from Oxford to Edinburgh were grounded after just a week.