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Incinerator plans shown to villagers
12:00pm Wednesday 16th July 2008
PLANS for a waste incinerator in Sutton Courtenay will be submitted to the Vale of White Horse District Council on Monday.

Gearing up for Truck Festival
3:00pm Wednesday 16th July 2008
A SOUTH Oxfordshire farm is being transformed into a festival site for 6,000 music lovers and artists.

McDonald's bid for 3am closing
5:00pm Wednesday 9th July 2008
NEIGHBOURS have protested over an Abingdon burger bar's plans to stay open until 3am.
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Lyndsay models the new United kitLyndsay models the new United kit
2:00pm Tue 8 Jul 08
HUNDREDS of families at Oxford United's annual fun day at the Kassam Stadium, Oxford, on Saturday were given their first glimpse of the new team shirt modelled by Miss Oxford, Lyndsay Fayle.
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Firms pick up business honours
4:31pm Thursday 26th June 2008
THE founder of a company which has revolutionised parcel delivery for businesses has praised his workforce after picking up two top honours at the Oxfordshire Business Awards.

Double celebration for award winners
8:01am Saturday 21st June 2008
Workers at a high-tech business in Grove were celebrating today after winning the two top honours at the Oxfordshire Business Awards.

Vale snubs plea over bus passes
4:44pm Wednesday 18th June 2008
VALE council chiefs have snubbed almost 1,000 people who urged them to reconsider its bus pass start time for pensioners.
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Police face up to pledge challenge
10:42am Tuesday 17th June 2008
POLICE only attend about six out of every ten crimes in Oxfordshire, it has emerged.
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Seven honoured with MBEs
12:04pm Monday 16th June 2008
SOUTH Oxfordshire and The Vale were well represented when the Queen's Birthday Honours List was unveiled.

Soldiers bodies returned to UK
3:25pm Monday 16th June 2008
The bodies of five British soldiers killed in Afghanistan arrived back in the UK this afternoon.

Police issue prom night warning
5:00pm Monday 9th June 2008
PARENTS and teachers across the Thames Valley region are being encouraged to warn young people about the dangers of underage drinking as prom nights are approaching.
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Floods hit county again
6:02pm Wednesday 4th June 2008
OXFORDSHIRE suffered major flooding for the third time in a year on Tuesday as the county's infrastructure failed to cope with a heavy deluge.

'Worst of flooding over'
6:40pm Tuesday 3rd June 2008
Fire crews believe the worst of the flooding may be over after dealing with more than 120 emergency calls today.
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Severe weather warning issued
8:42am Tuesday 3rd June 2008
OXFORDSHIRE has been issued with a severe weather warning.
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Post offices start to close
2:30pm Tuesday 3rd June 2008
TWO post offices in The Herald area - at Dalton Barracks, near Abingdon, and Fyfield - will close their doors on Thursday and the days of the rest are numbered.

Vale leader's pledge over bus passes
2:03pm Monday 2nd June 2008
PENSIONERS still waiting for their bus passes will have them by the end of June at the latest - that is the pledge of the Vale of White Horse District Council's new leader, Tony de Vere, who has told officers to get on with the job.
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Postal service 'fails to deliver'Postal service 'fails to deliver'
6:37am Sat 31 May 08
OXFORDSHIRE'S beleaguered postal service is yet again failing to deliver after being named the fourth-worst in the country.
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New NHS 'super trust' planned for OxfordshireNew NHS 'super trust' planned for Oxfordshire
9:08am Fri 30 May 08
MOVES to reorganise Oxford's major hospitals into an 'academic super trust' look set to herald another major health shake-up in the city.

Oxfordshire mail service 'one of worst'
8:59am Friday 30th May 2008
ROYAL Mail customers in Oxfordshire are getting the fourth worst postal service in the country, according to a survey out today.
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Concern over county ambulance service
11:14am Friday 30th May 2008
OXFORDSHIRE Primary Care Trust has expressed a "high level of concern" about the state of ambulance provision in the county and commissioned a review of the service.

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