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• Blenheim expects 3,000 triathletes

  THE cream of the triathlon crop will be descending on Blenheim Palace next month ready for the second Blenheim Triathlon. read more

• Prince Charles to visit Chipping Norton

  PRINCE Charles is to visit Chipping Norton during celebrations marking the 400th anniversary of the granting of the town's charter. read more

• Campaigners want 5p bridge toll scrapped

  TOLLS for a West Oxfordshire bridge should be scrapped, local campaigners say. read more

• 'I just wish I looked as good'

  A WITNEY war veteran shared his 80th birthday celebrations with the Queen. read more

• Hospital must be saved

  MOORVIEW Hospital in Witney must remain open, a West Oxfordshire District Council committee said last week. read more

• Developers make a second attempt

  DEVELOPERS are making a second attempt at gaining permission for new flats at Wood Green, Witney. read more

• 100 homes plans likely to go ahead

  CONTROVERSIAL plans for 100 new homes in Eynsham look set to go ahead after gaining approval from the ruling cabinet at West Oxfordshire District Council. read more

• Flashing lights not welcome

  FLASHING lights will be banned from a town's Christmas display this year after a resident with epilepsy complained. read more

• Seven fights, great show

  PSYCHO Silvera known by day as Cassington man Greg Stockwell is preparing to face world heavyweight champion, 'Uptown' Frankie Capone, from Florida, in a wrestling match on Friday in Witney. read more

• Women, 89, moved between hospitals at 1am

  A BUSINESSMAN has questioned why his 89-year-old mother, from Woodstock, was moved from one Oxford hospital to another in the middle of the night. read more

• Easy to learn and fun to do

  DANCERS took to the streets of Witney recently to show off their energetic modern jive routines, writes Andrew Alexander. read more

• Member of Witney Rugby Club battled for life in Australia

  A 65-YEAR-OLD member of Witney Rugby Club was dramatically rescued from beneath a capsized fishing boat as it was pounded by waves in Australia. read more

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