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• Severe weather warning issued

  OXFORDSHIRE emergency officials tonight warned householders to remain on guard against flooding as rivers across the county spill over their banks - with more rain forecast this evening. read more

• Clear choice for Blur bassist

  BLUR bassist - and west Oxfordshire cheese farmer - Alex James has been casting his eye over the pick of Oxford's artists. read more

• Union suspends 48-hour rail strike

  A PLANNED 48-hour strike by hundreds of rail guards at a leading train company has been called off, averting travel chaos for thousands of commuters. read more

• Cogges Museum: Project group to be set up

  A PROJECT group is to be set up to look into the future of Cogges Manor Farm Museum, in Witney. read more

• Suspected stolen jewellery seized

  SUSPECTED stolen jewellery was seized in a raid on a caravan site during an investigation into rogue traders. read more

• At war with floods: New strategy unveiled

  MORE than 250 homes in West Oxfordshire are still unoccupied six months after last summer's floods. read more

• More than third of trains run late

  MORE than a third of First Great Western trains running through Oxfordshire were late in the past month - piling on more misery for commuters and passengers. read more

• Come and make town safer

  PEOPLE in Chipping Norton and the surrounding villages are being invited to a workshop to identify how local community safety issues can be tackled. read more

• Conmen strike three times a week

  DISTRACTION burglars are preying on our elderly and vulnerable residents an average of three times every week. read more

• Talk on the long white cloud

  MEMBERS of the Woodstock branch of the University of the Third Age will hear a talk about New Zealand, titled Land of the Long White Cloud, today. read more

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