Has Nikki got the X Factor?
	6:48am today
	A wannabe pop star is gearing up to come face-to-face with TV personality Simon Cowell.
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	Teenagers aim to break cycle record
	6:52am today
	TWO Oxfordshire teenagers are gearing up for an attempt to break the record for the fastest bike ride from Land's End to John O'Groats by a team of under-18s.

	Burmese needs county's help
	6:44am today
	THE devastation and suffering in cyclone-hit Burma might seem a distant concern in Oxfordshire, but people in the county are being urged to do whatever they can to help.
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	Fishy tune has eco message
	6:06am today
	THERE is something fishy about an Oxford band's latest single.

	Moon walkers prepare for the off
	6:32am today
	FIVE women from Bicester have decorated their bras with lights and glitter as they prepare to take part in this weekend's MoonWalk for charity in London.

Park to host nature zone

6:54am today

A SECTION of Spiceball Park in Banbury is being turned into a wetland nature reserve as part of a scheme to prevent flooding at the new Spiceball Sports Centre.

Rogue trader laws to tighten up

6:37am today

NEW laws to curb rogue traders have been welcomed by Oxfordshire County Council's trading standards team.

Sidings may get upgrade

6:59am today

FACILITIES at First Great Western's Oxford carriage sidings may be upgraded to help improve reliability of rail services in the county, particularly on the Cotswold Line to Worcester.

Parking alert

6:55am today

POLICE plan to target parents parking illegally outside primary schools.

Youth plans discussed

6:30am today

DETAILS about the future of Wallingford's youth club, in Clapcot Way, are being worked out by officers at Oxfordshire County Council.

£10,000 target

6:27am today

WITNEY'S Rotary Club has set up a fundraising project to raise more than £10,000 for a South African school.

Help Watch

6:02am today

VOLUNTEERS are needed to join a new Neighbourhood Watch scheme for the Northway estate. Email MarstonNorthway@ thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk

	Postal sorting to move to Swindon
	7:09pm Fri 16 May 08
	MORE than 400 Royal Mail workers today received final confirmation the Oxford Mail Centre would close as the company shifts its sorting operation to Swindon.
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	Mondays to play at Blenheim festival
	6:41pm Fri 16 May 08
	DANCE-ROCK band the Happy Mondays have been booked to play Oxfordshire's newest music festival.

	Dalai Lama to pay rare visit
	6:40pm Fri 16 May 08
	BUDDHISTS in Oxford are looking forward to welcoming the Dalai Lama to Oxford at the end of the month.

Student robbed at knifepoint

4:23pm Friday 16th May 2008

A STUDENT was attacked and robbed at knifepoint as he walked through Oxford early today.

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Private hire operator fined

7:03pm Friday 16th May 2008

A PRIVATE hire vehicle operator has been given a £1,600 court bill for employing a driver without the correct licence.

	Man labelled 'bizarre predator'
	2:50pm Fri 16 May 08
	A JUDGE has labelled a man who encouraged young girls to kick him in the groin a 'bizarre predator'.

Anti-hate crime website launched

2:04pm Friday 16th May 2008

A NEW website to help make it easy to report homophobic hate crime in Oxfordshire is online.

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Man guilty of child-sex charges

11:45am Friday 16th May 2008

A DRIVING instructor was today found guilty of a string of child sex offences.

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