Witney Gazette - Witney and Oxfordshire news, sport and information updated throughout the day

Campaign encourages more foster parents to come forward

7:00am Thursday 23rd May 2013

THE people of Oxfordshire have been called on to help find a home for some of the county’s children.

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Students sing out to support cancer charity

5:20pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

A CD recorded by students of the Witney-based West Oxfordshire Academy of Performing Arts raised £800 for Cancer Research UK.

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School exchanges ideas with European teachers

4:10pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

TEACHERS from Belgium, Finland and Turkey visited The Blake Primary School in Witney as part of a European project to share skills and help pupils learn about other cultures.

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Moving ceremony to salute a ‘lost’ airman

2:30pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

MEMBERS of Carterton Lions Club were among a delegation from Oxfordshire who combined an annual trip to mark the Netherlands’ Remembrance Day with a ceremony to honour a “lost” RAF airman who was buried in a Dutch graveyard in 1941.

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Residents' joy over U-turn on play area

12:00pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

COUNCILLORS thought again on plans to convert a children’s play area into allotments after a campaign by residents.

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Teen wins vote to become Miss Witney

12:00pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

A TEENAGER who won a national vote was crowned Miss Witney on Monday.

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Bikers urged to join the Ride of Respect

11:00am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

THOUSANDS of motorcyclists are preparing to show their support for the nation’s troops in Oxfordshire’s first Ride of Respect.

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Pageant procession takes to the Thames

9:30am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

A PROCESSION of canoes and kayaks will make its way along the Thames near Northmoor as part of the village’s first river pageant.

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