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AN 81-YEAR-OLD woman claims she has been told she will have to wait ‘months’ for social services to assess her husband’s disabilities.

A man in his 70s dies after his mobility scooter plunges into the River Thames in Abingdon.

A FINAL reminder has been issued for children wanting free Jubilee mugs in the parish of Claydon.

WASTE chiefs are baffled by a surge in dumped tyres across north Oxfordshire.

WASTE chiefs are baffled by a surge in dumped tyres across north Oxfordshire.

WASTE chiefs are baffled by a surge in dumped tyres across north Oxfordshire.

A man has died after he fell from his mobility scooter into the Thames.

A man has died after he fell from his mobility scooter into the Thames.

A man has died after he fell from his mobility scooter into the Thames.

MEMBERS of the Wildlife Trust in south Northants were told how a long term project to connect isolated habitats could be extended to their district.

BUILT of local stone under a tiled roof, this property is believed to date back to the 17th Century.

POLITICAL power in the district has been condensed after the South Northants Council Conservative leadership reduced the number of cabinet members.

THE headteacher of a secondary school in Banbury has expressed his delight following the results of its latest Ofsted inspection.

THE Bishop of Buckingham, the Rt Rev Dr Alan Wilson, will consecrate a new area of graveyard at the Church of St John the Evangelist in Radclive this Sunday, May 20.

MORRIS DANCING: A total of 16 sides will take part in the ancient Kirtlington Lamb Ale morris dancing festival next Saturday and Sunday, May 26 and 27.

Cherwell District Council is appealing for help to tackle a rising tide of dumped tyres. More than a thousand have been dumped so far this year with the latest at a lay-by in Station Road, Cropredy, containing 160 tyres.

A litter blitz has taken place in Banbury town centre this week as part of Cherwell District Council's bid to keep the district clean and tidy. The event took place between 14 and 18 May and aimed to get town centre traders involved in spreading the message.

Councillor Colin Clarke is Cherwell District Council's new Chairman. Born in Banbury, Colin is a retired police officer. He's married, with three children and three grandchildren. Colin said: 'I want to thank Councillor Timothy Hallchurch for his serving as Chairman for the last year - he'll be a difficult act to follow.'

Work has begun to create a reuse and sustainability centre in Bicester, aiming to cut the number of items going to landfill. Cliff Jordan has just started a one-year contract as project development manager and it will be his task to source funding and premises for the centre.

Cherwell residents might now be able to take advantage of a free energy-saving scheme which could save them a small fortune. Cherwell District Council's partner, the United Sustainable Energy Agency, has managed to access grants to provide free cavity wall and loft insulation through its Cocoon scheme.

Communities planning to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee might be in for a little help from Cherwell District Council. Small grants of between £100 and £500 are being made available and almost £10,000 has already been claimed.

A pair of smokers clearly had money to burn after ignoring littering fines from Cherwell District Council. On 30 November last year, Christopher Ahlgram (age unknown) of Cox's Lane, Enstone, was spotted dropping a cigarette butt outside Iceland Stores in Sheep Street Bicester.

Bicester residents are being challenged to walk or cycle on one journey they would usually make by car. The Eco Bicester team has launched the Cycle for Bicester scheme in a bid to cut vehicle exhaust emissions and help people improve their health into the bargain.

If you have concerns about flooding in your area all relevant information can be found on the Oxfordshire County Council website at www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/flooding.

Find a new you with yoga classes in Kidlington and Weston on the Green, and pilates for people with reduced mobility in Kirtlington. Cherwell District Council's Go Active coordinator, Hazel Walsh, said 'Yoga is a wonderful way to improve your flexibility and strength, improve your breathing and calm your mental state. You don't need to be able to bend in two and you don't need a leotard. Yoga is for normal people who want to feel better in themselves.

A pair of benefit fraudsters narrowly avoided jail after swindling a total of more than £38,000 in housing and council tax benefits from two councils. Robert Goldsmith of Woodfield, Banbury, failed to reveal that he was receiving a civil service pension when he made his benefits claims.

Cherwell District Council is calling for enthusiastic people to volunteer as marshals when the Olympic Torch relay comes through the district in July. Volunteer marshals will work in key locations along the Torch relay route as it goes through Bicester, Kirtlington and Kidlington. They'll ensure that the event is safe and enjoyed by everyone by helping to supervise the route. The council will provide training sessions to ensure everyone knows what they have to do on the day.

The second annual Cherwell Sports Awards will be hosted by Cherwell District Council on Saturday 7 July at Spiceball Leisure Centre, Banbury. Director of Community and Environment at Cherwell, Ian Davies, said: 'This is the second year that we've celebrated Cherwell's sporting prowess with these awards. They're an opportunity for Cherwell residents to highlight contributions to the district's sporting life in a year when the Olympics is making sporting achievement even more significant.'

Mark Prisk MP, the Minister of State for Business and Enterprise, paid a visit to Bicester on Monday 23 April to see at first-hand how Bicester is turning itself into a new eco-friendly economic hub for Oxfordshire and beyond. The newly built John Paul II Centre played host to the ministerial visit.

Robotic arm controlled by thought - Two patients who are paralysed from the neck down are able to control a robotic arm using their thoughts. [BBC Health]

Google 'Knowledge Graph' turns entire internet into one big Wikipedia - Google says this is a 'critical first step towards building the next generation of search, which taps into the collective intelligence of the web and understands the world a bit more like people do.' [Daily Mail IT]

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Mind-bending: Controlling your Windows PC with your brain is possible (and the hardware is already on the shelves) - Now we are getting ready to enter the world of thought-control, with headsets that can read our minds now available for as little as £300, and the software to turn our dreams into actions starting to take shape. [Daily Mail IT]

Waste company 'bullying clients' - A waste company stands accused of bullying small businesses by using unfair contracts to ramp up charges, the BBC has learned. [BBC Business]

Greece unity talks hit stalemate - The latest attempts to form a Greek government are said to be deadlocked, raising the prospect of fresh elections and more eurozone uncertainty. [BBC Business]

Google brings instant answers to search results - Type in 'Mona Lisa', and a biography appears right on the page (on the right hand side), type in 'Leonardo DiCaprio' and you get a list of his films, and suggested related searches. [Daily Mail IT]

Sixth of cancers due to infection - One in six cancers - two million a year globally - are caused by largely treatable or preventable infections, new estimates suggest. [BBC Health]

New car sales rise 3.3% in April - New car sales in the UK rose to 142,322 in April, up 3.3% from a year earlier, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders says. [BBC Business]

Local elections 2012: Bloody nose for David Cameron as Labour on course to gain 700 seats - The PM, who suffered embarrassing losses in his own Oxfordshire constituency, apologised to Tory councillors today as more than 700 were expected to lose their seats in the crushing defeat for the party. [Daily Mail Show Biz and TV]

Chelsea captain Frank Lampard is relishing the task of leading his team into the Champions League final against Bayern Munich.

Southampton release out-of-contract trio David Connolly, Lee Holmes and Radhi Jaidi as they prepare for the Premier League.

US President Obama hosts an opening dinner for G8 leaders, discussing North Korea, Syria and Iran, with the eurozone crisis likely to top Saturday's agenda.

The prospect of high student debt and increased pension contributions could discourage young people from entering medicine, a senior doctor warns.

Official records show that David Cameron has met Google executives three times and Chancellor George Osborne four times.

Police have upgraded their inquiry into the death of Barry Pring (pictured with his widow), from Battersea, south west London, from an unexplained ‘traffic accident’ to ‘intentional murder’.

David Cameron was forced into frantic denials over bizarre claims that he spends a 'crazy and scary' amount of time playing computer games on his iPad.

STEPHEN GLOVER reveals that despite what you may hear spending has barely been curbed. Fasten your seat-belts and start praying if the axe REALLY begins to fall.

Flyweight boxer Nicola Adams is unhappy with the scoring of her World Boxing Championships final after losing to Ren Cancan.

Human rights campaigners were horrified that William, Kate and other members of the Royal Family deferred to Hamad Al-Khalifa.

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Two Witney pensioners who conquered their fear of water are urging others to sign-up to free swimming lessons for over 50's in West Oxfordshire.

Cllr Barry Norton will continue as Leader of West Oxfordshire District Council after being re-elected at the Council's Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 16 May 2012.

Children in West Oxfordshire are expected to come out in force for the first of two free playdays this Saturday (May 19).

An Oxfordshire artist gave pupils at a West Oxfordshire school lessons in mosaic making before unveiling a design that captures the history of Stanton Harcourt.

The Carterton Neighbourhood Action Group is appealing for volunteers to help tidy up the town on Saturday 26 May, in preparation for the Jubilee celebrations.

A man in his 70s dies after his mobility scooter plunges into the River Thames in Abingdon.

A 27-year-old man is charged with murder after a woman was found beaten and stabbed at a residential caravan park in Oxfordshire.

Police arrest a man on suspicion of murder after a woman is found stabbed at an Oxfordshire caravan park.

Sunday Politics South looks back at the week's political headlines in 60 seconds.

Devon director of cricket Roger Newman says his side are aware of the importance of the MCCA Trophy clash at Oxfordshire.

A former teacher turned porn star speaks at an Oxford Union debate.

The bodies of two servicemen killed in Afghanistan at the weekend are flown into RAF Brize Norton.

Grove-based Williams's Pastor Maldonado sees no reason why he can't take his race-winning form into next weekend's Monaco GP.

Goalkeeper Wayne Brown will start his coaching career with Oxford United after signing a new two-year deal with the side.

A stash of weapons including a loaded crossbow, a stun gun and four knives are seized in a drugs raid in Oxford.

Oxford-born Garath McCleary looks forward to life in the Premier League after agreeing birthday transfer.

More heart attacks may be prevented if statins were more widely prescribed, research suggests

The Grove-based Williams team member burned in a garage fire following last Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix has returned to the UK.

Premiership promotion hopefuls London Welsh say they are likely to play their home games at Oxford United's Kassam Stadium next season if they go up.

A school in Oxfordshire pays tribute to the armed forces with a new stained glass window in its chapel.

Lifestyle Cherwell kick off their guide to leaving Oxford a well-rounded individual with 'How to have a really great One Night Stand'

Jack McKenna and James Nottage have it out over this drizzle-infused term

In a return to the sports pages Tom Goulding attempts to find some meaning in post-Premier League tea-leaf stirring

University cross-country runner James Taylor gives an expert view on where the best running is to be had in Oxford

George Lowe reports on the opening rounds of a washed-out, bowled-out Cricket cuppers

Xander Ryan relays a punishing day's Triathlon Varsity up in Northamptonshire

Ellie Swinton gives a take on the Atalanta's Society's bold new initiative

Jack McKenna reports from the annual 7s rugby cuppers tournament and finds a challenge to the old order

Monish Kulkarni investigates the effect of increased Twenty20 and finds complaints overblown

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