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A MURDER investigation has been launched after a woman’s body was discovered in Horspath this morning.

A MURDER investigation has been launched after a woman’s body was discovered in Horspath this morning.

PLANS for a new country park in Banbury should be approved, a council officer’s report has recommended.

HERE’S one man who can mix it with the best of them.

HERE’S one man who can mix it with the best of them.

NO ACTION will be taken for the time being over a derelict house in an Oxford conservation area, despite two months having gone by since a city council order to improve it expired.

ONE of the last great feats of the age of the Victorian navvies will be recreated at Didcot Railway Centre this weekend.

NO ACTION will be taken for the time being over a derelict house in an Oxford conservation area, despite two months having gone by since a city council order to improve it expired.

A former teacher turned porn star is to speak at an Oxford Union debate in favour of legalising prostitution.

A group of police officers were given a PE lesson by school students to help get more people involved in sport.

A group of police officers were given a PE lesson by school students to help get more people involved in sport.

A group of police officers were given a PE lesson by school students to help get more people involved in sport.

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

A FABULOUS ‘Best Of’ evening with singer/songwriter James Grant is one of May’s music highlights at The Mill Theatre, Banbury on Saturday.

Calls for a ‘fat tax’ on food have been criticised by a clinically obese man who is awaiting NHS weight loss surgery.

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.

Interested in using your professional skills and experience for the public good? The Opportunity Cherwell Community Land Trust (CLT) is a great way for the business savvy, public spirited individual to give something back to the community by giving direction to a newly launched social enterprise. The work of this charitable venture will be local and innovative and include self-build housing, eco-friendly housing and the renovation of significant buildings for public benefit. Cherwell CLT is shaping up to become a voluntary group of residents operating as a charitable trust.

An empty Banbury property in need of refurbishment is set for a new lease of life thanks to an agreement between Cherwell District Council and housing association A2Dominion. The two organisations are working together to bring 1 West Street back into use as a collection of affordable apartments. The building, previously home to six bedsits, is fenced off with metal plates covering windows to prevent vandalism while it sits unoccupied.

The Chairman of Cherwell District Council, Councillor Timothy Hallchurch MBE and his consort Dr Janet Stokes Carter, held this year's Chairman's Charity Dinner at the Tythe Barn, near Launton on Friday 13 March. The black tie event was attended by 74 people, who contributed to the Chairman's charity. They included three Deputy Lieutenants, Robert Buckeldee, Miranda Markham and Brig Ian Inshaw, and Henley MP Dr John Howell OBE. The Mayors and Chairmen from Oxfordshire and Northamptonshire county councils also attended as well as the mayor of Banbury, and Oxfordshire County Council leader Cllr Keith Mitchell CBE.

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]

Becky Edwards from Cannock, Staffordshire, was so humiliated by her mishap that it forced her to change her unhealthy lifestyle - and lose more than half her body weight.

Striker has not been offered a new deal at Old Trafford.

Shadows on the ground will also turn into crescents and 'rings' of light as moon covers as much as 94% of the sun this Sunday in parts of the U.S. and Asia.

The government is "determined" to introduce a register of lobbyists before 2015, constitutional reform minister Mark Harper tells a Commons committee.

Hearts boss Paulo Sergio insists facing Hibs in the Scottish Cup final does not create extra motivation to win.

Social networking service Pinterest is to receive $100m in funding, prompting analysts to value the two-year-old firm at up to $1.5bn.

Northampton Saints director of rugby Jim Mallinder signs a new contract to extend his stay at Franklin's Gardens until 2015.

Shares in French Connection fall as the fashion retailer issues a profits warning following a continued fall in sales.

The details of Labour leader Ed Miliband's shadow cabinet following the recent reshuffle.

Frankel is poised to make his season debut in the Lockinge Stakes at Newbury, having been declared ready after an injury concern.

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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.

History lovers can visit the country's top heritage sites at discounted prices as part of a drive to encourage domestic holidays.

A woman aged in her 50s is found murdered at a home in Oxfordshire after police are called in the early hours.

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.

A £75,000 extension to a village hall in South Oxfordshire is opened.

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.

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

Tech 3 Racing rider Bradley Smith admits he does not know where the time has gone as he prepares to make his 100th Grand Prix appearance on Sunday.

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.

Oxford is named as the best place in Europe for driving electric cars.

Oxfordshire-born Northants bowler Jack Brooks says Jonny Bairstow's call-up to the England squad from the Lions shows there is a chance for others to step up.

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Promoted Shrewsbury make their first purchase of the summer by signing Oxford United midfielder Asa Hall on a free transfer.

Oxford University students are warned to end the "slovenly practice" of eating breakfast in their pyjamas.

A group of forty students at Worcester are taking part in a tour around Oxford in personalised tour t-shirts as they revise for finals exams

Helen and Douglas House, a charity shop in Summertown, was targeted by thieves who stole approximately £500 worth of goods last week

JCR holds Extraordinary General Meeting over whether to hold a specific 'Women's Empowerment Day' ahead of Friday's referendum

A sleak, battery-powered car unveiled by researchers at Oxford University is entered into an Eco-marathon

Mark Thompson, Director-General of the BBC, has expressed concern at the number of Oxbridge graduates occupying a large number of senior roles at the organisation

Students at New College change constitutional requirements for students running for LGBT reps after much debate

Research shows that the average starting salary of an Oxford Maths graduate is higher than that of any other graduate in the country

An alteration to the Exeter JCR consitution demands that all members of the exec stand up and sing 'Call Me Maybe' before every JCR meeting

Dennis Hof, a brothel owner from Nevada, speaks at the Union with one of his prostitutes, and argues for an 'Olympic 2012 brothel'

Lincoln College celebrates Ascension Day by throwing pennies at schoolchildren, and giving Brasenose students free ivy ale

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