Author: philtowers64
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Oxbridge man vows to appeal guilty verdict as he’s sentenced to four years in prison for arson
A man from Oxbridge has been sentenced today to four years in prison by Oxbridge Crown Court after being found guilty of arson, following a blaze that started in his own flat. The jury heard how Thomas Beasley, 59, unemployed, of Mountain Street, was alleged to have started the fire deliberately after drinking a substantial…
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Oxbridge youths sentenced after stealing from vulnerable woman
Two youths from Oxbridge have been sentenced today by Oxbridge Youth Court after they admitted stealing £800 in cash and valuables from a local elderly woman. The court heard how the youths – who cannot be identified for legal reasons – knocked at the door of Mrs Batilda Bathurst in Heaton Avenue, Oxbridge, claiming to…
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Police hunt for local man after suspicious death in Horsforth
West Yorkshire Police have issued a warrant for the arrest of a local man after 40-year-old Dr Andrew Gregson was found dead last night at Tyker University. The body was found by a cleaner at the university, with police confirming that the post-mortem found the cause of death to be blunt force trauma to the…
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Block! Media insiders give their advice on how to handle online trolls
Journalism and Media Week at Leeds Trinity University has seen broadcasters and media professionals give advice to students on how to stay safe online. The annual event returned last week for its fourteenth year, with a packed line-up of speakers including TV and radio presenter Jeremy Vine and showbusiness journalists Katie Hind and Boyd Hilton. …
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The day the Olympic Torch passed through Brough
The Olympic Torch passing through his home village sparked a slightly-higher-than-indifferent reaction from Horsforth student Caleb Canet-Baldwin, 18. It was a sunny but cold day in Brough in 2012, and the then eight-year-old Caleb waited eagerly with his family and friends as the local community gathered on the streets. “There was an air of suspense…
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5 reasons Putin might be doing what he’s doing right now
1. He wants to rebuild the Soviet Union Russia, Ukraine, and other countries in the region were part of the Soviet Union which was broken up in the early 1990s. Controlled from Moscow and heavily Russia-dominated, the Soviet Union was a collection of nation states that collectively were powerful and influential in a world plagued…