Bicester news

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General news from the BBC web site:

Money woes for town centre plan Plans for a new £70m Oxfordshire town centre are "compromised" by changes in the economy, a report says.

Tesco plans to double store size Supermarket firm Tesco plans to expand one of its flagship stores in Oxfordshire, which many already refer to as "Tescotown".

Scrapped asylum centre cost £28m The government's spending watchdog has attacked the Home Office for spending £28m on an asylum detention centre that it never built.

Truckers join hunt for Madeleine Bicester trucks travel across Europe displaying giant posters of missing Madeleine McCann.

Council interviews 1000 residents A thousand people are to be interviewed as part of a scheme to map the future development of a town.

Care home given planning approval A plan to build a new care home in Bicester is given the go ahead.

Two injured in street stabbing Two men are stabbed following an argument in a street in Bicester in the early hours of Sunday.

MP welcomes asylum unit rethink An MP welcomes a decision not to build an immigration removal centre in the heart of rural Oxfordshire in the near future.

Axed asylum centre cost 'obscene' An MP calls for an inquiry into why firms involved with an asylum centre that was later axed are being paid £12m of public cash.

New Asylum centre plan 'shameful' Plans to turn an asylum seekers' accommodation unit into a detention centre are "shameful", opponents say.

Bicester asylum centre plan axed An asylum accommodation centre planned for Bicester is axed - but it may still become an asylum removals centre.

Asylum group's 'race card' appeal A refugee support group opposed to plans for an asylum centre in Oxfordshire calls on politicians not to play the "race card".

Police probe string of burglaries Two burglars posing as police officers strike three times in as many hours.

Outside the mysterious 'Site A' There used to be 15 proposed sites for asylum centres around the UK. Now there's just one, a fact which has left people living near the site wondering 'why us?'

Asylum protesters in candle vigil More than 200 residents hoping to stop a planned asylum centre gather for a candle-lit vigil.

Cyclists warned after bike thefts Bicycle owners in Bicester are warned to be careful after a spate of bike thefts in the area.

The trouble with asylum centres The government has won a major battle over asylum accommodation centres - but opposition remains strong.

Q&A: Bicester asylum centre BBC News Online looks at the issues surrounding the proposed asylum seeker centre at Bicester, Oxfordshire.

Oxfam flies aid to Iran Up to £50,000 of aid is being flown from Oxfam's Bicester supply depot to help the survivors of the Iran earthquake.

Approval for rural asylum centre A controversial holding-centre for 750 asylum seekers is to be built in rural Oxfordshire.

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