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By Ed Dutton
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Sunday, 18 May 2008 |
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 Thirteen great poplar trees on Laanaoja next to Raksila have been removed to give way to district heating works. The rest of the poplars in the area are also to but cut down later this year as the district heating-related works continue. New plants will not arrive until next spring, says Taina Penttilä, a gardener of Oulu City.
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By Edward Dutton
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Saturday, 17 May 2008 |
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 Otto Karhi Park, in the town centre, is to be renovated and renewed over the next few years. Plans have already begun and Oulu residents will get to have a say in the process.
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By Li Quing
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Saturday, 17 May 2008 |
 A devastating earthquake in China on Monday has directly affected 10million people across Sichuan province. More than 50,000 people may have died. Tens of thousands of survivors are desperately waiting for help. Your helping hands may help any of these lives in danger.
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By Edward Dutton
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Monday, 12 May 2008 |
 ’Multiculturalism’ is starting to go out of fashion in Oulu with more and more columns devoted to criticising it in Kaleva, but this didn’t stop the city’s ’Multicultural Integration Service’ putting on a lively Mothers Day celebration which included Middle-Eastern dancing, Sudanese chanting and free cake to ‘bring cultures together’. Comments (13) |
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By Virpi Hattukangas
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Monday, 12 May 2008 |
 Oulu police ran into cannabis growers in two separate incidents during the weekend, reports Kaleva. On both occasions the police had entered the apartment for an unrelated reason. Police confiscated the plants and filed criminal reports.
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By Edward Dutton
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Thursday, 08 May 2008 |
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 Oulu’s art community are still none the wiser about the identity of the artist who sprayed Oulu’s Market Policeman statue with green paint during Vappu. Though, as the graffiti artist sprayed the name ‘Iiro’ on the back that might narrow it down a bit.
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By Virpi Hattukangas
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Tuesday, 06 May 2008 |
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The police continue their traffic safety campaign by monitoring traffic in low speed areas. This week the special focus is on areas of Toppila, Koskela, Alppila, Tuiransaari and Hietasaari.
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By Virpi Hattukangas
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Monday, 05 May 2008 |
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An elderly woman was the latest victim of the hand bag thief on Saturday afternoon, reports Kaleva. The woman was using a rollator for her walk in Myllytulli Nahkatehtaankatu. She had her bag hanging from the handle when a man in his twenties snatched it when he cycled past her. The police are investigating.
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By Virpi Hattukangas
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Sunday, 04 May 2008 |
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According to eye witnesses a scooter driver hit the side of a baby’s pram while overtaking it late last week. Comments (1) |
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By Virpi Hattukangas
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Sunday, 04 May 2008 |
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Half a dozen bag thefts in the city centre have been reported to the police in the past week reflecting a big rise in the problem compared to other years. 
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By Virpi Hattukangas
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Sunday, 04 May 2008 |
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A 30-year-old Oulu man fled from the police in a dramatic car chase on Friday evening in which he tore the wrong way up a one-way street.
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By Virpi Hattukangas
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Sunday, 04 May 2008 |
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A car was completely incinerated on Friday afternoon in a carpark in Harjapäänkatu in Heinäpää.
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By Virpi Hattukangas
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Sunday, 04 May 2008 |
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An ammonium leak at Kotivara factory in Limigantulli caused havoc in the nearby area on Friday afternoon.
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