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Business awards spread their wings
BUSINESSES bidding to scoop top honours in the county's prestigious business of the year awards have a triple treat in store. This year there are new categories, a new sponsor and a new venue for the final of the competition, now in its fifth year. A
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Double funeral for fire victims
A man and his stepson who died in a fire at their home are to share the same funeral service on Saturday. Viv Slade, 44, died in an ambulance outside his home in Springfield Road, Wantage, after fire ripped through the Edwardian terraced house last Thursday
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Appeal for missing man
A family made a desperate plea for missing care worker Paul Trapnell to let them know he is alive. Police said they were becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of Mr Trapnell, 30, of Bowness Avenue, Didcot, who has a history of depression. His
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Praise for police and fire brigade
Crime levels in the Thames Valley are continuing to fall, according to figures published today by the Audit Commission. And Oxfordshire Fire Service was praised as one of the most effective in the country in the report. For the fifth year in succession
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Classy Caffel sets sights on Sydney
QUEEN of the country, Kelly Caffel is now ready to become a terror of the track. That's the assessment of coach Harry Wilson, and he should know because he was the man behind Steve Ovett's capture of an Olympic 800m gold in 1980. And it's the 2000 Games
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All change as Lucy hits track to the top
OXFORDSHIRE tennis star Lucy Collinson is aiming to finish her university education and then turn professional, by completely changing her game. The 18-year-old, from Abingdon, is currently studying sport and physical education at UWIC (University of
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Rusty Blues run out of steam
OXFORD University, playing their first game for six weeks, lacked match sharpness and lost to a highly competitive Richmond second string at Iffley Road last night. The Dark Blues were understandably rusty after their long lay-off following their Varsity
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Tony Blair backs the New Deal
Oxford Mail readers have seen job schemes come and go over the last 20 years, writes Tony Blair. They have every reason to ask if the New Deal is any different. It is, as the 60,000 young people across the country who have already found work would agree
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Tonight
The Midlands and southern England will have a largely cloudy night with occasional rain and drizzle, although the damp weather should be confined to western areas by dawn. Tomorrow Largely dry with enough breaks in the cloud to allow a few sunny spells
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Carry on ref!
OXFORD United managing director Keith Cox has hit out at controversial referee Mike Reed - even though the club won't be asking the Football Association to replace him for the FA Cup fourth round replay at Chelsea next Wednesday. Confirming that United
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Alarming rise in meningitis cases
the number of cases of the deadly form of meningitis in Oxfordshire has trebled during the past two months. A total of 21 people have been struck down with meningococcal infection - the dangerous form of meningitis - in December and January, compared
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Women's leader in cannabis campaign
The head of a respectable women's group in Oxfordshire has called for the terminally ill to be allowed to use cannabis. Brenda Tomlin, chairman of the county's Townswomen's Guilds, backed the organisation's national campaign for the legalisation of cannabis
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Concern at cost of hospital beds
Health chiefs may have to find cash from their own budget to fund new intensive care beds beyond the next year. The concerns came after Oxfordshire was awarded £750,000 from the Government for three new beds. Government ministers handed over the money
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The night that ended my marriage to Anne
Showbusiness agent Mike Hollingsworth spoke outside a court of the night that ended his marriage to TV presenter Anne Diamond. But his version of events infuriated ex-lover Harriet Scott, 26, whom he blamed for the break-up. Hollingsworth, 52, appeared
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Cherise lifts British crown
KARATE ace Cherise Hutchinson struck gold at the British Championships - and is now looking forward to fighting for her country in the World Championships in August. The 25-year-old Witney instructor triumphed in the ladies under 55 kg event at Manchester
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Anniversary for the girls in the Guild
Abseiling, becoming a yoga or karate instructor, giving birth, achieving a hole-in-one, getting a degree, climbing a mountain and celebrating your 100th birthday - all this year - may sound like a tall order. But these are just some of the tasks the Townswomen's
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Tony Blair writes for The Mail
Prime Minister Tony Blair, writing exclusively in the Oxford Mail, today hails the New Deal jobs scheme an unqualified success. In Oxfordshire, 160 of the 660 young people taking part have already found work. And figures out today show that in eight months
