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Driver's ordeal in vicious attack
POLICE were today hunting a vicious would-be robber who smashed a man's car windows after he refused to give him any money. The 64-year-old victim was just about to get into his car in Field Avenue, Blackbird Leys, Oxford, just before 2pm yesterday when
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Peace restored over Poppy Day fines
Parking chiefs have told war ex-servicemen and their families they are happy to waive the fines they picked up while attending Oxford's Remembrance Day ceremony. Disabled Ron Dean, who has attended every service in the city since the end of the Second
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Cadets' desperate quest for HQ
A Mayday call for help has gone out from a group of air cadets. They have been told they have to quit their headquarters next March and are desperate to find a new home. The Witney Air Training Cadets 2120 Squadron is losing its meeting place of the past
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Club declare war on county tennis
By MARK EDWARDS AN Oxfordshire tennis club's decision to refuse any tournaments to be played on their courts has been branded short-sighted and 'absolutely deplorable' by county officials. North Oxford Tennis Club decided to withdraw all goodwill to the
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Going back to musical roots
Music writer Tim Metcalfe goes behind the scenes at Oxford's latest and most ambitious music venue Oxford boasts a music scene which is the envy of many a big city - and I include London in that bold statement. We've got indie-guitar bands, techno dance
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Hospital booze bin plan for revellers
Special hospital rooms will be set aside for drunken revellers to sleep it off over the New Year. Party-goers could find themselves in these "booze bins" if they need medical help during the Millennium celebrations. The system is part of Y2K plans organised
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A brisk and cold north-east wind over most of England, especially in the south-east. Tomorrow Still very cold, broken cloud and spells of sunshine. Outlook Bright with some sunshine. Story date: Friday 19 November Converted for the new archive on 30 June
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Biotech loss is stemmed
ONCE-troubled British Biotech has given further evidence that it is turning itself around with a sharp improvement in its losses. The Cowley-based company, dogged last year by controversy over prospects for its development drugs, said it was seeing the
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Three-tier schools shake-up 'a poor deal'
Controversial plans to abolish Oxford's middle schools have been branded a "poor deal" for the east of the city. The Rev David Barton, chairman of the governors at Isis C of E Middle School, criticised Oxfordshire County Council's plans to scrap middle
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Joey hits U's 'greatest' goal
JOEY Beauchamp's goal for Oxford United against Blackpool at the Manor Ground in a crucial second division game in April 1996 has been voted the club's greatest goal of all time in a survey of fans conducted by the magazine Total Football. More than 10,000
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Jamie to get new deal
By Jon Murray OXFORD United will hope to get in-form Jamie Lambert to sign a longer-term contract in the next few days. The former Reading player, who has scored three times, has greatly impressed with his technique and hunger, and has become a big hit
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TV star to launch festive spectacle
TV star Trevor Peacock, Jim Trott of the BBC's Vicar of Dibley comedy, is to switch on Abingdon's Christmas lights. The ceremony next Wednesday, is being held alongside a medieval shopping evening. Children, residents and shop staff will be dressing up
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Student wrists slapped after fees demo
Two Oxford University students have been reprimanded by their college deans after they took part in a three-day sit-in to protest against tuition fees. They were among a group of students who occupied a university administration building, Oxenford House
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£30,000 payout for false rape accusation
An Oxford man falsely accused of rape and wrongly jailed for six months has been awarded £30,000 by the Home Office, following an Oxford Mail investigation. The 31-year-old, his wife and their six children, who do not wish to be named, were ecstatic when
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Patients 'denied treatment to cut waiting list'
Seriously-ill patients are being denied vital treatment so hospitals can reduce their waiting list numbers, a senior Oxford doctor claims. Dr James Morris, a consultant neuro-pathologist at the Radcliffe Infirmary, said top surgeons and medics were having
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Donor's gift of life after 20-year wait
The life of a young leukaemia victim has been saved by ecstatic Frances Gillespie - 20 years after she first volunteered to be a bone marrow donor. Frances, 46, of Coverley Road, Headington, Oxford, finally gave hope to the young girl who is battling
