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Disabled hit by aid staff shortages
Hundreds of disabled and infirm Oxford people are having to wait more than six months for specially trained experts to come to their aid. Only six occupational therapists (OTs) are assigned to city patients by Oxfordshire Social Services, even though
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GP surgeries look ahead to winter
The August Bank Holiday may have seen soaring temperatures, but doctors in Abingdon are already preparing to fight off winter flu. GPs at Malthouse Surgery, in The Charter, are urging their vulnerable patients to register for jabs which will stem the
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Private schools make top grade
Oxfordshire has some of the best independent single-sex schools in the country, according to the latest A-level league tables. A total of five Oxfordshire schools offering single-sex education have been ranked in the top 50 independent schools in the
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Committee to monitor councillors
South Oxfordshire residents will have the chance to monitor how their councillors behave. Volunteers are wanted for a new local government standards committee. In future, the committee could deal with allegations about district councillors, referred to
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RAF staff on Gulf exercise
More than 120 personnel from RAF Benson are to be deployed for military exercises in the Gulf on Wednesday. They will join 20,000 other British troops in Oman on exercise 'SAIF SAREEA 2' in what is the UK's largest peacetime deployment since the mid-1980s
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Lottery cash will revamp meadow
An ancient Oxfordshire meadow has become the latest Lottery winner. Buck Pool Spinney, next to Hurst Water Meadow, near Dorchester-on-Thames is to benefit from a Local Heritage Initiative grant under a scheme run by the Countryside Agency. The £8,497
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Surgery plan is a step closer
Campaigners for a new hospital and doctors' surgery in Watlington are claiming an early victory in their battle for the multi-million pound development. Plans to build a 60-bed hospital and nursing home in Hill Road, along with a GP surgery five times
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Cricket: Skipper leads by example
Didcot skipper Julian Hitchman's 5-39 restricted Wolverton 2nd to 150 all out in 44 overs. Ross Morgan then made 49 as Didcot reached 151-5 to ease their relegation worries in The Oxford Times Cherwell League fourth division. Didcot 30, Wolverton 2nd
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Cricket: Cumnor set to sink
Cumnor will finish in the bottom two in The Oxford Times Cherwell League division one after their level-scores draw with Banbury Twenty. Skipper Dave Burbidge top-scored for Twenty with 49 in their total of 204-7. Skipper Adam Cook (47) and Shazad Rana
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Cricketers begin funding drive
Cricket and beer came together when Eynsham celebrated the launch of a new appeal on Sunday. The village cricket club staged its annual President's XI fixture and marked the beginning of a £100,000 fund to move to a new ground. And the village's Queen's
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Man dies after impaling himself
A man has fallen and died in an accident while out walking with the family dog. John Rudd, 55, above, who lived with his father at Well Lane, Curbridge, had tried to get over a barbed-wire fence, lost his balance and became impaled on a broken fence post
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Committee to monitor councillors
South Oxfordshire residents will have the chance to monitor how their councillors behave. Volunteers are wanted for a new local government standards committee. In future, the committee could deal with allegations about district councillors, referred to
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Football: Banbury are off target
Banbury Utd 1, Corby Tn 1 Banbury again paid the price for a host of missed chances as they were held at home by Corby in the Dr Martens Eastern Division on Monday. The visitors stunned Banbury by taking a tenth-minute lead when Mike McConnell unleashed
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Football: Thame turn it around
Whyteleafe 2, Thame Utd 2 Thame picked up their first Ryman Division 1 point of the season at the third attempt in a game played in oppressive heat at Whyteleafe. The match was turned on its head in the 68th minute by a double substitution by Thame boss
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Football: Banbury pay for slow start
St Leonards 2, Banbury Utd 1 Banbury paid the price for an inept first-half as a fairly ordinary St Leonards side took all three Dr Martens Eastern Division points on Saturday. Last Saturday's hero, keeper Simon Tricker, became the villain in the 12th
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Speedway: Silver lining for Dryml
A wrong sprocket choice cost Oxford Cheetahs ace Lukas Dryml gold in the World Under 21 final at Peterborough. It came in his opening race where he finished last and ultimately that cost him the title as he fought back in magnificent style. The track
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Cricket: Promotion hope
Oxford & Horspath 2nd kept their promotion hopes alive in The Oxford Times Cherwell League division three after proving too strong for Aylesbury. Ali Malik took 4-31 as Aylesbury reached 179-8, but Chris Penner (77) and Radley Connor (60) saw Oxford
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Cricket: Tews laughing now
Oxford Nondescripts were shot out for just 89 in 24 overs by Great & Little Tew to crash to a 113-run defeat in The Oxford Times Cherwell League division two. Tew seamers Khan (4-30) and Ali Sahal (3-29) did much of the damage. Earlier, skipper Kevin
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Cricket: Motors clinch title
Morris Motors were celebrating on Saturday night after clinching the division four title in The Oxford Times Cherwell League with a three-wicket victory over Princes Risborough. Extras (33) provided the top score in Risborough's meagre total of 105, while
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Cricket: Rover pick up bonus safety
Rover Cowley were unable to stop leaders Buckingham pulling off a dramatic one-wicket win - but the bonus points they picked up mean they are safe in The Oxford Times Cherwell League first division. Having posted 222-8, Rover reduced Buckingham to 51-
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Football: New boys fail to save City from a battering
Wealdstone 3, Oxford City 0 Injury-ravaged Oxford City crashed to defeat at Wealdstone in Ryman League Division 1 on Monday. With their squad decimated, City gave debuts to new signings striker Steve Arkins, from Maidenhead, and defender Nick McCrae,
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Cricket: Wallingford beat Bledlow
Wallingford reached 223-6 thanks to an unbeaten 105 from the consistent Rob Sessions to set up a 92-run victory over Bledlow. Chris Spooner took 5-49. Gary Horton (4-59) and John Brannan (4-50) then combined to dismiss Bledlow for 131, condemning them
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Cricket: Bicester down
Henley 2nd made sure of avoiding relegation at the expense of Bicester & North Oxford 2nd, who finish second bottom in the third division of The Oxford Times Cherwell League. Bicester were shot out for 119 chasing a target of 201-8. **Henley 2nd 30
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Bicester salvage job
Bowlers Mark Stanway and Paul Jeacock were the saviours for Bicester & North Oxford at Beaconsfield on Saturday - with the bat! Replying to the home side's 218, Bicester were in dire straits at 83-8 in the Division 1 clash. Defeat would have increased
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Committee to monitor councillors
South Oxfordshire residents will have the chance to monitor how their councillors behave. Volunteers are wanted for a new local government standards committee. In future, the committee could deal with allegations about district councillors, referred to
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Police appeal over serious assault
Police have made an appeal for witnesses after a man was found in a Banbury street with serious neck injuries. The 40-year-old, who was found in Bath Road in early yesterday, was taken to The Horton Hospital. He was later transferred to the John Radcliffe
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Football: Muttock sent off
Egham Tn 0, Abingdon Tn 0 Abingdon defender Jon Muttock and Egham's Adrian Nesbeth were sent off following a clash just six minutes into yesterday's Ryman League Division 3 clash at Runnymede Stadium. Goalkeeper Mick Torres was Abingdon's hero with a
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Revenues soar after merger
German company Evotec increased its revenues by 311 per cent after merging with chemistry company Oxford Asymmetry. The company, now split between Hamburg and Milton Park, near Abingdon, achieved revenues of £16m in the first half of 2001. Losses were
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GP surgeries look ahead to winter
The August Bank Holiday may have seen soaring temperatures, but doctors in Abingdon are already preparing to fight off winter flu. GPs at Malthouse Surgery, in The Charter, are urging their vulnerable patients to register for jabs which will stem the
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Man dies after impaling himself
A man has fallen and died in an accident while out walking with the family dog. John Rudd, 55, above, who lived with his father at Well Lane, Curbridge, had tried to get over a barbed-wire fence, lost his balance and became impaled on a broken fence post
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Bikers hit the road for charity
Bikers celebrated the first birthday of their club with fun and games for charity. After a ride, members of Caldarium Motorcycle Club gathered at The Kite pub in Mill Street, Oxford on Saturday. The club has 23 members, having started with just six a
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Hospital plans face a challenge in court
Residents in Headington and Marston are considering legal action against plans to build an £85m hospital at Oxford's John Radcliffe site. Members of neighbourhood groups in the area, including Old Marston Residents' Association, Old Marston Parish Council
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College pays tribute to student
An Oxford university college has paid tribute to a promising former student, who was died last month. Classics student Matthew Oreto, 24, was found dead at his home in St Mary's Road, Oxford. A death notice in the Oxford Mail, placed by Mr Oreto's sister
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Bikers hit the road for charity
Bikers celebrated the first birthday of their club with fun and games for charity. After a ride, members of Caldarium Motorcycle Club gathered at The Kite pub in Mill Street, Oxford on Saturday. The club has 23 members, having started with just six a
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Hospital plans face a challenge in court
Residents in Headington and Marston are considering legal action against plans to build an £85m hospital at Oxford's John Radcliffe site. Members of neighbourhood groups in the area, including Old Marston Residents' Association, Old Marston Parish Council
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Cricket: Garsington nick last-ball thriller
A scintillating Airey Cup final produced one of the tightest finishes in OCA League history as Garsington crept home off the last ball to snatch the Bosch Power Tools-sponsored competition from Hanborough's grasp at East Hendred on Monday. Garsington's
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Cricket: Terrific Thame crowned champs
Thame 2nd were crowned Division 7 champions in The Oxford Times Cherwell League following a comfortable five-wicket win over Didcot 2nd. Jeremy Males took 4-39 as Didcot were rolled over for 137, and Thame eased home at 138-5 with Richard Nicholls (43
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Cricket: Relegation looms for Tiddington
Tiddington's relegation worries increased as they slumped to a seven-wicket defeat against Chalgrove in their The Oxford Times Cherwell League division two clash. Leg spinner Sandeep Joshi returned excellent figures of 7-56 to send Tiddington crashing
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Cricket: Dinton's hopes dented
Banbury 2nd moved out of the bottom two in The Oxford Times Cherwell League division two with a 39-run victory over promotion contenders Dinton. Having been put in to bat, Banbury amassed 222-8 despite Nadeem taking 4-26. Nadeem then hit 44 in Dinton's
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Cricket: Thame move to second
Shipton-under-Wychwood's title hopes suffered a huge blow as they lost at home to Thame who take over second place in The Oxford Times Cherwell League first division. Thame skipper Richard Carr took 4-69 as Shipton slumped to 79-5 before recovering to
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Clown around at the Castle
Children are having a wonderful time clowning around at Wallingford's Castle Leisure Centre. The CampSOLL summer holiday activities programme saw a group of 45 children daubed with face-paint and enjoying slapstick fun. They were egged on by children's
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Back-up library services detailed
Oxfordshire's library service managers have announced emergency arrangements for the public while the central library is closed for vital work. The library will be closed until Saturday, November 17, to allow rewiring to be done and the ventilation system
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Cricket: Vale head table
Abingdon Vale took over at the top of division three of The Oxford Times Cherwell League following their 41-run victory over Kingston Bagpuize. Simon Launder and Mike Savage each captured three wickets to restrict Vale to 151-9, but then left-arm spinner
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Football: Muttock sent off
Egham Tn 0, Abingdon Tn 0 Abingdon defender Jon Muttock and Egham's Adrian Nesbeth were sent off following a clash just six minutes into yesterday's Ryman League Division 3 clash at Runnymede Stadium. Goalkeeper Mick Torres was Abingdon's hero with a
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College pays tribute to student
An Oxford university college has paid tribute to a promising former student, who was died last month. Classics student Matthew Oreto, 24, was found dead at his home in St Mary's Road, Oxford. A death notice in the Oxford Mail, placed by Mr Oreto's sister
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Clown around at the Castle
Children are having a wonderful time clowning around at Wallingford's Castle Leisure Centre. The CampSOLL summer holiday activities programme saw a group of 45 children daubed with face-paint and enjoying slapstick fun. They were egged on by children's
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Cricket: Cropredy beaten
Bledlow Ridge saw off title contenders and previous leaders in the Oxford Times Cherwell League division three Cropredy by 105 runs thanks to a magnificent unbeaten 159 from Andy Binnie which enabled them to declare on 278-3 after 47 overs. Binnie and
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Cricket: Victory not enough for Sandford
Sandford St Martin are destined to finish in the bottom two in The Oxford Times Cherwell League division one - despite thrashing Challow & Childrey by nine wickets. Only Nigel Hill (53) offered resistance as a below-par Challow were dismissed for
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Cricket: Jeffries gives Banbury a lifeline
Banbury 2nd moved out of the bottom two in The Oxford Times Cherwell League division two with a 39-run victory over promotion contenders Dinton. Having been put in to bat, Banbury amassed 222-8 despite Nadeem taking 4-26. Nadeem then hit 44 in Dinton's
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Football: Banbury are off target
Banbury Utd 1, Corby Tn 1 Banbury again paid the price for a host of missed chances as they were held at home by Corby in the Dr Martens Eastern Division on Monday. The visitors stunned Banbury by taking a tenth-minute lead when Mike McConnell unleashed
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Football: Banbury pay for slow start
St Leonards 2, Banbury Utd 1 Banbury paid the price for an inept first-half as a fairly ordinary St Leonards side took all three Dr Martens Eastern Division points on Saturday. Last Saturday's hero, keeper Simon Tricker, became the villain in the 12th
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Rugby: Rusty Banbury given a lesson by Cornishmen
Banbury Bulls 5, Truro 31 Banbury Bulls' interest in the RFU Senior Cup ended abruptly on Saturday as they crashed to Cornish side Truro at Bodicote Park in the preliminary round. In truth, it could have been worse for the home side, with only some poor
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Riding tall in the saddle
A cross-country rider is doing a marathon horse ride to support farmers who were affected by the foot and mouth crisis. Diane Barlow, a member of the Stadhampton Young Farmers' Club, will visit nine young farmers' clubs (YFC) across Oxfordshire when she
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Football: Solid Thame are back in business
Thame Utd 2, Northwood 1 Thame got off the mark with their first Ryman Division 1 victory of the season after a solid performance at Windmill Stadium. The home side started well with Rob Smith opening the scoring on 17 minutes. Justin Lee headed on James
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Cricket: Haupt returns for Oxon's Trophy tie
Craig Haupt returns to the Oxfordshire side for Wednesday's 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy first-round game with a Nottinghamshire Board XI at Banbury. The Banbury left-hander, widely regarded as the best batsman in the county, has not played
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Football: New boys fail to save City from a battering
Wealdstone 3, Oxford City 0 Injury-ravaged Oxford City crashed to defeat at Wealdstone in Ryman League Division 1 on Monday. With their squad decimated, City gave debuts to new signings striker Steve Arkins, from Maidenhead, and defender Nick McCrae,
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Soccer: Wimble and Nelson are City's heroes
Oxford City 1, Bishop's Stortford 0 A goal from Shaun Wimble plus an astonishing save by Stuart Nelson in the closing seconds clinched City's second victory of the week in Ryman League Division 1 on Saturday. Paul Lee's men suffered a blow before kick-off
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Hospital faces planning inquiry
Bicester's new £5m community hospital could be delayed by months if the Government decides to investigate the planning application further. It was hoped the hospital would open in 2004. Cherwell district councillors have approved plans to build the hospital
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Speedway: Cheetahs stung by the Bees
Coventry Bees 47, Oxford Cheetahs 43 The agony continued for the JT/Fox Oxford Cheetahs on Saturday with a second defeat in 24 hours as their quest for the Sky Sports Elite League title suffered another setback. It means Cheetahs are now two points behind
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Cricket: Cumnor set to sink
Cumnor will finish in the bottom two in The Oxford Times Cherwell League division one after their level-scores draw with Banbury Twenty. Skipper Dave Burbidge top-scored for Twenty with 49 in their total of 204-7. Skipper Adam Cook (47) and Shazad Rana
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Soccer: Wimble and Nelson are City's heroes
Oxford City 1, Bishop's Stortford 0 A goal from Shaun Wimble plus an astonishing save by Stuart Nelson in the closing seconds clinched City's second victory of the week in Ryman League Division 1 on Saturday. Paul Lee's men suffered a blow before kick-off
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Cricket: Garsington nick last-ball thriller
A scintillating Airey Cup final produced one of the tightest finishes in OCA League history as Garsington crept home off the last ball to snatch the Bosch Power Tools-sponsored competition from Hanborough's grasp at East Hendred on Monday. Garsington's
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United off the mark
United at last came up with a potent pairing in attack as they chalked up their first win of the season yesterday. Phil Gray and Andy Scott found the unlikely surroundings of Halifax's The Shay the perfect place to hit it off, combining well and scoring
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Coping with the menopause - at 33
Jenny Clarke looks much younger than her 33 years but feels she is trapped in a body of a woman much older. Earlier this year, Mrs Clarke learned she was going through an early menopause - something that affects one in 100 women aged 30 to 40. Mrs Clarke
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RAF man comes back to Earth
Inside RAF Benson, we are being directed to our parking space by Squadron Leader Mike Neil, who has chosen to sprint there ahead of our car. He is being followed by our work experience lad, Sam, who has chosen to play a version of Follow The (Squadron
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Firms praised for aid to disabled
Almost 80 Oxfordshire companies have been nominated for their efforts to make their services meet the needs of disabled people. Queen Elizabeth's Foundation, a charity which helps more than 100,000 disabled people every year, invited people to nominate
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Rock along to Shelley
An Oxford publisher has created a rock'n'roll version of the Romantic poetry of Shelley, with the verses read by the dreadlocked dub poet Benjamin Zephaniah. Writer John Webster, who is pictured at the Shelley memorial in University College, had long
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Abuse charges led to death
A man killed himself because he could not handle the shame of being accused of molesting and abducting two boys, an inquest heard David Oke, 44, wrote a suicide note protesting his innocence, claiming "forensic science will one day prove it," before taking
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RAF staff on Gulf exercise
More than 120 personnel from RAF Benson are to be deployed for military exercises in the Gulf on Wednesday. They will join 20,000 other British troops in Oman on exercise 'SAIF SAREEA 2' in what is the UK's largest peacetime deployment since the mid-1980s
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Could you be county's new Wonder Woman?
The search is on to find Oxfordshire's very own Wonder Woman. The Oxfordshire Woman of The Year competition is being organised by the Oxfordshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Working Women's Forum, in partnership with Women in Management. The organisers
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Private schools make top grade
Oxfordshire has some of the best independent single-sex schools in the country, according to the latest A-level league tables. A total of five Oxfordshire schools offering single-sex education have been ranked in the top 50 independent schools in the
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Conman strikes
Police are appealing for witnesses following a distraction burglary in Amory Close, Oxford. A man claiming to be a policeman got into an elderly man's flat at lunchtime on Sunday and stole cash. The offender is described as white, in his late 30s, about
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Surgery plan is a step closer
Campaigners for a new hospital and doctors' surgery in Watlington are claiming an early victory in their battle for the multi-million pound development. Plans to build a 60-bed hospital and nursing home in Hill Road, along with a GP surgery five times
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Cricket: Mills crush Buzzard
Steve Kelly was on song for Witney Mills with remarkable bowling figures of 22-15-13-6 as Leighton Buzzard crashed to 108 all out in 45 overs. Mark Cannons (33) and Pete Claridge (41no) then saw Mills home for the loss of just two wickets, which leaves
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Abuse charges led to death
A man killed himself because he could not handle the shame of being accused of molesting and abducting two boys, an inquest heard David Oke, 44, wrote a suicide note protesting his innocence, claiming "forensic science will one day prove it," before taking
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Cricket: Rowant set fair
Aston Rowant are on the brink of claiming the The Oxford Times Cherwell League division two title following a crushing nine-wicket win at Bourton Vale. The home side slumped to 71-6 before reaching 142 as Wesley Morrick took 5-49. A partnership of 130
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Football: Solid Thame are back in business
Thame Utd 2, Northwood 1 Thame got off the mark with their first Ryman Division 1 victory of the season after a solid performance at Windmill Stadium. The home side started well with Rob Smith opening the scoring on 17 minutes. Justin Lee headed on James
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Football: Thame turn it around
Whyteleafe 2, Thame Utd 2 Thame picked up their first Ryman Division 1 point of the season at the third attempt in a game played in oppressive heat at Whyteleafe. The match was turned on its head in the 68th minute by a double substitution by Thame boss
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Riding tall in the saddle
A cross-country rider is doing a marathon horse ride to support farmers who were affected by the foot and mouth crisis. Diane Barlow, a member of the Stadhampton Young Farmers' Club, will visit nine young farmers' clubs (YFC) across Oxfordshire when she
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Cricketers begin funding drive
Cricket and beer came together when Eynsham celebrated the launch of a new appeal on Sunday. The village cricket club staged its annual President's XI fixture and marked the beginning of a £100,000 fund to move to a new ground. And the village's Queen's
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As You Like It (In rep until Sept 1)
Maggie Hartford reviews Creation Theatre Company's production at Magdalen College School A theatre company that can stage Hamlet in a car factory is obviously capable of anything, and Creation Theatre's production of As You Like It in the grounds of Magdalen
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Could you be county's new Wonder Woman?
The search is on to find Oxfordshire's very own Wonder Woman. The Oxfordshire Woman of The Year competition is being organised by the Oxfordshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Working Women's Forum, in partnership with Women in Management. The organisers
