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Organic message goes out
New information boards explaining the environmental benefits of organic farming are going up on footpaths at two farms. The notices at Manor Farm, Marcham, near Abingdon, and Step Farm, near Faringdon, will tell walkers how organic methods have enhanced
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Hospital can use all its beds again
All 48 beds at Abingdon Hospital are open for the first time in more than two years following a successful staff recruitment drive. Manager Jacky Hourahane said: "This is good news for the hospital and the people of Abingdon and district. Now we can offer
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Screen brings maths alive
A hi-tech computer package designed to make maths fun, is to go nationwide after being piloted at an Oxford school. Bayswater Middle School, in Headington, was one of the first schools in the country to use the MathsAlive interactive teaching programme
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New head will target discipline
Mark Turner, a former Army captain, who has become the new headmaster of Abingdon School, admits to being a "firm but fair" disciplinarian. He promises a rigorous learning environment and new initiatives on drugs and bullying. Mr Turner, 40, took over
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Parish stalwart mourned
Sybil Williams Former Minster Lovell parish and district councillor Sybil Williams has died, aged 81. Mrs Williams, who spent her life in the village, was a parish councillor for more than 45 years. A member of the WI for more than 60 years, Mrs Williams
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Dental expert and fan of soccer
Carmel Teuma A former president of the Oxford City Branch of the Referees' Association, Carmel Teuma, has died aged 81. Mr Teuma, a former dental technician, of St Luke's Road, Cowley, Oxford, was born in Malta and arrived in Britain in 1937, following
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Russian prince turned scholar
Dimitri Obolensky A Russian prince and Oxford University lecturer, knighted for his studies, has died, aged 83. Sir Dimitri Obolensky, who was born in Petrograd in 1918, became University Reader in Russian and Balkan History in 1948. He was appointed
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Chef takes over pub
Prince Charles's former chef Chris Barber is taking over another Oxfordshire pub. On Monday he reopens the White Hart at Nettlebed. He already has The Goose at Britwell Salome, near Watlington. Mr Barber cooked for Prince Charles at his home at Highgrove
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Famous builder fixes it
The most famous builder in the land made a personal appearance in Wallingford. TV celebrity Bob the Builder joined the mayor Theresa Jordan and Linden Homes Chiltern's sales and marketing director, Helen Todd, at the opening of a new show home at the
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Helping hands
Charity shop worker Jackie Howard, who was left bruised after a fall in Wallingford town centre, has asked the Oxford Mail to thank the people who went to her aid. She said she was too shocked at the time to ask their names. Mrs Howard, 73, from Shillingford
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New care home
Plans have been lodged with West Oxfordshire District Council to turn two houses in Milestone Road, Carterton, into a residential care home.
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Traffic calming
Carterton town council wants to find a trial residential Home Zone to test out traffic calming, and other measures designed to reduce traffic speeds.
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Historic anniversary
Alec Cantwell has a historic toast to celebrate with his wife Muriel on their 60th wedding anniversary today. He has looked into his family background and found it is the first diamond wedding among the Cantwells in more than 250 years. They have invited
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Police question pilot after man falls to death
The distraught pilot of a light aircraft has been questioned by police after her male passenger plummeted 5,000ft to the ground over Oxfordshire. The body of the man, in his mid-40s, fell on to a football pitch in the village of Fifield, near Burford,
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Crime surgery
A crime reduction surgery will be held in Thame town hall on Tuesday,January 15 from 10am.
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Tree shredder
It will be the last chance for Thame residents to get rid of their Christmas trees on Saturday (Jan 12) when a shredder will be at the cattle market, in North Street, between 8am and noon.
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Token gesture
The cost of bus tokens to Great Milton pensioners has doubled to £1,600 over the last two years and is one of the reasons the parish council is raising its precept -- the money it gets from South Oxfordshire District Council to run its affairs -- from
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Organic message goes out
New information boards explaining the environmental benefits of organic farming are going up on footpaths at two farms. The notices at Manor Farm, Marcham, near Abingdon, and Step Farm, near Faringdon, will tell walkers how organic methods have enhanced
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Vandals head list of crime concerns
More effort should be made to tackle vandalism and disorder in the Vale of White Horse, say residents. About 1,500 people replied to a questionnaire on which issues should be addressed as part of a new safety in the community initiative. More than 44,000
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Homes plan in balance
A planned housing development in Wantage has suffered another setback, which developers say could scupper the scheme altogether. Councillors have not yet decided whether to allow housebuilders Barratt to redevelop the site of Ben Smith & Sons' scrapyard
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Cricket: Ace Cook tops new recruits at Oxford
Ambitious Oxford & Horspath CC have boosted their playing resources for the new season following a busy winter recruitment drive. Oxfordshire all-rounder Adam Cook has been snapped up from Cumnor together with Oxon Colts Ian Crosby and wicket-keeper
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Speedway: Brian the key to Cheetahs line-up
The hunt is on for the final two riders as Oxford Cheetahs make a bold bid to defend their hard-won Elite League title in 2002. Having already signed Leigh Adams, Steve Johnston, Lukas and Ales Dryml plus Andrew Appleton, they have just 12.50 points to
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Greyhounds: Tomorrow's Oxford Card
11.26 450m A9 Stan Your Man...(Paul Walden) Villa Babe...(Terry Atkins) Broadacres Flo 3...(Maurice Massey) WILL GEMMA...(Ron Bicknell) Aha Bluey...(Jim Morgan) Broadacres Bruno (W)...(Maurice Massey) 11.41 450m A8 Clickety Clack...(Paul Walden) Magiorino
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1,000 sign up for info
A free Internet information service run by the First Great Western train company has received its 1,000th subscriber. The e-mail bulletin service sends morning and evening messages detailing how the trains are running and providing forecasts for the next
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Speedway: Champ Jan's back on ice
Nicki Pedersen and Andy Smith are the latest stars to join up in the annual ice extravaganza at Telford on Sunday, February 17. Defending champion Jan Staechmann, the former Oxford Cheetah, will be there to defend his title, where he will be joined by
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Bowls: Oxford duo book final spot
Howard Watts and Kathy Hawes are through to the area 15 mixed pairs final in the English Indoor Bowls Association national championships. The Oxford & District club pair were 26-16 winners over Handy Cross in the semis and now face Foxhill in the
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Football: Hamp is on song as Star see off rivals
Morrells Oxford Sunday League A brace from Adam Hamp helped Star Royal reach the last eight of the Sam Waters OFA Cup as they beat Kidmore End 3-1. Despite still suffering from a number of injuries, Royal were in dominant form, with Hamp netting a double
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Road accident
One person was taken to The Horton Hospital, Banbury, after an accident on the A361, near Cropredy, on Tuesday.
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Ex-inmate hanged himself
A 29-year-old man who had served time in prison hanged himself less than two months after he was released, an inquest heard. Sandy Lowes was found hanging from a tree by a woman walking with her granddaughter in woodland near Bankside, Banbury, on September
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Action planned on canal safety
Canalside safety in Banbury is being looked at after two near-tragedies at the rear of the Castle Quay shopping centre. A town councillor has asked Woolworths to seal off an automatic door that opens on to the canal bank. The moves follow separate incidents
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Football: County line up for cup
The Oxfordshire U18 team to face Dorset in the South West Counties Mick Parry Memorial Cup at Poole on Saturday (2.30) is: Oxon Under 18 squad: B Banks (Carterton Tn), D Welsh (Thame Utd), J Philpott (Kidlington), L Holden (Kidlington), D Mason (Kidlington
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Top prize
Apprentice electrician Daniel Miles, of Stevens and Habberfield, Witney, has been awarded a top prize for obtaining high grades in the City and Guilds part 2 theory paper.
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New leaf for book distributor
Book distributor Advanced Marketing has restructured after spending £1m redeveloping its offices and warehouse. The Bicester-based operation has split into three divisions, retail, club and leisure, each with a director reporting to managing director
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Magnet attracts new success
The world's largest high-performance magnet has been built by Oxford Instruments. The company's superconductivity division, based at Tubney Wood, near Abingdon, has spent eight years working on the magnet for a US government laboratory. It will be used
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Decline in phone and PC markets
Electrical retailer Dixons reported flat trading figures after experiencing a decline in the markets for mobile phone and personal computers. Like-for-like sales in the 28 weeks to November 10 were 0.8 per cent lower, while the figure for the Christmas
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Taxpayers lose in self-assessment
Tax experts are calling for an investigation into why more people are failing to cope with the Inland Revenue's self assessment system. The Institute of Chartered Accountants said four million tax returns were still outstanding, and this could result
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Woman stabbed
A member of staff was stabbed as she arrived for work at Oxford's Warneford Hospital. The 33-year-old woman was stabbed in the abdomen at 7.20am on Tuesday. She was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital but later discharged. A 61-year-old man was questioned
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College evicts tennis club
An Oxford college has evicted a historic tennis club from its premises, ending a long tradition in the city. Norham Gardens Lawn Tennis Club is leaving its site at Benson Place, north Oxford, today, after having played there since 1929. Landlord, St John's
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Police chief attacks criminal trial system
The Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police has said the country's justice system is a 'game' rather than a search for truth. Speaking ahead of today's launch of a campaign to reform the criminal trial system, Sir Charles Pollard claimed major criminals
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Hospital can use all its beds again
All 48 beds at Abingdon Hospital are open for the first time in more than two years following a successful staff recruitment drive. Manager Jacky Hourahane said: "This is good news for the hospital and the people of Abingdon and district. Now we can offer
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College bequest
A donation of £1,000 has been left to Lincoln College, by the late John Henry Pethybridge, of Bodmin, Cornwall. Mr Pethybridge, who died on May 7, left an estate valued at £1,546,420.
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Tributes paid to 'bubbly' mother
Floral tributes have been left on the doorstep of Stephanie Whittaker's Didcot home after her death at the weekend. Police launched a murder inquiry after her body was found at her house in Blenheim Close, early on Saturday. Her husband Kenneth, 45, appeared
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Woman stabbed
A member of staff was stabbed as she arrived for work at Oxford's Warneford Hospital. The 33-year-old woman was stabbed in the abdomen at 7.20am on Tuesday. She was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital but later discharged. A 61-year-old man was questioned
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Shelter warns of bogus collectors
Oxford Night Shelter has warned people to be on their guard against bogus collectors who claim to be working for it. The shelter has had two complaints about people, who claim to be working for the organisation, making bogus door-to-door collections in
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College evicts tennis club
An Oxford college has evicted a historic tennis club from its premises, ending a long tradition in the city. Norham Gardens Lawn Tennis Club is leaving its site at Benson Place, north Oxford, today, after having played there since 1929. Landlord, St John's
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Scientist donates shares to charity
An Oxford scientist whose first wife died from cancer is giving his shares in a new research company to a charity fighting the disease. Prof Graham Richards is part of the team which has launched Inhibox, an Oxford University spin-off firm providing computer
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Football: FA may probe Jemmo's jibe
The Football Association could take action against Shrewsbury's former Oxford United striker Nigel Jemson following the Division 3 clash at Gay Meadow on Tuesday. Jemson ran over to the travelling band of United supporters after Darren Moss scored the
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Blood donations
National Blood Service nurses will be visiting the West Oxford Community Centre, Botley Road, Oxford, to take donations, on Monday, January 21, between 2pm and 3.55pm, and 5pm and 6.45pm.
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Talking chairs
A talk on the history of the chair from medieval times to the Second World War will be given to members of the Chiltern Edge Antiques Appreciation Society at its next meeting on February 6 at 7.30pm in St Michael's Church Hall, Peppard Road, Sonning Common
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Chef takes over pub
Prince Charles's former chef Chris Barber is taking over another Oxfordshire pub. On Monday he reopens the White Hart at Nettlebed. He already has The Goose at Britwell Salome, near Watlington. Mr Barber cooked for Prince Charles at his home at Highgrove
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Flats plan
Plans have been lodged with West Oxfordshire District Council to build 30 retirement flats on land off Wards Road, Chipping Norton.
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1,000 sign up for info
A free Internet information service run by the First Great Western train company has received its 1,000th subscriber. The e-mail bulletin service sends morning and evening messages detailing how the trains are running and providing forecasts for the next
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Teenager injured
A teenage boy was taken to hospital with head injuries following an accident involving a car at 4.30pm on Tuesday. The accident happened outside Rowe's newsagents in Wallingford Street, Wantage. The boy was believed to have been cycling along the road
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Drive to protect brook wildlife
A wildlife and conservation expert could be hired to help protect and develop the Letcombe Brook corridor between Wantage and Grove. The Joint Environment Trust for Wantage, a joint forum set up by Wantage Town Council and the Vale of White Horse District
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Speedway: Supporters' cash gift
The Oxford Speedway Supporters Club backed the parent club to the tune of £5,000 last season, all tough voluntary work at the Stadium. The club raised £12,209.62 from cash draws and the Lifeline Club, and after prize payouts expenses, they gave £5,020
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Football: Birthday boy Dave celebrates in style
Autotype UTV League Sandman's Dave Stanley celebrated his 33rd birthday in style, scoring a hat-trick in their 7-1 demolition of Brightwell in the fourth round of the Berks & Bucks Intermediate Cup. Brightwell took the lead through Jon Hill before
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Specialist nurse
Cherwell Vale Primary Care Trust will appoint a specialist nurse for Parkinson's Disease sufferers. The move follows years of campaigning and fundraising by the local branch of the Parkinson's Disease Society. The job will be advertised soon
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Scientist donates shares to charity
An Oxford scientist whose first wife died from cancer is giving his shares in a new research company to a charity fighting the disease. Prof Graham Richards is part of the team which has launched Inhibox, an Oxford University spin-off firm providing computer
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Speedway: Supporters' cash gift
The Oxford Speedway Supporters Club backed the parent club to the tune of £5,000 last season, all tough voluntary work at the Stadium. The club raised £12,209.62 from cash draws and the Lifeline Club, and after prize payouts expenses, they gave £5,020
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Cricket: Ace Cook tops new recruits at Oxford
Ambitious Oxford & Horspath CC have boosted their playing resources for the new season following a busy winter recruitment drive. Oxfordshire all-rounder Adam Cook has been snapped up from Cumnor together with Oxon Colts Ian Crosby and wicket-keeper
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Speedway: Brian the key to Cheetahs line-up
The hunt is on for the final two riders as Oxford Cheetahs make a bold bid to defend their hard-won Elite League title in 2002. Having already signed Leigh Adams, Steve Johnston, Lukas and Ales Dryml plus Andrew Appleton, they have just 12.50 points to
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Greyhounds: Tomorrow's Oxford Card
11.26 450m A9 Stan Your Man...(Paul Walden) Villa Babe...(Terry Atkins) Broadacres Flo 3...(Maurice Massey) WILL GEMMA...(Ron Bicknell) Aha Bluey...(Jim Morgan) Broadacres Bruno (W)...(Maurice Massey) 11.41 450m A8 Clickety Clack...(Paul Walden) Magiorino
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Work starts on new road
Oxfordshire County Council chairman Charles Shouler signalled the start of work on a new road in Didcot at a short turf-cutting ceremony yesterday. The route will provide an alternative for traffic through the congested town centre and access to the planned
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Tributes paid to 'bubbly' mother
Floral tributes have been left on the doorstep of Stephanie Whittaker's Didcot home after her death at the weekend. Police launched a murder inquiry after her body was found at her house in Blenheim Close, early on Saturday. Her husband Kenneth, 45, appeared
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Table Tennis: Fireplace burn off rivals to march on
Oxford Fireplace Centre burned brightly in British League Division 3 South with four wins to maintain their 100 per cent record. The squad of Ian and Andy Packford, Glen Freeman, Ray Powell and Karl Bushell, who are affiliated to the Didcot & District
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Golf: Lauren lands super double
Young Lauren Jupp completed a highly-successful Christmas when she won her second tournament of the festive period at Studley Wood. The 11-year-old, who plays off a handicap of 45, followed her success in the Turkey Trot, by winning the New Year's Day
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Football: Birthday boy Dave celebrates in style
Autotype UTV League Sandman's Dave Stanley celebrated his 33rd birthday in style, scoring a hat-trick in their 7-1 demolition of Brightwell in the fourth round of the Berks & Bucks Intermediate Cup. Brightwell took the lead through Jon Hill before
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New acquisition
Building materials company Hanson has acquired Centennial Concrete Pipes and Products from Lafarge Canada and Blue Circle International Investments for £41.4m. Centennial manufactures concrete pipes and manholes from three plants in Ontario, Canada.
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Cycle trip for leprosy
An Oxfordshire businessman plans to cycle through India to raise funds for the Leprosy Mission. Kildare Bourke-Borrowes, of Kidlington-based Data Business, will cycle 350km, staying in leprosy stations, to raise money and awareness about the disease.
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Shelter warns of bogus collectors
Oxford Night Shelter has warned people to be on their guard against bogus collectors who claim to be working for it. The shelter has had two complaints about people, who claim to be working for the organisation, making bogus door-to-door collections in
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New head will target discipline
Mark Turner, a former Army captain, who has become the new headmaster of Abingdon School, admits to being a "firm but fair" disciplinarian. He promises a rigorous learning environment and new initiatives on drugs and bullying. Mr Turner, 40, took over
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Bowls: Oxford duo book final spot
Howard Watts and Kathy Hawes are through to the area 15 mixed pairs final in the English Indoor Bowls Association national championships. The Oxford & District club pair were 26-16 winners over Handy Cross in the semis and now face Foxhill in the
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Screen brings maths alive
A hi-tech computer package designed to make maths fun, is to go nationwide after being piloted at an Oxford school. Bayswater Middle School, in Headington, was one of the first schools in the country to use the MathsAlive interactive teaching programme
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Tennis: Henman is sixth seed
Brits Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski have moved up the seedings for the Australian Open following the withdrawal of fifth seed Juan Carlos Ferrero due to injury. Henman is now the sixth seed, while Rusedski is seeded 28th.
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Football: Hamp is on song as Star see off rivals
Morrells Oxford Sunday League A brace from Adam Hamp helped Star Royal reach the last eight of the Sam Waters OFA Cup as they beat Kidmore End 3-1. Despite still suffering from a number of injuries, Royal were in dominant form, with Hamp netting a double
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Parish meeting
The monthly meeting of Kennington parish council takes place tonight,Thursday January 10, in the village centre at 7.30pm.
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Table top sale
A book and table top sale will be held by the North Oxford Association on Saturday, February 9, at the Ferry Centre, Diamond Place, Summertown, from 10am.
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New members
Wallingford camera club is looking for new members. The club, which meets on Thursday evenings at the Portcullis Club, in Goldsmiths Lane, has organised a series of talks and competitions relating to photography. For details, call 01865 407272.
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Poetic mind
The Society of Analytical Psychology will host a talk by Jonathan Wordsworth entitled Wordsworth, Poet of the Mind at the Friends Meeting House, in St Giles, on Saturday, February 2, from 10am, For tickets, which cost £10, call Selina Benjamin on 0207
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Doomsday looms
Wheatley Productions theatre group is staging the final part of Tony Harrison's Mysteries Trilogy, 16 years after the group performed the first part. Doomsday will be performed from Friday, May 31 to Sunday, June 2, at Wheatley Primary School, Littleworth
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Leisure centre put on show
Abingdon's new £10m sports and leisure centre opens its doors on March 28. The White Horse Leisure Centre in Audlett Drive will have six indoor tennis courts, and ten outside. There will be an eight-lane swimming pool, a huge sports hall, two squash courts
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Bingo fundraiser
Ducklington village hall funds will be boosted by a bingo session to be held in the hall on January 17, at 7.30pm.
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New office plan
Plans have been submitted to West Oxfordshire District Council to build offices on land at North Leigh business park.
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Police question pilot after man falls to death
The distraught pilot of a light aircraft has been questioned by police after her male passenger plummeted 5,000ft to the ground over Oxfordshire. The body of the man, in his mid-40s, fell on to a football pitch in the village of Fifield, near Burford,
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Ex-magistrate 'asked friend to help get someone killed'
A former magistrate on bomb charges asked friends if they knew anyone who could help him have someone killed, a jury was told. Jonathan Wilkes, 40, was in the Oxfordshire Yeoman pub in Freeland, near Witney, with friends Andy Kay and Paul Whelan at the
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Scientist donates shares to charity
An Oxford scientist whose first wife died from cancer is giving his shares in a new research company to a charity fighting the disease. Prof Graham Richards is part of the team which has launched Inhibox, an Oxford University spin-off firm providing computer
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Recycle trees
Nuneham Courtenay residents can recycle Christmas trees at Notcutts Garden Centre, which has joined forces with South Oxfordshire District Council for the scheme.
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Car raided
A burglar took an unusual haul when he broke into a car at Radley railway station -- 24 tins of cat food. A woman from Abingdon left her car at the station on Monday. On her return she found a car window smashed and the pet food missing.
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Leisure centre put on show
Abingdon's new £10m sports and leisure centre opens its doors on March 28. The White Horse Leisure Centre in Audlett Drive will have six indoor tennis courts, and ten outside. There will be an eight-lane swimming pool, a huge sports hall, two squash courts
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Students dismiss funding changes
Government reforms designed to modernise student funding have been dismissed as trivial "tinkering" by student unions. Student leaders at Oxford University and Oxford Brookes University were unimpressed by changes to the Government's student support rules
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New head will target discipline
Mark Turner, a former Army captain, who has become the new headmaster of Abingdon School, admits to being a "firm but fair" disciplinarian. He promises a rigorous learning environment and new initiatives on drugs and bullying. Mr Turner, 40, took over
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Wartime pilot and publican
Derek Wicks Former Witney publican and wartime pilot Derek Wicks has died at the age of 80. For seven years he and his wife, Joyce, kept the Butchers Arms in Corn Street, one of seven pubs they ran during a lengthy career in the trade. After leaving for
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Head's legacy still benefits school
Mary Price A retired teacher, described as one of the most distinguished woman in Oxford, has died just months short of her 100th birthday. Mary Roper Price, a former headmistress of Milham Ford School, in Harberton Mead, died last week. Miss Price, of
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Boost for hospice
Father Christmas helped two Wallingford groups raise nearly £2,000 for sick children. Wallingford Round Table and Ladies' Circle organised street collections and raised £1,835 for Helen House Hospice in Oxford.
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New members
Wallingford camera club is looking for new members. The club, which meets on Thursday evenings at the Portcullis Club, in Goldsmiths Lane, has organised a series of talks and competitions relating to photography. For details, call 01865 407272.
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Campaign veteran wants residents' association
A Wallingford man has started a campaign to get everyone in the town working together for the community. John Webb, 55, wants to set up a Wallingford Residents' Association. Mr Webb is a veteran of campaigns in Wallingford, including saving the hospital
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Clewed up!
Night sister Karen Clews, who works at the Cotswold Home, Burford, has won a runner-up award in the Care Choices' Carer for Older People Award 2001.
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Teenager took his own life -- coroner
An 18-year-old killed himself by climbing a tree and hanging himself with a belt, an inquest in Oxford heard. Martin O'Connor's body was found next to the A44, close to his home in New Road, Woodstock, on April 14 last year. Dr Winifred Gray, a consultant
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Partnership could solve search for land
The search is continuing to find land for a shopping centre in Carterton. The favoured area is in the south west of the existing town centre. The town council and West Oxfordshire District Council hope to make progress on the scheme through a partnership
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New move in Witney road saga
Witney's long-awaited Cogges Link Road moves a step nearer to construction with a new county council planning proposal. Details have gone out this week, with the public being given a deadline of Wednesday, January 30, to comment. The original plan, to
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Inquest hears of drugs death
A mother of two died after taking an overdose of three prescribed drugs, an inquest in Oxford heard. Allison Sowerby, 34, was found dead in bed at her home in Broadway Close, Witney, on July 22 last year. Neighbour Wendy Lovegrove raised the alarm after
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Ex-magistrate 'asked friend to help get someone killed'
A former magistrate on bomb charges asked friends if they knew anyone who could help him have someone killed, a jury was told. Jonathan Wilkes, 40, was in the Oxfordshire Yeoman pub in Freeland, near Witney, with friends Andy Kay and Paul Whelan at the
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Bells blessed
The Bishop of Dorchester, the Rt Rev Colin Fletcher, will conduct a service on Sunday, February 24, at 6pm, to rededicate Great Milton church bells and bless the restoration work done in the benefice, which includes Great Haseley and Little Milton.
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Doomsday looms
Wheatley Productions theatre group is staging the final part of Tony Harrison's Mysteries Trilogy, 16 years after the group performed the first part. Doomsday will be performed from Friday, May 31 to Sunday, June 2, at Wheatley Primary School, Littleworth
