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Parents create art prize
Parents of a teenager killed in a road accident are hoping to keep their daughter's name alive by creating a memorial art prize. Jennifer with her father Glyn and Marie Koester want their daughter Jennifer to be remembered through the annual prize they
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Getting the Needle
An Oxford department store has had to install blue lighting in its restaurant toilets to deter addicts from using them as a place to inject drugs. Littlewoods' Clarendon Centre branch is one of about 15 of the company's 200 stores nationwide to have fitted
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Church centre plans £500,000 extension
Church in Abingdon aims to build a new £500,000 extension to cater for its growing numbers. Work will start this autumn on the Peachcroft Christian Centre extension project near the Peachcroft shopping centre in north Abingdon. More than £320,000 has
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Rugby: Rowles blow too much for Witney
Southern Counties North Witney suffered a blow to their promotion hopes when they lost 28-3 away to fourth-placed Buckingham, who only secured the match in the final quarter. With a much-changed pack, which included a debut for Tim Hook in the second
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Football: United star Joey's back at Abingdon
Former Oxford United winger Joey Beauchamp has re-signed for Ryman League Division 2 side Abingdon Town. Beauchamp, 32, has been playing for Morrells of Oxford Sunday League side Real Islip, and Barton United Reserves in the Oxford City FA on Saturdays
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Hockey: Horne's double fires rampant Rover top
South League Greg Horne struck twice as Rover Oxford went to the summit of South League Division 1 by beating leaders Newbury 3-1 in their top-of-the-table clash. Horne made Rover's early dominance county with a short corner goal after 15 minutes. However
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Rugby: Chippy in a hurry against local rivals
Berks, Bucks & Oxon League Chipping Norton, spurred on by their dominant pack, raced into an early 19-point lead in their Division 1 match at home to Oxford and went on to record a 31-10 victory. With good, quick ball, Chippy's backs found plenty
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Review: Cold Mountain
If there's one film which could stage an upset at this year's Oscars and pip The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King to Best Picture, it's Anthony Minghella's adaptation of Charles Frazier's novel. Jude Law and Nicole Kidman star in the American
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Book firm in a bind
A bookbinding firm has been told it cannot demolish its cramped east Oxford home. The Green Street Bindery was refused permission to turn its factory in Green Street into student housing to fund a move to a more spacious industrial park. The company,
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Warning to pensioners gets through
Detectives have praised the actions of pensioners who refused to be duped by distraction burglars in Oxford. Police believe the message is getting through to pensioners that they should never allow unexpected callers into their homes, particularly those
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Big chill alert prompts panic buying
Shoppers have been panic buying food and winter woollies to prepare for the cold snap. Asda revealed ski-wear sales are up by 300 per cent on last week and winter wear has been selling at record levels, with 18,000 extra jumpers and cardigans ploughed
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Ignore moaners, says TV presenter
Television presenter Katie Ledger urged children at the John Mason School in Abingdon to dump the "losers and moaners" and latch on to winners. The Channel 5 newscaster, a former pupil of the school, was guest speaker at its presentation evening, to celebrate
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Give it a taste
Roller hockey, swimming, dancing and African drumming are just some of the activities that young people will be able to try out in Witney on Sunday, January 1. More than 200 people are expected to attend the event, organised by the Oxfordshire Association
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16-year-olds face crucial decisions
The choices we make for our future when we are at school have a crucial bearing on the rest of our lives, although it may not seem so at the time. This is the time of year when students reaching the end of their mandatory school lives at 16 will be considering
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Football: Youngster Caton poised for debut
STRIKER Andy Caton, son of the late Oxford United and Arsenal defender Tommy, looks set to make his debut for North Leigh as they take on rivals Witney United in tonight's Oxfordshire Senior Cup quarter-final at Eynsham Park. The game represents a chance
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Rugby: Hawks soar out of danger zone
National League 1 Henley jumped out of the relegation zone with a crucial 28-23 victory at bottom club Manchester. The four points they secured helped Henley to move above both Coventry and Wakefield into tenth place. Oxford University No 8 Tom Hayman
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Ice hockey: Green hits six in blitz
Alan Green slammed a six-timer in only his second appearance as Oxford City Stars hammered bottom of the table Solent & Gosport 31-2 on Sunday. In what turned out to be a total mismatch, Scott Gough netted five times, with Darren Elliott grabbing
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Rugby: Cathcart is Chinnor star
South West 1 James Cathcart marked his return from a debilitating illness to score 21 points as Chinnor stormed to a 36-26 victory away to Clifton. The tall fly half was taken ill with an ulcer before Christmas, and his contribution illustrated just how
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Point to point: Hill on the rise with Dunthrop triumph
Gillies Nephew continued the revival in fortunes of Aston Rowant trainer Lawney Hill with victory at the Heythrop Hunt meeting at Dunthrop, near Chipping Norton. The six-year-old gelding was brought with a well-timed run by James Tudor to get the better
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Mat Finish
A free-range chicken farm turned to gas company Transco to overcome wet conditions. From left, Jason Daffin, Wantage MP Robert Jackson MP, Martin Magee of Transco and trust chief executive Ian Rowland-Hill John Sargent, estate manager at the Northmoor
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Elderly woman remains critical
An elderly woman who was involved in a collision with a bus in Oxford on the morning of Monday, January 26, is in a critical but stable condition in hospital. The 70-year-old woman, who has not been named, was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital with
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Call for offenders to be marked rejected
The Probation Service has rejected Oxford councillors' calls to shame criminals by making them wear distinctive clothing while doing community service. Offenders cleared alleys filled with rubbish and vegetation in Barton in a joint initiative between
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Raising the Jolly Roger
Lev Firth and Graham Hart are getting into character as Blind Pugh and Jolly Roger for Hanney Drama Group's panto. LEV Firth, left, and Graham Hart get into character Treasure Island runs in Hanney War Memorial Hall from Thursday, February 5, to Saturday
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Rector wins study grant
The rector of Westcote with Steeple Barton, the Rev Graeme Arthur has won a bursary to study Hebrew. He hopes to get closer to the minds of the writers of the scriptures, and separate what was meant to be taken literally from mere story-telling figures
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Rachel's story told
Award-winning former Oxford Mail journalist George Frew, who died last year following a battle with cancer, was among journalists interviewed for a documentary about Rachel McLean, the Oxford University student murdered by her boyfriend in 1991. Mr Frew
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Public officials on strike over pay
Courts, benefits offices and job centres in Oxfordshire could be forced to shut down this week as workers at the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) go on strike. About 200 local members of the Public and Commercial Service union (PCS) plan to picket
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Football: Lee's ready to play
Lee Steele signalled his readiness to be thrown into the fray to help Oxford United's promotion push with an impressive performance at the Kassam Stadium yesterday. And a further boost for U's boss Ian Atkins was the sight of Steve Basham getting back
