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Firms urged to sign up to new jobs deal
EMPLOYMENT Minister and MP for Oxford East Andrew Smith today urged Oxfordshire's leading employers to take up the challenge of the Government's New Deal and help young people out of a life on state hand-outs and into the world of work, writes Chris Koenig
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Extra staff for windfall hostel
A HOSTEL for Oxford's homeless is to recruit three extra staff after sharing in a £1.5m Government handout. The 91-bed hostel run by the English Churches Housing Group charity, in Speedwell Street, Oxford, cares for men aged over 25 with a history of
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Shopkeeper scares robber with iron bar
A SHOPKEEPER told today how a knife-wielding raider fled from his store after he produced an iron bar from under the counter. It is believed the same robber raided two Oxfordshire post offices on the same day. Clement Bettles, 64, who has run his general
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Merger hospital's casualty 'safe'
HEALTH minister Alan Milburn has insisted casualty services must remain at Banbury's Horton Hospital - otherwise the merger with Oxford Radcliffe will be off. He has given his approval for the Oxford Radcliffe Trust to take over the Horton from April
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Oxford could be World Heritage Site
OXFORD will be named as one of the 500 most important places on Earth if an ambitious scheme to win World Heritage Site status goes ahead. The city council plans to join forces with Oxford University to apply for the honour, reserved for areas deemed
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Jemmo in £100,000 U-turn to Bury
OXFORD United striker Nigel Jemson has done a U-turn by moving to Division 1 rivals Bury for £100,000. The 28-year-old forward had turned down moves to Bury and Birmingham this season, but after the Shakers came back in for him, he agreed terms and signed
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Horse destroyed after car crash
A HORSE had to be destroyed and its rider treated in hospital after they were hit by a car. The 23-year-old woman, from Stratton Audley, near Bicester, was taken to the Horton General Hospital, Banbury, with leg and back injuries. The accident happened
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Copter crash victim's funeral packed
MOURNERS packed the funeral of millionaire electronics tycoon Colin Sanders in the Oxford college chapel where he and wife Rosie were married. Mr Sanders, founder of Solid State Logic, died last week in a helicopter crash. Yesterday, 300 mourners packed
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Boss Shotton set to sign up
OXFORD United manager Malcolm Shotton, who has steered his side to victories over Portsmouth and Nottingham Forest since taking over, is close to signing a contract. He said: "I have had a letter of confirmation of all the terms offered to me and there
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City gears up for marathon revellers
THE benefits of a 24-hour Oxford are tremendous, according to city centre manager Marcus Lapthorn - the man responsible for making the city a better place to live and work. "The ideal image is a city where there are people in the streets until the early
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Thug who kicked soccer player faces jail
THE shocking picture on the fron of today's Oxford Mail shows the brutal evidence of damage caused by soccer violence - from a player. Footballer Darren Smith was left with these horrific injuries after being kicked in the face by angry opponent Eamon
