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Pregnant p-oars for Kathy
Rowing cox Kathy Lewin steered her crew to victory in her last race despite carrying an extra passenger - she's six months' pregnant. Kathy helped the crew from Wallingford Rowing Club to cross the line first at the Richmond Regatta in the Men's Novice
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Historic Port Meadow to get revamp
Oxford's oldest monument - the Port Meadow stretch of common land - is to get a £37,000 upgrade to mark the Millennium. The Sheriff of Oxford, Bob Price, and the city council suggested that features like boundary markers and bridges on the meadow should
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Mum to receive £1m for brain-damage girl
Caring mum Valerie French told today of her relief when a High Court judge ruled that her daughter could expect a £1m pay-out after suffering horrific injuries in a road smash. Joanne Selley, 33, of Juxon Street, Oxford, suffered brain damage in September
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Junior gets Manor trial
MALCOLM Shotton is putting to use his knowledge of the Scottish football scene by having a look at young striker Junior Mendes who has arrived at the Manor Ground on trial. Mendes, who will be 22 in September, has been a consistent goalscorer at St Mirren
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New supermarket creates 350 jobs
A NEW supermarket opening in Banbury this month has brought a mini jobs bonanza to the town. The new Morrison's store in Swan Close Road will provide jobs for 350 people. It will be the furthest south of the group's 89 supermarkets, most of which are
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City estate in bid for new pool
A million-pound swimming pool could be built at Blackbird Leys if a new cash bid succeeds. Oxford City Council and Oxfordshire Health Authority want a 'Healthy Living Centre' for the estate. They hope to get money from the Lottery sports fund and the
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Wedding ends in crash tragedy
The wedding of an Oxfordshire couple ended in tragedy after the bride's grandmother was killed in a car crash on her way home. Annie Stuart-Boyack, 71, of Elderslie, near Glasgow, who was known as Nan, died after the car, in which she was a passenger,
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Students wanted for bus drivers
Students at Oxford University could be taking part-time jobs on the buses to solve a staffing crisis. A shortage of drivers has led Stagecoach to target undergraduates in a new recruitment drive. The shortage has meant the number of buses on some routes
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Tributes to girl in tractor horror
Schoolchildren said prayers in memory of their friend Hannah Tobin, four, who died after falling under the wheels of her father's tractor. Hannah, who lived at Field Farm, North Leigh, near Witney, had just started at North Leigh Primary School after
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Gibson bidding for Games spot
A SEASON'S best in the 800m still couldn't clinch a Commonwealth Games qualifying time for Lynn Gibson. The Oxford City member, now living and working in Andover, has her sights set on a place at Kuala Lumpur in September, but has first to decide which
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Bowlers on top at Christ Church
BOWLERS shared the honours on the first day of Oxfordshire's Minor Counties Championship Western Division match with Cornwall at Christ Church yesterday. Oxfordshire elected to bat and were dismissed for 158 off 58 overs, before restricting Cornwall to
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Parents call for bullying crackdown
Angry parents have hit out over primary school bullying after a boy of nine had a bone cracked in the playground. A strongly-worded letter backed by a 60-name petition has been sent to governors and teachers at Grove Church of England school. The letter
