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Angels turn more ideas into money
A MAJOR new study from Oxford University's Said Business School has found that business angels are between 30 and 40 times more likely to fund the process of turning ideas into money than are venture capitalists, writes Chris Koenig. The survey by Dr
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Teenager stabbed in back
A man was taken to hospital after being stabbed in the back. Police and an ambulance crew were called to a house in St Martin's Road, Rose Hill, Oxford, after the incident early today. The 19-year-old victim was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford
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Computer giant in college talks
An Oxford college is expected to establish a technology project in a joint venture with Californian-based computer chip giant Intel. St Catherine's College is understood to be holding talks with the firm, which makes 80 per cent of computer processors
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Driver is banned for year
A Didcot lorry driver was aggressive and abusive when he was pulled up by police, magistrates were told. John Betteridge, 49, of Queensway, pleaded guilty to driving a van with excess alcohol in Edwin Road, Didcot, on July 15, and was fined £160 with
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Advice to farms on cow dangers
Safety advice is to be issued to farms after a spate of incidents involving cows. Mum-of-three Helen Cowmeadow, of Little Bridge Road, Bloxham, was knocked down and trampled in April by ten Hereford cows which had crowded around her dog in a field near
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Brewery bosses blasted for pay-offs
Managers at the crisis-torn Morrells brewery have been blasted by a union chief over redundancy pay. The Transport and General Workers Union says it has been flooded by applications from brewery workers since the firm announced plans to sell three weeks
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Walk is tribute to tragic Tyffany
ENERGETIC walkers and cyclists joined in a Weekend to Remember for meningitis victim Tyffany Taylor. Nine-year-old Tyffany died at her family home in Elton Crescent, Wheatley, soon after being taken ill with a sore throat and a cough in December last
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Solid United draw a blank in tour finale
Exeter City 0, Oxford Utd 0 MALCOLM Shotton's Oxford finished their pre-season tour of the south-west with a solid but uninspiring display at St James' Park on Saturday. The U's, who lined up in a 3-5-2 formation with Joey Beauchamp at left wing-back
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Hot coal's good for your sole
George Frew discovers there's a time when being hauled over the coals is good for your job prospects... In less sophisticated times, employers used to encourage their staff to greater efforts by placing a few extra crisply-laundered fivers in their brown
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The animals are the stars, not me
RSPCA inspector Tracey Davenport isn't letting fame go to her head. Gemma Simms reports... Tracey Davenport spends her working day battling with ferocious swans and saving the lives of many other animals. The 32-year-old, who lives near Witney, is the
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Roasting for ambassador
A report to be published today on the Arms to Africa affair is set to raise serious questions about the role of Britain's High Commissioner Peter Penfold. Mr Penfold, 53, of Fisherman's Wharf, Abingdon, was hailed a hero for his alleged part in helping
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Ex-Cheetah Nigel dies in car crash
FORMER Oxford Cheetahs speeedway rider Nigel Sparshot has been killed in a car crash. The 36-year-old was a promising youngster for Cheetahs in the 1970s and '80s. He also rode for Milton Keynes among other clubs. Oxford's England star Paul Hurry has
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Gibson claims Commonwealth Games spot
THERE was no hiding the stark contrast in emotions as Lynn Gibson and Perriss Wilkins endured delight and despair at the AAAs Championships here on Saturday. The smiles belonged to Oxford City's middle distance expert Gibson as she was crowned women's
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Fabulous Folland makes Oxon's bowlers suffer
OXFORDSHIRE'S Bruce Ellison made an unbeaten 92 on the first day of his side's Minor Counties Championship game with Devon at Thame yesterday. But the Oxford opener was overshadowed by the visitors' Nick Folland, who smashed a sparkling century. Folland
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Chances with wolves
Zoologist Claudio is fighting to save a species in peril. MATT CHILDE reports... In an office deep inside Oxford University's zoology department sits the saviour of the world's rarest dog. Claudio Sillero-Zubiri, 37, grew up in Argentina watching Daktari
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Don't be shy, let's talk about sex
Stories of sexual problems within relationships are more common than most people think. Take this cautionary tale from Oxford therapist Carla Pegoraro: "I saw one couple who had been married for 30 years and she had never had an orgasm. They were about
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Raffle house dream flops
The organisers of a competition to win a £600,000 north Oxford home were today forced to admit their dream had failed. At least 60,000 entrants were required to make the competition to win Belmor House, Woodstock Road, a success. But organisers, led by
