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Gun warning to youths
Police have issued a warning after two teenage boys were arrested for pointing what appeared to be a gun at passing motorists. Supt Peter Davies spoke out after the incident near Larkmead School in Abingdon last Thursday. Two 14-year-old boys were arrested
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Rape denied by male babysitter
Middle-aged Adrian State raped a woman in her home after getting her to perform oral sex, a court heard. State, 43, of Windrush Avenue, Witney, is accused of forcing the 44-year-old, who cannot be named, to have sex with him in October last year. Oxford
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Lawyer struck off for misuse of cash
Senior lawyer Jeremy Bright was struck off the Solicitors' Register today after he admitted misusing clients' money. Mr Bright was formerly a partner of Oxford solicitors Challenor Gardiner and held the post of deputy coroner for Oxfordshire until he
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Magna Carta fails to defend cyclist
Cyclist David Newport had a novel excuse when police tried to stop him for riding without lights in south Oxfordshire. He told puzzled officers: "I have a right of carriage under the Magna Carta." It took two police cars to halt the determined rider -
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Oxford duo power home
A STIFF handicap failed to hamper Oxford duo Peter Little and David Arthur as they tasted victory in Saturday's second round of power boats Offshore 2000 series. Last year's world two-litre champions started with a handicap based on early season performances
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Rain rules out Oxon's hopes
OXFORDSHIRE'S Minor Counties Championship match with Dorset was abandoned as a draw at Bournemouth yesterday. Rain, which had prevented any play before lunch at Dean Park, returned to frustrate an attempt to set up a finish to the match. At the end Oxfordshire
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Supermum Sue all set for Cuba
Cycling around Cuba for charity might sound suitable for someone with time on their hands - but Sue Greenleaves is squeezing it in between running a thriving business and having two children. Sue has met Tom Cruise, Mel Gibson, Madonna, Tom Hanks and
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OUP blames profit dip on sterling
PUBLISHER Oxford University Press has blamed the strong pound and the Asian economic crisis for a 50 per cent fall in profits. Pre-tax profits, referred to as surplus because the OUP is a registered charity, fell from £26.7m in 1997 to just £13.04m this
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Botley Road reopens
Botley Road, Oxford, re-opened as planned today after it was closed overnight while a new footbridge was put in place. But commuters still faced long delays this morning with roadworks elsewhere on the road. New three-way temporary traffic lights at the
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The Grand Old DUCK of York!
Lucy the duck has found a rather unusual place to lay her eggs this year - in the hanging basket of The Duke of York pub, Norfolk Street, Oxford. The duck has been visiting the pub for the past three years, but this is the first time she has chosen such
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Memorial planned for Danny
A memorial to lightning victim Danny Foster could be built in his village. Chalgrove parish councillors will discuss the idea to remember the 12 year old when they meet this week. Villagers have been laying floral tributes to Danny, of Chibnall Close,
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Bottle diggers scar Port Meadow
Bottle-diggers are turning part of Oxford's historic Port Meadow into an eyesore, says a city councillor. Wolvercote councillor Jim Campbell is demanding action after noticing several holes had appeared at the edge of the meadow, near the Trap Grounds
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Wilkins joy at Euro call
FORTUNES are set to turn full circle for Banbury discus thrower Perriss Wilkins. A dream of a place in the European Championships which get under way in Budapest on August 18, and Commonwealth Games turned into a nightmare at the AAAs Championships ten
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Harry's lost his way
Folk in Oxford appear to be telling Harry Ramsden's what many have thought for some time: it has lost its way, writes Yorkshire lad Peter Unsworth. What plush eating houses, fancy chandeliers and even fancier waitresses have to do with a plate of fish
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Too posh for fish 'n' chips
The apparent failure of Harry Ramsden's Oxford restaurant raises the all-important question: is Oxford too posh for fish and chips? Oxford Mail restaurant critic Chris Gray said as much on first sampling the garish surrounds of Harry Ramsden's at its
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Here's Lucan at you, Peter
Since his disappearance in 1974, Scotland Yard detectives have pursued Britain's most famous fugitive Lord Lucan around the globe. The moustachioed murder suspect fled his London home after the family's 29-year-old nanny was found beaten to death. His
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Harry Ramsden's has had its chips
Harry Ramsden's is quitting its fish and chip restaurant in Oxford less than 18 months after it opened. The world-famous fish firm says its restaurant and takeaway in St Ebbe's has failed to attract enough customers. A pub chain has applied for planning
