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A-levels: the agony and the ecstasy
There was double delight at Headington Girls School when identical twins Helen and Sylvia Birch gained top A-level results. The pair from Botley, Oxford, were thrilled to learn Sylvia had achieved three As, and Helen two As and a B. Helen intends to study
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Former chef guilty of attacks on girl, nine
Former chef Nigel Amis has been found guilty of indecently assaulting a nine-year-old girl. It took the jury at Oxford Crown Court three and a half hours to reach a majority verdict of ten to two. Amis looked stunned as their verdict was read out. Judge
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Ban on limestone
Developers building homes near Bicester have been banned from using freshly-dug natural Cotswold limestone on new houses because it is too bright. Cherwell District Council planners said limestone earmarked for six executive homes in Somerton is too creamy
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My wife is prisoner to council red tape
An elderly woman says she is a prisoner in her own home while two local authorities argue over paperwork. Disabled and wheelchair-bound Joyce Parrott, 76, of Saxon Close, Wallingford, has not been able to get out of her house for eight weeks. "All we
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'Greenhouse' journey for ailing train user
Parkinson's disease sufferer David Rees says he had a 'journey from hell' on a train with broken air conditioning, as his illness prevented him standing by a window. Mr Rees, 61, and his wife Merilyn, 52, of Quarry Hollow, Headington, Oxford, say they
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Boro storm to fours title
THE English Bowling Association fours championship has gone back to Banbury after a lapse of 87 years. Alan Prew, father and son George and Greg Moon, and skip Les Gillett of Banbury Borough won the title at Worthing yesterday when they beat Summerhill's
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End of United's nightmare
OXFORD United's first-team players thought they were in the middle of a recurring nightmare last night when, being forced to play for the reserves, they went 2-0 down at home to Peterborough Reserves. But they came storming back to win 5-2 in the Avon
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Attack on 'slapdash' bank bills
BUSINESSMAN Dick Sargent is accusing High Street banks of consistently overcharging customers, writes Chris Koenig. Mr Sargent, of Audit (UK), Witney, is challenging a statement from the British Bankers' Association that figures revealed this week on
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Rover and unions reach agreement
ROVER management and unions have come to an agreement over plans to shed 1,500 jobs. The deal means there will be no four-day week as had been threatened. It is understood that instead, the company will run assembly lines for four days a week, but keep
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It's no joke to be told you're dead
Heart patient Malcolm Chamberlain is fuming after a telecommunications firm cancelled his direct debit - because they thought he was dead. And Mr Chamberlain, 40, of Titchener Close, Bicester, who is awaiting open heart surgery for the third time, did
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Perfect setting for yet another murder mystery
Television producers are making Oxfordshire the perfect setting for murder. The latest mystery to join the likes of Inspector Morse is being filmed later this month and features top stars Paul McGann and Amanda Burton. Filming for the three-part drama
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Bell-ringing leads to upset after bombing
Church officials have been rapped for not muffling the sound of their bells as a mark of respect to the people who died in the Omagh bombing. Gillian Harrison of Stert Street, Abingdon, who lives virtually next door to the St Nicolas Church in the town
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Cheetahs pay for early disasters
Poole 48, Oxford 41 GRESHAM Oxford Cheetahs' play-off hopes were badly damaged last night when they were soundly beaten by the bottom team in speedway's Elite League. Things were always going to be difficult for Cheetahs without the injured Paul Hurry
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Net closes on ski trip man
A school ski trip organiser who disappeared with £36,000 could be brought back from France and put before a court in Oxford within a month. Thames Valley Police have applied to extradite Tim Green after a lengthy investigation that began when he vanished
