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Ride fall Mark recovers from op op
TEENAGER Mark Evans, who broke his neck when he fell from a ride at Thame fair, is recovering after an operation. A piece of bone was taken from his hip and put into his neck. His condition today was satisfactory. His policeman father Gareth said at their
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Ashes to ashes at pet cemetery
A cemetery for pets will soon be able to offer mourning animal lovers the opportunity to cremate their former companions. For several years Michael Harris has run the Companions' Rest pet cemetery on the edge of Poffley End, Hailey, near Witney. More
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Posties claim sacking 'unfair'
Two postmen were sacked for not delivering mail to addresses in Oxford although they claimed overtime for it, a tribunal heard. Gary Quick, 33, and David Chand, 26, who had both been working at the east Oxford delivery office in Sandy Lane West, Blackbird
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Call for death penalty over Joanne killing
A teenager accused of murdering Banbury woman Joanne Clarke at an exclusive holiday resort in the Bahamas could face the death penalty. Jobless landscaper Terrell Anton MacIntosh, 18, of South East New Providence in the Bahamas, was charged with the murders
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£6.5m for world's widest exhibition
A COMPANY specialising in large-scale undercover work has had a £6.5m investment boost. De Boer Structures sets up exhibition halls and chalets for some of the world's top shows and sporting events. Earlier this month the firm, based in Middleton Road
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OAP in robbery ordeal
A pensioner was left shocked and shaken after two masked robbers forced their way into her home and ransacked it looking for cash. The 73-year-old answered the door to two men at her home in Normandy Crescent, Cowley. One of the masked men held her down
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Merger move as scouts prepare for the future
Oxford's three scout districts are being merged into one in a move to streamline the local organisation. The movement's Headington, Isis and Cowley districts will be joined from the beginning of next month and re-named the Oxford Spires District. It will
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The truth - is in Chapel Street
Mulder and Scully may be top of the TV ratings but even they would struggle to explain the mystery of the afterlife or the real identity of ghosts. Paranormal expert Michael Penfold could teach them a thing or two and promises to reveal the 'absolute
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Plague of rats prompts action
Pest control officers are proposing action after fears that Oxford is being overrun by rats. Oxford City Council's environmental health department has been overwhelmed by sightings of rats over the past few months. The number of complaints, combined with
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Children gutted at Spice Girls show blackout
Young Spice Girls fans were left devastated after a transmission failure meant the band's recent Wembley concert did not reach their sitting room. Corina Harper and her pal Layla Harwood, both ten, settled down to watch their heroines perform live from
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Fall agony of 'action man' college head
College head Trevor Jones today lies critically ill in hospital after his 100th sky-dive went terribly wrong. The 50-year-old principal of West Oxfordshire College, Witney, suffered multiple injuries when his parachute jump ended in disaster at the weekend
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Plea by judge to find snatched boy
A judge today asked the public to help a distraught father find his missing nine-year-old son, who may be "at risk". Skye Stream was abducted by his mother, peace activist Emma Westwood, outside his home in Campbell Road, Cowley, Oxford, in breach of
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Skipper set to return
CLUB captain Andy Wallbridge is set for a surprise recall when Oxford City entertain Yeading tonight in Ryman League Division 1. Wallbridge's possible return will offset the absence of Matty Hayward and provide cover should Andy Cooper not come through
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United open to offers
KEITH Cox, managing director of embattled Oxford United, has issued a plea to Oxford Mail readers to come forward and buy the club. Cox made the call after telling manager Malcolm Shotton that he's got to make do with what he's got because United remain
