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Rovers to be sold next to car plant
A MAJOR new Rover dealership will open in Oxford next year - right beside the Rover car plant, writes David Duffy. The dealership, on a two-acre site which forms part of the Rover factory complex, will be operated by Hartwell. Peter Whitton, who will
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Brick walls could stop floods
Brick walls could be built alongside the River Cherwell to help prevent devastating floods happening again. People in Kidlington whose homes were wrecked when water poured in last Easter, heard last night that the idea was among measures being looked
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Drug-taking 'part of estate culture'
Drugs are part of the culture on a council estate, a court was told. Solicitor Graham Davies said it was difficult to escape drugs in Barton, Oxford. Mr Davies, defending a man jailed for nine months for drug dealing, told Oxford Crown Court: "It is difficult
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Lorry fire sparks chemicals scare
A school was cordoned off when a lorry loaded with dangerous chemicals caught fire. Millbrook Square, off Main Street in Grove, was sealed off for several hours after the delivery lorry was badly damaged in a mystery blaze. The truck was carrying containers
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Students asked to donate sperm
The finest young minds have long been accustomed to shaping the lives of tomorrow's generation - now they can have an even bigger impact on the future. The fertility unit at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital has launched a drive to recruit Oxford University
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Elderly wife ran over husband 'like joyrider'
An 84-year-old woman who accidentally ran over her husband outside a supermarket drove at him "like a joyrider", an inquest heard. Alexander Neill, 80, of Bridge Road, Ickford, near Thame, was knocked down and killed by his wife, Bertha Neill, in the
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Pupils expelled over cannabis
Two pupils have been thrown out of a famous private school after being caught with cannabis. The Oxford Mail can exclusively reveal that two teenagers at the £14,000-a-year St Edward's School, in Woodstock Road, Oxford, were expelled following an investigation
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Deadly blaze started as 'a favour'
A teenager told a court how he torched an Oxford family's home and was shocked to hear a scream from the burning house. Anum Khan, nine, died in the fire at the house in Magdalen Road on August 26 last year. Her brother Majid, 15, died two days later.
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New Bhs opens its doors in Oxford
BHS opened its major new department store in Oxford today - to a welcome from fellow businesses. The opening, as the build-up to the Christmas rush gets under way, ends a ten-year quest by British Home Stores for a base in Oxford. Free balloons and entertainment
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'Sunday six' get the all-clear
SIX footballers who were banned by a local Sunday league have been given the go-ahead to get their boots on again. The Berks & Bucks and Oxfordshire FAs ruled at a joint appeal that the 'Sunday Six' - three members of Burford United FC and three from
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Purchase threatens to quit Cheetahs
GRESHAM Oxford Cheetahs boss Steve Purchase says he will not promote at Cowley next year if speedway's Elite League stays as it is. His warning comes after a BSPA meeting in Rugby, where nothing that was discussed gave Purchase any hope for continuing
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Cowley factory sets pattern for Rover
A revolution in working practices by Rover workers at Cowley will be the price of survival for the giant Longbridge plant in Birmingham. That's the simple message to the Midlands as the car giant announced it was to shed 2,400 jobs in Britain. BMW, Rover's
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Hungry peacocks cause havoc
Three stubborn peacocks are raiding village gardens after a mansion fire left them without their main source of food. The birds are infuriating gardeners in Sutton Courtenay by picking at their produce, but villagers are divided over what to do with them
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Pre-school faces threat of closure
Hundreds of families face being left with no pre-school for their toddlers - because the only one left in their community could be closed by Christmas. Parents in south Abingdon have already seen three pre-schools shut - and staff fear the only remaining
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Sculptor has eye for the rich and famous
When we arrive at Jim Kempton's place, the first thing we notice is that he has Shirley Maclaine's head on a peg in his kitchen. "I've done Judy Garland, Liza Minnelli and now Shirley," he said cheerily. "I seem to be having a run on Hollywood women."
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Spurs' finishing stuns Reserves
Oxford Utd Res 1, Spurs Res 4 OXFORD United Reserves gave a good account of themselves despite losing 4-1 to a star-studded Spurs side in last night's Avon Insurance Football Combination game at the Manor. Woefully lacking height in defence, United were
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Ex-Benetton chief went over rift
MOTORSPORT boss David Richards said he resigned as chief executive of the Benetton Formula 1 team because of disagreements over the team's future plans. Richards joined the Enstone-based team just over a year ago while continuing the twin role of leading
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Get rid of the clutter from your life
SOME people are born organisers, some achieve organisation and some have organisation thrust upon them. But whatever your personal style, help is at hand as clutter and storage control comes into its own. Writer Katherine MacAlister enrolled the help
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Flap over flying furniture
A busy street was cordoned off after a man started throwing furniture - including a stereo system and chairs - out of an upstairs window. Police closed Iffley Road in Oxford after a passer-by spotted the flying furniture soon after 6pm yesterday and dialled
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Curry leaves a nasty taste
Angler Martin Crossman spooned in a mouthful of tinned beef curry for his lunchtime snack - but it wasn't the spicy flavour which made his eyes water. Martin, 31, of Alfredston Place, Wantage, yelped in agony as a sharp needle-like object jabbed into
