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Treasurer cleared of charity theft
Former round tabler Robin Gilchrist has been cleared of stealing nearly £1,600 of takings from a charity firework display - but he was fined for forging a signature. Gilchrist, 40, was found not guilty of the theft charge, dating back to last November
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Road chaos catches railways on the hop
A rail company was caught on the hop after hundreds of Oxfordshire commuters switched to trains to avoid traffic jams caused by the A34 roadworks. Motorists are leaving their cars at home to avoid the chaos on the Oxford ring road - bringing extra passengers
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Beauchamp move on hold
JOEY Beauchamp's move to Premiership club Nottingham Forest was on hold today amid reports that the winger had failed a medical. Oxford United and Forest had agreed a fee of £800,000 for the 27-year-old player, who struck two classy goals when the U's
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What the Dickens is this about?
You might guess that bimbos arrived with the first glimpse of Pamela Anderson's Bristol cities. You certainly could be forgiven for supposing totty came along with Elizabeth Hurley's first gob-smacking appearance with boyfriend Hugh Grant. But you'd be
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Kindly Colin is the tops!
Cleaning railway platforms at dawn, carrying heavy cases and being moaned at by irate commuters...not most people's idea of fun, writes TIM HUGHES. But to stationmaster Colin Giles they are all in a day's work - and he loves every minute of it. Colin,
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Air chief urges new drive to think green
BRITISH Airways chairman Lord Marshall has promised to press the Government for an energy tax to clamp down on harmful greenhouse gas emissions. He is heading an industry task force for Labour Chancellor Gordon Brown in a bid to reduce harmful emissions
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Baby unit draws on Ella's talents
She may be only six - but Ella Baskerville has already helped repay her debt of thanks to hospital staff who cared for her as a newborn baby. The youngster has designed a new Christmas card featuring Rudolph to raise money for the special care baby unit
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Theft during two minutes' silence
Heartless thieves stole poppy appeal cash as a church congregation was observing the nation's two minutes silence. Between £50 to £100 was stolen from Finmere Parish Church as churchgoers bowed their heads and paid their respects by the war memorial outside
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Golf ball landmark to be bunkered
One of the county's most familiar landmarks is to be demolished. The 'golf ball' building, on the side of the Westgate car park in Oxford city centre, will be removed when work is carried out to realign Old Greyfriars Street early next year. The giant
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Marchers bid to reclaim the night
Oxford University students, dressed in their most outrageous clothes, carried banners and flaming torches to 'Reclaim the Night' for women. The march aimed to make women feel confident about walking alone at night and show them, statistically, they are
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Police picked on the wrong cyclist
Police picked on the wrong person when they tried to fine a county councillor for cycling in Oxford's Bonn Square. An officer stopped Sushila Dhall and partner Patrick Lingwood, chairman of Cyclox, a city cycling group, and told them they were contravening
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U's trio back for big test
PHIL Gilchrist, Simon Marsh and Dean Windass return to Oxford's side at Birmingham tomorrow. Gilchrist has recovered from illness, while Marsh and top scorer Windass are back after serving one-game suspensions. "We need to start building our house in
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Blues outgunned by powerful Fijians
Oxford Univ 8, Fijians 46 By MICHAEL KNOX OXFORD University gave a rousing performance in front of 2,500 crowd but could not stop the powerful and pacy Fijians from cruising to a comfortable victory at Iffley Road last night. The Dark Blues held their
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The making of the Mayor
Carole Roberts has a confession to make, writes FIONA TARRANT. Oxford's Lord Mayor has so many functions to go to, she often has to change in the back of her official car. And if her make-up and hair appear intact, it has more to do with the steadiness
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Probe into £100,000 hamper fraud
Trading standards officers are investigating an alleged £100,000 fraud involving luxury Christmas hampers. Thousands of people applying for the £99 hampers are being urged to cancel payment due to fears the company selling them - ACS Limited, of 82 Great
