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Code to prevent ageism
Employment Minister Andrew Smith has launched a new code of practice urging firms not to discriminate against older workers. Employers who discriminate against job applicants on grounds of age will have to defend their actions to tribunals, under Labour
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Wednesday
Central-southern England and the Midlands will be cold but largely dry with a little weak sunshine at times. Wales and the West Country will be dull with patchy rain and hill-snow slowly petering out. Outlook Patchy rain spreading from the west. Air Quality
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Thieves steal rare motorbike
A rare motorcycle, worth £9,500, was stolen after the shop owner had had it for just one day. The Italian-made Aprilia RSV 1000 was taken from a garage in Danvers Close, Broughton, near Banbury, on Sunday night. The demonstration model was stolen from
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Beauchamp's woe
Joey Beauchamp admits he's been feeling the pressure of being regarded as a walking meal ticket around the Manor Ground, writes JON MURRAY. He knows that many of the staff who haven't been paid for weeks are eyeing him as their chance to get their dues
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Rail watchdogs can't cope with complaints
A rail watchdog has been so inundated with complaints from passengers that it can no longer cope. Now the Rail Users Consultative Committee for Western England, which includes Oxfordshire, has been forced to reduce its opening hours to give its three
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Drugs smuggler on hunger strike
Taxi controller James Barrett has gone on hunger strike after he was jailed for smuggling £30,000 worth of cocaine in his shoes. His fiance, Sherrie Chubb, 26, of Druce Way, Blackbird Leys, Oxford, said her husband-to-be had refused all solids since he
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Beauchamp: I'm as fit as a fiddle
JOEY Beauchamp has spoken of his amazement at Nottingham Forest's decision not to sign him for medical reasons. In an exclusive interview with the Oxford Mail, Beauchamp said he felt "gutted" by missing out on the chance of appearing on the Premiership
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Khan jury to hear summing up
The judge in the case of six people accused of murdering two Oxford youngsters was today due to sum up the evidence. Mr Justice Jowitt will summarise the key points of the evidence for the seven men, five women jury in the seventh week of the trial at
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Student hit out over 10p
Angry Kenneth Okonera lashed out at a restaurant manageress after a payphone swallowed his 10p piece. Student Okonera, 25, slapped Caroline Cameron around the head after losing his temper at the Bridge Harvester restaurant, London Road, Wheatley, in September
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Rally best face Cornbury challenge
An Oxfordshire stately home makes its debut as the backdrop for one of next Sunday's special stages of this year's Network Q Rally of Great Britain. Last year rally crews blasted through the grounds of Blenheim Palace, this year it is the turn of Cornbury
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Beers live on as brewery agrees deal
The new owner of Morrells has chosen the Dorset brewery Thomas Hardy to brew the famous beer. Morrells has signed a deal allowing the Dorchester-based brewery to produce 10,000 barrels a year under contract. The announcement signals the end of the St
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Carling to sidestep Stanley's clash
FORMER England captain Will Carling will not, after all, be playing for Major Stanley's XV against Oxford University at Iffley Road tomorrow. Carling, who last week indicated he would like to play in this prestige fixture, found himself double booked,
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Martin explores the holy tomb's secrets
For ten years Oxford professor Martin Biddle has been quietly unlocking the secrets of what for millions is the holiest ground on Earth. Now he believes he is close to answering the question that has obsessed Christians for centuries: Where was Jesus
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Bid to trace bike owners
Police are trying to trace the owners of two expensive mountain bikes recovered in the area. A distinctive 21-gear Raleigh Max, worth £400, with a yellow frame, was found by police near Bicester North railway line and is being kept at the town's police
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Ruddles move put on ice
Plans to transfer the brewing of famous Ruddles beer won't be finalised until the end of the year at the earliest- because the new brewers still can't get the taste right. But Abingdon-based Morland insists it is now in the very last stages of completing
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Soccer fan heads for Wembley with his heroes
Football nut Kyle Joseph is the envy of his friends - after winning a trip to Wembley and the chance to meet his heroes in the England team. The ten-year-old will have a whopper of a story to share with his pals in the playground after scooping a prestigious
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End of an era for the Escort
After almost 50 victories in world class rallies in all corners of the globe and 30 years of competing at the highest level of the sport, rally fans will bid a fond farewell to the works Ford Escort at the Network Q Rally. The event marks the final appearance
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Bookshop's solution to A34 jams
Bookshop boffins have come up with a scheme to beat the A34 roadworks - delivering books free of charge. Blackwell's predicted major roadworks in Oxford would deter customers from visiting the city centre and hit trade. So bosses came up with a scheme
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Rail station crash fears
Passengers fear the train crash at Oxford station could be repeated unless drivers are banned from stopping too close to each other on platforms. On Sunday, a Thames train with only a driver on board hit a stationary 125 which was about to leave platform
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Martin merits Megane
British rally champion Renault Dealer Rallying aims to end its season on a high with Formula 2 division victory - possibly even a one-two result - on the final round of the world championship, the Network Q Rally. Martin Rowe (above), of Banbury, who
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Beers live on as brewery agrees deal
The new owner of Morrells has chosen the Dorset brewery Thomas Hardy to brew the famous beer. Morrells has signed a deal allowing the Dorchester-based brewery to produce 10,000 barrels a year under contract. The announcement signals the end of the St
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Nothing wrong with me, says Joey
Joey Beauchamp has spoken of his amazement at Nottingham Forest's decision not to sign him for medical reasons. In an exclusive interview with the Oxford Mail, Beauchamp said he felt "gutted" by missing out on the chance of appearing on the Premiership
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Sacked Abingdon boss hits out
VETERAN manager Brian Smith has blasted the way Abingdon Town sacked him as a "disgrace". Smith, 58, who only took over in the summer, was shown the door on Friday after a poor run of results has left Abingdon fighting relegation from Ryman League Division
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Warning over phone prize offer
Letters offering prizes from a watch to a Mercedes car are dropping on doorsteps all over Oxfordshire. But trading standards watchdogs warned householders to watch out for the elaborate phone-in prize giveaway. The county has been inundated with letters
