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Top marks in school report
An upper school has received a glowing stamp of approval in its latest report from Ofsted inspectors. St Augustine of Canterbury Upper School, at Iffley Turn, Oxford, had more strengths than weaknesses and was judged to have improved since its last inspection
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Nice one, son!
FRENCH wing-back Christophe Remy dedicated his first goal for Oxford United to his three-week-old son Lucas - but it couldn't save the U's from a 2-1 defeat at Ipswich on Saturday. The 27-year-old former Auxerre player, who couldn't remember the last
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Boss Shotts cracks whip
MALCOLM Shotton has warned his Oxford United players they face being left on the sidelines if they don't rise to the challenge of fighting for Division 1 survival. United's manager spoke out after Saturday's 2-1 defeat at Ipswich Town - a game in which
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No bones about it, this is fun
Youngsters came face to face with a dodo and handled an elephant's tusks during a series of workshops on endangered species. Oxford Museum of Natural History, in Parks Road, was inundated with youngsters who wanted to take part in the half-term sessions
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Power cable damaged
A thousand homes and businesses were left without power after a cable was damaged. Hundreds of houses and firms in Osney Mead, North Hinksey and Botley, Oxford, were left without power from just after 9.30am on Saturday for around an hour and a half.
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Firm puts up its own traffic sign
A drugs firm has taken matters into its own hands after workers complained about a dangerous junction would lead to someone being killed outside their workplace. Employees have lobbied for action to be taken over the junction, between Armstrong Road and
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Chinnor scrape through
CHINNOR breathed a sigh of relief after scraping past gallant Witney in the quarter-finals of the Morrells Oxfordshire KO Rugby Cup yesterday. Witney, from two divisions lower than their opponents, recorded a 9-9 draw, but Chinnor go through to the last
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No Millennium leave for the boys (and girls) in blue
Police chiefs have cancelled all leave for New Year's Eve to cope with possible chaos caused by revellers and the Millennium bug. Thames Valley officers are among thousands nationwide who have been warned to cancel any plans to welcome in the year 2000
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Weather forecasts from 6pm today to 6pm tomorrow. Issued by PA WeatherCentre.
Tonight (Monday night): Strong north-westerly winds will bring further snow showers in to Scotland overnight with some drifting both of fresh and lying snow. Showers are also likely down the east coast of England, with snow in the north, but in the south
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More firms to move on Rover site
COMPANIES are queuing up to move to Oxfordshire because it's such a good place in which to live and work, according to the developers of Oxford Business Park. Arlington, who are building new offices on the site of Rover's former North and South Works
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Battling Oxford pay for dreadful start
Ipswich Tn 2, Oxford Utd 1 UNITED paid the price for a dreadful start as their three-match unbeaten run in Division 1 came to an end against impressive Ipswich at Portman Road on Saturday. Two goals down inside eight minutes after some terrible defending
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Groups celebrate Millennium cash
A cash windfall of more than £400,000 has been awarded to ensure Millennium celebrations go off with a bang. The cash for Oxfordshire comes from the £100m Millennium Festival Fund, which is helping to stage the largest programme of celebrations ever mounted
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Village gets the 'hump' over shape
Work has begun to change the shape of the highest road humps in the county - despite villagers' fears that it could lead to higher speeds and more traffic. The controversial humps were introduced to Kennington in 1991 and virtually eliminated the high
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Reunion day for Polish veterans
Polish ex-servicemen living in Oxfordshire are celebrating 50 years since their association was formed. The 55-strong group was set up in 1948 and is made up of men who fought in the Polish corps alongside the British army in Italy from 1943 to 1946.
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Thame aces so close to Wembley
Woodbridge 0, Thame Utd 2 (aet) THAME United are just one step away from Wembley after they came good in extra time yet again to see off their Suffolk hosts in Saturday's FA Carlsberg Vase quarter-final. Goals from Liam Herbert and super sub Jefferson
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Chris experiences strongman's lifting record
Readership may be soaring and the paper on a high, but Oxford Mail editor Chris Cowley reached new levels when he was hoisted on a bed of nails above a gasping crowd by strongman John Evans. "He's the only man in the world who can do this," the compere
