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Most western areas will escape with only a few isolated showers while some central parts of England may stay dry all night. Tomorrow: Frequent sunny spells especially in sheltered south facing areas. Outlook: Monday will start cold across the whole of
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Lack of cash hits language lessons
Some schools in Oxfordshire are struggling to offer pupils more than one foreign language at GCSE level because of a shortage of cash. The news was revealed to county councillors in a report on modern foreign language teaching. It said that at GCSE level
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Windass praises Shotton and fans
DEAN Windass got the move he craved yesterday when he signed a 3-year contract with promotion-chasing Bradford City. The 18-goal striker's £1m move, predicted in Sportsmail earlier this week, enables United to pay off Aberdeen the £450,000 they owed following
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Black day for the fans
THE departure of Dean Windass to Bradford has darkened the mood of United's fans. Most supporters were resigned to losing their talismanic leading scorer at some point. However, hopes were high that he would stay long enough to help the U's avoid relegation
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Mollington ready for meet
THE local point-to-point season continues this weekend with the first meeting at the Mollington course, between Banbury and Coventry, taking place on Sunday (12 noon). The day's card comprises eight races and has attracted over 200 entries in all. Racegoers
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Eric to set standard in Pall Mall greyhouind openers
IT'S another Sunday Special as the Arthur Young and Co Pall Mall swings into action at Oxford Stadium tomorrow with the opening heats. As always the early season classic is packed with talent headed by last year's finalist Ceekay, who went on to win the
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Cold with a widespread frost. Tomorrow Spells of sunshine but the risk of showers almost everywhere, some heavy. Outlook Drier for a while with rain spreading in later. Story date: Saturday 06 March Converted for the new archive on 30 June 2000. Some
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Tommo to take over
ANDY Thomson looks set to play alongside Kevin Francis in United's attack at West Brom tomorrow, following Dean Windass's move to Bradford. The only other option for Malcolm Shotton, assuming he is unable to sign a loan replacement before today's 5pm
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U's may struggle,says Whitehead
WEST Brom's former Oxford United goalkeeper Phil Whitehead, who faces his old team for the first time today, predicts the U's may struggle following Dean Windass's move to Bradford. Whitehead was the first of the senior players to leave the Manor this
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Boss Mal to get £200,000
OXFORD United manager Malcolm Shotton could have as little as £200,000 of the £1m received for Dean Windass to spend on a replacement stri- ker. But the chances of a new forward in United's line-up by tomorrow seem slim. Maurice Evans, the club's director
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Copyright 1999 Newsquest Media Group
Converted for the new archive on 30 June 2000. Some images and formatting may have been lost in the conversion.
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Copyright 1999 Newsquest Media Group
Converted for the new archive on 30 June 2000. Some images and formatting may have been lost in the conversion.
