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Heavier rain over the Channel will spread northwards into southern counties. Tomorrow Rain, turning heavier later. Outlook More rain pushing northwards. Story date: Wednesday 10 March Converted for the new archive on 30 June 2000. Some images and formatting
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Broken cloud cover with rain spreading later. Tomorrow A dry start with some brighter spells, but rain spreading later. Outlook Brighter with sunny spells. Story date: Wednesday 10 March Converted for the new archive on 30 June 2000. Some images and formatting
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Baby Yaris thinks big
THE Yaris, Toyota's new small car for Europe, arrives in the UK on April 8, with prices ranging from £7,495 to £10,995. It will be sold in four derivatives - starting with the S model, followed in ascending price order by GS, GLS and topped by CDX. All
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Orvis boost for Cherokee
CHRYSLER Jeep has bridged the gap between the Jeep Cherokee 4x4 range and the Grand Cherokee by launching the lavishly-equipped Cherokee Orvis. Based on the top-selling Cherokee Limited model, the Cherokee Orvis is the most luxurious Cherokee built for
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Fast kit car
THE 200mph 400 horsepower Ultima Sports GTR supercar, claimed to be the world's fastest kit car, will be included in a display of the latest in specialist 'kit' cars at the International Classic Motor Show, where experts will also be on hand to advise
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Student cleared of rape
A student walked free from court yesterday after being found not guilty of raping a teenager. Victor Zoi, 19, denied forcing the 13-year-old girl to have sex with him in the kitchen of a friend's flat in Botley after a night out in Oxford city centre
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£13,500 fine for wrong price tag
A Bicester Village shop has been fined £13,500 for misleading customers with its discount prices. Trading standards began investigating Blazer, owned by Moss Bros, after a customer discovered a difference in the discount price of a shirt he bought last
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Ford backs transport dome zone
FORD will sponsor the "Journey" Zone at the Millennium Dome - the centrepiece of the UK's Millennium celebrations. The "Journey" Zone will be one of the major exhibits at the Dome, and will highlight transportation modes through the ages and the future
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Drivers challenged to improve their skills
MOTORISTS are being challenged to see if they could cope with the new driving test being introduced later this year. From May, all driving test candidates will fail if they make more than 15 driving faults during their test drive. Up to now the only reason
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Motorists hit hard in Budget
MOTORING organisations reacted angrily to another big rise in the cost of fuel in the Budget. The AA said the average driver would shell out an extra £63 a year. While Chancellor Gordon Brown confirmed he would introduce a £55 cut in road tax for smaller
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Monica set to pull plug on interview
An interview by the Oxford Mail with Monica Lewinsky looked in doubt today as she cancelled a series of meetings with journalists. Monica, at the centre of the Bill Clinton sex scandal, had agreed to talk to the Mail during her visit to Oxford tomorrow
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Workers offered move to Cowley
Rover is offering to switch workers from a doomed car component plant in South Wales to Cowley. Forty-four workers, including some with disabilities, will lose their jobs when the Bargoed factory shuts next month, despite a campaign by politicians and
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Four men and 24 dogs - in the Arctic
It will be a far cry from rural Oxfordshire when animal charity worker David Key takes on the Arctic wastes in a month's time. And, though he's used to seeing all manner of dogs at the Blue Cross animal centre in Burford, it will be the first time he's
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Store threatens to ban family
Mum Jan Bennett who pledged her undying loyalty to supermarket giant Tesco in a TV docu-soap has switched to arch rivals Sainsbury. A row started after Jan, of Banbury, and her family were seen on TV eating goods before they had paid for them. She confessed
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No tears for a man who's let down Oxford United
HE may have scored 18 goals for Oxford United - more than half the club's total for the season - but I for one won't be sorry to see the back of Dean Windass. The truth of the matter is that Windass no longer wanted to play for United. He and his agent
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Brown's big booster for hi-tech industry
BUSINESS leaders in Oxfordshire gave a broad thumbs-up to Gordon Brown's tax-cutting, science boosting Budget. Tax reductions, public subsidies and spending increases got the thumbs-up, especially a pledge to boost small hi-tech firms. Paul Bradstock,
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Masked raid on club
Three men wearing balaclavas stole about £300 after attacking games machines at a club. The burglars broke into the Trades and Labour Club, West Bar Street, Banbury, at about 6.30am yesterday but were disturbed by a cleaner. They made off with coins from
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New Aston Martin unveiled
Aston Martin has taken the wraps off a £100,000 high-performance sports car to be built at Bloxham, near Banbury. The new 180mph Vantage version of the DB7, unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, is certain to be on the shopping list of the rich and famous
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Bora breezes into VW line-up
VOLKSWAGEN'S Bora saloon will range in price from £14,395 to £19,880 when it goes on sale next month. With its introduction, Volkswagen says it now offers customers buying a mid-size saloon two alternatives - the larger and more mature Passat, or the
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Walkers demand access
Ramblers in Oxfordshire are demanding talks with the Earl of Macclesfield over the right to roam across his land. The Government has announced a statutory right-to-roam across four million acres of mountain, moor, heath, down and common land. The statement
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Our very own baby Spice (ball)
Mum Anita Deane never realised she would one day be showing off her own Baby Spice. But she did just that when her daughter Rebecca caused ripples by being born at Banbury's Spiceball Sports Centre. Rebecca's big splash into the world happened as Mrs
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Hillgrove demos drive couple out
A couple are moving house because they are fed up with demonstrations against Hillgrove cat farm. Richard Wastie and his wife Gillian say their lives have become a "nightmare", with torrents of abuse and sleepless nights caused by animal rights protesters
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Celliers leads Blues
NORMAN Celliers, the South African born flanker, will captain Oxford University RFC next season after being elected last night. The 25 year-old from Stellenbosch University, has skippered both South African schools and Under 21s. Story date: Wednesday
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Behind closed doors at home
Last week, two youngsters from Thornbury House care home in Kidlington allegedly took a kitchen knife to steal car badges. This led to a confrontation with Alf Kenchington, whose £22,000 Saab was damaged. He claims one youth threatened him with a knife
