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Lundin on stand-by
SWEDISH goalkeeper Paul Lundin has been put on stand-by for Oxford United's vital Division 1 relegation game at Crewe tomorrow after on-loan keeper Paul Gerrard injured a thigh in training. Manager Malcolm Shotton, already without Martin Gray and Joey
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Cheetahs downed
Ipswich Witches 52, Oxford Cheetahs 38 GRESHAM Oxford Cheetahs paid the price of going into official action without any practice when they were beaten by a confident Witches side in last night's Craven Shield speedway opener. Things started well with
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Christ as Che poster sparks a row
If Jesus Christ was alive today he would be a Vigilante With Attitude. He would roam the world instigating revolution, wearing a military beret tipped to one side. He would have film star looks and have his face printed on the T-shirts of teenagers. He
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Talented family faces new heartbreak
If it isn't the greatest love story of the 20th century, it is certainly one of the strangest. She is the one-time housewife who left her young sons behind to try to save a nation from itself. He is the faithful husband and father, married to a legend
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Police stopped black 20 times
Black motorist Harold McFarlane has accused police of stopping him in his sporty car more than 20 times in two years. And the dad-of-three blasted the Thames Valley force for racism after repeated spot-checks in his Vauxhall Calibra, which had a personalised
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Tonight
Rain will extend south during the night. Tomorrow Steadier rain spreading south. Outlook Unsettled. Further bands of rain moving south with brighter but showery interludes. Story date: Friday 19 March Converted for the new archive on 30 June 2000. Some
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A warm Witney welcome for the fans of tomorrow
THE success of the first ever 'football in the community' coaching courses at Witney Town on Saturday gives us high hopes for the future of the game at grass-roots level. There were many attractive reasons for the youngsters to be there - coaching from
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£200-a-week bonus to work in Oxford
ROVER is offering a £200 weekly pay boost to workers at the troubled Longbridge plant in Birmingham to make a 140-mile round trip to work at Cowley. Longbridge workers who decide to move permanently to the luxury car plant at Oxford could receive a relocation
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Moore gets second offer
MICK Moore, United's stadium manager who has turned down the opportunity to join the groundstaff at Chelsea, has admitted that Denis Smith tried to lure him to West Brom as well. Former U's boss Smith was a big admirer of the Manor pitch and Moore's ability
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Fitzgerald strikes Gold on See More
By RUSSELL SMITH FARINGDON-based jockey Mick Fitzgerald was in dreamland after powering See More Business to a thrilling victory in the Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup on the final day of the Festival yesterday. The Irishman brought the Paul Nicholls-trained
