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Tonight: The heavy showers will die away this evening, leaving a dry night with variable but general
Tomorrow: There will be a drier start to the day - but heavy showers will soon develop during the morning Outlook for Friday and Saturday: During Friday and Saturday will become less windy but will continue to stay cold and unsettled with showers, or
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Overpowered by a Quinnell lookalike's embrace!
I WAS there . . . so was folk hero Max Boyce. And the voice of the Valleys, Tom Jones. And, it seems, the entire principality. In the normal way of things, to say you were there is all that matters, soaking up the atmosphere, making friends with complete
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Centre of a storm
Parents are boycotting a community centre after it banned children on Saturday nights. Cowley Community Centre, in Barns Road, Oxford, axed a popular family night after complaints about children running riot in the social club. The move has led to at
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New appeal for lollipop patrols
Lollipop men and women are still desperately needed to staff crossing patrols at 29 schools. At the beginning of the month, Oxfordshire County Council launched an appeal for new staff to man the crossings. They suffered a shortfall following a reduction
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Jockey in court on race fix claim
Jockey Graham Bradley appeared today at a court hearing lasting 26 minutes over claims of race-fixing. The 38-year-old rider, based at Wantage, and five other men charged in connection with the race-fixing investigation were bailed to return to Bow Street
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Bosses blamed for health crisis
A highly critical NHS report has blamed poor management at Oxfordshire Mental Healthcare Trust for a host of problems at its hospitals. The report followed growing concerns at the management of the trust and the quality and safety of services, which has
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In-form Brhel poses threat to Cheetahs
GRESHAM Oxford Cheetahs travel to Norfolk tonight to take on a King's Lynn side looking for their first Craven Shield victory, writes JOHN GAISFORD. The Knights are a team packed with talent, for alongside current world champion Tony Rickardsson, they
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Mum's sacrifice for the war effort
One of the RAF's elite band of women specialists has told how she left her airman husband holding the baby to go off to war. Just days ago Sgt Suzanne Carpenter, based at RAF Benson, was in Britain enjoying family life with her husband Gavin and their
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Legal steps taken in footpath battle
A footpath used by King Charles I as he fled during the Civil War has become embroiled in a fresh battle - after villagers were banned from walking on it. The medieval trackway was used by the King's troops to flee Oxford when Oliver Cromwell's army surrounded
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Three buses in street smash
Three buses sparked chaos in Oxford today after a city centre smash, writes Paul Harris. A 52-year-old woman cyclist suffered leg injuries but no passengers were hurt. One of the drivers had a lucky escape when his cab was crumpled after he clipped one
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£1m backing for bid to speed web trade
INTERNET company Mondus.com has won £1m of backing after being voted one of the technology stars of the future. The Oxford-based company, which has been operating since November 1997, won the £1m finance from venture capital company 3i in the 3i Technology
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United expect 2,000 fans for crunch clash
OXFORD United will have a huge support at their crucial Division 1 match at Port Vale on Saturday after hundreds of fans decided to take up the offer of free coach travel to the game. Darren Bowler, Oxford United's ticket office manager, reported last
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VALE'S HOME
COMFORTS We're in the driving seat says ex-United boss Horton OXFORD United's relegation rivals and next opponents Port Vale reckon they're now in the box seat to beat the drop after they held Crewe to a goalless draw at the weekend and United crashed
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Check-up ruined by royal visitor
A royal visitor kept disabled Jen Blackman waiting in a taxi for nearly an hour as security staff refused to let her out. Jen, 51, was due at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington for an occupational therapy appointment at the same time as the
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County gets away with tax bills hike
The Government has allowed Oxfordshire County Council to get away with increasing council tax bills by nearly 12 per cent. Councillors feared they could be ordered to issue lower bills after Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott said he would penalise "
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DIY 'angels' are raising the roof
WHEN Rose Fernandes' beloved shed started looking under the weather, a DIY store had the answer. Rose's daughter, Maria Fernandes, realised her mum's carpeted and curtained 'den' had become little more than a leaky shack. So she wrote to B&Q to ask
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City in crisis over keeper
OXFORD City are facing a goalkeeping crisis on an unprecedented scale for their visit to Croydon in Ryman League Division 1 tonight - leaving them set to field an outfield player between the sticks. City's five registered keepers are all either suspended
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Second rugby defeat for Oxon
OXFORDSHIRE'S hopes of qualifying for the knockout stages of the Tetley's Bitter County Championship disappeared at Banbury. Having gone down bravely in Cornwall in their opening South League 2 game the previous week, Oxfordshire went into Saturday with
