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Defeat leaves United favourites for drop
OXFORD United are now red-hot favourites for relegation after another shockingly inept performance which ended in a dressing room slanging-match. Saturday's 1-0 defeat at fellow strugglers Port Vale leaves Malcolm Shotton's team back in the bottom three
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Head north to get Viagra
Men in Oxfordshire who want to spice up their love lives should head north. New Department of Health figures show that men in St Helen's, Lancashire, are three times as likely to be prescribed the impotence drug Viagra than those in Oxfordshire. GPs in
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Tenant escapes arson attack
A lucky housing tenant escaped injury after an arson attack on his Abingdon home. Police are treating the blaze at the Saxton Road home of Gary Preston as suspicious after firefighters found a petrol can outside the front door. The blaze is believed to
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Doom and gloom as United blow it
Niall Jeger joined Oxford United's fans for the crucial relegation match at Stoke "That's it, we're down," said one lad next to me as Port Vale's Allen Tankard scored the only goal of the match to silence the large army of Oxford United fans who made
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Rain saves Oxon as Berkshire run riot
HEAVY rain prevented Oxfordshire from falling to a potentially heavy defeat in their cricket friendly with Berkshire at Thame yesterday. The home side were chasing a daunting target of 310-5 in 50 overs when the rain came after just three overs. In that
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Ancient bottle hides a secret
There's one green bottle that's been sitting in a wall since 1716. And in it was hidden a faded note bearing three mysterious names. Workmen unearthed the bottle while working on a wall between Bampton House and Lavender House, Bampton, which provide
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2CV owner in drive to find its past
Citroen 2CV enthusiast David Wilkinson is all revved up about the history of his rare car. Mr Wilkinson bought the Citroen car to restore and wants to trace the owners who lived in Oxford in the early 1970s. He said: "It is a labour of love. It is one
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'Frightened' dad drowned in river
Donald Smith threw himself into the River Thames because he was terrified of giving evidence in a Crown Court trial. Mr Smith's family claims he jumped into the river and drowned just hours before an assault case at Oxford Crown Court today. His body
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Rain-bearing cloud spreading north and east from Wales and the West Country. Tomorrow Dull and windy, but warmer. Outlook Becoming milder but rather breezy with showery outbreaks on Wednesday. Story date: Monday 19 April Converted for the new archive
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Spend a penny idea is Domeward bound
A WATERLESS super loo was revealed today as one of three products invented in Oxfordshire that could join innovative ideas on show in the Millennium Dome. The Waterless urinal system won Millennium Products status in the latest round of judging by the
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Relegation trapdoor wide open
Port Vale 1, Oxford Utd 0 By JON MURRAY LIKE a man hanging desperately on to a tenth-floor window ledge and losing the grip of one hand, Oxford United's survival hopes are fading fast. Their prospects of staying up are looking slim and it may need a near-miraculous
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Teenager hurt in bottle attack
A 17-year-old boy needed hospital treatment after he was attacked with a bottle in a pub. Police were called to the King's Arms, in Banbury Road, Summertown, Oxford, at 11.20pm on Friday. The victim was taken to hospital with cuts. The fight broke out
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Europeans join cat farm protest
Protesters from across Europe demanded the closure of a cat farm in the latest of a long line of demonstrations. About 1,300 demonstrators descended on Witney on Saturday to protest against Hillgrove cat farm, where farmer Chris Brown breeds cats for
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Protest over youth project
Protesters fighting plans to build a £4m centre for jobless young people have taken their case to the District Auditor. The proposed 50-bed Junction scheme, on the site of the Abbey Place car park, in Oxford city centre, is designed to get young unemployed
