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Shotton blasts 'absolute rubbish' defence
MALCOLM Shotton roared his disapproval after the lions of Millwall found Oxford United's pussycat defenders easy meat at the Manor on Saturday. "Three of our back four were absolute rubbish," said United's manager. "Rob Folland was the one exception.
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United gunned down by Shaw
Oxford United 1, Millwall 3 By JON MURRAY LAST week's 3-0 win over Bristol City was made to look like a flash in the pan as United frustratingly reverted to their normal inconsistent selves with a weak defensive display at the Manor Ground on Saturday
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New Year candles 'too risky'
Church leaders have decided not to take part in a national Millennium candle scheme after a family's double tragedy. Council worker Viv Slade and his stepson, David Pettifer, both died in a blaze at their home in Springfield Road, Wantage, in January.
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Appeal gets a kick-start
Collecting tins for the Oxford Mail's Medibike appeal were stuffed full of cash at a special open day. Donations totalled nearly £500 as generous visitors packed into TW Motorcycles, in Oxford Road, Kidlington. A host of top motorcycle stars helped boost
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Hit-and-run crash victim identified
A man who died after the driver of a stolen car left him lying injured at the side of a dark country lane was named today by police. Graphic designer Christopher Oulds, 36, of Hailles Gardens, Bicester, was killed as he walked in the unlit country lane
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Boys catching up in lessons
Schoolboys in Oxfordshire are closing the gap with girls in English studies. National Curriculum test results for 11-year-olds show that boys improved more than girls since last year. This bucks the trend in recent years when the gap between boys and
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Traders' worries over new centre
Small traders are dreading the prospect of a huge redevelopment project featuring a superstore and 28 new shops. David Hawkins, president of Didcot Chamber of Commerce, runs Clothes for Children and a shoe store in Broadway. He said: "The planners need
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Alarm at homes plans
PARTS of rural Oxfordshire will be turned into a "concrete jungle" over the next 16 years if plans calling for 75,000 new homes in the county go through. Regional planners have recommended nearly doubling the number of new houses to be built in the South
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There's no need to suffer alone
When people peered into Doreen Fraser's pram, they always recoiled in horror because her newborn son's skin was so sore and red it was weeping. "People just didn't know what to say to me and for a new mum that was horrific," she remembers. It was the
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Jefferson's brace stuns St Albans
St Albans City 1,Thame Utd 2 JEFFERSON Louis struck twice as Thame caused the shock of the FA Umbro Trophy first round by defeating last year's semi-finalists and Ryman League Premier League high-fliers St Albans. The visitors, not overawed by the occasion
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Bishop's blast over railways
Railway safety has come under attack from the Bishop of Oxford in the wake of the Paddington train disaster. In a stinging criticism, the Rt Rev Richard Harries blasted the British rail system as having "one of the lowest safety standards in Europe".
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Shops boss calls for red tape cut
SHOPKEEPERS are calling for a cut in the red tape that is threatening to strangle British business. John Dean, the newly-appointed chief executive of the British Shops and Stores Association, which is based at Middleton Cheney, near Banbury, said its
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Sick burglar says: I killed Jill Dando
A mental health patient broke into a doctor's house and waved a knife in the air, claiming to be the killer of TV presenter Jill Dando. Steven Bates, a patient at the Oxford Clinic, a hospital for the mentally ill at Littlemore, had a fascination for
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Hotel plans 'will help protect historic site'
Two museums, a gallery and a tourist information centre will all be developed alongside a hotel, county planners have stressed. Oxfordshire County Council insists that the controversial plans will help protect the Oxford Prison site's important heritage
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Students march in anger at fees
Hundreds of students joined a rally to protest against tuition fees and demand that grants are restored. Oxford University students carrying placards with anti-tuition fees slogans, marched from the Martyr's Memorial in St Giles to the rally in Headington
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Struggling City pull out two crackers
Oxford City 2, Hastings Tn 0 By NIALL JEGER TWO superb second-half goals lifted this match out of the doldrums as City booked their place in the second round of the FA Trophy. After a lacklustre first half, a tedious bore draw seemed to be the only outcome
