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Safety on Net for shoppers
A NEW quality scheme has been launched to ensure that Internet shoppers get a secure and reliable service. Clicksure, based at the Oxford Innovation Centre in Mill Street, has set up a certification scheme to address worries such as credit card fraud.
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Tait's red card caps United nightmare
Tranmere Rov 2,Oxford Utd 0 By JON MURRAY VIRTUALLY everything that could have gone wrong did go wrong for Oxford United at Prenton Park last night as their long winning away sequence in the League Cup was blown to bits. Matt Murphy missed a penalty,
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TV shows vital role for Rover
Rover's new luxury car is a key component in the long-term survival of the company, according to a new TV documentary. BBC2's First Sight, being shown tomorrow at 7.30pm, claims the success of the Rover 75, built at Cowley, is an essential element in
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All dressed up and nowhere to go...?
GET your motor running, head out on the highway - but don't go without some decent directions. This may help: the AA has just published the answer to the biker's prayer. The AA All-Weather Biker's Atlas has water-resistant pages and cover - perfect for
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Children plea for better play area
Children are calling on councillors to improve their play area. Abingdon Town Council has received a letter from youngsters on the Tithe Farm estate, asking for better equipment on the Masefield Crescent site, which residents say is run down. Earlier
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Crime rise sparks statistics dust-up
Crime is up in the Thames Valley by five per cent, according to the latest Home Office figures - and the region's officers have the worst crime-solving record in England and Wales. But Thames Valley Police chiefs last night refuted Government statistics
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Zimbabwe pair give Bicester a major lift
WHEN Bicester RFC advertised during the summer for a new senior coach, they can scarcely have expected to acquire the services of a national coach - plus an international player into the bargain. Yet this is exactly what has happened. One of those to
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'Heroin to blame' for new death in village
Heroin is still haunting the Oxfordshire village of Wheatley TWO YEARS after a drug action group was set up. The killer drug has been named by police as the likely substance taken by 20-year-old James Low before he choked on his own vomit. And beat officer
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Tonight: It will be a dry night with lengthy clear spells.
Tomorrow: It will be a cold start but any early mist and fog patches will clear away to leave a dry day with plenty of sunshine. Outlook for Friday and Saturday: It will be fine on Friday. Saturday will be similar. Story date: Wednesday 13 October Converted
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Analysis firm sold for £2.3m
A HI-TECH company employing 50 people has been sold in a £2.3m deal. AEA Technology has sold the Harwell-based Analytical Services Group to a newly-formed subsidiary of the Atesta Group, called Harwell Scientifics. Staff will transfer to the new company
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Trail of disaster for United
PAUL Tait was told he's got to act more responsibly after he was sent off for retaliation near the end of Oxford United's 2-0 Worthington Cup defeat at Tranmere last night. The midfielder saw red for the first time in his Oxford career after kicking out
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Meek riders keep on biking
BRITAIN's bikers have a bit of a persecution complex according to motorcycle insurance specialist, Bennetts, which has found that 67 per cent of riders feel that the general public is prejudiced against them. This insecurity is fuelled by the fact that
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Billie gets first set of wheels
TEEN pop sensation Billie celebrated her 17th birthday with the perfect gift - a new Ford Ka to learn to drive in. Billie has been looking forward to learning to drive since she turned 17 last month, and was delighted when Ford presented her with a metallic
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Sacked amputee wins cash payout
A bar steward who was sacked while recovering from a leg amputation has been paid an undisclosed sum of money by a board of directors. Derek Gamage, 63, of Gwyneth Road, Littlemore, Oxford, was awarded almost £10,000 at an industrial tribunal in 1995
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Scorching Subaru unveiled
SUBARU has worked closely with Banbury motorsport firm Prodrive to develop a scorching 280 horsepower Impreza Turbo two-door saloon. The aim was to work with Prodrive to achieve the same exciting yet reassuring high-quality ambience carefully nurtured
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Court overturns rape conviction
A man jailed for three years after being convicted of rape has been cleared and freed by three judges at London's Criminal Appeal Court. Adrian State, 44, of Windrush Close, Witney, was given the sentence at Oxford Crown Court by Judge Anthony King after
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Champ puts safety first
BRITISH superbike champion Troy Bayliss is helping to promote a massive safety campaign for bikers. He plays a crucial role in a Bikesafe 2000 video and has joined forces with Thames Valley Police to get the message across. WHEN you hear the familiar
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Neighbours fear refugee 'hostel'
Neighbours are up in arms after a former old people's home was used as a hostel for refugees. Oxfordshire County Council made emergency plans to house 28 refugees at Oseney Court, in Botley Road, Oxford, on Saturday night after the police told them they
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Laura bullied due to colour of hair
Teenager Laura Matthews stayed away from school after being bullied by a gang of girls about the colour of her hair. Her father Peter Matthews backed his daughter's actions and said he was fed up by the tauntings at Witney's Wood Green School. He took
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